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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-10-16, Page 15TROTTING DOWN MAIN STREET — Glenda Morenz on her horse Starlet and her passenger Carrie Tiedeman spend a pleasant autumn afternoon, on Grand Bend's Main Street. • Staff photo Best Interest 1 3 112 % We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest be- ing offered on Guaranteed Investment Cer- tificates. * subject to change 010, Gaiser-Kneale MK% EXETER GRAND BEND CLINTON 235-2420 238-8484 482-9747 Insurance Agency Inc. Village of Grand Bend Preliminary list of electors will be posted on Oct. 10 at the following locations. GRAND BEND PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICE Ontario St. N. Grand Bend GRAND BEND 'POST OFFICE 81 Crescent St. Grand Bend BANK OF MONTREAL Ontario St, N. Grand Bend TORONTO-DOMINION BANK Si Crescent St, Grand Bend THE BEEHIVE Main St. Grand Bend THE CLERK'S OFFICE 44 Main St. Grand Bend Applications for revisions may be filed at the clerk's office during normal working hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) from Fri., Oct. 10, 1980 through to 5 p.m. Oct., 22, 1980. Louise Clipperton 3 Days Only Oct. 16, 17, 18 PARAGON rINE BONE CHINA 'BONI ENCIL AND Any 4v 70 off regular prices Swag Lamps 30% o ff Regular prices Tiffany Lamps Reg. $139.00 '99° Sale Table Lamps p to 50% off Sango China 45 piece set Reg. price 524900 $ 1 29" Sole HOTSON LIGHTING. Hwy. 21 Just N. of Grand Bond 2384240 A it. Consultant hired to study rec property BIA debate Cont .ltwaol Iimss,Advocats, October 16, 1900 .m ear round of' seasonal .resort? something, going, for them. He said he didn't know if the formation of a MA would affect the role of the Chamber, but said the two groups functioned welkin St. Thomas. Swartman said .one of the main considerations for .I3TA is the fact it provides .a business organization with some teeth and membership is compulsory for businesses in the designated area as long as two-thirds want it organized. Puac 30.k_ "The ball is rolling" on the development of the Pat- terson property for a recreation facility, chair- man Paul Houston told the Grand Bend rec committee at Tuesday night's meeting. Houston said that a con- sultant had been hired to ,come up with a site OPP report Provincial police at Pinery Park spent another quiet week. During the week of October 5 to 11 they in- vestigated 13 miscellaneous occurrences, laid 13 liquor licence act charges and three highway traffic act charges. utilization plan and perhaps a model of a rec facility for the property. Judy. Uniac said that the study was going to cost between $500 and $2000. Among the things the consultant is to consider are a baseball diamond with and without lights, and an im- proved. soccer field. A building is also being planned for the property. A discussion about.what-to do, with ,, profits from the swim program followed. Last year a $900 profit reverted to the village council, because the council would have had to pick up any deficit. This year profits amount to $400. In other business: -- the rec committee learned that the recently. formed Optimist club is trying' to organize minor hockey for children in the Grand Bend, area. -- they discussed the possibility of showing the program "Every Child is Special" for interested parents. The six hour video tape discusses child abuse, learning disabilities, and other problems. -- they decided to advertise for a 'leader for the Brownie pack. — they discussed setting up night school courses through Fanshaw college to begin in January. Among suggested topics were small motor repair, woodworking, doing income tax, bartending, and conversational French. -- the committee agreed they would help out if the Chamber of Commerce and the Lioness plan a Christmas party for children this year. A meeting, held in Grand Bend 1.0 Co usi der forming a Business Improvement. Area turned into a debate on whether the resort could hope to expand its business from a three- month summer period to one going around the calendar. Support for the formation of .a BIA rap from hot to cold although there appeared to be general agreement among the, over 10Q people in attendance, that the idea should be given more study and the majority indicated they would like to comeback, to another meeting to con- sider it further. Former Chamber of Commerce president Nick Carter led the oppositoion to the formation of a BIA. He said the community WAS, too small to consider, the provincial government program which allows businesses to form a BIA and draw their funds through a special, municipal tax levy against all commercial property owners in the designated area. He went on to say that 70 percent of the businesses had ,major or minor renovations in the last year and there was no sign of deterioration and also noted that, with most merchants reporting the best summer ever, there was no apparent need for a BIA. Arguing against two other points he said were factors for considering a BIA—the risk of a shopping centre and the need to increase pride in the community--Carter said he doubted there would be a shopping centre come to Grand Bend and that all residents have a lot of pride matum-ptryesent in the com- "I haven't heard anything concrete"e for the formation of "'a BIA, he added, saying that there was no need for a few fancy garbage con- tainers or some fancy lighting" and the only im- provement we can make to the village hall would be tearing it-down". "We are a seasonal community," Carter con- ' tinued, suggesting it was unrealistic to think people would come to Grand Bend to shop, although it was noted that if more tourist attractions were in the area and were promoted, people would shop in the local stores when they came to visit those attractions. The large audience was further. told that the Chambr of Commerce is doing a reasonably good job at the present and the for- mation of a BIA would be unnecessary duplication. "Our biggest problem 'is due to too much success," he concluded, saying that the Chamber should work with council to try and resolve the problems of overcrowding and lack of parking. "It's that mentality that keeps us as a seasonal resort," Keith -Crawford. commented in leading the: , arguments. for more con- sideration of a BIA, as well as more off-season promotion by the Chamber, He eritic4eci the Chamber for spending 99 percent of the budget on promotion for summer activities and questioned why he should join. the Chamber when they did nothing to help .attract ,customers for his wood stove store. Carter said he would like to be in, business year-round but had found it uneconomical to stay open beyond the normal summer tourist season and he had a listof 44 other businesses which felt the same as they had closed their doors for the season. He did admit it was a bit of a "chicken and egg" questiOn as to whether bushiesses could attract off- season customers if they stayed open, Builder George lcadlecik boomed out his, support for more consideration of a BIA and particularly more emphasis on operating Grand Bend on a 12-month basis. "If we're going to operate the town for two .months, forget it," he said, in urging people to work for the business operators who hoped to make their en- terprises a year'round venture, Mel Douglas, who was on the committee investigating formation of a BIA, admitted Pearl and Ches Desjardine. In ,Calgary she visited her son Mark, and enjoyed some sightseeing of mountains, Lake Louise and Banff. In Vernon B.C. she visited daughter Nancy, Mr. & Mrs. John Pritchard and Nathan. Mary and Victor Alderson returned home recently from a two week holiday in British Columbia. The Aldersons travelled throughout British Columbia, and spent some time in Banff, Alberta. They visited with Susie and Pete Mason (the former Susie Schlegel of Grand Bend) on Vancouver Island near Victoria. Library news Coming-Story time at Lambton County library in Grand Bend. When-October 18 to December 6. Time-10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m, Satur- days. For-children ages three to five. Registration can be made during library hours, or phone 243-2054, mornings only. the idea was in the!'‘dieper stage" and needed a lot of tossing around yet, Po. We need more than sun, sand and surf?" he. questioned and added that "if we don't go forward, we'll go. back". He admitted that BIAS in Exeter, Stratford and St, Thomas represented dif- ferent types of communities than qrand Send, but he said he liked what he saw in those BIAS, Exeter BIA chairman Bob 'SNyartmart was. on band to field questions from the. audience and said the for- mation of the group in, Exeter had palled. 83 mer- chants together and enabled them to speak with one voice- He admitted heclidn'tknow whether a BIA would work in a community such as Grand Bend, but said there were positive aspects that should be considered and the fact thare were 13$ BIAS in Ontario indicated they bad Roy and Mae Morenz, Glenda and !Tammy, were Sunday dinner. guests in Pashwood, with Mae's son, Glenn and Judy Thurman, Dania and Stacey. This was a double celebration as the family celebrated Thanksgiving and Mae's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Carts, spent the weekend in Toronto at their daughter's home, Lorene and Jack Warren. Rev. Morris Vincent, of Morden, Manitoba, returned home Tuesday after visiting here a week with his mother, Mrs. Katie Vincent, Mrs. Susie Devine was a dinner guest, Sunday, at her son's home, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Devine, when they celebrated Thanksgiving. Mrs. Aileen Ravelle and her sister-in-law, Mrs. George Molitor, of Sarnia, returned home last Friday night after a two week holiday at Mrs. Molitar's cottage, in Northern Michigan near Sault Ste. Marie. Twenty-one ladies gathered last Thursday morning for the un- denominational coffee Bible hour, "Women's Priorities", is still being studied, Meeting was held at Mrs. Ruth DeBrum's home and will be held there-this week at 9:30 a .ofVAll ladies welcome. Marie and George Chowen, of Southcott Pines, visited a day last week with Marie'smother, Mrs. Alice Aikens, at Hillside Nursing home near Mitchell. Mrs. Norma Desjardine returned home last week after a five week holiday. 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