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In the News
Conservation dinner marks
10 years of community support
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The sell-out crowd of more than 400 people raisedmore than $28,000 for local conservation and Lions Club projects at the 10th Annual Conservation Dinner at the
South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter last Thursday night. From left, volunteers Dr. Bill McGregor, Paul Anstett, Bob Heywood, Hugh Filson, Bob Gehan and Fred
Dobbs auction artwork.
EXETER -A decade of passed a milestone that business community. Park enhancement pro- cess of the "joint- the Ausable by Grand
success. is rarely reached by vol- The dinner, held at the ject along the Ausable venture". Bend artist Barry Rich -
You couldn't blame unteer organizations, 10 South Huron Rec Centre, River, trail improve- "The funds raised here man.
anyone for taking a time consecutive years of out- is a joint venture of the ments at Rock Glen Con- tonight will assist us in Local to ne. , Bob
out to savour the mo- standing support from Exeter Lions Club and servation Area and Ban -improving conservation Heywoc-+, "1 ding,
ment, but this was not the community. the Ausable Bayfield nockburn Wildlife Area awareness and facilities Brad
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the case Thursday night Over $28,000 was Conservation Founda- and stocking the Morri- throughout the Ausable Hugh Filson all had dif-
at the 10th annual Con- raised by selling paint-. tion, The fund raiser son Reservoir with rain- and Bayfield River wa- ferent styles...bLt the
servation dinner. ings and other works of supports four projects: bow trout. tersheds," Tomes said. same result, getting the
The volunteers was too art produced by local tal- Sylvan Conservation Ed- Dinner chairman Tom The feature painting audience to spend for the
busy working. ent as well as many oth- ucation Program, con- Tomes praised the suc- depicted a canoe trip in cause.
The sell-out event er prizes donated by the tinuing the MacNaughton
Johns wins
nomination
Continued from front
page
"This is the begin-
ning. You promised
you would help me
with the next election
and I hope you are all
geared up."
After the announce-
ment, Fisher said she
would work to lead the
people of Bruce County
in support of Johns.
"We must move for-
ward united. I am"tn
full support of the can-
didate and will make
sure we have a conser-
vative member in the
next parliament.'
Consultant's services needed to
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want the board to blindly
accept the recommenda-
tions.
Ivey said he expects the
consultant's work could
be done in three to four
months because time
wouldn't need to be spent
on financial analysis
which is examined in
depth before municipali-
ties decide to amalga-
mate.
The mayors met later
last week and developed
a request for proposal.
with an advertisement to
be placed in the London
Free Press. The mayors
will select a short list of
consultants to be inter-
viewed at the May 11
transition board meeting
in Forest.
Provincial funding con-
firmation
Treasurer Janet
Ferguson reported the
board will receive
$750,000 in provincial
funding which represents
75 per cent of eligible
expenses up to $1 million.
The board had applied for
$1.6 million.
Ivey suggested the
board should reconsider
paying meeting fees twits
members in light of the
decreased grant because
the money could be better
used elsewhere.
Jamieson didn't want
the municipalities to have
to pick up the tab.
"It's transition business
so it should ' come out of
the transition budget,"
she recommended.
DeZorzi said it was
important the fees be
paid by the board and
that all transition costs be
kept track of so taxpayers
will know exactly what
restructuring is costing.
Graham 'agreed the
costs should be assessed
to the board.
Ivey made the motion
that the costs be accrued
to the end of the year but
help transition board
no one seconded the
motion.
Chairman Ken Evans
said there is a provision
for the board to apply for
a supplementary alloca-
tion. If that was rejected,
the five municipalities
would have to make up
the difference.
POLICE BRIEF , POLICE BRIEF
Couple sentenced in phony spree
GRAND BEND --- A were each charged with
Toronto couple have been uttering counterfeit
sentenced to jail in con- money, possession of
nection with a spending stolen property and pos-
spree last March in Grand session of a disguise.
Bend using counterfeit At the time of the arrest,
$100 bills. police said fake bills with ,
Rodika Vikhrova, 36, the same serial numbers
was sentenced to 75 days had been passed in
in jail. Her husband, Oleg Windsor, St. Thomas,
Tsiknasar, 39, received Espanola, Sudbury,
five months in jail. Orillia, Halimand-Norfolk
Vikhrova and Tsiknasaf and Halton Region.