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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-02-11, Page 2Page 2 Tirnes-Advocate, February 1 1 , 1987 --- GET BRONZE AWARDS At Monday's Huron Tractor farm and in- • dustriol show, Ken Ristau of John Deere Limited presented bronze sales awards•for excellence in Town and garden equipment to Kevin Buchanan of the Blyth outlet and Wayne Mover of Huron Tractor's • Exeter facility: T -A photo. CELEBRATE 30 YEARS — Harry Winters, left and Jock Von Bussell at the right accept a plaque from Ken Ristau of John Deere Limited. The award represents. Huron .Tractor's 27 years of service during this 150th anniversary of John Deere. T -A photo. HURON TRACTOR REGISTRARS Registering the many visitors to Monday's farm and industry show at Huron Tractor were Janet Ferguson and Mary -Ellen McBride. T -A photo Mayors get positive response at couflty c�uncil- lluron County Council has agreed to county council that the committee's add its support to a briel which a cam- mission was to tell them how to (10 miltee of mayors from Huron's five their jobs. •'And 'again through towns hopes will persuade the Ontario •- rumor, we understand that some of 'Ministry of Transportation and ('ons- you even resent our appearance here inimical ions to improve and develop this afternoon. • - Ilighway 8 from Kitchener to As town leadel:s.lhe mayors faced Goderich. many similar• problems covering a -The request -for support was one of broad range of issues such as polic: three items included uui presentation ing, comrnunucations, waste disposal. made by the committee of mayors in recreation, planning and other's. They an appearance before council at its have found in the last nine months February meeting in Goderich. that an exchange 01' solutions and ap- Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer_ pr.oaches could "shorten that endless told council the Highway 8 traffic cor- period between discussing a problem ridor must undergo improvements in and devising a successful resolution order to enhance development in to it .•' Perch and Huron Counties. "We The mayors' meetings were to understand that MTC has land pur- assist each other in, searching for _ chased and plans in place to extend solutions to common problems, he the four -lane highway from Kitchener said. "You can see then, we are far to Tama bin." she said. The mayors removed from a group of subversives intend to request that this four -lane trying to undermine our political development be extended to Strat- structures:"- . ford. In addition, the brief will suggest - Although Some of the committee's -a/bypass at Stratford and the major concerns centre on relation - possibility of passing lanes in ships with some of council. the "precarious"locations to improve the presentation would focus on just three highway between the festival town. -specific items. The three are the and Goderich. 1lighw•ay 8- improvement. economic Representatives from the d(welopment and a continuing but in - municipalities in Iluron and Perth- forrnal liaison with county council. counties which border on the highway Shot • said the last ten years have 'have already met with their respec- already hi -ought about- significant live 'MPs, Agriculture and Food • changes -to Ontario and graduals to Minister Jack Riddell 'and speaker Hugh 'Edigoffer. The two -have ar- H ranged a further meeting with i Trans�or(iltion Minister Ed-Eulton-on- earn co Thursday, February 19 Iluron County. however, the next • decade promises more discomfort as we adjust to a wide range of changes. he added. - - -Statistics indicate that l luron Conn- - ty has one of the best unemployment rates in the country. 1(11)d p►•oduclion here dwarfs any other area in the pro- • vince and gross farm income far ex- ceeds the national average. he said. -As a result, we consider this to -be a rural county. yet no more than 25 per-' cent of county residents can he con- sidered farmers or members of farm families. '!'here are fewer than 3.700 farms in Huron and probably fewer than 3.0(10 farm families. he said. The shift from farms- to towns and villages has Ixen slow but steady. he said. resulting in the appearance of new problems. "We. as urban - leaders.. will rbanleaders,-will eventually have to pro- vide answers, but more and more responsibility will be shifted to the county (government 1 tilt providing policy. insight and leadership in these areas. With more and more of count • council's -tune - blems and less to rural concerns. help and co-operation was essential. Each of the mayors is prepared to assist. he said, but Iron) the outside. "Not one- of neof us is. supp(irtive of the notion that heads of council should be county ntinues---- i • • cabinet ministers are expected to at 'Mrs. Palmer said al least five nto fat a lay e la11'11S tend the meeting to hear -the brief. She •also extended an invitation for - Two former Exeter residents are Warden Brian McBurney to attend principals involved in a current civil' the meeting. case being heard in London by Mr. "One of the difficulties in attracting Justice Dennis ()'Leary. - industry to this county iv the poor . transportation route up Highwayrt from Kitchener," she said. "it is a problem) that pertains to all of us and deserves your support." Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw opened the committee's presentation, assur- ing council the mayors -were there on- ly for "positive reasons and (to) seek your support". He alluded to earlier presumptions by some. members of Fined $354 for poachin Paul Gorel, RR 6 Goderich, was convicted recently in provincial of- fences court at Goderich of possession of illegally hunted deer. He was fin- ed $354.00 and the one deer involved was turned over to the Salvation Ar- my in Wingham. • A concerned citizen had reported hearing shots fired in the Saratoga Swamp, a known deer area in West Wawanosh Township, during the late evening hours on December -18. Investigation that night by a con- servation officer produced evidence of an illegal deer kill. A search war- rant was later obtained and executed by Wingham District conservation officers. One deer carcass was located hang- ing in a barn. It was seized. The suspected poacher claimed that two other men had borrowed his truck that evening and must have hung the deer in his barn when they returned his truck. He would not pro- vide the names of the men whom he claimed had taken his truck. The MinistrY of Natural Resourctrs enforcement personnel depend on the public's support and action in repor- ting any fish or game violations. if you see or suspect such violations call your local Ministry district office im- mediately day or night. If possible write down your observations. Notes should include: • (1) date, time, location, weather conditions; (2) identity of violator(s) or an ac- curate description; (3) boat or vehicle licence and description; (4) evidence at the scene; (5) action of violators. • All reports will be held in strict confidence. PRESENT FILMS On January 26, world-renowned film animator Norman McLaren died in Montreal at the age of 72. To honour his memory the London Regional Art Gallery invites the public to a special film retrospective of McLaren's work. The screening will lake place on Sunday, February 15 from 1:30 to :r 00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the Lon- don Regional Art Gallery, 421 Ridout Street North. Some of the best and most innovative films from Norman McLaren's fifty-year career will be featured. The National Film Board of Canada is gratefuly acknowledged for e its assistance: Admission is free. Emily Crew. wife of ()PP Constable Bruce Cre• s ,eekii(g $3.5 million in a negligence suit over the death of her husband. Ile was killed on September 25 during a high speed police chase near Porter's Hill. southeast of Goderich. Natned in the suit are Allan Nicholson and Wayne McDonald, both of Ri{ 2 Lucknow. who were the oc- cupants of a car the police were pur- suing: Goderich police 'Constable Peter Mason, a native of Exeter: Godervch Police Chief Patrick King: and the Goderich Police Commission. ()PP Constable Jack Straughan. a former member of the Exeter detach, ment• and Ontario's iittorney-general• are suing the same parties for a total of $260,0on. • TI)e accident happened about :Loci a.m. after Crew and SIraughan-in- tercepled a Pontiac Firebird that Mason had been chasing al high spxee(I but lost on the dark and hilly counts road. Crew -was standing next 10 the stop- ped Firebird and Straughan was sit-, ling partly in the OPI' cruiser with the • door open whem'Masi►n's Town cruiser carne over Porter's !fill and crashed into the suspects' vehicle. .The Firebird in turn bit the OP'I' cruiser. ('rew died under his cruiser and Strahghan suffered major injuries. The hearing entered its fifth day on Tuesday. representatives." (Tinton Mayor .John Balfour was the committee -s spokesman on the issue of economic development. The only option the county has for easing the tax burden and ensuring grow.lh. ' he said. is 10 agressively seek more industrial. commercial and tourist development.- - With the farm community 11O longer able to support _themselves - let alone the urban areas that have been so dependent ttp(►n them - farm operators are !ulding they now re- quire a second income in order to sur- . _wive and look to -the urban centres to provide (hat support. An overall, concerted effort should begin immediately lo' meet .this change in roles. he.said. Thcl.forma- lion of a separate economic develop- ment office -and the appointment of a• full tinyolevelopment officer are inns required to meet the changing needs. "We can no longer wait pur• develop- menl to approach us." A. lull time development officer woitkt agr essiv�el• pursue all phases and avenues for attracting develop- nlent that slay be open: The planning department tvoitld also be relieved of an extra role and.hhye more time to devote to the increasing planning ‘t urkli►a(I. - There are several areas -currently using similar systems. Balfour said. ":end. they are -working extremely went" • It inglia a Mayor Jack Kopas'said - the committee hoped the liaison with count' .council Would c(intinuc•. perhaps through the executive com- mittee. hul on an informal basis rather than as a deputation or delegation.. "Today. it is our hope that this ven- ture will be extended further through a co-operative. informal partnership with county council for the better- ment of all citizens of. Huron. regardless 01' whether they reside in township. village or town." he said. - In the short time the committee has been meeting; the mayors have conte to realize the need for joint underlak- - ings as well as their benefits. • The. issues presented by the mayors should not be labelled as "rural" or •'urban" since they affected everyone. he .said. "It follows then. that effective solutions must involve us all." In his closing remarks for the com- mittee. Seaford) Mayor All Ross in- (heated that future meetings letyeeii council and •the wayol:5 would deal ' with other issues. Landfill and its related concerns was one such item. he said. . Later in the meeting. council pass - 1 ed the resolution in support o1 ililpl'OV- ing llight•ay 8, while the coinnliltee's reconlmendaliolt5. on economic development and ongoing liaison were referred to the executive. c•onl mnitlee tor its consideration. urririctssh nn►71y).. arc til, hu(frrbfnd r 4. 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