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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-12-22, Page 21*Local Legion donates 9 'Stick violence 4A •Olympic torch bearers ` 6A ' 'First Canadian Christmas 9A *New pop record 10A Usborne acce is tenderfor farm land rental t;on 88 Co m mittee. eeve Gerald Prout was appointed to the property standards committee. 'Prom attended the inaugural meet- ing of the Huron County Board of Education. He 'also attended the ABCA autumn meeting in Kirkton on November 27 as Usbome's repre-- The township of Stanley has re- water supply system to the High- sentative. Down was at the same ccived S18,118 as first payment for way 21 Iakeshore areas. meeting as the provincial rep on the a water works project, Environment ABCA. Minister Jim Bradley and the Hon. Clerk Sandra Strang informed Jack Riddell, MPP, Huron, an - council that as of December 10, 96 flounced this week. percent of the 1987 taxes totalling The project involves an environ - $1,013,102.76 had been collected. mental studies report, and construe - The payment of $1,250 set aside tion of an oversized trunk water - in the 1987 budget as grants for mi- main through Hay township to nor ice groups was authorized. The provide water from the Lake Huron Five tenders for renting the ap- proximately 50 acres on the Webber farm for a three-year period were opened when Usborne councillors met for their second regular month- ly meeting on December 15. The highest bid, from Passmore Farms offering an annual rental of $4,950, was accepted. The lowest tender was for $3,000 per year. The township will advise the County of Huron that they are inter- ested in participating in the Huron County pay equity program pro- posed by the Association of Munic- ipalities of Ontario. Councillor Pat Down was ap- pointed chairperson of the Celebra- money will be paid on a pro rata ba-. balance of the expenses allocation Publishing Reserve. sis to the 57 registrations. of the township history book, was Councillors agreed that any sur - The sum of $302, the unspent added to the $5,000 History Book plus from the 1987 township budget will be put into a reserve fund for the purchase of new equipment. Building inspector Herman Van Wicren was given authority to en- list the services of the township so- licitor to enforce section 5 of the The money is part of an estimated building code act, which prohibits residents from either constructing or $1,700,000 grant as a estimated d demolishing a building until aper - contribution toward the estimated mit s$2,300,000 total cost of. the pro- - issued. Thee toownwn ship office will close for JCCt- • the Christmas holidays -at 12:00 noon on December 24, and will reo- pen for regular hours on December 29. Stanley gets grant Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Seventeenth Year A contract for construction is ex- pectel3 to be given in the fall of 1988. dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, December 22, 1987 Price Per Copy 60 Cents Wins Olympic book. A grade six student at Grand Bend Public School received a real surprise when he received his mail Wednesday night. Trent Stellingwcrf learned he was a winner in a contest held in conjunction with the 1988 Olympic Winter Games sched- uled for Calgary. Trent was only one of 12 stu- dents in the province of Ontario who had their art work chosen to appear in Ensemble, an Olympic publication. During the 1986-87 school year, more than 1400 students from Alberta submitted writ- ings for the magazine and stu- dents from other provinces were called on to provide artwork. The letter of congratulations to the Grand Bcnd youngster said the goal of this anthology was to provide an opportunity for young people to become in- volved in thc Olympic spirit. Trent had sent 'his submis- sion in almost a year ago, so it was a surprise to find out he was a winner.. - Hc is shown in the above picture looking over the book he received with principal Nor- man McPherson. Camp Sylvan openings There are still seven sessions available for Ausablc Bayfield Con- servation Authority watershed schools in the 1988 spring term of the Camp Sylvan Conservation Pro- gram. Many sessions are also availa- ble in the fall. A watershed school has students living within any of the drainage basins of the Ausable Riv- er, Bayfield River and Parkhill Creek. Watershed schools are given book- ing priority over non -watershed school until February 12, 1988 after which time all• schools are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Non -watershed schools have reserved many sessions in 1988 but there is enough room for all watcrshcd schools to be accommodatcd, if they book a session before February 12, 1988. Kathie Monk of the Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authority ex- plains the Authority's position. Our goal is to have every watcrshcd school participate in the Sylvan pro - grain. It's an excellent way to devel- op a conservation cthic. We'd like all students who live in our arca of jurisdiction to have this knowledge which will encourage them to be re- sponsible environmental citizens." In 1986 and 1987, 18 of the 31 watershed schools came to Camp Sylvan. The participating schools rated the program highly. "To teachers who have participat- ed, the Camp Sylvan program is the best method for Grade 6, 7 and 8 students to experience in thc field the principles they learn in the classroom" says Miss Monk. "The Sylvan program relates directly to the interdependence of living things science unit which is taught in Grades 7 and 8. Further information about the 1988 education programs of the Ausablc Bayfield Conservation Au- thority will be distributed to schools in early January. Teachers can also contact the Ausablc Bay- field' Conservation Authority at 235-2610. Ask Iocal participation in tour of U.S. investors Businesses and developers in Ex- eter and arca will have the opportu- nity to participate in an upcoming United States investors tour. This week Bill Mickle, chairman of the Exeter development commit- tee sent out a letter and question- naire outlining the project. Mickle goes on to say that the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology is sponsoring the U.S. investors tour scheduled for September of 1988 and adds ," This could be an opportunity, for your company or as an individual intcr- csted in expansion or development of 'hew initiatives to seek financial assistance." The letter continues, " Thc suc- cess of the tour depends 011 the re- sponse and preparation needed to ef- ficiently use the time available to us in Exeter. This group will be travelling to a dumber of munici- palities in Southwestern Ontario and the tirne allotted to Exctcr will depend on the need." If enough interest is shown in this project, an inforthational meet- ing will be held Thursday, January 7, 1988 at the Olde Town Hall. Hensall man fined $857 on four driving charges Justice of the Peace Douglas Wed- lake fined Robin D. Walker of Hen- sall a total of $857.50 on four charg- es under .the Highway Traffic Act. In Exeter court on December 15, Walker pleaded guilty to all four charges which resulted when he was stopped on Exeter's Main street on July 24. The charges included driving while his licence was suspended; using a plate other than the one issued for the vehicle; failing to notify the Ministry of purchase of a vehicle within stated time and driving with- out insurance coverage. When the accused was stopped by police, a CPIC checkrevealed a sus- pension for unpaid fines on June 16, 1987 and the plate was registered to another vehicle. The car in question was registered to someone at RR • 2, Goderich. Walker had not applied for a permit for this vehicle which he purchased on April 14, 1987 and admitted to not having insurance. In addition to the fines, Walker's driving licence was suspended for a further six months. Kevin William Hardy, Exeter was fined $200 for failing to stop when requested by a police officer and $500 for driving without insurance coverage. The incident occurred July 25 when an officer saw a trail bike stopped between two laneways on Main street.The accused took off on Main and was pursued by the offi- cer with the police car's roof lights on. Hardy turned west on Waterloo, then north on Carling failing to swop for signs at Huron and Anne sttiillets and turned into the Canners field in the Thomas -Wellington streets area with the engine warm. The accused said he didn't see the officer until he turned onto Carling street. After hearing lengthy evidence Justice of the Peace Wedlake fined Glenn C. Sorensen of Brampton $250 and suspended his licence for six months on a charge of driving while his licence was suspended. Sorensen was stopped by police on Highway 83, east of Exeter on August 21 for speeding. He identi- fied himself with an unvalid licence which had expired on June 26. A CPIC check showed a suspension for unpaid fines on April 17.The - accused said he had moved and ne- glected to change address. He was alone in the car owned • by his mother Lillian Kerr. Sorensen was fined S93 for an April 19 speeding offence. Being a student and unable to pay, he went to a JP and was told if he agreed to watch a safety film, the fine would be reduced to $50. A policeman said he would be notified as to where to pay the fine. After getting the August 21 charge in the Exeter area and being told he was suspended he paid the $50. From August 21 until his first court appcarancce September 15 he believed he was suspended and hadn't driven. Due to the change of residence by his mother and sister he did not re- ceive a registered letter saying he was under suspension although it had been signed for. Wedlake said no evidence had been presented that the accused went back to the Ministry to see about getting the fine reduced after seeing the film and failed to notify the department of his change of ad- dress. A fine of $68.75 was levied against Raymond J. Flynn, RR 1, Clinton for driving his vehicle with a radar waming advice. Police saw Flynn's vehicle turn into the Kentucky Fried Chicken lot on Highway 4 and saw what ap4 - peered to be a deviceon the sun visor. The accused went into the restau- rant at about 12.45 p.m. and didn't return.Almost an hour later the of- ficer entered the restaurant and could not find Flynn. At 3.30 p.m. the same day, the radar detector was siezed and a note left for the accused to go to the po- lice station. Heshowed up the next day and was charged. He felt his personal property was violated as the vehicle was not on the highway.He works two blocks away and walked as his car doesn't start well on hot days. In addition to the fine, Wedlake ordered the radar device be forfeited to the Crown. Howard John Hughes of Orange- ville was fined S53.75 for failing to stop on the right of the highway for an emergency vehicle. The incident occurred at 11.25 a.m. of November 2 on Highway 4 when vehicles in front of a south- bound ambulance pulled over and a cruiser going in the opposite driec- tion also pulled over, but Hughes behind the police vehicle did not. He told the court he saw the cruiser, but not the ambulance. Stephen approves salary schedule The township of Stephen has ac- cepted the resignation of councillor Drew Robertson and will be adver- tising for a replacement. Robcrtson,a teacher at McGilliv- ray Central School is leaving with his -family on December 29 for a year's -exchange teaching assignment in Australia. Anyone wishing to fill the. re- maining 10 months in Robertson's term is asked to have his or her ap- plication to the township office by 12 noon on December 31. At the latest meeting of council, salary and wage agreements were completed for the next two years. ' Clerk -treasurer Wilmar D. Wein will receive a.$1,000 increase for 1988 bringing his annual salary to S32,720. His raise for 1989 will be at the cost of living cafe with a minimum of three percent. Bookkeeper Sharon Romphf and secretary Linda Oliver were each in- creased to $385.12 per week. Road superintendent Eric Fink- bciner was given a S2.000 boost for 1988 to make his annual salary S30,495.1n 1989 he will also rc- ccivc the cost of living rate. Others in the road department will get a five percent increase for 1988 bringing their hourly stipend to S10.91. Arena- Manager Frank Funston will receive a $2,000 hike for 1988. His annual salary will now be S28,825. Assistant manager Rob Funston gets a raise to S9.90 an hour for 1988. The rate for part-time help for the road department and the arena staff will be up to $7.50 per hour. All employees in roads and arena will also rcccivc an annual clothing al- lowance of S300. Drainage inspector Ken Pickering will rcccive a monthly rctaincr fcc of $350 and $11 per hour along with a mileage allowance of 311 cents per kilometer. The monthly rctaincr for building official Milton Dietrich will he $2(X) and he will also rcccivc SI 1 per hour. His mileage rate is 25 cents per kilometer. Thc pay for council members has also been increased for some meet- ings. Each will rcccive an additional $15 for long meetings. That brings the rate for the reeve to $95, deputy - reeve S90 and councillors S85 each. The pay for short mcctings under two hours will remain at $40 for all members. For conventions and all day semi- nars each council member attending will get $80 per day.The reeve also gets an extra S200 for time and trav- elling spent in signing township cheques. The new rates for council are for one year only. Frank and Rob Funston of the township arena staff will be attend- ing a training seminar in Guelph in April of 1988. The resignation of Ron Kenney from the Huron Park volunteer fire department was accepted. A court of revision on the Hayter - Hodgins municipal drain and the only appeal received was from the Ausablc-Bayfield Conservation Au- thority. A bylaw was passed authorizing a zoning amendment change for Jim Genno ai part of Lot 21, Conces- sion 9 to allow a temporary mobile home. ' • A second advertisement will be placed for a township dog control officer. A first request brought no response. The township will become a member of the Electrical Utility Safety Association of Ontario Inc. for 1988. Approval was given to a resolu- tion from the township of Peel which asks the provincial govern- ment to enact legislation to limit, curtail and in some instances pro- hibit the manufacture , use and dis- tribution of non biodegradable and non -recyclable materials. Council expressed interest in the county of Huron -AMO pay equity program. SAN fA TODDLED IN -Santa Claus was a popular visitor at the Toddlers Inn Nursery School for afternoon classes, Thursday. Sitting on Santa's knees are Marc Hodgins and Scott Ralph while Nathan Kraftcheck, Stacey Snow and Jeff Beaver stand. Bad weather causes accidents, one vehicle rolls, another hits tree Two of .the six accidents investi- gated this week by officers of the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were caused by ad- verse weather conditions. On December 15, a vehicle driven by Audrey Walper, Grand Bend went out of control on a slippery portion of Highway 83, cast of Exctcr and rolled over in the ditch. Damage was estimated at $4,000. The next day Alexandra Williams, RR 6, St. Marys lost control of the vehicle she was driving on Highway 23 and struck a tree. Only minor in- juries we% Suffered and damages were listed at $3,000 Friday at 2.40 p.m., vehicles op- erated by Sandra Dixon , Huron Park and Margaret Thompson, RR 2, Ailsa Craig collided on Portland street in Centralia. Damage was set at $1,050. Damage was estimated at $250 whcn a vehicle driven by Lisa Schantz, Huron Park struck a parked vehicle owned by John Guncss, Hu- ron Park in a private drive at Huron Park, December 15. On December 14, a vehicle driven by Glenn Grubb, RR 1, Kirkton struck a parked vehicle owned by PHH Canada on the Huron Motor' Products parking lot. Damage was sot at 5550. The same day, a vehicle driven by Ross Miller, Exeter struck and killed a deer on Highway 83, near Concession 6-7 of Hay township. During the week, OPP officers checked 293 vehicles as part of the RIDE program. Three driving licence suspensions of 12 hours were issued and ofie per- son was charged with driving while licence was suspended.