Mindemoya fire hall committee formed
MINDEMOYA—A sub-committee of the Central Manitoulin property committee has been formed to look at the design and construction of the new Mindemoya fire hall.
Richard Stephens, mayor of the Central Manitoulin, told the Recorder last Friday, “at the property committee meeting (held last week) a committee was struck to look at the draft design plans and costs. I understand this committee will be meeting in January,” he said, pointing out he did not attend last week’s committee meeting.
Two motions had been passed by the property committee in relation to the new Mindemoya fire hall. “That we move the estimates from the Mindemoya fire hall design/construction estimates memo from the municipal coordinator dated December 8, 2015 to the property committee capital budget draft.”
The second motion passed by the committee reads, “that we recommend to council that a sub-committee of the property committee-named the committee for the design and construction of the Mindemoya fire Hall be formed.”
Crosswalk gets the greenlight
Tom Sasvari
The Recorder
MINDEMOYA—The municipality of Central Manitoulin recently received the go ahead for a new crosswalk in the downtown area of Mindemoya.
“There is a temporary crosswalk in place now (at the corner of King and Yonge Streets), and the project will be finished in the spring,” Dale Scott, a member of the Manitoulin Community Policing Advisory Committee (MPAC) told committee members at a meeting last week.
“We’re working on having more visible signs put up,” said Mr. Scott, “and we need to put something in place that will assure no one will park near the intersection.”
“The no parking signs in place now are too small. When a truck for instance parks at the corner you can’t see around them to see any of the oncoming traffic,” said Mr. Scott.
“The MTO has agreed with putting in a proper crosswalk,” Mr. Scott said. “When the new sidewalks are completed in the spring the permanent crosswalk will go from Ben Wilsons store to Jake’s across the street.”
The MTO requires that a raised curb be placed at both sides of the corner to help protect pedestrians from traffic. The township has been requesting approval from the MTO for over three years for the crosswalk. It is expected the crosswalk will provide a huge safety benefit, especially for children.
