Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-10-10, Page 1TIMES ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, October 10, 2007 $1.25 (includes GST) HURON TRACTOR EXETER 519-235-1115 1 www.hurontractor.com JoHN DEERE WHAT'S INSIDE Commencement SHDHS students return for commencement PAGE 14 Record walk Lucan Public students take part in walk PAGE 16 Mohawks return Mohawks return to action in Exeter PAGE 20 INDEX Editorial 4 Sports 20 Announcements 22 Classifieds 25 TIMES -ADVOCATE 424 MAIN ST. Box 850 EXETER, ONTARIO NOM I S6 TEL: 519-235-1331 FAX: 519-235-0766 WWW.SOUTHHURON.COM EXETER HAWKS vs LUCAN FRI., OCT. 12 8:30 P.M. SH REC CENTRE South Huron appoints acting CAO By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SOUTH HURON — The municipality has named an acting chief administrative offi- cer in the wake of former CAO Larry Brown's departure. Current South Huron operations manager Don Giberson, who joined the municipality Jan. 23/2006, has been named acting CAO to handle the day-to-day business of run- ning the municipality. He is also continuing his duties as operations manager. Council made the appointment Oct. 1. As previously reported, Brown, who had been South Huron's CAO since amalgama- tion in 2000, recently left his role as CAO to take a job as chairperson of the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Committee. Other council notes: Gar's avoids tax sale An Exeter business, scheduled for a tax sale Oct. 2 in Goderich, avoided that fate after owed property taxes were paid to the municipality. Gar's Bar and Grill at 58 Main St. N. was slated for a tax sale by public auction after taxes were in arrears into a third year. Taxes were subsequently paid to avoid the auction. Programmable sign proposed Council has deferred a decision on whether or not to buy a programmable sign to be installed in front of the Olde Town Hall. As Mayor Ken Oke explained at coun- cil's Oct. 1 meeting, the sign can be used for day-to-day municipal details, but the rea- son behind proposing a programmable sign is to provide information to the public dur- ing emergencies, such as when Highway 4 is closed during bad weather. Consolidated Sign and Lighting Services has quoted the price of the sign at $32,684.95, plus GST. Council deferred a decision on the sign because Deputy Mayor George Robertson and Coun. Cathy Seip were absent from the meeting. Snowmobile concerns Council will have its road superintendent speak to the local snowmobile club after McConnell Street resident Jannie Verbeek wrote a letter to the municipality express- ing her concerns about snowmobile traffic near her home. Verbeek said snowmobilers drive onto her property and at times can come as close as 20 feet away from the house. Some week- ends, she wrote, traffic is "non stop," with See RESIDENT page 2 Power outage EXETER — A power outage in the Exeter area last week was caused by equipment failure at Hydro One, said company spoksperson Al Manchee. The outage, which happened Oct. 3 at 7:46 p.m. and lasted until 9:50 p.m., affect- ed 2,736 customers, Manchee explained. It was caused by damage to a metering system, which knocked out power to the Exeter and Usborne areas. 08 the co -open tors A Better Place For You - 350 Main Street Exeter On NOM 1S7 Bus: 519-235-1109 • Toll Free 1-866-458-1109 E-mail: joe_vanden_elzen@cooperators.ca Home Auto Lite RIFs Group Business Farm Travel JOE VANDEN ELZEN Agent A challenge won — The Grade 6 students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School won a challenge to stuff principal Mike Bruneel in his office last Friday, with donations collected by the students for the Exeter Food Bank.Above front from left are Grade 6 teacher Carrie Ducharme-Ivatts, Beth Kester and Cara Morrissey; middle are Nicole Regier, Jessica Lavery, Julia Hunter Smith, Claire Gordon, Sylvain Moreau,TeddyVanhie and Jacob Van Valken; back row are Bruneel, Patrick Poirier, Rebecca Glavin, Sydney and Nicole Kaumanns, Grant Darling, Lukasz Pach and Nikki Smale.The total donated was unknown as theT-A was going to print. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) Water committee introduced Getting to work — The Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Region Drinking Water Source Protection Committee was introduced Oct. 3 in Clinton. In back from left are Jim Nelemans, Ian Brebner, Mike McElhone, Gib Dow, Bill Rowat, Larry Brown and Jim Ginn. Front: Meredith Scheider, Don Jones, Rowena Wallace and Bob Bresette. Missing are Keith Black, Mike Strang, Karen Galbraith and Gerry Rupke. (photo/Pat Bolen) By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF CLINTON— "In five years, we'll look back...and won't even think about buying bottled water." That was the message from the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Committee chairperson Larry Brown Oct. 3 in Clinton as the new commit- tee was introduced. Brown said the aim of the committee, which has been in development for two years, is to develop science based plans for protecting municipal drinking water. The committee is made up of 15 voting members which includes municipal members Marilyn Miltenburg for the north, Ian Brebner representing the south, Meredith Schneider for the east, Don Jones as the west repre- sentative and Jim Nelemans for the central area. Other members include Keith Black, Mike Strang and Rowena Wallace for agriculture, Gib Dow for commerce and a represen- tative for industry who is still to be confirmed. Representing the envi- ronment are Matt Pearson and Bill Rowat with Mike McElhone representing property owners and Gerry Rupke and Karen Galbraith for the public -at - large. The committee also includes non-voting liaison members Jim Ginn (Source Protection Authority), Bob Bresette (Kettle and Stony Point First Nation), Joseph Gilbert (Walpole Island First Nation) and represen- tatives from the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Health Sector, both of which are to be confirmed. Brown said "it is a very important day and a posi- tive new program." He added that while bil- lions are spent on infra- structure, the same needs to be done for drinking water. "If Walkerton was the only example, that would be enough reason," said Brown. "People envy Canadians for our water. "The process will not be easy, with strong voices around the table who will ask tough questions." But Brown added all the mem- bers have the same goal of protecting drinking water sources. "It's a unique committee with strength through diversity," said Brown.