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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-12-26, Page 66 Times -Advocate Wednesday, December 26, 2007 APRIL 4 • In response to concerns about dog control prob- lems in the municipality, South Huron has appoint- ed a third dog control officer. Rena Oag of Stephen will be paid on a "fee for ser- vice" basis by the municipality. She is available around the clock seven days a week to pick up stray dogs and hold them in her kennel. Council decided on Oag's appointment at the council meeting. • "A true Canadian hero," was at Exeter Public March 28, with Jesse's Journey founder John Davidson at the school. It was the first visit to the school for Davidson who explained how Jesse's Journey began over 10 years ago. When Davidson's son Jesse was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Davidson decided to push his son in a wheelchair across Ontario to raise money and awareness of the disease. Three years later, Davidson took on an even big- ger challenge when he decided to walk across Canada. APRIL 11 • Canada Day celebrations in Exeter are in dan- ger if more volunteers and money are not found, according to volunteer Jeff Musser. Musser, who has been a volunteer member of the South Huron Canada Day committee for 11 years, said the group that organizes the celebrations needs two or three volunteers for one meeting a month or after this year the event will be in jeopardy. Musser said people are needed behind the scenes to help organize the event. "It's not a hard job, but some of us are on multiple committees and some- thing has to go." • As part of the Conservative government's "green" initiative, you can receive a government grant if you improve the energy efficiency of your home. The federal government released numbers last week on its new $220 million `ecoENERGY Retrofit' program that will see grants offered to homeowners for improving things such as their home's heating system, ventilation, air conditioning, hot water sys- tem, insulation, water conservation and windows. APRIL 18 • "Harmonic rock and roll," caused by a combina- tion of warm weather, cold weather, frost coming out of the ground and a low rail joint were the rea- son for two rail cars going off the track just north of Hensall April 17, according to Goderich-Exeter Railway general manager Ken Monture. The cars were carrying 90 tons of soybeans, according to Marty Krebs from Thompsons Elevators, when they went off the track although most of the soybeans have been recovered. APRIL 25 • With construction trucks working in the back- ground, Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell officially announced the $1 million provincial grant to South Huron's Crediton/Centralia sewer project. As previously reported, the $1 million grant from the province's Rural Infrastructure Investment Initiative will reduce by $3,500 the bill property owners in the two villages face to pay for the $6.3 million sewer project. MAY 2 • Former South Huron Mayor Rob Morley's move into provincial politics took another step forward as he won the provin- cial Progressive Conservative nomination for Huron -Bruce. Morley received 57 per cent of the votes and won the PC nomination on the first bal- lot. His opponents were Doug Freiburger of Saugeen Shores and Diane Peckitt of Lucknow. MAY 9 • One of Exeter's biggest employers is cut- ting almost 60 jobs after part of CanGro Foods has been sold to Quebec -based Baxters Food Group. The sale of CanGro's soup line to Baxter means the loss of between 50 and 60 jobs in Exeter at the plant, which was sold last year to the American company Sun Capital. The cuts at CanGro are permanent full time jobs, although around 300 seasonal workers will be employed in July and August during the height of the picking and packing season. MAY 16 • Injuries and near freezing temperatures didn't stop local soccer players on the Exeter Rodeo records loss SOUTH HURON - Council approved the transfer of $5,613.02 from the Exeter Rodeo Reserve Account to the recreation budget to cover excess expenses for last August's Exeter Rodeo. A report from recreation administrators Jo -Anne Fields and Dave Atthill states that bad weather on the Sunday of the rodeo resulted in lower attendance. In addition, the cost of new signs at MacNaughton Park resulted in a loss of $5,613.02. Land Lease Tender Council approved a recommendation from road superintendent Ken Betties to accept a tender from low bidder Visscher Farms for the lease of 45 workable acres at the South Huron Landfill, Lot 6, South Boundary Concession. Visscher Farms will pay $155 per acre per year for a five-year term. New sign bylaw passed The new sign bylaw was officially passed last week. The 2004 bylaw, which was felt to be too restrictive, was also repealed. weekend as they played around the clock to set a record for the world's longest soccer game, breaking the record of 30 hours set in Switzerland in 2006. "We did it," said organizer Shawn McFalls. "We didn't quite go 36 hours. We did 30 hours and 30 minutes so we beat it by 20 minutes and we were so dead." MAY 23 • Former MPP Paul Klopp of Zurich has been elected to lead the Huron -Bruce NDP into the next provincial election after win- ning a closely fought contest May 17 in Goderich against Stephen Webster of Blyth. Factors in his winning the nomination according to Klopp were his provincial and municipal terms in office as well as his work at county council. MAY 30 • A unanimous vote by members of the Zurich and Area Health Association May 23 at the Bluewater Community Centre in Zurich approved a motion for the associa- tion to buy the Hay Mutual Fire Insurance building and use it for a health care facility. After the meeting was opened by associa- tion chairperson Steve Haberer, vice -chair Cam Steckle said the association was given a mandate in October to find a building to house a medical facility in Zurich and it explored numerous options. Enjoying the meal — From left, Stephen Central students Esmeralda Lopez -Rodriguez, Skyler Sheppard, Braiden Benoit and Darriane Riley were among those enjoying the turkey dinner at the school Dec. 19 put on by the parent -teacher council. (photo/Pat Bolen) Christmas characters — Grand Bend Public School held its annual Christmas Concert last week. From left are students MykaylaTurner, Leandra Gumb, Kloe Nardi and Raegan Hayter. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) BOXING WEEK 131 3 DAYS ONLY THURS. - SAT. 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