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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-09-17, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 17, 1997 111--_-L__ [ 1 E- _1 --YE -- Regional wrap up Downloading means massive tax hikes WINGHAM - The Huron County treasury department said .it predicts substantial tax in- creases with provincial down- loading, according to the Wing - ham Advance -Times. Figures.released last week by the treasurer's office indicate provincial downloading .could mean municipalities will take a $15.4 -million hit in the 1998 tax year. The hardest hit by the down- loading seems to be the educa- tion sector. While municipalities receive some social services, housing, child care, highways and -lose 75 per cent of farm tax- ation revenue, the province. of Ontario is taking over about half the cost of education, meaning the homeowners tax hill would decrease, but the municipal por- tion will rise. Huron .Central restructuring on hold HURON COUNTY - The is- sue surrounding restructuring of -the seven Central Huron Munici- palities has been put on hold un-- til.councils are provided with ap- propriate financial information, according to the Clinton News - Record and d The Huron Exposi- tor: - The municipalities- include Seaforth, McKillop, Hullett, Colborne and Goderich town- ships as well as the towns of Clinton and Goderich. Sarnia doctor kills wife, self SARNIA - A -Sarnia man was said to have. shot his wife Wednesday. September 10. as stated in the September 11 th edi- tion of The London Free Press. At 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday. London OPP received a call from Dr. Walter Tufford saying he had shot his wife Helen Tuf- ford, and was going to shoot himself. By 5:15 p.m. that day, police stormed the home wear- ing gas masks, only to find the deceased bodies of Dr. Tufford and his wife Helen. Early frost concerns local growers NORTH HURON - Because of a late summer and early fall, corn growers are concerned the corn won't make it through the season successfully. The corn crop is in its early milk stage, but farmers say that if there is an early frost, the corn might not make it to maturity, said The North Huron Citizen. . The Citizen also stated that while corn may not be doing• well this year, soy beans are ad- vancing quickly with generally good pod set. The wheat harvest is nearing its completion with yields aver- aging 60 to 70 acres and hitting a 80 to 100 bushels per acre high. Princess Diana tabloids off the racks GODERICH - Some Goderich stores were forced to pull tabloid magazines printed before the death of Princess Diana arriving in stores last week, stated the Goderich Signal Star. The National Enquirer and The Globe carried headlines such as "Di goes sex 'mad" and, 'To Di for". Daily newspapers were sold out, and a number of people called British newspapers for copies. • Usborne Council seeking second recycling facility- USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Blue - water Recycling in Huron Park col- lects recycled waste each week, but there are certain materials they can- not collect, such as rugs, insulation and asphalt. That is why Usborne Council approached Try Recy- cling, located outside of London, regarding tipping fees and the types of wastes it deals with. While Try Recycling has not yet been chosen as a recycling facility for Usborne, at the September 2 meeting council took into consider- ation the option of using the facility because it deals with wastes that Bluewater does not. Try Recycling collects rugs, insu- lation, plastic, styrofoam, glass, vi- nyl, ceiling tile, paper or furniture, demolition wood, plywood, wall- . hoard stumps; trees, branches, met- al, roofing materials, yard waste, clean fill, clean asphalt: tar and chips, clean concrete, reinforced concrete, rubble, yard waste and leaves as well as grass clippings. Also, because Try Recycling works with a number of municipali- ties in an effort to divert -waste from landfills, Usborne Council viewed it as a viable alternative. The Bluewater Recycling Plant; which is located in Huron Park,. presently collects most recycled waste and garbage from blue boxes throughout the area. Usborne Coun- cil found that Bluewater is limited as to what it can collect, and views recycling as a top concern for town- ship residents. For those reasons council decided to chose an alterna- tive recycling site to meet all of the needs of the recycling consumer.. "We all want to cut down on gar- bage and try to do our best in terms of recycling," said Reeve Patricia Down. Biddulph Council hopes to trim Granton sewer system budget By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter GRANTON - Biddulph Council members are read- ing the fine print to see if they can cut the fat out of the Granton sewer system project. Council accepted the final report. on the Granton plant from Stevenson Engineering Ltd.'s Bob Steven- son at its Sept..2 meeting. Frank VanBussel and Sons Ltd.'s proposed about $1.5 million quote was Steven - son's choice out of the four companies evaluated. Biddulph administrator Larry Hotson said coun- cillors. now want to bring that price tag down by tin- kering with VanBussel's proposal to see if they could save on items that don't affect sewage treatment and specifications mapped. out by the Environmental Study Report. "There are some little.things we might be able to get around," Hotson said. Hotson has also asked the province for the applica- tion forms for its new $200 million Water Protection Fund. The fund will provide grants' to municipalities that need to improve their water infrastructure. Hotson said the "best case scenario" is for the pro- ject engineering to be done over the winter and work -on the plant to be done by the end of summer. Other Biddulph council notes: It's not the size... . Biddulph has sent word to•Ashfield Township that it doesn't concur with their resolution concernifig in- tensive livestock operations and their affect on Lake Huron water quality. Hotson said the councillors be- .lieve intensity may not be the major concern, "A good operator with 1,000 hogs will do a better job than a bad one with 10 hogs," Hotsonsaid. To hook up or not to hook up... Hotson said while some Biddulph residents will benefit from Lucan extending its Main Street sewer line through the Richmond Street/Saintsbury-Line in- tersection, many probably won't want the favor. "I'm not sure they'd want to hook up," Hotson said, since many homeowners in the area had to in- stall new septic•tanks or -upgrade old ones to meet Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority standards - in recent years. Village faces own contribution - GRAND BEND - Grand Bend council recently agreed the vil- lage's goal for the future should be to (cook up every resident to the municipal sewer system in an ef- fort to decrease any contribution the municipality might be making to the pollution of Lake Huron. Councillors concurred Grand Bend should continue to apply constant pressure to achieve this goal. The issue arose during discussion of the minutes of the Aug. 18 coun- cil meeting which addressed a let- ter concerning local water quality. Councillor Bob Mann expressed concern with the strength of the. farm lobby and the new Right to Farm legislation. Mayor Cam Ivey reminded council -intense farming operations arc only a single contrib- uting factor and one the municipal- ity has very little control over as only a small percentage of the vil- lage's jurisdiction is zoned ag- ricultural. "It's not all farming," said Ivey, who cited septic systems and sew- age lagoons as other. contributing factors. "We don't know how big a problem individual septic -systems are. - Mann said the lake is of great concern -to the Grand Bend region because of it is the lifeblood of the local tourist economy. Deputy Mayor Phil Maguire added Lake Huron also supplies more than a million people with drinking wa- ter. Four positions open for Huron trustees HURON COUNTY - As of September 14, with less than one month to go until the closing of nominations for trustee for the new District School Board, no candi- dates have declared their intent to run. There will be only four posi- tions on the new Board from Huron County, with five trustees being elected from Perth. The total of nine positions represents a reduc- tion of 22 trustees from the current school board structures with 31. Nominations close on October 10. The four areas for Huron County are divided on a population and geographic basis: Huron A includes Town of Goderich, Goderich and Colborne Townships, Ashfield Township, and East and West Wawanosh - with nominations being accepted by the Clerk for the town of Goderich. Huron B includes Towns of Clinton and Seaforth, Villages of Bayfield and Blyth, and the Townships of Tuckersmith, Hullett, McKillop, and Stanley - with nomi- nations being accepted by the Clerk for the Town of Clinton. Huron C includes Town of Wingham, Village of Brussels, and Townships of Howick, Turnberry, Morris and Grey - with nomina- tions being accepted by the Clerk for the Township of Howick. Huron D includes Town of Exeter, Villages of Hensall and Zurich, and the Townships of Stephen, Hay and Usborne - with nominations being accepted by the Clerk for the Town of Exeter. Recycling contract up for renewal ZURICH - Wendy Yamamoto - Chapman of Bluewater Recycling Association updated council on ex- isting and upcoming recycling ini- tiatives. Zurich. is a founding mem- ber of the association and its contract is coming up for renewal early next year. Council is considering changing to the "variable" collection sched- ule whereby garbage and recyclable materials would be collected week- ly from Victoria Day to Thanksgiv- ing and bi-weekly for the remain- der of the year. Before renewing, council would like to clarify finan- cial figures presented by_Bluewa- ter. Council expressed interest in BRA sponsoring a full household hazardous waste day. Because of the cost of hosting the event and safely disposing of the waste, BRA is still considering whether it will hold these events for its member municipalities. According to Yama- moto -Chapman, BRA receives more than five calls a week from residents asking how they should dispose of paint and other hazard- ous products. . Trustee areas for Perth County are based on the new municipal restructuring plan. The trustees on the District School Board are expected to be empowered to take office in November, shortly after their November 10 election. They will likely be authorized to undertake a number of decisions such as hiring a Director of Education, selecting a headquarters location, and setting up banking arrangements for the new board. They will co -exist for a six to eight week period with the two existing boards and the Local Education Improvement Committee which reports to the provincial Education Improvement Commission. Qualified electors wanting more information about the nomination and election process'for school board trustee should contact the Clerk of the appropriate municipal- ity as noted above. For more infor- mation about the role of trustee, contact any current trustee or call the Director of Education and Secretary -Treasurer at the Education Centre in Clinton at J- 800-265-5598 (local 482-3510, ext. 111). CORRECTION NOTICE We wish to draw your attention to the following in our current '2 Week Anniversary Sale" flyer. Page 55 Item 3. Profile -V hood protector. 4 I -9794x. The illustration is incorrc,t. ALSO We wish to draw your attention to the following in our current '75 Years Anniversary Sale' flyer. Page 13: Winter pool covers, 81- 4214x. Illustration is not exactly as• shown. We sincerely regret any inconvenience we may have caused you. • enote 337/338-97 zones: all excl. 4,6,alt. NOMINATIONS HURON PERTH COUNTY ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR Town of Exeter, and Villages of Bayfield, Hensall, Zurich and Townships of Goderich, Hay, Stephen, Stanley and Tuckersmlth . Nominations for the above office must be made in person or. by agent at the Township of Stephen Municipal Office in Crediton on or before Nomination Day; Friday, October 10, 1997. Nomination forms are available at the Stephen Township Office and must be signed by the candidate and include a $100. filing fee. Eligible nominations will be certified by the Clerk of Stephen Township. Nominations may be withdrawn up until 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 1997. At that time, if only one nomination has been certified, that candidate will be declared elected. If there are no certified candidates, nominations will reopen for one day only on Wednesday, October 15, 1997 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Elections will be held if more than one candidate is certified. ADVANCE VOTE: Saturday, November 1, 1997 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. VOTING DAY: Monday, November 10, 1997 between 10:00 a.m. and 8 p.m. FRENCH LANGUAGE NOMINATIONS FOR One (1) Member of the French -Language Public District School Board No. 58 is required to represent the electoral zone of Kent, Lambton and Huron Counties. For Nomination information, please contact your local municipal office or Brian W. Knott, City Clerk, City of Chatham, Telephone 519- 352-4500. One (1) Member representing the Counties of Lambton, Huron and Bruce on the French Language Separate District School Board No. 63. Nomination papers are to be filed with the clerk of the City of Sarnia, 255 N. Christina Street, Sarnia, Telephone 519-332-0330. Larry Brown, Clerk, Township of Stephen r.t.__.t.... .... ... SUBSCRIBE! 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This project is being planned under Schedule B of the Class - Environmental Assessment for Municipal Water and Wastewater Projects, June 1993. Schedule B projects are approved subject to a screening process that involves consultation with the public, affected property owners and government review agencies. The screening process has been completed and no environmental impacts were identified. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, the Town.intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project. For further information on this project, please contact: B.M. ROSS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED Consulting Engineers - 62 North Street • , Goderich, Ontario N7A 2T4 - Attention: Mr. Matt Pearson, Environmental Planner Phone: (519) 524-2641 (call collect) Fax: (519) 524-4403 If concerns arise regarding this project; which cannot be resolved in discussion with the municipality, a person/party may request that ,the Minister of Environment & Energy "bump -up" the project to an individual environment - assessment. "Bump -up" requests must be received by the . Minister at.the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the "bump -up" request shall be sent to the Town's Engineers. If there is no "bump -up" request received by October 10, 1997, this project will proceed to design and construction. - Minister of Environmental & Energy 135 St. Clair Avenue, 15th Floor Toronto, Ont. M4V 1P5 his Notice issued .September 10, 1997 NOMINATIONS HURON PERTH DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL : BOARD NO.8 NOTICE TO MUNICIPAL ELECTORS OF Town of Exeter Township of. Usborne - Township of Stephen Village of Hensall Township of Hay Village of Zurich TAKE NOTICE that nominations may be filed at the Office of the Clerk of the town Exeter between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on nomination day, Friday, October 10, 1997 or during the period from Tuesday, April 1, 1997 to Thursday, October 9, 1997 inclusive immediately preceding nomination day, at a time when the clerk's office is open. OFFICES TO WHICH PERSONS MAY BE NOMINATED: ONE TRUSTEE OF THE HURON AND PERTH DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD NO. 8 REPRESENTING THE • FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES. Town of Exeter Township of Usborne Township of Stephen Village of Hensall Township of Hay Village of Zurich FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that nominations must be in the prescribed form, and be accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $100. The nomination will only be certified where the Clerk is satisfied that the person is qualified to be nominated and that the nomination complies with the Act. The nomination must be signed by the candidate, and may be filed in person or by an agent as set forth in section 33 of the Act. Nomination forms and full particulars of procedure to be followed may be obtained from the undersigned. Where there are more certified candidates than are required to fill the office, notice will be given on the location of the voting places, the dates and times that voting places will be open for voting, manner in which electors may use voting proxies, and any alternative voting methods. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that where, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 1997, the number of certified candidates for an office is the same as the number to be elected, the Clerk shall immediately declare the candidate elected by acclamation. If there are no certified candidates for the office, on Wednesday, October 15, 1997, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. additional nominations may be filed for the.=office of trustee and the provisions of subsections 33(5) and 37(2) shall apply. OIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 12th day of September, 1997 ELIZABETH BELL Clerk , Town of Exeter