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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-04-20, Page 7Oh Canada! Author and inspirational speaker Chris Robertson visited East Wawanosh Public School Wednesday, April 12 and told his story about biking from the bottom to the top of Canada to show his love for the country. (Heather Crawford photo) COUNTY OF HURON CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, SCHEDULE B BRIDGE REHABILITATIONS 2ND MANDATORY PUBLIC CONTACT - PHASE 2 NOTICE OF COMPLETION To resolve the deterioration of a number of bridges, the County of Huron is proposing to undertake repairs to the following bridges: 1) Summerhill Bridge, South Branch of the Maitland River, County Road 8, 7km north of Clinton, Municipality of Central Huron, Geographic Township of Goderich, Concession 17, Lot 14 2) Shepherds Bridge, Tributary to South Branch of the Maitland River, County Road 8, 9.8km north of Clinton, Municipality of Central Huron, Geographic Township of Goderich, Maitland Concession, Lot 64 3) Former CPR Railway Bridge, Huron County Structure No. 25-20.8, County Road 25 1.5 km west of Blyth Geographic Township of North Huron, Concessior 1, Lot 40. 4) Belgrave Bridge, Belgrave Creek, County Road 20, 0.2 km west of Belgrave, Township of North-Huron, Geographic Township of East Wawanosh, Concession 8- 9, Lot 42 5) Dyers Bridge No 25-17.1, Blyth Brook, County Road 25, 5.4 km east of Auburn, Township of North-Huron, Geographic Township of East Wawanosh, Concession 1, Lots 34-35 6) Bridge No 30-8.7, Tributary to Lakelet Creek, 1 km north of Highway 87, Township of Howick, Concession 9, Lots 20-21. 7) Bridge No 30-9.3, Tributary to Lakelet Creek, 1.6 km north of Highway 87, Township of Howick, Concession 10, Lots 20-21 8) Bridge No. 30-10.2, Tributary to Lakelet Creek, 2.6 km north of Highway 87, Geographic Township of Howick, Concession 11, Lots 20-21 This work is planned to be completed by Fall 2006. The project is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of necessary approvals, the County of Huron intends to proceed with the design and construction of these projects. The project plans and other information are available at the Goderich Public Library, 52 Montreal Street, Goderich, ON N7A 2G4. Interested persons should provide written comment to the County on the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comment should be directed care of Mr. Scott Davis, Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, 72 Victoria St. S. #202, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4Y9. If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved in discussion with the County, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part 11 of the Environmental Assessment Act, which addresses individual environmental assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the request must also be sent to the County Engineer care of the above noted address. If there is no request received by May 19, 2006 the bridge repairs will proceed to design and construction as pre8ented in the planning documentation. Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 This notice issued April 19, 2006 Don Pletch, Couilty Engineer County of Huron THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006. PAGE 7. Students hear of author's travels FROM BELGRAVE J. Grasby hosts UCW The Evening Group of the Belgrave Knox United Church Women met at the home of Jane Grasby on Tuesday, April 4. Laura Johnston was in charge of the meeting. She welcomed everyone and thanked Mrs. Grasby Jane for hosting. Mrs. Johnston then read a poem Opulence. Barbara Anderson was in charge of the worship. The theme of the meeting was Were You There. Two Easter hymns were sung and the scripture from John 14 was read. Several members of the group took turns portraying some of the disciples, and people who were there at the time of the Easter happenings. Mrs. Anderson read a story, There Is Victory In The Resurrection. She closed with prayer. The minutes were read and approved and the roll call was answered by What does cancer month mean to you?" The spring rally was announced for Wednesday, April 5 in Central United Church Stratford, and the annual meeting of London Conference UCW will be held in Tillsonburg, April 23-24. It was announced that there would be lunch after church on Sunday, April 9. The next meeting will be at the home of Louise Bosman, in Wingham. Mrs. Grasby then introduced Jim Barnes, a member of the congregation who spoke of his journey through a diagnosis, treatment and now remission from multiple myeloma. He spoke very highly of the care and treatment he had received both from the local hospital as well as the ones in the city. He was able to receive a fairly new kind of treatment for his condition, his own- stem cell replacement. This treatment worked very well for him, but it is not always made available for others. He also spoke of the difficulty in Ontario of being able to get the drug that is the most successful for his type of cancer, when this drug is available in every other province. Mr. Barnes answered several questions and was presented with a gift of thanks. Next month Group 1 has lunch; Group 2, program and Group 3, worship. Mrs. Anderson conducted two quizzes, while Myrtle Pengally and Mrs. Grasby served lunch. A social time followed. By Heather Crawford Citizen staff The 1995 Quebec referendum inspired Chris Robertson in a way that no one could have predicted. The Hamilton native decided to empty out his RRSPs, with at least a raised eyebrow from his wife, and travel Canada from the very bottom to the top on bike. "I love this country and I thought about all of the people who died to save it and I wanted be able to give the same Canada to my son that my dad gave to me," he said in a presentation to East Wawanosh Public School students on Wednesday, April 12. Robertson travelled from Point County council not paperless yet Huron County council won't be going paperless just yet. With about 150 pages of paper in each month's agenda for councillors, council had requested the county's information technology to look at an electronic alternative. It's estimated it cost $25,000 a year to produce all the paperwork councillors need as background to their decision making. That doesn't include staff time to prepare the reports and bind them. Central Huron councillor John Bezaire has urged council several times to explore a paperless alternative as his council has. The alternative would see a computer on the desk of each councillor with reports either available on a website or by email. But in a report from Kim Reid, information technology manager, the high cost of the paper system took on a new attractiveness when compared to the electronic alternative. Reid put the cost of the computers and wiring at $67,497. Addition equipment would add $22,000 to the cost, plus added software and annual software maintenance and depreciation to allow for replacement of the computers every three years. At their April 6 meeting councillors decided to leave it for the 2007 council to decide if they wanted to proceed. else I couldn't see." Robertson suffered frost bite around his eyes that he says he will have for the rest of his life. He also told the students about several near death experiences on his long trip, including facing a bear, a lightning storm and the hazards of being a biker on the TransCanada highway next to all of those big truckers. "I figure I survived everything so that I can travel around anfil tell you my story," he said. Robertson takes his inspiring story and shares it with students, businesspeople and anyone interested. He has published a book about his experience and a movie based on his trip is in the works. He said success is a basic equation. "The more work you put in, the better you become at something and the more successful you will be." This was his advice for a young student who said his idea of making the school a better place was to get rid of homework. During his trek, Robertson asked people what they can do to make Canada a better place. For Robertson, that meant inspiring others to reach their goals and to appreciate the country he is so enthusiastically proud to call home. Pelee, Ontario, Canada's most "I had planned to cover myself southern point to Tuktoyaktuk, completely from head to toe," he Northwest Territories. The trip took said of his time in the far north. "But 6,520 kilometres including across my goggles were fogged up from the the Arctic Ocean in total darkness. cold and I had to take them off or