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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-01-14, Page 2Times -Advocate, January 14, 1981 UP HIGH FUN — Donald Broom and Terry Meikle enjoy sliding down the steep snow banks in the parking lot behind Main street between James and John streets. T -A photo Foreign ownership fight Continued from front page Mr. Laing Said operators have until July, 1981 toget rid of stockpiles and after that, they must pay the eight cents per tonne fee on remaining gravel. He said because of the amount of lead time given operators, the ministry felt they should be able to get rid of stockpiles by July. Another audience member asked how recently pits must have been used to qualify for a license, pointing out that gravel from many farm pits is used only to gravel driveways and farm yards. Mr. Laing said if a farmer can swear the pit was in use continuously for a number of years, the license will be granted. The license fee is $25 for individuals, and $100 for corporations operating a pit. Mr. Laing said operators Obituaries JACOB REDER Jacob Reder. 84 years, January 11. 1981 at Leamington Hospital. Late residence Sun Parlour Home. Leamington, former- ly of Exeter. Beloved hus- band of the late Magdalena Reder. Dear father of Jake• Bayfield, George Leamington. Peter, Ruthven. John. Cottam, Bet- ty and Barbara of Alberta. Also survived by seventeen grandchildren. thirteen great-grandchildren and several brothers and sisters in Germany. Rested at the Leslie R. Dutot Funeral Home. 318 Erie St. S., Leamington from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday. then transferred to Hopper -}Lockey Funeral Home in Exeter for visita- tion on Tuesday Complete funeral service in the funeral home on Wednesday. January 14 at 2 p.m. Inter- ment in Exeter Cemetery. N.W. HODGINS Suddenly at his residence, Main Street, Parkhill, on Saturday. January 10, 1981, Nelson William Hodgins, beloved husband of Laura Pickering Hodgins. in his 79th year Dear brother of Angeline 1 Mrs. Aaron Scott of Stephen 'Township: Mary Mrs. Garfield Latta t of London. Marie 1 Mrs. Earl Turner, and Laura (Mrs. Murray Rowe) both of McGillivray Township and John Wxigins of Parkhill. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by hrothers George. Arthur and Freeman Rested at the M. Box and Son Funeral .Lome. Parkhill, where the funeral and committal service was conducted on Tuesday. January 13. at 2 p m.. in the funeral home, Reverend .John 1.atharn officiating. Interment in Parkhill Cemetery CATHERINE LAMPHIER At Marian Villa, 200 College Avenue. London, on Saturday, .January 10. 1981. Catherine 'Cramer) Lamphier. formerly of Ifiddulph Township, in her 93rd year Beloved wife of the late Patrick Lamphier. Survived by several nieces and nephews Rested at the C Haskett and Son Funeral lfome !Alcan until Monday, January 12th. then to St. Partrick's Church. Bid- dulph, where the funeral mass was said by the Jtev. F'ather .1 Finn at 10 a.m. Interment St. Partick's Cemetery Pallbearers were John Nagle, Basil Nagle, .Joe Grace, Bill Damen, Larry Carey, and Hamilton Ifodgins. 1 don't have to remove gravel from a pit during the year just because the pit is licensed. No licenses will be issued in Huron County until July 1._ The inspector was also questioned about fencing regulations for the pits. Under the act, operators are required to fence around the boundaries of a pit or quarry with heavy dtity farm fence. However Mr. Laing pointed out there are allowance for non-compliance with fencing regulations. For example, if the pit is in an isolated location or if fencing com- pletely around the boun- daries will take good agricultural land out of production, then fencing regulations can be waived. Mr. Laing said the ministry particularly wants fences around pits bordering roadways or around pits containing water. Another audience member asked Mr. Laing `tow gravel pits can be reclaimed. The pits inspector said the land could be reforested, could be returned to farmland or used as a recreational area. He. said operators must maintain enough topsoil on the site to complete rehabilitation plans. In response to another question, he said operators can sell any excess topsoil after rehabilitation is complete. Doug Fortune of Turn - berry Township asked what the new rules would do to the price of gravel. Mr. Laing said he didn't think there should be an increase in the price but admitted "the money is tied up (in the security deposit), there's no doubt about that." In response to another question, he said with the new regulations, likely some smaller gravel pits that aren't used very heavily, will go out of production. Another man said he could see operators taking pits out of production now and waiting to apply for a license until the price of gravel goes up. Laing cautioned it would be more difficult for operators to get a license in the future if they allowed a pit to go out of operation. He said getting the license again would require a bylaw change. Merle Gunby asked the inspector what it would cost an average farmer with a one -acre pit on his farm to have a site plan prepared, as required in applying for a.hcense. Mr. Laing said it would be hard for surveyors to give an estimate of site Down up in Co-op t'shorne Township farmer Bob Down was elected first vice-president of United Co- operatives of Ontario (UCO) at its annual meeting in Toronto Down. who joined the hoard in 1974. has just com- pleted his second term as se- cond vice-president. He operates a 400 acre farm between Exeter and Hensall. Robert Coulthard, Glen- coe. has been re-elected as president. Ile was named to los fourth consecutive year as head of U('. Among the directors nam- ed at the meeting was Hoyden C. Bloomfield, Ilder- ton. who represents tone 8 which iorlades Middlesex, Oxford. '3rant Elgin and Haldirnand-Norfolk: He is a former first vice-president. plan costs until they viewed the pit, the topography of the land, etc. He did advise operators to get two or three estimates on site plans since there is quite a difference in price. Federation president Gerry Fortune asked Mr. Laing if there is a limit to the number of wayside pit permits one person will be issued. Mr. Laing said the ministry is going to try to limit the municipalities from going into a wayside pit year after year, since they must open and close that pit each time. He said the intent of wayside pit licenses is so the pit can be used for one-time road construction. He said the problem with wayside pit permits is that municipalities want the cheap gravel from these pits whereas operators want to sell their gravel to the municipalities, which means "we're between a rock and a hard place." Members were asked at the start of the meeting if they wanted to send a delegate to the Ontario Conference of Agriculture, organized by Minister of Agriculture Lorne Hen- derson, which is being held in Toronto in February. Jim McIntosh asked "What can we expect to gain from this meeting he's organizing?" Mr. McIntosh pointed out the federation has sent 20 delegates to the recent OFA convention, to discuss issues in the 'farm community, and now the minister was asking the group to send one delegate to his conference. Tony McQuail moved members request a more detailed agenda of Hen- derson's planned conference before deciding whether or trot to send a delegate. Members were reminded to complete their briefs for the annual Members of Parliament dinner on February 21st, when county farm organizations present briefs to the county's elected officials. Board endorses resolution Ask representation change A resolution from the City of Stratford asking that the Minister of Education be petitioned to make changes in the representation on Town police investigate The officers of the Exeter police department in- vestigated three accidents during the past week with minor injuries being reported in one of them. On Friday. vehicles driven by Ross Finkbeiner, RR 2 Crediton, and Thomas Burley. Clinton, collided on Main St. just north of Mill. Damage was listed at $600 by Constable Brad Sadler. Last Monday, at the in- tersection of Sanders and Andrew, a collision occurred between vehicles operated by John Stephens, Riverside Drive, and Margaret Cook, Centralia. The latter sustained minor injuries and damage was set at $400 by Constable Dan Kierstead. The other collision oc- curred' on Sunday at the in- tersection off' Highways 4 and 83 and involved vehicles operated by Michael Rau, RR 1 Dashwood, and Jerry VanGerwen, 123 Thomas St., Exeter. Constable Kevin Short in- vestigated and set damage at $650. Due to the excessive amount of winter weather, the police remind motorists that parking on any street is prohibited. This means from sidewalk to sidewalk. Any vehicles found parked over- night (between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. ) will be ticketed and possibly towed away if it hampers snow removal ac- tivities. The officers have also received a number of 'com- plaints about snow vehicles and have been instructed to pay special attention to this matter. Up fines for dogs One of the first bylaws to be passed by the 1981 McGillivray township council concern the running of dogs at large. The fine for violation of this bylaw has been in- creased to $300. The previous fine for an owner of a dog (found running at large was $50. Council has agreed to proceed with a drainage map update. This was last done in 1972. The estimated cost is $500. A report on the Spruytte- Cunningham municipal drain was , accepted. Attending on this matter were owners James and Art Cunningham and engineer Tony DeVos and drainage commissioner Levi White. The minutes of the North Middlesex Community Centre Board were cir- culated for council's in- formation. A notice will be appearing regarding snow pushed onto township roads and vehicles left on the sides of roads. Tile drain loan ap- plications totalling $20,200 were approved. McLaren resigns Hensall position The resignation of works superintendent Bill McLaren was accepted by Hensall council, Monday, and members met after the regular session to discuss applicants for the vacancy. McLaren will ter- minate his employment this Friday. In addition to replacing McLaren, drains and streets committee chairman Cecil Pepper suggested that council consider hiring a second person on a part-time or standby basis to assist the works superintendent. In supporting the stjggestion, Councillor Minnie Noakes agreed it was unfair to any person to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Members suggested there may be someone among the applicants who could be considered for part-time duties. Councillor John Skea said he was concerned over maintenance of the sewage plant unitl a replacement is hired, but Reeve Paul Neilands and Clerk Betty Oke reported that the ministry of the environment would assist if any problems arise. Snow removal was also debated at Monday's session J and Pepper questioned whether the village should consider a wing for the snowplow. He presented a quotation from a firm which had been received last year in which the price of a wing was'listed at $5,130. Neilands said the matter had been discussed before and he was of the opinion there was no need for the wing as the county could be called in once or twice a year to push the snow back far- ther. , McLaren, however, said the present truck was useless without a wing when it came to pushing heavy snow. He explained it was also impossible to round off corners. The works superintendent also noted that using the present plow on the shoulders of the streets to push the snow back was not a safe thing either as the vehicle often got caught in rocks or catchIi sins. 1t was decided to bring the matter up for discussion again at budget time as Neilands noted it would probably be impossible to get a wing in time for use this winter any way. "And we may not get a winter like this next year," Mrs. Noakes added. boards of education in the province was endorsed by the Huron Board Monday. The Stratford resolution asked );ducation Minister Bette Stephenson to make changes so that membership of boards of education more adequately reflects student population and education taxes paid. Representation by trustees is determined by assessment and commercial and industrial assessments are not permitted to be used to determine urban representation. Stratford contends that rural and ur- ban representation on boards has been changed because of higher rural assessments. The resolution added that through re -assessment ur- ban representation does not Only two crashes despite poor roads Despite less than ideal driving conditions due to snow and icy roads, area drivers came through the past week with a com- paratively good recordd. The Exeter OPP in- vestigated six accidents, four of which were listed as non -reportable with damage being minimal. On Tuesday, vehicles driven by Alida Gamble and Raymond Lang, both of RR 1 Granton, collided at the intersection of County Roads 11 and 6 in Winchelsea. Damage was listed at 1800 by Constable Bob Whiteford. The other accident oc- curred on Wednesday on Highway 21 near Drysdale and involved vehicles driven by Adrian Brand, RR 2 Bayfield, and Richard Ingram, RR 2 Hensall. Constable Wally Tomasik listed total damage at 11,400. reflect population, student population, or education tax- es paid. The resolution came to the board's attention after it was endorsed by the town of Clinton. Trustee Frank Falconer took exception to the endorsement claiming it reflected on him. "Clinton is just a rubberstampIng copycat of Stratford " he said. 'They're sore because they don't think they have representation and that comes back to me." Falconer, a resident of Tuckersmith Township, represents both the township and town of Clinton. Goderich Trustee Dorothy Wallace said Stratford had the right to protest their representation on the Perth Board of Education. "Goderich is the biggest centre in Huron County and they may be left with only one representative," she said. "Representation has no relation to the number of kids or taxpayers." The Stratford has been resolution forwarded to all towns and cities in Ontario. Rob Chester Mark Houg Students join staff Journalism students Mark Hough and Rob Chester join- ed the staff of the Zurich Citizens News and the Ex- eter Times -Advocate last week. Hough and Chester will replace Tom Creech as editors of the Citizengif'4ews. Creech has been named editor of the Mitchell Ad- vocate. Graduates of the three- year journalism program at Kitchener's Conestoga College. Chester is from Petersburg, near Kitchener, and Hough is from Allen - ford. near Owen Sound. Students serve a four- month internship with southern Ontario newspapers under the college's journalism program. 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