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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-04-22, Page 3• 1 Times -Advocate, Apnl 22, 1992 egi on a tiran u.r Pill is meetfig pn Sunday • "1' A 1. 'K '1' 0 US ABO l 1 l . F. N N l t)1 NI •..t \'t)"i 11'%\'I "re. 1''L\ N'..t).1.11I R II ()Nis 1 .1 IIIc i l '\"1'11 .'O1►1' ST.ShoPPing MARYS - A pailic meet- ing -will be held May 26 in the town of St. Marys to consider whether or not to allow Sunday shopping. The St. Marys Journal Argus reports /the Business Improve- ment-rtnerw(fttn ice*the-rasa council on behalf of interested merchants in favour of the idea, providing their premises is less than 2,400 square feet. "Those who operate businesses widrmarethan 2,400 square feet - as a spokesman and must apply independently. According to the provincial government, municipalities in favour of Sunday shopping must create a special bylaw. At a Merchants Association meeting in November, is was unanimous- ly voted that the town pass such a bylaw. Was it an earthquake? CLINTON - The cause of tremors felt last Tuesday be: tween 8 and 8:30 a.m. in Clinton is still a mystery, although many felt it was a minor earthquake. Dr. R.F. Mereu, Professor of Geophysics at the University of Western Ontario explained that although vibrations were record- ed, it was doubtful that they were caused by an earthquake. Seismic instruments recorded vibration in Elginfield and 85 seconds later in Delaware. Were it an earthquake, the vibra- tions would have travelled that 38 km distance in about five sec- onds. It is-Mereu's guess that the vi- brations were caused by a piano, breaking the sound barrier. His calculations placed the aircraft travelling about 900 mph. more than the speed df sound. ,Lighting _bill scut in half • BLYTH - .Blyth council was informed last week that the in- stallation of new street lights is already proving its worth. The North Huron Citizen re- -ports that the project, which is nearing completion, has already cut the lighting bill 50 percent. Rates using 1992 consumption place the cost at $1,600. Since the installation of the new lights cost has dropped to $780. • The lights were installed overthrough a Pride grant which cov- ered ered 50 percent of the cost, and the town further saved money by. having town employees install the lights themselves rather than hire an engineer. Rabid foxes shot •PARICHILL - Two foxes shot bear the Hamlet of Carlisle in Bast Williams Township just southeast of Ailsa Craig, have been confirmed rabid by animal health officials of Agriculture Canada. According to the Parkhill Ga- zette, this is the third case of rabid faxes .so tar this year in North Middieser. Last Monday a fox was shot when it was seen circling a pony on a firm. The following day, another animal possibly from the same den. was shot after a battle with a dog and possible contact with two cats. Tests confirmed both foxes had rabies. On March 18, a rabid fox tan- gled with two dogs, one of which killed the animal. Unfor- tunately, neither dog had been vaccinated and ,both were de- Nroyed. To date, there.have been scv tial reported daytime aightin of foxes in the Town of Path' , but no attacks on humans. O fi- ends urge the immediate r :t- ing of fox sightings to the rio Provincial Police. -in- emsnikvit 3-&-viiloge-oIBaR-up„ •sial ing tonigbt4it-6:.30=1-A3 Members of the Hensall Economic Development Committee, including JoAnne Fields (left), De- rene Yavorsky, Heather Mudge, and Dan Holm, will be joining with village residents to scour the streets for garbage and litter along with tree plantings. Hensall group issues Earth Day challenge By Darene Yavorsky HENSALL - As Earth Day ap- proaches, the Hensall Economic Development Committee is issuing a challenge to every village resi- dent to lavish some TLC on their neighbourhood this Wednesday, April 22. Resplendent . in their , familiar white -and -green t -shirts (embla- zoned with "Hensall: Living and Working Together") and armed with garbage bags and blue boxes, HEDC members will hit the village ABCA distributes trees to students for Earth. Day EXETER - To commemorate Earth Day (April 22) and encour- age environmental stewardship, the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Au- thority has offered white pine seed- lings to the students living within its area of jurisdiction. Twenty wa- tershed schools have taken the Au- thority up on its offer and will 'be receiving 5,700 seedlings between April 21 to 24. The seedlings will be sent home , veith he.mtdeats'thaaame. day with planting and caring instructions. The following schools will be re - ceiving seedlings: Stephen Central, Crediton; Vanastra Public; Bid- dulph Public; Parkhill -West Wil- liams, Parkhill; Zurich Public; Ex- eter Public; SL Columban, Dublin; McGillivray "Central; St. Patrick Lucan; East Williams Memorial; Grand Bend Public; St. James, Sea - forth; Upper Thames, Mitchell; Clinton Public; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; Sacred Heart, Parkhill; Hensall Public; Usbome -Public; teAdaiaide.W,cG::MacDonald; :Smith Huron District High School, Exet- er. Wlan injured in fight, charges pending EXETER - On Friday the Exeter Police were called to an address on Carling Si,.where two men had been fighting. One combatant was treated and released at South Huron and District Hospital, for minor in- juries. Criminal Code charges are pending, say police. Police also -wrested a Young Of- fender female aged 17 years at a Pryde Blvd. address. Theyouthhad been declared as unlawfully at large from the Elgin Middlesex De- tention Centre, London. She was turned over to .London -Police Ser- vicesofficers for return to that city. Not enough municipal inpLrt 111 county study GODERICH - Although the Huron County Study Final Report has been completed, several local municipal clerks are unhappy with the contents. At a recent county council meeting, a delegation of municipal clerks. in- cluding Exeter administrator Rick Hundey, told council they were not con- sulted on several issues involving the study. According to Huron County clerk -administrator Nigel Bellchamber, in Older for the county to receive provincial funding for the report, the report had to be forwarded to the provincial government by the end of March. "We don't believe this report should be received and forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs," said Goderich clerk Larry McCabe. McCabe said there was not enough municipal involvement in the study which focuses on a wide range of subjects from municipal services to county -local municipal structure. It was decided to table the report in order for the municipal clerks to view the over 300 -page infomtation package. 'that decision brought a con- cern from several councillors whether or not the county would lose the $18,750 in funding. Goderich Township's John Doherty pointed to Director of Planning and Development Gary Davidson for some of the confusion. "It was he [Davidson], who said it had to be put forth to get the grants," said Doherty. Davidson in turn, said the Final Report was given to county councillors in an informal fashion and Bellchamber added, "we do not circulate to lo- cal councils prior to this council receiving it." The study attempts to determine the best way to deal with social, eco- nomic, environmental and physical development policy into the 21st cen- tury. The first steering committee for the study was set up in March 1990 and members included county councillors while a research team was made up Iof Bellcharnber and members of the Huron County planning department. In its introduction, the study points out the objeclive is to define the i most appropriate form of government for the county in terms of strategic planning, policy development, services, structure, boundaries, orpaniza- lion, administration and the responsibilities of the county and local munic- ipalities. Under scenario discussion, there were five possible structural changes to county government. They were to go to a single -tier format in which all services provided by the local municipalities M veld become the responsibility of the county; three local municipalities to be divided into north, central and south Hu- ron; urban annexations, keep the current 26 municipalities or go to a small -urban format in which small urban settlements such as Centralia. Corrie and Vanasira,would be represented at the county level. • streets at 6:30 p.m. Their clean-up mission includes more than litter pick-up; they'll also tackle window cleaning along main street, and cap off their Earth Day efforts with a tree -planting ceremony on the vil- lage grounds. very Lennox air conditioning and heat pump system keeps the cost oldie energy it saves in its owner's pocket. In fact, every model meets or exceeds 1992 Energy Efficiency Standards. None (Irises is news. What is news is that, until'june 2SL.lO9L yott can ,Irate rn stmre substantial extra Lennox savings as well. From now 'til then, even new Lennox air conditioner or heat.pump buyer wilt get hack the value of from one to twelve months' worth of home tttergy bills,.. -. .. 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London North, Speaker Friday, April 24 Minton Legion Social 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Tickets $12.00 'For i dounation-lewd ticketsteall 2334260 vt 1/ 1 1 / ti f i i Welcome to --11/ -_ Huron Ridge Acres c, Annual Spring Open House Fri. April 24 8:30 a.m. - e p.m. Sat. April 25 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun. April 261:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. FREE Coffee & Cookies vv Follow our signs, 1 1/2 mllas wast, then 3 1/2 miles north of Zurich OR East off Hwy. 21 South of Saytield at Stanley Skleroad 15, then take first. right. 1