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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-03-24, Page 2Page 2 U s.Advocate, March 24,1993 IN THF NEWS Seaforth native wins gold SE ORTH - Skating champ Lloyd Eisler and partner Isabelle Brasseur made history on March 10, when they took the gold medal at the World Figure Skat- ing Championships in Prague. Many local merchants placed signs in their window fronts con- gratulating local native Eisler for his success, it was reported in the Huron Expositor. Mayor Hazel H'ldebrand said council was with the pair win- ning the gold m 1 Council will discussing how to honour th international champions. " fhe pair will be returning to Canada in April. Job losses concern mayor ST. MARYS - A possible 120 jobs could be lost when the pro- duction plant of the Campbell Soup Company Ltd is sold this year. Mayor Jamie .Hahn told the Journal Argus be was concerned with the spin off effect the lay- off would have. lie said many of these people use services in St. Marys and the ldss of jobs could affect local business. Production is expected to con- tinue at the Rannoch production plant and negotiations are in progress to maintain as maty jobs as possible in St. Marys. The Campbell Soup company announced on March 10, that a letter of intent had been signed to sell its Rannoch production plant to Hanover -based Horizon Poultry Products Ltd. JEduca tion budget cuts staff MITCHELL - Cutbacks its staff and services were :tri- mmed by the Perth County Board of Education when, the board outlined its 1993 .budget on Match 11. Although there will be noisy - offs or ,salary cuts. 23 full-time jobs will be eliminated and $400,00 has been cut from the new budget, it was reported in the Mitchell Advocate. Effective September 1, two vacant vice-principal positions will not be filled, library servic- es will be reorganized and non mandatory courses such as fami- ly studies, design and technolo- gy will be cut. Verdict announced in sexual assualt trial ETHEL -Clifford Stevens was convicted on March 11, on eight counts of sexually assault- ing local children. Appearing in Goderich Onta- rio Court of Justice, General Di- vision, the verdict of the seven men and five women jury was read after a two week trial, it was reported in the North Huron Citizen. The assaults took place in Eth- el between 1977-1990 involving children from five to 13 years old. Stevens will remanded in cus- tody until sentencing on May 10. Lighthouse back in service GODERICH - Spring came early to Goderich as the coast guard decided the time was right for the lighthouse to operating again. According to the Goderich sig- nal -Star, a representative of the Parry Sound detachment of the Canadain Coast Guard re -ignited the light on March 15. The Exeter PUC are installing a rrew high voltage line along Andrew Street. Here Dennis Hockey gets the line ready for in- stallation. Letter to Editor Child's shopping carts a menace To the Editor This concerns our local grocery stores in Exeter. I would like to know the reason Jfor getting all the small child -sized shopping carts, as I find them .a real menace. Last Friday morning I was shop- ping at one of our stores, and what should have taken about a half hour took one hour. You couldn't go anywhere with- out all these little ones and their run away carts. I went to the meat counter to get my meat supply and that was im- possible because there were three mothers, five children and eight carts. They were so busy visiting and just would not move. I also watched a little boy run into a lady and cause her to fall against the vegetable counter. The lady had to be close to 80 years. These little shopping carts are the biggest mistake ever made. So think about it or take some time to watch for yourself. I am not the only one with the opinion as I have talked to other people and they feel the same. Phyllis Collett RR 1 Crediton Grand Bend future Continued from front page bepaid.for. "T -„are some items which I call big -tag items and the commu- nity will decide if it's not able to fund it internally or on a donation basis. If grant money comes (from various ministry's) there are bene- fits to the giver as well as the recc- pient„ He said since Grand Bend is a tourist area, the province will bene- fit as mail_. Some -money-toould come from channeling specific budgets in the various committees of council and it will mean some of those commit- tees will have to prioritize their agendas. Youth crime problem Continued from front page bringing lmives'and other weapons into the schools. "You don't plan to fail, but you fail to plan,” said Harkness. He said the gangs seem to form out of poor stedents who have trou- ble coping with , the system and seek an identity elsewhere. Once formed, the gang can harass more introverted students to the point where they have to join to escape it. In the meantime, the police are finding their Youth Court involve- ment had gone up dramatically. In fact, he says the teens even seem to mock the system, arriving in court to cheer on their comrades. "The youth gets plugged into the legal system and they find the sys- tem is relaxed," said Harkness. If there is an end in sight to the current problem, Harkness said he can't yet see it. In time, rebelling against the system may lose its ap- peal. "It's a fad, but how long it's going to last we don't know," he said. Until then, the hard work at the schools and in police departments will continue. "I wish those who get involved in crime related activities would spend as much time on their re- sponsibilities," mused Harkness. OUR PAPER CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 1/3 THIS TAX SEASON AND WILL BE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED IN THE FUTURE Do Your Part EFILE EFILE Revenue Canada Authorized Agent HOMUTH, TAYLOR, PINDER & McNEILLY Gartered Accountants 71 Main Street N., Exeter, Ontario NOM1S3 519.235,0101 Big projects for Exeter PUC EXETER - With capital budgets of nearly $600,000, the Exeter PUC is forging ahead with improve- ments to the town's utilities this year. One of the main projects under- taken has already begun: the instal- lation of a new high voltage power line on Andrew Street. About $139,000 will be spent on thepro- ject this year, with more to follow next year in the anticipation that older lines in the Dow subdivision can be eventually replaced. "It's a fairly extensive installa- tion," said PUC manager Hugh Da- vis, who said the line will be looped into an Eight kilovolt line on Wellington Street next year. That line currently belongs to Ontario Hydro, which has plans to sell it or rent it when it no longer needs it by mid -summer.' The total capital budget for hydro this y&r is $435,756, or S249,256 after revenues and grants are sub- tracted. While Ontario Hydro increased its rates to the town utility 8.2 per- cent in January, only a six percent increase was passed on to ratepay- ers, with the utility absorbing the other 2.2 percent. There was no in- crease in water rates,.And all PUC staff received a two percent pay in- crease. A $141,000 capital budget for water line projects includes rebuild- ing the water mains on Carling Street between Gidley and Sanders this spring, and the line on Sanders between William and Marlborough Streets. The old 100 mm line will be up- graded to a 150 mm service in the process and fire hydrants will be re- placed before the town rebuilds and resurfaces those streets. The PUC has also set aside $3,000 for a study on the town's fu- ture water needs, and $10,000 for installation of as -yet -unknown wa- ter services. Replacements for ma- chinery at the pumping and filtra- tion plant is also required this year. However, Davis says the utility is in excellent shape and is prepared for the unexpected. "I would say the utility on the whole is in a very favourable condi- tion," he said, noting there are enough reserve funds on hand to cover expensive installation of ser- vices should new developments ap- pear in Exeter later in 1993. EVERYTHING 2 -WAY FM RADIO SYSTE M SUPER SALE COMPLETE SYSTEM - READY TO GO! 20 Km - 30 Km - BDKm* For Rum or Busing PACKAGE PRICE GST PST DORA ,-) 301 h..i System Consists of... • ANTENNA co -ax cable connectors and mount . 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