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Looking for local heroes
There are so many people out there who do
so much to improve their community.
Now you have a chance to say thanks.
Nominate that special person for the 9th
Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards.
Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from
each of the Blyth and Brussels communities to receive an
award for contribution to the community. If you know
someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the
ballot and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation
of why you think your nominee should win, if you like. If
you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't
win, please feel free to try again.
I nominate
as Citizen of the year for Blyth 1=1 Brussels
I feel she/he deserves this award because
Nomination Deadline March 31/95
Name and phone number of nominator
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1995. PAGE 3.
Blyth council briefs
Legal advice worries man
A real mouthful
John Rinn looks on as young Jordon takes a big bite of just
one of the many delicious food items available at Trinity
Anglican Church's celebration of Pancake Tuesday, held at
Memorial Hall.
A ratepayer expressed a concern
during the question period of Blyth
council on March 6, regarding the
use of lawyers by council.
Con Van Vliet said that it seemed
to him council seemed to be very
busy with lawyers. There had been
earlier discussion at the meeting
regarding the appointment of a
lawyer to look over a development
agreement. The village is also deal-
ing with a statement of claim for
which a lawyer has been consulted.
Reeve Mason Bailey assured Mr.
Van Vliet that there were legal
issues which left council with no
choice but to deal with a lawyer.
Councillor Rob Lawrie added that
with regards to the development
agreement the councillors felt it
was in the village's best interests to
consult a lawyer as it involved a
detailed proposal for the develop-
ment of a subdivision.
* * *
Village Foreman John Rinn
received accolades for the condi-
tion of the streets and sidewalks
this winter.
* * *
cy for Blyth Sewage Works System
was approved by council. The
change will result in savings to the
village.
* * *
In his report Councillor Gerald
Kerr said the community centre
would be taking over the running of
the food booth at the arena.
***
Permission was granted for the
Alzheimer Society of Huron Coun-
ty to hold a Tag Day in Blyth on
Saturday, Sept. 9.
***
Council had no objections to the
Lions Club holding a Monte Carlo
Night on April 28 at Blyth Memo-
rial Hall.
* * *
The Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority levy for Blyth for
the year will be $4,123. This is an
increase from $3,875 the previous
year.
***
Council was informed that full
attendance of council from each
municipality represented was
requested to the Blyth Union
Cemetery meeting to discuss the
draft agreement.
Councillor Lawrie, however,
opposed this suggestion. "Do they
realize how much it will cost for
the five of us to go? I'm not attend-
ing. We appointed people to the
cemetery board for this purpose
and I believe they can do the job or
we wouldn't have them there."
Reeve Mason Bailey and Coun-
cillor Ron Ritchie will attend.
***
The lease for the CPR building
will not be renewed.
* * *
NEEDED:
Volunteers to form
organization
committee for
BLYTH MINOR SOFTBALL
during 1995 Season
Contact
Brian Machan
523-9462
Blyth
Euchre was played at Blyth
Memorial Hall on Monday, Feb.
27.
Winners were: high lady, Bernice
McClinchey; high man, John
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reduced to 14 cents a cubic foot.
The charges, he said, are for the
service. "The amount of handling it
takes is the reason for the charge. It
covers a limited amount of expens-
es."
Presently, Bluewater Recycling
is collecting residential cardboard,
but the commercial cardboard is
going to the landfill site to be
burned. This, Mr. Rutledge said, is
a crime. "I don't think the environ-
mental people are going to allow
that much longer."
Also, he said, once the
site is capped, the moisture and
oxygen are cut off so the decompo-
sition of the material out there will
be slowed.
After Mr. Rinn estimated that the
average weekly pickup of commer-
cial cardboard is 25 cubic feet,
Councillor Robbie Lawrie asked if
Mr. Rutledge wouldn't drop the 14
Hesselwood; ladies' lone hands,
Effie McCall; men's lone hands,
Jack Blake; ladies' low, Anna de
Jong; men's low, Klaas de Jong.
Euchre is every Monday at 8 p.m.
Everyone welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy McVittie,
Lauren and Alex of London visited
on the weekend with their parents
John and Vera Hesselwood.
There were four tables of lost
heir play at the Hall last week.
Winners were: high lady, Erma
Cook; high gent, Charlie Bromley;
low lady, Janet Lawrie; low gent,
Kay Hesselwood, playing as man.
cent charge if the village delivered
the cardboard.
"If you can bring me stuff that
you will guarantee it has no con-
taminants I'll take it for nothing,"
Mr. Rutledge said. This would
mean that all staples would have to
be removed. Also, there could be
no plastics, no waxed cardboard or
leftover waste on the product.
"As people get used to recycling,
they will just automatically remove
the staples when they open a box,"
Mr. Rutledge said.
"I think it's a good idea. I don't
think it's too much to ask people to
remove some staples," said Coun-
cillor Lawrie.
"In general my customers have
been doing very well at giving me a
clean product," Mr. Rutledge said.
Council asked for a written pro-
posal from Mr. Rutledge for con-
sideration at the next meeting set
for March 20.
The bylaw authorizing the reeve
and acting clerk to sign and seal the
revised rental/use agreement
between the village and Gerdina,
David and Wayne Kennedy for the
"Welcome to Blyth" sign was
passed.
* * *
Council decided they would
agree to pick up the waste at How-
son Mills provided the recyclables
had been separated.
* * *
A fax machine will be purchased
from Grayhurst Business Supplies
in the amount of $699 plus taxes
for the municipal office.
***
A new billing service proposed
by the Ontario Clean Water Agen-
March Break Special
March 13 - 24
$5.00 haircuts for all students
$30.00 for regular perms for
all students
$50.00 for spiral perms
for all students
2? THE MANE CHOICE 44 . ....... , ,
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131 North Street, Blyth
..' Linda Uyl
523-4719
Council will see proposal