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board of directors
Taking a look back to the
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the past year
Brussels Crusaders on top
of WOAA Senior hockey
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CitizenTheNorthHuron Brussels, Blyth
to discuss sewer
plant expansion
Vol. 10 No. 1 Wednesday, January 5,1994______6Q0gst inched
A mountain of snow
Brussels village councillors will
meet their counterparts from Blyth
on Tuesday to discuss proposals for
the expansion of the sewage facili
ties of the two municipalities but
councillors made it obvious Mon
day they aren't enthusiastic about
the idea.
The two municipalities have each
been involved in a study of the
expansion of their respective
sewage treatment plants to allow
more storage of sludge, the solid
wastes left after water has been
treated and discharged. The studies,
conducted by consultants B. M.
Ross and Associates and paid for in
large part by a provincial grant,
involve drawing up plans for the
new storage facilities, estimated to
cost in excess of $300,000 for each
community. At the suggestion of
the consultant, a proposal will also
be examined for die two municipal
ities to share a facility.
But Brussels councillors, at their
1994 inaugural meeting Jan. 3 indi
cated they aren't changing their
minds in the feeling that the whole
thing is unnecessary. That feeling
will be expressed to Blyth council
lors and to a representative of the
Ministry of Energy and Environ
ment (MOEE) who is expected to
attend.
Councillor Dave Hastings said
council should take a stand that
"We think what we've got right
now is suitable." Currently Brussels
and Blyth have an agreement with a
Morris Township farmer to store
sludge in an old liquid manure tank
until it can be safely spread on farm
fields. Reeve Gordon Workman
said the MOEE is unlikely to go
along with such an arrangement
over the long term.
"From what I understand we got
permission to use that until some
thing more permanent was avail
able," Clerk-Treasurer Donna
White explained.
Questioning whether the storage
capacity was really needed Coun
cillor Hastings added: "It's too bad
to spend $350,000 on something
we might never need."
Reeve Workman pointed out that
if both villages were forced to build
tanks it would be $350,000 for
each. "Even if there is a grant (esti
mated at up to 75 per cent of the
total cost) who in town can afford
to pay for the extra cost (on their
monthly sewer bill)?"
The joint meeting of the two
councils will be on Jan. 11 at 7
p.m. at the Blyth council chambers.
Ont, ’s New Year 9s baby
has local connection
Craig Ross happily plays in the mounds of snow which quickly piled up around his home in
the last two weeks. There was plenty of the white stuff for the children to enjoy over the
Christmas vacation but very cold weather and blowing winds kept most people from
participating in many outdoor activities.__________________________________
Brussels insurance costs up 1%
Insurance costs for the Village of
Brussels and the agencies that
come under its umbrella will edge
up one per cent in 1994.
Village council met with Dave
Reed of Frank Cowan Insurance
and local agents Keith Mulvey and
Doug Shouldice on Monday for the
annual review of the insurance cov
erage for the village, Public Utili
ties Commission, Brussels, Morris
and Grey Recreation Committee,
Cemetery Board and the Medical-
Dental Centre Board. The total cost
for these agencies will be $23,408
Blyth firefighters respond
after car engine explodes
Mike Scott, an OPP officer from
the Goderich detachment, had an
explosive start to the new year.
When he started his 1982 Volvo
on the morning of Jan. 1 the entire
engine compartment exploded and
burst into flames, says Blyth Fire
Chief Paul Josling.
The Blyth Fire Department was
called to Cone. 3 of East
Wawanosh Twp. at 10:45 a.m. to
put out the car fire.
Chief Josling says there was no
indication as to the cause of the fire
and the vehicle was completely
destroyed.
in 1994, up from $23,151 in 1993.
Mr. Reed said the village's cover
age is sound. "The insurance pro
gram as far as I can see is up to
date," he said. There have been
some small costs involved with lia
bility claims in the past year but
there are no major claims, he said.
Changes in provincial legislation
mean the small increase might not
be repeated next year however, Mr.
Reed warned. Bill 164 will widen
the number of categories under
which people injured in car acci
dents can sue for damages. This
will affect not only municipalities
but the general public. "The effect
on you and I as consumers could
mean a five to 10 per cent increase
in personal automobile insurance,"
he said.
Local residents of Huron County
may not be able to announce the
birth of a New Year's baby but
Tom and Betty Finch of Brussels
can boast about their grandson
being the first to arrive in Ontario.
Lisa (Finch) and Dale Moore of
London are proud of their son,
Rodney Joseph Walter Moore who
arrived 13 seconds after midnight
on Jan. 1 at Victoria Hospital,
becoming the first baby born in
Ontario in 1994 and missing the
national title by seconds.
Rodney surprised father Dale
with his timed arrival. Dale was
waiting out what he though was
just another false alarm, at his
mother's home in Lucan.
When Dale got the word at 10:30
p.m. to come to the hospital, he
OPP report few
Despite the wintry bluster of the
holiday season, Wingham OPP
reported very few accidents in the
area.
Sgt. Greg King said that from
Dec. 24 until the month's end a
total of seven accidents was report
ed. Only two of these resulted in
injuries.
Bureau helps 1
With the assistance of the
residents of the county, the Huron
County Christmas Bureau was able
to help in providing Christmas for
over 1,000 children this year.
Each year, the Christmas Bureau,
run by the Children's Aid Society
of Huron County, asks the
community for their assistance in
helping to provide a Christmas for
families in need through making
arrived just in time to greet his new
bom son.
The gifts given to the couple and
their "famous" son, by the Wel
come Wagon, will come in handy ,
says Dale.
The young parents are both 20
and while Dale looks for work after
being laid off a month ago, mom
Lisa is a business student at Fan
shawe College in London.
Also welcoming Rodney to the
family is his 11 month-old brother,
D.J.
Listowel Memorial Hospital staff
welcomed the arrival of their New
Year's baby on the evening of Jan.
2. Brett Cowan was bom to Bonnie
and Brian Cowan of Fordwich.
All other local hospitals had no
new arrivals to announce.
accidents
The weather also had an effect on
the last week of the RIDE program
as poor visibility and road condi
tions made stopping cars haz
ardous.
This is the final week of the area
RIDE campaign. Statistics will be
printed in next week's issue.
000 kids
donations of food, toys, clothing or
money.
Sue Munnoch, the co-ordinator
for the bureau, stated in a release,
"Thank you, one and all, for caring
for the children of Huron County
this Christmas. One thousand and
thirty-three children received gifts
from the Huron County Christmas
Bureau this year. Four hundred and
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