The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

__,----.---------------" -------- Lt'--.--. . Nh' in hunt r found frosty ut alive ISS1 g e ' , m c ttstuvet-s , t lb Cad "'ft L sy/rs , _ reported in saagle condition. A 64- ear-old hunter has been found safe and sound tres nurtl1ofCo 01119» T _ . on. Keene sai B matte; identit would alter guiliig missing for more than a day from County Road He was suffering from frostnile to his feet but was C teg/I'?) . d 1 . y not be released to 24 in the Alnwick area. scioiis. we've g . eene remin s peep e who venture o . . He left his residence on a recent Monday to go hunting "He was lucky because y/1egos11.tegtltrlthrili' of the conditions that "they should always tell 2fnt,i/1er,,igt/e _ in his vehicle but he told no one where he was going. had the last couple of days Sal beg1~iand OPP. The man they are $01115 and their ycectetl return time in case of He was reported missing at l pm. Tuesday and just 30 Campbellford office of NOIt'tulnili ambulance and he is accident or misadventure in the winter weather." . minutes later the man was located by a friend five kilome- was taken to Cohourg hosp l a y ___-----.-----.,-.,--',-,,--,-.---- LOCAL NEWS -------------------------------------- Br bog OWEN be in the name the township. We confirmed last weekend the $61,500 from the township. This he, CAO Dewing says, "I don't Sm; WRITER (the township office) pay all their library board's CEO Sue LaBerge money was transferred to_the know. I do know the township _ accounting, invoices and manage and another board member have board. It then passed the adminis- will continue to manage finances An ongoing disagreement their payroll, checked with the ministry. tration and salary portion back to according to the directions of about the management of a "So, in exercising their views, Apparently, ministry library por the township where pay cheques Transition Board, And Ijust $12,669 provincial Ministry of they (the Library Board) put their icy and program advisor Gartly are cut under a service contract. hope we will have enough money Culture grant has left some grant money into own account in Wagner advised the Cramahe The remainder of the library in our coffers to cover their pa library employees wondering if their name, I don't believe it'comv board they must have their own funds are spent on books and cheques." y they will receive their next pay- plies with conditions of the Tran- accounts. So, the $12,669 was other 11hr ary EXPENSES Technically, the library board cheques on December 24. sition Board. In doing so, the deposited in a Library Board Part Of the ministry money could issue their own paycheques We won't hold back pay township doesn't have the monies account where it now sits. would also go toward paying drawn on their newly-opened cheques although the library to cover their payroll. Branch librarians were also expenses and will ultimately be bank account. However what board has made known Mixed "From my perspective, they're apparently advised not to make forwarded to the township's then results is the requirement affair. going out of their way to try and any more deposits to the accounts when this is sorted out. for two cosiguers and two recon- "They have a view they have prove a point. I'm just focussing Cramahe Township municipal Mr. Osborne and Mrs. LaBerge ciliations. to have their own account. That on trying to conduct business as account. Subsequent checks with both state they don't want to The Library Board stall _ view is supported by wording in etficiently as possible,” Mr. Dew- the ministry have confirmed the make a big issue of the situation, "doesn't seem to be driven by the Library Act," Cramahe Town- ing says. _ board could lose its grant money Mr. Osborne sees it as a residual business efficiency tt Mr Dewing _ ship CAO Merlin De.win.g out- At a September 18 meeting of if it does not comply with the problem that has resulted from notes. , . . lined Tuesday. "Our View here is the Cramahe Township Library requirement to have its own amalgamation of Colborne and "It is not an insurmountable that through the Transition Board, it was recorded township's account. Cramahe. He just wants the board issue. The library is a very Board that set out the amalgama- CAO Merlin Dewing wished to The Library Board receives to protect itself. important service but as an tion (of the former Village of Col. have all board finances flow must of its operating funds from Six library staff members are issue, this is right at iiii'tG1iiii borne and Cramahe Township in through the township accounts. the township and the ministry. employees of the Library Board, of the scale of importance in the 200), that bank accountant is to Board vice chair Jim Osborne Last year, the board received Asked what the next step will municipality," Mr. Dew'mg says. q Iii) h - 7777777” - 7,7,, ,.,, H .7777 -rr .. _ _