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The Citizen, 1993-06-02, Page 1The North Huron itizen Many Hands, many mugs Lewis Pitman, a potter and owner of The Pottery in Blyth and Fran Cook, project co-ordinator for the Blyth and District Community Play, look over the limited edition mugs Mr. Pitman has made as commemorative souvenirs of the play, Many Hands. No more than 100 of the mugs, featuring the Many Hands and Blyth and District Community Play logos, will be sold. The stoneware mugs sell for $14, including taxes. Business Belgrave gets new take-out business See page 6 Education Walton-area resident learns how to start a business News Area couple's son returns from Somalia tour Achievement Local volunteers recognized for their contributions See page 23 60 attend landfill meeting in Blyth Where do we go from here? This was the message sent to the 60 people present at the meeting on Wednesday, May 26 in Blyth to discuss the revised landfill siting criteria. The need came about due to the elimination of the six previ- ous candidate sites deemed unsuit- able for the county landfill. Blyth Reeve Dave Lee, who is also chair of the County Waste Management Committee, provided some background information stat- ing why the sites had been elimi- nated and that it is now necessary to modify and then repeat the iden- tification process with a revised list of constraints. This is currently underway and is referred to as Stage 2C, he said. Stage 2C will identify approxi- mately half a dozen candidate sites that are suitable for landfill. Stage 3A will then compare the sites and identify a preferred site on the basis of its environmental advantages and disadvantages. Stage 3B involves the gathering of information for an Environmen- tal Assessment and the submission of the Waste Management Master Plan to the county and the province for approval. Project Co-ordinator Craig Met- zger, said that in determining the location there are two key points to remember — the process used must be open and traceable and the com- ments and input of the people must be taken into consideration. The public meetings; asecond one was held in Hensall on Thurs- day evening; were planned so information on determining the specifics of the process could be provided to the public. Mr. Metzger said over the next year the first step will be to apply exclusionary constraints to the county which removes lands unsuitable for a landfill site. Con- sidered in the exclusionary con- straints are such things as areas of natural and scientific interest, sig- nificant wetlands, and environmen- tally sensitive areas. The second step will be to apply secondary constraints to identify areas where it would be preferable that a site not be located. They will be ranked in order of importance, Mr. Metzger said. Consideration Continued on page 12 Vol. 9 No.22 Wednesday, June 2, 1993 600 GST included Many hands pitch in for • unity Centre was the site for the selection of the Huron-B b ral Liberal candidate on Wednesday night. In a ballot win, teckle received 434 votes. Mr. Steckle Stated that his campaign would be "simple". He plans to keep the "people of Huron-Bruce as his priority. " He declared that he "believes in peo le, and in the power of people who believe in themselves." In commenting on his victory, Mr. Steckle said, "This has been one small step for me but it's one large leap for this riding and for this party. Tonight we have come that much closer to putting a Liberal MP in Ottawa from this riding." Mr. Steckle recalled his 29 years with the Liberal party and how he had given his heart to the party over 40 years ago when it was led by the late Andy MacLean. Mr. Steckle and wife Kathy (Erb) have two married sons and two grandchildren. He has been a Zurich area farmer, a businessman and a farm machinery salesperson. Community Play opening With only one week until open- ing night for the Blyth and District Community Play, local artisans are busy making souvenirs to com- memorate the occasion. Those deft with the needle are making a commemorative quilt. Anyone involved with the play can drop by the theatre office and sign the quilt. As well, Lewis Pitman, owner of The Pottery, has been busy creating commemorative mugs featuring the Blyth and District Community Play logo along with the Many Hands logo. A limited edition (no more than 100) of the stoneware mugs are being sold for $14 a piece, includ- ing taxes. Each one is numbered. Part of the cost of each mug goes toward the community play. Play organizers are still looking for volunteers as well. Child-care, baking cookies, typing, photocopy- 416 mg, stuffing envelopes, making and distributing posters, phoning, reception and helping at fundrais- ing events are all essential for the success and completion of the pro- ject. These departments all need volunteers. Paul Klopp MPP for Huron has made an announcement on supplementary funding on behalf of the Minister of Transportation Gillies Pouliot. The municipal supplementary funding from the Ministry of Transportation will help with construction and equipment purchases in Huron County. The Village of Blyth will receive $24,000 for the reconstruction of Morris Street from McConnell to Wellington. The Township of East Wawanosh will receive $59,700 for road reconstruction in Auburn. looking for more participants to join the festivities as parade entrants, vendors or entertainers for the pre-play activities outside Blyth Memorial Hall. West Wawanosh will receive $102,100 for hard surfacing of roads in Auburn. The Township of Morris will receive $20,000 for culvert replacement on Conc. 5. The Town of Clinton will receive $50,000 for the retention pond for the Mary St. project. The Township of Grey will receive $50,000 for the purchase of a tandem dump truck; the Township of McKillop will receive $60,000 for the purchase of a truck and plow. The Township of Tuckersmith will receive $62,900 for the purchase of a grader. Municipalities get road subsidies