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The Brussels Farmers' Market, in its new location at the
Four Winds Barn, opened on Friday. Taking in the event
were Elementary School Fair Ambassador James Speer
and Brussels Fall Fair Little Ambassador Casey Bernard.
(Denny Scott photo)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018. PAGE 13.
Curbside collection considered
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Morris-Turnberry is considering a
new curbside pickup contract and
the changes could range from
potentially minor to a completely
new pickup schedule.
With the curbside collection
contract under consideration, Mayor
Paul Gowing said he wanted a quote
for the municipality's sanitary
pickup company limited to one side
of the road, especially in rural areas.
He said operators were driving a
significant amount of extra miles to
cover both sides of each road in the
municipality and wanted to know
what could be saved by moving all
collection to one side of the road.
While Gowing was specifically
speaking about rural collection,
Councillor John Smuck said the
urban areas should be considered as
well. He did say that one -side rural
pickup did need to be seriously
considered.
Councillor Sharen Zinn said the
urban areas would be easier to
switch over as rural areas don't
always have sufficient space on the
shoulder of the road to
accommodate one -side pickup.
County EMS, Public could move
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
After over a year of work, the
Huron County Facility Review
Project Committee has brought
forward several recommendations
for the future of county buildings.
Chief Administrative Officer
Meighan Wark presented the report
to council at its May 16 committee
of the whole meeting, saying that the
committee deemed several
buildings, such as the Huron County
Courthouse and the Jacob Memorial
Building in Clinton, untenable for
the county's needs.
The first recommendation is to
move the county's emergency
services and public works
departments to the Clinton Fire
Hall's second floor, which is
currently vacant.
Council approved the
recommendation in principle.
The second recommendation is
that the county express interest in
purchasing the land on the former
site of Victoria Public School, which
could be the future site of a county
facility.
Wark said that the committee has
done its research and made
recommendations and now needs
direction from council.
She said that while none of the
recommendations are final
decisions, the direction will help the
committee to continue doing its
work.
Council approved both
recommendations.
`Pigeon King' well received: Garratt
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haven't done it yet without them
leaping to their feet at the end."
Around 2001, Galbraith began
approaching local farmers asking
them to invest in his pigeon breeding
business. Claiming to have access to
lucrative pigeon racing markets in
Saudi Arabia and throughout the
Middle East, the Pigeon King began
to sign 10 -year contracts with
guaranteed profits for buyers of his
breeding pairs, promising to
personally buy back all of the
chicks.
Over the next seven years, Pigeon
King International became a $40
million empire, with farmers
investing on both sides of the border,
mortgaging century farms and
hatching hundreds of thousands of
birds, only to see it all collapse in a
bankruptcy filing of epic
proportions, a fraud conviction and
time behind bars.
Drawn from real life interviews,
The Pigeon King is created and
performed by Rebecca Auerbach,
Jason Chesworth, Gil Garratt,
George Meanwell, J.D. Nicholsen,
and Birgitte Solem along with
Gemma James Smith and director
Severn Thompson.
The creative team for The Pigeon
Correction
In the May 17 edition of The
Citizen, John Brown of Belgrave
was misidentified as Jim Brown.
Brown spoke during a public
Wingham Police Services Board
meeting.
The Citizen apologizes for the
error
King is: Steve Lucas, set and
lighting designer; Gemma James
Smith, costume designer and Verne
Good, sound designer. Stage
management by Neha Ross and
Victoria Wang.
The Pigeon King is a country
parable for our times, reminding us
that what takes flight always comes
home to roost. Reserve your seats
for this fascinating story by calling
the Box Office at 519-523-9300, toll
free 1-877-862-5984 or online at
blythfestival.com.
The facts
Bob Bramhill, the sought-after Christian counsellor from
Caring for the Heart Ministries was in Auburn on Sunday,
speaking at both of Huron Chapel's morning services.
Bramhill tackled the topics of both depression and anxiety
during his time in Auburn. (Hannah Dickie photo)
"It's just an investigation at this
point," Gowing said.
Councillor Dorothy Kelly was
also concerned about rural areas not
being accommodating to such a
change, however her concern was
related to colder weather.
"In the winter, the snowbanks
might be a problem," she said.
Gowing said that snowbanks are
actually a benefit for collection as
they allow the bins to be secured
within the snow. Smuck said that, if
a side of the road was chosen,
snowplow operators could guarantee
that side be as clear as possible to
limit any problems.
Deputy -Mayor Jamie Heifer said
that, regardless of the decision,
council needed to know the current
collection system, weekly in urban
areas and bi-weekly in rural, is a
two-tier system and wanted council
to consider changing that.
If removal was limited in urban
areas to match rural areas,
Councillor Sharen Zinn said it could
result in people dumping garbage on
the roadside or on municipal or
private property.
Smuck agreed, saying that urban
residents likely wouldn't want bi-
weekly pickup as they don't
typically have space to safely store
the garbage away from their houses.
Michie reminded council that
urban pickup of some kind is
mandatory, according to Morris-
Turnberry's bylaws, however rural
pickup is optional.
A motion was eventually passed
that will call for a contract to allow
council to review the different
options for the municipality
including weekly and bi-weekly
pickup for both rural and urban
areas and one -side of the
street scheduling, as well as the
status quo.
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