The Citizen, 1996-02-21, Page 3Donations received
Blyth Legion President Gord Haggitt, left and Blyth Legion Ladies Auxiliary President each
presented the village with $2,500 recently, to be used for Memorial Hall. Accepting the
donations is Blyth Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart.
Someone was painting the town
in Blyth over the weekend.
Officers from the Wingham OPP
are investigating an incident of
mischief at Blyth Public School.
Sometime between Feb. 16 and 17,
graffiti was painted on the rear
walls of the school in black. There
are no suspects at this time.
Blyth
People
Six tables of lost heir were in
play at the Blyth Memorial Hall
Wednesday evening.
Winners were: high lady, Mary
Walden; high gent, Alvin Snell;
low lady, Edythe Snell; low gent,
Edythe Glousher, playing as a man.
Everyone is welcome again next
Wednesday evening.
DAILY SPECIALS
February 21- 27
By popular demand "Fries"
Wednesday • Ham & Cheddar
Quiche $5.85
Thursday • Mac & Cheese $5.50
Friday - Chicken Fahita $5.50
Saturday - Fettucini Alfredo $5.85
Sunday • Chicken Stew in a
bread bowl $5.50
Monday - Soup & Sandwich $4.95
Tuesday - Nacho Chicken Salad $5.75
Hours: Mon. • Sat. 7 • 7 Sun. 9 • 7
Eat In or Take Out
198 Qsteen St., Bryth
(519) 523-9628
In a separate incident, two mail-
boxes in Grey Twp., were smashed
at Conc. 14 and Conc. 7 between
'Friday night and Saturday monring.
Anyone with information is asked
to contact the Wingham OPP at
357-1331.
Congratulations
to John Elder of Auburn
3/4SNOA0SraWAV
Who won the 13" Colour TV as Auburn Co-op
celebrates its 1st successful year with
Growmark. Presenting John with his prize is
Steve Caldwell, Auburn store manager.
Watch for more upcoming specials throughout the summer.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1996 PAGE 3.
Vandals paint Blyth school
Amalgamation
worries council
The people of Blyth will not have
control over their own business (if
forced amalgamation occurs).
This was the concern expressed
by Blyth Reeve Mason Bailey at
the Feb. 19 meeting as council dis-
cussed the ramifications of amalga-
mation as part of Bill 26.
At a seminar on Bill 26, attended
by Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart,
guest speakers talked over ideas
that bigger is not always better.
Most small municipalities
already share services and savings
would not be realized by amalga-
mation, said Michael Smither of
Municipal World. "Only the
province would see a savings."
Smither told those in attendance
that it appears the province has
their agenda set and will give
municipalities a year or two to
work out things on their own.
Forced amalgamation may be the
next step.
To ward off such a future, Stew-
art suggested to council that Blyth
hold preliminary talks with neigh-
bouring municipalities just to see
where others stand on the issue.
"If we talk, we will have a choice
(rather than forced amalgamation),"
says Stewart.
Several council members
expressed the belief that Blyth, as a
relatively prosperous municipality
with a good tax base, could be tar-
geted by many other municipalities
if amalgamation comes.
Though stating he hopes amalga-
mation does not occur without
resistance, Reeve Bailey, along
with the councillors, advised Stew-
art to seek a meeting date for initial
discussion with neighbouring
municipalities.
New blood for COPS
The Community Oriented Police
Committee was first formed in
1989 for Blyth and surrounding
area to deal with the public's
concerns with regards to policing.
In January of 1996 the committee
met and decided to try and
encourage more people to come
forward and join. The only
qualification they must meet is be
16 years of age or more.
Some of the present members are
Kathy Bromley, Linda Bird, Vera
Badley, Joe Hallahan, Ralph
Campbell and John Cronyn.
The next meeting of the
committee will be on Wednesday,
March 6 at the Queen's Villa
Apartments in Blyth. Anyone
interested in this, is encouraged to
attend or contact Prov. Const.
Lincoln Dinning of the Wingham
OPP at 357-1331 for further
information.