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PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2000.
Grey supports protest of OMAFRA closures
The final 1999 meeting of Grey
Twp. council was held on Dec. 20
and council passed a resolution to
endorse the draft restructuring
proposal for the Town of Seaforth,-
the Village of Brussels and the
Twps. of Grey, McKillop and
Tuckersmith. The draft proposal
will be forwarded to the County of
Huron and the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs. The new
municipality will be called the
Municipality of Huron East.
Council also drafted and
endorsed a resolution protesting the
closure of the OMAFRA
agricultural field offices and called
for the Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs to cancel
the reorganization of its field
offices and to immediately
commence a consultation process
with agricultural organizations to
ascertain the needs and
requirements of Ontario farmers.
The resolution will be circulated to
all municipalities in Ontario.
A resolution from Seaforth with
regard to* the impact of proposed
school closings was endorsed.
Council expressed its opposition to
provincial funding formulas for
education.
Council also endorsed a resolu
tion from CRASH (Canadians for
Responsible and Safe Highways)
aimed at improving government
trucking policies.
A resolution was passed
authorizing Lyle Martin to continue
as the Maitland Valley Conserva
tion Authority representative,
conditional on approval from the
Twp. of Howick and the Village of
Brussels.
Vince Smith was authorized to
issue the 2000 dog tags.
Council approved accounts
totalling $30,818.72 for payments.
At its first meeting of 2000 on
Jan. 3 council made the following
appointments to local boards and
committees: Brussels Medical-
Dental Centre board, Graeme
MacDonald and Dale Newman;
Brussels, Morris and Grey board of
recreation management. Alvin
McLellan, Mervyn Bauer, Steve
Knight and Darwin Ducharme;
community oriented policing
committee, John Saxon and Robin
Dunbar; Walton landfill committee,
Lyle Martin and Helen Cullen;
Huron County Farm and Home
Safety Association, Mervyn Bauer;
Ethel minor ball committee, Gary
Boyer, Brenda Boyer, Wendy
Cla-rk, Evon Cochrane, Jane
Stewart, Susan Cox and Wayne
Henry; Huron Plowmen’s
Association, Graeme MacDonald,
Marie Perrie; Seaforth Hospital
board, Howard Hackwell; the
Huron East transition board, Robin
Dunbar and Alvin McLellan.
In other business, accounts
totalling $49,631.57 were approved
for payment.
The next regular meeting of
Council is scheduled for Monday,
Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
Huron Network
begins new year Snow much fun
Though making travel a little precarious from time to time the heavy snow that fell through
much of the area offered up some extra holiday fun for youngsters. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Huron Community Service
Network is a group of health, social
services, individuals and
organizations who meet to share
information, exchange ideas and
enhance community leadership.
The latest accomplishment has
been the Information Directory.
This is an excellent resource for
anyone new to the area, starting a
business, providing a service or
anyone who just wants to know
who is who in Huron County.
To order a copy,_ send a cheque
for $35 to the Huron Community
Service Network, PO Box 584,
Clinton, N0M 1L0. A copy can be
picked up at any branch of the
Huron County Library, or include
$5 for shipping direct.
The Network meets in January,
March, May, September and
November. All meetings are at the
Truck tips in Perth
With no injuries, no leaks and lit
tle damage, an overturned Sparling
Propane tanker was put back on its
wheels by a company crane Mon
day after it had slowly tipped over.
Sebringville OPP report the
Thieves take fountain
On Dec. 30 at approximately
1 a.m. a person was awakened at
his residence on Con. 1 in
McKillop Twp. near Dublin. The
man saw two young males stealing
the base from a water fountain on
OMAFRA/MNR offices in Clinton,
usually on the third Thursday of the
month starting at 9 a.m. The public
is welcome to attend the next two
meetings when special
presentations are planned. On Nov.
18 Gabe Del Bianco, president of
Innerfit Counselling and consulting
in Aubum, will offer a very timely
presentation on Self-Care.
Then on Jan. 20, 2000, at the
annual general meeting, there will
be a presentation on conflict
resolution with Jane Muegge. For
many years, she has been a very
energetic facilitator/presenter in the
area. She is well known for her
enthusiasm and innovative
presentations.
The Network always welcomes
new members to the meetings. For
information check out the website
at www.odyssey.on.ca/~hcsn.
minor incident occurred on Line 72
(County Rd. 6 in Perth County) just
west of Newry at 10:20 a.m., Jan.
3.
The OPP were on hand only to
control traffic.
the lawn. The suspects fled in a
vehicle towards Seaforth.
Anyone who knows where the
fountain may be located is asked to
call the Huron OPP or contact
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