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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-01-02, Page 8Times -Advocate. January 2„ 1991 IN's F. l\�Wc *Gerry Sanders, ovimer of S Jerrss 4 O the Beach and Hotel Main - street. started another campaign over the holiday weekend in attempt to have the government expropriate the beach now owned byArchie Gibbs. Sanders wrote a form letter and asked tourists to fill in the name of their MP, sign it, and then Sanders sent it to Ottawa. •PUC manager Hugh Davis found out the Ministry of the Environ- ment denied a grant request made by the commission for reconstruc- tion of an existing water main located . between the Ausable River and Huron Street. Davis sent a letter-nequesttiig�,reconsideration of the grant' application and eventually the PUC did get the grant. •Three Liberals announced their intentions for seeking the Huron . Liberal candidacy including Dave McClure of Crediton, Fred Lobb of Clinton and Jim Fitzgerald of Clinton. • i July 11 •Summer showers dumped four to six inches of rain on Huron County in early July, leaving hundreds of people with flooded base- ments and an undetermined number of ruined crops. July 18 •Exeter council was told the Exeter Fire hall came in $47,000 over budget despite the fact it was built on a project management pro- gram designed to avoid cost overruns. One of the reasons for the underestimated final tally was landscaping wan not calculated into the plans. July 25 •Beach enthusiasts waited patiently for the outcome of the Lambton County Health Unit's pollution level tests. Over the July 20 week- end, the unit reported high fecal coliform counts and posted po tion warning signs. •Grand Bend council decided to take action against what they con- sidered to be two very serious problems, including illegal parking and ovemignt sleeping in vehicles. Council decided to startbtowing illegally parked cars and offer overnight campers a place to park for the night. •The Exeter Fire hall opened its doors officially in late July with several prominent area business people and politicians present. August August 1 •The Exeter PUC sent letters to the Municipal Electric Association, MPP Jack Riddell and Ontario Hydro, to express its "concern". over the MEA's proposed 12.8 percent increase onwholesale hydro. "A 12.8 or even a 10.5 percent increase, along wi a GST of seven per- cent is an exorbitant increase for a customer to ," said Davis at the meeting. 'Grand Bend council started on the path to progress for the village's new library. A building inspector was sent to survey the fonner drug store on Crescent Street: August 8 •Rumours of Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw running for the conservative nomination were abound in August. Shaw admitted to toying with the idea of contesting the candidacy and hinted he would be at the nomination meeting, but did not run. August 15 •Liberal Fitzgerald was chosen to make a bid for the Queen's Park seat vacated by 17 -year MPP Jack Riddell by a narrow margin. •Ken Campbell of Seaforth was chosen to represent the Huron Pro- gressive Conservatives the same w Apprgximately 400 PC sup- porters attended �e nomination me astt3uilding' the executive president of the riding and the nominees with theamount of salpport shown. 'Family Coalition party nominee Tom Clark of Wingham was ac- claimed for his candidacy. •New Democratic party candidate Paul Klopp claimed that voters were "ready for a change". August 22 •Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw presented Premier David Peterson with a tire during Peterson's campaign visit to Exeter to show how tired council was with the province's tire disposal problems. August 29 •The Village of -Lucan received word that another major hurdle in their effort to bring a new water line and sewage system to the vil- lage had been cleared. Reeve Larry Hotson learned the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board had approved of Lucan's ability to finance the $10 mil- lion projects. >>er b •Usborne Township iatrmed the Public tJtl les Canthi ssion that they wanted art (or Exeter's water pipelines which runs through V �p aitd•affect the wells referred to as Cudmore, Hicks, Moody and.Morgan. Usborne reeve Gerald Prout said the agreement was needed to protect the ratepayers. .tl,_. •Exeter Co-Op's board of ' • . conceded that they were consid- ering merging with the ; ..: 1 Co -Op. The Co -Op membership was asked what direction to take to return the operation to profitabil- ity td which they urged to the board to seek a merger with Hensall. •Dashwood Industnes' management sought aTour-day work week. DI decided work -sharing was better than resorting to mass layoffs to. - fight off the slump in Ontario's construction trade. "We are attempt- ing to put a work -sharing program into effect," said general manager of DI Tom Duffy, who added that the market for as windows and doors was "sliding very, very quickly." September 19 •Exeter council and several local industries were shocked to learn that Laidlaw Transports were going to be closing their Exeter termi- nal, even though the company had built their own dream facility in town only a year earlier. •A closed -doors meeting at Oakwood Inn between Grand Bend council and Bosanquet Township reportedly set out what boundaries the municipalities would be agreeing on during negotiations. Those boundaries have yet to be officially revealed. •The Exeter Torry Fox Run raised $2,500 for Cancer Research. In- terest in the fundraiser appeared to be on the wane as donations and participants were down from the past year. September 26 •Centralia College student Orabi Zeidan was worried about the fate of his parents and relatives after he found himself in Canada, cut off from communication with his family in Kuwait. •The 1990 Exeter Fall Fair brought a huge number of visitors to town with good weather being credited for beating 1989's atten- dance. Terry Schwartzentruber announced that he was hoping that a Kins- man Club could be re -introduced to Exeter. •The ministry of natural resources were buzzing the county, includ- ing Stephen Township in an effort to vaccinate foxes against rabies. Aircraft were dropping vaccine bait into area woodlots. Proposed safety net program OTTAWA - Proposals for a new safety net program for grains and oilseeds have been developed by farmers and the provincial and fed- eral governments through the Grains and Oilseeds Safety Net Committee. The committee was formed as part of the federal government's comprehensive Agri -Food Policy Review. The proposed programs the Net Income stabilization Ac- count (NISA) and the Gross Reve- nue Insurance Plant (GRIP), could provide Canadian grains and oil- seeds producers with a more effec- tive, predictable income stabiliza- tion tabiliza- a The support will be targeted at the individual level ensuring the farmers who need the most assis- tance will get it. NASA could enable farmers to put money aside in individual ac- counts which could be drawn upon in years when income is down. GRiP would consist of tradition- al crop insurance with an added rev- enue insurance plan to provide farmers with both yield and price protection. Agriculture ministers agreed in principle to implementation of VISA for the 1990 taxation year - pfovincial participation in NiSA would be optional. Ministers also agreed in principle to implementation of a transWonal GRIP for the 1991-92 crop year. It would consist of crop insurance and a new revenue insurance plan with as high a degree of offsets in- corponaW as possible. Offset exists when a higher than average price compensates for a lower than average yield and vice versa. Crop insurance would be de- livered and cost -shared in its present form for 1991-92. Full GRIP implementation could follow in 1991-92. Provinces would most likely deliver GRIP through crop insurance and a new revenue insurance plan. The major difference between GRIP and the transitional year of GRIP would be the degree of offsets in the pro- Centralia by Mary CENTRALIA - Members of the United Church joined with Zion for a special , ,ervice last Sunday. Regular United Church services will resume this Sunday. A lovely candlelight service with Communion was held on • Christmas eve. Norman and Kay Tri ; enter- tained over 30 memlie ' f their families on Sunday. ,eMie Tf e family celebrated with Perry and Nina Knee and -family. Ron and Linda Hotkum, Ben and. Wendi celebrated with Ron's broth- er for Christmas and in Clinton on Boxing Day. Von Overholt entertained her family on Christmas Day. Mary Kooy with son Clayton, Alice and family on Christmas Day. Lucan Revival Centre They returned the visit on Boxing Day. Joining the Kooys were Betty Su- therland of ',Merton and Barb Smith. On Sunday, Dec. 30, John and -'Darlene Robinson entertained fami- ly and friends to dinner in honour of their sons twelfth birthday and New Year's. A euchre party will be held on January 7 at the community centre at 8 p.m. LUCAN - Cheryl Wuerch - opened the Christmas Sunda$ morning service with a carol. Kevin Dance played the piano in the warehouse and was joined by other teenagers. Marti. Butler played her guitar while mothers and babies dressed as lambs came to sing Mary hada little lamb, and the teenagers re- turned to the warehouse to play another sone Wuerch's primary class told of Christmas joy. The junior class acted out Christmas in their c1pbhousoe. James Henry play his guitar while they sang Unto You is born this day. Puppet shepherds talked about going to Jerusalem for the sacri- fice. Henry played the guitar and sang I wonder if this Christmas. Rev. Roger Mason read Luke 2:1- 20 and poem entitled Fear Not. In closing Judi Ross, accompa- nied by Henry, sang Jesus Merry Christmas. • (ood Value RRSPS When it comes to' RRSPs, good value means: • a wide choice of flexible investment options -- • special security features unique to a life insurance company • cgtnpetf ave rates Good value also means having your investments batted by a company you can trust- - The Co-operators. We've built our reputation by providing sound financial advice for over 40 years. That's why we're Canada's leading multi -line insurance company with over 350 offices nationwide. Cali The Co-operators for RRSPs. 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