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The Citizen, 1996-06-12, Page 6Joanne Olson, daughter of Ruth and Nell Olson, graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University on June 15, 1996 with a B.A. In English and Anthropology. She is continuing her studies at Conestoga College, Kitchener. GRADUATION 'N\ If hi If KAREN BYLSMA Auke and Chris are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter Karen from Redeemer Christian College of Hamilton, Ont. In addition to receiving a Bachelor of Christian Studies and Bachelor of Christian Education, Karen has earned an Honours Scholarship, the Presiden- tial Scholarship and made the Dean's List. Congratulations and love from, Dad, Mom, Sheila, Adam, Vicki and Jeff. New exec The new exeuctive for Blyth Legion was installed Friday evning. Back row, from left: John Battye, Dwight Chalmers, Sam Dougherty, Alex Blair, Kathy Bromley, John Stewart, Susan Haggitt. Front: Brad Montgomery, Ralph McCrea, Gord Haggitt, Bob McInnes. Reeve explains agreement PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1996 Ashfield dump could be history by September Ashfield Twp. residents, worried for nearly two years now about the possibility of a landfill site in their backyard, could have the burden lifted by September, county coun- cillors learned at their June 6 meet- ing. "The committee hopes to recom- mend abandonment of the Ashfield site at the September meeting," said Pat Down, reeve of Usborne and chair of the Planning and Develop- ment Committee. The change in direction follows receipt of two consultants' reports in April which suggested better use of existing municipal landfills and contracts for exporting waste would be a cheaper option than a new landfill site for the county. Council voted to move directly to Stage 3 of the Waste Management Master Plan study, the phase in which the county chooses the method of disposing of its waste. Instead of the Ashfield site, the county proposes to pursue a two- pronged plan: maximizing the potential of existing municipal landfill sites and seeking long-term contracts for exporting the county's waste to commercially-operated landfill sites. Councillors approved an expenditure of $126,200 with its Continued from page 4 implementation of the 911 system. An example being — the split for the fire area between Blyth and Wingham coverage is currently Huron County Road No. 16. It appears that the split for the 911 system must be between the North and South Halves of Conc. 5 or 6, as both sides of the roads must have coverage from the same fire departments. The current agreement allows Brussels Fire Department to respond on a first response basis. Therefore, if there is a call, the fire department from Brussels must call Blyth or Wingham and advise that they are responding and it is the understanding of the council, that the Blyth or Wingham Department will standby for further information from Brussels. The council are of the opinion that the Blyth or consultants, Gore and Storrie Lim- ited to complete the master plan. But some councillors questioned spending yet more money on a study that has cost $1,425,000 since it began in 1988, including $825,000 in finding a preferred landfill site in Ashfield. Mason Bailey, reeve of Blyth, said few people have anything good to say about how much money has been spent by the coun- ty on waste management. "We've cut the libraries and the roads (bud- gets) but we don't seem to be able to find a way of cutting the costs of a project that is quickly becoming a non-project," he said. Bailey suggested that with exporting garbage now a preferred option, perhaps the county should get out of the waste management business and let the townships, towns and villages look after the situation again. Tom Cunningham, reeve of Hul- lett, agreed that the waste manage- ment committee should look at the option, since the main reason the county got into waste management business was because of the high cost of setting up landfill sites. Per- haps, municipalities could get together and tender for export. Wingham Departments will not respond unless their services are required. However, the agreement does state that the Brussels Department must call the Blyth or Wingham Departments. The fire service purchased from the Village of Brussels has been an issue since Brussels has not been following the terms of the agreement. Moths Twp. feels that the report in The Citizen June 5, 1996, is degrading to the Morris Twp. Council. NEIGHBOURS MUST WORK TOGETHER. The Morris Twp. Council has spent considerable time on the issue and, made a decision that they feel is in the "Best Interest of Morris Twp." As stated in the editorial, there is an element of ignorance, however, I do not feel that the Morris Twp. Council has been ignOrant or stubborn in regards to this matter. Dr. Gary Davidson, director of planning and development warned that some of the licence extensions granted to municipal landfill sites by the Ministry of Environment were based on the fact the county was seeking a landfill site. If the Waste Management Masterplan study is not completed there could be repercussions. "Although the province is changing the rules it is not saying 'do whatever you want to the environment'," Davidson said. Davidson also said the dramati- cally lower tender prices for exporting garbage that have been reported in some municipalities (a one-third reduction in cost in Strathroy) have been achieved through tendering on large vol- umes. If smaller municipalities try to tender on their own they may not have the bargaining power, he sug- gested. Down warned about depending on arrangements between munici- palities. "Speaking from experi- ence, sometimes agreements you think you have with other munici- palities can fall apart quickly." One of the items involved in completing Stage 3 is determining The Morris Twp. properties on the edge of Brussels have adequate fire protection, being served by Brussels and Wingham or Blyth, which no one can contradict. If the issue was "insufficient fire protection" the council would deal with the issue immediately. The safety of the Morris Twp. residents is an issue for Morris to deal with and not the Brussels Council. I agree that the neighbours must work together and that is what Morris Twp. is doing in the best interest of all involved. I am very proud of the Morris Council and decisions that have been made. I do not appreciate or will not condone any unfavourable comments of my council's actions. Thank you. Yours truly, Bert Elliot Reeve of Morris Township. fair compensation for ihc.s,; 11,,,;tici- palities that have existing landfill capacity they would share with the rest of the county. It was an area that troubled some reeves. "My Several local employees and friends of the Huron County Board of Education have received recog- nition recently for contributions to their schools. At Walton Public School, Randy Banks, parent advisor and friend, has been a strong advocate for parental partnerships and involve- ment in schools. He was an instru- mental helper with the Walton Community and School Support Group, for which he was the chair for two years. Three classroom teachers, Laura Scott, Della Bennett and Susan. Elston, were also recognized for their work on an early intervention reading program, organizing and making good use of adult volun- teers, introducing hands-on science and technology for the classroom and learning and using new com- puter skills for the classroom and library. Secretary Isabelle Prior and teacher Karen Uhler of Brussels Public School were also on the Director of Education's list of nota- The Ministry of Health has "strongly suggested" Huron should look at amalgamating its Health Unit with those of surrounding counties, Ron Murray, chair of the Board of Health told county coun- cil June 6. The province is looking at a —decrease of four or five boards of health in southwestern Ontario and a saving of $3.5 million, Murray said. Dr. Graham Pollett, acting medi- Hospital Continued from page 1 summer. Ideally, the hospital would like to attract two more physicians to Wingham, says Koch. He said he hopes the recruitment of Dr. Antoniadis will help to encourage other young doctors to locate here. council has a lot of concerns," saw Norm Fairies, reeve of Howick. "If the county takes over the landfill, who takes over perpetual care (after the landfill is filled and closed)?" bles. Prior has a sterling approach to all duties assigned her, says Princi- ple Dave Kemp. She treats all the children with respect and dignity and guests to the school are always welcomed with sincerity and sensi- tivity. Uhler was noted for her ongoing efforts to better the school, includ- ing the co-ordination of the annual Read-In Week which brings com- munity guest readers to Brussels Public School, and the Buddy pro- gram, connecting students with Huronlea residents. Blyth Public School also had a recipient of the Director's Recogni- tion Award. Teacher Pat Hulley's work with the Blyth Community Greenway Project provides stu- dents an excellent opportunity for a meaningful learning experience as well as strengthening school and community. With the assistance of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, the students planted shrubs, in naturalized groupings along the Blyth Brook. cal officer of health agreed there is pressure for mergers and amalga- mations. The Ministry wants to cut funding to the Huron Health Unit budget by 15 per cent by 1998, a move that will have significant ramifications on the operations of the health unit. Warden Bill Clifford said Huron officials have already met with the Lambton Board of Health and will be meeting with other neighbouring counties. 1-1CBE honours locals Ministry pushes to reduce Health Units