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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-03-27, Page 1STOCKING UP - - Dan Becker is making sure he doesn't run out of beer soon. He bought six 24 -bottle cases first thing Monday morn- ing, as soon as the lockout ended. Over 600 attend Exeter meeting Ne sant drive again until 1989 A Clinton man was fined a total of $1.000 and has been prohibited from driving until October of 1989, follow- ing conviction on three charges in Ex- eter court, Tuesday. Douglas Alan Barrett. ?.25 Mary. St . Clinton, was fined $500 for operating a motor vehicle without insurance. $250 for driving while under suspen- sion and a further $250 for failing to stop for police. The charges related to an incident on September 16 when Barrett was observed in a factory parking lot at Iluron Park. When approached by an OPP constable, the accused drove off at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at three stop signs. Ile was clock- ed at speeds up to 130 k.p.h. and was driving without lights. The vehicle finally went into a field and Barrett escaped on foot, but ap- peared the following day at the Ex - One eter OPP detachment office. A check showed that his licence had been suspended in October of 1983 for three years on a charge of dangerous driving. A further three-year• suspension was added to run consecutive to that suspension. Ile was given eight months in which to pay the fines. Peter J. Overall. 131 St. Lawrence Ave., Iluron Park, appeared on a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident. This was withdrawn after the accused agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of failing to report an accident. Around 2:20 a.m. on January 19. the accused was parked on Main St. in front of the Mac's Milk Store in Ex- eter and backed into a parked vehi- cle. He examined the damage to the vehicle, but then drove off and was Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Hundred and Twelfth Year apprehended on January 26 and ad- mitted his involvement. His lawyer explained that it was snowing at the time of the accident and the accused didn't realize the ex- tent of the damage caused. Damage to the other vehicle was estimated at around $600. Overall was fined $100 and was given 30 days in which to pay. James Leroy Nixon. 29 Richmond St.. llensall, was fined $63 for having liquor readily available in a vehicle and another $130 for driving at a speed of 120 k.p.h. in an 80 km. zone. The liquor charge was laid on November 16 when the accused was found asleep in- his vehicle on the shoulder of a road in Stephen Township. An open bottle of beer was found on the seat with him. Although the accused was unsteady on his feet, he explained to the officer • that he was tired and upset and was given a ride home. Nixon was given 30 days in which to pay each of the fines. In the only other case on Tuesday's docket, John Hewitt. RR 2 Dashwood. was tined $5110 after pleading guilty to not having insurance for the vehicle he was driving on January 4. The in- surance had expired on December :31. The Justice of the Peace said there may be some question whether the in- surance would be valid for a certain grace period after the expiry date. While he told the accused he had no choice but to register the conviction. he advised Hewitt to check whether the insurance may still have been valid and -to appeal the sentence it he found that to be the situation. 'Hewitt was given tour months in which to pay the fine. dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, March 27, 1985 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Over 513,000 raised to wage fight Property owners rally for Property owners in Huron and Mid- dlesex who would be affected by one of the proposed power transmission tines from the Bruce nuclear plant south to London. currently being studied by Ontario Hydro, showed their overwhelming opposition to a line through their prime agricultural land by turning out in large numbers at meetings organized by the Foodland Hydro committee in Exeter and Wingham. More than 600 people filled the South Huron and District High School to hear Lucknow area farmer Tony McQuail, chairman of the Foodland Hydro Committee during the hear- ings in 1982, explain the objectives of the resurrected committee. McQuail gave a brief summary of what had led up to the present situation, beginning with the recommendation coming o o mission on electric power planning for only one more 500 kV line out of Bruce, with` consideration given to avoiding agricultural impacts even if that meant cost penalties. Foodland Hydro. an umbrella com- mittee of 14 farm organizations, sup- ported the 1982 consolidated hearing board recommendation for a modified M3 system with one line from Bruce to Essa and two lines east of London. The provincial cabinet upheld the decision against appeals. Ontario Hydro found itself hack at square one in 1984 when the Supreme Court heard an appeal from various groups and quashed the 1982 hearing board decision on the grounds of in- adequate notice. McQuail said the court's decision had nothing to do with merit: legal manoeuvering derailed the system. and put his whole area back in limbo. This brought him to the purpose of the present meetings: to restructure the Foodlands Ilydro Committee to specifically represent the concerns of Landowners and residents in the grey area eon 011 maps) from Bruce to London, and keep any lines out of this area. He suggested the Committee he based this time on individual membership, and township commit- tees, with a representative and an alternate to be chosen from each of the 24 municipalities affected to form a revamped Foodlands Hydro Committee. The change was proposed to avoid the possibility of internal fighting among farm organization, McQuail explained. He stated his belief a com- mittee based on individual member - LLY INTERESTED - Tony McQuail speaks to a crowd of more than -600 gathered in South Huron and District High School. Exeter, to show their opposition to a north -south power corridor from the Bruce nuclear plant through Bruce, Huron and Middlesex counties. Stephen sets road budget Lewisqets arbeg g The annual road tour by council, the tralia as the areas the grant is being road superintendent and Ross applied for. Jackson of the Ministry of Transpor- It was decided to file, without fur- tation and Communications will be ther action at this time, a resolution held on Tuesday. April 9. from the City of Vanier.The resolu- A meeting will be held to discuss tion called for greater implementa- three zoning amendments at the tion in Ontario of Sections 16 to 20 of Stephen Township Community Centre the Canadian Charter of Rights, the in Crediton at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. sections concerning using both April 15. The property owners who French and English. Some of the sec - want rezoning are Jim MacDonald, tions in question specify the right to Henry Brown and William Parsons. use English or French in provincial A motion was made to reapply to legislature debates, simultaneous the Ontario Neighbourhood Improve- publication of minutes and laws in ment Project grant office and adjust both languages. and the right to use, the Stephen application to specifical- both French and English in Provin- ly designate Huron Park and Cen- cial Courts. job The successful bidder for garbage collection in Iluron Park is again C.H. Lewis Lucan Ltd. The company sub- mitted a bid of $10.000 as the total cost of 1985 garbage collection. Stephen Township received two tenders for the work. it was disclosed al their March 19 meeting. Council decided to grant the Pinery Cemetery Board $860.40 towards maintenance and tree planting. Stephen jointly owns the cemetery with the Village of Grand Bend and the Township of Bosanquet. The total cost of $2,581_20 is being split between the three owners. Council made a motion to approve the 1985 road budget. The budget was not broken down into a list of ex- penses. but the total cost will be $642.054.78. T J —Aid YOUNG MODELS The youngest models in Thursday's fashion show sponsored by the Dashwood Businessmen's Association were Mat- thew Rowe, Melissa Hayter. Miranda Hayter and Shannon Boyle. Their clothes were furnished by little People of Exeter. Deer dies, damage high for collisions A deer vas killed and property damage amounted to almost $20.000 in three collisions investigated by the Exeter ()PP this week The deer was killed on Friday atter bounding into the path of a vehicle driven by Ila,el Beaver. Exeter. near the Ausahle River bridge west of Exeter. Damage to her vehicle was listed at $60► On Thursday at 9:00 p.m.. a vehi- cle driven by Harold Dietrich. Zurich, collided with a parked car owned by William Hooper. Exeter. nn Highway n -t in Zurich The Hooper vehicle was pushed ahead into another pa rked vehicle owned In (leather Mac- Donald. RR 4 Seaforth. Dietrich was taken to South Iluron Hospital by ( ►'Connor Ambulance and damage in the collision was estimated at $12.00► No one twas in the Hooper or Mac- Donald vehicles at the time. The ether rush was oi) Saturday on the ('re (titon Road near concession 4-5 of Stephen Township. A vehicle driven by Ronald Bland. RR 1 Zurich. went into the ditch and resulting damage was so at $7.000 Osborne requests study on taxation Ushorne township will be asking the Ministry of Revenue to prepare a lax impact study for 1986 taxation and a possible reassessment of the township. The subject came up during a visit at Tuesday's council meeting by Huron county assessors Gerald Morgan and Greg Hansen. One of the main topics discussed was the means used by assessors to determine whether or not an opera- tion is considered a business. Morgan told council under subsec- tion nine of section seven, a person shall be assessed only in respect to the part mainly occupied for the purpose of the business. Ile added, "No person occupying or using land as a rooming house. apart- ment house, farm. market garden. nursery or apiary or for the raising of animals for the production of fur is liable to business assessment of such land". Council has approved the purchase of approximately 200 tons of flaked calcium chloride a( $188.95 per flak- ed:ton equivalent and 2(K1 metres of salt brine at $23.11 per metre cubed for 1985 road treatment. Road superintendent John Batten reviewed the 1984 road department expenditures of $316.422.43 with coun- cil and noted dust control cost $48.000 Council approved the 1985 road budget which calls for expenditures of $362.100 with a subsidy of $168.901. flatten said this subsidy is an increase of eight per cent over the 1984 allocation. Regarding an auction to he held by the Elimville Women's Institute. council decided to keep the captain's chair and sell all other items stored in the township hall at Eaimville. Council agreed no further notifica- tion was necessary to township residents concerning the proposed hydro power corridor in the areas of Concession three and four. A telephone poll by deputy clerk treasure, Sandra Strang indicated all owners in these areas had received a letter and snap concerning the proposed routes. Advertisements are being placed for the services of an animal control officer. Smith jumps, Riddell tans hydro battle Huron -Middlesex P(' candidate Bryan Smith vas clearly out of the blocks first after Premier Frank Miller announced on Monday that On- tario voters would he going to the polls on May 2. By Monday afternoon. there were already signs in place in Lucan to sup- port Smith's campaign. Smith is a resident of Lucas and has been ac - lively campaigning since his nomina- tion last fall. Monday's election call wasn't heard for some time by MPP Jack Riddell. who has also been nominated to carry his party's standards again. Riddell was on vacation in the south and won't be back until today iW'ednes- day l to get his campaign rolling. No candidate has yet been named by the NDP in the riding and al press time, no nomination dale had -even been selected. The biggest news after Miller's an- ticipated election call came from Lambton ('otmty. where veteran MPP Lorne Henderson announced he is retiring after 23 years as the Pro- gressive Conservative member. About 10 people have indicated they are interested in seeking the Tory nomination to replace harm Among those being suggested is Grand Bend iteeve Bob Sharen Sharen was out of town on Tuesday and was unavailable for comment on whether he would be a candidate for the nomination. ship presenting a united front would be stronger, more effective, and more representative. Everyone would have the opportunity to become involved at the local level in petitions, letter writing, and approaching politicians. A member of the audience said he had heard two-thirds of Huron cotin- ty council were not opposed to a line through Huron. McQuail said the Committee hoped for support from township councils, adding ratepayers will be voting in the next election in November. Peter Twynstra spoke up to say East Williams township in Middlesex had already offered support, a local committee had been formed, and some money collected. Twynstra said of people at the Exeter meeting: it proved political clout. "We can do it again; by working together we can be effective", he said. Rick Howard of London township stood up to say he had approached his township council. and waved a list of 163 names of property owners already committed to support of the Committee. McQuail said at this stage. the Committee is working to keep any lines out of the area, and wants reaf- firmation of the 1982 decision. Ile warned that the next hearings will he much tougher than in 1982. as lawyers arguing against M3 have had a chance to read the transcripts and prepare counter arguments. "We are down to the unpleasant part... where vested interests are pro- tecting their own turf", McQuail said. The fight this time will also be more costly. Bill Jongejan. who acted as secretary at the Exeter and Wingham meetings. represented the Christian Farmers at the previous hearings. Ile said last time no lawyer was hired: at the end of the hearing costs were assessed against 011 and Committee members received compensation for their out -of-pocket expenses and their tithe. Money retraining from member organizations' donations was returned. Jongejan said if Foodlands Hydro is to be effective, it must have ade- quate financial resources. and be able to cover expenses as they occur. The Committee estimates legal costs at $40.000 (a lawyer for40 days at $1,060 per day ) : five mailings to 1.500 households, $3,750: transportation to committee meetings, $5.000 and hear- ing expenses. $25,000. Jongejan asked for $1 per acre from property owners with land ,in the Please turn to page 3 Boards tank a • ou school Meetings are being held between the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic separate school board and its neighboring public school boards on the subject of Catholic secondary school funding. Trustees of the Catholic school board and the Huron board of educa- tion met in mid-February and an April 1 meeting is scheduled between trustees of the Catholic board and the Perth board of education. Huron -Perth school board superintendent John MacCauley said administration from the three boards ards meet regularly. The Catholic school board has to submit its plans to the ministry of education by May :30. because it is planning to start Catholic secondary school( s► in September of 1986. Separate school boards implementing high schools this September had to have their plans into the ministry by March 1. The I luron-Pert h school board will also submit its plans to the two public boards at the end of May in turn, the two public hoards have to submit im- pact studies to the ministry to state the effect of a ('atholic secondary school will have on them. TANGO PERFORMERS Appearing as the Tango Kids in Thursday's foshion show sponsored by the Dashwood Businessmen s Associa- tion were Suzanne Wareham and Lisa Birmingham. 1 A photo