HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-12-16, Page 9brief histo
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by Pat WOK
aruce County Clerk
Bettyanne .Crobean and
seunt dire.ctor aarb.
• • RibeY had a brief history
• lessen prepared for the
•• councillOts, former war-
' dens. county statTand 144-
. tors who. attended 'the.
• inaegural se.ssion
December S.
Cobean • said • .Bruee
•-Ctiunty is On the historical
• record as a "progressive
and forward: .thinking"
• • .cOutteil. and is continuing.
that path with: restructim..
• Mg in this two-year tertn.
"Today is one of those
.. days history iS repeating
itself," Ribey said as she •
.
described restructuring.
• that took, place in the first .
week of Deeeinber,
At that dine, eettNii
reduced from 44 to. IS
. ...members, by order of the
-..province. The same order-
, .reduced the comity's 2
munieipal districts to nine.,
Not everyone was
happy, but that same pod.
hamour we've seen here
prevailed." Ribey saii
bout . last century's
restruCturing.
The restructuring plan
of 1497 lasted until 1906,
when.the arrangement was
abandoned and 31 euuncil-
tors. were chosen for the
1907 council. Ribey reed
horn 40„:014111t$ that called
the larger council 'Pa wet-
eorne return t fair repm-
sentation.".
"Will history repeat
itself?" she asked. , - •
Warden Milt Metver's
inaugurd.. address high-
lighted county history,
including the 185t deel-
siori to annex the Bruce
peninsula.-
'I don't think we've ever
received fair etimpensal.'
tion. 1. want to focus on
that this year," he quipped.
Iviodern4inie efforts to.
restructure the county..g,o
esson
eiliors
hack to 1975,7 when the
COfriieS report. VI14h COM-
rnissioned,.. •
"Thinking of the. exer-
cise we've gone through in
Bruce County to get where
we are today, it certainly
didn't happenovernight,'
lvItilver said. Besides the
shelved. Comics. revert,
efforts include the, 1991
Cooly study ehaired by
McIver,. That controversial
reportWas rejected by
eourity council.
"It's a known fact Bruce
County Council: and lveat
municipalities have often
been the forerunners in
establishing .prograrns."
McIver told the:audience
at. the ininigural session.
kle quoted a.reeort credit!
ing the "daring, leedership" •
of the eounty. for its
achievements, but remind-
ed eounc.-i1.. that leadership -
is ."often paradoxical"
wheitit. cemes- tplocalor
housekeeping matters.. • ,
BOTH. ROYAL. BANK AND BANK OF MONTREAL
HAVE SAID THAT THE NEW BANK WILL
REDUCE PERSONAL $AN11NG PACKAGE OR
J'LAN FES BY A MIN/MUM OF t09/0'.. •
They have also said that they will lower othr flanking
costs by reducing sonic service fees and eliminating some
attogether. Thisvis meaningful new for •my custothers.
Rafetina Scrtglione, Service,s Manctger -
Ian & of tViontteitl, Windsor • •
Lawlor= Sentinel. Wednesday, flecembar lb. 19984- Vagg9
avie on coun
ices Ale.
Bruce County Council chose cotincil7
lor representatives for various 1999
eorninitters 4 its ineugund session
8. • .
Selections were made during an open.
coininittee of the whole session, a
bane from other years When contmit-
tees were chosen. behind closeddolts by
hand -piked striking committee. . ••
Goa iitnell is department councillor
• , the library - committee, Ratte•h
Kreinzwiser is on the -museum commit-
. tee, ton Oswald is on the high,way.s
committee. Mark Kraemer is on agrieul-
, tare, tourism: and planning, and 'Stuart
Reavie is mi the Social -ssirvic;qs and
homes conueittee.. Al. Given is .ehair of,
the public health unit committee.. with •
David, Thomson and Ralph Iratutzwiser
as members. Warden Milt McIver is
departnitint eouncillor for the 'eorporate
services ,finance).committee,
Al Civen .was- appointed io the
Niagara Escarpment Commission atlit
• David ThomSon. was named to the.Orey.,•
•sruce, Pistrict. Health Council.
Appointed.' to the Bruce. County. Library
••
•
soctal
...S. committee
Advisory leant are Patricia Symon.
• joint liarriSOrI, Pave. Wood, Cheryl
• Cummings* rep Lin the north. con-
tral, southeast and southwest ;trees of
the county.- Robert J. Outten of
Kincardine Was. appointed citizen repre-
sentative targe.
Supports experimental
fusion rese.arch. reactor'
the restruetured Bruce County
.. council has confirmed its support for
1044a4ing an experimental fusion. research
•
reactor at the. BNPD. •
Japan is also competing to host the
„international project. whiCh. supporters
• say' WOVal.l.prOvide jobs and a leading.
edge in nuclear research. •• . •-
• "The beauty of the ITER project -is. it's
not polluting It's also self ,sustainiag;!
• said councillor Mark Kraemer.. . •
- "The big problWm,. is the United States •
haS, PiAllett•Qat entirely and Japan. has
become self protective," , •
Bruce. County Council supports the
ITER project, and • will lobby to have it
located at the 8r4po.i
• .
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