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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-10-21, Page 1•� Single copy. 35e Published: each Wednesday at• Lucknow, Wednesday October 21 1981 .24 Pages 'fom Clark, a Chealey area fanner, presented his plan for lowering interest rates to 12 per cent, to Eugene Whelan, federal ` minister of agriculture, on Friday in Ottawa. Clark's program to lower interest rate to assist farmers in their battle with bankruptcy was endorsed by •Bruce area farmers at a meeting in :Chessley Community Centre last Wednesday night. Clark would not reveal the details of his' plan following the meeting, except to say it would lower interest rates to 12 per cent, The media was not permitted to' enter the meeting nor any persons' who do not' farm. The farmers' wiveswere also excluded from the meeting which was delayed: while several wires, who .tad taken . seats in the meeting hall,. were asked to 'leave. Turn to page 90 Meichants play musical chairs Lucknow'smerchants have been playing, a game of musical chairs with the main street store fronts in recent weeks. .. Bill's, Place- °Variety, which has taken the newname of Lucknow Variety and Dry Goods, has moved to the former location of Quinn's Flowers and Gifts,• which vacated to move to the former location of Greer T.V. and Electric. Greer T.V. had moved prev- iously to: the former S y epay° Stationery.. location: Believe in Music has taken up residence with Cedar ill Garden Centre and Lucknow, .; Farm Supply will , open in the vacated -; location in the near future, Schmid's Jewellery and China has moved to the, location of the former Lucknow Home Bakery and opened for business in their new location Monday. Through all, the moves. Lucknow's busi- ness care lost two businesses, acquired one newbusiness and the number of empty store fronts remains the same, at one. Ministry approves. sewage project The Lucknow Village Council hasreceived word that the village's proposed' sewage works project has been approved by • the Ministry of the Environment and will be placed on a waiting list for funding. Council was notifiedby letter from J.W: Giles,- assistant deputy minister to tl Minister of the Environment, that the preliminary application for acceptance under the direct grant program has been assessed under the ministry'sprioritq rating system and the project qualifies for such a grant. The project is eligible for a 75 per cent direct grant based on capital costs net of any other grants: The total estimated cost of the ptoject is $I 287.055 Monday's freak snoWfiq . was greeted with . enthusiasm by these Lucknow Christian school students who haven't seen the fluffy white stuff she late last winter. Builders of the mighty snow fort are from the left, Jeff Bakker, Stanley Kffken, Agus Klkkert, Marvin Kikkert, Kenny Tema, and in frost, -Delwin Bruer. [Sentinel Staff Photo) Apply for grants to rennovate town hall Lucknow Village Council isapplying for two community centre grants and a Wintatio grant to contribute to the cost of renovating the exterior and interior of the Lucknow Town Haft. Council hopes the approval for the grants will be received in time tohave the work completed for the 125th birthday celebra- tions planned for the summer of 1983, Ode of the community centre grants will cover 25 per cent of the exterior work. A second community centre grant will cover 25 percent of the interior work and a Wintario Arena is safe: inspector E. H. Gosling P. Eng., with tGosling Engirding Ltd., td., Consulting Engineers. Scarborough made a visual inspection of the Lucknow .Arena on .September 25 and has informed Lucknow Village Council, that the arena adequate to .support all wind and snow design loads, ' Gosling reportedto council in a letter read at the October meetingof Lucknow Village Council, October 13, Te arena is inspected once evety five years according to Ministry of Labour guidelines: Gosling said the inspection . was carried out from both ground level and underside of roof level with the aid of a ladder truck, The bottoms of the wood colanrns were also checked after plywood corer plates had been ren'toved, . Gosling said he failed to find any evidence Of significant deterroratian, damage or change within the structure front -the last inspection fire years ago.. Gosling was the consulting engineer. who, redesigned the arena when it was rebuilt in 1969.' Aijpobrt arena ever in other Arena Board business council's representative on the board, Mb Murray, has reported to Lucknow Village Council that Clcason Martin of Ashfield Township has been appointed Arena Manager for the coming winter season.. , Martin is beginning ice preparations this week so • that the arena schedule can begin November2, LI grant will cover one-third of the remaining 75 per cent on the interior renovations. The exterior work includes roof repairs at a cost of 53,000, repointing the brick where necessary, caulking and= -painting windows, aluminum soffit and aluminum eavestrough- ing, at a cost of 59.000, {� The interior renovations include lowering the ceiling in the upstairs auditorium, wall covering for the auditorium walls, front foyer and downstairs meeting room and Moor covering in the front foyer and the .down- . stairs meeting room. The projected' cost for materials is 518,500 with an addition S9,000 for labour. A newhydro service, electric panels and electric heating will be installed ata further cost of 59,000, Reeve: George .Jaynt said the application should . be approved bjr the ministry of Culture and Recreation because it meets the criteria for a community centre grant, the project wiil update an old building for community use with the installation of more efficient hydro and. heating service to cut energy costs andfeduce the waste of energy.