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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-12-11, Page 3Crossing a success ZURICH - The crossing guard program in Zurich has been rated a success since its inception last fall when council, spurred by the con- cern of ratepayers, hired a guard to supervise the crossing of students across the Highway 84 Main Street on their way to school and back. When reviewing the crossing guard program at last Tuesday's meeting, council agreed to continue the program until school's end in June. Helen Gingerich has expressed an interest in continuing her duties at least until that time. Clerk Maureen Simmons had said at council's previous meeting that she had seen an increase in the number of students passing the muncipal office windows at school time, meaning they were heading for the crossing rather than crossing the highway at other points in town. With a much better attendance than last year, the Grand around the lit tree in Centennial Park next to Highway 21 for Bend tree lighting ceremony on Friday evening gave an official some carol singing and a visit from Santa Claus. start to the Christmas spirit in the village. Everyone gathered Five convictions this week in Exeter court • NAIR EXETER - Failing to stop for a stop sign net- ted a fine for a Hensall native in Justice of the Peace court in Exeter last Tuesday. Christopher J. Fahner of Hensall was fined $78.75 after entering a plea of not guilty to dis- obeying a stop sign at the Thames Road and Rosemount Avenue intersection in Exeter at 3:58 p.m. September 25. Police told the court that while operating radar near the intersection a truck northbound on Rosemount failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection and in- stead turned left. The officer testified there was minimal traffic, and no obstruction between driver and sign. The accused said he came to a stop but later said he hadn't seen the stop or yield sign. Justice of the Peace Karen Sturdy called the act an absolute liabili- ty and fined the dCctisbd $78.75 with three months to pay. Speeding John V. Odonnell of Etobicoke entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding. .The court heard police using radar recorded Odonnell's vehicle with readings of 118, 118 and 120 km/h in an 80 km zone on August 25. The incident occurred around 2:10 p.m. on Highway 84 in Hay Township. OdonneII was fined $41.25 and given 30 days in which to pay. No insurance Kevin Postill of Clinton entered a guilty plea to a charge of driv- ing with no insurance following an incident November 9. The court heard an officer observed Postill's vehicle parked and running on the north side of Sideroad 5 in Hay Township at 3:15 a.m. Further investigation showed the validation sticker expired on the vehicle as of October 4. The accused admitted there was no insurance on the vehicle and was very cooperative. Postill was fined $503.75 and given four months to pay. Failing to turn in safety Cecil McNall pleaded guilty to a charge of turning not in safety. The court heard that on September 25 on Thames Road west of Exeter at 8:15 a.m., the accused was operating a front end loader. He was backing into a driveway when the bucket swung out hitting another vehicle. McNall was given 15 days to pay the fine of $78.75. Red Tight Ricardo Del -Rosario was fined $78.75 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to stop for a red light. The court heard the incident occurred July 1 at the intersection of f iighways 83 and 4 in Exeter. An officer parked at a nearby gas station observed the vehicle of the accused travelling cast on Highway 83, and watched as it moved through the intersection after the light had turned red. Del -Rosario was given 30 days to pay the fine. CHRISTMAS TREES OR SALE st) Council commends ABCA ZURICH - Village council is al- ready looking favourably on a bud- get proposal by the Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authority which projects a general levy increase on the order of four percent next year. The levy, which is charged to the 32 member municipalities as their portion of the conservation authori- ty budget, was protested in recent years by council's complaining it was increasing beyond the rate o in- flation. "I must commend them on corn- ing in with an increase that small, considering the 20 and 30 percent increases they've had in the past," said Zurich reeve Bob Fisher at last Tuesday's council meeting. Council, however, noted that the figure was preliminary, but ex- pressed hope the $3,010.65 project- ed levy for the village would carry over onto the final budget. The ABCA is struggling to keep its 1992 budget within a four per- cent increase over 1991 since the Ministry of Natural Resources an- nounced cutbacks in funding to On- tario's conservation authorities last month. The four municipalities which 'pay the most to the ABCA are Ste- phen Township at $35,746.31 (1992 projected figures), the Town of Exeter at $30,818.29, Bosanquet Township at $23,211.88 and Hay Township at $21,086.04. CHRISIMAS Ar StkARtspice A new idea at st fart Spice this Chnstrr s are the bird des, fil lel With nuts,, gourr ,erns pr,e6aVeS, mor& Soda Sods on be filled wl godunwet coffers. gihot- c)nulectes or �11e� et & mat Gwt" f h2 ocassion Gdiedur Dods V 13Ylah, Da ud et, Boo Beat/ ti r1e .. . Cdledor Plates ti frames v''Trinvii14 j-thsTrEe" Lti s-twirt- wmocol ... SUGAR & SPICE opev\ OtokGl e r MDh-f rl 9-9 Sari 9-6 SimA ic1 (fort eMber) 11-5 tWJMfvJN 2.35' 1211 FtFao»y 235' L2133 Alit Ali attil;iiii Ask ,,,. 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