Times Advocate, 1989-09-27, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 27 1989
Reeve thanks ratepayers for
response to recycling program
USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Reeve
Gerry Prout used the occasion of
the regular September 19 meeting
of council to express his apprecia-
tion to township residents who en-
thusiastically participated in the
blue box recycling program during
the first two weeks of pick-up.
Ratepayers are asked to be patient
while Bluewater Recycling be-
comes familiar with the area and
establishes appropriate routes.
Thank -you cards will be sent to the
Elimville, Hurondale and Kirkton
Women's Institutes, in appreciation
for their assistance in delivering re-
cycling information sheets and blue
boxes.
A 1989 grant of $100 was made
to the Ontario Special Olympics
Inc. The subject had come up at a
spring meeting attended by the
grade 8 class of Usborne Central
School. Although the municipali-
ty had not donated before, the stu-
dents convinced councillors the -
cause was worthy of support.
A bylaw outlining policies for
professional development of council
members and employees attending
conventions and seminars at town-
ship expense was passed: Individu-
als are entitled to attend one event
annually. Any additional ones
must first be approved by council if
'the municipality is covering ex-
penses. Now that the policy is in
place, Usborne is eligible for gov-
ernments grants that are available
for such purposes.
A livestock protection claim of
S275 was approved to Rick Ether-
ington for the loss of two sheep. A
dog running at large is suspected.
This type of claim is paid out of
revenue from the sale of dog tags.
Usborne is applying for a grant
under the Waste Management Im-
provement Program to offset the
1990-1991 expenses which will be
incurred in the operation and closure
of the Kirkton waste disposal site:
Prout and deputy reeve Pat Down
will attend a Southwestern Ontario
Planning Conference put on by the
ministry of Municipal affairs at the
Lamplighter Inn, London on Na
vember 2. Topics of interest to Us -
borne include housing and the con-
flict between urban development
and agriculture.
The fire chief, deputy fire chief
and fire prevention officer of the Ex-
eter and area fire board are invited to
the October 17 council meeting to
discuss costs as related to the level
of fire protection in the outer limits
of the municipality, and how to im-
prove service in Usborne's eastern
limits.
Biddulph to allow mobile home
as temporary residence
LUCAN -After considerable dis-
cussion at a recent meeting, Bid-
dulph council gave permission to
Jim Thomas to occupy a mobile
home as a temporary residence on
property in the township he pro-
poses to purchase.
Thomas will be allowed to reside
in the mobile home on the proper-
ty at part of Lot 29, Concession 2
during the period a new residence is
being erected, but not to. exceed
September 5, 1990.
A bond or satisfactory deposit of
$1,500 is being required by the
township to guarantee completion
of the agreement. Such deposit
would be returned when the tempo-
rary mobile home is removed.
Thomas told council he already
has permission from the Ausable-
Bay field Conservation Authority to
construct a pole barn in addition to
the residence.
The land owner also revealed he
has permission from the Middlesex
London District Health Unit for
septic services and drilling for a
well would be started immediatley
and a sample would be submitted
for testing.
Thomas also indicated he would
be willing to provide council with
Fitness
a letter stating he would not hold
the township liable for any losses
he'may sustain if the deal for the
property should fall through.
A total of six building permit ap-
plications were approved including
one from Thomas for a 32 by 40
foot pole barn.
The others are to Robin Kool, a
sunroom at part of Lot 20, SB
Concession; Mario and Marilyn Le-
vesque, renovations and two addi-
tional rooms at part of Lot 7, SB
Concession; Michael Blake, a two -
car garage at Lot 33, Concession 8;
Gerald Straatman, a garage at Lot
32, Concession 4 and Bill Vilos, a
single family dwelling at parts of
Lots 7 and 8, North London Road
Concession.
Deputy Reeve Jim Shipley re-
ported verbally on the status of the
North Middlesex District Building
System. He said ads had been placed
in various newspapers inviting ap-
plications for the position of chief
building official and he hoped one
would be hired by November 1 to
begin duties at the beginning of
1990.
Clerk treasurer Ray Hands report-
ed Sprict Associates had completed
survey work of repair and mainte-
nance of the Elginfield municipal
drain in Biddulph, but had encoun-
tered problems surveying the arca of
the drain in London township.
The engineers are not recommend-
ing a drain of this size be started
this fall and therefore the delay with
the survey would not be detrimen-
tal.
Reeve Earl French and councillor
Herman Steffens reported to council
on their attendance at the grand
opening of the Bluewater Recy-
cling Association. They said they
were impressed by the enthusiasm
and organization of the association.
After careful consideration, coun-
cil requested French to discuss with
Lucan Reeve Larry Hotson the pos-
sibility of having a joint meeting
with representatives from Bluewater
Recycling and C.H. Lewis Lucan
Ltd.
Council has been advised by the
Ministry of the Environment that
they will not pay for the expenses
incurred by Biddulph when cleaning
up oil spills on certain township
roads. The Ministry recommended
that the township should sue, to re-
cover their costs, from the party
who was responsible for the spill if
found guilty in court.
Centre closes, another opens
EXETER - As one fitness cen-
tre in Exeter closed its doors last
week, another is getting set to
open.
Owner Sherry Hicks closed Total
Concept on Main Street Friday be-
cause of health reasons after being
open 21 months but a former em-
ployee, Lou Ravelle, is starting up
the Rec Room Fitness Centre in
the Valu Mart Mall. Although Ra-
velle still has some work to do be-
fore opening, he his hopeful of get-
. ting the new business off the
ground by Sunday.
Hicks, who at one time had plans
to expand Total Concept to include
racquetball and squash courts, was
advised by her doctor to take it easy
for a while. She felt it was best to
sell the entire business rather then
let someone else run it because she
would worry too much about it.
Hicks, also recently sold Concept
2 Hair Salon to the same man from
St. Joseph who bought Total Con-
cept, but said she is not sure what
the new owner plans to put in place
of Total Concept.
Hicks said Total Concept's mem-
berships peaked at about 386 but
dropped off over the summer as
people learned it would be closing.
All members who have time re-
maining on old memberships have
already or will soon be getting their
money refunded, according to
Hicks.
Ravelle said he is working to-
wards a Sunday opening so mem-
berships will not have too much
time off between workouts.
"I don't want the members to feel
alienated or that people are letting
them down because I know how
hard it is to get back into working
out after you have been off for
some time. I also don't want the
people to have to go out of town to
work out," said Ravelle.
The Rec Room, in addition to
dumbell weights from five to 100
lbs. each, will have several other
machines for working out that To-
tal Concept didn't have. The Rec
Room will have a two-step stair
climb, cross-country skier, aerobic
treadmill, rower and bike that will
offer several different variations to
work out which monitor heartbeat
and pulse while exercising.
Locker rooms will be slightly
larger that Total Concept's and will
also include a shower and change
area. It will also have a whirlpool
and tanning bed.
Ravelle, who will be running the
Rec Room with his brother Mur-
ray, said he would like to keep
membership prices about the same
as Total Concept's and will also of-
fer a chance to pay the membership
fee over the year or six months de-
pending on how long they -wish to
join, as Total Conccpt did.
Anyone wishing more informa-
tion on the Rec Room can call Ra-
velle at 235-2536.
Costume characters - Winning in the costume characters class of
the Exeter Fair parade were Jennifer and Adam Case.
Five suspended drivers
receive further fines
EXETER - Five persons who
had been driving while suspended
appeared before JP Doug Wedlake
in Exeter court on September 19.
Douglas Halvorsen, London, had
been stopped for a liquour infraction
on County Road 4 in Stephen
township on September 8. A check
showed his licence had been sus-
pended in 1984 for unpaid fines.
. The accused said he did not know
the suspension was still in effect;
he had been in jail from 1985 to
1987. He paid the outstanding
fines, and was fined another $250
and had his suspension extended for
six months.
Patrick Seabourne, London, was
also fined S250 and given a six-
month suspension for driving after
his licence was suspended August
1, 1989, for unpaid fines. He had
been stopped for speeding on High-
way 4 in Hay township on Septem-
- cr 1.
Paul Bruce Winteringham, Exet-
er, was assessed the same fine and
suspension for the same charge. He
had been stopped in Usborne town-
ship on July 30, although his li-
cence had been suspended since Oc-
tober 17, 1986 for nnpaid fines.
Winteringham pleaded not guilty
to driving while suspended 10 days
previously. An officer had found
the accused stopped on the roadside
in Stephen township. The accused
was in the driver's seat and the keys
were in the ignition. The accused
said another man, who at the time
was outside the vehicle drinking a
beer, had been the driver. Wedlake
said that as a matter of credibility, a
suspended driver found sitting be-
hind the wheel by police would in
most cases strongly deny he was
driving. He imposed a further $250
fine, and another six months' sus-
pension.
Riddell gets
new position
in resources
TORONTO - Premier David Pe-
terson announced this week that
Jack Riddell, MPP for 'Huron, has
been appointed Parliamentary As-
sistant to the Minister of Natural
Resources, the Honourable Lyn
McLeod. The appointment is for
one,year.
Commcnting on his new position,
Riddell said, "I am delighted. The
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have long been of interest and con-
cern to me, and I look forward with
enthusiasm to my new responsibili-
ties."
Fastest rider - Caitlin Rowberry, winner of one of the heats in the
T cidlers • Trniterc (ACR AT Sunday's Exeter Fair, receives her prize, a,
western hat,. from 1989 Fair Queen Patty O'Toole.
Capacity of sewers
Continued from front page
tion where we were 10 years ago,"
he said, but added that a costly
sewage treatment plant is thc only
option for the town's future. This,
he said, comes right on the heels of
spending $1,000,000 on expanding
the lagoon system.
Chapman thought pumping of
sewage had gmwn faster than the
population.
Works superintendent Glen Kells
agreed, saying that sewage moni-
toring confirmed average house-
hold use has risen over the last few
years.
Hundey later told the T -A that
concerns over sewage capacity
may be premature. While the min-
istry of the environment only pre-
dicts Exeter's sewage capacity to
meet the needs of another 550 per-
sons, other factors such as average
household use, the capacity of the
Ausable River to handle lagoon dis-
charges, and new ministry emission
standards have yet to be taken into
account.
It could be a false alarm to say
we're in trouble," said Hundey.
Mainly, he said, Exeter is in a po-
sition of needing to ask questions
about exactly what its sewage sys-
tem is capable of handling.
Horsepower - Marc and Michael Hodgins won in the (horsepower
class in Saturday's Exeter Fair parade.
Also pleading guilty to the
charge was Dennis R. Ford, Exeter,
who had originally been stopped on
Concession 2-3 in Stephen town-
ship for not wearing a seat belt on
July 14. A check showed he had
been suspended beginning February
6, 1989, for unpaid fines. His
record showed six suspensions since
1986, and two previous convic-
tions. Wedlake levied a fine of
$750, and a six -month -suspension.
Failing to remain at the scene of
an accident cost Ken Grose, Grand
Bend, $153.75. Police were called
to a residence on Concession 2-3 in
Stephen township where a flower
barrel and a mail box had been dam-
aged. A torn piece of a leatherette
car bra was found at the scene.
Later that day, a vehicle with dam-
, age consistent to the one involved
in the accident was found aban-
doned on Highway 83.
The accused admitted his guilt.
He had a previous conviction on a
similar charge dating back to De-
cember 2, 1987. Wedlake suggest-
ed Grose make restitution for the
property damage.
Damian A. Sunn, RR7 London,
paid a $53.75 fine for driving in
Hay township on June 22 without
his seatbelt assembly fastened.
Though Arnold J. Kester, RR2
Dashwood, was not in court, he
was found guilty and fined $53.75
for not wearing a complete seat
belt assembly when stopped on
Highway 81 on July 13.
Stephen okays
safety signs
at Port Blake
CREDITON - Stephen Township
will co-operated with the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation Authority in
some safety measures at the Port
Blake park, just north of Grand
Bend.
The township will pay 50 percent
up to a limit of $500 to install
proper signs and Life saving buoys.
The request for assistari a was
made by ABCA general ,manager
Tom Prout and Allan Walper, repre-
sentative for Stephen and Grand
Bend
Exeter administrator Rick Hundey
and cemetery superintendent Harry
Knip attended a recent meeting to
ask for a zoning change from agri-
cultural to institutional for property
to be used for cemetery expanIion
being purchased from Dalton Fink-
beiner.
Request were received for munici-
pal drain repairs from Melvin Steele
for the Keller drain at Lot 21, Con-
cession 12 and from Don Baker and
Harold Finkbeiner for the O'Brien
drain at Lot 11, Concession 17.
The township will be applying to
the Ministry of the Environment
for additional funds for work at the
landfill site and engineering costs in
connection with phasing out of the
site.
An agreement has been finalized
with the Ministry of Agriculture for
ice time and coaching fees connect-
ed with Centralia College hockey
teams at the township arena.
Councillors Bill Weber and Gary
Eagleson and building official Mil-
ton Dietrich will attend the Western
Ontario Planning- Conference in
London November 2.
Business Computer Services will
continue to prepare township tax
notices for the year 1990.
The township has been informed
by the London PUC that they will
raise the rates for producing Ste-
phen's water bills effective January
1, 1990 and will continue the serve
three years later.
Council has declared recycling
Week in Ontario from November
20 to 26. Stephen is expected.to be-
gin blue box pickup with the Blue -
water Recycling Association on
January 1, 1990.
Bill Dietrich, an engineer with
W.K. Kelly will prepare a report on
the open portion of the Smith
Carroll drain at Lot 20, Concession
6.
Third reading and final approval
was given to the township's manure
storage facilities bylaw.
Plans are being made for an up-
coming public information meet-
ing to discuss planning in the area
of Highway 21.
A grant of $100 was made to the
Huron Plowmen's Association.
A resolution from the Huron
County Farm and Home Safety
Association was approved. It calls
for pesticide companies to accept
returnable containers for recycling
or safe disposal.
Approval was given to the Ste-
phen Minor Hockey Association
for a special occasion permit for a
Monte Carlo night at the Huron
Park annex on November 18.
Letters to the Editor
Editor,
Exeter Times Advocate
Exeter, Ontario
Dear Sir:
Several months have gone by
now since the new postal system
became a reality and everyone has
adjusted to the new system. So now
lets look back and see how good we
really had it.
Speaking for myself, I now have
to make three stops -- one for per-
sonal mail, one for business mail
and one at the post office for
stamps and quicker out -going mail
service.
The weather is nice now, but im-
agine getting your mail from the
box on Highway 4 (or any location)
at -20C and 18 wheelers blowing
more snow in your face. The key
hardly fits now -- what happens
when it freezes over? We used to go
�...unnc .bnildinn,antl, n .r ni►r-
titliiI tivrir d inYx^-� ilillf U t Gj'i i
properly!
I thought property would be lit-
tered with junk mail. So far, not
so. But we get two doses of the
same junk mail instead.
The social aspects of picking up
mail, of course, are just not there.
How many times has someone else
been at the new boxes when you
were?
Now think about the people put-
ting mail into the new boxes, com-
pared•to the warm dry confines of
•► •�a •.,.,1 -ti..onffirn !mac -wino
-being out there at -20C or pouring
rain!
All of these wonderful features in
the name of improvements in ser-
vice and increasing costs. Imagine
it wasn't that long ago that we
could pick up mail three times a
day and even on Saturday moming -
- and we always had our Times Ad-
vocate by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
How times change!
Yours truly,
W.G. Balsdon.
Dear Sir (Madam):
Huron County Poultry, Pigeon
and Pet Stock Association takes
this opportunity to thank the T -A
for the tremendous coverage and
publicity given us on our Lawn
Show held. at Peppers Farm on Au-
gust 5.
Special thanks to Yvonne for
coming to the farm to take the pic-
tures and to Ross for his part in the
publication.
It was indeed appreciated.
Again thank you.
Sincerely, .
Laura Pepper
Secretary H.C.P.P.P.S.A.
Seaforth, Ontario
NOK IWO
Dear S ir;
The name Gavin Green will re-
kindle memories for many of your
readers about the late, local histori-
an who wrote two, now out of
print, volumes "The Old Log
Horse" apd-"Ite Old ,Log_School",
.t.tiarat- iiitc-b.':.:t erar7intpo t.' nt
parts of Huron County history and
nostalgia, are actively sought out
by history buffs and others looking
for a candid review of local history.
An effort is underway to re -print
these books. The Huron C.ounty
Historical Society has agreed to
provide a grant in the amount of
$5,000 to support a re -publication.
venture to be undertaken by Natural
Heritage/History fnc. under the
guidance of Barry Penhalc, thc
well-known heritage publisher.
`The purpose of thisjettrr is to
encourage your readers to consider
supporting this venture. Additional
' funds arerequired to supplement the
grant made available by the Histori-
cal Society. I have undertaken, as a
personal task, to solicit an addition-
al $5,000 to make this venture pos-
sible. History buffs or organiza-
tions wishing to make a
contribution can do so, in trust, to
the Hui on County Historical Socie-
ty, Clinton, specifically for this
purpose.
I would be pleased to provide ad-
ditional information for anyone
who wishes to contact me at my
home in Seaforth (527-1860).
Sincerely,
Paul Carroll