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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-09-12, Page 6MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY PUBLIC MEETING You are cordially invited to attend a Public Meeting to discuss a memorial to commemorate the "Disney Heritage" in the Bluevale Area. Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Morris-Turnberry Council Chambers 41342 Morris Road Your attendance and ideas are needed at the meeting for a successful project EVERYONE IS WELCOME THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF AN INTERIM CONTROL BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST Being an Interim Control By-law affecting the Wards of Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Huron East passed By-Law 88 2001 on September 4, 2001 under Section 38 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990 as amended. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Municipality of Huron East, not later than November 3, 2001, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection and accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act ($125.00). Please note the last day for filing an appeal falls on a Saturday. Persons wishing to file an appeal should do so before 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2001 to ensure it can be date-stamped by the Clerk. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law and description of the lands to which the by-law applies are contained in the attached by-law. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal an interim control by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed on behalf of an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. Dated at the Municipality of Huron East This 4th day of September, 2001 J.R. McLachlan, Clerk-Administrator Municipality of Huron East Box 610, Seaforth ON NOK 1 WO (519) 527-0160 Are you getting the financial advice you need? Investment Ptanning Counsel— of FINANCIAL PLANNING PROFESSIONALS Your financial plan should include: • Retirement Strategies • RESP and Education Planning • Estate Planning -• Tax Minimization • Life and Disability Insurance • Professional Investment Management For a Personal Financial Consultation call: Helen M. Hetherington, CFP (519) 887-9964 or 1-800-869-8922 PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2001. County awards design contract The contract for designing, three ambulance stations for Huron County was approved by county council Thursday. Gail E. Lamb Incorporated Architect will be paid $47,300 for the design project. Lamb, who previ- ously designed the Huronview and Huronlea homes for the aged, beat out nine other firms for the contact. Council also approved purchase of a one-acre site near Exeter at a cost of $75,000 for the new ambulance station there. That approval came over the objection of Paul Klopp, Bluewater councillor, who recommended coun- cil hold off on the purchase for the time being. Klopp was also among those who mounted criticism of the continuing work of the county's consultant Jan Hambides of Promax. It cost $110 an hour to have Hambides attend the meeting to choose an architect Klopp said, but he is only hired to complete a study of the effectiveness of the current ambulance deployment. That study is costing up to $1,820 a week, Klopp said. He questioned whether Hambides was needed even for this, noting other counties are having staff do the work. When an ambulanCe service administrator is hired, he said, that person should be able to compile the information needed. But Carol Mitchell, councillor for Central Huron, argued that the issue is much more complex than Klopp and other critics were making it seem. Compiling data is easy but analysing it is hard and requires expert advice, she said. The county's manager will not have the ability to do this. "We're one of the few (ambulance) systems in the province that is meet- ing the 1996 standards," Mitchell said. She argued strongly for getting on with the matter saying the county should be looking at ways to improve the ambulance service, instead of always looking back at the service provided before the province downloaded the service to the coun- ty. Still, council did agree (with Mitchell's support) to defer the motion approving the terms of employment for Promax. Bernie MacLellan, Huron East councillor, in making the motion, said the terms in the report of the agriculture, pub- lic works and seniors committee were broader than he thought had been agreed on. The terms will be clarified and brought to the October meeting. , Former Huronview staff pickets Huron County councillors attend- ing the September meeting of coun- cil had to pass a picket line of former Huronview workers. The workers, who were laid off in cutbacks eight years ago and who later won a court decision that their layoffs were illegal, handed informa- tion leaflets to councillors. Their efforts brought the attention of coun- cil to the fact the county has not obeyed the decision and is negotiat- ing a settlement. Deb Shewfelt, Goderich council- A plaque which was presented to Huron County from the Middlesex- London Health Unit was passed on to the Huron County Health Unit at the September meeting of county council. Rob Morley, chair of the health and planning committee said Dr. Graham Pollett, medical officer of health for Middlesex-London, pre- sented the plaque at the committee's August meeting in appreciation of Mandatory literacy testing will soon be one of the requirements for Ontario Works clients of the Huron County Social Services Department. Under new provincial regulations literacy testing for Ontario Works recipients will commence in October and be fully implemented across the province by April 2002. A literacy screening test will help identify whether an individual's Letter to the editor THE EDITOR, As I was looking at a poster adver- tising an upcoming event in our vil- lage I was quite dismayed to see our Memorial Hall being referred to as Festival Hall. I think it is very important that lor, wondered how much the county has spent in legal fees fighting the decision. Lynn Murray, county clerk admin- istrator, said the county's lawyers were only involved when the actual hearing took place. Currently a team from the county is negotiating with the union and lawyers are not involved, she said. Shewfelt made a motion that the current council be updated on the issues at the next committee of the whole meeting, noting that the situa- the Huron Health Unit's assistance during the meningococcal disease outbreak in February and March. Ten nurses from the health unit volun- teered to help in the mass immuniza- tion of 110,000 people between the ages of two and 25. Six of the nurses were present at county council to be honoured for their work. Marlene Price from the health unit explained Huron nurses put in more than 200 hours assisting reading, writing and math skills might be a barrier to employment. Those who don't have the required skills will receive assistance to upgrade their skills. Currently, however, there are no programs in place in Huron for upgrading literacy skills, said John McKinnon, social services adminis- trator. A program will have to be put together after meetings with local school boards. everyone remember that the Memorial Hall was built as a memo- • rial to those who lost their lives in war. Lest We Forget. Donna Govier Member Blyth Legion Branch 420. Brussels Run be the largest single-day fundraiser for cancer research in the world. Information and sponsorship forms are available at the 5 R's and the CIBC in Brussels and more information can be obtained by calling Waneta Leishman at 887- 9101. tion goes back farther than many of the current councillors have been involved. Warden Norm Fairies said the negotiating team feels that the issue is very close to being resolved. "Give us time," he pleaded. After some discussion, Shewfelt agreed to amend his motion to have the presentation made at the November meeting instead of the October meeting, in the hope anego- tiated settlement can be made in the meantime. the immunization program. The nurses came in early to get their work in Huron done, then worked in immunization clinics from 1-8 p.m. Other health units in the area sur- rounding London also helped out, she said, and if such an outbreak should happen in Huron she was sure_ others would be equally as generous. In addition, "We now have a strong pool of nurses to organize clinics if needed," Price said. On behalf of reunion volunteers Paul Steckle, MP for Huron Bruce, was on hand for the opening ceremonies of the Thresher Reunion and present- ed Beatrice Hallahan, widow of Reunion co-founder, Simon Hallah9n, with a certificate of recognition on behalf of all present and past volunteers who have worked to make the Thresher reunion a success. (Photo by David Blaney) Choke offered in Continued from page 1 For the more adventurous the organ- izers have provided a country course which will take you out along coun- try roads then back into town. To date Terry Fox Runs have raised over $300 million for cancer research and the run itself is said to Writer reminds, `Lest We Forget" Middlesex honours HU nurses Welfare recipients to be tested