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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-07-15, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, July 15, 1981 Says beach parties creating problems Drugs, drinking, wreckless driving, nude swimming, late night parties and "threats to burn cot- tages" are plaguing St. Joseph beach -front property owners, Arlene Cantin told Hay Township councillor's July meeting, Monday. Cantin said she was concerned about vehicles driving along the beach to the north of the township road. Children playing on the beach ould be hurt by wreckless drivers, and drivers who had been drinking she said. Wild parties go on until 2 or 3 at night on weekends and the beach is being littered with broken bottles and garbage, Cantin said. She asked if council could set a curfew on the area or put up signs to ban vehicles from the beach. Deputy reeve Lionel Wilder said the township's jurisdiction ends where the road ends. Police had been called, but they are unable to stop people driving on the public beach. Cantin said the party- goers must have a CB radio , turned -in as they know to disperse when police are coming. Counculor Gerald Shantz suggested steel posts could be put in the road to the end of the township property to limit traffic on the beach. Councillors agreed any signs put up would be inef- fective, and only the police could enforce the regulations. Tony Bedard said the area's member of the provincial parliament should be contacted to point out the shortages of police. He said there were only six men to patrol the whole township 24 hours a day. Vandalism doesn't stop at the lake," Wilder pointed out. "It seems to be widespread." Reeve Lloyd Mousseau related an incident when his mail box had been destroyed by vandals. "Some of them (the vandals, he said, "would do anything–under dope." Part of the problem is the jurisdiction of the govern- ments involved. The township controls the roads, the province the beach, and the federal government the lake. Someone questioned who would own the land if the lake dried up. In a special presentation roads superintendant Ross Usborne okay drain Fisher was presented with a certificate from the Ontario Good Roads Association. Fisher completed a course at the J.T. Mahoney road school in Guelph earlier this year. Fisher said he thoguht the course was a good one, and could perhaps be repeated in several years as a refresher. Hay council passed a borrowing bylaw for $600,000 for tile drainage use. Clerk Joan Ducharme said the bylaw is passed about every two years and states farmers may be able to borrow up to 75 percent of the cost of installing tile drainage, though Hay limit amounts to 65 percent. Dick Rau agreed saying lowering the limit would spread the money around to more land owners. He also suggested the maximum of $20,000 per year be cut back to $10,000. Loans of $10,000 could be given out early in the year, and the rest of the govern- ment's allocation left at the end of the year could be distributed amongst those who applied. Wilder said the township had applications backed up from last year. He said that an increase in the loan's interest rate, from 8 percent to 11 percent would generate more income and more money to be furthur allocated. Bedard said any new applications received should be told the 1892 loan would be at the 50 percent limit. Ducharme said ap- plications accepted this year should be at the 65 percent limit since some debentures had already been issued. She noted too that most farmers know they may have to finance their drainage at bankratesfor alyearluntilthe lower interest drainage loans are available. Ducharme said the borrowing bylaw passed Monday should be in use f99 about two and a half years. In other business: Council accepted seven more tile drainage ap- plications for a total of $34,135. Several other ap- plications will be furthur examined to determine proper outlets. Council approved three severances. Council members agreed more development would be good for the hamlet of Blake, and passed a severance requested by Jerome Corriveau. A dwelling at lot 8, con- cession 10, owend by Randy Regier can be severed since it confroms to the township plans as a surplus building acquired under ,, a farm consolidation Bedard said it was a better to have the building severed than torn down. Councillors discussed a lake front severance requested by Lloyd and Irene Flory. The small lot could be built upon, but Rau said a holding tank, not a septic tank would have to be used. Under recreational property regulations the lot could be severed. It measures 70 by 107 feet. Wilder said he was against the severance. He said he knew farmers with larger impliment sheds. Bedard pointed out his bowling alley was bigger. The severance was ap- proved. Too much time is wasted at the township and county level processing other town's resolutions the reeve said. Bedard agreed, saying the council should "file 13" resou1utions. Council agreed to a resolution ti reduce the collection time for taxes from three years to two. The resolution originated in the townships of Bangor, Whitglow and McClure. Council also voted to support a resolution from the town of Techumseh to urge the federal government lower interest rate for small husinessess and farms. Two other resolutions were filed and one turned down. Usborne township council has given third reading and final approval to the Coates municipal drain. A previous meeting was held with the owner of Lot C, Concession 6 along with the engineer to assure the owner that the drain should operate satisfactorily. Road superintendent John Batten reported completion of the gravelling and calcium chloride application programs. Building inspec- tor Herman Van Wieren reported issuing one demoli- tion permit and making 25 inspections during the month of June. The dog licencing officer's report showed 252 dog licences sold and the job completed except for a number of callbacks. Collection bylaws for repairs to the Cooke and Earl municipal drains were given first and second readings pending notifica- tion of the ratepayers con- cerned. A grant of $50 was approved for the Special Olympics for the Mentally Retarded. Council endorsed a resolu- tion from the United Townships of Bangor, Wicklow and McLure calling for a change in the Municipal Act to reduce the three year period for tax arrears to two years and at the end of two years all the arrears shall be paid in full or be sold for taxes. UTILE CUMBERSOME— One of the features of the Ilderton Heritage Show was this Dain hay baler. It was basically a stationary machine used to bale hay for shipping. The hay had to be forked in and the bale was then tied with wire.The machine is owned by Fred Sleight, RR 3 Ilderton. 55 teachers get 10.4% By Wilma Oke A 1981-82 contract settle- ment was ratified by the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Spearate School Board at a special meeting Wednesday night. The con- tract had aeen ratified by the teachers on the last day of school, June 26. • In a joint press release from the chairmen of the negotiating teams, Lorne Rideout of Exeter on behalf of the teachers and Vincent Young of Goderich for the board. it was stated that the terms of the settlement give the teachers an increase of 10.42 percent over the term of the contract. Annual ex- perience increments in- crease the cost of the board by 11.96 percent. The 1980-81 salary grid has been increased by five per- cent for the period September to December, 1981 with a further 9.02 per- i cent commencing January, 1982. Annual average salaries will increase from $23,285 to $26,060. The new salary grid for September ranges from $12,- 940 in Level D, with no ex- perience. to 133,040 in Level A4 with 12 years experience and for January from $14,055 in Level D with no ex- perience to $35,875 in Level A4 with 12 years experience. Board chairman Ronald Murray of Dublin stated: "I think myself it is an in- flationary contract. It puts us in the position of negotiating on the basis of an increase of 14.2 percent as of September 1, 1982." Mr. Murray called for a recorded vote and he was one of the four who opposed the contract and eight- voted for it. Two trustees were ab- sent from the special meeting, Jeannette Eybergen of Stratford and WilliamKinahanof Lucknow. Voting for were: Vincent Young of Goderich, Lorraine Devereaux of Seaforth; Greg Fleming of Crediton, Ted Geoffrey of Zurich, Arthur Haid of Listowel, Ronald March of Stratford, John O'Leary of Staffa, and Ray VanVliet of St. Marys. Voting against, Ronald Murray, Tim McDonnell of Gadshill, Keith Montgomery of Wingham, and Ernest Vanderschot of St. Marys. Vincent Young said the split grid was for the benefit of the board and he com- mended the teachers for having a keen interest in having the board stary within their budget. "We will be right on budget by the end of December with the five percent. I would have liked to have given more to the teachers." There are 132 full time equivalent teachers in the system. In other business the board accepted the resignation of Mrs. Sharon Commerford of Holy Name of Mary School, St. Marys. She had accepted a position with the London - Middlesex County Separate Board. Mrs. Mary Furlotte was hired to replace Mrs. Commerford. Tuckersmith planning continues Building permits jump By Wilma Oke There have been 38 building permits issued in Tuckersmith Township in the first six months of 1981 and seven demolition per- mits. The building permits were valued at $639,000. In 1980 there were 32 permits issued in the first six months totalling $426,000. Preliminary work on the township's secondary plan is proceeding with Louise Ann Smyth of Hamilton doing the background study for the past two months. Working under the direction of George Penfold of the Huron County Planning Depart- ment Miss Smyth is halfway through the study and presented a detailed report of her work to date. Mr. Penfold stated that a report on her completed study will be made at the end of August and will be presented in booklet from. Reeve Robert Bell presented Allan Nicholson, Road Superintendent, with a certificate for his successful completion of the Math and Metric course of the C.S. Anderson road school held at the University of Guelph in May. Mr. Nicholson said that he found the course of great value to himself in his work as road superintendent and that the township would benefit. He has attended three courses at the Mahoney road school at Guelph University when he became road superintendent and follow- ing them he has continued attending the C.S. Anderson school for experienced road superintendents and has completedhis twelfth course. He said the weeklong courses are subsidized by the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications each May and provide valuable information and training for road superintendents. The township council will have an accumulation of pig manure removed from an abandoned barnyard at the southern outskirts of Egmondville and a couple of loads of gravel 'spread in the A BIBLE SCHOOL CHOIR — Joanne Maguire was at the organ to provide music for a choir at the Dashwood Zion Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School Friday afternoon. T -A photo Compensation will be issued Hydro line workshop The first London workshop session on proposals for new Ontario Hydro lines to be in- stalled in Southwestern On- tario by 1988 was held Wednesday. About 25 representatives from agriculture, conserva- tion and government groups in Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties were presented with Hydro infor- mation detailing six different routes for the new lines necessary to supply in- creased demand. The representatives will be meeting for the next few months before giving their recommendations to Ontario Hydro on which route they prefer out of the Bruce nuclear power development plant at Douglas Point. Hydro is also meeting with interested groups in Chatham. Listowel, An - caster and Flesherton. "None of these plans are the obvious choice but it's important that we get the power nut of the Bruce," said Dave Abbott, communi- ty relations spokesman for Ontario Hydro "All have different technical advan- FILUNO PLATES -- Wayne Pearce of the Exeter firemen fills the plates of Bill and Fran T -A photo Merkle at Saturday morning's breakfast. r • tages and disadvantages.... We need the working group to help us make the trade- off." Ontario Hydro will present a report to the environment Eclipse visible One of the galaxy's awe- inspiring performances is slated for the night of July 16-17, weather permitting. It's a moon eclipse, a spec- tacle caused by the earth's shadow passing across the face of the moon. Astronomers say it will begin at 11:25 p.m. The biggest shadow, which will cover 55 percent, is expected about 12:47 a.m. The event should be completed by 2:08 a.m. "People should be able to see the shadows moving across the mountains and craters even with field glasses," said Dr. John Landstreet, an astronomy professor at the University of Western Ontario. "It's something well worth getting the kids up for." For those who want an even better view than field glasses will provide, the Cronyn Observatory at Western will be open between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. with no charge for admis- sion. Eclipses of the moon are not uncommon but Landstreet said not all of them are visible here. The last complete one seen In this area was in 1975. "I think this (July 18 eclipse) is going to be a real- ly good eclipse." minister at the end of Oc- tober including the recommendations made by the five workshop groups. After the minister approves one of the six routes, further workshop sessions and public hearings will be held. Depending on the system and the route chosen, costs could vary from $525 million to $970 million, Abbott told Wednesday's meeting. "What's decided this summer will decide what sort of system we'll be using in Southwestern Ontario for the rest of the century," said Jim Bayne. supervising planning engineer with On- tario Hydro. "The new line is to provide energy for Southwestern Ontario so that we don't have to pay for the importation of fossil fuels from other provinces." Bayne said the new line is also important to help pre- vent blackouts and brow- nouts in the future. "The ex- isting line could carry everything as long as nothing happens, but if even something minor happens the line would (break down) and carry nothing." Bayne told the group any of the new lines would cause little disniption environmen- tally. "What we are going through is a relatively easy environment assessment situation with just a few towers here and there." Agriculture represen- tatives expressed concern that issues important to the farming comunity were be- ing ignored. "It's pretty well been established that there is a need for more power and I don't think we should spend much time on that," said Ken McGregor of the Ontario institute of Agrologists. held "I guess it all boils down to dollars and cents. Fair compensation (for land taken for the lines), that's the issue." Abbott said compensation will be dealt with in the se- cond stage of the meetings after the province has ap- proved a system and route. "We're looking at the summer of '82 (before the issue will he raised). Ontario Hydro will be picking up the tab for ac- commodation, meals, transportation and an open bar at a joint session of several of the workshop groups. including those from the London and Chatham areas July 18 in Toronto. yard to cut down on the fly problem. The wide-open barn will be closed up that area youngsters will not be able to play in it. The work will be done on the advice of the Huron County Health Unit and charged to the owner who has not acted on warnings to clean up. Reeve Robert Bell will at- tend an Ontario Hydro meeting to consider the Southwestern Evaluation of Alternative Transmission Systems Expansion programs. The meeting will be held July 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Goderich. A cheque for $13,251.90 from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation will be received by council for the filter room and heating system at the Seaforth Lions pool which is located in Tuckersmith Township. t�3 ED DEVINE At South Huron Hospital, Exeter, on Thursday, July 19th, 1981, Edward John Devine, son of the late John and Sarah Devine, of Queensway Home Hensall, formerly of Grand Bend, in his 71st year. Dear brother of Mrs. Rosa Grigg and Mrs. Gertrude Tiedeman, both of Grand Bend. Dear brother- in-law of Mrs. Susie Devine of Grand Bend. Also sur- vived by a number of nieces and nephews. Predeased by one sister, Mrs. Lena Colby and one brother, Henry Devine. Rested at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, where the service took place on Saturday, July llth at 2 p.m. Interment Grand Bend Cemetery. Rev. H. Moore officiating. FLORENCE MARSHALL Suddenly at St. Joseph's Hospital, on Thursday, July 9, 1981, Miss Florence Ethel Marshall of Lucan in her 98th year. Dear sister of Fred Marshall of Clinton. Predeceased by 3 sisters, Mrs. Lillis Amundson of Long Beach, California, Mrs. Kathleen Schaffer, Detroit, Michigan, - Margaret Mar- shall of Lucan and two brothers, John and Hugh Marshall of Lucan. Also survived by 4 nieces, Audrey Anderson, Barbara Vanden Neucker, Kay Clark, and Margaret Gullian and three nephews John Marshall, Elliott and Joe Amundson. Rested at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, Lucan, where the funeral service was held on Friday, July 10 at 2 p.m. . Interment in St. James Cemetery, Clan- deboye. GORDON BROWN At St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Wednesday, July 8, 1981, Gordon Alexander Brown of RR 1, Ailsa Craig, in his 76th year. Beloved husband of the late Jean M. (Bonnie) McIntyre. Dear father of Marie (Mrs. Ralph Payne) of RR 4, Thamesford, George of RR 1, Ailsa Craig, Margaret E. of London, Elsie (Mrs. James Lamb) of Wayne, Michigan, Janet (Mrs. Jim Windsor) of RR 3, Denfield and Dorothy (Mrs. Clifford Rollings) of RR 2, Lucan. Predeceased by brother John R. Also survived by nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Rested at the T. Stephenson and Son Funeral Home, Ailsa Craig, where the funeral service was held on Friday, July 10 at 2 p.m. with Mr. Peter Shelj,yfficiating. Interment Nairn Cemetery. Mr. Brown was a former Reeve of East Williams Twp. JACOVUS VANWONDIRIN At his residence on Mon. July 13. 1981, Jacovus ZURICH ,dh, Home Hardware GOOD PAINT SERVICE WITH "BEAUTITONE" AND "BENJAMIN MOORE" Quality at Fair Prices ZURICH HOME HARDWARE Doug & Nan Kincaid Dealer -Owners ' A cheque for $42,252.50 was also received by council from the same ministry for pool renovations at the Vanastra recreation centre. Two part time employees at the Vanastra recreation centre have been given full time jobs at the centre to replace Bob Marshall who resigned. Cindy Connolly was hired at a salary of $11,- 500 and Sandi Fremlin at a salary of $10,500. Applications for two tile drainage loans were ap- proved for $20,300. Passedforpayment are the following accounts. Vanastra day care, $5,- 026.68; Vanastra special day care, $3,393.72; Vanastra recreation centre, 119,- 099.51; roads, $57,749.53; and general accounts, $26,049.47, for a total of $111,318.91. To clean up several un - arses rye F.; "Jake" VanWonderen of Conc. 10, Stanley Twp. in his 52nd year. Beloved husband of Afra (Weel) VanWonderen, dear son of Simon and Petronella Van Wonderen of Holland. Dear father of Ken of Calgary, Nelly of Edmonton, Len and Peggy, both at home. Dear brother of John, Wim, Siem, Cor, Piet, Theo, Andre, Adrian, Sjan, Ria and Nelly all of Holland and Annie of New Zealand. Visitation at tike Westlake Chapel of Micheal P. O'Connor Funeral Home, 49 Goshen St., No`rth, Zurich until Thursday, July 16 at 9:45 a.m. hence to St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church for celebration of the funeral mass at 10 a.m. with Father P. Mooney celebrant. Inter- ment in St. Boniface. cemetery Zurich. Prayers at the funeral home on Wednesday evening at 8:30 p.m. 236-4911, sightly and neglected areas in Vanastra and Egmond- ville council will hire a rnan to cut the tong grass and weeds. The VanEgmond Founda- tion was granted permission to hold a parade on July 23. Council gave a grant of $100 to the Goderich and District Association for the mentally retarded. Clerk -treasurer Jack McLachlan will attend a Municipal Finance con- ference in London September 23-25, possibly for only one day. The meeting adjourned at midnight. Girls at 4-H event More than 200 4-H Homemaking Club members from all over Ontario spent from June 23rd to June 26th at the University of Guelph attending Provincial Con- ference. Huron County was fortunate to be allowed seven members to attend. Gwen Dickson, Belmore Club; Connie Evans, Clinton 3 Club; Kathleen Foran, Donneybrook Club; Anita Hamm, Blyth 2 Club; Donna Prout, Hurondale VI Club; Ruth Ryan, Seaforth II Club; Rose Van Loon, Seaforth II Club were our delegates. They have been involved at the Conference whose theme was "Dimensions 1981 - Destination ... Life." There were interest sessions, speakers, discussion groups and a banquet with guest speaker The Hon. Lorne Henderson, Minister of Agriculture and Food. The members attending would no doubt broaden experiences by meeting with club members from across the province and we're glad they were able to represent Huron County. —CRANE SERVICE — PARKHILL AND DISTRICT **. 25 Ton Mobile Grove V.H. 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