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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-03-11, Page 1urn SEAFORTH ONTARIO,THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976 — 20 PAGES Whole No.5638 117th Year $10.00 a Year in AdVance Single copy 25 cents Tel A .SPLIT PERSONALITY ?— Egmondville, on the southern outskirts of Seaforth, has had its problems this year. Its residents have Owl arguing about' sewers for some time and voted against them. Now somebody is trying to take away their name. Egmondville, split in two, sat on top of a snowbank Sunday morning. (Staff Photo) Council hears "Holes big enough to bury a cow" Council cornplains about sewer. job Seaforth's council is upset about the way sewer construction is being- handled in town. They say that specifications in the sewer contraot are not becing followed, that there is not enotigh compaction in sewer trenches and that Seaforth streets are bieing left in an undrivable condition. I'm ready to quit right now and not assume any more responsi- bility for this sewer project," reeve John Flannery. head of council's public works committee, said. Reeve Flannery says he blames the engineering firm supervising the construction...He said he's had several arguments with Bill Graham, representative ' of engineers J.K. McLaren Ltd., and things have gotten to the point where "the inspector doesn't listen to me and I don't talk to him." Harry rund of McLaren says the sew r job is being done accordin to ministry guidelines and the • istry is satisfied with the woe ere. have caused the contractors. Vastro Construction Ltd. problems, but - Mr.Grund said work is progressing on schedule "As far as the ,weather allows us to." He said councillors may not understand all the technical aspects of sewer construction and he said there have been problems with help being offered by town officials, then backing off when help is requested. Seaforth soil,,,has a really high water content, which compounds the, engineer's and contractor's problems. He said Hensall soil conditions could be different enough to account for the relative lack of trouble there. Mr. Grund emphasized that he and Mr. Graham have n o quarrel with. anyone. "It's my job.- he said. He says he understands that people complain about the mud, but in the summertime, dust will be a problem. The reeve contrasted the mud- dy Seaforth , streets and huge "Co— paction is a problem holes left on people's property because the winter has been so when lateral seiker lines are dug bad, but we're trying to , clear it here, with Hensall where sewer s p. " He asked Seaforth people have been going. in w ith appar,„ been shut down more often than to be patient; •"we're doing the, ently very little disruption. "a fevitrlSetiforth's ,this winter and some bestB job Bad rainswe and. snow pot holes ' this winter The reeve said the contractor really had weather might be .• - councillors felt that working in here and there ": Joining McKillop now will slow OHC units Iht The thing that amazes three Jesse. Many • kids they have exchange students„ from Brazil- gotten to know in their . three who have been in Seaforth since months of attending classes at mid December , besides the cold SDHS can hardly wait until weather, is that teenagers here, they're 18, the magic age for legal Seem to be obsessed with booze drinking. and drinking. Would putting the age limit The two girls, Bete Maia and back' up to 21 take the emphasis • Radana Karim Zika and one boy, off teenage drinking? No, the Jesse Lagos Ngto say that there is Brazilian visitors don't think so. no such thing as a lege drinking "Once it's been given you can't age in Brazil and teenagers there take it away," Bete says. They have a more mature attitude just think that it's more sensible towards liquor as, a result. to treat liquor as a small part of Drinking in Brazil isn't a big deal; life. kids drink a bit at home and on All three came from large cities special Occasions. Here many in Brazil but have made the teenagers think "to be happy change to rural ' Canada quite they have to drink", Bete says. easily. They are bright, cheerful "They don't talk much at • kids with a spirit of adventure; parties, they just drink", echoes that no doubt helps. -Hotel owner asks for parking A Seaforth hotel owner told council that the removal of. a parking meter in front of his hotel is losing him business. Jim Parkinson, owner of the Queen's Hotel asked council in a letter to reconsider their decision to take the meter out and put up a no parking sign at the corner of Goderich and Main St. Mr. Parkinson said the meter was not in front of his hotel's front door. Mayor Cardno said the meter was removed because provincial law prohibits parking within 00 feet of a hotel front door. The parking spot is especially needed for the convenience of overnight guests, and he has plowed it several times at his own expense, the hotel . owner said: His hotel pays $3000 a year in taxes and the minor inconven- ience the parking spot caused should be tolerated, he said. Lack of parking is annoying his cus- tomers and costing him $300 a week in sales. Mr, Parkinson objected that parking spaces across from his hotel, beside Price and haven't been' plowed for some time. "He's got a legitimate , point on that" , councillor Crocker said, "who's job, is that?" • Reeve Flannery said public works men hadn't been able to remove the ice from the parking spots. Other councillors urged. that the places be cleared. No' decision was taken on the meter.-,k% Councillor Hildebrand said it shotild stay out and parking places on the opposite. corner, next to the doctor's office should be removed too. Mayor Cardnb said they would talk to the chief of police and make a decision. "l don't like to see parking taken out of town.. it's important .to business." In other business, councillors decided to check on how much money the town can loan resi- dents who want to pay their.sewer connection charges, in a lump csuM-. Some councillors thought ,,,.the loan could help people • payfrontage charges too and save them from, paying 40 years of interest. "Anybody 50 years old is foolish to pay it all off," councillor Hildebrand said. try and Seaforth that they are interested in helping sponsor a building. ,The town has heard nothing from Tuckersmith. "The government should have been smart enough to get all three municipalitiestogether in the first pladb`•,' councillor Wayne Willis said,' "Now they'll build little buildings all over the ,plaee, And then-, An a few years' closeone down." "It would be foolish to stall what's getting going right now," reeve Flannery said. Councillors The students, who leave for home on Sunday, found the people of Seaforth and area very hospitable. They have probably met a good percentage of them too because they've been asked to speak at every organization going and in several different schools and classrooms. Bete, who lived with Sandra Hulley's family near Winthrop, says generally Brazilians know more about Canada than Canadians know about them. Canadians don't see Brazil as a booming, growing country with huge cities that has been changed a lot by European immigration. Many Canadians think the whole country is a jungle. That's (Continued on Page 20) agreed to continue with the 14 unit building. If there ,are any empty units, perhaps McKillop people could have them and the township contribute, mayor Car- deo suggested. Lots of interest in Leo Club About 20 people have indicated interest in forming a Leo Club in Seaforth, acc,cirdifig to Ed Taylor, who i" organizing the club for, teenagers for the local Lions Club. Leo stands for the first letters of leadership, experience and opportunity, and the club is designed to provide young adults with a chance to -contribute to their community. The club is for boys andgirls from ages 13 to )8. A Leo club organizer from Elmira, Dougald Campbell will be guest speaker at the next Leo club meeting at 7p.m. Monday night March 15, in the basement of the library. (By Wilma Oke) The Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board will not endorse the resolutions from the County Board and the Separate School Board of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, each calling for support of additional financial assistance to offset anticipated CLASS OF 1908 — A unique event took place at Brucefield United Church last Sunday when some of the Young Peoples' Group of 1908 returned to help the Church mark its Centennial. The original group rang the bell that they bought for the church in 1908, ' Chairman Arthur Haid said he thinks the government is coping out as it led the hoard to form larger school areas resulting in the need for transportation, and now sudd9ly grants for transpor- tatioh ar6 cut. is suggested'•. replied the • IL:: • asked administration tii come up --:,,,,Xturich trustee Ted —Geoffri.y with some suggestions as to him to cut the budget. "We'll examine eYer on e chairman, The hoard renewed the contract with the Simplex international Time Equipment Compam for the time clocks in the schools at a contract price of Si ,080. an increase' of $168 over the 19 75 price. • After the board agreed to pa'. transportation costs of appro 1-• mately $450. for Stratford Grade 8 students to journey to Port Burwell for a religious retreat, the Wingham area trustee asked tor an explanation as to i‘ hv Wingham students travelled to Stratford to a retreat and Stratford went to Port Burwell. He received, no an sv, when .lohn O'Drowsky of St. Marys reminded him he was out of order as the request had already been voted on. The , hoard supported a resolution from the Brant County Board of Education to back the-- federal governments anti-infla- One of the two Mitchell boys ho (hm ned on the weekend, is thi: son of a Seaforth native. Barry Steinback, 10,, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Steinbach, and his mother is the former Marlene Carter of Seaforth, Young Barry is' the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter 'of Jar\ is St., Mrs. Carter is the former Marg McClure. His body was° recovered late Tuesday afternoon. Searchers including relatiy7es from Seaforth, have been helping with the search operation since Saturday. The body of the other boy, six ‘eat old David Geidhof had not been recovered at press time Wednesday. A relative said fun- eral serives for Barry would probably be held today. but that arrangements were imcomplete. Mr, and Mrs. Steinbach have causing , some of the problems. Councillors asked the mayor • and reeve to talk about their disatisfaction at the sewer liason meeting scheduled for today. Mike Latta of the Ministry of the - Environment will attend. "1 hope residents realize that council is just as upset about it as they are", Councillor Ellis said. Sewers weren't the only' item that got critical attention at council Monday night. The PUC put in a request for permission to put a new hydro line from Railway street down an unopened street to serve the,DilLon property, in the southwest corner of town near the PUC's new well. Councillors Hildebrand and John Sinnamon objected that the grade could change once a road is built there and the lines would be in wrong. "Why not service the house off Elizabeth St.?" council- • lor Hildebrand asked. Even to the PUC's new 'substation it would 'make more sense to come in from Elizabeth St., councillor Jim Crocker said. • • Mayor Cardno said she would get clarification from the PUC on why, . they felt this line was necessary. CofineillorS also ques- tioned why the PUC was advertis- ing for another lineman, instead (Continued on Page 17) don hoard and the provincial anti-inflation measures. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 p.m. lived in Mitchell since there marriage. Mr .• Steinbach is a Mitchell native. D. Robb heads rec committee Dave Robb is the new chairman of Seaforth's recreation commit- tee. He's on his second year on the committee, and 'joins June Williams, who is the new vice chairman. The recreation committee has drawn up their budget but councillor s told. Charles Camp- bell their representative on the committee that it won't be considered until April when other leviei are in and the town knows how much money it needs. Councillor Campbell said a (Cot,tinued on Page 13) Qntario Housing Corporation has told Seaforth that if they have neighbouring municipalities join in sponsoring an OHC senior citizens apartment, and increase its size, constuction on the in-the-works 14 unit building could be delayed for two years or more. OHC advised Se fp o go ahead with the unit that's plan- ned now and then perhaps join neighbouring townships in and ther survey for another building. MeKillop has informed the minis- HEADING FOR HOME — Three Brazilian exchange students who've been staying with families here for three months, leave this weekend for home. Radana Zika, left, Jesse Lagos and Bete Maia give their impressions of Canada. (Staff.Photo) Brazilianilove Canada ., but too much booze Howard Shatnz or Stratford is in Hawaii and Vincent Young of Goderich. in Turkey. An inquisitive mouse came into the board room, but didn't seem interested in filling one of the empty chairs as it --soon scampered away. Trustee • Da vid Teahen of '3tratford reported on the Family increases in the local mill rates, Planning Advisory Committee investigation revealed that meeting which he attended in these boards each exceeded the Stratford on February 25. The ministry's ceilings by substantial board will write Dr. SusanE. amounts in 1975, Jack Lane, Tamblyn, Perth Medical Health Superintendent of Business and officer, requesting the Aims and Finance reported. He said a Objectives of the Committee for conscientious effort should he the board to study the proposed Made to reduce spendings to the family planning clinic to be set up ministry's ceilings rather than soon by the committee. encourage further proviticial • The board accepted the assistance to exceed these resignation of John McCarroll. ceilings, Stratford. physical education Mr. Lane stated the consultant. effective at the end of Huron-Perth Board has always June and Thomas Road, St. contained its spending within the Aloysius School, Stratford, ministry's ceilings and beli eves effective March '19, by mutual all boards should do likewise. consent, particularly in. 1976 in keeping. Committee chairmen reported with anti-inflation measures. they are making cuts where The board was short four possible' as the budget is trustees at the meeting held in prepared for 1976. •Stratford Dublin Monday night. Joseph member Ronald Marcy said it was Looby of Dublin., has been impossible to make cuts in the holidaying in Florida since early transportation budget and with Jandary, Michael Connolly, of smaller grants this will result in R.R.3, Kippen, is in Ireland, increases in mill rates. isn't using road graders. John St. has been left with "tWo holes big enough to bury a ' cow in," councillor George Hildebrand said. May or Betty Cardno Said she had complained to the 'Ministry of the Environment and was assured that the contractors would start using a better grade of gravel. "Put complaints in the complaint box" at the town hall, she urged councillors and residents. Councillor Wayne Ellis said John St. has been - drivahle only once since construction started, when town forenian Harvey Dolm •age graded it. But when the street was graded, the snow was pushed into the middle, on top of the sewer trench. The engineers felt this would make the street muddier than ever and asked the town grader to get off the 'street. Councillor George Hildebrand said he would' like to see the contractors finish one street at' a time, not move on and off "two or three times—. So many water mains have been breaking that the PUC is saying "fix them yourself", reeve Flannery said. Work on sewers in Hensall has the only piece of the church saved from the 1971 fire. Left to right are Mrs. Lorne Wilson, Mrs.. Jean Cairns, Mrs. Alice I:lam, M,r4s. Maymp (Mary) Swan, Fred Burge (95 year's), Mrs. 'Gertrude Wright and. Mrs. Mabel Munn. (New-Record Photo) Separate board meets, short four trustees Drowning victim has relatives here