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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-02-23, Page 1548. COmIng Event 50/50 RUN St. Helen's Snowmobile Club Sun., Feb. 27. 6 cash prizes. Registration 12 noon -2 p.m. at clubhouse $5.00 per chance, 3/$10. Lunch booth. For info 528-2037. --07-08x 'STAINED GLASS CLASSES Beginners and Advanced classes to start in March. Space is limited. For more information, call 529-3265 after 6 p.m.--06-08gp 4 -HN EWS At our Feb. 14 meeting the group talked about pressing different kinds of fabric and the equipment needed for pressing. We also talked about appliques, sewing with flair and button holes. Mrs. Connie Eadie brought her serger in and showed the group how it works. We all got a turn at using the serger. A special thanks to Mrs. Eadie for giving up her time to talk to the group. Lake shipping, zoning, get council support ASHFIELD TOWNSHIP = At the Feb. 15 meeting of . Ashfield Township council, support was given to two resolutions from other municipalities. The Regional. Municipality of Niagara is calling for the federal government to renew its commit- ment to the Great Lakes Shipping Industry, the Shipbuilding Industry and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Council will forward a letter to the minister of transportation in- dicating its support. The second resolution was from the Town of Tillsonburg regarding its opposition to Bill 120, in par- ticular the province's proposal to override municipal official plans and zoning bylaws by allowing intensification of residential uses. Letters will be forwarded to the premier and minister of housing indicating council's support of this ..resolution. CAshfield Township OUNCIL NEWS Council is concerned with the over restrictive nature of the polices and definitions and their ill effect on rural development, as outlined in "A New Approach to Land Use. Planning." The consultation paper was released by the ministry of municipal affairs. A response stating council's con- cerns will be submitted. Councilaccepted the background study as .prepared in support of the proposed development Charges bylaw. Linda Andrew, Kevin Cook and Bill Mole will take a first aid and CPR course as required under. the provisions of the Occupation Health and. Safety Act. Rev. Wilkie will speak at World Day of Prayer LUCKNOW - Rev. Vinda Wilkie will be the guest speaker at the local World Day of Prayer service on Mar. 4, following the theme "Go, See and Act." The Lucknow United Church will host the service at 2 p.m. . The 1994 service was prepared by Christian women of Palestine. The writers call -on Christians around the world to join with them in prayers for peace and justice in their homeland. Although it is the voice of only one of the groups most affected by long-standing conflicts in the Middle East, all peoples of the region are included in the prayers.: Three major faith traditions - Judaism, Islam and Christianity - all have roots in this land. World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of "informed prayer and prayerful action." On the first Friday of March each y,ear, people in over 170 countries participated in a common service in .their own locality. Services are translated intothousands of languages and dialects. In Canada, the World Day of Prayer is sponsored by the Women's Inter -Church Council of Canada, a national council with representatives from 11 denominations. Each church takes a turn to host the annual service. Offerings from the services are used to support the work of the Council in ecumenism, spirituality, human rights and.women's concerns, to cover the costs of printing and distributing. World Day of . Prayer, materials and to support projects in Canada and aborad. For further information on the local service, contact Deanna Reavie at 528-3212. Allergies examined by Kairshea WI 'The Kairshea Women's Institute met at the home of Alice Ritchie, on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. 'Fol- lowing the Institute Grace; Alice Doelman 'and Roely Vanderclippe served dessert, tea and coffee. President Alice Ritchie opened the meeting with the poem "Belief'. Maimie Roulston read the Scripture. Following the business, Roely gave an interesting account of allergies and how serious it can become when a child unknowingly eats a food which is an allergy food to them. Fifteen members answered the roll call by reciting a current event. Alletie Bradley had the P.R.O. motto. She gave many interesting facts from the handbook the Luck - now Sentinel gives to all correspon- dents. In a recent paper, this office printed the most frequently asked questions by their readers. Mary Lavis read a humorous story, "Why farm wives age fast especially when the pigs are out and the husband is away." Allene handed each member a paper on which was written either a humorous child's quote or useful tip. These were then read. • Marion MacKinnon gave the courtesies and the meeting closed with 0 Canada. Valentine Party , On Tuesday, Feb. .14 at 2 p.m.; some of the Kairshea .:Institute members gathered at Pinecrest Nursing Home for a Valentine Party for the residents. Those with. February birthdays. were Sadie Hamilton, Margaret McLeod, Alice Procter, Beatrice McQuillan and Margaret Haldenby. They were each given a birthday balloon and card. Harold Campbell and Ira Dickie played some lively music on their violins accompanied by Donald Moffat. Several familiar songs were sung. Donna Crich sang "What a friend we have in Jesus." Elizabeth Dickie and Mary Lavis gave some Valentine readings. Valentine cake, ice cream and beverages were served by the staff. Lucknow Sentinel, We• nesday, February 23, 1994 - Pa:e 15 rom e oo ,S o things around Lucknow's recycling bin, it seems as If someone Is either not emptying the bins on time, or someone Is not crushing their boxes before putting them In the bin. Everyone must work together to make recycling work. Motion passed to limit banned items;' zero, level impossible, to maintain by David Scott A motion was passed by the Mid - Huron LandFill Site Board, on Feb. 10, to implement a five per cent or less limit on banned items in loads of garbage at the landfill site as determined by landfill staff. In a letter to the MHLS Board, Ken Hunter and Frank Postill stated their objections to the zero level of tolerance 'at the MHLS for banned items authorized . by the board before Jan. 1, 1994. "We have found out, through our first few weeks of operation that having a zero level is impossible. For example, a public building may supply recycling receptacles and garbage cans, 99 per cent of the people will use them, however, you will get the other person throwing a recyclable item into the garbage. It is unreasonable to have to sort through every bag of garbage to make sure that it is absolutely clean," stated the letter. Carriers can easily tell if a bag was full of recyclables (for.example pop cans) but it's very difficult to tell whether there were .one or two banned items in the bag, according to the letter. The landfill site has already had an incident where a carrier who had been previously double -billed for having banned items in his load, ripped apart another carrier's gar- bage as it was brought into the site demanding that he also be doublebilled. The letter went on to state that other municipal landfill sites have been contacted and they allow a tolerance of somewhere between 5 and 8 per cent for banned items. "You're looking for a person that's not recycling, period. That's who you charge double. If an arena has a recycling program installed and someohe throws two pop cans in their garbage bin, you don't charge them," said Hunter, commis- sioner pf Works, Goderich. "We `can't be second-guessed by the board. It has to be our decision," said Site Supervisor Frank Postill. Bill Teall of the Town.of Sea forth asked if site workers would take loads apart and weigh them ' to determine if any banned items exceeded the 5 to 8'per cent limit. "We'd make it so it's the super- visor's f judgement," said Hunter. "We could put the Town' of Goderich (carriers) out of business by turning back all loads," said Postill, who ;also mentioned businesses were complying withthe new rules and doing their best to recycle. Bill Carnochan of Tuckersmith, Township had objections to setting a number on the banned items. "We've already told people it's zero (per cent tolerance). I'm afraid it will go to 10. Then 10 will turn. into 20 and 20 into 50," said Car- nochan. Lynda Rotteau of the Town of Goderich said a five per. cent level for banned items will allow for the accidental item in a load but 10 per cent "is/ to high.:' New landfill fees bring $3Q0 per day • by David Scott The Feb. 10 meeting of the Mid - Huron Landfill site (MHLS) Board began with the opening of fuel quotations for vehicles at the landfill site. Edward Fuels of Goderich was accepted as the sup- plier with the lowest quotation. Supervisor's Report Site Supervisor Frank Postill reported to the MHLS board that the site. was taking in an average of $300 a day less since the new tip• = ping fees were introduced Jan. 1, 1994. But he doesn't consider it a ' big concern and said people are holding their garbage.. Ken Hunter, commissioner ' of Works for Goderich, agreed,,people are holding some of their garbage but said he didn't think the numbers would ever go back up at the site. "We have to watch our expen- ditures because our profits will decrease," commented a member of the MHLS board. "If you have a reduction in gar- bage, your landfill lasts longer," stated . Chair Grant Stirling of Goderich Township. "As long as they don't dump it on our. sideroads," he added. " Supervisor Postill said it was a slow period now and thought the numbers would even out in the summer.' Dynamite Boxes A letter to Ken ,Hunter from Sifto Canada regarding the MHLS and banned cardboard stated "We were informed by. our supplier that the cardboard packaging' from our explosives products cannot be recycled and must be disposed of . Wayne Smith 1 of Sunrise with regular garbage to landfill. I Sanitation, a new business in Clin- understand this is a requirement of ton which charges a one dollar per the. Ministry of Labor." . bag fee for garbage collection, was "You can't recycle dynamite recently granted permission to use. boxes," said Ken Hunter. the Mid -Huron Landfill Site. • Credit Applications, , Sunrise Sanitation has been issued. Credit applications were approved a Provisional Certificate of Ap- for Seaforth Plumbing and Heating, proval by the Ministry of Environ - McLellan Disposal and Sunrise ment and Energy, until a waste Sanitation. disposal license is approved: New application deadline for student work program • "Once again this 'summer, the federal government is offering summer employment for students at the post -secondary' level," an- nounced' Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle. Students seeking career -oriented summer employment with' the government of ' Canada can do so through the Career -Oriented Sum- mer Employment Program (COSEP). ' • Through the program, students can get valuable public sector ex- perience in their field of. study • through work at federal departments and agencies. Opportunities are available in every province and territory. To be eligible for a COSEP job, students must be registered fall -time at a university community college, CEGEP or technical institute and planning to return to school full- time in the fall. For students who are interested in participating in the program, ap- plications are available at the . student placement, offices at post- secondary institutions or by contac- ting a local Canada Unemployment Centre. For a listing of the CEC office closest to .you, contact Paul Steck- le's constituency oe, at 30 Vic- toria St. N., GodertM, Ontario at 1- 800-465-1726 or 524-6938. The application deadline is Feb. 28, 1994. With • over 50,000 ap- plications each year for about 5,000 job vacancies, it should be remem- bered that completing an application form does not guarantee employment.