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Council, committee costs drop
Huron County spent $432,078.10
on council and committee
remuneration in 2018, which is
slightly lower than the $439,621.14
spent last year.
Not surprisingly, Warden Jim
Ginn was the county’s highest
earner, bringing in $48,338.51 in
remuneration and $18,641.35 in
conference expenses for a total of
just under $67,000.
Former Morris-Turnberry Mayor
and Past-Warden Paul Gowing was
the county’s second-highest earner,
bringing in $30,670.46 in
remuneration and $5,363.91 in
convention expenses, for a total of
just over $36,000.
Former Bluewater Mayor Tyler
Hessel was paid $25,657.65 in
remuneration and accrued $6,247.26
in convention expenses for a total of
$31,904.91. Former North Huron
Reeve Neil Vincent earned
$20,280.33 in remuneration and just
under $5,000 in convention expenses
for a total of just over $25,000.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan was next with total
remuneration of $23,864.60,
followed by David Frayne of South
Huron with $23,711.31, Bluewater’s
Jim Fergusson with $22,591.75,
former South Huron Mayor
Maureen Cole with $21,636.62 and
former Goderich Mayor Kevin
Morrison with $20,648.54.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Deputy-Reeve Roger Watt received
$19,706.66 in remuneration in 2018,
followed by Huron East’s then-
Deputy-Mayor Joe Steffler with
$18,873.99, former Howick Reeve
Art Versteeg with $18,242.11,
Central Huron Deputy-Mayor Dave
Jewitt with $17,535.14, former
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek with
$15,986.77 and Goderich’s Jim
Donnelly with $14,278,43.
New Huron County Councillors,
beginning their time with their
respective councils in December
also received a small amount of
remuneration, ranging from $289.21
to $600.56 for councillors like
Bernie Bailey of North Huron, Jim
Dietrich of South Huron, George
Finch of South Huron, Goderich’s
John Grace, Howick’s Doug
Harding, Jamie Heffer of Morris-
Turnberry, Bluewater’s Paul Klopp,
Glen McNeil of Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh and Myles Murdock of
Goderich.
Remuneration expenses for the
county also include citizen
committee appointees.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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Up and over
The Blyth Lions Club hosted its annual snow volleyball
tournament on Saturday. The event, which is held in
memory of Blake Hesselwood and John Bokhout, benefits
Blyth Lions Park, where the event was held. (Hannah Dickie
photo)
In 2018, Huron County paid 30
employees over $100,000, putting
them on the provincial “Sunshine
List”. That number is consistent with
recent years, with 31 employees
over the threshold in 2017 compared
to 30 in 2016.
Chief Administrative Officer
Meighan Wark was the year’s top
earner, bringing home $166,993.21.
Wark is followed by Treasurer
Michael Blumhagen at $140,198.50,
while Director of Operations Steven
Lund rounds out the top three,
earning $140,194.66 last year.
Clerk Susan Cronin earned
$134,650.07 in 2018, while
Director of Planning and
Development Sandra Weber earned
$127,309.73.
Jean-Guy Albert, the manager of
the Huron County Health Unit,
earned $122,103.60 last year,
followed by Emergency Services
Chief Jeff Horseman, who earned
$121,179.39, just ahead of Public
Works Manager Mike Hausser, who
made $121,179.16.
Homes Administrator Connie
Townsend made $120,390.03 in
2018, followed by Deputy-Treasurer
Veronica Stevenson, who made
$119,923.57.
Director of Homes and Property
Services Barbara Hall made
$117,250.82, followed by Senior
Manager of Information Technology
Abdul Rehman Mughal at
$116,241.40.
Director of Economic
Development Cody Joudry made
$114,901.62 followed by Health
Unit Managers Tanya Sangster and
Barb Leavitt, who each made
$114,861.84.
Health Unit Manager Christina
Taylor made $113,332.02 in 2018,
while Director of Human Resources
Lara Vanstone made $112,987.32
and Director of Care Ruth Craig
made $112,906.03.
Emergency Services Superintendent
Mark Crawford made $109,201.33,
followed by Emergency Services
Superintendent David Campbell,
who made $108,023.28.
Primary Care Paramedic Savannah
Johnston made $107,376.27,
followed by Emergency Services
Superintendent Art McNaughton
at $106,933.61, Homes
Administrator Angela Steadman at
$106,691.80, Emergency Services
Superintendent Mario Oliviera at
$106,259.42 and Operations
Commander Robert Taylor and
Professional Standards Commander
William Lewis, who each made
$106,125.92.
Primary Care Paramedic Mathew
Stevenson made $104,447.62 in
2018, followed by Primary Care
Paramedic James Dausett at
$104,023.18, Registered Nurse
Kara Daw at $101,784.16 and
Registered Nurse Melanie Eden at
$100,970.70.
We need the teaching of the Great Expositor!
(“Every Day!” Author unknown, 1872)
“Lead me in Your truth--and teach me!” Psalm 25:5
What a mercy it is, in the midst of prevailing errors, to possess the truth of God--the
sure word of His testimony--the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make us wise unto
salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. May we read, mark, learn, and
inwardly digest the truth--that we may find it profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, and instruction in righteousness.
Too frequently the Word of God is read with little profit, because it is read with little
prayer. We need Divine illumination! We need the teaching of the Great Expositor,
in order rightly to understand the Word of God, and to receive it in the love of it.
May the prayer of the psalmist be my prayer: “Lead me in Your truth--and teach me!”
Lead me into the knowledge and experience of it--let it dwell in my heart, and influence
my life.
Lead me into the enjoyment of it--may I find Your Word, and eat it; may it be sweet to
my taste, yes, sweeter than honey--than honey from the comb.
And lead me into the practice of it--may my ways be directed to keep Your statutes, and
may I be a living epistle, read and known by all men.
May Your Word come to me with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction!
“When He, the Spirit of truth, comes--He will guide you into all truth.” John 16:13
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
30 on county’s ‘Sunshine List’
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Rutabaga solo
One of the highlights of the Blyth Rutabaga Festival launch
event, held at Blyth Community Memorial Hall last
Wednesday, was Alex Blair singing “The Rutabaga Song”.
(Deb Sholdice photo)
Brussels Leos will be selling
4" Potted Spring Bulbs for $4
on Saturday, March 2nd
from 2-4 pm at the Brussels Library
Proceeds to go towards community betterment for youth activities.