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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-08-28, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, August 28, 1991 JP Wedlake presides over last sesslon\ before retirement EXETER - Terry Alexander of Exet- er pleaded guilty / % in Justice of the H- - - Peace court last Tuesday to a charge of driving while his license was under sus- pension. The court heard that Al- exander was pulled over by police on May 20 in Stephen Township on Highway 83. A CPIC check showed his license was under sus- pension for unpaid fines. Justice of the Peace Doug Wed - lake, for whom this was his Last official session on the bench, fined Alexander $250 and added another six months to his suspen- sion. He gave him three months to pay the fine. No insurance Daniel Mielhausen of London pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and while under a li- cense suspension. Police told the court that a vehi- cle was found in a ditch on Con- cession 2-3 of Hay Township on July 9. It appeared the car had been southbound on the conces- sion and hit the embankment. As there were no license plates on the vehicle, a check of the identification number showed it had been owned by Lloyd Couts, who, when contacted later, said the vehicle had been sold to the accused. Mielhausen visited the station and told police he had intentional- ly driven off the road trying to hit the hydro pole. He didn't report the incident because of the conse- quences. JP Wedlake noted the 18 -year old Mielhausen is presently get- ting psychiatric help and noted a prior conviction for driving while under suspension. Wedlake fined him a total of $1,000 for the two charges, and gave -him six months mJaames Hannah of Huron Park also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. Police testimony revealed that Hannah's truck was involved in an accident on Canada Avenue on July 24. The accident involved another vehicle and a bicycle. When police checked driver's in- formation Hannah could not pro- duce proof of insurance. In his defense, Hannah said it had been an oversight on his part to let his insurance lapse. Wedlake fined Hannah $500 and gave him six months to pay. $10 refund A re -trial of a 1988 speeding conviction earned a Manitoulin Is- land man a $10 refund on a fine overpayment. George McFarlan of Manitow- aning had insisted the court dis- miss the speeding charge on grounds of the Ascov case: that it was not administered speedily. McFarlan, who travelled from Manitoulin Island for the appear- ance, told the court he requested a trial for the December 6, 1988 speeding charge in Usborne Township, but claimed he re- ceived no notice that a March 21,1988 trial date had been set. McFarlan was convicted in absen- tia at that trial and notified he was fined $45.75 for speeding at 108 in an 80 zone, amended from the 95 km ticket he did not pay. McFarlan, himself a police offi- eer 40 years ago, questioned the testimony of the OPP officer who stopped McFarlan for speeding. He argued that the officer's de- scription of his vehicle was not ac- curate, doubted the validity of the radar detector's reading, and felt the officer may have been preju- diced because he worked for CN. But mainly he argued that Tues- day's trial was more than two years after the original charge and should therefore should be thrown out of court. The crown lawyer noted that the vehicle description is for statisti- cal purposes only and does not figure in a speeding charge. He also suggested the Ascov case, in which 40,000 charges were dis- missed in Ontario, did not apply in this case because a trial had been held. JP Wedlake apologized to the OPP officer for not warning the accused about suggesting the offi- cer had lied. He also noted that the Ascov case is under appeal. JP Wedlake also said McFarlan had been given a speedy trial and his right to an appeal. The Justice of the Peace said he was satisfied by the evidence that McFarlan had been speeding that day, and upheld the original $45.75 fine. However, since McFarlan had already paid the fine to prevent his license from being suspended and had paid $55.75 for late payment, Wedlake said he would be refunded the ex- tra $10. If McFarlan had paid the ticket issued to him the night he was charged, it would have cost $18.75. Debated house - This 130 -year old house, now owned by the Con- servation Authority, but originally built beside the long -gone Pickard Grist Mill has been a subject of some debate. Despite being seen as something of a stumbling block to plans for MacNaughton Park, a public meeting decided it had more value to the town than a park- ing lot on the same location. House should stay Continued from front page deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller disa- greed, pointing out many govern- ment grants are available to pay summer students to run such cultu- ral institutions. She also pointed out that the Heritage Foundation had made an offer to take it over. Dinney did agree that a museum or gallery would fit in better with the park because it would not seed the privacy of a residence. "It becomes a blot in the middle of the whole project," said Dinney of the trees and shrubs which screen the house from the park. Don Lithgow, former ABCA chairman, disagreed. "I don't see a scrubby wild area - I see beautiful trees," said Lithgow. Mayor Bruce Shaw told Dinney that while the committee's sugges- tions were appreciated, they were going against the sentiments of the community. "It seems a great many interests arc in favour of keeping the house...I think it would be prema- ture to demolish it," said Shaw - a statement which the meeting orga- nizers accepted as correct. AR1 N V f S I M f N f ti 173 1800265 550J Kloss swims the lake Continued from front page "My oldest daughter (Wendy), I didn't even realize she was there. It was puzzling to know who was in the water," said Kloss. Kloss' other daughter Dana, and son Rick along with other pace swimmers kept the marathon man going. Kloss wife said later at a re- ception at the Colonial Hotel, she was releived it was over. "It was a long haul. We didn't al- ways know what was going on," said Bert Kloss. Throughout the trip, Kloss was joined by crew including Grand Bend reeve Bruce Woodley and councillor Bill Uniac. But the man who was responsible for the swimmer's every move was Dockstader. At the reception, a tired, weary looking Dockstader said despite the bad weather Satur- day night the crew and Kloss were prepared. "When he got into the night he took on some insurmountable waves. Some were very hard and everystroke he took was like two back," said Dockstader. Kloss' pace at times averaged more than a mile per hour but at times, like during the high waves and wind was much slower. We had hoped to make it in a lit- tle shorter time but the bottom line is he made it." Dockstader said at times Kloss was discouraged but did not show any signs of quitting. When he did get frustrated, Dockstader said the crew was always there with words of encouragement. No pacers were in the water at night, Kloss was alone in the dark- ness, but at 6 a.m. another pace swimmer dove in. "That really built his spirits up and kept him going." Dockstader said they decided to finish the swim at the Pinery be- cause with the pace Kloss was keeping it would have taken two hours longer to reach Grand Bend. "It seemed like a safe place to bring him in. It made the difference between him making the shore or not." While the dream of a life time is over, Kloss isn't ready to sit back as he migrates to Florida for the win- ter in a few short weeks. "Mother's (Bert) got all kinds of work to do but I'm going to run away with my canoe." Exeter postmaster says mail won't be disrupted EXETER - The picket lines went up in London Monday night but it's a guessing game to know if, or when the five Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Exeter will walk off the job. "The decisions are made national- ly," said Wall Polischuk, grie- vance officer oftheCUPW for the Ontario region. "I have no idea until about six hours prior to," he added. Exeter postmaster Keith Ahrens does not, at this point, expect any delays in the mail service if the lo- cal workers set up a picket line. "You never know but I don't fore- see any problems," said Ahrens. Mail in Exeter is distributed by contractors who are not part of the CUPW. London postal workers joined 12 other cities in rotating strikes on Monday when they believed Cana- da Post decided to hold government pension cheques. "They are coming through as far as I can tell. We're not withhold- ing," said Ahrens of the cheques. Once again, we've reduced our 15 -piece bucket. In price only. Now for a limited time - you can enjoy a 15 - piece bucket of delicious Kentucky Fried Chicken for a very enjoyable price. Same great taste. Only the price has been reduced. Nobodyk Cookin' like Today KFC. For Kloss it was a dream come true, for his friends, family and anyone who watched the miracle marathon man touch the beach it was history in the making and something no one will soon forget. NOTICE PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS 1991 TOWNSHIP OF BIDDULPH Notice is hereby given that in accordance with section 24 of the Municipal Elections Act, i will post up at my office R.R. 3, Lucan, Ontario, the Granton Post Office, Granton, Ontario and Heywood's Restaurant, Lot 1, Concession 1, on the 3rd day of September, 1991 the list of all persons entitled to be electors in the municipality, for municipal elections, and that such list re- mains there for inspection. And I hereby call upon all electors to examine the list for the purpose of making additions or corrections to or deletions from the list. Revisions will be received at the Municipal Office, during nor- mal office hours (8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) commencing September 3rd, 1991 to October 11th, 1991. The place at which the revision will commence is the Clerk's Office. Dated this 28th day of August • L.G. Hotson, Clerk Township of Biddulph HOLIBAY ADVERTISING DEADLINE for next week's newspaper Because of the holiday Monday, all advertising must be in our office by Friday afternoon in order for us to maintain our publishing schedule. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES VILLAGE OF GRAND BEND TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN On May 22, 1990 the Village of Grand Bend, in the County of Lambton, passed By-law 6303, initiating procedures under the Municipal Boundary Negotiations Act, 1981 and The Sarnia- Lambton Act, 1989, to annex lands from the Township of Ste- phen, in the County of Huron. Section 35 of the Sarnia-Lambton Act provided that all Boun- dary Act Applications were vested with a Boundary Application Committee appointed by Lambton County Council. Section 34 (2) sets out that the Boundary Application Committee has au- thority to recommend changes in County boundaries if the changes are minor in the opinion of the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 1991 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Grand Bend, in order to obtain information, comments and opinions regarding this appli- cation. A series of meetings have been held with officials of Stephen Township and Huron County and a tentative agreement has been reached as to the appropriate boundaries of Grand Bend/ Stephen, in the context of Section 34(2) of the Sarnia-Lambton Act. Huron County and Stephen Township officials have asked that the draft final report prepared by the Boundary Application Committee be considered by their councils. ft will then be con- sidered by Grand Bend Council. Copies of the draft report will be available at the Municipal Offices of the Township of Ste- phen, the Village of Grand Bend and the County of Lambton on Tuesday, September 10. The proposal suggests a number of adjusted service arrange- ments and a significant boundary adjustment in part Lots 1-4, Aux Sable Concession, Township of Stephen. Under Section 37(5) of the Samia-Lambton Act, the Committee must hold a second public meeting to obtain submissions and comments from the public in respect of the contents of the Draft Report. Amendments may be made uefore the report is recommended to County Council for approval and is passed on to the Minister of Municipal Affairs for consideration. A Second Public Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 14 10:00 a.m. Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend The Committee will also be obtaining submissions and com- ments from the public regarding the Grand BendlBosanquet Draft Report at this meeting. For further information, please contact the Clerk -Treasurer of the Village of Grand Bend, the Township of Siephen or: Malcolm Boyd, Secretary Boundary Application Commlttee County of Lambton 845-0801