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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-01-22, Page 9$1 7-9 Chops per Pkg .28 LB. 28 oz. Tin 48. 2/1.09 59' 39' Size 488/98' U.S. No, 1 New Cabbage Florida Pink and White Grapefruit Grand Bend Phone 238-2512 • moo the, 5041- IV RIO (lea/'' .0910 WA I e tiffea1/012PArafa 4 Iii ..:,0..*-e,%:, C Grade A Turkeys 5 - 10 lb. Average 78' LB Family Pack Loin Pork Chops lb. $1.38 lb. 58' 1 lb. Pkg. lb. 78' ib,88' lb.s1.48 th.$1.68 Ground Chuck New Zealand Sirloin Chump Lamb Chops Family Pack Frozen Low round Swiss Steak Fancy Macintosh Apples 59' Toastmaster White dread 3/$1 Florida No. 1 Large Celery 59' ear Canada First Grade Creamery Butter (Limit 2 pounds per family) 911" L, Maple Leaf Red Sockeye Salmon ..$1.39 each (limit 2 tins per family) GROCERIES Green Giant Hiblet Corn 12 oz. 2/89 E. D. Smith 28 oz. Garden Cocktail 2/ $ 1.09 C Delmonte Tomato Juice Utopia Tomatoes PRODUCE WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES Prices in effect Wed., Jan. 21 til closing Tues., J'an. 27 STORE HOURS Mon. to Thurs. 8-6; Friday 8-9; Sat. 8-7 THE TENDER SPOT Tenderloin end Pork Loin Roast Fresh Pork Riblets Maple Leaf Wieners Family Pack Heinz Tomato Ketchup 15 oz. 7 3/4 D • AND :DISTRICT. NE:Va. January 22, 1976 THE EXETER-TIMES ADVOCATE Page 9 SCENE FROM A PARK BENCH — Winter's stillness prevails as a lone traveller ponders the disappearance of the sun over icy waters of time passed by. photo by Robinson. Storm sewers maybe • SWEATER SHOP Grand Bend SWEATER SHOP Grand Bend On Our Large Stock of Men's and Women's Sweaters and You Can SAVE UP TO 60% OFF EXAMPLE Ladies' Short Sleeve Machine Washable Banlon PULLOVERS EXAMPLE Unisex Long sleeve ORLON-EAGLE CREST PULLOVERS Reg. Retail $1 1.00 Reg. Retail $6.00 January Sale Priced January Sale Priced GREAT SAVINGS ON 100 s OF SWEATERS! $5.45 $1.45 SWEATER SHOP Sunday ....... „ • , 12 noon 5 p.m. Monday , , .... . .... . Closed Tues,, Wed., Thurs—, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. GRAND BEND Friday. ,...—.10 a,m, - 5:30 p.m. & 7 9 p.m, STORE HOURS Saturday a.m. - 5:30 p.m. IS YOURS AT TREMENDOUS SAVINGS DURING OUR FANTASTIC JANUARY EVERYTHING IN OUR STO E IS REDUCED FOR THIS SUPER EVENT OFF TOP QUALITY MERCHANDISE Come see for yourself today Griffin Thomas Furniture 40 Main St. Grand Bend 238-2035 Also, the municipality pays a "flow" rate to the Ministry of Environment (63 cents per 1,000 gal.). Council would be paying that rate for comparatively pure rainwater to flow through the system. Additional help is needed for snow removal program Council has taken the first step towards installation of storm sewers in Grand Bend. Kleinfeldt consultants have agreed to approach the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications on council's behalf, to ascertain what is required to get subsidies for a storm sewer system. The consultants will report back to council on that and submit a proposed fee for a preliminary study of costs in- volved in a storm sewer project. At present Grand Bend has no storm sewer network. Council would like to install the storm sewers some time in 1977 after sanitary sewers are in- stalled and before village roads are repaved. "If we don't have storm sewers put in when the (sanitary) sewers are put in we need our heads read," councillor Bob Simpson told council. Simpson was alluding in part to a $60,000 road repair fund council is accumulating to re-surface village streets after sanitary sewers are installed. If the storm sewers were in- stalled after resurfacing, the $60,000 would end up in the back of a dumptruck, as village streets would have to be torn up all over again to accept storm drains. More Grand Bend news on page 20 Council was also informed sanitary sewers shouldn't be used as storm drains. Kleinfeldt representatives at last Monday's meeting told council rain water dilutes waste materials flowing through sewers so that purification machinery doesn't function properly. New lighting for streets' River road should receive new streetlights in 1976 according to Stan Lovie, village engineer. Lovie submitted the recom- mendation in a letterp laced before council last Monday. Grand Bend has a $1500 reserved account set aside each year for improvement of streetlighting within the village. In his brief Lovie suggested 10 new streetlights along River road would provide proper lighting for the area. He furthersuggested "dusk to dawn" lights currently illuminating the street be taken down and installed along the docks, at a cost of $200 per light. Councillor Bill Baird, an in- dustrial electrician, told council River Rd. could be properly lit with nine lights instead of 10. Council accepted Baird's opinion. Council also mentioned the "dusk to dawn" lights might be re-erected at "dark spots" within the village, rather than being used for dock lighting. Grand Bend needs extra personnel to clear snow froth village streets according to town foreman Gary Desjardine, Desjardine made the comment at the regular meeting of Grand Bend village council last Mon- day. In addition to ploughing the village streets, Desjardine must also sand certain streets by hand. He will now be clearing snow too. So far council is not willing to hire additional snow removal staff or go to outside contractors. The foreman said he has received complaints about blocked driveways and snow The estimated expenditure for the municipality of Grand Bend in 1976 is set at $210,000, ac- cording to councillor in charge of finance, Bob Simpson. That is an increase of $30,407 over last year's budget of $180,268, a 16.9 percent increase. + + + Council made provision that town employees be allowed 12 days sick leave benefits for 1976. Under terms of the agreement, a doctor's certificate will be required to certify illness for a period lasting over five days. + + + Grand Bend has made arrangements with MacDonald Sanitation for removal of village garbage once a week at a cost of $17,325 for 1976. + + + A copy of the Sarnia Lambton Planning Committee Report has been presented to Grand Bend council. Council is asked to read the report and send their criticisms to the planning committee. + + + Council discussed but did not vote on signing a petition against the closing of Goderich psychiatric hospital. Councillor Harold Green, who attended an open meeting of support for the hospital in Goderich last week, told council feeling was strong for keeping the psychiatric wing of the institution open. Council however, made no build-up along Grand Bend's main street. He points out that a one-man snow removal operation doesn't give him enough time to clear driveways and excess snow. Council suggested a private party be contracted to remove the snow but Desjardine, believed it would be cheaper and more efficient to hire a part-time employee responsible to the village. Councillor Rollie Grenier said the cost for contracting is prohibitive. "Two trucks and a loader hired at $62 per hour and you wouldn't be long spending $10,000," he said. motion to vote on supporting the petition and the issue was shelved. + + + Council will sign a petition related to Committee of Adjustment fees now being circulated to all Lambton county municipalities. The Committee of Adjustment is the government arm that grants land severances. To receive a land severance, an applicant must appear before a meeting of the committee and pay a fee of $50 . The petition wants the fee raised to $100. + + + Road sanding equipment and services of Thompson-Warner have been hired by Grand Bend at a rate of $15 per hour. • Bills will be sent to the village on a monthly basis and the contract for road sanding will terminate April 30, 1976. + + + The deadline for tenders on drain projects slated for River and Lake Roads has been ex- tended from February 2 to February 9, 1975. + + + Council will send a letter of inquiry to the Public Health Department regarding public washrooms in the village. According to councillor Bob Simpson, council needs exact particulars on the nature of repairs requested by the Public Health. In addition council wants to know the time period washrooms must be accessible to the public. Councillor Bob Simpson suggested snow removal be maintained only in front of businesses that stay open in the winter season. Desjardine pointed out he wouldn't have time to do that without help. Grenier said "picking and choosing" was descretionary, "If you do it for one you have to do it for everyone." But councillor Bob Simpson said something should be done. "Seeing as we're blocking them in, we should be doing something about it (snow removal). If we can pick away at it, we can keep ahead of excess snow buildup." Reeve Sharen suggested Desjardine effect snow removal himself after the streets had been ploughed. "I think we should start at one end of the street and just work up," the Reeve said. Desjardine wondered when he would have time to get the entire street cleaned considering the heavy snowfall this year. Council agreed finally that the town foreman will clean away snow at street corners for safety reasons. In addition he will clear snow in front of village hall and businesses as time permits. Women's Institute The regular January meeting of the Women's Institute was held in the town hall Thursday af- ternoon. In the absence of the president Mrs. Nola Taylor, the meeting was chaired by Mrs. Carman Lovie. Roll call was answered by, "Compose a commercial to sell your favorite farm product." Mrs. Lovie opened the meeting with a "New Years Prayer." The motto was, "Good Health, good food, good friends are a blessing to be cherished all our lives." Mrs. Colin Love who is con- vener of Family and Consumer affairs, spoke to us on several items from the topic, She told us "You are what you eat." Food prices, the mercury level poisoning in fish affecting our Indian population, radia.tion level from landfill at a school near Toronto, and that microwave heat is now being used to dry corn for farmers.Lunchhostessesiwere Mrs. Bill Love, and Mrs. Jean Sharen. Council briefs I