The Citizen, 2015-09-24, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015. PAGE 7.
95th annual Elementary School Fair a success
The 95th Annual Elementary
School Fair was held on Saturday,
Sept. 19. A parade of school children
was at 10:30 a.m. followed by the
opening ceremonies. There were
displays of schoolwork, a
refreshment booth and more,
displays of hay, grain, flowers and
fruit, as well as poultry, sheep,
calves, pigs, horses and pets. It was a
rainy day but that didn’t dampen the
spirits of those attending.
John and Linda Campbell and
others from Belgrave attended the
wedding and reception of Matthew
Dixon and Cindy Anger on Sept. 19
at the Wescast Community
Complex.
Doug Walker and Ken Procter
greeted worshippers and handed out
the service of worship at Knox
United Church Sept. 20 on
Anniversary Sunday. The children’s
chime choir presented a number
directed by Ann Clark. Allen Walker
welcomed everyone and introduced
Alison (Roberts) Miculan who
conducted the service. Alison drew
everyone’s attention to the
announcements as printed. Birthday
greetings were extended to Hayden
Jamieson who will celebrate his
seventh birthday.
The children gathered in the front
pew. Each of the children was given
a noisemaker and glow stick.
Because it was the church’s
anniversary, the children needed to
shout and make a noise and
celebrate. God gives us all special
gifts and when we use these gifts we
shine a light. When we don’t let fear
get in the way our light shines
through God.
We are thankful for the gifts that
God has given us and we shouldn’t
let anything or anyone get in our
way. The children adjourned to
Sunday school after prayer.
The call to worship, prayer of
confession and the prayer of
illumination were read in unison.
Hymns sang included “One Bread,
One Body”, “Make Me a Channel of
Your Peace” and “Will You Come
and Follow Me,” accompanied by
Ann Clark at the organ and Elizabeth
Procter at the piano.
The senior choir sang, “Celebrate
God’s Love. Allen Walker read the
scripture lesson from Matthew 10,
verses 5-14 and the congregation
joined Allen reading responsively,
Psalm 122. The sermon was
entitled, “Followers of Christ”.
Anniversary time is a special time
looking to the future and looking
back to our past and a time of
reflection. With the congregations
declining, we worry about how long
we can keep going as a church. Jesus
recruits the 12 to go forward and
save the church. When Jesus went to
Nazareth the people in his home
town rejected him. They took him to
the edge of town and tried to push
him over the cliff. Jesus says we
need to go out and proclaim the good
news. We need to have faith and take
some chances and shine our lights in
the world. In our history of the
church we’ve done some stupid
things, but we kept going. We live in
a culture of fear but we need to let
God give us the courage. On
Anniversary Sunday we need to get
rid of those excuses and fears.
Ken Procter and Larry Harper took
up the offering followed by the
offering prayer in unison.
Larry Harper thanked Alison for
leading in worship and read the
Minute for Mission. The closing
hymn, “When the Saints Go
Marching In”, benediction,
commissioning, and the singing of
“Go Now In Peace” concluded the
morning worship service.
TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the Township of North Huron will
hold an open house under Section 34 of the Planning Act to consult
with the public about potential revisions and updates to the North
Huron Zoning By-law.
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE will be held:
Between 4:00- 7:00pm
Monday October 19th 2015
at the North Huron Township Office, 274 Josephine St, Wingham
The Corporation of the Township of North Huron is undertaking an
update of the Zoning By-law, a planning document that sets out specific
land use zones for the Township and lists the permitted uses and
required standards for development in each zone.
This amendment applies to all the lands within the Township of North
Huron.
A copy of the draft Zoning By-law may be accessed on the North Huron
Building and Zoning website at: www.northhuron.ca/building under the
Zoning tab as of September 23rd or at the North Huron Township Office
(274 Josephine St, Wingham), Monday to Friday, 8:30am- 4:30pm.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT You are invited to attend an Open House to
learn about required updates to the Zoning By-law, and discuss the
provisions to be updated in the North Huron Zoning By-law. This update
is a result of the 2014 Review of North Huron Official Plan to ensure
conformity with the Official Plan and Provincial Planning documents.
ANY PERSON may attend the Open House and/or make written or
verbal representation.
IF you wish to be notified of the passing of the by-law, or of the refusal
to pass the by-law, you must make a written request to the Township of
North Huron at the address below.
IF a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public
meeting or make written submissions to the Township of North Huron
before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to
appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of North Huron to
the Ontario Municipal Board.
IF a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public
meeting or make written submissions to the Township of North Huron
before the by-law is passed the person or public body may not be
added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario
Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are
reasonable grounds to do so.
Dated at the Township of North Huron This 17th Day of September
2015.
Kathy Adams, Clerk
Township of North Huron
274 Josephine St, Wingham N0G 2W0
NOTICE OF A
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
REGARDING AN UPDATE
TO THE NORTH HURON
ZONING BY-LAW
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While the opening ceremonies had to be moved inside, the 95th annual Elementary School
Fair was a success despite some rainy weather. Shown above is Fair Ambassador Emily
Bieman cutting the cake for the event with Ross Taylor who has been at all 95 fairs. (Photo
submitted)
By Linda
Campbell
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357-2188
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
WI told about water’s import
Belgrave Women’s Institute
President Verna Norgate welcomed
members to the regular September
meeting, held at Knox United
Church on Sept. 15. Nine members
reported having a good summer and
caught up on community and family
events with each other.
Verna opened the meeting with the
Opening Ode and the Mary Stewart
Collect. A reading about the
Belgrave School Fair was given.
Dianna Robinson reported on
correspondence received and also
gave secretarial and financial
reports.
Information was shared
concerning WI restructuring and the
fall Southern Area convention in
London. Thanks to Ruth Olson and
Doreen Marks, the new members’
program books have been prepared
for 2015-2016 and were distributed
as well as Home and Country rose
garden publication.
Nancy Jardin presented a program
on water and its importance. Areas
covered included interesting and
useful water facts, the correct time
to drink water, benefits of drinking
warm water, the 10 most important
reasons to drink water for health and
a quiz. Roll call was answered with
naming any exercise that you
participate in and also reporting
volunteer hours since the last
meeting. The WI Grace was sung
and Ruth Olson and Dorothy
Coultes served lunch.
The Oct. 20 meeting will feature
“Oh So Purdy” soap making, 7:30
p.m. at Knox United Church. All are
welcome to join members for this
program.
Morris-Turnberry’s new open-air
burn bylaw was passed during its
Sept. 15 meeting, though it’s
significantly different from the
document presented months ago by
Fire Prevention Officer James
Marshall.
The document, which outlines
where, when and what can be
burned by the municipality’s
ratepayers was significantly
changed to accommodate what
council referred to as normal farm
practices. However, one significant
provision could leave anyone,
including farmers, footing hefty
bills if it is determined they were
negligent in handling a burn that got
out of control.
While the document, which has
been debated through this term of
council and the previous one, was
approved, much of it relies,
according to some councillors, on
the potential costs associated with
fires instead of fines that were set
for people found in contravention of
the bylaw.
Section 4.2 of the bylaw, which is
under the penalty and enforcement
heading, reads as the following:
“Any person, who is in default with
respect to any provision of this
bylaw and whose action results in
the summons and responses of the
Fire Department, shall therefore be
liable for any expenses levied on the
municipality by the fire department
as a consequence of the default, and
such expenses may be recovered by
legal action, or in a like manner as
taxes...”
This means that anyone found to
be in contravention of the bylaw
could be responsible for all costs
incurred by a fire department
responding to and bringing any fire
situation under control.
Originally, council had passed a
motion in July stating the meeting
would be the final discussion on the
topic and that ratepayers should
M-T passes burn bylaw
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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