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The Times Advocate, 2005-12-28, Page 2524 Exeter Times—Advocate Wednesday, December 28, 2005 OCTOBER 5 • A plan for Goderich, Huron East and Central Huron to use the Exeter Landfill is one step closer after a council decision Monday night. South Huron council accepted a Memorandum of Understanding with Huron County and the above- named municipalities to allow those municipalities to use the Exeter landfill site after the closure of the Mid -Huron landfill owned by Central Huron. That site is due to close by the end of 2009. • Exeter is losing one of its family doctors. Dr. Philip Chan sent a letter out to his patients last week officially announcing he will end his Exeter practice effective Oct. 31. Chan is moving to Vancouver for family reasons. He said he'll do some locum work there and eventually start his own family practice. OCTOBER 12 • Two local Catholic churches are facing the possi- bility of closure under the terms of a report on the Huron -Perth Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London released last month. Among the churches the report recommended dos- ing are Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Peter's in St. Joseph. The purpose of the report was to look comprehen- sively at parishes in the Diocese under a number of criteria not used before. OCTOBER 19 • The Hensall Deamalgamation committee won't be presenting its business plan to Bluewater council. In a recorded vote Monday night, council voted not to allow the committee to present its plan at the Nov 21 council meeting. OCTOBER 26 • After an overwhelming amount of financial and moral support by Zurich residents, the village will once again have its own doctor's office. A public meeting on Zurich health care was held at the Bluewater Community Centre last Thursday, where a crowd of about 400 people were told they needed to raise $22,260 to cover rent and other expenses for the first year in order for Dr. Michael Hurley to set up shop in Zurich. • The Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre has a new executive director. Health Centre chairperson David Bannister announced last week Jane Falconer of Mitchell will be the new executive director, effective Dec. 5. The move follows an extensive search process that start- ed in late July when the centre and former executive director Dan Steinwald "parted ways." Steinwald had been with the centre for five years, after which the centre decided to move in a different direction. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2 • Area students heard some valuable safety lessons in the last two weeks from local Block Parent volun- teers. Block Parents visited several local schools recently to remind students how to use the Block Parent pro- gram and how to stay safe on Halloween night. • There's still no settlement between Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church and the Mildred Grimes estate. While the case between the estate and the church was to be heard last Friday at the Goderich Court House, the judge had a conflict and no decision was reached on how much compensation the estate's trustees will receive. NOVEMBER 9 • South Huron Hospital is asking the public to help ease the workload on doctors working in the emergency department. Patients are being asked to only use the emer- gency room for real emergencies; patients with non -emergencies should use either the walk-in clin- ic or their own family doctor. NOVEMBER 16 • Flood control is the public's biggest concern about the newest proposed subdivision for Exeter. As reported last week, a plan of subdivision and rezoning application has been submitted by develop- er Jeff Taylor that would see an 80 dwelling subdivi- sion developed between Pryde and Rivers boulevards and Huron Street East. The development would see 26 single lots created for single detached homes and 14 lots each containing three or four unit-townhous- es.The townhouses are single -storey and similar to those 011 Shadow Lane. NOVEMBER 23 • The developer of a 28 -unit subdivision beside the Oakwood Inn golf course wants to get going on con- struction as soon as possible. John Mathews of CTX Homes was at South Huron council's Monday night meeting, where council gave approval to staff to sign the Oakwood Links develop- ment agreement and approve site plan for the pro- ject. • The Ontario Government has approved the Taser X26 for use by police officers. Insp. John Stephens and Platoon Sgt. Todd Mahoney of the Middlesex OPP explained and demonstrated the new tool at Lucan Biddulph council Monday night. Tasers apply an electrical charge to the body causing temporary motor dysfunction and provid- ing a safe opportunity for officers to take control of a violent and unstable person. St. Boniface Christmas concert DECEMBER 7 • On Monday a heated public meeting was held to further discuss a proposed subdivision for Exeter. Many people in the full gallery of the Olde Towne Hall made clear that the subdivision which would include 80 dwelling units was not the issue but rather the stormwater management in the area which was a part of the draft conditions of the subdivision. • Bylaw enforcement services in Bluewater will now be provided by the company of Keppel Creek. A bylaw was passed Monday night at council autho- rizing an agreement that has been entered into by the municipalities of Central Huron and East Huron with Keppel Creek. DECEMBER 14 • Sixty years after his service with a mixed Canadian -American infantry unit that was called 'the Devils Brigade' by German soldiers, a Hensall area veteran has been recognized by the American gov- ernment. John McCallister was a soldier of the 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion with the First Special Service Force (FSSF) that fought in Italy and France during the Second World War and was made up of 2,200 Canadians and Americans. DECEMBER 21 • The Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) is in negoti- ations with several Huron Park industrial tenants offering to buy the provincially -owned land. The issue was discussed at Monday night's South Huron council meeting, as council gave approval to the ORC, the provincial body that manages land, to use Crown Right to transfer portions of the park to existing tenants. The move, according to a report from chief administrative officer Larry Brown, will "avoid a lengthy planning approvals process", which would see land transfers delayed until 2007. • While it awaits word on federal funding for a pro- posed $12 million Lake Huron water pipeline, South Huron has to spend $150,000 on a UV treatment for the Moodie well. The expense is something the municipality has to undergo to receive its certificate of approval (C of A) on its water system from the Ministry of the Environment. In order to comply with the Ministry's water regulations, the municipality decided on the $12 million Lake Huron pipeline, which is part of a larger $350 million project called the Huron Elgin London Project (HELP), involving 14 municipalities and serving 550,000 people from Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Federal funding is still pending and South Huron Mayor Rob Morley said municipalities will have to wait until after the election before they hear about grants. Some of the performers entertaining the audience Dec. 20 during the St. Boniface Christmas concert were (above) Michaela Cyr,Andrew Rau, Shianne Regier and Luke Durand with (top right) Michaela Glendinning, EmilyWilder,Thomas Hartman and Cassie Smith. (Bottom right) Helping out Alvin were chipmunks Mark Anthony Miller, Quinton Bedard and David Hunt. (photosPat Bolen)