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The Citizen, 2012-11-15, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012. ALIA TANJAYN Located at Lucknow Travel 603 Campbell St., Lucknow 519-528-2388 or 1-877-582-5669 Mon - Fri 9:30-5 Sat 9:00-12 Ladies Fashion (on all summer clothing) 30% OFFALIA NT AN J AY Ladies F a s h i o n November is Tax Free! TICO LIC #50006589 Solution offered for OA TV subscribers in the darkEarlier this year people in the area who receive their television via OA (over the air) saw their screens goblack because the CBC went off theair due to budget cuts. Local manDave Hedley, however, did some digging and found an alternative that he has been sharing with anyonewho will listen.Hedley began making some callsand after a bit of frustration was able to find a solution that has him and about eight other area familieshappy.After the signal was cut, Hedleysaid, he was told that a digital black box would solve the problem, but it turned out that the HD digital signal didn’t travel as far as cable companies were planning on, he said. Subsequently, aerials were being offered to complement the boxes, but those too didn’t help things much. After that, Hedley caught wind of a program that was being rolled out by Shaw Direct to 30,000 households in Ontario to supply a limited free satellite service (meaning that the equipment and installation would be supplied for free) to OA customers who lost CBC service due to the cuts. The program, called the Lost Television Satellite Solution (LTSS) program, is made available to people who haven’t had cable or satellite for the previous 90 days. It will allow people to receive (through Shaw Direct) the same, or similar, Canadian over-the-air channels they received before the cuts. People looking to take part in the program need to get in touch with Shaw Direct before Nov. 30, 2012 by calling 1-888-782-7602. People will need to call to find out if they qualify. Hedley says once he called the number, things have been very easy and since the conversion was madeearlier this year he has nocomplaints.“I’ve had about eight families call and no one is dissatisfied,” Hedley says. He said that once he called the number and he was found to be eligible, a form was e-mailed to him that he had to fill out and then e-mail back. Once that process was complete, someone was “driving down his laneway” with a new cable box. From there, he said he had to call to set up an installation appointment, the box was then installed and everything began working with no cost attached. “Now I have a wide variety of channels that I didn’t get before,” he said. Hedley said he was concerned about the loss of service and approached both Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb and MPP Lisa Thompson on the issue, but he has yet to hear back from either. He simply says that he’s satisfied with the program, in the wake of the unfortunate cuts, and he wanted to spread the word as far as he could. “These are some people who are less tech-savvy, older people living out in the country who probably thought they had no other alternative and went out and bought a big HD TV,” he said, “and they still wouldn’t get a signal.” By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen North Huron Township Council decided that, despite a lack of a recommendation from the Huron County Planning Department, they would rezone agriculture property so that surplus building stock in the municipality could be utilized. The former East Wawanosh Public School was sold to Euro Parts, a company responsible for Euro-Parts and The European Appliance Store, both run out of Lucknow. The site, if Huron County Council approves the rezoning and official plan ammendments, will be used as a warehouse for the company. “In my review, I determined that there are areas within existing settlements that don’t have buildings but have designations and location and space and are appropriately serviced,” Huron County Planner Sally McMullen explained. “I can’t provide a recommendation for this project.” McMullen explained a single letter of concern was received, but it wasn’t a formal objection. The letter stated that this decision could cause a wedge to be driven in the community due to land uses. “We have no policies that lend support to the amendment, so I won’t be providing a recommendation of support for the official plan or zoning bylaw,” McMullen said. The property, which is agriculturally zoned, can have businesses like the warehouse on it, but it must be agriculture-focused businesses which is a tightly- defined role in the business community according to McMullen. “There probably isn’t a dairy barn in Ontario that doesn’t have a washer and dryer in it, is there?” Bailey asked. McMullen said that it wasn’t that simple. “In being an agriculture-related business, a company has to offer a product or service that is not needed by the general public and is specifically needed by agricultural operations,” she said. “Although there may be things that they sell to the general public, they need to carry products that are specific to agriculture. Council, however, felt that having the property used was worth the rezoning and going against whatever policies they needed to. “I think that, despite the cautions that Sally has shared with us, this project is very much in line with our economic development needs and plans and I think we should be supporting it,” Councillor Brock Vodden said. “We’re going against the policy statement but I would move that we approve this change of zoning and official plan amendment.” Councillor Archie MacGowan seconded the motion which received full support from council. Council pushes school rezoning By Denny Scott The Citizen Continued from page 1 they will produce two reports. One will be a detailed report including maps of the area and the second will be a summary report and both reports will be published on the organization’s website. At that point, Belfadhel said, the NWMO will host an open house in the community and have experts on hand to answer any questions people might have. The goal, said JoAnn Facella, director of engagement and social research, is to be as “open and transparent” as possible. It is up to council and municipal staff, Belfadhel said, to tell the NWMO which areas, if any, they want the organization to stay away from. Councillor Alex Westerhout was concerned about neighbouring municipalities, asking if and when they would be consulted. However, Facella said that is part of the process and once the initial screening process is completed, contact should be made. She said it was too early at this time, but that council also didn’t want to wait too long either. “This is a big learning process,” she said. Councillor Brian Barnim said he was concerned about the process and transparency, saying that things weren’t perhaps as transparent as they could have been during the last process in Grey-Highlands. Representatives, however, said it would inappropriate for them to comment on the political decisions of Grey-Highlands. “That seemed to be lacking up there,” Barnim said, “not very transparent in my opinion.” As for the public consultation period, Facella said representatives from the company will make every effort to answer questions, be transparent and explain the proposed facility to people. “Everyone isn’t going to have the same opinion,” Facella said. She said the open house will be the NWMO’s first opportunity to explain what goes on at the facility. She said that often if someone is opposed to something, they will come to an open house for two minutes to declare that they are opposed and then leave. The organization’s goal, she said, is to have people stay and listen to some of the presentations and ask questions. “We want people to stay and learn about the project,” she said. “That’s when discussion starts to happen.” Councillor Alison Lobb seconded Facella’s statement, saying that while she wasn’t sure where she stood on the project at first, after attending a conference, she learned enough to put her at ease. “It was very reassuring,” Lobb said. “The most powerful speaker was from New Mexico saying that the facility essentially recession- proofed their entire area.” Westerhout was concerned about the Hullett Conservation Area and what kind of an impact that would have on the process. He also asked about “buffers” between the facility and protected areas. Facella said there are no specific guidelines in place pertaining to buffers, saying there is technically no need for one. Barnim said he felt that whether Central Huron was chosen as a candidate for the site or not, council was doing the right thing by staying informed and learning about the NWMO, because more than likely the site will be in Central Huron’s general area. The initial screening process is now ongoing, which the NWMO hopes to complete by the end of the year. yourschools.ca Registration packages are now available for pick up at your local school. Call your local school to make an appointment. 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