Information for Residents & Visitors to Thorne

December 2013— Vol. 26 No. 9

MAY THIS SEASON BE A TIME OF PEACE

LOVE AND HAPPINESS FOR YOU

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

FROM THE

TCRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

H ZACHARIAS

Top Soil Lot CleaningGravel Road RepairCrushed Rock Tree RemovalSeptic Tanks LandscapingSnow Removal Snow Plowing

Auto Service

Herbert Zacharias388 Tessier Street

Otter Lake QC J0X 2P0819 453-2900

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

It was just before Christmas and the judgeasked the prisoner “What are you chargedwith?'“

The prisoner replied, “Doing myChristmas shopping too early.”

“That’s no crime.” said the Judge. “Andhow early were you doing this shopping?”

“Before the shop opened.” answered theprisoner.

LADYSMITH DARTS AT THE TCRA

WEDNESDAYS 7:00 P.M.

CONTACT KAREN KELLY FOR INFO

LADYSMITH YOGA

http://www.ladysmithyoga.blogspot.ca/

DINNER & A MOVIE

A homeowner was delighted with theway the painter had done all the work onhis house. “You did a great job.” he saidand handed the man a check.”"Also foryou as a bonus, here’s an extra $100 totake the missus out to dinner and amovie.”

Later that night, the doorbell rang andit was the painter. “What’s the matter,”asked the homeowner, “did you forgetsomething?’

“Nope.” replied the painter. “I'm justhere to take your missus out to dinner anda movie like you asked.”

THE MODERN TOOLBOX

Hammer - In ancient times a hammer wasused to inflict pain on ones enemies. Todaymodern hammers are used to inflict pain ononeself.Screwdriver - The drink ordered at the barafter you call in a professional repairman toundo the $500 in damage you did while youwere trying to change a light socket withyour handy screwdriver.Phillips Screwdriver - The bar drink thatyou order when the damage estimate is over$1,000. Contains twice the vodka.Halogen Light - A work light that lights upyour backyard with the incandescence of afootball stadium, causing you to cast aheavy shadow over the area you’re workingon so that you still need to use a flashlight.Chainsaw - Allows you to cut your way outof the shed that you accidentally built (ohno) completely around yourself.

ZION

CHRISTMAS POT LUCK

DECEMBER 7—6:00 P.M.EVERYONE WELCOME

DONATION JAR AVAILABLE

HÔTEL LADYSMITH647-6797

COMPLETE BREAKFAST MENU SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 8 AM

WING NIGHT EVERY THURDSAY 6-9 PM

FRESH MADE WINGS AND COLD BEER

ALL FOR A SPECIAL PRICE

HOW ABOUT BOOKING OUR DINING ROOM FOR A PRIVATE DINNER PARTY.

WE DO BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, ETC. GIVE US A CALL.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME. OUR DINING ROOM IS COMPLETELY NON-SMOKING.

OUR FULL MENU IS AVAILABLE FROM THURSDAY 11 AM TILL SUNDAY 7 PM.

SLOW COOKER MUSHROOM CHICKEN

(SERVES 4)

1 T. Oil8 chicken thighs, skinless & boneless

3 c. sliced mushrooms1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp. dried thyme

½ tsp salt¼ tsp pepper

1 c. 2% evaporated milk (or low sodium chicken broth)1 T. Dijon mustard

¼ c. flour2 green onions, sliced

In a large skillet, brown chicken in batches and transfer to slow cooker. Drain fat fromskillet. Sauté mushrooms, onion, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper until mushrooms aregolden and no liquid remains. Scrape into slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low until juices run clear when chicken is pierced - about 4 hours.

In a small bowl, whisk flour with ⅓ cup water and stir into liquid in slow cooker. Coverand cook on high until thickened, about 15 minutes.

Serve, with a sprinkle on green onions slices on top. Good served on rice or quinoa.

LADYSMITH NATURAL CRAFT SALE

Sunday Dec. 8th, 201310:00AM - 3:00PM

Held at the TCRA in Ladysmith, #777 Hwy 366 (Thorne)

This unique and specialized craft sale is not like any other around!Enjoy seeing all naturally and sustainably crafted gifts,

products and baked goods, and speak with the locals who make them.A beautiful 45 minute drive West from Wakefield.

LIVE Christmas music throughout the sale, provided by ARAS Pontiac.

*For Booking Your table: Amanda Porter 819-647-2063or bindutoojas@gmail.com

PATIENCE

Alex was five. We had carefully wrappedall his gifts and each one had been signed,

'From Santa.'A little while after Alex had opened his

last present on Christmas morning, webecame aware that he was looking quitedown in the mouth and we could think ofno obvious reason.

“What’s the matter, Al?” I asked.“Ummmm,” replied Alex slowly, “Santa

was really good to me but I thought that youand Mummy would be giving me somethingfor Christmas, too. So, I’m still waiting.”

Thorne Resident Childrenunder the age of thirteen

who registered with one of theElves before the end of November

will receive a gift from Santa.at the

ANNUAL CHILDREN’SPARTY

Sunday, Dec 15 - 2:00 p.m.TCRA Ladysmith

Notice Board: Vol. 26, Nr. 9 December 2013SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Nov 24 Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 309:00 St. George’s9:00 St. James Otter Lake9:50 St Charles (Bilingual)

10:00 St. John’s

MUNICIPAL OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Friday9:00 to 12:00& 1:00 to 4:00

MOON LAST QUARTER

POST OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Friday10:30 to 12:00& 1:30 to 5:30

Saturday 9:00 to 11:30

MUNICIPAL DUMP HOURS

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Winter)Mon, Fri, Sat & Sun

Closed Tuesday, Wednesday& Thursday

LADYSMITH & FRIENDS

CHRISTMAS SUPPER

TCRA

Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 79:00 St. James Otter Lake9:50 St Charles (Bilingual)

10:00 St. Zion7:00 Council Sitting

NEW MOON

ZION

CHRISTMAS

POT LUCK SUPPER

8 9 10 11 12 13 149:00 St. James Otter Lake9:50 St Charles (Bilingual)

10:00 St. John’s10:00AM - 3:00PM

Christmas Craft Sale

MOON FIRST QUARTER

15 16 17 18 19 20 219:00 St. James Otter Lake9:50 St. Charles (Bilingual)

10:00 ZionCHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS

PARTY – 2:00 PM

NO TCRA MEETINGUNTIL JANUARY 21

FULL MOON

FIREMEN’S MEETING FIRST DAY OF WINTER

22 23 24 25 26 27 28No St. James Service9:50 St. Charles (Bilingual)

10:00 St. John’s

7:00 pm ZionChildren’s Christmas Service8:00 pm St. James Christmas

7:00 pm St. John’s Christmas9:30 pm St. George’s Christmas

CHRISTMAS DAY

MOON LAST QUARTER

BOXING DAY

29 30 31 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4No St. George ServiceNo St. James Service9:50 St Charles (Bilingual)No Lutheran Service

NEW YEAR’S DAY

NEW MOON

MUNICIPALITY OF THORNERegular Sitting held on October 1, 2013 (7 p.m.)

Minutes of the meeting of the Municipality of Thorne held on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in ThorneTownship, under the chairmanship of the Mayor, Mr. Ross Vowles.1. OPENING AND ATTENDANCE

E. Pasch, J. Schock Pulley, E. Dagenais-Schwartz, K. Kelly, R. Charette, M. Guitard2. QUESTION PERIOD3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA199-10/2013 It is moved by M. Guitard and unanimously resolved to adopt the agenda with the modifications.4. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 MEETING200-10/2013 It is moved by K. Kelly and unanimously resolved to adopt the minutes of the regular meeting

held on September 3, 20135. FOLLOW-UP

1) Play StructuresThe play structures will be delivered in December 2013.

201-10/2013 It is moved by E. Dagenais-Schwartz and unanimously resolved to authorize the DirectorGeneral to pay the invoice for the play structure on reception and to have the play structurestored in the Bretzlaff Building for the winter.2) Solar LightSince the company is out of business, the Director General will try to find information fromanother company to do the maintenance on the solar light.3) Meeting with Fire Department in NovemberDeferred to the next council meeting.

6. DEEDSThe deeds were not received for September and there were 7 deeds received in August 2013for an amount of $ 3,756.32.

7. INSPECTOR’S REPORTThe inspector’s report was deposited.In September 2013, 9 permits were issued, 3 inspections were made and 5 permits were sent tothe MRC.

8. SOJOURN PERMITS FOR TENT TRAILERS AND CARAVANS BY-LAW NUMBER 04-2013A motion was given by M. Guitard that at a next council meeting the by–law number 04-2013Sojourn Permits for Tent Trailers and Caravans will be adopted.

9. ROAD FOREMAN’S REPORTThe Road Foreman’s monthly report was deposited.

10. GAS TAX REBATE PROJECTConsidering that there is a balance from the Gas Tax Rebate grant;

202-10/2013 It is moved by R. Charette and unanimously resolved to present a project to repair Cluff Hill onRoute 366 and have Cima’s recommendation for this project. Also it was resolved to prioritizethe following road for future projects (Johnson Lake, Thorne Lake, Route 366).

11. LOT SUBDIVISION203-10/2013 It is moved by K. Kelly and unanimously resolved that the Municipality of Thorne approves the

parcelling out permit for a lot as described in the technical description given by Courchesne &Fortin, surveyor, under minutes # 24471.

12. ATV ASSOCIATION REQUESTA request to use Schock, Johnson and Yach Roads was received from Pontiac Quad Club;

204-10/2013 It is moved by M. Guitard and unanimously resolved to give a special permission to the PontiacQuad Club to use Schock, Johnson and Yach Roads on October 12, 2013 for their Annual FallMember Rally with the following conditions: the club must install proper signage for the eventand they must remove it after, they need to have more patrollers to insure security and theyneed to provide proof of insurance for these roads before the rally.

13. WASTE MANAGEMENT SITEUpon obligation from the CSST;

205-10/2013 It is moved by M. Guitard and unanimously resolved that upon obligation from the CSST,effective October 11th 2013 no dump stickers will be available at the dump site. Posters will besent to all residents; posters will be put up around town, at the dump site and on the web site.The DG will provide the dump attendant toilet paper, Purrell, paper towels and potable water asper CSST obligation for Friday October 4, 2013.

14. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WEEKThe mayor R. Vowles declares November 17 to 24th, 2013 Restorative Justice Week.

15. REMEMBRANCE DAY206-10/2013 It is moved by R. Charette and unanimously resolved to host a Remembrance Day ceremony on

Sunday, November 10, 2013 starting at 10:45 am and to pay for all expenses for food andbeverages.

16. ELECTORAL STAFF REMUNERATION207-10/2013 It is moved by K. Kelly and unanimously resolved to pay the electoral staff as per the Règlement

sur le tariff des remunerations payables lors d’élections et de referendums municipaux publishin the Gazette officielle du Québec.

17. GROUP INSURANCEThere is an increase of 3.60% for the group insurance. This amount will stay the same untilSeptember 2014.

208-10/2013 It is moved by J. Pulley Schock and unanimously resolved to renew the collective insurance withGreat West and to give the authorization to the Director General to sign the contract.

209-10/2013 It is moved by J. Pulley Schock and unanimously resolved to add on the municipal employee’scontract that the Municipality covers half the expense of the family collective insurance and toauthorize the Mayor to sign the modified contract.

18. MAYORS REPORT OF THE MRC MONTHLY MEETINGMayor reported on the MRC monthly meeting.

19. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MRC MEETING20. VARIA21. RINK

Considering that rink attendant is not available to work at the rink;210-10/2013 It is moved by E. Pasch and unanimously resolved to include the rink maintenance in Jeff

Sullivan’s job description. He will be working on call only.22. PRIVATE ROAD

Discussion about the maintenance of private road. This subject will have to be discussed withthe next Road Committee.

23. OKTOBERFEST REQUEST FOR FIREWORKS211-10/2013 It is moved by K. Kelly and resolved to grant Oktoberfest a permission to have fireworks on

October 4, 2013. This permission is upon last approval from the fire chief.24. FIRE DEPARTMENT

a) Request from the Fire Chief to have her second part of the annual remuneration paid once amonth until the end of the year.

212-10/2013 It is moved by M. Guitard and unanimously resolved to accept this request from the fire chief.b) Smoke Alarm InspectionInspection of smoke alarm is mandatory in the Fire Safety Plan within the first five years.Full time residents should be visited first, then cottages. If there is a problem with developing atimeline and time targets for visits we could work with the fire chief to develop it.

25. PSDA (Pontiac Snowmobile Drivers Association)213-10/2013 It is moved by J. Pulley Schock and unanimously resolved to give permission to the association

to use the township gravel pit crossing at right angles, Yach road from Adams road to WaterfallRoad and Mountain Road, Schock road from Johnson road to John Pasch’s farm, Johnson roadat the culvert near Route 303, Thorne lake road from Mountain Road to Route 303. Although theMunicipality is granting the right of way to these roads, they are not exclusively the clubs andthat any ratepayer who needs access to this property may do so. Therefore these roads are tobe shared and caution is to be maintained at all times.

26. REQUEST FROM 710 EXCURSIONRequest received from 710 Excursion to have Thorne Council and employees to ride on hiswagon for the Oktoberfest Parade.

27. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2012214-10/2013 It is moved by R. Charette and unanimously resolved to accept the financial statements 2012 as

presented by the accountant.28. REMUNARATION OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BY-LAW

Motion is given by K. Kelly that at a subsequent sitting a draft by-law will be tabled pertaining toRemuneration of Members of Council.

29. DUMP TRUCK215-10/2013 It is moved by J. Pulley-Schock and unanimously resolved to have the dump truck painted blue

by Jeff Sullivan and to install a Thorne sticker on the doors.30. MURALS

Discussion about the murals. A solar light will be installed to the mural at the TCRA.31. PAYMENT OF INVOICES216-10/2013 It is moved by R. Charette and unanimously resolved that invoices totaling $ 209,113.45 be

paid.32. ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING

217-10/2013 It is moved by E. Dagenais-Schwartz and unanimously resolved to adjourn the meetingat 9:25 p.m.

Next regular sitting of Council will be at 7 p.m. on November 12, 2013