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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-27, Page 5Bunk Beds Reduced.' &eohenExFurniture 63 Main St. FREE DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN ONTARIO MON.•WEl) 9-6 THURS. & FRI. 9.9 SATURDAY 9-6 IIA •' U.10 -N. 1 ww.r-,: • 111E7:1111 235-1794 "Where Friendl, .Srrnice it Satisfaction are Guaranteed" Justice of Convictions on a variety of charges were registered before Jus- tice of the Peace Doug Wedlake in Exeter court on April 19. Peter J. Labrcchc, RR1 Grand Bcnd, pleaded guilty to driving while under suspension when stopped for an equipment violation on April 1 on concession _12-13 in Hay township. This was the third suspension for Labrcchc. His licence had been sus- pcndcJ starting October 5, 1987 for unpaid fines, and again from No- vember 3, 1987 to May 2, 1988 for driving while under suspension. A fine of S500 was adde.: to pre- vious fines not yet paid, and La- brcche's licence was suspended for a further pix months. Manager Kent Anderson appeared as representative of the United Cooperatives of -Ontario in Missis- sauga to plead guilty to permitting peace hears the operation of an unsafe vehicle. Ipspection of a vehicle registered to UCO which was stopped on Feb- ruary 23 on Highway 21 showed the air brakes were not in compli- ance with required standards. The fifth wheel connection was also too loose. The brakes were repaired before the driver continued on, and the:fine of 553.75 was paid before Anderson left court. John M. Bender, Tuckersmith township, pleaded guilty to operat- ing an unsafe vehicle. He had been stopped at -the junction of High- ways 21 and 83 in Stephen town- ship on February 23. Inspection revealed a defective exhaust system with the muffler broken off, faulty air brakes, and no brake lining on the right rear wheel. Bender paid his fine of 553.75. Douglas Dale Gollan, RR 1 Grand Bend council briefs Developer Barry Robinson came in contravention of a court order Tuesday when he failed to meet the provincial court's demands which stated that he must have a substantial portion of the work done on a house on Gill Road by April 19. The matter is now in the hands of the court. Councillor Bruce Woodlcy asked for a plan of action from council, saying : "Whatever it takes to get rid of him -- rip the building down." Council decided to make no res- olution on the matter until the vil- lage lawyer had been consulted. * * * Dianne Furtncy, accompanied by developer -A.J. Jackson, ap- proached council for approval of a retaining wall which has caused a conflict with neighbour Terry Skinner. Skinner objects to the .wall cit- ing the fact that it blocks out sun- light from his property. Speaking for Furtney, Jackson told council he wanted to -make sure the project was not opposed by the village. Reeve Harold Green noted that while drainage of thc lot was an issue with council,' they have nothing to say about the retaining wall as long as it met the approval of the building inspector. * * * A drainage study done by M.M Dillon Consulting Engi- neers indicated that the old design - criteria for drainage systems was established before 'the system cur- rently in use in Grand Bend was built. Because of that, the engi- neering firm maintains that the criteria is not applicable. What is actually going into the lagoons and what is "going in on paper" are two different things, ac- cording to the study. If• the Ministry of the Environ- ment approves the study, certain developments currently on hold may be able to go ahead. Deputy reeve Dennis Snider questioned the report, however, noting that when the engineering firm calculated the gradual popula- tion increase, they didn't include the additional people new develop- mcnts would attract. * * * Council supported an applica- tion by Jerry Prosper Van Bruaenc to reduce the speed limit coming into the village on High- way 21 from 70 km/hr to 60 or 50 km/hr, citing the fact that there have been numerous "near misses" in the summer when golfers and vacationers are active in the area. Van Bruacne is also looking for commercial access to his property. Commercial access to a road re- quires a speed limit of 60 km/hr or less. * * * Unconditional grants for the village of Grand Bend in 1988 total 584,043. That figure is up only marginally over last year's sum of S82,395. * * * It was brought to council's at- tention that the Pinery Provin- cial Park has placed a ban on al- cohol from May 13-23 in order to avoid the traditional rowdyism and vandalism which accompanies the Victoria Day weekend. Council noted that, while the ban may solve some of the park's problems, it will likely increase drinking in the village. Park Naturalist Terry Crabe, who was not at the council meet- ing, said Thursday that all 11 pro- vincial parks in Southern Ontario -had adopted the Measures in hopes of reducing the problems that ac- company alcohol abuse over the holiday. Crabe noted behavioral educa- tion at high schools and beefed up security had reduced problems in recent years but had not come close to eradicating them. "When the alcohol gets flowing, the abusive language gets flowing and that's not what families want to hear," Crabe said. "That's not what we're here for." The naturalist explained that 23 percent of all park infractions and 2l -percent of all evictions for the season take place on the Victoria Day holiday. Response to the ban has been generally favourable and Crabe ex- pects the park to be full by the May 24 weekend. variety of charges Lucknow, pleaded guilty to charges of failing to wear the complete seat belt assembly, and failing to sur- render his driver's licence. Gollan hart been stopped on Feb- ruary 24 on Highway 4 near Hen- " sail when a passing officer noticed he was not wearing a seat belt. The accused said he no longcrsar= ries his licence with him, flut keeps it at home in a filing cabinet ever since a three-month has§le to replace a previously lost licence. He also indicated he will not wear a scat belt, accusing police officers of not always wearing theirs. Gollan was fined 553.75 on each count, and given until June 1 to pay. Leslie M. Falconer, RR5 Clin- ton, was found guilty of failing to stop when the light was red at the intersection of Main and Sanders street in Exeter. at.1:25 p.m. on January 30. An officer in a cruiser stopped on Sanders facing east tes- tified that a big grain truck entered the intersection on the yellow, fol- lowed by Falconer's Camaro. A later check showed the lights' take five seconds to change from amber to red. Falconer was fined $53.75, with 30 days to pay. Ka -Chun Tam drove from his home in Mississaugato defend himself against a cfi-i— —Fi speed- ing 90 km in a 60 km. zone. The charge was laid on February 27 af- ter a policeman parked across from Northlander on Thames Rd. East locked in a visibly speeding car at 96 km with hand-held radar. Tam argued that he has been in Exeter before and knows the speed limit on Highway 83, and the only reason he had driven from Missis- sauga was because of his certainty he was not going as fast as charged. Noting that the officer was quali- fied to operate the radar device, Wedlake found Tam guilty and im- posed a fine of 553.75, which was ,paid that day. Crime Stoppers On June 6, 1987 at approxi- mately 9:30 p.m. an exhibitor at the Clinton Fair had a Sony Handy camera and battery stolen from his booth. The victim left his exhibit temporarily unat- tended and when he returned he found the camera missing. The camera and battery are valued at S1,918. If you have any information about this or any other serious crime, call Crime Stoppers of Huron County toll-free at 1-800- 265-1777. You could earn a cash . reward of up to $1,000 if the infor- mation leads to an arrest. Callers will not be required to identify themselves nor testify in court. Alcohol use banned for provincial parks The possession of alcohol will be banned from May 13 to May 23 in 26 provincial parks, including 11 parks in southwestern Ontario, in- cluding Point Farms, Ipperwash and Pinery, the Ministry of Natural Re- sources announced recently. "We want to assure all our park visitors on the Victoria Day week- end that they will not be disturbed by excessive noise or abusive lan- guage from other park visitors," said Terry Crabe, Resource Manage- ment Specialist and Visitor Servic- es Programmer for Pinery and Ip- perwash-Provincial Parks. "Our past experience on Victoria Day weekends shows the abuse of alcohol as the key reason why some of our visitors became noisy and disruptive. By banning the posses- sion of alcohol we will be able to • keep our campgrounds quiet and en- joyable," said Crabe. "Wc decided to apply an alcohol ban to all our parks, not just a few, to prevent those campers who might cause a problem from mov- ing up the road to the next provin- cial park that didn't have the ban" Carbe added. Alcohol bans have been used in selected provincial parks in south- crn Ontario since 1977. The ban has been effective in dramatically reducing rowdyism problems and there has been a general acceptance by park visitors of the necessity of New for 1988 HIGH BOY FIELD SPRAYER • 60 foot boom • Foam markers • Drop pipes available Now booking acreage for spring work Corn, soybeans, spring and winter grains, white bean herbicides all available for application. Round -Up Spraying Available No Acreage Too Large or Too Small LIDIITED REARS GRAINS S r f t1 S r f H T I l I l l R S Hensall 262-2527 Seaforth 345-2545 Mitchell 348-8433 Port Albert 529-7901 Alisa Craig 293-3223 Granton 225-2360 the ban. In its 1987 review of park operations, the Ontario Provincial Parks Council found general public support for use of the alcohol ban and extending its application to more parks, where necessary. The ministry in southwestern On- tario has had some success in reduc- ing the p 'Mems on the weekend by increa its error = to tell park visitors about the rules and regula- tions including talking to high schools, sending out letters to peo- ple who made reservations and ad- vising visitors when they arrived at the park. The ministry also in- creased the number of enforcement staff in parks and improved their training.' The results, however, were mixed. Parks such.as Long Point, Wheatley, Saublc Falls ,Turkey Point and Pinery saw improve- ments but other parks were still having some problems. Over 20 perccnt of all parks charges laid and campsites evicted during the entire park season continued to occur dur- ing the three day weekend. The ban applies only to an 11 day period in May. Alcohol is per- mitted on campsites in all provin- cial parks during the rest of the camping season. Times -Advocate, April 27,1988 Page 5 HOST TO WW Saturday evening the Thirsty Fox restaurant in Grand Bend held the third annual World Wildlife fundraising event. Prior to a dinner for 39 guests, Suzanne Ivey, donation co-ordinator, Elizabeth Agnew, pro- jects manager, and owner of the Thirsty Fox, Marilyn Snook look over the eight course dinner menu. - Lambton budget causes sparks at GB council A 5.7 percent increase in the Lambton County budget caused sparks to fly between councillors at Grand Bend Council Tuesday night at their regular meeting. Councilor Bruce Woodley ques- tioned deputy reeve Dennis Sniders reasoning when he found out that the councillor had voted for the in- crease. Woodley claimed Grand Bend will get nothing in return for the increase. "I don't know how you can vote for something like that," Woodlcy said. "I don't understand it." The total County budget went from $5,803,456 in 1987 to 56,134,097 in 1988. The increase to Grand Bend works out to 17 per- cent, based on dollar figures, but bccausc the village's net assessment has increased with a larger property base, the impact of the increase will be lessened: Snider stood by his decision to Campsites can be reserved in all provincial parks for thc Victoria Day weekend by calling or writing to the park beginning April 5. The 11 provincial parks in southwestern Ontario with the al- cohol ban are Craiglcith, Ipper- wash, Long Point, MacGregor Point, Pinery, Point Farms, Port Burwell, Rondeau, Sauble Falls, Turkey Point and Wheatley. Sel- kirk park will not open until June 17 and Cyprus Lake park was transferred to the new Bruce Penin- sula National Park in December. The remaining 15 parks in southern Ontario arc Awcnda, Bal- sam Lake, Bass Lake, Darlington, Earl Rowe, Emily, Fitzroy, McRae Point, Presqu ile, Rideau River Rock Point, Sandbanks, Ser- pent Mounds, Sibbald Point and Six Mile Lake. vote for the increase. "1 -think we should set our budget based on what we have to do," Snider said. The deputy reeve then suggested -that Woodley read the thick budget report to gain a better understanding of the -situation. Woodley assured Snider that he would. • Reeve Harold Green, who also sits on Lambton County Council, voted against the- increase. Grow Your Best Garden Ever! • Come in and test drive Canada's #1 Roto Tiller • Easy to use, guide It with JUST ONE HAND • 5 sizes to choose from...perfect for any garden Lawn & Garde n (7::\TKI: A Division of Huron Tractor Ltd Exeter 235-1115 61yth 523-4244 3 14009iS g-6 Thur. 9'ENFri. S ApR11-30I13$ SAL E Easy Credit Terms O.A.C. NO INTEREST, NO PAYMENTS TIL AUGUST /88 O.A.C. 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