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The Citizen, 1999-01-13, Page 31® ||||■ Honour Erica Clark of Blyth received the gold standard of the Duke of Edinburgh award on Oct. 2, in the National Gallery of Ottawa. Prince Philip presented the award and talked to each recipient for two-three minutes. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1999. PAGE 3. Blyth council briefs Y2K concerns clerk Amalgamations of Huron County Public Utilities Commissions may save Blyth PUC having to find a solution to the Year 2000 computer problem, Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart told Blyth village council­ lors Jan. 4. The PUC has received confirma­ tion that its computer software will not handle the change of date to the new century, Stewart said. The util­ ity is waiting to see if the proposal to amalgamate all PUCs by July 1 does go ahead. “The PUC doesn’t want to spend $20,000 on software if they don’t need it,” Stewart said. Stewart said it’s still unknown if the computer and programs used for village business can handle the change. “I’m concerned now but I don’t want to get overly excited,” he said in commenting on a semi­ nar coming up on dealing with the Year 2000 problem.»♦* Councillors agreed that when a private contractor is required to help remove snow the work should be divided between two local con­ tractors: Nesbitt Construction and George Radford Construction. Stewart explained there had apparently been a “gentlemen’s agreement” over the years that the work would be split but recently all the work had been given to Nes­ bitts. “We should either call tenders or they should share the work,” said Councillor Rob Lawrie. Council is to examine the issue again in the fall with the view to calling tenders for the work for next winter. Councillor Doug Scrimgeour declared a conflict of interest. ♦♦♦ Tenders for a new fire pumper truck for the Blyth Fire Department will be opened at the Feb. 10 meet­ ing of the Blyth and District Fire Area Board at the fire hall on Feb. 10. »*» Council endorsed a resolution from the City of Nepean asking that the provincial government review its current funding policy for schools. **♦ Council approved membership in the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (fee $448.75), the Associa­ tion of Municipal Clerks and Trea­ surers of Ontario ($258.94) and the Blyth Business Association ($60). Legion plans dart tourney Blyth reeve heads county committee As new chair of the Huron Coun­ ty Planning and Development com­ mittee Blyth Reeve Mason Bailey thinks there should a little more “development” on the agenda of the committee. Speaking to county council Jan. 7, Bailey said, “Many of our towns and villages are declining and there must be some way we can lum this around.” Bailey had already raised the subject with the committee in its first meeting. “I wondered if there was anyway we could reach out to create an atmosphere to promote develop­ ment,” he said. The county is the largest produc­ er of agricultural products in the province, Bailey said, but most of this is shipped outside the county for processing, creating few jobs here. Lin Stefflcr, Reeve of Seaforth, suggested Bailey’s invitation to come up with ideas be taken back to each municipal council. “They know their area best,” she said. Robin Dunbar, Reeve of Grey, recalled that before the county became involved in amalgamation talks, there had been four develop­ ment areas trying to promote the opportunities in various areas of the county. He wondered if these might be resurrected. Doug Grant, Reeve of Bayfield, said the county has done an excel­ lent job of promoting tourism help­ ing communities such as his but perhaps it’s time to look at other needs as well. Bailey said he hoped to get chambers of commerce and busi­ ness associations involved in trying to find ways to promote develop­ ment. Blyth Legion Branch 420 activities during the month of December included hosting the Zone C-l PeeWee hockey tournament and preparing fruit baskets for veterans and veteran's widows. Five members were initiated at the general meeting. Donations made by Branch included Wingham Palliative Care, $50 and the Blyth Festival teen Theatre Group, $50. Donations made through motions of the January meeting were: Blyth Public School, $800 and Hullett Central Public School, $800 for their swimming lessons program and the Huron Hurricane Aquatic Club, $50. Activities planned for this month include a dart tournament to be held Jan. 17 from noon - 6 p.m. The Friday night meat draws have resumed for the winter months. The next meeting is to be held Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m. About Your Hospital County council briefs Councillors get committee posts County councillors from northern Huron will hold significant posts on the committees of Huron Coun­ ty council for 1999. Blyth Reeve Mason Bailey is chair of the Planning and Develop­ ment Committee. Also on that committee are Bert Elliott of Mor­ ris Twp., Doug Miller of West Wawanosh and Ron Murray of McKillop. Brian McBurney of Turnberry Twp. will chair the Health and Seniors committee. Norm Fairies of Howick is also on the committee. As committee chairs, Bailey and McBurney are on the executive committee. Also on the committee is Bob Szusz, reeve of Hullett. Don Schultz, reeve of East Wawanosh and Ralph Watson, reeve of Brussels are members of the Agriculture and Public Works committee while Robin Dunbar of Grey is on the Social and Cultural Services committee. Dunbar will also serve on the board of the Chil­ dren’s Aid Society while Fairies will serve on the Huron County Housing Authority.*** Council supported a number of wording changes in the Official Plan proposed by the Town of Goderich. The changes pul more emphasis on water quality and the environ­ ment. One wording change calls for support of watershed management and subwatershed management studies in co-operation with provin­ cial ministries, conservation author­ ities and community stakeholders. Another calls on all local official plans to be amended to ensure find­ ings of such studies are implement­ ed. ♦♦♦ Representatives of the councils of Hullett, McKillop, Tumberry, Howick and Blyth will be among 14 municipal councils invited to come to the March 4 meeting of council. MP Paul Steckle, MPP Helen Johns and past wardens will also crowd the chamber for the meeting followed by a lunch. lb n rotAct thp pnviirnnmAnt1I vl|J lv VI 1V 111 VI III IVI II - -Recluce, retise and i'ecycle Sheilla's going west to help- so...Buy The Pound/Mercantile will be closed January 19 - February 2 Sorry for arty inconvenience this may cause. I Each year Clinton Public Hospital presents Service Pins to recognize the number of years employees have dedicated to the organization. These members of the hospital staff were recognized this year for 20+ years of service. Left to right they are Marg Draper and Dianne Freeman - 30 year pin recipients: Budd Bell - 20 year pin recipient: Velma Young and Nellie Wammes - 25 years of service. Others Receiving Recognition this Year: 5 YEARS 10 YEARS Theresa Heykoop Heather Wick 15 YEARS Judy Alilovic Barry Bell Florence Elliott Cam Grigg Ruth Hamilton Brenda Rutledge 25 YEARS Nellie Wammes Velma Young Jane McFarlane Sharon McClenaghan Catherine Cornish Marina Handy Ruth Ann Potter 20 YEARS Budd Bell Dorothy Boughen Paul Feagan Carol Lobb Evelyn Leppington Betty Lockhart Audrey Lyndon Bev Riley Sharon Snell 30 YEARS Dianne Freeman Marg Draper ^-Clinton Public Hospital has established a domain on the Internet and invites you to visit our website at: www.clph.on.ca/ ** A sincere thank you to Adam VanderLoo for volunteering his time, talent and patience to design the CPH pages and get the web site up and running. Adam took on this project as a community volunteer portion of his religion class at St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School. ** Conestoga College will once again be providing the Assessment Skills for Reg.N.'s and R.P.N.'s Course #31300501 in the Clinton Public Hospital Conference Room. Course begins Monday, March 1 and runs for 12 weeks. Cost: $160.00 For more information contact: Conestoga College @ 519-748-5220, ext. 256.