The Citizen, 2004-11-18, Page 7With thanks
North Huron reeve Doug Layton, right, presents a gift of
appreciation to former Blyth ward councillor Jeff Howson
for his years of service to, first Blyth, then amalgamated
township. Howson said he had found his terms on council
"always interesting", and had "really enjoyed" the
experience. He resigned because of family and business
commitments but felt that perhaps some day down the
road he may run for council again. He extended his
appreciation to clerk-administrator John Stewart saying
that he had put the "rewarding factor into council", and
acknowledged the rest of the municipal staff as-well. (Bonnie
Gropp photo)
Well done
Congratulations was extended at Monday night's council
meeting by North Huron reeve Doug Layton, left, to
township director of public works, Ralph Campbell for
successful completion of a safety awareness course. (Bonnie
Gropp photo)
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thought and would have no problem
with a "normal" ceremony. That he
had done a good deal of soul
searching was evident as he added,
"At this point I haven't got my mind
around marrying couples of the
same sex."
With a deadline of Dec. 31 in
which to make a decision, council
instructed Stewart to give more
consideration to his personal
feelings as well as to investigate
how many other administrators in
the county were prepared to offer the
service and what the fee would be.
win that argument."
Reeve Doug Layton tried to end
the discussion on a somewhat
hopeful note saying, "I would think
that a lot of the claims have been
dealt with."
Council approved payment,
grudgingly, in the amount of
$10,001.50.
Claims can be made up to 8 years
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performing as many of these
ceremonies was that they can't be
paid. The municipality on the other
hand, can. "It's up to council to set
the rate. In discussion with others it
looks like the rate is around $250."
However, he advised, it would be
best to consult with any other
neighbouring communities to
determine what they charge.
Reeve Doug Layton asked Stewart
how he felt about performing a
ceremony. The administrator said
that he had given the matter a lot of
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understood it, was that a person
could put in a claim up to eight years
after the fact.
This would mean North Huron
could be on the hook until
2009.
"To say this is your final claim is
fine. but in court I'm not sure you'd
By Ronda Wicks
Special to The Citizen
Huron East councillor Mark
Beaven introduced the third reading
of by-law 80 on child pornography
and the internet at the Nov. 2
meeting.
Sharon Chuter and Dan Lindsay
from Tuckersmith Communications
Co-operative Ltd. (tcc.on.ca) were
on hand to comment on their
concerns regarding the new by-law
and to answer questions since they
are the only internet service provider
located within Huron East.
TCC was initially concerned about
potential legal binds if they were
expected to act upon them,
themselves. However the final
wording in the by-law leaves the ISP
obliged to act only in co-operation
with law enforcement. What this
means is that TCC is legally bound to
act against a client involved in child
pornography at the direction of law
enforcement but will not be expected
to perform its own investigations.
The TCC reps were satisfied with
this wording but wished to add their
concern regarding future township
councils that may wish to take the
by-law and add "even more teeth"
which might cause problems with the
normal functioning of the ISP.
Council couldn't reasonably speak
on the hypothetical issues of future
councils.
A letter sent by Tom Copeland
from CAIP (Canadian Association of
Internet Providers) supports the by-
law and indicates that nothing in the
by-law conflicts or contradicts with
CAIP initiatives.
Deputy-mayor Bernie 'MacLellan
added that the bylaw doesn't restrict
ISP business and "it doesn't hinder
law enforcement."
In speaking on the by-law, Beaven
stated that "it gives law enforcement
another tool to combat child porn"
and "it serves as a two-prong
approach to drawing attention to the
federal government of a need for
some action" by allowing other
municipalities to follow suit through
their own bylaw initiatives and
through the involvement of industrial
organizations such as CAIP.
He said, "The bylaw's purpose is
to start the "ball rolling" inside
Huron County, not to solve the
problem for all of Canada; that
responsibility falls in the lap of the
federal government."
Finally, he thanked individuals for
telephone calls, e-mails, etc. that
provided input; professional
organizations such as United
Mothers, Beyond Borders and Net
Patrol International for legal council,
advice and guidance; the OPP for
their input and the other members of
his committee.
In conclusion, Beaven added "I
will be very proud to be able to stand
in the chamber some day and say that
bylaw 80 is now null and void
because the federal government has
finally done what it needs to
do."
Members of the public interested
in reading bylaw 80 can look for it
online at www.huroneast.com by
clicking on municipal, then bylaws,
then 080-2004 â Licensing and
Regulating Internet Service
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