The Citizen, 2005-04-14, Page 3Welcome back to all the
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005. PAGE 3.
the last few weeks from the sunny
south.
Happy birthday to Helen
Stonehouse who celebrated her 88th
birthday on Sunday, April 10. She
had many phone calls and gifts.
Some of her visitors were Barbara
and Ross Anderson of Belgrave,
Joanne and Amanda Cortes of
Tavistock, Niel and Cathy Edgar and
Nancy Dacr, all of Wingham and
Marilyn Craig of Blyth.
Blyth United Church Women had
another successful Women’s Daysnowbirds. Many have returned in
Browsing
Out on Saturday, April 9 with Giscle
Ireland as guest speaker.
Greeting at Blyth United Church
on Sunday. April IO were l ois van
Vliet and Joann MacDonald. The
ushers were Karen Giousher. Emily
Phillips. Lois van Vliet and Joann
MacDonald.
The choir anthem was Building on
a Rock.
The children gathered at the front
of the church during the singing of
Para. Para. Pitter Pat. Rev. Eugen
Bannerman gave them each a
chocolate with a message. Before
long he had the children laughing
just as Giscle Ireland had the women
laughing at Women’s Day Out on
Saturday. Laughter is good for
all and people should laugh more
often.
The Gospel reading from Luke 24:
8-12 was followed by the responsive
Psalm l 16 led by Ollie Craig.
The hymn Thine is the Glory was
sung.
Rev. Bannerman's message to the
adults was The Da Vinci Code,
based on the novel of Dan Brown's
book. The story of Mary
Magdalene's closeness to Jesus has
once again been thrust into the
limelight through Dan Brown's
novel. No one who reads Brown's
novel will be able to read the Easter
story without being grateful to Mary
Magdalene for her early morning
visit to the garden tomb.
Jessica Dunbar gave the minute
for missions.
May l is Rural Life Sunday, a
tribute to Dr. Ken Jackson.
Women attending the Women’s Day Out program browse
through the items on the loonie table during the luncheon
break. The program was held at the Blyth Memorial
Community Hall and was sponsored by the Blytl\ United
Church Women. (Jim Brown photo)
North Huron council briefs
Fountains will stay
The drinking fountains in North
Huron will remain until repairs are
needed.
Council received information at
the April 4 meeting that the
installation of back flow preventors
for the fountains is no longer
required by the province. However,
once the ^fountains are broken, as is
the one for the main street in Blyth.
they will not be repaired or replaced.***
Bill and accounts totalling
$507,943.89 were approved for
payment.***
Council authorized payment in the
amount of $29,425 to Steve
McDougall as a progress payment
for repairs to the Town Hall Heritage
Theatre ceiling.
The $125 fee for appeals to the
Ontario Municipal Board with
respect to planning matters was
discussed. Council passed a
resolution that the OMB review the
fee and that it be increased to a
"reasonable” amount to help reduce
the number of frivolous appeals.
The resolution would be circulated
to Carol Mitchell, MPP Huron-
Bruce and to the municipalities in
Huron County.
Council was informed that the
provincal dangerous dog legislation
goes into effect Aug. 29.***
The resolutions from the Twp. of
Huron-Kinloss and the Municipality
of Grey Highlands in respect to
petitioning the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food for a one-time
injection of $300 million to get the
industry through the disastrously low
prices were supported.***
The Ministry of the Environment
has been informed that the
administrative function of the Blyth-
Hullett landfill site' is being
transferred from North Huron to
Central Huron.
The day-to-day operations will
remain as is.
Push on for new
ambulance station
Despite an agreement to extend
the lease on the current Wingham
ambulance station, there’s a sense on
urgency on the part of Huron County
to find a new station.
“It would be my intent to move
forward as quickly as possible,”
David Lew, manager of ambulance
services told county councillors at
their April 7 meeting. He said he
hopes to have a decision on a new
station this year and start
construction next spring of 2006.
Despite indication from Warden
Doug Layton that the Wingham and
District Hospital might not need the
space where the ambulance station is
located for up to five years. Lew
indicated there are other reasons to
move more quickly. "We should be
looking at moving sooner than
later,” Lew said in answering a
question about the possibility of
staying longer in the current site.
There are health and safety issues in
the current building because of poor
ventilation for gas fumes from the
ambulances, he said. For the hospital
to make changes to correct this
situation would probably cost as
much as building a new station, he
said.
In addition, the new county-owned
stations have three to four times as
much space as the Wingham station.
Local water
systems in
pilot study
Wells supplying the water systems
of Blyth, Brussels and Wingham
will be the subject of a pilot study
on the vulnerability of municipal
water supplies.
The $15,000 study, funded by the
Ministry of Environment’s Source
Water Protection Branch will be
conducted by the county's planning
and development department.
According to Scott Tousaw, director
of planning and development, the
three communities were chosen
because they will continue to
depend on groundwater for their
water needs and the wells in
question are located in shallow
bedrock.
Study results are expected in July
or August.
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I wonder what the
"Stewart Family" has up
their sleeves?
If you would like to find
out, come out and join
us at our "Meat Draw"
on Friday, April 15
at 6 pm
"EVERYONE WELCOME"
First grade apples
and pears as low as
35*
per pound
RPP“^PCR) Fresh
Natural Cider
4 litres $5.00
Blythe Brooke
one mile
west of
Blyth
Our entire inventory must go!
Sale starts April 14
Open Monday to Saturday 9-5
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HARDWARE
432 Queen St., Blyth 523-9273