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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-13, Page 3Thicker than blood Giving life. South Huron District High School Gr. 12 student Harmony Visscher gives blood for the second time at a Ca- nadian Red Cross blood clinic at the high school last week. London Red Cross. organizer/recruiter Suzanne Barron said 114 units of the 150 unit goal was collected; an "unusually low for Exeter" amount. Barron blamed the balmy spring weather for the lower count with many farmers out in their fields and students out enjoying the sunshine. "It's just the time of year with sports and other events going on." she said. Despite the lower than anticipated number of units; Barron said the blood collected last week will benefit up to 456 patients since each unit can be broken down into four blood components: red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma. There was some good news from the .clinic: there were 14 new donors: The Red Cross workers hope to hold another clinic at South Huron in August. w Name: Jo -Anne, Fields Occupation: South Huron Recreation program co-ordinator Age: "I've been•at the Rec Centre for 17 years. Take it from there.' Involvements: Hensall Economic Development Committee; Exeter Minor Hockey ice convener.• ,Hockey 'AAA' minor peewee hockey team rnatl.- ager; Exeter Rodeo Committee Ukes: r Hockey. trips to the Caribbean and spending quality time with family and'friends • Dislikes Complainers Favorite saying: "Awesomq" IN THE NF,W.S • Times-Advorate, May 13, 1998 • Page.3 Council opts for $9,000 log cabin option -By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LUCAN - Village council liked the $9.O00 answer rather than the' $54,000 one when it comes to the question where Lucan Area Her- itage is going to put its log cabin. But council ultimately decided to defer a decision on where Heritage would place.! otje and a hall storey circa mid -1800s log cabin it . bought for $20,000 from a Port Ekiri lumber business till Heritage president Mike Ander- son comes back with more specifies in- formation on several points.- Heritage's preferred site is on the vacant lot on Main St. between Wraith Family Hardware and the Bank of Montreal. A few moments lat- er, Deputy Reeve Harry Wraith declared a conflict of interest since he owns Wraith Hard- ware. About $54,000 more would have -to be -raised to purchase the option A lot and $20,000 worth of work would•he needed to transport the cabin to Lucan and on foundation work. Anderson said.Heritage has already col- lected $11,000 in pledges, leaving the amount needed for option A at $54,000. Heritage would give the cabin and the land to the village -and then pay taxes on the build- ing and .land in a form of a lease from the vil- lage to operate the site. Council preferred Heritages second site on itslist: where the old -water tower was. Ander- son said his group Would have to raise $9,001) - more to make option B a reality and agreed the old water tower siie looks Netter in the -short - run." Heritage prefers the first option since it pro- vides enough land to achieve the group's ul• - umate goal• to construct a permanent museum site behind the cabin. - • The amount of land at the option B site. isn't Targe enough to accommodate a museum building. but Anderson said Heritage may be able to obtain, perhaps -even for free, a small •parcel of land to provide access that fronts on William St. from .the owner of the limner hotel and parking lot that was located near there. Anderson said he has talked to the land owner who seemed in favor of the project, but that the asking price.for the entire hotel lot and parking lot were $100,000 each.• The second site is located near the site of the Wilberforce log schoolhouse. Anderson said. . Though personally in.l'avor of option A, Anderson said option B is favored by the Her- itage-utmmitiec. "1 think we can make the water tower site work," he said. adding aggressive signage on Main St. to promote the cabin .would be in or- der. t Coiuni illor Reg Crawford asked if any pro vincial or lederal grant money is available to help fund the project. Anderson -. replied most provincial programs call for a museum to have a full- time curator but that Heritage may qualify for an Employment Insurance program -that would help pay the wages of un- employed people, to learn new ;kills at the cab- in or nnuseuiu He added he is `;till looking Into whether there are any Other _rant urograms Heritage may.quality for Reeve Robert Benner .aid Heritage should answer_quesaons like is there enough roost :u the second site to accomplish their goals be- fore council,makes any=decisions regarding the project. Anderson also asked council to set up.a charitable fund for Heritage so donations could he collected for the project and the gen- erosity of donors could he recognized with tax receipts. Herttjge has recently applied for charitable status and Anderson said they "Ith can m wate site should be granted it hut that ti may take a few Months. ,Benner said the federal government sometimes takes tttetwecn 14 -and 18 months to • grant groups charitable status. He added that if the village sets up a fund for Heritage. the vil- lage would only hold the funds for the group till it is,granted charitable :tants and then lust hand the cash over. Village administranir Rein Rcymer said the • village can collect donations. issue tax receipts 'and later earmark the funds for certain pro- jects. Council directed Reynier to ask the vil- lage auditor whether Lucan can hold donated - -funds litr Heritage and issue tax receipts till • - the group is granted charitahlc status., -- Anderson said the cabin will be .i uwrist draw for the village and will give passing mo- torists a reason to stop their cars. get out and explore Lucan. . In other Lucan Arca Heritage news. the Lo - can Legion has given Heritage S1,000 to pr• duce its new Lucan Historical Walking Tour booklet. The lour features 51) ink we st11ps 01 historical signiticanccc • • • ake the Lucan and is .ivailahle fur pur- .:hase for S" For more it-, lonnauun, call Heritage at 2 2^1 • - 075(. .A reminder' the thia aniulad - Luca') Area Heritage Rude Back In 1'11nc is ! May '10 watt wagons leaving j.elcam .Scout , - Hall to h pail. Cost is S5 for .leans. S"1 for Nil- , dren. preschoolers tar free • 1 This year'; Ride teal tires 'Feuding COI; ;tables specially Written fur the event'h\':Dial, nelly rritogy,autlu r lames Heaney. (other • scenes include ones tin•sccoutine,.the' Donpetlly School, the Adaiiii;Bmc k- S)rchc gra. Ford' • Agency; Montreal Canadiens. Fireitightcr;. St. Patrick Church. Pcter.Butler 111, the-Judct•s an(d,Wilhertorce•Beinits. • '1' Benner is expected to show. his !cline ;kills during the ride. For tickets or nuke -in: fornruion call Heritage at. 22T,1) 5h., ., r tower work." Lucan chooses scaled back merger plan LUCAN -Vill'at;e council de- cided•t-hey want what they have al- ' ` ways wanted when it comes to .their fate' through . Middlesex County restructuring. Councilll)rs: discussed 'did- dlesex restructuring facilitator Bill Thomsons- report at last week's • meeting. ' Newry released. the' report re- views restructuring background.. alternatives- and two specific o_p- tions.Thomson lays•out in detail. - The first option calls for Lucan 'and Biddulph Township to merge ci•eaupg a new.municrpality with a 4.144 population. The scenario would- give the new• municipality Live electsld' representatives (two councillors for. Biddulph. one for Lucan plus a liteeveIMlay(ir and, a Deputy Reeve/Deputy Mayor). The ReeveAlayor r would sit on county council as the new. mu- ntc� palit y's sok representative on - :the 16-merpber body. (n compari'- son. the proposed new, municip;Jl- ity .of Strathroy-Caradoc would have four reps on county council and .the merged McGillivray -West Williams -East ,Williams-ParkhiIl- Ailsa Craig would have: two. Oilier new " Middlesex • municipalities would be North- Dorchester -West . Nissoun (three reps on county council ►. Middlesex, Centre i three,'). Metcalfe -Adelaide Mone) and Ek- trtd-Masa-Glencoe-Newbury/ W ardsville (twos). Thomson's recommendation is for Middlesex to adopt option two that merges the eounty into five new municipalities. •Lucan ;Md- Biddulph woulti join McGillivray. - est and East Williams. Park t• - 1 1. Ailsa Craig .and the new wai-,i ,)f North Adelaide. That merged- mu- nicipality would have a 1 1.71)2 pop- ulation and have throe. reps on county 'council. The. new mu- nicipality's own council would have nine- members' tiwo It;r Bid- dulph with one each from the rest ,;f die wards The other Municipal- ities under Option two would be North -Dorchester-West Nissoun, Middlesex Centre.. Serailway .rnd Caradoc-Ekfrid-East and West Mosa-Metcalfe-"Glenc ie - view hcry / West Mos.t/Wardsvillc-South :\dc laude 1 The populations of the option two municipalities wduld range from 1 1.1 3 1 to 14.4h6 wih each providing -three reps to county council . - - - Thomson prefers. option two he-. cause It :els fora more equal pop- ulation and representation • Kase across.thc hoard -and it 'reduces the number of municipalities to five from the current nineteen: total elected people from 102 to 48 and county council reps Irorni 25 (0 15 • Morrison recommends a 14) -year _time period to ease to ,Toiwo due to the; sprit up-.ot Musa and ,\dclaide townships and .n..ndex.1-, tion by .Strathrov He said the ward systi!n will allow !e.'ttsli ng nicipaltties to retain much alt their historical and cultural n.mtes and identities.. Other "rhomut rccomntctida- tins: . •The development of- a Jinni- cc- UnOrinic development udviu)iy board of etched and business reps: •rhe formation of a, ounty•plan- ning department and the- j.1eyelop- rnent of a. new county official plan: •Fhat imc i>f the live municipal-, Inesitake on purchasing for every-. one and another. one or t'vo bike care of billing; What the' rive muniutpalitics share' professuhnal'expert ise they- al- ready. have with sewers and sewage plants and that inc ntuntc,ipality take .the lint) on: .same with water works: •Library branches rmarn a county responsibility: • I . •The municipal .md -county roads systems stay `separate will •mt)nthly meetings e,1', the six road superintendents to work out el'- ticienctes. cost savings. shared equipment. maintenance schedules. and so on. • tliomscn proposed this nine - table: public Meetings to. solicit in- put on Mel two options in May and June: municipal councils to discuss • the'options. and come' up wtih a de- cision by the end of the summer: :J tinai county council decision, ii September with .t report to. he -sub- milted to the province in Octuber:.1 rncr`tcr transition period over 1949- 21)l)I) with elections in ,Nov 20110' Despite • rhumsini•s 1 -cc orntncnd.uwn. all live Lucan coun- cillors, are firmly behind option one. rhe main concern ithiuut both options was what 'councillors felt 'vas .t hick of represent:mi ii for Lu- While siding with option Ones councillor Reg Crawford saidhet; would prefer a single=tier county government. The • single -tier sce- nario was tossed out hoc Thomson because: he 1,f -eels if is littler to stain lain ':t two-tier system: 'with itewrt but istrongcr lower -tier �niun>c)paf ities anti then perhaps -'some Jae tit the future a one -tier ,est} m c;ulfet r i ,uyulVe tell 115 (Mots+ t Reeve 12obept 'Denner and the rest Id. county council \vcre to dis' cuss itie Thomson Report .0 their . numnt tumidity ecttne yesterday aide: press. rhumsan wits)tc his report trier , meeting and discussing Merger tin•i .:erns with each of Middlesex mt1- nicipaf councils and their staff sep- arately over the- - bast, several • months. G)unties aro hemi: prompt led to iconic, up with their own rc . structuring .plans by the _province' whose mandate is tiir fewer inn- nicipalities. reduced _ municipal ;pending .arid fewer. ntiunclpa[ elected.officials. 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