HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-10-05, Page 6Page 6 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 5, 1988
NOMINATIONS
Notice is hereby given to the Municipal
Electors of the
TOWNSHIP OF KiNLOSS
in the County of Bruce
that the period during which nomination papers may be filed in the office of the clerk
for the purpose of municipal elections will commence on
Wednesday, October 12th, 1988 at the hour of
9:00 o'clock, and close on Monday, October 17th, 1988
at the hour of 3:00 o'clock
for the purpose of nominating fit end proper persons for the offices of
REEVE and 4 COUNCILLORS
for the Township of Kinloss
PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE for the BRUCE COUNTY BOARD of EDUCATION — nominations
will be received by the Clerk of the Township of Kinloss for the office of TRUSTEE on
The Bruce County Board of Education for the combined area of the Villages of Lucknow
and Teeswater and the Townships of Culross and Kinloss. (1 to be elected).
SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEES FOR THE Bruce -Grey County Roman Catholic Separate
School Board — nominations will be received by the Clerk of the Township of HURON
for the office of Separate School Trustee for the combined area of the Villages of
Lucknow, Teeswater and Ripley and the Townships of Ashfield, Cuirass, Kinloss, Huron,
Turnberry and West Wawanosh. (1 to be elected)
Of which all Electors are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accor-
dingly, and further take notice that the manner In which said nominations shall be fil-
ed Is set forth in section 35 (3) of the Municipal Elections Act.
In case a poll Is demanded, Polls will be open on Monday, November 14th from 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Advance Polls will be held Saturday, November Sth and Thursday, November
10th at the office of the clerk at Holyrood.
Given' under my hand this
30th day of September, 1988
W.F. Hawthorne,
Returning Officer
The last day for revisions to the preliminary list of electors is Saturday, October 15, 1988.
NOTICE
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TO THE RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS OF THE
VILLAGE OF LUCKNOW
The Reeve and Members of Council would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the co-
operation, support, and assistance that you gave to us during the past three year term that we serv-
ed for you on Council.
As you are aware our term of office expires on November 30, 1988, at which time the new Council .
will take over the Village administration.
During the term of this Council, the following projects were commenced or completed:
Montgomery Motors Ford Garage officially opened; Official secondary plan passed; Comprehen-
sive By-laws passed (without official plan and By-laws the Village is not eligible for grants); Flood
lines mapped and documented in co-operation with M.V.C.A., M.N.R. and Ministry of Housing; Special
Policy Area written for uptown flood areas; Flood plains mapped for, future acquisition program
with M.V.C.A. long term; Knechtel's Village Market officially opened; Inside renovations to Town
Hall completed, except for Library; Drop In Centre for senior citizens provided; C.N.R. property
in Village acquired for future development; Approx. 55 acre treatment site for sewage disposal ac-
quired; Sewage system for entire Village approved by M.O.E.; Environmental assessment for sanitary
sewers completed; Zone change negotiated *Rh Kinloss Townshipto accommodate sewage treat-
ment facility; Sewer mains and pumping site plans prepared; Enlargement of the Waterworks Con-
servation Area in co-operation with M.V.C.A. and land donations by Mrs. McGillivary and Mrs. Brown;
Phase 1 of Lucknow Arena (in co-operation, with Ashfield, West Wawanosh and Kinloss and Service
Clubs) is near completion; New steel roof over ice area at arena; fire Department agreement and
review update (in co-operation with Kinloss, West Wawanosh and Ashfield, not yet completed);
New roof, painting and repairs to Medical Centre (in co-operation with Kinloss, West Wawanosh
and Ashfield); Extensions to Canning Street and South Delhi Street, opened for development; A landfill
site was purchased and a new agreement formulated with co-operating municipalities to meet village
requirements for approx. 20 years; Lots have been acquired and negotiations are under way for
a 20 -unit ground floor Senior Citizens apartment building; Hydro lines relocated on Stauffer St.;
Repairs and cleaning of water standpipe, to be completed in October; new roof on pump house
#4 and both pumps checked & repaired; Commenced mapping of all utilities in Village; Water main
mapping completed; Campbell St. conduit repaired, bridge repairs and galvanizing of railings to
be completed this fall on other bridges; Air conditioned Library with assistance from Legion; New
sidewalks from Havenlock St. to school on Willoughby St. to be completed in October; Water agree-
ment with Ashfield Township being negotiated; Replaced 4 entrance signs to the Village.
While this Council has attempted to keep your taxes at an acceptable level, it was necessary to
increase our taxes by 0.2% for 1988. Other increases notedon your tax bill are due to factors over
which this Council has little or no control. Your education tax levy changes varied considerably,
depending on the designation of your support and your County levy increased by 11.9%.
The following projects are scheduled for completion in 1989.
1. Completion of the Sanitary Sewers
2. Completion of the 20 -unit Senior Citizens apartments
3. Complete the renovations to Library and Town Hall (entrance)
4. Upgrading of watermains — Campbell St. west and Ross St.
5. Resurfacing of Campbell St. on completion of sewers
6. Complete water negotiations, etc. with Ashfield
The Council would like to extend a special invitation to village residents to attend the regular
Council meeting on October 11, at 7:30 p.m. as a form of ratepayers meeting. All meetings
are open meetings but the Councif extends a special invitation at this time should any ratepayer
wish to discuss any of the projects, present or proposed, that this Council has endorsed. Any
discussions will be held on completion of the regular council business.
Your Council,
Herb Clark, Reeve
Ab Murray, Sr. Councillor
Eldon Mann, Councillor
George Anderson, Councillor
George Gibson, Councillor
Warming hearts and
homes for 50 years
As of this week, Chisholm Fuels of
Lucknow has been warming the hearts and
homes of their customers for 50 years. It
was early October, 1938 that Ben Chisholm
was appointed agent for Imperial Oil with
a teritory which included Lucknow proper
and an area as far north as'Kinlough.
Back in the days of horse and buggies,
the most called for petroleum products
were axle grease and coal oil kerosene,
Until Ben Chisholm arrived on the scene,
these products were delivered to Lucknow
from the Imperial Oil Depot in Goderich,
first by horse drawn tank wagons and later
by truck.
Needless to say, this was a rather ineffi-
cient way of serving customers to the
north and so it was that Ben began a half
century of service to the area.
The first customers of Chisholm Fuels
are remembered well even 50 years later.
Isaac Miller's St. Helen's Store was the
first permanent customer to benefit from
the Chisholm service. To commemorate
this fact, the staff at Chisholm's recently
presented Isaac's daughter Isobel with a
gift of a 400 day clock and a special not
which read:
"Please accept this gift as a token of ap-
preciation on behalf of all our valued
customers, especially you, Isobel, for 50
years of cheerful loyalty."
Milking subsidized the oil
In the early days of the oil business, it
was the Chisholm family farm which sub-
sidized the new venture. Ben's son Grant,
who runs the business today, can
remember milking cows to keep the fledgl-
ing business afloat.
"I remember Mom and I out milking
cows while Dad was hauling fuel by hand,"
says Grant. "It was quite a job back then,
especially in the snow,"
Indeed, when the first oil burning fur-
naces were installed in this area back in
1942, fuel was carried in five gallon pails
by hand through all kinds of weather.
"We kept in pretty good shape back
then," laughs Grant, with a pat of his
generous midsection. "Now, as you can
see, we use trucks."
A family business
Follwoing World War II, with hydro
reaching the rural areas and tractors
replacing horses, the oil business expand -
Grant and Bill Chisholm on the lot.
ed. It was at this time that Grant came out
of the milking barn and lent his hand to the
business proper..
Grant was no stanger to the area and its
people having pitched for a number of
Lucknow fastball teams including the
area's first WOAA Championship team.
Grant and wife Wilma moved to
Lucknow in 1961 and remained as the Esso
agent until 1970. At that time the business
had expanded enough to allow the
Chisholm's to become an independent
distributor for Sunoco products.
Business boomed, staff was added and
soon a full fleet of the blue and yellow.
trucks from Chisholm's could be seen ply-
ing the roadways of both Huron and Bruce
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A special presentation was trade recently by the staff of Chisholm Fuels to help
celebrate their 50th anniversary in business. Grant Chisholm makes the presentation
of a beautiful 400 day clock to Isobel Miller, the company's very first customer. Also
pictured, at back, is Grant's wife Wilma, while Ben and Bessie Chisholm, the
originators of the business, look on. (Ron Bundy photo)