Vincent acclaimed as county warden

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December 22, 2010
Pat Bolen
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GODERICH — With family, friends and North Huron municipal staff in attendance, North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent was acclaimed as Huron County Warden Dec. 8 in Goderich.

Also serving with Vincent for the next term will be county council members:
• Central Huron Reeve Jim Ginn, with Deputy Reeve Dave Jewitt and Coun. Brian Barnim;
• Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan, with Deputy Mayor Joe Steffler and Coun. Bill Siemon;
• South Huron Mayor George Robertson with Deputy Mayor Jim Dietrich and Coun. David Frayne;
• Howick Reeve Art Versteeg;
• Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul Gowing;
• Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek with Deputy Reeve Neil Rintoul;
• Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt and Deputy Mayor John Grace;
• North Huron Vincent and Deputy Reeve David Riach;
• Bluewater Mayor Bill Dowson with Deputy Mayor Paul Klopp and Coun. Tyler Hessel.

Outgoing warden Bert Dykstra said his term had been a great experience and despite the recent turnover due to the municipal election, there was still 200 years worth of experience around the table plus the new members.

Van Diepenbeek nominated Vincent and addressed council on the experiences and qualifications of Vincent.

Van Diepenbeek said he has known Vincent for several years and described his work with farm and environmental organizations. He added Vincent has integrity as well as pride in Huron County and the ability and desire to serve the county well.

Following the acclamation, Vincent said no matter how many times he had been at the county council table, it was still an emotional moment to sit as warden. He described it as a position of honour and trust.

He added he has been honoured to serve with many excellent volunteers around the county.

“It is with a great deal of pride that I take this job,” said Vincent. “I'll work to the best of my ability.”

Municipality of Bluewater - Council Members

Municipality of Bluewater - Council Members

2010 - 2014 Council Members

The Municipality of Bluewater is governed by an elected Council of 10 members who serve a four-year term: The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and one Councillor-at-Large, seven Ward Councillors. Together, they provide municipal representation for all citizens. The current term of office runs from 2010-2014.

Mayor
Bill Dowson
RR 1
Varna, ON N0M 2R0
519-565-2523
wjdowson@tcc.on.ca


Deputy Mayor
Paul Klopp
RR 2
Zurich, ON N0M 2T0
519-236-4291
klopps@hay.net


Councillor-at-Large
Tyler Hessel
Box 2084
Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0
519-525-8514
hessel4bayfield@tcc.on.ca


Bayfield Ward Councillor
Geordie Palmer
Box 29
Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0
519-565-2903
geopal@eastlink.ca


Hay East Ward Councillor
John Becker
Box 101
Dashwood, ON N0M 1N0
519-237-3628
sepbecker@hotmail.com


Hay West Ward Councillor
John Gillespie
72753 Ravine Drive
St. Joseph, ON N0M 2T0
519-236-7285
johngill@hay.net


Hensall Ward Councillor
Kay Wise
73 King Street
Hensall, ON N0M 1X0
519-262-2050
kjwise@bell.net


Stanley East Ward Councillor
Dave Roy
RR 1
Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0
519-565-4125
droy@tcc.on.ca


Stanley West Ward Councillor
George Irvin
RR 1
Dashwood, ON N0M 1N0
519-236-7047
jeangeorgeirvin@hay.net


Zurich Ward Councillor
Janisse Zimmerman
75 Main Street
Zurich, ON N0M 2T0
519-236-4947
janzim75@gmail.com


Council remuneration was established by a bylaw in 2009.

Council remuneration 2009 By-law 122

Municipality of Bluewater - 2010 Council

The Newly Elected Bluewater Council
2010

Christmas in Bayfield a Tremendous Success

Christmas in Bayfield was just another fine example of great events in the Municipality of Bluewater.

Christmas in Bayfield - Lighting of Christmas Lights in the Park

Santa without Snow ?

The Grinch is Going Green ..

In perfect "synch"....

Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce

The Joy of Christmas

Balloons in Bloom...

Mayor Bill Dowson wishing everyone a Merry Christmas

The weather was outstanding, the turn-out was tremendous, and fun was had by all.

The Lakeshore Advance- Update

Three municipalities--lots of same issues

Local council

Mayors and deputies

By BY LYNDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY

Posted 2 days ago

The race is on with a theme of communication, accountability and transparency. The Municipalities of Bluewater, Lambton Shores and South Huron have all seen their own struggles in the past decade. Amalgamation required each having to make smaller communities into one large municipality. Amalgamation married rural and urban in a big way attempting to end of territorialsim of former communities. That struggle continues. Ten years later, there are many changes including technology that brings most candidates right to your computer in blogs, twitters, facebook and other social networking sights. You can get to know your candidate with a click of a button.

The Lakeshore Advance has profiled the mayors of and deputies of the three municipalities for this edition with councillor spots in upcoming issues. Election Day is October 25 and there are mail-in ballots for all three municipalities. Watch for all candidate meetings. Lambton Shores are Wed. Sept. 15 -Port Franks Community Centre, Saturday Sept 18-10a.m. Grand Bend Legion and Wednesday October 6, at 7:00 pm at the Kineto Theatre 24 King Street West Forest. Bluewater has a meeting Wednesday Sept 29-7--9 at the Zurich Community Center. No meetings have been scheduled for South Huron as this time. For mail in ballot information check out http://www.town.bluewater.on.ca/ http://www.lambtonshores.ca/http://www.southhuron.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp

Bill Dowson on Saturday, August 28, 2010

Hello Everyone 

Today is another wonderful day in Bluewater.

In Zurich, Ontario we have the popular Annual Bean Festival .

Visit their web-site for more information. 

http://www.zurichbeanfestival.com/ 

I will be there at noon for the Official Opening . Come out and say Hi.!

Have a great day.

Bill

Public meeting for Municipality of Bluewater ratepayers Aug. 26

"More than 300 ratepayers came out to voice their views....thank you to the organizers and all who came out." 

Bill Dowson

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Bluewater, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Bluewater, Ontario

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Coordinates: 43°26′35″N 81°34′05″W / 43.442949°N 81.567993°W / 43.442949; -81.567993

The Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich.
Bluewater's population as of the 2006 Canadian census was 7120.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Geography 2 Notable persons 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Bluewater's western boundary is Lake Huron. Its northern boundary is the Bayfield River between Lake Huron and Clinton. Highway 4 is the eastern boundary, while Huron Road 83 and the Exeter urban boundary (in South Huron) form the southern boundary.
Bluewater includes the communities of Bayfield, Blake, Brucefield, Dashwood, Hensall, Kippen, St. Joseph, Sarepta, Vanastra, Varna and Zurich.

[edit] Notable persons

• Cal O'Reilly - Professional hockey player, Nashville Predators, National Hockey League, brother to Ryan from Varna^[2]
• Ryan O'Reilly- Professional hockey player, Colorado Avalanche, National Hockey League, brother to Cal from Varna^[3]
• Babe Siebert- Professional hockey player,

Kippen, Ontario

Kippen, Ontario is a hamlet on highway 4, it is near Brucefield, Ontario.

Varna, Ontario

Varna is a hamlet off of highway 8. Varna is in between Bayfield, Ontario and Clinton, Ontario. Varna has a few houses.

Brucefield, Ontario

Brucefield is a small hamlet on highway 4, it is near train tracks (GEXR) (Goderich, Exeter Railway)

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Brothers Cal and Ryan O'Reilly get set for NHL season in Nashville, Denver". Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario. http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1735817. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
3. ^ "Brothers Cal and Ryan O'Reilly get set for NHL season in Nashville, Denver". Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario. http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1735817. Retrieved 2010-03-08.

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• Municipality of Bluewater

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Posted 9 days ago
Huron County realtors are taking a wait-and-see approach to how proposed wind farms will impact the region's real-estate values.
John Hart, the Stratford-based board president of the Huron Perth Association of Realtors, says though the board has had some discussion on the number of wind farms planned for the region, it has yet to take any stand on the plan.
"We haven't discussed them a whole lot," he says, noting that, personally, he believes that any project that helps save the ecosystem is likely to be a positive one.
Hart says while there are differing views on wind farms' impact on land values, it is still far too early to review data in Huron County given that projects are just beginning to take shape.
Closer to home, Fred Lobb, who owns the Clinton-based Royal LePage Realty with his wife, Carol, says his agents are just beginning to look at the data related to wind farms.
"At this stage, there isn't a marked effect," he says.
Lobb notes that while he has heard arguments both for and against wind farms, there is little doubt that there will be growing pains associated with the turbines' installation given that "change is going to be hard, no matter what."
Though there are more than 100 turbines scheduled to be installed in Central Huron alone, Lobb says it's premature to guess what that means to the future of area land values.
Lobb, who has worked in real estate since 1991, likens the situation to the controversy that swirled around several years ago, when corporate hog farms were given the go ahead. Though, he notes, what will happen with wind farms is likely to draw much more interest.
"We can't say we've seen any impact one way or another here so far," he says, noting that some of the positive comments he has heard relate to how the turbines assist farmers with their income while those opposing the turbines are concerned with possible health impacts and declining real estate values.
And, says Lobb, the chasm between those for and those opposed certainly appears to be wide.
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Mixed reviews for Bluewater's petition response

July 20, 2010
Ben Forrest

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VARNA – The Municipality of Bluewater's response to a petition signed by about 640 residents met with mixed reviews Monday night and could still result in a full public meeting on the matter.

Bluewater devoted part of its July 19 council meeting to presenting structured responses to the petition, which former Huron-Bruce MP Paul Steckle presented to council in early June.

The petition asked for a public meeting to answer questions related to a number of areas of concern, including general accountability and transparency, municipal hiring policies, and the appropriate of the existing salary grid for municipal employees.

Council opted to delay a full public meeting, which would allow for more input from the audience, in favour of presenting structured responses to the petition at the July 19 council meeting.

All council meetings are open to the public, but members of the audience can only ask questions or make comments at the end of the meeting, and can only do so on matters listed in the meeting agenda.

The municipality's response to the petition stretched well over an hour and took the form of a presentation by chief administrative officer Lori Wolfe that had been approved by council.

Though there were a few positive comments from the gallery afterward, Steckle indicated he was dissatisfied.

He said the group behind the petition still seeks a full public meeting solely conducted for the purpose of listening to the public and allowing the public to ask questions about matters of concern.

"This has not satisfied any of our concerns," he said.

Bluewater Mayor Bill Dowson said Monday night it is his intention to call a public meeting on the matter, but he didn't want to make that call until he has time to sit down with council to discuss it.

Dowson has said in the past that as mayor he has the power to call a public meeting on his own, and that he intended to do so if the structured responses did not satisfy the public.

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