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The Brussels Post, 1974-09-25, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1372 russels Post \MEC:01'4E50AV, SEPTEMBER 25, 1974 103rd Year — Issue No. 37 BRUSSELS ONTARIO Land use in Morris prompts county council debate Getting ready for the fait *4•4 • Ili r. .4 w' A e orticuiturai roup plans nniversory e Brussels Horticultural len' "met in the Library ;Ida i,, of last week when 28 low and three guests were s em, President Mrs, VVm. sith presided and a minutes nce was observed in memory Mr, F. Dunk late vice sident, Mrs. Hewith read an opriate poem and reported vet show and supper a cess. ss Vicki Machan played two no solos and Mr. A. Knight d -the news letter, and, respondence. Roll call was ow I put my garden to bed". he Anniversary meeting to be din November was discussed it was agreed on Motion of s. Jas. Armstrong' and Mrs. MeLarchy that . past sidents, vice presidents and retaries to be guests and that m bers bring a guest. panel consisting of Mrs. D. mingway, Mrs. N. McLarty, s,E, Cudmore with Mrs. Wrn. itt as moderator, diseUssed flower show prize list, with gestions from the judge. tubers were asked to suggest ages they would like. There be new classes and revised ses in next years list. year book was discussed but rejected on motion of Mrs. lter Kerr and Mrs. L. Cutcheon. he door prize was won by Mr D. Hemingway. Lunch was ed by. Mrs. John Kelly, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. C. mingway, Mrs. Geo. senberg. firers and directors have eked hard to make Brussels r an outstanding success in 4. Visit the Palace this dnesday night to see exhibits enjoy the Variety Show being ented by local talent. On day fake in all , the various tits. All eyes will be turned war d to watch the 20 minute ormance of the Carling eefe Aerobatic Team. This is ew attraction this year and will an exciting one. Do not forget dance in the legion Hall on ay evening. ** * * * * One block of our village loess section was decidedly gested one morning last week, tee were no less than six very trucks in that one block four of them backed up to the Walk unloading goods to es, For pedestrians emoting to cross the street this ation made it difficult to see onang cars, It also made it ardous for cars negotiating the row traffic lane which was left at, **** A Huron County Highway crew e busy in Brussels the latter ri of last week, scraping and lilting. They were giving the hags of the bridge a new coat preservative paint. A ewhat tedious job, one would of 'removing flaking paint and Spots before applying the oat of want to fend off the r%ive effects of the severe is nt winter, which, ail too n will be with us. Would it not !lice if we could all just have 4 of paint to protect us from e wintry blasts. -* 44 the font games of the Russia - III Canada series played here Two major issues are under study at the present moment in the Huron County Planning Department. The first issue up for discussion is a uniform building permit throughout the county with one set of rules applicable to rural municipalities and another for urban areas. The se,,c_ond, issue to which attention is being given is the - possibility of a Holding Zoning Bylaw to give local councils control over development until such time as secondary plans and zoning bylaws have been approved in conjunction with Huron's Official Plan. County Planning Director Gary Davidson told council there should probably be one uniform building permit across the county, especially in the rural municipalities with a wide variety of building problems. The case of Bridge Motors just outside Wingham' in Morris provided plenty of excitement for hockey fans. The air waves fairly crackled with the tense expectation and enthusiasm generated in the arenas. No doubt Canadians hoped that our team would go to Russia with decisive victory herey but at least the series is even which is much better than in the previous encounter at this 'point. With an expected 1200 fans travelling to Russia to cheer them on, and the pride of Team Canada we can be assured that they will give their all in their fight for *victory. * * * * * The price of cigarettes is again about to be increased. Hopefully this will give an extra incentive to some of us, who until now, have lacked the necessary will power to finally break the inner- (Continued on Page 5) Township was cited as a prime example of the type of problem which can occur. Bridge Motors' constructed a new building on the Morris Township property where no building permit was required. However, upon making application for access to the highway, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications denied Bridge Motors a permit, to construct a driveway since Huron's Planning, Board advised the MTC the Bridge Motors operation was in conflict to the provisions in Huron County's Official Plan. While there is still some dispute surrounding- the Bridge Motors operation, Gary Davidson said the premises would be primarily a ear dealership which is not strictly an agriculture- related enterprise as was permitted by the official plan. Warden Bill Elston, reeve of Morris Township, said the Bridge Motors operation was a "good thing for the community". He indicated the company would deal in farM machinery, a much (Continued on Page 8) solution. "If we cannot find a solution to this problem it will virtually destroy the low bid tendering system for many items we must purchase," Mr. Britnergaid. To he more specific concerning the kinds of increases the county is facing, Mr. Britnell spoke of road signs used throughout Huron. , He said there had been a 39 percent increase in the cost of the raw mat erials to produce the signs in the county's Wroxeter office. This increase, Mr. Britnell advised, is due to the increase in the cost' of plastics and aluminum which arc used in the production of the reflective materials of which the signs arc made. He pointed out there is only one company - the 3M company - which produces these vital raw materials. "Like Bell Telephone," Mr. Britnell observed, "y oil either use it or do without it." A stop sign now costs the county about $25 to make up and install on a post in the ground. "Eight or ten of these ate lost every weekend," Mr.Britnell complained. He charged that motorists deliberately knock them down and mutilate them for the sheer joy of being destructive: He told council of one stop sign at Carlow at a dangerous inter SeCtiOn which had been (Continued on Page 16) Area gas will provide heat for Huronview Natural gas deposits in Stanley Township and Goderich Township. may soon be a source of heat for Huronview, Huron's home for the aged just outside Clinton. It was learned at last week's county council meeting that Moffat Lake Explorations Inc. has applied to the Energy Board for a franchise to supply gas to Tuckersmith Township and the company has agreed to supply gas to Huronview at 95 cents per cf. This price is guaranteed to September 1, 1976 . Anson McKinley, reeve of Stanley Township, told 'council he hopes the deal with Moffat Lake Explorations goes through. "We had hoped to have it completed by this fall but probably it will be next year now," he said. The price of fuel oil for Huronview is now 33.9 cents per gallon, an increase of 16.47 cents. or a whopping 94 percent increase since October 19731 Reeve McKinley also advised council that the Huronview committee has become concerned with the number of young adult retardees admitted -to the Home in recent months. He said there arc great many other young adult retardees throughout the county who will no doubt require care in years to come. "Our concern is increased since we are operating at or near capacity and our waiting list of senior citizens continues to grow," said Reeve McKinley. Chester Archibald, adminis- trator at Huronview, agreed the Home is near capacity. He reported that 297 residents presently live at Huronview with five more in hospital at the present time bringing the population at Huronview to 302. (Continued on Page 5) Crash sends Walton man to hospital Robert Neil McClure, 22, of Walton is a patient in Intensive Care Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital, London following a two-car collision Saturday morning about two Miles west of Walton. The McClure car and a tank type truck were in collision. The car went into the ditch and the truck rolled over the car and ended up on all four wheels. Mr, McClure had to be pried (Continued on Page 3) made the tdkg round, h. Gordon r right. taff Photo) hors hots (By Evelyn Kennedy) Jim Britnell, Huron County engineer, holds out gloomy prospects where costs are concerned for all road departments throughout the county. He has warned all municipalities to "look for trouble" in many areas of the program to provide .roads lot citizens. "Your committee is experiencing considerable difficulty in securing delivery on many items which we use daily in our maintenance and construction operations," Reeve Joe .Dietrich, chairman of the Huron County Road Committee noted in his report. "It is becoming increasingly difficult to call tenders or quotations on many items of machinery, equipment and supplies since most bidders are now qualifying their bids and making them subject to price adjustment at the time of delivery which could be from six to 12 months away." "While not coming. right out and saying it, some suppliers arc 'indicating that if you don't want to buy on our terms, there are dozens of others who do and we really don't need your business so ' badly that we need to take a risk,'" 'the report said. The County Engineer is in the process of securing more information on this problem from other municipalities and from the province to see if there isn't some Huron forsees trouble from increased costs of supplies 4