The Citizen, 2009-10-29, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009.
A long-serving Winthrop-area
couple was presented with the 2009
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture Award at the
Federation’s annual meeting in
Seaforth, October 22.
Don and Maja Dodds have been
active in agricultural groups and in
the community. Don has been a 4-H
leader for 50 years involved in both
swine and sodbusters clubs. He is a
director and chief steward of the
Huron County Plowmen’s
Association and Maja is treasurer.
He is also a judge for the Ontario
Plowmen’s Association.
Both have contributed to the
Seaforth Agricultural Society both at
the fair and in society fundraising
events.
Maja has volunteered on the
Seaforth Food Bank committee. She
has been involved with the United
Church Women of Cavan United
Church in Winthrop for 34 years
while he has been the church’s clerk
of session for more than 30 years.
The couple, who will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary next
spring, met during high school. He
went on to receive an Agriculture
Diploma at University of Guelph
while she studied nursing at Victoria
Hospital in London. She nursed at
Clinton Public Hospital for 36 years
before retiring.
Don still farms with his son Paul,
who attended the meeting to see his
father honoured, as did the couple’s
daughter Lynne Godkin.
Of his 4-H work, Don said “It’s
been a pleasure to work with young
people in 4-H.”
It hasn’t been a very good week
for news around Walton or any
where. Farming activities have
slowed because of the wet and cold
weather and a lot of the soybean
harvest happened very quickly. Of
course, there are still some soybeans
out there, and many guys are anxious
to get back to the fields, but Mother
Nature isn’t co-operating very well.
A couple of farmers gave the dry
corn a try and found that it wasn’t
very dry, not even close. Fears are
that at this point in time, the corn
harvest might never happen. The
next few weeks will tell.
The first deer hunt of the year is
the first week of November. It is
going to be a little more challenging
because of the corn still being out
there, but the hunters will still try.
There will be deer on the move, so
extra caution should be used when
driving. Keep alert, especially at
dusk and dawn, and watch for bright
light reflections in the deer’s eyes
and slow down.
The Walton Hall held a roast beef
dinner on Sunday night and had a
good crowd of over 70 people. This
will be the only dinner this fall by theHall board and they appreciated thehelp of Linda McDonald and BettyMcCallum along with members JudyEmmrich, Judy Lee, Barb Durell, Jo-Ann McDonald and Howard andAudrey Hackwell. Christmas dinners will keep theboard busy as well the annualChristmas concert.
The Brussels Curling Club is about
to begin its 45th year.
When the curling club formed,
there was a huge participation by
Brussels and area folks to enjoy the
sport of curling at the old arena. The
new arena built over 30 years ago,
(hard to imagine isn’t it), still had
over 80 curlers curling two draws on
Monday evenings and ladies curling
on Tuesday afternoon.
Time flies and times change, and
curling is not as popular a sport in
this arena. The club now has just
over 40 curlers curling on one draw,
Monday evenings at 7 p.m.
To kick off the 45th year of
curling, the club is hosting a fun
night on Monday, Nov. 9, for folks to
come out and give curling a try,
Instructors will be on hand to show
folks the ropes (or stones) and to
show them what curling is all about.
All folks need to bring is a clean pair
of shoes to wear on the ice. Brooms
will be provided and a social time
will follow.
Curling is great for any age group
and can be a family time for many.
It was a special family celebration
for Murray Dennis on the weekend
as family and friends gathered to
celebrate his 80th birthday. Murray
and Olene’s children, Steve. Laura,Peggy and Elaine and most membersof their families were on hand tohelp him celebrate.Celebrating birthdays this pastweek include Brett Lee, LoisMcCall, Janice McGillvary, MichaelParr, Doug Bauer, Wayne Todd,Teresa Baan, Tanner Leslie, DanTaylor, Megan Flaxbard, MurrayDennis, Douglas Wey, ShannonMcGavin and John Steffler.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST
TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East will hold a public meeting on
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Huron East Council Chambers to consider a proposed zoning
by-law amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act.
BE ADVISED that the Clerk/Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East considered this
application to be complete on October 22, 2009.
ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of,
or in opposition to, the proposed zoning by-law amendment.
ONLY individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice
of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed
in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
NO PERSON or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal unless, before the by-law
passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council
or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body
as a party.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-law amendment can be viewed during
regular office hours at: Huron East Municipal Office, or at:
www.huroneast.com
Seaforth Public Library OR Brussels Public Library
DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST this 28
th day of October, 2009.
J.R. McLachlan, Clerk, Municipality of Huron East
72 Main Street South, PO Box 610 Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0
Phone: 519-527-0160 1-888-868-7513 (toll free) Fax: 519-527-2561
PURPOSE AND EFFECT
The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment represents a housekeeping amendment for Huron East’s comprehensive Zoning By-
law (By-law 52-2006). The text & map changes affect lands in Huron East. Some of these changes are as a result of the recent
Official Plan Amendment #5 for Huron East; other changes are of a housekeeping nature and a few changes are site specific.
The proposed text changes include:
Definition & General Provision changes
Minimum Distance Separation (MDS)to comply with Provincial Policy
Setbacks from an active waste disposal site for residential uses
2 new zone sections to protect existing agriculture & natural environment areas containing extractive resources
Residential Low Density (R1) zone title separation provisions
Wellhead Protection Areas provisions
Outdoor furnace provisions
Residential Medium Density (R2) interior side yard depth for semi & duplex dwellings
Special R2-10 Zone for existing funeral homes
Floodway & Flood Fringe zone clarifications
Adding permitted uses to: Agricultural Zones (AG1, AG2, AG3); Village Commercial (C1) zone; Fringe Core Area
Commercial-Seaforth (C2); Highway Commercial (C3 & C3-1) zone; Core Commercial (C4); Vanastra Commercial
(C5); Fringe Highway Commercial – Seaforth/Brussels (C6)
Adding permitted uses to Huronview (Homes for the Aged), Community Facility–Special Zone (CF-4)
Adding Sinkhole Zone (SH) and Sinkhole Capture Area provisions
Several zoning corrections
The proposed map changes include:Maps showing the location of the lands subject to this proposed Zoning By-law
Amendment are available at the Huron East Municipal Office or Website (SEE Additional Information Section above).
Changes resulting from Huron County Aggregate Resource Strategy affecting Agriculture & Natural Environment
zones (Tuckersmith, Grey, McKillop)
Sinkhole Zone & Sinkhole Capture Areas (Tuckersmith, Grey)
Identification of Municipal wells and 2 year time of travel area (Tuckersmith, McKillop, Brussels, Seaforth)
Various mapping changes and corrections in: Grey Ward and Cranbrook, Henfryn; McKillop Ward; Tuckersmith
Ward and Vanastra, Egmondville; Brussels Ward; Seaforth Ward.
By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
Deserving
Huron County Federation of Agriculture director Joan Vincent, left, and president Wayne
Black, right, present the 2009 Huron County Federation of Agriculture award to Maja and Don
Dodds. (Keith Roulston photo)
Winthrop-area farmers
win Federation honour
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
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