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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-05-27, Page 7Area cottager Melissa Hinds dons some interesting finds at a yard sale in Ripley to ham it up for the camera to the delight of onlookers including her children Drew, Cody, Avery, Alexis, Ange and Don Hinds. May 16, 2015. JD Brown shows his newly purchased truck to sister Emma while their father, Jamie Brown, looks on during the Ripley Town -Wide Yard Sale. May 16,2015. Elaine Pollock selects her treats with the help of Pat VandenHogen at the Ripley Curling Club bake sale held during the Town -Wide Yard Sale on May 16, 2015. Donna Elliott is in the background ready to ring up the sale. Honorary Chair of Grey/Bruce Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Emily Loftin joins her fundraising team around the throne where donations were collected at their yard sale in Ripley. Loftin will be participating in the Gutsy Walk to be held June 7 in Walkerton. From left: Emily Loftin holding Erin Ackert, Kendra Vanhardeveld, Ron Lotten, Bev Fry. May 16, 2015. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Alan Kozak holds his daughter, Lyla, while browsing through books with Donald Pollard at the Ripley Legion 440 Ladies Auxiliary Book Sale on May 16, 2015. Ripley Yard Sales a success despite fog Valerie Gillies Lucknow Sentinel Despite the heavy fog and patchy drizzle on the morn- ing of Saturday, May 16, there were many avid yard Balers out to take advantage of the bargains during Ripley's annual Town -Wide Yard Sale. There were sales on many lawns and driveways throughout the village, including some fundraisers for area groups. Sales were reported as very good at the Ripley Legion 440 Laudies Auxiliary book sale, the Curl- ing Club's bake sale and the fundraiser headed up by Emily Lotten, honourary chair of the Grey/Bruce Crohn's and Colitis Founda- tion of Canada which will augment donations earned during Lotten's participation in the Gutsy Walk to take place in Walkerton on June 7. Ripley Reunion Central took advantage of the Town -Wide Yard Sale to officially open in prepara- tion for the 2015 Reunion. Traffic was steady throughout the village with a mix of pedestrians, horse- drawn buggies, bicyclists and motorists. The smiles were not dampened by the weather. South Bruce Gas Initiative begins next Phase Submitted The municipal councils of Kincardine, Arran-Elderslie and Huron -Kinloss received the results on May 19 of their confidential Request for Information process designed to solicit interest and identify potential part- ners to implement the pro- posed new natural gas distri- bution utility for South Bruce. Mayor Eadie said "The Request for Information approach has been a suc- cess. It has produced multi- ple, high quality responses from a very impressive range of potential partners". "We are very encouraged with these preliminary responses" said Mayor Twolan. "We all believed it was very important for our citizens that we tested the market to see who is inter- ested in serving our com- munity and to understand what they bring to the table in terms of natural gas experience, financial resources, and ability to get this project done in a cost- effective, timely way for our communities". Mayor Eagle- son said "Our next step is to schedule separate, face to face meetings with the vari- ous respondents we are most interested in, with a view to clarifying and con- firming the details of the various options now before us': Mayor Eadie said "We anticipate being in a posi- tion to select our preferred partner by the end of the summer. Thereafter all three munic- ipalities intend to host infor- mation meetings so the pub- lic will have a chance to understand the approach we intend to pursue and the next steps to make natural gas service a reality for our communities': For more information please contact: Mitch Twolan, Mayor Township of Huron -Kinloss at 519-395-3959. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 7 Huron -Kinloss Council frustrated by conflicting policies Valerie Gillies Lucknow Sentinel Deputy Mayor Wilf Gam- ble sparked a discussion about conflicting policies brought to the attention of Huron -Kinloss Council dur- ing the Council session on May 20, 2015 through an item on the agenda. Gamble is frustrated by the different regulations and expectations of varying authorities along the beaches of Huron -Kinloss. The agenda item was con- cerning an existing boat house that has been in the same location since 1965, but is standing on beach property on Bell Drive under the jurisdiction of the Minis- try of Natural Resources and Forestry. The issue was whether or not the owner of the boat house would need to enter into an Encroach- ment Agreement to have the structure remain in use as intended. Due to the age of the building, there is no con- cern with the structure at this time. Gamble had no issue with this decision as the structure is old. However, he does have issues with newer construction hap- pening along the shoreline in the same area which does impact on the beach. Huron -Kinloss Township has a Beach Management Agreement with the Minis- try of Natural Resources and Forestry giving the Township authority to do restoration projects to rejuvenate and protect the beach. Gamble's argument is that the Township is pay- ing a lot of money to restore the dunes that have been mismanaged in the past, yet does not seem to have the authority to stop the more recent and ongo- ing construction of struc- tures that will damage the existing dunes and beaches. Gamble stated, "If we are going to save the beach then I fS lives here. It's here in our community. Please make a difference by volunteering. ,00a,e —•ssrvaeryM en t z. Y a as e��:we: 1-800-268-7582 www.mssociety.ca we need to do what needs to be done." The discussion that fol- lowed had Council members considering the ramifica- tions of what it would entail to enforce the restrictions that would need to be in play to deal with newer struc- tures, such as decks added to newer homes or outbuild- ings that encroach on the dunes. James Hannah pointed out that in order to have this happen an inventory of eve- rything along the shoreline would need to be taken. The owners of structures built past the property lines that encroached on beach or dunes would need to be contacted to remove any structures that had been built without permits or that did not meet property line set -backs. If they did not remove the structures, then the Township would have the authority to remove it. Mayor Twolan asked if Council really wanted to open up that can of worms, as then the Township could be on the hook for the cost of enforcement of the Beach Management Agree- ment and, quite possibly, the removal of the struc- tures. It is a touchy situa- tion to be in and needs to be thoroughly examined before making sweeping decisions that will impact all taxpayers. The discussion concluded with Council agreeing that this issue is something that needs to be brought up as an agenda item at a future ses- sion. In the meantime, it was recommended that the structures in question, one of particular concern to Gamble as probably not even having obtained a proper building permit to construct, be inspected by the Township. Information needs to be gathered as to how big of a problem there is with current structures encroaching on beaches and dunes. �lCrr�xiH���r altos Chad Mann 519-357-3015 www.kruzinmannlimos.com A Division of Lloyd Collins Construction Ltd.