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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-04-27, Page 2Page 2 Times-Advocate, April 27, 1978 PUC renovation Continued from front page would be under no obligation to undertake the work such a firm would recommend. Davis said one of the problems in considering the project is the fact that the bqilding is owned by the hydro department of the PUC and most of the money from that depar Unent is used for new line construction. He told the Commissioners he had contacted Ontario Hydro to see if there was any way that funds from the water department could be channelled into . the GANG PROWLS Exeter police chief Ted Day reports this week that his officers have been given orders to crackdown on youths who are causing problems on town streets. A number of youngsters between the ages of nine and 14 have been repeatedly obstructing pedestrian and vehicle traffic and trespassing. Day said one particular incident occurred at 11.30 p.m. April 20 when a vehicle travelling on Edward Street was forced to the ditch when about 20 young people blocked the road. The chief said if this situation continues officers will call the parents of the children involved and take them home. renovation project. One of the major ex­ penditures facing the hydro department in the im­ mediate future is the cost of a new sub station required to meet the increased electrical demands in Exeter. The last sub station was built near the rec centre in 1967 and it is now nearing capacity. The Commission members are considering a new sub station in the area of Rosemount St., south of Highway 83. Davis said that it was basically a “guessing game” to tell which area of town may develop more in the coming years. He said that the suggested site could serve the ex­ pansion occurring in the north end, as well as taking some of the load off the existing sub stations by moving some of the demand from the Dow and Darling subdivisions onto the new station. No decision was made on the matter. It will be in­ cluded in this year’s budget. At. the Monday meeting, Davis hinted at two major developments taking place in Exeter this year. He indicated there could be “considerable” expansion in the Darling subdivision and also that a new 29-unit apartment building is under consideration by a local developer. TOAST THE OCCASION — The 50th anniversary of Dashwood Industries Limited, was toasted with champagne by employees at a special ceremony at the Centralia plant, Friday. Serving up the bubbly were Al Rankin and Jackie Hrudka, who took time out for their own toast. Staff photo Stephen back OPPr plant trees at dump Stephen township council is supporting the Ontario Provincial Police in their attempts to keep the roads open during picketing in­ cidents at the Fleck plant at Huron Park. At its latest meeting council passed a resolution asking the OPP to continue their efforts to keep public roads open and allowing those not involved in the strike accessability to their jobs. In other business, council: Approved a claim of $98 from Bruce Russell for rabbits being killed by stray dogs. Approved the 1978 budget for the South Huron Rec Centre. Received the 1978 tax requisition from the County of Huron in the amount of $213,986. This is a slight increase from last year, but, will have little effect on the mill rate. You L- can have your own home HAY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ZURICH 236-4381 Farms - Homes- Cottages oard approves increase Agents Elgin Hendrick Grand Bend 238-261 1 Hugh Hendrick Kippen 262-5389 Jack Scotchmer Bayfield 565-5270 Glenn Webb Dashwood 237-3229 | Where Can You I | Get More?? J S 3 i Domestic & Commercial Refrigeration | = Heat Pump sales & service, central air | | conditioning, room air conditioners. | | Tower Installation & repair. f | Stoves, Washers, Dryers, Dishwashers, | | Refrigerators sold & serviced. = | Television Repair to all makes. (Used g | colour T.V. Rotars, Antennas, Towers) f MAX’S TV & APPLIANCES* REFRIGERATION SALES & SERVICE GRAND BEND 238-2493 Continued from front page District Collegiate Institute and Huron Hope in Wingham. Colborne township trustee Shirley Hazlitt raised the most objection to the budget. She wanted an explanation as to why a chain link fence to be constructed at Colborne Public School was not in­ cluded in the budget. She said she understood the fence, to border the school playgroung along County Road One, was put off last year when the road was widened and resurfaced and was to be budgeted for this year. Hazlitt said the board balked at a suggestion from the county to trade a strip of land the board owned that was to be included-in the county road allowance for a farm fence to be constructed by the county. She said the board decided then to take the $600 for the land and earmark the money for a chain link fence. She said the chain fence was more desirabi’e for safety reasons. Budget committee member and board chair­ man John Elliott said the budget committee con­ sidered all requests from school principals and ap­ proved those requests as money permitted. He said the $600 was grouped in with the funds available for school maintenance and capital projects and that the $3,400 fence was not af­ fordable. Hazlitt said she felt the money would be well spent since the safety of the children was at stake. She said the county road will be paved this year and has been widened and flattened which will mean cars will be travelling faster than when the road was gravel. She said children play alongside the road and the risk of an ac­ cident from one of them running onto the road to retrieve a ball was not worth $3,400. Hazlitt said she didn’t see the merits of spending $750 for a colour television for the school when the fence was to be left. The budget includes a capital expense for a television for Colborne Public. The trustee voted against the 1978 budget for those reasons pointing out that she felt the expense for the fence was justified. She was the only trustee to vote against the budget. Seaforth trustee John Henderson said he was curious about a request for fertilizer for F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham. The request was for $350 for fertilizer for the playing fields at the school and Henderson asked if that wasn’t a great deal of fer­ tilizer for one school. Dunlop explained that the school fields had not been done for two years and that the money would buy two tons of fertilizer. He said he checked files for the last purchase order for the school and it was also for two tons. Clinton trustee Dorothy Williams wondered why there was a $1,400 spread between requests from two secondary schools for calculators when there was only three more machines in the more expensive pur­ chase. She said Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton asked for five calculators costing $480 while Goderich District Collegiate wanted eight costing $1,840. Dunlop said the spread was caused by the different abilities in the machines. He said the two schools were not asking for the same calculators. If you hire young people for new summer jobs, Ontario will help you pay their salaries. Here’s how the program works. If you operate a business or farm and create new jobs between May 1 and October 21, 1978, the Ontario Youth Employment Program will give you a grant of $1.25 per hour (up to a maximum of $50-00 a week) towards the wages of each eligible youth you hire for those jobs. Employers; Anyone who earned on a business or operated a farm in Ontario for at least one year prior to May 1 mav receive grants tor up to new positions per business location for eligible youth employees. Employees; Employees must be at least 15 but not 25 years old on Mav 1, 1978. Employees cannot be directly related to the employer. Employees must reside and be eligible to work m Ontario. Duration; The program is m effect for 25 weeks from Mav I through October 21, 1978. An employer is not required to hire a vouch for the full 25-week period. Terms of Employment; To be eligible for funding, a position created must be in addition to regular and seasonal employment normally provided during the program period. It must provide a minimum of 25 hours of supervised work per w eek for at least six weeks. Grant; Approved employers will receive a grant of $1.25 per hour up to a maximum of $50.00 a week (40 hours employment) for each youth hired under the program. NOTE; Grant funds are limited. If you wish to hire a youth any time during the program’s duration, please submit your application as soon as possible. In order to hire under the program you must first receive approval from the Ministry of Treasury. Applications for participation cannot be considered after September 4, 1978. For more information on the Ontario Youth Employment Program and application forms please write: Ministry of Treasury, Subsidies Branch, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 2R8 or telephone 1-800-268-7192 (toll free). In Metro Toronto telephone 965-0570. Darcy McKeough, Treasurer Ministry of Treasury, Economics & Intergovernmental Affairs, Subsidies Branch. Margaret Birch, Provincial Secretary Ontario Youth Secretariat William Davis, Premier Province of Ontario Dump complaints As the result of complaints council will be asking a number of area industrial firms to keep paper and wood separate from plastics and other materials when depositing garbage at the township’s waste disposal site on Concession 14. In recent weeks excessive waves of black smoke have been emerging from the dump site and irritating nearby residents. To improve the ap­ pearance of the former waste disposal site at Lot 3, Concession 5, 8,000 trees and seedlings are being planted through the co-operation of the Ausable-Bayfield Con­ servation Authority. Council has received a revised subdivision plan for the Green Forest subdivision from the Ontario Ministry of Housing. The proposed subdivision is located on Lake Road West Concession adjacent to Grand Bend. Two requests for changes in the township’s secondary plan were discussed with Huron County planner George Penfold and one was approved. The property owned by Gerry Van Bruaene at part of Lot 4, LRW Concession will be changed from residential to commercial. A request from Ron Watt and Roger Ratz to enlarge the urban designation for the hamlet of Shipka was refused. The grant of $750 was approved for the Stephen Federation of Agriculture. Drainage inspector Ken Pickering was instructed to proceed with repairs to the Gill and Lovie municipal drains. Clerk .Wilmar Wein was instructed to write a letter to the claybird gun club regarding a complaint from Don Hart, a resident of Waterloo street in Exeter. Hart had informed council that gun club activities were disturbing residents in the area. Runaway hits house Three accidents were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, one of which involved a runaway vehicle which ran into a house. That accident occurred on Tuesday when a vehicle owned by Douglas Miners, RR 3 Exeter, was parked at concession 6 in Usborne when the transmission slipped and the vehicle backed into a house owned by Hubert Heywood. Constable Jack Straughan set damage to the house at $300 and $600 to the vehicle.- The other two collisions occurred on Saturday, the first involving a car driven by Michael Beaudry, Lon­ don. It struck a tree on High­ way 81 near Greenway after a tire blew out. Damage was listed at $550 The other accident was investigated by Constable Al Quinn and involved vehicles operated by Lloyd Morgan, RR 1 Centralia, and Grace Munnock, London. They collided on Highway 4 south of the Crediton Road. Damage was set at $950. During the week, the detachment officers laid 14 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, seven under the Liquor Licence Act and 14 under the Criminal Code. Six of the latter were laid against a student at Cen­ tralia College. He was doing “wheelies” on a parking lot at the College and flying stones chipped paint, broke lights and glass on several parked cars owned by other students. Repairs underway Major repairs of the Morrison Dam are currently underway according to Ausable-Bayfield Conser­ vation Authority resources manager Don Pearson. Pearson said he expects the work to be completed by May 15 so water can be im­ pounded for use by Canadian Canners. The work being done by John Reymer Construction of Lucan includes replacing concrete caps on the up­ stream wingwalls and repairing of various cracks on the downstream side walls. Construction of the dam began in 1957’ and water was first impounded two years later. Seepage of water due to the bowing and cracking of the concrete increased considerably in recent years. Cost of the project is $14,200 plus engineering. That home you dream about is now within your reach- all yours to enjoy while its investment value keeps growing over the . years. 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