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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2006-12-06, Page 24• Page 24 December 6, 2006 • The Huron Expositor ....44.. News County endorses resolution against downloading costs for the. MPAC Cheryl Heath 11111111111111110 Council is endorsing a Port Colborne -based resolution that decries paying any more downloading of costs for the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). The independent body, which has been mandated by the province to undergo a two-year assessment freeze, is seeking an increase in the fees it collects from ..munici- palities. The county currently pays $100,00 a year to MPAC. Warden praises manufacturing awards Warden Rob Morley (South Huron) is singing the praises of the first -annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards held in Wingham on Nov. 22. At council's Nov. 29 meet- ing, Morley gave praise to Volvo, which was crowned as the Manufacturer of the Year. Morley also notes his home municipality took home more than 50 per cent of the hard- ware from the 13 awards pre- sented to manufacturers, countywide. Councillor Dorothy Kelly (Morris-Turnberry) also gave kudos for the event, which was sponsored by the county, and drew a capacity crowd. "It's like the Emmy awards of the manufacturing indus- try," she says. As an added bonus, $100 will be presented to the Huron United Way on behalf of each winner. Only fine tuning left with cross-border ambulance billing, council learns Huron County is one of the few to escape the administra- tive headaches associated with cross-border ambulance • billing. Warden Rob Morley (South Huron) reports that, unlike most counties, Huron has col- lected most of its outstanding debts, which is a plus given the province has given all regions, only 18 months to set- tle the issue. "There's nothing really left for us to do," says Morley, noting some fine-tuning that is left includes negotiations on sharing an ambulance sta- tion with Lambton County in Grand Bend. Council also learned the province's pledge to fund ambulance service on a 50-50 basis is not yet quite met. Following a question by Coun. Deb Shewfelt (Goderich), Coun. Neil Rintoul (ACW), chairman of' health, ambulance and social services, reported the province is now at about 42 per cent of the 50-50 ratio. ..' TIIOMPSON IJRE'I'ILINE SPRAY & F IRRLGIASS INSULATION Call Ron At 519-263-2319 SCHOONDERWOERD BROS. CONCRETE LTD. 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OPP officers will be out in your neighbourhood in an effort to remove the threat of the impaired driver, and reduce the death toll on Ontario roads. Last year, during the five-week ,initiative, OPP officers stopped 576,875 vehicles at roadside check- points and charged 278 people with alcohol-related offences across the province. Also, a total of 671 12 - hour licence suspensions were issued. Officers also issued 270 of the 90 -day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspensions. For every 608 vehicles checked at RIDE locations, one driver was either charged with an impaired dri- ving related charge or was issued a 12 -hour licence suspension. Officers also investigated 37 fatal collisions in which 45 people lost their lives. Three of these deaths were alcohol related. Ds5 J.D. HO g1w. 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