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Former Auburn man with Peacekeepers in Kosovo
While it may be an uneasy time
for family back home in Auburn
and Edmonton, it will be a time of
hard work and unknown situations
Men (and women) against beast
It was a true test of strength and skill when the men and women of the Bluewater Tug of
War team challenged a team of horses, owned by Wayne Lowe of Brussels, to a contest
last week. The brief pull was part of Media Day activities as preparations for the
International Plowing Match at the Becker farm near Dashwood continue.
for CpI. Michael Schneider as his
battalion helps to rebuild war-tom
Kosovo.
A graduate of Goderich District
Collegiate Institute and former resi
dent of Auburn, Schneider is a
member of the Combat Support
Company 1st Battalion Princess
Patricia Canadian Light Infantry
who left for the Eastern European
country recently to help remove
landmines and build homes and
shelters.
Due to teh short notice, his par
ents, Dorothy and Jim Schneider
did not have time to visit their son,
who is stationed in Edmonton,
prior to his departure. Schneider
also left behind his wife Bobbi Jo
and nine-month-old daughter
Heather.
After an unexpected call, Mrs.
Schneider says her son is working
in temperatures of 45°C and 100
per cent humidity. The soldiers are
drinking as much as 15 litres of
water each day to stave off dehy
dration, he told her.
Mr. Schneider says Michael is
enjoying the work as the battalion
rebuilds an area around a school,
but says that could change quickly.
Dorothy and Jim Schneider say
they have refrained from watching
the television news and are praying
to try to make the situation easier
while Michael is away.
CpI. Schneider has confirmed his
return for Dec. 23 to help the Cana
dian government with Y2K issues.
He should be back in Ontario in
January.
Stuck with a spare tire
around the middle?
leave the car at
home and walk.
Registration
for
Brussels
Girl Guides,
Pathfinders,
Brownies &
Sparks
September 13
7-9 p.m.
Brussels Legion
For information
call Janet Mitchell
887-6618
COUNTY OF HURON
1998
AUDITORS REPORT
To the Members of Council, Inhabitants and Ratepayers
ol the Corporation of the County of Huron
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation of the County of Huron as at December 31. 1998 and the
consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended. These statements are the responsibility of the county's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating overall
financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, those consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Corporation of the County of
Huron as at December 31, 1998 and the results of its operation for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting
principles disclosed in note 1 to the financial statements. 1/ / / f f J f
Goderich, Ontario +&4&X4AS
April 30, 1999 ’ Chartered Accountants
Consolidated Statement of Operations
for the year ended December 31 , 1998
Budget Actual Actual
1998 1998 1997
$$$
Sources of Financing
Requisition on Local Municipalities 7,082,145 18,402,098 8,958,717
Grants
Government of Canada 715,722 689,581 705,837 ■
Province of Ontario 39,334,153 25.897,506 15,892,389
Other municipalities 535,962 491,356 331,847
Other
Investment income 640,202 688,140 304,683
Fees and service charges 3,715,020 3,332,604 3,504,000
Rents 925,482 919,582 934,278
Sale of Equipment 297,758 297,758 -
• Miscellaneous 71,799 289,600 121,006
Fund Balances at the Beginning
of the Year
To be used to offset taxation 604,270 604,270 671,122
53,922,513 51,612,495 31,423,879
ADolied To
Current Operations
General government 3,017,487 2,336,260 1,534,400
Protection to persons and property
- protective inspection 250,100 233,841 209,018
- emergency measures 70,804 87,775 -
Transportation services 9,242,549 8,153,141 6,253,094
Environmental services 100,000 85,084 199,558
Health services 4,971.039 4,297,413 1,803,865
Social and family services 28,728,655 26,862,132 11,447,999
Recreation and cultural services 1,854,070 1,789,008 2,006,369
Planning and development 1,583,251 1,526,661 1,642,484
49,817,955 45,371,315 25,096,787
Capital
General government 183,000 183,081 314,527
Transportation services 594,000 593,688 375,666
Health services 30,000 29,936 118,102
Social and family services 114,000 113,839 384,256
Recreation and cultural services 79,000 78,974 103,095
Planning and development 22,000 21,696 8,978
1,022,(XX)1,021,214 1,304,624
Net Appropriations to (from) Reserves
and Reserve Funds 3,082.558 4,141,558 4.418,198
Fund Balances at the End of the Year
To be used to offset taxation -1.078,408 604,270
53.922,513 51,612,495 31,423,879
Consolidated Balance Sheet
as at December 31 , 1998
1998 1997
$$
Assets
Unrestricted
Cash on hand and in bank 6,731,146 4,062,996
Due to general funds from reserve funds (407,531)712,104
Accounts receivable 1.165,147 508,114
Other current assets 209,196 200,069
7,697,958 5,483.283
Restricted
Cash on hand and in bank 7,362,000 2,189,096
Investments 3,751,347 6,480.018
Unamortized premium (discount)(7,508)(26,638)
11,105,839 8,642,476
Less: Due from reserve funds to
general funds 407,531 (712,104)
11.513,370 7,930,372
19,211.328 13,413,655
Liabilities and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4,065,503 2,883,526
Fund balances at the end of the year
To be used to offset taxation 1,078,408 604,270
Reserves 2,554,047 1,995,487
Reserve Funds 11,513,370 7.930,372
19,211,328 13,413,655
Reserve and Reserve Fund Operations
Revenue 7.068,825 6,601.898
Transfers and Expenditures
Year End Position of Reserves
2,927,267 2,183,700
and Reserve Funds 14,067.417 9,925,859
NOTES
l. These Financial Highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the County of
Huron including the following: Huron County Library Board, and the Huron County Board
of Health.
2. The Huron Addiction Services Program, the Healthy Babies/Healthy Children Program, and
the Heart Health Program administered by the Huron County Board of Health and funded
entirely by the Province of Ontario are not consolidated.
3. Copies of the audited financial report from which these highlights were extracted may be
examined at the office of the Clerk-Administrator, County of Huron Court House, The
Square, Goderich, Ontario.•
Carol Mitchell Ken Nix, CM.A.
Warden Treasurer