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Bell Aerospace Cart developing new frontiers
at a constituent's meeting at Les
Pines motel, Grand Bend, last
Monday,
He met with the constituents
following a two hour meeting
with Grand Bend council to
discuss the official plan for the
Grand Bend is eligible for
government funds to build a
community centre according to
Lorne Henderson, minister
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Pinery Provincial Park and
possible effects of that plan on
Grand Bend's winter recreation
program.
Grand Bend council wanted an
open air ice rink built in the
Pinery, according to Henderson,,
but the idea was vetoed because
of insufficient Provincial funds
for the project.
It was agreed that snowmobiles
will be allowed to use Pinery
roads providing there is a six inch
covering of snow.
Cross-country skiing will also
be promoted, and the ski hills and
snow-making machines will be in
operation for the same period (10-
15 weeks) as last year.
Henderson also said there was
talk of moving the ski hill to the
Walker Hills and increasing the
snow-making machinery.
Because of the expense of
building a new ski-lift, that move
was vetoed.
Henderson says the combined
cost of moving the ski hill and
creating an open air ice surface
in the Pinery would be $1 million,
too much for government coffers
at this time.
He added that personally, he
was all for a public skating rink,
"I'd rather pay a $100 to entertain
the young people than pay $100 to
put them through the court
system," he said.
Henderson told the council they
should consider a joint
agreement with Stephen and
Bosanquet townships to build and
maintain an ice surface.
He informed council they could
apply to the Province for a
Community Centre Grant which
covers one-quarter of con-
struction costs.
Henderson says the grant
works like this: Assuming, the
facility's total cost is $120,000, the
community must raise $90,000. If
the community can raise $30,000
of their share through public
subscription (not through tax
increases) the government will
apply an additional $30,000 in
Wintario money. That leaves a
final $30,000 for the community to
raise through mill increases or
other means.
Reeve Bob Sharen says a
community centre under such
terms is a possibility provided all
interested parties can reach an
agreement. "It's important to go
slowly and not step on toes," he
says. He adds that the centre
would probably be built to house
a variety of activities such as
hockey, figure skating and
curling.
If an agreement with the
townships is reached, the Grand
Bend Recreation committee can
then apply for the grant, Sharen
says.
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Sunday evening.
Emil Sonnenburg of Cambr-
dige, showed slide pictures of his
visit to Siberia in the summer of
1974.
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James G. Mills is an.expansive
commander of an American
outpost situated in Grand Bend,
He is managing director of Bell
Aerospace, Canada, builder of
hovercrafts, for the Canadian
government, American Army,
and multi-national oil companies
interested in exploiting oil
reserves in the far north.
Bell Aerospace Canada (BAC),
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Textron, an American multi-
corporation whose net sales
totalled 2.1 billion last year.
Textron products range from
"commonplace" commodities
such as Speidel watches and
Sheaffer pens to the absolute
exotics of "precision fluid system
components"employed by NASA.
to control hydraulic fluids in
spaceships and .ballistic missiles.
As outpost commander of
Textron's newest big-spender's
toy. — the hovercraft — Mills
believes he is directing the
development of the biggest
terrestial transportation device
since the helicopter.
Incidentally, Bell Helicopter,
another subsidiary of Textron,
were the first to develop the
helicopter's commercial
potential way back in 1946,
following the Korean war, where
it proved itself an indispensable
transportation aid.
Mills had little to do with
helicopters but he is the prime
mover for the existence of
hovercraft industry in Canada
and specifically, Grant Bend,
Bell Aerospace Canada, was
incorporated October 1966, with
Mills the sole employee, working
out of a shoehorn office in
Toronto and travelling Canada
from "East to West to North to
South" in search of markets, sub-
contractors, and a home-base
assembly plant,
After four years he settled on •
Grand Bend because of the
proximity to Lake Huron; an
excellent testing ground for the
vehicle advertised as an "air-
cushion, fully amphibious craft
capable of carrying 25-ton loads
at speeds of up to 50 mph over
tundra, sand, mudbanks, water,
ice, swamp and scrubland."
He also chose Grand Bend
because of tax incentives he gets
from a township whose interests
are primarily rural,
BAC is situated outside the . .
Mrs. Joan Ratz sang a duet,
"Because he lives."
4 White Gifts
White Gift Sunday was ob-
served at the United church
Sunday morning. The Sunday
school children took part in the
service,
Susan Fischer read the
scripture lesson, Various Sunday
school members read the legends
and customs of Christmas.
Mrs. N, Hemingway read the,
"White gift story."
municipal boundaries of Grand
Bend and pays taxes to Stephen
township.
"It's easier to keep your capital
costs down during the incubation
stage when you're situated in a
small community," Mills ex-
plains.
But, after six years, and as
many hovercrafts, Mills is still
waiting for his amphibians to
-take hold" as he and the
Canadian Government who
supplied money to develop the
craft, hoped they would.
Because of the hovercraft's
versatility, the Canadian
government saw the craft as a
potential service vehicle for
remote areas in the high north.
Mills so convinced Provincial
and Federal authorities, that
BAC was awarded a considerable
amount of money (Mills won't
say how much) to build two
prototypes that went to the arctic
-- one to service the oil industry
on Alaska's "South slope", the
other to undergo trial testing for
the Canadian Ministry of
Transportation.
Two more craft, called
"Voyageur", went to the Alaska
Oil industry and to the "north
shore" of the St. Lawrence river
as "logistic support" vehicles,
taking supplies and personnel
into remote areas.
Voyageurs five and six were
sold to the American army as
ship to shore deployment
vehicles, (Voyageur six, still in
production, will be ready for
shipment in January 1976).
Also, Voyageur two, owned by
the Ministry of Transportation,
has since passed its Arctic trials
with flying colors and is now
employed by the St. Lawrence
River Authority, to break up
seaway ice near Montreal.
"It surprised us as much as the
government," Mills says,
referring to the ice breaking
potential of Voyageur, which
floats four feet high over a
cushion of forced air. "The
Voyageur, with a gross weight of
90,000 pounds, has the ice
breaking capability of a 5,000-ton
ship."
Yet despite the Voyageur's
performance record and hidden
talents, there are still no major
contracts in hand.
"But it took the helicopter 10
years to take hold after Korea,"
Mills points out optimistically.
"Right now we're anticipating
detailed negotiations for a large
export ordet' with a private
company in a developing nation."
Mills says the company is
backed by the government of the
un-named nation and that the
contract could stretch over a five
year period and necessitate
expansion of BAC.
He says BAC will have to
double facilities and the number
of employees if the deal comes
through.
That would mean 160 people
would be working for BAC at
peak periods.
Where the new building
facilities would be erected is not
certain however,
"There are a number of fac-
tors, involved," Mills says. "We
could build here if we had time
between the signing of the con-
tract and the first delivery date.
But if the customer wants
delivery right away, we might
have to look for facilities already
in existence in the surrounding
area."
According to Mills, buildings
already exist in Centralia, that
could be converted for BAC use.
Also, housing for additional
employees is also available
there.
"We have no plans for building
an industrial park in this area,
although Max Rice has men-
tioned he could build a family
residence community on land
near Grand Bend if there was a
need," Mills explains. Max Rice
is a Brampton developer.
Mills points out the housing
problem that existed for the
present 80 employees who came
to the area when BAC first
started, 'was' eventually solved
when they moved to surrounding
communities like Exeter,
Parkhill and Centralia.
Mills stresses that building a
new subdivision to accommodate
.BAC employees depends solely
on two things: time and cir-
cumstance.
If the deal with the developing
nation comes through, and if the
time between signed contract and
first delivery date is sufficient,
Grand Bend could see another
satellite subdivision spring . up;
could see the Bell Aerospace
Canada plant grow to twice its
present size, make room for at least 80 new
If time won't allow, Centralia residents.
may have a new industry move in Either way, James, 0, Mills
while Grand Bend and the believes the hovercraft will come
surrounding area will have to into its own, no "if" about it.
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BY-LAW No. 22, 1975
A By-Law to regulate the use of land and the
character, location and use of buildings and
structures in the Town of Exeter.
a By-law to regulate land use passed pursuant to Section 35
of the Planning Act.
by the, Corporation of the Town of Exeter for the approval of
NOTICE of application to the Ontario Municipal Board
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the. Town of Exeter in-
tends to apply to the Ontario Municipal Board pursuant to
the provisions of Section 35 of the Planning Act for approval
of By-law No. 22, 1975 passed on December 1, 1975. A copy
of the By-law No. 22, 1975 will be made available in the
Town Office for public inspection from the day this notice is
printed until the date of the Public meeting which will be held
on December 18th in the Town Office at 8:00 p.m.
The following is a summary and explanation of By-law
No. 22, 1975: • The By-law is comprised of a text setting out the
regulations pertaining to the various land use zones outlined
in the map 6ttached to the By-law. The By-law requires cer-
tain minimum or maximum provisions, as the case may be, in
each zone such as lot area, lot coverage, front and rear yard
depths, sideyard widths, setback from roads, heights of
buildings, floor area, parking, landscaping and permitted
uses. These provisions apply to all lands within the Town of
Exeter and hereafter no land shall be used and no building or
structure erected, altered or used except in conformity with
the provisions of this By-law.
This By-law contains a provision that as a condition of
development or redevelopment of lands or buildings in the
Town of Exeter, the Council may impose such development
controls as are set out in Section 2 of the By-law.
Every property owner is urged to examine the text and
map to determine the status of his property and to note how
he or she is affected by the By-law.
Any person interested may, within fourteen days after
the date of this notice, send by registered mail to Town of Ex-
eter, Municipal Office, 406 Main Street, Exeter, Ontario, or \
deliver to the Clerk of the Town, notice of his or her objection
to approval of the said By-law together with a statement of
the grounds of such objection.
The Ontario Municipal Board may approve of the said
By-law, but before doing so, may appoint a time and place
when any objections to the By-law will be considered. Notice
of any hearing that may be held will b3 given only to persons
who have filed an objection and who have left with or
delivered to the Clerk, the address to which the notice of
hearing is to be sent.
The last date to file an objection is December 18, 1975.
DATED at the Town of Exeter Municipal Office, the 1st day of
December, 1975,
"E. H. Carscadden"
Clerk, town of Exeter
Copies of By-law No. 24, 1975 "The Official Plan" will also be available at the Clerk's Office for inspection.
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