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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-12-28, Page 1Single copy 35c Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, December 28, 1983 8 Pages Cable television company applying for Lucknow licence J. C. Warden and Steve Warden met with Lucknow Village Council on December 13 to discuss their application before the Canad- ian Radio and Telecommunications Com- mission for a licence to operate a cable television system in Lucknow. They request- ed a letter from council indicating council had no objection to the licence and were prepared to co-operate with the cable company. The Wardens told council they operate a cable television company in the Mitchell and Seaforth area and have been in the cable business for close to eight years. They have had successful co-operation with the Dublin Hydro System and the Mitchell and Seaforth Public Utilities Commissions. Council indicated they had no objection to the Wardens seeking the licence and a letter saying they are prepared to negotiate with the company. should they receive a licence, was to be drafted. In other business. council approved a donation of 5375 to the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retard- ed. They also considered a request for a contribution from the Victorian Order of Nurses in Bruce County. The contribution is to help offset the deficit the Order incurrs when patients do not qualify for government assistance and cannot pay the entire fee of their nursing care. Reeve George Joynt said he would contact Bruce Medical Officer of Health, Dr. J. D. Pudden to see if the county pays for Lucknow's allotment to the Order. Council read a letter which has been sent to the Ministry of Environment from the Huron County Health Unit requesting answers to questions regarding the proposed sewage works treatment facility which Lucknow will be locating on land in West Wawanosh Township, if approved. Council also considered a letter from Dorothy Atkinson of Lucknow, regarding drainage problems, where water from neigh- bours' lots, is draining onto her property. Reeve Joynt said he would contact Harold Rankin, director of Inspection for the Bruce County Health Unit, to determine why action was not taken following the inspection by a Health Unit inspector referred to in Mrs. Atkinson's letter. Jewitt anticipating challenge of appointment to twin school Gary Jewitt. principal of Brookside Public School for 8'/2 years, has accepted the position of principal of Seaforth and Walton Public Schools. He completed his tenure at Brookside School on December 16 and will take his new position January 2. A native of Hullett Township. Gary has lived in Huron County all his life. He began his teaching career at Clinton Public School where he taught from 1963 to 1965 before taking an extended tour of Europe. He returned to teaching in January 1966 when he took a position at Goderich Township Central School at Holmesville where he remained for two years. In September, 1968 he was appointed vice-principal at Seaforth Public School and remained untii he took the position of vice-principal at Exeter Public School in 1973. He became principal of Brookside Public School in 1975 when the present grade eight students were in kinder- garten. Gary has enjoyed his years at Brookside, where he has established an excellent relationship with the teaching staff and the parents as well as the children. "Any success you have relates to the parents and organizations in the commun- ity," he says. "It's that relationship which makes a success or failure of your relation- ship with the children. This provides a key to Turn to page 240 The year 1983 in retrospect January Renovations to the auditorium of the Lucknow Town Hall were underway with the lowering of the ceiling, panelling of the walls and stair wells and the basement meeting room. New drapes for the auditorium were also purchased. Fire completely destroyed a workshop on the farm of Jim Nelson, concession 10 of Ashfield Township on January 4. Four firemen were slightly injured when an explosion occurred while they were fighting the blaze. Peter Steer. Gary Ritchie, Barry McDonagh and George Whitby were knock- ed to ground by the force of the explosion. Curtis Bryan Nicholson was Lucknow's New Years baby weighing in at 5 Ib. 11 oz. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rae Nicholson of R. 1, Lucknow. Lucknow Village Council decided that council honorariums would remain the same in 1983 as they were in 1982. Reeve George Joynt receives $1.000 and councillors receive $900 and an additional $30 for each special meeting. Areas within the Golden Horseshoe at the western end of Lake Ontario were named by the Ontario Waste Management Corporation as the immediate focus of the search for a suitable liquid waste disposal and treatment site. The announcement relieved speculation that the proposed site would be located in Ashfield Township. A statistical report indicated, that the loss of 14 beds to Health Ministry cutbacks several years ago, has not affected the quality of patient services at Wingham and District Hospital. The report showed most areas of activity were up over the previous years. Wingham and District Hospital's invest- ments are as safe as the Government of Canada according to the hospital's treasur- er. Gordon Baxter. Questions about the hospital investments followed Ontario gov- ernment action to seize control of trust companies following the sale of Toronto apartment buildings to foreign interests. Dan Nicholson celebrated his 95th birth- day on January 9, at an open house in his honour held at the Lucknow Anglican Parish Hall. Alexander MacKenzie of Wingham and Turn to page 40 Fire destroys Lucknow home Two Lucknow senior citizens escaped their blazing home uninjured. when fire destroyed an Inglis Street home on December 21. Lucknow Fire Department answered the call at nidnight to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid. Two passersby from Kincardine and neighbour. David Finnigan assisted the elderly couple from their home. They had been awakened by a smoke detector. They were taken to the home of fireman Ron Crich while firemen tried to put out the fire and spent the night with neighbours. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Nicholson. Firemen remained on the scene for three hours and returned about 6 a.m. when the fire erupted again around the chimney. Cause of the fire is believed to be a wood stove. Firemen have also been called to two chimney fires at the homes of Manfred Dierolf, Ashfield Township and Doug McEwan of Kinloss Township. Both calls were made on December 22 about five minutes apart at 6.20 and 6.15 p.m. respectively. No one was injured and, there was minimal damage. Firemen were also called to a Lucknow home on Christmas Day around 11 p.m.. to assist a Lucknow doctor with the pulmonary resuscitation of a patient while waiting for an ambulance to transport the patient to hospital.