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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-09-15, Page 2828 Exeter Times -Advocate Business Wednesday, September 15, 1999 Lucan Biddulph gives input for economic development plan By Scott Nixon the community. trator Ron Reymer, is the TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF When asked what municipality's lack of aspects about Lucan land available for indus- LUCAN BIDDULPH --- Biddulph are preventing tries. Friendly people and a economic growth, Coun. Caskanette added that good infrastructure are Doug Anderson said there are many empty just two reasons, accord- Lucan Biddulph is too far stores in Lucan's down- ing to Lucan Biddulph from Hwy. 401 to attract town. vat council, why people industry. In terms of what kind of should move to the And Marr added the industry Lucan Biddulph municipality. provincial government would like to attract, Council went through could be doing more to Reymer said industries the pros and cons of support the municipality. that -don't use a Ins Lucan Biddulph and its He used as an example vices such as v economy with Middlesex. Lucan Biddulph's recent sewers are pr economic development failed attempts to have He called dry industries officer Jay Brown. Brown the province pave the "golden egg" industries. appeared before council connecting link through Benner agreed and said at its Sept. 7 meeting to Lucan when it is already heavy industry is not collect __comments fora paving Hwy. 4 north andun , wanted in the micipali- three year economic south of the village: ty. development strategic Marr also said the When Brown asked plan for the county. province needs to set council what kind of Asked by Brown what more guidelines regard- assistance it would like attractive features Lucan i n g factory farms. He from the county, Reymer Biddulph has, Coun. said rules regarding size said any help would be Perry Caskanette praised and the number of ani- appreciated because of the municipality's roads, mals allowed should be Lucan Biddulph'ssmaller water system and access set -so factory farms staff after amalgamation. to major highways. He aren't a detriment to Marr commented that it also said it's a safe place municipalities. would help if the county for people to live. Deputy Reeve Bob took care of the tax bill Coun. Reg Crawford Benner added that whilefor rnnicipalities. mentioned Lucan's Lucan is .a great place to Brown told council he is strong recreation facili- raise young children, it visiting all municipalities ties while councillors doesn't offer as much to in. Middlesex and will be Harry Wraith and George older children. using the comments he Marr spoke of the friend- Another problem Lucan hears for the economic liness and strong volun- Biddulph has in promot- development strategic teerism of the people in ing growth, said adminis- plan for the county. A good time to vaccinate your pet HURON . COUNTY - The Health Protection Team of the Huron County Health Unit, in cooperation with the veterinarians in Huron County, are host- ing low cost Anti -Rabies Vaccination Clinics on Sept. 22 and 25. The cost for vaccinating your dog or cat for rabies will be $10. including G.S.T. Please check for the advertisement in your local newspaper for the time that the low cost Anti -Rabies Vaccination Clinics will beheld in your area. The low cost clinics will be held over the two days for your convenience to ensure you get your pet vaccinated. Keep in mind these clin- ics are for rabies vaccina- tion only. For more information, you may call the Huron County Health. Unit at 482-3416 or 1-800-265- 5184 and ask for the Health Protection Team or call your local veteri- narian. Pet owners in Huron County are reminded it is the law (Ontario Regulation 567/90) that owners of dogs and cats three months of age or ST. MARYS CALL 2843348 41111WI....:, • Complete courses • P►lv►ate lessons • Refresher Causes for Ser ws • G 2 Test Preparation Standard Shift or Standard Transmislon lessons over, are required to be immunized against rabies. In addition to organizing these special clinics annu- ally, the Health Unit also provides Human Diploid Cell Vaccine (through family physicians) for per- sons who have had direct contact with an animal that develops rabies. _ One way to avoid having to take . the series of rabies vaccination shots is not to handle any ani- mals suspected of having rabies, and make sure that all cats (including those in the barn) and dogs are vaccinated annually against rabies. The anti -rabies shots for cats , and dogs in Huron County is mandatory under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act. When a dog or cad is involved in a biting inci- dent, the animals must be CORRECTION We wish to draw your attention to the following In our current "2 Weeks to Save" Flyer. Page 1 of Wrapper 100 - light Icicle Outdoor Set, 51- 2503X and 100 -light Curtain/lcicle Set, 51-2510X. Copy reads: Reg. 13.99 set, Sale $6.99, 1/2 price. Should read: 6.99 set. `Great Buy'. We sincerely regret any inconvenience we may have caused you. cno$s d337 - Zon• 0/4/5 quarantined for 10 days to determine if it develops symptoms of rabies and dies. If the dog or cat's anti -rabies vaccination is current, the odds are it will be healthy at the end of 10 days.. Proof of vaccination must be shown to. the. public health inspector who . is investigating the biting incident and has quarantined the dog or cat. Failui'e to provide proof may result in a charge being laid and a fine of up to $5000. for the pet owner. Vaccinating your dog, and/or cat against rabies costs much less than requiring rabies vaccine for a loved one. So, please take advan- tage of the, anti -rabies clinic near you. For more information, contact the Huron County Health Unit. 'Bend Rotary Club pitch& light proposal The Millennium Celebration of Lights would see the community decorated with lights during the winter By Kate Monk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF ject because their projects have gone well in the • past. The council was optimistic about the ini- tiative. The Rotary Club would like the village govern- ment to participate by decorating the light stan-. dards on Hwy. 21 and Main St. with anchors and replica light houses. The decorations would also be suitable for display during the 2001 Canada Summer Games in the 'Bend. Committee • chairperson - IAN YOUNG, Da.rothy ROTARY CLUB Peat has PRESIDENT received a quote for the decoratic'is with the cost of the anchors being $655 each and the light houses. being $743 each. The anchor measures five and one-half feet by eight feet and the light house is seven feet three inches by five feet wide. Peat estimates there are 64 poles, c tlwy. 21 and 4.1 Main St. If a decoration was put on each pole, the project would cost the vil- lage more than $44,000. Administrator Paul Turnbull didn't have a precise idea of how much if any money would be available in this year's Ns P num moo budget but Ivey- said the CPU 40lZK lv3 costs would make this a TIP Ift /1 ;M. c :450M 1Z INTEL PM 111DEQ B.SA eMBAGP nNrSIIM aWtse$4 CPU 400MNZ Kbit BACKtrP DRIVE: tsi 20 SPERM VIDEO ACP am ivs GRAND BEND -- A Grand Bend Rotary Club propo',al could brighten the d«rk winter nights in the village and attract tourists which would increase business activity during the slewer off-sea- son months. The club came to the Sept. 7 council meeting to pitch its. Millennium "We'd like everyone Celebration of to get involved in Lights concept encouraging pride in for this Christmas sea- aur community." son. The plan: Is to encourage vil- lage -wide par- ticipation to light up the homes, busi- nesses and streets of Grand Bend from the November home tour through to the February winter. carnival. "This is not a fund-rais- ing venture but rather an attempt to establish a new tradition in Grand Bend which:may eventu- ally become a major attraction in the area," Rotary Club president Ian Young said in a letter to Grand Bend Mayor Cam Ivey, and council. The clue is hosting a meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Bend Legion to get input from mer- chants, service clubs, churches, subdivision organizations and com- munity groups. For their part, the Rotary will sponsor three $500 prizes for the best business display, best sta- tic display by an organi- zation and best subdivi- sion, Young said. The Rotary is asking commu- nity associations to have competitions for the best decorated houses. "We'd like everyone to get involved in encourag- ing pride in our commu- nity," Young told council. Coun.. Phil Maguire said he's happy the Rotary Club is tackling the pro- PRATT DENTURE CLINIC Full Dentures Partial Dentures Repairs Relines ALL WORK DONE ON PREMISE * ASK ABOUT OUR ANTI SNORING APPLIANCE 14 Ontario St (1-iw‘,. ? 1 N.) Grand E3end 1-800-265--0669 Long-term project. Council told Young and Peat they'd give them a better idea of the village's commitment to the pro- ject before the Sept. 15 meeting. t ()\1f't 1 I 11- SQUIDS es Mauna EXETER, 370 M JN sr.S.235-0996 S1RAtFORD,165 DQE ST. 273-7374 1024x768,L«r•r oder. Video output. to N 2M 4 SrnarT card lir chided) stomas up to 96 images. Agfa Photo M e® software Serial & TV cables;- batteries saftcase< handstrap 1st & 2nd Mortgage MONEY AVAILABLE at 6.5% interest or less Personal Loans Totally Unsecured if you qualify, monthly payments as row as �t App. Mthl Pap. d,000� .16 $15,000 1.25 UP TO $400,000. 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All Colhinunity Care Access Centre Members, as well as the general public, are most welcome to join us for this meeting and stay for refreshments with the Board .of Directors. For further information, please contact: Carole Taylor, Chief Executive Officer Community Care Access Centre for Huron 163 Princess St. E., Clinton, Ont. NOM 1 LO phone: (519) 482-34,11 fax: (519) 482-3382