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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-10-29, Page 1TAKING REGISTRATIONS — Charlie Martene and Ross Love were in charge of registration for Wednesday's district fall meeting of senior citizens of Huron county. T-A photo Cabinet ministers will open projects _FORMER NDP LEADER SPEAKS — Stephen Lewis, former Ontario leader of the New Democratic Party was the guest speaker at Monday's Professional Development Day for South Huron District High School and their feeder elementary schools, Mr, Lewis is shown in the centre of the above picture with planning committee members Damien Solomon and Pat Quigley, SHDHS, Sandra Newton, Osborne, and Adrian Brand, Stephen. T-A photo One Hundred and Eighth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 29, 1980 Price Per Copy 35 Cents Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 W-f, CGIT MASQUERADE — Members of the Thames Road CGIT group enjoyed a Hallowe'en party Friday night at the home of Barry- and Marg Miller. Shown from the left are Kim Prance, Darlene Sillery and Sherrie Cottle. T-A photo Park project donations go over '25,000 figure NEWS TEPHEN FIRE TRUCK The Huron Park detachment of the Stephen township fire department took delivery of d new $54,000 fire truck, Wednesday, Reeve Ken Campbell presents the keys to fire Chief Norm Hyde. Others from the left are teuncillor Tom Tomes, ClAk Wilmot Wein, deputy.nte ve DOug Russell and Cauntilfort Ralph Weber and Allan Wolper. Former N1 P lea or speaks to are achers Lewis stresses Inc.ividuars needs Area teenager dies in collision - Fact finder submits report Commission to the negotiations between the secondary teachers and trustees of the Huron County Board of Education, sub- mitted his report to the Commission on October 21st, 1980. As required under section 27(1) of The School Boards and Teachers Collective Negotiations Act, 1975, the teachers and -trustees will then have a further 15 days to continue negotiations on the basis of this report, There is a provision for an additional five days under Section 27(3) of the Act if both trustees and teachers agree and if the Com- mission gives its approval. If at the end of this time the parties have not made or renewed an agreement than the Education Relations Commission will make the fact 'finder's report public. Raymond R. Riley, 18, of R.R. 2, Staffa, was killed Wednesday when a car he was driving left Perth County Road 17 at a curve and hit a tree on the eastern limits of Fullerton hamlet, A passenger, Michael Wilds, -20, -also of R.R. 2, Staffa, suffered minor in- juries and was treated in Seaforth Community Hospital. Riley is the son of Roes and Loretta Riley. One woman was killed and four other people sustained injuries in the five accidents investigated this week by the Exeter OPP, Dead is Marjorie Woodman, Komoka, whose Volkswagen struck a tractor trailer on Highway 4 about 3.5 km. north of Exeter Thursday morning. She had been proceeding north when her small car crossed over the centre line and struck the side of the empty grain truck. Her vehicle was totally demolished with wreckage being strewn over the high- way. • The Exeter ex Area Fire Brigade members were sailed to the scene to assist Exeter OPP and Hoffman's downtown revitalization program. The two cabinet ministers will be flying into either London or Huron Park. Members of the public are invited to attend the ceremonies and join the two officials for coffee and donuts at the town hail after the ceremonies. Huron-Middlesex. MP? Jack Riddell will also be in attendance, Ambulance attendants in extricating the woman's body from the wreckage. She was pronounced dead at the scene by coroner Dr. L. O'Connor, Grand Bend, The truck was driven by Allan Patterson, RR 3 St. Marys, Total damage in the fatal accident was listed at $2,750 by Constable Frank Giffin, most of that being to the car. Constable Giffin was assisted in his investigation by Constables Jack Straughan and Jim Rogers. Three area youths were taken to hospital following a single-vehicle collision on Friday on concession 6-7 of tsborrie Township. A vehicle driven by Mark Sheeler, Exeter, went out of The needs of the individual Child was one of the main concerns listed by Stephen Lewis at Monday's. Professional Development. Day for area 'secondary and elementary schoolteachers. The former Ontario NeW Democratic leader was. the keynote speaker at the Morning.. session held at the Vniversity of Western Ontario.. Included in the PD day were teachers from. South Huron District High School, the six feeder public schools and •Senforth. and Walton public schools. Lewis said, "It's time: to respond to the requirements of the individual student and Decision reserved After two days of an On- tario Municipal Board hear- ing in Crediton, chairman Vern Singer reserved deci- sion on an application for a zoning change in Stephen township. The application was made by D.I. Southcott and Peter Warner to change the property at part of Lot 5, LRE Concession north of Grand. Bend to highway com- mercial from agriculture. Thompson-Warner Motors of Grand Bend are proposing to purchase the 63 acre property from Southcott Pines Parkland Limited. Singer, a former Ontario MPP said he would have to base his decision on the of- ficial Huron County plan rather than the Stephen secondary plan which is not yet official. • The hearing was asked for by the Ontario Ministry of Housing after receiving applications from the township, The change was approved by Stephen township, the Hurdn planning department and Huron County council; but not recommended by Huron planner George Pen- fold. A Ministry zoning order is necessary to allow a building in excess of 5,000 square feet. Thompson-Warner Ltd control and entered a dtich and struck two mailboxes, then went back across the road and struck a tree. Injured, in addition to the driver, who had head hi- juries, were passengers Calvin Moody, Exeter, and Rob Bilcke, RR 3 Exeter, All three were taken to South Huron Hospital and Moody was transferred to London hospital with 'a broken leg. Constable Jack Straughan investigated and listed total damage at $6,000, • The other three accidents of the week all occurred on Sunday within a period of an hour and a half. Drivers in the • first collision were Denise Bowman, RR 2 llensall, and Thomas Markin, London. Rumors that circulated late this summer that Huron Park is being considered as the site of a new $30-million aircraft assembly plant being planned by deHavilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. gained some additional spark this week. The London Free Press, in a story in Saturday's edition, said that officials of the Ontario Development Corp. are keeping quiet about the situation, A spokesman 'for the ODC in Toronto refused to con- firm or deny rumors that Huron Park is in the running for the plant, which will used for production of de Havilland's new Dash-8 plane. The ODC, an agency of the provincial govern- ment, leases industrial sites at Huron Park. They collided at the in- tersection of Wellington and King Streets in Hensall. Damage was set at $500 by Constable Frank Giffin, who investigated all three Sun- day collisions. The Second collision oc- curred at Hillsgreen on Huron County Road 31, in- volving vehicles driven by Donald Keliestihe, Goderich, and Lydia Regier, RR 2 Zurich. Mrs. Regier suffered Minor injuries in the ac- cident and totel damage was set at $5,000. The other accident was a hit and run in Huron Park. A parked vehicle owned by Anthony Jones, Huron Park, was struck by an unknown vehicle en Parkdale Ave. Met the. needs.This one will meet the needs. Design is riot good enough," added Lewis. Lewis criticized , present day .school trustees saying, "There will have to he a ehenge in beard attitudes, They are trapped between mill rates and the needs of children, IV most trustees the ratepayers are more important than the children." - On this subject he con, tinued„ "I can now say what I really think,. I don't have any vetes to loee." ,Lewis suggested. the 19E10'e would see the end of abuse of the teaching profession, He added, "This reduction in abuse earl come from collective bargaining. I would like to.. see an in- creased. use of preventive mediation before bargaining actually begins," Lewis took a, crack at the television industry saying, "By the time a. child is eight years of age he or she. has absorbed more 'television hours than they will have hours in their entire elementray and secondary The rumor that Huron Park is being considered is circulating among some officers of the United Auto Workers in London. The UAW represents production workers at de Havilland's Dovvnsvieie plant. An ODC spokesman said Thursday in Toronto the corperation does not com- ment nn Mine ellegodatine for sites orelieprOperty until a business deeristompleted. De Havilland has said that three sites in Ontario are being considered. Although company spokesmen will not be specific, London Mayor Al Gleeson said in September that London is in the running along with Kitchener and Peterborough. Huron Park would offer several advantages. It is the site of the former Centralia airbase and existing run- ways could be improved for testing facilities. Another is that the wage rate in Huron Park is lower than in London. Wages, an important consideration in any plant location, already have ruled Stephen reverses decision Stephen council has rescinded a decision they made on September 2. At that time councillors decided to take over the bank accounts of the various appointed boards throughout the township. The numerous boards will now continue to carry on their own banking and ac- counting. The report on the. John F. Smith and Carroll Municipal drain was read and ap- proved. Drainage commissioner Kenneth Pickering was in- structed tO hire a contractor on an hourly basis to com- plete the drain construction. Keith Gill and Eintherson Desjardine, owners of prop- erty at the west end of the township where a road allowance is to be closed, were assured the allowance is adjacent to the present high water mark. Pickering was also in- structed to repair the open portion of the Coolman Municipal drain at Lot 9, Concession 3. council agreed to pay the AesabIe-BayfitId Conser., nation authority $500 for some Iand needed to relocate the Devil's Elbow bridge which is now under construction. The Ontario Ministry of Revenue has been asked to conduct a reassessinent of the township under provisions of section 86. The new assessments to be used for 1981 taxation pur- poses Will be based oti 197a Market values. school years." "I suggest all youngsters from three to 11 years should watch Mr, Dressup. Here they will see Magnificient therapeutic exercise. The elementary schools .Might do well to bring parents in once or twice a Year arid ask if they know what the children are watching, en television.. Our children are limited to. Slightly over $25,000 has been collected from Exeter and area businesses and residents for the community park grounds development fund. Chairman Don Cameron said Tuesday he was quite pleased with the response to date, which will permit the completion of the first phase of changes to the park. An additional $25,000 in matching grants will be forthcoming from the ministry of culture and watching' three Canadian. stations,' said. Lewis, Lewis suggested elimination of large classes was the first priority in dealing with boards. recreation. By spring of 1981 all work of the initial phase should be completed which will in- chide changes to the existing diamond, the addition of a new softball diamond and lights and the completion of the horse ring. Cost of this work has been estimated at $48,000. Cameron said the grounds development committee was adopting a "pay as you policy" which would see the installation of facilities as the need arose. The construction of a multi-purpose fair building, a soccer pitch and building or a washroom and conces- sion structure are ear- marked for later phases of the project. Total cost of the work is estimated at $140,000 with $100,000 originally called for to be raised locally. . Cameron said this figure may be lowered due to a change in the provincial grant structure. Two Ontario cabinet ministers will be visiting Exeter next week to of-, ficially inspect and open two local projects. Claude F. Bennett, minister of housing, will be opening the Business Improvement Area down- town restoration _project, while Reuben Baetz, minister of culture and recreation, will be handling similar chores at the restored town hall. BIA president Bob l- • Swartman told the T-A that the two men will arrive in Exeter around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5 and after a tour of the downtown restoration project, will gather at the town hall parkette for the official ceremonies. The BIA is organizing the event in conjunction with the Exeter and District Heritage Foundation. The two provincial ministries provided funds for the local projects. The ministry of culture and recreation provided a grant of $72,000 for the town hall restoration work, while the ministry of housing provided a $150,000 loan to the town and the BIA for the down- Malcolm Stockton, the fact town restoration project and finder appointed by the the development of public Eti u Itel ATI dn't narking 4artag4"11nder to erect a garage operate an automobile and boat sales and service. The OMB official said he would be asking for a more detailed description of 10 acres at the westerly end of the property. Singer said he was con- cerned there were no in- dividual objectors at the hearing. Residents of Oakwood and Maple Grove subdivisions were represented by a lawyer. not think .of education in MAW terms. All individuals should be responded to," "During, the last 10. years,. alot of lids have fallento the education system. because it could not adapt to that child's. needs. Especially special needs whether they be, the handicapped or the gifted." The former NDP leader continued, "I've learned that .a lot of boards and heads of special education, would prefer to protect their own egos than admit they can't educate an individual child., About Bill ee which will be considered shortly by the Legislature Lewis said, "We have never had, such a powerful document to fashion special needs. 'It will answer all of our problems. This time the OW will be on the Minister." He added, ' "I am afraid there will be some amend- mente before it is passed, I think Bette Stephenson will find some ways to water It down," Previous special education programs were. designed to x, :.:sue CAR RIPPED APART — A Volkswagen driven by a Komoka woman was ripped apart after hitting a tractor trailer on Highway 4LL north of Exeter Thursday morning. The driver, Mar- jorie Woodman, died in the collision. Members of the Exeter fire department are shown removing debris from the highway. Staff photo Four others injured Youth breaks leg Woman dies area crash Huron Park site for new factory? out Alberta as a possible site, De Havilland president John Sanford said earlier this month that Alberta lost out because its wage rates — $1 to $1.25 an hour higher than in Eastern Canada — would drive up the wages of the company's workers in Ontario. ' Colin Fisher, a spokesman for de Havilland. in Toronto; said, Friday that no im- mediate announcement is planned on where the Dash-8 plant will locate. The company's board of directors is not ready to discuss specific sites for fear of driving up real estate prices, he said. The assembly plant will require between 60 and 100 acres. The Dash-8 will be a short- • haul commuter plane that will carry 36 passengers. The plant to build it will require at least 600 skilled and 400 unskilled workers. Once a site is chosen, work on the new plant will begin next spring, and be com- pleted within 24 months. The Dash-8 program also will provide an additional 1,500 to 2,000 jobs at Downsview and expansion of facilities there already has begun, De Havilland has com- mitments for 93 of• the new planes even though the first one has not been built. Fisher said this kind of in- terest in a new plane is "unprecedented." The Dash-8, another of de Havilland's short-take off - and -landing planes, can operate from runways shorter than 3,000 feet. This makes it ideal for airports where commercial jets and older propeller aircraft cannot operate because of their need for longer run- ways. "With declining enrollment you have the chance to do what you. have always wanted. Never bee 'sight of feet that children Please turn to Me 3