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MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
THE BLIND LINE BRIDGE ON ABRAHAM LINE
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THE PROJECT:
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) process in
February 2018 to consider options associated with the Blind Line Bridge (M230) which spans the Little
Maitland River along Abraham Line (as shown on the accompanying key plan). Recent inspections of the
structure have identified deterioration with several bridge components that need to be addressed to maintain
the safety of the crossing. Since initiating the Class EA, the Municipality has considered a range of
alternatives to address the deterioration including: i) Replacement of the existing bridge with a single lane
bridge in the same or a new alignment, ii) Repair or rehabilitation of the existing steel truss bridge, iii)
Closure and removal of the bridge and construction of a new road access to properties located on the north
side of the crossing. Pending additional input received during the Public Meeting, the Municipality of Morris-
Turnberry has indicated that repair or rehabilitation of the existing steel truss bridge is the preliminary
preferred alternative for implementation.
CLASS EA PROCESS:
The planning for this project is
following the planning process
established for Schedule µB¶ activities
under the Municipal Class
Environmental Assessment (Class EA)
document. Schedule µB¶ projects are
approved subject to the completion of a
screening process. The purpose of the
screening process is to identify potential
environmental impacts associated with
the proposal and to plan for appropriate
mitigation of any impacts. The process
includes consultation with the public,
First Nation and Métis communities,
stakeholders and review agencies. This
notice is being issued to advise residents
of a Public Information Meeting to
provide an update to residents on the
status of study investigations.
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT:
Public consultation is a key component of this study. A Public Information Centre has therefore been
scheduled to update residents and project stakeholders on the status of study investigations and to receive input
from interested parties on the Preliminary Preferred Alternative selected to address deterioration present at the
Blind Line Bridge. Details of the Public Information Centre are as follows:
Date: Monday March 18, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm ± 9:00 pm
Location: Bluevale Community Hall, 32 Clyde Street, Bluevale, ON
Following the meeting, input into the Class EA will be accepted until April 19, 2019. Comments collected in
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be included in project documentation. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part
of the public record. For further information on this project, or to review the MEA Class EA process, please
contact the project engineers: B.M. Ross and Associates: 62 North Street, Goderich, Ontario, N7A 2T4.
Telephone (Toll Free): (888) 524-2641. Fax: (519) 524-4403. Kelly Vader, Environmental Planner (e-mail:
kvader@bmross.net).
Mike Alcock, Director of Public Works This Notice issued March 6, 2019.
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
BIA budget passed, board set after several delays
The Blyth Business Improvement
Area (BIA), after several delays due
to weather, finally held its annual
general meeting on March 6,
approving its budget for 2019 and
naming some of its board.
Prior to its annual general meeting
on March 6, the BIA executive met
to hammer out the details of the
budget, making minor changes to
it, before presenting it at the
annual general meeting later that
evening.
The budget is a stripped-down
version of the previous year’s as
many projects that were made
possible through partnership with
Regional Tourism Organization 4
(RTO4) were completed and
wouldn’t be a part of the budget.
The group tempered its
expectations for sponsorship for the
Hometown Holiday Weekend. While
the initial budget had an estimated
$5,500 being raised through
funding, those at the meeting felt
that $2,500 was a more realistic
number. To balance the budget,
the board cut the advertising budget
for the Hometown Holiday Weekend
in half to $1,000 and planned to
withdraw $2,000 from reserves.
Secretary Gil Garratt, who chaired
the meeting, said that if the
sponsorship numbers came in
higher, the group could always
return extra funds to reserves.
The budget includes some new
expenditures for the group as well,
as it was approved with over $2,000
in honorariums for volunteers in the
organization including $500 for the
volunteer in charge of web updates,
currently maintained by Chris
Johnston, $500 for the volunteer
behind the group’s social media,
currently Cat O’Donnell, and $1,200
for the co-ordinator of the outdoor
market, formerly called the artisan
market.
BIA BOARD SET
The Blyth BIA board was set at
the meeting, though there are still
positions available for those
interested.
The board of management for next
year includes BIA members Paul
Hallahan, Cat O’Donnell and David
Sparling. Appointments on the board
include JoAnn Todd representing the
local clergy, North Huron Council
representative Kevin Falconer,
Crystal Taylor representing local
service clubs and Gil Garratt as
the representative for the Blyth
Festival.
During the new board’s first
meeting on April 3, an executive will
be elected. The executive will likely
be completely new as Garratt
stepped down as secretary, Deb
Sholdice stepped down as treasurer
and Gary van Leeuwen stepped
down as the interim chair after Chair
Karen Stewart resigned from the
position last year.
Officially a Captain
Late last month, the Fire Department of North Huron held
its annual swearing-in service at the Blyth fire hall. Above,
Blyth firefighter Jeff Josling is sworn is as a Captain with
Deputy-Chief Matt Townsend, left, and Reeve Bernie Bailey
looking on. (Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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NEWS
FROM BLYTH
Happy birthday to Ken Siertsema
who celebrates March 15; Steven
Sparling, March 16; Madison Lee,
March 17; Kathy McNichol, March
18; Grace Hallahan and Ashley
Bromley, March 20. Happy birthday
everyone.
Winners of the Monday, March 4
euchre at the Blyth Legion were:
first, Sharon Freeman, 92 and Mae
Ritchie, 86; second, Mary McIntosh
and Louis Lahey, 71; lone hands,
Dorothy Carter, three and Gord
Haggitt, four; share the wealth,
Doris McClinchey and Gord
Haggitt. The next euchre game is on
Monday, March 18 at Blyth Legion.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and cards
begin at 1 p.m. Come out and enjoy
the fun and fellowship.
There will be no Two Toonie
Tuesday in March, see you in April.
Freeman wins euchre
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on the first Sunday
in Lent March 10 were Karen
Glousher and Lavern Clark.
Ushering were Karen Glousher and
Lavern Clark. The congregation and
choir welcomed back Floyd Herman
as organist and Katie Dockstader,
choir director while Lavern Clark
ran the Power Point.
Sandra Cable, guest speaker,
welcomed everyone to church and
drew everyone’s attention to the
announcements printed in the
bulletin. Special attention that
April will be the last time to order
meat pies until fall. They will be
making turkey pies on April 3 and
beef pies on April 17. Please
call Donna Moore at 519-523-
9855 to place your order as
soon as possible to avoid being
disappointed.
Sandra extinguished one of the
Lenten candles on the altar table.
She invited everyone to greet one
another. The hymn, “God is Here”
verses one and four were sung. The
call to worship was repeated
responsively and the opening prayer
was said in unison.
The children’s hymn, “I Love to
Tell the Story” was sung followed
by the prayers of confession and
words of assurance said
responsively. The scripture reading
was from Romans 10:8b-13 reading
from The Message and the Gospel
reading was from Luke 4:1-13,
reading from the contemporary
English version. The choir sang the
anthem, “My Saviour and My God.”
Sandra’s message to the
congregation was “Make a Wise
Decision”. For the last couple of
months, Sandra had chosen hymns
that were peppy and upbeat. During
Lent, we sing the hymns that have
Herman returns to UC
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