The Citizen, 2002-09-11, Page 7Golden day
Muriel and John Manning celebrated a milestone on
Saturday when the couple were guests of honour at a 50th
wedding anniversary open house. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Mannings married 50 years
The
HURON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT
and the Huron County
VETERINARY CLINICS
are offering:
LOW COST RABIES
VACCINATION CLINICS
For dogs and cats over 3 months of age. Please have them
on leashes or in boxes when in the clinic
Per animal vaccinated.
Includes GST.
Certificate and tags provided.
The following Huron County Clinics are participating:
Cost: $15
Blyth Veterinary Clinic
Queen St. S., Blyth
Sept. 28, 2002 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Exeter Animal Hospital
660 Main St., Exeter
Sept. 15, 2002 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Sept. 28, 2002 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Seaforth Veterinary Clinic
Main St. N., Seaforth
Sept. 25, 2002 1700 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sept. 28, 2002 8:00 a.m.-12:00 P.M.
Thames Road Veterinary Clinic
67 Thames Rd., Exeter
Sept. 25, 2002 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sept. 28, 2002 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Kirkton Veterinary Clinic
19 Orange Ave., Kirkton
Sept. 25, 2002 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Zurich Veterinary Clinic
20 Main St., Zurich
Sept. 25, 2002 3:00 p.m.-7:00 pm
Sept. 28, 2002 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Clinton Veterinary Services
275 Huron St., Clinton
Sept. 25, 2002 2:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sept. 28, 2002 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Wingham Veterinary Clinic
11 Alfred St., Wingham
Sept. 25, 2002 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m!
Sept. 28, 2002 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Goderich Veterinary Services
R.R #2, Hwy. #8 Goderich
Oct. 2, 2002 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Oct. 5, 2002 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2002. PAGE 7.
County council briefs
County to see smoke-free presentation
As the county moves toward a
bylaw on protection from smoke in
the workplace, county councillors
will have a special presentation of
information Friday.
The council's committee of the
whole will meet at the Huron County
Museum at 1 p.m. to hear from a
number of speakers on the subject of
tobacco smoke in the workplke.
County council must decide if it
should aim for one county-wide
bylaw or let each municipality come
up with its own bylaw governing
smoking. If it decides to create a
county bylaw it could be ready in six
months.
***
By Keith Roulston
Citizen publisher
A letter will be sent from the Huron
County highways department to a
Perth and District All Terrain
Vehicle Club informing the group
the county is considering cancelling
an agreement for use of county
forests.
In February, the county had
reached a memorandum of
understanding with the club for use
of trails in three county forests: the
Stevenson Tract in Morris, the
Collins Tract in Grey and the Taylor
Tract in Howick. The club has only
50 members but there are more than
3,000 ATVs registered in Huron
Housing costs rise
in county homes
By Keith Roulston
Citizen publisher
When is a semi-private room not a
semi-private room? Apparently
when you decide under which
category you want to be on the
waiting list to get into the county's
homes for the aged.
The question arose Thursday
when Joe Hogan, councillor from
South Huron asked about the
possibility of subsidies for residents
of the homes given a $1,354 per year
increase for basic care announced
by the province.
Barb Springall, administrator for
the Huronview and Huronlea Homes
for the Aged explained that only
those on basic service would be
eligible for a subsidy, not those who
have semi-private or private rooms.
Hogan wondered if "basic" meant
those in a ward but Springall
explained there are never more than
two people to a room at the
homes.
When Hogan wondered what then
was the difference between basic
and semi-private, Springall
explained that some of the beds are
designated as "basic" and some as
semi-private.
When someone applies for a place
in the homes they can decide
whether they want to go on a waiting
list for a semi-private room or a
basic room. The-length of the wait
can vary according to which list you
choose.
The' province had originally
proposed a $7.02-a-day increase
effective Aug. 1, which would have
cost patients an extra $2,562 a year.
Later it indicated the increase will be
phased in over three years.
The additional cost for semi-
private residents will be $1,689 a
year and $1,993 for residents in
private rooms.
pecause of a shortage of mosquito
traps Huron County probably won't
start a surveillance program of
insects carrying West Nile virus
before next spring.
Penny Nelligan, director of the
health department said there has
been a high demand for the traps in
the wake of the appearance of the
virus in Ontario. To date there are
five suspected case of the virus
affecting humans in the province.
In Huron, 25 dead crows had been
tested and four have been infected
by the disease. Because more than
two cases of the disease had been
confirmed in birds in the county
there would be no further testing of
County alone, according to a report
presented to the agriculture, public
works and seniors committee by
Dale Edgar, acting tree
commissioner.
Though only the club members
would be allowed to use the trails
Edgar said other ATV drivers might
be tempted to use the forest trails if
they are opened up to club members.
He was concerned about damage to
the trails and the surrounding
Muriel Eleanor Rowden of
Goderich Twp. and John James
Manning of Hullett Twp. were
married Sept. 6, 1952 at St. James
Anglican Church in Middelton.
The bride, a daughter ofRobert
and Ottile Rowden and the groom,
son of Alexander and Mary
Manning were united in wedlock by
Rev. Webb of the Bayfield charge.
Attending the bride was her sister
Lois Wise and Harriet Tyndall.
William Manning, the groom's
brother was best man.
After a honeymoon trip to New
Brunswick the newlyweds returned
to their home in Blyth where Mr.
Manning worked as a carpenter and
a partner in A.Manning & Sons
Lumber and Contracting Co. He
retired in 1978.
As well he served six years on the
dead birds, she said.
She reminded councillors that the
risk from the virus is relatively low,
though the danger increases for
those over 50.
***
Huron County has one of the
lowest rates of people on welfare in
the province, according to John
MacKinnon, social services
administrator.
The Huron rate was only'I.75 per
cent of the county's population in
June. MacKinnon said the low rate is
a credit to the strong local economy
and to members of his staff who
Work to find jobs for those on social
assistance. The unemployment rate
woodlands.
Meanwhile a new trail has been
opened in the Collins Tract. A
nearby landowner said he was just
"cleaning up" an existing trail but
investigation with the Ministry of
Natural Resources, which formerly
managed the forest for the county,
showed there had never been a trail
in that area. A letter is to be sent to
the landowner to clean up the area
and to replant trees removed.
Blyth Public School Board, four of
them as chairman, and was a
councillor for two years. Mr.
Manning was also an active member
of Blyth Lions for a number of
years.
While her husband was involved
in running a business and
community service, Mrs. Manning
was a busy wife and mother; seeing
to the needs of their growing family.
In addition to their four children,
the family has grown today to
include eight grandchildren.
A golden anniversary celebration
was held at the Manning's
McConnell Street home in B13/th
this past Saturday. A highlight of the
day was the fact that for the first
time in 21 years all the family was
together.
for the county was 3.5 per cent in
May.
***
Dr. Beth Henning officially
became Huron's full-time medical
officer of health on July 2.
Dr. Henning had been acting
MOH for several years but the
province had pressed for someone
full-time in the job.
***
The highways department will he
contracted to install a fence around
the cairn honouring those buried in a
cemetery at Huronview.
The fence, to cost $2,294, will
enclose the former cemetery area. A
farmer renting adjacent land had
been working right onto the site. The
highways department will also plant
grass. Trees will also be replaced on
the plot.
ATV use of county forests may stop