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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-03-25, Page 1Spring Bulb Pots IT 9 5 lash COUNTQi r«)wfks Exete i Inside Art _Dinner auCtiOn serving up a treat page 3 Mohawks Win their ieague Second front Hawks In tough against Mitchell page 16 Police seek end to drinking and driving road . parties EXETER - The Exeter OPP say they plan to use their RIDE pro- gram (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) to clamp down on "gravel running" parties in the im- mediate area. Police say that every spring, groups of teenagers take to the back roads to consume alcohol while driving, but RIDE checkpoints will be established to combat this dan- gerous problem. "Parents arc cautioned to be aware of their childrens' wherea- bouts and activities, especially on weekend nights," reads a release from the OPP-office. Town police seize liquor from two drivers EXETER : The Exeter Town Po- hcc • report that they made two sei- zures of liquor from motorists this past weekend, and arrested one 29 - year old man for impaired driving and failing to provide a breath sani- plc. The police say they will continue to enforce their "zero tolerance" policy for drivers found to be under the influence of alcohol or with open liquor in their vehicles. Police were also called to a minor hit and run accident which occurred in the narking lot of Donuts Now last Wednesday. A parked car, owned by Norman Tait of Exeter, was struck by another vehicle which failed to remain at the scene. Police ask anyone who may have wiunessec this incident to call them at 235-1236. 220 tosus aif cam on way to Mozambiqu. By Adrianillarte HENSALL - A coordinated -fundraising -effort -by -17-- d sutct chturhes saw 220 metric tonnes -of corn loaded up Friday alter - noon bound for war-torn Mozam- bique. Bagged and loaded with labour donated by 'She llansall Co -Op, the shipment is start Of a '600 Venn folal freniSKIthas lMafattfodo the Canadian Heedoreins Dank. This patrdodar -aldpritent, ex- plained 3kn Dapple of RA4 See - forth, whese-daughter Jane.was a recent Massif Pair Qu en,atdlhbe going to the Marfa Chrisdan Vann, a 170 -bed orphanage in a Pity which hes been racked with civil Aver in rodent years. • Maple visited Mocambique and 4he!Mafoga Pwni last month as a fepleaerttative of the Canadian 17bil1gtrahns Bank to see first hand 4 a^; Henssll Co -Op workers Peter Bedard (front) and Ed Vandyk -fill and stitch 50 kilo bags of corn to make up the 220 tonne total of a shipment bought by local churches for the Canadian Food- _ grains Bank, and which will eventually make its way to Mozambique. Mew the °median corn was being put to use in the east African na- don. "They use this Dorn to help pay the waters on the Tam, and they, distribute it to the refugee camps around the area," he said, indicat- ing the 'SO kilo bags as they made their way down the conveyors. The refugees are often farmers forced off their land by the civil war codflict, and even then the se- vere drought experienced by Mo- zambique and Zimbabwe in the past year makes nearly impossible in a usually fertile region. "We visited a refugee camp that had 30,000 people in it - and they had no way of producing their own food," said People. A day's work on the orphanage farm buys three kilos of corn and a half cup of cooking oil - a much needed source of relief from pos- sible famine. Papple says he didn't sec direct evidence of famine and starvation himself because he only visited areas where food was being dis- tributed, but he -said the rebels had cut off a village by blowing up a bridge. Only the healthy and able escaped to safer territory. inva- lids had to be left behind to starve. The orphanage itself is the prod- uct of a German Baroness who donated the property, and it sees no shortage of a need for its ser- vices. Papple said he saw one fa- ther bring in two babies, unable to care for them after the mother died. And a key to the whole picture is the supply of Canadian corn and grain, like that donated through the $30,000 raised by United Churches in communities from Benmiller to Exeter, IVP lftt Rayfield to Mitchell. "It's surprising how .mueh 4>tey - can do with a little bit of grain out in these countries," saki Papple. pointing ow that it is made into food and not fed to cattle. Papple said he himself ate some of the corn shipped out of Hensall Wast fall, recognizing it by (he identifying numbers and marks on -the bags. Hensel) United Church minister and coordinator of the Foodgrains effort in this area, Rev. Doug Wright was also on hand to watch the outcome of this year's annual fundraiser at his church. A lunch- eon at Hensel) United raised about $825, and a special offering brought another $1,560. "That was up about ten percent from last year," said Wright Altogether, the 17 churches in Huron and Perth, along with the Seaforth Knights of Columbus, have nearly reached their goal of matching last year's effort of $35,000. Two donations brought in early Friday brought the total up to S30,000 and Wright expects more funds will come in over the next few days. Donations, which can include grain directly from farmers, are matched four to one by the Cana- dian International Development Agency (CIDA). Unlike Papple, most of those who gathered to watch the bag- ging and shipping of the corn Fri- day afternoon will never see the country for which it is destined, but all were evidently pleased that their efforts had come together to provide a source of comfort and life in a remote corner of the world. Exeter and Zurich don't wale to give h. up control of planning process EXETER - At least two local municipalities are not ready to give up some of their planning responsibilities to what some are calling the county's latest "tax grab,. With the Huron County Plan- ning Department finding itself short of work and short of funds, a proposal has been made to bring seven municipalities which currently handle their own "con- sents" back under county control. In Exeter, "consents", small ad- jusunents in boundaries and sev- erances, are handled entirely by the committee of adjustment and planning staff. For property owners seeking consents, the town charges $4(X) for the paperwork required for passage, but the county charges $1,000, explained town adminis- trator Rick Hundey at last week's Exeter council meeting. Consequently, the county is proposing a S200 fee for those municipalities doing their own consents, but Hundey said that fee would not likely bring quick- er approval of consents. "The amount of work they do on a consent is not worth $200," he said. In fact, as properties and subdi- visions develop in Exeter, the number of consents handled in a year will likely decrease anyway. Hundey suggested to council that the county planning depart- ment may be better suited to looking at adjusting to a de- creased work load, or re- allocating staff. "There's no doubt in my mind that it appears to be quite a mon- ey grab on the part of the county...what will it be next? They already have jurisdiction over many things we have no control over," agreed councillor Ben Hoogenboom. "I would think they do more in the other municipalities where there is no planning staff," said Hundey. Councillor Bob Spears said the $200 fee amounted to no more than "double taxation" by charg- ing a fee for something that has. already been available. Council decided to not give up its consent function and that it was also opposed to paying a $200 fee to the county for con- sents. "They've started to shove the shiv into us. They're starting to milk the urbans for everything they can get out of us," warned reeve Bill Micklc. At a meeting a few days earli- er, Zurich village council reached the same conclusion. "Our concern is that most of our severances and consents are lot lines," said reeve Bob Fisher, who said village severances for lots are a much more simple pro- cedure than consents for farms. "I can't see us having any left Continued on page 2 4thiPP says iNoOd10# lumber can be used in local construction CLINTON - Huron MPP Paul Klopp is urging local building in- spectors to use discretion when en- forcing building code regulations on what lumber is acceptable in construction. Klopp says, his office has re- ceived a number of calls complain- ing about enforcement of a 1986 regulation requiring that all con- struction in the province be done with graded lumber - meaning that woodlot lumber cut by local saw- mill operators no longer met Build- ing Code requirements. Klopp says the former Liberal government decided to begin en- forcement of the 1986 regulation about two months before the last provincial election. "1 was not aware of the impact of this change until farmers and saw- mill operators started to call me," reads a release from Klopp's office. "They told me how the enforce- ment of the code meant an addition - al financial burden. Township offi- cials were concerned because they were the ones who had to enforce the Code." Klopp says the issue has since been raised with the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Housing and both ministries are -- now looking at ways to change the regulation. "Regulation is not always the best answer and common sense is a bet- ter policy," said Klopp. Consequently, the Huron MPP is reminding local building officials that arc still given the option of dis- cretion under the Building Code, provided past performance of mate- rials or methods used in construc- tion have been good. "'Chis will help small sawmill op- erators and farmers by ensuring that there will be markets for un- graded lumber. Farmers can con- tinue to construct new buildings more cheaply using their own lum- ber while still having an inspector ensure they are safe." What do you feel about high school students6 paling for the privilege of parking? What do you think? 4 The T -A will be on ;the street to find out your opinion ;9n Yli/aQit$Bs. David Molt eek -RR2-lrr sultan "1 don't agree With it per- sonally. I'm a basketball player. 1 don't Dave the achool until 6;45 p.m. and-arrive.around &30 atm. 1 can't ride the bus" Ion CertOr ,RR3. itispen "1 don't think it's right.If students have; a spare,. they are not allowed to hangargund the WWI and.with no,car .*y.ore not -Ole to,go home. .Where;do they o? If,you :are.in otaisp.you need a gerf" p�n,Matule RR3 ZMADh 1don't like it. Tuckers have a huge pad* lot and there :area lot -more Students than ilMalserS. Students need eank jyet as much as tealli at*So" icy► Oad "I don't think nils right. Some students are at the school early in the morn- ing till late.at night. Parents won't,want to give their kids extra money for car parking if they're paying for buses." J•111104094090 "No, I don't agree with it. At this age, parents give us a car to be indepen- dent. If they have to dish out more money just fpr parents won't let us4rive.which Means we'll wave to depend on them." Jp0lt "I Slpn't think it's right. W have ac.Cessito buses bu ,the few times students may have to drLye 44: .spppintments, weather, fipWrts, they ettpti1dn't have to pay the* if they pnly•drive .a fay urges." 1