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CROSS COUNTRY RUN—Bob Livermore of Grey Central School
Outline* the course for a huge crowd of runners In the cross country
run held by elementary public schools in North Huron last week.
drains, education
The run waS held Thursday, after bad weather
postponement.
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evening of fun was shared by = Toes were tapping in time
friends.. aoneighbors in tomusic by Wilfred Brown
WT001er and area on Sstgr- an his, • violin and Mrs.
day evening 00.p,. the Wei McMichael at the piano. For
W04101VAIIPStittite$P01100red his second numbers, this
a variety concert in the cook time aecompaqied by Art
muniCy^ ball. Gordon- Koster- Gibson, Wilfred even had the
was master of ceremonies audience waltzing in the
for the program of , local aisles!
talent. • ' Ws. . Lyle Brothers of
Heather Brent opened the Brussels delighted the
PrOgram with a piano solo, audience with, piano solos:
a-nd -Wes Hail playa
Howick residents spea
111e residents of 'timid(
TaWnship once again had the
chance to meet with and
question their members of
council, the school board
trustees and the village
trustees from Fordwich,
- Gerrie and Wroseterat a
public Meeting held in the
Gerrie Hall on Oct. 22. .
The hall was half-filled as
afoul people turned out to
hearanswers. and offer
suggestions on • the more
salient issues of the -town-
ship. • , •
By far the most, heated
discussion cOaceened the
animal fireuletuht thearea,
ani prebleM that, due
te. !.enteneni• can be
minitnized but never
eradicated, .according to
Howick. Clerk-TreaeUrpr-
WesBati. •
-Onecitizen complained
that dogsliarking 4n,;i10
Right caused tin* to. lose
deep; whilelitere wereother
reverts Of dogs at large
deeteeeing \ t some fanners'
111,000:9WHowiek Councillor
§tuart.--DouglaS;iaid the
problem. with the
tosiditta . or thalp animal
MOtrOloffiter...,“,
"Either -the resident isn't
reporling'what he sees Or the
4'111=1 Control, officer isn't
doing hia job." He cited the
instance of a lady who
Watched the. animal control
officer t.ake a loose clog to the
• flees doer' and knock
fepeatedly.- .AlthOugh there ,
no answer at the door,
lady continued to watch
for 10 minutes when the door
Was opened. and the dog
lidniitted, Councillor
Doug* concluded that "you
fltust have law-abiding
tieeplabefore the laws will
010c -treasurer Ball said
that, in this instance, a fine
word have been levied by
the (initial control officer.
CouncillorR: William
etvtoit noted. -that , noise
ilution is a difficult area to
deal "with because there, is
link, distinction between a
dog's bark and a tractor's
drone when farmers work
into the night.
Mr.- Douglas said that the
animal control officer does
•
make his rounds but added
he cannot be everywhere in
the township In addition, the
revenue generated by dog
license fees is not enough to. „
support around-the-clock
patrol and enfOrcement of
- the animal problem.
Asked how much dog
licenses cost, Wes Ball . said
that a male or spayed female
license costs $10, or $20 for a
fertile female and a kennel
license is now $30. To license
.a• second. deg,the rate
autoinatically,daubles.
• One man, Roy '.Simmons,
suggested that the keeping of
dogs in the county be for-
bidden, but then changed his
suggestion .4th. include only
big dogs. Bill Newton said
. that council could not debate
such a proposal because it
would be, dealing with
people's emotions. •
• "Some people are. really
• attached to .,their pets," he
said••
Mr
Ball said when.a dog is,
found„every effort . is, made
•
to locate the ...owner by
identifYingthedog's tag, and
if, that is not possible, the
animal can be destroyed in a
,hurnanemanner. ,
. ..AnOther item. of interest
was traced by Bob Gibson
. who said he. Svas- talking to
three men who weree't billed
for.$71,000 worth of drainage
Work - done last- fall on
number 10 deain, branch
Mr. Gibson wondered why
the township did not send its
invoices out- earlier. He
asked council who paid the
interest on monies borrowed
to finance a dram project.
Clerk Bali indicated the
township is only a mid-
dleman for the Drainage A,et
auu tug Litu-rucr. nesaki we
costs of- a drain project are
kept on a ledger until the
work is completed, at which
point the farmer is invoiced.
for the total amount plus the
costs of financing. The in-
terest cost is calculated into
• the whole program ex-
penditure and can then be
subject to a provincial grant
of one-third the total cost.
The other route the town-
, ship and farmer may go,
according to Mr. Ball, is to
IT'S TRUE
We do offer
10¼% interest,
with chequinq,
all in one account
One passbook. One set of records to keep
balanced. Your first three cheques each
month free. All of them if you're a Senior
Citizen. Plus a few More extras that we'd be
delighted tote!! you all about.
STANDARD
TRUST
render invoices early, so that
the farmer -may pay his
share without paying the
high borrowing rates,
however -if -he -must -borrow
the money to pay his share,
he would be better advised to
complete his project and
then apply for a grant of one-
third of his costs.
•Regarding the three men
who were not billed for work
done last fall, the clerk -
treasurer said he does not
send invoices out until the
work has been completed
and the project in question
was not completed until June
or July of this year.
Another question from the
floor concerned the town-
ship's two Board of
Education representatives,
Bert .Morin and Murray
Mulvey, earl beginning a
second term. Asked if some
students in the Listowel high
school area were still being
bused to Norwell District
Secondary School in
Palmerston, Murray Mulvey
said that while this "choice"
had been offered to Ford-
wich students in, the past,
students entering the high
school system this year must
attend the high school„tre
Listowel.
"There are certain
jects offered at Norwell
aren't offered at LDSS",
Mulvey said.
Mr. Morin said, "when a
course is cut because of
small classes „ such as the
Latin courses, students are
sent to a school where those
subjects are taught."
The situation arises, in
Fordwich • because buses
from both schools travel
through the village.
Mr. Morin noted it costs
to school a ' student
each day. He said the
municipal taxpayer only
pays 31.93 per cent or $4.89
per student, per day, the rest
of the cost being absorbed by
the provincial taxes,,
"The education problem
really worries me," Bert
Morin said. "A pupil en-
tering kindergarten this
year, will be in the work
force in, perhaps, 15 years.
We have to take a good look
at what we're doing to our
_young people and wonder if
. the high cost of education"
has had a negative eflect on
their opportunities.
Another question con-
cerned the salary of the
director of education for the
county of Huron. Mr. Morin
said that this year, the
salary will be about $46,000
but emphasized that in the
past, the director has worked
for token amounts; $500 one
year, and no pay in another
year.
Asked if the board had
considered the option of
using diesel -powered school
buses to lower the fuel
consumption, Mr. Morin said
the board had not considered
it, "but it is a valid point that
deserves mention at the
board level."
After each of the coun-
cillors had said a few words
to those in attendance,
Walter Renwick asked what
mere the salaries of the
councillors. "And do they
deserve it?" h ked.
Bill Newton - said t
councillors el ree ive
$1,000 for thei t and
effort, and asked Mr.
Renwick to be the judge of
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their deservedness.
Some mention was made
at the Oct. 22 meeting about
the Pits and Quarries
legislation and-how-iteffects
Howick. In a subsequent
telephone call to Wes Ball,
The Banner learned that this
legislation has been in force
for a number of years, that
the province has been adding
municipalities to the Act
year by year, and that the
security deposit, a fund held
by the Ministry of Natural
Resources to ensure the
rehabilitation of operating
quarries, may be increased
if Howick Township \is added
to the legislation in 1 1.
By adding Howick to the
legislation, the township
Would be required to observe
the guidelines of theAd. At
present, the security deposit
is eight cents per metric
tonne, but a proposed in-
crease would take the
deposit to, perhaps, 14 cents
per tonne ( the price is under
stud; the deposit may be
-Itigher or lower than the
proposed 14 cents).
Of the deposit, an
estimated four cents per
tonne would go to the
• township, and, as Howick
has no quarry within its
boundaries, this money
would leave the area. It was
suggested that Howick
Township should encourage
the beginning of a quarry,
for its own purposes as well
as for the remuneration that
would come by way of the
Act.
On the subject of gravel,
another question arose
concerning why the road
gravel is spread go late in the
year, only to- have the
snowpiows push it to the
winter.shilide:I* r.; the road each
Stuai:t tpouglas replied,
that the *cium chloride is
spread s
the dust 2aelt,,minimum, and
that less0f the chemical is
wasted if applied to gravel
that has been well-packedi
"We get more mileage
from Out rOads by gravelling
in the fall and chloridizing in
the spring:" he said: .
Each of the Police Villeges
report. • that , they are
operating : �n too little.
, money, although the
representatives agreed there
was no moreto be lied.
The representative for
Wroxeter, Paul Spatia, said
his villages in the black;
and added. that he wouldlike
to do repairs to the sidewalks
next year. • •
CouticillOr Harry Winkle
was alga at, the -meeting to
offer his reinarkitt aadthatik13-
to the council and the Howick
residents. 'Aftei 'sel-ehig oi
counell for four years en the
Farm Safety Committee and
the Howick Community
Centre Committee, h& said
he felt he had,Iiionctitait in
municipal politics but he also
had Commitmektt aft:erne.
Along with' many of the
councillors, llk:Winlcleeited
municipal planning as "the
worst
worit probleti" council will
have to face in the future,
and said that 44.8lnage will
demand a lot of attention in
the years to come. Ec
thanked all those people who
helped serve on various
boards, and , welcomed
newcomer Gerald D'Arcey
to replace hint on council.
moThrleeym jeeotinising•oWn;eathceldiaecdtinbgy
chairman 0:: the, public
meeting. ' • , '
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McMichael and Sherri several numbers on his
RobertsOn as they sang.`Can trumpet, Mrs: Gordon.
I Kaye This" Dance?'. Koster his accompanist.
Stephanie Kastei andLauele Popular numbers on the
Gedeke followed with a program were those by the
li'veIetep-dancing number. four McMichael Sisters who
Don Messer favorites were •step -danced their way
playedas piano duets by Mr: through two intricate dance
and Mrs. Art Gibson and routines. " -
Scottish . dances -were pele Concluding the program
formed by Marjorie Cam- were the Nutty Squares who
Abell of Bluevgde. The Choir danced ' (??) two _sets to
of Wriixete0 United Church music by Mr. Brownand Mr.
sank Attica during the con- • Gibson with Ron McMichael
cert, 'The Alleluia Chorus' calling the changes. •
and 'I Saw. the Light',B,efreshments were served
followed by l'Ins Land Is during a social after the
Your Lari ' and ,.'When the concert.
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celebrates
anniversary
BELGRAVE -- Knox
Presbyterian Church con-
gregation held its 116th anni-
versary service Sunday
morning.
Rev. Kenneth '• Innes,
minister of the church, con-
ducted the service and the
guest speaker was Murray
'Gaunt, MPP, who gave an
inspiring address and spoke
on 'Spiritual' Visibility'. He
• stressed' that we remember
our forefathers, who left us
with a strong background for
• spiritual living.
Special music was
provided by the Melville
A cm,: VL actis a.anou 1.05
sets, under the director and
• organist Mrs. Bill King. The
• choir sang, 'Alleluia'; and
two numbers by the male
chorus, 'I -will Serve Thee'
and 'The Longer I Serve
Him'.
•
RESULTS you'll applaud
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