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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-10-01, Page 26' Page 2 -- Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 1, 1997 This Week At Th Sports Complex ICE SCHEDI,JLE - Starts Oct. 8/97 Power Skating - October 9/97. Contact 828-3602 for Ice Rental - (Rates available on request) a SQUASH COURTS_ Available now - $4.00/45 minutes . Watch future issues for minor hockey & other events at • the sports Complex y AMOTHER WAY T(P V" 1 lckMeech 528 WEST WAWANOSH TOWNSHIP TAX INSTALLMENT DUE The final tax installment for West Wawanosh -Township is due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1997. Interest at 1'/4 per Month or any part thereof will be charged after thisdue dat. • • )TE: Persons Who have acquired properties have not ,received a tax bill should "contact ,; Clerk's Office. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment, • Liliane Nolan - Clerk West Wawanosh Township • R.R.#2 Lucknow, Ont. Ph. 528-2903 Decision on moratorium still pending Ashfield Township council is waiting to hear from the Huron County Planning Department regarding the recent request by a group .of ratepayers for a moratori- um on new intensive live stock operations. At last week's council meeting, a delegation was - told that in the opinion of the municipality's solici- tor, the township is not in a position to pass an inter - control bylaw under Section 38 (1) of the Planning Act. Councillor Paul Frayne read correspondence he had personally solicited from two other legal sources advising to the contrary. Court of Revision Ashfield 'Township council has set Oct. 21 as• the date for the Court of Revisioli on•the Maple Street • (Dungannon) drainage works. • At council's last meet- ing, Andy McBride; of Maitland Engineering Services Ltd., reviewed the history of the drain' and the extent and loca- tion of the construction done on ranch >I1e restated that a new report was required to incorpo- rate some sections of the existing drain into the drainage works as well as provide for the required construction of the s ranch • McBride also explained the calculation of the maintenance and construe tion assessments. Two landowners assessed into. the drain, Ervine Eedy and Robert Kay, had no ques- tions. The provisional bylaw for the drainage works. was given two readings. Insurance Council is looking at a $2,100 increase ,over last year's insurance premium. Wayne McDonagh, of McDonagh insurance Brokers, told council that the increase is due directly to the escalating cost of municipal liability insur- ance. C�mittee continues review of north. Herron municipalities The North Huron Municipal Review Committee is pushing ahead with its •review of municipal operations in .North Huron. A terms of reference has been adopted by the Committee and. North Huron has been defined as the 10 municipalities north of Huron County Road #25. The terms of refer-- ence allow two representa- tives from each municipal- ity. At present seven of the 10 .municipalities. are par- ticipating. Based •on • the. Committee's review of several scenarios involv- ... an exciting new adult lifestyle community. ■ Stunning lakefront and parklike setting. 1 All brick single -detached bungalow homes. ■ Private parks and Recreation Centre ■ Spectacular.Landscaping ' ■ Communal maintenance. Prices start at.:.. $139;500 ..including GST Model Homes available for viewing... from 3 pjn tp 6 pm, Monday to Friday. and 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday. ...or by appointment. Call Mark Sully @ 524.6161 1 P Q .e sea ing groupings of munici- palities, the Committee has decided the potential saving of two scenarios merit further consideration and study. One scenario involves the groupings of all municipalities into one unit with a combined pop- ulation of 18,530. The second scenario being considered is . a grouping of the 1.0 munici- palities into two units as. • follows Unit 1 —Ashfield, East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Wingham and Turnberry (population 9086). Unit 2 Morris, Grey, Brussels', Blyth and Howick (population 9444). The above scenarios will be evaluated and the mandate of the Committee is simply to provide the information to the coun- cils of .the municipalities involved. Decisions regarding any possible amalgamation will be the responsibility of the coun- cils. m artists on the .prowl by Pat Livingston Once again it appears • 'that the Lucknow area.' I may be the target for tele- phone scam artists. A local wo-nian brought this to our attention. after receiving two calls last week, both' from. Quebec. This woman . w as -to o. wise to fall < for being the "lucky recipient of a selec- tion of promotional -awards." She remained level-headed and .;ignored' the hype - "lucky; aren't you excited?" She didn't" fall for the 14 pen and pencil sets in her choice of • color with her name inscribed on- Mein- $798 - such a'wonderful gift that- she could give to friends and relatives..She didn't fall for a $630 pro- motion for executive, gift • `,:packs, leather:. briefcases, marble desk sets or silver dresser sets. • Both callers were very insistent that•this was a one time only offer and she shouldn't miss out'., They event went 'as far as to tell our reader to check them out with the Better. Business Bureau in:. Montreal, and one gave her a 1-900 number which she says would have cost her money and. "probably would have been to some= one sitting at a phone beside him. Our reader contacted. the Better .Business Bur.eau.in London. and asked about the two com- panies and was told that Tn11N ' •.1 cornu II Yd W a outhcove Southcove Developments, 33 Waterloo Street, North; Goderich N7A 2W2. telephone: 519.5246161 fax 519.524.9779 several complaints had been lodged, • Her next call was to "Phonebusters," a national telemarketing fraud inves- tigation task force that was • set up' in January 1993. This agency worksin part ne:rship, with various police agencies and credit card •companies. The goal is to prosecute key indi- viduals and companies involved in, telernarketing fraud under the Criminal Code of Canada, • Phonebusters would. like to be informed of any calls or letters you receive, that are suspicious. You can contact them at 1-88-8- 495-8501. . Please remember these Phonebuster. tips; Don't believe ' that everyone calling with an exciting, pro:motion or investment opportunity' is trustworthy, especially if you do not know them or' their company. Don't befooled by a promise of a valuable prize in return for a low cost purchase. Don't disclose informs- tion about your bank account or credit card, not even a credit ;card expiry date, Don't .be pressured to send money to take advan- tage of a "deal". Don't be afraid to hang up the phone. - • . Don't •.purchase or invest without carefully checkingthe product. the , investment and the com • pany.; Don't be afraid to request further documen- tation from the caller;•"s.o "you can verify the validity. ; of the company: OPP• find. mar1.juan.a. Charges are pending. against, a ' Kinloss Township man following the,,discovery of drying` marijuna plants found hanging from the rafters. of a barn. Kincardine OPP car- ried out a search warrant. at'a. Kinloss, Township. farm, about four kilome- tres northeast of. Lucknow, last :week and found_ a "significant amount: of ;mariju,na, said Constable 'Andy Burgess. Police found in, excess of three poainds in the barn. ' Police have suspects. and charges afire pending,. Burgess said, adding the investigation is continu- ing. Meanwhile, a -Kinloss Township farmer called OPP Sept. 22 to say he had found areas in his, corn field that had been marijuna'plots. Police found rem- nants of marijuana plants in the field, located at lot 23,concession 3, "The,.harvest had been completed," said Burgess.