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Huron East approves shared fire chief services
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Huron East Council approved an
agreement with North Huron last
week to share the services of Marty
Bedard as a fire chief for both
municipalities.
The move was reported last week
in The Citizen after being approved
by North Huron Council at its April
16 meeting. However, on April 17,
Huron East Council had to approve
its half of the contract to make the
arrangement official.
The agreement dictates that
Bedard would serve as the
FRITZ "FRED" MEIER
Fritz "Fred" Meier Sr. of East
Wawanosh Township passed away
on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. He
was in his 91st year.
Beloved husband for 64 years of
Johanna (Hanny), Fred was the
loving father of Fred and Linda
Meier, Oscar and Mary Ann Meier
and Chris and Jane Meier. He was
the cherished grandfather of Heidi
(David) Laing, Laura (Greg)
Blackwell, Kerri Meier, Nicole (Pat)
Donnelly, Ryan and Jeff Meier,
Jason and Emily Meier and the
treasured great -grandpa of Aydan
and Hailey Laing, Andrew and Nigel
Blackwell and Sam, Beth and
Camille Donnelly.
Fred will be remembered by his
family in Switzerland.
Fred was born on March 20, 1928
in St. Gallen, Switzerland to Johann
Jakob Meier and Elisabeth Minna.
Following the accidental death of his
mother, he, along with his siblings,
were placed in foster care when Fred
was just six years old. There, he
learned the value of hard work.
When Fred was 11, World War II
broke out and he took advantage of
the many farm jobs left behind by
those men called to be soldiers.
When he was 18, Fred began to
learn how to make cheese, but that
learning process was interrupted
when he was conscripted into the
Swiss Army for 17 weeks. It was
then that he learned marksmanship
and a number of other skills.
Once he had done his duty, Fred
took up a three-year internship near
Zurich to further his cheese -making
education.
While in Hausen, a small village
near Zurich, he joined a Swiss men's
choir and a first aid club, which is
where he would meet his wife.
Fred then decided to put his
education on hold and travel to
Canada to explore its economic
opportunities. He left in 1924,
promising Hanny he would be back
in two years to marry her.
Once in Canada, Fred worked for
a short time as a cook at a hotel in
British Columbia, but quickly
moved on to farming near London.
township's fire chief, while North
Huron Fire Prevention Officer
Michael Roess will provide his
services for Huron East.
The shared services agreement is
expected to save Huron East money.
According to a report prepared by
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight for council's April 17
meeting, Huron East is expecting to
recover $46,000 in payroll costs
from North Huron as a result of the
deal. Huron East will then incur
$11,000 in payroll costs for the fire
prevention officer services, resulting
in a net annual savings of $21,000
for Huron East.
"Council is aware that there have
been ongoing negotiations between
the municipalities of North Huron
and Huron East regarding a shared
agreement between the two
municipalities with respect to the
services of the fire chief. The
discussions have also included some
reciprocal fire services in the form of
fire prevention officer services from
North Huron," Knight said.
"A letter outlining the terms of the
agreement, including the provisions
for either municipality or for Mr.
Bedard to give notice of
withdrawing the agreement was
presented to Mr. Bedard. The letter
Obituaries
He worked there for a year before he
caught wind of a cheesemaker job
available in Blyth.
In 1953, he returned to
Switzerland and he and Hanny were
married on Saturday, Feb. 13, 1954.
When the couple landed in
Canada, they found a position for a
married couple with Tom Patrick,
Middlesex North MPP and farmer,
who helped them assimilate into
Canadian life and to read English
with the help of local newspapers.
Fred would go on to work a
number of jobs before buying the
farm of Walter Oster on Hwy. 4
between Westfield and Nature Centre
Roads, moving in at the end of 1965.
The next year, Fred began working
at the Gay -Lea Co-op in Blyth until
it closed in 1969. Then, the Meiers
renovated their home barn to
accommodate dairy cows, which
they would keep for decades.
Fred served as an East Wawanosh
councillor from 1980 to 2000. he
also served as a member of the Gay
Lea Foods board of directors for 16
years, three of which as chairman of
the board.
Friends were received at Blyth
United Church on Monday, followed
by the funeral service on Tuesday
with Hillary MacDonald officiating.
A spring inurnment of ashes at the
Brandon Cemetery in Belgrave will
take place at a later date.
As expressions of sympathy, the
family would appreciate memorial
donations to the Blyth United
Church or the Canadian Foodgrains
Bank. Arrangements entrusted to
Falconer Funeral Homes — Clinton
Chapel.
Messages of condolence for the
Meier family are welcome at
falconerfuneralhomes. c om.
ELLEN "VIOLA" SANDERSON
Ellen "Viola" Sanderson passed
away at Clinton Public Hospital,
surrounded by her children, on
Friday, April 20, 2018. She was in
her 96th year.
Viola was the beloved wife of the
late John Stewart Sanderson and
loving mother of Sylvia and Robert
Trick, Londesborough and Elmer
and Maria Sanderson, Blyth. She
was the cherished grandmother of
Karen and Paul Tree, Jonathan
Sanderson, Anthony Sanderson and
Amber Alexander and Stephanie
Sanderson; great-grandmother of
Brayden and Connor and the dear
sister of Fern McClure of
Egmondville. Viola was also loved
by several nieces and nephews.
Viola was predeceased by infant
brother Elmer and sisters Ethel
(Stan) Ball, Norma (Wilmer)
Glousher and brothers-in-law
Nelson McClure and Wilfred
(Bertha) Sanderson.
Friends were received at the
Falconer Funeral Homes, Blyth
Chapel on Sunday April 22. The
funeral service was held at Blyth
United Church on April 23 with
interment at Blyth Union Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy
memorial donations to Blyth United
Church, Heart and Stroke
Foundation or the charity of one'
choice would be appreciated.
Messages of condolence for the
Sanderson family may be placed at
www.falconerfuneralh
DOUGLAS STAMPER
Doug Stamper of RR 1, Bluevale,
passed away on Sunday, April 15,
2018. He was in his 65th year.
Doug was the devoted father of
Lisa and Kyle Armour, Kitchener;
Pamela Stamper, Goderich; Janine
and James Dickie, Whitechurch and
Greg and Becky Stamper, Kitchener;
loving poppa of Caleb and Emma
Dickie and loved companion of Joan
van der Meer, Wingham. Doug was
the dear son of Evelyn and the late
Wendell Stamper, RR 1, Bluevale
and brother of Darlene and Bill Fear,
RR 1, Wroxeter; Louise Ernst and
Dave Walker, Wroxeter; Leonard
Stamper, RR 1, Bluevale; June and
Wayne Lise, Fordwich and Julie
Cameron and John Culp, Niagara
Falls. Doug will be lovingly
remembered by several cousins,
nieces and nephews. He was
predeceased by his brother Larry
Stamper and nephews David and
Brady Stamper.
Visitation was held at McBurney
Funeral Home, Wingham, on April
18. The funeral service was held at
already indicates that a new payroll
grid position has been established
for the position and that the new grid
position only applies to a shared
position between the two
municipalities, and that if that
agreement is terminated for
whatever reason, Mr. Bedard will
revert back to the existing grid
placement for the Huron East fire
chief. Mr. Bedard signed an
acknowledgement letter of these
conditions. Both letters were sent to
solicitor John McKercher for
review."
Knight told council that North
Huron Council had approved the
Wingham United Church on April
19. Rev. Richard Hall officiated.
Doug's final resting place is at
Wingham Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial
donations to Community Living or
the Wingham United Church would
be appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
Online condolences may be placed
at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
contract on its end, saying that the
negotiation process had been
ongoing in closed -to -the -public
sessions of council for a number of
months.
Councillor Larry McGrath said he
was still concerned about the wage
factor if the agreement were to fall
apart. Knight, however, said that
Bedard has signed a contract to that
effect, stating that if the contract
between the municipalities were to
dissolve, they would be back at
"square one" and Bedard would
return to earning his pre -shared
services salary.
Council approved the agreement.
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