The Citizen, 1995-10-18, Page 18jiiiii
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PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1995.
Morris wants payment of taxes before farm rebate
With only one payment left for
the 1995 property taxes in Morris
Twp., council requested Clerk-
Treasurer Nancy Michie to prepare
a resolution which states property
taxes should be paid before the
Farm Tax Rebate is issued.
After discussions regarding The
tax status for the year, at the Oct. 3
meeting, council agreed the resolu-
tion would be present at the next
meeting.
Further information was received
by council, stating that the Wing-
ham Airport Development does not
need rezoning, at this time.
Michie was authorized to contact
Barry Weigel and advise him coun-
cil would appreciate work on War-
wick Drain commence and be
completed this year.
Road Superintendent Lloyd
Michie told council of the poor
condition of the bridge at Lot 27,
Conc. 10, which will require work
next year. Road drainage work is
also to commence at the same loca-
tion.
Clem Hoonard attended the
meeting to express concerns about
the quality of the dust control this
year. He said it was not as good as
in previous years.
After counting 400 vehicles
using Elevator Road over an 18
hour period, Hoonard said the road
should be paved. Council said they
would consider the situation next
year.
Bell Canada has made a request
to cut through the pavement at Lot
15, Conc. 2, for a telephone cable.
Council said the line will have to
be taken over the road.
Councillor Keith Johnston
advised council that a yield sign
should be installed at Sideroad 0-
21 and Conc. 1-2, that the corner
should be scraped and the road
built up in the future.
With the resignation of Greg
Smith of Arteeka Canine Control,
council will be advertising for a
new animal control officer. Appli-
cations will be due Nov. 7.
The Belgrave and District Kins-
men met with council to discuss the
cost of the Belgrave Hotel property.
A monthly bill will be forwarded to
the Kinsmen for interest on the loan
for the property.
Council had no objection to a
dump truck collecting garbage from
the Belgrave Fowl supper.
A grant of $17,400 was given to
the Morris Twp. Recreation Corn-
mittee.
Council will forward a letter to
the Wingham Recreation commit-
tee, advising that Morris Twp.
wishes to renegotiate the recreation
agreement.
Council was advised that Wing-
ham Museum was open for 80 days
with 89 visitors touring the facility.
The municipal office will be
closed for holidays on the after-
noons for Oct. 23 to 27.
The road and general account
were approved for payment in the
amounts of $70,759.86 and
$72,446.20, respectively.
BMG Diabetic Project hears panel discussion
The Brussels, Morris and Grey
Diabetic Project held its meeting on
Wendesday evening Sept. 27 with
24 members present. Nclva Scott
welcomed everyone and a
humorous story told by Carson
Watson with the assistance of Betty
Graber opened the meeting.
A short business session
followed. A discussion and show of
hands favoured moving the meeting
night to the third Wednesday of the
month rather than the Tuesday. A
discussion regarding telephoning
members before each meeting and
the newsletter followed. Each
member was asked to evaluate
these services by completing a
questionnaire at the close of the
meeting. The upcoming meetings
were announced. Wednesday, Oct.
18 a dietitian from the Lawson
Diabetic Centre will speak on
diabetic coping skills while
travelling or ill. Nov. 15 meeting
will be a pot luck supper held in the
United Church, Brussels. All those
planning to attend were asked to
bring their recipes to the October
meeting so the diabetic choices for
each dish can be noted.
There was a short break with
Betty Graber pouring tea and
Marguerite Thomas demonstrating
her new apple peeler.
Several members presented a
panel discussion with Betty Graber
chairing. The panel consisted of
Freda Crawford, wife of a diabetic;
Madeline Steiss, a Type I diabetic;
Doug Fraser, A Type II diabetic;
and Marguerite Thomas, Public
Health Nurse.
Betty opened the discussion by
explaining the funding for the
Diabetic Project came from the
estate of Wm. Elmer Somers for
diabetic education and equipment.
Freda spoke from a wife's
perspective of cooking and caring
for a diabetic. She explained some
early symptoms and stated that
diabetes is not so terrible as there
are a lot worse illnesses one could
have.
Madeline described her teenage
onset of diabetes and some of the
challenges, like eating foods she
was not supposed to and dealing
with glass syringes that had to be
boiled each day as well as handling
a sharp drop in blood sugars. She
suggested education as the best
advice for a newly diagnosed
diabetic.
Doug Fraser spoke on adult onset
diabetes, the most common among
those present. He discussed the
changes that he had to make in his
life and suggested that people
should get tested regularly for
diabetes, especially if it runs in the
family.
Marguerite brought information
on glucometer (blood sugar testing
equipment). There had been a few
questions arising from their use at
the June supper.
The company advised her they
allow for a 15 per cent difference
between home testing and
laboratory testing. Marguerite
suggested if anyone had any
questions or problems with their
glucometer, that they contact the
manufacturer through the 1-800
number offered.
Several meeting dates of
Canaaian Diabetic Association
happenings in or near our area were
announced. The meeting closed
with members socializing and
accessing the resources and
equipment.
Welfare cuts will
hurt area economy
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More than welfare recipients will
be hurt by cuts in welfare payments
in Huron County, John MacKin-
non, administrator of Social Ser-
vices told Huron County Council at
its Oct. 5 meeting.
"What it is doing is taking a half
million dollars out of Huron Coun-
ty. It's not only going to affect
clients; it's going to affect the local
economy." When welfare recipients
can't spend as much on groceries
that will hurt local merchant, he
said.
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Joining Preston will be 1994 World
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The CTV and TVA networks
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a few people angry at the cuts in
their welfare cheques, reaction has
been less than social services staff
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"We had anticipated a lot of
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although there were several angry
phone calls and one "fairly abusive
person" who visited the office.
That may change when the effect
of the cuts (averaging 21 per cent)
set in and people get farther and
farther behind, he said.
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at TickdtMaster in Toronto at 416-
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