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the composition of Huron County
Council going into the next term.
New Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan says that it was a relief to
him to hear this, not only because
Huron East would keep its current
level of representation, but because
he felt the MPAC system was flawed
from the beginning.
“I think it’s the right thing to do,”
he said.
MacLellan said that it’s fair to
keep Huron County Council’s
composition the same as it has been
for the previous term. He said that
while members of Huron East staff
knew there were problems with the
voter list they had received from
MPAC, as a small municipality,
there would be no way they could
challenge it.
“The amount of time it would take
a small municipality like us to go
through all of that... it would be
tough to do,” he said. “Hopefully
there will be a better system in the
future.”
MacLellan says that having a
councillor, in addition to the mayor
and the deputy-mayor is important
for a municipality the size of Huron
East.
“It’s certainly important for Huron
East. We’re one of the biggest
municipalities in the county. Having
three representatives seems
appropriate in order to serve the area
and its people.”
Municipalities keep their seats
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that it turned out to be a false alarm,
because if it had been a real
emergency, who knows what could
have happened.
“Is it going to take a life being lost
before people see this is ridiculous?”
she asked. “We have 250 people in
this village who are governed by
three different municipalities.”
Jim agreed, saying that seeing just
what the level of confusion
surrounding the situation is has
made him feel that there is still
plenty of work to be done.
“Well my opinion of it certainly
isn’t any better since this happened,”
he said. “I think this really brings the
confusion to light, but I never,
ever, dreamt that it would get this
bad.”
Schneider’s home, which is in the
Central Huron portion of Auburn, is
currently under a new fire agreement
that will be reviewed by the new
council, as it takes office this
week.
North Huron Fire Chief John
Black is scheduled to appear at
Central Huron’s Committee of the
Whole meeting on Dec. 21 to
present a detailed budget to Central
Huron Council, a request that came
as part of the agreement signed
earlier this year. He will also field
any questions that Central Huron
Council has regarding the fire
agreement.
Schneider stresses that the
problem with the situation has never
been with the fire departments,
saying that it has always been a
political issue that has caused much
confusion throughout the village.
Schneider says that since
amalgamation, even with other
services, such as recycling and
garbage collection and snow
removal, Auburn residents have been
left confused as to what services
they are afforded, depending
on what part of the village they live
in.
Dorothy said that she was amazed
at how the couple’s home appeared
untouched when they arrived,
despite the fact that members of the
fire department had been through,
gaining access through a small side
window.
She said the only way she knew
someone had been in the house was
the handwritten note left to her by
North Huron Fire Department
Deputy-Chief David Sparling,
explaining what had happened.
She said that area firefighters are
some of the best in the province, but
that the coverage system needs to be
revamped in order to put people at a
higher level of importance than
municipal boundaries.
“They’re super guys. They came
in through a locked window, there
was no damage. It’s amazing,” Jim
said. “But it’s all about politics and
money. How can you compare that
to lives?”
Schneider hopesfor resolution
The table’s set
The weekend’s holiday home tour to benefit Bicycles for Humanity made its way through Blyth
on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, stopping at Steven and Laurie Sparling’s home.
Admiring the table all ready for Christmas dinner are, from left: Cheryl Bakelaar, Jill Wiersma
and Brian Wiersma. (Jim Brown photo)
Some pointers
There were some pointers being given on Saturday at the Auburn Christmas Bazaar at the
Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church, which raised money for the Huron County
HIV/AIDS Network. From left: Dianne Baan, Shirley Stoll and Marie Scott get some pointers
from Tracey McKee of Walton, right, independent senior consultant with The Pampered Chef.
(Jim Brown photo)
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