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The Citizen, 2002-11-13, Page 8Wo m e n children haAe been Muld erect Ontmio Creating awareness Tanya Verburg presented her report, Getting the Voicds of Women into the Review Process, at an open house hosted by the Domestic Abuse Review Team in Goderich last Friday. (Janice Becker photo) N. Huron council approves re-zoning Is It Time To Bet Your Brakes Checked? FREE INSPECT" DNS N/C estimates if work recommended. FREE RIDE TO AREA SHOPPING AVAILABLE! FREE DROP-OFF & PICK-UP SERVICE! avanaw, GONE/UCH q,4 346 Huron Rd, Goderich 524-9381 • 1-800-3384134 GIFT ORDER FORM Send a one year subscription for The Citizen to: Name Address City Prov. Postal Code Date to start subscription Send a one year subscription for The Citizen to: Name Address City Prov. Postal Code Date to start subscription t_IPayment Enclosed Please send a gift card from This year give a gift that will last all year long 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CITIZEN FOR ONLY '28." Return with payment to: The Citizen Box 429, Blyth, ON NOM 1110 or Box 152, Brussels, ON NOG 1H0 For U.S. and foreign subscription rates call our office at 523-4792 PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2002. DART asks you to set an empty place By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor North Huron council reluctantly passed a zoning change at its Nov. 4 meeting. The change would see the property owned by Jean Good at Part Lot 35, Conc. 1 of East Wawanosh ward, changed from AG4 to AG4-10. Good has had a mobile home on the property ins addition to the permanent dwelling for several years. The former East Wawanosh council allowed a temporary use bylaw. which is reviewed every three years. However, this conies at a cost for Good, thus she requested something more permanent. Maitland Valley Conservation Authority expressed it had no concern with the rezoning. The stalling point for council was that while the re-zoning will. permit Good to keep the trailer on the property as long as it is being used by a family member, it can't be changed hack should the property be sold. This would allow anyone else moving onto the land to also place a mobile home there, something which had the situation not existed, would not he permitted by Council today. While trailers are often used for secondary housing on large farming operations, this is not the case on small rural properties such as Good's. If the trailer was used as a granny flat. Good could have a 10-year temporary use in place. However, as she resides in her house and the son lives in the trailer this is also not applicable. Planner Brian Treble explained that it would be up to the bylaw enforcement officer to see that the trailer is removed once it is no longer in use. While council clearly stated they wanted to try and accommodate Good, the fact that future property owners could also have the mobile home, caused some hesitation. However, Councillor Jeff Howson eventually made the motion to permit the changes as outlined by Treble. There is a 20-day appeal process in which the county or neighbouring landowners could launch an appeal. This would then take the application to the Ontario Municipal Board for a decision. The fee to appeal is $125. \ -17 ......e. ONTARIO. JUNIOR J CITIZEN -- OF THE YEAR AWARDS I )eadline - Nov. 30th, 2002 t ,intact this community lic \\ spaper for details. Eat right exercise too Ask your doctor about a healthier you P atm Goa an 8 By Janice Becker Citizen staff With the holiday season approaching, and friends and family gathering, the Domestic Abuse Review Team of Huron County (DART) would like everyone to set an extra place at the table. That setting is to represent the theme of the latest campaign for Violence Against Women Prevention Month. Last week, the team kicked off the campaign, Domestic Violence Leaves an Empty Place at the Table, and presented findings from a research study into domestic violence in the county. Project Co-ordinator Tanya Verburg gave a brief presentation of her results compiled in the report Getting the Voices of Women into the Review Process. For the study, Verburg spoke to 24 women, of varying ages and all with children, who had suffered some type of abuse from a partner, husband or boyfriend. The relationships ranged from one year to 30 years. Sixty-six per cent of the women care for themselves and their children when leaving and abusive relationship. As it is most often the wOrnan who leaves the home, the abuser retains the family home and his full income, while the income for the woman and her children drops drastically. The final recommendation was for changes in the court system. The women asked for tougher sentences to fit the violent crimes and shorter waiting time for court appearances. Verburg said the research will now be used to raise awareness in the community and seek commitments from authorities. organizations and individuals to help prevent violence. Display kits for businesses to promote the Domestic Violence Leaves an Empty Place at the Table campaign are available. Anyone wishing a kit can call 523-9721. The project was supported by DART Huron and Perth, Status of Women Canada, and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.