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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-11-16, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994. Christmas Bureau seeks communities’ support An eye on the work Anna Hayward, left, and Olga Speiran were giving the needlework crafts a close inspection during their stop at the annual Brussels Legion Craft Show this past weekend. Everything from food to woodwork was featured at the sale. County council briefs Depts, goal zero increase Huron County department heads have been instructed to plan for a zero tax increase as they prepare their 1995 budgets. The instructions were included in a resolution approved by county council at its Nov. 3 meeting. The resolution noted that county tax­ payers were not in a position to afford higher taxes. *** Although the village of Blyth and the Huron County Board of Educa­ tion had agreed, county councillors decided they would not write-off taxes on the rectory of Trinity Anglican Church in Blyth. The building had been tax free for several years because it was a place of worship but the church had rented it for a few weeks each sum­ mer for use as housing for Blyth Festival company members. When someone inquired about buying the building the Assessment Office was notified. The office then reassessed the church for 1992, 1993 and 1994 HCBE briefs Students join committees you could choose to reach a region of the province. Flo Keillor with the secondary student exchange program made a presentation to the Huron County Board of Education on Nov. 7, encouraging trustees to inform their area schools to appeal to students now who wish to lake part tn the various exchange programs in 1995-96. The exchanges available include Ontario to Quebec, national and international programs and arc usu­ ally of a three month duration.»***» A report was presented to the education committee by Superin­ tendent of Program, Ralph Ware­ ham, regarding the backlog of formal assessments required by stu­ dents. Mr. Wareham said there arc approximately 90 students now waiting for assessment, but the adjustment of responsibilities and the acquisition of an addition test­ taxes. The village agreed to forgo its share of the taxes and the board of education agreed but the county voted against the move. Supporting the county was Blyth Reeve Dave Lee. *** Long-time county Treasurer Bill Alcock will retire in August, Clerk- Administrator Lynn Murray revealed at the strategic planning session of county council held in the afternoon. With accumulated holidays, etc., it will actually be late spring when Mr. Alcock leaves his post. *** The county will send a letter to the Premier and Minister of Munic­ ipal Affairs expressing concern about unwarranted duplication of filing requirements under the new Local Government Disclosure of Interest Act. The letter will also point out con­ cerns that persons requesting access to the information are not required ing kit has allowed school staff along with psychologist Dr. Croker to speed up the process. "The system is being cleared fair­ ly quickly now," said Mr. Ware­ ham, "and we will have a better idea three months from now how well the improvements have worked. I would like to see a turn­ around time of no more than 60 days." Director of Education Paul Car­ roll said there have been some cre­ ative ways used to alleviate the backlog in the last two months and we are working with other commu­ nity groups to meet the needs of all the students. ***** In the next lax year, the HCBE will have to pay more than $6,500 for property tax assessment data which will no longer be provided by the Minister of Finance. ***** to provide their names or the rea­ sons why they are seeking access to the information on file. ♦** Six municipal representatives were named to a committee exam­ ining the possibility of implement­ ing a 9-1-1 emergency call system in Huron. Linda Andrew (clerk of Ash- field), Ross Fisher and Bill Weber were named representatives from rural municipalities while Jim Crocker (clerk of Seaforth), Fred Pellow and Patricia Carrier were named from the urban municipali­ ties. *** Dr. Maarten Bokhout, medical officer of health for Huron, told councillors that the Huron Home­ care system is one of the most effi­ cient in the province. At a recent conference he learned that the Huron system's costs are below the average costs in the province in vir­ tually every area of comparison. The student representatives from each of the Huron County sec­ ondary schools have chosen the committee on which they wish to sit. Julie Steckle of Central Huron Secondary School will be a mem­ ber of the Special Education Advi­ sory Committee; Mark Steffler of F.E. Madill, education committee; Sharon Godkin of Seaforth District High School, Supervised Alterna­ tive Learning for Excused Pupils Committee; Liam Whalen of Goderich District Collegiate Insti­ tute, Safe Schools; Aaron Gardiner of South Huron District High School, management committee and Christina Parker of SHDHS, executive committee. SEAT BELTS SAVE ©Ontario Continued from page 1 or girl registered with the local bureau. Anyone wishing to give to this program may simply pick up a tag and make a purchase for that child. The Christmas Bureau locations are: Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich, Pentecostal Tabernacle in Exeter, St. Andrew's Presbyteri­ an Church in Wingham, Wesley Willis United Church in Clinton and Bethel Bible Chapel in Egmondville. Gifts collected will be distributed by community vol­ unteers in each region. The Christmas Bureau is seeking community support in giving less fortunate families a merrier Christ­ mas. Across this region there are fami­ lies who cannot cope with the financial and emotional stress of the holiday season. For this reason the Christmas Bureau is asking for assistance. The goal of the bureau is to see that each child under 16 receives one new toy and one new article of clothing. The family will also receive a food voucher, redeemable at a grocery store in their communi­ ty- Used clothing and toys as well as donated groceries are distributed to each family as available. This year the Christmas Bureau runs from Dec. 5-16. The first week is the time to bring donations such as clothing, toys, and food. The second week is for the families to actually visit the bureau and select gifts for their children. Donations enable the bureau to meet the needs of many families throughout this region. The Huron County Christmas Bureau is co-ordinated by Sandra Maaskant through the Goderich office of the Children's Aid Soci­ ety. For more information on this program call 1-800-265-5198. Everyone reads the classifieds! Peach 1.3 MILLION Ontarians acnoss the province by placing your ad through the Ontario Blanket Classified Advertising Program for only $3S0. Ask your local newspaper representative •for details or call (905) 54-4-0154. THE CITIZEN 523-4792 887-9114 POLICE VILLAGE OF AUBURN CLERK’S NOTICE OF FIRST POSTING OF PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I have complied with Section 108 (4) and (5) of The Municipal Act, 1990, and that I have posted up at my office, at Lot 18 Concession 8, R.R. #2, Lucknow, on the 16th day of November, 1994, the list of persons eligible to vote in the POLICE VILLAGE OF AUBURN. I HEREBY CALL UPON ELECTORS of the Police Village of Auburn to examine the list, and to take immediate proceedings to have any errors or omissions corrected according to law. The last day for filing applications for inclusions, additions or corrections to, or deletions from the list is the 2nd day of December, 1994. The place at which the revision of the list will be taken is the West Wawanosh Township Clerk's Office in the Municipal Building at Lot 18, Concession 8, during normal office hours, commencing WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th until FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 1994 at 5:00 p.m. Dated this 16th day of November, 1994. Joan Armstrong, Clerk. Township of West Wawanosh