The Citizen, 2000-05-10, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2000.
Walton PS news
Student reads poem at ceremony
“As you see your tree grow may
you reflect back on your years at
Walton Public School and may the
sun shine warmer, the flowers bloom
brighter and may your heart fee
lighter with the special memories
you have of Walton Public School.
May we experience growth as our
white spruce grows. May each new
We welcome back Katie Emmrich
who has been away to France on a
French exchange program.
McKillop deals with rd. issues
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to request paving to
of Cone.2/3
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Ratepayers attended the April 5
session of McKillop council seeking
improvements for their roads.
Spokesperson of the first group
Richard Horst asked council to
consider paving at least the first
three blocks of Cone 13/14 (Canada
Company Rd.) as it is a built up area
and the homes are close to the road.
With a large hog operation located
there, traffic has increased, Horst
said. He also noted that this is the
only road north of Cone. 8/9
(Winthrop Rd.) which is not paved.
Don Moylan spoke on behalf of
residents of Sideroad 10
(Beechwood Line) asking for that
road to be paved.
Seeking pavement for as far as the
budget would allow, possibly to the
boundary, Moylan said there would
be saving from calcium, gravelling
and grading. Snowplowing would be
faster and more efficient..
Hank
(Hydro
meeting
bridge.
No decisions have yet been made
with regards to paving roads this
year as council is awaiting word
from the Community Reinvestment
Fund. Paving priority has been
decided by usage, they said.
Ratepayers commended Road
Superintendent Wayne Dolmage on
the good condition of the roads.
Dolmage has been asked to be a
judge at the truck rodeo in St. Marys,
April 13.
The contract for liquid calcium
chloride supply, delivery and
application was let to Da-Lee Dust
Control for $222 per flake imperial
ton, plus GST.
Hanna and Hamilton was awarded
the gravel contract for 23,000
imperial tons at $2.72 and 2,000
imperial tons at $ 1.72, plus taxes, for
a total tender of $74,060.
Council received information
from the Ministry of Natural
Resources regarding Donald
Dalton’s (Cone. 12, Lot 12) receipt
of a licence to allow excavation.
There were no objections to a
consent for Cone. 1, Lot 29. Though
the severance allowed two entrances
for four lots, the MTO rejected that
proposal, allowing one entrance. A
reduced speed
introduced.
In response
Donnelly and
county policing, council restated
they would not support any bylaw
other than one based on workload
levels of service provided.
The estimated cost for policing in
2000 is $67,618 while the 1999 cost
zone may also be
to a letter from
Murphy regarding
day be a Blessing to us all wherever
we may grow!”
This message was written by Carol
Reinink, and each tree that was
given out to the students and st(iff
had it attached to the trees.
Principal Alice McDowell opened
the ceremony by explaining to the
children that the gift of the trees was
to commemorate the closing of the
school. The white spruce was
provided for them through the
generous contributions of the Earth
Friendly Gardens Community
Project Partners, Maitland Manor
Nurseries and Carol Reinink. The
children were told they were like the
white spruce. At Walton they have
sown the seeds of their education.
They are growing roots and it is
important to place these roots where
they can spread and grow as they
will too.
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was $51,658.
A letter of thanks will be sent to
McLaughlin Chev-Olds for the use
of a van for the road tour.
Bluewater Recycling will be
contacted about materials blowing
onto county roads.
Reeve William Siemon and
Councillors Sharon McClure, Joe
Dwyer and Ferg Kelly attended the
annual meeting of Huron County
Municipal Officers’ Association,
April 14 at a cost of $15 per person.
Sandra Lawson was appointed
weed inspector for McKillop Twp.
Council nominated Howick Twp.
Reeve Norm Fairies to sit on the
ROMA Insurance board.
Council endorsed a resolution
from Glengarry Twp. petitioning the
treasurer of Ontario and the ministry
of the environment to ensure that an
adequate amount of funding be
included in the forthcoming budget
to ensure areas with identified
environmental problems receive
adequate financial assistance to help
with problems that affect the quality
of drinking water
polluting the area=
Support was given
Twp.’s request that
government require users of the
proposed Canadian Neutron Facility
to pay for construction and operation
costs of the facility. It should be
designed to have zero radiation
emissions during normal operation
and a full containment system which
will function reliably during any
nuclear reactor accident.
Council supported Wellesley
Twp.’s request for the provincial
government to turn over a portion of
fuel taxes to lower-tier governments.
A motion was passed in support of
the task force of clerks which
reviewed, investigated and made
recommendation regarding the
Provincial Offences Act. It
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and they, like the tree must branch
out and be flexible, she said. “If you
believe in something, go out on a
limb.”
Jamie Reinink read a poem called,
Trees by Joyce Kilmer. Carol gave
the History of the Tree, after which
the trees were presented.
The kindergarten class looked at
the letter Jj last week. They made
and ate bread and jelly sandwiches.
They made jewellery using beads
and plastic lacing. They also had fun
tracing their foot on paper, then
making people out of them.
Grade l/2s have begun a research
project on endangered species. They
selected the species then were paired
according to interest.
Using a collection sheet for
information they rotated to three
groups. In one they viewed pictures
from magazines to learn about the
appearance and scan their favourite
recommended revenues be pooled
and divided amongst municipalities.
Support was given to the county’s
appeal of .various campground
assessments. Council also backed
Family Paradise owner Peter
Raithby’s request for a
reconsideration of his assessment
and the effect of the 10-5-5 cap.
Kincardine received support for its
application to the SuperBuild Fund
for a repayable loan for the
construction of an extension of the
Trans-Canada Pipeline to the Bruce
Nuclear site for a co-generation
plant and methanol plant.
Council supported Elgin County’s
resolution on maintenance
guidelines for municipal drains.
Gwen Devereaux and Alf Ross
spoke to council about an agri
venture pilot project which could see
as much as $50,000 in federal grants
used to aid new and fledgling agri
businesses. The project is sponsored
by Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs.
Support was given to the proposed
Rural Agri-Ventures project in
principle, with a donation of $5,000
provided other Huron East partners
contribute at least a like amount. The
project would include the setting up
of a development office with staff to
encourage and aid new industries.
A grant of $ 10 per child for a total
of $40 was given to the Hensall
Huron South Agricultural Society
for the township children who
participate in the Hensall Calf Club.
Council approved a grant of $125
to the Blyth Festival.
There was no objection to the
Seaforth and Area Museum inserting
millennium/125th anniversary
calendars with the tax notices.
Road and general accounts in the
amounts of $11,006.28 and
$145,424.56 were approved for
payment.
picture. In another they used CD
Roms to collect information, and in
the third group they searched
encyclopedias to listen for
information that was read to them.
Some of the endangered species
are the burrowing owl, peregrine
falcon, cougar, gorilla, beluga whale,
blue whale, panda, African elephant,
grizzly bear and the white rhino.
The Grade 3s have been working
on their practice - unit testing this
past week. Next week they will
begin the real test. Good luck kids'
The Grade 4s had their test on the
novel, Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory'. They were then treated to
the video.
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Planting a memory
Carol Reinink presented the first tree to students at Walton
Public School, May 4, as each family received a tree to
•commemorate the school.
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