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‘ The Township of South Crosby REEVE-CJLSNHTH (IIEU(TREASURER-IW.STEARRY YOUR COUNCIL AT WORK - BASTARD AND SOUTH BURGESS Welcome to a New Year and a new term of Council. The inaugural meeting was held on Dec. 2 at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony was presided over by Rev., .Kathryn Powell. The oath of allegiance was administered by the Clerk-Treasurer, assisted by the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer. Each Council member gave an interesting Inaugural ‘Speech. The staff served lunch to the new Council and those attending the ceremony. Council extended a very special thank ‘you to the staff for the luncheon, this was a unique and most generous gesture and was much appreciated. At 1:00 p.m. the new Council started work and has been extremely busy since then. Committees were appointed and are -listed .in the North Leeds Lantern. On December 14, Council members met at Delta Fire Station early in the morning and commenced a tour of Municipally owned buildings and property as well as some properties which had been placed on Council agenda for discussion. The weather Was cold, with some freezing rain and snow. Everyone got lots of fresh air and general introduction to some Township concerns as they visited parks, urio pearie d rc:a.d allowances, fire halls, both' Community Halls and both libraries. Darkness caught up with us on the shore of the Rideau and thus ended a very informative, enjoyable day. ' Council has completed the purchase of the Delta Waste Disposal' Site. The committee is busy planning ways to more efficiently use the Waste Disposal bUdget, promote recycling and increase the life expectancy of the landfill site. Watch for further announcements. Compost barrels will be available at a later date. The Township also has purchased a brush chipper . and shredder. 613-359-5830 With great regret, Council accepted the resignation of Brys Scovil from the library board. She has put in many, many hours and been a driving force in this area. She will be greatly missed â€" the Library’s loss is the North Leeds Lantern gain. On December 16, representatives of the Cataraqui Conservation Authority presented Bud Donald with an award (a beautifufl hand carved male mallard duck) in recognition of his outstanding work as a member. Council congratulated Bud on being presented with the award. The work he has done on behalf of the Municipality and the Conservation Authority is much appreciated and he is to be commended for it. Council accepted the appointment of Vic Raison as the third trustee for the Village of Delta to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of‘ Sally Halladay. What a glorious day on January 1/92 when over 70 people gathered at the Municipal Office to sing "O Canada" in both English and French (the latter by our Deputy Clerk-Treasurer and assisted by a visitor to our area.) ~Compliments to Pat McManus, a man with a long history of i n t e r e s t a n d involvement in his Country ,who came up with the idea and spread the news by word of mouth. After the “hip, hip, hooray's“, handshakes and cheerful "Happy New Year" greetings, everyone headed home after an enthusiastic start to 1992. A very uplifting experience! B u i l d i n g ? Renovating? Expanding? A reminder â€" a booklet wj.tli aill tiie information and requirements is available ”at the municipal office â€" the building inspector will complete information pertinent to the interested individual. Needless to say, for results one should f o 1 l o W t h e instructions! We have many wonderful, hard working volunteers in the of you, a successful 1992! JAN/FEB I992 NORTH LEEDS LANTERN 7 RJL1,EMHN,ONDUHO KOGlED municipality who work untiringly (and are s e l d o m f u l l y appreciated!) Some of these have been honoured. in the past. If you have a suggestion, for a deserving Community worker, please forward it to Council by Feb. 14/92. The minutes are _a lvlayrs Pllb lj_c Information and are available . at the Municipal Building during regular office hours. Any staff member would be delighted to assist in interpreting resolutions. the From all of us to all happy, TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH CROSBY N 0 T I C E Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Crosby & Office Staff wish to thank those persons who very generously supported the less fortunate families in our Municipality, with donations of food, toys and monies, so they might have a happy Christmas. Township of South Crosby N()T IC E The Municipal Office will be CLOSED from 9:00 a.m. to p.m. on FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992. Myrna Stearry, A.M.C.T. Clerk-Treasurer memories. Year off with a the school! Christmas Crafts Market. sales. Webster Myers Wednesdays or Fridays. ELGIN AND DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL With the excitement of Christmas still vividly imprinted in their the Nursery School students returned to start the New study of Winter and Snow. explored snowflakes, and the difference between snow and water, and given free rein to their imaginations in painting the snow outside Meanwhile, the Fundraislnq Committee has been very busy completing all the paper work for our fall delighted with the success of our efforts, which included the sale of overâ€"sized colouring books. a raffle, We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those who supported the school through these We are very aware of how important community is to our good health! The winners of the prizes raffled on December 24, 1991, were; $50.00 gift certificate from Petals and Presents â€" Ann Scissions 2x525.00 gift certificate from Portland Food Town - Jan Burt and $25.00 gas at Rob's Corner Garage - Gail Simmons Fire.Extinguisher from Jamesview Builders - Sue Dunfield Westport Jr. B 91/92 Season pass â€" Matthew Sheffield Smoke Detector from Thompson Electric - Kelly Hanna $10.00 gift certificate from Forfar Dairy - Joan Pizzariello We would like to serve notice that we will once again be selling Easter Eggs, handmade by Village Treats in Lanark. a very popular fundraising activity in March the last two years. and we know that many of you look forward to this opportunity to get some of these delicious treats. We still have a few openings available for new students who wish to start attending at any time. The program is very flexible and those who join us along the way fit in very easily. about the program or about registration, call 359-5166 on Mondays, Council Meeting December 16, 1991. All Council members present. Following motions were approved â€"Minutes from following meetings,Financeâ€"Dec 2/91 Councilâ€"Dec 2 & 5/91, Wasteâ€"Dec 9/91, Public Worksâ€"Dec 16/91. â€"To pay General Accounts $5,864.21. â€"To set dates for Council and Committee meetings. ”To appoint Chairpersons to Committees â€"To appoint Council members to serve on Boards and Committees. â€"To writeaoff taxes due to building being razed by fire. â€"To support application for Heritage Grant. â€"To adopt recommendations from Finance Committee, Waste Management Committee, and Public Works Gommittee. â€"To consider the erection of street light in the parking lot, Village of Elgin. â€"To petition Canada Post to halt all procedures related to the proposed closing of all Government Post Offices. â€"The Following byâ€"Laws were passed: â€"To appoint the following Township Officers Livestock Evaluator, Fence Viewers and Pound Keepers. â€"To appoint members to the Committee of Adjustment. â€"To establish a Planning Advisory committee. -To engage A. Graham & Associates Ltd. to do a study on Waste Disposal Site. Detailed information concerning these actions is available at the Municipal Office Myrna Stearry,A.M.C.T Clerkâ€"Treasurer The children have fundraising campaign. We are and a Bake Table at the the support of our This has been For more information