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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-02-15, Page 6OIL and FILTER CHANGE INCLUDES • up to 5L 10W30 oil • oil filter • chassy grease • labour $19 95 • CHECKING - fluid levels (add as required - extra) • tires • pressure & condition • exhaust parts • belts .8 4- Westfield ;oad _Auburn DAN'S AUTO REPAIR 523-4356 Dan Snell Licensed Automobile Technician FEBRUARY SPECIAL • Computerized tune-ups brakes - turn drums & rotors • exhaust • headlight aiming • tires • sales, repairs, computerized wheel balancing * service * battery sales - testing & service • vehicle inspection station Phone 523-4356 for an appointment Open Mon. - Fri. 8:00 - 5:30 Located at Snell Feed & Supplies Ltd. Wingham Beigrave Blyth PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1995. Nomination set for Mar. 29 Well done The Blyth boys volleyball team captured first place at the tournament in Clinton. Back row, from left: Dean Wilson, Joe Schmit, Tyler Stewart, Drew Corneil, Sean Bromley, Nathan Hubbard. Front row: Jamie Taylor, Adam Blair, Jamie Black and Jeremy Van Amersfoort. THE EDITOR, Why do people feel it" is acceptable to expose their pets to the danger of running free? How can there possibly be more advantages than disadvantages? People that let their animals outside without attaching them to an appropriate chain and providing adequate housing, (food and water) are not only acting inhumanely, but, they are also submitting their animals to the possibility of being frozen to death, run over by snowplows and other vehicles, contacting and spreading rabies, and being dismembered, injured or killed. It is hard enough to see the roads and stay on them. It is a shock to see an animal crossing the road in front of you. People swerve and they, along with any drivers following them, usually end up in the ditch or possibly hit a tree or another vehicle. The animal usually ends up dead or left to die in pain. This summer I saw a cat get hit and the driver did not stop. The cat's back end was mangled, but it dragged itself off the road. A former natural resources official was kind enough to help the animal. I was very grateful to him for caring and I am sure the cat was too. Not many animals are lucky enough to be put out of their misery - apparently, not enough people care. If the fact that your animal may be killed or injured isn't reason enough to chain them up - think about the people who are injured or killed when trying to avoid the animals on the road. There are enough wild animals and strays to watch out for - we should not have to watch out for pets with irresponsible owners. How would your children feel if they found their pet dismembered or dead or if the pet never returned, all because it was allowed to roam? Animals that roam are more susceptible to rabies and passing them on to other animals. The roamers get in fights with tied up pets and cause injury to the other pets and often themselves. People who chain their animals should not have to worry about the chance that their animal could be hurt or given rabies by a passing animal. Continued from page 1 nity to upgrade their skills," he says. Mr. Jewitt's community involve- ment includes Kinsmen Foresters, cub leader, Londesboro United Church choir and chair of session, Blyth and Seaforth community cen- ter building committees, Clinton Legion pipe band and Seaforth Community Hospital board. He is married to Barbara, his wife of 35 years, and is the father of five and grandfather of six. His daughter, Carol, resides in Clinton, Judy teaches in Goderich, Danny is Peacekeeper in Croatia, Bill is a chef who has travelled the world and Paul works at a music store in Toronto. Doug Garniss, Wingham area farmer, has announced his candidacy for the Liberal nomination in the provincial riding of Huron. Mr. Garniss operates a beef, swine cash-crop and custom farming operation in partnership with his brother. He is a past provincial Ontario Federation of Agriculture executive member, These wanderers also have a greater chance of adding to the already "overpopulated unwanted pet" population and they also rip apart our garbage. It is freezing out - your animal should not be straying around in a snowstorm (or any other time). I have seen a dog in Wingham that actually has icicles and frozen urine hanging from it. This is disgusting and the owner should be ashamed. If none of this gets the point across, imagine what it feels like to get hit by a snowplow! That is exactly what would have happened to the dog 1-found sleeping on the side of the road at the corners-of-Hwy. 4 and 86. Nice picture, isn't it. KatM Newell, Wingham. former president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture, and presently a trustee on the Huron County Board of Education where he serves as chair of the Education committee. In announcing his candidacy, Mr. Gamiss said, "I do not believe this province can afford four more years of NDP government. Neither can we afford the ill conceived promises of the Conservatives and the effect they would have on the future of our province." In explaining his decision to contest the nomination, Mr. Gamiss stated, "I came to realize, as I looked at my goals for education in Huron, that many of those goals could only be achieved at the provincial level and that this held true in business, in agriculture and in municipal government. Whether it is education policy, hospital emergency care, waste manage- ment or welfare, provincial policy is geared to what bureaucrats believe to be the needs of urban Ontario. We have to fight, not only harder but also smarter, to get some of this decision making back in local control for the good of all Ontarians." Rick Mclnroy of RR 1 Walton, who announced his intention to seek the nomination earlier was not available for comment. Sharon Wurm is the fourth candi- date. The Liberal nomination will be held on March 29 in Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton. WALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL JK & SK REGISTRATION will take place on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27th - for further inquiries phone 887-6219 Loose pooches upset Wingham writer Hullett reeve clears the air THE EDITOR, I am writing this letter in an attempt to clarify some misconceptions and to explain the rationale used by the council of Hullett Township in making their decision to build a new municipal office and council chambers. When advised by the federal and provincial governments in early 1994 that we would be receiving $106,917 for an infrastructure project, the council looked at different projects which they felt would benefit the residents of Hullett. Streets in Londesboro, both the construction and paving of roads in the township, were looked at as well as a new municipal building. After holding two public meetings, the council felt the best use of the money would be for a new building. There were two reasons why they came to this decision, the first being that barrier free access is now law and the second that council felt we would continue to receive funding for road and street work but would not receive money for a municipal building. The council knows that if someone confined to a wheelchair or by any other handicap was to complain to the appropriate ministry, we would very likely receive an order to comply with the existing laws. Our present building is not barrier-free but also does not meet the fire or air quality standards. As all businesses do from time to time, we have simply outgrown our present facilities. Computerization, the need for space for building and drainage functions, record keeping, increased work-load due to federal and provincial levels of government, etc., plus the necessity for confidentiality, which some people who come into our office require, all has made a change imperative. The council looked at three different ways to rectify our problems. We had an engineering firm (in fact, two of them did so at no cost to the municipality) review our present building. To meet the codes as well as barrier free access, the estimate to renovate our present location was $215,000. We are aware that renovations on a similar building in the Township of Grey cost $250,000. We had an estimate to build a stand-alone building, either on our property or on the school property. After receiving an estimate of $225,000 to build a stand-alone building we felt it did not make sense to spend as much or more to renovate. So it was decided to build a new building and the location was decided two weeks ago. I would like to say that I also pay taxes and I am feeling the burden of taxes the same as everyone else so I did not make the decision to spend money on a new building lightly. As elected people, we have a responsibility not only to our taxpayers but the laws under which municipalities must operate. I feel council had no other alternative. We arc responsible to all of the people in Hullett - separate school, private school and public school supporters. This building will be available for use by the whole community, in that it will contain a committee room. I would question however, if those who are concerned about spending our money are really serious, why they are not upset with the spending of our money at the schools of Hullett and elsewhere in the county? What about spending millions of dollars on a new separate school in Clinton when the existing secondary school could have housed it? What of the spending of $1.8 million to renovate the court house in Goderich or the $20 million spent on the Homes for the Aged, of which $10 million was paid for by Huron County? We are all paying to these programs as well, either directly or indirectly. I would like to thank those people who have called or have spoken to me personally in support of the decision made by me and my council. I will commit myself, as I said previously, to fiscal restraint. We have the reserves to pay our share of the building and further, I will commit to hold the Hullett Township municipal share of the mill rate at its present level for the next three years. I ask that you compare the increases in our local levies with those increases by the school boards and county levies over the years. Thomas J. Cunningham, Reeve.