Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-03-10, Page 1.11 jjp• -4•Pat•i;,,IIit.....44.$10110.111.41411110,41," .„ • „.„ Ail goals are reached. Dashwood greets new The dreams of a Medical Centre in the police village of • Dashwood becomes a reali- ty on Tuesday, April 13 when Dr. Gwyn Woodfine opens his practice. Dr. Woodfine met with the Medical Centre committee Wednesday night to finalize plans for the opening of the $65,000 facility. • Committee chairman Bob Hoffman said while the original goal of $65,000 had been reached donations would still be accepted as ad- ditional expenses will occur. Hoffman added, "We are very happy with the co- operation of everyone in the village and surrounding area. It's great to have a doctor here after being without for about two years. Dr. Vaidemar Gulens who had operated a practice on Main Street for more than 20 years died in 1980 and the police village of some 400 , residents has been without a doctor since that time. The new building which Is 28 by 40 feet in size is located on Huron County road 2, .one block south of Highway 83. Dr. Woodfine is a native of England having been com- missioned in that country in 1962 and practiced there un- til 1975 In family medicine when he moved to his pre- sent location at Beechburg in the Ottawa area. The new doctor said his move to Dashwood was FIGHTING SIDE Of FIRE — Deputy fire chief. Prosper VanBruaene and PUC foreman Ken Lovie watch as firemen ply water on the west side of the Village Inn fire. T -A 'photo Stephen council on road for meeting The regular March meeting of Stephen township council was held at the home of councillor Ralph Weber near Dashwood. Weber is convalescing at his home since suffering serious injuries when struck by an automobile in London in early December. Council is in the process of closing a further portion of the unopened road allowance at Lots 20 and 21, Concession 5. This is to coincide with road alignment and building of the Devil's Elbow bridge. Weight restrictions replacing half load limitswill Riddell retains agriculture job Liberal caucus members have a lot of new jobs when the provincial legislature reopened this week, but farmers will still have Jack Riddell doing the talking for them. The veteran Huron - Middlesex MPP was named to another term' as agriculture critic Monday when new Liberal leader David Peterson (London Centre) announced causus assignments for the new term. Last week Peterson named the leadership runner-up,. Sheila Copps of Hamilton Centre, as health critic and Please turn to page 3 Salary pact is okayed A two-year collective agreement has been reached between Huron County Board of Education and its 245 secondary school teachers. • Terms of the contract were released Tuesday morning following teacher ratification Monday. The contract is effective Sep- tember 1, 1981 and will end on August 31, VA. A 10 percent salary in- crease has been granted for both years of the contract to teachers, principals and vice-princiPals, The average teacher salary during the 1981/82 school year is $34,217. In the new collective agreement there are three adjustments. Effective September 1, 1981 salaries range between $16,290 and $36,200, on May 1, 1982 an adjustment increases the range to $18,540 to 838,750, and effective September 1, 1982 the range again in- creases to $18,190 to $40,400. Further information will be published next week. be imposed on the paved por- tions cof three township roads as soon as the signs are plac- ed. The roads are the easterly portion of Huron street to the town of Exeter, county road LA through the police village of Centralia and Concession road 2 and 3 from county road 21 to county road 5, south of Huron Park. The new weight restric- tions will be five tonnes per vehicle axle. The tender of Pollard Brothers of Harrow to supp- ly 150 to 200 tons of liquid calcium at $153.35 per flack - ed ton was accepted. Road superintenent Eric Finkbeiner was instructed to call tenders for reconstruc- tion of one mile stretches of Concession 8-9 north of Lot 21 a Highway 83 and Conces- sion 14-15 from county road 4 south to sideroad 5. Court of revision on the Sitter municipal drain will be held April 6. Huron county planners were in attendance to review the subdivision plan applicaiton of Michael and Thomas Ryan in the Mount Carmel area. Council has agreed to pay their share of building up Waterloo street which is a boundary road between the township and the town of Ex- eter. A meeting is being planned with the township of liay to obtain assistance with sub- sidy monies for paving of streets in the police village of Dashwood. Payment of the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority levy for 1982 in the amount of $15,532 was ap- proved. Three readings were given to a bylaw to set the interest, rate on unpaid taxes, tax arrears and overdue ac- counts at 18 percent per an- num. Road superintendent Finkbeiner will be attending the Anderson Road School in Guelph May 2 to 5. Driver is hurt, vehicle wasn't Only one accident was in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP, this week. Oddly enough there was no damage to the car involved, but the driver sustained minor injuries. The mishap occurred Tuesday morning on Highway 4 south of Exeter when a vehicle driven by Jill Brown, London, skidded out of control and ended up on its side in a snowbank. The London woman received minor injuries. made for a couple of reasons. He hasalways been impressed by southern On- tario and wanted to be near a lake and three of his children are attending col- leges in Western Ontario. Dr. Woodfine said he will be looking for an aparfment in Exeter until he gets suitable permanent quarters. His hobbies include curl- ing, tennis, golfing andpain- ting pictures. He and his wife Geraldine have five children. They are 19 year- old twin boys Nicholas and Steven and 18 year-old Phillipa in college, Jennifer doctor nralle 11 and David in grade nine. Bulkling committee chair- man Jim Becker conferred with Dr. Woodfine Thursday moniing on the final 4ayout of the inside of the building. The Medical Centre com- mittee in addition to overall chairman BobUoffman and building chairman Jim Becker are secretary Nola Love, treasurer Nina Kraft, building committee Ken Rader, doctor relations J.M. Tiernan and Martha Weigand, public relations Ruth Anne Merner and Nan- cy Rader and finance Pat Sullivan and Harry Hayter. 4/1 , _1 , • 1", . ••••4 NEW DASHWOOD DOCTOR — The new Dashwood Medical Centre will open April 13 with Dr. Gwyne Wood; fine in charge. Dr. Woodfine was in Dashwood Thursday to verify the opening of his practice. From the fluff are Dr. Woodfine, Centre chairman Bob Hoffman, public relations committee Nancy Rader, doctor relations committee Martha Weigand and treasurer Ninia'Kraft. Imes 790eH,411.!...,44." Serving Smith Huron, Nor•th Middlesex One Hundred and Ninth Year '` EXETER, ONTARIO, •.. • vocate & North Lambton Since 1873 MARCH 10, 1982 • f • • -45'q0c/Vt$4 Price Per Copy 50 cents Huron Park man faces arson in one blaze ires d The long -vacant Village Inn on Main Street in Grand Bend was levelled .by fire early Sunday morning in the third major fire in the resort 'in nine months. Fire Chief Harry Hamilton said the alarm was turned in at 7:15 a.m. The three-storey hotel and dining room was filled with smoke when firefighters arrived, he said, • -4 DIRECTING WATER — Grand Bend firemen Larry Whiting and Gerry VanBruaene use a fence across the street to rest on while fighting Sunday's blaze at the Village Inn. T -A photo Two face charge, others may join . Scold Burns, 29, both of 173 Mill St. Informations have been sworn before a London justice of the peace and summonses are being issued for the 49 to appear in provincial court on April 1. The Exeter pair have been charged with being party to a scheme, while others in- volved have also been charged with conducting a scheme. Either way, the charges relate to "a scheme by which any person, by obligating himself to pay any sum of money shall become entitled to receive a larger sum of money than the amount to be paid, by reason of the fact that other persons have obligated themselves to pay a sum of money under the scheme." Under the Criminal Code the maximum penalty, if found guilty, is two years in prison. A number of schemes involving sums of up to $2,200 were said to be operating in this area and dwoughout Southwestern Ontario in recent months. Participants reaching the pay-off position in the schemes received eight times their investment. Exeter police reported this week they are aware of other local citizens involved in pyramid schemes and in- dicate that some may be charged. Two Exeter residents are among the 49 people facing charges by London police for being involved in a pyramid investment scheme. The charges were laid following a raid February 9 on a home at 70 Hunt Club Drive in London. The two local residents charged are Fern May Livingstone, 22, and Norman Driver receives fine,suspension Only one case was heard by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake in Exeter court, Tuesday. In that one, Rickard E. • Mattucci, RR 1 Hay, pleaded guilty to careless driving on February 3 and was fined $203. His licence was also suspended for six months because he had a previous conviction for the same offence. • The most recent charge was laid in Exeter when a member of the local police department saw the accused travelling at a high rate of speed and fish -tailing near the Legion Hall on William St. The officer said that a person operating, a snowblower in the vicinity was endahgered by Mat- tucci's driving on the icy road. stro and the int se heat prevented them. rom enter- ing the baseme where the flames. eriginited. The building Was destroyed by noon. ;., • 'AboUt 35 firemen were engaged in the battle as units from Dashwood and Thed- ford reipoeded te the call for .assistanCe.Thedford firemen,- Conceitrated on protecti4 . the nearby building. , Grand. - Itend firemen stayed behind throug;iout Sunday to hose down the glowing rentaina. Art Lair* of the Ontario Fire Marsbal's Office is in- veatigating the blaze, but said it would beseveraldays tokiiimileakteicpsieneugh • to probe. He wateumrifoned by the Pinery Park OPP and arrived Sunday. Heaaid he has no clues at present as to the cause. The OPP said the building was valued at 8200,000. The 25 -room building was originally a hotel .in Monc- tion, N.B. and was,moved to the village by boat. The first owner was Ory Wassmann, , a former village reeve, who sold it to a Mennonite group about five years ago. The Bank of Montreal had own- ed it since January 1981. The Green Forest Motel was destroyed by fire January 3 and the Grand Bend Casino, a former dance hall, burned in June 1981. Faces charge A 27 -year-old Huron Park man has been charged with arson following investigation into a fire which gutted a Dashwood area farm home early Saturday. Charged is Roy Allen Becker, 228 Algonquin Drive, son of the home's owner, Lorne Becker, Dashwood. The fire was discovered around 3:00 a.m., Saturday, and the brick and frame structure was extensively damaged. It had been vacant for about one week. . Dashwood fire department personnel responded to the call. The charge against the Huron Park man was laid by Exeter OPP Constable Jim Rogers, who investigated the blaze along with Paul Mar- tini, of the Ontario Fire Mar- shal's office in Toronto. The accused is slated to appear in court on March 23. There was no estimate of damage to the house located one and a half miles south of • Dashwood. House destroyed An early -morning fire near Port Franks destroyed a house belonging to. Bruce Peat of Smith -Peat Roofing, •Exeter, on March 1. Thieves steal additional discs Area motorists continued to be plagued by a rash of , thefts involving wheel discs. On Tuesday, Ken McLellan, Kippen, reported the theft of all four spoke wheel covers from his vehi- cle parked at his residence. They were valued at $400. Over the past two weeks, both the Exeter OPP and town police have moet.,w several thefts of wheel discs. • Pinery Park OPP in- vestigated the blaze which broke out at 3:15 a.m. and caused an estimated $145,000 loss. The house was empty at the time. The investigator.from the Exeter roofer loses home hotel, •homes Fire Marshal's Office, Art Laing, concluded with the police officer that the origins were unknown but arson was not suspected. Peat was contacted in Exeter and arrived at the scene of the fire. Pinery OPP also in- vestigated one traffic ac- cident last week. On March 6, a car driven by Murray Fitchett of Thedford suffered an estimated 83.500 worth of ,--Pos• • damage in a mishap on Bosanquet County Road 3. There were no injuries. There were 11 charges laid under the Liquor Licence Act, and 15 miscellaneous occurrences. OUT OF CONTROL — Some Grand Bend firemen Inn at Grand Bend, Sunday morning. Plan discussion on bridge ea s watch as others fight the out of control fire at the Village • T -A photo • • Usborne lets gravel tender The gravel contract for 1982 for the township of Usborne has been let 'to Levis Contracting of Clinton. The successful tender calls for 27,000 tons of gravel crushed and delivered on township roads at 81.49 per ton and a total of $40,230, 3,000 tons crushed and stockpiled at $1.19 a ton and $2.29 per ton for crushing and hauling to ratepayers. Council will be meeting in .the near future to discuss a report received on the Ether - ington bridge. Engineer Ken Dunn's report said the bridge besides being too nar,- row for modern day traffic has deteriorated in load car-, rying capacity. The report went on to recommend a load limit of six tonnes be posted on the bridge imniediately and that it be replaced as soon as possible. L.H. Turnbull and Son, Grand Bend have been engaged to dip gravel from the Webber farm pit for road '•• I •'• • I • , • ;•• or PAPER WINS — The Times -Advocate received the award for the best editorial page in its class at the On- , tario Weekly Newspaper Association convention on the weekend. The award was based on content and ap- pearance and was presented to company vice-president Dick Jongkind by OWNA president Bill Pratt of Tillson- burg. Also attending the convention were president Lorne Eedy, composition manager Harry DeVries and advertising manager Jim Beckett. The St. Marys Journal -Argus, a sister publication, won the best front page award in its class in the competition. gravelling at the rate of $45 per hoer After an interview, with South Huron Rec Centre board representatives Ann Prout and John Pym and rec director Lynne Farquhar. council approved a grant to the Rec Centre in the amount of 86.000 plus the amount of provincial grant earned on that amount. Building inspector Her- man Van Wieren reported is- suing one building permit during . the month of February for $4,000 along with nine inspections. 'A special drain meeting has been set for March 23 at 1 p.m. to deal with engineer- ing reports on the Webb, Rutherford and Coates- lloonard municipal drains. Shuffling teachers will retain jobs Shuffling of Huron County Board of Education elementary teachers will allow for no lass of teaching jobs in • September. , ' At its March session this past week. the board ap- proved a joint report of 'education a nd personnell committees on the subject of staffing. The report, points out declining enrolment and following the board's staf- fing formula would cause an excess of 16.7 elementary teachers. It also recom- mends hiring 13.9 staff members to increase its special education program. The joint committee agreed with the director of education John CoishrAneand superintendents the loss of 16.7 teachers in the system would "cause undue hard- ship on the system " To reduce the loss, the hoard approved rec.om• mendations that the staffing formula be exceeded. no school is to lose more than one teacher and music staff at !Colborne Central, Turn - berry Central and Wingham Public schools are to be retained. In special education,. for September 01 1982, the board. will hire 4.9 elementary staff. 5.5 secondary staff. two area resource teachers, one for speech and language 'and the other for enrich- ment. one oychologist behavioural consultant and also a half time secretary. This additional staff is part of the board's three-year plan to implement special education as is required by the Ministry of Education. At the secondary level, the hoard approved establishing a task force made:up of administrators and teachers to recommend ways • the large variety of subjects offered can meet declining enrolment problems In other hirings, the board approved, subject to budget considerations. eniplO mg a junior •education co- ordinator for grades four to six and a french co-ordinator ' for grades three to 13 ef- fective September of this year for a three year term. - s:i