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The Brussels Post, 1974-10-30, Page 1,ms of orussel 0s. sold for 50,7 steers consigne all of End) lbs. sold s - 41,00 to 43 0.85. - 39.00 to 41 s consigned I) of Brussel Os, sold for 43 -ag of 16 heife bs. selling for 43.00. onsigned by Ga R3, Wingha Os. sold for 41, ers consigned itzer of WE ging 887 lbs. SO tockyards ha for private ss steer and hell SHRINERS IN BRUSSELS — Left is Arthur Buck of the Provincial Institute of Trades, Meat Cutting Dept., along with Bill Turnbull and Cal Grouter of Brussels, as he auctions pork from a pork cutting demonstration given at the Bluewater Shrine Club meeting at the-Canadian Legion Branch, Brussels, last Wednesday. Mr. Buck teaches meat cutting at George Brown University, Toronto, .and attends many service club functions extolling the virtues of Ontario produced pork on behalf of the Ontario Pork Producers Association. The pork which was" produced in the Brussels area was auctioned to the Shrine Club members after the demonstration, • and the proceeds will be used to further the Shriners charitable works. ESTABLISHED 1872 russels ost BRUSSELS ONTARIO 103rd Year • —Issue NO. 42 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1974 New plan can clean up village, meeting hears hurt hots (By Evelyn Kennedy) Ratepayers meetings will be Id in Brussels and in Grey wohip next week to discuss tion issues and perhaps hear m prospective candidates for December 2 municipal and ool trustee elections. rey Township Clerk Edith Jiff said that her township's ging will be held Thursday m, November 7, in the Ethel amity Centre, The Brussels eung, Clerk Bill King said, will held the next night, Friday, ember 8, ominations for all municipal roue10(00n. rallies next week and school trustee offices in Ontario open on Thursday, November 7 and close at 5 p.m, Tuesday, November 12. Anyone who is a Canadian citizen is eligible to stand for election. Nominations must be supported by the signatures of ten people on the voter's list in the nominee's locality and should be submitted to the municipal, clerk's office before 5 p.m. on November 12. Morris Township is uncertain about whether they will hold a ratepayers meeting or not, Reeve Bill Elston said Monday night. that his council has been working under the plan's intent fcir several years now "So it won't be such a shock when the plan goes into force." CN station may move It is quite likely that the old C.N. station in Brussels will be moved by the local Lawn Bowling Club from its present site onto the bowling greens next to the Agricultural Park, Reeve Jack McCutcheon revealed last week at the Brussels Plan Meeting. The reeve said the building has to be moved from its present CN owned site, because it will not be used by Brussels Senior Citizens. CN has agreed to lease the site to the village, on the condition that the Senior Citizens use the building as a club hotise. The local senior's organization turned the building down. Frank Stretton wanted to know "What's so historic about the ,CN station?" The station is named in the plan, as one of the village's historic buildings. • The reeve replied that the station, in his opinion, is attractive and is the only train station the most Brussels people have known, even if it's not the village's first station. "And I think many people in Brussels would agree with me", he said. ****** The annual Variety Fair of Morning Star Rebekah Lodge is on Saturday, November 9th. Plan to visit the 1.0.0.F. Lodge ROOMS on that day and see the fine assortment of new and used articles that will be offered for sale. If you are doing • early Christmas shopping you could find Many an item that would make ideal ChristmaS gifts. There will also be a tea room where you can relax and enjoy a Visit With your fellow shoppers. ****** Trick or treat goblins, ghosts and various other Hallowe'en Characters will be abroad, knocking on your door, Thursday evening. The youngsters are welcome at most homes and will be offered treats in return for no tricks, People do not begrudge the older pranksters their Hallowe'en fun = but trust that their pranks Will be hat:Midst ones and hot datigerOns or deStrite- Discussion about existing annoyances in residential areas of Brussels was the most part of a public meeting on the village's official plan last Tucsday night. Huron County's Planning Director Gary Davidson assured the audience of aboUt 35 that the new plan would allow the village to license and regulate horiie occupations in areas zoned residential. Mr, Davidson added that the new plan would also allow Brussels council to 'pass a residential standards by-law to keep private residences cleaned up. Several Citizens wanted to know if provisions' of the plan regulating non-conforming uses could be used to handle existing problems. "I've got 13 dogs barking On one corner, 12 ducks on another corner and a junk yard in conjunction with the ducks", one man said. No License The plan says "Home occupations will be allowed and Will be continually monitored; by licensing, if necessary, to ensure compatibility with the residential environment." To control 'an ekisting offensive situation, Mr.DaVidson told Reeve Jack McCutcheon, "you wouldn't give them a license' and then they couldn't operate.' ' The Plan provision, he said "is to prevent borne occupations front growing into obnoXiotit uses'', Most dectipationS rtitinitig from the home Cause no prohibits, he said, but they can under certain circumst ances "such as repairing snowmobiles at 3 a.m.". Some home occupations cause parking difficulties in a residential neighbourhood, Reeve McCutcheon added, 'If a home occupation gets really big and annoys residential neighbours, it should move to a commercial area, Mr. Davidson said. . "If we don't have a plan these non conforming uses can spring up all over the place the reeve said, "We couldn't stop them". More discussion centred on the area of the village to be . designated Highway Commercial under the plan. This is a large area on the northern limits of the village, on the east side of Turnberry St., stretching from George St., to the village limits. Winners in the second week of the -spot the Merchants'' contest area WS:Elden ilson, 11.R,3„ ..artisselS'„ fiat .Moran, Brussels; WS. Bill Stevenson,, BruStelS. SSA Prize VOUcherS, are being. iiiailed to the lucky winners Meng With our congratulations. This week's "Spot the. tvierChatits" Contest appears- "What will happen to the homes in that area?", someone wanted to know. "There are five of them there", the Reeve said. Mr. DAvidson said houses in the commercial area are noncon- forming. They could be sold for commercial use.They could also be sold and resold continuously as houses, but once the houses are torn down . the lots will revert to commercial use. Hardship If one of the houses were to burn down and the owner wanted to rebuild it, the plan makes provision for a hardship clause which would allow council to issue a building permit for the house. Residents in this area won't enjoy the protection that those in a residential area do, because they are the non-comformers, Mr. (Continued' on Page 7) page 10 and entries for it will be received at the Brussels Post until tom a.tn: next Tuesday, An entries are eligible for the final grand prize draw, value $50.00 so be 'sure and patronize the contest advertisers, and obtain your entry forMS. The correct answers to the entire contest Will be published in The Post at the eonetutions Of the final contest, number six. he highlights of the new plan ussels, Huron's Planning for Gary Davidson said last k, are that it encourages th within the village, not rspersed with, agriculture in country and that it recognizes isels as an important cultural service centre. he plan aims to help keep a e social community while tag ample room for future h, he said. The present s basic assumptions will, ate until the population of the ge reaches 1,500. "If the ge grows that much in five. s it will mean some big ge which we have not ast and the whole plan ld be looked at ". e planned sewage treatment will be adequate for up to people too, he said. DAvidson said the finished will include a road plan for veloPeol areas of the village. er the plan is passed, the ge can take over the land on duties that a county cif committee now performs. avidson , said that the ng department mends leaving this city with the county ttee, who have to follow the sels plan provisions. 'A ttee in the village can e minor adjustments, he ye Jack McCutcheon told abbe meeting on the plan v many remembered to turn their time-pieces one hour aturday night or did you one hour early for church aday morning? How much e time change upset your al schedule? Did you look d with anticipation to that hour of sleep Sunday g only to find, aggra- glY that you Were wide- e promptly at the usual *,* * * * e autumn canvass for the Society is being conduCted assets and vicinity the first elcS of November. A ous response is hoped for as ts a need for this work, at deal of interest has been atm by the current -"Spot Merchants'' contest of the sets post. It hat been ying to have the entry forms ,gin each week, If yeti have as yet participated in this contest start now and Y6Itt entry fortis in each Ian applies til 1,500 eople here, planner Spot the merchant winners named