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Alex Lamont Interview with new County Warden By Kerry Kitrhenhum Reeve Alex Lamnnl of RR. 5. Paisley. in Snugecn Tewnshlp. tun, elected Warden of Bruce (intntv for l97h nt rnuntv ctiuncil Sessitm held in Walker- lttn on January 19. This marks Reeve Lantdnt‘s\1 First year as Warden hut his. \l\lll year as Reeve. Mr. Innintn sitid he has always had an Illlcrcsl in luual affairs. He was ‘t' elected to thr Saugeen Townshlp - mung] in l‘lh‘i and served (or- (\VU years '7 Politics runs in Mr. Lammit‘s. ltimlly. His father. the late" Donald M Lamont, was arrive in Count) politics serving from tumâ€"1956 and from 1959â€"60: He nus elected Warden of Bruce (minty in I956. lllc antmt tumllv has netti- plcd the sum rnrm since 1853 WHEN ll uus carved But of the udder-nets. Alex L'dmnnt repre. tt-Irrt the fifth generation to live tin the land which ninlres llp Dtlnt'rcfit lrhrms. The sitth generalinn are his three suns. linhert. Gary and Wayne, and a ll innit-r. nuw Mrs. Frunt Fug t stm Mt Linmnt inlet a skeptical ttt~tt ul‘ lhtâ€" ldt‘a nt‘ restructuring tI.tt lttunll’ gtivcrnmeul. Ht: lLl‘l\ it will Cost more than tht‘ Frtlgrilnl “nuld be worth the HL‘ mentmnml (lll station stud) rt-r-ently temple- tttl l\ll the (‘lvll nl\‘ idea and said ntuett-tgs wert‘ plannt‘ll fur the mmlug H‘fll to dist-u“ lltu lll‘llptlsills l t wttrdcn Lamont expressed the Wish that the meetings could be ttpcn to the public because he does not feel the Reeve should have the sole say in something us important as the restructuring hr the county government. When the South Bruce Cuuntv OtTIl‘lal Plan is completed in the next yeur. the dcctslnn will he ‘ ltmiwn but Mr Laluunt says he Cannot predict the outcome. Warden Lamont stated the shugt-en annsliip Council was y. against the merging of urban and rural urcns. The costs nl mulnlaining roads and services would be too much under the prtinused system. Mr. anonr gave as an ctnmple the (an lllal In the last two weeks ll was all the munship could dd ta keep the roads open due to heavy snow fall. He said the yoh would he nett lU inlpnsaihlr with the burden ut’ (luring snun rrnm the “rows ttl' un eltrn municipa. llty. Pt-tmle \huuld nut feel that Alrt annnt is agnmtt change tn growth. Hc favours a dl\‘ErS|- tlcalitm ol' intlutln ill the urea but '10 would Ilkc [u see the lid pttl ill! lust He pninterl out the results nl rztpld tvhlt‘h makts and storage plullts lit-litre their tkululncss lb r lly‘ nutmudcd ll ens aim pmntt-u nut that the st‘stttmx sultrr tlt’n’l‘andlng cuustng student) ill ‘ldvc [ti ullend t‘lt’ls‘seh‘ in tttvrttthlt (‘lnhxrflltllk development, detelnnm :nt ln ttitlur system» ion at \l litml lrtun . "Alex" Lamont makes it! Saugeen reeve wins Bruce ‘Wardenship race Reeve Alex Lamont 0f Saugeen Townshlp was elected Warden of Bruce County for ms at County CnunciL session held in Wnlkcrton, Monday night. January 10th, in his eighth year in Municipal politics, Alev has served a twO-ycar term as Cnuntillor. and is currently in his hth year as Rccvc 01 the Township On County Council Mr. Lamunt has seen service on the Agricultural Committee; the Agricultural and Fll’lill'lCt: Committee and Finant‘c and Personnel. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Lamont, he whuld appear tn he fnllawlng in the tootstens of his father (Dani. one at the area‘s most prominent politlcal figures in the Township scene in earlier years, and alsu serving as Wuran of Bruce in 1965, The Lamont family have made lhcir home at Doncrest Farms 2nd at Saugeen since the Township l M l‘ . was first npened up for ta t a tan 7 Mr. lamunt is looking rurward t) a gnnd tourist season this tenr and saw the opening of the MacGrEgor Point Fruvincinl Park as a guud thing [at the tourist iidustry 7 Mr. Lamont also mentioned ‘ [he International Pluughing Mat- lllt'h in in lit-ltl in Brlit‘t' Comm 2‘3 W hr the than time. lllc nintches “*“‘“" \\|Il hr held :ttn nulr-s \lCQl ht Wnlttttmi tl|trlng tltt» lntt truer nl‘ St‘nltlnhl‘l' Mr Lamont is married to wild: (McAnguslgn'L they have a family Dfore drughter. Doris. Mrs. r-‘rant l Eaglcson and three sons. Wayne. Robert and Gary The family anB members at Tullnle Memarial Presbyterian Church, Port Elgin As a younger man. Alex was active in Juniar Farmer urganizatluns. but has devoted his time and talents to serving the annship allatei He trees a busy yenr . in addition to TownshiK affairs. the internatidnul Plowing Match is upcoming '. this fall, and the new addition to the Bruce Cunnly Museum is slated to npen laterin 1976 Warden anont ls the fifth Reeve horn Snugeem { Township to hold this pusili/n. Others were - John : Piersnn. IRE; Pat Cummings, 1894: Alex McCaan. I915, Donald M. Lamont. 1965. "It took u lot of years to ntcumulule all at these things, and they will be gone in a rnnple nf honrs;" commented Carl Gingrich its he sat on his porch during the auction sale that featured many of his possessions. Mr. Gingrich explained \" thut he was clearing most of the old things so that his granddaughter and her husbuud, Linda and Ed Cole, would be table to take our the running of the pluce. Cedar Coll-3e his heen Mr. Gingrich's home for 47 years, and he is looking t iorwurd to staying on with his granddaughter and her family. The location is lam at In many summer visitors who usud to 20 um! get bottles at good well water tlut is still used by the family.