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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-03-02, Page 10•r+tra� la1'+.Tn}.P1MI;ghnfm:sp {. y.{t1A;4y.H-L4a4M .. nww,,.Pari3Ra.aP.r". R�1..i.ita!m .. mnmtifo-axteR 10 GQDERIC Tfti $y I.Y,, ilAROft 2,1972. ilC ♦ Jack Graul, who represents Tp - • owhshi ott"the Maitland Rll3ce Valley gonservation Authority was elected chairman of that or- ganization at its annual meeting -- on Monday afternoon. Mr. Graul succeeds George McCutcheon of Brussels who has held. the „office for the past twq years. Nained vice, ehairnan for a similar two-year terra was Lorne Murray, reeve, of "Mary-• borough Township. Mr. Graul has been *the ; vice chairman for the • .; astu' , eax,,s.. auk a 'opposed for , the chairmanship. The annual meeting was staged at the authority's headquarters in Wroxeter and followed a dinner at the Wroxeter Comm} pity Centre. • Also elected to the ekecutive by acclamation were William Man- ning of Blyth ,who ,will replace Frank Walkoin of Goderich as chairman 01 the Flood Control Advisory Board and Grant Mc- Lellan of Arthur Township who will take over as chairman•ei' ,he Reforestation, Land Use and Wildlife Advisory Board from L Lt M. Seifried of Minto Township. Welcomed to the authority were Vince Judge, the new rep- resentative froth Listowel. who replaces Oscar Nickel, Mr. Nickel was first appointed to the Middle Maitland Authority when that group was organized in 1951, and held the post when the 1Vlaiddle Maitland was expanded to take in the wholes, watershed 10 years ago. Ross Taylor of 'East Wawa - nosh replaces Janes Walsh; Ar- den Barker, Morningtop Town- shiF, eld-wt. • died last year; Allan Campbell, McKillolr• Township, replaces Jaynes McQuaid and Ross Wilkie takes the place of Percy Dryden • as Harriston's representative. Chairman Reports George McCutcheon, authority, chairman, said he believed real progress had been made during his term of office, although at times the rate at which projects progress can be very frustrating. He said he hoped that aetion will take place on the `UpperMiddle Maitland this year and that the electe .fish . pondattheFalls Po al s Reserve at Benrniller will become a reality: Another project which should take priority, Mr. McCutcheon said, is the engineering study to be,rnade of the feasibility of con- sfructing a weir across the river Fat. the Falls Reserve and for survey of the Gorrie ..onserva- tion" Ar'ea.. • Arthur. Latornpll, chief of the field Pstaff, Conservation Branch, Toronto, was guest at the meet - Notes from Nile • BY MRS. JACK CLEMENTS Congratulations • to Mr and • Mrs. tan Mabon who were .Married recently.- - ' ° Explorers was cancelled last week because of the snow storm. Mr and•Mrs. Arnold" Stothers have started excavating for their new home in.the Nile.. • Mr. and Mrs. Butch Mci.aren and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Eric Miller .;tori, family on Sunday. lMr. arid` Mrs 11-Tifirf 7e–ari moving to Toronto. Mr and Mrs. Harry Clements and•Ronnie vi'•sited with Mr. and • Mrs. ..John CleTents and Ken, - Glad to report Mrs. Wilmer Rutledge is progressing real well and may soon be home . .If anyone has news orJvisitc'rs. 1 would• appreciate it if yap* could 529-7648 call me before Monday evening Mrs Dorothy Clements. the misuse of ourTesources that has gone on for generations, and while it may be frustrating., you cannot expect to change a trend of many years overnight, Andy Mclride, resources manager, told members that a -great deal of effort has gone i.ntp formulating the budget and the figures being presented at the *meeting were. rotate realistic. He stated that work is being done on plans for regulations -to control; lad Rrap lL aad,RF-,construct, i flood plains and a review is being made of various maintenance, agree- ment§ with a number of munici- palities. Mr. 1VIclride said that the government re=organization preciated •Mr. McCutcheon's view that conservation work can be frustrating. 'However, he said, it must be remembered that authorities are tfying to correct a _ has involved inservation bu e- branch has kept the to al people inferred. Hg Stated that plans are progressing for the proposed weir at the Falls Reserve, property. Treasurer's Report Marlene R. Shiell, secretary,: treasurer, reported that the pro- ppsed general levy to the muhici•- palities for 1972 will be $4833)1.251 up from,,$32,729.61 in 197L The re- port also "indicated that while �°rossts�oieratinrr°a �th•�ls�.e-• serve property have increased the area showed a total- revenue from' the 'gate and concession operation of $10,744,38. A list of capital expenditures by of. U the authority including The Middle Maitland Authority showed that nearly $400,009 has beet, spent on development work over the years. This year $10,000 has been in- cluded, the report ostated, for flood plain mapping. When com- pleted this information will be used as the , basis for fill, con- struction and stream diversion • regulations. ?thee Busiricss brother -business° he- extbtrg-7-Th approved,an increase in per diem Allowances from $15 to $20; the membership of the various ad visory boards; appointed E. F. Taman, Listowel, asiauditor ; W. 1VI, 'Pratt, Listowel. and J. T. Goodall, Winghain, solicitors; and•the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Wroxeter branch as the authority's bank. - The membership: approved de- velopment programs Or the Wroxeter headquarters, Reserve Conservation - Area, GorrierConservation. Area, Ethel Conservation Area, • Uarrisj.on- Minto • Conservation Area, • and flood, plain , mappingfill, ; chi engineer- , la epar re tion and'stream diversion regular - tions. A representative of the Depart- ment of Lands and Forests re- ported that the authority had 949 acres of land under management, agreement with the department and that no new lands had been placed under. agreement in 1971. •, Cost of .planting; fire protec- tion, woods operations, and Other irprovernents totalled $1,197.77 during the year * The grand total ek ,for expenditures made by the de- partrnent on authority -owned lands since, the first agreements were signed now totals. $16,18.94, of which over $10;000 Lias been for Others attending the meeting. as observe -s 'included rep- resentatives'• from the Ausable and,the Sauggen Conservation Autorities: • EVERYDAY LOW PRICE.FEATURE'..=- -HOUSEHOL6:PAPER - 2;PLif . Ho HOLMESVILLE 4-H February • 26. Holmesville 2 held its second meeting which was opened with the -pledge led by Laurelanne Bond. The girls picked a ttame :for -erre": `" club --Saturday Nighties—and then Carole . 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