The Citizen, 2000-03-01, Page 11Reaching for the puck
The Blyth Bantam goalie stretches to capture the puck at the side of the net
teammates block the Wallace players from taking another shot. The two squads
playoffs Feb. 21 in Blyth.
Morris ends year with big surplus
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2000. PAGE 11.
Blyth Novice Reps
sweep playoff series
Morris Twp. council was given
good news at the Feb. 15 meeting.
Russ Taylor of Reid and Associ
ates, Wingham, told councillors
there was a $46,655 surplus from
the 1999 budget.
The BMG recreation board bud
get, in the amount of $303,813.44,
was approved. While the overall
budget increased by 3.31 per cent,
Morris Twp.’s levy decreased from
$15,348 to $14,842.76.
The township will pay a $4,000
levy towards the $42,816 budget
for the Belgrave Community Cen
tre.
From a budget of $100,708 for
the Blyth and District Fire Area
board, Morris will pay a levy of
$9,000.
Approval was given for the Blyth
and District Community Centre
board in the amount of $204,000.
The Morris Twp. portion is
$8,333.38.
A bylaw was passed to adopt the
Wingham recreation agreement.
In response to a request to have
the speed limit reduced along Cone.
1, council said the limit would not
be cut, but if there was a problem,
the OPP will be contacted. Council
lor Neil Warwick will take the con
cern to the community policing
meeting, March 15.
Morris Twp. will pay one-quar
ter, approximately $165, of the sec
retary’s wage for the Wingham
Economic Development commit
tee.
There were no objections to a
minor variance application for the
Town of Wingham.
Authorization was given for let
ters to Howson and Howson
regarding a charge to commercial
carriers for milling fines at the
landfill site and to Brussels sug
gesting the village seek advice
from the county for an alternative
(waste disposal) site after Jan. 1,
2001.
The budget for the landfill site
was approved at $125,310, with
$45,625 being the net cost to Mor
ris Twp.
Authorization was given for the
purchase of a vault filing system
from Storlight, at a cost of
$8,150.1.3.
An application in the amount of
$12,963.35 will be submitted to the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs for the drainage
superintendent. The grant applied
for is $6,481.67.
Drainage Superintendent Gary
Nicholson will attend the March 21
meeting to review the guidance
document for drain maintenance
and fisheries.
Council authorized employees to
take a CPR course if it was due for
renewal.
Deputy-Reeve Keith Johnston
will attend the rural municipal
workshop, March 3.
Clerk-Treasurer Nancy Michie
will attend seminars on pay equity
and tax capping.
Council supported four resolu
tions. The first was from the Coun
ty of Brant, asking the Ministry of
Agriculture, Foods and Rural
Affairs to cease any review of leg
islation affecting agricultural soci
eties and horticultural organizations
which would lead to the elimina
tion of tax exempt status.
Another was from Woodstock
asking the federal and provincial
governments to fund health care to
sufficiently alleviate the backlog of
patient waiting lists.
The third was from South Bruce,
demanding all members of the
provincial government be made to
realize the importance of the agri
cultural industry in the province.
Council concurred with St.
Marys on a resolution regarding
school closures. The petition asked
the Ministry of Education to desig
nate the Avon Maitland District
School Board as rural and remote,
thereby extending funding through
the program.
A special session of council was
held Feb. 28 to discuss the town
ship’s involvement in the Huron
Bruce Community Complex.
In a unanimous recorded
was agreed Morris Twp.
commit to be a partner for
ship and operation of the
Bruce Community compl
percentage to be negotiated with
the other partners.
Morris Twp. council hosted a
meeting Feb. 8, in conjunction with
their regular session, to discuss the
Bowes/Cockerline municipal drain.
After a review of the engineer’s
report by Bill Dietrich of W. E.
Kelley and Associates Ltd., a letter
from the Department of Fisheries
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Neither the department nor
neighbouring landowner Hank Dyk
want any work done in Blyth
Creek.
It was stated that all work on the
drain had been west of the arch,
between the arch and Blyth. The
stone piles had been there for years
and were not for fish purposes.
Morris Road Superintendent
Lloyd Michie requested an addi
tional catch-basin be added to the
project on the west side of the road.
The cost would be covered by the
road budget.
Work on the drain was expected
to be undertaken between June 15
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The Blyth Novice Reps swept
their first round playoff series
against Belmore when they won
Feb. 23.
On home ice, Blyth doubled Bel
more with goals by Curtis Robert
son, Tony Bean and two by Roman
Sturzenegger.
Bean and Ken Plunkett earned
assists.
The squad met Tiverton Feb. 27
CHSS sports
Teams shoot for WOSSA
By Pauline Blok
Co-op student
Central Huron Secondary School
athletes are busy with several com
petitions.
The senior and junior girls vol
leyball teams participated in a
W.OSSA (Western Ontario Sec
ondary School Athletics) qualifier
on Feb.29.
The senior girls team is a good
mix of veteran players and first-
year senior players, said Coach Jim
Cook. “I decided to keep 15 players
on the team which created a healthy
competitive atmosphere in prac
tices for players working toward a
starting position.”
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and w'ere handed a thrashing.
Though Blyth’s Plunkett hit the
net first on a pass from Bean,
Tiverton took control in the third.
Tied at the end of two with goals
from Robertson and Sturzenegger,
the visitors blasted six unanswered
shots home in the final frame for
the 9-2 victory.
Blyth assists were earned by
Bean (two), Lee Watkins and
Robertson.
“Our setters, Meaghan Hayter
and Shanda Loder have made great
improvements over the course of
the season and have adapted well to
numerous line-up changes. Melinda
Lee stands out as our most power
ful hitter.”
If all works out according to the
team’s plan, said Cook, they will
be going to Glencoe this Saturday
for the WOSSA championships.
The junior girls finished third in
league play, but lost in the semi
finals to Exeter15-13 in the best of
five series. Their coach is Judy Stu
art.
Badminton is also on the go at
CHSS. There was a badminton
tournament in Goderich Feb.29
also to qualify for WOSSA.
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