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TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON
PUBLIC MEETING
CONCERNING A PROPOSED
MANURE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW
AFFECTING THE TOWNSHIP OF
NORTH HURON
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the TOWNSHIP OF
NORTH HURON will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2002
at 8:30 p.m. at Belgrave Community Centre, Belgrave, Ontario to consider a
proposed manure management by-law under sections 102 and 210(144) of
the Municipal Act.
ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal
representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed by-law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and copies of the proposed by-law are
available during regular office hours at the Municipal Office. , •
DATED AT THE TOWNSHIP OF John Stewart
NORTH HURON Clerk
THIS 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2002 (519) 357-3550
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Township Council is considering a revised Manure
Management By-law for the Township of North Htiron. The by-law was
prepared by the Huron County Nutrient Management Working G.roup as a
model by-law by loCal municipalities. The purpose of this public meeting is
for Council to receive public comments on the draft by-law.
A summary of the main requirements of the By-law is as follows:
- A nutrient management plan (NMP) is required for new or expanding
livestock operations containing 100 or more livestock units.
- Applies to dry manure operations as well as liquid manure operations.
- Renewal of NMP every 3 years.
- A consultant in agriculture retained by the municipality to review
applicant's NMP.
- Manure tanks designed to be leak-proof and may be reviewed by the
municipality's engineer.
- Land base of tillable acres determined by NMP, located within 15 km of the
barn, and a minimum 25% owned, remainder by manure agreement.
-Where no NMP is required, the land base shall not be smaller than an area
equal to 1.5 livestock units per tillable acre.
- An agreement signed by the applicant to ensure the implementation of the
NMP.
- Decommission all abandoned wells on land subject to the NMP.
- Manure storages a minimum of 1 m above the water table.
- Perimeter drain and monitoring well around liquid manure storage
facilities.
- Disconnect and re-route field tiles within 15 m of liquid manure storage
facilities.
- 365 day storage capacity for liquid manure; 240 storage capacity for dry
manure.,
- Dry manure storages require covers or runoff containment facilities.
- Field lots of livestock where no buildings or structures are to be erected
require an NMP if there are 50 or more livestock units and more than 2.5
livestock units per acre of pasture.
- Soil sampling of at least 2 probes per acre; default numbers not to be used.
- Manure application rates.
- No manure application on frozen or saturated ground except for unique
circumstances identified in NMP.
- In the event of unforeseen circumstances, an addendum to NMP filed with
the municipality.
- Manure spreading setbacks from wells and watercourses and measures to
protect groundwater and surface water prescribed by NMP.
- Pre-tillage and incorporation of manure when cropping practices allow.
- Record keeping of manure applications and monitoring.
- Calibration and monitoring of applic-ation rates.
- High-trajectory manure irrigation equipment not to be used.
Use all appropriate best management practices.
- Review groundwater vulnerability and measures to protect groundwater. In
particularly vulnerable areas, a groundwater consultant is required.
Complete copies of the by-law are available at the Municipal Office
IMP
PAGE 10 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002.
Brussels PeeWee Locals have busy _March break
Brussels Local Lc/ague PeeWees
were busy over the March break
playing four games. March 13 saw
them in Tavistock for a tournament
playing three games in one day.
The team went to the B-side final
where they were defeated in a shoot-
out after a dramatic goal with six
seconds left and their goalie out for
an extra attacker. -
In the first game against
Tillsonhurg the local boys carried a a
The skating season has once again
come to an end for all the skaters of
the Blyth Skating Club.
With hard work and determination
and coaching from Michelle Blake,
Jamie Lewis and Laura Meier, the
following skaters have passed their
How far can you throw a dart? If
you are Sara Little of Brussels you
can make it go all the way to
Edmonton, Alberta.
She is the senior division, All
Ontario Youth Champion in the
Legion's annual darts competition.
Now her skill will take her to the
national tournament in Edmonton,
on the May 24 weekend.
Little won the provincial finals
4-1 lead into the third period only to
suffer a heart-breaking loss when the
opponents scored three in the late
stages and went on to ice the game in
overtime with a late goal.
Adam McClure and Steven Ropp
e(ach scored one in both the first and
second periods with Ropp providing
the only helper. McClure returned
the compliment in the second with
Mitch Blake and Shayne Cochrane
also providing a helping-hand.
levels with the following results.
(Canskate) Stage One - Kate Bos,
Bryce Glousher, Josh Raynard, Ali
Henry; Stage Two - MacKenzie
Chalmers, Holly Howson, Kayla
Dale; Stage Three - Morgan Bos,
Cassie Henry, Monica Bakelaar,
held in St. Catherines, March 9-10.
This win followed successful
competitions at the zone and district
levels.
Little, who is 18, has been
competing for six or seven years and
says she hopes to do well in her last
year of eligibility for the youth
competition.
She is sponsored by the Lucknow
Legion.
Their next game was a 9-1 victory
over St. Marys with McClure
scoring a natural hattrick with the
last goal of the first, the teams only
goal of the the second and the first
goal of the third period. James
Cochrane and Brad McKague also
potted first-period scores with
McKague, Ropp and Blake
providing the necessary assistance.
Chase Chapman and Ropp assisted
McClure in the second.
Tyan Bailey, Kelsey Kerr; Stage
Four - Rachel Keunen, Hannah
Moore. Stage Five - Courtney Bos,
Rebecca Chalmers, Kelly Cooke,
Alanna Uyl, Sadie Chalmers; Stage
Six - Kelly Macdonald, Jasmine
deBoer; Stage Seven - Jasmine
deBoer, Natasha Hubbard.
(PowerSkaters) = Prepower A - Jason
Meier; Prepower 13 ,- Derek deBoer,
Michal Nonkes; Level One Bronze,
Bradley MacPherson; Level One
Gold, Mark Siertsema, Carly
Whitfield; Level Two Bronze -
Danielle Bean, Blake Moore, Aaron
Vandenheuvel; Level Two Silver -
Lucas Cooke, Matthew Popp, Luke
Siertsema; Level Two Gold - Tyler
Middegaal, Darren Bouman; Level
Three Silver - Matt Chalmers, Collin
Whitfield; Level Three Gold
Jordon Dykstra, Grant Sparling, Jory
Lyn Uyl.
The results from the latest test day
in Wingham for the Junior/Senior
skaters are - Natasha Hubbard, Baby
Blues; Jasmine deBoer, Swing
Dance; Laura Youngblut, Fiesta;
Brittany Bos, Preliminary Skating
Skills and Willow Dance; Jory Lyn
Uyl, Preliminary Skating Skills and
Willow Dance; Cassandra Uyl,
Junior Bronze Skating Skills and
Keats Foxtrot; Katie McClinchey,
Senior Bronze Skating Skills.
Double Ds
beat Zurich
The ABC Double D gals hockey
team hosted the Zurich Beans Feb.
24 and busted to a 5-1 victory.
Goalscorers were Joan Bridge,
Anne Elliott, Terri Patterson,
Michelle McNichol and Kathy
Sebastian.
Zurich hosted the Gals March 17
and the Double Ds took a 9-2
victory. Scoring were Lila Procter
(two), Terri MacCuspey (two),
Michelle Blake, Patterson, Joan
Bridge, Kara Pepper, and Elliott.
The Double Ds are playing a
game against the 1972 All Ontario
PeeWee Champions on Saturday.
March 23 at 5 p.m.
The floodgates opened in the third
with McClure netting two and Ropp,
McKague and James Chapman
getting one each. Jordan Campbell,
Andrew McDonald McKague, Ropp
and McClure each got an assist in the
third and Chapman picked up two.
The final game on the B-side saw
the evenly-matched New Hamburg
and Brussels teams unable to gain a
decisive advantage during regular
play.
McClure sent the game into a
shoot-out scoring Brussels' lone goal
with six seconds left in the game.
Chapman and Ropp provided the
timely assistance.
Unfortunately, the shoot-out didn't
go Brussels' way.
March 16 had the team travelling
to Mt. Forest to play the WOAA.
Northern Champions in the first
game of the best of three play-off for
the WOAA.
Southern Champion Brussels put
the game away with a goal by Blake
in the first and two more by McClure
and one by McKague in the second
period. They added scores by Ropp
and McKague and the third to 'skate
to a 6-3 victory.
Chapman provided the assistance
in the first and Campbell and
McClure did the same in the second.
S. Cochrane and Campbell were
responsible for the third period
helpers.
The boys will be playing host for
the second game of the series on
Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
On target
Sara Little of Brussels won the All-Ontario Championship in
the senior youth division of the Legion darts competition in
St. Catharines. She now heads to Edmonton on the May 24
weekend to compete for a national title. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Darter off to national contest
Skaters end season with tests
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