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EXETER, ONTARIO, March 13, 1985
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But how do you fight Ontario Hydro?
Area farmers adamant in line opposition
The majority of farmers whose
land could be affected are adamant-
ly opposed to Ontario Hydro's pro-
posal to bring power from the Bruce
nuclear plant to southwestern Ontario
via any one of three alternate routes
cutting through Huron County.
When property owners in Hay,
Stanley, Tuckersmith, Stephen and
Usborne were asked their opinion,
comments ranged from a resigned
"we don c .vant it, but 'how do you
fight Ontario Hydro" to expletives
that had to be deleted for publication
in a family newspaper.
Looking on the bright side, one con-
tact who requested anonymity
facetiously remarked "for us poor .
farmers, maybe letting Hydro put a
tower or two on our farm is the only
way we'll make money.
One of the proposed routes would
put towers on MPP Jack Riddell's
Stephen township farm. Riddell said
that though he might be accused of
conflict of interest, he is not trying to
protect his own farm at the expense
of those on alternate routes, but will
exert every effort to keeping the
power line out of Huron altogether.
Riddell said he has already informed
Ontario Hydro that "it has a tiger by
the tail if it thinks it can put a power
corridor through some of the best land
in Ontario".
Riddell fears the present deputy
minister of agriculture, Clayton
Switzer, may not be as strong an ad-
vocate for keeping the line off prime
agricultural land as his predecessor,
Duncan Allan. However, Riddell em-
phasized "we are a long way from
any decision". In the interim, other
routes are being examined, and there
is still the process of environmental
assessments, hearings, and a report
to the ministry of the environment
before construction would begin.
Riddell plans to make a presenta-
tion when hearings start, and pledges
his support and assistance to the
Foodlands-Hydro committee and any
other established group contesting a
direct Bruce -to -London line.
Hay reeve Lionel Wilder leaves no
doubt as to where he stands. Hay
township placed an ad in last week's
paper urging all opposed to a line
through Hay to attend the information
meeting held Tuesday in the South
Huron rec centre.
Wilder, whose farm is on one of the
proposed routes, between concessions
7 and 8, is concerned about decreas-
ed values in Hay, which has the
highest equalized assessment in the
county. Other arguments against the
line given by Wilder are the inconve-
nience of manoeuvering equipment
around the towers, the likelihood of in-
terference with the mobile radios
many farmers use for communica-
tions, and possible adverse effects on
home radio and TV reception.
Another Hay farmer, Glenn
Hayter, said he would prefer that the
line not go through his property. He
intended to go to one of the informa-
tion centres this week with no
preformed opinion, but many ques-
tions. He wants to know exactly
where one of 'the proposed routes
would be on his farm and what com-
pensation Ontario Hydro is prepared
to pay.
Concession 7 resident Ian
McAllister. like Hayter, had adopted
a "wait and see" attitude until the in-
formation meeting. He wants the
power corridor to follow the least
disruptive route.
The most easterly of the three
routes would be easily visible from
the home of Tuckersmith reeve Bob
Bell. Bell agrees that a line through
a farm does have a devaluing effect
on land value, and would prefer a nor -
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Adds to suspensions
In Exeter Provincial Court on Tues-
day, sentence was passed on two
cases , both involving driving under
licence suspension.
Daryl Mitton, 442 Main St., Exeter,
pleaded guilty to driving a motor
vehicle while his licence was suspend-
ed. He was originally stopped for a
headlight violation, but a CPIC check
revealed a licence suspension for un-
paid fines. Justice of the Peace Doug
Wedlake fined Mitton $250, with 45
days to pay, and suspended his
licence for an additional six months
consecutive to the current suspension.
Rupert J. Foley, RR 1 Hensel', was
fined $500 with 30 days to pay for driv-
ing while his licence was under
suspension. He was given an addi-
tional six month suspension con-
secutive with his current one. Foley
was not present for the trial. Con-
stable Weverink testified that he
observed Foley driving on a side road
in Usborne Concession, and that when
he was stopped, Foley said he didn't
have his licence with him. Weverink
gave him the benefit of the doubt, but
a later CPIC check revealed that
Foley's licence was under suspension.
It was Foley's second conviction for
the offence.
CHANGE OF SCENE --
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Staff at South Huron Hospital organized a Hawaiian Day to counter the winter
time are Miss Coconuts 1985 (Leroy Edwards) and Mrs. Tacky Tourist (Joanne
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to .wnership p.rtfoIio
Dashwood Industries Limited. the
area's largest employer, will have a
new owner, probably by the end of
next month.
On Friday, E. Cayley Hill. chief ex-
ecutive officer of Dearborn Holdings
Inc., and Richard M. Ivey, chairman
of Allpak Limited. announced that
Dearborn Holdings has agreed to ac-
quire Dashwood industries from
Allpak.
The'transaction is conditional upon
completion of formal documentation
and is expected to be completed on
April 30.
It's the second area firm purchas-
ed by Dearborn Holdings in recent
months.
On October 24, the investment com-
pany purchased the assets of United
Plastics Components Ltd., which
operates out of the Oud Warehousing
building on Highway 83 East former-
ly occupied by JF Farm,Machinerv.
Museum receives
go-ahead of sorts
Huron County Council gave an ap-
proval of sorts for the go-ahead of
tluron County Pioneer Museum, but
whether or not a new museum actual-
ly gets built depends on the council
elected this fall.
A crowded council chambers in the
county court house heard county
council debate and decide in a 16 to
12 recorded vote to put $3no.(t(r(r in a
reserve fund this year for the
museum. baler. taking slashes al ds
1985 budget. county council reduced
the amount to $250,000.
Discussion of the future ul the
museum got underway alter council
heard from Goderich Mayor Eileen
Palmer.
"The town of Goderich pledges its
full support and co-operation Will you
do the same'?" she asked of county
council.
Several times in her pitch to coun-
cillors. Mayor Palmer referred to
county council as "the guardians and
protectors of Huron County history.
However. all county council agreed
to do was put the $3oo.000 into a
reserve fund this year it will only
recommend to the next council that
an amount of $300.000 a year for the
years 1986. 1987 and 1988 be set aside
for the museum.
F'or a council to commit funds to a
future council requires Ontario
Municipal Board ( OMB) approval.
This county council has avoided by
stating it will only recommend that
funds be set aside.
The results of .the,municipal elec-
tion this fall could determine the
future of the museum.
Exeter's Reeve Bill Mickle and
Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller, speaking
for their council. called for reducing
the size of a future museum. thus
lowering the cost.
Morris Township Reeve Bill Elston
said his council was only willing to
commit the county to a total of
$500.000 for the museum project.
Ilay Deputy Reeve Tony Bedard
called the whole museum project
"rather foolish".
floNick Reeve Jack Stafford, chair-
man of the museum committee said
the project has to get underway.
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Dashwood Industries Limited,
whose head office and main plant is
located in Centralia, is the largest
Canadian manufacturer of wood,
vinyl and vinyl clad windows.
Dashwood's products are marketed
and distributed throughout Canada
either directly or through independ-
ed dealers and distributors.
Dearborn Holdings Inc. is head of-
ficed in Rexdale, and is a privately -
owned Canadian investment com-
pany which presently owns metal
fabricating and plastics extrusion
facilities, marketing products
through independent distributors on
a world-wide basis. Dearborn cur-
rently employs about 420 people in
plants and offices in Goderich, Toron-
to, Exeter and Toledo, Ohio.
Hill said that the acquisition of
Dashwood represents a major step in
Dearborn's long-term plan to expand
and diversify its involvement in the
Canadian manufacturing sector.
Hill also stated that Dashwood is a
recognized leader in the window in-
dustry in Canada and that it will be
Dearborn's intention to have it con-
tinue to operate as an independent
company within the Dearborn group
with Dearborn assisting Dashwood to
further expand and develop its pro-
ducts and markets.
Dashwood employs approximately
400 hourly and salaried personnel at
its Centralia facility, all of whom will
be retained under Dearborn's
ownership.
As part of the transaction, Allpak
Limited will retain Dashwood's
British Columbia operatioons,
Wescraft Manufacturing Company.
located on Vancouver island and
Dashwood-Kayline industries
Limited located in Surrey. Each of
these will continue as independent
subsidiaries owned directly by
Allpak.
WHAT A WAY TO ESCAPE Bill and Barb Bannerman were winners in the Friday night Great Escape
Weekend draw sponsored by the Lucan Irish. The couple is shown toasting the organizers moments
before heading for Toronto in a limousine. T -A photo
Hundreds pack for trip
but only two get to go
Bill and Barb Bannerman of Lucan
made an unexpected trip to Toronto
Friday night. No. they did not win a
lottery. But, what they did win was
almost as good.
They were the recipients of a
weekend in Toronto at the Sheraton
Centre hotel as the winners of a draw
sponsored by the Lucan Irish Junior
"D" hockey club.
All tickets buyers came to the
Lucan Community Centre Friday
night with luggage in hand and a slim
CUT A TASTY RiBBON CFR 'radio personality Bill Brody chopped
on eight foot link of sausage to officially open the A.J. 'Fred' Dorling
building. Tuesday morning. From the left are Russell Tiemon, Marion,
Jack and Jim Darling, Brady, Joe and Jeff Darling. Leone Brock and
Dorothy Morks.
T -A photo
hope their ticket would be drawn from
the more than 150 in the drum and
They would be whisked away to the big
city.
Whisked away they were as a
limousine from Voyageur Limousine
and Van Service of London with
Dwayne Ferguson at the wheel pull-
ed onto the auditorium floor to pick up
the lucky couple.
Only three hours after the draw was
made the Bannermans were
deposited at the Sheraton Centre with
a suite for the weekend. A bottle of
champagne was waiting in the hotel
room.
They were also presented with a
bottle of champagne before leaving
the arena and $100 in cash as spending
money for the weekend.
Barb Bannerman in talking to the
T -A Monday said, "it was a super
weekend and we can't thank the
organizers enough for coming up with
such a novel idea".
Most of Saturday in Toronto was
spent shopping at the Eaton's Centre
where they were caught up in a
demonstration of striking workers. A
television news clip Saturday night
showed Barh Bannerman in the
crowd.
Saturday night's part of the prize
was a gourmet dinner at the Redwood
Restaurant in the Sheraton Centre.
The trip hack was made by way of
a CN club car to London where the
limousine was again waiting for the
short trip to Lucan.
On the Sunday afternoon walk to
Union Station. the Bannermans saw
filming of the Kane and Abel movie.
Friday night. Irish team president
Clare Stanley was in charge of the
program and draw. Assisting were all
members of the executive and their
wives and the players along with their
mothers and girl friends.
Salary talks continue
Representatives of the Huron Coun-
ty Board of Education and its secon-
dary school teachers will meet on
Wednesday. March 13 to negotiate
further without a mediator
At the March 6 school hoard
meeting. the board withdrew three
items from the terms of employment
set up earlier this year. These Three
items. said teacher negotiator Shirley -
Weary. were withdrawn at the re-
quest of the teachers because they
had not been discussed at the
negotiating lahle.
Mrs. Weary said the hoard agreed
to amend the three items and the
teachers agreed lo drop charges of
negotiating in had faith.
The changes mean teachers don't
have an individual choice to par-
ticipate in their federation levy. the
administrator on the staff improve-
ment plan doesn't get a vole and the
joint workload committee is able to
assign the number of staff to teach
schools