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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-11-25, Page 2ase 2 Times -Advocate, November 25, 1987 ORGAN DEDICATION- A new three -key -board, $28,000.organ was officially dedicated at Exeter Christian Reformed Church with a recital by renowned blind organist John Vander Tuin, ARTC, A. Mus. With him are Al Dc Haan, Peter Bocrsma and Tina Visscher. The money for the organ was raised by the music committee through individual pledges and fund-raising drives. Delegation at Osborne Council A delegation of ratepayers living on Huron St. East attended the sec- ond regular November meeting of Usbome council to hear what coun- cil would do about previously voiced concerns. Pending road improvements, street lighting , traffic speed, the municipal drain and mail boxes be- ing knocked during winter plowing were all addressed. Some matters were under the jurisdiction of the municipality, but others were found to be the responsibility of individu- al property owners. The delegation, consisting of Ge- rald and Lois McFalls, Harry Win- ters, Emerson and Lillian Johns, Larry Taylor, Gary MacLean, Bill Montgomery, Laurie Dykstra, Ge- rald McBride and Les Bott, will re- cieve letters outlining the steps council has taken to rectify the vari- ous complaints. The two dips in the road will be eliminated with the installation of French drains to take away the water under the roadway. Repaving will level off the road surface. , The Exeter OPP detachment has been asked to step up its radarpa- trols on Huron East, and report back. to council on the effectiveness of this measure A speed limit of 50 km per hour will be extended along Huron Street to concession 2-3. The municipali- ty has the authority to do this in built-up residential localities. The remedy for the other concerns rests with the individual property owners. Those having problems with flooded basements when the municipal drain is overloaded will be advised to install back -water valves. Council investigated the cost of additional street lights, and received an estimate from Ontario Hydro of S465 for each light installed on an existing pole. This was considered too expensive. One of the property owners had also contacted Ontario Hydro, and found that individual families may have a dusk -to -dawn light installed. The rental for that is S7.90 per month. Homeowners arc also required to set their mail boxes back far enough from the highway that they are not in the way of snowplows. In other business, Pat Down and Margaret Hern were appointed as Usborne council representatives on the newly formed Canada Celebra- tions '88 Committee. Other mem- bers are Donald Richardson from the Kirkton-Woodham Optimists and Keith Strang from the Osborne Mi- nor Ball Association. Council is submitting an application under the Canadian Anniversaries Program for assistance with the municipality's 150th anniversary in 1992. Councillor Down and deputy reeve Hern will attend the 1988 ROMA annual conference in Toron- to in February. Council approved waiving the ministry of natural resources 50 - foot set -back regulation to allow the removal of gravel by McCann Con- struction to the fence line at the Willis Farm. Removal of gravel from below the water table if tests reveal gravel exists there was also approved. The clerk was instructed to write to McCann Construction asking their approval of the waiver. A water connection to the second well at the Kirkton-Woodham Com- munity Centre was approved. All costs will be borne by the Kirkton- Woodham swimming pool. An analysis of the K -W pool en- hancement project shows expendi- tures of $4,743 and revenues • of $3,354, leaving a deficit of $f,389 to be shared equally between Us - borne and Blanshard townships. Blanshard will be asked to pay $694.50. Dedicated politician passes Continued from front page 1971 and served under the premier- ships of Leslie Frost, John Robarts and Bill Davis.. The local MPP was the chairman of Davis's successful leadership campaign in 1971. MacNaughton was commissioner of the Ontario Water Resources Commission in 1960-61 and was appointed to the cabinet in 1961.Two of his high profile cabi- net positions were as Minister of Highways and Provincial Trcasur- er.His Highways ministry post came during the great highway building epoch that saw much of the province's multi -lane network put into place and the GO transit system established. One of his cabinet colleagues Dar- cy McKeough said, "Probably his greatest legacy was the completion of Highway 401. But what he really sweated about was the ultimate twinning of 401 to six lanes and up, something that at that time hadn't been attempted anywhere in New minister The Exctcr Christian Reformed nr h has been meeting in the v. lite clapboard church at the north end of Main Street for the past 35 years, and has been blessed with a pastor for most of that time. Whcn Rev. Bernie De Jong left 4 � on August 17 to serve another con- gregation in Ancastdr, the Exctcr congregation appointed a calling committee to search for a new pas- tor. On August 21, 1987, Robert Arabogast from Whitinsville, Mas- sachusets, accepted the call to serve our God here in Exeter. Robert, his wife Janet and chil- dren Katie, foul, and Kristie 18 months, arc now residing in town. Robert and his wife met in the last half of their senior year at high school and began dating. Robert was not a Christian at the time, but attended church with Janet and her family. As a result of these church visits, Robert began to ask questions. Eventually he posed some that Janet could not answer. Her pastor, Rev. B. Van Eyk, invited Robert for Bible study. Robcrt grew in knowl- edge and faith, and accepted Christ as his Saviour. Robert and Janet were married in August 1981. Robcrt didn't feel his job at the time gave him the fulfillment he needed; he had a desire to serve his God in a more meaningful and con- crete way. He began to study for the ministry and graduated this spring from Calvin College Semi- nary in Michigan.. Robert and Jan and their children arc very happy to be in Exeter. They have .found the people here very friendly, and hope to make many new friends. Coats for Kids in Exeter At the request of London ra- dio station BX -93, the Times - Advocate will be participating in the sixth annual "Coats for Kids for Christmas" campaign. Sketchley Cleaners and BX - 93 have teamed up with the London Memorial Boys and Girls club for this year's drive, which will distribute coats to thousands of needy children in the arca. The Times -Advocate will serve as a drop-off point for Exeter and area. Coats may also be dropped off at any Sketchley Cleaners location in London. Residents am asked to donate used winter coats they no long- er need. The coats will be transported to Sketchley clean- ers in London where they will be cleaned and, if necessary, re- paired. They will then be passed on to the London Boys and Girls club for distribution. Since the program began in Loadon, more than 30,000 coats have been donated and distributed. Last year alone, the London area collected more than 8,000 coats. ' The Boys and Girls club, lo- cated at 184 Horton St. in Loudon, will open; November 30 and distribute the coats free, to those in need until January 2, 1988. The club will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon- day to Friday and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ft will be closed Sundays. v Canada. He did it and it works." McKeough said MacNaughton was instrumental in getting him to enter politics adding, "There is no question he was one of the people I looked to for support and advice." John MacNaughton said his father was proud of his accomplishments on the economics -finance bench. He was at various times provincial treasurer, chairman of the manage- ment board and minister of econom- ics, government affairs and revenue. "He also produced a balanced bud- get, something that had not been done for many years before and hasn't been done since," added his son. After leaving politics, MacNaugh- ton served as chairman of the Onta- rio Racing Commission and was honorary chairman or director of a number of firms including the Bank of Montreal, Consumers Gas, Red- path Industries,Extendicare Ltd. and Laidlaw Transport. Married to the former Adeline Fulcher of Brandon, MacNaughton also leaves his son John, daughter Heather Howitt of Windsor and five . grandchildren. Funeral services in charge of the Dinney Funeral Horne were held Friday at Exeter United Church fol- lowed by a private family service at the Exeter Cemetery. Across the province, people rec- ognized the MacNaughton personal- ity as engaging, sincere and forth- right. He related to people, respected them and remembered them. While provincial treasurer he rec- ognized the value of public expendi- tures and was equally conscious of the other side of the government coin- the burden of resulting tax burdens. He was also aware of the need to ensure maximum efficiency in public spending particularly in response to changing needs and new programs. Three accidents Three accidents were investigated this week by officers of the Exeter town police department. Wednesday, a vehicle driven by Laurie Lewis, London southbound on Carling street struck a vehicle driven by Barend Vansteeg which. was reversing from a private drive. Damage was set at $1,900. Officers set damages at $3,500 when vehicles driven by Lauric Kraftchcck, Exeter and Linda Gingc- rich, Zurich were in collision Friday on Huron street, near Mary strcct.Thc Gingcrich vehicle wcnt out of control due to the slippery road conditions.. The same day -a vehicle driven by Ilugh Davis, Exeter was stopped waiting to make a left turn from Main street when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Helen Wasnidge, also of Exeter. During the week 16 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act 'and 12 parking tickets were issued, New system may lower rates Receive service awards at annual "Time of use" rates could mean lower electricity bills for homeown- ers and businesses by 1989, public utility officials attending the Mu- nicipal Electric Association District 7 annual meeting in Woodstock were told on November 18. Barry Conway, manager of rates for Ontario Hydro, explaine_clAttut under the scheme electricity users would be charged lower rates during low -consumption periods. The plan will be submitted to the provincial energy board in April. Similar plans have been proposed for the last 15 years, but have not been approved because of the cost of changing the system. The new rate structure would require "smart" me- ters costing $300 to $400, com- pared to the $60 cost of regular me- ters. A recently developed unit which converts old meters for about 5100 makes the change -over more feasible. Hydro has had a pilot project un- derway for about four years. Alex Dobronyi, general manager of the London PUC, said 11 of the volun- teers in the London area have changed their electricity -use habits. They can exercise some control over their electricity bills by adding tim- ers to household electricity appli- ances, and get a cheaper rate by washing laundry and dishes in the middle of the night. If approved, the new system would be phased in over a four-year period. PUC manager Hugh Davis, Com- mission chairman Murray Greene and Commissioner Harry De Vries represented Exeter at the District 7 meeting, which takes in the arca from London to Woodstock and from Grand Bend south to Lake Erie. Davis was presented with a plaque and certificate for 25 years service. Greene's 20 years with the Exeter utility were also acknowl- edged with a plaque and a certificate. • Dreaming permits each and every one of us to he safely insane every night of the week. lt Best Interest 0 1/4% * Guaranteed Investment Certificates * subject to change Gaiser.Kneale - Insurance Brokers Inc. Exeter Grand Bend 235-2420 238-8484 Clinton Hensall Goderich 482-9747 262-2119 524-2118 Mayor Bruce Shaw will receive a 10 ear certificate. Greene moved up from vice- chairman to 1988 chairman of the MEA District 7 executive. Receiving 10 -year awards were Ken Rader and George Tieman, Dashwood; James Bakker, Elsie C. Dann and Robert Foster, Granton and Harold Knight, Hensall. Roy W. Johnson, Grand Bend also received a 20 -year award. 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Zurich Ont. 236.4934 236.4321 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT and your 1988 Municipal and School Taxes Regional Assessment Offices located throughout Ontario are responsible for assessing all real property for the purposes of municipal -and school - taXation. Assessment Rolls are prepared and delivered to municipalities which use them to set mill rates and calculate property tax bills. The amount of property tax you will pay on your home or business in 1988 is determined by multiplying the assessed value of your property by the mill rate. If you want to learn more about your property assessment, the Regional Assessment Office invites you to attend its Open House Session. Open House Sessions Appeal Procedure Open Houses are held in every municipal- If, after attending your local Open House, you ity at convenient times and locations to pro- are still dissatisfied with your assessment, vide you with the opportunity to discuss your you have the right to appeal it to the Assess - assessment with the staff of the Regional ment Review Board. This Board is respon- Office. sible for determining whether the assessment An assessor will be pleased to explain the under appeal is fair and equitable with the basis of your property assessment and is assessments of similar properties in the authorized to amend any inaccurate informa- vicinity. The Assessment Review Board is tion prior to the delivery of the Assessment more informal and relaxed than a regular Roll to your municipality. court of law. If you have any questions, but are unable to attend the Open House, please contact your Regional Assessment Office at the address or telephone number shown below. Notice of Property Valuation Property owners and tenants will receive a Notice of Property Valuation only if information relating to their property assessment was changed during the past year, if the assessment was appealed last year, or if there has been a general reassessment in the municipality. If you receive a Notice of Property Valuation, it may reflect chanes you have requested in your school support designation, in the amount of your assessed value, or other recorded information on last year's Notice. Schedule of Orr t Houses Blanshard Township Fullarton Township Hibberl Township Ontario Wed. Dec Mon. Nov Mon Nov Ministry of Revenue Appeal Deadline The final date for appealing your assess- ment is January 12, 1988. If you wish to appeal your assessment, you can use the form provided on the back of your Notice of Property Valuation, write a letter, or use a Notice of Appeal Form. You need to include your property address, roll number, and the reason for the appeal. Your appeal must be filed on or before January 12, 1988. To assist you, Notice of Appeal forms and the address of the Regional Registrar of the Assessment Review Board are available at Open Houses, your Regional Assessment Office, or your municipal nffll 3. P. Thur f 10. • 30, 1 p r t t, 'r 30,1pm -9; n anno .nti ., Hall, Fchullerton 0114 Dublin HURON, t'EfDT+ ASSESSMENT of ICF 57 Napier Street, Bo: 1,, Ooderich, Ontario N/A 3Z2 (519)524-7326,1-800.265.5192