HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-08-15, Page 7The Campbell Reunion was held
days at a cottage near Orillia and vis-
ited with John and Gayle Galbraith,
Kelly Galbraith and Mike and
Dianne Galbraith.
The community of friends and
neighbours extends sincere sympa-
thy to Kathy, James and Kenneth
McCracken in the sudden deaths of a
loving and caring husband and father
John, and loving and caring son and
brother Mark. May it help them in
some way to know that others share
the sorrow in their hearts.
Chester and Marilyn Thompson of
Goderich and Ruth Johnston of
Belgrave have returned home after a
two-week holiday in Vancouver vis-
iting with Danny Thompson, Brae
and Cole.
Laura Johnston spent the holiday
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. George
Johnston and family in Ilderton. Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Grasby were guesets
at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Gary
Leitch and Jeff in London. On
Sunday all attended a surprise 75th
birthday party for Laura Johnston at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Johnston. Relatives attended from
Blyth, Toronto, Auburn, St.
Catharines, Exeter and London. A
smorgasbord was served and all
enjoyed a social time together.
Special birthday greetings are also
extended from the community of
friends and neighbours.
Sharing the harvest
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on Sunday, July 29 at the Belgrave
Ball Park Pavilion. Sixty people
attended from London, Strathroy,
Thunder Bay, St. Catharines,
Kincardine, Brussels, Wingham and
Belgrave area.
Games and contests were provided
by the hosting Cloakey
Some enjoyed playing ball despite
the hot weather. A potluck smorgas-
bord was enjoyed. Clare and Gladys
Van Camp of Brussels and Lorne
and Lillian Campbell spent a few
Community mourns
The Belgrave community was ankle. The investigation is continues.
heartbroken after a deadly crash in with charges pending, police said.
Indiana stole the lives of John On Tuesday, Aug. 7 the Wingham
McCracken, 47, and his 12-year-old United Church was filled to capacity
son Mark McCracken. as the community came together to
The father and son died on Friday, mourn the McCrackens. Rev. Ethel
Aug. 3 in Steuben County, Indiana. Miner Clare of Knox United Church
According to a report from the sher- in Belgrave conducted the double
iff's office, the transport truck had funeral, the first in the area in many
been travelling northbound on years.
Highway 1-69 at around 4 a.m.when John McCracken had been
it was hit by a pick-up truck. employed at Woodstock Brothers
A spokesperson for the sherriff's Transport from Sebringville.
office says the 28-year-old driver of Mark would have been entering
the pick-up went through a T-inter- Grade 8 at East Wawanosh Public
section, then a fence, a guardrail and School in September and was a mem-
then a ditch, hitting the truck as it ber of the Wingham PeeWees.
travelled on the highway. Left to mourn their passing is
Both McCracken were pinned in John's wife and Mark's mother,
the cab and pronounced dead when Kathy (Fines) McCracken along with
police arrived on the scene. The driv- brothers and sons, James and
er of the pick-up suffered a broken Kenneth, all of Belgrave.
Nutrient management on M-T agenda
Nutrient management was on the draft a model bylaw has been estab-
agenda of the Morris/Turnberry lished.
council again when they met on Aug. It was eventually decided that Ellis
7. would double check the figures and
Gerry Bowler, CA, made a presen- the matter would be discussed at the
tation on behalf of Jeff and Terry next public works committee meet-
Curran in support of their request for ing.
an exception to the 50 per-cent own- ***
ership of land requirement in the cur- As there were no objections a zon-
rent bylaw. The Currans wish to erect ing amendment was approved, in
a 2000 head swine feeder barn on Lot Turnberry Ward, for Anita Harding
16,17 Conc. 12 of Turnberry and Lawrence Colquhoun. A zoning
ward. amendment for Murray Wayne Fear
The Currans also questioned the was deferred for clarification.
differences between the calculations
used in the current nutrient manage- Accounts in the amount of
ment by-law and those established $453,628.48 were approved for pay-
by OMAFRA, which are more ment. This amount included
lenient. $30,389.30 for restructuring.
Tom Fritz, the contractor for the ***
proposed facility explained that the Council approved the purchase a
type of barn to be built actually New Holland TS100 tractor and 960
reduced the manure by 30-40 per- Alo loader from Reavie Farm
cent and that the odour is greatly Equipment at a price of $42,318.85.
reduced. ***
Ralph Watson asked if the man- Nancy Michie was formally
agement plans are open for adjust- appointed clerk/treasurer as well as
ment and Byron Ellis, chief building division registrar and marriage
official said they were not. Jennifer licence issuer. Kimberley Johnston
Ball of the County of Huron Planning was appointed as deputy division
Department, advised those in atten- registrar and deputy marriage licence
dance that a county committee to issuer.
NH share $75,000 over 3 years
Continued from page 1 gested that local councils could
$75,000 from North Huron, spread work together to come up with some
over three years. Reeve Doug funding for the project. Morris-
Layton agreed it certainly is a worth- Turnberry and Howick were' sug-
while program and something the gested, as were Lucknow and
municipality should support. Teeswater, whose physicians prac-
When asked if General Electric tise out of the Wingham hospital to
has guaranteed a price of $1.2 mil- bring in the entire catchment area.
lion for the new scanner, council was Councillor Arnold Taylor said he
assured that is the price. believes some pressure should he
Councillor Arnold Taylor asked if maintained on the provincial gov-
the committee is going to other com- emment as well to revisit its stance
munities whose patients have been on funding and a need to cut down
referred to the Walkerton site. He on waiting lists for diagnostic test-
was assured they would be. In fact, ing.
they were scheduled to address a "We're paying for health care
council meeting at Listowel the fol- through our taxes and now we're
lowing evening. being asked to raise taxes (to con-
After the delegation left, council tribute toward the CT scanner)...I
.dealt with some other items of busi- have a bit of concern with that,"
Hess before returning to the Taylor said.
Walkerton request. In the end, council authorized
Councillor Archie MacGowan Clerk-Administrator John Stewart to
said he too believes it is a worthy send a letter to neighbouring munic-
cause, but suggested that council sit ipalities and to the board of gover-
down with Donna White, head of nors at Wingham and District
finance, and "take a look at the next Hospital requesting their financial
five years". support toward the CT scanner for
Councillor Murray Nesbitt sug- Walkerton.
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