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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-02-03, Page 3Wednesday, February 3, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 3 Maitland Presbyterial swears in new executive, welcomes speaker "Making God's Mission our mission" was the theme for the Women's Missionary Society Maitland Presbyterial annual meeting held on January 25 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Wmgham. Co -President Nancy Macln- trye opened the meeting and Rev. Peggy Kinsman, Interim Moderator at St. Andrew's, welcomed the women. Kathy Howald introduced the guest speaker, Mary Jane Bisset of Goderich. Bisset spoke from Luke 4:18- 19 where Jesus quoted from the prophet Isaiah about what the Spirit would anoint the Mes- siah to do and explained how God's Mission would be ful- filled in him. God's Mission for the Messiah became Jesus' mission. She shared how she was part of a mission trip that went to help build a church in Guatamala. The native people appreciated the team from Goderich who came down and worked among them to help build just as Jesus' followers identified with him because he came to live among them. As God's mission became Jesus' mission, so we should make God's mission our mission. The Spirit anointed Jesus to preach, heal, proclaim liberty, heal the blind and set the oppressed free. We need the Spirit to go alongside us to do our mission work of helping others. A delicious lunch was served by the Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Andrew's followed by the busi- ness portion of the meeting. Mary Jane Bisset of Goderich was the guest speaker of Maitland Presbyterial 2016 annual meeting. The new executive was installed by Rev. Peggy Kins- man. An invitation to the spring rally on Monday May 16 was extended by Erlma Hal- denby on behalf of the Luc- knowWMS. The executive of Maitland Presbyterial for 2016 was sworn in at the group's annual meeting on Jan. 25, 2016. Back L -R: Mae Raynard - Adult Secretary, Lorraine Clugston — First Vice President and Publicity Secretary, Evelyn Dickson — Treasurer and Donna Sutton — Historian. Front: Betty Johnston - Co -Past President, Norma Raynard - Recording secretary, Mary Simmons — President and Nancy Maclntyre - Co -Past President. Huron -Kinloss hires MHBC to lead Rural/Agricultural Policy review Darryl Coote Reporter Huron -Kinloss Council agreed to hire MacNaughton Hermsen Britton Clarkson (MHBC) Planning Limited to lead a Rural/Agriculture Policy Review of the township to clear up zoning issues specific to the area. At a cost of $2,700, MHBC will review and analyze both the County of Bruce and the Township of Huron -Kinloss Official Plan policies and com- pare them to the Provincial Policy Statement, assist staff in developing a survey to narrow the scope of the issues and pre- sent and facilitate a discussion on its findings with council. The decision was made Mon- day, Jan. 25, 2016. Most importantly, the agree- ment states that MHBC will assess council's specific policy concems against the provincial and county policies. From the MHBC's findings, council will determine if they need to petition to have the provincial or county policies altered to better reflect the needs and concerns of Huron -Kinloss. The information gathered by MHBC will be used to "to determine consensus between councillors on potential policy approaches that could be implemented in the County Official Plan specifically for Huron -Kinloss;' reads the staff report presented to council. The agreement follows council's decision in mid December to remove its Rural/ Agriculture Policies from the Township Official Plan as they were seen as redundant with the County of Bruce's policy, which Huron -Kinloss now relies solely on the for direction concerning land -use issues. "Our policies are very simi- lar right now to the county's anyways," said Clerk Sonya Watson. ':.. So by removing the Rural/Agriculture Policies it Lucknow, Ripley libraries to host Minecraft PA Day, Family Games Night Grant Robertson Lucknow-Ripley Libraries The Lucknow and Ripley Libraries are pleased to announce that they will be able to host a Minecraft event on Feb. 4 for the PA day. Participants will be able to play Minecraft together on our six linked laptops. Minecraft events at both Libraries have been popular in the past and it is exciting to be able to offer the pro- gram again. It all starts at 10:30 a.m. in Ripley, fol- lowed by a 3:30 p.m. start in Lucknow. In the evening on Feb. 4, the Lucknow Library will be hosting a Family Games Night starting at 6:30 p.m. Games have been donated by Paisley's Pastime Goldmine. This months games are 'Ticket to Ride' and the card game 'Once Upon a Time.' reduces red tape' Before the local polices were axed anyone wishing to make an amendment to the town- ship's official plan had to peti- tion both Huron -Kinloss and Bruce County. Now, they only have to contact Bruce. The proposed date MHBC will present its findings is March 7. "There's still basically a few issues to come to some con- cessions on; she said. There are specifically three issues council is hoping to clear up: Surplus farm severances, second homes for the "Horse Drawn Community" and nwmo NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION industrial use of rural and agri- culture designated properties . Huron -Kinloss has been in the process of delegating its land -use since late 2015 when they first hired MHBC to look over its township in accord- ance with the Planning Act that requires the Official Plan of all municipalities to be reviewed every five years to ensure a 20 -year supply of land is avail- able for future development. On Nov. 23, 2015, MHBC told council the township has a residential supply of 66 years based on projected demand with enough land to accom- modate 3,442 units, an over SOCIETE DE GESTION DES DECHETS NUCLEAIRES supply of 2,395. The planning firm has rec- ommended council to remove 97.5 hectares of land from its settlement areas. This re -relegation of land use is an issue that will directly affect residents and what they can do on their property. How- ever, Mayor Mitch Twolan told The Sentinel over the phone that many people have not been engaged with the issue. If they don't voice their con- cems now, he said, it might be too late for them to do so later. "We haven't had people engaged," he said. Open houses have been NWMO Learn More Centre The Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved in a process of learning about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is working collaboratively with the community to advance preliminary assessment studies. Learn about APM, meet NWMO staff, ask questions and offer your thoughts. Drop in to the NWMO community office and Learn More Centre in Ripley. Everyone is welcome. held to discuss the re -relega- tion of land use, however at the most recent one held before Christmas only 13 people should up, he said, with the majority of them from the Lakeshore. When asked how the engagement has been, Mayor Twolan simply told The Senti- nel that it's "not very good, to be honest." Another Open House to dis- cuss this issue has been planned for March 28. According to Clerk Watson, council is "aiming" to have its Official Plan completed by August. NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss) 80 Huron Street, Ripley ON 519.386.6711 Wednesday Thursday Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.