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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-07-08, Page 1i a. New fair building approved Exeter council have given approval to the erection of the new $85.000 fair building as parr -of the community park redevelopment, despite some members' fears that the town will have to pay any deficit that occurs if the door-to-door canvass in the area falls short of its objec- tive. Final approval was given to a- bylaw. Monday, which names Dalton Finkbeiner as "The Principal Organizer" of the building project. Tenders will not be. called for the construction of the facility to be located north- east of the rec centre•and eight local contractors have agreed to share in the work. Finkbeiner will be paid "a reasonable sum" for his work in general organization and planning and is authoriz- ed to engage contractors and to discharge them if at any stage of the work in his opi- nion the work being done is unsatisfactory. At reasonable intervals, the organizer is to report to the town on the porgress of the work and the monies paid to each contractor. It is expected the building will be completed in time for this year's fair and Mayor Bruce Shaw explained this week that Finkbeiner is very enthusiastic about the pro- ject and work is expected to be underway immediately. Clerk Liz Bell reported Monday night that only $1,- 000 has been turned in to date by the canvassers for the grounds development project and a Couple of members indicated their areas had not yet been can- vassed. The town and the surroun ding townships will be covered in a door-to-door canvass and grounds development committee member Don Cameron in- dicated previously he was optimistic that the required amount of money would be raised. Contractors involved, and the portion of the project they are undertaking is as follows:, Gregus Construc- tion. framing;_ Rolph Construction, roof sheeting; Dougall Construction, siding; Hern Construction, roof steel; Taylor Construc- tion, doors; Dobson Construction, general finish work; Van Harlem Construction, general finish work; C.A. McDowell Construction,- concrete. Finkbeiner is to determine the amount to be paid to con- tractors who furnish work, labour or materials for the construction. DASHWOOD HOT RODDERS — Riding the rumble seat are Dashwood police villaap trustees George Tieman and Ken Rader. This car wished Zurich a happy birthday at thr• 125th anniversary parade, Saturday. Rezoning approved Mayor Bruce Shaw ad- vised the T -A just prior to press time that the Ontario Municipal Board has ap- proved the town's rgquest for rezoning of property on Highway 83 East to facilitate the proposed move of Laidlaw Transport. The OMB heard three ob- jectors to the proposed change from M1 to MZ designation. There were no conditions attached to the OMB ruling, which was received by telephone at the town office. SOO TURNING — Construction was officially kicked -off Thursday, for the agricultural building to be built at the rec centre grounds. Doing the sod -turning are: (from left) Dalton Finkbeiner, the principal organizer of construction; Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw, and rec cen- tre grounds development chairman Don Cameron. Construction is expected to begin this Change parking law for party -goers Police too diligent? A crackdown on illegal parking in Exeter resulted in complaints from citizens and has prompted council to amend the overnight parking regulations. Council asked the police to more strictly enforce the Cenotaph facelift Exeter council authorized the expenditure of $500 for a face-lift of the cenotaph at the town hall parkette, Monday. The work, according to members of the R.E. Pooley branch Legion, was to be included in the parkette project of the BIA's Main St. redevelopment project, but was not completed. Mayor Bruce Shaw said the work included cleaning the brass plates and the cenotaph, repairing some stone work and additional landscaping around the cenotaph. Shaw said there was still some money remaining from the BIA project and council agreed to the $500 ex- penditure. Councillor Jay Campbell expressed some concern over giving the cenotaph an acid bath, fearing that it may permeate the bricks and -lead to them breaking down. overnight regulations follow- ing a survey by Lucan's bylaw officer • Karl MacNaughton, who reported that he surveyed the town on May 12 and found 65 vehicles parked on the streets or boulevards contrary to the local bylaw which prohibits parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m.. and 6:00 a.m. However, when the police embarked on an enforce- ment program, there were complaints from several of those getting tickets noting they were attending house parties that continued past 1:00 a.m. Council decided to change the designated time from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and passed the necessary bylaw, at their regular session, Monday. Works superintendent Glenn Kells expressed some concern over the change, noting that snow removal is often carried out earlier than the new 3:00 a.m. deadline. However, he said he was willing to try the new times and said a change could possibly be made if it creates a problem next winter. In introducing the subject, Mayor Shaw said members of the police department had been "very diligent" in enforcing the bylaw after council's request in light of MacNaughton's survey. ' Councillor Jay Campbell, in a reference to the heat of the day, said it was Terry Fox eulogized "He was one of the true Canadian heros of our life- time," commented Bill Mickle, Monday, on the death of Terry Fox. He said all Canadians can be thankful for the research funds generated by the young man in carrying out his goal and vision with fortitude under trying cir- cumstances. "I'm better for his being," Mickle commented, adding that Fox had shown that young people have great goals. "We can take a lesson from the young man who opened the eyes of many Canadians." Councillor Jay Campbell said he had been touched by all the eulogies and words on the death of Fox. He said the B.C. man had given everything for nothing in return as it was all done for someone else and this was in contrast to others who are continually demanding more and more for them- selves. "The. torch has been passed to us," Campbell concluded, saying there were people in this com- munity who could by those wanting to pick up the torch that Fox had passed. refreshing to be talking about snow at the meeting. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eighth Year. & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 8, 1981' Price per copy 40 Cents Hydro outlines plans for public involvement in new line location Ontario Hydro officials were in Exeter on Monday for a press conference to outline some of the public in- volvement that will be sought in choosing one of the six alternate routes being considered for getting power from the Bruce generating station to London. Four of the six alter- natives will pass through the Exeter area. The other two would travel from Bruce to Barrie and then London would be fed from a generating station in the Hamilton area. Dave Abbott, of Hyrdo's community relations route and site selection, indicated there would be int e public involvement ) next three to four months to get input from the areas in- volved. He indicated that informa- tion centres would be set up in various communities, the closest to this area being in Ailsa Craig and Clinton. Dates and exact locations will be advertised locally prior to the centres opening. In addition, working groups involved in the studies will hear sub- missions from individuals and groups in meetings at various locations. These working groups will be chaired by two UWO professors. Dr. Pleva and D. Sullivan, both of whom were in attendance at Mon- day's press conference at the Burkley Restaurant. Abbott emphasized that no preference has yet been at- tached to any of the six alternatives and that recommendation will be made only after the public has been given ample oppor- tunity to comment. The evaluation process will deal mainly with three factors: costs, technical considerations and en=" vironmental effects. Some of the factors which have already been con- sidered in the initial plan- ning by working groups in- clude human settlement, agricultural production, timber production, mineral extraction, wildlife game resources. recreation, aquatic and terrestrial com- munities and appearance of the landscape. Two of the routes passing SrgiAtelenenIESIVOMmufflamtromestosmommlers Not hot at all! While some area residents may have been sweltering in the heat this week, it was a welcome change for Exeter works superintendent Glenn Kells. He was in attendance at the Lions, International convention in Phoenix, Arizona, recently and ad- vised that the temperature hit 115 degrees during his stay, although the humidity hovered between three and fen percent. Kells discounted the suggestion that people don't feel the heat as much with 'such low humidity. In addition to visiting the convention, he enjoyed a visit with his brother who lives in Arizona. A day after the Lions convention closed following an address by the Vice - President of the U.S.A., the coliseum where the event was held was condemned due to a faulty roof. Kells said it had nothing to do with the behaviour of the Lions as the facility had been the subject of structural safety concerns for some time. through the Exeter area are given "clearly preferred" ratings in many of those fac- tors. After the public input has heen received, one of the six alternatives will be selected and submitted as a recommendation to an en- vironmental assessment hearing. Once that hearing has been completed, Ontario Hydro will proceed with a route study which will again involve the public for another period of about two years_ Hydroofficials indicated that the proposed schedule is to have one of the six routes recommended by October 30 of this year and the en- vironmental hearings would probably start in January. A decision would be expected in the summer of 1982 and then the route study would commence and it again would be subject to en- vironmental hearings. Abbott indicated he was pleased to hear that Exeter council had decided to name a committee to consider the matter and hoped that others would follow suit. He urged groups and in- dividuals to make their com- ments known, emphasizing that it should be done in writing. Estimated costs of the various routes range from $670.000.000 to $838,000,000. It was explained that the total right-of-way for a line from Bruce to London would **.WMAKS consume about 30 acres per mile with the actual towers vonsuming up to six acres er mile depending on the use of the land involved. The press conference visual presentation was delayed when the projector being used by Hydro of- ficials blew a fuse at the local restaurant. Can't mail protest Members of Exeter council this week agreed to communicate with Prime Minister Trudeau and the CUPW and urge them to get back to the bargaining table in an effort to end the current postal strike. Councillor Bill Mickle broached the subject, saying he was concerned with the state of the mails. He suggested negotiators on both sides appear to have taken the role to do nothing to settle the strike and it would create hardships for business people and senior people living in the com- munity. "We can't write them," he said in reference to com- municating with the parties involved in the dispute and then got unanimous approval for a motion to send a telegram urging them to get backto the negotiating table and think of other people and not just themselves. "It hurts," Councillor Jay Campbell said in reference to the strike and his business. ' "People will suffer," Mayor Bruce Shaw agreed. SLOWLY PLEASE — Bob Johns, an employee of Canadian Conners Ltd., is escorted through Wednesday's picket line at the local plant by Exeter Constable Kevin Short. It took vehkles up to 20 minutes to inch their way in and out of the plant as pickets marched along the Marlborough St. extension. CLOSE QUARTERS — A truck leaving the Canadian Canners Ltd. plant in Exeter inches its way along behind milling pickets, made up of local members of the striking Cnited Food and Commercial Workers International Union as well as employees from the Simcoe plant on Wednesday. Negotiations continue between union, company Peaceful pickets protest at pea packing Striking members of the United Food and Commer- cial Workers International Union at the Exeter Cana- dian Canners Ltd. plant have been joined on their picket line by feliow union members from Simcoe and Leamington on two oc- casions this week but there have been no major 'problems according to Ex- eter police. The pickets have slowed traffic in and out of the plant but the pea harvest and can- ning is progressing despite the strike. "We're very pleased with the amount of cooperation shown us," commented Ex- eter police constable Kevin Short. He said the officers. have been in repeated contact with both sides in the local dispute. Vehicles entering and leaving the plant have been delayed about 15 to 20 minutes as they inch their way off Wellington. St. behind the pickets. Between 35 and 40 pickets arrived from the Simcoe plant of Aylmer DelMonte on Wednesday morning and they were back on Saturday, along with some union members from Leamington. The Exeter employees are members of local 96 and they went on strike on May 21 along with employees at four other company plants. The employees at Simcoe were locked out earlier in May. The main issue in the strike is over a common master contract to cover employees at all six com- pany plants. Union officials say there are differences in the pay scale at the various plants and employees want a common contract to cover all workers. The union is also seeking wage, pension and cost -of -living im- provements over its old con- tract. Negotiations between the union and the company have been going on in Brantford since last Monday. They were halted around noon on Saturday and resumed again this Sunday. Attending the negotiations are local union chairman John Caldwell and local 596 president Tony Mattucci. Exeter polic" have been monitoring the strike activi- ty and Short said they are acting in a peace -keeping role only Ile said everyone involved has been acting within the law and there has been no rowdyism whatever on the picket line. The police were on duty throughout the period on Wednesday and Saturday when the out-of-town pickets were on duty plant The workers from Sitneoe lelt that comnwmty around 3:30a m to arrive At the Ex- eter plant between n 00 A in and 7 Co A m And they have retrained until bite Atter- noon both ciee.islols LATE FOR DINNER — Employees at Canadian Conners Ltd. were delayed in getting home for lunch on Wednesday as their route out of the Tocol plant some to ger through, was filled with pickets from Exeter and Simcoe. The vehicles were escorted in and out of the plant by the Exeter police and it took up to 20 minutes for T -A photo