The Citizen, 2000-01-12, Page 11L
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2000. PAGE 11.
The news from
ondesboro Hullett names committee reps
Compiled by Brenda Radford Phone 523-4296
Community remembers
former teacher, resident
The community learned
Wednesday morning of the passing
of William Leiper recently of
Maitland Manor Nursing Home,
Goderich.
Bill and his brothers farmed east
of Londesboro, across from the
Burn’s Cemetery and church.
Theirs was one of the last farms in
this area to show at least a small
field of stooked grain.
Mr. Leiper taught school at #11
Hullett before entering the service
and for many years sold insurance
for McKillop Insurance Co. He was
a life-long member of the Hullett
Masonic Lodge.
Bill bowled with the Londesboro
men’s team for many years and
took an interest in local ball and
hockey teams.
Sympathy is expressed to his
family and friends.
We also learned this past week of
the death of Mr. Alf Bell, husband
of the former Vera Lyon. Vera is
the daughter of Stanley and Nellie
Lyon and grew up on a farm on the
13th of Hullett Twp.
Mr. Bell is also survived by their
daughter, Heather.
Vera’s address for anyone
wishing to express condolence is
#307 - 158 Promenade Dr.,
Nanaimo. BC V9R 6M7.
Appointments to boards and
committees for 2000 were made at
the Jan. 4 meeting of Hullett Twp.
council.
Deputy-Reeve Doug Hugill and
Councillor John Van Beers will sit
on the Blyth and District Fire Area
Board; Reeve Bob Szusz and
Councillor Marg Anderson, Blyth
and District Community Centre
Board; Van Beers, Blyth Union
Cemetery; Anderson, Seaforth Fire
Area Board; Van Beers, Huron
County Farm Safety Association
and Councillor Bruce Bergsma,
Clinton Fire Area Board.•
A motion was passed authorizing
an agreement with the Avon Mait
land District School Board for the
use of certain board property by the
township to assist in the protection
of property, and health, safety and
welfare of residents in an emergen
cy.
Szusz, Hugill, Anderson and
Bergsma, Clerk-Treasurer Rhonda
Fischer and Road Superintendent
Jim Johnston and their spouses wjll
attend the joint Rural Ontario
Municipalities Association and
Ontario Good Roads Association
conference in Toronto from Feb.
20-23.
The township will participate in
the redesign project by Bell Canada
for municipal telephone listings.
Council supported a resolution
from Grey Twp. petitioning the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs to cancel the reorga
nization of its field offices and
commence a consultation process
with agricultural organizations and
interested stakeholders to ascertain
the needs and requirements of the
farmers.
Accounts payable totalling
$47,189.70 were approved for pay
ment.
During the Dec. 21 session,
council filed a resolution from the
Town of Seaforth which objected
to school closures and the unfair
targeting of Huron County result
ing in a negative impact on the
social and economic fabric of the
rural community.
The 1999 budget was revised to
indicate the following transfers
from reserves: capital reserve,
Seaforth fire, $7,800.30; capital
reserve, Blyth fire, $31,918.85 and
pit rehabilitation reserve,
$1,050.60.
Expenditures were amended to
show $8,680.30 for Seaforth Fire
capital expenditure; $31,918.85 for
Blyth Fire capital expenditure and
$5,450.60 for aggregate resources
expenditures.
Accounts totalling $51,049.43
were approved for payment.
There were no objections to a
severance application for Cone. 12,
Lot 17, under the conditions that
the retained land be zoned AG4,
the severed parcel be surveyed and
Section 65 of the Drainage Act be
implemented.
There were no objections to a lot
tery license for the Heart and
Stroke Foundation.
Several people transfer
to Londesboro United
W. Wawanosh supports resolutions
The Londesboro United Church
message was about prayer. The
scripture was from Mathew 6: 5-8
and Luke 11: 1-13.
During the children’s time the
children were encouraged to talk to
God in prayer. A message will
always go through just like talking
on the telephone.
The flowers in the church were in
memory of Bill Leiper, placed there
by his family.
The greeters were Barb and John
Jewitt. The ushers were Joan and
Don Goodall.
Members transferring to
Londesboro United Church were
Janet Westerhout from Brucefield
United Church, Brian and Julie
Falconer from Egmondville United
Church and Mary East from
Ontario Street United Church.
UCW meets
The United Church Women
(UCW) will meet on Monday, Jan.
17 and each member is asked to
bring along a baby picture of
themselves.
Auburn
West Wawanosh councillors
reviewed and supported several res
olutions at the Jan. 4 session.
Support was given to a resolution
from St. Joseph Twp. to petition
the provincial government to
increase funding to community care
access centres to levels sufficient to
meet the increasing demands for
services and that the needs of those
served by the centres be provided
in a holistic manner. Copies of the
endorsement were to be sent to the
Minister of Health, premier and St.
Joseph Twp.
Council concurred with a resolu
tion from Grey Twp. petitioning the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs to cancel the reorga
nization of its field offices and
commence a consultation process
with agricultural organizations and
interested stakeholders to ascertain
the needs and requirements of the
farmers.
Council agreed with a resolution
from the Town of Seaforth which
objected to school closures and the
unfair targeting of Huron County
resulting in a negative impact on
the social and economic fabric of
the rural community. Copies of the
endorsement would be sent to the
Minster of Education, Avon Mait
land District School Board and
MPP Helen Johns.
Reeve Doug Miller and Clerk-
Treasurer Liliane Nolan were
authorized to sign a memorandum
of understanding regarding the
administration of the Lucknow
Community Health Centre Board.
Council deferred a decision with
regards to a consent to sever sub-
Morris signs agreement
Compiled by Kay Lapp Phone 526-7264
Walkerburns cancel meeting
The Auburn Horticultural Society
will meet on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. at the
Community Hall.
Unfortunately the neighbourhood
is affected with the flu bug. We
trust that this will soon be over and
everyone well again.
The Walkerburn Club has
decided to cancel the January
meeting due to illness in the area.
Elliott Lapp is a patient at
Clinton Public Hospital but is now
on the improving list.
At the Jan. 4 meeting, Morris
Twp. council deferred a decision
regarding Tumberry Twp.’s use of
the landfill site until after a Jan. 11
meeting with Brussels council.
Council received word from the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs that
the deadline for restructuring plans
had been extended to May 1.
Councillors concurred with a res
olution from Grey Twp. which
asked the government to cancel
plans to close Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs field offices and begin a
consultation process with agricul
tural organizations and interested
stakeholders to ascertain the needs
and requirements of the farmers.
Council authorized an agreement
with the Avon Maitland District
School board to use board proper
ties for emergency purposes.
Membership in the Association
of Ontario Municipalities was
approved and the fee paid.
General, road and park accounts
totalling $28,379.36, $15,116.28
and $58.60 were approved for pay
ment.
mitted by Henry Shetler until vari-.
ous options were investigated.
Road and general accounts in the
amounts of $23,773.87 and
$163,630.56 were approved for
payment.
Equip, issue
divides
Grey council
A substantial purchase divided
Grey council at its Jan. 4 meeting.
Due to the upcoming amalgama
tion and the fact there is no credit
given for equipment, Councillor
Lyle Martin moved that council
withdraw its motion from Dec. 20
to bid on a one-ton truck from
North Perth.
In a recorded vote, Reeve Robin
Dunbar agreed with Martin, while
Councillors Helen Cullen and
Graeme MacDonald, as well as
Deputy-Reeve Alvin McLellan
voted against the motion to with
draw.
Crash leaves questions
On Jan. 9, 2000 at 2:15 a.m. a
single vehicle collision occurred at
the intersection of Morris and
Dinsley Street in the Village of
Blyth.
An officer arrived three minutes
after the call and found that a
vehicle had struck a tree. Tracks
left on the roadway indicated that a
vehicle had been northbound on
Morris Street and skidded through
the intersection striking the tree.
A woman was found lying on the
side of the road with back injuries.
The local ambulance service was
called and the woman was taken to
the Wingham & District Hospital
for treatment.
A witness told police that a Ford
pickup truck came across the
collision scene and hooked onto the
vehicle and towed it away. The
vehicle, a 1985 Oldsmobile Royale
88 was found a short time later and
was seized.
During the investigation the
officer found that four people had
been inside the vehicle. None
would tell who the driver was.
Officers are still investigating
and would like the help of the
public. Anyone with information is
asked to call the Huron OPP or
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-
8477(TIPS).
Sharon Godkin, daughter of
Marion and Lavern Godkin of
R.R., Walton, graduated October
31,1999 from the Honours
Bachelor of Business
Administration with Co-opera
tive Option Program at Wilfrid I
Laurier University in Waterloo. (
Sharon has accepted a position at
PKF Hill LLP, Chartered
Accountants, Toronto.
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matches & lighters
away from children.
Children are naturally
curious about fire.
Always keep matches and
lighters out of sight and
out of reach.
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