HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-03-18, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1992. PAGE 3.
Fundraiser
Council plans street upgrade
Blyth council voted at its March
11 meeting to apply for supplemen
tary subsidy funding form MTO for
the continuation of work on Morris
St.,
Clerk Helen Grubb told council
lors that MTO likes to sec a five-
year road plan set back, so it is log
ical to continue with Morris St.’s
reconstruction.
Mrs. Grubb said she approached
B.M Ross and Associates to find
out what the cost would be to go
ahead with the work. Cost would
be split between the village and
MTO. One more block would be
$55,000 plus a 1991 holdback of
$5,000 which she says has to be
paid. Watermain protection would
come to $2,500 for a total cost of
$62,500.
To apply the final coat of asphalt
to the work done last year would be
another $14,000.
Council agreed that there was no
immediate need for the final coal of
asphalt so authorized Mrs. Grubb to
apply for the 1992 subsidy of
$14,050.
The actual taxpayer cost, if the
project is included in the budget
would be $17,200.
Blyth council briefs
Councillors protest bill
This Friday, area restaurants will be helping to raise funds
for Epilepsy Canada by participating in "Coffee Capers".
For every coffee purchased, the restaurants will donate 25
cents to the organization for research and to promote
awareness. Here Kim Babcock, an employee of the newly-
opened Grandview Too in Blyth serves Kathy Bromley.
Kathy was epileptic until undergoing radical brain surgery
at University Hospital five years ago.
Blyth council prepared an objec
tion at the March 11 meeting to the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs pro
posed "Open Local Government
document.
Councillors stated that they feel
the document was not petitioned,
nor requested. The present conflict
of interest guidelines are acceptable
at the Municipal level, says coun
cil.
A motion passed declaring April
12 to 18 as Building Regulations
Awareness Week. The theme is
Build Safe-Building Smart.
A letter was received from Ed
Harrison, the Director of Public
Health Inspection for the county
seating essentially that if the county
grants a septic tank permit, it does
not necessarily mean that council
must issue a building permit.♦♦♦
A motion passed recognizing
June as Seniori's' Month. The theme
is "Aging in a Changing World."♦**
A motion was made to purchase
a new door leading upstairs al the
back of the municipal office to
match the back door. The Masons
have said they will pay one third if
the village and the theatre, who
also use the upstairs room, but had
not been approached about the pro
posal, would match it, said Coun
cillor John Elliott. Cost of the door
is $1400.
Councillor Elliott added that if
the theatre was not agreeable to the
idea, the Masons would still pay
the difference between the $900 to
prepare the old door and the cost of
the new one.
Councillor Robbie Lawrie noted
that no one has come forward to
pick up the minor ball books.
"There has been no interest
shown,"he said. "It's loo bad
because if someone doesn't volun
teer there will be no minor ball this
New telephone system
year. Il is not council's job to run
it."
"Hopefully someone will come
forward when the season gets clos
er," he said.♦**
A letter was received from
Goderich regarding the Chamber of
Commerce's concerns over (he
agricultural sector of the economy.
The letter urges the Provincial
and Federal governments to give
more consideration to this problem,
which greatly impacts the urban
areas.
The messages they wanted to
convey, they said, were that busi
ness breeds business, provides
employment and generates tax dol
lars. By doing all of these it frees
money currently used for unem
ployment and welfare, plus puls
more money in the government
coffers.
The logical place to start, they
said, is al the beginning of the
chain, and money injected al this
level will filler through the whole
economy and can benefit everyone.
Coffee Capers will earn
money for epilepsy research
March is National Epilepsy
Month and Epilepsy Canada is con
ducting a campaign to raise aware
ness and money for research.
Locally area restaurants are being
asked to donate 25 cents for every
cup of coffee sold on Friday,
March 20. "Coffee Capers" has
been undertaken by the Huron-
Per th-Bruce Chapter.
Research for epilepsy is currently
the most underfunded of all neuro
logical disorders in Canada. Yet,
epilepsy affects more than one per
cent of those struck with these dis
orders, more than muscular
dystrophy, multiple sclerosis or
cerebral palsy combined.
Epilepsy is not a disease and is
not contagious. It is a disorder of
the brain caused by temporary gen
eration of excess electrochemical
energy nside the brain's cells.
There is no single cause. Epilep
sy may be the result of a number of
events, such as birth trauma or
severe head injury. It may even
arise without being triggered by
any event at any age.
There are different kinds of
epilepsy, ranging from convulsive
seizures to brief periods where the
person loses consciousness and
appears to daydream.
For approximately 60 percent of
those with epilepsy, the seizures
can be controlled with medication.
Epilepsy associations have been
organized across Canada to provide
information, informative and sup
portive services to people affected
by epilepsy.
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Improving communication vil
lage employees was the issue of
discussion at the March 11 meeting
of Blyth council.
Town foreman John Rinn had
requested that an improved com
munication system be looked into
by council some months ago, stat
ing that the one in use was insuffi
cient to meet the needs.
The first solution council looked
at was the installation of call for
warding for the municipal office.
However, Clerk Helen Grubb said
that this could be a problem as the
person on call would have to deal
with calls coming in in the morning
before the clerk's office opened.
Reeve Dave Lee suggested an
answering machine that would give
the number of the person on call.
Mrs. Grubb said that the pur
chase of another hand-held phone
is needed for employees when they
are at the landfill site for example,
as they are often stranded out there
with no vehicle other than the trac-
council
tor. Cost of a hand-held would be
in the area of $750 plus GST.
Another benefit, she said, is that
on stormy days, there would be one
in the truck, plus one with her or
someone else, so that when MTO
or the OPP want the road closed
they could contact the employees to
let them know to put up the barri
ers.
Other ideas were tossed about,
such as beeper systems, but Mr.
Rinn agreed that a hand held is a
"good beginning" to improving
things.
It was decided to purchase a
hand-held with consideration given
to other ideas when setting the bud
get.
Heart and Stroke
canvass termed
a success
The recent canvass of the Heart
& Stroke Foundation in the five
southern concessions of East
Wawanosh was a triumph over the
recession doomsters. The total col
lected from rural families was
$ 1,034 up from $984.50 last year.
The Foundation is grateful for the
donors and salutes Sylvia Nonkcs,
Betty Lewis, Anne Vincent, Anna
VanderHcydcn and Elaine Snell,
who braved the February weather
to visit every house and farm on the
concessions and sideroads.
Blyth
People
The Heart and Stroke campaign
for Blyth raised $1,816.00.
Captain Pat Brigham thanks can
vassers Kathy Bromley, Steve and
Debbie Cook, Doreen Siertsema,
Mary Lou Stewart, Debbie Ansley,
Theresa Machan, Joan Clark, Loma
Fraser and Janice Peters.
Mary and Lloyd Walden, Doris
and Harold McClinchey returned
Sunday night after travelling to
Nashville where they saw a splen
did program at the Grand Ole Opry.
Then they left for Florida for
some beautiful sunny warm weath
er in the 80's.
At Indian Shores they visited
with Feme and Harv McDowell
and at Winter Haven with John and
Muriel Manning and Harold and
Adeline Campbell.
They returned home by Pidgeon
Forge and Gatlinburg where the
weather was not quite so
favourable. Gatlinburg was report
ing its first snow of the year.
John and Reta Blake have also
returned home after spending a
couple of weeks in Florida.
Lost Heir will commence again
this Wednesday, March 18 at 8
p.m.
Happy birthday is wished to
Terry Pierce on March 22.
Mixed darts were held at the
Legion on March 13.
Winners were: Doreen Ritchie
and Keith Lapp, first; Mae Ritchie
and Kevin Ritchie, second; Deb
Ritchie, high lady, 134 and Albert
Stryker, high man, 115.
Winner of the 50/50 draw was
Thelma Johnston.
The weekly euchre parly was
held on March 9. High score win
ners were Marj East and Don
Buchanan.
Low prize winners were Eva
McGill and Mel Jacklin with Ruth
Schiell and Ruth Fisher, playing as
a man. Mary Shobbrook won the
special.
Cards are every Monday night at
8 p.m.
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