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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-02-06, Page 1T -A Classifieds They really py C8 a l 235-1331 I 13 soars of service - Jeanette Lamport gets change of address cards from Crediton Postmaster Rosemary Stewart before the post office closes dtewart has ter since 1978 but the village has changedt0 super mailboxes. Creiton residents can pickup their editions of the Exeter Times Advocate at Jem Variety or Johnny's Gas Bar. Serving South Huron Fire budget faces problems North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Gaiser-Kaeale Insurance Call us for Comprahanalva Cr.m atltiva HOMEOWNERS 238-2420 75 cents EXETER • While the Exeter and Area Fire Board is getting close to finalizing its 1991 budget, a few problems are raising concerns with local municipalities. One of the main problems centres on the new requirement for all On- tario fire departments to outfit all firefighters with "bunker suits" be- fore 1994. Because the form -fitted suits cost approximately $900 , the Exeter Fire Board is planning to purchase only a few each year. Even so, the purchase is making a big dent in the budget, to the tune of $5000 a year. Reeve Bill Mickle pointed out at Exeter's council meeting Monday evening that the suits have to be bought to tightly fit each firefighter and are not readily interchangeable. He did say he is in support of the suits because they can prevent low- er -body burns the department's present protective clothing may not. Mickle noted the suits are be- ing required under the occupational health and safety regulations, any intent to disregard them would be serious. "The ultimate end of any accident lays at this table," warned Mickle. Mayor Brice Shaw agreed, but noted that the suits are needed mainly for entering burning interi- ors, even though most fires fought "It goes on and on and on" Committee in favour of Grand Bend expansion By Fred Groves WYOMING - The Lambton County Boundary Application Committee is making strong rec- ommendations that the village of Grand Bend be allowed to extend its boundaries. At a press conference Saturday morning at the Lambton County Municipal Building, the commit- tee presented a preliminary report which supported an expansion of Grand Bend. It was recommended that the vil- lage be allowed to add approxi- mately 150 acres of land from Bo- sanquet Township and 450 acres of land from Stephen Township in Huron County. Both parcels of land are primari- ly vacant and the land in Stephen Township may have development constraints because of the Ausable River flood protection lines which are not known at this time. the lands to be annexed into that township were minor in nature. "They (Stephen) do not believe it's minor and that's all we'll com- ment at this time: said O'Neil. He said the committee did a lot of research before writing the reports. "I commend the committee very much for the steps they have taken. I believe we're going to see some heavy discussions going on," said Lambton county warden Ron Snow. The report pointed out clearly that Grand Bend would not be gain- ing either either residential subdivi- sions of Grand Cove Estates (Ste- phen) or Southcou Pines (Bosanquet). O'Neil said it wouldn't be fair to weaken one municipality to strengthen another. Both subdivi- sions carry a heavy tax base for the municipalities. "It's a blueprint and a timetable of what we'd like the councils to proceed with," said committee chairman Larry ONeil. Grand Bend first made applica- tio in 1984 to annex land into Bo- sanquet. It wants the land in order to expand but some of the lands could take several years to devel- op. In a separate issue on Saturday, the committee recommended Bo- sanquet be allowed to annex the village of Thedford. It was noted that in Lambton County Thedford has the highest taxes while Bosan- quet the lowest. Councils from Thedford, Bosan- quet and Grand Bend have two weeks to review the reports. Pub- lic meetings will be set up and the committee will make a final pres- entation to countv council. Since Grand Bend is a seasonal community, the public meeting will be held in late April. O'Neil said a report involving Stephen went di- rectly to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs because the committee felt However, the report did recom- mend that if Southcott Pines did in the future have to link into a sewer system it would hook up to Grand Bend's. "We're pleased, what we wanted was land to grow," said Grand Bend reeve Bruce Woodley of the committee's recommendation. He said, however, there are still many residents in the surrounding subdivisions which want to be kept well informed of what's going on in Grand Bend. "They seem to have an input to what goes on in our community. There is still a significant amount of residents who are concerned about the village and what may happen to their subdivision. It's costly to take that over," said Woodley. As far as Stephen Township is concerned, Woodley seid he hopes Gibbs awarded $.5m the ministry and the township will be able to work something out. "If it's not minor the whole pro- cess will have to be rethought. If the minister does view it minor I think the township would co- operate." The proposed lands to be an- nexed from Stephen make up less than one percent of its overall tax base. In the report, O'Neil highlighted that Grand Bend is a highly sue: cessful tourist town which required its own council. If Bosanquet had amalgamated the community it would have probably meant the elimination of a council. "Although they've had a lot of problems, they've made a lot of progress over the last ten years," By Fred Groves GRAND BEND - Although he was awarded $500,000 in an out-of-court settlement, it could be several years before Archie Gibbs collects. In Toronto over the weekend, Grand Bend's lawyer Dan Murphy agreed to the settlement on the village's behalf, but Gibbs, the owner of nearly 300 metres of Lake Huron beach frontage, won't be able to collect until af- ter the final appeal. Fourteen months ago it was announced that the Parkhill resident had fi- nally won a very long battle with the village and the province over the ownership of the beach. Gibbs was also seeking lost revenue from the beach for the past 11 years. The half a million dollar figure game after the province made an offer of $420,000 followed by a counter proposal of $675,000 by Gibbs. The two sides decided on a comproinise. "The judgement won't be paid until all the appeals are disposed of and they're talking three, four or five years," said Murphy. Murphy explained there was quite a large difference in what the village thought was the total amount of lost revenue over the 11 years, and what Gibbs thought it was. Village consultants estimated it to be about $420,000, which comes en- tirely from the parking lot on the beach. Gibbs' consultants thought the fig- ure to be about $1.7 million. "Evone acknowledged that was a pie in the sky," said Murphy. Mo y night at Grand Bend council, Murphy met with council in a se- cret teeeting, part of it dealing with the Gibbs issue. Once the Please turn to page 2 said O'Neil. "They have a hands -on -council and they get things done. It would be a tremendous loss if it was to be amalgamated." When asked if he felt the fact Bo- sanquet was to get Thedford might be a tradeoff for Grand Bend get- ting some of its lands, Woodley said no. "It's difficult to say. It may well be but I'd like to think the commit- tee looked at it independently." The report recommended that Thedford has its own municipal election as planned in November, but it would be only for one term and after that it would go to a ward system with representatives sitting on the Bosanquet Township coun- cil. oot<wood Grand cove bates rj I Lake Huron 4rMah Stree ONO Grand Bend N Southcott Pini Present Gland Bend boundary Proposed annexations Iwo-ewede o,op-la locally are handled from the exteri- or. He called it a case of a "Toron- to crisis" is determining policy all over the province. Mickle agreed, but noted that while the suits may be a good idea, they may just be the tip of the ice- berg for local services. "Be- ware...this is probably one of the least costly things you're going to run into," said Mickle, adding that other clothing, equipment and man- power may be on the occupation health and safety list for expensive upgrades. He also said the fire de- nt is just the first service to e al.tnttiiregeAed. Police departments, public works and recreation may also be on the list. "It goes on and on and on," said Mickle. Because of the intent to keep the Fire Department budget close to the $193,000 allotted for 1990, the board decided to eliminate the $20,000 reserve for a new tanker in 1992., with each member munici- ity having to come up with the funds for it directly. Councillor Ervin Sillery, howev- er, pointed out that if the board was having trouble raising the funds for a $40,000 tanker now, how would it be able to a rmlacement pumper in _1 foe S28Q - ,vole '_ , • 4111.1 Vigilante descendant yearns for Donnelly heritage site By Cheryl Clark LONDON - "You're not wel- come in this town if you talk about it," said one phone-in talk show caller who identified herself as Su- san, regarding the Donnelly mur- ders which took place 111 years ago in Biddulph Township. William Ryder of London, the great -great -great nephew of al- leged vigilante "Pitchfork" Tom Ryder, said the let -it -be attitudes toward the remaining buildings of the Donnelly era have to stop. Ryder has been campaigning for the last year for the Donnelly His- torical Society Committee, to at- tain London city council's support to turn the over -a -century old Grosvenor Lodge located on the University of Western campus, into a Donnelly historical mu- seum, but so far it has been an up- hill battle. Last Monday night, Ryder orga- nized the first-ever Irish wake to mark the 111th anniversary of the Donnelly slayings. Ryder said he was a little disappointed with the low auendance, but noted that it a Council won't support anti -abortion crusade EXETER - Town council won't be supporting a resolution being circulated by Tecumseh Township in protest of the province's plan to step up availability of abortion ser- vices. Tecumseh is hoping to enlist the support of other Ontario municipal- ities in its bid to register opposition to the use of public funds to finance abortion services, but a motion to support the resolution was lost in a narrow vote at Exeter council Mon- day evening. Councillor Morley Hall forward- ed the motion to add Exeter's voice to Tecumseh. Councillor Harry Klungel seconded the motion. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom also spoke in favour of the motion, saying "I'll make no bones about it, I'm a pro -lifer, but there are people who don't hold that view". Hoogenboom saw an irony in how the province's waiting lists for hospital beds are growing, and yet the government is prepared to spend funds on abortion services and clinics. Hoogenboom said he agreed with the idea that abortions, if performed, should be on an ex- tra -billing basis. "It's the use of public funds I ob- ject to," agreed councillor Ervin Sillery, noting a fee might prevent abuse of abortion services. Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller disa- greed with the motion, saying she was pleased the federal govem- ment's abortion bill failed to pass the Senate. Klungel, however, said while he was in favour of birth control he said "this country needs all the ba- bies it can get". He noted immigra- tion laws are being relaxed to com- pensate for the dwindling Canadian birth rate. When a vote was taken on the motion, those for and against tied at three votes each. There were two abstentions, and the motion was lost, after which Hall compared the morality of abortion to the slaugh- ter of Jews in World War Ii. Legion contributes to Youth Centre EXETER - The Exeter Legion, R.E. Pooley Branch 167, have con- tributed $2,800 towards the Exeter Lions Youth Centre. The recent donation was accepted on behalf of the Lions by their treasurer Lloyd Robinson and was presented by Le-. gion president Lome Kleinstiver. The Legion branch also awarded life memberships, its highest awards, to three of its longstanding large sports banquet took place the same night. Education and research is impor- tant to gel a true perspective on what really transpired during the 40 years (1880s - 1920s) of relative lawlessness in Middlesex County. The Society's goal is to raise $100,000, and Ryder said his larg- est obstacle so far has been city ad- ministrators. Many of the Donnelly artifacts for the museum would be donated by authors Ray Fazakas (The Donnelly album) who is cur- rently working on another Donnelly biography, and Orlo Miller (Death to the Donnellys). Several residents of Biddulph Township and the Village of Lu - can, have come forward to support Ryder's plans which include a three-part tourist attraction encom- passing Lucan, Biddulph Town- ship, and London. Ryder said the market for a large tourist attraction is there, and Lu - can could be a prime location. In fact said Ryder noted crime report- er Max Haimes of the Toronto Star, is organizing a mystery weekend in the area this spring. "I'm a part of it, and I want to know more," said Ryder regarding the history of the Irish clans. "Seine members for their work with the branch and the community. The re- cipients were Eldon Heywood, Eric Heywood and Lee Webber. The Legion and zone C-1 were also pleased to present Bob Sanders and Rei McDonald with past offi- cer awards. Sanders was the poppy chairman four the branch, and McDonald was the zone secretary. people still have mixed feelings, and I am surprised." For now Ryder does have the support of the Ontario Historical Foundation, but to receive funding, the Society must first find a loca- tion. Ryder said he will be meeting with tourism minister Peter North soon to discuss the possibility of landmarking various sites in Bid- dulph such as Thr. Township as the Cedar Swamp Schoolhouse and the Don- nelly school house site. "There is definitely an interest," said Ryder, noting several authors have sold well over one million books, and the Earl and Martha Heywood of Wingham, who enter- tained over 50 people at the wake, have sold over 50,000 copies of Please turn to page 2 Stolen goods uncovered by Exeter OPP EXETER - Exeter Ontario Pro- vincial Police reported last week that approximately $3,000 worth of property taken in two unrelated break-ins at Usborne and McCur- dy Public schools, has been un- covered. Police say two young offenders currently face eleven criminal charges involving the two inci- dents. Exeter OPP also reported three vehicular accidents last week. Last Friday at 8 p.m., Linda Gir- ard of Grand Bend, was oparating a vehicle on Highway 81 'which left the road striking a sign and a pole. The vehicle was demolished and Girard suffered major injuries. Last Sunday at 1 a.m., a vehicle operated by Darcy Day of London, left Highway 81 and rolled. Day suffered minor injuries, but his ve- hicle was demolished. Last Thursday two vehicles, oper- ated by Donald Geiger of R.R.2 Zu- rich, and Leslie Riley of R.R.2, Kippen, were in a minor collision in a parking lot in Hensall. No inju- ries were reported, and police say . 1114 damage was minimal. Inside Survey Board to study junior kindergarten page 2 {4. Concem A look at fertilizers page 9 hr Carnival Grand Bend celebrates snow page 14 . 0 » Hockey Mohawks split games Second front Shutout Hawks blank Mitchell page 18 NI Fire budget faces problems North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Gaiser-Kaeale Insurance Call us for Comprahanalva Cr.m atltiva HOMEOWNERS 238-2420 75 cents EXETER • While the Exeter and Area Fire Board is getting close to finalizing its 1991 budget, a few problems are raising concerns with local municipalities. One of the main problems centres on the new requirement for all On- tario fire departments to outfit all firefighters with "bunker suits" be- fore 1994. Because the form -fitted suits cost approximately $900 , the Exeter Fire Board is planning to purchase only a few each year. Even so, the purchase is making a big dent in the budget, to the tune of $5000 a year. Reeve Bill Mickle pointed out at Exeter's council meeting Monday evening that the suits have to be bought to tightly fit each firefighter and are not readily interchangeable. He did say he is in support of the suits because they can prevent low- er -body burns the department's present protective clothing may not. Mickle noted the suits are be- ing required under the occupational health and safety regulations, any intent to disregard them would be serious. "The ultimate end of any accident lays at this table," warned Mickle. Mayor Brice Shaw agreed, but noted that the suits are needed mainly for entering burning interi- ors, even though most fires fought "It goes on and on and on" Committee in favour of Grand Bend expansion By Fred Groves WYOMING - The Lambton County Boundary Application Committee is making strong rec- ommendations that the village of Grand Bend be allowed to extend its boundaries. At a press conference Saturday morning at the Lambton County Municipal Building, the commit- tee presented a preliminary report which supported an expansion of Grand Bend. It was recommended that the vil- lage be allowed to add approxi- mately 150 acres of land from Bo- sanquet Township and 450 acres of land from Stephen Township in Huron County. Both parcels of land are primari- ly vacant and the land in Stephen Township may have development constraints because of the Ausable River flood protection lines which are not known at this time. the lands to be annexed into that township were minor in nature. "They (Stephen) do not believe it's minor and that's all we'll com- ment at this time: said O'Neil. He said the committee did a lot of research before writing the reports. "I commend the committee very much for the steps they have taken. I believe we're going to see some heavy discussions going on," said Lambton county warden Ron Snow. The report pointed out clearly that Grand Bend would not be gain- ing either either residential subdivi- sions of Grand Cove Estates (Ste- phen) or Southcou Pines (Bosanquet). O'Neil said it wouldn't be fair to weaken one municipality to strengthen another. Both subdivi- sions carry a heavy tax base for the municipalities. "It's a blueprint and a timetable of what we'd like the councils to proceed with," said committee chairman Larry ONeil. Grand Bend first made applica- tio in 1984 to annex land into Bo- sanquet. It wants the land in order to expand but some of the lands could take several years to devel- op. In a separate issue on Saturday, the committee recommended Bo- sanquet be allowed to annex the village of Thedford. It was noted that in Lambton County Thedford has the highest taxes while Bosan- quet the lowest. Councils from Thedford, Bosan- quet and Grand Bend have two weeks to review the reports. Pub- lic meetings will be set up and the committee will make a final pres- entation to countv council. Since Grand Bend is a seasonal community, the public meeting will be held in late April. O'Neil said a report involving Stephen went di- rectly to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs because the committee felt However, the report did recom- mend that if Southcott Pines did in the future have to link into a sewer system it would hook up to Grand Bend's. "We're pleased, what we wanted was land to grow," said Grand Bend reeve Bruce Woodley of the committee's recommendation. He said, however, there are still many residents in the surrounding subdivisions which want to be kept well informed of what's going on in Grand Bend. "They seem to have an input to what goes on in our community. There is still a significant amount of residents who are concerned about the village and what may happen to their subdivision. It's costly to take that over," said Woodley. As far as Stephen Township is concerned, Woodley seid he hopes Gibbs awarded $.5m the ministry and the township will be able to work something out. "If it's not minor the whole pro- cess will have to be rethought. If the minister does view it minor I think the township would co- operate." The proposed lands to be an- nexed from Stephen make up less than one percent of its overall tax base. In the report, O'Neil highlighted that Grand Bend is a highly sue: cessful tourist town which required its own council. If Bosanquet had amalgamated the community it would have probably meant the elimination of a council. "Although they've had a lot of problems, they've made a lot of progress over the last ten years," By Fred Groves GRAND BEND - Although he was awarded $500,000 in an out-of-court settlement, it could be several years before Archie Gibbs collects. In Toronto over the weekend, Grand Bend's lawyer Dan Murphy agreed to the settlement on the village's behalf, but Gibbs, the owner of nearly 300 metres of Lake Huron beach frontage, won't be able to collect until af- ter the final appeal. Fourteen months ago it was announced that the Parkhill resident had fi- nally won a very long battle with the village and the province over the ownership of the beach. Gibbs was also seeking lost revenue from the beach for the past 11 years. The half a million dollar figure game after the province made an offer of $420,000 followed by a counter proposal of $675,000 by Gibbs. The two sides decided on a comproinise. "The judgement won't be paid until all the appeals are disposed of and they're talking three, four or five years," said Murphy. Murphy explained there was quite a large difference in what the village thought was the total amount of lost revenue over the 11 years, and what Gibbs thought it was. Village consultants estimated it to be about $420,000, which comes en- tirely from the parking lot on the beach. Gibbs' consultants thought the fig- ure to be about $1.7 million. "Evone acknowledged that was a pie in the sky," said Murphy. Mo y night at Grand Bend council, Murphy met with council in a se- cret teeeting, part of it dealing with the Gibbs issue. Once the Please turn to page 2 said O'Neil. "They have a hands -on -council and they get things done. It would be a tremendous loss if it was to be amalgamated." When asked if he felt the fact Bo- sanquet was to get Thedford might be a tradeoff for Grand Bend get- ting some of its lands, Woodley said no. "It's difficult to say. It may well be but I'd like to think the commit- tee looked at it independently." The report recommended that Thedford has its own municipal election as planned in November, but it would be only for one term and after that it would go to a ward system with representatives sitting on the Bosanquet Township coun- cil. oot<wood Grand cove bates rj I Lake Huron 4rMah Stree ONO Grand Bend N Southcott Pini Present Gland Bend boundary Proposed annexations Iwo-ewede o,op-la locally are handled from the exteri- or. He called it a case of a "Toron- to crisis" is determining policy all over the province. Mickle agreed, but noted that while the suits may be a good idea, they may just be the tip of the ice- berg for local services. "Be- ware...this is probably one of the least costly things you're going to run into," said Mickle, adding that other clothing, equipment and man- power may be on the occupation health and safety list for expensive upgrades. He also said the fire de- nt is just the first service to e al.tnttiiregeAed. Police departments, public works and recreation may also be on the list. "It goes on and on and on," said Mickle. Because of the intent to keep the Fire Department budget close to the $193,000 allotted for 1990, the board decided to eliminate the $20,000 reserve for a new tanker in 1992., with each member munici- ity having to come up with the funds for it directly. Councillor Ervin Sillery, howev- er, pointed out that if the board was having trouble raising the funds for a $40,000 tanker now, how would it be able to a rmlacement pumper in _1 foe S28Q - ,vole '_ , • 4111.1 Vigilante descendant yearns for Donnelly heritage site By Cheryl Clark LONDON - "You're not wel- come in this town if you talk about it," said one phone-in talk show caller who identified herself as Su- san, regarding the Donnelly mur- ders which took place 111 years ago in Biddulph Township. William Ryder of London, the great -great -great nephew of al- leged vigilante "Pitchfork" Tom Ryder, said the let -it -be attitudes toward the remaining buildings of the Donnelly era have to stop. Ryder has been campaigning for the last year for the Donnelly His- torical Society Committee, to at- tain London city council's support to turn the over -a -century old Grosvenor Lodge located on the University of Western campus, into a Donnelly historical mu- seum, but so far it has been an up- hill battle. Last Monday night, Ryder orga- nized the first-ever Irish wake to mark the 111th anniversary of the Donnelly slayings. Ryder said he was a little disappointed with the low auendance, but noted that it a Council won't support anti -abortion crusade EXETER - Town council won't be supporting a resolution being circulated by Tecumseh Township in protest of the province's plan to step up availability of abortion ser- vices. Tecumseh is hoping to enlist the support of other Ontario municipal- ities in its bid to register opposition to the use of public funds to finance abortion services, but a motion to support the resolution was lost in a narrow vote at Exeter council Mon- day evening. Councillor Morley Hall forward- ed the motion to add Exeter's voice to Tecumseh. Councillor Harry Klungel seconded the motion. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom also spoke in favour of the motion, saying "I'll make no bones about it, I'm a pro -lifer, but there are people who don't hold that view". Hoogenboom saw an irony in how the province's waiting lists for hospital beds are growing, and yet the government is prepared to spend funds on abortion services and clinics. Hoogenboom said he agreed with the idea that abortions, if performed, should be on an ex- tra -billing basis. "It's the use of public funds I ob- ject to," agreed councillor Ervin Sillery, noting a fee might prevent abuse of abortion services. Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller disa- greed with the motion, saying she was pleased the federal govem- ment's abortion bill failed to pass the Senate. Klungel, however, said while he was in favour of birth control he said "this country needs all the ba- bies it can get". He noted immigra- tion laws are being relaxed to com- pensate for the dwindling Canadian birth rate. When a vote was taken on the motion, those for and against tied at three votes each. There were two abstentions, and the motion was lost, after which Hall compared the morality of abortion to the slaugh- ter of Jews in World War Ii. Legion contributes to Youth Centre EXETER - The Exeter Legion, R.E. Pooley Branch 167, have con- tributed $2,800 towards the Exeter Lions Youth Centre. The recent donation was accepted on behalf of the Lions by their treasurer Lloyd Robinson and was presented by Le-. gion president Lome Kleinstiver. The Legion branch also awarded life memberships, its highest awards, to three of its longstanding large sports banquet took place the same night. Education and research is impor- tant to gel a true perspective on what really transpired during the 40 years (1880s - 1920s) of relative lawlessness in Middlesex County. The Society's goal is to raise $100,000, and Ryder said his larg- est obstacle so far has been city ad- ministrators. Many of the Donnelly artifacts for the museum would be donated by authors Ray Fazakas (The Donnelly album) who is cur- rently working on another Donnelly biography, and Orlo Miller (Death to the Donnellys). Several residents of Biddulph Township and the Village of Lu - can, have come forward to support Ryder's plans which include a three-part tourist attraction encom- passing Lucan, Biddulph Town- ship, and London. Ryder said the market for a large tourist attraction is there, and Lu - can could be a prime location. In fact said Ryder noted crime report- er Max Haimes of the Toronto Star, is organizing a mystery weekend in the area this spring. "I'm a part of it, and I want to know more," said Ryder regarding the history of the Irish clans. "Seine members for their work with the branch and the community. The re- cipients were Eldon Heywood, Eric Heywood and Lee Webber. The Legion and zone C-1 were also pleased to present Bob Sanders and Rei McDonald with past offi- cer awards. Sanders was the poppy chairman four the branch, and McDonald was the zone secretary. people still have mixed feelings, and I am surprised." For now Ryder does have the support of the Ontario Historical Foundation, but to receive funding, the Society must first find a loca- tion. Ryder said he will be meeting with tourism minister Peter North soon to discuss the possibility of landmarking various sites in Bid- dulph such as Thr. Township as the Cedar Swamp Schoolhouse and the Don- nelly school house site. "There is definitely an interest," said Ryder, noting several authors have sold well over one million books, and the Earl and Martha Heywood of Wingham, who enter- tained over 50 people at the wake, have sold over 50,000 copies of Please turn to page 2 Stolen goods uncovered by Exeter OPP EXETER - Exeter Ontario Pro- vincial Police reported last week that approximately $3,000 worth of property taken in two unrelated break-ins at Usborne and McCur- dy Public schools, has been un- covered. Police say two young offenders currently face eleven criminal charges involving the two inci- dents. Exeter OPP also reported three vehicular accidents last week. Last Friday at 8 p.m., Linda Gir- ard of Grand Bend, was oparating a vehicle on Highway 81 'which left the road striking a sign and a pole. The vehicle was demolished and Girard suffered major injuries. Last Sunday at 1 a.m., a vehicle operated by Darcy Day of London, left Highway 81 and rolled. Day suffered minor injuries, but his ve- hicle was demolished. Last Thursday two vehicles, oper- ated by Donald Geiger of R.R.2 Zu- rich, and Leslie Riley of R.R.2, Kippen, were in a minor collision in a parking lot in Hensall. No inju- ries were reported, and police say . 1114 damage was minimal.