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Page•• .Ib ,*141101010W entinel, Wednesday, August 27,1997
NO.J.INATIONS
NOTICE TO MUNICIPAL ELECTORS
TOWN OF GODERICH, TOWN'OF CLINTON, TOWN OF WING
HAM; TOWNSHIP OF COLBORNE, TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT,
TOWNSHIP OF TURNBERRY, TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS, TOWN-'
SHiP OF EAST WAWANOSH, TOWNSHIP OF WEST
WAWANOSH, TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD, VILLAGE OF BLYTH
TAKE NOTICE that nominations may be filed between 9 a,m. to 5
p.m. on nomination day, Friday, October 10, 1997, or during the
period frdm Tuesday, April 1, 1997to Thursday, October 9, 1997
inclusive immediately preceding nomination day, at a. time when the
clerk's office is open, at the office of the clerk of the Town of
Goderich.
• OFFICES FOR WHICH PERSONS ivlfrvi' BF Nrr.11NAFED
ONE MEMBEROF THE HURON AND PERTH.
COUNTIES COMBINED ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE
SCHOOL.BOARD. REPRESENTING .
TOWN OF GODERICH TOWN,OF CLINTON
TOWNSHIPOF COLBORNE
TOWN OF WINGHAM:
TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT • TOWNSHIP QF TURNBERRY •
TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS TOWNSHIP OF EAST WAWANOSH;
TOWNSHIP OF WEST
WAWANOSH
TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD
VIL'I,1AGE OF,BLYTH
LUCKNOW
DITR:ICT
C0MMU ffY
CENTRE
BINGO
Sunday, August 31
OPEN DATES.
Fri. Aug. 29
CALL 528-3429
9`a.m.-,5pm,
Bili 146 telis producers "you:
can do anything to anybody,7
says Douglas Desm.ond
'by Blake Patterson
Last week, the provin-
cial government gave a
second reading to Bill
146, commonly known as.
the Right -to -Farm
Legislation.
The • legislation is
intended to be pro -farming
-- essentially shielding
operators from the, smell
and noise complaints. of
'urban dwellers 'who don'.t
understand :farming' -- but
a• growing number of rural
and urban , people are
objecting .to the Bill,, on
the basis it may lead to
environmental abuse .on
the part of the operators.
Last week, more than
200 people:crowded into
• he basement of St.
Joseph's Church _ in
Kingsbridge to listen to
lawyer Douglas Desmond
present his concerns about
the province's legislation: .
Contacted last
Thursday, Desmond, said
the new legislation is .a
clear message to the hog
industry that Ontario.
open for their business
no questions asked.
Essentially, he said it
gives mega -farm prc duc-
• ers .a: free hand to abuse
. the- environment: in. the
name of big business.
Desmond said - it tells pro '
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that nominations must be in the prescribed
form and be accompanied by the prescribednomination filing fee of
; $100. The nomination will only be certified where the clerk is satisfied
thatthe person is qualified•to be nominated anti that the nomination
complies with the Act. .The nomination must be signed by the
candidate,and may be filed in person or by on agent asset forth in
sedtion 33 of the Act. Nomination formsand full particulars of
procedures to be followed Maybe 'obtained from the undersigned.
Where there are more certified candidates than are required to fill the
Office, notice will be given of the location' of voting places, the dates
and times thatvoting' places will be open for voting, manner in which
efeFtars may use voting proxies and any alternate voting methods.
.AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that where, at 5 p.m,ron Tiresdax,
October.14, 1997 the number of,certified candidates for an office is
the same or less than the number to be elected, the clerk shall
immediately declare the candidate or candidates elected by
acclamation. On Wednesday, October 15, 1997 between the hours
of 9 a:m: and 5 p.m., additional nominations may be filed for the
remaining vacancies in the office in respect ofwhich; there was an.
insufficient number of certified candidates, and the provisions.of
subsections 33 (5) and 37 (2) apply.
LUCKNOW
DISTRICT
DONS CLUB.
Dabber
Bingo
Lucknow
Community Centre
BINGO
AUGUST 31/97
Jackpot Winner
Wayne Watson .Ripley
Joan. PletchiM;n9 Nam
Mary Lou Irwin-Lucknow
Sadie ham' '
Community Centre
Opens' at 6:30 pm.:
ducers that in Ontario,
"You can do anything to
anybody."
Bill 146 will now• be
taken into committee for
further revision and public
input`before being brought
forward for a third and _
'final reading,
If enacted;; the Righf t�
Farming Legislation,
• would effectively allow.
.farming 'operations to
sidestep 'restrictive
bylaws such as those
recently . passed in
Ashfield and other Huron
municipalities,.
According to Desmond,
that sidestepping ' . of
municipal efforts strikes at
the very heart'of democra-
cy itself. .
In , a' recent t 1 etter to the
Municipal ,Affairs critic of
the Liberal Party of
Ontario, Desrnond urged
'Vehement opposition to
Bill 146.
He Said the sole benefi-
ciary of .the. "normal" farm
practices portion of the
Iegislation will be inten.-
sive livestock operation
swhich are anything .but
normal, '
In . contrast, in 'an.
attempt ,to restrict the
growth of these operation,'
Desniond-defended the
mun'icipalbylaws : as
"extraordinary efforts of a
few citizens and council- •
lors who have the wit and
intelligence:to address a
problem" which could
lead to an ,environmental
catastrophe.
Bill Andrews, an envi-
ronmental science profes-
sor from the Uniwrsrty of .
Toronto, agrees that the
root of the problem is Jhe
need to define normal
farm practices.
He said he has looked
:closely at the right to
farming .legislation,. and in
his opinion,„ everyone
should write a letter to the
government objecting to
the use of the word "nor- .
nial.”
"I think' you should
have that word
normal
defined. You s_houldn't be
leaving it up. to three or
four or five people who
will. befriends : of the -
Premier or something like
that," he said:
"It should be, very
clearly defined what con.
stitutes,normal."
Andrews was the ;guest
speaiket at. a PROTECT,
meeting on July 30.
• The Right-to=Farm'leg
-'islntion° was givers its: first
readng on June 26, and; at
that tie, Ontario
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inistrator,;
by Pat Livingston
"Our :strength is.' our people," says
Michelle Vertneeren, the new administra-
tor at•Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home,
Lucknow. The nursing home was pur-
chased by Central Care Corporation,:
under the management of Central Park
Lodges as of Aug 7,: Central Care is the
newest division of Central Park' and
• trades on the stock
exchange:
• Vermeeren says._
.the company's 'man-:
date is t� expand and
.use they resources
they, have developed
to help seniors. Her
.vision for the future,
.of Pinecrest is :"quali
ty carefor our.resi=
dents.~, °
Vermeeren. comes
to Pinecrest with 12
years experience' in.
her field; the last
five years .at. Lincoln
Place Nursing Home,
'Toronto where she -
Of
educating myself," she said. -
Vermeeren is .very comphment'ary of
the. staff :'"They go that extra ,mile: It
warms thy heart to- see the care they give
It's nice to see the 'down ,home. caring' ,
caring for people like, theywould their
own room or dad." 'The X61 -bed faci.litq• is
-now fidl.: ,
The administrator says she is learning
About the programs at
Pinecrestcarried out
by staff :and volun
teers: "Volunteer -sup
port is great here,
she said... "Everyone
I've .rnet is so friend
ly." She : is particular-•
ly enthusiastic about
the recently iample ,
merited :family Sup-
port
She doesnr.t,
foresee any downsiz-
ing in employees and
will be developing a:
new ,mission state
menu with the staff:
be - involving the
staff .in decisions and
Was the activation Michelle(recreational) programs manager of the
260 bed facility. •
She has si.• B:A .from McMaster.
University in gerontology and psycholo-
gy, a business : degree from: Laurier, :and
recently .completed a long team care•
seniors management course through1h ;
Canadian. Health Care Association. She
also taught the gerontology course at
George Brown: '
Vertneeren foresees that her education
is.not complete. "I believe in continiiallq
Vermeeren; • • s
holding regular meetings to let them
;know about any. changes," , Verineeren
said. ' ,
Verineeren, who is living, in Wingham,
is from a,large Dutch family. with a hog
farming background:: In: her spare time
'She enjoys playing "squash; `switintijng;
,downhill skiing and golfing.
She extends an open invitation to any-
one to drop in and meet her and spend
time with theiresidents. "We're a homey
kind of nursing home," she says, "and the
coffee pot is • always on!" j
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