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Could get unexpected grant of $170,000
Discover
A discovery by the federal
government that it ran the
risk of failing to meet Ila
part of the Canada -U.S.
water quality agreement
will apparently prove
beneficial to Exeter
ratepayers.
Last year, Ottawa cancell-
ed the community services
contribution program, and
thereby cut off expected
financial help in building
sewers, sewage treatment
plants and pumping stations.
When it was learned that
the move could risk the
water quality agreement,
Ottawa did a turn -around
and last week announced
A PIPE SMOKING HOBO — Dressed as a pipe smoking
hobo and looking through the strings of bobbing apples at
Thursday's Hallowe'en party at Stephen Central School was
Janice Schade. T -A photo
Dorothy Chapman
wins council seat
Dorothy Chapman, named
as the 1980 "Citizen of the
Year" along with retiring
mayor Derry Boyle, this
week became a member of
Exeter council.
In a secret ballot among
council members, 'she won
the position over Ben
Hoogenboom, the only other
person to apply for the posi-
tion left vacant by the
resignation of Jay Campbell.
Ironically, the man with
whom she shared the citizen
of the year title last year
commenced his long and il-
Motorcyclist
struck by
hit and run
A Huron Park motor-
cyclist sustained minor in-
juries when his machine was
struck from behind by an un-
known vehicle which left the
scene of the collision on Fri-
day.
Thong Chansamone was
travelling along concession
2-3 of Stephen Township
north of the Crediton Road
when he was knocked from
his motorcycle by the hit and
run vehicle.
Damage to the machine
was listed at $700.
It was one of four
collisions investiagted by the
Exeter OPP this week. Also
on Friday, a vehicle driven
by Trang Phuong, Dublin,
went out of control on Coun-
ty Road 11 in Usborne
Township north of Highway
83 and slid into the ditch.
The driver suffered minor
injuries and damage was set
at $300.
On Saturday, a vehicle
driven by Frank Moore, RR
2 Zurich, left concession 12-
13 of Hay Township and
struck a fence post. There
were no injuries and damage
was estimated at $1,000.
A load of grain was
dumped in a ditch on conces-
sion 2-3 of Stephen Township
on Sunday. The vehicle
driven by Robert Thiel, RR 1 -
Dashwood, went over the
edge of the road and
the load of grain in the vehi-
cle caused it to shift and the
truck rack collapsed, spill-
ing the grain.
Damage to the vehicle was
listed at $1,100.
lustrious career in
municipal politics by filling
a council vacancy.
In ordering the ballots
from Monday's election to
be destroyed, Mayor Bruce
Shaw refused to divulge the
score between the two can-
didates.
The new council member
is the wife of EPS principal
Jim Chapman and she
federal grants totalling S66
million for sewer -related
projects, including a grant of
$170,000 for the planned $1.1
million expansion of the Ex-
eter sewage treatment
plant.
That move had an im-
mediate reaction in Exeter,
although terms of the grants
have not yet been detailed in
other than news reports.
benefits Exeter
onday night, Exeter
council decided to defer a
bylaw that would have
resulted in the local sewer
surcharge rates being doubl-
ed at the end of next January
in view of the news.
The sanitary sewer com-
mittee had a recommenda-
tion from their October 28
meeting to put the new rates
into effect on January 31, but
Stephen joins fight
over sewer rate
DOROTHY CHAPMAN
currently sits on the plan-
ning board.
Last year, Mrs. Chapman
was given the town honor in
recognition of her communi-
ty involvement in the Exeter
United Church, Big
Brothers, South Huron
Hospital Auxiliary and the
Scouting movement.
"Although we have been
here only eight tyears, Ex-
eter is my home, " she com-
mented in accepting the
citizen award last
November.
Councillor Lossy Fuller,
who chaired the ad hoc com-
mittee named to seek a
replacement for Campbell
moved that a letter of
appreciation be sent to
HPoogenboom, a former
council member, for his in-
terest in serving the com-
munity and it was endorsed
by council.
The requirement for a
vote of council is contained
in the Municipal Act.
Stephen township council
is planning a meeting later
in November with Grand
Bend council and officials of
Grand Cove Estates to dis-
cuss the sewer rates for the
seniors development.
Grand Coves and Stephen
met Tuesday and rejected a
proposal from Grand Bend
which called for a charge of
$76.50 times two persons per
household for capital cost,
operations, repairs and
maintenance of the sewer
system. ft,p.:
The joint"meeting agreed
to paying for operating and
repair costs and
maintenance but rejected
the capital cost request.
Council learned from the
Huron Board of Education
and the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board that
beginning in January of 1982,
four payments of school tax
levies will be required.
The Stephen arena board
is being instructed to con-
vert the arena boilers from
oil to gas and proceed with
the calling of tenders.
The contract for construc-
tion of the Turnbull
municipal drain was let to
Hanna and Hamilton for
Will supply
class aides
Teachers' aides will be
hired by the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board, a
decision made after con-
siderable discussion at its
October 26 meeting.
,.Dicector..of education
William Eckert said there
may be one or two areas
where teachers' aides are
required. The classes will be
looked at on an individual
basis with consideration for
the number and needs of the
students.
Vice-chairman Vincent
Young expressed concern
for using a "blanket" policy
to hire aides. While agreeing
with the. need for aides, he
asked if each hiring could be
brought to board meetings.
• Eckert said he didn't want
background information
such as actual children re-
quiring additional
assistance. Judgement
should rest with administra-
tion, Eckert said, as they
have been in the classrooms
and are aware of needs.
It was agreed Eckert
would inform trusteesof
hirings. Presently there are
two half-time and one
quarter -time aides at three
self-contained special educa-
tion classes. Two are in
Stratford and one is in Clin-
ton.
School office secretary
rates increased by 15 per-
cent effective September 1.
Trustees approved the
following increases with old
rates in brackets: starting
$5.35 ($4.65). one year $5.62
($4.90), two or more years
85.90 ($5.13).
In other business, trustees
were told two officials from
the Ministry of Education
who were advised to speak
at a meeting to explain the
english curriculum review,
are unable to attend until
January or February of next
year.
$12,044.50, the lowest of five -
bids received.
Deputy -Reeve Alvin Epp
presented a motion that will
defer that bylaw until of-
ficial notification is received
regarding the $170,000 grant.
Had the bylaw been pass-
ed, the sewer surcharge
would haveone from 852.50
annually to $105 for residen-
tial customers and would
have doubled to 114 percent
of the water bill for those
commercial and industrial
accounts on meters.
The extra por tion had been
ear -marked for the future
expansion of • the sanitary
system.
"We want to see what in -
pact the grant will have,"
commented Epp in having
the increase deferred.
Councillor Bill Mickle said
that press reports indicate
the only criteria attached to
the federal grant is that the
project be started prior to
the end of 1982 and that it be
completed within three
years.
He said there was every
indication it would be a
direct grant and would in no
way prejudice the percen-
tage that could be expected
from the provincial govern-
ment for the sewer project.
A spokesperson for En-
vironment Canada said that
when the old program was
cancelled by the government
"there was suddenly a
realization that in order to
fulfill our obligations to
provide our share under the
Great Lakes clean water
Serving South Huron, North Middlesex
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agreement (with the U.S.)
we had to come up with
more money".
Under the grant system
announced last week, only
projects that are designed to
improve the quality of Great
Lakes water will be includ-
ed.
In Parliament, Environ-
ment Minister John Roberts
said final arrangements for
financing the projects are
being made with Ontario and
he might consider making
the grants available to
municipalities during con-
struction rather than waiting
until the projects are com-
pleted. This would save the
municipalities the expense
of borrowing money for con-
struction.
APPLE BOBBERS — Jim Adamson watches aslennifer Fick
bobs for apples at a Hallowe'en party Thursday morning at
Park nursery school. T -A photo
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SET SAFETY RECORD — The woodworking program of ARC Industries in Dashwood hos
set a safety record of 204 days as of November 2. The previous high was 190 days. Above,
production supervisor Larry Skinner watches as Morgan Dalton and Phil Regier cut pieces
for a shipping crate. T -A photo
Switch to quarterly bill
will cost Hay '9,700
It would cost Hay
township an estimated $9,700
in interest charges to collect
taxes twice a year, and pay
the Huron County board of
education allotment four
times per year.
Clerk Joan Ducharme told
the township council about
theadded costs of the board
of education's action at the
council's November
meeting. Monday.
As the alternative, she
Fact finder issues
negotiation report
Anne Barrett, the fact
finder appointed by the
Education Relations Com-
mission to the negotiations
between the trustees and
secondary school teachers of
the Huron County Board of
Education submitted her
report to the Commission on
October 27, 1981.
As required under Section
26(1) of the School Boards
and Teachers Collective
Negotiations Act, Revised
Statutes of Ontario, 1980, the
teachers and trustees will
then have a further 15 days
to continue negotiations on
the basis of this report.
There is a provision for an
additional five days under
Section 126(3 t of the Act if
both trustees and teachers
agree and if the Commission
gives its approval.
If at the end of this time
the parties have not made or
renewed an agreement then
the Education Relations
Commission will make the
fact finder's report public.
POPPY BUTZ — Members of the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian legion
are involved in the annual Poppy Blitz this week. Shown above making a sole to Suzanne
Mothers and Billy Joe Rowcliffe is branch post president Murray Greene. T -A photo
said it would only cost the
township about $400 for an
extra computer billing to
collect the taxes four times
per year. Some of the bills
could have ;wo pay stubs and
cover two payments with a
single mailing.
The board of education has
informed area
municipalities that in order
to save on interest borrow-
ing costs. it will collect its
allocation four tunes per
year.
Deputy Reeve Lionel
Wilder said the tax billing
should remain as it is. He
felt it would hurt those who
would have to borrow money
to pay their taxes in four in-
stallments.
Reeve Lloyd Mousseau ad-
vised council to look at the
problem carefully. Most of
Hay's assessment comes
from farm properties he
added and they were unhap-
py when the township moved
to the twice yearly
payments. from an annual
payment.
The plan would also hurt
farmers having income from
only one crop a year Wilder
added
Councillor Dick Rau said
it was not right for those
who could afford to pay their
taxes to have to subsidize
those who couldn't.
What's the difference he
asked if a person can't af-
ford to pay his taxes' The
person would pay interest
either to the township for
arrears. or the banks if he
borrows to pay the taxes.
"I don't find that fair to
the public." he said of rais-
ing the mill rates to pay for
the $9,700 additional costs.
Tony Bedard suggested
the item he put on a ballot at
the next election to let the
people of Hay decide.
Mousseau reminded coun-
cil the issue did not have to
be decided right away.
Ducharme said she would
recalculate the costs of the
interest payments and in -
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Hensall man awaits
sentence for breakin
• A H sail man who
appear in Exeter court,
Tuesday, was described as a
"one-man tornado" by
police after he inflicted
damage estimated at $53,656
at Acme Neon Signs Ltd. in
Exeter.
Gregory Allan Bugler
pleaded guilty to the charge
of break, enter and theft, but
the theft was incidental in
comparison to the damage.
Change amounting to
about $30 and a part off a
chain saw were stolen in the
September 30 breakin, but
several machines were turn-
ed over, wires cut, filing
cabinets and desks strewn
about.
The damage figure was es-
timated by the firm's in-
surance company.
Judge W.G. Cochrane
ordered a pre -sentence
report on Bugler and his
sentence will be handed
down on November 24. The
accused was released out of
custody.
A 17 -year-old Huron Park
youth. William Thomas Mof-
fatt. was given a suspended
sentence and placed on
probation for six months
when he appeared •for
sentencing Tuesday on
charges of possession of
stolen property and wilful
damage.
Moffatt had been jointly
charged with Martin Vincent
McVeeney, Ailsa Craig, for
the possession of a late
model Cadillac which had
been stolen in Ailsa Craig
and was later found aban-
doned with damage of about
$5.000.
McVeeney was given 30
days in jail on his charge.
The wilful damage charge
arose from the June incident
in which Moffatt damaged a
bed at the Exeter OPP of-
fice
The court was told that
Moffatt had just spent eight
Okay party
for staffers
Employees of the Town of
Exeter will again have their
tickets provided for the an-
nual Christmas party at the
South Huron rec centre,
despite a suggestion from
some members of the staff
that they would prefer other
arrangements.
Council agreed. Monday.
to provide a ticket for each
employee and his her spouse
at a cost of $10 each for the
party on December 5. which
includes a meal with wine
and a dance to follow.
t'p to 60 people are in-
volved.
Works superintendent
Glenn Kells advised council
that some employees had
suggested they stage their
own party this year in con-
junction with the fire depart-
ment.
However. Councillor
l,ossy Fuller noted that the
party at the rec centre was
sponsored by the board as a
fund-raising event and the
town should co-operate by
continuing the practice of
purchasing tickets to the
party for the employees and
their spouses.
('ouncillor Morley Hall
voted in opposition to the
motion. but gave no reason
for his action.
days in jail for failing to pay
fines ordered by the court in
previous charges.
A conditional discharge,
with probation of six,,,
months, was given to Donald
Arnold Taylor, '16, RR 1
Brucefield, who appeared
for sentencing on a charge of
wilful damage arising from
an incident in which he
drove his vehicle across the
lawn at Hensall Public
School. causing damage of
$45.
When he appeared in court
two weeks ago, the accused
reported that he had made
restitution for the damage
and Judge Cochrane delayed
his sentence until a letter to
that effect was placed
before the court.
A 16 -year-old Exeter
driver, Douglas A.
Armstrong, was fined $220
and had his licence suspend-
ed for three months after
pleading guilty to a charge
of driving with an alcohol
level over the legal limit on
October 11. His vehicle had
been stopped because it was
being driven without any
headlights and a
breathalizer test showed a
reading of 120 mgs.
Armstrong was given an
absolute discharge on a se-
cond charge of mischief, laid
after he broke a window at
the police office while taking
the breathalizer test.
Restitution for the $65
damage had been made, the
court was told.
Judge Cochrane gave the
absolute discharge to the
student because of his age,
lack of means and the fact
that he had no previous
record.
Quits.post,
leaves plea
Exeter crossing guard
Janice Mason tendered her
resignation to council this
week. It had been hinted at
the last meeting that the
resignation would be
forthcoming as her husband,
Done has been transferred to
the OPP detachment at
Ridgetown.
Her resignation becomes
effective on December 5.
In her letter, Mrs. Mason
said she hoped council would
still give consideration to
her request that overhead,
lighted crosswalk signs be
erected at the Victoria and
Main St. crossing for local
school children.
"I feel that the volume of
traffic on Highway 4
warrants more notice of the
crosswalk," she stated.
Her suggestion was passed
along to the works com-
mittee for consideration.
SEIZE MARIJUANA -- Exeter OPP and town police mode on
early morning raid on the Stephen farm of Henry Eisenschink,
Thursday, and seized 16 pounds of marijuana. OPP Cpl. Dove
Woodward displays some of the plants found in the raid.
Police `harvest'
marijuana crop
A 52 -year-old Stephen
Township market farmer
has been charged with
possession of marijuana for
the purpose of trafficking.
Henry Eisenschink, RR 1
Exeter. was charged, Thurs-
day. following an early mor-
ning raid on his farm on con-
cession 4 south of Highway
83 by a joint force of Exeter
OPP and Exeter town
police
The two forces had been
investigating the situation
for some time.
The police raid netted
about 16 pounds of mari•
juana valued at $6.500
Eisenschink was released
pending a court appearance
in Exeter on November 10