The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-08-10, Page 1PUBLISHED IN
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Wednesday,
August 10, 1994
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ARM POWER - Neil Hanna (left) and Matt Drennan we're two ann wresting competitors during
Dungannon's Fair and Family Fun •Days on the weekend. Although Hanna.,put Drennan down in
this match, it took some doing. (Pat Livingston photo)
Supports no taxation on .cOunCW pay
A8HFIELD TOWNSHIP .- A
resolution originating with Walker-
ton town c'ouncil•,is being circulated
to other•• municipalities, for 'endor-
sentent. •
Ashfield council gaffe i0 support
to • the resolution 'that asks both
provincial and federal governments
to exempt the first ..$10,000 of
municipal councillor remuneration
•from any and all income taxation,
Any amount of • remuneration in
excess of '310,000 to be• subject, to
the.. existing taxation formulation
which excinpts one-third of the total
amount from taxation,
Correspondence from Walkerton's
clerk reads, ",..more and more
.regulations and requirements being
downloaded onto local
municipalities from the provincial
government are .making it
increasingly difficult to attract can-
didates for municipaloffice. Most
municipalities .in the province are
more than, likely similar to Walker-
ton in that the pay for councillors is
by'' no means. lavish.` This is because
Municipal. councillors provide .their
time. toward municipal service fur
the betterment of the • community
.not for the financial 'reward. Never-
theless 'Walkerton's council realize
very ' little. from. their council
rentuneratitm after it is taxed at
each individual member's highest
marginal tax, ,;rate as they are
employed elsewhere. or ' are ' pen-
sioners."'
Letters in suppoi;t of the
resolution will be forwarded front
Ashfield council to MPP Paul
Klopp, MP Paul, Stcckle and the
Association of Municipalities of
Ontario. • •.
A request for x documented right -
Gravel pit issue no
closer to being resolved
by Pat Livingston
An Ontario' 'ylunicipal Board •
i°NIB1 pre -conference hrariug last
week, dealing with th.r
Donegan/Kinloss To\\ n,hlp •issue.
brought the matter no closer to
resolve than it was one year ago at
a. mediation meeting,
However, at 'the suggestion. -of
• OMB Chair Ted Yao, • the parties
involved did agree to three things:
legal counsel .Cor Donegan Haulage
will provide 'agents of the other
parties with copies. of final reports
being prepared for the Ministry of
'Natural Resources (MNR) re: the
pit licence; another pre -hearing .
conference tentatively set for Dec.
• '94, and a tentative full hearing in
Apr. '95 to hear evidence regarding
the rezoning issue and deal with the
pit licence application at the same
time.' At this umc • the pit licence -is
not before the OMB, however it
was determined that the two issues
are intcrtw•ining.and should be dealt
with simultaneously. • .
Background .
In December ' • '91, Kinloss
of -way. 'by 'Edward 'Kulchecki to '
access his property 'near the Ash-
field'Ptirk' was granted by council tit"
the Aiig 2 meeting, subject to
approval.` from the township's
:lawyer. Conditions' include that -the
right-of-Cvay' be nit wider than 33
feet and be over, thee.xisang..
travelled .laneway all survey and
legal expenses, and the expenses of
the. township solicitor be paid by
•Mr. and Mrs. Kulchecki.
Julie Kuik, and Joan Charney,
from the Winghain rk'District Coi1n•
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' munity Living Association, made a
presentation to eouncil explaining
the Community, lnitiativcs . Sup-
. potted Employment Program. •
Approval was given to a tile drain
loanapplication by Larry Wilkins.
. Although agreed to • verbally
sometime ago,,a motion was passed
•See Catling; page 2
Investigating 9-1-1 for Huron County
by David Scott
You're on your farm in Maori'
County. You look out, your window
and your husband, brother, sister or
mother is pinned under a piece of
machinery. Who do you call for
assistance?
In the areas of the tive towns of
Huron•County, you have the choice
of fire departments,. ambulance
services, the local police department
or the OPP. Instead of worrying
about what number to call or where
to find it, why no call 9.1-1? Well,
you can't do that presently in
Huron - tic system doesn't exist.
But County Council took the first
steps to establish the 9-1-1 service
in Huron -at their July 7 meeting,
Council voted to establish a
working committee • to. investigate
the feasibility of establishing and
implementing a county -wide 9-1-1
emergency response system. Staff
front every municipality in Huron
and county representatives' will
form the cominittce. All emergency
service providers from Huron will
he asked for their input on 9-1-1
including fire departments, po:ice
chiefs, ambulance services anti even
the Coast Guard, said Carol
r
Leeming of the Huron County
Planning Department who is in-
volvedwith the 9-1-1 study.
One concern brought up at a
recent Wingharn Fire Area Board
meeting is that local fire
deparunents are staffed almost
entirely by volunteers .and the
departments may be summoned for
more emergency calls with a 9-1-1
system.
Huron County is unique because
there are six phone companies
involved in the implementation of a
9-1-1 system; rive independents and
Bell •Canada.
In order to proceed with the sys-
tem, it Must be accepted
unanimously be all municipalities in .
Huron County.
The first step would, be to put
• municipal addressing in place for
accurate location of properties in
emergencies, soniething that could
take one to two years, according to
Leeming.
Two main concepts of the 9-1-1
sy'stein are the quick, easy access
and the information on the
residence where the phone call
originates. With municipal addres-
sing, every residence with a phone
number in the County ' of Huron
would have their own unique ad-
dress for purposes of the 9-1-1
system. When ..9- is dialed, a
computer printout of property
location and other specifics would
be available to operators.
Perth County completed .their
municipal - addressing last summer.
They'll likely have their 9-1-1
system in ' place in 1995, said
Leeming. Lambton County recently
put up • signs 'at crossroads
throughout their county for the new
9-1-1 addressing system. "Ltimbton
County spent a lot of' time naming
their roads. Perth had a consensus
• quickly. They number their roads,"
said Leeming. The matter of time
depends on how Huron decides to
implement the system.
"It's important if . people can
provide input (on 9-1-1), especially
emergency service people."
Having new address signs on
crossroads of county sideroad car-
ries additional benefits. School'
buses, delivery vehicles and visitors
would have an easier time finding
rural residences. Currently there arc
a few townships in Huron that have'
•See Benefits, page 2
Township council voted nu
Donegan Haulage,', pri
rezoning in l itectal'es ,•1 Lind rl
Lot I(t. Cone., s,•trnnl ,u ll: ullui�
extracts e industrial: Surrinindui:
property is largely `comliriscif
env iron me 0101 protect] o n ...in,
agricultural lands,
municipal landfill to the north
According to Sc lieduk •\•
Bruce County South Official flan
the subject property is designated
an extractive industrial arca, ,uhlt• ;
to certain policies designed tl
minimize land use conflicts .,toll
environmental degradation.
The applicant subsequently ap•
pealed council's decision to the
OMB. A mediation meeting, held in
August, '93 resulted in a lull
hearing being recommended.
The hearing was *then • scheduled
for December but,. was subsequently
pbstponed at' the request of Me.
applicant who cited.Jtick of wne to
.inform affected parties, •
. Pre -hearing conference
Yao explained that the purpose of
•See Agenets, pate
Athletes excel in triathlon
'The wain and solo entries: front Lucknow''who took part in the Third
Annual Godcrich Triathlon last Sunday did themselves proud!-
The icy:waters t(,2 degrees) of Lake. Huron proved an insurmountable
challenge to a feta, but Luckntiwitcs were not among them. The gorged
ahead and while none broke any records, they all. realized }tat they. had
set out to do - complete the, course. • ,
" Thirteen -year-old Sean Loughced, clad only in swuninutg trunks, waS.•
the youngest athlete to participate. The teen was smiling as .he entered
the water, and when. he emerged alter the 1 kin swrrii he still'managed
•'' a smile.
The cold waters left hands 'and feet numb and resulted In swimmers
'suffering severe cases of shivering. -
' Mike Whitcroft w.as.Lucknow's solo entry. Despite the .cold waters
and suffering with a crampedlcg niuscle'during the bike ride, Mike.has.
declared he will db it again•and•this time he will train even harder.
Others taking part in the triathlon were: Margie and Dale l,ougheed, .
Donald Andrew; Tom Zink and Beth Hughson (Sean's uncle and aunt),
Sharon. Askes,. Vanessa Alton, Shauna Andrew,' Vicky Morrison,
Marilyn Carruthers, Dave Black, John, Joanne and Tasha Mayer:
Congratulations!
Lake Huron's 62 degree water was a challenge for athieteS in
the Third Annual Goderich Triathlon last Sunday. Tasha
Mayer (left) and Sharon Askes embrace each other in
congratulations and in an effort to keep each other warm as
they finished the 1 km triangular swim at the Cove. (Pat
Livingston photo)
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