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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1972-11-29, Page 17NOVEMBER 29th, 1972 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO (Formerly Marhan Shoes) •PAGE SEVENTEEN BE SURE TO. VOTE AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 LUcknow Phone 528i.2011 WEDNEVA COME TO LUCKNOW FOR. FREE SKATING THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON Dr. Johnston was born in ,West Wawanosh Township and was a general practitioner in Lucknow for thirty years. His book reflects his life and practice in this community. AL MA:1-143RDERB-ACCEMI:LAT -SAME PRICE AVAILABLE AT THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL the evening. Lorne complimented the Ashfield work crew for a good job done on the reconstruction'of Jim Gilmore's sideroad. He sup.- ported the idea of a township shed and mentioned• that a small parcel of land, adjacent to the township hall, had been .'purchased from Ralph Cameron for this purpose. As area chairinan for the Luck- , nirqAretiroatior-iii committee,- - - he gave a detailed financial state• ment .of this fund. He estimated that the insurance costs on the arena would be going up if rec- ommendations were followed in .this regard. Commenting on arena - Activity, he stated that roller rates had btenlaurchased by the Lucknow Recreation Planning and 'Development Committee and anart-d to the arena. Seats for the arena are also welion the way and 'should be installed soon. Warren Zinn, present council- lor and the new' Deputy-Reeve of the township by acclamation, spoke in support of a township shed, even, if construction. had to Tie curtailed- for a short time. He said that tile .drainage loans were still available at a good rate of interest. He said that council had tendered for fuel last year and that BP had been successful and that Sandy Construction had been the successful gravel tender .at' $1.15 per yard. Mr. Zinn said that -there_ds-a7lotwoLintere.st-in-the— proposed medical' centre and that he, personally, felt it was a good thing. However, Mr. Zinn, said, we -still have the same problem that many in the township are 111 • CONTINUED ON PAGE 21 ‘, 1972 ae a of r d es:1, rm- • -13-au0 Skates fo r. The fiWhorte - Fam ily RATEPAYERS MEETING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 erly owned by. Sam Gibson and situated on the lake Shore be- ' tween Amberley and the 12th. concession. The property is be- tween Highway 21 and Lake Hur- on and access is off Highway 21. Speaking of Huronview the county home for the aged, Mr. Reed said that there were 52 .• applications. for the position of. assistant administrator. 'Road grants in the•county were cm from .$8267000Jo1693-,009-' inOne year which meant a cur ,- tailment in some of the road pro- grains. The Nile. to Lucknow road is scheduled for resurfacing • in 1973. Highway 21' to Carlow ..is scheduled fnr; 19'16 Reeve Reed,spoke of a commit- tee. from Ashfield, KinlosS and 'West Wawanosh , on which he Served , which investigated the possibilities of purchasink a tank- er truck for use at rural fireS. Investigation revealed that a . used truck and tanker could be .purchased for $7000, to $7500, but that a further 000 estimated for an"additi,on to Lucknow 'Fire Nall to house the. vehicle / .. 'decided the committee tOlorego the plan at present. Mr. Reed spoke of the proposed medical centre in Lucknow and showed sketch plans of the build- 4ng and facilities. He said that the committee had authorized the proceeding to the working plans stage' and that the matter would be considered when estimates were received.. He said no costs have been created as yet except the plans. Mr. Reed said that the resurfac7 frig of hard ttop roads in the town- ship will have to be considered ,next_ year to. assute .that the exist , in'g roads are not lost. 'Mr. Reed will contest'. the Reeveship in an election with Deputy-Reeve • Eugene Frayne. . ••Deputy-Reeve Eugene Frayne., who is'seeking the Reeveship in -rre)rrivlo-rrciwy'-s- election, expressed - the'view that an eleCtion in the township will create more interest in Municipal governmentamong' the ratepayers. lie found 'it copraging, injisiting Ashfield residents',•ro find Some who Were not a'issare'Who is serving orrcoun- cil in the township,. - 'Mr. Frayne said that' Recreation was--a-bi-g thq---to-w-n7 ship and thatthe'recreation com- mittee ,has done a tremendous job putting Ashfield as A lead- er in rural recreation programs. He said that he considered the Lucknow medical centre project a ,good thing but that council will have to weigh cloSely the costs involved. .The proposed cost ratio is Lucknow 30%; Ash- field , West Wawanosh and Kin- loss, 20% each and Hurdn Town- ship 10/o. In view of the fact 'that renovations 'and construction of the Goderich Hospital are con- siderations of council, the' feeling by many is that the north end of the township Will use the 'Lucknow facility while the south may not , and yet still have to pay. - . Mr. Frayne said the new town- ship dump has not progressed as fast as it should , and he felt it ----shaukt-not-be7opened--this-Fall-.— He felt that spring would be .a better time to change to use of the dump as the Ashfield • dispOsal site. 'Speaking of the high fire costs in the township, Mr. Frayne airs rbat.....costs-this-year-had been $4000 and the year was not over yet. Lucknow raised •the cost of fire-.protection to the' tow nship . this,past year from 05 to $125 per hour plus '$5 per hour' 'for eight firemen, Lucknow has a , Here's a great way to put your money to work: 7 3/4 % interest, guaranteed on 5-year term deposits. Other terms available. Minimum deposit, $500. Call or drop in and see us today. LUCKNOW Alex T. MacNay, Box 125 MillerMacKenzia Ltd. Breckles Bldg., Tel. 5284320 TORONTO-372 Bay Street (416) 364-7495 BARRIE — 35 Dunlop Street (705) 726-6495 ORILLIA — 73 Mississaga St. E., (705) 325-2226 Before The .Age of Miracles $500 standby charge annually. He said he' realized that Luck- now was.supplying the township protection, had bought the equip- ment and with few fires, were wearing out the equipment serv- ing the townships', 'so it is right to expect that they would want to be paid well for, this service. Deputy-Reeve Frayne said ;JAL_ he felt more representation should be made to the.provincial govern- ment to increase grants to rural municipalities for road work, One of Ashfield's heaviest expenditures is in-snow removal, $40,000 last year, and it leaVes nothing to show and ends up in Lake 1:Iuron in. the spring. . He-said that the been hiring road graders to do snow removal and that if elected Reeve-, he Would,•recommendrthat- the township buy a,used truck.to be' used for snow in the winter and other township duties in the surn_7 mer. • He said he feels that. Ashfield is dragging its heels in not having a' township shed for storage and . service-facilities-for-tow_nship - equipment. Mr. Frayne indicated that he would recommend steps be taken to erect a township shed. He proposed methods, of finance, one to stop road construction for one, year and the'other to apply costs to the tax rate, in addition to using. $13,000 which has been held in, trust for some time, originally-!'earniaik chase of a new cat' for the town- ship. He asked for suggestions from taxpayers On this matter. Lorne Cook, who is retiring as a' member of Ashfield Council, was complimented for his past service by many speakers during Just the Bight Gift Memoirs of a Country Doctor BY DR. W. VICTOR JOHNSTON 6.95