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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1994-11-30, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, November 30, 1994 _U�C_THE wFws New Grand Bend council sworn in Mayor Cam Ivey says "thank you" to former council GRAND BEND - It's official, Grand Bend has a new municipal council. Monday afternoon, administrator Paul Turnbull did the swearing-in ceremony for mayor Cam Ivey and councillors Shirley Andra, Bob Mann, Barbra Whceldon and Phil Maguire. Pari of the ceremony in front of the large crowd who gathered at the legion involved the oath of al- legiance and invocation. Turnbull thought it would be a good idea to look the latter word up. "In the dictionary, it says it is a call or plea for help. I'm assuming that's for me," he said jokingly. "I think that's quite appropriate." Grand Bend mayor Cam Ivey takes the oath of office. Looking on is administrator Pau! Turnbull, right. Klopp to seek Huron NDP nomination MPP for four years, Paul Klopp is prepared to let his name stand as candidate for the next election CLINTON - Huron MPP Paul Klopp is prepared to carry the NDP banner into the next provincial election, and will defend his can- didacy at a nomination meeting Thursday evening in Clinton. The New Democratic provincial riding association is holding the meeting at the Clinton Town' Hall, and expects to nominate its can- didate for the next election. Klopp has already declared his intention to seek the nomination. Nominations can also be accepted from other party members in good standing attending the meeting. Guest speaker for the evening will be Bob Huget, MPP for Sarnia, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. • The meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is open to both party mem- bers and the general public. Ivey, who was the deputy -mayor in the last term and defeated chal- lengers Lloyd Guillet and Ruth Kennedy in the November 14 mu- nicipal election, was the first to be sworn in. He formally introduced the new council to the public and, during the day's activities, said goodbye and thanked the previous council. "Each member has a different background. Each shares a com- mon interest - our community, Grand Bend," said Ivey of the new rive -member council which will lead the resort community over the next three yews. As pointed out by Ivey, the for- mer council worked towards sever- al initiatives, of which, he is certain will be carried through by the new council. He thanked the public for their support and hopes that, through public meetings and volunteer ad- visory boards, they will continue to stay involved with Grand Bend. "Your (public) support and con- fidence is most gratifying," said Ivey. "We will do our best to live up to your expectations." Ivey said that it has been an hon- our and a privilege to work with the past council which included former mayor Tom Lawson and coun- cillors Bill Uniac and Ed Fluter, none of whom sought re-election. "Just because you are out of pub- lic office now doesn't mean 1 or a member of council won't be look- ing to you for some advice in the future." Steckle hosting safety net forum Do Canada's social programs need to be overhauled, or must we protect them? A forum in Exeter this week will ask those questions EXETER - Does Canada's social safety net need to be radically overhauled, or does it need to be protected despite government cut- backs? Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle is hosting three forums in the riding to put exactly that question to the people. The first forum is this Thursday evening, in Exeter, at the South Huron District High School small gymnasium, starting at 7 p.m. The forums come as a response to a discussion paper released by Human Resources Development Minister Lloyd Axworthy on Social Security Reform. The forums are a matter of choice for individual MPs. "What he's wanting to hear is...priorities, what needs to be done and how it needs to be done," said Greg McClinchey at Steckle's Goderich office. McClinchey said the riding office gets calls every day from con- stituents advocating everything from making no changes at all to so- cial security programs to saying they need "to be changed from top to bottom". To put such views in perspective, it was decided public forums were needed to air out the issues and find out how the majority of people feel. The second forum is scheduled for Port Elgin on December 5, and the third one in Wingham on December 8. Christmas Bureau starts collection Monday Huron County Christmas Bureau gears up for giving By Heather Vincent T -A Staff EXETER - The numbers of chil- dren served by the Huron County Christmas Bureau are expected to rise this holiday season. "I suspect the nunbcrs will be up...the calls arc coming in faster than last year,' said Bureau co- ordinator Sandra Maaskant. The Chrismas Bu- reau will be ac- cepting donations of new and 941 - clothing, money and toys at the Exeter Pentecostal Tab- ernacle, 670 Main Street as well as four -other drop-off sites including the Valu Mart, IGA, Darling's Food Market and Canadian Tire. The drop-off dates for donations include December 5 to 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following week has been alloted for families to visit the bureau to select gifts for their children. Teens from local churches have been recruited to help carry donat- cd food to cars. Last year Exeter provided gifts for 260 to 275 children and Huron County supplied 450 families with gifts. "The calls are coming in faster than last...I suspect the numbers • will be up." This year is the first for the "giving tree", locally called the angel tree. The tree will be located at Exeter Photo & Framing, 301 Main Street. It will be covered with gift tags listing the clothing size and age of a boy or girl registered with the local bu- rcau. The tree is an effort to pro- vide gifts for teens and larger chil- dren which the bureau was short of last season. Last week in Hensall, the Bank of Montreal donated $225 raised from the proceeds of a raffle for a basket of groceries. The Exeter Bank of Montreal at 400 Main Street is also displaying a gift basket of food to be raffled off on December 16. Further efforts are being make by the Exeter Lioness who have de- signed a float complete with an an- gel tree for the Christmas parade December 3 to raise awareness of the need for donations in the com- munity. Knitters from around the County have traditionally donated scarves, hats, slippers and mittens for the Bureau's cffon. The goal of the Christmas Bureau is to provide each child under 16 with one new toy and article of clothing. Each family receives food donated by private citizens as well as local companies. The Exeter and area bureau hopes for a successful year meeting the community needs. Contact Ray Soper, Exeter and arca coordinator at 235-4168 for further information. O 0®0000000000000®00000®®®®00 0 0 CI 0 DIGITAL DIARY $75OO Re $99.00) 0 • Arranges your schedule 0 • Remembers your phone numbers O . 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Give that room a New Look for Christmas Dec. 1, 2, 3 all instock r: wallcoverings from 99( - 7.99 s/r `*5 Exeter Decor Centre -, 15 Gidley St. E., 235-1010 Just behind Bank of Nova Scotia ]f: EXETER PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EXPANSION TO WATER SUPPLY NOTICE OF COMPLETION In order to increase the capacity of the water supply in the Town of Exeter, the Exeter P.U.C. is planning a project which will connect the Town to the Lake Huron Water Supply System. The project involves the construction of trunk watermains through the Township of Stephen and the construction of a new booster pumping station on land adjacent to the Township of Stephen works garage west of Crediton. The trunk watermain will be constructed along Huron County Rd. No. 4 from the Lake Huron Pipeline at Shipka to Conc. Rd. 10/11, along Stephen Township Conc. Rd. 2/3 from County Rd. No. 4 to Sideroad 20/21, and along Sideroad 20/21 from Conc. Rd. 2/3 to the Town of Exeter Boundary. Construction of the works is planned to begin in the spring of 1995. The estimated cost of the works is approximately $2,400,000. The Province of Ontario is providing grant assistance for this project. The Ontario Clean Water Agency will own and operate the new works when completed. The above project is being planned under Schedule B of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Water and Wastewater Projects. A water storage component had previously been included in this project. The water storage facility is now 'being considered as a separate project and is currently going through a site selection process. That project will be subject to a separate Schedule B process. The decision to separate the water storage component was made to permit the works within the Township of Stephen to proceed at an earlier date. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of all necessary approvals, the Ontario Clean Water Agency intends to proceed with the design and construction of the water supply project. An Environmental Screening Report, documenting the EA process followed, is available for review at the following locations: Exeter P.U.C. Township of Stephen 379 Main Street Municipal Offices Exeter, Ontario 38 Victoria Street NOM 150 Crediton, Ontario (519) 235-1350 (519) 234-6331 Interested persons should provide written comments to the Exeter P.U.C. on the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comments shall be directed to the address above. If serious environmental concerns arise regarding the project, which cannot be resolved in discussions with the municipality, a person/party may request that the Minister of Environment and Energy "bump -up" the project to a higher level of environmental 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 request shall be sent to the Exeter P.U.C. If there is no request for a "bump -up" received by December 30, 1994, the water supply project will proceed to design and construction as presented in the planning documentation. Minister of Environment and Energy 135 St. Clair Avenue 15th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5 This Notice issued 30 November 1994 Hugh Davis, Manager Exeter P.U.C. /4? t;