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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-01-18, Page 6l-TMti NIIRON IXPOOITOR, January 10, 11165 J Briefly Local business people open store in Vanastra The owners of Egmondville Country Market have opened a similar business in Vanastra. Tom and Dawn Papple of Egmondville have run the retail business there for about 10 years and opened The Vanastra Country Market earlier this month. It is located where the last general store was in Vanastra, abandoned about a year ago. New building owner Scott Townsend had been looking for someone to re -open the store, in premises that also house his plumbing business and a Laundromat. "We had to do it when it was available," Tom says. "It was just opportunity. It is a fair-sized community that needs a store. The Vanastra store, managed by Shelley Kirkconnell, also of Egmondville, will be open seven days a week until 10 p.m. every night. Area people learn parenting skills at course Local people may Team how to become more effective parents through a course being offered in Seaforth. The STEP program (System- atic Training for Effective Par- enting) is being offered at the Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre. The program began on Wednesday night. The STEP course includes discussion with outer parents, effective disci- pline, communication skills and other parenting tips. The course is run by Mary Vcrbeme and Shirley Brooker and runs for nine consecutive Wednesdays. Although this STEP program is already underway another series of STEP courses may be offered in the spring. For more information contact Shirley at the Children's Centre. STEP participants work together in small support groups, `according to a promotional sheet for the course. Computer, info network seeks to drive Huron onto info -highway The drive to bring the informa- tion highway into Huron County homes, businesses and organiz- ations is picking up speed this month. Huron is included in a plan to launch a community -wide infor- mation network across five counties, with special emphasis 011 serving rural areas, called HOMEtown. It will cover the counties of Oxford, Perth, Huron, Middlesex and Elgin counties and the cities of Lon- don, Stratford, St. Thomas and Woodstock. The public meeting in Huron County will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at Central Huron Secondary School, 165 Princess Street E, Clinton. HOMEtown will be a com- munity network available to anyone, anywhere in the region. Computer communication ("e- mail") will be provided, as well as information - local informa- tion and access to the internes. HOMEtown will give individ- ual users and businesses affordable access to the informa- tion highway. With members contributing a small annual fee, the network is expected to be self-sustaining in three years. Access to the network will be via computer and modem on a 24 hour a day basis. IIOMEtown's business plan proposes locating hardware and software at the University of Western Ontario, but long dis- tance phone charges will not be necessary. When fully implemented HOMEtown is also expected to be accessible in public libraries and other public locations throughout the region. First conceived by a grassroots group of volunteers in the sum- mer of 1993, HOMEtown has drawn support from the Univer- sity of Western Ontario, the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture, various public libraries and community information net- works. Support from any sector of the community, or from any individual, is sought, as IIOMEtown intends to be, first and foremost, a COMMUNITY rn'twork. News and Views Landfill board names engineers BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor The Mid -Huron Landfill Site board has approved Conestoga Rovers, subject to review, for engineering work for the site. The approval came at the Jan. 12 meeting despite the fact board members have grumbled about costly engineering payments in the past. Board secretary Larry McCabe explained to the board that the site had required some significant and expensive work to be done in the past. B. M. Ross and Maitland Engin- eering also tendered for the con- tract. The engineering work will be for about a three-year period. Board secretary Larry McCabe will report back to the board on the issue. * * * The Mid -Huron Landfill Site expects to see a credit for what the board considers an overpayment. The board contracted for the grinding and chipping of wood materials at the site but paid for an estimated tonnage, not the final amount. The Board secretary will let the firm know a rebate is expected. * * * The Ch.lirperson of the Mid - Huron Landfill Site Board, Laurie Cox, brought back questions from his municipality (Goderich Town- ship) about the cost of administra- tion of the site. The budget for administration is $20,400. Tuckersm.Mt Reeve Bill Camochan said the administration fee should be monitored annually but added that no other municipality would even think of taking on the responsibility. To pave or not to pave, that is the question. Tuckersmith Reeve Bill Camochan asked whether it would be cheaper to maintain the gravel road, from the highway into the area around the Mid -Huron Landfill site building, than to pave. "What is the anticipated lifetime of the pavement with truck traffic," he asked. "It's a year we can afford to do it," said Ken Hunter, advisor to the board. "If it doesn't get done this year it's not going to get done." * * * The Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board went into an in camera (closed) session at the Jan. 12 meet- ing to discuss wage issues. Employees have been seeking a wage increase to bring them in line with municipal roads employees. Board secretary Larry McCabe will meet with the employees to discuss the 1995 wage package. The Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board decided to put a heavy piece of equipment up for auction at its Dec. 15 meeting. Walking trail to be part of Munn's Bush park Public Works Superintendent John Forrest reported to Seaforth's Transportation and Environment Committee Jan. 3 that a meeting has been held to discuss the future of Munn's Bush now that it has been donated to the town. Town staff, Marlen Vincent and two representatives from the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority attended the meeting. They agreed the bush should be left in its natural state and that walking trails should be built, so the public will not interfere with new housing but still has access. They also agreed James Sampa be hired to develop a walking trail, and the committee also suggested a large rock with a plaque be placed at the entrance to the trail, to be dedicated during Homecoming '95 in memory of the Munns: *** *** Council approved a request from the planning committee of Seaforth and District Homecoming '95 to. close off Gouinlock Street for a street dance next Friday Aug. 4, for the tentative times of 5 p.m. to 2 p.m., and for a morning breakfast Council Briefs 1 tentatively scheduled from 7 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday Aug. 5. *** Tax arrears were down 23.5 per cent to $141,156.06 on Dec. 31 as compared to the same date a year previous, Administrator Jim Crocker reported to Seaforth Council at its regular meeting Jan. 10. The administrator noted it is the lowest figure for tax arrears since 1990, and the 1994 receivable represents 7.8 per cent of total 1994 tax revenue, compared to 1993 receivables representing 10.4 per cent of total tax revenue. At its regular meeting Jan. 10, Seaforth Council approved joint - representative Joe Gibson's appointment to a three-year term on the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority. McLaughlin Chev-Olds Ltd. 13 Main St. Seaforth. 527-1140 •Service 'Selection •Savings •Satisfaction 'Leasing •Complete BODY SHOP Service Board member Lynda Rotteau said she hated to see the machine, a Scraper, siding idly in a bush. The discussion about the equip- ment elicited a response from Frank Postill, site supervisor. "I'm sick of people saying that didn't pay for itself," he said. "I've done a pile of work for you guys...the only reason it's been sitting in the bush is that's the last place I used it." Coun. Ray (Butch) Desjardine, of Colborne Township, said because grant money had helped purchase the piece of equipment it should be, sold in a fashion where the public could bid on it. The Board agreed to sell the piece. of equipment, which was originally purchased for 520,000 about 1990- '91, at the County Auction. * * * The new Chair of the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board (MHLS) is Lawrence (Laurie) Cox, Reeve of Goderich Township. The Chair of the board has tradi- tionally come from Goderich Town- ship. * * * Chamney Salvage/Recycling was awarded the tender to remove steel from the Mid -Huron Landfill Site. Chamney will pay the site $10.10 per tonne to pick up the material, which will be sold. The details and bids of the other three tenders varied considerably, including some which were condi- tional and some which would charge the landfill site. Criminal code charges in town up by 10 In his report for December Chief Claus noted criminal code charges were up by 10 in Seaforth, from 64 to 74 charges, last year compared to 1993. Liquor Licence Act charges remained the same, at 27 for each of the two years. Chair Sterner noted a blitz of 30 overnight parking tickets were issued in December after a Board directive to get tough with enforcement, compared to a total of six charges in the first 11 months of last year. VanderMolen named SDCC rep At its regular meeting Jan. 10 Seaforth Council approved the appointment of Paul Vander Molen as the town's citizen representative on the Seaforth and District Community Centres Board. 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