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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-06-04, Page 2• Page 2 Times -Advocate, June 4„ 1997 Regional wrap up Perth County won't negotiate after July 1 MITCHELL - Stratford and St. Marys have until July 1 to join with Perth County in its re- structuring plan. According to the Mitchell "Advocate, Perth County Warden Don Hockir. said once the plan has been ap- - proved by the province, Strat- ford and St. Marys will not be allowed to participate. "It -is no secret the county wanted to see them (Stratford and St. Marys) included in the Plan," Hocking said. "But after July 1, Stratford and St. Marys will lose their chance to join in the restructuring plan." The province is expected to deal with Perth's proposal by July 1. McGavin and Davidson to be in Agriculture Hall of Fame SEAFORTH - Gordon McGa- vin and Malcolm bodge David- son, both deceased and formerly of Huron County, will be induct- ed nducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame near Milton on June 8,1reports the Huron Expos- itor. t From the 'Seaford) area, McGavin serge „,a,s, director ,of the Ontario Plowman's Associa- tion for many years and was president for four. McGavin es- tablished McGavin Farm Equip- ment in Walton. Ip 1966, Davidson was named to the government's farm . in- come committee: He was also a member of the Ontario Federa- tion of =Agriculture's executive -committee where his goals of in- dividual membership and a di- rect' grassroots voice were achieved. Quarry too cold for swimming ST. MARYS - Sharon Barnes of the .St. Marys recreation de- partment is postponing the -open- ing of the swimming season in the Quarry to probably the weekend of June 7 and 8. The St. Marys Journal -Argus reported the Quarry was only 53 degrees Fahrenheit on May 26. "Due to the inclement spring that we've had, the sun has not been able to warrn the Quarry sufficiently. Actually, it's -dan- gerous at that stage; a person can become hypothermic in 10 to 15 minutes," said Barnes. McGillivray Taxes increase 3.5 per cent PARKHILL - The Parkhill Gazette reports property taxes will increase by an average of 3.5 per cent in McGillivray Township this year. Township figures indicate Middlesex County, school boards and the township all require more funds than in 1996. According to the Gazette, $583,112 will be raised through property taxes this year, com- pared to $555,123 last year. IN THE NEWS Council members discuss one -tier restructuring Committee of the Whole moves to have all councils present for stra- tegic planning day EXETER. - Exeter Council's Committee of the,Whole passed a recommendation' last Monday night to notify the cunty that all -mu- nicipal councils should be involved if, a strategic planning day is scheduled to'discuss a one -tier restructuring option. The issue was raised after Exeter was informed the county's Ad- ministration: - Finance and Personnel- Committee passed a rec- 'mmendation to refer one -tier restructuring to the Strategic Plan - Committee. The recommendation will be on the June 5 ,ty Council agenda for discussion and finalization. Councillors .tnstone and Cox made the motion. Motion "That a Strategic Planning Day be set up to discuss a one -tier county restructuring option." Reeve Bill Mickle voiced his belief that all Huron councils. not only county representatives, should have input intq the terms -of ref- erence should the county proceed with a formal study. "I think we need to have everybody there," said Mickle, adding "There probably will be change." He added Exeter should continue to'move forward with its own in- ternal restructuring .efforts and could perhaps' find support for a mu- nicipal - single -tier option from communities such -as Goderich. '"We've got to look after our own house first," said Mickle. Administrator Rick Hundey added some thoughts about the town's approach to the issue of single -tier restructuring. He indicated Ex- eter may find it is able to meeting. the provincial downloading bur- den at no local cost through further internal restructuring. Mickle said the town has the right to. remain a municipality if this can be accomplished without having restructuring or amalgamation imposed on it. Although Mickle won't run for re-election, he is concerned that the town retain control over its own destiny. Osborne discusses cost sharing options USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Afte receiving correspondence from Ex eter Council • stating the town wil no longer be responsible for a shar the maintenance or capital re pair costs of the Morrison Dam o its parkland, Usborne Council dis cussed making recommendation on cost sharing options- for dis cussion by staff at its May 20 meet- ing. Council feels its commitment is tb Maintain the tojrt8inchis of the roadway above the dam structure in accordance with an 1956 agree- ment. Staff from the Ausable Bayfield Conservation ' 1�uthority, Exeter PUC and the township are being asked to find creative solutions re- garding funding the parkland and further dam structure maintenance. In other council busihess, the up- dated 1997 draft budget indicates 'combined- federal and provincial infrastructure funding is confirmed at $7.384 with the municipality's contribution set at $3,692. The funding will be used for road re- surfacing. The total 1995-96' infra- structure funding of $73,254 was also used for road re -surfacing. The township had applied for fund- i ng in the amount of $120,000._ Council agreed to. a co -collection agreement with Bluewater , Re- cycling Association after an item on the agreement was removed. Usborne received a letter from the Township of Stephen advising its council is willing to meet to participate in restructuring dis- cussions as encouraged by, the Minister of Municipal Affairs. A.. r motion made by Councillor Brian' Hardeman that Osborne Council 1 not attepd any restructuring meet - are ings was lost as no seconder came forward. A. motion made at a pre - r "vious meeting to participate in fur- - ther restrycturing, discussions s stands. , , • • , - The road superietendent's report indicated Hibbert Township- asked Usborne b funds available this �yar to .build - up the Osborne- fRibbert"boundary road. Councg. will advise Hibbert that no funds are available. The report also revealed the'Kirk- ton -landfill site appears to be filling up quickly and concern was ex- pressed that recyclable items are being buried at the site. Council will request Bluewater Recycling Association prepare a waste/recyclables analysis, for the period of April 1, .1996 to March 31, 1997. GB hosting conference Continued from front page $400 million to purchase the serum which is used to vaccinate children from Polio world-wide. 'Rotary International was founded in 1?05 by Paul Hams, a Chicago Attorney who wanted to foster fel- lowship among his acquaintances by encouraging high vocational standards through community ser- vice and by building international goodwill. Today there are 28,284 clubs in 155, countries world-wide. Panther Profile By Bill Kline. Next Tuesday, June 3, the annual Athletic Banquet is being held at. the school. All sport teams will be handing out their awards to players. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Members of teams eat for free while parents or anyone else can eat for $10. Tickets can be purchased in the office at the school or call the school at 235-0880. This year's guest speaker is Justine Blaney, a nine year old girl who broke gender barriers that ex- isted in sport. Blaney wanted to play - hockey with 'the boys', but could not because she was not one. She challenged Section 19(2) of the Ontario Human Rights Code which said "No one could discrimi- nate in housing or employment," but it excluded sport. However, Bla- ney and her supporters continued to challenge the Code, and finally, the law was changed and she succeeded in 1986. Blaney was allowed to play on any team she wanted and has opened the door for female athletes everywhere. Come out and support South 'Huron Athletics next Tuesday at the Athletic Awards Banquet. . On Friday, the senior boys won the Huron tournament convim -ly. The team defeated Wingham 4-0 and Seaforth 3-0 in the finals. they played Listowel on Monday for Huron -Perth and will travel to St. Thomas on Thursday to compete in WOSSA. Any student who still needs a Hepatitis B vaccination should call the Huron County Health Unit in Clinton at 1-800-265-5184 to set up your own appointment: A health nurse will be at the school on June 11 from 11:30 to 1:30. events May 29. OSAID Assembly for�Graddes 11 and 12; June 1, ) itdoor M,.sic Concert. Everyone welcome. Bring a lawn - -- chair. June 2, Concert Band and Choir to Canada's Wonderlpnd. Until next week...Bill Kline Overwhelming Liberal support Paul Steckle and his wife Kathy give the thumbs -up sign during their visit to Exeter on day. Liberals - take Ontario .► Continued from front page cision to run based on her belief t Liberals had run on an "NDP pla form" Which she .feltthey didn live up to. With a slim majora Liberal government, the NDP wi play a pivotal role, according t Johnstone. ' She'said'it is the NDP that repre sents how Canadians view them selves as caring, sharing, nice -peo ple., The party is often -referred t as the conscience of Canadian pol itics. "We keep them honest. We lik to ,remind them that there is one'.i five children living in poverty an there are 1.5, million uneptploye in the country'." - Johnstone plans to run pro ' vincially,' and hopes tp, make progress concerning the Multi - Investment Act bill under dis- =cussion which gives international companies "the right to override our sovereignty in anada. Joslin was reached , Tuesday morning 'to commetft on 'the cam- paign and his ekperiences. He said he was generally pleased with the civility of the media- and audiences at all -candidates meetings althoygh, he feels many perceive the Chris- tian Heritage party as very far right if not religious fanatics. "We received widespread media attention," he said, adding he voted Reform during the: last election but could no longer support a party that believed- in fiscal and not moral conservatism. "The moral conservatism pro- vides the base for truly economic conservatism. That took me to the CHP." • Joslin plans to run again in the fu- ture. uture. Doug Fines and his Reform party ompatriots will continue to push . the party agenda in Huron -Bruce. The Reform* party made history y finishing secend in:the riding to aul Steckle,- pushing the Con servative party to third place. "I have to .congratulate Paul teckle and his team. They had a better performance than in 1993. A' of of people felt strongly about his oting against his party and sup- . rted him. "I'm a bit disappointed. with our sults. I thought it would be a little oserthan when the votes were ounted. People went with the com• - rt zone and stayed with Paul." Steckle won the election over the. Reform party by 14,000 votes. Fines pointed . out that Reform pports the concept of More free otes in the House of Commons. Fine said the fiscally -responsible - ng of the traditional Con- rvative vote went to the Liberals stead of the Reform party. The Reform party popular vote mained consistent with that of 93, at about 20 per cent. 'Our vote here is solid. We need open our arms to the fiscally re- nsible in this riding and pra- te that we have the concepts of e votes and recall in our homes d businesses." ines is interested in running ain, if he's chosen the local can - ate by area Reformers. It's given me a lot of confidence I've made a lot of friends," he The Reform party is now the of - al opposition in the House of mmons and Fines said the party benefit. We've now got a much stronger e to stand on and make points." he t- 't ty n -11 0 0 e n d d c b S 1 v PO re cI c fo su vo se in re 19 to spo mo fre an F ag did 66 • and said fici Co will 66 Xis • electic Nuinber of polls: 208, ' Registered voters: 66,3tf2 Candidate ' Fines. Doug Johnstone, Jan Joslin, Dave Schenk, Colleen , '• Steclde, Paul Total Party,. # Percentage of votes Reform Party of Canada 9,963 21.00 New Democratic'Party • 3,063 6.00 Christian Heritage Party ' . , - of Canada ' - 779 200 Progressive Conservative ;Party of Canada - - ' 9,230 20.00 -' Liberal Party of.Canada 24,243 51.00 , ' , 47,278' 100 Perth -Middlesex Number of polls: X204 Registered voters: 65,218 Candidate - Party Bloomfield, Garnet -Ham, Linda Harris. Jamie Richardson, John , Schellenberger, Gary Total Reform Party of Canada , New Democratic Party Christian Heritage Party of Canada Liberal Party of Canada Progressive Conservative Party. of Canada. of votes 9,180 3,806- 858 19,583 11,0't3 44.500-! Percentage 21.00 9.00 2.00 44.00 25.00 100 Lai nbtoll-Kent-Middlesex Number of polls: 202.of 215 Registered voters: 69,21 1. Candidate Alderson, -Victor Drabbant, David Farquharson, Larry Richardson, Brian Trebics, Bela Ur, Rose -Marie Willis, Ken Total Party # Percentage of votes, Progressive Conservative - Party of Canada • 6,850 16.00 The Green Party of Canada 254 1.00 Independent , 248 1.00' Reform Party of Canada- 12.137 28.00 - New Democraiic Party 2,516 6.00 Liberal Party of Canada 20,155 46.00 Christian Heritage Party of Canada 1,749 , 4.00 43.909 100 CIVIC CORNER ANIMAL CONTROL • For the most part, Town policies and by-laws work because the public co-operates. For example, consider our smoking by-law. . Restaurant owners and the public simply adhere to the law and respect their fellow citizens. Contravention's are unusual. We have never had to take hard enforcement action. Persuasion has been our principal means of resolving problems. The waste collection program also works on the basis of co-operation and community team work. Animal control is an issue on which community co-operation is needed. Here is a sampling of the complaints and problems: (1) Some dogs are allowed to run at large; (2) Some owners neglect to clean up in accordance with our poop and scoop • by-laws; • (3) Many fail to get dog licenses; (4) Some dogs, thought to be dangerous, are not controlled by their owners adequately; . (5) Beavers are destroying trees in MacNaughton Park; (6) Cats are let loose to dig in gardens, destroy small trees and attack birds at . feeder stations; (7) Rabbits and squirrels are eating our gardens. • The Town is improving its animal control by-laws and we will have to find a way to deal better with dogs running at large through better enforcement. As to licensing, please be sure to license your dogs. That is an. essential aid in locating the owner of a lost dog. The fees also help pay for animal control work. We have a trapper who has been trying to trap the beavers and we cannot do anything about cats. So owners, please know where your cats arc. Cleaning up your pets droppings is only courteous. as to rabbits and squirrels, try to smile. There are bigger problems in the world,* .•