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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-02-22, Page 1• " Good Bears" on patrol in Lucknow The Good Bears are on patrol in Lucknow and thanks to a generous pledge of $35,000 by the Telephone Pioneers of America, Chapter 91, the Good Bears of The World organization will be placing .a teddy bear in every OPP cruiser in the pro- vince by Canada Day, July 1, 1989. Initially a pilot project limited to OPP's No. 6 District, which encompasses the counties of Grey, Bruce, Wellington, Perth, Huron and the Region of Waterloo, the support of the Telephone Pioneers of America will allow all 1,000 cruisers that operaTe fly in Ontario le—be—equipped with a 12 inch tall, stuffed teddy bear. Fire calls The Lucknow and District Fire Depart- ment recently answered two calls to chimney fires; one at the home of Amos Martin fn Kinloss township and at the residence of Robert Mencel, Ashfield township. The fires were quickly brought under control with little damage. On February 15, under the Mutual Aid program, Lucknow department was call- ed to assist the Ripley Huron Depart- ment in fighting a fire at the Huron Township shed. The call to the Ripley Huron Depart- ment was placed at about 10 p.m. by a neighbour John Fludder. Lucknow was on the scene for approx- imately three hours. Heavily damaged in the fire was a 1987 John Deere road grader, 1988 front end loader, a sand truck, leased from Colling Bros., and a new sander machine (on truck) owned by Huron Township. Heat and smoke damage resulted to a one ton truck, pickup truck and a Mack truck. The roof and walls in the north end of the building, where the fire originated, suffered considerable damage. A wall will be erected temporarily in the middle of the building, enabling the staff to work in that area, while the other end is dismantled. • uash an "We are delighted to see a teddy bear on- board all of our cruisers," said OPP S/Sgt. Irena Lawrenson. "Children who are the victims of traffic accidents, family violence or other traumatic situations are often distraught and would welcome the comfort of a teddy bear. Other police forces have successfully used teddy bears to forge a bond between the child and the officers." Andy Burgess, of the Kincardine Detachment of the Ontario ProvincialPolice, introduc- ed his "Good Bears" to Lucknow lastweek. These cuddly teddy bears will accompany of- ficers in their cruisers; ready to give comfort, or ease the pain of a young child at the scene of an accident or rnvovled in a domestic quarrel. (Pat Livingston photo) Village residents upset with cable service Lucknow Village council put in a long four hours last week dealing with several pieces of business. Calvin McClenaghan attended the meeting presenting a petition, signed by subscribers to Kincardine Cable T.V. Ltd. The petition read "Subscribers of the Kin- cardine Cable TN. Ltd. in Lucknow have been subjected to rate increases, broken ,promises and constant foot -dragging since the service was first introduced to our town. The first flyers distributed promised an F.M. frequency (Q107). We have yet to receive this F.M. frequency. Now we are told we won't be receiving this channel. Not long after this we were promised the Atlantic televison channel and we are still waiting for it. Now four months after we were promised we would have CITY -TV, we are expected to wait patiently while the cable company "rearranges" it's schedule. Our patience has run out and because we cannot seem to get any satisfaction from the cable company, it ap- pears our -only recourse as residents of the village, is to pettion the help of the Town Council. We pay premium cable rates and expect similar service!" Council explained that the agreement was to provide the facilities for the cable company to instal their services, and fur- ther than that it was the customer who chose to buy,, or not to buy their services. Council in the end agreed to intervene and ask the cable company for a reasonable answer to these complaints, and failing thatto set up a council meeting with the cable company representative. Former CN land The village, as a result of purchasing the CN land, took over the leases. Mike Thielinann, one of the leaseholders was present to discuss his lease of village pro- perty and the village's asking price for the 36,504 ,square feet. Council ,explained the asking price per square foot (.26 per sq. ft.) is exactly the sante for every party with any interest in CN land. The Thielmann lease will be renegotiated in 1990at the same rate per square foot as the other leases. As a first time buyer, Thielmann will have to advise council whether he wishes to accept orre- ject the option. If purchased the village would rebate him his lease on a per day ' basis. Evan Keith and Alvin Robb, represen- ting the Farmers' Co-operative Company, were present 'to discuss their lease and the asking price for 11,725 square feet of land. The two stated they were prepared to proceed to buy the land at the village's asking price. Rod McDonagh presented the arena in- surance coverage for 1989, with the Frank Cowan Company and discussed the premium breakdown. The premium is ap- proximately $5;000. Mr. McDonagh stated that a visual in- spection of the new facility had been made and the company was very pleased. Fire Department After considerable, discussion on a new tanker tr(}ck being purchased for the Lucknow and District Fire Department,. council approved the proposal that the Fire Board proceed to obtain quotes on such a purchase, the cost to be shared equally between the village and the townships of Ashfield, West Wawanosh and Kinloss, budgeting $12,000 each. "Requests for Quote" have been sent to five companies for a 1989 cab and chassis, with quotes to be returned no later than March 23, at which time the Fire Board will meet to review them. Chief Bud Hamilton said, "I was quite concerned about our present tanker; it didn't meet safety_regulations. I am, happy that the municipality is proceeding with this for the safety of "the men." Council has also agreed to budget a reserve for fire vehicles. Water Council has agreed to the proposal from Ashfield Township to instal individual water meters per customer and that Ashfield will pay Lucknow for reading the meters. This proposal is in regard to the residents just south of the village limits who are on village water lines. The matter of metering West Wawanosh on the same basis was held over. Other Business In other council business, the village will proceed with the Kinsmen Ball Park, lights and fencing.for 1989/90 funding from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, and a draft policy on town hall rentals is to be prepared by councillor George Gibson. Council discussed the use of the arena - recreation centre as a year round facility. A furtheistudy will be done in the future on operating expenses. Recycling to begin at Holmesville BY BILL HENRY Waste recycling will begin at the Hohnesville dump next month, with a curbside, blue box recycling program to follow as early as next :January. The Holmesville Landfill Site Board also agreed Thursday to hire a consultant to set up a recycling program which would in- volve each of the eight municipalities who share use of the Holmesville dump, local recycling coordinator Larry McC,abesaid Monday. Meanwhile, McCabe :said, bins have been ordered for the site and area residents wanting to begin recycling can haul newspaper, plastic bottles, glass jars and bottles and tin and aluminum cans directly to the dump. Bins will be emptied regularlyand the waste trucked to a larger centre where the material can be reused. 9t isn't the blue box system yet," McCabe said. "If people feel strongly enough (about recycling) they can start in their own garage." The decision comes only a month after Goderich Town Council initiated recycling locally in response to a delegation of more Turn topage 3• While the advisability, of including squash courts in the new addition to the Lucknow arena, was questioned, those who were in favour of it, may now, if they wished to, say, "I told you so". The squash courts are booked con- tinuously in the° evenings from approg- , imately 4 to 11 p.m. Last Monday, set a record - for the first time, they were booked from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. There would appear to some avid squash players in the area, if bookings are any indication: With the popularity of the game strengthening, an information/organiza- Lion meeting is planned for Sunday, February 26 at 2 p.m. at the squash courts. Membership, rules and etiquette on the court will be some issues discussed. If you are interested in this alternative sport be sure to attend. Bingo comes to Lucknow Under the B...1, under the I...20....Yes, folks, you can now play bingo in Lucknow! . The Lucknow and District Lions Club's latest community fund raising project is bingo. Each and every Sunday night, beginning February 26, bingo will be held in the Community Centre. The potential prize board is $3000 with a $1000 jackpot and $500 must go! All proceeds go to community j betterment. Easy does it!