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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-02-22, Page 2i'st Community Shared Gardens in Lucknow and Howick Township A Community Shared Garden is going to happen outside Lucknow this year. That was the outcome of an information and organizational meeting held recently at the Luck - now Town Hall. Pauli Sommer gave an overview of the CSA concept at the recent meeting. She explained it was anew relationship between the producer and consumer where they shared the risk and the bounty of the har- vest. Sharer families buy a share at the beginning of the season, giving the gardener money for.; expenses and their labor and as the vegeta- bles are ready, pick their fresh or- ganically grown vegetables once or twice a week throughout the grow- ing season. Bob and Bev Budd showed a videoof the Huron Community Garden, located. south of Goderich where they arc the gardeners. This is its sixth year and it has grown to include 60 families from the Gode- rich area as sharers. The members get together for a couple of social events during the summer too, a corn roast and harvest supper. Fran and Tony McQuail of Luck - now, who were original members of the Huron Community Garden, talked about their interest in start- ing a Community Shared Garden on their farm south east of Luck - now. It would be set up similarly to the Huron CSA, with some differ- ent share options. The regular share -fresh organically grown veg- etables for a family of four, begin- ning in late June through early Oc- tober, plus winter storage vegetables (potatoes, carrots, on- ions, squash, etc.) would cost $400. Half shares for a family of two would also be available. The McQuails said they have deposits of $25 for seeds from five families and were hoping to interest five or six more to join in the project, for its first year. Anyone interest should contact them for more de- tails. Another CSA will be located in Howick Township this summer on the farm of Deb and Richard Dui- mering (Westfield Farm) near Gor- rie. The idea, while not new, has also been in operation at the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority of- fice since 1993. That project was set up by the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario and the MVCA. If anyone is interested in either project, they can contact the McQuails. at 528-2493 or the Dui- merings at 335-3335, or Chris Ho- skins at the CSA Resource Centre in Wroxeter at 335-3557. Transportation service graving in Huron County with addition It's been a long time in the mak- ing, but a new mobility bus is ex- pected to be serving the residents of Central Huron later this year. ' CHuMS (Central Huron Mobili- ty Service Inc.) will operate on a basis very similar to Wheels Away, which serves communities in north Huronand south Bruce counties. In fact, representatives of Wheels Away have been instru- mental in helping their neighbors to the south get established. Vicky Pi- luke, chairman of Wheels Away, *aid they told the CHuMS people to get an agreement among the mem- ber municipalities of the service be- fore starting up -- not after the fact -- to avoid some, of the problems that Wheels Away has encountered with raising money. Bev Brown, resource person on the CHuMs board and a member of ' the Wheels Away board, says it took two years, but an agreement finally was reached for the new ser- vice. The CHuMS people had hoped to have fundraising complet- ed by the first of February to be able to put an order in for a bus. However, they still are approxi- mately $17,000 shy of their goal. Brown explains they want to have the start-up money in place before ordering a bus or hiring driv- ers. The community support has been tremendous, she adds and the fundraising now has been spread out into the business and profes- sional community. Wheels Away ridership has steadily increased, said Brown, proving there is a need for such a service. "If every Church group or service club would do a little' bit (to itrndraise for CHuMS), we'd be away to the races," says Brown. A new, fully -equipped mobility bus costs approximately $80,000, to which the province contributes one- half of the purchase price. • Ridership is subsidized on a for- - mula calculated by the Ontario Ministry of Transporation. Once the service is up and run- ning, eligibility for users will be de- termined by a panel, just as it is de - tertriined for Wheels Away riders. '' It should be stressed that the ser- vice is not just for the elderly, but for people of all ages who have dis- abilities which make traveling diffi- cult. ' Another noteworthy aside is that people in Blyth or Brussels who are registered with Wheels Away are eligible to use the CHUMS bus. This is especially handy for people who may have physicians with privileges in the Clinton or Sea - forth hospitals, notes Piluke. Both Piluke and Brown look for- ward to the day when all of South- western Ontario is linked with transportation systems for the dis- abled. Specialized transporation has been operating in Ontario fors the past 20 years, says Brown, who claims it is one program at Queen's Park which has not been cut. "(Spe- cialized'transportation) has the po- tential to save money," notes Brown. Gorrie United annual meeting GORRIE--Twenty members attend- ed the annual meeting of the Gorrie United Church on Sunday, Jan. 29, which began with a delicious pot- luck dinner. Rev. Jeff Hawkins opened with devotions. Norman Fairies was ap- pointed secretary for the meeting and the minutes of the 1993 annual meeting were read and adopted. Written reports were read by: John Jacques, the session report, the stewards report by Lorne Mann, the United Church Women report by Wendy Campbell, the Sunday School report by ;Dianne Fudger and the choir report by Marie Strong. This was followed by the finan- cial reports. During the business, it was suggested that there be enter- tainment provided for the people waiting upstairs for suppers. The usual courtesies were given before adjournment. - _... , -.m-..... ..�.i.. .._. „ ��q®tt d��yy�p tt��;'i iwl�v Y, RUA Y22v i$95 ^. mall hurdle' overcome as fire depts meet to solve communication problems Representatives of the Wingham, Blyth and Brussels fire departments met Feb. 14 in the Morris Town- ship council chambers to iron out what has been described as a com- munications problem. Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt, Blyth Fire Chief Paul Jo - sling and Brussels Fire Chief Mur- ray McArter, as well as several rep- resentatives of Brussels council were in attendance at the meeting. What the problem boils down to is that if Brussels firefighters re- spond to a call in Morris in the area designated to be served by Wing - ham or Blyth, those departments are not being notified. "We (Wingham) have no objec- tion to the agreement Morris has with Brussels," said Gaunt. "But we're not being notified of fires Brussels is responding to and could be held liable if our agreement (with the township) is not being held up." "(Brussels provides) excellent coverage," agreed Josling. "This is just a little hurdle." Even though distinct boundaries have been established for fire calls, people near the Village of Brussels often call that department as a first - response. rst- response. Morris Reeve Clem McLellan said he wouldn't blame anyone for doing so because Brus- sels can get to a fire near the village much more quickly than Wingham or Blyth and those few moments could save a life. The problem lies in the fact that Brussels only has enough water ca- pacity for five minutes outside the town limits. But under the agree- ment, Wingham or Blyth are to be notified and on the scene to relieve Brussels. Storage facility denied in Morris Continued from front page The letter states: "Mr. Fear's ap- plication was approved because .building a liquid runoff tank would solve a water quality problem caused by the existing inadequate manure storage facilities. The (CURB) Review Committee feels that Mr. Fear's existing storage rep- resents a signficant water quality impact on the Belgrave Creek Sub - basin, where substantial effort has been exerted to protect water re- sources." However, when Fear applied for a building permit for the tank, it was noted that the proposed tank would be 325 metres from an insti- tutional use, the McCrae Cemetery. The current zoning bylaw sets out a required distance of 425 metres, thus a special zoning to permit a liquid run-off tank was required. . At the Jan. 17 public meeting, it was noted that the Huron County Planning and Development Depart- ment had no objections to the pro- posed rezoning, saying it conforms with the township secondary plan. EELMAN--With thanks to God, we welcome Matthew into our fam- ily. Born at home on Saturday, Feb. 1'1, at 12 p.m., weighing 7 lbs., 14 oz., he is a brother for Jonathan, Rosemarie, Christopher, Erica and David. Also a special thanks to ,a wonderful team of assistants, Susan Wilts, Carol Casey and Kendra Shortreed of Huron Community Midwifery Services and Charlotte Dingwall, on behalf of the grateful parents, John and Sylvia Eelman. The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority supported the amend- ment and the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, the county health unit and the Village of Blyth also had no objections. However, a petition signed by 117 people in Belgrave opposed the zoning amendment. The petition states: "A manure storage tank close to the hamlet of Belgrave will have a_direct negative effect on the environment because of odor and the added infestation of flies and other insects. This effect would de- prive the residents of the lawful en- joyment of their property," The planning department has cal- culated the proposed run-off tank would be 425 metres from the Bel - grave boundary. In view of the public response, council deferrred the matter until the Feb_ 14 -meeting. Early in the evening, council spent some time iri ,, committee of the whole discussing the Fear zoning amendment. How- ever, Craig Metzger of the county planning department discouraged a later suggestion to return to com- mittee of the whole as he said plan- ning matters are not listed' in the • Municipal Act as those which may be discussed in closed session. When Fear arrived, Reeve Clem McLellan said council was not in favor of a holding tank, but would prefer a retaining wall be built. Fear said he would leave things the way they are, but did not offer to withdraw the proposed zoning amendment. After he left, council moved to deny the bylaw amend- ment, a decision Fear or any other affected agency may appeal' to the OMB by March 10. The Brussels representatives said they believed the people manning the "fire phones" at Brussels are not aware that they must notify Wingham or Blyth. It was decided to have a meeting of fire phone op- erators and try to solve the prob- lem. a..u." a ti_+ 91il;ige raentar Agtirement Tintre Residential Building • All on one floor • Community oriented care centre • Health support services • Beauty and Barber Shop • Accommodation available • Caring, courteous & understanding staff WINGHAM 3574430' 4' .rr ori ri liTCOUTS'IllIZATRE Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information Jungle Book Starts Friday February 24 Friday & Saturday 7&9p.m. Sunday - Thursday 8:00 p.m. •Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.• ri ri ^i ri. :a. Country Harvest Bread 675 g 1.39 D'Italiano Garlic Bread 284 g 1.49 Beatrice Half N Half 500 MI 1.29 Atlantic Paper Towels 2's .69 Beatrice Orange Juice 2L 1.79 Hostess Potato Chips 1.29 Lynch's Hot Apple Drink 10 env 2.39 FROM THE DELI Schneiders Bologna $2.991b. Pilfers Turkey Breast $4.99 ib. Also we have Super - Jet Carpet Cleaning Rentals East Wawanosh council Minor variance approved East Wawanosh Township council approved a minor variance for a house that has already been rebuilt, at the regular February meeting on Feb. 7. The minor variance was for the new Dan Shisko house on the Math- ers property on Hwy. 4. The original house was destroyed by fire in Jan- uary 1994, and has since been rebuilt. However, when the house was being rebuilt, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) requested the house be set back further from the highway, which resulted in a new founda- tion being built. Although the property is zoned AG -4, the property owners were con- cerned how a minor severance would affect the use of the barn and whether or not they could pursue a severance for the other house on the property at a later date. Even though the separation distance was not the required distance, council, sitting as the committee of adjustment, approved the minor var- iance. The required separation distance was• 617 feet, but the actual dis- • tance is 85 feet, which meant an 86 percent variance. It was noted that the AG -4 zoning for that property has existed for a. long time, so a variance was appropriate. Agreement approved • East Wawanosh Township' council approved an agreement the coun- cil has with the Belgrave Community Centre Board. The chairperson is selected from the eight members of the board. There is equal representa- tion between Morris and East Wawanosh Townships on the board. The board is self-supporting and holds a number of fund-raising events every year. However, the board was asking for a $2,000 grant this year from council. Councillor Murray Scott said some rewiring was done because ice conditions were not that good, but added that improvements were made to the washrooms. He said there are a number of options the board can use to raise the needed funds. The motion to approve the agreement was made by Coun. Fred Meier with Coun. Jim Campbell -the seconder, The motion carried. Permission granted James Hess was granted permission to operate a used car dealership at the old Fina service station in Auburn, if he decides to purchase the building. The property is already zoned VC -2. The numbered company will have no more than 10 vehicles on the lot at any one time. Hess said there will also be a clean-up shop where the cars can be fixed up for auctions in Toronto and Kitchener. Minor re- pairs will be made to the vehicles, and they will be redetailed. It was noted that there was no drain inside the building, and Hess would have to control the water going to the outside drain.sewer. Coun- cil granted permission to Hess, subject to approval from the Huron County Health Unit. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sponsored by: B',, INSURANCE BROKERS (Wingham) Ltd. Gorrie, 335-3525 • Wingham, 357-2636 Barbara Alton "INSURING TOMORROW TODAY" WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 22 •Information/entry forms for Spring 1995 Friends of the Library Art Exhibit are now available at Wingham Library. *Lions Club Effective Speaking 7:30 p.m. Tumberry School. TNURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23 *Eric Nagler in concert, 7 p.m. at F.E. Madill S.S. Tickets available at Decor Shoppe. Sponsored by Wingham Public School Parent's Group SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25 'Salvation Army Grab Bag Sale, 1 -4 p.m. Orange Hall, Edward St, Wingham. •CKNX Video Party at Belmore, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Sponsored by Belmore Curling Club. Phone 335-6251 evenings. Age of Majority. •St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean chance to win a standard first aid course In Wingham, for more information phone 1-800-337-4228. •Wingham Figure Skating Club Annual Carnival, Wingham arena, 7:30 p.m. *Legion Public Speaking 9:30 a.m. Legion Hall. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 26 *Singles Dance at Wingham Legion Hall. Dancing 7 - 11 p.m. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28 *Annual Pancake Supper, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham, 5 - 7 p.m. *Morris Township Council Meeting 7;30 p.m. We Re resent howick • Farm Residential • Competitive Rates • Inspection Service • Auto ,1