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A move to dissolve Maitland.
Teleservices Ltd. which serves
phone customers in Brussels and
area and, have the company taken
over by Bell Canada was stalled in
Toronto on Saturday when the
Maitland president refused to
answer a $200,000 question.
George H. Newton, who is
president or Maitland and also of
Telontario Inc., a Bell Canada
subsidiary , that owns most of
Maitland Teleservices Ltd., was
appearing' before the Ontario
Telephone Service Commission
and said Bell Canada would save
$200,000 if Maitland, Telontario
Inc. and another small phone
company nearly wholly owned by
Telontario, Caradoc Ekfrld
Telephone company Ltd., were
allowed to close down and be
taken over by Bell.
But Mr. Newton, on the advice
of the Bell Canada laywer,
refused to give the Commission a
breakdown of the $200,000
savings. The courts will decide if
Mr. Newton has to answer the
question.
A lawyer for an independent
phone company, Aylmer and
Malahide Telephone Company
which oppo*ses the closing of the
three companies, had asked for
the breakdown.
Mr. Newton told the Post last
September that all Maitland
Teleservices Ltd. employees
would be offered jobs with Bell
but that the Brussels office would_
close down "in due course." He
said the change, if approved,
would result in better phone
service for Maitland customers,
at Bell Canada rates, which he
said were similar to Maitland's.
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CAN YOU HEAR IT? — Paul Engel, a grade 8
student .at Grey Central School in Ethel, shows,
Gerald Knight how his homemade radio works.
Paul's radio won second, prize in the Science Fair
held last week at the school. More photos inside the
Post. (Photo by Langlois)
M VCA wants
Ideas for
russels Post
106th Year Issue No. 15
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1977
Brussels
BRUSSELS .
ONTARIO
The Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority is continuing to
prepare for two public meetings
o be held this month to aid the
Author members in their efforts
to decide what is to become of the
Gorrie Mill and the Logan Mill in
Brussels. A number of possible
nurses of action are presented
here. They will be presented in
detail and discussed at the public
meetings on April 14th at the
Brussels Public Library and .on
April 21st at the Howick
Community Centre (time -8:00).
At those times members of the
public will have an excellent
opportunity to make known their
deal concerning ;the future of
these mills.
There are two primary
questions which should be asked
and answered. Should the fact
that the Authority is the present
owner of these buildings be used
to rule out the possibility of some
other organization 'becoming
actively involved in the restor-
ation planning and work and in
maintaining the• buildings once
the, work is completed and they
are opened to the public? Should
'this fact of ownership rule out the
possibility of private individuals
becoming involved?
Statedpositively, the answer is
yes, the Authority is anxious that
local organizations, societies,
associations or individuals
become actively involved in both
restoring and in maintaining the
two mills. Present ownership
need not play a major role in the
preservation of these two
buildings.
The role which the Authority
would most like to play is that of a
catalyst, encouraging local people
to carry the restoration ball on
their own as much as possible.
The reason for this is elementary.
The Conservation Authority is not
e quipped with a' mandate for
becoming deeply involved in the
restoration of historic sites. If it
were to tackle this type of work on
its own it would be dependent
upon grants from the Ontario
Heritage Foundation and
Wintario as well as oh doriatioris
from interested citizens,-There is
no reason why a duly constituted
local historical society could not"
secure these types of funding on
its own. The Authority could
co-operate by leasing the mills to
the local organization for a
nominal sum. It is also a distinct
possibility that the Authority
could assist by financing the cost
of the necessary feasability
studies in co-operation with the
Heritage Foundation.
Involvement by one or more
private individuals in the
restoration process is another
possibility worthy of consider-
ation. This alternative would of
necessity result in the mills being
used for a commercial enterprise
of some description. The major
advantage of this alternative is
that private enterprise would be
accepting most of the risks
involved. It 'would not be
necessary to expend public funds
every year to maintain what
might prove to be an otherwise
unprofitable building. With this
alternative the mill(s) could be
sold to a private developer. To
ensure that the character of the
mills' exterior was kept in-tact,
the Authority could decide to
grant or sell an easement to the
Ontario Heritage Foundation
prior to sale of the building. The
advantages of this alternative are
numerous and will be discussed
in more , detail at the public
meetings.
A third alternat .ive in the
range of possibilities is that the
Authority, on its own initiative,
Could tarry DIA the repairs
recommended by Maitland
Engineering. Services as being
necessary to preserve 'the
structure of the buildings for an
indefinite petiod of time and then
continue to use one or both of the
buildings for storage purposes.
The feasability of this course of
action will rest largely upon the
projected Costs of'such repairs
and in part upon thetivailability
of alternate storage facilities.
The fourth alternative' is the
one which could prove to be the
most controversial. Very simply it
is; demolish one or both of the
buildings before they` are burned
by vandals or before a trespasser
is injured while visiting the
interior of one of the mills. Both
of these fates are distinct
possibilities.
The above represent the four
major alternatives for the future
of the Gorrie Mill ,and the Logan
Mill. The first two are realistic
choices only if enthusiastic local
support or a private entrepreneur
are forthcoming. The latter two
Congratulations to Huron
County 4-I-I Clubs who this year
celebrate 25 years of activities in
the county. They do excellent
service in giving young people,
both boys and girls, opportunity
to take part in a wide range of
clubs and to learn a great deal
about whatever agricultural
branch they are most interested
With the beautiful weather we
ate having the youngsters re
enjoying the use of their bicyeles.
Driver's of motor vehicles ate
urged to keep a sharp eye out for
theme Sento of the younger ones
are not too efficient in their
handling of their bikes and some
other§ trot too eareful.All riders of
bicycles should ktio'w; and
observe;, the rules fOr
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This is the season ter kite
hying. Whit a" thrill the
reinain as the only presently
apparent realistic choices left to
the Authority should the first two
I be eliminated.
The Authority is hopeful that
cost est 'mates for the various
alternatives will be available for
' presentation at the public
'meetings. Such estimates may be
instrumental in 'determining the
final course(s) of action with
regard to the two mills.
The Authority feels public
1 input is urgently needed if the
mills are to remain as landmarks
to the heritage of the area. The
Authority is providing the
opportunity for this input.It is now
up to the public to capitalize on it.
youngsters getout of it, watching
the swooping, soaring of the
bright and many shaped kites
they hold and control.
Unfortunately there are dangers
in the fun sport. Wires of hydro
lines, television aerials are
hazards. A strong, changeable
wind can quickly sweep a kite out
of the control of a child. There is a
risk of injury, or worse.The safe
place to fly a kite is in an open,
level space away from overhead
obstruction, or trees.
Cars are a great convenience.
They get us far and near in safety,
Of properly cared for and care in •
driving. But these mechanical
monsters can be a pesky nuisance
if at an inconvenient time they
decide to be contrary and refuse
to operate, We know of at least
One home that was lonely without
expected ...aster holiday visitors
when one ear did just that,
Brussels stores will open 'on Friday nights until 9 0 beginning on the first Friday in May, May 6 0 members of the Brussels
Business Association decided at their meeting Wednesday night.
Stores in Brussels close between noon and 1 p.m. and 6 an d7 p.m, for the dinner and supper hour and there was some
discussion about keeping stores open over those hours if there is
more than one employee.
Some members felt that anyone driving through Brussels at those meal tittles dottldter possibly stop to sh op
are
. It's also hard
y t for people who work all da o shop because they Only free at noon and suppertime, some members said.
A member suggested that merchalits could keep one small
light burning in their store windows to light their displays at night, The main street looks awfully dark when lit stores at e lit up, this member said.
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy