ER aes: First some trivia... "It seems like every county employee has a truck pro- vided." There are 21 half ton trucks. Just so you know - and so you can tell others. There are nearly 300 employees in the municipality so no, everyone does not have a truck. These 21 trucks make it possible for the County to be "cared for from Carrying Place to Point Petre to Long Point to Cressy Lakeside to Green Point to Rossmore by the staff in Public Works ( Roads and Water/Sewer De- partments) and Community Services (Parks and Physi- cal Properties) to cover 3 Roads Patrol Areas, 7 Water Service Areas, 2 Sanitary Service Areas plus the parks, museums, libraries, halls, community centres and the of- fice and work site buildings which number over 100. I know the next question: "Why do we need 100 spaces to do the County's work ?" That's for the next column! Fkkkokkkkkkk Statutory and Advisory Committees During January there will be a couple of newspaper ads for volunteers to sit on a variety of legislated and advi- sory committees that will report to the " Standing Com- mittees" of Council. These statutory and advisory com- mittees cover police services, museums, Millennium Trail, etc. Please consider applying for one or more of these committees. Before I got on Council, I did not know they existed but I now know they are critical to having good input to Council decisions. Most Commit- tees meet once a month and the term is for the three (3) PT RE Te Terry Fox Run RT TE Successful Again Just to let you know that our Terry Fox Run (held in Sept.), raised $2,329.93. We thank all who helped in any way for this worthy cause! On behalf of teachers and staff at Athol/South Marysburgh School, I would like to wish all of you health and happiness in 2004. We are indeed grateful to be part of such a warm and giving community. Valencia Logan SINCE 1925 MINAKER'S AUTO PARTS (MILFORD) LTD. Phone (613) 476-4547 Fax (613) 476-1565 Milford, Ont. KOK 2P0 Specializing in Hard-to-Get Pars New and used, for cars and trucks [920 models and up Paul Minaker Randy York Closed Thursday Afternoons and All Day Sunday year Council period. If you have questions about any one of the Committees , please feel free to contact me. There are four (4) Standing Committees comprised only of Council members. Last term I sat on Public Works and Community Services (the "truck" folks). This term I will be sitting on Community Services and Corporate Services (Administration, Economic Development, Fire, Police, McFarland Home, Ambulance, etc.). I still get to sit in on Public Works and Planning Committee meetings and I still ST. PHILIP'S ACW MILFORD - CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2004 | Smorgasbord & Ham Supper April 3™ Yard & Rummage Sale May 1% § Pork & Corn Roast August 4 Turkey Supper Sept. 22™ Yard & Rummage Sale Oct. 2™ Bazaar & Tea Nov. 27%