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The Citizen, 2002-11-06, Page 7PEOPLE NBROOK By Peter Hagedoorn Call 887-6935 IVES INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. Visit us at: WWW.IVESINSURANCE.COM "All Classes of Insurance" DOUG GOUGH, Broker 184 Dinsley St. W., Blyth Tel.: (519) 523-9655 Fax: (519) 523-9793 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002. PAGE 7. Clara Perrie celebrated her 90th birthday Saturday, Oct. 26. At home on the family farm on the Perrie Line there was a large gathering of relatives, neighbours and friends By David Blaney Special ro The Citizen The Oct. 29 meeting of Huron East council served to illustrate the increasing amount of time and resources that municipal councils are being forced to devote to environmental matters. During the course of the meeting councillors discussed, or received information on 19 items related to the environment. The discussions occupied nearly half of the council meeting's three and one-half hours. In that time council was confronted with everything from the fact that traces of radon gas had been discovered in a municipal well in Seaforth to the advisability of extending the sanitary sewers in Brussels regardless of whether the affected landowners were in agreement or not. For good measure council heard about Huron County's proposed no smoking bylaw, saw Brussels' Councillors Joe Seili and Greg Wilson get into a disagreement over extending full services to the Brussels' industrial park,' and received an engineering report her many happy returns of' the day. Clara is in very good health and enjoyed seeing all her guests. Cake and ice cream were served from 2 - 5 p.m. Her actual birthday was Oct. 27. Clara has been an active member of the community for 60 years and taught school at the No. I School in the area. The euchre party last Friday, Nov. 1 was hosted by Joe and Bev Smith and by Harvey and Marion Smith. Eight tables were at play. Scorers were as follows: high lady, Edna McLellan; high man, John detailing over $1.5 million worth of upgrades required for the municipality's water system. The first item before the councillors was an application by Lyle Kinsman for a minor variance in the minimum distance required between a livestock barn and a neighbouring residence. Kinsman was requesting a change from 370 metres to 248 metres. As one councillor pointed out a change of 122 metres was difficult to categorize as minor. However, discussions over the last two meetings have made it plain the applicant was attempting to put his proposed barns where they minimized the chance of runoff entering sinkholes at the rear of the property. Seili commented, "He (Kinsman) is bending over backwards to be reasonable. He could follow our guidelines and build the barns closer to the sinkholes." The situation is complicated by the fact that a municipal drain, which serves much of the Kinsman farm, currently empties into the sinkhole. Councillors were obviously unhappy' with this situation but previous Subject; low lady, Shirley Verstoep; low man, Kenneth Crawford; travelling hand (end of second), Linda Stevens; most lone hands, Isabelle Bremner, Neil Hatt; lucky tallies, Bob Bremner, Viola Adams, Leslie Knight, Richard Elliott, Iola Subject, Tom Stevens, and Isabelle Gray; 50/50, Richard Elliott. The next euchre party is at the Cranbrook Hall on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. The work morning last Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Cranbrook Hall was very productive thanks to Frank Workman, Leslie Knight, Harvey Smith, John Saxon, Gary Evans and Graeme MacDonald. The wall in the engineer's reports indicate it would be nearly impossible to drain the lands assessed into the drainage system to another point. Deputy Mayor Bernie MacLellan said about his visit to the site, "When I was there the building inspector showed me that the barns would be on top of a rise (if placed according to the bylaw) and might drain into two drainage ditches." Councillor Dick Burgess suggested council deny the variance because the Town of West Perth had objected and the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority expressed reservations and suggested seven conditions, which the councillor felt amounted to a disguised "no". In the end council approved the variance with conditions, in a recorded vote with Councillor Bill DeJong and Burgess opposed. The discovery of radon 222 (a naturally occurring radioactive gas) in water from the Chalk Street Well in Seaforth has meant that the well will have to remain out of service. Dr. Beth Henning, medical officer of health for Huron County stressed in a press release, "there are no Continued on page 19 basement was removed and the space for the euchre parties is much enlarged and more inviting. We are sure glad to have an electrician in the community. The hall board thanks everyone for making the improvement to the basement space of the hail possible. Halloween came and went and it was fun to see the children from the community and the environs in their costumes. They were all wonderful. HE discusses environmental issues No big deal In spite of receiving a flu shot from Public Health Nurse Laurie Paquette at last week's clinic at Grey Central Public School, Stephanie Zabo wore a big grin. Numerous clinics are still being held across the region as young and old alike prepare to fend off the viruses of the season. (Janice Becker photo) Huron County residents are encouraged to take part in public meetings to provide input into by-laws that ban striating' in public places and workplaces. Earlier this year, Huron County Council requested that a draft county 100% smoke free by-law for tA4.1 public places and workplaces be prepared. Huron County tok,"k. Smoke Free Public Places and Workplaces By-law Public Meetings will be held on: The Council of the Corporation of the County of Huron is considering passing a by- law to prohibit smoking in public places and workplaces in order to protect the residents and workers of the County of Huron from the health hazards of second- hand smoke. Public Places: any indoor area to which the public has access including bars, restaurants, private clubs, bingos, bowling alleys and any vehicle used for transporting the public (including a school bus and a passenger vehicle used for hire). Workplaces: any indoor area in which one or more employees work, including any other indoor area utilized by employees and includes a public transit vehicle and any other conveyance in which an employee works and which is provided by an employer. Knights of Columbus Hall North Huron Wescast Community Complex 99 Kerr Drive, Wingham Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) 100 Don Street, Clinton Duties of Owners, Managers & Employers Every employer or proprietor of a public place or a workplace shall: (i) ensure compliance with this by-law; (ii) give notice to each employee in the workplace or person in the public place that smoking is prohibited; (iii) post No Smoking signs in accordance with this by-law in conspicuous loca- -tions at every entrance and in washrooms indicating that smoking is prohibited; (iv)- ensure that no ashtrays or like paraphernalia are placed -or permitted to remain where smoking is prohibited under this by-law. Duties of the Public No person shall smoke in any workplace or public place within Huron County. Penalties Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000. South Huron Recreation Centre 94 Victoria Street East, Exeter Please plan to attend. We need your input! Written Submissions can be delivered or mailed to Huron County Health Unit 77722B London Road, RR #5 Clinton, ON NOM ILO. To receive copies of the by-law call 482-3416 or long distance inquiries 1-877-837-6143.