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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1989-11-08, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1989. PAGE 7. Walton Man told to clean up and pay up Compiled by Mrs. Betty McCall. Phone 887-6677 ■ ||||C." ' ' ' •III I S /? I I *> Pie-ce de resistance Edward Clark of Bornholm gets dessert at the annual turkey smorgasbord at Duff’s United Church in Walton last Wednesday. About 450 people were served and another 100 took their dinners home. pure enjoyment from the W. Shortreed marks 75th Steven Huether, Toronto and John Huether, Goderich visited Sunday with their parents, Ray and Margery Huether. The monthly board meeting of Duff’s Church was held at the home of Neil and Marie McGavin Sunday evening. The U.C.W. unit meetings are called for this Wednesday, Unit 1 at the church; unit 2 at the home of Maxine Houston, members are reminded of the Copper Contest. Elva Shortreed of London was a supper guest on Saturday evening with Isabelle Shortreed. Harold Hugill, Seaforth spent the weekend with Chris Stevenson, celebrating his 13th birthday Satur day evening at the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Allan McCall. On Saturday evening, over 20 relatives of Wilfred Shortreed gath ered at the home of Bill and Valorie Shortreed and family to honour him on his 75th birthday this Sunday, November 12. The evening was spent visiting and playing cards. A smorgasbord lunch along with cake and ice cream was served. Wilfred made a nice reply thanking everyone for coming and the lovely gifts and cards. Those present were Tom and Edith McFadgen; Emma Shortreed Nearly 600 enjoy Duff’s supper The annual turkey supper at Duff’s United Church, Walton was well attended again Wednesday night when nearly 600 were fed making it a busy evening for the ladies of the church along with the help of several men. Over one hundred meals were taken out that were made up over at the manse. WI plans luncheon Wednesday, November 15, a hot beef noon luncheon is being plann ed by the committee, Ruth Axt- mann and Elva Bolger of the Walton Womb’s Institute. Every one is welcomd'at 11:30 a.m. The monthly meeting is called for 8:15 p.m. that evening. Con venor Berva Watson will have a topic on crude oil products, petro leum products and their by-pro ducts. Roll call to be answered by: name two products that come from crude oil or petroleum. and Mary MacDonald, all of Toron to; Mack and Janet Webster, Mary Ellen, Mark and Brian of Varna; Elgin and May Johnson and Robert of Wingham; Ken and Margaret MacDonald, Brussels; Graeme and Faye MacDonald, Brussels; Mar garet Shortreed, Ken and Judy Shortreed, Robert and Amy, all of Walton and Elva Shortreed of London. SEE THIS WEEK'S FLYER FOR MORE MONEY SAVING SPECIALS.... A plea from a Brussels man to have $1,480 worth of fines for violation of the village property standards by-law set aside drew little sympathy from village coun cillors Monday night. Bill McWhirter appeared before council asking that the fines that are mounting against his property at a rate of $10 a day be stopped and that he not be charged the total that has been run up since council started prosecuting him several months ago. “I never wanted to have a messy yard,” he told council, “but I wasn’t physically able (to clean it up)”. He said he didn’t see why he should be fined. He said he had removed much of the mess except for building materials he intended to use in renovating the house. Other construction sites also had building materials on them, he said. • Reeve Gordon Workman said the situation with Mr. McWhirter and others had gone on and on until council had to hire a lawyer with some clout to get action. “We’re certainly not going to put the pressure on and then turn around and pay for it,” he said. As long as there was a lot of rubble on Mr. McWhirter’s property, he said, the fines would continue. “This didn’t start yesterday; it didn’t start three weeks ago; it’s been going on for years,” the Reeve said. Mr. McWhirter argued that there was no need to have brought in expensive lawyers if someone would just have approached him personally. Reeve Workman said councillors had been up to see Mr. McWhirter several times about such things as refrigerators with doors still on them but action hadn’t been taken until the village started enforcing its property stan dards by-law. . Mr. McWhirter complained that it wasn’t fair that council fined him when there were others with messy yards too. The Reeve said that others had started clean-up before the fines had had to be levied. Mr. McWhirter suggested he could also get a lawyer to fight the fines. Councillor Bruce Hahn said he would visit Mr. McWhirter’s house the next day and if it had been cleaned up sufficiently, he would recommend to council the daily fine be stopped but, he said, he would Seniors to get grant Ontario seniors will soon be receiving up to $600 per household as part of the Property Tax Grant program. The Ontario Ministry of Revenue started mailing the final installment of the annual grants last week. “The Property Tax Grant offsets the municipal and school taxes paid by seniors who own or rent their homes,” said Remo Mancini, Mini ster of Revenue. “We are pleased to continue to offer this program because it exemplifies our commit ment to assist Ontario’s seniors.” The average Property Tax Grant cheque provides $300 per house hold. This mailing will distribute approximately $190 million to over 627,000 households. Seniors who turn 65 in 1989 are eligible to receive the full grant of ' A 0 <_____- PROCESS MEATS FRESH MEATS IN THE DELI SCHNEIDERS, LIFESTYLE SLICED SIDE BACON 250g pkg 149 ■ . PKC CAN fiMDE a (2 5-3 5lb avg I “ FRESH CHICKENS 3 06kg___F9 PillerS, 6eli 5LICed BLACK FOREST HAMS 88C per lOOg 5» Schneiders Lifestyle WIENERS 1.99,. Sweet Pickled or the piece End Cut CANADIAN o BACK BACON Pillers deli sliced BOLOGNA « , 1. 99 Schneiders asst’d long goods FRESH * .ft PASTAS Fresn w«oie CUTUP CHICKENS . Pillers cooked deli sliced TURKEY R qq BREAST J7C7 Schneiders an varieties tfFESTVLE CHICKEN 9 QQ ENTREES ZT. Fresh’ CHICKEN w WINGS Pillers deii sliced COOKED j qq ROAST BEEF not recommend council refund the earlier fines. “It has cost us a lot of money to get you to do it (clean up)’’, he said. Clerk-treasurer Hugh Hanly re ported to council later that council had first written to Mr. McWhirter to ask him to clean up his lots nearly two years ago in February 1988. Council had received many complaints from neighbours over what they considered the unsafe condition of his yards. Meanwhile council voted to be gin proceedings under the property standards by-law against the own ers of two derelict houses in the village. up to $600 issued in one cheque. Those who turn 65 after July 1st will receive application forms for this year’s grant in January, 1990, and can claim a retroactive grant. In addition to Property Tax Grants, during the week of Novem ber 27th, the Ministry will also mail the Sales Tax Grant to all seniors in Ontario. These cheques are $50 per senior citizen. Enquiries regarding the Ontario Tax Grants for Seniors program may be made through the Mini stry’s Multilingual Information Centre, free of charge from any where in Ontario. *Metro Toronto - (416) 965-8470 *A11 other areas - 1-800-263-7395 *French language enquiries - 1-800-668-5821 *Telephone Device for the Deaf - 1-800-263-7776