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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-05-13, Page 12SATURDAYS Page Al2 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 VAN RIESEN FINANCIAL, SERVICES INC. 1N1'ERGL0UE i suer. ia! Sets WCS CUM. • Estate Planning • Retirement Planning . • Wealth Accumulation • Business Succession Planning Ken Van Riesen CFP CLU CH.EC. ERED FINANCIAL CONSULTANT Qat Your M,.y Wonting So )bu Don' How To! Steven Preszcator INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT ADVISOR 1¶-i(t.�_' WEEKENDS IN THE PARK FARMER'S MARKET Fresh Ontario Grown Fruits and Vegetables •Handmade Local Crafts •Honey & Maple Syrup 'Homemade Baking 'Flowers & Plants •Fresh Meats For more info call 5245356 8amtolpm South Side Courthouse FLEA MARKET ( Previously held at Huron County Gaol ) Unique items including new & used, books, jewellery, golf clubs, toys, trading cards, collectibles, produce & plants and more! For more info call 524-5356 SUNDAYS 9amto3pm South Side Courthouse Did you know... there are over 200 shops and services on The Square in Goderich. Celebrate National Nursing Week National Nursing Week — from May 11 to 17, 2009, offers an op- portunity to celebrate the valued contributions of the nursing profes- sion. Nurses are a vital component of our health system and play an ac- tive role within our communities. Nurses represent the single largest group of health professionals in Ontario. The 2009 National Nursing Week theme — "Nursing: You Can't Live Without It!" — provides an opportu- nity to celebrate all nursing profes- sions (including Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse and Reg- istered Nurse -Extended Class); and recognize the diversity and com- plexity of the roles nurses play. It also gives the public an opportunity to understand and appreciate the contributions nurses make to peo- ple's health and overall well-being. Robinson pushes for smaller board Cheryl Heath sun media Size matters. So argued County Councillor George Robertson (South Huron) May 6, in making a pitch for a smaller library board during county council's regular session. As it stands, .Huron County's , li- brary board operates under the Pub- lic Libraries Act. The board is com- prised of six councillors, six citizen representatives and the County War- den, with meetings taking place on the third Tuesday of each month, 11 times a year. The problem, says Robertson, is it is' difficult to justify the honorariums and mileage paid given library -board meetings are sometimes only 20 min- utes in length. Plus, says Robertson, $20,000 in conference expenses were paid out in 2008 alone for library -board members and library staff to attend the annual On - COUNTY OF HURON MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT �ON FOR THE REHABILITATION OF BENMILLER BRIDGE COUNTY NOTICE OF PROJECT STATUS THE PROJECT: The County of Huron is planning to carry out improvements to Benmiller Bridge, which spans Sharpe's Creek along Londesboro Road (County Road 31) in the community of Benmiller (as illustrated on the accompanying key plan). This rehabilitation project would involve the replacement of the existing aluminum railings with solid concrete parapet walls and steel railings. Minor repairs to the existing spillway would also be carried out concurrently with this work. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING PROCESS: During•the EA Review Processit was determined that the project is classified as a Schedule A+ project which is pre -approved under the Municipal Class EA. No further EA work is required and construction can proceed as designed. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: For further information on this project, please contact the consulting engineers: B.M. Ross and Associates, 62 North Street Goderich, Ontario, N7A 2T4. Telephone (519) 524-2641. Fax (519) 524- 4403. Attention: Mike Corby, Planner (e-mail: mcorby@bmross.net). This Notice issued May 13, 2009. Dave Laurie, Director of Public Works County of Huron tario Library Association conference in Toronto. "For one year, that's kind of exces- sive,” he says, noting $11,000 of that figure was paid out to library -board members. A step in the right direction, he says, is to abide by the province's bare -minimum standard,of two mem- bers from the public and three repre- sentatives from council, including the warden. "That would cut down on a lot of the costs," he says. While agreeing a smaller board could be a sound plan, Coun. Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) argues there should be more community represen- tatives than councillors. Coun. John Bezaire (Central Hu- ron), meanwhile, says committees and boards with community repre- sentatives should continue to play a role in politics. "I think we're throwing the baby out with the bathwater here," he says, noting when he was first elected to Central Huron Council, several sub- committees included representatives from the general public. Since then, he says, "There's been a change in the public attitude because there's not the opportunity for people to be involved at this level." ,Bezaire suggests another option to cut costs would be to look at axing honorariums. Coun. Dorothy Kelly (Moms Turnberry), chairwoman of the li- brary board, cautioned council that approving Robertson's motion to reduce the board's size without first receiving input from county librarian Beth Ross, who was absent, would be inappropriate, especially given Ross was asked to contact other area library boards to find out more about their composition. As such, Kelly says, it would make sense to defer the motion until the re- port is reviewed. During the, debate, Coun. Bill Sie- mon (Huron East) notes the issue is one that could perhaps be dealt with under a service -delivery review if the county chooses to undertake one. County councillors chose not to re- duce council's composition of 20 members earlier this year. Kelly's motion to defer a decision passed with a few dissenters, includ- ing Robertson and the motion's sec- onder, Neil Rintoul (Ashfield Col- borne Wawanosh). OPP inspector credits South Huron mayor during manhunt Cheryl Heath sun media The Ontario Provincial Police is singing the praises of South Huron Mayor Ken Oke. In a special presentation made at county -council chambers May 6, OPP In- spector Dan Grant introduced OPP Detective Superinten- dent Dave Cardwell who was the lead investigator in the 2007 slayings of septua- genarians Bill and Helene Regier of Mt. Carmel, and 26 -year-old Carlos Rivera of Windsor. Cardwell says his expe- rience in Huron County when murder suspect Jesse Imeson's whereabouts were unknown taught him some- thing for the first time in his 28 -year career. "The thing I learned is that outside of police leadership, there is community leader- ship," he says. Vividly recalling the sum- mer of 2007 when county residents were in a panic as Imeson remained on the lam following the shooting deaths of the well-respected Mt. Carmel couple, Cardwell was taken back by how Oke took hold of the situation. "It was a very tense time, obviously, in South Huron," he says, noting he read a newspaper article in which Oke asked the community to remain calm and to have "faith" in police. "I've not forgotten that since I read it," says Cardwell. "It's important for a community to have a leader like yourself." Indeed, Cardwell notes he recently attended a confer- ence in Niagara Falls, where he spoke of his experience in Huron County. "I advised them politics does have a place in polic- ing," he says, noting one of the Regiers' children also spoke to that group. In presenting a plaque of appreciation to Oke, who is the county warden for 2009, Cardwell again thanked him. "I would clearly, sincerely, like to thank you for the lead- ership." A visibly touched Oke recalled that the summer of 2007 was a ,difficult one both politically and person- ally, especially since there is no handbook on how to deal with such situations. "It was quite a sensitive week for our household, and I'm just glad it's over," he says. Imeson was captured near the Quebec border that sum- mer. He is currently serving a life sentence for the three murders. /7 n--- • .., • . • 6r1 cp N A Bridge Site V Benmiller i -- „iiii:11P-ampi-Ahlit F-417,41MAL a 'lr, a LONDES 3ORO ROAD - 3 tktr. , ir -� Key Plan PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: For further information on this project, please contact the consulting engineers: B.M. Ross and Associates, 62 North Street Goderich, Ontario, N7A 2T4. Telephone (519) 524-2641. Fax (519) 524- 4403. Attention: Mike Corby, Planner (e-mail: mcorby@bmross.net). This Notice issued May 13, 2009. Dave Laurie, Director of Public Works County of Huron tario Library Association conference in Toronto. "For one year, that's kind of exces- sive,” he says, noting $11,000 of that figure was paid out to library -board members. A step in the right direction, he says, is to abide by the province's bare -minimum standard,of two mem- bers from the public and three repre- sentatives from council, including the warden. "That would cut down on a lot of the costs," he says. While agreeing a smaller board could be a sound plan, Coun. Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) argues there should be more community represen- tatives than councillors. Coun. John Bezaire (Central Hu- ron), meanwhile, says committees and boards with community repre- sentatives should continue to play a role in politics. "I think we're throwing the baby out with the bathwater here," he says, noting when he was first elected to Central Huron Council, several sub- committees included representatives from the general public. Since then, he says, "There's been a change in the public attitude because there's not the opportunity for people to be involved at this level." ,Bezaire suggests another option to cut costs would be to look at axing honorariums. Coun. Dorothy Kelly (Moms Turnberry), chairwoman of the li- brary board, cautioned council that approving Robertson's motion to reduce the board's size without first receiving input from county librarian Beth Ross, who was absent, would be inappropriate, especially given Ross was asked to contact other area library boards to find out more about their composition. As such, Kelly says, it would make sense to defer the motion until the re- port is reviewed. During the, debate, Coun. Bill Sie- mon (Huron East) notes the issue is one that could perhaps be dealt with under a service -delivery review if the county chooses to undertake one. County councillors chose not to re- duce council's composition of 20 members earlier this year. Kelly's motion to defer a decision passed with a few dissenters, includ- ing Robertson and the motion's sec- onder, Neil Rintoul (Ashfield Col- borne Wawanosh). OPP inspector credits South Huron mayor during manhunt Cheryl Heath sun media The Ontario Provincial Police is singing the praises of South Huron Mayor Ken Oke. In a special presentation made at county -council chambers May 6, OPP In- spector Dan Grant introduced OPP Detective Superinten- dent Dave Cardwell who was the lead investigator in the 2007 slayings of septua- genarians Bill and Helene Regier of Mt. Carmel, and 26 -year-old Carlos Rivera of Windsor. Cardwell says his expe- rience in Huron County when murder suspect Jesse Imeson's whereabouts were unknown taught him some- thing for the first time in his 28 -year career. "The thing I learned is that outside of police leadership, there is community leader- ship," he says. Vividly recalling the sum- mer of 2007 when county residents were in a panic as Imeson remained on the lam following the shooting deaths of the well-respected Mt. Carmel couple, Cardwell was taken back by how Oke took hold of the situation. "It was a very tense time, obviously, in South Huron," he says, noting he read a newspaper article in which Oke asked the community to remain calm and to have "faith" in police. "I've not forgotten that since I read it," says Cardwell. "It's important for a community to have a leader like yourself." Indeed, Cardwell notes he recently attended a confer- ence in Niagara Falls, where he spoke of his experience in Huron County. "I advised them politics does have a place in polic- ing," he says, noting one of the Regiers' children also spoke to that group. In presenting a plaque of appreciation to Oke, who is the county warden for 2009, Cardwell again thanked him. "I would clearly, sincerely, like to thank you for the lead- ership." A visibly touched Oke recalled that the summer of 2007 was a ,difficult one both politically and person- ally, especially since there is no handbook on how to deal with such situations. "It was quite a sensitive week for our household, and I'm just glad it's over," he says. Imeson was captured near the Quebec border that sum- mer. He is currently serving a life sentence for the three murders.