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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-09-22, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 22,1993 IN TNl' Regiona wrap up Hensall-area man sentenced ,GODERICH - "1 must send to a message to you, to the people of Huron County and to the peo- ple of Exeter that if a woman says no, it means no." That's what the Honourable Justice S. Granger said Sept. 8, upon sentencing a Hensall-area man to three months in jail fol- lowed by two years probation for sexual assault. Twenty -year- old Robert Michael McClinchey was found guilty on June 11. On May 30, 1992, the Gode- rich court heard, McClinchey forced, the victim to have sexual intercourse with him after she said no. Based on testimony from the teal, McClinchey was classified as extremely controlling in his relationschip with the victim, it was reported in the Huron Ex- positor. In his defence, McClinchey's lawyer said his client had no prior criminal record and was virtually a young offender at the time of the incident. He also re- ported that his client had a full- time job and was currently seek- ing counselling for behavioral and social drinking problems. Blanshard says yes on wet vote ST. MARYS - Despite low voter turnout, 82.7 percent of Blanshard Township residents who voted last Tuesday said yes to the sale of spirits, beer and wine at licenced premises in the township. Only 226 votes were cast ehtk possible 1,258 eligible voters,' said Marian Jaques, the Blan shard Township clerk. The last vote on the issue was conducted about five years ago during a regular election with 59.5 percent of voters spying yes, it was reported to the Jour- nal Argus. According to the Liqour Li- cence Act, 60 percent of the votes cast must be in favour of to change. Mitchell gets child care grant 'MITCHELL - A multimillion dollar child tie facility will be built in Mitchell next spring. Perth Care for Kids and the Mitchell and District Co- operative Nursery School will share the building expected to open next summer. Petit MPP Karen Haslam announced the jobsOntario grant for the project, it was reported in the Mitchell Advocate. Although a location for the new facility has not been located , David Armstrong, president of the Perth Care for Kids board of directors, said he'would like it to be near Mitchell District High School. "We're hoping to keep young mothers in school by offering child care that is close by," he said. Stoney Point 700 km trek underway IPPERWASH - A group of First Nations people began a march to Ottawa last Sunday to further the cause of the Stoney Point people. According to organizers The Long Walk for Stoney Point' is designed to raise public aware- ness, but mainly raise money for the Stoney Point people to build more homes on the former re- serve which is now an Ipper- wash military base. The walk will take 19 days and panicipants will average 40 kilometres a day. 4 1993 Exeter Fall Fair opens Friday?, runsall weekend yl Nine contestants in running for Fair Ambassador One of the highlights of Friday's opening of the 1993 Exeter Fall Fair will be the annual contest to choose the Ambassador of th''e Fair. A full slate of nine contestants are vying for the title this year. The Ambassador contest program begins shortly after the opening ceremonies and judging continues through the evening until the crowning -at about10 pant. Dana Raper, 17 of Exeter sponsor; Pizza Delight Andrea Jaques, 17 of HuronPark sponsor: Rob Dale Motors Krista Melling, 17 of Exeter Hensall District Co -Op Kristi Sargeant, 17 of Exeter sponsor: Exeter Toyota [se, 17 of Itwood of Exeter Kathy's Kuts and Kurls .sponsor: Triangle Discount 7 Erin Richardson, 17 of Kirkton sponsor MacLeans Tara Edwards, 17 of Exeter sponsor: Holtzmann's 'GA How d to es your library county now o 44 4kncrkr. r• EXETER - How does your local library serve yolur needs? Is it open the hours that suit ,ou? Can you get the books you want? Does the building it- self meet the needs of your community? These and many other questions will be asked by the Huron County Library Board during a series of public meeting held across the county next month. A meeting is scheduled for Exeter on October 13. County librarian Beth Ross said while the context of each of the five meetings will be the same, the is- sues and concerns of the communities may very well be different. This needs assessment has been in the works for a few years, with funds fatally available this fall. "I guess the purpose is to let the community set the direction for the future of the libraries," said Ross. Since the county pays for the service itself, but the various municipalities own or rent the branches, the meetings will provide that direction to both lev- els of government. Questions about the suitability of the Exeter branch building have been raised by both the library board and town council in past weeks. Town libraries have traditionally drawn patrons from outside municipal borders, even though those buildings are municipally owned, leading some to question exactly who should be paying for what. "It might be time to rethink some of those ar- rangements," speculated Ross. But Ross said the public forums may go far be- yond such problems. Another topic of discussion may be the number of library branches needed to properly meet the needs of county residents, particu- larly since some smaller branches have been closed in recent years. "I don't know that Huron County needs 10, 15, or 30 libraries to serve the needs of the public," said Ross. The October 13 meeting will be in Exeter at the United Church at 7:30 p.m. Ross pointed out it is intended to be a forum for users of all southern - county patrons, including those from Hensall, Zu- rich, Centralia, and Kirkton. Ross said the meetings are also open to those who may find the Huron libraries do not meet their needs at all, and who travel to other areas, such as London to borrow books. "If they don't use our library system, we'd like to hear why," said Ross. Correction: errors in court report Several errors crept into last week's court report, the source of which we are doing our best to remedy. The errors included: In the Chad Pauli case, while originally eluded 12 months of probation charged with careless driving, he and an order to keep the peace. pleaded guilty to a lesser charielOr In the Douglas Mason case, of leaving the roadway not in he pleaded not guilty to a safety. charge of criminal negligence In the Dolores Guindon case, causing bodily harm, but was she pleaded not guilty, expartc, convicted of dangerous opera - to the charges of driving without tion of a motor vehicle, leading insurance, valid license plates, to a fine and a 12 month license prohibition. In the Wendy Raymond case, she pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. An- other charge of having a sus- pended license was withdrawn. Raymond was fined and given a 12 -month license prohibition. The Times Advocate regrets the published errors and any embarrassment they may have caused. We assure our readers that the rush to'deadline will not affect the accuracy of ow court reporting in the future. he was originally charged with assault causing bodily harm, and convicted of assault. John Glavin's conditional dis- chargeon a charge of assault in - and failing to have the vehicle registered to her. She was fined a total of $755. In the Kevin Collings case, the OPP officer testified in court he was 100 percent sure he saw the defendant behind the wheel of his GMC Tracker. In addition to a S265 fine, Collings' license was suspended 30 days. In the Todd Jinkerson cast% while originally charged with careless driving, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of pass- ing off the roadway not in safety. In the Andrew VanAltena case, Gland Bend harbour in need of better dredging GRAND BEND - According to the former reeve of Grand Bend, if the village goes not take a close look at how it dredges its arbour, there could be less boaters coming to Grand Bend in the future. At last Monday night's council meeting, former reeve Bruce Woodley said he recently ran aground with his sail boat which draws five -and -a -half feet of water. "It's a safety factor," said Wood- ley. "It's no point trying to draw boaters if we're going to have this problem," he said. Last Sunday the harbour was dredged but the equipment which. is doing the job does not seem to be adequate. Boats are in the har- bour until October 25 but due to fishing regulations, the harbour can't be dredged after the end of September. Grand Bend mayor Tom Lawson said he would take the problem to the next Tri -Municipal meeting. Form 9 Sale of Land by Public Auction Municipal Tax Sales Act, 1984 THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF HURON Take Notice that the land(s) described below will be offered for sale by public auction at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the 5th day of October, 1993 at Huron County Court }icopiwt,., 1' Court House Square, Goderich, Ontario N7A 1M2 Decription of Lands) 1. Firstly Lots 11, 12, 13,14,15, 55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65 and . 66; Plan 541 formerly Plan 5 Secondly Block E and J; Plan 541, formerly Plan 5 Township of Goderich, County of Huron Province of Ontario 2. Lot 10, Together with a Right -of -Way over Block 30; Plan 601; As In Instrument No. 253162 Township of Goderich, County of Huron Province of Ontario 3. Part Lots 13 and 12, Concession.10. As in Instrument No. 248738 Township of Howick, County of Huron Province of Onta- rio 4. The Wes.arly 112 Feet in even width of Lot 1, Plan 161 As in Instrument No. 261726 Township of Moms, County of Hu- ron Province of Ontario 5. Lot 3; Concession 12 As described in In- strument No. 83492 Township of Stanley, County of Huron Province of Ontario 6. Part Lot 23; South Boundary Concession As per Instrument NO. 171121 Township of Stanley, County of Huron Province of On- tario 7. Part Lot 23; South Boundary Concession As in Instrument No. 185741 Township of Stanley, County of Huron Province of Onta- rio 8. Lot 6, South Boundary Concession Part of the East Half of Lot 3, Concession 4 As in Instrument No. 237466 Township of Stan- ley, County of Huron Province of Ontario 9. Pt. Lot 15; Concession 8 COMMENCING at a point In the No?herly limit of said lot a distance of 440 feet from the Northeast angle of said lot. THENCE Easterly along the Northerly limit a distance of 440 feet to the NE angle of said lot. THEN9£ South- erly erly along the Easterly limit of said lot 509 feet. THENCE Westerly parallel to the northerly limit a distance of 421 feet. THENCE Northerly in a straight line to the place of beginning. Township of Stanley, County of Huron Province of Ontario. 10. West Half of Lot 11, Concession 13 AS per Instrument No. 255099 Township of Stanley, County of Huron Province of Onta- rio 11. Lot 14: Concession 15 As per Instru- ment No. 157798 Township of Stephen, County of Huron Province of Ontario 12. Part of Lot Number 1; Concesslon'A More particularly shown as Part 1, Plan 22R-1317 As in Instrument No. 195169 Township of Turnberry, County of Huron Province of Ontario Minimum Bid $ (Set out the cancellation price a of the first day of advertising) $3,881.49 $4,223.33 $5,206.09 $6,897.32 $23,287.98 $2,285.07 $9,146.06 $43,939.23 $2,879.67 $10,445.10 $26;347.35 $10,068.29 All amounts payable by the successful purchaser shall be pay- able in full at the time of the sale by cash or money order or by a Dank draft or cheque certified by a bank, trust company or Province of Ontario Savings Office. The municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsi- bility for ascertaining these matters rest with the potential pur- chasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Tax Sales Act, 1984, and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules. the successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount bid plus accumulated taxes and relevant land transfer tax. For further information regarding this sale, contact: THE TREASURER OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF HURON 1 COURT HOUSE SQUARE. 000ERICH, ONT. N7A 0. Rog. 444/1h, form e