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The Citizen, 1991-02-20, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991. Blyth Council briefs Blyth’s share of arena costs increases 5% Blyth’s share of the cost of the Blyth and District Community Cen­ tre will increase by five per cent under the newest figures on who uses the arena complex. Under the new survey of use, Blyth will pay 37.9 per cent of the expenses of the facility. Hullett will pay 23.92 per cent; East Wawanosh 16.92; Morris 14.78 and West Wawanosh, 6.45. The figures are determined by going over registra­ tions for all events at the arena and discovering where users come from. The most recent survey also showed a considerable number of users from outside the municipali­ ties that share the arena’s costs. Blyth council approved the new Majestic WI quilts Leona Armstrong opened the Majestic Women’s Institute meet­ ing on February 13. Doris McCall read the corres­ pondence. An ACWW Church Ser­ vice will be held on April 28 at the Brussels Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. with members of Huron East District W.I. welcome. A seminar for program co-ordi­ nators and PRO is being held on March 12 at St. Agatha. Members wanting to attend are to let Doris McCall know by February 28. Leona Armstrong informed members of courses going on at Goderich such as Preserving Your Heritage and wood refinishing. A committee for the Cancer campaign consists of Kathy Bridge, Peggy Keffer, Peggy Cudmore and Doris Mccall. Ida Evans made a motion to have the casserole card party on April 29, proceeds to the Cancer Society. Seconded by Peggy Keffer. The committee for the card party on March 4 are Margaret MacLeod, Marie McCutcheon, Marie Mc- Taggart and Iona Moore. Looking backward Continued from page 4 or stolen. Some of the members got lost or crossed fields that had been posted as out of bounds to the machines. 240 individual names were sign­ ed on a telegram to Brussels area figure skater Kevin Wheeler at the Calgary Olympics, while a cheque for well over $100 was forwarded to Preston Figure Skating Club for the local athlete and his partner Michelle Menzies of Preston. FIVE YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 19, 1986 Brussels Village council approv­ ed a by-law to sell the historic but sadly declining Queen’s Hotel to McLaughlin-Inland International Inc. of London which will develop the property into a 6090 square foot supermarket (now EMA). The council also approved a demolition OLDFIELD S Brussels PRO HARDWARE 887 6851 cost-sharing breakdown and the new budget of the arena board. The new budget will see an extra $11,000 collected in levies from municipalities, to a total of $68,433. Included in the $172,000 budget is provision for repainting of the metal beams in the arena. ***** Blyth Memorial Hall will soon be sporting yellow ribbons in recogni­ tion of Canadians serving in the Gulf War. Councillor Shirley Fyfe, head of the Memorial Hall Board asked for, and received permission from council to have the ribbons put on the hall. ***** Council will apply for money under the provincial government’s A quilt was to be put in on Monday at Doris McCall’s. Kathy Bridge gave a report on the District Director’s meeting. Highlights were on the number of changes to the handbook; the Breadmaking course on March 9 at Trinity United Church, Listowel; and where to get W.I. supplies. Iona Moore and Effie Hendricks, convenors for this month took over the meeting. Alice Brothers played the piano while Margaret MacLeod sang a solo, then involving mem­ bers to sing along. Debbie Trollope spoke on the sad romance of George W. Johnston and Maggie Clark. She told of the poem he wrote for Maggie but didn’t get music to it until after she had passed on. Margaret MacLeod read a poem, written by Iona Moore, while Lee Grazian played the piano. Roll call was answered by naming a relative or friend with the name Maggie (Margaret). Happy Birthday was sung to three members before the meeting was adjourned. Next meeting is on March 13 at 2 p.m. in the library. permit for the hotel and a building permit which will see the new building rise on the site. Sale price of the once-grand hotel that has been empty and deteriorating for years was $13,682. The village has purchased the property at a tax sale in 1983 for $11,183. The building will be taken down by Total Demolition Inc. of Brussels. Under a new program by the Ontario government, a growing number of people began having their picture on their driver’s license. Cubs from all over the southern part of Huron county filled Blyth Memorial Hall for the annual Kub Kar Rally. Dozens of owner-design­ ed cars were raced. The champion car for the day belonged to Kurt Marchl, of Goderich. anti-recession program to get some of the rebuilding of Morris St. underway this summer. The pro­ gram is a special fund set up by the NDP government to help munici­ palities stimulate the Ontario economy through public works projects such as roadbuilding. Council has been faced with the problem of only having a few thousand dollars a year in its road-building budget to take on a project that will cost a huge amount: the rebuilding of Morris St. from County Road 25 to Dinsley St. The Road is getting more and more traffic and isn’t standing up to the punishment. But the money available under normal road grants would build less than a half-block a year. It’s hoped a grant under the new program might speed the work. The money would be used this year to rebuild an area from County Tenants - Landlords We want your views on Rent Control You can help the Ontario Government develop a new rent control law by letting us know your views. Because both tenants and landlords want to settle the rent control issue without delay, we want to have a renVcontrol law in place within a year. To help us do that, we will meet with tenant and landlord associations, municipalities and other interested groups across the province. But most important, we want to hear from you. Here's how you can make your views known: J A newsletter summary of the main rent control issues will be delivered to most apartments during the next few days. It gives you a way to get back to the government with your views. If you don't get one, just tell us. 2 You can obtain the full discussion paper on rent control. Free. We welcome your written comments and suggestions. You can attend public meetings which will be held in Barrie, Etobicoke, London, Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury and Windsor throughout March. If you wish to speak, please call the number below. (This opportunity will obviously be limited by space and time.) Also when the proposed rent control law is introduced, you may appear before a legislative committee to make your views known. We would like to hear from you by April 5, please. Road 25 to near McConnell Street.***** Council is still having problems with street lights but hopes to be making changes in the near future. Many of the present lights, a dusk-to-dawn farm yard light, have been unsatisfactory for months, going off and leaving entire areas of the village in darkness. A survey Of lighting needs has been com­ pleted by a consultant and it’s hoped to use PRIDE grant money this spring to start replacing the lights with energy-efficient, low maintenance, low pressure sodium lighting.***** A complaint from ratepayer George Szarek about flood plain mapping on the zoning on his property in the east end of the village was referred to the Mait­ land Valley Conservation Authoritv Contact us for information or materials by phoning toll-free: 1-800-461-6767 Ontario Ministry of Housing which provided the mapping. Clerk-treasurer Helen Grubb said the furnace still has to be installed in the new Library in the north wing of Memorial Hall but it’s hoped the building will be ready by March 1.***** A grant of $375 was given to the Wingham and District Community Living Association and a grant of $100 to the Huron County Histori­ cal Society. I i