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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Wednesday,'
January 12, 1994
55a
G.S.T Included
Let it snow, let H snow, let it. snow! Winter- scenes are a according to Harold Greer, local weather statistician, since
beauty to behold, but not so welcome for those travelling in Dec. 25 has certainly paid us back for thegreat weather in
It. The extremely heavy snowfall experienced Ir(this area, 55" November and early December; (Pat Livingston photo)
West Wawanosh, minor variance bylaw is amended
WEST WAWANOSH - At the
regular meeting of council on Jan..
3, an amendment was made to the
previous month's motion regarding
minor, variance fees• being set at
$200 per application.
The bylaw' .now includes the
provision that the applicant shall be
entitled to' a refund of the amount
of The fee that exceeds the actual
costs of administration. . •
The majority of council was in
favor of indicating the
niunicipality%'s• strong " support to
Huron County's efforts in having a
Private Members' bill passed "to
amend the voting ,structure of
Huron County Council, whereby the
reeves only of thecounty
municipalities wouldsit on council
with one vote each:" A letter will
be forwarded to Huron County
administration stating the
township's, stand.
Application to the Ministry of the
Environment. and ;Energy will be
made. for a grant in The year 1994
to determine the remaining capacity'
of the landfill site.
Rhea Hamilton -Seeger reported to
council on the activities of the
North Huron Community Develop-
ment Area. Mrs. Hamilton -Seeger
was reappointed as the 'township
representative for a further one-year
term.
Council gave authorization to the
reeve and clerk to sign the
Development. Agreement between
the township and Chester Finnigan
for the proposed development of a
portion of his land south of Luck -
now.
Council concurred with the
position of the Committee of In-
dependent Pharmacists in regard to
the proposed legislation restricting
the saleof tobacco products' in
Wingham' fire claims two lives;
another destroys Mini_ Mart
by Cameron Wood
WINGHAM - A tragic fire
five kilometres south .of Win-
ghamclaimed the lives of two
people early Sunday morning.
Susan Shisko, 35, and son
Dustin, `9, were upstairs in the
two storey farm house on High-
way 4 when an explosion oc-
curred. Dan Shisko, 37, was also
home and escaped the fire but
was unable to rescue the two. He
is listed in satisfactory condition
at London's, Victoria Ha vital.
The fire broke out shortly
before 1 a.m. in the rear kitchen
of the horn. A neighbor called
the fire department. A wood,
stove was in the kitchen area.
Brian Mulligan, an official
from the Ontario Fire Marshall's
office continues to investigate,
along with identification
specialists from Mount Forest
OPP.
Fire tankers from Blyth and
Gorrie were called in to assist
Wingham firefighters battling the
blaze.
The back portion of the house
was completely engulfed by the
time firefighters arrived. Fire
crews quickly got, the blaze
under control, but remained on '
the scene for over 12 hour'
while the cause and deaths were
investigated.
This was the second major fsre
in a week for the department in
which firefighters battled both
the fire and extreme
temperatures.
Early last week, three people
were left homeless; and one • .
local business destroyed by a
late night fire.
Firefighters from Wingham
and Gorrie responded to the
11:57 p.m. call on Jan. 3 at 'the
Wingham, Mini Mart on
Josephine : Street. When
firefighters arrived, smoke was
billowing from the eaves of the
.building.
While some members of the
department battled smoke .and
flames on the second storey,
others worked quickly to remove
as much stock as possible from
the storage area of . the Mini
Mart.
By dawn of Jan. 4, the fire
was under control but stubborn
hot spots kept some volunteer
.. firefighters on the scene for
.close to 17 hours.
With temperatures dropping to
-14 celsius, wind: and ice also
played , a. factor. in fighting the,
fire. The fire ' crews took turns
returning to the fire hall, just
two doors away from the scene
to/warm up and dry some of
their equipment. By morning,
three foot long icicles hung from
the pumper track parked beside
the building. . ,, •
Late Tuesday night, F.hief
Harley Gaunt respondtoa.
minor flare up at the scene; and
the department was called out
again Wednesday, evening
shortly after 9 P.m. to douse
more flames.
Chief Gaunt said the fire
started in the upstairs part of the
building along the south wall,
the . result of an electrical.
problem. A tenant in one
apartment was alerted .. by her
dog and warned theaothers in the
building.
The fire catised an estimated
$250,000 damage. '
• OOner Brian Bain has said he
IS planning to rebuild.
•
pharmacies. The resolution reads, in.
part, "because. it discriminates
against individual's rights and.. will
,deprive many small pharmacies of
a major portion of their annual
income, leading to the closing of
many of those small pharmacies
and the erosion of the municipal tax
base."
A bylaw was passed regulating
the installation of entranceways by
towriship residents. •
Deputy reeve Alex Chisholm was
nominated as ,the municipality's.
second representative on the Luck-
now Medical Centre, Board, due to
r`' the' fact that the chairman of the'
Ward ` for 1994 will be from West
Wawanosh. The agreement provides
for two representatives from the
chair municipality in that year.
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Council's next meeting is Feb.. 1
at 12:30,p.m.
Ashfield
appoints
committee
members
for 1994
• ASHFFIELD TOWNSHIP - Coun-
cil',ss first meeting of the new year
on Jan. 4 was a short one.
Committee members were ap-
pointed.
Reeve Allan Gibson *ill sit on
the Medical Centre Board.
Recreation matters will be handled
by Councillors Paul Frayne and Ben
VanDiepenbeek, who will sit. on
both the Lucknow and area and the
Dungannon boards. Gibson and
Councillor Gwen Fisher were ap-
pointed to the Fire Board; Van-
Diepenbeek to Farm Safety; Fisher
to Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority and the OPP Committee;
and Deputy Reeve Paul. Black to
the Waste Site •and Health and
Safety Committees.
•
No increase
for Kinloss
'councillors
KINLOSS TOWN.SHIP -
Remuneration was one of the items
on the agenda during the Jan.. 4
meeting of Kinloss Township coun-
cil. .
No increase for regular or special
meetings was taken by the reeve o3
councillors. Currently the reeve
receives $95 for regular meetings,
and the councillors $80.. Special
meetings are set at $55 for
everyone. These figures are actually
$5 lower than a year ago, as coun-
cil took a 'reduction during the
Social Contract planning.
The drainage inspector, Gerald
Rhody, received a zero per cent
increase.
Clerk -treasurer Mark Becker said
the landfill site supervisor, Bob •
Irwin, was given an increase to
bring his hourly rate in line with
other area municipal landfill site
supervisors.
Henry Clark, road superintendent,
and Mr. • Becker received no
increase in wages. Their benefit
package was enhanced slightly.
OMB hearing
Planning for the OMB hearing
regarding the proposed rezoning of
Donegan Haulage Continues,
. A meeting is being arranged
between the township solicitor, Rick
Steele of Maitland Valley Confer-
vation Authority (MVCA) and
Councillor LynrFielder to discuss ,
the evidence, which. MVCA 'may
havefor, the hearing.
Another meeting is scheduled
between Mr. Becker, Terraqua..
Investigations, Councilor Brian
Wolfe and Gord Fletcher to discuss
evidence as well. Terraqua; a
Waterloo -based firm, although not
hired as•yet by the municipality, has
been . making . a preliminary inves-
tigation of the Donegan matter.
• Councillor Erlma- Haldenby
declared a conflict•of interest prior
to this discussion. . . •
Quotes
Council accepted two quote's from
B.M., Ross Associates for en-
gineering. One is for the bridge
repairs on Sideroad # 25, inthe
total 'amdunt of. $1,380. If the sur- .
vey of the top surface of the deck
shows that a concrete overlay
would be , appropriate, the
municipality 'agreed to pay the.
increase of $820 for engineering
fees., .
The second quote was for $2,300
for engineering the construction on
Concession 10, Lot 14 to 20.
•turn to page 2
Wawanosh
holds its '
honoraria
toa0%
increase
WEST WAWANOSH -'For the
third consecutive year, West
Wawanosh Township council took
a zero per cent increase in
honoraria. -
The reeve's remains at $1,500 and
the deputy reeve and councillors at
$1,000.
All receive $60 per meeting at-
tended, with a travel allowance of
30 cents per kilometre.
Salaried and hourly employees of
the township received no. increases,