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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-10-24, Page 41 2 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Bluewater adopts Ialieshore sewage collection system study Vanessa Brown Clinton News Record Boussey's and planner Janet Smolders's IiSR and starting the project are two separate decisions. Bluewater council voted 8-2 in favour of Accepting Dillon's report "means that you accepting Dillon Consulting's environmental agree with the project in principle. You think screening report (ESR) for the lakeshore the lakeshore needs to be serviced when you sewage collection system project. get funding," Smolders said before the vote Deputy Mayor Paul Klopp and Hay West passed. Councillor John Gillespie were the two Council has experienced public opposition dissenters in the vote that took place during a to Dillon's proposed low-pressure sewer special council meeting held Thursday system. During an August public meeting afternoon in Varna. held in Zurich, some residents cited the high The ESR, which is a summary - with costs to each homeowner as deterrents while recommendations - of the preliminary stage others refuted the need to switch from the of the project, will now go up for a 30 -day septic systems they have now. public review period, during which residents About 10 members of the public, some of affected by the project's study area can appeal whom live within Dillon's study area, sat in to the provincial Ministry of Environment the gallery last week waiting to hear the through a Part 11 Order Request. outcome of the vote. "Approving this document doesn't mean Coun. John Gillespie first motioned to we'll start accepting tenders and bring pipes accept the report "for information only" to be up 21 highway," said Mayor Bill Dowson, who kept on file should council decide to adopt it stressed that accepting Dillon engineer Bill in the future. IIIMIONLITV OR PUBLIC MEETING Regarding Dog Licencing and Control By-law No. 37-2004 Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater will hold a public meeting on the 14th day of November, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council chambers (385948 Mill Road, Varna) in order to consider an amendment to a Dog Licencing and Control By-law No. 37-2(X)4. PURPOSE AND EFFECT -The Mu- nicipality of Bluewater is proposing to amend a Dog Licencing and Control By-law following a review of the dog licencing fees in Schedule 'B' to the by- law. The effect will be to increase the existing fee structure. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written represen- tation to the Clerk or verbal representa- tion either in support of or in opposition to the proposed fees. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION related to the proposed fees is avail- able during regular office hours at the municipal office. Clerk Municipality of Bluewater 14 Mill Street, P.O. Box 250 ZURICH ON NOM 2T0 Tel. 519 236-4351 Fax. 519 236-4329 Before that motion failed 8-2, Stanley West assessment for its collection system project. Coun. George Irvin argued that council needs 1 think South Huron made the right deci- to deal with the collection system before the sion going with an independent company," Dec.. 31 deadline to opt in or out of the Grand he said. Bend treatment plant. In the end, his list of grievances wasn't "By accepting this (report) for information, enough and his motion was lost 8-2. Ile and what's the point? We're not going anywhere," deputy mayor Paul Klopp voted in favour of Coun, Irvin said. "Let's deal with it today." it. Like Dowson, Coun. Irvin said his vote to Boussey and Smolders have advised Blue - adopt the report doesn't mean he's in favour water not to start the project unless govern - of the project at this time, ment funding is secured. Before the second During comment period before the vote, vote to adopt the report last Thursday, Coun. Coun. Gillespie concurred with some Tyler Hessel reminded councillors that they residents who have said their septic systems could use Dillon's study as leverage when work fine and there isn't a need to switch to applying for funding. sewers. Gillespie also said he believes Dillon's Council deferred a scheduled review of the study "grossly underestimates the ongoing Grand Bend & Area Treatment Plant tenders costs" of a grinder pump involved in the that have been submitted to the tri -municipal proposed low-pressure system. Lastly, he board. expressed displeasure that the previous Council also passed a motion to include Bluewater council hired Dillon, which is Coun. Gillespie's motion to not move forward consulting on the Grand Bend treatment with the collection system on Monday's plant, to work on Bluewater's environmental (Nov 7) agenda. HPCDSB student interest growing in SHSMs Rita Marshall Special to Lakt#shore Advance Almost 200 Huron -Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) students took a Special High Skills Major last year, and those numbers will likely grow. Tim Martens, project leader for the Ontario Youth Apprentice- ship Program (OYAP), told the HPCDSB at their Oct. 24 meeting MUNIC.IPAIITV oT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 7 OF THE BUILDING CODE ACT Take Notice that South Huron Council will consider a Fee Review of Building Permit Valuation lees (Commercial Buildings (;roup and Additions) under By -Law 35-2(X)8 at its Council meeting on December 5, 2011 at 9:(X) a.m. in the Council Chambers — Olde Town Hall For additional information, please contact the Building Department at 519-2315-0310 Continents must he submitted to the 'loon Hall or e-mailed by November 28, 2011 to 322 Main St. S.. Exeter, ON NOM 1S6 Attn: Dwayne McNab (d.mcnab(tvsouthhuron.ca) or Michael Di Lullo (tn,dilullo(' southhuron.cct) Dated November 1, 2011 that the SHSM program has grown and improved significantly since St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School piloted an agri- culture SHSM in 2006. Currently, St. Anne's and St. Michael Catholic Secondary School offer four SIISMs: agriculture equipment repair, construction technology, arts and culture, and energy. Both schools offer the arts and culture program and the energy program, while the agriculture SI SSM is only availa- ble at St. Anne's and the construction SHSM only available at St. Mike's. The total number of students enrolled in the different majors in 2010-2011 was 192. In the 2008-09 school year, only 102 were enrolled. Each SI ISM is a two-year program over Grades 11 and 12 which allows students to complete their diploma requirements while focusing on a specific industry. A major includes industry -specific certifica- tions and training, "reach ahead" experi- ences in either apprenticeship training, colleges, universities or workplaces, spe- cialized lessons centred around the sector and ('0 -op placements. Martens said that there are 7(X) to 800 contextualized learning activities for stu- dents, so that instead elf just learning about math, for example, a student leanls about agriculture, c onstnaction or energy-related math. One 10 -hour activity on tiling, cre- ated by a St. Mike's teacher, was singled out by the Ministry of l education for praise, he told trustees. Other major benefits of the program involve the training and certifications stu- dents can receive. All students must take first aid and CPR, but may choose from three different electives. These include GPS, GIS, CAD, electrical safety, basic hydraulics, photography, technical sup- port and stage combat. Martens said that students rarely stop at only three electives, with some completing eight or nine. Although GPS and GIS elec- tives are part of the energy specialist pro- gram, Martens said many ag SEISM stu- dents have asked to have the electives brought into their program as well, noting that most farm equipment uses the two technologies. A presentation on farm safety training delivered by OMAFRA proved so popular with students that parents asked, and were allowed, to attend the following year's presentation, Martens said that the Stratford Festival is "starting to rt ognize the usefulness" of the Arts and Culture SI ISM while the Blyth Festival is "always on board', There are 14 SI ISMs available through the provincial program, including sports, environment, business, aviation and aero- space and hospitality and tourism. Mar- tens said he has had requests from stu- dents to add more SHSMs to St. Anne's and St. Mike's, but is concerned about overtaxing the schools, HST KIDS! 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