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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-02-11, Page 1ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY 404. • : Agriculture and Food Minister, Jac 1t Ric[ e11 anca met coneague, mann iviitiisLer Murray Elston were in Goderich Friday to announce a $1.1 grant for the restoration and reconstruction work at the Huron County Pioneer Museum. The grant was announced by Citizenship and Culture Minister, Lily Munro. (photo by Dave Sykes ) Huron County Museum gets 1.1. million grant The announcement of a $1.1 million grant from the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture for the first phase of the reconstruction of the Huron County Pioneer Museum in Goderich was warm- ing news for the people who gathered in the unheated facility for a press conference Friday afternoon. Both Ontario Health Minister Murray Elston and Agriculture and Food Minister, Jack Riddell brought confirmation of the grant from Legislature colleague, Lily Munro. The $1.1 million grant from her, ministry's Community Facilities Improve- ment Program (CFIP) will cover up to one -hall= the costs of the Phase' I reconstruction program planned for the county museum. The county has previously endorsed plans to renovate and rebuild a section of the exiting museum and the old Central School portion of the facility will also be upgraded. This is an important initiative to enhance the museum's role as a historical attraction to its many visitors, Munro said. Tenders for new construction are ex- pected in mid-March and project co- ordinator Claus Breede said the new con- struction involved in the first phase, which will create 37,000 square feet of space, will take at least 14 months to complete. The county has committed $1.1 million to the project and Areede said it was hoped the federal government would contribute $1 million to the project through its Culture Initiatves Program but there has been no indication the work qualifies for the money. It will take about three years to complete the reconstruction project. Making the announcement of the grant on behalf of his cabinet colleague, Riddell said it was a pleasure to help preserve a part of the province's heritage in his own riding. "It is delightful to come and bring glad tidings through this historic announce- ment," he told the gathering. "This is a unique museum. and one of the largest museums f' its type in Canada. It grew from the original schoolhouse and opened in 1951. I am glad the ministry could be of assistance to ensure that improvements are carried out." Commenting or. the fact that the grant announcement was timely in kicking off the province's annual Heritage Week which begins Feb. 16, Riddell commended the work of local politicians and officials in formulating plans for the restoration work. "I commend the hard work and dedica- tion of area officials," he offered. "Your efforts are most worthwhile." Health Minister Elston told the group their efforts in preserving the museum went beyond the mere preservation of ar- tifacts for display. "It is important to preserve this type of facility," he said. "This type of work is preserving the soul of a community which is so important. We can't ever lose that. "I came here as a school kid and remember J.H. Neill welcoming us. The soul of Huron County was on display here and we all have a particular remem- brance. The storage of items here is im- portant to the people of Huron County and it is important to the development of a community." Town of Goderich Reeve, Harry Worsell, now chairman of county council's museum committee, welcomed the ministers and offered his thanks to the provincial govern- ment for its support of the project. "This is a great thing for the county of Turn to page 2 Kinloss Township council votes to sell Holyrood Fall Kinloss Council voted to sell the old Holyrood Hall and contents at their council meeting on February 2. The hall as well as 70 wooden antique chairs, two church pews and one roll top desk will be sold by tender with adver- tisements for tenders going in five local newspapers. The tenders are requested to be submitted to the clerk's office by 12 noon on March 16 on forms supplied by the township. The clerk and the road superintendent will each get $1,000 increases after council passed the salary raises in a close vote. Councillors Dave Gibb, George McBride and Reeve Barry Johnston voted in favor of the raises while Councillors Dave Eadie and James Boyle voted against it. In other business, the road superinten- dent was instructed to call for sealed quotes on pit run gravel. The sealed quotes are to, be in the road superintendent's of- fice on February 20 at 10 a.m. Council did not concur with the proposal from the Bruce County treasurer to move the dates of the payment of the county re- quisition to March 31 and September 30 from June 20 and December 20. Council supported a resolution presented by concerned rural mail couriers and peo- ple concerned as to the closure of rural post offices. The resolution in part says the" Canada Post Corporation has already started reducing services in certain rural areas and has confirmed its intention to continue systematically closing an important number of post offices in rural areas to which council is firmly opposed. It was resolved to demand an immediate answer from Canada Post Corporation and our elected representatives that we be guaranteed our municipality will not have to suffer any discrimination regarding quality of our postal services. Canada Post must not negate its responsibilities by franchising or contracting out the services which it is required to provide. At a meeting on January 19, the building permit applications for Mike O'Neill were accepted to extend floor within an existing poultry barn and to erect a new residence on the same property, the present residence to be demolished on completion of the new residence and for Robert Hum- phrey to erect an addition to an existing residence replacing a demolished portion. A motion was passed that application be made to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications through the Ontario Municipal Fund (OMIF) for funds amoun- ting to $30,000 for removal•of three hills be- ing at lot 15, con. 4; lot 17 con. 4; and at lots 26 and 27 con. 6. Township invites brokers to meeting Clerk Joaft Armstrong was instructed by council to contact three insurance com- pany representatives to discuss the township's insurance needs, during the West Wawanosh Council meeting. on February 3. The clerk will contact Slade Insurance Brokers, OME ° insurance Brokers and Frank Cowan Company, requesting the at- tendance of a representative from each company on March 3. In other business, Reeve Cecil Cranston indicated that he couap�ossibly attend the upcoming annual meeTing of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. Council passed a motion to donate $1,500 to the Blyth Recreation Centre for assistance in acquiring a new brine chiller for the rink The clerk was directed to return the form indicating the West Wawandsh feels the provincial government should be responsible for legislation governing retail store openings on Sunday and holidays. The clerk and reeve were authorized by council to apply to the Ministry of Transporation and Communications for a supplementary allocation of $65,000 in sub- sidy money for the replacement of the township's 1977 grader. Council passed a motion to purchase one of the used Huron County 5 -ton trucks from Bluewater Truck Centre in Goderich. Reeve Cecil Cranston requested all members of council, plus the road superintendent and the clerk, to attend a meeting of Colborne Council on February 3. Grants were requested and issued by the Township to the St. John Ambulance and the Huron County Farm and Home Safety Association. Both received the same grant allocation as in 1986 - $50. Clerk Joan Armstrong was authorized by council to advertise in local papers for two weeks for a person to count dogs and sell dog tags for 1987. The clerk was also directed to request, by registered mail, that the following lan- downers attend and information meeting 9 on February 16 at 8 p.m.: H. Menary, W. Ritgen, M. Bakker, R. Hallam, R. Boyle, R. Foster, R. Sohn and P. de Graaf. Council passed a motion to set the clerk - treasurer's salary at $19,000 for 1987. The general accounts totalling $18,003.82 and road accounts for $14,647,12 were authorized for payment by council. UCW In keeping with upcoming Valentine's Day, The Lucknow UCW unit meetings took on the theme of "love". For all the UCW happenings...SEE PAGE 6. Hockey In sports this week, all the local hockey teams area heavily into playoff action with the Atom and Bantam teams clin- ching playoff series victories over Teeswater. SEE PAGE 11. School news This week, students at both MCPS and Brookside schools are preparing speeches for the public speaking con- tests. For all the school news...SEE PAGES 9 and 20. Memoirs Fifty years ago this week, the Sentinel featured a story about a local hockey player, Murray Murdoch, who was one of the best in the NHL during the '30s. For this and other stories of bygone years...SEE PAGE 4.