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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-03-06, Page 1T -A Classifieds They really pay Call 235-1331 iC Gaiser•Kneale Insurance • Call us for fpComprehensive Cumpstltiv• HOMEOWNERS 295.2420 Serving South Huron Inside "Z. Ice culture New enterprise for Hensall page 5 Travelling quilt On display in Zurich page 13 Up by two Hawks lead Seaforth Second front Public to get say on beach fqture GRAND BEND - Residents of Grand Bend will be able to voice their opinions concerning their main beach this Saturday. At 11 a.m. at the Grand Bend Legion, they will be able to speak out on what village reeve Bruce Woodley says is an important mat- ter. "It's to determine whether the ratepayers want to subsidize the running of the beach," said - ley. He said this summer, it will once again cost the village money to operate a large portion of the beach which, 14 months ago, be- came the property of Archie Gibbs. "He's making the profit and the village is picking up the expense," said Woodley. Last summer, Gibbs operated the parking lot along Lake Huron and collected the revenue that goes with it. According to Wood- ley, Gibbs now wants to operate a parking lot on the east side of Gov- ernor's Road. The reeve also said that technical- ly the parking lot along the beach which, until last summer, was oper- ated by the village, is not zoned to be used as a commercial property. Therefore Gibbs can only operate it with council's consent. Ndgotiations between the village and Gibbs recently broke off be- cause of the parking lot issue and also over the Pier Booth building. Three quarters of the property which that building is on is owned by Gibbs, the rest by the federal government. Woodley says Gibbs wants to use this arca as well. Gibbs was recently awarded over $200,000 in back revenue from the beach but it could be years before he collects. The court decision which declared him the owner of the beach, is under appeal by the province on behalf of Grand Bend. Doug Oesch - Trade mission delegate. Zurich baker off to Europe on trades mission ZURICH - Tasty -Nu bakery ow Doug Oesch is headed for Eu- rope for the first time, but he won't on vacation. He is joining up with delegation of seven Canadian bakers to tour bakeries in Germa- ny, Switzerland and England. Oesch's name •was recommended to the Ministry of Industry, Sci- ence and Technology Canada by the food processing branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. Two weeks ago he got a surprise phone call telling him of the trade mission and asking if he was in- terested. "They wanted some representation from a small -medium sized bakery and they chose me," said Oesch. "They assured me it would be well worth my time to go," said Oesch, noting that the two-week tour would be focusing on the in- gredients, processing, and state-of-the-art equipment used in Europe- an bakeries. "If we can get some ideas we can apply here, so much the better," he said. Along the way, the delegation, which includes bakers from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, will be travelling on eight separate airline flights and touring by minibus. They will even be spending one day in Zurich, Switzerland. While there will be some very large operations visited by the Ca- nadian delegates, Oesch is more interested in the smaller bakeries he expects to see in Germany rather than the "1000 -cake -an -hour" busi- nesses. Also, many European bakeries often tend to maintain a close rela- tionship with cheese manufacturing and sales and Oesch said he will be interested to see if there is anything he can learn for his own Tas- ty -Nu, which he has owned and operated for 15 years, growing in that time to a multi -retail and wholesale operation. The time on the road won't be wasted either, the baker suggested. "I'm interested in talking to the other bakers from Canada as well," said Oesch. Water shortage on way EXETER - Mayor Bruce Shaw told council Monday evening, the good news is that town water rates will not go up this year, but the bad news is that water will run out in the next few years. Shaw said the PUC are aware that Exeter will likely run into wa- ter shortages by 1993 as the the capacity of its wells in Usborne Township is exceeded. The prob- lem, Shaw explained, is not an in- crease in industrial water use, but an escalating residential demand. In fact, he claimed the Nabisco Brands canning factory is even us- ing a third of the water it was five years ago, but water use increases. The population of Exeter, unof- ficially, is now estimated at 4,006. "That's good, but it's also bad that it places a demand on our re- sources," said Shaw. Shaw said the PUC have been shown studies by their engineers which show water meters are not a solution to conserving water. "People are prepared to use more water and they're prepared to pay for it, probably because it's so cheap? said Shaw. The mayor told council it appears the only op-for\the town are to either seek more well water from the Brucefield area, or to tap into a Grand Bend lakewater pipeline in Stephen Township. Shaw said the town will have to negotiate with Stephen about the water situation. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom said he didn't agree water meters wouldn't help, saying they have helped in Sarnia. "Based on what other cities are doing, I can't buy that argument," said Hoogenboom, but Shaw disa- greed. "They aren't a money saver or a water saver, even though that's hard to believe," said Shaw. Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller point- ed out that a pipeline question first surfaced 17 years ago and was dis- missed as too expensive and une- cessary at that time. Shaw said the PUC do not yet know what it would cost to tap into a lakewater pipeline of sufficient capacity to supplement the Usborne well system, but he said the engi- neers are currently working -on an estimate. Hurry up and spend Province wants entire $1.1 million Exeter PRIDE project done this year EXETER - As the provincial government throws money at the recession in order to encourage construction and municipal spend- ing, town council have suddenly found themselves in a position to complete several years of projects within the next 11 months. The town's plan to apply. for a PRIDE grant to improve the south- west corner of town with sanitary sewers and sidewalks was initially a $400,000 project, but was later upgraded to a $720,000 in order to better situate a pumping station for future development. It was hoped the province would provide 50 percent funding over the next three years. A future plan to build a new for= cemain directly to the sewage la- goon was also considered for five years down the road. Nevertheless, the NDP govern- ment's $700 million plan to fight the recession means that Exeter cam have up to $560,000 in grant money if it completes the entire $1.1 million project before Janu- ary 31, 1992. Mayor Bruce Shaw cited "time problems" with getting ready to ac- cept the plan by scheduling con- struction and seeking OMB approv. al to borrow the required funds, but he said the completion of thero- ject would be of definite benefit to the town. Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller said that with interest rates on their way down, this may be good year to borrow money anyway. Shaw said after the meeting the discovery that Exeter could get in excess of a half million dollars of grant funds this year came as some- thing of a surprise on Friday, not- ing that the province appears to have added a $360,000 grant on top of the original $200,000 applied for. Shaw didn't say he wasn't con- cerned about putting the town into debt, saying it would likely be done through a short-term debenture of probably only three years and it would "not increase taxes." While Shaw agreed municipali- :council will be holding a special ties often criticize the upper levels meeting tonight, Wednesday eve - of governments for their deficit ning, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the ac - spending, he said the town can't af- celerated project schedule and to ford to refuse this opportunity to decide if it is to go ahead. get in on the $700 million anti - recession program - the same one which saw the announcement last week of the completion of upgrades to Huron Park housing. "We're really foolish, no matter what our principles are, to reject this," said Shaw, who said the one- year plan will decrease the carrying charges for the PRIDE project and put the town way ahead of schedule on providing better servicing for certain property owners and to al- low the possibility of future growth in the southwest corner of town. "It will open up more land for residential development," said Shaw. However, the mayor did concede that Usborne well water supplies reaching their limit was the only "wrinkle" in the plan. He said there is enough sewage and water capacity for development in southwest corner, but no services 'any other 1\i 114311WSUbt11144101. No hunt planned for Pinery PINERY PARK - There are an estimated 800 white-tailed deer in the Pinery Provincial Park south of Grand Bend. But according to the park superintendent, there should only be 200. Terry Crabs, says it is a problem and one which in the future will have to be looked into seriously. Two other provincial parks in southwestern Ontario, Rondeau and Point Pelee, have had con- trolled hunts to thin out their over- populated herds. Crabe said such action has no yet been planned for the Pin Park. "This community (park) can rea- listicly support 200. It's not a ma- jor problem but it's something we have to look at." He said the deer in the Pinery Park eat as many as 2,400 buds per day off of young trees. At Rondeau, several nearby resi- dents have voiced out against the hunts, but Crabe explained they arc ne,ce "The d r have eaten everything in Rondeau in the last 20 years. They now eat crops and their popu- lation is the highest they've been in North merica." said there isn't a tree in Ron- nder 20 years old that hasn't aged by deer. It's estimat- ed the park had its herd trimmed from 600 to 100. "I like deer too, but there's more to the community (park) than one animal," said Crabe. The Ministry of Natural Resourc- es is looking at Tong -term ways of controlling the deer population and have contributed $29,000 to re- search on a vaccine to inhibit doe fertility. It could be several years however before there is actual birth control for deer. "In some point in time, there will be something," said Crabe. He said at the Pinery the deer continue to cross Highway 21 de- spite warning reflectors which have been set up. It's estimated 70 to 80 deer are hit and killed on the highway. They are crossing the highway to get into farmer's fields to eat. Willing to help Teen volunteer Kate Farwell begins her hospital day by helping to serve dinner. Farwell is Just one of the many young volunteers who help at South Huron Hospital. Teen Volunteers excel By Ray Lewis EXETER - While most 13 -year-olds hurry home each day to relax from a day in the classroom, there is a small group who offer their spare time in exchange for responsibility. Having happily shed the label of Candy Stripers, they are now known as the Teen Vol- unteers, and, once each week, they make their way to Exeter's South Huron Hospital where they offer assis- tance to nurses and patients alike. Deanna Brock is an RNA and also acts as the Teen Volunteer Coordinator. As the young individuals en- ter the program, Brock takes them aside and teaches them how to care for patients and gives them a general introduction to hospital operations. "It usually doesn't take too long for them to grasp the situation," says Brock. "They learn very quickly." After a few days of training, the volunteers are ready to assist the hospital staff with most of the daily rou- tines. They run errands for the nurses and aid in such activities as the feeding and general care of patients. Jacklyn Wright began working as a teat volunteer in September and has since enjoyed the opportunity. "Deanna was really great," she says. "She explained everything and took a lot of time to show me around." Wright became interested in becoming a volunteer after she learned of the experience from a friend, whose mother was an RN. "I wanted to see if I might like to be a nurse some- day," explains Wright. She says that the opportunity has been a wonderful way of gaining experience in the field. Like the other volunteers, she works once a week, with her day being Wednesday. To make things a little easier, teen volunteers follow a method of the buddy system. The workers travel in pairs and they always have them same partner. Wright's partner is 13 -year-old Erin Workman, who has been involved in the program for the past few months. She learned of the opportunity from Wright herself, who brought her an application form. "I got interested because Jacklyn was doing it," says Workman. "Now 1 think it's a lot of fun." • Alma Godbolt has been responsible for making schedules for the volunteers for many years, and prob- ably deserves much of the credit for the success that the volunteer system has obtained, She, herself, is also responsible for recruiting many of the young workers. "That's how I started," explains Donise Dundas. "Mrs. Godbolt was looking for volunteers and my mom thought it was a good idea for me to try it." Having gained practical experience at South Huron Hospital, Donise now feels that she would like to pur- sue a career in nursing. Her partner, Kate Farwell, is unsure of what the future holds for her but, for the mo- ment, enjoys helping patients every Monday. "The nurses are pretty fun to work with," says Kate. "And you like to help the patients. Brock agrees that the workers gain valuable experi- ence from their work as volunteers and notes that many use it as a stepping stone towards careers in nursing. "It's definitely helped me to decide," says Wright. "1 think I want lobe a physiotherapist." Helping hands - Donise Dundas provides as- sistance for Annie Chaffe at South Huron Hos- pital. AMINIMINNOOMMINIOSIIIMMIMUNIMEMMEMIIIMMOIW 4