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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-09-17, Page 20added that' once he and his partner had told the people to quiet down, and they had not done so, it was not his, problem, At the end .of the. discussion, councillor Keith Crawford said that the problem once again in.- dicates the need fora by-law enforcement. officer in, the Please turn to 13A CCI11Poligan SERVICES INC. Payroll Preparation First call - No Obligation Grand Bend 238-2388 '444, Pat Braun of Watford Nancy Perry of Exeter Barry Ness eth ofSarnia (formerly of Head Hunters) Victor Alderson Proprietor —(ci armEm Located at .. , Thompson-Warner Plymouth-Chrysler Open 7 Days Whether you want a woodstove for at- , mosphere or economics buy from a dealer who uses his product as his sole heat source. Call "The Sweep" 238-8050. rile& '‘) Keith Crawford of " THE SWEEP" says Save energy and beautify your home at the same time LAKEWOOD Double Door A stove with effic- iency Et beauty. Overall: 28"w x 25"d x 32"h. 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Watch for our Grand Opening Specials Oct. 3 & 4 Main St. Grand Bend "THE SWEEP" Chimney Cleaning, Woodstoves and Accessories Box 507 GRAND BEND - 238-8050 Three and a half ClayS of testimony resulted in little satisfaction for angry rate Payers in Bosanquet township last week, An Ontario Municipal Board hearing where residents could voice their opposition to proposed zoning by4aws in the township started Monday morning and laste'd until Thursday at 1 :00p.m. It was estimated that only about half of the complaints and evidence was heard. • Board chairman W,H.J. Thompson said that it might be several months before the hearing could resume, and then he estimated it would take another week to com- plete, The atmosphere during the entire hearing was charged with animosity, and frequent arguments between those giving testimony and the chairman broke out. The chairman had to repeatedly ask the croud which ranged from 500 the first day to 100 the last day to refrain from clapping and shouting out. Many of the complaints council mediates ispute `Here for a good time' braiding cuts sets the. Bairitage unisex hair design Increased Staff A lack of understanding on what is involved in setting up a Business Improvement Area prompted the Chamber of Commerce in Grand Bend to set up a special meeting Personals Grand Bend Women's Institute will hold their first' fall meeting Thursday even- ing September 18, in the S.S. rooms of the United Church. This will be 4-H night with club leaders and girls in attendance, Topic is Agriculture and Canadian Industry with convener Sharon Miller. United Church Women served lunch to about 70 relatives and friends last Wednesday, following the funeral service for Stewart Webb. Pallbearers were Ted Webb, Ken McLinchey, Larry Maas, Arnold Gaiser, Lloyd Lamport and Jim Turner. Flower bearers were Bill Schade, Joe Wragg, Richard and Michael Webb and Bob Hendrick. Winners of the bridge game held last Wednesday evening at St. John's Parish Hall, playing the Howell movement system were: first, Irene Ward and Betty Sanders; second was a tie between Chib Muir and Helen Davidson, and Hazel and Hoop Gibson. About 20 relatives and friends gathered Wednesday evening at the home of Roy and Mae Morenz, for a sur- prise birthday party for Roy, arranged by his daughters, Sharon Morenz of London and Ms. June Anderson of Dartmouth, N .5 . Progressive euchre was played in the social time. Guests came from Dashwood, Crediton, Ex- eter, London. Shipka area and Grand Bend. The Beaconaires club held their first meeting last Tues- day evening. A picnic supper was planned at the Pinery Park, but due to weather conditions, it was held in- stead in the S.S. rooms at Church of God. This group plans to meet the first Monday evening of each month. A bowling party is being planned for the Oc- tober meeting. The Grand Bend Couples club met a week ago Satur- day evening, for a fun even- ing of roller skating, follow- ed by a corn roast at Larry and Donna Lovie's. Couples in charge were Jan and Don Kobe, Larry and Donna Lovie. By an error of omission in last week's account of guests attending a family picnic gathering at the home of Mrs. Susie Devine, the following names were mis- takenly omitted, Bill Vandeworp. and Susie's great grandchildren Elise, Michelle. Bill and Bob Vandeworp, all of Dashwood, Ms. June Anderson, left Monday for her home in Dartmouth. Nova Scotia, after holidaying here at her father's home, Mr. and Mrs. Roy IVIorenz, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Adams, and Mrs. Susie Devine, attended Wyoming fair Saturday and spent the week end there with Mr. and Mrs. Don Hendrick, Pam and Paul. centred around areas proposed for environmental protestion in Port Franks. On Tuesday lawyers representing those with, complaints in Port Franks met in, a closed door session and proposed amendments. to the by-laws which would satisfy their clients. The re- wording of the by-law would. permit all existing struc- tures in the environmental protection area to: remain there. It would allow existing buildings destroyed by fire or natural disaster to rebuilt legally, and it was proposed that a study on the land be untaken over a two year period. Many of the residents were annoyed about waiting another two years for a desision. Areas zoned en- vironmental protection were labelled that way according to a map indicating flood plains. Peter Harris testified that the zoning line ran right through his home. Harris said that according to engineer's studies, if a storm of the severity of Hurricane for October 7. The establish- ment of BIA was the main topic of last week's meeting which was held Tuesday at Birch Bark Trailer Park on highway 83 north of Grand Bend. Chamber secretary manager Bob Simpson says that they plan to invite every businessman in town to the meeting to discuss the con- cept with the members of the BIA committee. Mel Douglas, Erwin Schottroff, and Danny Keith are on the committee. and recently met in Grand Bend council concerning the establish- ment of a BIA. Simpson stressed that the October 7 meeting would be a commonsense look at a BIA, and said that Chamber members as well as businessmen should be open- minded about the pros and cons. Simpson did not know if a guest speaker from an es- tablished BIA elsewhere would be attending the meeting. In other business, the Chamber decided to donate $500 to the fund for the Eric Mcllroy memorial. Two new members from For Goodness Sake and Seven Dwarfs Motel were in- troduced. It was reported that 6,000 people were served by the tourist information' booth this summer. That figure is up about 2,000 from previous years. Simpson said. The in- crease in visitors could be contributed to the new loca- tion of the booth, members felt. Simpson said that employee Janice Rumball did a "superb" job of staf- fing the booth over the summer. Also discussed was the publication of a new brochure. High printing costs have caused the chamber to take a second look at their full colour brochure. After the business meeting the 35 members present en- joyed a corn roast at .the trailer park. Hazel ever struck his home, his living room would be destroyed, while his kitchen and septic tank would be safe. Mother rate payer, W.J. IVIcCordie said that the flood lines on, the map were drawn "willy-nilly" and not based on actual flooding experience. McCordic testified that on lands which have been designated as environmental protection, there has been "not one drop of water", but other land designated residential has required fill to prevent flooding. Several other residents made similar testimony about zoning lines. Others in' the Port Franks area complained about the by-law restricting building in areas not served- by public road. Clifford Wheeler owns property on the north side of the Ausable River Cut ad- jacent to the. Pinery Park. Wheeler can only get to his cottage by boat. A zoning by- law has restricted homes in areas where there is no access by government road. Testifying on behalf of the township were William Knowles, vice president of a consulting firm which produced a floodplain map of the area, and Lambton county planner Bill Hollo. The township also called on Ron Spurr of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Chatham, Bill Mungall of the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority, and Donald Clough, a professor at the University of Waterloo, and author of an extensive report on flooding and erosion in Port Franks. Clough said that if a storm' such as Hurrican Hazel hit Port Franks between 100 and 300 people would be killed. Several of the rate payers said that the township should be concerned with "fixing the river, and not moving the people". Joe Armstrong told the hearing that they should be looking into river im- provements to prevent flooding. Others who had com- plaints about the proposed zoning were Stan and Catherine Kwarciak, of RR 2, Grand Bend, who wanted their land changed from residential to allow them to carry out a vegetable processing and packing operation adjacent to their farm, George Pembleton who lives along the south boundary of Bosanquet and wants zoning changed to allow him to carry on his wrecking operation, and Malcolm Gilpin, of Forest, who asked that zoning allow him to carry on his am- bulance service. No testimony was heard about the area along the "cut" river, other than within Port Franks. At the close of the hearing, June Lasenby, whose cot- tage is on land leased from the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority accused Chairman W. Thompson of "repeated misconduct". Mrs. Lasenby who heads up the citizens' action com- mittee said that she didn't think the hearings were fair, She and several others walked out of the meeting to protest the•hearing, Vandenberk of RR 3, Parkhill was driving south- bound in a 1976 Chevrolet pick up truck when it skidded on loose gravel and slid into the east ditch. Again there were no injuries, but damages were estimated at $800. The accident also took place on September 7. On Saturday, Constable R.M. Brown investigated a hit and run accident at the Colonial Hotel in Grand Bend. A 1979 Dodge Challenger owned by Daren Dees of St. Thomas suffered approximately $500 damage while parked at the Colonial Hotel parking lot. Police say an unknown vehicle struck the front of ',the Challenger and left, the sew. During the week of Sep- tember 7 to 13, Pinery Opp charged 14 people under the liquor licence act. Six high- way traffic act charges were laid. Three people were blow dry styles perms colours Pcigs 4A Timos,Advoosti, SloptoMbir 1.7, 1900 No results from OMB hearing Four accidents last week kept Ontario Provincial, Police at Pinery Park busy. Two 1980 vehicles collided in Grand Bend on September 7, when a Pontiac being driven southbound on Ontario Street by Timothy Hamather of Hensall collided with a new Plymouth being driven off the Thompson-Warner lot onto Ontario Street by Randall Fields of Stoney Creek. No injuries were involved, but damage to the vehicles totalled $1,150. Constable D.J. Cardwell investigated. In another accident that same day, a car driven on highway 21 in. Bosanquet townshipby James Scorgie of Windsor collided with the rear of a Dodge van being driven by Douglas Smith of Corunna. The van had stopped behind other vehicles on the highway. Damage to the two vehicles came to $1,000 but there were no injuries. Constable Cardwell also investigated this crash. Constable F.S. Hubert investigated a single vehicle accident on Concession A Road in Bosanquet. Cindy Colonials beat B's The Grand Bend Colonials soccer team beat their counterparts, the Grand Bent B's Sunday with a score of 5-2. Dave Nolan scored three goals for the Colonials, with additional goals by John Mennen and Bill Van- denbygaart. Nick Van- denberk scored both of the B's goals. Next Sunday, the Colonials play Nairn in Grand Bend, and playoffs start the following week. The Grand Bend and district soccer banquet has been set for November 15. What constitutes a "good time"? That was one of the questions concerning Grand Bend council Monday night, when council acted as a mediator between two unhappy neighbours, . Bitt Blackwell, co-owner of the Seven Dwarfs Motel, and his neighbour Gordon Clark appeared before council to attempt to clear up a dispute. Clerk Louise Clipperton read council a letter from Clark and his wife, complaining about noise and, rowdyism at the motel this summer. Later Blackwell said that whether or not the noise was violating village by-laws was a matter of opinion. When council suggested that Blackwell throw out visitors not registered at his motel, but attending parties there, Blackwell said he did not like to impose a lot of rules and regulations on people who are holidaying in Grand Bend and here for a good time, Reeve Robert Sharen said that his "good 'time should not destroy Mr. Clark's good time." Sharen went on to say that Mr. Clark's good time, which consists of peace and quite, should not destroy the motel vistors' good time. Blackwell apologized to Clark for the noise on one occasion, and stressed that he and his partner wanted to "maintain harmony " with their neighbours,. He added that he thought they, were unnecessarily hassled about noise on occasion during the summer, Clark said that he suffered from ill health and was taking medication. He said that he would not be able to tolerate such noise if it continues next sommer. Councillor Harold Green, who is a landlord himself, told Blackwell that he should enforce a rule of no visitors after 1:00 a.m. to prevent long parties. Black- well replied that he and his partner had decided not to "heaprule after rule"on their customers. Blackwell, who just purchased the motel this year, said "I feel we've done a good job first time out." Councillor Bill Baird backed up Green, saying that the "tighter the rules, the better the clientel". Baird operates a trailer park. Blackwell said that he had informed all his guests when they registered about the fine of up to $1,000 for ex- cessive noise, and told them that many older people lived in the neighbourhood. He Chamber sets up special BIA meeting 1 "101 1I 101 -• • Longer Hours Monday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Full Service 13 B James Street Forest, Ontario 873-2331 TRAFFIC STUDY PROGRESS REPORT — Grand !send Reeve Robert Sharen and councillor Harold Green, with Gerald Merner of the parking committee, get a first look at the $10,000 traffic study' the village is having done, Staff photo >,•! No injuries listed in four car crashes charged under the provincial parks act. They charged two impaired drivers, and one person was charged for driving under suspension. One missing person was reported, and three thefts , were investigated. Three, break and enteres were reported as well as four cases of wilful damage Pinery OPP also in- vestigated an additional 13 miscellaneous occurrences.; HARWOOD DRUGS Ltd. 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