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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-04-06, Page 6MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The Council meetings scheduled for the month of April, 2006 for the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry will be held: Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 pm NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY 2006 Dog Tags and licenses are now available (Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm) at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office, 41342 Morris Rd. R.R. 4, Brussels, ON NOG 1H0 ***Tags can be picked up in person or ordered by telephone*** All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 63-2004. A copy of the complete By-law Is available for review at the Municipal Office. All dogs must be Identified by means of a tag and license, issued for a (1) one year period by: Friday, April 28, 2006 The fee schedule shall be as follows: 1/ AU Dogs (except those listed in #2) - males, females, and spayed females $20.00 per dog 2/ Pit bulls, Pit bull crosses, Staffordshire terriers $100.00 per dog 3/ Kennel License Fee $75.00 (for a kennel of dogs that are registered or eligible for registration under the Animal Pedigree Act) 4/ Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog (Shall be assessed In addition to the license fee, If the license and/or tag Is not purchased by April 28th) Excrement: The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement left by a dog, from property other than the premises of the owner of the dog. Any person contravening this provision Is subject to a $50.00 fee. For further information contact: The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Telephone: 519-887-6137 Fax: 519-887-6424 E-mail: morris@scsinternet.com PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 6,.2006. Letter to the editor Fire chiefs respond to mayor's letter THE EDITOR, We'd like to respond to the Huron East mayor's letter in last week's paper. Grey councillor Alvin McLellan gave council a letter from us concerning the raise issue. This letter was written after Grey councillors brought it up at a previous council meeting that we did not want the raise, and council didn't change its mind. When we learned about the raise it was in a council report in the newspaper, and we approached Councillor McLellan to say we didn't want it. He took that message to council but told us later the only way we would get council to address it was with a letter, because he was getting nowhere with them. Continued frompage 2 The Friday night supper of chicken and rice was enjoyed by almost 50 diners. This week is ham and scalloped potatoes. On Saturday, the Branch hosted District mixed doubles and mixed team darts. Participating from Brussels Branch were Bob Richardson, Deb Cann, Eric Ross, and Sandra Josling and a second team of Ron Schmidt, John Harrison, Anita and Sara Little. They played well, but not well enough to advance to Provincial play. The first-place doubles team was from Hanover and first-place mixed team was from Goderich. They will play in Belleville in June for the Continued from page 1 single-site home in Stratford — has contacted the media and the board about this funding. But when asked about this following the March 28 meeting, education superintendent Pat Stanley suggested such money may be directed towards expanding the Stratford program into the secondary school level, instead of spreading it to other towns. The Rural School Lighthouse Program was introduced earlier in March, with scattered high schools across 'Ontario receiving funding aimed at providing specialized instruction within smaller communities. Mitchell District High School scored big from this initiative. Also linked to making continued Maybe if council had advised us of this increase and explained why they felt it was necessary, instead of us reading about it in the paper, we could have come to an understanding about it. With regards to the $1,000 maintenance issue, the Grey Fire Department budget did include $1,000 for building maintenance, but there was also $10,000 to replace the overhead doors on the fire hall. Councillor McLellan and Huron East chief Marty Bedard were told that not all had to be done this year if $10,000 was too much. Before the budget went to council, however, the $10,000 was removed. Councillor McLellan said the explanation he received was that the doors were only 15 years old. As for making an appearance at Provincial title. Saturday night was a celebration for family and friends of Joe McClelland. The birthday boy arrived to the party and. was completely surprised by the close to 70 attendees present to help celebrate his 60th birthday. Congrats to comrade Joe on this milestone of life. It's only taken almost a year for the group to arrange a time to enjoy a meal donated by John Rutledge at last year's auction. On Sunday, Sandra Josling, Lisa Glanville, Anne Pelletier, Jo-Ann McDonald and Judy Lee taking unavailable Julie Harrison's place, travelled to Goderich to the home of John and Bill, to enjoy a delicious gourmet schooling a more attractive option, the provincial government just announced plans to allow co- operative education courses — which generally involve work placements — on the list of compulsory courses for high school graduation. There was money distributed in March under the Provincial Bullying Prevention Strategy. And the Avon Maitland board received about $90,000 "for the implementation of physical education activities in elementary schools." The two student trustees at the March 28 meeting, meanwhile, expressed particular interest in the recent introduction for First Reading in the Ontario Legislature of the Student Performance Bill. The bill, if passed, would allow student trustees -- on the Avon council, we discussed the issue with our councillor and he in turn reported it to council, initially, but without results. We had all the facts, but as we stated, felt that this was not the time for raises. We guess that's just our opinion. This was not an attack on council, chief Bedard or anyone else. Nor did we mean to upset mayor Seili. We do this job because we want to Sometime between March 26 and 31, unknown parties gained entry into a cottage on Clyde Line, Morris-Tumberry Twp. The forced entry caused damage to the cottage and it is undetermined meal. It was an absolutely wonderful, delicious, delightful and entertaining evening. I'm sure if an opportunity arises at this year's auction for such a wonderful donation, it will be a hotly sought-after item. The meal consisted of six courses from appetizers, soup, entree, salad and dessert with martinis, wine and coffee. It was an absolutely great time of talking and eating, reminiscing and history lessons. Thanks to John and Bill. Donations have started to come into the Branch for this year's auction, which is May 5 and 6. We would appreciate items by April 30 and or the pledge sheets by April 30 Maitland board, there's one' representative from each secondary school, and they generally meet once per month and then send two members to sit as observers at the official board table -- to demand a "recorded vote" by the full board. They would be allowed to attend the closed session of board, except for when personnel matters are being discussed. And they would receive what would be termed a "scholarship" as compensation for their service. The same bill, if passed, would establish a mechanism for school boards to alter the honoraria paid to elected trustees, from its present $5,000 per year. It's possible these alterations could be retroactive to Sept. 1, 2005. protect our families, friends and the community. It's not about money. We are not saying the fire departments of Huron East don't deserve the raise; we, personally, just don't want it. The farming community has taken a very large hit these last few years. Being farmers ourselves, we thought we could show some support by declining this raise. Hopefully the mayor's opinion of at this time as to what items are missing. If you have any information that can assist police with any investigation, call the OPP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. so we can get certificates made up and labelled. us, will not reflect on the rest of the department. 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