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Give a Spa Gift Certificate! 406 Mill St. - Corner of Dinsley & Mill, Blyth 519-523-4793 IR ax & lilnwind while En ha ncing the Ncch-wicil Training students today creates a pool of skilled workers for tomorrow To find out more about offering high school students work experience contact the Foundation for Enriching Education Perth Huron at 519-527-0111 ext 231 or visit www.foundationforeducation.on.ca Sponsored by the Ontario Learning Partnership Croup and the Provincial Partnership Council Supported by The Ontario Ministry of Education and The Ontario Mash,/ of Training. Colleges and Universities mirminsombob THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006. PAGE 7. MI residents to be charged for late pickup By Bonnie Gropp The Citizen Property owners in North Huron who left garden refuse and leaves at the road after the Nov. 13 deadline will be charged for pick up. That was the decision of council on Dec. 4, following a recommendation from director of public works Ralph Campbell. "I have been getting calls from residents who are inquiring whether the ones that didn't have the leaves at the road by deadline will be charged," Campbell told council. An ad was put in the local papers notifying residents that there would be a charge if any refuse was left at the curb following Nov. 13. "I would like a decision of council on this and how much the fee should be," said Campbell. Councillor Arnold Taylor wondered if there needed to be a different method in the future. "We did put a notice in saying the deadline was Nov. 13. But about three weeks prior to that we put in a notice with an earlier deadline as well. I agree there has to be a deadline, but I wonder if there was a bit of confusion. I realize Mother Nature does play a role in this." Campbell said the first deadline was to try and clean up the refuse and leaves before Halloween to eliminate the potential for mischief. Clean up was done on a regular basis between the two notices. Campbell added there would only be about five property owners in Wingham and half a dozen in Blyth who would be affected by the decision. Taylor suggested that different wording on the final notice in the future might be worth considering. A fee of $20 per household was agreed upon. North Huron council briefs 78 headstones knocked over at Wingham cemetery North Huron council expressed sincere appreciation at its Dec. 4 meeting to Mac Anderson of Wingham Memorials. Council was informed that 78 headstones had been knocked over at the Wingham Cemetery. Ten had been damaged. Deputy-clerk Kathy Adams said that Anderson had "come out and put them up free of charge." *** The• list of committees and appointments was reviewed with minimal changes. *** Council decided that there will be a Christmas tree pickup as last year. A date will be set and advertised. *** Bills and accounts totalling $316,844.83 were approved for payment. .*** Council said no to a request from one snowmobiler that snow fencing not be placed on a road allowance from Drummond Street to the old railway line in Blyth. Clerk administrator Kriss Snell said the fence had been placed by a neighbouring landowner to keep snow from blowing onto his shed. Snell said he checked with the township solicitor and they are under no obligation to have the road allowance for public use. Also, he said, the Blyth snowmobile club does not want to have it open because the current trail is close-by. *** There will be a council orientation on Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. Marcy new HPCDSB chair By Stew Slater Special to The Citizen Commitment to education runs thick in the blood of Stratford's Marcy family, and when it comes to Ron Marcy, that's particularly evident. Marcy was the unanimous choice of trustees on Monday, Dec. 4 to take over as 2007 chair of the Huron- Perth Catholic District School Board. It's a post he has held six times since first joining the board in 1974, most recently in 2004. "It's still pretty much the same as last time. Declining enrolment is still our major concern, but we've also got the addition to complete at St. On Dec. 7 Huron OPP were informed that a Huron County student was travelling on a school bus when he discharged a pellet gun. The 16-year-old boarded the bus in the morning and while enroute discharged the weapon on the bus. The pellet struck the front bus window and ricocheted striking the dnver's hand. At the time of the incident the youth could not be identified. At the end of the school day the same youth returned home on the bus. The youth again discharged the firearm on the bus this time striking a youth. The youth was caught and has Mikes (high school in Stratford)," the long-time trustee said following the board's inaugural meeting. He also noted there's a relatively new Education Minister at Queen's Park, and it's never possible to predict everything that might filter down from the provincial government. Marcy is a former high school math teacher, having followed in the footsteps of his father. And three of his children have also chosen the teaching path, two in the Huron- Perth board and another in the Halton Catholic board. Joining him on the board for 2007 are three other long-time trustees: Mike Miller from South been dealt with by the school board. Police are investigating the incident. Huron OPP wish to remind parents, if they have one of these Huron/Bluewater, who was acclaimed as 2007 vice chair, Bernard Murray from Perth South, and outgoing chair Vince McInnes of North Perth/Perth East/Huron East. The one newcomer will be Jim McDade, also a former teacher but also former principal and administrator who spent 31 years with the Huron-Perth board before retiring in June, 2005. Many in Huron County will recall the Goderich resident from his stints as principal at St. Marys (Goderich), St. Joseph (Clinton) and St. James (Seaforth). For the past six years of his career, he served as the board's special education co-ordinator. guns, ensure safe storage and handling practices. 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