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Page 2, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, April 9, 1986 Suggestions given on proposed Schreiber Official Plan continued from page 1 number of other things for Schreiber, including quali- fying the township for various programs funded by the government." These are basically the Ontario Neighbourhood Improvement Program and the Commercial Area Im- provement Program. '*There are also plann- ing tools in the Plan," Hodgins added. "These exist in provincial legisla- tion but you can't use them if you don't have an Of- ficial PLan." The Plan will also establish policies which will guide the nature and location of develop- ment for the municipality over the next five years. An initial public meeting on the project was held last fall on the Plan's Background Report and Issues and Options book. Then Conlin Engineering and Planning began work on the Draft Official Plan, along with the assistance of Township Council and various provincial Ministries. "'There were no real issues identified at that first meeting," Hodgins said. Residential growth was the only main concern express- ed at that time. Now that the Draft Plan has been created, Hodgins feels there won't be any major changes or additions to it. The second public meeting held last week went well, in his opinion, with a number of helpful suggestions. "We are also not an- ticipating any major changes from any of the Ministries,' he noted. "We're working closely with them on this." In fact, Conlin has gone beyond the legal re- Ballentine Tom and Linda are happy to announce the safe arrival of their first child, Christopher Ross Ballentine, born March 16, 1986. Proud grandparents are Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ross of Schreiber and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ballentine of Salt Spring Island, B.C. Hospital. our stay. THANK YOU Thank you to Dr. Bailey, Dr. St. Rose, Dr. Wilkes and the fine nursing staff at the McCausland Special thank you to Donna, Betty, Aldea, Theresa, Daryll and Debbie for the excellent care given during Linda and Christopher Ballentine quirements for the forma- tion of the Plan, with newspaper articles and an extra public meeting not re- quired by law. Hodgins even conducted a field review in which he spoke to everyone in Schreiber who runs a business, as well as the town engineer, social ser- vices, and officials with the Ministry of Natural Resources. Work will now begin on the final draft form of the Official Plan, which will be subject to a public review about six weeks from now. '*Any concerns with the Plan can still be raised on that night and adopted into the Plan later," he explain- ed. The date, time, and place for that meeting will be advertised at least 30 days before it takes place. At the April 2 public meeting, Hodgins inform- ed the group that planning is not retroactive. "If you are there already, you are there to stay," he reassured them. Planning for the developed area at Walker's Lake, northwest of Schreiber, is still ina grey area as '"'not enough is known about that lake yet to make any hard and fast decisions,'" he said. A Development Capaci- ty Study will probably be conducted at the lake to assist the township in its decisions prior to approy- ing the final Official Plan. Hodgins reminded the audience that a lot of the rural land within the township is actually Crown land and is therefore sub- ject to Ministry of Natural Resources land use policies. He said that the Hazard Lands designation of the Plan, which has caused a great deal of controversy in other communities in the 4 province, is not expected to be a problem in Schreiber. Hazard lands are flood or erosion susceptible, unstable, poorly defined or exhibit some other physical characteristic which could lead to the deterioration of man-made structures or cause danger to persons, according to Section Three of the Draft Plan. "The MNR is responsi- ble for designating Hazard Lands and establishing policies for them,"' Hodgins said. In Schreiber, Coook's Lake Creek is considered a potential Hazard Lands area. The creek cuts right through the west end of the townsite from Cook's Lake, located at the far north end of the township. "We would take the floodline and put it into tlre Official PLan, but the MNR didn't conduct its Ontario Basic Mapping study last year...they won't do it until later this year," he explained, adding that the current Hazard Lands area in the existing Draft PLan is merely preliminary, as it is based on his limited field review. "Would that have a bearing on insurance?"' a man in the audience at the public meeting asked. "*Yes, it does, if your lot is in Hazard Lands now,"' Hodgins replied. "It would also have an effect on get- ting a mortgage for that (property)."" Hodgins added that the province was forced to create the Hazard Lands designation after a number of people insisted on building their homes in floodplains. No buildings are permitted in Hazard | Lands, according to the Draft Plan. After the meeting, Hodgins said that the designation won't be too Schreiber 824-2549 Kayser Cross Country Sale Prices as nationally advertised And Sale runs April 2-12 » SY Spadoni Dept. Store Treat your legs * Introducing exciting new fashion accessories by Vibrant color cosmetics Hair ornaments and many more health and beauty much of a problem in Schreiber as it won't affect too many if any lots in the townsite. According to Section Four of the Draft Plan, there also shouldn't be any problems with a number of proposed road extensions and reconstructions that Council may consider ap- propriate in the future, once the actual Official Plan is in place. These proposals include extending Railway Street easterly to Subway Street, extending Scotia Street to the TransCanada Highway, and a new road for the west side of Walker Lake. "(This) does not imply that the Township...will undertake, authorize, or assume these works," the Plan added. One other possible project would be the extension of Winnipeg Street to the south. "This would be Coun- cil's way of putting people on notice about these pro- posals," Hodgins said. \ 'One objective in the long run too is to get all streets in the townsite paved, but this won't happen right away." Students graduate continued from page 1 They are going through a lot of changes now...emotional, physical, and mental, and this pro- gram was designed to prepare them for that,"" she added. "The program makes them realize that they are not alone." VIP acknowledges the fact that when it comes to solving certain problems, there is not always an answer, she noted. 'They have to learn to cope and adapt,"' she said. Phytila pointed out that some fellow teachers have commented to her that they have noticed how those in the program now seem to be more concerned for one another. Parents of graduates agreed that their children are now more understanding and helpful, thanks to VIP. 'It was as much a lear- ning experience for me as it was for you," Police Chief Phillips told the Ue, Ray ce BEFORE YOU BUY... LET'S COMPARE MAYBE WE CAN SAVE YOU ""MONEY"' ON AUTO & HOME CALL NO CHARGE 1-800-465-3916 = LAMBERT - INSURANCE 28 N. CUMBERLAND STREET THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO P7A 4K9 graduates. Special caps and T-shirts were presented to the students along with their certificates. Jim Ziegler attended the ceremony on behalf of Township Council. Phytila said that the first VIP Program was concen- trated in terms of time. Next year it will be spread out over a longer period. CANCER SOCETY We need your support. Cancer can be beaten. CANADIAN | SOCETE Du CANCER The Corporation Of The Township Of Terrace Bay PROCLAMATION The week of April 21 to 25 is Local Government Week in Ontario. | During this time | encourage all residents of Terrace Bay to learn more about the important role your municipal government fulfills, and to become more involved in the process. April, 1986. 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