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The Citizen, 2001-10-10, Page 2044- 4Ir enirgi RUrOli As per Section 83.1 of the Municipal Act, the report of the Municipality of Central Huron's Performance Measurements is available to the public. Copies may be picked up at the Municipal Office, 23 Albert Street, Clinton, ON, NOM 1LO. ZWise 4# & nattier ladiatete COMMUNITY FORUM Challenges, Opportunities, Partnership Wednesday, October 17, 2001 7:00 p.m. North Huron Wescast Community Complex Hot Stove Lounge * Hospital Funding * Physician Recruitment * Patient Services for Wingham Community ScAeriyaige Wieleaoce Hi -RON PERTH (.7711;k0e/trii Honoured Blyth's Communities in Bloom program, its Committee and the village residents received federal recognition last week at the annual Huron Bruce Liberal dinner in Holmesville. MP Paul Steckle presents Chair Bev Elliott with a certificate acknowledging the village's national 5-Bloom victory. (Clinton News-Record photo) PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2001. Former Blyth woman wins CH logo contest By David Emslie Clinton News-Record Julie McNichol will soon be see- ing her work appear on municipal trucks. business cards and hats and shirts for the Municipality of Central Huron. McNichol, a recent graduate of the graphic design program at Windsor's St. Clair College, had her design for the new municipal logo chosen in a contest hosted by the municipality, along with M.P. Russo and Associates Inc. As the winner of the contest, McNichol was presented last Friday with a watch from M.P. Russo and Associates sales representative Ron Plasschaert. Central Huron Reeve Carol Mitchell also presented McNichol with a shirt bearing the The Blyth Festival is gearing up for the return of the popular 3x3 Art Draw & Auction on- Saturday, Oct. 20. This year's event sponsor is international recording star, Loreena McKennitt. McKennitt, whose Quinlan Road production company is based in Stratford, has emerged as a major philanthropist on several fronts throughout the province. From her commitment to local architectural heritage to the promotion of marine safety to her support of arts organi- zations, McKennitt is a consistent supporter of deserving causes. Eric Coates, associate artistic director of- the Blyth Festival praises her partic- ipation, "Loreena knows the chal- lenges of creating art while trying to flourish financially. Her support for other artists and the community at logo. The logo submitted by McNichol was one of about 25 judged by mem- . bers of council, according to Central Huron Clerk Richard Harding. The logos were first looked over by the municipality's executive committee, and each member submitted their top three to council. "This one was in everybody's top three...it made it easy," he said. "I'm very pleased we were able to select this logo, especially from a young person who just graduated from graphics," Mitchell said. "I'm especially pleased how it included something from each formo-munici- pality." McNichol's design took into con- sideration the fact Central Huron is comprised of the former municipali- ties of Goderich and Hullett Twps., large is truly inspiring. We are very grateful." The evening begins with a preview of new artworks in the Blyth Centre for the Arts' Bainton Art Gallery. All the framed, original artwork meas- ures approximately 3"x 3" and has been donated by artists representing the entire province. Guests are provided with a com- plete catalogue of the work and are encouraged to spend the preview portion of the evening selecting their favorites. All guests' names are entered in a draw for the main event. As a name is drawn every guest is allowed to return to the gallery and select a piece of art for their own col- lection. The sense of competition and fun escalates as the number of remaining art works diminish. Any extra pieces ice area to facilitate movement of wastes within the county. Under questioning from Central Huron Councillor Carol Mitchell, Janes explained it's at the local level that the final implementation occurs. Until there is an agreement between the municipality generating the waste and the one taking it, the new system won't kick in. The two. changes mean Wingham can now have a back-up plan of ship- ping its garbage to the South Huron landfill in case something goes wrong with the MOE re-evalutation of its own site, Janes said. The sudden surplus of landfill capacity, plus the simplification of rules for transferring waste from one municipality might allow more economies of scale in waste manage- ment, Janes said. He explained that per-tonne costs range from $35 at the Mid-Huron' site at Holmesville to along with Clinton. And as such; included in her logo is Clinton radar, geese from the Millen Wildlife Area, a sunset and water from Goderich Twp., along with corn, representing the farming communities. "The three geese flying represent the three municipalities and that we're all flying together, in forma- tion," Mitchell said. The daughter of Murray and Colleen McNichol of RR3, Blyth, McNichol said that by the time she received notice about the contest, where she now lives in Ottawa, she had just two days to come up with an idea and make her submission to the contest. And after making the sub- mission, she said she put the logo out of her mind, and thus was surprised to receive a call informing her that her logo was•chosen. will be auctioned to the group in general. Music is by the Kim Ladd Jazz Trio. Fine wine and local delicacies from Huron County's own gourmets will fill the evening's menu. Artistic Director, Anne Chislett is thrilled by the return of the 3x3 draw. " It's so gratifying to throw a party where everyone gets to take home a beautiful piece of art. And the more they have to battle each other to get what they want, the more fun everyone seems to have." For tickets to the 3x3 Art Draw and Auction calLthe Blyth Festival Box Office, 1-877-862-5984. The cost for the entire evening is $99 per person or $101 per couple. The event takes place on Saturday Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. All proceeds go to the Blyth Centre for the Arts. more than $200 in some smaller sites. The MOE has said it is prepared to "mothball" some sites for the time being so that the capacity won't be lost but fewer, larger sites could be used in order to create economies of scale. In addition there are problems with new amalgamated municipalities. In North Huron, for instance, the three wards of Blyth, Wingham and East Wawanosh, each send their garbage to different sites. McNichol may come by some of her graphic skills naturally, as her mother was responsible for design- ing-the Morris Twp. logo. A graduate of Central Huron Secondary School, McNichol will have the opportunity when she is back in this area to see her work on display in a number of different loca- tions. According to Harding, the logo will appear on municipal trucks, business cards, a new municipal flag, and hats and shirts. These latter two items will be sold as promotional items. "I can't wait to see the flag, the trucks," McNichol said. A reassessment by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the landfill site serving Wingham has taken the -town from being out of capacity to having 100 years of capacity, a con- sultant told Huron County council Thursday. Steve Janes, waste management consultant, said the change is part of a whole new attitude by MOE offi- ' cials that includes acceptance of the idea the whole county can be treated as one service area while municipali- ties still control where their garbage goes. "I'm delighted this has. hap- pened," said Janes. Wingham has long argued ,there was much more area available on the site of its landfill but it's only recent- ly MOE officials were convinced to open and re-examine the certificate of approval for theii-te. The officials then did new calculations indicating there is sufficient "air space" within the approved landfill footprint, to extend the life of the landfill to near- ly 100 years. That increases the capacity for the entire county to an additional four to five years. In the mid-1990s capacity was judged to be just another II years for the entire county. By 1999 capacity was increased to 56 years for the whole county without any new land- fills being added. That will further be extended with the new situation in Wingham. Because Wingham had been virtu- ally out of landfill capacity, the coun- ty had been negotiating methods where garbage could be moved from one municipality to another within the county without expensive new environmental studies as had been required by the MOE. . The ministry has now agreed to define the entire county as one serv- McKennitt sponsors 3x3 auction Wingham landfill sees bigger future INCLUDES... • New filter; installed • Up to 51. 10W30 motor oil • Chassis lube 0 applicable) • Comprehensive 55 pt. check over with report card %:u;, ;,,v,"v A asoisgmcgi -4102e0d,m-%0 346 Huron Rd, Goderich 524-9381 • 1-800-338-1134