HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-07-15, Page 1Strike ended at
Union employees at six
Aylmer DelMonte plants
ratified a new two-year con-
tract, Sunday, ending a
seven -week strike at Cana-
dian Canners Ltd. in Exeter.
Jack Caldwell, local chair-
man of the United Food and
Commercial Workers Inter-
national Union, said the new
contract was approved by
about 75 percent of the
employees at the six plants.
He indicated that the Exeter
local voted almost 95 per-
cent in favor of the new
agreement.
The other plants affected
by the strike and lock -out
are at Simcoe, St. Davids,
Waterford, Amherstburg
and Leamington.
Representatives of the six
plants, along with the aresi-
A GOOD APPETITE — Scot Russell wasted little time in mak-
ing his plate of pancakes and sausage disappear at the Ex-
eter firemen's breakfast Saturday morning. T -A phdto
Huron Park hosts
model plane tests
Over 300 model aircraft
enthusiasts are expected to
compete at the Canadian
Model Aeronautics Associa-
tion Nationals contest being
held at the Huron Park and
Grand Bend airfields this
week.
Spikesman Peter Hill said
about 220 contestants were
already registered by Mon-
day morning for the 1981
Nats', as the contest is
known.
Flyers from across
Canada and the United
States will fly their models
in seven categories.
At Huron Park, com-
petitors began practising
Monday for control line or
U -control events. These
models are flown in a circle
on wires, the pilet standing
in the centre and controlling
the model. •
Control line flyers will
compete in stunt, speed, rac-
ing scale and combat events.
In combat events the pilots
attempt to cut a streamer
attached to an opponent's
aircraft.
Also at Huron Park will be
radio control pattern (stunt)
pylon racing and r/c scale.
Scale events for r/c and U -
control include a non -flying
inspection of models to com-
pare their appearance to the
full size airplanes they
represent.
Radio controlled gliders
were flown this past
weekend and have now made
way for the powered events.
Radio controlled
helicopters and free flight
models will compete in
Grand Bend.
Hill said some pilots were
hoping to have the free flight
events moved, as the field
they are to be flown over is
planted with corn. Some felt
the un -tethered airplanes
could be lost in the four foot
high corn.
An information centre for
both competitors and the
public has been set up in the
recreation hall at Huron
Park.
The public is welcomed
Hill said, and events run
from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. dai-
ly. The competition ends
Sunday, July 19.
Hill said the pre-
registration was low this
year due to the mail strike.
About half the entrants are
from the United States.
The American 'Nats' are
being held in Texas this
year, Hill explained and
many competitors from the
northern states are
travelling to the Canadian
open competitions instead.
dent of local 596, Tony ivfat-
tucci, Hay Township, had
been bargaining in Brant-
ford with company officials
for the past two weeks in an
effort to resolve the labor
dispute.
Caldwell said some of the
daily sessions held during
that time lasted up to 10
hours.
Negotiations concluded
Saturday afternoon and the
vote was held at the six
plants on Sunday.
"It's a good deal all the
way through," Caldwell said
of the new contract. He in-
dicated the union made
some headway in their
attempt to get a master con-
tract to cover all the plants,
indicating there is con-
siderable , "common
language" in the new terms
for all the plants as well as
resolution of local issues at
each plant.
The Grand Bend man said
the contract calls for.a wage
increase of 65 cents in the
Three hurt
in collisions
Three people sustained
minor injuries in the four
collisions investigated this
week by the Exeter OPP.
Alexander Handerer, RR 1
Crediton, was taken to
University Hospital in Lon-
don after his 1981 Yamaha
motorcycle was in collision
with a car driven by Perry
William Fisher, London, on
Saturday.
Handerer was southbound
on Highway 4 and was
attempting to make a right
turn onto the Mt. Carmel
Road when the Fisher vehi-
cle struck the rear of the
motorcycle.
Damage in the collision
was listed at 13,000.
Also on Saturday, vehicles
operated by John Glavin, RR
2 Crediton, and Cyril Bone,
London, collided on the Mt.
Carmel Road east of County
Road 2.
Glavin was making a left
turn into his laneway when
his vehicle was struck on the
left side by the Bone vehicle
which had been overtaking
at the time.
Bone and his paasenger,
Linda Bone, were treated at
South Huron Hospital for
minor injuries and damage
was estimated at $2,000.
A hit and run was reported
in Hensall on Thursday. A
vehicle owned by Edward
Little, Hensall, was struck
by an unknown vehicle, caus-
ing $50 damage to the right
side. There was no one in the
Little vehicle at 'the time.
Also on Thursday, a vehi-
cle operated by Dr. Robert
Colcleugh, London, caught
fire while he was travelling
to London via Highway 81 in
Stephen Township.
The Crediton fire depart-
ment responded to the call
and damage to the vehicle
was listed at $1,500.
PUPPY LOVE — These Siberian Husky pups loved to be handled despite the heat last Tues-
day cit the dog show at the South Huron Rec Centre. Kellie Newton, 11, and Sara Taylor 10,
played with the puppies at the dog show. Staff photo.
Close to 400 visit
first year and 60 cents In the
second year. It was in-
dicated that employees will
receive hourly rates ranging
from $6.00 to $10.00 under
the new contract.
The company agreed to
recall all striking members
either Monday or Tuesday
and most of them were back
on the job at the Exeter
plant on Monday.
"There are no hard
feelings," Caldwell said,
paying tribute to the Exeter
police department in the
manner in which they helped
ease tension at the local
plant during the strike.
"Give the police big
applause," he said, noting
they were instrumental in
setting up rules for both the
union and the company and
that those rules were lived
up to by both sides.
Caldwell said he was
pleased there were no
problems on the local picket
lines. "We have to make our
living there and didn't want
to create any problems," he
said in reference to the
peaceful picketing that ex-
isted throughout the dura-
tion of the strike which com-
menced on May 21.
On two occasions,
employees from other com-
pany plants joined the local
strikers to slow down traffic
moving in and out of the can-
ning plant but the pea
cunning
harvest was allowed to con-
tinue with only modest in-
terruptions due to the
pickets.
Families involved
in Lions exchange
Two area teenagers
departed for Europe,
Saturday, while several
foreign students were
arriving in this country as
part of the Lions Inter-
national Youth Exchange
program.
Suzanne Mathers of
Exeter and Donna Prout of
Usborne will be spending the
next four weeks near Home
in Italy as part of the
program. '
Meantime, four Exeter
area families are hosting
youths from abroad.
Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw
and his family are playing
host to Jens Fricke, 18, of
Denmark, while Mike Boch a
21 year old German, is a
guest of the Al Epp family.
Staying with the Dave
McClure family near
Crediton is Nathalie Dumas
of France and Marty Anne
Rolsing of Minnesota is
being hosted by the Don
Mousseau family in Hay
Township.
Next week, the four will be
of to a camp in St. Marys
where they will be joined by
the other foreign students
visiting in Ontario. They'll
enjoy side trips to Toronto
and Niagara Falls and will
then return for another two-
week stay with their local
host families.
Boch also plans a trip to
New York with a cousin.
The Exeter Lions are
playing about 75 percent of
the cost involved for the two
area girls visiting in Europe,
while overseas clubs are
financially sponsoring the
foreign young people who
are now visiting in Canada.
BUYING BREAKFAST — Madeline and Karen Wells buy their tickets from John Morgan
for Saturday's breakfast sponsored by the Exeter firemen. T -A photo
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Laidlaw hope to move before winter
Move
"We want to be out of here
before that white stuff
(snow) comes."
That was the comment of
Jim Scott, manager of the
Laidlaw Transport terminal
in Exeter, who outlined ther,
firm's plans for relocating to
Highway 83 east in view of
an Ontario Municipal Board'
ruling that cleared the way
for rezoning of the new loca-
tion.
The ruling was handed
down last week by Hugh W.
Kelly, B.Sc., Q.C., who
heard three objections over
the rezoning application sub-
mitted by the Town of Ex-
eter. The rezoning is from
light industrial to heavy in-
dustrial.
Scott said the present
plans call for a 100' by 80'
garage and a dock,
warehouse and office facili-
ty measuring 100' by 40'. The
latter would provide for 15
loading bays.
He indicated the firm is
completing their planning
and will be calling tenders
for the construction as soon
as possible.
In his written decision,
Kelly noted that the present
terminal at the corner of
Highways 4 and 83 operates
under difficult cir-
cumstances because of in-
sufficient space and an inap-
propriate location often re-
quiring the use of the
highway to turn and back -in
long tractor -trailer units. In
addition, it is in close prox-
imity to residential uses.
Objecting to the rezoning
were neighboring property
owners Gord Strang, Carl
Baptist and Len Veri on
behalf of one of his com-
panies, Landrush Inc.
The OMB member said
that the concerns of the ob-
jectors related, for the most
part, matters to be dealt
with by council under the
site plan control bylaw at the
building permit stage and
not by the OMB at the zoning
stage.
Exeter goes to the dogs
You weren't barking up
the wrong tree, if you went
to the South Huron Hee Cen-
tre to see man's hest friend
last week. A tail -wagging
good time was had by all.
Every tail imaginable was
wagging. too. There were
short stubby ones. long sleek
ones. flowing ones. and even
tails that looked like puff
balls.
It was the Bluewater
Kennel Club's dog show, and
it ran from Tuesday morning
to Wednesday evening. Show
chairman Doug Reid of the
Bluewater Kennel Club said
that "every breed you can
imagine" was present for
the show.
There were 323 dogs shown
on Tuesday, and an ad-
ditional 61 puppies shown on
Wednesday. making a total
of 384 dogs at the show over
the two days. All were
registered purebreds.
The dogs were divided into
six categories: sporting
dogs. non -sporting dogs,
working dogs, terriers, toys
and hounds.
In each breed of dog there
were six winners -- junior
and senior winners, bitch
and male winners, and
winners in the special
category for dogs who have
previously won at shows.
Reid said that the show
was basically a way of
collecting points towards a
Canadian Championship.
Dog owners and handlers
came from all over North
America to show the dogs.
People were registered from
as far away as Halifax, Van-
couver and Arizona.
The dogs are judged strict-
ly on appearance. They are
not looked at for obedience
or working ability.
No members of the
Bluewater Kennel Club
showed their dogs at the
show. As hosts, they felt that
it wouldn't he fair to show
their own dogs, Reid ex-
plained.
Reid said that planning the
show was a lot of work.
Already judges have been
lined up for the 1982 show.
Dr. Hallard's sponsored
the event, presenting
trophies and gifts of dog
food
All dogs were entered in
advance at a cost of $11 per
dog. A catelogue was
available listing each dog
and its owner.
Many of the dogs were
brought to the show by
professional handlers, on
behalf of the owners. One
handler was present with 19
dogs belonging to different
people.
Handlers and owners
spent much of their time
brushing and grooming the
dogs in preparation for the
judging. The extreme heat
made many of the dogs un-
comfortable and many
owners put wet towels over
their animals.
quickly
The objectors were con-
cerned about the drainage of
the property and the ex-
istence of one objector's
residence (Baptist)'abutting
the subject site in Usborne.
"The evidence indicates
that both concerns have been
given caref ult consideration
by -council in tnat a drainage
report and scheme have
been developed by a
professional engineer and
approved by a consulting
engineer on behalf of the
Township of Usborne and
that a site plan and develop-
ment agreement have been
negotiated and drafted
providing for adequate green
area buffering the residen-
tial property abutting."
"It should also be noted
Biddulph let
garage job
Work is scheduled to start
this week on a new three -bay
garage for the Township of
Biddulph road departrnent.
The 50' by 60' building will
be erected adjacent to the
township's present facility
on Highway 4 at the south.
end of Lucan.
Cobrell Construction. Lon-
don, won the contract with a
bid of 8101.197. It was the
lowest of 10 submitted and
the highest tender was 8151.-
961.
Road superintendent Hugh
Davis said the work is
scheduled to be completed
by the end of,October. ..,
that the abutting residence
in the township was acquired
for non-farm residential use
at a time when the subject
site was designated for in-
dustry. In addition, com-
merial and industrial uses
are permitted under the
township official plan, with
the provision that they relate
to the agricultural industry.
One can only note from per-
sonal observations that the
transport of agricultural
products and livestock is
almost exclusively highway
orientated which would lead
to the conclusion that a
similar transport terminal
could be permitted in the
township and indeed on the
objector's own land."
Kelly i16ted there was one
concern expressed that does
relate directly to the zoning,
namely that the bylaw does
not assure that the land will
be necessarily developed for
a truck terminal or even by
Laidlaw Transport Limited.
"Because the transport
company is committed to an
offer to purchase and a
development agreement and
site plan have been
negotiated and approved, the
Board does not feel there is
justification not to approve
of the bylaw in its present
form." he wrote.
In a letter to Exeter clerk
Liz Bell. Stratford lawyer
Michael Mitchell noted that
the only matter left to be
done in the rezoning is to
complete and register the
development agreement.
Mitchell acted for the town
at the OMB hearing.
on re -location
A HIDING GAME - Supervisor Donna Miller helps blindfold Chad Williamson at o recent
Dashwood playground session. Seated in front is Jeff Keller. T -A photo
Stephen enters pact
for water line systems
The township of Stephen
has entered into project
managment agreement with
the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment for water line
systems for the police
AREA COMPETITORS — One of the few area participants in the recent dog show at the
South Huron Rec Centre were Sueanne and Robbie Linden of Brucefield shown here with
their prize animal. Mrs. Linden is on the staff of Exeter Public School. T -A photo
villages of Crediton and Cen-
tralia
A few months ago. the
Ministry accepted the need
tor the project to be com-
pleted when provincial funds
become available and the
township has instructed the
Goderieh engineering firm
of B M. Ross to proceed with
the necessary survey and
plans
At the latest meeting.
counc11 approved a land
severance application form
Lois Jackson at Lots 132. 133
and 134 of Ilan 22 in the
Oakwood subdivision. north
01 Grand Bend.
No ohioetton was voiced to
town of Exeter bylaw
designating certain lands
from tuture development to
general industrial.
A meeting for reading of
the Mud Creek municipal
dram report will be held at
the township office on
August 3 .at 7 30 p.m.
A total of six tile drain
loan applications received
approval tor a total of 858.-
600
PAYS '103 FINE
Only one case was heard
by Justice of the Peace
Douglas 1t-edlake when he
presided in Exeter court.
Tuesday
Nor bet Iiendik.
Kitchener. was fined $103 for
driving while his licence was
under suspension on June 23
He had been charged whale
driving in t'sborne
Township
His licence had been under
suspension for unpaid fines
Other bylaws approved
were a tile drain rating
bylaw in the amount of 881.-
900 and third reading of a tile
drain borrowing bylaw
Two resolutions from On-
tario municipalities were fil-
ed They were from the town
of Leamington regarding
high interest rates and from
the malagam.ated townships
of Banger Wicklow and
McClure suggesting the time
of tax arrears before a tax
sale can he held he reduced
from three to tw•o years.
The bylaw allowing the
deduction of Federation of
Agriculture fees for
township farmers has been
repealed
Vehicles
recovered
Twr stolen vehicles were
recovered in the area over
the weekend
A car stolen in Kincardine
was recovered by Exeter
OPP on Yount' Road 21
south of the Crediton Road
on Sunday morning. One per-
son has been arrested in that
incident
A car was stolen .from the
residence of Jim Clarke Jr.,
RR 2 las'iw•ood. It was
found by Max Hodgins in a
ditch near his McGillivray
Township farm.
Exeter OPP are also in-
vestigating the theft of the
hub caps off a Lincoln car
owned by Earl Lippert,
Crediton The hub caps are
valued at $500.
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