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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2006 THE NEW TANNER 15 2006 MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOTICE REVISIONS TO VOTERS LIST Notice is hereby given that the Preliminary List of Electors will be on file with the Clerk on the 5th day of September, 2006, at the Township Office located at 8348 Wellington Road 124, within the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. Electors may confirm with the Clerks Office as to the accuracy of their names and other pertinent information on the voters list. Pursuant to Section 24 of the Municipal Elections Act 1996, a person may make application during the period that begins on Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 and ends at the close of voting, November 13, 2006, to add or remove their name from the voters list or amend related information. Pursuant to Section 25 of the Municipal Elections Act 1996, a person may make application during the period that begins on Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 and ends on Friday, September 29th, 2006, requesting that another persons name be removed from the voters list. Application for revisions to the voters list must be made on the prescribed forms available at the Township Office at 8348 Wellington Road 124 in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. Application may be made in person or by mail. Applications will be received by the Clerk or designated Election Official at the Township Office during normal business hours during the periods as set out above until November 13, 2006. DATED THIS 31st DAY OF AUGUST, 2006. Janice Sheppard Clerk/CAO Township of Guellph/Eramosa P.O. Box 700 Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0 (519) 856-9596 www.get.on.ca ?????????????????????????? ??????????????????????? With any facial Receive a Complimentary Facial Mask (Value $15) this offer includes 10% off all Facial Products Offer valid til Aug 31, 2006 ???????????? ???????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????? 155 Main St. S. Rockwood 519-856-0803 KARATE KIDS: Rockwood Karate Dojo held an open house last Sunday, followed by grading students for their next belt level. Seen here, going through their drills are Troy Cleghorn and Devon Tivendale. Sensei Donna Haskett said the day was a great success with a steady stream of people interested in Karate. Haskett has recently introduced a program for pre- schoolers called Tiny Tots. They learn about Karate, Japan, and play games, which enhance fitness, agility, memory and concentration. Rebecca Ring Photo By Rebecca Ring At the 2006 AMO Con- ference (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) in Ottawa on August 14, Premier Dalton McGuinty promised a joint provin- cial-municipal review of how municipal services are funded and delivered in On- tario. The report is planned for spring of 2008, after the fall 2007 provincial elec- tion. Mayor Clint Martin and Township Councillor Chris White both attended the conference. The Provincial Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review will focus on af- fordability for both levels of government, fairness for taxpayers, timeliness of infrastructure investments, efficacy of provincial and municipal services deliv- ered throughout Ontario, and long term economic development and prosperity for Ontario and its com- munities. The province previously downloaded over $3 billion worth of its services to the municipalities. In general, this resulted in increases in property taxes to accom- modate the added financial burden. Since then, the province has begun to al- leviate this pressure with grants to municipalities for infrastructure, etc As a result of provincial downloading of services and MPAC property assess- ment practices, homeowners have seen a dramatic rise in property taxes. This is espe- cially problematic for those on a fixed or low income. The problem with higher property value assessments has begun to be addressed. MPAC has frozen assess- ments for three years in response to the recent review by the Ombudsman. Guelph/Eramosa reduced the tax rate last year to help slow the increases. Many services that were provin- cial responsibilities are now those of Wellington County, which has steadily increased property taxes. Mayor Clint Martin at- tended the conference on behalf of Wellington Coun- ty and Councillor Chris White attended on behalf of Guelph/Eramosa. White said, It will be great if the province uploads provincial responsibilities. These costs could then come off the property taxes and al- low us to use them to provide municipal services and keep the rates down, especially at the county level. He added that the conference was a huge success with record- breaking attendance. White also said repre- sentatives from all levels of government were on hand, probably due to the location being at the hub of Canadi- an politics. He particularly enjoyed the political humour of Rick Mercer, who enter- tained the crowd. Correction An advertisement for the Rockwood Rockets Soccer Club in the August 24 edition mistakenly listed Michael Parker of Freedom 55 as a club sponsor. The correct name is Mike Dawkins of Freedom 55. The club regrets the error. Wellington OPP are asking for the publics help in an investigation into the death of a 17-month-old Rockwood toddler on Thursday, August 5. Police were called to the Esso service station in Rockwood on Saturday, August 19 where 17-month-old Hadyll El-Rifai was seriously injured. The injuries were determined to be suspicious in nature. The young girl was taken to McMaster University Hospital in Hamilton where she died from her injuries the following Thursday, August 25. A post mortem to determine the cause of her death was held on Saturday, August 26 but the results were not released at press time. The OPPs Wellington County Crime Unit, under the di- rection of Detective Inspector Scott Naylor of the criminal investigation branch is conducting an investigation into the childs death. They are asking anyone who witnessed any activity in or around the Rockwood Esso Station on the morning of Saturday, August 19 to contact Wellington OPP at 1-800-310-1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Police ask for publics help in toddlers death Mayor, councillor at AMO meet Mayor Martin Cr. Chris White