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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1995-05-03, Page 3NOTICE - RESIDENTS VILLAGE OF BLYTH Saturday, May 6, 1995, in the A.M. has been scheduled for large item pickup. Items to be at curb. No household garbage please. Village of Blyth Council CELEBRATE Dinner Buffet 12 noon to 2°° p.m. 430 p.m. to 6" p.m. Reservations a must at the Queen St., N. Blyth 519-523-9381 LLBO BLYTH LIONS 50th ANNIVERSARY MAY 13, 1995 Blyth Community Centre Social Afternoon $7. Dance 9: Sharp DANCE TO "ILLUSION' Come One Come All Help us to celebrate 50 Years of serving our community 1945 - 1995 FREE - One year of softener salt with the purchase of a NOVATEK Water Softener Unit "Make your life a little softer and save money too" NO INSTALLATION CHARGE Other NOVATEK products available include: • Various models and sizes of water softeners • Automatic filters • Aquaflo reverse osmosis drinking water units • Aquaflo distillers • Aquaflo point of use filters • Replacement cartridges available in bulk or in single packages Offer in effect until June 1, 1995 Your local authorized dealer TOM DUIZER PLUMBING Londesboro & HEATING 523-4359 or 482-5267 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1995. PAGE 3. What a kick Blyth soccer got its season underway with a kick-off day at the East Wawanosh Public School on Saturday. This year the North Huron Division, of which Blyth is a member, welcomes a Bantam team. Children six to 17 now play the sport. cents. I'm all for it if it will, but I can't see it. Explain it to me." Last summer, the village employed one full time employee then hired two summer students, Chris Lee and Brian Machan, to cut grass and look after the diamonds. When summer was over, Ron Kolkman was hired as casual labour to assist Rinn when needed. Bromley, who filed a statement of claim against the village, was hired back recently. The claim was set- tled. Reeve Mason Bailey said, "I think Con answered the question." "I don't want to hear it from Con, I said I wanted to hear from you," said Lee, bringing a chuckle from Bailey, who added, "Both these men (Town Foreman John Rinn and PUC Foreman Bill Bromley) are on salary. We have committed to pay them full-time and they in turn have both agreed to work as needed to fill those hours. We hope not to have to hire any part-time people." Bailey also noted that as Bromley is an electrician is may save the vil- lage money as they would not have to call in outside electricians in cer- tain instances. "Are you aware that Bill's not a linesman, he's not qualified to work on the line?" Lee asked. Lawrie said that council was quite aware of that, but noted that there would still be times when his expertise would benefit the village. glas and Lorna Whitmore of Blyth, was a member of the six-person team (the only Canadian partici- pant) which competed against entrants from France, Mexico, Aus- tralia and the U.S. The contest simulates five years of business decisions and strategy to determine the winner. It was the said it is in the best interest of the taxpayers that council check Continued on page 9 Garbage tendering irks collector Council had to contend with expressions of displeasure from Jim Anderson who attended the April 18 meeting to discuss council's intentions to look at garbage collec- tion tenders. Anderson, the present garbage collector, asked the reasons for looking at tenders. "Are you unsat- isfied with the service or the price?" Councillor Gerald Kerr said there has been no probleMs and no com- plaints, but council just wants to check other prices. Supported by Councillor Doug Scrimgeour, Reeve Mason Bailey BLYTH MINOR HOCKEY MEETING Tuesday, May 9 8:00 p.m. Blyth Arena By Bonnie Gropp The public question period at the May 1 meeting of council sparked the ongoing debate between the old and new guard. The argument began when Dave Lee, the former reeve of Blyth asked for an explanation regarding the decision not to hire summer workers. "I don't have vast business expe- rience, but I have problems fathom- ing how paying village employees at $16 or $17 an hour to cut the grass or look after the diamonds, can be cheaper than paying stu- dents at $8.50." Councillor Gerald Kerr said it was felt that by not hiring summer students it would save $2,000. Councillor Rob Lawrie explained that the difference was in the hiring of one less employee for the sum- mer. Lee re-iterated, "Explain to me how you can pay Bill, John or the man in the moon at $16 when a stu- dent is cheaper and say it is going to save money." Another ratepayer in attendance, Con Van Vliet, backed council's view stating that the village's full- time employees would be working anyway so how they spend this time has no effect on the money they make. "You arbitrarily decided to bring Bill (Bromley) back rather than casual labour," Lee continued. "I can't fathom how that will save five A local woman was a member of the University of Windsor team of business students who out-planned and out-strategized 21 other groups from around the world recently, at the 31st annual International Busi- ness Policy competition, in San Jose, California. Jane Whitmore, daughter of Dou- Blyth People Mary Lou and John Stewart of Blyth made an interesting discov- ery during a recent visit to Manito- ba. While there the Stewarts pur- chased the first in a series of three volumes commemorating that provinces history. One of the chap- ters in A History of Manitoba — Rupert's Land to Riel, deals with reaction in Ontario to the execution of Thomas Scott, a Protestant, who was in the Red River Colony, was captured and imprisoned several times by the Metis, before being court martialed and executed with Louis Riel's approval. He became an anglophone- Protestant martyr and his execution became a symbol of Metis hostility in Ontario. Kerr said, "We are hopefully going to save the town some money." "We are going to give it a try and do the best we can," added Coun- cillor Doug Scrimgeour. Lee then asked about the "free trees," and how much time and manpower it had taken. Rinn estimated that village staff had spent a total of 20 hours on moving the trees off Reeve Bailey's property and transplanting them in the village. "Who's talking about free?" asked Lawrie. "No one said the labour was free." The debate became enlivened when Lawrie then suggested that if Lee felt he had better answers to these things he should have stayed on council to get them done. Lee countered that at least he had served his term, chastising Lawrie for resigning part way through a previous term on council. Bailey brought things under con- trol, calling for order, then good naturedly suggesting that if the gentlemen wanted to continue the discussion in this manner, they could do it outside council cham- bers following the meeting. Van Vliet said, "Just to be fair to council, Dave, I remember when we used to buy the trees from somewhere and pay the village employees to plant them." "But the ad said the trees were free," said Lee. first time the challenge had been won by a team from outside the U.S. Other members of the team were Daniel Sionov, Marcia Todd, David Ferguson, Tracey Slater, Darryl Bosmans and faculty advisor Chike Okechuku. Flipping through the book, the Stewarts discovered a copy of a poster announcing a public meeting to be held in Blyth on Wednesday, April 20 for the "inhabitants of Hullett, Morris and Wawanosh." The reason it says, is "To afford Loyal People an opportunity of expressing their deep indignation at the vile crimes committed in Rupert's land by imprisoning and murdering British and Canadian subject." The bottom of the poster decries "A Rope for the Murderer Riel" and states that it was printed at the New Era Cheap Joe Printing Estab- lishment, Clinton. There were six tables of lost heir in play at Blyth Memorial Hall Wednesday evening. Winners were: high lady, Mary Walden; high gent, Vera Badley, playing as a man; low lady, Ferne McDowell; low gent, Harvey McDowell. There will be no more lost heir parties until fall. Results of the April 17 euchre are: high lady, Vi Hoggart; high "Give business people credit," Van Vliet said. "They do things like that." man, Millar Richmond; ladies' lone hand, Vera Hesselwood; men's lone hand, Jack Blake; low lady, Janet Lawrie; low man, Roy Krauter. Winners April 24 were: high lady, June Fothergill; high man, Jean Nethery (as a man); ladies' lone hand, Diane Raynard; men's lone hand, Vi Hoggart (as a man); low lady, Alberta Stevens; low man, Roy Krauter. This was the last euchre until fall. J. Whitmore on winning team Debate enlivens council's question period