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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-02-23, Page 1Ful MI ..ttt.t.. 0 71 Az m m x rri -4 m 71.1 OIyVINO x 0 o- 0 D F` z co - ao• o' %%wings 1 Phone 235-1964 'T T Fire forces shift Dashwood firm moves to Exeter Exeter will be getting a new industry by the middle of next month, and while the firm's current address is Fried St., it isn't moving here as a result' of the town's industrial pro- motion in Germany. . The firm is United Plastic Components Limited. nd it's - moving from Dashwood. President Stephen M. Peacock and vice-president Gary J. Lockhurst made the announcement officially at Monday's Monday's session of Exeter council and noted that it was with "mixed emotions" that 'they were moving. • "It will be sad to leave a town which has been kind to the company for almost 10 years, but we cblookforward to a bright future of growth in Exeter, they said. GREATEST AMERICAN HERO — Sondra Dotars lines up Jason Erb (left.), Chad Desjardine, Chris Keller and Mork Crane in preparation fortheir turn in the spotlight at the Zurich Figure Skating Carnival. Will negotiate. with tawnshrps ' i A final report regarding the use of local recreation facilities. and programs will give Exeter some new and detailed ammunition when they approach area township councils for grants this year. Those negotiations will "begin immediately"'accor- ding to Mayor Bruce Shaw as he quickly vetoed a sugges- tion from . Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller 'that the statistics regarding township residents' use of the pro- grams and facilities should be updated over the next couple of years before Exeter should go to the townships for in- creased grants. During last y.i!ar's budget deliberations. Shaw had call- ed for greater financial assistance from. the townships. but that appeal didn't result in any increases. The town ended up.paying 91.08 percent of the deficit of $85;640, while Usborne con- tributed 7.01. percent, Stephen 1.40 and Hay .51. The report submitted to council this week by recrea- tion director Lynne Farquhar and facilities manager Cam Stewardson reveals that township reside ts'enjoy a larger percentage of use than Cites concern over budget Finance committee chair- man Bill Mickle revealed this week he has kept a. close eye on the payment of the first in• • stalment of 198:3 taxes "and it., tells me something --people are suffering." • The Reeve said the first in- stalment was due on. February 15 and resulted in payment of about 82 percent of the amount duo. While he suggested that -in- dicated taxes were coming in -quite well". 11 was about $60,000 •short of the amount due. Even with an anticipated surplus of $53,(100 from Jest year, Mickle said the drop in tax revenue was causing him considerable concern regar- ding this year's budget. Ile noted that the surplus could be offset by a ^on- siderable drop in the interest income the town would have in the current year, in addi- tion to the increased costs such as sales tax and employee benefits. "Times are now starling to shower) the public purse." he concluded is reflected in the grants from their municipal councils. Ona mean average,. 69 per- cent of the participation in %local programs comes from Exeter residents, 10 from Usborne, nine from Stephen; six from Hay and six frem other mt,5,icipalities, However, Miss Farquhar noted that all the statistics could not realistically be 'lumpedtogether but should reflect .that some programs are operated at a break-even or slight profit basis, while others operate at con- siderable losses. She also suggested that in negotiating with the townships, council should con- sider the use of township facilities and programs by Exeter residents. The final report breaks the participation into five major categories: ice sports, out- door sports. programs, pool • Please turn to pa ; e :3 The move from Dashwood was prompted by a devastating fire which hit a warehpuseNect y the com- pany on September 22'OT fast year. The fire levelled a huge warehouse owned by the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped and which was rented to the plastic products manufactur- ing plant. Peacock said the warehouse was not being -- replaced. replaced. 'The firm will move to the former JF Farm Machinery building on Highway 83 East. That building is now owned by Peter Oud and will hottae both the firm's manufacturing and warehousing facilities. "It will do nicely for the Lady gets fair post Dolores Shapton, ' a long- time supporter and executive member of the Exeter Fall Fair board has been named to the executive Qf the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies. ' Mrs. Shapton who has just , Completed two years as a ladies section district director is now a junior convener of the ladies section of the pro- vincial organization. : At last week's convention in _Toronto, the local agricultural society won 'a- =number . of prizes. The Exeter diplay featuring Focus . on Wheat won second peize for C fair 'display. -: - Third prizes in the colour slide photographic .competi- tion were won in the school fait; and in the official opening categories. These winning slides were - entered by Dolores Shapton . and past secretary Pauline Simmons. As a result of attendance at the convention. secretary GWen Coward reports an agreement has been reached with Fairmount -Amusements of Paristo, provide'the rides and other amusement conces- sions at the 1983 Exeter Fair. The Paris firm has provid- ed suitable amusements dur- ing recent years at fairs in Luca'h and Thorndale and the .1982 International Plotting Match. Delegates attendue the convention from the Exeter Agricultural Society were president Bob Hern, vice- president Ray Cann, secretary Gwen Coward, ladies division president Shirley Prance and school fair president Mary Dougall. Also in attendance were Mabel l -tern, Murray Coward, Jim Dougall, Garnet Hicks, Roy Pepper and 1982 Fair Queen Deb Taylor. HURT IN CRASH Terry Caldwell, Hensall, suffered major injuries when his pickup hit a tree Saturday evening. He was driving on conces- sion 2-3 of Hay Township, three km. north of Highway 84 when the vehicle left the toad at 9:00 p.m. . The member of the Hensel) Sherwoods hockey team was taken to University Hospital in London. Damage to the 1982 pickup was listed at $7,000. next year or two," Peacock told council, in reference to the 22,000 square foot building_ He said the move should be completed by March 14 and . noted that it will not disrupt the lives of the firm's employees too much. He also indicated plans for expansion, suggesting that more jobs could be offered "in the near future". United Plastic Components manufactures many plastic products including parts for Dashwood Industries Limited, Franklin Manufac- turing and other firms in Canada and the U.S.A.. ' In addition, United has two retail product lines, Casual Outdoor Furniture and Garden Products. Some of those products have been shipped as far away as Australia. "We look forward tohaving you as part of our industrial complex', commented Reeve Bill Mickle, 'chairman of the local industry and tourism promotion committee. He said the firm had been known as a good corporate citizens in Dashwood and would be a benefit to -Exeter. Mayor Bruce Shaw called for a short recess in Monday's agenda to allow Mickle the opportunity to introduce the two executives to members of council and several members of the staff who were on hand at the meeting for presenta- tions later in the session. Shaw later advised council that other announcements regarding industrial and com- mercial growth could be ex- pected in the near future. Kirkton man dies in plant accident A 40 -year-old Kirkton man was killed in an industrial at- cident at the Centralia plant of Cook's Division of Gerbro Inc. Monday night. Elias Muilwyk was using a margin elevator to get from one level in the mill to, another, when he fell backward while attempting to get off at one of the floors. He was trapped in the endless belt lifting device. The accident occurred around 10:00 p.m. and the worker was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. Charles Wallace, Zurich. An autopsy was. performed yesterday at Stratford General Hospital. The accident is under in- vestigation by Exeter' OPP Constable Wally Tomasik and Cpl. Bill Freeth. • - , MOVE TO EXETER -- United Plastic Components Limited will be moving from Doshwood to Exeter. The firm yvill be locating in one of the former JF Farm Machinery buildings on Highway 83 'East and will be in production by March. 15. Company president Stephen Pgacbck and vice-president Gary Luckhurst are shown being welcomed to town by industrial committee chairman Bill Mickle, left, while Mayor Bruce Shaw and clerk Liz Bell ore shown in the background. t 4 ,meq. irnes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Ono• ' Hundred and ;Tenth Year voca e & North tambttpn Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, February 23, 1983 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Gov`t:. approval --still needed. uthorit� Construction of a new office building for. the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority was approved by the :32 -member board at Thursday's annual meeting held in Kirkton. The office complex along with a workshop will be built on Authority owned property at the Morrison Dam, east of Exeter: - Tom Prout; Authority general manager said he. - hopes consthjcctian will be completed by September of this year taking advantage of a federal -provincial job crea- tion program. - , in addition to Authority - facilities, a portion of the pro- posed new building will house a municipal office for the township of Usborne. Of the estimated cost of $500,000 Prout saiti $250,000 would come .from the job creation program, about $100,000 from sale Qf the pre- sent Authority office building in .Exeter,, $50,000 from Usborne Township and the balance from. an Authority surplus fund. He added, "We are confi- dent sufficient monies will be • available from the aforemen- tioned sources making it . necessary to increase levies to participating municipalities. The general manager told the full Authority meeting -that an offer to purchase the present Exeter property has been received from rr NOW PERMANENT — Kevin Short, centre, was named as sergeant of the Exeter police department by council, Monday. He has held the position on a probationary basis for the post six months. Mayor Bruce Show watches as Chief Ted Day pro- vides Short with his new badge. Position becomes permanent Select Short sergeant Kevin Short was promoted to the rank of sergeant this, week, a position he has held on a probationary basis for the past six months with the local police department. Mayor Bruce Shaw explain- ed that council felt the pesi• tion was "indeed necessary" and that Short had been selected following interviews with four members of the department conducted by three senior members of the London Police department. Ile said the London r,ien had considered several fac- tors in recommending Short for the position and termed their appraisal "very frank, candid and perceptive". Some of those factors in- clude personality, ability to speak in public, experience, skills, education, self im- provement, knowledge of policing and the Police Act and community involvement. "They were very impress- ed with the quality of policing in Exeter'," the Mayor said. Short, who joined the local department in May 1978. serves on (he executive of the Big Brothers and Sisters, is a life support instructor and been active with young people -in the community. Ile was hired at an unsliecified remuneration as council have not yet reached a decision on the salary report which will he used to deter- mine stipends for employees. Agricultural Information Ser- vices Ltd, The offer js condi- tional on the authority getting the work creation program grant which he added, "looks promising." • Usborne .to share facility proceeds on office Purchasers of the present property have offered to rent theoldbuilding backto the Authority for $2,000 a month uhlil transfer to the new office can be made. - The new two storey office building is estimated to cost $380,000 with an additional $140,000 designated for land- scaping. parking - lot and, contingencies In addition. construction of a• $140.000 equipment workshop - which was previously 'budgeted for this year has already begun at the Morrison Dam site. SPECIAL WINTER GAMES Students from Huron Hope School won the Friendship trophy for the se- , _ cond time in three years at the recent competition at the University of Western Ontario. From the left with the trophy are students Trudy Wegg, Darryl Tebow, Claudette Proulx, Roy Tebow, Rob McCann, Andrew Volk and principal Eleanor Scott. In front is Chris Peckham. n j T -A photo. Authority budget over million, municipal share up slightly The 32 municipalities in the Watershed of the Ausahle- Bayfield Conservation Authority will pay $138,448 towards the authority's ap- . proved 1983 budget of over SI million. The budget was approved at the authority's annual rneetingThursdayin Kirkton. 'I'hemunicipatitles'share is up from the $132.190 paid. to the authority in 1982. Government grants will pay for about half (he authori- ty's budget in the nmount of $615,407, with the remainder to he paid for .through the municipalities, . park opera- tions, sale of cottage lots, leases and reserves, The water and related Lind management program takes up the largest portion of the 1983 budget at $421,950. Management and other ero- sion control on the •Port Franks River is the largest capital works project to bed undertaken by the authority in 1983. A total of $60,000 has been budgeted for this work, a cut back from the original $115.000 budgeted. Other capital Works pro- jects include $22,000 for Hayfield erosion control work, $22,500 for forest management at Parkhill, Port Blake and geneMal areas. The Parkhill Spillway ac- quisition has been budgetted at $12,500, while floodplain mapping has been budgetted at $8,300 and erosion and sedi- ment control at the Thedford Conservation Area has been budgeted at $5,250. . Also tinder water and • related land management. water support has been budgetted at $137,000, dam 'maintenance has been budgetted at $:39,900, conser- vation services at $57,500 and a cost•benefft of the Seaforth channel improvement has been budgetted at $2,000. Wetland acquisition in the Hay Swamp has been budge(- • ted al $55,000' Administration of the authority has been budgetted. at $226.300, up from $208,900 in 1982. The largest portion of this budget% is made up by salaries and benefits, total- ing $159,500, up from $141300 in the previous year. The allowance for the 35 members one representative from each of the 32 municipalities plus three pro- vincial representatives) has increased from $16,000 to $17,000 for 1983. The chair- man's expenses have been budgetted to double, from PLAN PAVING The ministry of transporta- tion and•communicatfon ad- vised Exeter -council this week that funds in the amount of $1:1000 have been allocated to cover the ministry's share of the cost of resurfacing Main St. from Huron to Waterloo. The ministry asked that plants and specifications for this work be submitted along with a connecting link construction agree hent before tendering the work. The matter was turned over to Ihepuhtic workscommittee • $2,000 last year to $4.000 in 1983, while staff mileage and expenses have decreased, from $5,000•in 1982 to $2,500 this year. The conservation and related land manspentant budget has been set at $$1,590. Under (his, the capital works prbjects include development at the Rock Gleh Conserva- tion Area to cost $14,250 and $1,000 for development at the Parkhill Conservation Area. Authority chairman John 'Finney al flay township was returned for a second term by acclamation as -was vice- chairman Gordon Johnson. Fred Lewis was named (() • chair the personnel.. and - finance :uh•isoryiward with Wilson • llodgins- as ice=chairman Don Lithgow will -head the '.-conservation lands manage- ment advisory.board and Carl Vock•will he vice chairman. • Bill Thi tiwaltis thcitittairh'ibn and ('cell I)esjardine vice- • chairman of the water . management advisory board'. Members rs of the personnel and finance advisory board are John Deeves. Carl 1'ock, Ivap Hearn. Floyd Nowa(. • Aubrey McCallum, Charles Corbett. Fred Dobbs- and Keith Westlake. Those on the conservation lands management advisory board are Earl (tees. Ed Strachan. Rob Anderson. Don • MacGregor. ,lake Iteder. Harry Kluhgel. John Kinsman. *Bill Amos. Brian ('ampbelland Clarence au. The water managementItad- visory board is comprised of Roy Westcott. Charlotte. Postma, Mervt•n Falconer. Doug Gilpin, Bill %Voters. Joe Gibson. Harold Green. Roy Johnson hod John Duncan Attending the Authority meeting for the. first time were 10 new representatives. 'I'hey� were Robert Anderson. Arkona: Ed Strachan. Bayfield: John I)et'ves. ('lin- ton: llarry Klungel, Henson: Brian Campbell. McKillop: Bill Waters. Parkhill: Mervin Falconer. Tuck ersmith: Keith •W'ri•stlake. Zurich and provincial representative Roy Johnson of (.rand Bend. HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA Depicting one of TV'; most popular items for the Zurich Figure Skating Carnival are (bock 1"eft) Allan Jeffreiy, Joey Crelinas, Ryan Oesch and referee Frank Thrig. Front: Graham Keyt Steven Regier, Bryon Denomme and Justin Merner.