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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-01-18, Page 2a • 7.6004,4' 11111:1110A-1.. THE: LUCKNOW SENTINEL .LUCkNOW, ,ONTARIO . 1 - k .The LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO. d "The.; SNayTown"' .— On` the Huron=Bruce• Boundary" w; ` Authorized as second class. mail, Post Office Department; 'Ottawa. Established1873.--Published Each Wednesday Afternoon . Member of the C.W.N.A. and O.W.N A. . Subscription Rate, $4.00 , a year in advance to the U.S.A.,' S,5p00 Donald C. Thompson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18th, 1967 etaIn*I$ua council "What is going to happen to small municipalities in the coming years?" was a question posed by. Reeve George. Joynt in his: ,inaugur .al address to village council : on . Tuesday night of•last week. •The Reeve'sees a trend to a large :town :nucleus which has been Muth in 'evidence in recent years and was ' brought tothe attention:of .rate- payers here this, past .year by the .• loss' o?•the high school.: Much talk of, central 'government • ,would •make it harder for small .towns like Lucknow to continue 'to exist.' Small centres, are being gobbled up through government :movements and The Reeve forsees a 'future trend to straight resident •ial'propertie's in smaller areas,with residentscommuting to larger centres,for. employrnent and education. Mr. 'Joynt went .on to say that • it was up to the Federal and Provin- cial:,governments .to look forways to assist municipalities.in slow ,growth areas such as We have in : this district Mr. Joynt' has been.. 'a'nieinber of a'cornmittee 'frotn'. Western Ontario'whohave been working in this regard; H e. feels that the designated area status created by government has: not worked out, and :has become a political football ' Speaking of the future for Luck now, Mr. Joynt feels that,the 'village ids much better off than other communities ,,of the same size and even ' larger in 'this area.. . He said council has carried:.on an aggressive;planof improvement in •. recent years and that many of•the long g Pro range programs will be a few gr. years yet before they are domplet ed., ,He., felt Lucknow..has received ,. good progressive government, and with a continuation" of this;, •the, future 'is bright for the.comniunity.' Speaking;on'sewers for the villi: age, the Reeve said "Sewers will have to sit until, we can see a movementof, industry our way,: We can''tafford sewage'atpresent as it would discourage our new resident- ial growth; which'has been steady" Lucknow's. residential properties ,have increased their value by three • times in recent. years said the Reeve l The:,Reeve 'predicted afuture drop in interest rates and if this happens, 'the village will be in a position to go ahead ;with all the, Planned work., ,Reeve Joynt said; this,past year was the roughest' so ' ' • far as finance was concerned. Reeve .Joy,nt outlined further pro- jects in Lucknow in thecentenn ial year, :1967, which will•retain Lucknow's image of "the council with the forward look" Some of tlie;1967 plans include a continuation of the road program.; new hydro' poles and rebuilding of • lines, a new•w 11. Reeve Joynt said, "No. 3 well is a dud and we, have gone as long as we can • afford to with it and still ;main- ' w., tain :adequate fire protedtion'' Improved lighting will be placed; on Stauffer•and Ross Streets. Motions included the .approval • Of Lucknow's share in the proposed arena renovation which will, be jointly'paid for by West Wawan'- osh., Ashfield , ICinloss and Lu`eknow•.' The• firm .of puff. and Cluff of Toronto were retained as .architects for this -project; • , Council centered in to an ,agree- ment greement With the Lucknow Agricult ural. Society in regard to' payment of 'entertainment for Saturday evening of the, Fair weekend, September.15, 16. Although dis cussion. was only in general terms, .it was suggested that,a ' headliner' for Saturday night would be'a top name rock and roll band .which would play :for dancing,,following the beauty' contest. It was: agreed that rather than run two separate occasions during, centennialyear, that the council ,would 'work with the Agricultural.:Society in mak- ing this weekend a "big one" Suggestionsfor the type of:Cent- ennial 'celebration are presently being sought and: letters to the editor'would,:be welcome onithis subject. Your opinions, could assist council and the agricultural society in promoting this: weekend. A ,motion .was passed to, make application to the Ontario' W ater Resources.'in regard,}to drilling a new well in Lucknow.. A request. is to be' submitted .to . Bruce County Highways 'regarding the cutting back of the'hill on the west side•of:Stauffer Street between Wheeler 'and Campbell to alley iate traffic: and snow problems . This hill is ,north -West of John- stone and Son Furniture and .is on: the approach to Highway 86. 'Town foreman•Clifford Crawford was praised for. his competent work for the village. He. ,wasre-engag- ed at a salary of `,$4500 . His•assistant William Ross was re-engaged` onan hourly basis at $1:5,0 per hour which is to: include the reading of'nieters,. The new member of council, Eldon. Wraith ,: ,was called on and expressed the honour in taking the council position.. He hoped that , sitting. members of council would' be'helpful to him in acquainting, him` with the work. . Councillor Harvey Webster 'wel corned Mr. Wraith and said that he could count 'on council's support and assistance in acquaint ing him'with. the work and;dutiet:. Councillor Omar Brooks also welcomed the newmember'and pledgedhis .support . Mr, Brooks Said that he felt the Reeve and Chairman of each committee might in future co-operate more '• closely in decisions which: are Made. He said he realized that; at times .it was difficult to contact committee chairmen:atthe right g. time,6ut''that better co-operation in this regard would increase the harmony .on council. and make for better feelings 'towards decisions made. Councillor Bud Hamilton also welcomed Mr, Wraith to council. and agreed. with Councillor, Brooks' remarks about better co- 1operation, although Mr.. Hamil-' E TO MEA'SURE WEDNESDAYJAN. $'I', '1 1i7- FROM NO:W UNTILJANUARY28th TIP nor FLEET'. STREET CLOTHES oa, LADIES', AND ,.MEN'S WEAR '' PHONE LUCKNOW 528.3016 ill Study Yout eaves Lloyd Ackert of Holyrood is scheduled to .arrive , in Brussels. Belgium on January 214) start an eight-week tour. in Europe to" study desirable leisure activities for rural youth. His trip is being financed With .the $2000 award he received under the Bank of_M.ontreal , Canada Centennial ' Farm 'Leader- ship' Awards program. , He is one of 50 winners from all parts of Canada who,are now undertaking travel -study projects of their own choosing for rural community improvement. The,program:is one of the bank's pr. ojects to mark the 'centennial' and its own 150th •anniversary'this year .•: Lloyd's'itinerary:calls for a 'visit to the World 'Assembly of Youth •. , when tie •arrives , in :Brussels. at the end'ofth-s month. He Will then go en to Germany.,, Sweden, Denmark and ',Holland. Actio Abroa+ tons d t was'sometir es .diffic- tilt to contact committee chair • - 'men when the need arose. Reeve Joynt also extended a welcome to the new member of the board . He Asa id he did, not consider one man as chairman: but felt all council members h•d a responsibility for all duties .i the . village. ,After a project approved, no matter what, it is a Matter of getting it done, commented the Reeve.Some a n' tirnes special meetings' areValT and the chairmen don't show up., "There is no intention of 'slighting any chairman , • he`said , but only •a. matter, of getting things done'. Committee appointments incluied water,.Bud Hamilton; hydro, Harvey Webster; roads, bridges `and sidewalks, Omar Brooks; sanitation, fire and' apublic, buildings;, • Eldon Wraith,' T. Salaries were set: Reeve, $250; I Councillors, 3150, ,In preparation for his .trip , Mr. Ackert~>has had .discussion$ with. a number of youth: leaders .in Ontario including officials of scouting; at the ',national headquarters in Ottawa. "He has assembled a group of questions to be answered in infttr Mal contacti at the rural commun; ity level ineach of:,the countries, to find out what is being done by eomm., unities for the leisure time of rural youth and to, determine the",3ttitudes and thinking of youth;. on the .subject Generally , he will study leisure programs for rural youth by, goner nrnent",agencies , educational. :systems, farm organizations, private agencies and churches:, He foresees, considerable' time be-` ing sPent talking with ,teena ers in group and individual sessions and at the family level. • /Mr. 'Ackertsays that, in making. preparations for his travels, his project, is i"already bearing rewards. in extended horizons and sdcial understanding." "STIFF CO1vIPETITION He, won his award: in competit ' ion with some 700 farm ;people .in. all parts of the' .country . H'it. application was sponsored by the Corporation of the County of 'Bruce The, 50 award winners gathered for 'two=day :expense -paid seminars in April. The 25 eastern 'winners' met in Montreal and 25 western winners in Saskatoon. To end the Bank of Montreal' program , all 5'0 will meet in Winnipeg this spring, for detailed reviews.;of thei,var ous pro] cts,AP. ice last ril�Lloyd has –de- 'Fvoted considerable time to his. project, making travel plans, finding contacts here and•in Europe and preparing p 'p' g his questions. In effect, his project has been under way since he attended the seminar, in Montreal, although it 'will. be .- 'highlighted by his European trip,' PHONE 357-1631 STARTING TIMES Monday to •Thursdays p.m. Come as: 'late as 8:30, to see complete show Friday and Saturday 2 .Shows 7;15' and 9:15 '.Saturday Matinee • — 2 p.m;, unless otherwise noted itstrAwitrOptl tstrst . • WED.; THUR., FRI., JAN.''18, 19;.20.. "THE WRONG. 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