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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1990-01-24, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990. Hockin to speak to Goderich Chamber Tuesday Federal Minister for State of Small Business and Tourism - the Hon. Tom Hockin will address the first meeting of the Goderich and District Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, January 30, at 12 noon at the Livery in Goderich. Speaking of the trends for small business and tourism in the ninties, Mr. Hockin will address over 100 business people from the region at this special luncheon. TOM HOCKIN Tospeak inGoderich Tom Hockin is the Progressive Conservative Member of Parlia ment for London West. Before his election to the House of Commons in 1984, Mr. Hockin had a distin guished career in both education and business. He was a full professor at York University, at the University of Western Ontario School of Business with extensive business experience as a consult ant, as President of Markham Imports and as President of Sothe by’s Canada. In his previous port- folio as Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Hockin had special responsibility for the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Insti tutions as well as the tribunals governing Customs and Tariffs. In addition, he oversaw the financial operations of many Crown corpora tions and participated in several Cabinet committees. He is best known for his historic Blue Paper on Financial institutions which proposed the dismantle of barriers between banks, insurance compan ies, trust companies and invest ment houses and sought to put in place a tough new regime to present insolvencies of financial institutions. Since its first meeting last Octo ber, 75 businesses from the Bay- field, Blyth, Benmiller and Goder ich area have joined forces to create the Goderich and District Chamber of Commerce. Representing indus tries from the tourism, retail and service sectors, this new Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a number of special events, featuring speakers who will address issues of concern to our region. Businesses wishing to be part of the “Charter Members” Chamber team, should send in their membership applica tion before January 31 to Goderich and District Chamber of Com merce, Box 414, Goderich, Ontario. N7A 4C7. Membership fees are structured upon size of business: $57 for sole-proprietors or busi nesses with one full-time employee (other than the owner); $60 for businesses with up to 3 full-time employees; $65 for businesses with 4 - 10 full-time employees; and $100 for businesses with over 10 full-time employees. Tickets to the General Meeting and Luncheon featuring Guest Speaker: Hon. Tom Hockin are available for $10 at the Bedford Hotel, Marlin Travel or through Jane Gardner at the Blyth Festival. Only a limited number of tickets is available. For more information about the Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce call John Alexander at 524-2177 or Judy Crawford at 524-7335. - - . -NO FEEST T 1/2% ‘ALL INVESTMENTSI GUARANTEED A INSURED I I 1 Yr. *FUNDS TRANSFERABLE VIA CHARTER BANK -gM.] MVCA’s Tervit gets Listowel job Les Tervit, General Manager of Maitland Valley Conservation Au thority since 1985, will be taking over the position of Listowel’s Town Administrator on February 5. He will be succeeding Hartley Fischer, who has held the position for 30 years. Mr. Tervit was selected over 22 applicants from as far away as western Canada. The committee narrowed the applicants to six, interviewing Mr. Tervit twice. Born in Huron County, Mr. Tervit has been employed for most of his career with conservation authorities. He was general mana ger of the Kettle Creek Conserva tion Authority in St. Thomas for four years before coming to Mait land Valley. Prior to that he was middle district supervisor and ex tension services technician of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority in London and from 1974-1978 he was resource techni cian for the Saugeen conservation authority. “It is a complete change of career direction,” Mr. Tervit said. “I have always enjoyed the working relationship we’ve had with municipalities and I am look ing forward to the opportunity of working in the municipal field rather than natural resource.” The Maitland Valley Conserva tion Authority Board decided at its last meeting that it would not begin immediately to search for a re placement for Mr. Tervit. Chair man Bruce McCall said that the directors saw no urgency to select a general manager. “Our present staff is quite capable of running things in the interim,” he stressed. “We would like to take time to maybe look at the people inside the organization and review the pre sent staff.” NOTICE The regular meeting of the Hullett Township council normally scheduled for the first Tuesday in February has been rescheduled for MONDAY,JANUARY29,1990 COMMENCING AT7:30P.M. A LITTLE EFFORT CAN Clerk-Treasurer Township of Hullett You’re looking for a four-wheel drive with top performance. You want a diesel power-plant that gobbles up the least possible fuel. Well, with just a little effort, the following information guide can be yours. Hullett council hires caretaker for hall TAKE YOU Rosemary Johnston was hired by Hullett Township Council at its meeting of January 2, as the caretaker of the Londesboro Hall from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1991. She will receive $1800 per year with $15 for extra bookings over 100. It was decided that the animal control officer should distribute 1990 dog tags and licenses at a fee of $4 for each dog in the township. Geoff King has been named Drainage Superintendent for Hul lett beginning January 1, 1990. Council approved Ontario Home Renewal Loans in the amount of $7,500 and $7,000. The truck and grader rate for this year was set at $44 per hour with $16 minimum. Hullett Council regretfully ac cepted the resignation of Recrea tion Co-ordinator Neil Salverda. The township will advertise for a replacement at its earliest conveni ence. ALONG WAY. Historic Gaol faces funding problems The future of the Huron Historic Gaol is in jeopardy. The jail board mentioned at its latest meeting that the government has been decreas-. ing its funding for the jail and it will have to raise money itself. In addition, attendance at the histori cal site is dropping. Jail staff member Harold Erb suggested that spending money on promotional ventures may see the tide change the other way. An amalgamation between the tourist group, the jail, and the Huron County Museum was suggested by Board member Eric Kirk, who made a motion that a letter be written to the museum committee concerning this idea. There was no seconder for the motion so it was withdrawn. Following some debate the sub ject was tabled until the next meetiug when more board mem- bers would be in attendance. The jail board budgetted for total receipts of $55,700 and expendi tures of $55,250 during last year. As of November 1989 receipts amounted to $44,000 and expendi tures totalled $47,400. Historic lecture series begins The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Huron County Branch will be presenting the first of their 1990 lecture series Heritage Canals on Wednesday, January 31, at the Huron County Museum. Guest speaker for “Cruising Through History” will be architect Chris Borgal. 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