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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-01-20, Page 15Id OMB to rulo on bylaw . Council,v a ereto appear OMB K ntativlE�icom Green mall. and noted none of the area le =2,319.724. . diamond being undertaken Acres o one proposed g She was authorized by by the club. The club wanted by-law tPhich would council to gather quotations to ensure that there would be zone the commercial. on the cost of converting the no conflict of property lino Ben Webb, wjowns o r- village office to propane or access between the sports us 1 beat. The current furnace is field and the village's new ty 'beside tlfe' 11 house, fire hall. gas bar and wash, says very old and council thought he is developedded that it may p it would be wise in principle, Now that the snag has be into a mini- 1 had p y to replace it outright rather been cleared up, the Lions than try to repair it, she Club is free to proceed with said. fund-raising, said LorneA delegation from the Campbell, past chainnan ofvillage's Lions Club asked the committee to build theMary's council about its future park.building intentions next tOthe site of the planned were reviewed and approvedThe 1981 accounts payablemusings soccer field and baseball in'the amount of $24,848. Times -Advocate, January 20, 1982 P� 15 A zoning by-law champ dispute regarding the Save Gas Bar property on Ontario Street will be resolved at a bearing of the Ontario Municipal board (OMB) at the village office February 24. Village council heard a would back him upas their residents nearby want any agent. He will earn 110.50 an suchthing. hour. Webb. a car parts Council passed a motion salesman from London, authorizing the clerk to set appearedbefore count to new figures for municipal register the oppostion of the utilities on ratepayers' bilis. Green Acre residents to via the computer billing council. He already sub -system. This specifically mitted a petition to the same refers, to the new sewage effect before Christmas with rates. "fifty to sixty signatures," Louise ,Clipperton told he said later to the Times- council that Stephen Advocate. Township had been informed According to village reeve that the total assessment Bob Sharen, . the property value of its property in the had been zoned both residen- Grand Bend fire protection tial and commercial by mis- take in the village's official plan last year, an error which is being recltified by council with money from the owner. he said. The fact that there is citizens' opposition to the zoning change necessitates the hearing before the OMB, he added. Last fall, the village sent official notices of the zoning change to residents within 400 feet of the site, as re- quired by law. "What worries us is that just about anything could go in there," Webb laid he felt the increased traffic created by a small mall would cause problems because the im- mediate intersection has no traffic light, only a winking amber light. - Sharen also said the OMB will be resolving objections to by-law 5010, a new com- prehensive zoning by-law. Council _ also heard •Jim Jean from the Southcott Pines Residents' Associa- tion who asked for the village's approval in princi- ple that some residents on Christie Street currently on well water should in future convert their supply system to a six-inch pipe for ade- quate fire protection. The council agreed to the idea in principle and said a letter would be sent to the PUC.. Jean's request for a 1500 grant to help pay for the Southcott Pines snow - clearing operations was turned down. Southcott Pines uses private contrac- tors to clear and sand their streets. John Clark was hired as the village bylaw enforce- ment officer: He was at council to set his rate of pay and confirm that council IN APPRECIATION POR HIS SERVICES — On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, Lloyd Morden and Elwood Lemon presented a plaque lost Wednesday to J. Lorne Campbell, who is moving to Georgetown next month. Mr. Campbell was the treasurer for the post three years while manager at the Bank of Montreal: He will be working as an inspector in the in- ternal audit department at the Bank's head office in. Toronto. • By Mary Alderson United Church women hold first _meeting of year Nineteen ladies gathered for their first 1982 meeting last Thursday afternoon in the S.S. rooms of the church. President Mabel Gill welcomed all. A worship service on a New Year's theme was conducted by Elda . Adams. She opened with a poem, "As the years.roll onward." Scripture from chapter six of Luke, verses 27-36 was read by . Annie Morenz. The meditation topic was en- titled, "The roads we travel," as written by Rev. Alun Lewis. The roads in the story were Damascus, Jericho, Bethlehem and Road of the Cross. Mrs. Adams said some of the highways of Christian Spirit are enlightenment, self- denying service, Emmanuel, Divine • Passion and sacrifice. Roll call was answered by "Something you enjoyed in the '81 meetings. The minutes of,December • meeting, were read by secretary Eleanor Durie. Hymns 500, "Take time to be Holy", and 441, "Guide me 0 Thou great Jehovah," were sung today with piano accompaniment by Elaine Moore. Several thank you letters were read and Elizabeth Adams brought thanks from the session for money donated by the U.C.W. to reach the church allocation. Mabel Gill presided for the business. 1t was voted to buy a number of new tables. Mabel announced the annual Preskyterial meeting to be held in Hensel] United. Church on January 25 with three members planning to attend. During the social time Buelah Holt showed pictures of a trip she had taken to the Holy Land in 1967. Places visited were Bethlehem, Jerusalefn, Jordan, Israel, •lfaifa and Nazareth. Scenes showed many beautiful churches. Rachel's tomb, hills and country, St. Stephens gate, Dome on the Rock, Rock of Maria, wailing wall, tomb of Holy sepulcher, Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Temptation, River Jordan, and Roman viaduct. Buelah and her friend Margaret Maven were photographed paddling their feet in the Dead Sea. Tea and cookies were served by lunch hostesses Elaine Moore and Eleanor Durie . Rev. and MrsCampbell sang a duet, titled, "I am loved." Church of God ladies held their first meeting of 1982 at the church last Thursday evening. A mission study on India was gaiven . by Millie Desjardine. President Betty Campbell conducted the. business. In the social time a craft of braiding for coat hangers was learned. Lunch hostesses were Marian Steckle and Deanna MacGregor. United Church news Rev. H. Moore's sermon topic at the Sunday morning service was, "He knows us," with scripture reading from John 1: 43-51. Irene Kennedy was organist today in the absence of Idella Gabel. . The Official Board meeting of the charge will be held at Greenway United Church, January'25at &p.m. A Young People's organization meeting was held Sunday evening at the United Church with 16 in attendance. Sharon Johnson, Lynda Allister, Marilyn Walper and Laura Lynn Teevins were named as leaders. Next meeting will be February 21. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Johnson returned home last Friday after babysitting at their daughter Neva's home, their four grandchildren, Robfn and Laurence McVittie, of Southampton,. and Kevin and Karen McArthur, of Port Elgin. Their son-in-law Don McArthur, is hospitalized at Owen Sound Hospital at present and underwent surgery. Four year old Karen returned home here with her grandparents. Grand Bend Optimist Club will be sponsoring a Winter Carnival on the Old River I3ed on February 7. All families welcome. Hot dogs and hot 'chocolate will be served between 2 and 4 p.m. On February a ski loppet will be held at Pinery Provincial Park sponsored by Grand Bend Optimist Club. Grand Bend Women's Institute. will meet Thursday afternoon January 21 in the S.S. rooms at the United Church at 1:30 p.m. Topic will be Family and Con- sumer Affairs, with guest speaker Mrs. Gina Fischer from the "For Goodness Sake," store in town. Roll call to be answered b "What to eat to be healthy." All ladies welcome. Grand Bend couples club meeting, scheduled for last Saturday night was once again cancelled and will be held, weather permitting, on Saturday night, January 23. Pearl and Laird Hendrick were supper guests Friday evening with Elda and Elgin Adams. The non denontinational • Bible coffee hour was held last Thursday morning at • Mrs. Ruth DeBrun's home, at 12 River Road, .with 21 ladies attending. This week's meeting will be. same time and place with study time on 'Justice and Government," from a woman's workshop on Proverbs. • The annual meeting for Grand. Bend United Church will beheld tonight January 20, at 8:00 p.m. ' Donald Hoggarth is a patient in South Huron hospital in Exeter. Mrs. Donald Hoggarth is presently in University Hospital in London. . ,, ,omp.,fhq ..n, l,."„ the ,i.11 When someone in- your neighbourhood calls and asks if you have a fire ex- tinguisher. they probably want to borrow it. Immediately. I received one of those frightening phone dafls recently. "I'll be right there." I told my friends. I pulled on my boots, struggl- ed with my jacket, and retrieved the fire ex- tinguisher from its dusty home on the basement stairway where it's hung un- used for more than four years. As I ran out the door it oc- curred to me that a flashlight might be useful in running through the gully beside our house. The snow in the gully was knee deep. I ran back in and grabbed a flashlight. The call come at about suppertime, and it was dark outside. " Struggling through the snow. 1 told myself that it will be important to remain calm. cool and collected. My telephone caller sounded ex- tremely upset, so I knew that I must try not. to panic. As I ran down the road, I ex- amined the extinguisher with my flashlight. I noted that it was charged, and read the instructions - lift here and press there. When I arrived, the inside of the house was clouded with thick grey smoke. It was a chimney fire - the .wall" behind their wood stove and the ceiling above it were • burning. They were attemp- ting to stop the blaze by throwing buckets of water Lip. at the ceiling. Yes, they had thought about dousing it with a garden hose, but like most hoses this time of year, their's was in, the garage frozen stiff. I handed over the extinguisher, and soon the fire's progress was slow- ed. Water pressure was run- ning low, -and help was on hand to refill the buckets. But the extinguisher didn't last long. and everyone was wondering when the fire truck would arrive. Trying to, stay cairn, I suggested that I would• run out towards the highway to meet the firetruck, and show the brigade where the fire was. Living in a subdivision off the beaten path has its disadvantages -"it is very dif- ficult to give a visitor direc- tions. •- Despite my efforts to think through, I had made a serious oversight. I forgot to lock our dog, Pepper, In the house when I ran out the door. As I raced down the road. 1 noticed Pepper trot- ting along behind me. I wasn't about to let my dog loose in traffic when firemen were arriving at the scene of a fire. When I saw the red lights approaching. I grabb- ed Pepper's collar, and wav- ed my flashlight with the other hand. The firemen'!e van stopped and I jumped in, hauling Pepper in on topof me. While our dog's legs are "peppered" with black spots, he's nd . Daimation. Nonetheless, he became a firedog for a few moments, as we sat in the truck giving directions.`. Normally, Pepper would be very excited in such a situation, but he knew that this was no time for playfulness. He burrowed deep in my lap. The Grand Bend firemen were very efficient, and soon the fire was under control. While my friends were dis- couraged about the damage -to their recently renovated family room, they consoled themselves with the thought that things could have been much worse. The action began to settle down as the firemen remov- ed the last of the smoldering ceiling tiles.` Suddenly I realized that it was very, very cold out, and.I had no mittens on. I walked home, glad that I had helped, and proud of myself for keeping my cool. Pepper obediently followed me. We got back into our warm house. And then it happened My knees began to shake and my hands trembled. I tried to get supper ready. but I was dropping pots and pans, and nearly broke .a plate. So much for calm. cool and collected - I was totally rattled. PUC raises water 20 per cent Grand Bend's 718 water users will be paying 20 percent more for their water beginning February 1. The village's Public Utilities Commission voted llhursday, after some isagreement and discussion, to hike the water rate to offset an expected operating deficit of 14,000 this year. The last rate in- crease was in 1977. The new monthly rates will be $8.40 for domestic use, 110.80 for flat rate com- mercial, and $1.80 per thousand gallons for metered commercial with a minimum charge of $18 per. month. The new rates will show up on the March billings. Secretary -treasurer Orian Gunning told the commission that revenue for 1982 would be 189,000 based on an estimated flow of 64 million gallons, but operating costs would be 493,136 for water alone. She calculated that with an increase of 20 per- cent, $93,835 in revenue would be generated. The problem rests with the fact that consumption was so high last summer, Gunning told the Times -Advocate this week. Consumers paying a flat rate mayhave been using too much, while metered users alone were paying their share of the bill. The commission operated at a loss for eight months in 1981, and commissioners knew something would have 4o be done soon. Water leaks were suspected, but repair work in the fall revealed that water usage was in fact running at high levels, she said. Commissioners resisted an increase of 25 percent, saying it was unfair at a time when living costs are so high. Commissioner Bob Sharen asked Gunning to release the billings for the commercial water users to the village for its study. He explained that the village is trying to determine who is a large, medium or small consumer, and that the .PUC Act authorizes the data release. Roy Johnson complained that it was unrelated to council's work to have this information. - "Was this idea your own, or was it presented fairly to council?" he asked. Sharen replied that the village has L. right to the figures. "If you calculate the costs carefully, you will find that com- mercial users are paying a lot; in fact, they're sub- sidizing the households," he said. He added that where -residential users are metered, consumption drops an average of 37 percent. Sharen also suggested to the commission that they consider billing customers by asking them for pre - au thor ized re-authorized cheques.' 1 .F. KEEPING THE STREET CLEAR — Village foreman Jack Stanlake wos working Saturday afternoon to keep Main Street open. The weekend brought more snow and lfreezinq temperatures to the area. the Tender Spot Markets Quality Foods Low Prices Tenderspot trim blade roast Reg. ;1.98 Ib. sliced white bread Grand Bend '\ 238-2512 Hours Mon. to Thurs., 8 to 6 Fri., 8-9 Sat., 8-6 Zurich Hours 236-4387 Mon. to Wed. 8 to 6 Thun. & Fri., 8 to 9 Sot. 8 to 6 16 oz. limit 6 per family AO( Tenderspot Bavarian style fresh sausage Reg. $1.981b. Ib.28 ...1 .38 Nabob regular grind vac pak coffee11e Z .69 . bUV1'L 41 •‘.-'- v '4, VYH K I v! CA Stock Wallpaper Wallpaper Book Orders Anglican church news Rev. J. Sutton read a letter from the Primate of Canada concerning Mission Witness for all Anglicans in Canada. Rev. Sutton spoke firmly this past Sunday asking directly -of the parishioners of (.rand Bend, "What do you do in this Parish to witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ?" Ile claims we must all move out and make a proclamation ,of our actions. We all have three ways we can do this - first, -Time, to study, learn and work; second - Talents - everyone has a talent if he just recognizes it and uses it; three Money - use your money "to help others. Coffee hour hostess following . the morning service was Mrs. Joan Cole. Church of clod news Rev. J. Campbell's ser- mon topic at the Sunday , morning service was "Nothing is impossible," with Scripture text from Luke 1: verse 37. 25% °° 20% °" Tenderspot trim cross rib roast Velour bu-throom tissue4.r,10 �e1.88 'Kleenex facial tissue 200's 67 deli sliced cooked ham Reg. $2.78 Ib, �b1.88 Top of the line Benjamin Moore Paints 20!/o off Specials on Armstrong, Solarians & Vinyls Floor Covering Great Savings on Name Brand Carpets GRAND BEND DECORATING lean ground beef Of stew beef .88 Humpty Dumpty potato chips p %2 price 200 gr. ell, California large stalk celery all Canadian brand cigarettes regular or king size9 cartons 20s and 25s 7 and FLOORING CENTRE jiff; I= HWY 4121 138-8603 No Name Products Available Plus Many In Store Features We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal family requirements Prices effective Wed., Jan. 20 to Tues., Jan. 26