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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-11-30, Page 9Page for a day THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994. PAGE 9. County will compensate host twp. Holly Mitchell, of RR3, Brussels, was the pageperson at last week’s county council meeting in Goderich. Holly is the granddaughter of Howick Twp. Reeve Norman Fairies, right. Also pictured is Warden Allan Gibson. Councillors get sneak peek at courthouse plans County councillors got a first look at proposals to renovate the Huron County Courthouse at Thursday's final meeting of the cur­ rent councillors. Sandra Lawson, deputy engineer for the county who is supervising the renovation project, said that the objects of the renovation are to make the building as accessible as possible for the handicapped, to meet up-to-date fire and safety standards and to find extra useable space. The search for more space Wingham hosts asthma information night, Dec. 1 The Lung Association and Wingham and District Hospital are sponsoring an asthma information evening on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. This program, aimed at adult asthmatics as well as parents and caregivers of asthmatic children, will be held at Wingham and District Hospital, 270 Carling Terrace in Wingham. Dr. Pierre Beaudry, pediatric respirologist, is the speaker. Dr. Beaudry worked for 23 years at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and taught as a professor of pediatrics at McGill University. In 1981 he moved to Ottawa as the chair of pediatrics at the University of Ottawa and director of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. In 1991 he "semi-retired", moved to his farm in Minto Township and now provides consultations in respiratory diseases at Hanover and District Hospital and the Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest. Dr. Beaudry has served on many committees including the research committee of the Ontario Thoracic 5 candidates battle for Huron PC seat Five local candidates are battling for the Huron PC nomination. The winner will be chosen on Wednes­ day when the Huron County Tories gather in Exeter at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Those running for the position include: Lawrence Beane of Bruccficld; former Huron County Warden, Tom Tomes; Wingham lawyer, John Schenk; Stanley Township farmer, Howard Arm­ strong; and the only female candi­ date, Exeter resident, Helen Johns. The candidates met al the Knights of Columbus Hall in Goderich last week to discuss com­ mitments for the upcoming election has been hindered by the fact that interior storage vault walls support the building while the outer walls give relatively little support, she said. It means it isn't easy to remove some of the interior walls. The new plans will include wom­ en's and men's washrooms accessi­ ble to the handicapped, on each of the floors. The initial proposal will see the grounds outside the south entrance landscaped to create a bar­ rier-free ground level entrance rather than the current steps. Society and the board of the Canadian Thoracic Society of which he was the president in 1981-82. Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by wheezing, short­ ness of breath, chronic cough and chest tightness. Acute asthma is the most common medical emergency in children and is responsible for increasing hospitalization and death rates. As asthma therapy works best when parents and patients are well- informed and confident in taking an active role in prevention and treatment, both Wingham and District Hospital and The Lung Association feel that -such information evenings are most valuable to the public. There is no charge for this program, which is made possible in part by generous donations to The Lung Association's Christmas Seal Campaign. For further information call The Lung Association, Huron-Perth Counties at 271-7500 or Wingham & District Hospital at 357-3210. with delegates and party support­ ers. to all the residents of Hullett Township who supported me at the polls on election day. I will do my best to represent your interests in the coming years. Bob Szusz If and when Huron County final­ ly finds a landfill site the host township will be compensated for extra road costs. The reeve of Stephen Twp. indicated, Thursday, that as host of the major recycling depot in the county, his township would also like to be compensated. Tom Tomes questioned Craig Metzger, project co-ordinator for the Huron County Waste Manage­ ment Masterplan Study, about the county's policy on compensation for the host municipality for the landfill. Mr. Metzger said the coun­ ty will consider either taking over the road on which the landfill is located or paying the township for the extra wear and tear created by an estimated 30 packer trucks a day travelling to the site. Reeve Tomes pointed out that since a major part of the Master­ plan included enhanced waste recy­ cling, it will mean extra traffic on his township's roads as recycling Huron NDPs meet Thurs. The Huron New Democratic Provincial Riding Association will be holding a nomination meeting Dec. 1 at the Clinton Town Hall. At this meeting the Riding Association expects to nominate their candidate for the next provincial election. The Honourable Bob Huget, MPP for Samia, will be the guest speaker. Bob is Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Paul Klopp, current MPP, has declared his intention to seek the nomination. Nominations can also be accepted from members in good standing the night of the meeting. Members of the riding associa­ tion, media representatives, and the general public are invited to attend the meeting which begins at 7:30 p.m. trucks deliver materials to the Blue­ water Recycling plant. Therefore, he said, his township should also be compensated for damage to its roads. Reeve Tomes' comments came during a discussion on the price that would be paid to the owners of the site eventually chosen for the landfill. Answering a question from a councillor Mr. Metzger said the county's current policy is to start negotiating with the landowner (or landowners) at the established mar­ ket value according to other recent sales in the area. This generally will mean the landowner gets more than the market value but that is not a policy. But Zurich Reeve Bob Fisher pointed out the county roads department has a policy or paying $2,400 an acre for land needed to widen roadways, whether that land is top farmland or swamp. "I don't think we should negotiate different­ Share with us your Christmas memories The festive season is fast approaching and with it our special Christmas issue. The holidays are a special time and this year, in addition, to the letters and stories from area elementary students, we would like to hear from our adult readers as well. We are inviting individuals to share with us a special Christmas memory or story. You don't need to be a writer; you can do it in 10 words or 100. Deadline for entries is Friday, Dec. 9. We will print as many sto­ ries as possible in our Dec. 21 "Seasons Greetings". Participants will have the opportunity to win a gift basket from a random draw to be made at 4 p.m. of the deadline date. We look forward to reading memories of this very special time of year. ly-” Dr. Gary Davidson, Huron Coun­ ty planning director said the county could set a base price and negotiate up but that expropriation hearings have pointed out that private indi­ viduals should not benefit abnor­ mally just because their land is needed for public utilities. "The county is spending public dollars." Bob Hallam, reeve of West Wawanosh, said that a fixed rate for buying the iand was not wise because taking a whple farm or a large chunk of a farm would have a lot more impact than taking a 17- foot piece for road widening. "There's a human factor — how is this going to affect their lives?" Meanwhile, Mr. Metzger told council that drilling has been com­ pleted on the four sites still in con­ sideration (two in Ashfield and two in West Wawanosh). The county has also removed test wells that had been drilled previously on Grey and Howick Twp. farms which had been in the first round of the search. Some wells had been left where farmers wanted to use them for watering cattle.