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SomeOrthese haye been on hand
• at• long, as two years. .
Each- application is reviewed
and is: subjected to a- minbecof....__
tests when it is received.-Points
are awarded to each 'appliCant on-
the basis of such things as health,
' income in relation to rent.- they
presently pay, the ability- of the
applicant to care , for h imself,
'Whether or not they get only the••
old age pension and supplement,
thiplained.
Housing, - when available, it.
alloCated on thebatis of need,
Those Who have the greatest
need get first consideration. ,
Points are also awarded .for the,
length of time that an application
has been on file.- ,-Byt an
applisation which has been in the
authoritys bands for' a
- not necessarily given priority .t over (mcoornetinteuceedntononpeasg. eA 2p0e)rson
same "people, but we -felt we
should have had• more say in
them."
Applications for • accommo-
dation in the projects -run by the
authority are available , in
Municipal offices, but information
about elegibility", vacancies, and
'-g•lie„-J.turnber of-applicatiohs on file
is not • generally available,
Seaforth clerk Jim ,Crocker said;
"If someone were_to ask tneabout
a -Walting -liStT' I would havev, ne
idea."
Completed 'applications 'are
forwarded to the authority office
in Goderich, and inquiries must
be- direeted.to John *Lyndori.The
number; of the office is, not •listed
in, the telephone • - directory, •
although it available-through_
-information.
January 3 i , 1977; theiV"
were 43 appliCations' on file With -
the authority , Mr, Lyndon said.
A- WELCOME SIGHT That's vvhat this Strange
looking aparatus was to people on Con..6 and 7,
McKillop Township last week. Ken Campbell got,
four and a half miles of -road blown out by attaching a
combine, to give added weight, --to- his tractor
arm •
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spite ofbunding ans
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of blocked roads.
An executive assistant in' the
Premier.'s office told the MPP's
that the matter would be brought
to the Premier's attention, Mr.
Riddell told, the ExpoSitor on
`Monday. - • '
TuCkersinith r township,
plows have. been operationg 20
hOtfes' out of 24tand-t 1i-as- a en
quarter
of a day toOpetea mile and a'
quarter of road:, road superinten-
dent Al Nicholson said..A's many
• as 23 farmers using spowblower
• equipped tractors have taken part
in cleanup efforts there. "The
farmers-,..,,..have been "Most
co-operative,"'NiChOlson
said. Meg were being paid he
said, but a fevOgnenhave_tiffered
their help, free of charge.
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Men for the townshipt ,reptrt.-7
Liberal MPP Jac.k,. Riddell:,
Murray- dautite404feriis-VOCk
and Eddie Sargent have-asked
Premier Davis, to extend the
• terms.of reference of the area to
be censidered: for, government
-7-assistance to rn.clude the counties
of Grey, ''Bruce, Huron and
Middlesex: The NiagaraPenin-
„sula has already been designated
as an area subject to government f rdets
• financial relief. .•••
For the,first tiMe in seven days receives permission to amend the
for most of them, all area schools .calendar wheif-it requesifit, Mr:
Were open Monday, and buses "Shaw said: . •
Were Able te gravel their regular John Talbot, principal ' 'of
touter' Teriehet's professional :Seaforth Public Scheel, did not
development". days, - may- be feresee-Viy ;difficulties arising
An army • of ' • snoWblowers,:
graders:, halldozers-andfront.end
loadert ha 'succeeded' in. op-ening....,
• • most Seaforth area roads by-
Tuesday, but the .cost of . the
assault on the, snow has been'
extremely high.: Though statistics
will not be, -available...for . some
tirne„ it alteady. clear: that
budgets have been exhausted...
Some municipalities may ,seen_he
askingthe-provincial- government ..
for, financial assistance, .spOkes-
cancelled and other school activi- because of lost time. ''We're.
ties .,curtailed in an effort , to,• , going to have to &some catching ',
-ensure that students eaten up on up" he said, "Bat that ean-, be,•,,,i
Work missed, princiPals *cepa., ,done ' without toe , Pinny
Seaforth • District High School preblems," Only four -days were
principal ..,_.lirtice, `Shaw said ' lest, and the schoOlintsbeehOpen
' Monday that he • will ask the since last Wednesday, he, said,
-'1Eturon County school board to although no-buses were running
consider cancelling .the profes• until Monday:- • ,
. sional, -de,yelopment day Huran-Centennial , ., School • ' . . • • . I , 1 y
.scheduled for March, It will also principal Arnold'Mather's, said - ou r e env to :honour- s be necessary to eitt -dOWn on the _ that,. It may be necessary to , ' ' . - U . . „
. n'umb'er of days spent reviewing eh urinate three, professional
VOA b0fpre esams,' he said. the, ,.development days between :how
school *as closed seven days. Ad. Ithie, The school was open
Requests for at change in the' Monday for the first time in seven. ,
ichobl calertdar, can be. Made by' days, The P.D. days were_
'individual principal's to the school , 'Cancelled last ear an '.effort.to,
hoard, Changes must` heti be ...,eateh up after a storm related %
, 'AppreVed.-hy, the ' Ministry et closure,, ;Mr Mathers Said: The
Educatidni which 'can' alter • the' Ministry thay give '.1fidiVidtitil ,
calendar'on a 'county: wide. twit sehOols.the right to ••elinithate P.D.
• 60, 'grant. indbildnal schools the, day as it ditt,Ittst s4iirviffi 'said. .
eliminated pa., days as Seth a step ra4keS it possible for,
n• e'cessary.. Thy hoard gerigraliy •. On "Ottge 10) .4.
The MP-P-'s have appealed to-
-the •Preinie-r's office to grant
subsidies to,. municipalities in
'iliese counties to defray tjie high
cost of snow removal. They also
called-upon • ihe Minister of
Agriculture _to,initiate a program
to-compensate farniers who -were
foroed_to_elu mp their mill4ecause*
ools reopen
Wednesday holiday, those • that • r
were open were busy. as
customers loaded, their cars and
trucks with float-, bread and milk. -
te be prepared in case of another •
storm stayed session.
People with big grint on
faces climbed , over the snow
banks liningAlain_SLanci_gtrtf _
riendtand acquaintances after . -
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"The budget is shot," he said
-and the township_n3ay have, to
request. assistance from .the
provincial government. It -will be
the first time that such .a step pas
been considered,, he •said,
Roads in Hibbert township Week, Mr. Campbell reported.
were • nearly 'all open Tuesday a • .Area farmer Ken Campbell hit
spokesnian'there said. four bull- _kept fear and a hilf miles of road
dozers 'have been working in the open with the help of neighbours,
township, two, rented from a - on his own mutative, Bill Camp- ,.-
.construction company, -and two bell said, and like•othersthroUgh-
owned by , individnals.. TwO out the ai-ea. he "hat asked'
farmers with ,snowblowert have nothing for -efforts.
also *worked with townshipplows. In , Hallett township,all
All roads in MeKillOp4eiWhiliiii- -tone-estiont are eleOrr rettidSit per-
were expected 'to be eleare&by intendent George' Hoggart
Tuesday evening, roads super-: reports, though most side roads
intendent Bill Campbell said, - are only open where there are
proVided that' equipment; farmers. They should all be clear
continued io operate.'"lot of in a., day or t\Vc.:,`, he Said.,though,'
machinery is breaking dowm,',!,A+re,---ends,of roads which do not have
'several days in_ isolation.' Staff at
the Seaforth Post ,Office were
especially busy; "Sorting the firSt
mail into• town since Fridajr and
rural mail customers who made it
into town were picking up their,
mail at the Post Office's back
door.
Restaurants 'in Seaforth Were
jattirneti, with -whole families at
. noon on Wednesday ' and
'Seaforth streets we,recrowded!'
last Wednesday afternoon as
people took advantage of the first
lull in the five day, storm*that +fad,'
blocked Most reads in the area;-to
get into town and get supplies.
Although most stores
were closed, for their. usual
Others, wfip'd been ..,,..stoinr
stayed in Seaforth fora week._
looked forward to seeing' their -
""homes and 'families. en the .... weekend. '
•Tharsday who-'d-mado• it in to:
' town for the first time in nearly
week.
said. Two bulldozers', two
graders, two industrial bloyk..,,,ert,„
and six front end -loaders haVe
been cleaning up the .-roads. in
McKillop. Ten farmers have alai
been on calLthroughout the last •
The.whole Community is invited
'to &reception tonight at the T6Wn
Hall, honOuring• the new
Canadian Figure 'Skating novice
PakS"Chlit4i0bI t Lloyd Itisler , Jr.
of Seaforth and his partriei,,.
flaier. of Mitchell. . . .
, The two :Wtin the, award at the
Canadian rigure-wtattng Attoeitt.
don * On, the
weekend in .Calgary,
Mayor 'Betty. Cardhh and
Reeve OrrnoncrPridharn of FullartOn.Township'cringratulates her paiiner,_1,loyd
..Eisler Jr. a'S9Wforih at a civic reception, in Mitchell Mcnday night. The r.parF had
just eaturned..frcp) FigtireiKaiting-bimplopthips ::CalgarY", Where_
they ,won the novice 'pairs event.. Seaforth is honouring the young skatert at a
-reCePtion,at the ToWn Hall tenight, `froth' 7:36 to 9.• '(EXpositorPhotO)
CANADA'S N DVIOETCHAIVIPS Lori Baler 'of .M1tOFfell,-,oentt* smiles :as
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houses on them, may remain d Mr. Dolmage saiall the works
*unplowed for some time, employees worked' long hours fo
7-• Costt orthe cleanup may be as keep tile streets plovvecl and snow
much as "four or five times" over banks down • to a reasonable'
the budget. Mr. Hoggart height.
predicted. Reeve John Flannery, chair-
As many as 20 farmers have man of 5eaferth's public works
been blowing snow along with the' committee, said: one of the big,.
two township owned graders. A, costs of the storm was that town
third grader rented for the year employees 'weren't _able, to ,get
has also been working, asbas a Jether work done because all
heavy ,'duty front end loader, time hat , to be spent on snow
'equipped : With a specially 'removal.
;,'constructed vee plow- One bull, "We've had 800, hours of
dozer has alsO been'opetatingMr,,. overtime. in the last six weeks,"
Hoggart 'said.. 0.• • ‘4%tre addied.-Seafarth's: road equip-
.Roads 'in Seaforth are nearly all :nicht is taking a beating from its
clear of snow, town foreman heavy Workout and that adds A-;
HarveyDoirnage said Tuesday. A, hidden...Cost 'because machinery
track lent 'by the PUC h'as beeir-'-nray have to be replaced "that
use-d tn-aid in the removal of snow much sooner,".•Reeve Flannery
piled along town streets. he said, said.
le,stock :up
A number of : area stores • Market On-Main Street said that
!teemed an increaseittsaietas bu-siness,is back to-normal after a
c;n rs isunie replenished' food lull during the storm. Customers •
snpplies depeted during -:the are buying extra :quantities. of
.**stOrrnind stock up on essentials bread and milic along with, their
' as a hedge against; another storm regular orders, hesaid ‘,Sales of
predicted for the. weekend. bag milk have been particularly
A---takes-n-for-Roths-F.00d--. -(Contintiecl-enge-20). -
Seaforth. recreation director Clive
Buisi said the reception will be in
the fbrm of an open house'," from
.7:30 until in the newly
renovated council chanibers.
Refreshments will bd'served.'
Officials from neighbouring
townships; as well as t le ")irtf~iie of
Seaforth;• Will be inVited
,homitit the Seafatill natiVe and
• his partner., 4 '
tloyd and triti, along With het •
Friday, opening; up their road for the firSt tirne in a made by •the OntarioHousin
(Expositor Photo) Corporation. Municipalities must
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snoWbloWer, to plow through the drifts past his farm,
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(By Len Pizzey)
If you are a senior citizen living W
..in the Seaforth area •and are in
need of housing, you will not find
an easy solution to your problem.
You may have heard, that a new
senior citizens'-housing project is• -
about to be bitilt in Seaforth and
_assume ghat -your chances. of
getting an apartment in the
,complex 'are good. But the
,application - • :procedure - - is
--Complicated and• the results ,cat-
'be-frustratitig--:-
Senior citizen housing projects -
•are largely funded:by the federal
'and provineial governments,
though the ,munieipalities. in
_ which they 'are built nulgPilek
percentage o any deficit in oleic
operation.'The decision as, to
where and when such
accommodation should,be built i
elder sister Sherri; who with her
partner will be members of-the
Canadian Figure Skating team in,
Worldverripetition in Japan. were
guests Monday night at • a
reception at the Miteheil arena,
"hosted' by` Mitchell, sand area
tttttnici alines,;:- '
LlOyd's parents', 1.14c1 and Bev
iOet'af eaferth-tvere t Weir)?
to, see their •son's win and were
ex eted home fraiii Alberta on
ealheiday,.
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initiate sayeys to determine the
, need in their area, and then must.
approach the -OHC to -convince
them that a neW e;c.omplex shouldr
, A survey .--mar ,Soon • be
Conducted which, will include the
townships-L- of „MeKillop., and-
--Tuckerstnith---as:Well as 'Seaforth,
A new- building containing 14
units: is already slated to -be
constructed ,on John. Street_ in.
"Seafeittlitbeginning In the spring •
of this year. But this building may
not meet the demand which exists
among ,seniors 'Tor comfortable, •
fsclqrda.ta9brtleil'...itouatyiontg
Betty-Y-Ca mine
says - that them town is.'"trYing,to
get a second heittitig-Prcijeet •-off
the grontid"",..!We ..ate getting a ..
number' of inquiries about - the •
housing from ,seniers", she said.
• The' survey whiCh may soon be
made . of area needs does _not
necessarily !mean that 'a, 'tato:I .'
building, 'will be 'approved.' It,
would 'depend • on .the need, -But,
said .Seaforth clerk Jim 'Crocker,
• there is already a feeliIng that,
there 'will be more applicationt
than there-are apartments; even
.ewohm°nplete
the
, new
building is
'All_ aspects of. the.. housing.
,....lorojects are adritinistered.by'.the-
Euroin . • County • . Housing,
Authority, a , new body. 'in
operation since the fall , of 1916,
Seven:,people'sit on the' authority,'
-..three -appointed by the federal'
..,kovernment,, • three._ .Lby . the
previncial government, and one.
appointed by the eounty.
Mayor 'Cardno • said • that ' the
. • authorities' function -iS ficit clearly
anderitood by ,the
"We sent a • letter Off- last week
'asking John Lyndon '(Honsing
-if-"Manager for the .. Authority) to
come.-, to a council :Meeting 'le
explain the role of. the Authority
" to' council.":
• the : Authority ' was
formed, ,there • .. was Settle
,controversy. ' ".about the
apPointment procedure: "I, Was.
,upset A the time" said Mayor-
Cartine. "„11.- felt that the munici-
.palities should have More .input
• into the. appointments:1 There is
only one-woman on. the authority,
'she noted, and yet rnoSthouting
units are OCcupied by women. "I
am not ' questioning the
appointments" she said. ."We
probably Would haVrthcisert the
Well known Canadian -
snowmobile rater, Keith Siemon
,of Brodhagen, is in the intensive
care unit' n University HoSpital,-
London; _following an accident
during snowmobile. raegs in
;Montreal last Sunday, January 30.
His mother,' Mrs. Albert
Siemon, of R.R. 4, Walton, told
,the Expositor that her .son was
injured when he Was knocked off
his machine during'a race and the
ski. from: another machine went '.
: into his thigh. He also had broken
ribs and 'a chipped elbow.
Mrs'.,, Siemon said a Montreal
hospital treated her •son, but
Wouldn't admit him ,because they-
, didn't have room; "They said he ,
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GETTING .AROUND thOugh his-car was
snowed under ,and his 'horse and cutter in•the barn,,-
Prank Reynolds of , Harpurhey'coukt travet after
last weeks Storm.. Reyhelds with pups Pixie and
':""Frisky',--donned snow Shoes to`traver around thelarm.
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Tuatersmith to replace, a partial
by-law passed, in 1972.
Council learned that• the
Ontario Fire MarShill's office has
agreed to- do a Study on fire
protection. needs in the teWtithiV:
as requested by eatia.-;'
Mrs. Betty tardar attended ,
the meeting, to ask council that
the members of the singles elub
be permitted tdconlinue"ta hold
their'•we'eklY dance rat yanastra
Recreation 'Centre.* tattii.day
nights during.the 'yetis MI*
did laic year..
council, agreed "mid said th rental charge. Would
for the main hill p las-42S,00 tat
the F'i'che''.. used and Phis
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and „those- of his neighbours. The unique snow
moving vehicle' got td McKercher Farms' laneway on
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ro racer injured
snowmobil ontreat
iti)..-meetS ire
:Snow. .$1pr
should go home, but he couldn't, week And in hospital, for a month
altogether, his 'mother, said.
Just the weekend • before the
accident, Mr. Sienion won the
Georgian In-Ontario • Snow-
- mobile competitions. .
Mr. Sip-doll's' • Wife, -Vho is
cipeCting, the couple's first :chitty'`
in •...the spring" is -staying with • -
relatives in London• to be close to
her Kusband.
Accidents at.nong 'snowmobile
racers are quite' ,rare, his mother
said, because "they are all
competent' drivers." Mr. Siemon
runs a plumbing and- farm
equipment business and it' active
in, „many •sports, including
Lr'baseball.
because of !the storm here•.'
When the injured' racer "" ge'f'
back to Stratford last week, with
Mr. and Mrt. Jack Switzer• of
Stratford who had acconipanied
him: to the race,, the Siemon
fathil.y was told by the Stratford
hospital that infection had set into,
his leg following the stitching job
that .was done in Montreal.
There were, fears that her .28
year old son would lose, the
infected leg but Mrs,Siemonsaid
that, it now •leeks normal, .and he
can move .it, following operations
at University - - ;Hospital, Mr.
Siernen will -probably be in
Intensive Care until the end of the,„
(By Wilma Otte) , •;;• . gather, at the recently- yielded_
Blizzards spell hardshipt*Ith-- --henge-o---Whed7b-Srlits mother, Mrs..
blocked roads. Sam .McCurdy,;right /-•'• in
; But most farmerSwhei- live_ in Brucefteld. -
the snoW,belt area can handle The reeve artived on 'his titers., Uese incen4niences, Thus the snowthobile '-with Councillor
farmers who from the Tucker Frank Falconer at did Councillor
smith Township Council were not Bob Fotheringham and clerk-
deterred when they wanted to,. treasurer James McIntosh,
hold . regular session last tieptity ree;e Bob Bell . and
week. , "'"" ftpunellitit Bob pruenmond
After cancelling the meeting arrived by car. ..
Tuesday night,Feb, 1 they called Boad'' 'superintendent Allan
It.for Wednesday•afternetni. Their •.'ik.lieholson couldn't attend to give
usual meeting plate., ...1.111.ren:-..bt§' ,report'-' on snowplowing
Centennial School in Star icy township roads he Was busy- ..t wnaiiii•-•• ova's' Writ() behind a •• snowplowing township roads. '
wag, .0C.thow., • • • , ;,• 'COMA 141,1' liek. the-Huron
tkeeve trVin Sillery had, the *lititnitig, Beard' to prepare
answer. Tie. ltiVited. Connell to tOMPrelletisivezerting by4aw fot
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