The Times Advocate, 2007-12-26, Page 1313
Times—Advocate
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
OCTOBER 3
• Ontario voters will be faced with two questions
when they head to the polls Oct. 10 — who do they
want as their MPP and are they interested in election
reform?
In addition to voting for their MPP next Wednesday,
Ontario voters will decide if they want the province to
keep its current and traditional "First Past the Post"
(FPTP) voting system, or adopt a new system, some-
thing called a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP)
voting system. To pass, the MMP referendum needs
60 per cent of the popular vote and must receive at
least 50 per cent of the vote in 60 per cent of the
province's electoral districts.
• The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority will
continue its Zurich Drain water testing after a report
to council Sept. 24 from ABCA Healthy Watershed
co-ordinator Mari Veliz.
Veliz said the aim of the project is to engage local
citizens to improve water quality, with three
approaches that included outreach, stewardship and
assessment.
OCTOBER 10
• The municipality has named an acting chief
administrative officer 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 running the municipality. He is also con-
tinuing his duties as operations manager.
Council made the appointment Oct. 1.
• "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 committee was introduced.
OCTOBER I7
• Crediting her win to "nine -tenths hard work" and
a platform the public could understand, Liberal Carol
Mitchell retained her seat in the provincial election as
the MPP for Huron -Bruce
"This is a dynamic riding, and it's overwhelming,"
says Mitchell.
Mitchell, who raced against well-known former
South Huron Mayor Rob Morley, finished with 20,
461 votes (46 per cent of the votes) compared to
Morley's 13,566 votes (30.5 per cent of the votes). In
third was another well recognized face, former
Bluewater deputy mayor and Huron MPP Paul Klopp
of the NDP with 5,927 votes (13.3 per cent of the
votes).
OCTOBER 24
• Provided it receives a 50 per cent grant, council
will enter into a study to look at what it can do to
improve the appearance of the pond near the
MacNaughton Park Dam.
The matter arose at South Huron council's Oct. 15
meeting during discussion of a letter the municipality
received from Riverside Drive resident Gerald Smith,
expressing concerns of the "green mess" in the
Ausable River and property owners spraying chemi-
cals on their lawns.
After discussing the issue, council decided to enter
into a study of the dam with the possibility of doing
away with it and restoring the area to a natural river
course. Acting chief administrative officer Don
Giberson said the study would cost about $30,000,
but there is a 50 per cent grant available. The munic-
ipality's involvement in the study is dependent on
being successful at receiving the grant.
OCTOBER 3 I
• Students at Exeter Public School are proving they
can make a difference, exchanging non -recyclable
lunch containers for reusable lunch containers.
At an assembly at EPS Oct. 24, Bluewater
Recycling Researcher and member of the EPS
Parent's Association Wendy Chapman explained the
importance of making the switch.
"The 'new' containers are reusable and reduce the
amount of waste that is generated. Following on the
three R's principles it is always better to reduce and
reuse and lastly recycle."
Monthly building report
SOUTH HURON - November's building permit report
was also passed. Sixteen permits were issued in
November, resulting in a total permit value of
$2,814,300 and permit fees of $29,823.
Of note in the report is the inclusion of the permit
issued for the McCann seniors' apartment in Exeter,
valued at just under $2.3 million.
Development is up this year compared with the same
time last year. So far in 2007, 175 building permits
have been issued, for a value of $20,343,260.11, and
permit fees of $210,894.90. At the same time in 2006,
136 building permits had been issued for a value of
$14,135,893.20, and fees of $179,216.
Drummers entertain at UCW appreciation supper
By Muriel Lewis
GRANTON CORRESPONDENT
GRANTON - The annual UCW
community appreciation supper
was well attended at Granton -
Wesley United Church on Tues.,
Dec. 11. Entertainment followed
by the Fanga Drummers from
Arthur Meighen Public School in
St. Marys.
A pleasant outing with son
Larry was an Advent organ
recital, presented by Paul Merritt
at First St. Andrew's United
Church in London at noon on Fri.,
Dec. 14. A luncheon followed
catered by Thames Valley
Secondary School students.
In memoriam
A former Granton resident, Nell
Lambert, age 96, died at
Kensington Village in London on
Fri., Dec. 14. Nell and husband
Bill operated a store in Granton a
number of years ago and later
retired to Strathroy.
Due to the big storm on the
weekend, the Sunday service on
Dec. 16 at Granton -Wesley United
Church was cancelled. The
Christmas Eve service is sched-
uled for 7 p.m.
The service on Sun., Dec. 16 at
St. Paul's Anglican Church in
Kirkton was also cancelled. The
Christmas eve service is sched-
uled for 9 p.m.
Many blessings to everyone at
Christmas and for the new year.
Shuffleboard
Dec. 19 — 4 wins Mary Brintnell
310, John Horn 308, 3 wins Phyllis
Case 345, Geraldine Smith 308,
Millie Ross 259, Clare Hayter 210,
Bob Boogemans 146, 2 wins
Jeanene Hayter 175, Jim Davis
154, Leona Elliott 134, Marion
Dougall 124
Please note: Shuffling will
resume on Wed., Jan. 9, 2008.
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