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A LUCKY ANGLER — Very few trout were caught at
Morrison Dam over the weekend as the 1980 season started.
One successful angler was Jimmy Mills of London. He is a
great grandson, of George Dixon of Exeter. T-A photo
Hit by own car,
man breaks leg
A Hensall man suffered a close his garage door. The
broken leg when he was run vehicle started to reverse in
over by his own car in a the laneway and when he
freak accident, Sunday. attemptedto get it.stopped, it
Alvin Cole had left his ran over his leg.
vehicle running in the The vehicle continued on
laneway while he got out to and struck a parked vehicle
and a house across the road
with total damage being set • • Boycott hits at $800 by Constable Don
Mason,
It was one of four ac- area people cidents investigated by the
Exeter OPP this week.
About 25 area residents
had their plans for a summer
holiday trip changed last
week when the Canadian
government joined the
boycott against, the Olympic
Games '
Those 25 had signed up for
a trip to the games through a
plan promoted by Ron
Bogart and Doug Ellison.
All travel arrangements
for the Moscow Olympics
had been made through
Sears Travel, and the 25 area
residents were among ap-
proximately 2,000 Canadians
who booked trips.
A spokesman for Sears
indicated they'll get back all
their deposit, with the ex-
ception of a $100 ad-
ministration cost.
Bogart told the T-A
Monday, that several other
people had made small
deposits for the trip when it
was first announced, but
many had already with-
drawn.
In anther accident on
Stinday, damage was listed
at $10,000 when a 1958 Cor-
vette driven by Kevin Wurm,
Exeter, went out of control
on the Crediton Road just
West of Highway' 4 and
collided with a ditch bank.
Constable Mason in-
vestigated.
Minor injuries were
reported in an accident on
Saturday when a vehicle
driven by Delores Prest,
Huron Park, went out of
control on concession 2 of
Stephen, south of sideroad
20-21. Damage in the mishap
was listed at $1,000 by
Constable Frank Giffin.
He also investigated the
only other accident of the
week, it occurring on
Thursday when a vehicle
owned by Peter Overall,
Huron Park, was struck by
an unknown vehicle while
parked at Trail Manufac-
turing in Huron Park.
Damage was set at $50.
County will have
chronic home care
veto
board to amend the County
official plan and have the
land redesignated golf
course and the. 39 lots ad-
jacent to the golf course
redesignated residential,
Planning Board, in their re-
commendation, pointed out
that the agricultural
designation does not restrict
the operation of the existing
golf course. Usborne
Township council and the
Huron Planning Department
do not oppose the continued
operation of the golf course,
The recommendation,
according to the planning
board, does attempt to
prevent the proposed strip
residential development
from occurring and to
prevent an increase in the
restrictions on the
surrounding agricultural
land,
County planner Gary
Davidson told council, to
designate the land
surrounding the golf course
as residential, would
seriously restrict the
agricultural land use in the
area. The encroachment
factor, if the land is
designated agricultural
would be 1,000 feet from the
golf course. If the land is
designated golf course and
residential, the en-
croachment factor will in-
crease to 2,000 feet and move
onto the surrounding farm-
land.
Murray Dawson, deputy-
reeve of Usborne, told
council if the land were
designated residential, it
would infringe on 16 farms
because of the buffer zone
which would be , created.
Dawson said Westcott wants
the lots zoned residential so
the buffer zone will be
established and this will
infringe on all these farms.
Davidson told council that
planning board wants the
golf course to continue
without imposing further
restrictions on the nearby
farms.
M.A. Sanderson who
presented a brief to council
prepared by consulting
planner, Norman Pearson,
of London, on Westcott's
behalf, told council only four
'farms will really be affected
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VETERANS OBLIGED — Members of the R.E. Pooley branch Legion voiced their disapproval of any plans to move the local
cenotaph when they attended a session, Tuesday, when plans for the downtown restoration and beautification were outlin-
ed. The businessmen agreed to comply with the Legion wishes in that regard. Shown discussing the plan prior to the start of
the meeting, from the left: BIA president Bob Swartman, planner Vern Olsen, Harvey Pfaff, Lee Webber, Sam Bower, Coun-
cillor Al Epp and project committee chairman Mike Williamson. Staff photo
TRY OUT ARE COATS — Crediton fireman John Pritchard helps Carrie Tiedeman on with a fire coat during a visit Thurs-
day by Stephen Central students to the Crediton fire hall. Other students from the left are Jean Klemke, Cam Darling and Bill
Vandeworp. T-A photo
Main St.. project could start in June
Vets win cenotaph battle
KITE FLYING FUN — A kite flying contest was held Wednesday at
are shown above with their aerial masterpieces,
Exeter Public School, A number of the junior contestants
T-A photo
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County Connell upheld a
recommendation from the
county planning beard to
designate the Exeter Golf
Huron County will have a
chronic home care program
within the next year ac-
cording to the county's
Medical Officer of Health,
Doctor Brian Lynch.
The Minister of Health has
announced that chronic
home care will be
established in all areas of the
province by 1981. Lynch said
Friday, he has no firm date
when the program will be
established, but he has met
with ministery represen-
tatives to discuss setting up
the program.
The addition of the
program makes it essential
that the Clinton Branch
Office of the Huron Health
Unit have more space.
Lynch expects the patient
load of the county health unit
will double or triple with the
chronic home care program
as will staff and space
requirements.
Huron County Council is
investigating the feasibility
of building a health building
for the Clinton office on
property owned by the
county at Huronview Home
for the Aged at Clinton.
The health unit has an
acute home care program in
service now which provides
care for patients who do not
require full hospital care but
do require some aspect of
care such as nursing, physio-
therapy, occupational
therapy or speech therapy.
Acute home care is
designed for illness where a
fast recovery is expected
within one to three months.
Course and adjacent land
agricultural. Allan Westcott,
who owns the golf course,
had applied to the planning
Chronic home care is for
illness where recovery is
unlikely. The program will
not replace hospital care but
provides an extra element of
health care allowing the
person to remain at home.
It is easier for some people
to return to health explains
Dr. Lynch if patient is at
home where they can be up
and around taking part in
daily activities, hobbies and
interests.
Dr. Lynch does not see the
program as an alternative to
long term hospital care. He
believes the chronic home
care program cannot
replace hospital care if it is
required.
Consider
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building
The property committee of
Huron County Council has
proposed the county erect a
new building for the Clinton
Branch Office of the Huron
County Health Unit.
The existing facilities are
unsuitable for the efficient
operation of the health unit
because of the expansion of
the Home Care and nursing
programs by the Ministry of
Health.
Medical Officer of Health,
Dr. Brian Lynch, told county
council at their April
meeting, Thursday, in-
creased space for the Clinton
office is essential because it
is very likely a Home
Chronic Care program will
be set up in addition to the
Home Care and nursing
programs.
Lynch told council he was
having a meeting with the
Ministry of Health on Friday
to discuss setting up the
chronic care program. He
said such a program has
tripled the staff and space
requirements in another unit
he knows, where , the
program has been
established.
The property committee
proposed the new building be
built on county owned
property at Huronview,
home for the aged, at
Clinton. Lynch said a
building of 3,000 to .4,000
square feet would be
required and estimated the
cost would be between
$200,000 and $300,000.
The property committee
will look into the feasibility
of building a suitable health
building on the Huronview
property.
by the encroachment factor
if the land was designated
residential. The remaining
farms are already restricted
or are cash crop operations.
Davidson noted that in the
future the land use on the
area farms could change,
Farmers could decide to stop
cash cropping their land and
enter intensive animal
Operations, Ownership could
change in the future as well,
said Davidson, which might
lead to a change from cash
crop to anitnal operations.
"You cannot negate the
fact that the future land use
could ehange," he said,
Goderich's deputy-reeve
Bob Allen told county council
he was happy to see the
planning board taking a
stand. He said he believes
the townships are for
agricultural land use and
development of facilities
such .as the golf course
should be done in the towns.
Goderich's reeve however,
did not support the recom-
mendation and voted against
it on what she termed a
matter of principle.
Reeve Eileen Palmer told
the county planner she could
not reconcile herself with the
many inconsistencies in the
Quickly eliminating the
only controversial item in
the $150,000 downtown
restoration and
beautification plan, Exeter
businessmen learned this
week the project could get
underway by June 1.
The controversial item
was the planned change of
location for the cenotaph at
the town hall, and after
learning from members of
the R.E. Ponley branch
Legion that such a change
was unequivocally opposed
by them, the businessmen
quickly agreed to leave it in
its present location.
About one-third of the 25
people present at an un-
veiling of the plans,
Tuesday, were Legion
members. President Lee
Webber said the suggestion
to move the cenotaph to
another location in the same
area had been discussed at
planning department's
dealings with Mr, Westcott.
According to, Mr. .Pear-
son's brieL the "39 lots ad,
length by members and they
were not in favor of such an
idea.
"We feel very strongly
about moving it back,"
commented Harvey Pfaff.
"We're death • against
moving it back,"
He said the people whose
names appear, on 'the
cenotaph "sacrificed a lot
and we don't want them
shoved into the
background."
When it became apparent
the Business Ithprovement
Area committee would
accede to the Legion wishes,
Pfaff expressed appreciation
to them for that con-
sideration.
He also said the legion
members were cognizant of
the fact something had to be
done to improve the ap-
pearance of the cenotaph
and discussion was already
taking place in that regard.
jacent to the golf course
were designated in a
prevalent pattern of
chequerboarding, tinder
BIA president Bob
Swartman said he hoped the
veterans would assist in the
entire project.
Vern Olsen of Projects
Planning Associates, who
prepared the plans, outlined
the three main areas being
considered as the town hall,
in front of the municipal
offices and the parkette
between the PUC building
and the Junction.
Plans for the municipal
office include the upgrading
of lighting, three large shade
trees, some improvements to
the facade and a brick-paved
Walkway.
An activity board would be
erected on the door that was
bricked in at the north end of
the building.
A similar treatment would
be given to the PUC parkette
area, including planting
areas. a small,coverPd kiosk
and a drinking fountain.
A trellis area would be
used to block off the work
area at the rear of the
parkette.
Plans for the "town
square" area which includes
the town hall, library and
new police office call for it to
be turned into an activity
centre that would include a
reading garden, water
fountain and a brick plaza
area that could be used for
such activities as outdoor
dances and even barbecues.
The entire area would be
covered with bricks and low
maintenance planting
materials.There were only a
few questions and comments
presented after Olsen
outlined the plans and
showed drawings of the
proposals.
Councillor Al Epp won-
dered if public washrooms
were being considered in any
of .the areas,
Olsen replied in the
negative and Swartman said
that due to vandalism, the
only practical place to put
public washrooms would be
in the police station.
"We needed washrooms
more than those two cells,"
quipped Legion member
Eldon Heywood.
Another member of
council, Lossy Fuller, asked
when landscaping at the
police office could start,
Olsen said that as soon as
the final plans for the project
are approved by the BIA and
council, they could go to
tender and construction
could get underway by June
1 or even before.
In response to a question
Meese turn to page 3
Legion to hear
provincial' head
Rick Collins, provincial
president, will be guest
speaker for the R.E. Pooley
branch Legion 50th an-
niversary dinner tonight at
the rec centre.
The dinner is one of three
special events being staged
to mark the Legion's half
century of service to the
community.
A dance was held at the
Legion hall, Saturday, and a
special service of worship
will be conducted at Trivitt
Memorial Anglican Church,
Sunday.
The very Rev. Kenneth B.
Keefe, Dean of St. Paul's
Cathedral, London, will be
the speaker for the church
service at 11:00 a.m.
A Huron Park man was
sentenced to six months in
jail when he appeared before
Judge W.G. Cochrane in
Exeter court, Tuesday.
Murray A. Paquette was
charged on February 6 with
possession of stolen
property. A search by police
uncovered about $275 worth
of antiques stolen in a
breakin at a Stephen
regideficiearlier in the Year,'
The court learned that the
accused had a long record of
convictions.
John Cecil Sanford,
London, was sentenced to
four months in jail on a
charge of break and enter
with intent. He was charged
on' April 7 when a police
officer in Clinton heard the
sound of breaking glass in an
appliance store. Upon in-
vestigation, the officer found
Sanford hiding behind some
appliances in the store.
The accused is presently
serving an eight-month term
for a previous break, enter
and theft and Judge
Cochrane ordered the four
months to be served con-
secutive to the current term,
A !Jensen man, Ivan F.
Coleman, was fined $300 or
30 days on a charge of im-
paired driving on March 17.
He was stopped by police
after they spotted his erratic
driving. A breathalizer test
gave a reading of 280 mgs.
Coleman had his licence
withdrawn and was given 60
days in which to pay the fine.
Another fine of $300 or 30
It's going to cost more to
learn how to swim in Exeter
as the result of fee increases
approved by the South Huron
Rec Board.
The board approved in-
creases ranging from bet-
ween 10 and 14 percent for its
learn to swim to classes.
Administrator Ian Smith
said the increases were
necessary to maintain the
swimming pool's debt at
around $1,000 per year.
Two weeks of lessons will
now cost $14 up from $12.50
while a four week session
increases to $25 from $22.
The family plan for three
or more children which cost
$37 in 1979 jumps to $40 this
year.
Students at the in-
termediate and senior levels
will be charged $18, up a
dollar from 1979 while bronze
and leaders see their fees
upped by $2.50 to $27.50.
For moms and tots and
adults swimming, the rate
increases from $5 to $6 per
week.
Rates for season passes
and public swimming were
left unchanged.
Smith said this was the
first increase since 1978.
Ian
County Plan as an existing
land use at that time. The
xeter Golf Course was
designated as greenbelt on
the land use plan and clearly
distinguished by the letters
G.C. for "golf course,"
When the secondary plan
process was under way,
Westcott took his lawyer to
the township meeting before
the secondary plan which
designated the land
agricultural was passed. He
voiced his objection and was
told he would get subsequent
hearing before the county
planning board.
Two letters informed him
there would be an appeal to
the county and advised him
when the county would
consider the Usborne Plan. A
third letter advised Westcott
there had been an error and
there would be no recourse to
directly appeal the Township
Secondary Plan at the
county level.
By that time the Usborne
plan was adopted by the
county without any appeal
by Westcott to the county.
Westcott did not appeal to
the Usborne Township Plan
to the Ontario Municipal
Board (OMB), but waited
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days was levied against
Gordon Arthur Helsdon,
London, who pleaded guilty
to driving while his licence
was under suspension. He
was stopped for speeding on
April 7.
The accused was given two
months in which to pay the
fine.
David A. Gingerich,
London, was fined $300 or 30
days for impaired driving On
March 3. His vehicle went
into a ditch and a
breathalizer test showed a
reading of 190 mgs.
In the only other case on
Tuesday's docket, Mark
Wragg, Exeter, was given an
absolute discharge after
pleading guilty to a charge of
wilful damage, arising from
an incident when he damaged
some cutlery at a local
restaurant. The damage was
about $5.
SHRINERS TO VISIT
Over 2,000 Shriners are
expected to attend the Spring
Ceremonial for Mocha
Temple hosted by the
Bluewater Shrine Club.
The ceremonies will take
place in Goderich and
Clinton May 31 and will
feature a renowned Shriners
parade.
It is the first time in 17
years the Ceremonial has
been held in Huron
County and the club is
preparing a ceremonial
souvenir book in honor of the
occasion.
The paved parking lot of
the rec centre may receive
some extra use this summer
if the board approves a
request from Exeter Public
School.
The school had requested
that a basketball court be
established in a portion of
the parking lot with a per-
manent basketball net
mounted at one end and the
erection of a portable net.
Smith said the board liked
the idea and directed the rec
director to investigate the
matter with regards to
liability if a vehicle struck a
person while using the
facility.
Attending the meeting was
Exeter councillor Jay
Campbell who said he would
like to see the creation of a
winter fun day for the area.
Campbell also voiced his
support for the concept of the
rec board.
In other business, the
board:
Gave permission for
Cameron to attend two
recreation conferences.
Passed a motion allowing
a Christmas party for
business improvement.
area members only.
olf course
separate ownership on April residential subdivision
3,1970, prior to the change in adjacent to the golf course.
the Planning Act to protect The golf course was
the possibility of a recognized in the original
°using
Area man handed
six months in jail
Swim instruction
fees are boosted