A Huron County hunter will be paid the bounty on 55 coyotes he killed in Bruce County.
Len
Baird was called in by a Bruce County farmer to get rid of
nuisance coyotes that were killing his livestock. In January, Baird
brought in 38 coyote carcasses for confirmation in Huron-Kinloss, and
in February, he brought in 17 carcasses for confirmation in South Bruce
Township.
Huron-Kinloss council reported earlier this month that the paperwork was completed and sent to the county for payment.
Bruce
County council then notified both municipalities that Baird was not an
approved hunter and, although he had been paid previously by the county
for four coyote carcasses in 2009, he was turned down for payment by
the county's agriculture, tourism and planning committee. The committee
said he was not an authorized, non-resident hunter/trapper for coyotes
in Bruce County and payment was not approved at the committee meeting.
At
the Huron-Kinloss general committee meeting March 1, the township
agreed to sent a letter to the county, demanding the know the reasoning
behind denying Baird approval as a trapper/hunter in the county.
At
the township council meeting March 15, clerk Sonya Watson said a letter
had been received from the county, approving Baird's claim and
authorizing him as a hunter/trapper in Bruce County.
In other news ...
- The township has turned down the Saugeen Mobility and Regional
Transit (SMART) service because it is far too expensive for the
rural municipality. A report from SMART indicated that the township
would have to pay $8,949.40 per year, based on a population of
6,500, with a ridership of only about seven people. The ridership
number came from Huron Transit. "We'd have only seven people using
it and we'd have to pay that kind of money?" asked councillor
Lillian Abbott. "Not likely," said councillor Anne Eadie.
- Council accepted the quote of Gord Dale, in the amount of
$90/cut, for maintenance of the Whitechurch Park; and the quote of
Don McFarlan, in the amount of $200/season, for maintenance of the
Kinlough Cemetery.
- The township has granted pre-budget approval for the purchase of
heavy hydraulic equipment for the Ripley-Huron Fire Department, in
the amount of $32,837.80. Treasurer Jodi MacArthur said Ripley fire
chief Doug Martyn had budgeted $42,000 for this equipment but was
able to purchase it cheaper in Mississauga.
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- Council has awarded the tender to
Da-Lee Dust Control of Goderich, for supply and application of
35-per-cent calcium chloride dust suppressant, at a cost of
$0.176/litre. It was the lowest of three bids, with the others being
Pollard Highway Products at $0.215/litre; and Miller Paving at
$0.220/litre. This was co-tendered with South Bruce, Howick, North
Huron and Morris-Turnberry.
- The township has awarded the tender
to Bill and Tom Kempton Construction Ltd. of Amberley, for the
reconstruction of Huron Road, at a cost of $2,600,116.17. The budget
for this project was $2.75 million. Public works director Hugh Nichol
said that based on the work completed to date, the estimates for
contract administration, engineering and contingency, the project
should be within budget. The two-kilometre stretch of road should be
under way by mid-April and be completed by the end of the summer.
- The following were hired on as summer students with the township:
Stacey Courtney, lighthouse co-ordinator; Leanne MacDonald, lighthouse
supervisor; Dayna Simpson and Megan Lowry, lighthouse guides; Blaire
Courtney, part-time lighthouse guide; Alexandra Courtney, casual
lighthouse guide; Kelsey Scott, Lindsay Murray, Jacqui Fair and Natalie
Beishuizen, parks/trails.
- Council has okayed an application for a liquor licence at Pizza Plus in Lucknow.
- The
township has amended its property standards bylaw to include the
control of giant hogweed. This will enable the bylaw enforcement
officer to better manage the problem on residential properties
throughout the township with the issuance of a property standards order.
- An
Ontario Trillium Foundation application has been submitted for the
Lucknow Town Hall. The renovations will include a stair lift to the
theatre, replacement of 23 windows upstairs, ramp restoration at the
front of the building, stair flooring restoration, and furnace
replacement. The total construction cost is estimated at $60,000. The
requested Trillium grant is $52,000.
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