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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-08-07, Page 2Pape 2 Times -Advocate, August 7, 1991 II'J TF -TF NEW: Hensall .Venturer heads for Seoul world J. ,. •gree awn r'uml EXETER - Shawn Wurm of Exeter is on his way to the biggest time of his life. Wurm a 15 -year-old Hensall Venturer will be joining up with the World Jamboree in Seoul, Korea when it begins on August 8. About 20,000 representatives from Scouting organizations in 93 countries will be meeting in Seoul for the week-long event that Wurm says is certain to be fun -filled and action -packed experience. Wurm himself has signed up for a full slate of activities which in- clude scuba diving, archery, handicapped awareness, off-road biking, rock climbing, marksmanship, and a Challenge Valley obstacle course - in short, all the things a Scout dreams of doing. In order to qualify for acceptance to the World Jamboree, entrants must have either a Chief Scout Award or the Queen's Venturer Award. Wurm says he wanted to go "to meet other Scouts and have fun. Also to challenge myself, since that is our motto." Such an adventure is not inexpensive. Registration to the Jamboree costs $3,800 alone, and when Wurm adds in his extra trips to Japan, Hong Kong and China to make his flight costs worthwhile, he esti- mates he will spend about $8,000 in all. Fortunately, Wurm's excur- sion has received some sponsorship from the Exeter Optimists and Scouts Canada. Wurm left Toronto for Los Angeles, where he flew to Japan to spend five days there with other Canadian Scouts. He will then travel to Osaka by train to make the flight to Seoul where he will spend an- other five days before the Jamboree. After the Jamboree, Wurm will travel to Hong Kong for another four days of sightseeing before re- turning to Toronto. Wurm naturally expects the experience to make him something of a world traveller. He is already hoping to attend the next World Jam- boree in Holland in 1995. However, the next Canadian Jamboree will be in Alberta in 1993. "Hopefully I'll be able to go to that with my own pocket money," he said. Carefully packed in his luggage are dozens of lapel pins he has col- lected from Exeter, Hensall, Huron County, Ontario, and Canada. They will be offered for other pins Scouts will be bringing from all over the world to the Jamboree - the trading of which has become a tradition of all Jamborees. When he retums home, Wurm will begin training to become a Scout leader. Also at the World Jamboree will be two representatives from the Lu - can Scouting organization, Eric Scatzler and David Jenkinson. Six traffic convictions in Exeter JP court I EXETER - There were six convictions in Jus- tice of the Peace Court last Tuesday, alt for traf- fic offenses in the region. Safety inspection Robert Pelly of London pleaded guilty to not bringing in his car for a safety inspection when ordered to by police. The OPP stopped Pelly in April, checked his vehicle and gave him notice to appear at their May 2 inspection lane in Exeter, for which he failed to appear. Polly told the court his car was not worth re- pairing to pass a safety check and said he had been told he had to tum his license plates in if he did not report for the inspection. Justice of the Peace Doug Wedlake fined Pelly $78.75 and gave him 15 days to pay. —Not in safety --- Tune Weer leaded not guiltyto careless driving after a single vehicle collision on July 1 in Stepen Township. Webster, did how- ever, plead guilty to a lesser charge of leaving the road not in safety. Wedlake fined Webster $78.75. Failing to stop Jason Hitchcock of RR2 Zurich pleaded guilty to disobeying a stop sign at the intersection of Andrew and Gidlcy Streets on March 10. An OPP officer said he saw Hitchcock's vehicle pass through the intersection at 8:50 p.m. without stopping. Town police were noti- fied. JP Wedlake fined Hitchcock $78.75 and gave him two months to Pay. Speeding Garry Imanse of Hensall pleaded guilty to speeding at 138 km/h in an 80 km zone. Police told the court that by using a mobile radar unit, Imanse's ve- hicle was clocked at 138 km/h. JP Wedlake gave 'manse the benefit of 2 km/h and set the convic- tion at 136 km/h, and reduced the fine to $400, instead of the $504 that would have resulted from the original charge. Failing to stop Christopher Angerman of Huron Park entered a tea of not guilty., to a charge of failing to stop at a stop sign at intersection of County Roads 21 and 4 in Stephen Township. Police told the court that Angerman's vehicle was seen slowing but not stopping for the intersection on the morning of May 6. The cruiser gave pursuit and eventually pulled over the car. Angerman, in his defense, insisted he did stop at the intersection and did not see any police cruiser in the area. He speculated that in the two miles it took before he was pulled over, another brown car could have been mistaken for his. JP Wedlake, however, said he was satisfied no mistake had been made and fined Angerman $78.75. Unsafe lane change Steven Beer of London pleaded not guilty to making an unsafe lane change. The court heard that police were called to a Highway 4 collision near Hensall's Big'O on May 3. Witnesses said Beer's Toyota collid- ed with a tractor trailer making a left turn into the BigO yard. The driver of the tractor -trailer said he slowed his rig to about 10 km/h before making the turn, and that he knew there were two or throe ve- hicles behind him. He said he checked his mirrors before making the turn and had fumed his signals on. Beer's vehicle came from be- hind and struck the tractor trailer's cab below the driver's door. in his defense, Beer said he had pulled out to pass a line of slow- moving vehicles, but when he reached the rear of the trailer he saw its cab pull out with its left turn signal on. Beer said he made a deci- sion to brake and pull onto the shoulder, but hit the cab anyway. JP Wedlake considered the evidence and fined Beer $78.75 and gave him 15 days to pay. Farm groups seek glimpse of future Continued from front page ing adequate prices is even driving consumers across the border to buy American products at even lower prices. Canada's food bill, he continued, is the second lowest in the world. Unfortunately, Canadians compare it to the world's lowest - that of the United States. A Blyth area farmer accused civil servants of harassing farmers. He said he applied to put a $4,000 crossing over a creek on his farm, but was told he needed an engi- neers drawing and an environmen- tal impact study, at a cost of $7,000. "There is too much red tape and too much civil service to get around before you can do anything," he complained. Another man chimed in with a solution. "Fire them [civil ser- vants], we can't afford them," he said. Another farmer warned not to place too much faith on govern- ments to solve agricultural prob- lems. With the decline of the farm population, fewer votes exist to get government attention. Only wide- spread starvation would get the government interested in agricul- ture, he claimed. Pullen brought the focus of the meeting back to the quest for solu- tions to the problems discussed. The suggestion of a "reactionary" approach was brought up, but the farmer said while strikes worked for teachers, postal workers, and hospital staff, he said any action by farmers to improve product prices might result in starvation and suf- fering. Davidson said a new approach may be necessary. 'There's no question we can do a lot more with our product than just ship it out, he said, and pointed out food processing may create the jobs in the county that will be need- ed to employ people who wish to live here, because the farm popula- tion will likely continue its decline as efficiency improves. More public meetings for the Hu- ron County, Study are to come in the next few weeks and months. The planning department will be presenting its final recommenda- tions to county council in Novem- ber. Theo's Service Centre (behind Stephen Twp. Arena) 228-6376 GT' ening Sat,.August lOatfla.m.-5p.m. GREE --_— Windshield Washer Fillup Free items are with 25 litre or more fillup of gas Buy a case of Castrol XLR oil for only $24.95 and Save Case of 12, assorted flavours Pop $3.99 Car Wash $5.00 All proceeds go to Minor Hockey 1 1 • 1 • • 1 • • 1 1 TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 1991, at 8:00 p.m. in the Ausable Bayfield-Usborne Administration Of- fice at the Morrison Dam to consider a proposed zoning by-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1983, THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed zoning by-law amend- ment are described below. Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make a written or verbal representation, either in support of or in opposition to the pro- posed Zoning by-law. , ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to`the proposed zoning by-law is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Township Clerk's Office: DATED AT THE TOWNSHIP OF kftBORNE THIS DAY OF , 1991. A ' ' ; Ms. Sandra Strang, Clerk Township of Usborne Box 1402, Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S0 (519) 235.2900 PURPOSE AND EFFECT: By-law -1991 represents a general review and update of Comprehen- sive Zoning By-law (13-1984) for the Township of Usborne and in- cludes the following changes: 1. The by-law proposes to expand the definition of a converted dwell- ing to establish minimum floor areas required per dwelling unit when convertinp an existing residence to a 'converted dwelling'. 2. A change is included to the provisions for Home Occupations to al- low a home occupation to be carried on as an accessory use either within the dwelling or a permitted accessory building on the same lot, and to be operated by members of the family residing in the dwelling or dwelling unit on theroperty; 3. A derelict motor vehicle is defined as an inoperable motor vehicle that has no market value as a means of transportation or that has a market value as a mean of transportation that is less than the cost of repairs that will be required to put it into operable condition; 4. The general provision for swimmingols are amended such that a fence need not consist of galvanized wire mesh of not more than 4 cm. The Provisions of the "Township of Usborne By-law to Regulate The Felnekra�t PrtVately Owned Swimming Pools' are applicable; SCHEDULE "A" KEY- MAP 20A TOWNSHIP OF UMMONNE Sial.. 0 foo 200 mites ■ N SEE KEY MAP 19 COUNTY HWY. 6 Elimville I L VR11 •D SEE KEY MAP 20 VC1 Ani b be charged from 4alnMional (11) b V91489 Re ide.Ud • Low Density (VRI). KEY MAP 27 TOWNSHIP OF U$IORNE teats • merit e sr AG AG lift KEY MAP N Pit KEv rw► tt COUNT v NV/. 5. Section 3 is amended by adding a provision to notify property own- ers adjacent to floodplains, steep slopes, Wetlands, and watercours- es within the watershed limits of the Ausable Bayfield or Upper Thames Conservation Authority that the construction of buildings or structures, the placing, dumping or removal of fill of any kind, or the alteration of waterways may require a permit from the appropriate conservation authority. 6. The provisions of the General Agricultural zone (AG 1 ) are amend- ed to allow for the rebuilding or reconstruction of an existing permitted building housing livestock, poultry, or fur -bearing animals where such building or structure has been accidentally destroyed or pur- posely demolished. In these situations, if the separation distance re- quirements of the agricultural code of practice cannot be satisfied, the building may be rebuilt at its former location and capacity provid- ed the separation distance requirements are not further reduced; . 7. The provisions of Section 7, Agricultural Small Holdings (A04), are revised to allow for the establishment of an accessory building in- cluding a barn provided; a minimum lot size, maximum number of animal units, and minimum required separation distance are satis- fied. In addition the provisions of the AG4 zone are modified to allow an existing livestock barn to be used to its existing capacity provided special separation distance requirements to the nearest dwelling, commercial, industrial or institutional building or structure can be satisfiea, 8. Lands zoned AG4 and currently located in the areas known locally as Elimville and Winchelsea and identified on Key Map 27 and 28 of by-law 13 - 1984 are proposed to be rezoned AG4-1 (Agricultural Small Holdings - Special Provisions). This special zone category does not permit the erection of new barns or the use of existing barns as outlined in number 7 above. Further, an animal kennel shall not be permitted on lands zoned AG4-1. All other home indus- • trial uses are permitted subject to the provisions for Home Industries and Agricultural Small Holdings (AG4); 9. Part lot 10, Concession 6 (part of the urban area of Elimville) is re- zoned from Institutional (11) to Village Residential - Low Density (VR1) as shown on Key Map 20A; 10. As a general amendment to the Township of Usborne Zoning By- law, this by-law affects all lands in the Township of Usborne. This zoning by-law amends zoning by-law 13-1984. Key Maps show- ing the locations of the lands to which this by-law applies are-shown— ontha fallowing pagos entitled Schedule "A". SCHEOULE PA' KEY MAP .TOWNSHIP OF Seals x l 4 a AG4 • ORKr(et(A A.•• r M dont A/itakwiEI Sawn Hogan (Aa) b Ap1atiwal Small Holding - Special Pwwislo■I (w04-1). USSONE K100jNvv 11, AG4 AG2 3 AG4 Court 1451.. AG4" AG4 -'o lila.. I AG1 AG2 " AG1 NEi G4� Y 11 AG Li ' AG1 --NE1 Ca" T COM 1 Pit KEv rw► tt COUNT v NV/. 5. Section 3 is amended by adding a provision to notify property own- ers adjacent to floodplains, steep slopes, Wetlands, and watercours- es within the watershed limits of the Ausable Bayfield or Upper Thames Conservation Authority that the construction of buildings or structures, the placing, dumping or removal of fill of any kind, or the alteration of waterways may require a permit from the appropriate conservation authority. 6. The provisions of the General Agricultural zone (AG 1 ) are amend- ed to allow for the rebuilding or reconstruction of an existing permitted building housing livestock, poultry, or fur -bearing animals where such building or structure has been accidentally destroyed or pur- posely demolished. In these situations, if the separation distance re- quirements of the agricultural code of practice cannot be satisfied, the building may be rebuilt at its former location and capacity provid- ed the separation distance requirements are not further reduced; . 7. The provisions of Section 7, Agricultural Small Holdings (A04), are revised to allow for the establishment of an accessory building in- cluding a barn provided; a minimum lot size, maximum number of animal units, and minimum required separation distance are satis- fied. In addition the provisions of the AG4 zone are modified to allow an existing livestock barn to be used to its existing capacity provided special separation distance requirements to the nearest dwelling, commercial, industrial or institutional building or structure can be satisfiea, 8. Lands zoned AG4 and currently located in the areas known locally as Elimville and Winchelsea and identified on Key Map 27 and 28 of by-law 13 - 1984 are proposed to be rezoned AG4-1 (Agricultural Small Holdings - Special Provisions). This special zone category does not permit the erection of new barns or the use of existing barns as outlined in number 7 above. Further, an animal kennel shall not be permitted on lands zoned AG4-1. All other home indus- • trial uses are permitted subject to the provisions for Home Industries and Agricultural Small Holdings (AG4); 9. Part lot 10, Concession 6 (part of the urban area of Elimville) is re- zoned from Institutional (11) to Village Residential - Low Density (VR1) as shown on Key Map 20A; 10. As a general amendment to the Township of Usborne Zoning By- law, this by-law affects all lands in the Township of Usborne. This zoning by-law amends zoning by-law 13-1984. Key Maps show- ing the locations of the lands to which this by-law applies are-shown— ontha fallowing pagos entitled Schedule "A". SCHEOULE PA' KEY MAP .TOWNSHIP OF Seals x l 4 a AG4 • ORKr(et(A A.•• r M dont A/itakwiEI Sawn Hogan (Aa) b Ap1atiwal Small Holding - Special Pwwislo■I (w04-1). USSONE K100jNvv 11, AG4 AG2 3 AG4 Court 1451.. AG4" AG4 -'o AG1 AG2 NEi Ti ' AG1 --NE1 Ca" T COM 1 r ' elf I■t PIM tf Mr lobo how Atkdr.l sw,.11 Hokin( (A04) is Aipktlseni se■n Ho1SYy • special Ingham (Aa•i). 1 LOCATION MAP By-law -1991 TOWNSHIP OF USBOFiNE a r t sagm. ww_ D�t�a v-. -44plawrip. Lmnds a w-hidi 9y -taw %e Usbon,.. 4 f-� — north -1991 )haply include the entire Township of 1