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The Citizen, 1990-01-10, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990. PAGE 3. Blyth. People Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Snell on Boxing Day were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Snell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Snell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Shannon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack John­ son and family of London stayed for a few days to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Snell and all of the Snell families spent New fear’s Day with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson, Kari and Kurt of London. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Bruxer of Gananoque spent the Christmas weekend with Rhonda’s parents Doug and Elaine Scrimgeour and Rick. Larry, Barbara and Susan Walsh entertained on Christmas day their mothers, Audrey Walsh of Clinton and Mary Holland of Blyth and their aunt Olive Heels of Toronto who spent a few days with her sister Mary. The 1990 Ability Fund Campaign for the Ontario March of Dimes will begin January 15 in Blyth. “Last year the average gift in Ontario was 50 cents per house­ hold,’’ said Mary Ann Howson, Chairperson of the Blyth Cam­ paign. The March of Dimes works to develop the ability in disabled adults. Lend a Hand... Help us choose someone... Local photographers9 work in calendar Photographs from three area photographers are featured in the new Huron County Calendar issued by Huron M.P.P. Jack Riddell. A photograph of “the arch’’ in Blyth (recently demolished by CP Rail) taken by Everett Scrimgeour of Blyth was included as the January entry. A photo by Shane Snell of Blyth of a large steam engine was published as the April photograph. The August illustration is a photograph of the Burgsma Farm near Dungannon, taken by Mildred Yuill of Belgrave. Another local photo is one of the old CN railway station on Dinsley Street in Blyth before it was renovated. The photo was submitted by Elizabeth Will- mott Kettlewell of Clinton who had included it in one of her earlier books, Meet Me At The Station. Hockin to speak to Goderich Chamber The Honourable Tom Hockin, federal Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism will be the guest speaker at the first meeting of 1990 of the Goderich and District Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Livery on January 30 at 12 noon. The Goderich and District Cham­ ber of Commerce was formed in October of last year and includes 75 businesses from Bayfield, Blyth, Benmiller and Goderich. Represen­ ting industries from the tourism, retail and service sectors, this new Chamber of Commerce is striving to promote the economic well-being of the region. Until incorporation is finalized the Chamber is under the guidance of John Alexander, Chair­ man; Judy Crawford, Secretary; Dennis Pal, Bayfield; Peter Macau­ lay, Benmiller; Jane Gardner, Blyth; Sandy Wellman, Goderich; and Ed Hagle, Goderich. Businesses wishing to be part of the “Charter Members’’ team should send applications before January 31 to Goderich and District Chamber of Commerce, Box 414, Goderich, Ontario. N7A 4C7. For more information call John Alex­ ander at 524-2177 or Judy Crawford at 524-7335. County wants CP tressles to remain for now Despite some complaints that the county was contradicting itself, Huron County Council Thursday approved a call for bridges on the abandoned CP rail line from Goder­ ich to Guelph to be left in place until the future of the right-of-way has been settled. The decision on the bridges came after representatives of the Mait­ land Trail Association appeared before council at the Dec. 7 meeting to ask the county to help prevent the bridges, particularly the large bridges over the Maitland west of Auburn and north of Goderich, from being torn down before the future use of the lands has been decided. A provincial government interministerial com­ mittee is currently studying wheth­ er the provincial government should take over the land. The Trail Association pointed out that the cost of replacing the two major bridges would be in the millions and would make it nearly impossible to operate a trail with that cost or, alternatively, without the bridges. The smaller bridges, many of which have already been removed, could be replaced, they said, but not the major bridges. The County’s Planning and Development Committee looked at the problem and voted to support the protest against the premature removal of the bridges. Copies of the county resolution are to be sent to CP, the Interministerial Commit­ tee and affected local municipali­ ties. But Dave Johnston, Reeve of Bayfield and past warden worried that the county was sending mixed signals by the policy. The county, he said, had adopted a policy that was against a recrea­ tional use for the land, saying that the land should be kept in public hands for possible future use as a utilities corridor. “We don’t need bridges for utilities,” he said. “I’d like it clearly stated that we do not support retention of the lands for recreational purposes.” Dr. Gary Davidson, head of the Planning and Development depart­ ment said the proposal is only to prevent premature removal of the tressles prior to the final disposi­ tion of the land. It did not contradict the county’s position, he said. Meanwhile in Goderich concrete steps have been taken to save the scenic bridge over the Maitland there. At a Dec. 18 meeting town council voted to purchase the bridge if 75 per cent of the money required could be raised from the public and if the ownership of approaches and easements could be obtained and if Colborne Town­ ship became involved. who nas lem a nana in building our community! IT'S OUR 5TH ANNUAL CITIZEN AWARDS In an effort to give some small reward to those who contribute so much to our community, TheCitizenissponsoring a Citizen of The Year award-one for the Brussels area and one for the Blyth area. NOMINATIONS WANTED We welcome your nomination tor these citizenships awards. Please fill in the ballot with the name of your nominee, why you feel he or she should win the award and your own nameand telephonenumber. [Namesof all nominators will be kept confidential]. Nominees can be from the villages themselves or the surrounding townships and can have made their contribution either directly [through local politics, club work, etc.] or in a more general way [eg. Long-term service to many organizations, work with the environment, or with farm organizations, etc.[ Entries will be judged by an independent panel. »■ • a a a a a a a a a a a ■ a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a L I nominate as Citizen of the year for the (Check one) Blyth...............Brussels..................community. I feel he or she deserves this honour because: (use additional paper if needed). Nomination deadline Feb. 15/90 Nominator Box 429 Blyth Please print your name & telephone number BOX 152 Brussels >4I ■ • a i i a a a ■ a • a a a a a a a a a a a : a a a a a