The Citizen, 2005-10-13, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005.
County council briefs
County applies for sewage treatment funding
Huron County has applied for a
second time for provincial funding
to adapt sewage treatment facilities
in Wingham and Exeter to accept
septage from septic tank contractors.
Scott Tousaw. director of planning
and development, told councillors at
the Oct. 6 meeting of county council
that the county had applied two
y^ars ago under a provincial
program but had been rejected.
Though he was not optimistic this
application would bring funding,
Tousaw said it was necessary to
make a point that provincial support
was going to be necessary in order to
implement a moratorium on
spreading the contents of septic
tanks on farm fields. It’s nearly five
years since the province said it
would ban the practice in five years
and nothing has been done to
prepare, he said.
Meanwhile haulers have been
getting hints that the banning of
spreading will take place in 2007,
Tousaw said.
Bill Dowson, councillor for
Bluewater, complained that there are
millions of dollars sitting in the
Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure
Fund (COMRIF) but projects are
going unfunded.
“I think it’s a bit of a strategy to
keep the money as long as possible,”
he'said.***
Dowson also asked for a report on
the effect of higher energy costs on
the county budget and an exploration
of what can be done to lower those
costs. The county needs to take a
look at the size of vehicles it owns as
well as heating and lighting for its
buildings. “What can we do to
conserve?”***
South Huron councillor Dave
Urlin urged re-instatement of
councillors’ annual tour of county
facilities which had been cancelled
as a cost-cutting measure.
“You’re got to get out and see
these things,” Urlin said of county
facilities like the homes for the aged
or county roads and bridges. If
councillors don’t see county assets
they can’t effectively manage them
while in the council chambers, he
said.
***
Failure of the county’s homes for
the aged to meet a provincial
standard to minimize safety and
security risks for residents has meant
a $20,000 expenditure to change
locks in the homes.
Because mechanical keys were
being misplaced and doors left open
to some facilities that should be
locked, a new keyless lock system is
being installed at a cost of $10,000
for each home.***
The county will be a partner in
Howick Twp.’s Rural Economic
Development Program application
to get funding for a new library for
the township.
The township has been proposing
amalgamation of the Fordwich and
Gorrie branches of the Huron
County Library into one central
location that could be open more
hours and provide more books. The
library board has earlier proposed
closing the Howick library branches
but agreed to work with one larger
branch.
Museum women
dare to bare in
fundraising calender
A new fundraiser sponsored by the
Stratford-Perth Museum is
guaranteed to knock the socks off
those who see it.
The Stratford-Perth Museum’s
2006 calendar, called Treasures, is a
thing of pure beauty that is based on
the British Calendar Girls
fundraiser. Beautifully
photographed by Annette av Paul,
the calendar features a wonderful
group of women who are mature in
age but young at heart as they
tastefully expose some skin while
posing with various museum
artifacts.
The calendar, which is both
sentimental and humorous, sells for
$20.
The calendar will be officially
launched and available for sale
during another museum fundraiser
to be held at the Mitchell
Community Centre on Saturday,
Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16. Fifty
years of Fashion, a fashion show
featuring men, women and children,
will showcase 1880 - 1930 period
clothing from the collection of
Marion Kernighan.
Starting Oct. 15, Treasures will
also be available for purchase in
Stratford at Bradshaws, The
Buzzstop, Callan Books, CIBC,
Classic Art, Cooking up a Storm,
Fanfare Books, St. Willibrord Credit
Union and Touchmark. The calendar
will also be available at Music in
Sebringville.
All money raised from sales of the
calendar goes to the Stratford-Perth
Museum.
Health Care Heroes Million Dollar Radlothon - October 22, 2005
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Radiothon
The show that dares not use its real name
Marie Gogo
Juno winner
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featuring the 6-Man Heritage All-Star Band
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"You must see this outstanding tribute show!"
- says Don Tremaine, TV Host of CBC’s Jubilee
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• MESSER-STYLE FIDDLING in old time jigs and reels
• BUCHTA DANCERS tribute includes Jitterbug and Charleston
* "MARG AND CHARLIE" characters sing
war era songs including "We'll Meet Again"
• Sensational STEP DANCING
Appearing
Memorial Hall, Blyth - Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.
Tickets available at the Box Office, Blyth General Store;
Ernie King Music, Wingham/Goderich; Dixie Lee, Clinton.
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