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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-04-05, Page 14, , 1<N tl pt 4. 411 r.0 Irk % I sw • Wheat NO. 502 114th Year •••••••••••••••••=0, SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY APRIL 5, 1978 16 Pages Ogg* ,P.c.T.140 20 g . $o;90, ,Xe# a', • • County will continue child recreation program, • Water space on the Hayfield River was at a premium when the final event in the OptimistS canoe race got away Sunday 'morning. Hundreds of spectators crowded every vantage point to watch the races get underway from Egmondville, bridge and traffic was backed up for half a mile- in all directions. Of the, 80 entries, 69 finished the 18 mile course. (Left) The race attracted a variety of boats such as the craft Gary Bennett is propelling. While most of the boats made the finish, there were a few unfortunate incidents such as this couple (left, lower) who ran into trouble with log.. (Staff Photos) Battle Bayfield River for canoe race honors Vanastra owners seek assurances. from Tuckersmith the Kinsman Drain for $2,400. Mr. Roth's tenders were the lowest for all three drains and he specified that he would start work on them in May and com- plete them by July 30. Council gave second reading to a by-law for the township to issue debentures in the value of $125,000 in favour of the Township of Tuckarsnalth Municipal Telephone System to make necessary changes in the outside plant to upgrade service to 4-party lines. Huron" County will have 'a children's' recreation program again this summer and the em- phasis will be on communities where there is no recreation committee or recreational direc- tor to get things underway. According to Spence Cum- mings of the Development depart- ment, it will be much the same as the program carried out last C of C to issue phone directory The telephone directory of Seaforth business places and professional offices, which is issued from time to time by the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce will appear as a supplement in next week's issue. While every effort has been made to ensure that the list is complete, any firm that may feel it has been omitted may call 527-0240 before April 6 ,, to ensure inclusion. summer by Mrs% Moira Couper except this year there will be one co-ordinator and two student hel- pers, one for the north of the county and one for the south. Total cost of the program is estimated at $6,029 with the province picking up $5,100, and the county less than $1,000. Mr. Cummings said the object of the program this year will be to encourage recreation com- mittees in communities where there are none. In other business at Thurs- day's council session, the report of Construction Safety Inspector Everett Smith was heard. It was learned he made 345 inspections in 1972 and received 427 con- struction project notices from the municipalities in Huron. Mr. Smith drove 12,522 miles in the course of his duties. In his report, he said that in some instances, he' was not in- formed about construction work in the municipalities until the job had been completed. Ted Podsadecki and Don Touzel of H.R. 1, St. Marys paddled their _way to first place over 79 other entries in the -Canoe Race in Seaforth Sunday. The two men covered the 18- mile course in two hours, 46 minutes and 2'7 seconds. The contestants used a variety of canoes, kayaks, rowboats, rubber dinghies and even a paddle boat in the race which sta rted at the Egmondville Bridge a mile south of Seaforth and ended at Tyndall's Bridge about , a mile sonthwest of Clinton, Of the 80 entries, 69 completed the race. Heather McLeod of R.R. 4, Seaforth, in the paddle boat corn-. pleted "the race in five and a half hours, just ahead of Van White The initial steps toward county-wide plumbing and build- ing inspection were approved by Huron County Council at last Thursday's session in the court house at Goderich. It is expected the cost of the plumbing and building division of the Board of Health will be fully supported on a user pays basis and with a sliding fee scale of $15 for the first $1,000 of con- structive value; $7.50 per $1,000 for the 'next $24,000 of construct- ion; $5 per $1,000 for values of $25,000 to $50,000; $2.50 ,per $1,000 for $50,000 to $100,000; and $2 per $1,000 for values in excess ot$100,000. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Frank Mills told council that a plumbing inspection bylaw would be drawn up by the county board of health and a presentation con- cerning its content,would be made to every municipal council in the county. Although the municipalities are autonomous as far as plumb- ing inspection is concerned, Dr. Mills said it would be hoped that a majority of the municipalities, if not all, would adopt the sug- gested plumbing bylaw for their own. Chairman of the committee, Gerry Ginn of Goderich ToWn- ship, said the board hopes that uniformity across the county where plumbing inspection is concerned, will be achieved. Reeve Ginn said the main purpose of the county inspec- Hon plan is to protect the public from "poor contractors and that sort of thing". of Clinton and Karlie Laws of Seaforth who were the last to finish, in the only rubber dinghy to complete the run. Money from the entry fees and a special draw, based on the winner's time to finish the race, will go to the Van Egmond Foun- dation to help finance restoration of the historic old home in Eg- mondville, the Bunny Bundle Easter Seal campaign and to fur- ther youth work by the Optimist Club in Seaforth. Kenneth. Coleman, president of the Optimists, said yhe club hopes to make the race event an annual affair. Winners (first three places) in the race are: novelty, -Robert "We know from past exper- iences there are houses that are not very old and they're having real problems," he said. "The matter has been under discussion for about a year now." Mrs. Helen Jermyn of Exeter said the citizens of that com- munity are "grateful" for the building inspector and she felt a plumbing inspection would be , too. • Reeve Derry Boyle, also of Exeter, said that the main concern centres around new contractors. coming in from outside the area. He told of one house in Exeter that contained 57 infractions of Exeter's building bylaw and sold for $28,000. Dr. Mills said that when the program is initiated, persons who issue building permits will be charged with the responsibility to be certain the building lot is suitable for the use intended; that the proper plans have been presented ; and that the plans are carried out in the building as (Continued on Page 13) -Cleave Coombs elected deputy Cleave Coombs, Seaforth, was elected Deputy Zone Commander at a Legion meeting in Goderich Sunday when Harold Chambers, Goderich, was named Zone Com- mander. A delegation of eight, headed by President Gordon Scott, re- presented Seaforth Branch 156 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Residents of Vanastra, in- eluding air elected delegation re- presenting Vanastra homeowners and residents, went home from a meeting Tuesday evening of Tuckersmith Council in a happier state of mind than when they arrived, There were 20 repre- sentatives in the group. Victor J. Evans of Vanastra, the official spokesman for the group, spoke of the many ques- tions the residents ofaranastra are asking, of their fears and of the rampant rumors. Mr. Evans presented eleven of the more pertinent questions, mainly about taxes. He asked the 1972 and 1973 commercial and residential mill rate for Tuckersmith Township and for Vanastra. Clerk 'James McIntosh assured him that taxes were set the same for the whole township and the residents of Vanastra would pay the same general mill rate as other resi- dents . Mr. McIntosh said the homes at Vanastra were assessed last year when the rest of the township was done. In answer to the question of what an average residence at Vanastra would be assessed he said that it would be' about $1,400 to $1,600. When he asked if the town- ship would initiate taxes against homeowners in Vanastra, Mr. Evans was told they would when the township took over the complex after the present owners had met the requirements such as paying the 1972 taxes in full, and the presentation of the final plan for registration to the town- ship. Mr. McIntosh said he would be completing the final mill rates for the township in about "two weeks when he receives the county school board rates. He assured the. delegation the separate school rates and the, public school rates would be the Same at Vanastra as in the rest ' of the township. In answer to other questions the delegates were told the Brucefield Fire Department was responsible for fire protection at Vanastra, and that if some of the hydrants were not operative now then the present owners of Vanastra should be responsible. - That one of the access roads to Vanastra, the most easterly of the three south access roads, would be closed on recommendat- ion of the Department of Trans- portation. That the roads, sidewalks and parks would be maintained by the township after the present owners had brought them up to govern- ment standards.. The roads would be blacktopped. - That there would be slight changes in street names at Van- astra, when streets are joined or extended, only, so as to avoid confusion. No changes would be made for the sake of change. - That copies of some of the by-laws would be given Mr. Evans -- subdivision zoning by- law, building by-law, by-law pro- hibiting dogs running at large, etc. - That the animal control officer is "running irregular patrols" at Vanastra. In other business Council ac- cepted the tenders of Harold L. Roth of New Hamburg to con- struct the Clark Drain for $3,500; the Dallas Drain for $4,900 and Parker and Gary Cantelon, both of Clinton; Jim Finlayson and Dale Kennedy, both o f Seaforth;' Ron Williamson and Ray Devereaux, both of Seaforth. Family class; John Wise and his son, Greg, of Clinton; Roland Gibson and his son Russell, of Komoko; Mel Murray and his son, Brian, of R.R. 4, London, (Brian Murray at eight years, was the youngest contestant). Service club , Eric walne and Ross Suther- land of London, for •the London Waterski Serpents Club; and Nick and Isaac Enns of Aylmer for the Knights of Columbus; Ken Cole- man and Bill Teall, of Seaforth for Optimist Club. Mixed, Doug- las and Sharon Crowther of London; Len and Brenda Pearson of St. Marys; Cathy Reid and Larry. Ferguson . of Hensall. Kayak, John Hotson of St. Marys; Dale Crowther and Brian Dalton, both of London; Douglas Tasker and Glen McCoy, both of London. Men's open, Ted Podsadecki and Don Touzel; Arnold Pearson and Peter Black of St. Marys; and Ken Farwell and Rene Boogemans of Hensall. All the winners were awarded trophies donated by the Seaforth Optimist Club, Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority, R.S. Box Furniture Store, Geo. A. Sills & Sons Hardware, The Forge, and (Continued on Page 13) tis Inspection fees will start at $15. Before reading of the by-law approval of the Ontario Municipal Board must be given, also final approval of the Ontario Telephone Services Commission. The manager of the Telephone system, Mel Graham of Bruce- field, and director, William Row- cliffe of Hensall, attended the meeting to answer questions of council concerning., the Telephone system's financial condition alai whether it should add an addit- ions 1 debt of $125,000 to its (continued on Page 10) Reports indicate no Huron tax increase \L,C> The March session of Huron County Council was a somewhat low-key meeting despite the fact that several increased budgets in the county's various depart- ments were presented for ap- proval, Although the 1973 budget has not yet been finalized, there was good news for county ratepayers in the Executive Committee re- port. It was stated there is every indication there will be no in- The municipal tax rate for McKillop Township for 1973 will remain the same as last year. Council approved a tat-rate. of 20.9 mills for farm and resi- dential property and 23.6 mills for commercial at a meeting in Winthrop Monday. This will raise about $68,700. Assessment for the township is $2,902,660. . Mrs. Kenneth McClure, town- ship clerk-treasurer, said the to- tal taxes for township residents will not be known until the County school boards and Huron County Council have set their rates. In other business, council passed a by-law licensing trail- ers in the township. The fee for the mobile home owners will amount to $12 per month. A statement on the unpaid taxes in the township for 1972 amounting to 9,069.26, involving 32 properties, will be sent to the County for collection. Mrs. McClure reported that building permits far $51,500 have been issued since the building by-.law was passed on March 5 requiring residents to apply for a license before building or re- novating. Road accounts totalling $4,170.45 and general accounts for $994.38 were passed for pay- m ent. Mrs.. Peggy Rowcliffe, Sea- forth won the eighteenth weekly prize of $25. in the Lions Car Club 3. Confirm McKillop tax rate Winner crease in county rates this year. As well, the report promised that in the event the county en- ters upon a building recigrS111-11 the Huron-Perth -Regional Assessment office, there will also be sufficient funds for this, purpose without any increase to county ratepayers. When the budget is brought in next month it will show that $ 5,000 has been set aside in thevHospital Reserve Fund; an employee benefit reserve; as well as another $ 50,000 for the works ing capital fund. Several proposed • budgets were approved in Thursday's session. All are up. The Children's Aid Society budget is $297,084 for 1973 with the County of Huron portion $103,087. Last year's budget was estimated at $291,906 and last year's County of Huron share was estimated at $91,847 (61,678 actual). . The Planning Board budget is up $25,214 to $72,150. Consul- tant 'fees for the study of. Urban Development in Rural Areas ST,TDIRA) . is one 0 the railer feiscitui aceounting"tor a eatl* mated additional $8,000. The budget for the Huron County Library is up over $15,000 to $193,850. The Huron County Pioneer Museum budget is also up by about $4,000 to $39,000. The road budget is also higher this year at $1,987,000, but will he financed with the same amount of county funds, $738,000. Extra, allotments from the provincial government was cited ,as the explanation. This year, the provinee is paying 62.9 percent of the total road budget while the county is picking up only 37.1 percent. The budget of the Land Di- vision Committee remains about the same as last year, made up of $27,200 from fees and $6,000 • • of county money. In this case, revenue will depend upon the number of applications from Ontario Hydro regarding trans- mission lines which will be run- ning froth the Bruce Nuclear Station through the northern part of Huron. According to the budget, 680 applications at $40 each will total $27,200. The museum budget showed that $11,200 is expected this year in 'admissions and' sales. The County of Huron is expec- ted to add the remaining $27,800 to the budget. Deputy-clerk Bill Hardy, act- ing in the place of Clerk John Berry at Thursday's meeting, said the committee had been "very pessimistic on the ad- mission side". Museum curator Ray Scotch- mer said admission rates had been adjusted upward and should result in increased revenue for the museum. He also reminded council that he would like to see a souvenir stand in the museum and noted that_ any sales pro- motions the museum had attemp- ted in the past had realized additional profit. It should be noted that in- cluded in the museum budget is $1,000 for maintenance at Dunlop Tomb where steps need to be replaced and some niasonary work must be com- pleted. Police check park break in Police are investigating a breakin at the pavilion at Sea- forth Lions' Park. Park supervisor Roy Mc- Gonigle on a visit tq the park, Sunday, found a panel in a rear door had been smashed as well as several windows broken. He found equipment and supplies had been scattered aboUt the build- ing. Presentation of an eye bank was made to Seaforth Community Hospital this week in memory of the late Fred Chapple who prior to his death donated his eyes for medical transplant. Shown here are (left) Kent Butcher, CNIB representative, Julia Chaisson, Mrs. F. Chapple, Gbrdon McKenzie, hospital administrator, Lloyd Casemore, Wingham, who heads the Lions Club sight program, Brian Flannigan, President Seaforth Lions Club and E. C. Boswell, chairman of the local CNIB Committee. Area Lions clubs have been active in encouraging` donations of eyes and in providing facilities such as eye banks. (photo by Phillips)