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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1993.
Morris rejects boundary change with Blyth
After several discussions by
Morris council, it was decided at
their Aug. 10 meeting that the
township was not interested in a
boundary change with the Village
of Blyth.
The issue first arose when
Stephen Webster of Morris Town-
ship, requested permission from the
village, to build a liquid manure
By Janice Becker
Though she enjoyed her first trip
away from home alone, Danielle
McDougall says, "Anything that
could go wrong, did."
Danielle, daughter of Wayne and
Debbie McDougall of Blyth, was a
member of the Lions exchange pro-
gram which matches local students
with Lions families in other coun-
tries.
Danielle was very excited about
going to Finland, she says, but all
did not start well. She lost her lug-
gage the first day.
Once the luggage was retrieved,
she put this behind her and began
Area people
offer support
Continued from page 2
the top contenders the winner was
announced. Miss Shelbourne
earned the title of Ambassador to
the Fair 1993.
Margaret, who finished in the top
20, says it would have been fabu-
lous to win for Brussels but, it
would have been difficult to take a
year off from college.
Margaret is entering her second
year at Niagara College in Welland
in the broadcasting program.
Spending three tiring days in
Toronto and going on very little
sleep, Margaret says, "The experi-
ence was a lot of fun but, totally
exhausting. You just run on
adrenaline."
She says she made a lot of new
friends that she will be keeping in
touch with.
Margaret says she was very
pleased to have the support of fami-
ly and friends in Toronto. Her
grandparents, Grant and Jean
Williams travelled to Toronto with
her. Relatives Marylou Grenier and
George Stringer showed their sup-
port and long time friend Sondra
Newton was in attendance. Others
from the community made a sur-
prise appearance at the Pavilion
during the preliminary judging and
Margaret says, "It put a smile on
my face."
She says, "I was very glad to see
Isabelle Wheeler and Bessie John-
son (representatives of the Brussels
Agricultural Society) come to the
University of Toronto residence to
wish me good luck. I was happy to
see a familiar face."
Margaret says, "The experience
was great and it was an honour to
represent Brussels."
NOTICE TO
Londesborough
Residents
Due to the Wednesday
closing of the dump
Londesborough garbage
will be picked up on
Fridays commencing
September 1, 1993.
HULLETT TOWNSHIP
COUNCIL & CHAMNEY
SANITATION
Council objects to the two con-
sent applications for Turnberry
Twp., Lot 28, Conc. 1. The applica-
tions were requesting the severance
of two lots for residential develop-
ment. The applications were denied
because residential expansion in
Morris Twp. adjacent to the lots
had been verbally denied by the
Planning Dept.
to enjoy the adventure.
She had left Canada on June 23
and arrived in the town of Reis-
jarvi. The town is centrally located
in Finland and has a population of
3,500.
Danielle says the country was
very nice as her host town was sur-
rounded by lakes and forests. She
was told Finland has 188,000 lakes.
Because of the vast amounts of
bush, forestry is the main industry
in the area where she stayed,
Danielle says.
During her four week stay with
her host family, they travelled to
several towns throughout the region
as well as going to the capital city
of Helsinki.
Danielle says, "There are a lot
more people in Helsinki than in our
large cities. It is difficult to walk
down the sidewalk because you
can't get by all the people."
For three days of her stay in Fin-
land, Danielle attended a camp held
for all the students involved in the
Lions exchange. She says the camp
was a lot of fun because of meeting
people from all over the world.
Danielle was the only participant
not from Europe so there were
many questions for her to answer.
The most popular topic, she says,
was food. "Everyone wanted to
know what Canadians eat."
She found the food very similar
to ours though it was much more
healthy. "The people of Finland
don't eat many french fries," she
says.
Danielle would have liked to
spend more time at the camp but,
she couldn't keep up with the rest
of the kids. She was on crutches
from an earlier incident.
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storage tank within 525 metres of
the village limits.The town bylaw
sets the distance at 1053 metres.
Blyth council proposed a land
swap that would eliminate the
problem of boundaries. Morris
council was not interested in the
proposal because there would be no
benefit to the township, at this time.
she says and she would like to go
back again. Though the people are
outwardly very serious, they
warmed up within a few days.
The weather is much like that of
Canada, with temperatures ranging
from 22° to 27° C, she says, though
the bugs are much worse.
Of the exchange program orga-
nizers, Danielle has nothing but
compliments. "They did a great job
organizing and preparing the stu-
dents for their trip."
Danielle says, "More students
should get involved in the program.
I am glad I went. It was a good
experience."
Consent was given to James
McCallum by council, for the
changes to Plan 162, Lot 63 of
Morris Twp. The application was
accepted because it conforms to the
Morris Twp. secondary plan.
Road Superintendent Lloyd
Michie advised council that the
bridge floor was poured and the
walls would soon be started on the
culvert replacement at Sideroad 25-
26.
The railroad tracks on Centre
Sideroad have been removed in
preparation for the paving which
will begin by the end of August,
stated Mr. Michie. One culvert
must be replaced on Conc. 1.
Councillor Wayne Riley present-
ed a report to council on the state of
repair of the tractor owned by
BM&G Community Centre. The
tractor, presently valued at $1,500
is in need of repairs worth
$3,792.47.
Council advised Mr. Riley there
were no funds in the budget for the
replacement of the tractor. Coun-
cil's decision will be taken to the
meeting of the community centre
board, said Mr. Riley.
Council denied an application
from James and Laurie Brubacher
of 11 High St., Walton. The appli-
cation for a minor variance request-
ed the decrease in the side yard
from one and a half metres to 18
inches.
The County of Huron sent a letter
to council recommending consent
not be given because County Plan-
ning did not consider the variance
minor.
Council agreed with the county
recommendations stating that the
proper setbacks could be achieved
by placing the structure on the west
side of the lot.
Eight building permits will be
issued, subject to the necessary
approvals: Maurice Douma, Lot 15,
Conc. 6, liquid manure tank; Greg
Higgins, Lot 9, Conc. 3, dry
manure storage barn; Peter Uyl, Lot
1, Conc. 9, dry manure storage;
Gary McCutcheon, Lot 23, Conc.
7, dry manure storage; Stephen
Webster, Lot 1, Conc. 9, liquid
manure storage; John Albers, Lot
29, Conc. 2, silo; Heinz Schedler,
Lot 16, Conc. 5, storage bin and
Arnold Elgi, Lot 11, Conc. 8, pig
barn and liquid manure storage
tank under the barn.
Blyth girl home from Finland