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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-12-27, Page 1212 TIMES—ADVOCATE Christmas Colouring Contest 'T Hur - : ru t a m •r . ur urvey designed and distributed by Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell's office. More surveys are still trickling into the office but Mitchell says the majority of the surveys have been counted for and the picture is loud and clear of where the community stands on the agriculture industry. "Clearly it identifies it is a problem," says Mitchell. • A picnic honouring the Belarussian children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl explosion was held Saturday in Hensall. The picnic is one of many events organized for the chil- dren and their host families during their six week stay in Huron and Bruce counties. The gatherings allow for the children from Belarus and area to interact with each other. This year 20 families are participating in the Huron County Chernoybl Organization. AUGUST 9 • An Exeter resident and her family are fed up and feel violated after a break and enter in which thieves stole the family's Kodak digital camera recently. Victoria Street resident Christina Rothbauer says after returning from a family trip, some items were not unpacked, but left in the unlocked vehicle in the Rothbauer's carport, including the camera taken on the trip. Rothbauer, although not pleased about the missing camera is more upset bythe fact the thieves have taken p their family trip memories. • During one of the hottest days of the summer, elec- tricity consumption was the burning topic during Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's visit to Bayfield Aug. 1. McGuinty, in a swing through Huron County with Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell, urged Ontarians to be mindful of the fact the summer time sees peak demand for electricity. As the province set records for power con- sumption last week, McGuinty said the province is ask- ing for help from its citizens to help conserve. Noting the province was forced to buy power from the U.S. last week, he said demand for power in the province has gone up while the supply has gone down. AUGUST 16 • GreenField Ethanol (formerly Commercial Alcohols Contest win- ners — Scott's Elevator in Lucan present- ed its annual Christmas colouring con- test winners with prizes Dec. 20. From left are win- ners Brooke Hartwick, Connie Gurling, con- test organizer Carrie Triebner and contest winners Cienna Good, Emalee Murphy and Sarah McIntyre. The contest was for chil- dren 12 and under. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) Inc). will contribute $6 million to the Hensall pipeline project. GreenField vice-president for corporate affairs Bliss Baker announced the news at Bluewater council's meeting. According to Baker, there are few conditions on the funding that clerk -administrator Janisse Zimmerman said details have not been finalized on yet. "It's the beginning of a long-term relationship with the Hensall District Co-op," said Baker who added the com- pany engineers would like to meet with B.M. Ross engi- neers as soon as possible to look at the specifications of the pipeline project. AUGUST 23 • The municipality of Lucan Biddulph has been fined $15,000 after pleading guilty to five water related viola- tions. Two violations were from the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA) and three violations came from the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), according to the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE). The township must pay $3,000 plus a victim surcharge for each offence. AUGUST 30 • Last Thursday in Exeter, the South West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) board held the latest in a series of meetings across its coverage area as it receives feedback from health care consumers in advance of preparing a draft by the end of October to meet a spring deadline for a provincial 10 -year plan LHIN chief executive officer Tony Woolgar said Aug. 22 was a special day as it marked the one-year anniversary of the founding of the LHIN. HOW WELL YOU RETIRE DEPENDS ON HOW WELL YOU PLAN FOR IT. MARK R. HARTMAN 436 Main St., Exeter 519-235-3881 Fax: 519-235-1505 1-866-264-3011 www.edwardjones.com Member CIPF To open or consolidate your RRSP with Edward Jones, call today. Edward Jones MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Huron {Perth Where Would We Be Without You? Huron -Perth Children's Aid Society thanks the volunteers, organizations, and community members who gave so generously in their support of the Huron County Christmas Bureau. 3foliclay Collection Schedule The BCuewater Recycling Association and aCC its staff would Cike to wish everyone a .Merry Christmas and a happy New year. During this hoCdsy season, we postpone the reguCar coCCection of waste and recycCabCes in order to aCCow our staff to savour this joyous hoCiday season with their famiCy. Since Christmas and New year's Day are on a .Monday this year, there wiCC not be any coCCection on Monday, December 25th and Monday, January ist. An aCternate coCCection wiCCoccur on Saturday, December Sot for aCC those normaCCy coCCected on those dates. 'Tuesday, December 26th is a reguCar coCCection day for us except for the 'Town of St. Marys and Wingham which wiCCnot be coCCecteduntiCTuesday, January 2nd If your coCCection day is 'Tuesday, please ensure that your materiaCis set out by 7:ooam as the driver may be there earCier than usuaC The reguCar coCCection scheduCe wiCCresume on 'Tuesday, January 2nd -We apoCogize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns pCease caCC1-800-265-9799. 1-800-265-9799 • Capsule Comments by Ernie Miatello Narcotics are prescribed often to relieve pain. Often other drugs are used concurrently with the narcotics and the combinations can be fatal. Pay strict attention to your medications and the possible disadvantages to mixing them. Our pharmacists will be happy to help identify potential problems. Use caution if your are drinking alcohol. Every 0.02% increase in blood alcohol concentration (that's equivalent to about one drink per hour) can actually double your risk of being involved in a single vehicle crash. If you are hosting a party, don't let your guests drink and drive. A split second of indiscretion can change lives forever. Dry itchy skin is a common occurrence during our Canadian winters. You can minimize this by avoiding long baths or showers in hot water. Use a mild, moisturizing soap and after bathing apply a good moisturizing cream to help the skin retain its moisture. One of the best parts of our job is talking to you, our customers. It makes our job as your professional pharmacist very rewarding. We want to say a big thank you to all our loyal customers for using our pharmacy services during 2006. We look forward to looking after all your pharmacy needs again in the coming year. If you aren't yet a customer, we look forward to serving you in 2007. Huron Apothecary Ltd. Phone 235-1982, 440 Main St. Exeter PHARM ASSIST "YOUR HEALTH CARE PHARMACY" Wednesday, December 27, 2006 TIMES—ADVOCATE 13 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 6 • The new owners of the residential side of Huron Park are allowing residents to buy their own homes. Those who don't want to buy will be able to rent their homes as long as they like, Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities vice-president Bill Wells said during an information meeting with tenants last Friday morn- ing. • South Huron Hospital's CEO has increased her role at the hospital. Hired in May 2005, Debra Hunt had been splitting her time evenly between the hospital and the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance. As of August, she will spend 80 per cent of her time on behalf of the South Huron Hospital Association and 20 per cent with the Alliance. SEPTEMBER 13 • Council formally decided last week to support a project that will see a new Lake Huron water pipeline come to Exeter. As Mayor Rob Morley said at council's Sept. 5 meeting, a previous motion from council stated the municipality "preferred" a new pipeline over the alternative — upgrading the municipality's current well water system, which council doesn't want to do because of ongoing maintenance and regulations associated with such systems. SEPTEMBER 20 • A settlement has fmally been reached on the municipality's efforts to receive financial compensa- tion for the construction of the Exeter branch library. Under the settlement, South Huron has received $475,000 from Guarantee Company of North America, the company which held the bond on the library's construction. While the municipality sought over $600,000 from Guarantee, chief administrative officer Larry Brown said he is satisfied with the settlement. SEPTEMBER 27 • The Avon Maitland District School Board is once again among the province's leaders when it comes to success rates in the standardized Grade 9 Math test — including keeping pace with the Education Ministry's efforts to boost province -wide success among Applied -level students. • The newly designed doctor's lounge at South Huron Hospital (SHH) in Exeter was unveiled Sept. 19. The lounge, in memory of the late Robert C. Dinney who was the hospital boards chairman from 1980-1984 was shown at an open house attended by many Dinney fine furniture staff, hos- pital staff members and people from the Exeter and area community. SO% OFF ALL CHRISTMAS BOOKS & CHRISTMAS PUZZLES Dec. 27th - fan 5th IIS cza TINES -ADVOCATE 424 Main St., Exeter • 519-235-1331 Christmas at Usborne Central Usborne Christmas — From left Katelyn Selves, Aimee Rush and Mikenzie Skinner helped their Usborne Central schoolmates tell the story of Christmas last week during their school's annual Christmas concert. At right: Presley Soudant, left, and Ashley Toornstra, as Rudolph, show the others how reindeer dance. (photos/Scott Nixon) Legion donates Helping the Bureau —The Exeter Legion recent- ly made a $750 donation to the Huron County Christmas Bureau at Exeter United Church. From left, Exeter Legion president Larry Bailey hands over the cheque to Bureau co -managers Deb Johnston and Ruth Mercer Ross. (photo/submitted) POLICE BRIEF Impaired driver caught in R.I.D.E. LUCAN — Middlesex OPP stopped a vehicle during a R.I.D.E. on Richmond Street in Lucan Biddulph Dec. 21, in which the driver had been allegedly drinking. A 52 -year-old man of Zorra was charged with impaired driving. MUNICIPAI_FTY OF BLUEWATER 20(X1 NOTICE OF DEFERRAL CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AFFECTING ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BLUEWATER TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater passed a resolution at a meeting on MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 2006 to defer a decision on a proposed zoning by-law as described below: The purpose of the proposed zoning by-Iaw amendment is to introduce regulations governing the location of wind energy facilities (wind turbines) within the municipality. The types of facilities are defined and setbacks and other location restrictions are set. Setbacks for other buildings and structures from these facilities are also set. Commercial scale wind energy facilities (capacity greater than 500 kW) are prohibited west of Bluewater Highway and in the wards of Bayfield, Zurich, and Hensall. Commercial scale wind energy facilities (capacity greater than 500 kW) are permitted in the agricultural zones subject to location restrictions. Small scale wind energy facilities (capacity of 500 kW or less) are permitted in the agricultural zones as an accessory use subject to location restrictions. Small scale wind energy facilities (capacity of 50 kW or less) are permitted in defined urban zones as an accessory use subject to location restrictions. The area subject to rezoning is all lands in the Municipality of Bluewater. TAKE NOTE a special meeting for public input has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Centre at the Stanley Complex. A copy of the proposed zoning by-Iaw is available for inspection between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Bluewater Municipal office in Zurich bycallingNellie Evans, p Planning Assistant, at 519-236-4351 ext. 229 and also on the website at www.town.bluewater.on.ca. DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BLUEWATER THIS 27th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2006. Janisse Zimmerman Clerk -Administrator, Municipality of Bluewater 14 Mill Street, Box 250, Zurich, ON NOM 2T0 1,2 ina I I .■■ I *DT 17.1 t-nne9 Fine Furniture & Window Fashions 467 Main St., Exeter OpsT N OGsT N ()PAYMENTS N ()INTEREST DELIVERY FEE LIMITE� TIME OFFER SUBJECT TO OAC APROVAL 235A113 el, �