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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1985-11-06, Page 7Page 6 —cptiy.m NEWS -WORD, WEDNESDIX, NOy:EIVII16,4145. Biyth Standard No election ire Blyth this year BLYTH - Residents are either pleased with the way council is running the village or there is a lot of apathy. A lack of interest, or contentment, was shown when nomina- tions for the election and the ratepayers' meeting were held. This year there will be no election in Blyth. Tom Cronin will be stepping down as reeve to become a councillor and Albert Wasson will be the new reeve with the other council seats remaining the same. The village's feelings were shown again when only eight people attended the ratepayers' meeting held on October 29. At the meeting, council presented a summary of their work throughout the year. ONIP Council applied for an Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Program (ONIP) grant in 1983. They received ap- proval for $200,000, with the government contribute $100,000 and the municipality paying the other half. Councillor Lloyd Sippel explained how council determined where the ONIP grant should be spent. "After due consideration of the deteriora- tion and deficiencies of both the municipal services and the social -recreational facilities within the redevelopment area, and after explaining and discussing the pro- gram with the general public, council has selected projects in the municipal services .and social -recreational areas. "The projects selected are the ones which received support from the council commit- tees or boards, community service groups, and -or the general public, as well as municipal council," he noted. Projects include the replacement of the ceiling in the Memorial Hall. This project, which Minded re -wiring and painting, cost $8,684. Insulation in Memorial Hall cost $5,400. Sod at the ball park cost $4,558; lighting improvements at the ball park cost $1,089; installation of heat pumps, dehumidification and air conditioning at ' the i3lyt1: .and District Community Centre cost $23,000; roadway and drain at the community centre tye Bbrih Iqq SUNDAY BRUNCH Served from 10 am - 2 pm Includes: Salads, Fruits, Hot Dishes, Dessert and Beverage. -ALL YOU CAN EAT" SUNDAY BUFFET Served from 4 pm - 7 pm Includes: Roast Beef, Salad Bar, Dessert and Beverage BOOK NOW FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTIES r • /\ Licensed under L.L.B.O. 523-9381 cost $6,370; picnic shelter at Blyth Lions Park cost $10,760; street paving cost $96,877. The total costs were $156,738, but local groups helpeieet the costs. The Lions Club paid the full costs for the picnic pavilion. The industrial ball league donated $2,886 towards the installation off the sod at the diamond. The Blyth Centre for the Arts donated $2,000 towards the insula- tion and $1,000 towards the ceiling repairs. Donations were also received from Mor- ris, East and West Wawanosh and Hullett Townships for work at the community cen- tre. Plans in 1986 are to continue with street paving, improvements to the community centre, ball park and Memorial Hall. Money has also been set aside for the installation of a 10 inch water main, to run from Westmorland Street to Dinsley Street. Downtown Improvement Steps have been taken to enhance the downtown core of Blyth. Councillor Bill Manning outlined the improvements which have recently been made. These improvements include a brick sidewalk and park area with benches and planters at Memorial Hall; a highway sign at the south entrance of the village with a flower garden and shrubs; decorative brick sidewalk from Drummond Street, south to Memorial Hall and on the west side of Queen Street. Other sidewalks have also been repaired. Trees and shrubs along Dinsley Street, in the Blyth Inn area, have been planted, pro- viditlg a noise buffer for the back of com- mercial buildings. Other improvements include planters at the Queen Street car park. These are being maintained by the ho"'i icultural society. Council' also consented to leave the Christmas lights on year-round at Memorial Hall. Blyth Union Cemetery The Blyth Union Cemetery, run• •by representatives of . Hullett, Morris, East Wawanosh Townships and Blyth, is being upgraded. The pillars at the south entrance have BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Roger Gelwicks. Service 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. 1 4 been replaced and repairs have been made to the pillars at the north entrance. Tomb- stones which have tilted are being straightened. Upgrading has included painting, new windows and flashing at the mausoleum. Roads The Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication awarded the village a special grant for $15,400. This amount was added to the ONIP grant of $100,000 of which $50,000 was used for road improvements. The 1985 roads program saw Dinsley Street receive a second layer of asphalt, costing $39,611. Coombs Street, from Dinsley to Drummond, cost $4,585. Drum- mond Street, from St. Michael's Catholic Church to Coombs Street, cost $13,383. Mc- Connell Street, from Queen to Morris Streets, cost $13,842. Wellington Street, from Queen to Morris Streets, cost $13,859. Mill Street, from McConnell to Wellington Streets, cost $5,625. The east side of Morris Street, classified as an extra, cost $1,587, for a total of $92,492. Engineering costs of $4,667 made the total cost $97,159. Summer Recreation Registration for the summer recreation program totalled 115. Forty-four dhildren were between the ages of three and five, 36 children were six to eight -years -old and 35 were nine -years -old or up. The program cost the village $1,381.78 after the grant from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation was deducted. This grant paid for one of the instructors while the village paid for the other. Parents were concerned about two people looking after such a large number of children. Council is investigating other ways to fund the salary of more employees., One way is to receive financial support from other municipalities. A break down of the registration shows 94 child -€[1, or 82 per cent of the total registered, are trom Blyth while six (five per cert) re from Hullett, eight (seven per cent) frog t ! i ast Wawanosh Turn to page 7. Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 1 wish to thank the ratepayers of East Wawanosh Township 'for their support during my last 5 years as councillor. would appreciate your support at the polls on November 12th. DONALD SCHULTZ Thanking You, DONALD SCHULTZ Steve Siertsema (foreground) and Harold Peper install the brickwork on the front of the Blyth Christian Reformed Church on November 2. The church property has received a lot of renovations in the last two weeks with the removal of a house on the north side of the church to create more parking space. ( Alan Rivett photo ) I® THE BLYTH STANDARD WITSINESS DIRZCT JR"ir OPTOMETRY David Langstaff Ltd. Optician 87 Main St. South, SEAFORTH Optometrist's and Ophthalmologist's Prescriptions Filled Promptly SUMMER HOURS: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed Wednesday & Saturdays COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE 527-1303 HEATING LYLE YOUNGBLUT PLUMBING and HEATING BLYTH, ONTARIO PHONE 523-9585 INSURANCE GENERAL J. 1$ichard Elliott 15191523-9725 LIFE I1. John Elliott 519-523-4323 ELLIOTT INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 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Phone the Clinton News -Record 482-3443 or 482-7741 Royal Canadian Legion holding signing ceremony I33P Ray Lair BLYTH - The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 420, will be having signing ceremonies of The Article of Faith after the Remembrance Day services. All legion, past and present members and the ladies' auxiliary, also past and present members, are invited to attend. This is your legion too. Poppy Day will be held on November 9: Buy a poppy and support a needy veteran. , Church services and the parade will be held on November 10. The parade leaves the legion at 9:30 a.m. The church service will begin at 10 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church. Remembrance Day services on November 11 will start will a parade from the legion at 10:30 a.m. The service at Blyth Memorial Hall will start at 10:45 a.m. Euchre parties will be held every other Saturday evening starting on November 23 at 8 p.m. Bring a friend. VOTE Ray Hallahan for East Wawanosh Council 00 NOVEMBER 12th ( let Us Cater It! 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