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the HERALD age4 Community Wednesday November Ballinafad resident backs into NEC approval ByBENDUMMETT The Herald Ballinafad area resident Nancy received approval from the Niagara Escarpment Com mission Thursday to build a pum on her farm despite taking a backwards approach to the process In accordance with NEC guidelines Ms was supposed to approach the com mission to obtain a development permit before building the pum phouse NEC guidelines stipulate a development permit is required to construct a building in an agricultural area on the Escarp ment if the building s location is less than 300 feet from the middle of the roadway running alongside the property According to an NEC staff report the is located less than feet from the the Eighth Line which runs along the property Therefore a development permit was required Neighboring property owner Kent who spoke at Thursday s commission meeting successfully used this apparent to try to persuade the commission to postpone issuing the development permit Mr argued NEC staff should do a site inspection of the building before consideration is given to the issuing of a develop ment permit Mr is concerned the pumphouse operation could have a negative impact on his well NEC staff recommended the development permit be issued because the building meets all health and servicing requirements and won t have a negative impact on the surrounding environment Ms Mulholland told com the building was con without the permit because she was under the a permit required Ms said officials with the Town of Hills informed her no permits were required to construct the building Mr however questioned Ms slack of knowledge about the need for a development permit He referred to a Mav let ter addressed to the NEC a copy of winch was obtained by the Herald in which family member James Parenting Tips ParentChild Centre Creating a positive image Herald Special Last time we talked about creating positive self esteem in our children We discovered that it is an easier task if we have our own sense of competence value lweability a good general positive self image So if we do not this good positive sense of ourselves how do we get it and more im portantly hold on to it in a time of crisis a Look into the mirror each morning and tell ourselves how wonderful we are b Make several appointments for intensive Make an appointment for a hair cut Write out a resume or a list of achievements Again of the above could be the right answer depending on the situation A few of us lived normal childhoods with mostly positive experiences Perhaps all we need when we are over tired or had a bad day is a pat on he back Maybe we can boost our self image by talking nicely to ourselves in the mirror or by get ting a hair cut or by treating ourselves to some indulgence Some days maybe takes more work to enhance our self esteem Then it may be time to go over our resumes or list our achieements Other of us hae suffered some abuse neglect or sense of aban donment in childhood We may have put feelings surrounding these issues aside and function perfectly well most days Then suddenly without explanation we find ourselves dumping on our own kids Depending on the frequency and intensity of these occurrences it ma be propriate to explore some of our childhood issues with a skilled counsellor Our goal of creating positive self esteem in our children can better be achieved when we have a firm hold on our own positive self image Taking whatever steps are necessary to feel better ourselves is the best path to help our children feel good Valerie Cunningham a nurse in independent practice offers a of parenting courses workshops and private consultations She may be reached Say I saw it in The Herald ID DR KISS SAYS YES JOANNE FITZGERALDS LATEST WINNER IN STOCK AT OXBOW BOOKS GOVERNOR GENERALS AWARD Best Childrens Book IBustratforfe After the Santa Claus Parade Joanne will be chatting and signing copies at Oxbow Books This Saturday at 200 pm OXBOW BOOKS Mulholland indicates he is aware of the 300foot distance requirement Mr Mulholland was writing the let in reference to the construction of a broodmare stable Mr Mulholland correctly pointed out in the letter a develop ment permit t needed to build the stable because among other things it was located more than feet from the roadway Contacted Monday Ms refused to comment on any aspect of the ap plication until she had dealt tly with the commission over its ap proval process During a telephone interview following Thursday meeting Mr questioned why Mr s 1989 letter to the NLC wasn included in the staff report regarding the phouse NEC Senior Planner David John son said the letter included because it doalt with a different ap plication He added as soon as NEC staff informed the family about the need to obtain a develop ment permit for the pumphouse an application was made RE mens wear PRECHRISTMAS ANNIVERSARY SALE Its RE McCalls 6th Anniversary Celebration and being so close to 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