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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-04-12, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2000. Letters to the editor Nurse expresses displeasure with new Act THE EDITOR, I learned recently from The Ontario Health Coalition that the provincial government is in the process of drafting a new Long Term Care Act; that in addition to Bill 173, the new Long Term Care Act will also replace the Nursing Homes Act, and the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act. Most importantly, there is to be no open and full public consultation on the legislation, which is targeted for spring 2000. I am wanting to express in the strongest terms possible, my disagreement with this closed process and am urging this community to be aware this pending legislation will affect many of our family members who are in long term care facilities presently, or may need long term care facilities in the future. Most importantly, without public consultation, we will most certainly see big problems for those relying on long term care - similar to the chaos produced by the deep cuts to the hospital sector. The enormous importance of this legislation and its consequences for all aspects of long term care, including home and community care and facility-based care, merit the broadest and most open public consultation possible. Ontarians must be given an opportunity to put forward their concerns with respect to long term care legislation, service maximums, eligibility criteria, funding and other vitally important issues. Currently long term care is drastically underfunded. Too many people cannot get by on the too few hours of care available; others cannot get any care at all. Many people are told that they have a “choice” of purchasing care if they need it. Chronic patients are all too often placed on long waiting lists. Continuity of care is becoming an impossible dream as workers are paid too low wages and are increasingly viewed as casual labour. Standards have been slashed in nursing homes. Everywhere across the province, those who need help are getting less and worse. On its re-election, this government promised a more open consultation process. I am demanding that the provincial government live up to both the spirit and intent of these earlier statements. Yours very truly, Ruthanne Lobb, RN Ontario Nurses’ Association Local 021 On behalf of Registered Nurses Catering group says THE EDITOR. BM&G Catering and Rec. dance was a success! We were very pleased with the response from Brussels and area people to raise some funds for our community centre. The 300 tickets were sold and everyone enjoyed the music of The Royalaires. It was mentioned in the rec news that the Royalaires would be playing again this fall but they will not be back until spring 2001. Watch The Citizen for details. The ticket sales came to $3,000 Writer says prov. hurt business THE EDITOR, The common belief is that a small business in Ontario should offer above all excellent service to its customers in order to succeed. Not so, says the provincial government of Ontario and their regulatory arm the Alcohol and Gaming Commission. AGO and the province have amended the Liquor Licence Act to include the Brew on Premise Industry. (Licences cost $ l ,000). The sole purpose of these regulations is to discourage potential customers to visit a facility to make homemade wine or beer and protect the monopoly conglomerate of LCBO Retail outlets, Brewers Retail and Winery outlets. Approximately 98.5 per cent of all alcoholic beverages consumers in Ontario are channelled through the cash cow called LCBO. (1999 profits and sales taxes over $1.3 billion). The regulations are too numerous to list in this limited space (a copy will be available at our location). But I will try to put them in a nut shell. Absolutely no active participation by the licence holder in the making, bottling, labelling process with exception of filtering and carbonating is allowed. The customer, whose full name, address, telephone, etc. (where is the finger printing?) has to be on the invoice, has to be present for all the required steps. (No replacement by spouse, other relations or friends is allowed). The only advertising allowed is place of business, ingredients and services (What service?), compare to promotions by Molson and Labatt (Stanley Cups, Roots Merchandise, Concert Tickets, CD’s, etc.). The licence holder is not allowed to incorporate other business activities into the same premises. Example: If the sale of wine making kits, grape juice, etc. exceeds 50 per cent of business revenue a physical separation as well as separate billing and bookkeeping is mandatory. Have you heard enough yet? Here is one more. To obtain this wonderful licence to go bankrupt every applicant has to fill out a personal history report, including all traffic violations (speeding tickets, parking tickets, etc.) I would not be able to remember half of them, would you? We have been in this business for five years and tried to give our customers the service we feel they deserve. Under these regulations, with fines up to $200,000 and/or a year in jail (compared to bootlegging violations at one- quarter of fine term), we feel it is impossible to operate our business and make a modest living. We have decided, with a heavy heart, not to apply for this licence “to kill small business”, and we will discontinue our brew on premise services as of June 1. Up to that date we will operate within the guidelines mandated to us. Any product set up to May 31 will be looked after with as much courtesy and service as possible. We will continue to operate as a home brew supply store and carry a complete line of kits, juices, supplies and accessories. You can always count on our help and advice for all your home brewing needs. (That is until the LCBO, AGO and the Government comes up with a way to stop this too.) We tried to contact Helen Johns MPP, Robert Runciman, minister of consumer and commercial relations and Premier Mike Harris by mail on March 3. Predictably we didn’t get any reply. (Must be busy slapping themselves on the back). Maybe after they put us out of business the CEO of the LCBO, Mr. A. Brand could take us along on one his company sponsored excursions to the Caribbean or a tour of Italian vineyards, because we sure cannot afford it. Who was it, who said: Ontario is open for business. Yeah right, big business! Bavarian Brew House Hans and Heike Mayer 289 Josephine St Wingham, ON NOG 2W0. at Huronview - Home for the Aged, Clinton Huronlea - Brussels. thanks while recreation had approximately $450 from the bar. After expenditures we realized a profit of $1,837.75 plus bar receipts. Everyone admired the beautiful carnations, donated by Allan Teeft from Knechtel’s. BM&G Catering. NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH <9 TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of West Wawanosh passed By-law 9-2000 on the 4th day of April, 2000, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.0.1990 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 Township of West Wawanosh, not later than the 2nd day of May, 2000, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection, accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act. AMOUNT OF FEE payable on appeal is $125.00. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by 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. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law, describing the lands to which the by-law applies is provided below and a Key Map showing the locations of the affected lands is attached. The complete by-law is available for inspection at the Clerk's office during regular office hours. DATED at the Township of West Wawanosh this 12th day of April, 2000. Liliane Nolan, Clerk Township of West Wawanosh RR #2, Lucknow, ON NOG 2H0 (519) 528-2903 PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this zoning by-law amendment is to make a number of general amendments to the Township of West Wawanosh Zoning By-law. The proposed amendments can be summarized as follows: a. The setbacks for buildings and structures used for livestock, poultry and fur bearing animals housing and waste storage facilities in the General Agriculture (AG1) zone are reduced to 30 metres. A setback of 30 metres shall apply to the front yard, side yard, exterior side yard and rear yard identified in Section 4.4.3.1. of the Zoning By-law. b. Special provisions were included in the Township Zoning By-law to permit a limited number of animals on residential lots within the urban areas of the Township. These provisions are proposed to be modified. The number of animals to be permitted shall increase at lot size intervals between 0.3 ha and 1.2 ha. The required minimum setbacks for the permitted livestock building shall vary from 15 metres for 1 animal on 0.3 ha. of land, to 25 metres for 4 animals on properties greater than 1.2 ha. Following the public meeting, more changes occurred such that a maximum of 2 animal units may now be permitted on property over 0.4 ha in size zoned VR1. Only one or two horses (with colt until weaned) or 1 horse and one dairy cow (with calf until weaned) shall be permitted. c. One horse and an accessory building shall be permitted on all properties where a horse is the primary means of transportation for the occupants of the dwelling. The building to house the horse shall be located to the rear of the residence and shall be setback at least 15 metres from lot lines. d. The provisions of Section 1.12. are amended to clarify that all new buildings and expansions of existing buildings over 10 m2 (108 ft.2) shall require a building permit before construction begins. e. Part of Lot 19, Cone. 11, immediately to the north of St. Helen's Creek, along the side road between lots 18 & 19, is rezoned from Restricted Agriculture (AG2) to Agriculture Commercial- Industrial (AG3) to recognize an existing property created in 1991. Reference to a change in the Natural Environment zoning has been removed following the public meeting. This by-law amends Zoning By-law 13-1991 for the Township of West Wawanosh. SCHEDULE ’A' KEY MAP 8 TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH fl Zorn change !rwn AG2 (HMrcled AgraAjre) & NE1 (Nalural fcrhhwinwO to AGS (Agnajiiu/al. Commera u & IndusbW) SCHEDULE 'A' LOCATION MAP TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH law amendment affects all lands i Township of West Wawanosh