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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-11-27, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, November 27, 1985 Zurich manY a' s p - drivingon two counts A Zurich man was lined a total of Von when (w pleaded guilty to two charges before Justice oI the Peace Douglas %V'eillake in Exeter court. Tuesday . David 13rti a Shilbe. RR 3 Zurich. pleated guilty to a charge of driving a motor vehicle without a current driver license and also for having a license on the vehicle which was not authorized tot' a. Ile was charged Iillowing an acci- dent 011 August 17 when a truck ht wits driving overturned in the east ditch oI 14ighway 84 east of Zurich at 9.15 p.m. The (fyiv('r was injured and cfanlage was estimated at $4.008. Police determined that the license plate on the vehicle hd(t been issued for a truck owned by the father of the accused and also that Schilbe's tem- porary (►ntariu driver's license had expired about a month prior to the �iticident ' '('he defense pointed out that the ac- cused thought the license plates could he transferred• from one vehicle to another and also that his driver's per - 111i1 would .expire on his birthday which is October 2. . C'har'les Volk. RR 2 Dashwood. pleaded guilty to a charge of failing 10 remain at -the scene of an accident and was lined $128. Ile was hacking from the driveway .Strike talks commenced Negotiations are scheduled to resume today between management Id the (:enet•al (roach plant in Hensa11 and union representatives of the 16:3 members of Local :31154 of the l'nited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America according to General Coach manager Andrew • finalise. The production workers have been oil. strike since November 7. The old- contract expired October `:31. and three months of negotiations Fuld lolled to reach-agr(`elllelll 00 a new contact acceptable to both sides. of his doctor in Zurich on November there had been no record of previous 12 when he hit a parked vehicle across attacks by the canine. the street. causing damage of $500. While noting that this was just a The accused said he left the scene show cause hearing. the Justice of the because he thought his license was Peace advised that if charges are laid under suspension. A check indicated under the Act, the maximum fine can that was not the case. be $2,000. The minimum fine was levied after The Crown had recommended that - the court was told the accused is on the dog be destroyed or that an order a disability pension and needs his car be made requesting more effective to visit his doctor. control of the animal and that it not A Sea forth man.. William T. be allowed to run at large at any time. McMillan. was fined $33 after being convicted on a charge of failing to obey a stop sign at the intersection of ('ounty Roads h and It in Winchelsea on October 9. An OPP officer parked near the intersection around 12:30 a.tn. said he saw the accused slow to seven to ten km. tper hour before crossing the intersection to continue northbound on ('ounty Road 11. In the only charge heard by the court. Wayne G. Raiz, RR 3 Dashwood. was fined $53 after pleading guilty to not havin * a proper lamp on the left side Kis trailer. The trailer. was parked on conces- sion 10-11 of Stephen on November 2 when it was struck by another vehi- cle when the driver of the latter fail- ed to see the trailer in the dark. The mishap occurred at 5:50 p.m. In a show cause hearing conducted by NIr. Wedlake under the Dog Owner's License Act, Exeter resident Len Veri was urged to exercise more :effective control over his white Ger- man Shepherd and. stipulated that the dog is to.he under control of the owner or a member of his family -when off the premises at 203 Rivet -side Drive. The hearing was conducted after an 11 -year-old boy delivering a publica- tion to the Veri residence on September 9 was bitten by a dog coverage ended October 31 and the which cane out of the garage and renewal premium is $17,322. This, chased him. The youngster was riding said Lane, represents a 93- percent a bicycle and the dog caught up to him increase. - a short distance from the property. And that's not all. School bus The youth required three stitches for operators are facing insurance a small puncture on his leg. premium increases of 100 percent and The lad's mother said she had seen more. This, said the superintendent, •the dog in the neighborhood before results in costly contracts with school and believed it 'belonged to Veri. bus operators. Another neighboring property Lane said down the road, if courts owner advised the hearing that she continue to award high costs, liabili- Two little boys in a children's ward had seen a white dog running loose in ty insurance carriers will cancel were discussing their hospital ex- MacNatlghton park and as a Block policies. That, -he said, could result in periences.."Are you medical or Parent, she had had youngsters come school boards, and municipalities surgical?" asked one. to.her house because they -feared the becoming their own insurers. it don't know:what you mean." the dog. The woman reported she also has However, one astronomical claim other answered. to check the park to see if the dog is could put a public institution into The first boy. who had been a pa- roaming before taking her son out for bankruptcy. tient in the\vara for some time. look- a walk. The resolution is seeking support ed scornfully at the newcomer. "Were Mr. Wedlake said he was satisfied from school boards -across the pro - you sick when you got 'here, or did that Veri was the owner of the dog vince and municipalities in Huron and they make you sick after you came?" which had bitten the boy, but noted Perth Counties. Increase goes to government Facing a 98 percent insurance premium increase, the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic separate school board is taking the problem of in- creased liability insurance premiums to the provincial government. At its November 18 meeting, the Catholic school-boarcj unanimously passed a resolution whichwill be for- warded to provincial 1t,ttorney- General Ian Scott. II The main thrust of the resolution calls for the provincial government to take action to reduce "excessive lawsuits and court awards." The school board's superintendent of business and finance, Jack Lane, said the awards are "scary", because of their high dollar value. He blames the recently changed Family Reform Act. Since that enact- ment, family members such as aunts, uncles and consins have been named as beneficiaries. The school board paid $8,768 for its annual insurance . premium. That i DEPOSITING TICKETS containers at Wednesday's Precious Blood CWL penny sole. T -A photo Laura, Stephanie and Jennifer Cook are shown putting tickets into the various Will do work themselves a reunient �fe /yen ends g from $250 to $1,000 this quote would have been reduced by "$4,417. Stephen township will not be renew- K eale as thele local agents changed ing ,an agreement with the -Ontario Development Corporation concerning snow plowing and grass cutting ser- vices at Huron Park. Council members feel The municipality has sufficient equipment and staff to maintain these services along. Canada Avenue at Huron In- dustrial Park and along all streets in the residential areas. The Ontario Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communications will he asked to extend the northbound lane of Highway 21 to two lanes, near the entrances to Grand Cove Estates at the northerly edge of the village of Grand Bend. A recommendation was passed that all members of the township volunteer fire departments attend at. least 75 percent of all practices to qualify for retainer fees. A request from Stan Hicks for repair of the Hicks municipal drain at Lot 2, Concession 2 was denied as council felt the present outlet was sufficient. A --resolution from the village of Omemee was endorsed. It asked the Ontario Ministry of Health to provide.. funds to volunteer fire departments" who provide CPR. first aid and auto extrication. After considering two estimates for township insurance coverage, the bid of OME Insurance Brokers was ac- cepted. The quote from OME was $29,303. Two years ago the premiuln ' for similar coverage was $18.071. The second bid this year was from Frank Cowan Insurance with Gaisvr �•ae��►t^s 1":"i %4 CWi- PENNY SALE Cecille Mittelholtz and Gerry Gregus are shown with some of the silent photo auction items cit Wednesday's Precious Blood CWl penny sale. 1 Catholic boards should become more political t ,11h0bc school hoards across t'ariad;I shinild be More pnl(ica1 while retaining their Catholicity. sats the .exeriitive• director nt the 1inlario Sipa of e Sc boat Tr'usl ee•s \stin(•ult 1(411 Ernest \yilral and Sister l- lame 1111/111 of US r.\ .spoke 1 what the nr c;.envatun dries tor ('alb c school hoards across the preei ince 'fhek we'l't• .peaking lei It'ustces of he Iluron Pert lteift1.1 • ('athol .• separate school i►o:n'et a nl their \ovember lit Meeting • N.1111 have to stand III) and ch:nn- ftivii ,epar:lle school tutuhng. said \lr. Nyltrai. - Ile said the "crux of the issue" on extending funding, to Grades •I1. 12 and l3 at ('atholic high schools is the perceived loss of teaching jobs. Nyitrai told the Huron -Perth school hoard 'hat it Nis to repeatedly state -That It will co-operate with the neighboring public school boards on the staffing issue. The 11uron-Perth separate school hoard is planning .a ('atholic high school in Stratford to start in eptenlher of 19811. The principal of -th, school. Daniel Bishop. was in the area st week talking to Grade 8 students Riding Liberals elect ilow,i1 1 \liken 01 (:o(terich was • elecIed pi I•-lilent of the Huron' Bruce Federal Liher•aI Association al its an luta 1 nleetiiig in Ilolrnes%'ille \ member of til(• Liberal Party since •1918. Aitken started working I or the party at the local level as president 01 the (:oderic•h Liberal Association which. nlade•him a director 0n the ruling ex vein ive Ile has serted as it director and a v we president of the riding of Huron- \liddlesex Ile h(is also been a (fisIPic-t director. and• a tvace-president of the Ontario I.1Iwral Party Serving as chairman of the finance committee. Members of the Huron -Bruce Federal i"ibera1 Association. Exec- tuive include immediate past presi- dent. .lack fioran of McKillop Township: executive vice-presidents. Graeme Craig of Walton and \;ern In- glis of Formosa, treasurer George Anderson of Lucknow and secretary • and membership chairman. Heather Redick of Zurich. . 1, BEST RATES gwreentowl reemtimpot Cewtlnwten 99.6 1 YEAR • 103/4% S YEAR INVESTMENTS . •y.y..-0..4146. „4 S3 WEST SI.. OOBERICN 1.1•0•263. 1515„10.311 Catholicity, said Nyitari. is impor- tant to the separate school system ••()ur system is :based on the teachings of-('hrist." the executive director said. - Nyitrai said trustees should talk. about the benefits of a ('atholic school system. Ile also said separate school funding should be explained as often as possible. -• "it's reality. in Ontario as in other provinces. that we have a. dual system. One is denominational the other is non -denominational," he said. "Separate schools have been operating since at bast 20 y€ars before (7onfederation.' added the ex- ecutive director. Sister Elaine focused her speech on the Catholic faith being taught in schools. She said not onlyshouldthis faith come from the students and teachers. but also the trustees. She suggested Mass he celebrated by both teachers and trustees before salary negotiations. The religion consultant for OSSTA. Sister. laine said at least two profes- sional - development days a year should be devoted to faith. -School board chairman Ron Marcy summed up the talks by noting that separate schools can't -be parallel to public .schools. - "We are different'". he said. • • Enjoy it to the fullest with a visit to... Something for the :adu•s. shirting Sunday. 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