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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-03-10, Page 14Get Your Message AROUND THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY If you have important papers that need to go somewhere FAST...use the CITIZEN'S FAX MACHINE! Our Fax machine can contact any other Fax machine, in the world, instantly. We offer this service for a cost of $4.00 per printed sheet for the fitst one and $1.00 per additional sheet. (and the longs distance charges are free in Ontario) Our Fax Number, is also your number, so use it to receive your messages at $1.00 per sheet. HERE ARE OUR FAX NUMBERS.... BLYTH 523-9140 BRUSSELS 887-9021 WE CAN RECEIVE 24 HRS. PER DAY! PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1993. Brussels council briefs Truck tenders surprise councillors Brussels councillors got several surprises when they opened tenders for the sale of their old 1981 truck at their March 1 meeting. The first surprise came in the fact 11 tenders were received. As the tenders were opened and the price seemed to get higher with each bid, councillors became more surprised at the value others put on the old truck. Finally, they ended up with the unusual situation of a tie bid of $1500 from two of the people ten- dering. Clerk-Treasurer Donna White called each of the tied bid- ders and asked if they would like to revise their bid. Barry Jacklin of Bluevale finally won with a bid of $1600. *** Councillors will need the extra money. They found out that the cost of employee insurance for those employees with extended health and dental care coverage " will jump 40 per cent. Brussels and other municipalities had switched to another insurance company for employee insurance at the begin- ning of 1990 because it promised significantly lower costs. Now the company says that the cost of claims has risen to the point where the premiums must rise. Councillor Dave Hastings suggested it will bituaries ALICE JEFFERSON A former resident of West Wawanosh Township, Alice Jeffer- son passed away on Thursday, March 4, 1993 at her home in Tril- lium Court Lodge, Kincardine. The former Alice Thornton was born in Morris Township on Sept. 19, 1918. She was the daughter of the late George Thornton and Mary Peacock. In 1938 she married Hilliard (Pete) Jefferson. He prede- ceased her in 1990. Mrs. Jefferson was a member of Donnybrook United Church. She leaves to mourn her passing her children Louise and Murray Wilson, Nile; Mary Jefferson, Guelph, Sharron and Burt Robin- son, Lorne Beach and Linda and Gene Kotack, Mississauga. She was the dear sister of Elsie Smith, Bluevale, Eunice Marshall, Listow- el and Wilson Thornton, Bluevale. Eight grandchildren and two great- grandchildren will also remember her fondly. Besides her husband, Mrs. Jefferson was predeceased by a son Robert in 1990. Rev. 0. Bogart and Rev. G. Bog- art of Donnybrook Church conduct- ed the funeral service at MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Lucknow on Saturday, March 6, 1993 at 11 a.m. Mrs. Jef- ferson's grandson Greg Wilson sang a special solo at the service. Flowerbearers were her two grand- daughters, Heather and Theresa Jefferson. Pallbearers were Murray Wilson, Burt Robinson, Gene Kotack, Craig Jefferson, Darryl Wilson and Scott Wilson. Interment will be in the spring at Greenhill Cemetery. MARY E. CRAWFORD Mary "Mayme" Crawford died on March 3, 1993 at Clinton Public Hospital. She was 90. Born in Lambton County, Bosan- quet Township, the former Mary Moore was a daughter of the late Joseph and Minnie Moore. Follow- ing her marriage to James Clarence Crawford, who passed away in March 1979, Mayme lived on the 13th of Hullett Township until retiring to Blyth. She graduated from nursing in 1926 and worked at cost the village $140 a month extra. At that, the village is fortunate. Both Mrs. White and Deputy- Clerk-Treasurer Lori Pipe do not take the extended coverage because their husbands are covered through their jobs. *** Because of the tight financial sit- uation, councillors decided not to go along with a proposal from the Huron County Planning and Devel- opment department to share the cost of hiring a student for the sum- mer to help with the five-year review of the zoning by-law. *** Councillors approved sending letters of support for the rehabilita- tion of Bruce A generating station to local members of parliament. The letters point out a partial or complete closure of the plant would be a hardship on the workers involved and seriously undermine not only the surrounding munici- palities, but north Huron munici- palities as well. *** Councillors approved grants of $100 for the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair and $125 for the Blyth Festival. A letter of sup- port, to help obtain funding, will also be given to The Ark, the drop- Clinton Public Hospital until 1970. She was the beloved mother of Charles and Wendy Crawford of Kelowna, B.C. and William and Joan Crawford of RR2, Clinton. She was the dear sister of Edith Hilborn, Thedford and Frederick and Doris Moore, Forest. She was predeceased by a son Ray Shob- brook and four brothers, Charles, Stanley, Richard and Joseph Moore. Mayme was a member of Blyth United Church and a life member of the Blyth and Londesboro UCW. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on March 5 at the Tasker Chapel of the Beattie-Falconer Funeral Homes, Blyth. Rev. Loren- zo Ramirez officiated. Pallbearers were Jerry Crich, David Gilliard, Ross Radford, Carl Longman, Gordon Shobbrook and Bruce Johnson. Two grandsons, Jim and Gregg Crawford, carried the floral tributes. Spring interment will be at Blyth Union Cemetery. CHARLOTTE MCLELLAN A resident of Queensvilla Apart- ments in Blyth, Charlotte "Lottie" A.E. McLellan passed away on March 3, 1991 at Clinton Public Hospital. Born 91 years ago in Woodstock, to the late William and Martha Doubleday, Mrs. McLellan moved to this area in 1956. She attended Trinity Anglican Church. She was a charter member of Blyth Legion #420 Ladies Auxiliary and a mem- ber of the Clinton Chapter #266 of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mourning her passing most deeply are her children Dalton and Vera McLellan of Detroit Mich. She will be remembered as well by her brother Edward Doubleday of Warren Mich. Six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great- great grandson will miss her. Mrs. McLellan was predeceased by her husband John A. McLellan, a son, John, one sister Josephine Ford and two brothers Patrick and Louis Doubleday. Mrs. McLellan rested at the Tasker Chapel of the Beattie-Fal- coner Funeral Homes, Blyth until the funeral service at 1:30 p.m. on March 6 at Trinity Anglican Church. Rev. Paul Acton was the officiating clergy. Spring interment will be at Blyth Union Cemetery. in centre for area youth. *** Councillors decided to take no action on a complaint relayed from a bus driver, relayed through the Ontario Provincial Police, about vehicles parking too close to the corner of Mill St. and Turnberry to allow proper view of oncoming traffic. The solution was to prohibit parking farther back from the cor- ner and put up signs. "We need all the parking on main street we can get," Councillor Dave Hastings said. *** Councillors agreed with propos- als for a new agreement on joint use and support of the Morris town- ship landfill site. Morris council was unable to give many definitive answers to the councillors concerns about the cost of perpetual care of the landfill site once it is finally closed. A letter from Morris said the site would have to be capped when it is closed, and will have to be monitored for leaching of chemicals from the site, by the use of monitoring wells. Trees may have to be planted. An annual report will have to be made to the Ministry of the Environment. Morris was unable to say how much this is likely to cost. Council- lors agreed that this was as much as they could expect. Councillor Hast- ings, however, suggested a joint committee of Brussels and Morris on the landfill site might be a good idea since Brussels was paying half the cost. "I think it's food for thought, that's all. It (the commit- tee) would only have to meet say twice a year but it would keep us informed." *** Councillors agreed to hire Ryan Construction to take down the old chimney at the grist mill at the Maitland River. Councillors decid- ed to remove the chimney because a storm sewer is going to be con- structed nearby and there was con- cern for the safety of the workers if the stability of the chimney was damaged by construction vibra- tions. Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority said it had no problem with the chimney being removed. Lavis Contracting, which will construct the drain, said it did- n't want to take the chimney down. Ryan offered to pull down the chimney for $100 plus the cost of carting the rubble away. Reeve Gordon Workman report- ed on a meeting with officials from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce following last month's motion to send a letter about coun- cil's concern over the situation at the local branch. Officials said ser- vices may be upgraded after the branch moves into its new building this spring, he said. "They say they haven't lost any business, so that's fine," he said. Council had been worried about reports that people were switching to other banks out of town. *** The village's grant for street building and maintenance from the Ministry of Transportation will be $500 less than the $51,500 received last year, but councillors were happy to be getting the money at all, based on the cutbacks at the provincial government level. They had been considerable concerned about the fate of the grant this year. *** Councillors agreed to accept an offer from the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers to plant trees on municipal property if suitable places can be found. Town staff will make sug- gestions of possible locations.