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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-03-18, Page 1News Sports Entertainment v Coffee Capers fundraiser for Epilepsy Blyth Atoms trail Cayuga in all-Ontario semi-finals The Grand Theatre announces 1992-93 season playbill See page 3 See page 10 See page 19 Blyth council takes pay cut It was a cut above the rest. Blyth councillors passed a by­ law at the March 1 1 meeting reduc­ ing their remuneration by about 43 percent, taking them back to 1988 levels. A The reeve's salary has been cut from $3000 yearly to $1700, while councillors will gel $1080, down from $2000. Councillors will be paid $66 for full-day meetings out of town and Spring break? Youngsters may be off school this week but despite the first day of spring being later this week, there is little that is spring-like about the weather. Brad Mason (right) finds the weather perfect for a game of hockey against Kirk Kreiger on a front-yard ice rink on Dinsley St. in Blyth. Area citizens express concerns conventions or $50 for half-day meetings. For special meetings they will receive $30. Two meet­ ings in town on the same evening are payable at the half day rate of $50, while three meetings on the same evening in town are payable at the day rate of $66. The definition of a special meet­ ing pertains to those where an agenda is established and minutes are kept. Mileage has been set at 30cents per kilometre, both ways, while travelling by car or the actual return fare if travelling by public con­ veyance. Registration, accommodation and meals will be paid for any delegate attending seminars or conventions. Meal allowance will not exceed $30 per day. Councillors were not the only ones in the village to practice restraint. Though the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act means that employee salaries do not have to be released, it was noted by council that the there was no signif­ icant change in employee salaries. A minimum adjustment in the ben­ efit package amounted to slightly less than a one percent increase. Horse hurt in accident Goderich OPP were called to an accident on County Road 25, just east of Blyth at 12:30 p.m. on March 16. A spokesperson from the police said that Grant Fisher of RR2, Goderich was driving a 1990 Dodge pick-up, which was pulling a horse trailer east on 25, when he hit an icy section on the road. He lost control of the vehicle and entered the south ditch, where it Less government, Less spending. More accountability. The message was clear from about 25 concerned local citizens who braved Thurs­ day’s stormy blast to attend a Com­ munity Conference at the Bainton Gallery in Blyth. Hosted by the Huron Progressive Conservative Association, this was the latest in a series of public meetings being held throughout the riding to better discuss the uncer­ tainties facing Ontario. But rather than simply identify problems, attendees were invited to share pos­ itive ideas, suggestions and con­ structive criticisms in addressing the current trends. Community Conference organiz­ er, Lawrence Beane of Brucefield, feels that each of us can be pan of the solution and that the concerned citizens of Huron have a collective voice to be heard. Of the over 40 areas of concern expressed, three topics dominated the two hour meeting - welfare, OPP investigation continues in East Wawanosh accident Two Goderich men are in Lon­ don hospital after being seriously injured in a car accident which occurred on March 15 at 1:45 a.m. in East Wawanosh township on County Road 25 and Westfield Road. A spokesperson from the Wing- ham OPP said that Randy Gaynor, 25, of Wellington St. and his pas­ senger 38-year-old Douglas Stevenson were travelling west on the county road when the car struck a bridge abutment. Both men were taken to Alexan­ dra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich. Mr. Gaynor was later transferred to St. Joseph's in Lon­ don and Mr. Stevenson to Victoria. The police investigation contin­ ues. struck a tree. solidated and forwarded to provin­ cial party leader Mike Harris, who has agreed to address the people of Huron at a meeting later this year. Mr. Fisher was not injured. The mare, which was being transported was injured and later later put down. education and big govemment/big bureaucracy. Concerns and solutions from the community conferences were con­ Tragic slip A horse, injured when the truck pulling the trailer she was traveling in hit an icy spot on County Rd. 25, east of Blyth and slipped off the road, is comforted by those at the scene of the crash. The trailer struck the tree at the left, injuring the horse which had to be put down.