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Shaw expects townships to okay plan
Strange math could feature roc sharing 'sae
It may 'result in some strange
but it appears
1 the neighboringtownship's
of Usborne, Hay and Stephen1
the threshold 1 an agreement per-
taining
1 fundingfor the SouthHuron
rec centre :::'.'.'
After sal, Monday, Mayor
said he envisioned no problems get-
ting
townships to agree to
pact.the
fundingAs far as 1 1
townships to
agree 1 the grants they offered
after -
being presented with aff ultimatum
from Exeter late last year.
Usborne will /' asked to contribute
1,500 or 14 percent 1 the operating
• • long-time • • director of the Ex-
eter
at this week's annual meeting. Pepper started exhibiting fowls at
area fairs some 62 years ago when he was seven years old. Donald
Dearing, right, presents the award to the bird fancier from RR 1
deficit, whichever is smaller. The
township had alreadyindicated they
were prepared 1 do
askedSimilarly Stephen will be to
contribute percent 1 $5.000 and
Hay will be asked to agree to $1.500
payingor three percent, again with those two
Both
alreadyhave / to those dollar
amounts.
wizardryThe mathematical 1
/ in the agreement that calls for the
town to contribute$60,000 III 1 per-
_cent,
Shaw acknowled
percentage1 • tife 11
amounts11 not add up to 100 percent
or the amount1moneyboard has
been receiving.
In fact, the apportionments of
ffiRr-
four add 1 1: percent1$78,000.
Last year the contributions 1
four totalled $108,000,
contributing $9III UsborneIII
Stephen11 and Hay .II
suggestedThe agreement calls 1
Exeter 1 1. in equalmonthly
Usborne quarterly1
otherthe 1 by June 30.
1 cover the shortfall,would
/ $30,000 based f
it is expected the board 1
increase program 1 facility costs
for users, includingIsport
groups.
proposal 1 calls for
minor11 groups to require
percent surcharge from
registrants outside boun
daries I
the four contributingSurcharges will for
adults1 live outside 1
Shaw 1 a formula1
been worked out with the Exeter
Minor1 Association for next
season—and other1 groups will 1'
expected to follow
example,As an he noted that the
registrationfor minorhockey
year could be set at $175. Players
from the four municipalitieswould 1'
charged that amount,those
frcim outside would face a fee that
was I percent
In turn, Exeter (or any 1 the other
participating 1 could
provide a g 1 0 or someother
amount/ the minorgroups 1 behalf
1registrants frorn1 1 this
would reduceindividual's
...registration 1 that amount.
our contribution1 the board)
reduced we can help the minor
1 the MaYorexplained, adding
that /. • groups would fallifitp
"becauseperson 1 1
pays the piper
Shaw .11.1 that adultswould 1'
expected to pay registration1
programs 1 facilities that were bas-
ed more on actual costs,noting
"adultslook after themselves,
seniorwhether they're 1
hockeyplayers".
Under
would maintain the right to monitor
the board's don't
said.that taken away," he
Council1 1 1 1y a • show 1
hands,proposed
They 1 approved a recommenda-
tion1Hockey
Association I the Exeter Figure
Skating / receive a grant 1 I 1
youngsterevery Exeter 1 1 1
the ''season.beap-
proximately
1
1 1 III for_minor hockey
• 1 $2,700 forclub.
Councillor 11' 111
ex-
pressedconcernover the grants, say-
ing
being,
retroactively.
However,1 1thatboth
groups / approachedcouncil
requestsfor assistance and 1
documented their need..
precisionWhen the
mentioned by Deputy -Reeve Lossy
Fuller, it was notedthat the group
1asked for assistance,but they
requestswould be cousidered if they presented
similar /financial reports'
1their status as theother1
groups had.
Councillor Josephson1
he supported the grants in principle,
But said formula wouldhave1 1'
worked 1
was-
1 on thedifferential,
Hensall man jailed
for drinking, driving
sentenced
man was to 30
days in jail after pleading
impaired,drivinkrore
court,571-hinter in E)::_eter 1
'Munro Nixon,Richmond
charged on December
around noon.1 1 1 his
car was weaving 1 had crossed the
centre line.
-----Alireathaliier test gave a reading
of 300
imposedThe jail sentence was after
learnedit was the accused had
previous conviction 1 driving
blood alcohol1 over the legal
fin-
ed$500 at that time.
Judge1 imposed
six-
monthdriving suspension1 the
province 1 1 1 driving
suspension 1 second 1
London 1' Black
1 pleaded guilty to driving
with a blood alcohol contentover the
legal limit on June 21 in Stephen
Township was fined I 1 also
six-monthgiven a 1' 1
1 accompany
suspension.
Police stopped a vehicle driven
receivedFisher after they complaints -
from other inotorists
drivenbeing
4.
lie also 1 a previous conviction.
In the only other case1
docket., Shirley Schweitzer, Aar-
riston,
Nor-
wood Village. Exeter, appeared on
charges relating 1 encounters
ween the 1
Judge Carter ordered them -to enter
peace bond for
have 1 contact with each Other.
Exeter- OPP 1 been called to
• altercatMns between. the two on al
occasions.
WillardOn- August 13, Schweitzer. •
went to the • 1
blood coming fromwound
behind his ear and near his eye and
he was taken 1 hospital for
advised he had been asleep
when his wife still& him. She 1
tended that he had struck her as well..
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Serving /n, North Middlesex
One Hundred and Fifteenth Year
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EXETER, ONTARIO, January 21, 1987 Price Per Copy 60 Cents
Attemptecrmder charged in police assault
- Exeter Police_Chier Larry_ 1
Shortsaid this week that Sgt..Kevin
escapewas "very lucky" to
following. life beating
1 -morning
police station.
As a result of the incident,
Toronto
ShortSgt. Kevin
attempted...injured in attack
charge of 1
along with six other charges.
The accused is being 1 in
Stratfordcustody in the pending
a bail hearing in Godetich today
Wednesday
The incident ocourred around 11
a.m., Sundayen Consta bit 1
Sadler apprehended a makejarrying
items that had been stolen From Ex-
eter
Short.v.os called to the scene
and the latter escorted the accused to
the police stationSadler
identifymained at the local store awaiting the
arrival of the owner to
that had been taken in the breakin.
The Toronto man was described as
cooperativebeing 1 police
outset,officers at the
later the police office
a shoving match with Short.
The latter, 1 had some snow1
11 11.1 on a plastic11
coveringoffice and pulled the
awkwardlyligaments in his left leg as he fell
1 the floor
assailant on top of him.
After pummelling the officer.
accused managed to get Short's
jacket 1 around his face and neck
• 1 attempted to suffocate
Short1 to get a message
over the radio and Sadler responded
• 1 the two managed to subdue
1 1 1
In addition 1 the torn
Short/ cuts and bruises to his
face 1 bruises to his chest.
Sadler / suffered cuts and
• 1 his face and Chief Hardy1
the 1 will 1' off work1
ex-
pected Shortbe some
recuperating.
treatedHe was at SouthHuron
Hospital.
accusedThe was also injured in the
scuffle 1required four. stitches to
close1 1 on his head.
The Torontoman
-1
break, enter / possession 1
stolen -property, of Constable
Sadler,/ Sgt. Short,1
'r. 1' custody,1 the office
• 1 equipment,1 assault causing
Town again record
for building permit value
With 1ver three-quarters of a
milliondollars 1 of building per-
mits
being issued in December,
record for the second
consecutiveof local
building.
residencesThree new 1 four
commercialprojects 1 1 push the
December1 $776.800 1 that
brought- 1986 total to $4,088,348.
The figure in 1985 was $4,056,869.
residencesThe three new 11 1
1 by buildinginspector
Johnston December 1 at
Let
MPPs
Membersof Exeter council,
the •/ 1 of the Ioneindependent
businessman of the group, don't
the responsibility of deciding the fate
of Sundayshopping:
agreedThey this week that the
issue should 1' left in the handsof the
provincial government,1 not
turn-
ed over to the mtudcipalities1 decide
on an individualbasis.
Hoogen-
boom, who noted
Sun-
day1 1 1 but felt there were
some municipalitiesshould /'
given some leeway in the matter.
• don't / someone Toron-
to
1 1 11 he com-
II while the fourcommercial
projects 't II
in-
cluded the new E.M.A. store on the
site of the formerBuildilig
Products1 on Maid St. and the
new Hasty Markets facility 1 be
erected on the former1 service
centre property 1 of Main
• 1 Simcoe.
Six permits were also approved for
residential1 1 1 additions
at 11 and there was 1
institu-
tionalproject 1 $60,000.
reportIn his annual , 1 at coun-
ela
mented.fter saying that ifpeople
• bu what they needin sixdays,
they don 1it verybadly.
Howev r, CouncillorMorley
thought fcopping
out of its responsibility/ es ti ng
should.
the matter 1 11'1by the
municipalitics. He also suggested it
would Create considerableconfusion
for consumersvarious
municipalities11 various
Council1 1
poll being1 1 l by People1
Sunday1 1 of Canada
has set out to determine
municipalofficials want to decide 1
Sunday shoppingor whether it should
1'left tothe government1 decide.
PAJAMA DAY FOR1 • favourite animals at Wednesday'spajama,
breakfastand day at the Sunshine Kids• • are Fallon• • • • • McLaren
• • Jenna photo
cil this week, Johnston 1 1 that
housesthere were 30 new 1 in
Exeter during the past year. This
compares '•' 1 only five
in 1984.
Other projects 1. 1 the dohut
shop, Becker'splaza,1 additon
MemorialTrivitt
in-
dustrial1 1 the Power
!louse11 behind Laidlaw
Transport.
Value 1homes
$2,226,1ti7. Totalsother
126 permits forrenova-
tions 1 additions al $495,134,
ccimmercial at $912,769. nine institu.
tional at $285,384, two industrial
$23,000, 39 tool sheds,carports,
sun -
decks/ 1,'
, eight
swimming 111 at $48,450.
Johnston's 11 1 1
com-
parable figures sin' 1 they
show that the lowestrecorded
valuedduring that time was in 1981 when per -
at 1 $803,049'.
permits1978, 1$3,858,545
issuedwere and taking inflation1
consideration, probably
represented the mostconstruction
undertaken• ever 1
totalWhile this year's 1 over
1985, there was less
1 generated. permitcompared
1819,851.72 frompermits
Huron1985.
The 1
undertook 352 plumbing1' 1
1986, with 37 1 those
10.52 percent 1 the county
total. Plumbing permits are required
when additional plumbing
addedare to an existing system 1
drainagewhen a or venting system is
substantially1
Ontario 1 1 inspec-
tion division 1 162 permits
eter during the past year and the
value of fees was $7,732.45.
reportIn a 1 property
• 1 maintenance standards
Johnston 1 1 that 13 complaints
were.received in 19861 12or those
wife resolved and one is presently in
progress. 1 1 17 in
1982.
There were 21 permanent signs ap-
proved this past yeat and
tein-
porary signs. That compares
• 1 124 respectively'' 1ap-
plications
1
1 1 1approved 1'
Ontariothe HomeProgram.
recordThe , when the
program ,
While permits were approved 1
poolsnine ,
, there were five
removed. There are currently 88 out-
doof and four indoorpools 1
bodily•
1 suffocate
Short,/
murder_
e.
Two VCRs and a television
/ 11' ,
HardyChief 1 reported that
homesbroken 1 during the
1 1 1 111 1liquor
incident.was taken in each
Jean People 1 reported
/
that her car 1 1' broken 1
while parked 1 1 1
stereo removed.
Commentingon the assault at Ex-
eter
council'sMonday,
11 1 Dorothy
Chapman1vicious
1 / / 1' 1
Shortfact that advocate 1
/ 1 / 1
1 1 1 1 duty,
may 1 ended 1 favorably
as it did".
She 1 advised 1
1 1 1 1 done -to police
office and the altercationpoints 1
the 1 for alook at the current
workload andthe fact that safetydoes
counton thephysicalof the
policemen.
Chapman1 it will require
methodsthat the of handlingsuspects
will have 1 1' looked
Concluding 1 1
that the next time someone
police
hopesquestioner 1'
incidentthe of this past weekend.
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL WINS — Huron Centennial School at
Brucefield won ihe 1986 Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
voup award. Above, Earl Rees of the Authority makes the presen-
tation to teachers Bud Walker and Morley Desjardine. The school has
participated in tree planting, Camp Sylvan and conservation educa-
tion programs. T -A photo.
Jamieson named
to provincial post
College
Centralia
Technology principal Doug Jamieson
has been appointededucation
programs
Ministry of Agriculture and 111
DeputyAssistant
nie announced this week.
The new position, 1
• ministry-wide1 1
forge,
educational programs 1 administer
• special 1 1fund.
appointmentof an education
programs
first a series of steps we plan to
take 1 increase our emphasis1
education," 1 Rennie. "The task
force1 the needs1 the
variousof the ministry, our
current programs 1 1
Jamieson.1 joined the ministry
in 1983, has been principal
College' 'ap-
pointment,
f
1 1 based at the Guelph
Agriculture Centre, was effective
January 5, 1987.
New 1- I 1
Agricultural Technology principal
William iill) Allen has been ap-
pointed
11 1 1 principal of Centralia college
Violeteffective May 1. 1987. In the interim.
1 principal
foodsand head of the 1
sec-
tionprincipal
college.the
pleased that Doug
headingwill be 1 this new focus in
education.agricultural
implementing1 1 1
of the task force to help streamline
the delivery of quality educationpro-
grams,"
1 ♦11
, ecutive director of the ministry's
education1 research division.
brings with him several years 1
collegesperience as an assistant agricultural
representative, lecturer at two
agricultural 1 and ad-
ministrative
experience
principal."