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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-10-20, Page 2Page Times -Advocate, October 20,1993 Vandalism not tolerated at Recreation Centre EXETER - Vandalism will not be tolerated at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Thursday night at the rec board's n4nonthly meeting, rec centre staff +waid that following a couple of inci- :dents, two youths were turned- over to the local police. Other information coming out of the meeting included some very pleasant news that the hydro bill for the facility is down $4,000 from September of 1992 and Union Gas reduction is $1,000. The South Huron Recreation Centre has five proposed capital projects on its 'wish list' which to- tals $60,000. Of those, repairs to the pool is the number one priority. Built in 1964, the pool needs to have the existing deck tom up, all pipes to the pool need to be re- placed, the deck area would have to be refilled and a new concrete deck has to be poured. Regular improvements and main- tenance have been done at the pool over the years.and have helped ex- tend the life ofthe.facility:and keep costs down. Other projects include aball-field at Nabisco, repaving The -tennis courts, wrestling .mats and replace, ment of halltables. Most ,of grant alreadypent LUCAN - Most of the funds an- nounced in a grant from Middlesex MPP Irene Mathyssen's office have ' already been spent, say village offi- cials. - Mathyssen made the announce- ment of a $1,655 grant last week, funds which are to promote a home composting program in Lucan and subsidize the cost of the c mpos- ,ters. Village clerk Ron Reymer said that.thefunds had been applied for bacl¢in-February, and in fact about half of the 50 composters to be sub- . - sidized had already been ordered ' and sold to homeowners. When funds were not forthcoming, the rest of the order was held off. Since funds are DO/ available, the composters will be going back on sale, at even a better price, said Reymer. Since the province is now subsidizing the composters at a two-thirds rate, rather than 50 per- cent, the village's cost will drop to below $20. Young offender charged with theft of two pickups EXETER - A young offender fac- es charges of of theft and posses- sion of two pickup trucks, say the Exeter OPP. Police were called to an Usborne Township address Saturday to in- vestigate the theft of a pickup truck. Found at the scene was an- other pickup reported stolen earlier. The missing truck was later recov- ered in London, resulting in charg- es for a young offender. Two young offenders from Kitch- ener also face charges from the OPP after a cottage in Hay Town- ship was broken into last Tuesday. Upon investigation, the young of- fenders were later arrested, and also found in possession of a stolen car. Nothing was stolen from the cot- tage, however. The OPP have investigated sever- al mischief and wilful damage coin - plaints in the past week. Someone rigged the railway crossing lights to activate at the crossing near Cen- tralia last week, beer bottles were smashed on the driveway of a St. Joseph Shores residence, a vehicle left deep nits on a lawn in Stephen Township and a acreen door was damaged in Hamill. Police have also received on - plaints of damage, vandalism, and removal of election signs. Anyone caught damaging the signs is liable for charges of wilful damage to property valued under $1,000. The OPP investigated one seta ;,;deter last week, which occurred Oc- -tober 13. A car driven by Robert i; bagel of Seaford) swerved to avoid a deer on County Road 11, left the rued and struck a tree. Engel es .,wed agjusies. flaw do f+� Jenyltfilth Crtditon Smith believes that the GST is still a major issue in federal politics. "A. lot of people are sick of that. They either want to hide it or get rid of it," he said. While many voters are still uncertain of who they'll cast 'their vote for on Monday, he knows where'he'll:-put his mark. "I know how I'm. going 'to vote. You eitherLstay-with :the same or have a,good reason to change." Phil Maguire Grand Bend One of the biggest argu- ments in the debates this fall has been over the creation of jobs. "The main issue is jobs but it can't be short term, " said Maguire. Some party leaders say they can create the jobs but their opponents are saying for how long. Michael Becker Dashwood This is the first election for the South Huron Dis- trict High School student. Becker said he has decid- ed to vote Liberal. "1 don't like the Tories or Reform and I think the NDP are a laughing stock," he said. "I think Chretlen is best for the job because of his past experience." Ron Westman Exeter Gaining the trust 'of the public is going to be a main issue in this elec- tion according to West - man. He says politicians have a track record to not getting that trust. "I think the main issue in politics is that no one can trust politicians," he said. Anne Armstrong Exeter With the election just a few short days away, Arm- strong seems to be in the majority in that she doesn't know who to vote for yet. "1 have to do some seri- ous thinking," she said who added that voting is a privilege. As far as what is the 'Mein issue in the elec- tion, she"was quick to an- swer that It's unemploy- ment and said that -affects everyone, even -those who still have jobs. Joan Love Grand Bend 4Love mss: she: is ;stilt. un- ,r_ecided,,as .to .how she *11, vote, mainly because :she has been .'unim- pressed with the election campaign so far. "I'm enot impressed wfth Kim Campbell," she said about Friday's controversy over the advertisement featuring Jean Chretien. Love says Campbell's "but we didn't mean any offense" response is not good enough. "Otherwise, I'm a very poor one to ask [about the election]," she said. "I am going to vote though," she promised. .t:lilMfs "te'sthardteany;who I wilt vote for," Wallis said. Although .undecided, she said the :South -Htfmn .Dis- trict High St:hool:ail:oandi- dates meeting -helped 'her Tear more :about -the is- sues -and :gave her an op- portunity:to-ask the candi- dates first hand about issues:that.concern her. "Living :on : a dairy farm makes GATT's -Article 11 a big .issue .around our house, "she.said. "I 'wanted :to get --their views on :quota .systems and•maNteting boards." Ann Marie Mittleholtz .Exeter "who to vote for ucult for Mittel- ..Decidi •Asx hotz. "l 'listened to the news, ►.,vatcbed . the :debate on television end made a de- cision from that," .she said. 'The South-tlulon .District -High School :student said her voting .decision was based - on the actions of the candidates as 'well as the issues. Mittelholtz said she isn't impressed by tactics . used by some politicians to get votes. She said she doesn't agree with campaign styles that at- tack other candidates. Carolyn/lower Exeter The GST is a concern of • Gower's as she works in the retail business. She said Canadians are being taxed to death but that doesn't mean we won't have more taxes come our way. Unemployment is a key is- sue in the election and so might be a recent deal -with a big airport. "I don't know much about it but privatization of the airport in Toronto was a little shady," she said. Although Gower hasn't made up her mind yet who she'll vote for, she will be going to the polls. Dan Martens Crediton Not mentioning who he was voting for, Martens said he made his deci- sion this weekend as one party campaign seemed to unravel. "I was stuck between two parties," he said. "Its been tough trying to deci- pher what the politicians are really saying. Martens said he Is not truly confident in any of the parties. "1 hope they come through on what they say," he said of the party he's voting for. 1 Jacgul Vender#ierk Grand Bend Vanderberk says she defi- nitely will be voting on Monday, "but I may go ee- nie meenie minie moe, " she jokes. She says she hasn't had a chance to meet any of the candidates in her Lembton v1iddlesex riding, and may have to base her vote on what she sees at the national level, even though she is disenchant- ed with the campaign. "1 think it's bad how they slam dunk everyone else," she said. She may be voting Liber-" al, she cone les, but ac- knowledges Kim Camp- bell has had a hard task these past months. "It's hard though. I wouldn't want to be Prime Minister today." Luise Hoffman Exeter "I think this it: the tough- est election ,fiver to make a decision on," said Hoff- man. offman. "It can go either way." Hoffman said she is very concerned that if Cana- da's continues its finan- cial downslide, the nation will be relegated to Third World status. But when it comes to choosing a par- ty, she says she is still an "undecided" voter. "1'm not sure any of the candidates are strong enough to take a stand," she said. "I would be interested to know more about the Re- form Party," said Hoff- man, offman, who wants to know if they can live up to the promises they are mak- ing. "1 think we need a radical change." Fiona -141/1 1Mr Grand Bead A student on the panel at the South Huron District High School all candi- dates meeting, Walker has had a chance to meet and question all the Huron -Bruce candidates. "The parties that im- pressed me the most were Liberal and NDP," she said, adding that she won't be voting .PC over their record in past years. ,.As for the Reform Party, .,,she is wary. , "Deep spending puts? • Frankly, I'm scared _ of that," she said. Her vote may be going to the NDP, she said, "be- cause my favorite local is Tony, and my favourite .1 .(er. is Audmy " Lloyd Gulllet Grand Bend "l'm going to decline my vote," said Guillet, who said he will ask for his ballot at the polls, and then hand it back un- marked. "I always voted," he said. "1'm so disillusioned." "I'd like to see Our gov- ernment run as a corpo- rate office...if you take in a dollar, you spend (only] a dollar. " He attended an all - candidates meeting last . week, but "got nothing out of it. Everyone was just name calling." He said he does like the Reform Party's ideas about recalling errant MPs. But overall, Guillet said he feels badly for the younger generation who are going to have their fu- tures hurt by today's gov- ernment spending. Jason Wein Exeter "I'm not sure who to vote for," said the South Hu- ron District High School student. Wein said he thought Campbell had a chance of winning the election early on but that's not the case now. Weirs said he's not happy with the choice of party leaders. 1 think you have to vote for the best of the worst," he said of the parties and leaders. Wein said he would like to hear more details about issues such as health case and employ- ment. "They all talk about per- manent employment, but don't say exactly how it will be created. "