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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-02-23, Page 17�sr e • • • rFIP Iii rn Q -r 7 4r Ht' 4 MURRAY CARDIFF was' at East Wawanosh Public School to present 31 stu Ca es of merit during a special assembly. The HuronB_.._- MP intermediate presents certificates to stuens,rum d t f /et: f Front `\` \`.: dents with Ce% rat6on '88 Board of ea. Yes are ininee , repaland. in some replaced. according tai h+'€ noes ng study administered by E Ross Assoc3s Lid. Consultant Ken P 'ad. Howick Township. Council last week concerning bridg in eetions- y carried out hii fir`zn Of the four bridges acted: the structures located on Lots 15 and 16, 6,0c4 2 is m the worst shape, accord ing to Mr. Dunn. The 21.3 metre truss bridge is pre- sently posted�to take eight tonnes of weight but . the inspection showed some "extremely serious" rusting and other deterioration in the structure. , f The consultant recommended the posting of a three tonne weight limit over the bridge and immediate repairs costing over $25,000. - Mr. Dunn said the bridge, should be replaced' "within two years;' ap- proximating the cost to the township to be about $350,000. The 11.3 m truss bridge `located on 15 and 16, Conc. 2, has also deteriorated in several major ■ in lox yr.e... Re• ntare- aboutfs niendi�vebtcle$ ng using the v telgbthe hm it` "structu dropped from nine tonne to,five.; The other two bridges 1nspe , one on Lots 255 and 26. Cone, l2 and the other on Lots:!Vand 16, Cone 14►. also need repairs but to a lesser extent. The former, which has a +$#ear span of just under 10 in needs a flew• railing .system while the hitt. bridge without any whiter b" tenance, needs its hearings; truss washed clear of grave: debris toavojd;ru$tb• `� The cost of` .a new'ratting sy on toldthe'Conc. t0 age will&gees• $2,000 andi3 Mr counetl . Ith se' • ie, Elston JVi ayne ncent Brian LaRose. Erin Cook. KendraH� Back row. Kris Krieger. Manuel Hussey. Christopher Wattam. •Peer. irn contract n e of i at` • row Julie Morris lands not suited for special -policy status Representatives of the county planning department and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority have told Morris council they do not believe township lands D. P. Kennedy appointed to Ottawa post located in the floodplain are suited ea—n i t he Subject to shallow flooding for development. and lowvelocity. Wayne Caldwell of the planning department • and Phil Beard, representing,,the, authority, offered their opinion at the Feb. 11 meeting of council. an existing developed area :and the In the opinion of Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Beard, the Morris lands do not comply with the government criteria because they are not part of Earlier this year, Morris council site in question is subject to shallow members discussed the possibility of flooding under regional storm establishing a special policy area conditions of up to 16 feet. for the lands just south of the in- tersection of Highways 4 and_ 86 to They suggested that council en - •allow development at the site, courage development outside the Council sought the advice, of the floodplain, planning department and the MV- Council made no decision on the CA. • recommendations. Under provincial government Still with water matters, Morris guidelines, Morris Clerk -Treasurer council will meet with represen- Nancy Michie said after the tatives of Wingham Town Council in, meeting, floodplain development is April to discuss the Wingham's allowed only where past develop- request to outlet town water into the ment has occurred. Also, the area Blackhall Drain, located in Morris where development is to take place Township. s • Turnberry Township has sizable surplus for 1917 Increased revenue apd and D. P. Kennedy decreased expenses have con- Wingham resident Donald p. tributed to a $33,415 surplus for 1987 Kennedy has been appointed in Turnberry Township. - executive vice-president of the Auditor Rob Lightfoot of Montieth, Canadian Foundry -Association. Montieth and Co., Stratford, at - Although his appointment to the tended the second regular February Ottawa post is effective June 1, Mr. meeting to present' council with the Kennedy will begin April 1. 1988 township financial statement. In his new position Mr. Kennedy As Mr. Lightfoot explained to will represent the association's council members, $26,833 more membership to various levels of revenue was raised last year than government. The association con- - expected - through streetlight sists of 44 different foundry charges and iivestlnent income, to operations representing ap- name two malt& items. Expen- proximately 70 per cent of the ditures also were down by almost tonnage of sales in Canada. While it $6,000 for the total surplus of over represents all metals, .the major $33,0004 operations involved in the The township's reserve fuii a also association are either steel or iron are in relatively healthy -shape. foundries, Mr. Kennedy said. Turnberry currently has $111,000 in Originally from Western Canada, a working capital -reserve; $13,000 Mr. Kennedy moved to Winghanci foremployee sick leave; $129,000 for fre.fizt Montreal la 13 60 b i -ani® tile waste ui!speesai site sed 4i6,606 Western Foundry ,company for the Lower Town Bridge: Limited. To accept his new pos he ' "The township is in fairly good resigns as corporate vice-gregided financial shape at the end of the ofWestern Foundry• year," concluded Mr. Lightfoot. Mr, Kennedy and his wife Nancy Reeve Brian Mtirney and the will move to Ottawa. They have two other menibers f f council Were sons, both living and werking in pleased to *the tus, es ally . Tarcrtg. _pit ,• ., a n d :05+ m iAri i • �n, 6' ,! a i, CO,;."A' kit 4 of ove j6,o00 in 1986. - Mr. McBurney attributed the surplus to better financial times in the community. Morris plans to reconstruct Belgrave street Morris Township Council has approved its road budget for 1 the largest single expenditure being reconstruction of Brandon Street in Belg,rave. The total amount budgeted for roads in Morris this year is $520,000, of which $330,200 is subsidy from the OntarioN1inistry of Transportation. The Brandon sr,, -met project has been estimated at 5,000 by Road Superintendent Lloyd Michie. Conned also has applied for 0,000 f. -0pit traatabsidy fro= the ministry to replace Brown's Bridge at Lots 10 and 11 of Con. 9. The- township also will spend considerably more on calcium chloride tills -year for summer dust controi: A total of $72,000 will be spoilt ori the chemic it in t088, „ 4 ' { i The Huron County Board of Health has reached agreement in contract negotiations with two •unions representing its employees. Both contracts - with, the Ontario Nurses Association, and the Canad- ian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 1305 which represents the health unit's inspection and -cler- ical staff is retroactive to the -first pay of 1, - The settlement with the clerical and inspection staff provides for.a .new,AVOryear.jdeal with.. salary in= creases. of 4<5 Per cent to all classifications in the first year, and five per cent to- all classifications in the second year. The agreement expires Dec. 31, 1989. In addition the contract also in- cludes: - -An update of the optical plan to provide $100 rather than $75 in each 24 -month period, effective July 1, 1988. - -An early retirement clause similar to that of non-union em- ployees. --A change in the normal work day from 6.75 hours to seven hours for inspection staff. 5f -A transportation allowance crease to 24 cents :from 22.5 cen 21 cents from 19 cents per kilo/Ie who also receive an $80 mono allowance. -A four-year plan hit five - in Width •en:elit yet agree to receive 80 per cent pay year with•.the..remaining2`pe being banked and -Paid" .dilr fifth year while the employee leave of. absence, `NURSES In a one-year a**et Ai::t the Ontario Nursing Association; :the board has agreed to a 4,5 per cent increase over the 1987 pay rates for all classifications. The contract includes a changein work hours front 6.75-honro_ hours, a new four-year-over4kve plan (the same as that approved`for CUPE) , including .of a common-law spouse in the three-day . bereave- ment plan, an increase in transport- ation allowance from 19.5 cents to 20 cents per kilometre, and the updat- ing of letters of understanding with respect to the guarantee of jobs and agreement concerning job sharing. ELAINE PENNINGTON, a student at the F. E. Madill Secondary School ire Wingham, accepted the trophy for top senior secondary speaker at the Legion speak -off held last Saturday at the Wingham Legion Hall. bon Farnell of the Legion presented . Miss Pennington with her trophy. She now advances to the zo o4iAY 4pr a o f�i ,�.•u rq ♦'M+J>��..v i`r•a . nom, �.�, r^'/�. 9 •ead��at.L' .. 1� �b• . a � . w" • i # ' a r ® g '. re 5 UKi