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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-02-26, Page 3Usbome releases '91 council payments EXETER - Usbome Township has released both the statement of remwbrmtion for council members and the new rates for council members in 1992. The statement for 1991's re- muneration appears below. For- mer reeve Gerald Prout received a total of $5,456.17, and then -dcputpreese.Pat Down strewed a total of $4438.56. Annual salaries for council members have increased about three percent this year, with the reeve now being paid $2,030, and the deputy -reeve and coun- cillors receiving $1,560. This covers the first regular meeting Name Gerald Prout; Reeve Patricia Down, Deputy Reeve Jim Kerslake, Councillor Rob Morley, Councillor Wm. J. Rowcliffe,-Councillor Brian Hardeman of council each monde. Per any additiveal meetings, council members will be pend $110 for a fill day, $75 for a half day. Committee. meetings will now be worth $40, up from 1991's $37.50. "We've been reminded Tor sev- eral years that the farmers aren't -making-any- Rooney, so -its- hard to get blood from a state," ex- plained clerk Sandra Strang, who said that the modest three percent increase in council pay was carried over to a three per- cent increase for township staff salaries. Salary $4166.03 3264.31 3701.18 3371.81 3001.81 Expenses S1290.14 1174.25 685.76 760.66 621.23 - 100.00 100.00 Reform Party holds first- Exeter meeting. Continued from front page "deal" under the Constitution, there yet...not until the current Constitu- is nothing to stop British Columbia tional crisis is resolved". or Alberta demanding similar con- When asked for the main diffe- sidezatiot two years down the road. rentiation of the Reform Party from In the question and answer peri- the others, Muttart said his party od, Morley Hall of Exeter asked if stands for the reform of the Canadi- the Reform Party had much of a an government system, because it is the system itself that is wrong. A reform of the Senate for triple -E status [elected, effective, and equal representation], free votes for MPs as in Britain, and a recall mecha- nism for Mks in which the public has lost confidence. "I think that's a main distinction of our party against the others," he concluded. Mutual agreed with one man that the party will make inroads into not only the Conservative vote, but the Liberals too. "We're taking support from all three parties...we'rae cutting through the political spectrum," he said. Ron Cottrell of Exeter who came to listen to the presentation said he heard a lot that he liked. "I think what they have to say makes a lot of sense," said Cottrell, although he said he is not sold on the idea of a triple -E Senate. Pat O'Rourke agreed, adding "I've completely lost faith in the oilier parties". youth movement, or if most sup- porters were "like myself, a little bald and grey". Muttart answered by saying that most parties tend to have older members, but while the Reform Party is interim in gain- ing support from younger voters it does not plan to create a youth wing to divide the party's efforts. "We think that's a better approach than creating a rah, rah, youth wing," said Muuart. Bill Kershaw asked if the Reform Party was ready to take its message • to Quebec in ,order.. to secure enough seats in the next election. Muttart said while the party was originally based in western Canada, mainly southern Alberta, it did not launch' its campaign .in Ontario, but waited until interested people orga- nized riding associations. The same is now happening in the At- lantic provinces. However, Muttart said he does not predict the Reform Party to gain interest in Quebec "for a while Veri Farms expanding truck fleet EXETER - Al least one Exeter business is seeing some significant expansion in their operation, de- spite the uncertain economy. Veri Farms Trucking just took deliver!, of the fust of 18 new trucks to be purchased by the company in the next few months. Veri Farms, whose fleet are now frequently seen across Southwest - em Ontario, took delivery of its first two brand-new Freightliner trucks on Friday morning at the for- mer Laidlaw transport building. Drivers for the company seemed impressed by the vehicles which cost about $125,000 each, saying they were quieter and Smoother than older models. Some of the new rigs will be re- placing older trucks, but the pur- chase also represents a means to meet the demand for the company's expanded business. Credit union manager charged with fraud PARKHILL - A former man- ager of the now defunct Parkhill Community Credit Union has been charged with fraud and for- gery in connection with Us loss of about $640,000. ...The London Free Press report- ed Wednesday that Allan Joseph McPhail, 48, of Parkhill is also charged with uttering forged documents and is to appear in London court March 17. The OPP launched an investi- gation by its anti -rackets Lon- don unit into the loss of $639,649 of the credit union's funds in 1990. The loss, com- bined with a $180,000 deficit, forced the credit union to close and sell portions of its assets to Sydenham Community Credit Union at the end Of 1990. Police believe the credit union honored cheques Witten on a business account which did not have the money to cover them. Use of credit union money was no recorded in internal reports or statements given to the credit union's board of directors. Depositors with the credit un- ion did not lose any money or interest as they were covered by the Ontario Share Deposit Insu- rance Corporation. Accident claims life of Fraser Institute finalist ST. MARYS - A collision be- tween irtractorAndler and h VIA passenger train near Coteau du Lac, Quebec has claimed the life of a Fraser Insitute contest final- ist and his wife. As reported in the St. Marys Journal Argus, Harvey and Bar- bara Dust, formerly of St. Marys were returning from a dinner in Ottawa on February 11 where the former was among 28 final- ists honoured in a Fraser Insti- tute contest for ideas in econo- my in government. Dust, a school librarian, had submitted a proposal on how VIA rail could be a profitable form of public transportation. Ottawa delegation unhappy GODERICH - A recent trip to Ottawa in an attempt to win con- sideration for the town of Gode- rich as a site for the proposed re- location of the regional coast guard office has been called very disappointing by Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer. The delegation had hoped to meet with Minister of Transport Jean Corbell orMinister of State Shirley Martin, according to the Goderich Signal Star, to discuss adding the town to the short list of locations under consideration. Instead, the group met with Martin's executive assistant. Should Goderich be selected as the desired port for the new office, it could mean about 120 jobs. FEBRUAR BAKERY BUYS NEW! PIZZA 1;19 (oat BREAD 464 G TASTY! FRUIT GRAN MUft'iNS 1 Ams a Gay w GOUOA_.4,0a la 014 or vale Fir the' finest quality and freebssl beked pSaQal Bakery CheeseNoua ninon in Wool VI 0011141101 et. MOON y 4ata4 r 40.412 al daft ^N 4 1 Hay council remuneration, expenses total $27,689.89 for 1991 year ZURICH - Hay Tova ship council has rebased its 1991 statement of renwteeation, listing the (monies received by council numbers dorieg the year both for meetings and in recompense for expenses. Reeve Lionel Wilder received *the most for his 'services as head of council, totaling $6,801.39, in- cluding a S700 foe for tignbtg cheques. Councillor Gerald Shantz placed second in spending, with a to- tal of $6,024.74. Council , at their February 3 meeting, also set Per Diem (Cesme.uoss) Lionel Wilda Murray Keys Donald Weigand Blaise Ducharme Gerald Shantz Jim Love Remuneration rates of lemwwadon for 1992. The reeve will re- ceive S127 for a regular meeting,.the deputy -reeve $122, and councillors $120. All will be paid $50 ter half-day meetings and committee meetings, and $90 for full-day meetings. They will be plaid $90 for convention days, plus a $50 meal allowance. The reeve also receives $25 for each time he visits the municipal office to sign cheques. Per Dims Rr t=es NIP*Ammo $540.00 $2375.00 $1290.00 $700.00 270.00 2520.00 1120.00 50.00 270.00 2242.00 1200.00 270.00 2596.00 1330.00 270.00 2714.00 1840.00 236.00 Expenses Rraaittralie. Ce.veedee Meal Fees EVaaaee Allo..:.« (Annum.) 5206.01 S872.79 $488.59 473.89 200.00 46034 221.00 216.01 454.93 28839 216.01 454.94 288.59 Total Remuneration Total Expenses Total Mileage $329.00 199.50 22.50 222.80 241.20 $21,833.00 $ ,856.89 $27,689.89 Three convictions in Exeter court EXETER - A charge of driving while under suspension netted a Kitchener man over $500 in fines in Exeter's Justice of the Peace court last Tutsiday. Samuel E. Hamm of Kitchener entered a not guilty plea following an incident on July 21, 1991 on Highway 83 in Usbome Township. The court heard police stopped three vehicles in a row for speeding with the accused being the fust vehicle. Fuhrer investigation showed the accused as a suspended driver who hadn't yet been notified of his suspension. The officer served him with a notice of suspension but two days later learned the accused had been previously notified of his suspen- sion and knew of it prior to July 21. The start date was June 25 as a result of unpaid fines. Justice of the Peace Karen Sturdy fined Hamm $503.75 with four months to pay. - Driving with open liquor Douglas J. Stewart of RR2 Kipper entered a guilty plea to a charge of driving with open liquor available. The court heard the accused was stopped by police on January 3, 1992 on Richmond SL, in Hensall when they observed three occu- pants of the vehicle weren't wearing seatbelts. The officer noticed an alcohol odour and seized 14 full bottles of beer. Stewart was fined 5153.75 with 60 days to pay. Failure to have proof of insurance Dwayne Mellin of RR3 Parkhill was found guilty on a charge of failing to produce proof of insurance after an incident on December 13, 1991 in Stephen Township. Mellin was fined $53.75 and given three months to pay. eat the te Race more on RRSPs at Laurentian Bank In the race for the best rates, Laurentian -Bank once again wins hands down. And we guarantee it' We'll better the best posted rates of the five major ' banks* by 1/2% on 1 year and 18 month term GIC RRSPs.-We'll also top them by 1/4% on terms of 2 to 5 years. What's more, for transfers from other financial institutions. we'll guarantee this rate for up to 60 days and we'll also pay up to $50 of the transfer fees. So drop by today and let our RR SP experts help plan your retirement...and beat the rate race! 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Fuller, however, said the decision to purchase a $23,700 truck to re- place the chiefs car, currently a re- tired police cruiser, would have to be given more consideration by the board. •The fire board also made a re- quest to town council to remove chief Gary Middleton from the town staff and to be considered solely an employee of the fire board, which pays his salary through the levy to the four munici- palities. The board's argument was that with full control of his salary, the budgeting process could be made quicker. Council accepted the board's proposal. The chiefs wages are on the 1992 proposed budget as increasing from $38,000 last year to $40,000. 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