The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-12-31, Page 14
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VOL. 124 WK. 53
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1997
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Dunga�.non girl improving
-after .automobile aecid�nt ,
Six-year-old Megan.
Logtenberg is showing
im-provement each day,
•sai.d her father Jerry; on
Monday. Megan is 'learn-
ing to-wa1k_a ain--an-d---
managedabout 10 feet on
the parallel bars. on
Sunday.,. :
Jerry said it will be a
long, haul but Megan is
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making good solid
progress .and th'e doctors.
'are fairly pleased, consid-
ering the injuries, she
received in, an automobile.
--accidentoi Dec; Vii;°
Jerry' and Kay along
with• their other children
•Derek, Carttie and Gerrit
spent Christmas Day. at
the hospital in London
with Megan.
Jerry, ``said while the
therapists are topnotch,
there's nothing to compare
to. the kind of -therapy—
four-year-old Derek is
when he bounce.s.. into
Megan's room and in his •
bright .little.voice.says "Hi
Megan!"
Wesley and Cullen,
Hackett were enjoying "
some time: at Grandma
-anal- Grandpa H;as kett's
during the holiday
break. T.he, boys tried
out Wesley's, GT racer
on a neighbor's ;hill last:
Monday afternoon, The
look on the boys' facet.
as . they whizzed down
the hall says it must
have been fun-. (Helm
photo] -.
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Kinloss'Townsh'ip' council received no"
tenders; ,for 'the purchase of the' building
lot in: the hamlet, of. Whitechtircf Thea.
building lot was derived frotn;'the recent
ly acquired CNR lands.
Consequently, . at the• Dec. '.17 meeting,
council
instructed Reeve,Jim Boyle to
• ';contact ,adjoining landowner who had
earlier expressed an.'interest. If .the parties
do not come to an agreement,the lot will
be li ted with a real• estate. agent; •
• .Couneil passed a bylaw agreeing' to
• supply; waterfor another year>to.the exist
`.:ing,residentsts_ _.in.FIolyrciod .-The agreement..'
• •is for one. year only due to the.uncertainty
of the Bruce ,County; restructuring and' the
future of the Kinloss municipal building.
Councillor Gerald Mowbray:noted that
council has yet to receive 'a verbal report'
on county council.fro:ni: Boyle, •as
requested at.the `last meeting Boyle' said
he will have•a coPy.of the county'. minutes
available for any eounci llor` to review.
Since Huron Township and the vi•ll`age
of Lucknow had no councillor interested
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Maitland Valley •Conservation •Authority•.
Boyle was appointed: to'be. the joint 'rep
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for the three municipalities:
Councillor John Husk presented to,
council his:c:oncerns With the estimate
prepared. by Maitland. Engineering for an
extension of a municipal drain at ,his
property at lot 5concession 10
Husk vacated his chair and ',left, the
roo�rri• when•,d'iscussion followed his pre-
sentation.
a ;.'Subse uentl. council.'a reed that
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Maitland Engineering be told not: to incur
anv further costs; :and put • the ' proposed
project on hold until other,alternative
ways can. bei:nvestigated,
Husk will let council 'know. prior to
the next meeting; Wh'ether:he'inaends.. to
withdraw his petition that was;'filcd a,•
couple of months ago.
Council agreed ,With the 100,per cent
• user ,fee schedule, as:r',ecotnimended by.
the Bruce Grey -Owen. Sound Health.
Unit, :pertaining ;toprivate. sewage sys-
tems.(The recoinmendation:.is-a-,result-•of
the downloading of private sewage sys=:
tem responsibility from: the .province to.
.mu.nicipalitie•s due to take 'place'• on
.. March 1. •
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By the end of March,'
residents in Lucknow will
.be .,able'•to call GOderich.•
to^Il free: Th.e. expanded
se rvtce is part'::of a $200
million investment byBell`
to modernize telex mu-
nications teclnologies'and •
services
Other neighboring
communities that will beh-
efit as well include'. Blyth
to Winghan . Clinton to -
Brtissels and W.ingharra,
Goderich .to Brussels
uc•know, a nd
.t- , S .afo,rth an`
Wi;nghatn;; •
Seaforth .to:
Goderich. and Witr
n g,harn
to :$l:yth, Clinton and
Goderic,h,
Bell' plans"to have the'
:toll-free ';callingservices
installed': in:.' all Of, tjie
above communities during
the first 'quarter of the
year
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Discussiofls continue
on a proposed rezoning'
and official pian. amend -,
for Fishcrinan's.
Cove•Ten. t .and Trailer
Park:: Allen,. Wilda and
Rick` McArthur attended
,the Dec. 17 Kinloss
Township'council meeting
•,to present -tintl:ther draft.
site plan agreement for..
couttci:l's consideration...
After lengthy, discus -
;don by the partie:•the
foliowing request was put
forth by Fisherman's -
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Co .c "a site specific zona.
ing bylaw•amendtnent and
official plan. amendment
'be prepared by the Bruce
county,plann.ing depart-••
'mem which wilt have the
:affect of permitting year
round use of McArthur's
Lane and the east half of
Block,A.
In turn, .council ,is.
• requesting ihefollowing;
a large map o1 the park;
Copy . of .Schedule B .with •
all details as':noted in the
draft agreement presented..
Dec. 17: approvals tor
both adequate water sup -
',ply and septic system for.
year round occupancy;
doe u:rnents .,support ing
that this proposalwill,not
have any negative envi-
• onmental ,impacts on the,
the .adjacent provincially
significant wetlands; and
documents toisupp>rt that
the stontn drainage system
is adequiitp.. • '
decoratii
More residents Lueknow and area are decorating•
their homes tiro the exterior and thus providing a great
deal' of pleasure'ifor.' others.;Howeverl. for the•:'local'
Optimist club riser bees, who were responsible for this
yea 's Jur ging,:it is making their: work,.even harder.
Judo . g iwas,corrOdted on Dec 22 with the follow
ing results.
First - Colin anad Denise Dunkley. IOth cif Kinloss
Second -..Brian, and -Kathy Knechtel; Huron County..
Road 1
Third - Steve and Joan Chan ney • Lttcknow
An'honorable mention. goes .to Optimist Delores
Sok•oloski as well.
�am ospital servic
oyees to join
Service employees, at.
Wingham. and; District
Hospital.'have voted to
loin the .Canadian Union
of., Pu'h,Iic '.Employees
(CUPE).
•.WDY1, Executive.
. ' Director' Lloyd Koch con
firmed in a telephone.
interview last week' that 'a
certi•l:icatign'. vote :Was held
on. Thursday, Dec; 18.,.
Koch,s ys management
.will sit down with CUP):,•.
representatives in the near
future to determine who is
included in the bargaining
unit. •.
Registered, nurses :and
registered practical nurses
at the hospital both 'have. •
been .unionized tor, some.
time.
• Koch said he' believes
the move to CUPS, certifi-
cation. should not result in
-any-major change- at
WDI-1, as the hospital
always has endeavored to
keep up with .C:UPE wage.
settlements,