Loading...
The Citizen, 1987-11-11, Page 1Brussels council won't have VOL. 3 NO. 45 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, I Walton and surrounding townships. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987.45 CENTS your number 'til new year The numbering of Brussels houses with street numbers pro­ bably won’t be in effect until the new year, Brussels council learned Monday night. One of the area’s major pre-Christmas events, the annual Turkey Smorgasbord held at Duffs United Church in Walton last Wednesday was an outstanding success once again, as more than 550 people sat down to one of the best home-cooked meals in the county. Take-out chefs Marie McGavin, left, Jeanne Kirkby and Helen Craig packed more than 125 meals to go, while the rest of the diners sat down to dinner in the church basement. The event netted more than $2,200 for United Church Women’s projects. Huron Warden honoured at banquet Councillor Ruth Sauve reported on the progress on the numbering project which she and Councillor Elizabeth Graber have under­ taken. After looking at all the possibilities (and there have been several different numbering sy­ stems experimented with) the two councillors felt the only way of numbering that made sense in a village the size of Brussels was to start at one end of town and number straight through to the otherendoftown. For instance, Turnberry street would start num­ bering with the first house entering the village on County Road 12, even though that house and the others in the first few numbers would actually be in Morris or Grey townships. Each block would be designated by a lOOnumber. Block one would be 101 to 199, block two 201 to 299 and soon to the southern end of the village. Councillor Sauve said that they felt using a north or south or east or west designation on streets would be too confusing in a community the size of Brussels. In their approach the two councillors had completed work only on Turnberry Street and much more work would be needed to number all the streets, she said. Also, she said, all the numbers would have to be checked to see that buildings directly opposite each other had corresponding numbers (that two houses across the street were 151 and 152 for instance.) Donna White, assistant clerk­ treasurer suggested it would take until the new year to complete the project and Councillor Sauve agreed. She said it seemed the best process was to drive down each street and see what buildings were where in assigning numbers. “It’s not a professional way but it’s the only way 1 could get an answer,” she said. The political elite from Huron county and other counties across southwestern Ontario gathered in Brussels Friday night to pay tribute to Brian McBurney as the outgoing warden of Huron County at the annual Warden’s Banquet. Past wardens of Huron, visiting county wardens from as far away as Essex county and provincial cabi­ net ministers Jack Riddell and Murray Elston were among the hundreds on hand for the dinner CN Rail closure protested Brussels Reeve Gordon Work­ man told council Monday night he thinks the municipality should have a representative at the hearing into closing of the Listo- wel-Wingham CN Rail Line next month. The hearing will be held on Dec. 1 at the Wing ham Town Hall. “1 don’t see why they’re closing these things down andwhy they don’t pay,” he said. He attributed the losses on the rail line which CN and dance at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. The event was chaired by past warden Leona Armstrong of Grey town­ ship. Adding lightness to the evening was an unscheduled visit by Mr. McBurney’s “secretary” for the lastyear (whostrangely resembled Bee Cooke, Reeve of Clinton) who told some of the warden’s esca­ pades over the past year. Kuthiauve, Brussels councillor, says it has suffered ($904,975 in the last three years) to poor manage­ ment. “Theirservice stinks”, Council­ lor Neil McDonald summed up his feelings toward the company. He said his firm stopped using CN service because they didn’t know where their rail cars were at any one time. In addition he said, CN tried to force larger volume by using bigger rail cars but the move representing Reeve Gordon Work­ man who was unable to attend, welcomed everyone to Brussels. Murray Elston, speaking on behalf of all the members of parliament (including Murray Cardiff who had a speaking engagement on the west coast) said he had had a long association with Mr. McBurney and was impressed with how he handled debate. William Morley of Usborne township spoke on behalf of the made it harder for smaller volume users. All of which, Reeve Workman said.wasacaseofbadmanage- ment. Councillor Malcolm Jacobs said he felt there was little the village could do to stop the closure but Reeve Workman saidhefeltthe village should be represented at the hearing. No one was appointed to attend at the meeting Monday night. past wardens. Robert Langstaff, Warden of Lambton spoke on behalf of the visiting wardens saying “Brian is an outstanding ambassador for Huron County.” Bill Hanly, Huron county clerk­ treasurer, administrator delivered the toast to Huron county and Clarence Rau, reeve of Stanley, replied. Grant Stirling, reeve of Goderich township, in delivering the toast to the warden said he found Mr. McBurney “always fair and very firminhisbeliefs.” Hesaidthe warden had had a difficult year to be warden and that some of the press had given him a hard time but he had handled himself well. Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham and Gerry Prout, reeve of Usborne, presented the warden with a gift. A presentation was also made to Brenda McBurney. Mildred Simpson who began work for the county with the Children’s Aid Society in 1959 and moved to the warden’s office in 1962 where she served successive wardens until her retirement earlierthisyearwas honoured with a presentation. Trustees look at raising pay The Huron County Board of Education has approved a motion which will permit its executive committee to undertake a study of school trustee’s allowances prior to the 1988 municipal elections. Under current provincial legisla­ tion, trustee’s allowances for the 1988-91 term must be set prior to the next election. At present, the 14 members of the Huron board receive an allowance of $400 per month, of which one third is tax-free income. Members of the executive com­ mittee noted that the trustee’s allowance has remained unchang­ ed for a number of years, adding that there are a number of considerations to be made in developing the most appropriate method of payment. The committee has been asked to study the issue and to bring forward a recommendation to the board early in the new year.