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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995.
bituaries
EUGENE DELMONT COBURN
A former Blyth councillor passed
away peacefully at University
Hospital, London on Monday, Aug.
A full slate of business at the
Aug. 22 meeting of Morris council,
forced discussion of some issues to
be postponed until Aug. 25.
First on the special agenda was
the rezoning proposal for Lot 1,
Conc. 4, an application for a
change from General Agriculture
(AG 1) to Agriculture-Special Pro-
visions (AG 1-8) and Agricultural
Commercial-Industrial ( AG 3).
Bob and Donna Wattam applied
for the rezoning to allow an agri-
cultural related commercial opera-
tion (a backhoe business).
The rezoning would also result in
a reduced area of the remaining
farm parcel.
East Wawanosh Reeve Don
Schultz and farmer Cam Cook
attended the meeting to ensure the
rezoning would not restrict Cook's
operation.
After questioning the required
distances to residences and future
expansion possibilities, Cook and
Schultz were satisfied the proposal
would not affect the operation.
Council passed a bylaw which
will see the northwest portion of
Lot 1, Conc. 4 rezoned to AG 3 and
the remainder to AG 1-8.
A request was made to council
by Steven Lubbers, Lot 25, Conc.
9, concerning an application for
severance to square his land.
Upon the suggestion of Craig
Metzger of the Huron County Plan-
ing Department, Lubbers was
advised to contact the Huron Coun-
ty Health Unit regarding septic sys-
tem requirements.
Council had no objections to the
application.
Questions arose after the reading
of the report on the Wilbee Drain
with regards to drainage for Lots
26-27, Conc. 9 and Lot 27, Conc.
10. as well as the assessment for
the Emerson and Phyllis Mitchell
property.
The Court of Revision and tender
opening will occur on Sept. 19.
Pending no appeal, the work will
begin by the end of September.
A bylaw was passed to provision-
ally adopt the report for the
improvements to Wilbee Drain.
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28, 1995. Eugene Coburn was born
in St. John,-New Brunswick, 66
years ago. He was the son of the
late Helen Barbara Stephenson and
Wallace Delmont Coburn and
grandson of the late T. Wilbert
Coburn and Alberta Coburn.
Eugene was raised in Harvey
Station, New Brunswick. He
attended McAdam high school in
McAdam, New Brunswick and Mt.
Allison University, Sackville, New
Brunswick where he completed his
Bachelor of Commerce degree.
While attending Mt. Allison
University he was a Flight L.T. in
the RCAF. Eugene was employed
by Dupont Canada in Brockville,
Ontario and in Montreal for nine
years.
He moved back to Ontario and
was employed by the University of
Waterloo for 24 years as account-
ing manager.
Eugene was an elder of First
United Church in Waterloo, spent
15 years as an executive officer on
the board of directors at Chicopee
Ski Club.
Eugene was acclaimed to one of
two vacant seats on Blyth council
in July 1993. He served until the
Council, having received a copy
of the Warwick Drain Tribunal
Hearing decision, agreed to pro-
ceed with the passing of the bylaw
for construction work and then con-
sider the extra costs for the drain.
Aqua Terra will begin the com-
pensation work for the drain, to be
completed by Oct. 1.
Barry Weigel will be engaged to
construct the drain improvements.
After discussing the BMG Com-
munity Centre's drain into Nichol
Drain Branch C, council agreed to
forward a letter to Grey Twp. and
the Community Centre board,
requesting a letter of confirmation
from an engineer that the drainage
is in accordance with specifica-
tions, as set out on the site plan of
the area.
A bylaw to authorize improve-
ments to the Murray Lamb Drain,
was passed.
The deposit being held for the
construction of a liquid manure
storage tank at Lot 25, Conc. 7, was
released, as all conditions were sat-
isfied.
Councillor Keith Johnston was
authorized to take a contractor to
Lot 24, Conc. 1 to obtain informa-
tion about the cost of moving the
gravel.
A payment of $25,000 to the
County of Huron for the paving of
Centre Sideroad 15-16, Conc. 2-3,
was deferred until January 1996, to
eliminate the need for the township
to reapply for the supplementary
funding next year.
Two posts and a gate of two
chains, 16 feet wide, will be
installed at Centre Sideroad at the
junction of the CNR line and Conc.
1. A sign will also be erected.
The sale of the abandoned CNR
line to David Johnston was
deferred until council deals with
the bridge issue.
A petition concerning dust con-
trol on Conc 6-7, was presented to
council through Councillor John
Duskocy. Additional dust control
was to be applied on Aug. 28.
election of November 1994.
Eugene is survived by his loving
wife, the former Donna Smutniak.
He is the dear father of Eric Eugene
Coburn and his wife Debbi of
Calgary, Alta., Heather Louise
Callaghan-Coburn and her husband
Terry of Calgary, Alta., Wayne Alli-
son Coburn and his wife Michelle of
McAdam, N.B., Janine Allison
Coburn and her fiancee Michael of
Blyth, Rod Gerald Thomas Coburn
of Kitchener, Jodi Lynn Coburn of
Blyth and Jana Lee Coburn and her
fiance John of Bayfield. He is also
remembered by his 10 grandchildren.
Mr. Coburn's family received
friends on Wednesday from 2 - 4
and 7 - 9 p.m. at the Edward R.
Good Funeral Home, 171 King
Street South, Waterloo.
The funeral services took place
on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at First
United Church, 16 William Street
West, Waterloo. Rev. Judy Keenan
Harris officiated.
Interment was at Memory
Gardens, Breslau.
As expressions of sympathy
donations to the Diabetes Associa-
tion would be appreciated.
Eugene walks with the Lord.
Council agreed that the yield
signs on the north half of Centre
Sideroad should remain for another
month.
The franchise agreement with
Union Gas was accepted.
Council agreed to pay 50 per cent
of the cost to repair the retaining
wall at Lot 31, Plan 161, in the
Hamlet of Belgrave.
Morris Twp. supports the efforts
of Ashfield Twp. in encouraging
the county to thoroughly evaluate
all alternatives to landfill.
Council supports the efforts of
Wingham Town Council to pursue
another grocery store for its main
street.
The Ministry of Municipal
Affairs issued final approval for the
closure of part of Sideroad 10-11,
Conc. 1.
A bylaw will by registered by
Alan Mill of Crawford, Mill and
Davies, by Sept. 5, to stop-up, close
and sell part of the sideroad.
A proposal by Kevin and Barbara
Pletch was accepted by council, for
an extension of Jane Street in Bel-
grave and the McCrae Cemetery
entrance.
AGM Surveyors will survey to
amend the entrance to the cemetery
as per the drawings submitted by
the Pletches.
Looking back
Continued from page 4
Seven young women vied for the
Queen of the Fair title in Brussels.
They were Michelle Krauter,
Angela Nethery, Jean Locking,
Corinna Stephenson, Judy TenPas,
April TenPas and Karen Mont-
gomery.
The Londesboro Bantams Girls
ball team earned the B champi-
onship. Team members were
Denise Gross, Anj McCool, Lisa
Kennedy, Annette Lockhart, Shan-
non Duizer, Christine Potter, Dar-.
lene Buffmga, Kathy VanBakel and
Tracy Kennedy.
Letters
THE EDITOR,
I'm writing in regards to this
newspaper itself. Is this newspaper
called The Citizen, or should we be
calling it The Blyth Festival
Citizen. I myself am starting to
wonder if we even have a village or
just one great big red building.
I guess the point I'm trying to
make is that every time the Festival
has a fundraiser or any sort of
entertainment, they automatically
get big headlines, and a full page in
the newspaper but when it's any
other organization from Blyth they
maybe get a picture and three lines
of information underneath.
WOW! Let's not put ourselves
out. I thought this was a
community of people and
organizations supporting each
other.
It's pretty sad when your own
newspaper can't contribute to that
support and interest of other
organization's hard work and
success of bringing great Canadian
entertainment to our village.
Our Blyth Legion Ladies
Auxiliary brought the Rankin
Family to the Blyth Community
Centre on Wednesday, Aug. 23/95
not Thursday, Aug.24/95 like
stated in the paper last week. This
sold out concert seated 1,490
people (but I guess that's nothing to
write about).
It's not everyday we get great
artists like Frank Mills, Rita
Writer
slams
coverage
McNeil and the Rankin Family
around this area. These ladies from
the Auxiliary, and other businesses
and organizations that helped make
these concerts possible should get
more recognition from the press
than they have gotten for these past
shows, which I feel is pretty much
nothing. •
I realize the Blyth Festival works
hard for what entertainment they
have available for us, and I myself
enjoy it, but these other
organizations work just as hard and
should get as much acknowledge-
ment in the paper as the Blyth
Festival.
Oh and for anyone who couldn't
make it to the Rankin Family
concert there are five Rankins not
three. That great photo and write up
didn't quite catch that!
Andrea Henry.
Morris approves rezoning
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