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Cllfford ehilms victory holdlng Lean and Wddulpli
"It's a victory for common sense."
That was the comment of London -
Middlesex MP Terry Clifford regar-
ding this week's decision to leave the
boundaries of his riding as they are..
Clifford with help from village of
Lucan and township of Biddulph of-
ficials had been battling for 10 months
to get a previous decision reversed
which transferred the two north Mid-
dlesex communities to the Lambton-
Middlesex riding from London -
Middlesex.
The original decision to move
Lucan and Biddulph to Lambton-
Middlesex-was based on the fact both
are rural and would fit better into'
another rural oriented riding and to
better balance population of the two
ridings.
Population of the London-
Middlesex riding is 89,632 while the
figure in Lambton-Middlesex is
76,223.
Clifford's brief to the hearings on
behalf of the two municipalities
pointed out residents feel they are bet-
ter served by federal offices out of
London such as tax, employment and
immigration and many work in
London.
Clifford told a group of his sup-
porters at a meeting at the Lucan
home of Mert and Muriel Culbert
Thursday night that the final decision
was an accurate reflection of the com-
munity interest involved.
Clifford said of the 33 appeals made
at the redistribution hearings only
two were upheld. The other was in the
Toronto area community of
Etobicoke.
The first appeal held in London at
which representatives of the two local
communities supported Clifford was
WINS BOUNDARY APPEAL — London -Middlesex MP Terry Clifford is being congratulated by Lucan
reeve Norm Steeper and Biddulph Councillor Fred Dobbs. Clifford was instrumental in retaining the
two communities in the London -Middlesex riding. T -A photo
Damages take drop
The area collision total declined
slightly to five this week, but the
damage total dropped significantly
and there were only two injuries.
The Exeter OPP had two collisions
to investigate on Monday, including
both in which an injury was record-
ed, with the first occurring at the in-
tersection of Highway 4 and the
Crediton Road.
Drivers involved were Donna
Thomas and Geoffrey Smaldon, both
of London, and the former suffered
the minor injury. Damage to their
vehicles was $3,000.
Later, a vehicle driven by Patricia
Masse, RR 2 Zurich, left Hay conces-
sion 12-13 and rolled over. She had a
minor injury and damage was $4500.
On Wednesday, a vehicle driven by
Allan Showers, Brantford, struck a
dog on Highway 21, causing damage
of $200. - -
A hit and run was reported on Fri-
day when a vehicle -owned by Valerie
Hopkins, Hensall, was struck on the
front fender when parked in Hensall
by an unknown vehicle. Damage was
$400. •
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In the first of two collisions on Sun-
day, a vehicle driven by David Wood,
Elimville, was attempting to make a
U-turn on Highway 81 at concession
15-16 of Stephen and rolled over into
a ditch. Damage was $1000.
The final one on the same day oc-
curred on concession 14-15 of Hay
when a vehicle owned by Louis Cor-
riveau, St. Marys, left concession
14-15 of Hay, went into a ditch, back
onto the roadway and continued
across the road striking a tree and
rolling over. The vehicle had been
reported stolen earlier and it is not
known who was driving it at the time.
Damage to it was estimated at -
$4500.
During the week, the local detach-
ment officers laid 54 charges under
the Highway Traffic Act, two under
the Liquor Licence Act, one under the
Narcotic Control Act and one under
the Criminal Code.
Two cottages were broken into at
Oakwood subdivision and a quantity
of liquor and a small sailboat were
taken.
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Thanks for the letter
Members of the South Huron rec
centre board were elated this week to
receive some communication from
one local organization.
The Exeter Tennis Club, at their
June meeting, decided to inform the
board and staff, in writing, of the
plans and activities of the club.
The letter of communications from
secretary Ann.Thomson was receiv-
ed at Thursday's board meeting and
members quickly concurred with a
suggestion from Pat Down that they
write and thank them for the
communication.
The tennis club advised of plans for
lessons and costs and also a family
fun day.
Mrs. Thompson advised that
repairs to the courts had been under-
taken by the club and they have spent
$125 in that regard"The surfaces are
not yet to our satisfaction," she
added.
Six months in jail
On July 8, Mervyn James Erb, age
39 of Brucefield, pleaded guilty to a
theft charge in District Court in
Goderich. Erb was the former
manager of the AGRICO Canada
Limited farm centre in Brucefield.
The charges- involved $48,689.82
stolen by Erb between March 1978
and January 1984. During this period
Erb repaid $20,510.88. This left an
amount of $28,178.94 outstanding.
Judge F.G. Carter sentenced Erb to
six months in jail and ordered the
$28,178.94 be repaid to AGRICO under
a restitution order under Section 653
of the Criminal Code.
Erb was charged in August 1984
following an investigation by Con.
stable John Phillips of the Goderich
. OPP detachment assisted by Detec-
tive Sergeant Jim Topham of the
Anti -Rackets Branch in London.
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Ottawa was successful,.
Clifford said Thursday, "At the con-
clusion of my submission 1 asked the
judge if possibly Irish luck could
prevail and it did."
He also said the decision indicates
communities can alter government
decisions if they make their case
properly.
Lucan reeve Norm Steeper said he
was delighted to hear of the commis-
sion's change of mind. He added, "It
is something we fought for. All of our
connections are London -centered."
Steeper continued, "Being tied in-
to Lambton county and Sarnia would
have been very difficult for our
residents. To get in touch with our
local MP would have meant long
distance calls or trips to Sarnia which
must be made by circuitious routes as
there are no direct transportation
links to Sarnia."
Biddulph reeve Wilson Hodgins
commented, "I'm glad they left the
riding the way it was. Our ties are
much closer to London than they are
to Lambton."
Both Steeper and Hodgins indicated
they had full support of residents in
their community in backing the
appeal.
In talking about Clifford's efforts in
winning the decision Steeper said, ''I
have nothine but admiration for him
Clearing obstacles
A new 12,000. square foot depart-
ment store for Exeter cleared one
more hurdle this week.
. Variance applications were heard
for Saan's-a Winnipeg -based store, to
locate on the north-west corner of
Main and Victoria St. on three
residential properties.
Owners of those residential proper-
ties have been Parsons, Gibson and
Loerts.
The committee of adjustment had
received application for variances on
the properties to reduce the front yard
setback reductions from 7.0 to 1.2
metres and the spatial separation
from 2.0 to 1.0 metre for parking lot
location adjacent a residential zone.
Building official Brian Johnston
said about a dozen neighboring pro-
perty owners attended the hearing on
Wednesday for general interest only
and there were no objections.
The 30 -day. appeal period ends on
August 7.
Saan's have 200 outlets in western
Canada and plan to establish several
in other Ontario centres in addition to
E ter --Another is in St. 1Marys.
The local store will front on Main
north of Victoria and will have a
strong emphasis on fashions.
facing the same judge twice."
At a council meeting earlier in the
week, reeve Steeper said he was im-
pressed with Clifford's efforts on
behalf of ttk village of Lucan not on-
ly on the boundary issue, but in many
other situations.
Steeper concluded, "I certainly
don't agree with a recent London
Free Press rating which listed Chi --
ford's report card as a.'C'.
Earlier in the year, the Toronto
Star listed the London -Middlesex
member as one of the top 10 MP's in
all of Canada.
In that poll, caucus chairman Gerry
St. Germain said, "Clifford is leading
us boldly into the 21st century and is
brimming with new ideas".
Former London -Middlesex MPP
and former Minister of Agriculture;
William Steward was also elated with
the news. He said, "This is such good
news. These are two of the greatest
communities in Canada. It was -a
pleasure serving them provincially
for 18 years."
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