HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-08-16, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2000. PAGE 9.
McKillop discusses livestock facilities moratorium
With five municipalities soon to
amalgamate, McKillop council
asked Chief Building Official Paul
Josling to attend the Aug. 2 meeting
to discuss a moratorium on livestock
facilities.
It was believed that all the bylaws
would be similar and standardized in
some way. Mandatory soil testing
would also address some of the prob
lems. A moratorium would not be
looked at until after amalgamation.
Bylaws were given final reading
for the naming of township roads
and civic addresses.
A letter will be sent to all residents
who have placed the 9-I-I numbers
on mailboxes detailing standard
placement requirements.
Council provisionally accepted the
engineer's report for the Storey-
Visser drain. The court of revision
will be held Sept. 6.The engineer's
report for the Carron drain was also
accepted. However the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans is interested
in the drain. Engineers, Kelly and
Associates, filed an application for
works affecting fish habitats on
behalf of the township. Once
approval from DFO is received,
work will begin.
A repair and improvement applica
tion was accepted for the Winthrop
and Dolmage municipal drains, a
request for work on the Hi lien drain
was withdrawn.
Council endorsed a resolution
from Chatham-Kent which asks the
Ministry of Transportation to devel
op a long-term policy which allows
all municipalities to recover actual
costs incurred as a result of respond
ing to incidents on provincial high
ways.
Support was given to a resolution
from Ancaster requesting the provin
cial and federal governments take
immediate action to ensure the sur
vival of cash crop producers in
Ontario through Agricorp.
There were no objections to a pro
posed ground water level program
being included in the general levy.
Council supported the levy distri
bution formula for conservation
levies.
Road and general accounts of
$10,178.74 and $29,032.23 were
approved for payment.
PEOPLE AROUND
CRANBROOK
By Peter
Hagedoom
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The Cranbrook community
extends sympathy to the Engel fami
ly at the passing of Ross Engel.
Condolences also are extended from
the community to the Keffer family
at the passing of Lloyd Keffer from
Ethel.
Marilyn Engel Clark stopped by
my house after attending the funeral
of Ross Engel. She commented on
the fact that she enjoyed reading the
Cranbrook news even now that she is
living in Stratford. Her mother-in-
law Annie Engel who lived in the
hamlet used to write the Cranbrook
news for many years. Marilyn was
happy to see it continue.
Linda and Jim Minielly along with
eldest granddaughter Davis, who
was the official map reader, enjoyed
an eight day vacation, in Ontario.
They travelled to Tobermory and
crossed to Manitoulin Island. They
camped at Massey, then on to Sauit
Ste. Marie for three days. While in
the Sauit they enjoyed a nine hour
return trip on the Algoma Central
Railroad stopping at the Agawa
Canyon for lunch, where John and
Davis climbed three hundred steps to
top of the look-out platform. They
also visited the Canadian Bush Plane
Museum and the Norgoma Ship
Museum.
Linda had crossed on this ship
when she was a young girl and it was
the last cruise ship sailing on the
Great Lakes. They travelled on
across to Timmins, and on to
Kirkland Lake and Engelhart, where
Howick Twp. fann
they visited a friend and a sister-in-
law for two days.
They camped overnight at beauti
ful Kap-Kigawan Provincial Park at
Englehart taking in more and higher
trails and viewing the rushing river
and several waterfalls. As they
headed South they were unable to
get a camping spot at Jackson Point
and decided to continue home to
Cranbrook. It was a wonderful trip.
Another holiday was enjoyed by
Benjamin Fretz, my youngest con
tributor to the Cranbrook news. Ben
and his sister Sammy who were
accompanied by their parents went
to Tobermory and did the Flowerpot
Island Tour on the glass bottom boat
there. At Owen Sound they visited
the Grey County Museum, a type of
pioneer village museum. They
walked the trails there and ended up
staying at a cottage of their aunt for
the remainder of their holidays.
Mr and Mrs Workman went on a
camping trip to the eastern
to host
provinces, including P.E.I., Nova
Scotia (Cape Breton), and New
Brunswick. They stopped in Quebec
City and had a wonderful time.
On Wednesday my-four-month-
old millennium twins, Benjamin and
Evelyn, finally came to visit
Cranbrook with their sister Jessica
and parents Kimberley and Adam
Hagedoom. When hungry they were
a screechy little pair. When content
they are quite charming. Of course
when the neighbours came to view
them they had to be screechy. I told
the parents to train them better
before they are allowed back to
Cranbrook.
On Sunday we had the Annual
Berner Day at my House. Six full
grown Bernese Mountain dogs and
five Bernese puppies accompanied
by their human companions Toni and
Al Davies from Kitchener came to
visit their Bernese sister Emma
Hagedoom. The neighbours came to
view this show and even the Allan
Carr family of Brussels came over to
enjoy the day. At times this was a
noisy affair. I suppose I should apol
ogize to some neighbours.
But then it is only once a year!
Graduation
this year’s plowing match
The Huron Plowmen's Association
will be holding the annual Huron
County Plowing Match on Thursday,
Aug. 24 and Friday, Aug. 25. A site
has been found in Howick Twp. at
Lot 14, Cone. 9, hosted by William
Bennett and Sons Farms Ltd. The
land is approximately three kms. east
of Gome on Hwy. 87, near the town
ship shed.
The records of the association
appear to indicate that the plowing
match was last held in Howick Twp.
in 1941.
On Thursday, Aug. 24, there will
be lands available for practice and
coaching will be provided to young
plowers. In the afternoon, a competi
tion will be held for plowers under
the age of 20.
Members of the Huron County
4-H Sodbusters Club will be taking
part in the Junior Match.
Friday is the main day of the
Huron County Plowing Match.
There are plowing events scheduled
for the morning and the afternoon.
There are classes for horses and
walking plows and horses and sulkey
plows.
There are also classes for antique
tractors and plows where the equip
ment is at least 40 years old, as well
as classes for more modem tractors
and plows.
For those who enjoy horseshoes,
there is a horseshow pitching compe
tition planned for the afternoon.
The Queen of the Furrow competi
tion runs throughout the afternoon
with the contestants giving their
speeches at 1:30 p.m. and demon
strating their plowing skills at 3:30
p.m.
Amanda Denys, from the Kippen
area, is the curent Queen of the
Furrow. She will be competing at
this year’s International Plowing
Match in Wellington County. She
will also be crowning her successor
at the end of the day. f
The day winds down with a roast
beef supper and the various trophies
and awards being presented as well
as the crowning of the 2000-2001
Queen of the Furrow.
PEOPLE AROUND
ETHEL
By
Margaret
McMahon
Call
887-9250
Ethel euchre was hosted by George
and Isobel Pearson with 14 tables in
play.
Winners were: 50/50, Bill Craig;
high man, Elaine Mann; lone hands,
Shirley Verstoep, Dorothy Dilworth,
John Subject, Allan Edgar; low,
Isabelle Craig, Florence Broughton;
tally, Hazel McKenzie, Margaret
Peebles, Margaret Crowe, Frieda
D'Arcey, Iola Subject, Ken
Crawford, Hilda Holmes, Keith
Turnbull, Betty Kennedy, Ross
Stephenson, Agnes Harrow, Adrian
Verstoep, Gertie Lambkin, Norman
Dobson, Annie Wight, Mac Smith,
Alda Worden, Annie McCourt.
The next euchre is Monday, Aug.
21 at 8:30 p.m.
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Marriage
Mary and Frank Stretton
and
Joan and Wayne Hodgins
are pleased to announce the
forthcoming marriage of
their children
Grant Jarvis
to
Cindy Hodgins
August 19th, 2000
in Brussels, Ontario
KARA PEPPER
Kara Lee, daughter of Murray
and Sandra Pepper,
graduated from the Canadian
College of Massage &
Hydrotherapy in Kitchener,
on May 5, 2000.
Kara is a former graduate of
Brussels Public School and
F.E. Madill Secondary
School, Wingham. She is
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Clinic in Seaforth as a
Registered Massage
Therapist. Congratulations,
Kara. Love, Mom, Dad, Brent
& Les.
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