4 May 3, 2012 - St. Thomas/Elgin Weekly News
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Sharon Larmour retires Sharon Larmour attended her last Central Elgin Council meeting on April 23 and said good-bye as she retired from her role as Director of Finance for Central Elgin after 31 years of service. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing presented her with a Work Acknowledgement Certificate for her many years of great service. Sharon said that her job has been interesting and challenging and that she enjoyed every moment of it. “It’s been my pleasure to serve, and I will continue to do so in other ways by volunteering,” she said as her final remark. Karen DePrest replaces Sharon as Director of Finance. Protests against road side spraying Ron Casier and John Martyn
attended Central Elgin Council meeting with a small group of protestors asking councillors to reconsider the road side spraying program, which has not yet been formally approved. They presented various concerns about the possible outcomes from using herbicide sprays. In his report, John said that the proposal is not in accord with up-to-date science, especially natural science. The provincial government is already concerned about water quality and is putting in a great deal of time and money to deal with this issue. Using herbicide
sprays would pollute the water, it would impact drainage ditches which would directly affect Lake Erie. Spraying also brings the problem of spray drift, which could affect adjacent properties, including organic businesses where pesticides are not permitted in their operation. A scientific report will be presented to Council at a later date for further consideration. More beach business proposals Council has been getting many summer business proposals for Port Stanley’s beach.
So far, Council hasn’t approved any out of fairness to the businesses that do pay taxes. Dan McNeil said that Council hasn’t formulated any policy on any kind of vendors. He said that his question is “What’s in it for the tax payers?” Rob McFarlan suggested that Council get a formal policy in place sooner or later. Council acknowledges that Port Stanley’s beach has good business opportunities, especially during the summer months, and a policy for different vendors definitely needs to be put in place.
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Central Elgin Mayor Bill Walters says good-bye to Director of Finance, Sharon Larmour. (Photo courtesy of Francie Dennison) St.Thomas/Elgin
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