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Times -Advocate, September 1,1993
The old Brucefield
Chopping Mill, as
seen in this 1940s
era picture above, is
undergoing an
extensive restoration
in the hope that it will
become a thriving
location' for a craft
and art marketplace.
Brlan.Hoy.(at right)
stands with an
.engine from the old
mill that he plans to
keep on display in
the building as -e
reminder of the mins
historical value to `the
local farming
community.
Bayfield man sees business
potential in restoring the
old Brucefield Chopping Mill
By Erin Lobb
T -A staff
BRUCEFIELD - A piece of
Brucefield history is coming alive
again after many years of dorman-
cy.
Brian Hoy of Bayfield has recent-
ly purchased the Brucefield Chop-
ping Mill located on the south end
next to highway 4. He has been
renovating the building and holding
a Craft and Farmers Market on
weekends. However, all of this is
in preparation for next year when
Hoy will be setting up a working ar-
tisans shop.
The mill, which was used to mics.
chop, was at one point the mainstay
of the community with many local
farmers utilizing its services. J.K
Cornish who built and owned the
building later sold it to the Hensall
Co-op.
"It was in pretty bad shape, we
had to tear out every wall because of
the grain that had gouen inside,"
said Hoy. "It was a love -hate -thing.
1 loved the idea but hated the work."
Hoy, who used to be a drafts-
man, is trying to keep the authentici-
ty of the building by refacing it with
tongue and groove hemlock, and by
leaving some of the old motors and
grail► dimes out for display.
The exterior of the building has
not been changed, except that Hoy
has replaced the windows with
panes of 100 year old glass which
he traded a farmer for an old auger
that he had
"I hope to have it as original as it
was 60 years ago," said Hoy.
Next summer the three-storey,
63,000 square foot structure will be
rented to artisans, from as far as To- .
ronto, to create and sell their work.
Some of the crafts people will be a
working potter, painters, a leather.
worker with a press, and a weaver.
Hoy is still, however, looking for
any others who may be interested.
With the combination of the look
and the location Hoy believes the
buisness has a lot of potential.
"Many people have stopped by just
to see the building. If they're are in-
terested enough to stop now then
that tells me I just might have some-
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PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
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thing here."
Hoy also feels that this endeavor
can only help out the community,
by bringing more tourists to Bruce -
field.
Hoy works on the building as
much as he can, but does get a lot of
help from his parents, Alf and Syl-
via Hoy, and his wife and children.
Says Hoy, "Without them I never
could have got this thing off the
ground."
Bill Mickle elected first vice-president of AMO
Exeter reeve now in
number two chair at
municipal association
By Adrian Harte
T -A Editor
EXETER - Town reeve Bill Mickle is once again
bringing Exeter's voice 10 the top table of lnunici-
pal/provincial relations. Mickle was elected first
vice-president of the Association of Municipalities
of Ontario (AMO) at the group's convention in To-
ronto last Tuesday.
AMO is an organization that lob-
bies for the interests of Ontario's
827 municipalities, more than 700
of which are members.
Mickle's election comes after
serving one term as one of AMO's
four vice-presidents, and as chair-
man of Ontario Small Urban Munic-
ipalities (OSUM) in 1991-92.
"It's one step closer to the presi-
dency," acknowledged Mickle, say-
ing there is a "good chance" he will be running for
AMO's top seat next year.
There is even a possibility Mickle could inherit
the president's chair earlier from Mabel Dougherty
of Brant County.
"It could happen sooner because our president is a
candidate in the federal election," said Mickle.
To win the first vice-presidency, Mickle defeated
Linda Dion of Oshawa, the former chairman of the
large -urban municipal association.
"I've enjoyed being part of it," said Mickle of his
year representing Exeter at OSUM and AMO. "But
when I started, I never thought I'd be where I am
now."
AMO is all about fighting for municipal interests
with other levels of government, particularly
Queen's Park. Consequently, Mickle sees several
issues the organization may be tackling in the next
couple of years.
Even though "disentanglement", the province's at-
tempt at separating municipal and provincial juris-
dictions, died earlier this year, Mickle says the topic
may resurface.
"Who knows what they'll do. I couldn't even
make a guess at that," he said, but noted that the
NDP still seem interested in gaining complete con-
trol over health care and other social programs.
What AMO may demand from the province is a
"municipal charter" - a piece of legislation that iden-
titles the responsibilities, jurisdiction, and rights of
Ontario's cities, towns, villages, regions, and town-
ships. Many Ontarians may be surprised no such
hard definitions exist. "'•
Mickle accuses the province of treating munici-
palities "like pawns" and has dictateEi policy rather
than fostered cooperation.
"They [the province] don't have a lot of funds.
Their funds are limited and they like
to carry out their own programs and
have someone else to pay for them,"
stated Mickle, adding that a charter
might give municipalities the right
to say "no" to such downloading.
The recent Social Contract was
not only imposed on provincial em-
ployees, but also on municipalities,
even though they represent a separ-
ate level of government.
At the convention last week, another topic of dis-
cussion was the province's plan to legalize casino -
style gambling in Ontario. AMO has joined forces
with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) in
a demand for more information on the effects of
gaming before supporting it.
"They're concemed about the horse racing side of
things," said Mickle of the OFA's main complaints..
Horse racing is said to contribute $350 million to -
the agricultural economy in sales of hay, straw, and
grain alone. If casino gambling causes a decline in
horse racing, that farm income could be in jeopardy,
says theQFA, adding that 18,500 jobs are at risk.
"We've got a big industry that supplies horse rac-
ing," said Mickle, who added that AMO's worries
about casino gambling include the spin-off effects
on neighbouring townships and towns that could
face increased costs without benefitting from nearby
casinos.
"We need to know all the economic facts," said
Mickle.
Exeter's reeve =edited the other.good representa-
tives from other Ontario municipalities with giving
AMO its strong'voice with Ontario's ministries. He
also says the "tremendous staff" do a lot to help
AMO achieve its political goals, even though it has
115 represent the differing interests of the largest cit-
ies and smallest villagesaill across the province.
A "municipal
charter" is some-
thing Mickle
would like to see
drawn up
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