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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 1999-07-28, Page 5Tuckersmith Bridge railing to be replaced Tuckersmith Township council agreed to replace the railing on the Bell Bridge near Kippen for $7,500 at its July 6 meeting: Tenders accepted Tuckersmith Township council. at its` -July 6 -electing, accepted a tender from Frank Kling. Limited from six _quotations received for the reconstruction project of Sideroad 5-6 between Concessions 4 and 6. The tender involves supplying 9.000 tonnes of Granular B gravel at S2.66 per tonne and 3.500 tonnes of Granular' A gravel at $3.89 per tonne. Other, companies .which bid.on.the job included Jennison Construction Ltd., C.E. Reid and Sons Ltd.. 'Merrier Contracting Co. Ltd.. r Radford Construction and Wes Riley Construction. - Building to be tarn down A . vacant derelict building at'Lbt 5 Plan 133 in Vanastra will be tom down in three weeks. 'if no one is interested in buying in, Tuckersmith Township council. decided at its July 6 meeting. Council will offer it for sale to John Greidanus for $3,000 or to Phil Malcolm and the Radar and Communications Museum .for $1 before I tearing the building down. r Council accepted the offer of 55,000 from Judy _ and Allan McCutcheon for another vacant building at Pt. Lot 29, Plan 133. subject to the clean -op --of—the-- , of—tl -, property within 30 days. Bingo cards to be sold TV bingo cards • to be sold Tuckersmith Township council • granted permission at its July 6 .meeting to the Ontario Brain Injury Association to sell .Rainbow TV Bingo cards within the Municipality. 11111111=allPIF New parish priest grew up farming Sy Tim Cumming Mitchell Advocate staff The new parish.priest. for Roman'Catholic churches in Mitchell. Dublin and St. :Columban is no stranger to rural areas. Father Maurice Charbonneau grew •up the youngest of 13 children On a cash crop farm near Chatham.. "1 can sense and be very (.sensitive) to what it's like to be vulnerable to market prices growing up on the farm there are a lot of risks and chances taken -in the farming industry," he said. As soon as you put the crop in the groped the farmer's .very vulnerable to the weather and the •prices ... it's never certain what the future holds. you have to have a lot of faith to • put crop in the ground." • 'Father Moe' also -studied . horticulture at Ridgetown College. of Agricultural Technology and worked in tillage research before being called tot he priesthood. "In my second year of work after graduation. 1 felt a deep sense that I was being called . to. the ptiesthood."• be said: Many priests , in the contemporary Roman Catholic Church have •already. had a different career before enteringthe seminary. he said. The new priest arrived -in the area at the end ofJune. This is his first time as .a full pastorin •a parish: which he calls- "a • very interesting challenge, a good.. challenge." fie • previously •,served as Associate: Pastor in St. Ursula's Parish in Chatham. He served before that in the Windsor area. The 34 -year-old priest left the seminary in April of 1994. He will serve as priest for St. Columban, St. Patrick's in Dublin and St: Vincent De Paul in Mitchell: Caring for a flock in three Churches will be a challenge. "Three churches are always going to be three different .communities with their own particular visions." The challenge doesn't seem to intimidate someone who says he has lots of energy and an ability to get along with all age groups. He• is "ready to jump in with both feet." Father Charbonneau 'says he ' will listen to each community to hear what it needs. He says he will have to get to know the people of his parish and: the < .iil have.to_get to know. him. "Whenever you walk into an area. it's ... 'who are these people and what are they shout'' and they're asking. '‘t ho is this man arid what is he ahout:' The priest has had a few small tours of Perth County and already tried his hand swinging the clubs•at local golf clubs. His first impression of the area has been positive.. • • • "My, first impressions •have been very good and very 'warm," he said. "I've come to Learning process from program can be passed on From Pogo 4• . the Go Home Bay area. ,ss. the program•encourages• landowners to preserve and learn about the land, in terms of two.. flora and fauna and the animals. "The program is wonderful tor•that. It makes us think about inaking paths into the..interior 'of the land and also preserving it." he .ay s . • Without the tax break there is some pressure to develop the land. notes Skoggard. "That is a loss for everyone. There are .i kit of boaters and cruisers who moor off the island and appreciate it for its undeveloped side." He says landowners have to be aware that decisions- they snake about their property today.can have a major impact nearby in the future., Skoggard: and fits family have taken an inventory of the Ilk,, on the property, and have begun culling diseased trees, ;raking frail, to different parts of the island and learning ex►re about plant and tree life in the interior. They also patrol the island to reduce pollution and to ensure boaters are not making tires o the shore. Skoggard sc,. +nlolvement in the program is proving to be a good learning .process and what is learned as a result can be passed on to the children. The program is a partnership between the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ontario Forestry Association (OFA) and the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA). More information can he obtained by contacting the OFA at (416) 493-4363 (web address: http://www.oforest.on.ca) or the • OWA at (613) 238.0110 (web address: http://www.ont- • woodlot-assoc.org). • Father Maurice Charbonneau and Mitchell porishes • realize the people are being • very accepting ,and very open. The new priest says the. family unit is very important; both the individual family and the larger • Christian community "where patience. love and -respect are very. important." He plans to -preach the' Tim Cumming photo tokes on St _ Columban, Dublin Christian gospel not just with words hut by example. " LcIdership is shown by example." he said. "1 hope to be a good example." Another •Chatham man. James Camphelh will -h,_ assisting at the churchc, for the next six week;. He is attending the seminary in the fall. - THE HURON EXPOSITOR, July 2a. t 999-s MILVERTON STOCK YARDS LIVESTOCK REPORT Sate for Week of Monday. 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