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Public to
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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
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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.
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