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The Citizen, 2003-06-18, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2003. PAGE 19. Brussels Legion, Cadets hold speeial meetings Exec The Brussels Royal Canadian Legion Branch 218 executive for 2003-2004 was installed recently. Back row, from left: Norm Dobson, first vice-president; Rick McDonald, president; Andy Overholt, second vice-president; Dale Sauve, executive; Lisa Glanville, Sargeant-at- Arms. Front: Jo-Ann McDonald, secretary; Julie Harrison, treasurer; John Harrison, executive; Mike Dauphin, executive; Mabie Glanville, executive. (Photo submitted) Congratulations At the recent Brussels Cadet Corp inspection, Warrant Officer David Robin, received the Glanville Warrant Officer Award from Branch 218 Sargeant-at-Arms Lisa Glanville. (Photo submitted) County council briefs Road tour turns up ‘scary’ sights Auxiliary exec The executive for the Brussels Royal Canadian Legion Branch 218 Ladies Auxiliary for the following year is, from left: Helen Dobson, president; Isobel Workman,’ executive; Isobel Alcock, executive; Mabie Willis, secretary-treasurer; Debbie Caan, Sargeant-at-Arms; Lillian Moses, executive. (Photo submitted) Inspection Brussels Cadet Corp 2967 held its annual inspection recently at the Brussels Legion. Members are, back row, from left: Pvt. Josh Brown, Pvt. Johnathan VanVeen, CpI. Dan Forbes, CpI. Aaron Berlet, Warrant Officer David Robin. Centre: CpI. Sarah Moser, MCpI. Larry Cyples, Pvt. Justin Brown. Front: Pvt. Jolene Vandekolk, Pvt. Joseph Kerkhof, Pvt. Mark Tully, Pvt '^ance Stafford, Pvt. Tarah Moser. (Photo submitted) A tour of county roads and bridges by members of the agriculture, public works and seniors committee turned up “some pretty scary sights” according to Huron County Warden Dave Urlin. “We’ve got some serious problems,” Urlin said, noting chunks of concrete falling from the undersides of some bridges and culverts. Some councillors were interested in a provincial announcement that it would assume responsibility forsome bridges but county engineer Don Pletch noted there are 12,000 bridges in the province and at 1,000 a year being uploaded, it will be a long time before the province takes over them all. He understood Northern Ontario bridges are a priority.*** A culvert on County Rd. 81 at the southern edge of the county that collapsed Easter weekend is expected to be replaced by August 1. Bluewater Councillor Bill Dowson said he’d heard criticism that the county should have installed a temporary culvert quickly to keep the busy road open, then moved it at a later date to another site. But Pletch said it would have cost $60,000-$80,000 for the temporary culvert and it wasn’t suitable for another nearby project. “It’s going to be expensive enough to replace the culvert,” he said. “I know inconvenience is a factor but we have to look at expense too.” South Huion Councillor Rob Morley noted there are two other detours just down the road in Middlesex so traffic on the highway is already inconvenienced.*** The county will offer more than 9,000 map books with 9-1-1 numbers free to the public. Originally, 10,000 of the books had been ordered by a county employee without the knowledge of county officials. They were to be sold at $10 each. The books had current 2002 information but can become outdated quickly. Jason Dodds, 9-1-1 co-ordinator had proposed to the county’s committee of the whole that the books be offered at a reduced price of $7.50 but councillors felt it was better to get the books out to the public wnile they are still useful. *** The number of welfare cases in Huron dropped 12 percent between March 2002 and March 2003. The numbers actually increased in March over February, a report by John McKinnon, social services administrator, showed. The number of cases increased nearly four per cent in the month. *** An experiment creating a natural garden at the entrance to the building housing the Huron County Health Unit and Huron County Library has been deemed a failure and the garden will be replaced. Huron East Councillor Bernie MacLellan raised the issue, saying he was disappointed with the look of the garden. “The natural garden is nothing but a pile of weeds,” he complained. Noting dandelions and other weeds as well as the natural clumps of grass he said it “certainly doesn’t look very presentable.” “I agree with you,” said Warden Urlin. Claus Breede, who supervises the building said the natural grass has already been removed and will be replaced with a lawn. “It didn’t work,” he said simply. *** Working at the Huron County Museum seems to be an attractive summer job. Breede, who is museum director and curator, told council there were 110 applications for a handful of jobs available.