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Township
not told of
renaming
SE4FORTH - Tuckersmith
Township Council opposed Sea-
forth's handling of a decision to
rename a street after Lloyd Eis-
ler, world pairs figure skating
champion.
'fuckersmith is paying 50 per
cent of the cost to reconstruct
George Street South, which is a
boundary road between Seaforth
and Egmondville.
The township council said
they never received written noti-
fication of the street name
change, it was reported =in.ihe
Hdron Expositor.
Ffighters
thanked for
ST. MARYS. -Town council
:leaned lastikiesday that the S t.
Marys voitmtcer firefighters re-
ceived 'high -praisefortheir.assis-
tance at a . uagic .accident just
south of the -town on November
20.
An Ajax woman and her
daughter were killed, . and two
sons injured when her car
:clashed into a pickup truck dur-
ing a winter storm.
The ambulance crew who
reared for the victims wrote a let-
ieriast Sunday to the fire depart-
l�at►¢toformally thank The vol-
fnmt ernfor-tire "excellent" help
i1Ley-rxeeived.at the scene of the
saccident on Highway 7.
• Ithe _-Muter .in part said: The
irhigh.aevel of care you gave is
rcommendable, and the residents
sof St. Marys .shapld Test easy,
dmowing theytia.a:professional
lv 1tmteer frerde>pamitent.
sPolice, and: fire crews were pan
the scene for more than five
hours, it was reported in the
Journal Argus.
Salt mines
are 'safe'
for waste
storage
GODERICH - A salt mine is
"one of the absolute safest plac-
es you could ever dispose of
anything," says a member of the
mining industry.
"I think the important thing to
think about in any kind of dispo-
sal is how isolated from the wa-
ter is the mine.
"One of the things that is pe-
culiar about salt mines is that
salt does not exist if there's any
water there," said Noble Peak
Resources Ltd,. president Mau-
reen,Jensen.
The Goderich Signal -Star re-
ported that even between mem-
bers of the Ontario Mining As-
sociation, landfills are 'a
contentious issue,' now that larg-
er urban centres are looking for
somewhere to dump their gar-
bage.
Arts policy
approved
MITCHELL - Perth County
Board of Education trustees ap-
proveda arts programming poli-
cy in which the board states it
will support high standards of
excellence and equity in arts ed-
ucation.
"Students at Mitchell District
High School shouldn't be denied
drama classes, Just because
we're a small school," said
Mitchell board trustee Ann El -
lens.
Ellens said she has had many
parents from Mitchell ask _ter
why there is no drama program
at the high school.
She hoped a new arts pro-
gramming policy and its goal of
equity would mean students will
have the sane opportunities in
the arts as other Perth County
students, it was reported in aha
Mitchell Advocate.
"we• ' I I ay 8s we '11
I�w+ow Cewsky Playhouse ressvigions
iteedihmee wig
By Adrian Haile thee funds. The provincial goy -
T -A ernment will match that figure,
GRAND BENT) - A new board making for a total contribution of
was nominated Saturday afternoon over 595,000 of renovations.
.to serve as the community-based Riddell said the importance of
guidance for the Huron Country ,government grants can't be under -
Playhouse. There are couple of littatedovhether horn the province,
new faces, a couple more have Abe 'federal government, or local
Atte ticipahties.
"We really depend on those
jrants from all levels," he said.
'''tWe couldn't do what we do with-
out those funds."
Riddell pointed Out the ticket
sales for the theatre, while good,
are applied to operating costs. Cap-
ital projects are funded separately.
Financially, the building cam-
paign is paying its own way, he
said.
"We're in good shape. We don't
spend what we don't have," stated
Riddell, noting that the whole pro-
ject may take several years that
way, "but we'll pay as we go".
The theatre board also has the fi-
nal say on what will appear on
stage. The 1994 season has already
=been finalized, and Riddell said
Obey are acontinuauon of the Hu -
won Country's Playhouse's past for-
mula for success.
"The main thing still is putting on
the plays people want to see," he
said, and that means family-
oriented theatre.
Some coarse language in a play
two seasons ago prompted several
complaints, and the board has to
lake that into account, agreed Rid-
"We.can't put on plays that adults
would be embarrassed to have their
:children see," he said.
stepped down, but basically they
are much the same group as last
year. Perhaps that is appropriate,
because they yet to see their vision
for the theatre completed,
As it stands today, the Playhouse
is missing part of its roof, many of
the auditorium's seats have been re-
moved, and there is all the scaffold-
ing, wiring, metal gridwork of a
construction site. This next phase
of renovations to the theatre will
cost about 51.15 million, and have
to be completed before Peter Pan
opens next spring.
More dramatic sets and produc-
tions can be brought onto the stage
with the addition of a new high-
ceilinged fly tower above the stage,
but theatre -goers will probably first
notice the former barn will have
been insulated and air-conditioned
for. the 1994 season.
A new administration building,
with a new bar area will have to
wait, perhaps for '1995. Chairman
of the board, Jack Riddell said the
comfort of the .patrons is always
kept in mind, and that is a driving
force behind the renovation pro-
gram.
A big help to the project was a
cheque for $47,777.64 presented
last Tuesday from the Playhouse's
dinner auction committee, whose
October 15 auction in Exeter raised
Theatre -goers ,would hardly vecognlze the Huron Country Play-
house auditorium (alcove right). A temporary wall has been
raised near the curtain, parts of the ioof:are missing, seats
have been removed, and workers are removing the old sound
board in preparation for the insulation of the auditorium and
the construction of a fly tower above the stage. Cutting away
old metal framework is Dan Souwand (below right), a member
of the Playhouse technical crew. Oke Woodsmith Building Sys -
terns -of Hensall is overseeing the construction. A new board
for the Huron Country Playhouse (below) was elected late Sat-
urday afternoon at Oakwood Inn. In the back row are ;past
chairman Tom Kneale (left), chairman Jack Riddell, Bruce
Woodley, vice-president Bob,,�irmbull, -Ferry _O'Neil, Shirley
Platt, -executive member Bert Pullen, 'demurer Bryan -Beattie,
secretary Daphne Jackson, and Al Skinner. In front, from left,
are executive member Bill Shou!dice, Donna Stewardson, vice-
' president Shirley McIntyre, Len! Vermeulen, Dr. Linda Steele,
Elia Douglas, Maude Connnon, and Pat Venton. Absent is
Paul Johnson.
Hearing concludes
so -Continued from front page.
an OPP contract," said Caskey.
"Hc put this municipality's inter-
ests ahead of his own.in allowing
that to go ahead."
Judson disagreed andtre
was nothing to suggest iia n -
mission there was era idablc
behavior on Harkness' Past, and
pointed out the chief was receiving
full pay from the time he was
fired, re -hired, and removed from
duty, to the time he was hired by
the OPP.
"He did not lose a dollar," said
Judson.
As for Harkness' legal costs, Jud-
son said the chief was the instigator
of the hearing by geeing the Asso-
ciation of Police Chiefs of Ontario
to petition the solicitor general.
Otherwisc, Judson said his reading
of the Police Services Act reveled
no authority for the commission to
award legal costs in this instance,
"and that should be the end of it".
After hearing the concluding
statements of both lawyers, Drink -
waiter declared the hearing closed
and said a report would be issued
on its findings within a month or
less.
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Impaired drivers charged
EXETER - Over the.ggat week,
OPP offlcer#lWhree im-
paired driveatt+aaa pods.
Fortunately, say police. none
were involved in accidents.
The OPP will be joining other
provincial police services in a
RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving
Everywhere)wil l
continue throttgoN f 1,
1994.
Officers will be
points at various 1
out the area tieriag lite festive sea -
tion. Driitsni$44111110 to do #heir
Part by 4ttifl iikinjahad driving.
The anthea wed Mian "tie one on
for safety" is also in progress.
Sponsored by MADD (Mothers
Against Druck Driving) and other.,
the campaign invites members of
the while to drop by the OPP de -
boatmen and
e-
bachi nontatid pick up a free red rih
bon toupees your intention to txw
a sober giver.
There were eight accidents uIVL,
ligated by the OPP in the past
wet"k, all of a minor nature. Dam
age by a vehicle to the lawn of Os-
borne Central School was also in -
vestigated. as was the slashing of a
car pas ked at a Main Street busi-
ness g►F,riday.
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