The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-07-24, Page 1VOLA 123 WK. 30
WEDNESDAY, July 24,1996
65' INCLUDES G.S.T.
Province dumps 70km of
roads on Huron County.
Huron County's yellow
•brick r d just got a• bit
longer.
At the July 4 meeting of
Huron County Council,
Acting county engineer
Sandra Lawson reported
that as of April 1, 1997,
Huron County will have
more roads to care for.
She said the provincial
government has decided to
give the county responsi-
bility for Highway 83
from Highway 21 to the
Perth border, Highway 84
from Highway .21 to
Hensall, and Highway 87
from Highway 86 to the
Wellington border,
The transfer represents, a
70:6 Iciloineterincrease to
the ;county road system.
Connecting links through
the villages of Zurich and
Hensall and the town of
Exeter are not included in
the transfer.
Lawson said it is still
uncertain what dollars will
come from theprovince to
help the county support
the new. roads.
She said all she knows
at this point is that the
county will receive a "one-
time -only, unconditional
payment" based on three
components:
First, the Ministry of
Transport will identify the
needs of the highways and
give the county 66 cents
for every dollar needed to
address. ,those - needs.
Second, a maintenance
grant of $5,000 for every
kilometer 'of two-lane
roadway will be provided;
and third, a bonus amount
will recognize the impact
of the transfer on the
county road system.
From an engineering
standpoint, Lawson said
the money is certainly
welcome considering the
county had originally
thought the province was,
going to,dump the roasts
and only give the county
30 cents for every kilome-
ter.
"Getting some is better
' than none," she said.'
By Aug. 6 Lawson said,
she should know the exapt
dollar nounts, .involved.
forthcoming from the
province.
ur
teens react to Point Clark
'lvoteenage girls are credited with
saving the. lives of one girl's parents
after a fire broke out at. a cottage in
Point Clark.
Jolene Beilstein, 14, and Holly
Pawson, 15, were asleep in a bunkhouse
when they were awakened by a crack-
ling noise outside.
They looked out and discovered the
nearby cottage was on fire.
They woke Jolene's parents, Susan
and Richard Beilstein of Waterloo, who
wereasleep in their cottage.
Fire and police were called by a
neighbor, who was also awakened. By
the time the Ripley/Huron fire depart-
ment arrived on the scene, the fire had
been pretty well extinguished using a
garden hose.
Fire was contained to the north-east
side of the cottage. The roof, siding and
eave• sustained damage.
Preliminary cause was electrical as
fire started in the area of a floodlight.
Suthr1and competing in pageant Friday
Lucknow's Amy
Sutherland will compete
with 19 other young
ladies in the third Annual
Ontario Miss Mid -West
Pageant on July 26.
Airy was last year's
Lucknow Agricultural
Society .Queen of the Fair.
The pageant was for-
merly owned by the
Lucknow Agricultural
Society for over 25 years
and:' was titled "Miss
Midwestern Ontario"
pageant. In 1993, Anna
Oehring an dBarb
MacArthur purchased and
renamed the pageant to'
"Ontario Miss Mid -
West".
The Queen represents
fire counties including
Bruce, Huron, Grey,
Wellington and Perth.
Fier duties include
appearances ;at special
function; such as parades,
grand openings as well as
speaking at business
and/or club meetings in
any communities within
these five counties.
Norm. Beckham with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association flew
in to be a part of :the airport opening celebration, (Livingston photo)
in* gham
After three years �f
work, the Wingham
Municipal Airport was
officially openedlast
week,
The opening last`
Tuesday was thefinal
step in the development
of a community airport in
the Wingharn .area. The
airport islocated about
one toile east of
Highway' 4 and g6 in
Morris. Township.
Airport committee
chairman Ian Mpreland,
former Wingham mayor,
said the opening of the
airport marked a wonder-
ful day for the communi-
ty and a new chapter in
history for the area.
"I'm proud to be asso-
ciated with those wlio
helped make a , dream a
reality," Moreland said.
He also spoke highly
of Linda Cranston's dedi-
cation to the airport com-
mittee when she was on
it, Cranston, a former
Lucknow resident, was
employed in the
Wingham municipal
office but left for another
position before the air-
port project was com
plete. •
Moreland noted
Wescast Industries'
extensive involvement in
the project. Wescast
funded 60 per cent of the
town's share of the pro
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