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Part of Highway 21 designated as a Veteran's Highway
From page 3
Veteran's
Highway
June Pyette of
the Goderich
Legion called to
invite the Mayor or
a representative of
council to a recep-
tion in honour of
the approval to
have Highway 21
between Goderich
and Kincardine
designated a
Veteran's Highway.
The reception is on
Saturday, Jan. 24
between 2 p.m. and
4 p.m: at the
Goderich Legion.
Parks, facilities
and recreation
The director of
facilities and recre-
ation is requesting
council conside r a
proposal for a new
Olympia ice resur-
facing machine for
the Ripley -Huron
Arena.
The current ice
resurfacing
machine is 16 years
old and buying a
new machine is
more cost effective.
The new
Olympia machine
will have a total
cost of $75,300,
which will come
out of the reserve
money of the
Ripley -Huron
Arena.
Snow blower
attachment
Snow removal at
the Ripley -Huron
Community Centre
has been quite reg-
ular. During heavy
weekend snowfall
the facility is virtu-
ally not accessible,
until snow is
removed.
Mike Fair, direc-
tor of facilities and
recreation told
council that a 54
inch heavy duty
blower attachment
is available for
their mower.
The unit is to be
stored in the heated
Olympia room. The
unit is two years
old and in great
condition.
The used price is
$2500 compared to
the it costing $4000
brand new.
Facilities, parks
and recreation
stakeholde,-rs
meeting
The bi-annual
facilities, parks and
Huron County Warden
News -record staff
Huron County.
Warden Ken Oke.
(South Huron)
wants to do things
h
a little differently
for his one-year
term.
In his first offi-
cial • address to
council, Jan. 7,
Oke announced
plans to stream-
line the county's
agenda -distribu-
tion process in
order to save
paper and keep
things moving
along in a timely
fashion.
"The council
booklet is not
going to be that
thick next month,"
he said, noting
councillors will be
given binders so
they can review
minutes of past
sessions, as well
as view agendas,
rather than the
past practice . of
receiving a new
booklet every
month.
Another step in
a new direction,
noted Oke, is, to
urge councillors, to
pull points of
interest . from min-
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recreation stake-
holders meeting
will take place on
Tuesday, Feb. 10 at
7:30 p.m. at the
municipal office of
Ripley.
Ripley Winter
Carnival
The Ripley
Winter Carnival
will be held Feb.
13, 14 and 15.
Volunteers are
needed for the 8
a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
and the 10:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. shift.
Huron Landfill
operations
The Ministry
Environment has
delayed the
approval to change
the landfill opera-
tions at the Huron
Landfill from the
trench method to
above ground,
until further infor-
mation is obtained4
Staff said a pri-
mary concern is
the presence of
elevated leachate
concentrations at
observation , well
#11. This well is
located beside the
attendant's shed
and: the Ministry
believes the place-
ment of new waste
above the old
waste could impact
the leachate
strength and possi-
bly groundwater
flow patterns. In
other words, they
are concerned that
leachate could
migrate across the
southern property
line.
Canada -
Ontario Home
Ownership
Program
A letter was
received from` the
County of Bruce,
social housing
division regarding
the Canada -
Ontario Home
Ownership
Program. Currently
there is funding
available to eligi-
ble applicants for
assistance with the
five per cent down
payment on a pur-
chase of a house.
This program ends
March 31.
For further infor-
mation please call
the Bruce County
Housing
Corporation at
519-396-3439 or
1800-265-3022:
utes for further
discussion. when
necessary rather
than reviewing
committee reports
clause by clause.
In his first war-
den's report, Oke
said while his
schedule has not
been too hectic
since earning the.
spot in December,
he did attend a
recent opening at
the Goderich
Coop. Gailtery.
In urging coun-
cillors to- visit the
site, Oke also
wants
tl
encouraged thein
to approach him
with any ideas on
how w to streamline
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p o erations at _ the
county J level.
Mileage ues-
tinted
Coun. Max
Demaray
(Howick) wants to
know =1f it is iiec-
essary to compen-
sate county library
staff for travel
between branches.
County librarian
Beth Ross reports
it is county policy
to reimburse
employees for
mileage wracked
up on county busi-
ness.
She notes the
county treasurer
sets mileage com-
pensation month-
ly.
While Demaray
questioned the
need for the prac-
tice,
rac-tice, Ross pointed
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out the structure
of the
staffing
and the
hours
branches
library-
system
varying
require
to share
responsibilities.
Swidayjanuary25
at the
Wawanosh Nature Centre
1:00 P.M. t0 4:00 P.M. Free admission!
Bring your skis or snowshoes and hit the trails.
Snowshoes available for ages four and over.
Rental - $2.50 per pair.
Hot chocolate and coffee available.
Wawanosh is located south of Whitechurch,
travel south on County Road 22, left on
Westfield Rd. then left on Nature Centre Rd.
Visit 5I9 335-3557 or call 519 335-3557 for
information.
Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority
Working for Healthy Environment!
"We serve coun-
ty wide, that's the
policy," says Ross.
Library -hour
change
g
e a a
noun. Dm r Y
is also wondering
whether a change
in library hours is
in order.
Demaray
some constituents
in his hone
municipality are
displeased with
the Howick
branch library
hour changes.
County librarian
Beth J Ross reports
the hour changes
arrived on the
heels of a county-
wide library : serv-
ices survey.
The warden
pledged the issue
would be further
discussed at the
next library board
meeting, set . for 9
a.m., Jan. 20.
Signs for the
times
Coun. : Ben Van
Diepenbeek
reports his home
munici alit of
PY
Ashfield-
Colborne-
.Wawanosh
shfield-
Co1borne-
.Wawanosh i s
interested in pur-
chasing some of
the county's newly
designed signs.
Economic
development offi-
cer Mike Pullen
says the county is
open to cost shar-
ing opportunities
for new signage
for interested
says.
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lower. tiers.
Pullen says one
obstacle for erect-
ing signage a is the
county cannot
erect signs on
rovuacial high-
ways
p.
ways since
they
do not .have juris-
diction.
The coun-
ty
tcan, hovev
erect signs. ;in
hamlets,like St.
Helen's,and along
g
county�-�.roads.:
Van Diepenbeek
says he is pleased
ACw: can acquire
new signs through
cost sharing since
the municipality
has long been
talking about new.
signage but, the
price tag ` proved
too high.
"This seemed
quite affordable,".
added Van
Diepenbeek.
Board expan-
sion
The county will
investigate the
possibility"' of
increasing the
number of
Ministry of Health
and public
appointees to the
board of health
following a
request by Coun.
Bert Dykstra
(Central Huron).
The board of
health's provincial
representative,
Rosemary
Rognvaldson, sup-
ported Dykstra's
plan.
Continued on page 7
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