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Minutes of February 9, 2011 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Secretary- Lynn Acre, Ray
Maddox, Brian Masschaele, Cheryl Peters, Mat Schafer, Councillor Tom Southwick.
Regrets: Ron Bradfield, Jean Woon, Anna Schafer.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and
extended a hearty welcome to Councillor Tom Southwick, along with a summary
of this committee's role.
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by C.Peters that the agenda be
approved with additions. Motion Carried.
Under New Business: a) IPM profits update b) Project Ojibwa update c) Barn Quilts Program
d) Black History Month speaker
4. MINUTES: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by R.Maddox
that the minutes of the January 12, 2011 meeting be approved as written. Motion
Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE:
a) Letter from Anna Schafer, on behalf of St.Lukes Anglican Church in
Vienna requesting a letter to the Aylmer Express allowing them to
release photos from their files of St.Luke's church. These photos are to
be used for their 150th Anniversary Celebration on May 29, 2011. It
was moved by C.Buchanan and seconded by C.Peters that the secretary
compose a letter of permission to allow the Aylmer Express to release
photos from their files to St. Lukes Anglican Church of Vienna.
Motion Carried.
6. REPORTS:
A) Marine Museum Report:
6.A.1) ADT Security System: A low battery has been setting off the alarm.
R.Bradfield has been called in the middle of the night to check on it.
C.Buchanan has replaced the battery at a cost of$32 and the problem seems to
be corrected.
6.B. Edison Museum Report:
6.B.1) Repairs to Brickwork: B.Hickey will contact Robert Dancy of
Port Rowan and Mr. Rusnick of Tillsonburg for future site inspections and
quotes.
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6.B. Edison Museum Report: (Continued)
6.B.2) Decorative Brackets for Eaves: B. Hickey brought one of the 12
basswood eave brackets that have been crafted by Ed Matthews. He will
store them over the winter and paint them in the spring prior to mounting.
It was moved by C.Peters and seconded by M.Schafer that staff be
directed to pay Ed Matthews $881.40 for 12 gingerbread basswood
brackets as per his quote. Motion Carried.
6.C. New Edison Building Committee: No report
7.MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES:
a) EON Meeting: Bayham will host the March 3, 2011 EON meeting. It will be held
at 9:30 am at the Municipal office. Approximately 20 people are expected. Lunch is
not required. B.Hickey will return items to the Railway Museum at that time.
b) Tillsonburg Home & Rec. Show: March 25,26,27 Volunteers as follows;
Friday March 25) 3 —9 pm: C.Peters, C.Buchanan & R.Bradfield.
Saturday March 26) 11:30 am—9:00 pm Historical Society members
Sunday March 27) 11:30 —3:00 pm L.Acre & T.Southwick
3 —5:00 pm C.Buchanan & R. Bradfield
8. NEW BUSINESS:
A) Young Canada Works Grants: Applications have been submitted.
B) IPM Profits: L.Acre reported that a very healthy profit was realized by the
2010 IPM. An April meeting is being planned to present the larger cheques to
the various recipient organizations. Local chairmen will distribute the smaller
amounts.
C) Project Ojibwa: Federal funding was extended until Oct. 31, 2011.
D) Barn Quilts: L.Acre reported a new tourism initiative that is stirring in the
County. Barn quilt patterns are being painted onto 8' X 8' signboard and
mounted on barns, posts or other buildings. The patterns/pictures should tell a
local story and create a tourism trail. Applications for funding are underway to
hire a co-ordinator for this project. Individual communities decide on their
own stories, create the patterns and volunteers do the painting. Groups and
organizations can sponsor the costs of each signboard estimated at
approximately $500 each.
E) Paper Repair Workshop: Mary Gladwin will be presenting a 1-day
workshop sometime in April or May.
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F) Black History Month Speaker: On Saturday March 19, 2011 Trinity
Anglican Hall in Pt.Burwell will be hosting author Steven Hall who will be
speaking about the Underground Railway and the north shore ports. He will
also be selling his books. Tickets to the event are $5
9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday March 9, 2011 at 7:00 pm Municipal office.
10. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by C.Peters and seconded by R.Maddox that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:22 pm.
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