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PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995.
Ridership on the Wheels Away
special transit company was up dra-
matically in 1994, but the cost to
Brussels taxpayers is likely to
decline.
Bev Brown and Rev. Cam
McMillan in their annual presenta-
tion on behalf of the agency told
Brussels village council Monday
that ridership increased to an esti-
mated 3,000 rides in 1994, up near-
ly 1,000 in the year and nearly
double the 1992 rate. The ridership
among Brussels residents, however,
increased only 12 rides, to 145.
The higher ridership means the
provincial government subsidy
It will cost $2 per dog more for
dog licences in Brussels in 1995
village councillors decided Mon-
day.
The decision came after Animal
Control Officer Bob Trick made his
annual presentation and told coun-
cillors the village has the lowest
licence fees in the area. While
Brussels had been charging $8 for a
male or neutered female, Blyth had
been charging $20. Councillors
decided the new fee would increase
$2 in each category, for a second
dog, an un-neutered female, etc.
Council will also institute a $50
licence fee for anyone operating a
boarding kennel.
The decision wasn't made with-
out some trepidation. "If there's
anything that makes people dance
real high it's raising dog licences",
Reeve Gordon Workman said.
Councillors also decided to take a
look at the possibility of banning
pit bulls in the village. Mr. Trick
said he didn't know of any of the
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renewed last year.
Council decided to accept a rec-
ommendation from the insurance
company that heart attack coverage
for fire department members be
extended so they are covered while
going to and from fire practices as
well as fires and emergency situa-
tion.s.
increased by more than $6,000 and
income from the users of the ser-
vice also increased. As a result the
13 municipalities sharing the ser-
vice will have to only pay an extra
$700. Since Brussels' percentage of
the ridership actually declined,
Brussels share of the costs dropped
to about $425 from $770 in 1993.
Rev. McMillan said it is impor-
tant for people who might normally
be stuck in their home to have the
ability to get out in the community
to do everything from visiting their
doctor to attending a concert. With
people spending less time in hospi-
tal, thereby saving tax dollars for
animals in the village now and that
might be an opportunity to prevent
problems in the future. Pit bulls
aren't just a dog, they're a weapon,
he said. It will attack without warn-
ing and when it bites it won't let go
and concentrates all its strength in
its jaw. He outlined an incident in
Blyth during the Christmas period
when a pit bull attacked a smaller
dog and had to be beaten off.
While councillors agreed to look
at the possibility Clerk-Treasurer
Donna White wasn't sure what the
legal ramifications were.
Mr. Trick reported that seven
dogs had been picked up in 1994,
with four returned to their owners
with a first-offence warning and
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hospital beds, people need a way of
getting back and forth to hospital
for out-patient care, said Ms
Brown.
Rev. McMillan talked about one
Brussels resident who was able to
get back and forth from hospital to
visit her family several times a
week only because of Wheels
Away. Her family quickly learned
that it was impossible to get a
wheel chair in and out of an ordi-
nary van, he said.
Reeve Gordon Workman was
concerned that the service goes
only to Wingham. With several
Seaforth doctors now practicing in
three taken to the pound where they
were later reclaimed at an expense
to the owner of more than $100.
Dogs with a tag will be returned to
their owners at no expense if
they're found running at large on a
first offence.
It's an incentive to buy a dog tag
and the incentive has apparently
worked. In 1994 120 tags were pur-
chased, up from 75 tags previously.
Ms White said she felt 99 per cent
of dog owners were now purchas-
ing tags. "I think people have
responded really well," Mr. Trick
said.
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Kevin Huether of Brampton, a
grandson of Murray and Mary
Huether, Brussels, is a defenceman
with the Brampton Maroons Major
Peewee AAA hockey team, that
recently captured the Niagara Falls,
New York tournament by defeating
I-lumber Valley of Toronto, Don
Mills Flyers, Cleveland and
Buffalo Saints in the finals. They
are playing in the Burlington
Horseshoe Christmas Tournament.
The team currently sports a
record of 28 wins, eight losses and
seven ties.
In previous tournaments this year
the team lost in the semi-finals of
the Christie's Cup in Mississauga
and also in the Oshawa Cup semi-
finals to their old nemesis, the
Detroit Little Caesars. In the 14-
team league, Brampton is second
the Medical-Dental Clinic more
and more Brussels residents would
be wanting to go to Seaforth Hospi-
tal, he said. Ms Brown explained
that the new CHuMS service in
central Huron will be able to pro-
vide transportation for those regis-
tered with Wheels Away through a
reciprocal agreement, once that ser-
vice is fully operational.
Rev. McMillan suggested council
might rethink its earlier decision
not to enter into an agreement to
pick up a share of Wheels Away
costs. Councillors decided they
would not enter an agreement,
instead paying on a ridership basis.
Council was high in its praise of
Mr. Trick's work. "He's doing a
really good job," Ms White said.
He immediately follows up on
complaints received by her office,
she said.
only to Niagara Falls Thunder.
Kevin's team will be competing in
the Goderich Peewee Tournament
during the March Break.
Another grandson, Jeff Huether,
plays centre with the Brampton
Maroons Minor Bantam AA
hockey club. They are playing in
the Paul Coffey Christmas Inter-
national Tournament in Malton
making their debut against Finland.
Other opponents are California,
Mississauga Jets and Whitby.
The team currently sports a
record of 20 wins, six losses and
one tie and is second in the 10-team
league behind Orangeville.
In the Peterborough tournament
Brampton lost in the semi-finals to
Peterborough after defeating
Whitby and Scarborough Young
Bruins.
Jeff currently leads the team with
54 points on 20 goals and 34
assists.
Rides up, bill down for Wheels Away
Council increases dog license fees