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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-06-20, Page 19North part of Bosanquet may be cut off from fire protection The north end of Bosanquet township will be without protection from Grand Bend’s fire depart­ ment unless an agreement is soon reached, according to Reeve Robert Sharen. “Morally, we can’t leave them, and they’re banking on that,” Sharen said at Monday night’s council meeting. Discussions for a new fire agreement between Bosanquet, Grand Bend and Stephen began about a year ago. Threats to cut off protection have been made before. Until now, such BY­ LARRY SNIDER This Way Import-car owners beware: air-cooled engines can overheat, too. Be sure fan belt, air passages, and cooling fins are checked now and then. * * * Ignition timing should be checked at least twice a year, or you're letting yourself in for harder starts, higher gas con­ sumption, and poor per­ formance. * * * Check brake system yourself each time you car is on the road. 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In the article, Bosanquet council criticized Grand Bend council for their lack of trust in creating a fire agreement. Sharen said he checked with Bosanquet councillors on the validity of the article. He was assured that the statements made by Bosanquet council were true. Sharen then went on to repudiate the comments and accusations in the article. Bosanquet prepared a draft agreement without consulting Grand Bend, and delivered it to the Reeve just a few hours before the meeting. Council decided to refer discussion of the agreement to the next meeting after they all had a chance to read it. “It was an ultimatum, more than a draft agreement,” Sharen said. The words “draft agreement” at the top of the document had been stroked out, and the document had been signed, but not dated, he said. Sharen admitted that the paper was not far off his original intentions, but he objected to the way it was presented. Such a paper should have been drawn up in consultation and mutual agreement, he said. Sharen said that it is ab­ solutely necessary to come to a new fire agreement because the old one is 10 years old and the area served in Bosanquet and Stephen townships has changed radically. Sharen said “the time for give aways is over”, ex­ plaining that for years neither Bosanquet nor Stephen have paid any rent on fire hall accomodations. He also said the townships have refused to supply a tanker truck which is needed to fight fires in their areas. Grand Bend does not need a tanker truck because they have fire hydrants, he said. The old cost agreement of 30 percent for each township, and 40 percent for the village of Grand Bend is no longer valid because of the changes in population, Sharen said. Sharen said that all three parties agreed that a second pumper will be needed within the next five years, especially for fire fighting in the rural areas. He said that Grand Bend would share in establishing a reserve fund. It had not been just the other two parties as the Forest Standard article indicated. According to Sharen the article indicated that the townships do not feel obliged to put an addition on to the fire hall. “This is, of course, nonsense,” Sharen said, explaining that new equipment is now sitting outdoorsand it’sdeterioration is just as much the responsibility of the other two municipalities. Sharen said the article indicated that Grand Bend were acting on their own in attempting to come to a new fire agreement. Sharen repudiated this by saying that they were advised by the Ontario Fire Marshall’s office. “When it comes to a matter of trust, Bosanquet knows whereof thev sneak.” Sharen said in response to Bosanquet’s accusations of a lack of trust. Sharen said that when the three municipalities met together, Bosanquet agreed to the terms. Later they changed their minds, he said. “Stephen, to their credit, did not agree,” he added. Stephen later asked for more information. Sharen said it was worth noting that $1000 paid by Hay township went into fire department funds, not into Grand Bend’s pocket, as Bosanquet had indicated. The Reeve knows this to be true as he was a party to this agreement. To imply otherwise is being un­ truthful,” Sharen read from his prepared statement. Sharen says that Bosanquet and Stephen want Grand Bend to subsidize their fire protection, but that is going to change. “He who dances to the piper, pays the piper,” Sharen added. Tigers win twice against Thorndale Come Save During Our Summer Suit Sale The Dashwood Tigers scored two victories this week over teams from Thorndale in the Huron- Perth senior ball league. Thursday night the Tigers walloped the Thorndale juniors 17-1 and Friday they outlasted the Thorndale seniors in a real slugfest 19- 14. This week the Tigers will be in action on three oc- Ownership topic again By RHEA HAMILTON Foreign ownership of farmland was a topic at a Huron F of A meeting Thursday. Merle Gunby, president of the Huron F of A told members that the Ontario F of A has checked into several of the farms involved in the foreign ownership issue. “Huron instigated a fuss over this and now maybe we should look into having the Rural Development Outreach Project have some research done on the problem.” Agriculture Minister William Newman earlier in the week said he doesn’t see any reason, based on statistics his department has unearthed, to take action to half the spread of foreign ownership. John Van Beers recom­ mended that the study should involve the impact of foreign ownership in the county. A motion was passed to ask the RDOP to consider a request to do a study on the effects of foreign ownership on farm land in Huron County. Louise Marriott, from RDOP indicated a request can be made outlining what involvement would be necessary for the study. Mr. Gunby said he was not sure of the implications of being involved with the university but that the federation did need more facts. “The problem is that we just don’t have the time to do the investigating ourselves” said a Bluevale farmer, Bev Brown. Reg. Price $235.00 Reg. Price $210.00 SPECIAL RACK NOW... ’189” NOW... ¥2 Price Suits ALL Sports Jackets 20% OFF PLAN CONCERT On July 1 the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority will be holding its third annual open-air con­ cert and sing-along featuring The Maple Sugar Company. Although only together for a year, the group is becoming well-known around the area for their fine country and cross-over style which includes songs by the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac as well as their own com­ positions. The concert will be held at the beach in the Parkhill Conservation Area (in­ tersection of Hwys. 7 & 81) at 7:00 p.m. casions. Tonight, Wednesday they will be in Clinton to meet the Colts, Friday they are at home to London Servicemaster juniors at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. the Tillsonburg seniors will be in Dashwood. In Fridays high scoring tilt, the Tigers tallied eight times in the second inning and scored in every inning thereafter until the eighth. A home run from the bat of Dave Parsons was the big blow in the Dashwood second. Adding singles were John Hayter, Jim Guenther, Glen Thurman and Rob Dickey. Singles by John Hayter and Tom Hayter produced a single run in the third frame. A double by Dave Parsons and a home run blast by Kevin Bestard sent three more Tiger runs across in the fourth. Jim Guenther slammed consecutive home runs in the fifth and sixth innings to account for five runs. Other hits in those two innings were Kevin Bestard’s double and a single by John Hayter. The final two runs came in the seventh as the result of singles by Jim Guenther and Dave Parsons. Dashwood pitching duties were shared by Perry Stover, Jim Guenther and Brian Rader. In Thursday’s lopsided win, Tiger southpaw John Bruijns allowed only two hits while striking out an even dozen batters. The only Thorndale run came in the fifth on a walk and one of the two hits. Bruijns helped his own cause at the plate with a homer, double and single. Next in line for the Tigers at the plate were Glen Thurman with two singles and Jim Guenther with a two base blow and a single. Getting one hit each were Bob Hoffman, John Hayter, Kevin Hern, Jim Dietrich and Joe Arnold. Soccer squads post victories The Grand Bend pee wees opened their 1979 soccer schedule, with a convincing 5-2 league victory over their Clinton counterparts at the Clinton Raceway, Saturday. Mark Relouw scored three times for the seasiders, while Robbie Mennen and Joe Mommersteeg added singles. The most valuable player in the game was Grand Bend’s centre-half Greg Greatrex. The Colonials Soccer Team squeaked by Lucan in a 2 to 1 victory Sunday. Bill Vandenberk scored Grand Bend’s first goal, with the second coming from Harry Smits in the last three minutes of play. The Bantams won their game by default when the opposing team failed to appear. STARTS THURS., JUNE 21 ten McKnight & Sons MEN'S WEAR -am MAIN ST. EXETER S Phone 235-2320 L_d The Clipper Unisex OPEN Tues, to Sat. 9-5 p.m. Thurs. Evening ‘ Phone 319 Eastern 235-2009 Ave. Operated by Lynda Bower SAW WINNERS — Larry Desjardine and Rick Brintnell won the oversized chain saw contest in Grand Bend Saturday. T-A photo THE FIVE FINALISTS — These five girls were selected from 18 contestants in the Burgerfest Bathing Beauty contest. Janet Currie, 21, of London, Annette Stowe, 17, Shelley Glenn, 17, and Stephenie Cornell, 18, all of Michigan, and Barb McDonald, 23, of London were the best on the beach. T-A photo Want child safety By JEFFSEDDON The Huron County board of education is willing to enhance its image, and the image of its teachers, to promote child safety in the county. The board decided Monday to join the county branches of the Ontario Public School Men’s Teachers Federation and the Federation of Womens Teacher’s Association of Ontario to produce television spots on safety. Rick Whiteley, vice prin­ cipal of Wingham Public School and public relations officer for the Huron OP- SMTF branch told the board the teachers plan to produce several spots for television and were offering the board a chance to help out producing them. Whiteley said the public service messages would be produced with or without board support adding he had been asked to explain the project to trustees. He said the project is dual purpose in that it will promote safety as well as improving the image of teachers. He added that the board’s public image would not suffer if it helped sponsor the spots. He said the first of the messages was to be produced in the next few weeks and concerned bus safety. He explained that the teachers had solicited professional television people from CKNX television in Wingham to produce the tape and that the people helping had donated their time. He said cost for film, the bus for the spot and other similar expenses would probably total $30 to $50. Whiteley said the first message was to be aired on CKNX in August and Sep­ tember as a “welcome back to school here’s a few reminders we want you make it back safely” thing. He added that if the effort was a success the teachers hoped to produce other tapes and send them to CKCO in Kitchener and CFPL in London. ' Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim told Whiteley he liked the idea of the tapes but was a little disappointed only one television station was chosen. He said south of Clinton CKNX does not have much of a listening audience. Whiteley said the only reason only one station had been selected was because of costs. He said the cost to produce extra tapes would run about $75 per tape and the teachers wanted to guage the success of the venture prior to spending that money. He explained that air time on the stations was free. According to federal regulations stations must provide apercentageof time’ for public service messages. The station decides what message to use in that time slot. “If it will save a child’s life it’s well worth the cost,” said Wingham trustee Murray Mulvey. SUMMER SCHOOL ’79 THE HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT CENTRAL HURON SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: - REMEDIAL ENGLISH FOR GRADES 7 & 8 - REMEDIAL MATHEMATICS FOR GRADES 7 & 8 -DRIVER EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - Late registration can be made at Huron County Elementary & Secondary schools up until Wednes­ day, June 27 - Classes begin on Monday, July 9, 1979 THE HURON COUNTY BOARD WILL ALSO OFFER IMPROVEMENT AND SPECIAL INTEREST COURSES TO STUDENTS ASSUMING THERE IS SUFFICIENT ENROLLMENT. IMPROVEMENT COURSES: July 4 to August 10 - High school students only Mathematics English History Geography Science French - These are make up courses for students who have missed their credit ■ Registration in High School Guidance offices from Monday, June 25 to Friday, June 29 - Late registration ■ Tuesday, July 3 at Central Huron S.S, - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. SPECIAL INTEREST COURSES: July 9 to August 3 for students age 8 to 19 Tennis - Must have your own racquet Badminton * Must have your own racquet Girls Gymnastics Theatre Arts - Registration on Tuesday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4 in the Guidance office of Central Huron Secondary School 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Registration by phone • 482-3471 and ask for Doug Ellison. J£l Gl*?SESABEGIN AT 8:30 * M. AND END AT 10:30 A.M. ?,4?. TRANSPORTATION FROM THE 4 AREA « £ILS5HOOLS T0 CENTRAL HURON S.S. 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