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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-04-04, Page 22INSURANCE PREMIUMS TOO HIGH? ra Omni A Insurance Brokers Save 20-40°'° on your auto insurance and more on other insurance services * Free No Obligation Quote Paul Hallahan R.R. #3 Blyth (519) 523-9110 Fax: (519) 523-9278 Clinton Office: (519) 482-3434 Pager 1-888-489-2570 email:phallahan@odyssey.on.ca Offering Insurance & Financial Services Farm/Commercial/ Residential/Auto AccIdent/SIckness D.S.I Looking for local heroes There are so many people out there who do so much to improve their community. Now you have a chance to say thanks. Nominate that special person for the 16th Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards. Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win,please feel free to try again. I nominate Blyth j Brussels as Citizen of the year for & area & area I feel she/he deserves this award because Nomination Deadline April 30, 2001. Name and phone number of nominator PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4, 2001. MADD to release new brochures at spring swap By Clint Haggart Clinton News-Record Look for new brochures from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) this spring. The Huron/Bruce chapter of MADD is releasing its first ever brochure at the brochure swap in April. The idea started out as a newslet- ter for members, said Sandra Lee, chapter co-president. She added that the idea turned into a brochure so it could be distributed to the public. "We want to increase awareness." The Huron/Bruce chapter would like to put out a new brochure four times a year, said Lee. This brochure includes a personal victim's story by OPP Community Services Officer, Don Shropshall, and MA-DD would like to have a victim's story in each brochure. The chapter was formed by fami- lies of victims and has representa- tives across the two counties, but, Said Lee, they are looking for more representatives from- South Huron (she mentioned Clinton, Seaforth and Exeter) .and from South Bruce (Kincardine and Teeswater area). "It would really be nice if we did- n't have to exist," said Dwayne Evans, the other co-president. There are 43 MADD chapters across Canada, 23 in Ontario, and Evans said two more chapters are being formed. In the Huron/Bruce chapter there are 12 board members and they are always looking for more volunteers, said Lee. MADD helps at the sobriety checkpoints run by the OPP. They offer victim services, which include helping victims over the phone and joining victims in court as support. The organization spreads aware- ness through its red ribbon cam- paign, cable commercials, public school poster contests and presenta- tions. The money MADD collects dur- ing fundraisers are used in the chap- ter, said Evans. The group sponsors RIDE and sobriety check points. They have helped purchase two alcotesters, which are used to detect alcohol on the breath, for the South Bruce OPP. Flashing beacons have been bought for the Wingham police, Huron OPP and South Bruce OPP. The group purchased "Fatal Vision" goggles to be used in school and mall presentaffons. They are partnered with the Operation Lookout program in the Grey/Bruce county, and, said Lee, there is an idea for a program similar to Opefation Lookout being intro- duced to Huron County. Ontario _ Students Against Impaired Driving groups are sup- ported and assisted by MADD and the group contributes to the New Year's Eve taxi ride program, which helps get inebriated people home safely. On June 27, MADD is having a golf tournament- and dinner. For more information about the golf tournament or any of the other services MADD provides call 1-519-357-4552, fax to 1-519-357- 4556, or e-mail them at madd@hurontel.on.ca Lee said the Huron/Bruce chapter is planning a Web site, until then the national MADD Web site is. www.madd.ca Lending a helping hand Everyone pitched in to get the meal on the table when the Huron County Beef Producers held their annual supper at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, March 30. Helping with the food preparations were, from left, Barb Bennett, Helen Rintoul, Glen Walker and Neil Rintoul. N. Huron discusses thorny issue By Bonnie Gropp Citizen staff It was a thorny issue when the topic of weed control came up at North Huron council's meeting on Monday night. Clerk-Administrator John Stewart told councillors that two letters- had been received opposing any spraying of weeds in the ward of Wingham. At the previous council meeting, after a presentation from Jeff Peters of Lawn Ranger which has done spraying and fertilizing at municipal property in the ward of Blyth, coun- cil suggested that a proposal be put together for work in all of the town- ship. Hearing the concerns of resident Jim Beattie and members of the Wingham WI at the April 2 meeting, some councillors questioned • the need to spray in Wingham when it has never been done in the past. Councillor Arnold Taylor expressed his feeling that because of the pub- lic's, concerns about the health haz- ards perhaps council should recon- sider. Deputy-Reeve Jeff Howson, how- ever, said that Peters had attended the meeting with only a proposal for Blyth, but council at that time had shown interest in the other wards. "We haven't signed anything. We might as well see what he has to say." Reeve Doug Layton echoed Taylor's feelings. "If there is not interest in having Wingham done, then perhaps we should not do it." Howson was frustrated by the comment however. "That's tine, but I wish we had done that at the last council meeting. When (Peters) left here it was with the understanding that we'd have to call for tenders." Taylor who had not been in favour of spraying at the last meeting noted that his view wasn't any different. "(Peters) came to do his presenta- tion. We didn't ask him," he "said, adding that if one person brings in a proposal then it's "only proper" oth- ers have the opportunity. Beattie, who was present at the meeting, asked Howson if he was not concerned that the ball diamond, one of the areas sprayed, was fre- quented by children. "If the board of education doesn't spray their proper- ties anymore they must have a rea- son, so why would you want to spray?" Howson answered that with his background in agriculture and busi- ness he has seen that the products used are at safe levels. "When you get down to the nitty-gritty table salt and caffeine probably cause more harm than these chemicals." However, he also noted that as there are people who feel so strong- ly, perhaps even in Blyth the areas for spraying could be reduced. He recommended that the facilities manger look to see if a weed prob- lem existed in any of the locations and if not, stop spraying. A motion was made by Councillor Murray Nesbitt to drop any plans for spraying in Wingham and East Wawanosh and for this year do Blyth properties as in the past. Councillor Archie McGowan, as well as Howson voted against the motion. "I was the one who voted at the last meeting that we include the land in front of the municipal office and Cruikshank Park in the proposal because, quite frankly, the park last year was a disgrace," said McGowan. He added that he had received pos- itive feedback from Horticultural Society members. The motion passed.