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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-11-14, Page 3A FIREFIGHTERS HONORED—Lynn Hickey and Keis deVries, both Wingham firemen for 25 years, flank Jim Coulsin, district fire advisory supervisor, at a reception last Friday at London. Long -serving firefighters were presented with medals at the reception. Both Mr. Hickey and Mr. deVries were pre- sented with watches on behalf of the fire board last Saturday evening. (Photo courtesy of Harley Gaunt) Township Council Briefs • During its Nov 8 meeting How - ick Township Council: —Received a letter from J. R. Earle, environmental officer of southwestern region whose staff completed an inspection of the township landfill site on Aug. 31. The letter states it was noted dur- ing; thelnspection that shingles and domestic waste were discovered sit►oldeiif g ii the bur`it' tpile.at the dump. Mr. Earl pointed out in his letter only segregated brush and scrap lumber are to be included in the burning program. All other wastes and unsegregated wastes received at the site will be disposed of in 'the landfill trench, compacted and covered in accordance with the operational standards as set forth in Ontario Regulation 309. Council instructed Clerk -Treasur- er Tom Miller to write a letter say- ing this was an unfortunate inci- dent as the township tries to con- form to the regulations. —Received correspondence from Sheila Richardson, executive direc- tor of the Ontario Good Roads Association, informing them that Howick Township Road Superin- tendent Glenn Underwood has suc- cessfully completed the 1989 Bridge and Culvert Management Course. The course was conducted by the C. S. Anderson Road School, and was sponsored by the good roads association. —Learned it qualified for an Organizational Effectiveness Grant in the amount of $1,088. The grant is given by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. —Passed a motion to pay the October accounts totalling $218,963.76. -Appointed .Canadian Home. Check Inc., Listowel, to prepare the necessary drawings, specifications and tender documents for a new municipal office, satisfactory to council, at a price of $10,000. The Environment minister architectural design phase is to be completed on or before Dec. 27, 1989. —Instructed Clerk -Treasurer Tom Miller to apply for a $100,000 PRIDE (Program for Renewal, imp ovement„r evelopment, and Ectir oniit Reui tion) grant. The application ism received byr.,the� Ministry of Municipal Affairs no later than Dec. 1. If successful the township receives a 50 per cent grant on the $100,000 used for a PRIDE project. replies to township GORRIE—During its meeting on Nov. 8, Howick Township Council received a letter from the environ- ment minister, Jim Bradley. The let- ter was in response to council's res- olution regarding the recycling of pesticide and herbicide containers. In his letter Mr. Bradley informed council that his ministry has com- mitted to fund a company which is a supplier of fumigants and pesti- cides to the agricultural communi- ty. In a province -wide demonstra- tion the company will collect, treat, and recycle used steel agricultural chemical drums. He further states, "Currently no such service exists in Ontario or even Canada. Through its chemical supply network, the company will provide a drum collection service and return the used drums to its facilities for further processing fol- lowed by the sale of crushed drums to the steel industry" The project is a demonstration to assess the feasibility of recycling the containers. Mr. Bradley said the response of the agricultural com- munity will be evaluated and a decision will be made as to whether or not the project is environmental- ly sound and economically sustain- able. Huron board discusses its no -smoking policy The Huron County Board of Edu- that teachers are role models for the cation will be seeking direction students and if they try to keep stu- frotit;scjtools on Bill 194, recently- dents from becoming smokers, they passed legislation which restricts must set an example. "I feel that sinoldngin the workplace. instead of sitting back and doing nothing, we should have a board policy stating that there should be absolutely no smoking inside schools." Concerns for smokers also were addressed. Trustee Tony McQuail, one of the forerunners in imple- menting the existing board policy on smoking, said, "I 'worry i the board, takes no action, it ddisraiinply with the legislation " will come into effect on Jan. . The essence of the bill states f)..„,"'No 'Arson shall smoke in an cosed workplace," which is tied as any enclosed building or "ure in which an employee filen, the board's director of MiS, pointed out that it is uitt:tO note that non-smokers. cdmfitg: More militant and' ct r" I sayfng smoking is offen- kea people physically • ck Rompf stated that m in schools is desig= rhea, but said this a problem with population. Mr titi"s is possible, issue is cornpll- i l h ►Xs have an :ilea out - Usually worked out elf. Allen said. " 'Pad and Audryr tinted on the fact whether we will pose serious prob- lems for staff members who do suf- fer from addiction to cigarettes. What support can we'offer for their needs and how can we help?" Mr. Allen pointed out diet this is becoming a common situation and most concerns are being accommo- dated. Mr. Rompf mentioned that perhaps a smoke secession program could be sponsored in conjunction with the area health department., PRIDE funding shortage affects Bluevale plans Morris .ToWntship Council is abandoning tete idea of a PRIDE grant for Bhievale in favor of a road -paving program for 1991. The Township had written the province re eating application data for 1990 Ep/NOM fid„ ing for toThe, ani fitott thelardstry Of Municipal Affair's, howeviv,: las fflditettd- ing 'be stow In the 1990 pro- m budget due to the large num. ►ft Projects tinder the p E pyo graft are funded ort is 5 l if t 4 between the province. and the municipality, The proposed ung of Centre Sideroad ifs Bltreval'e, however, comes nrtd( of Transportationper eifii Clerk by the: t Mi think with tovtt, age p .. . .was informed by Build ng Inspec- for Wray Wilson construction in the municipality this year is approach- ing the $4.5 million dollar mark. This is up dramatically from the approxlmatelY $2-6 and $2.1.million of the two prior years. In the first half of 1989 (Jan. 1 to July 25) the building department issued 74 permits at a total estimat- ed value of $2,836,500, as compared to the same period last year when 55 permits were issued with a value of $1,843,359. The building boom in Howick Township can be attributed to a number of reasons. High prices in urban centres make land in the area increasingly attractive to young people starting out, and offers a Turnberry Twp. building permits A number of building permits were approved at the first monthly meeting of Turnberry council Permits were approved for Aart deVos, Con. 5, machinery storage; Reg McMullen, Belmore, a storage shed; Brian Stack, Lower Town, an attached garage; Richard Hoover, Lots 44-45, Con. 1, a frame storage and auto parts room; Mac Ander- son, an addition to a workshop; Harold Kerr Construction, relocate existing storage shed and construc- tion of maintenance shed and Rolf Karnitzschky, Lower Town, a stor- age shed. Farmer will be able to expand his operation A Turnberry Township farmer has been assured that he will be able to expand his operation in the future even though a new home is being constructed nearby. Jim Moffat had inquired earlier this fall if a home being constructed near his Con. 8-9 farm would restrict his ability to expand in the future. The distance between his barn and the new home was measured and found to be over 500 feet, AmOil rip 1d.f $lean .Mr ; MO* • < ,d:h s go rauton y. 9 .. i nt at co dingtel Huron County Planning Depart- ment. Council asked that the planning department's reply be sent to Mr. Moffat. The home is being constructed by George and Helen Underwood. Deputy Reeve Nelson Underwood declared a conflict of interest in the matter. Health unit conducts survey The Huron County Health Unit is comprised of a team of health pro- fessionals which provides the pub- lic with current health information plus a wide range of programs and services designed to prevent dis- ease and promote good health. This month, a community health survey will be conducted to gather information on the health attitudes, beliefs and current health practices of the residents of Huron County. The Health Care Research Institute from the University of Western Ontario at London is assisting with this survey. A telephone survey has been selected as the most suitable method to cover the county in a cost-effective and timely way. A representative sample of approxi- mately 800 households will be ran- domly contacted from the health unit's main office in Clinton and asked if they would be willing to participate in a 20 -minute inter- view.' Questions will cover a variety of topic areas, such as nutrition, fit- ness, smoking, seat -belt use, alcohol consumption, environmental health, age, education, employment and general health attitudes and behaviors. All aspects of the data collection will be strictly confidential and par- ticipation is voluntary. The survey will be conducted from wid- Nc veinber to early becerttber Fir<din from the survey regard- ing the relationship among health beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of Huron County residents will help to identify the particular needs of our connmtmity. From this, we will be better'ableta develop and imple- tpregrarns and services that have an impact on the overall heath -dome residents. like more infi ra- the urriey, please feel Maarten th fl siof ar able alternative for iretit xi 10,49- • dditionally, people are*nog to drive farther tri work int means a higher quality of life'itt a trice home in a rural setting. There are now a number of Howick residents who drive to work in Cambridge, Guelph, and Kitchener-Wateripo. From Jan. 1 to July 25, 1989 with totals for the same period of 1 t :; in brackets here are some exaanpies of permits issued by the building department in Howick Township. —22 (12) permits for new single family dwellings with a total esti- mated value of $2,180,000 ($972,100). —17 (8) permits for residential additions and renovations with a total estimated value of $234,800 ($48,700). —3 (3) permits for mobile homes with a total estimated value of $59,100 ($41,000) -49 ( SAi buldh With a total estimated . value of SWAM 0.073,1 5,0,) g (it) permits for residential gages, storage buildings and : ovations or additions with anal estimated value of $74,000 ($37,800). —4 (8) permits for commercial, institutional and renovations or additions with a total estimated value of $39,500. Although under review, and like- ly to be increased in the new year, the current cost of a building per- mit in Howick Township for resi- dential buildings and additions over $1,500 consist of a flat fee of $50 plus a five cents per sq. ft. of finished floor area excluding garage. As of Oct. 31, 1989, permits val- ued at $4,289,600 have been issued, and fees for these permits amount to $8,208.24. Scouts make suggestions to improve quality of life The Wmgham Boy Scouts have a number of suggestions to make the town a better place to live and have sent town council a letter to that effect. The letter was discussed at last Monday evening's November council meeting. Among the Scouts' suggestions are: — a gymnasium for younger chil- dren, aged 10 to 16 years; —workshops to give less -quali- fied people job experience; —more activities for young peo- ple, such as non -alcohol teen dances; — fix the river; -an indoor pool; — fast-food restaurants; —keep our environment clean via a restriction or a fine without warning for burning leaves or paper; —pave the roads around town, for example, the cemetery entrance and; —a large store or shopping mall, Councillor Denise Wilkins sug- gested that a letter of reply be sent to the Scouts, thanking them for their interest and outlining some of the steps the council is making to improve the town. She said young people should be encouraged to get involved in their community and made to feel that their opinions matter. 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