2006 Holiday Hours

NOTICE
TO RESIDENTS OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA
RE: HOLIDAY HOURS

Municipal Office:

Closed at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 23rd and remaining closed until
Tuesday, January 3rd at 8:30 a.m. Tax and utility bill payments accepted at any
financial institution.

Garbage and Recycling Collection:

Regular pick up schedule.

Amabel Landfill Site:

Regular hours of operation.

NOTE: RECYCLING SCHEDULES FOR 2006 WILL BE ARRIVING IN
THE MAIL THIS MONTH.

Happy Holidays from the Council & Staff of the
Town of South Bruce Peninsula!

Fire is Costly, Fire is Deadly

SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA FIRE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE FIRE CHIEF

South Bruce Peninsula Municipal Office
Box 310, 315 George St. Wiarton, ON
(519) 534-1400 ext. 142

FIRE IS COSTLY, FIRE IS DEADLY
SAVE YOUR LIFE, SAVE YOUR MONEY
PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU!

PREVENTION TIPS

� Never leave cooking or candles unattended.
� Keep heaters one metre away from anything such as curtains, which could catch fire
� Have your heating systems serviced once a year by a professional. If you think something is wrong with
your heating system due to smoke or discharge then shut it off and do not restart it until after having it
inspected by a professional.
� Keep your chimney clean
� If you smoke use large, deep ashtrays and always make sure cigarette butts are out. Never smoke while
lying down.
� Wear tight fitting clothes or roll up sleeves when cooking and never reach over a hot burner. If a pot
catches fire, cover the pot with a lid and turn off the burner.
� If your clothing catches fire. Stop what you are doing. Drop to the ground covering your face with your
hands and roll over and over to put out the flames.

SMOKE ALARMS

� Install working smoke alarms on every floor of your home and inside or near every sleeping area.
� Test your smoke alarms regularly; we suggest testing them weekly and replacing the batteries
when you change your clocks twice a year.
� Replace any smoke alarms after 10 years.
� Each home should install at least one carbon monoxide detector, these should
also be tested regularly and replaced every three years.

ESCAPE

� Make a plan that includes two escape routes from every room
� Practice your plan
� Designate a place to meet other members of your family outside.
� If you live in an apartment building, learn the evacuation plan.
� Most victims die from smoke inhalation. Smoke rises during a fire, if smoke is heavy crawl on your hands
and knees to safety.

HELP US HELP YOU

Please help us to get to emergencies quicker by respecting the green flashing light that firefighters' vehicles are
equipped with. This light means that a firefighter is responding to an emergency in his/her personal vehicle, so
please pull over to the right and allow him/her to pass.
In the case of an emergency please dial 911
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
FOREST FIRE
The majority of forest fires are human caused and can be prevented.
Houses built in and near forests should be constructed out of fire resistant materials. The grass
around the house should be kept cut and tree branches should not touch the house.

Campfires are the leading cause of forest fires and therefore the following precautions should be
taken:
� Never leave a campfire unattended.
� Choose a site with access to water.
� Make sure that your campfire is a safe distance from buildings (15 metres) and trees (3
metres)
� Keep your campfire small. Small fires are easier to control.
� Always make sure that your campfire is extinguished before you leave the area.

PANDEMIC POWER OUTAGE BLIZZARD/ICE
Occurs when large numbers of When a power outage occurs you
STORM
people get sick with the flu. should:

�
The flu is transmitted through A blizzard is the most dangerous
Turn off and unplug all
droplets coughed or sneezed into the of winter storms, combining
appliances and electrical
air and can survive on unwashed falling, blowing, drifting snow,
equipment.
hands for 5 minutes, tissues or winds of 40 kms per hour or more,
� Conserve and use water
clothing for 8-10 hours and on hard visibility less that 1 kms
wisely
surfaces for up to two days. temperatures less than -10�C; for
� Keep ready supplies of
a duration of six hours or more.
warm clothing and blankets
The flu is contagious for 3-5 days in � Listen to the radio for
adults and 7 days in children so if During a blizzard stay inside and
updates
someone you know has the flu stay keep vehicles off the road. This will
away from them. If you are caring make it easier for plows and
for someone with the flu it is emergency vehicles to do their jobs.
important to wash your hands
frequently. Maintain a survival kit equipped with
enough supplies for at least three
Washing your hands regularly is days.
Message from the
one of the best defenses during
cold and flu season it will help to For ideas on what should be kept in
prevent acquiring or spreading the your survival kit go to
virus.
http://southbrucepeninsula.com and
click on Protective Services and then
Disaster Preparation

The Emergency Management
Committee

THINK ABOUT IT AND BE
PREPARED!

Amendment to Procedural ByLaw

PUBLIC NOTICE RE AMENDING OF
PROCEDURAL BY-LAW #5-2004

Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula
will be considering a By-law to amend By-law Number 5-2004 being a By-law to adopt
procedural rules and systems of Control to govern the activities of the Council of the
Corporation of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula.

The amendment is required to address changes necessary to the by-law.

Consideration of the By-law will take place at the December 12th Council meeting to be
held at 315 George Street Wiarton.

For further information contact: William E. Johnston, Clerk
Town of South Bruce Peninsula
(519) 534-1400 ext. 121

Notice of Intent to Designate under Heritage Act

TOWN OF SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

R.S.O. 1990 CHAPTER 0.18 AND THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST WALLS OF THE
ORIGINAL WIARTON HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING LOCATED AT 239 WILLIAM
STREET, FORMER TOWN OF WIARTON, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE

Take notice that the Town of South Bruce Peninsula intends to designate the exposed portions,
including all facades, entranceways and windows of the north, east and west walls of the original
Wiarton High School building at 239 William Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Reasons for Designation:

The original portion of the Wiarton & District High School is a unique and outstanding example
of stone-built public architecture of mid-Victorian Ontario. The building was designed in a
modified "Georgian" style with some elements of both Italianate and Romanesque revival
inspiration. There are a number of architecturally significant aspects to the building facades.

A description of the Heritage attributes are available for viewing from the Clerk's office or under
the Notice section of the Town's website at www.southbrucepeninsula.com.

Notice of any objection to the proposed designation may be served on the Town Clerk, c/o 315
George Street, P.O. Box 310, Wiarton, Ontario N0H 2T0, within thirty days of the 23rd of
November, 2005. The notice must set out the reason(s) for the objection, and all relevant facts.

Dated at the Town of South Bruce Peninsula this 23rd day of November,2005.

William E. Johnston
Clerk
Town of South Bruce Peninsula
P.O. Box 310, 315 George Street
Wiarton, ON N0H 2T0
SCHEDULE `B'
To
By-law No.

Architectural Description

The Wiarton & District High School is a unique and outstanding example of stone-built public
architecture of mid-Victorian Ontario. The building was designed in a modified "Georgian"
style with some elements of both Italianate and Romanesque revival inspiration.

There are a number of architecturally significant aspects to the building facades. The
proportions, for example, are strictly based on the Georgian canon (after Palladio) and the
masonry is ashlar-cut and rigidly coursed. The walls are bordered by rusticated quoins of
contrasting colour (a Georgian standard) which tie into a horizontal band subdividing the fa�ade.
The windows are symmetrically placed about the centre axis of the building as dictated by the
Georgian canon. They have head trim in the form of a pediment segmental arch, a very elegant
interpretation of Georgian precedents.

The main entry block projects slightly beyond the fa�ade line, which gives this element
prominence in the overall building composition. It is this element which contains the most
refined architectural expression in the main fa�ade and indeed, the remainder of the building.

The main block is surmounted by a superbly detailed Georgian-inspired polygonal cupola. The
pediment of the block is projected, resulting on Italianate-style double brackets. The Palladian"
window, above the main entry, is proportioned in the Golden Section, a highly refined and
sophisticated compositional framework. The main entry is accessed through an arch with inward
stepped intrados, a form which recollects Romanesque precedents. The masonry of the voussoirs
of the arch is particularly notable for the quality of the stone-cutting. Of great interest is the
unique treatment of the lower corners of the projected main block. These are constructed in the
form of engaged collonettes, resting on an capped by conical elements. This treatment prefigures
later Romanesque Revival styles of post-1885 Ontario and, as such, underlines the fundamental
importance of the fa�ade design for the history of architecture and for the ongoing appreciation
of the cultural heritage of Ontario.

Building Evolution

The evolution from a one room wooden elementary school house on the main street of Wiarton
in 1869, to a two room stone school in the present location at 239 William Street in 1877;
expansion and refitting in 1891 and 1930 to produce the present heritage school, and the
culmination of to-day's high school complex housing over 400 students, tells the story of the
growth of a vital pioneer community.