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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1991-07-24, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24,1991. PAGE 3. Blyth.‘What can we do?’ councillors ask of complaint People Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mayhew of London visited on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Hessel- wood. Rick and Gina Shropshall have arrived home from Bermuda after three years. They are now living in Kingston. They are presently visit ing Harvey Gamiss. Visitors at the home of Mary and Lloyd Walden Sunday were Ray mond Jennings and friend Casey of Kalkaska, Michigan. On Monday the Waldens entertained Bob and Roxanne Jennings and their chil dren from Milton, Michigan. Injuries slight in Blyth crash A two-car accident on Blyth's main street Thursday evening caused minimal injuries to a woman passenger in one of the cars. A spokesperson for Wingham O.P.P. said that a Ford Thunderbird driven by John Bowes, 72, of R.R.4, Ingersoll was travelling north on Blyth's main street when Mr. Bowes attempted to turn left into the Radford gas bar. A 1988 Chrysler driven by Jef frey Howson, 21 of Blyth was trav elling south and attempted to avoid the Bowes vehicle but skidded into it. Mary Bowes, 76, a passenger in the Bowes vehicle received minor injuries but not enough to send her to hospital. Walden Reunion held The Walden reunion was held July 20 at the Clinton Conservation Park, with over 80 in attendance. Those attending from the greatest distance were from Kalkaska, Michigan and Milton, Michigan. The eldest person attending was Mrs. Elva McClinchey, Goderich and the youngest was Katie McClinchey, daughter of Doug and Karen McClinchey, Aubum. A social lime was enjoyed by all. The children enjoyed the many games under the supervision of the Jennings family. The next reunion will be held in two years, the third Saturday in July at the same place. Glenn Harburn was appointed president; Lavern Harburn, Trea surer; Geraldine Ethel, Secretary; and Lloyd and Eileen McClinchey for games. a 0 I 111 1 ! 1 11 NICOLE'S HAIRSTYLING O? is now opening { (In the former Wanda's Beauty Salon) All new and old customers are welcome. 1 look forward to meeting you. I I 11 Ii1 1 I 1 i a y | ja ■ 10% discount on all cuts* I I and perms for the month of " * "“"l September. For appointment or inquiries please call Nicole 523-9873 (Home) or 523-9896 (Salon)0 0 Blyth should be happy it has the problem of too many cars and too many people downtown, a Blyth councillor said Wednesday night replying to a letter to the editor in The Citizen. Councillor Steven Sparling said he appreciated the time taken by Brenda Burkholder to write a letter outlining her frustrations but could n’t agree with the problem. Mrs. Burkholder had complained that Blyth residents were second class citizens when it came to parking with tourists attending the Blyth Festival getting preferential treat ment. She worried about safety if an ambulance or fire truck had to get through Highway 4 while tour Blyth’s insurance bill drops Costs of insurance for the village of Blyth will drop this year despite the fact councillors increased bene fits in two areas. Rick Elliott of Elliott Insurance Brokers and Dave Reed of Frank Cowan Insurance brought their annual presentation to council on the insurance coverage of the vil lage. Cost of insurance for the vil lage and its associated boards will be $25,052 compared to $25,618 last year. Included in the new coverage is an increase from $300 to $500 a week for councillors injured while on council business and a new pro gram that would cover the legal expenses of councillors or munici pal employees found not guilty of such charges as environmental negligence. That coverage will cost the village $250 a year while the the increased disability coverage will cost an additional $98. Mr. Reed explained that the new no-fault insurance program will mean considerable savings for municipalities. Over the 600 municipalities his company covers, Mr. Reed said, the claims record showed a considerable improve ment. In coverage on buildings, the largest items were: Blyth and Dis trict Community Centre, valued at $2.6 million; $2,118 million for Memorial Hall; $404,500 for the municipal office; $151,700 for the fire hall and $145,000 for the works department building. MnilC L—tmf* F" "4 amai» Try the ClaMi/ledAAel busses were unloading at Memorial Hall. But Councillor Sparling said he didn't know what council could do to change the situation. "As a coun cillor and businessperson I think we must sec an abundance of traffic and people as nothing but positive," he said. "Each of us should be fair to the village and look at it as objectively as possibly," he said. He said he travelled a good deal and he didn't know many commu nities that have 100 per cent occu pancy on their main street as Blyth does. "Most inland communities dry up in summer. We come alive." Referring to Mrs. Burkholder's claim that people are so discour aged by the parking situation in Blyth that they head for Wingham, Clinton or Goderich to do their shopping he suggested that if the other communities don't have park ing problems, they might be envi ous of Blyth's situation. "We Townsman Magazine bringing you information on theatre, the arts and the good life in Western Ontario joins Blyth Festival in its capital campaign until September *91 SUBSCRIBE TODAY; DON’T DELAY! Help the BLYTH FESTIVAL BUILDING FUND and Keep Informed Year Round! Please Send Me1 full year of...... LOWTljrnSn NAME................................................ ADDRESS............................................... .....................................POSTAL CODE................................ □ I am enclosing $6. for 6 Issues (1 Full Year) This is a □ New Subscription This is a □ Renewal Subscription □ Please charge this to my VISA My VISA # is............................................................................................. The expiry date on my card is............................................................... Offer expires September 30/91 (We will pay the G.S.T.) Mail this coupon to: Townsman, Box 429, Blyth, Ont. N0M 1H0 should be proud of what we've got here," he said. If there arc problems of people parking illegally then something should be done to improve the situation, he said, but if it's just volume of parking, then there's little that can be done in the short run. Still, he was thankful that Mrs. Burkholder had taken the pos itive step of expressing her criti cism in a letter to the editor. Other councillors agreed there was little they could do in the short run. They noted there had been •XoUf Community Oriented Policing Loca' -COMMITTEE- TIP OF THE WEEK Don't Drink and Drive. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OFFICER FRIENDLY Burkholder Auto Body, Blyth SPECIAL OFFER Purchase a New Subscription to townsman at....... WILL DONATE $d 00 Renew your subscription and WILL DONATE Please complete this handy form below! improvements with lour busses finally convinced to park at the arena and only go to Memorial Hall to load and unload their passengers. Reeve Wasson suggested there might be a need for more parking but it wouldn't be cheap and coun cillors would have to wail for the right opportunity. "It's a blessing we have this problem," he said "What is it that the public is asking us to do? They're saying that the theatre is a good thing but people shouldn't park here?" 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