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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-09-01, Page 3Times -Advocate, September 1,1993 Page 3 Lucan meets Lucan Irish council chair gets warm reception in Lucan LUCAN - When Lillian Harris and her family visited Lucan, Onta- no last week from their home in the village of Lucan in Ireland she said, " I hope this meeting of two council reps is the first of many ways in twinning our two municipalities. At a reception at the Lucan Scout Hall Sunday afternoon, Harris who is chairwoman of the Ireland's Lu - can village council said she hoped j in the very near future that schools, : churches, service clubs and Scout- ing and Guiding groups could pass information back and forth. She added, " I hope this visit will continue a good relationship. School children can write to each other to help cement relations." "1,'m impressed by the friendliness of the people. Sunday morning I took a walk...I talked to so many people it took Pine two Urs.' 1.5Kf:' �'' :?; 8 3sr y > The - visit •of Lillian Hsi riis,i fter husband Tom and daughter imee was organized by Rev. Bruce and Pat Pocock of Lucan. The Pococks and the Bernard Rooneys of Bid- dulph township were .in Ireland a year ago and were treated royally by the residents of the village of Lucan in the county of Dublin. Asked of her impressions:of Can- ada and Lucan in particular she re- plied, " I'm impressed by the friend- liness of the people. Sunday morning I took a walk down Main street and 1 talked to so many peo- ple, it took me two hours." She also had a new experience when she took the Pocock dog for a walk Saturday night. It was the first time she had seen a skunk. A small Lucan black and white animal met up with the dog and it took several hours of applications of ammonia to get the dog "smelling better". Harris has been the head of a 26 member Lucan council for three years now. An election is held an- nually. None of the members of council are paid as all donate their services. Asked how many hours she spends on village business, hus- band -Tom was quick to respond, "too much". Her answer was, "About three full days a week." The chairwoman said Lucan has grown from a small community of 1,500 back in the early 70's to its present population of in excess of 20,000. Former Lucan reeve Ivan Hearn who was in Ireland about 20 years ago said he was surprised to hear of the large growth. In conclusion, Harris said a by- pass has been built around Lucan and the Main street will be pre- served in its original state with no one being allowed to change the character of any buildings in the original core area. At Sunday's reception, reeve Tom McLaughlin presented Harris with a vilinge flag and mementoes were presented by Gary McFalls of the Lucan Lions, Jim Shipley on behalf of Biddulph to'nship and Dale Froats for the Lucan Scouts and Guides along with a Lucan history book from Ivan Hearn. Lillian Harris, chairperson for the town of Lucan in Ireland , spent the weekend in Lucan, Ontario and is shown here with Matthew Dobbs, Brendon Wilson and Jeff Moon. A reception was held at the Lucan Scout Hall Sunday to welcome Lillian Harris, chairperson of Lucan in the county of Dublin in Ireland. From the left are Rev. Bruce Pocock who organized the visit, Tom and Lillian Harris, Lucan reeve Tom McLaughlin, Biddulph deputy -reeve Jim Shipley and former Lucan reeve Ivan Hearn. Notice of Liquor Licence Application The following establishment has applied to the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario for a liquor iioenoe under the Liquor Licence Act: Application for Additional Facilities Heywoods Country Restaurant, Biddulph Township R.R. 1, Centralia (indoor area) Any resident of the municipality may make written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents. Submissions must be received no later than October 1, 1993. Please include your name, address and telephone number. Note: The LLBO gives the applicant details of any objections. If you want your name, address and telephone number to be kept confidential, you must clearly state this request in your letter. Submissions to be sent to: Licensing and Permits.Branch Liquor Licence Board of Ontario 55 Lake Shore Blvd. E., Toronto ON USE 1A4 Fax: (416) 326-0308 Ontario Mayor gave council wrong information hoard drops p�lice chief's expenses non -issue EXETER - The police services board will not be pursuing the con- troversy over the chiefs convention expenses any further. Town council complained about the $990 spent by chief Jack Hark- ness in attending a chiefs conven- tion in June, even though he was suspended from duty by the Onta- rio Civilian Commission on Police Services. Mayor Bruce Shaw had told council Harkness' was given approval to attend the convention because of a deal struck by police board lawyers, Harkness' lawyers, and the Commission chairman. The chairman, Douglas Drink- walter notified the Times Advocate last week he was not responsible for the convention deal. "I have to say in all honesty I don't know where that information came from," stated police board chairman Sharon Wurm at last Wednesday's meeting. Shaw said he is now . clear on where the mistake was made, and that while the convention issue was brought up with the lawyers, Drink- walter was probably not aware of it. "1 remember [policy board law- yer] Judson telling us we have to appear to be reasonable; said John Stephens. "Until there's a new con- tract [for the chief] the old one is in effect." Since the old contract (which ex- pired January) included the chiefs annual convention attendance, the board had no choice but to approve his expenses, said Stephens. Wurm said Drinkwalter must have been aware the chief was go- ing to be at the convention, since it conflicted with the June 29 date of the hearing. "We were calling a hearing when the chief would not be in town," said Wurm. "That's how it came to be raised in front of Drinkwalter." With the lack of involvement of the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services now established, the board agreed to file the letter from council asking that the town be reimbursed the $990 from the Commission. The board also noted the irony in that council became very concerned over $990, ignoring the fact that the chief has been off duty all summer and drawing full salary. Board chairman Warn pointed out the board did tum down an ear- lier request from Harkness for addi- tional training. HOLIDAY ADVERTISING DEADLINE for next week's newspaper Because of the holiday Monday, all advertising must be in our office by Friday afternoon in order for us to maintain our publishing schedule. ru :- �� ►' ►'(t v 4 0:it; « : lila UNDER THE BIG TOP to that last e to * 4221 Girls Trike * 4719 Jr. Activity Gym * 4379 Sand Box Island Cruiser * 4904 Sport Racer/ride * 4391 Lg. 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