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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-05-08, Page 3Times -Advocate, May 8, 1991 POGO 3 Plans to restrict fireworks in Grand Bend still in works GRAND BEND - A proposed bylaw which would regulate the sale of fireworks in Grand Bend has been shelved until September. Monday night, Grand Bend council decided that a bylaw would have to wait because local merchants have already bought their supply of fireworks for the summer season. Kyle Harrison, owner of the Barefoot Pedlar Variety Store, said the merchants want the bylaw to come into effect after Labour Day. "None of us are having any problem with the bylaw as written, but you've waited too long," said Harrison. The bylaw statesllage except no one can sell fireworks in the vit three business days prior to and on the days upon which May 24 and July 1 are celebrated. Also, fireworks can't be dis- charged except on those days. When council takes a look at the bylaw again in September, they will be looking at expanding the dates to include American holi- days as well. Harrison told council the busi- nesses about nesses have already t $10,000 worth of fireworks and said what would hap limited days to sell fireworks. "We'll sit on them o and over next year un goes dead," said Harri Deputy -reeve Shirt 1 was the only mem 1 who opposed to putti off until September. works are driving f town. "I live close to the terrible when they start throwing firecrackers at one or two in the morning," said Mitchel Councillor Dennis S ed the local mere the y have a tough enough time without getting stuck - .. - fi pen if they had u ver the winter til the powder son. ey Mitchel ber of counci ng the bylaw She said fire- amilies out of beach and its 1. rider defend- hants and said stock. with a large He also criticized Mitchell for not bringing the issue up to council ear- lier. "If it was that important of an is- sue, you should have brought it up earlier," said Snider. Ribbon cutting, - Doing the honours at Bluewater on Sunday were the following dignitaries: From left are Robert Westlake, unidenti- fied, architects Terry Montgomery, Marco Polo, Josef Risi, Norm Car - Tigan, Dorothy Bapty, Gordon Erb, Murray Cardiff, Jim Robinson, Lio- nel Wilder, Paul Kopp, Fr.. Peter Hayes, Gall Ure, Pastor Stephen Alles, Bob Fisher and tan McAllister. Grand opening for new rest home w The new Bluewater building Ure Gordon Erb addressed • the crowd said, allows more choices in how on behalf of the Bluewater resi- seniors wish to live, meaning that dents. He said he has always had "people are treated like people". positive comments from visitors The dignity and independence the and relatives who come to the seniors deserve had a direct bearing home. on the new design with its private "They comment. to me about the rooms and bathrooms. homey atmosphere around this rest Residents' committee chairman home - and it is," said Erb. Continued from front page county funding would be made available to the south's only non- ditions are difficult architectural profit home. projects, he said this one has blend- Hay Township reeve Lionel ed well with the original building. Wilder referred to the initial deci- MPP Paul Klopp, who lives a sion to build a rest home near Zu- rich in the early 1960s as a difficult said he was familiar with Bluewa- one for those who had to make it, ter's progress. but one that has paid off. "I can remember back when I "They said 'let's go with it' and was a little younger...when the first they seem to have been going with building was put in here," said it ever since," said Wilder. Klopp, saying that the home has Thereeve also pointed out that operated much on the support of Bluewater has actually become Hay churches and community organize- Township's single largest employer tions. and has been a "boon" to Hay for "How come there are so many lob creation. people here today? It's McAllister because of rman Ian ng was an answer to said theBuilding new wing that community effort,"said Klopp. Huron County warden and Hen- requests for more privacy for the home's residents. He noted that the sall reeve Jim Robinson offered his home's $1.6 million construction congratulations to the board for the costs were borne by provincial success of the project. funding, rest home capital reserves, "All future expansions should be and a 500,000 mortgage. mem- done as well as this one, said Rob- lister also credited the rest home inson. auxiliary for their fundraising to Zurich reeve Bob Fisher said the help with the new wings "finishing rooms in the extension brought a touches". new level of comfort to a home for McAllister said the wing is part the aged. of the board of director's philoso- However, Fisher expressed disap- phy of providing increasingly better pointment that Bluewater does not care at an affordable cost. In fact, receive funding from the Huron the board sent the first plans for the County. While acknowledging expansion back to the drawing Bluewater's service to the southern board in an effort to bring the cost part of Huron, county council has down. embarked on a project to build two Gail Ure, the manager of the new Huronview rest homes 'to re- newly -formed Community Health place the existing Clinton facility - and Support Services, was the guest one in Clinton, the other in Brus- speaker for the afternoon, and she sets• pointed out that virtually ,the entire Fisher said that with upper gov- health services and care for'seniors' erthient officials present and recbg and the disabled in Huron County nizing Bluewater's non-profit stat- is based on volunteer support. us, he hoped the county would She said her government agency realize that they were unfairly tak- is intended to make sure the gov- ing tax dollars from south Huron ernment is "partners with the corn - residents and spending them else- munity" in helping offer those ser - where. The reeve said he hoped vices. 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