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During North Huron Council’s
Monday night meeting, Reeve
Bernie Bailey’s drive to bring the
proposed Huron County staff
building to the Blyth area received
the support of council.
Bailey, during council’s July 2
meeting, informed council he would
be tabling a motion looking to have
staff prepare a report about possible
sites for the building in the Blyth
area.
Council passed Bailey’s proposed
motion without discussion.
CAO REVIEW
North Huron approved a
committee to review Chief
Administrative Officer Dwayne
Evans during its Monday night
meeting.
As is tradition, the committee will
include Reeve Bernie Bailey and
Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip. The
committee requires three members,
however, and two councillors
expressed interest in being on it –
Councillors Chris Palmer and Paul
Heffer.
Council narrowly approved
naming Palmer to the position,
voting 4-3 in favour of it.
The review is set to be completed
before September.
FDNH MID-YEAR REPORT
The Fire Department of North
Huron is on track for a slightly-
higher than average call year
according to Fire Chief Marty
Bedard.
During North Huron’s Monday
night council meeting, Bedard
explained that the five-year average
for calls in North Huron is 172, and,
if call volume remains consistent,
the FDNH will respond to 186 local
calls this year.
Councillor Kevin Falconer noted
that there was a record of outgoing
mutual aid calls (calls that the fire
department responds to outside its
border but doesn’t charge for as part
of a reciprocal agreement) but no
record of incoming calls.
He requested that those numbers
be provided in future reports, which
Bedard said was no problem to
include them in future reports to
council.
CLEAN YARDS BYLAW
After fast-tracking its new Clean
Yards Bylaw last month, North
Huron Township Council had to
amend the document during its
Monday night meeting.
A clause in the document refering
to boulevards stated that property
owners were responsible for
boulevards in general instead of
specifying the boulevards adjacent
to their properties, which could
cause problems for the bylaw
enforcement officers.
Council approved the amendment,
moving ahead with the bylaw.
Bailey continues push for county building in Blyth
The world of colour
On Friday night, Seaforth Summerfest took over the town’s main street with all kinds of
activities for those both young and old looking for a good time. There were pedal boats, a
bouncy castle and a climbing tower, as well as plenty of food and music on the main stage. At
the TD booth, the young and young-at-heart put their artistic skills to use in bringing some
colour to this mural. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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By Denny Scott
The Citizen