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New parking
Grand Bend creates
lot
page 2
Walkathon
Cold winds don't
dampen spirits
page 8
Car Care
Get ready for spring
pages 9-12
CCAT
College prepares to
close
page 25
`Pooper
scooper'
bylaw in the
works
EXETER - Dog owners beware in
Exeter. Councillor Ervin Sillery
questioned why the town does not
have a "pooper scooper" bylaw on
its books, requiring pet owners to
pick up after their animals while
walking the neighbourhoods.
Council agreed that was indeed a
very good question.
Sillery said he has fielded the odd
complaint about inconsiderate dog
owners, and felt some regulation
was needed to protect property own-
ers.
"They shouldn't have to clean up
after someone else's dog," said Sil-
lery.
Council agreed with Sillery, and
supported his motion to see a "stoop
and scoop" -style bylaw prepared for
next month's meeting.
Youths
injured as
silo elevator
plunges
HENSALL - Three male youths
were injured last Wednesday night
after trespassing at W.G. Thompson
and Sons Ltd, feed mill in Hensall,
report the Exeter OPP.
Five youths in all were playing
"tag" around the grain elevators.
When one youth took the silo eleva-
tor up two of his friends climbed the
ladder up the side. However, when
all three took the one-man elevator
down, its brakes were overloaded,
causing it to fall.
One youth was treated for minor
injuries and was released. The other
two were transferred to hospital in
London. One required surgerypn a
broken hip, and the other suffered
two broken feet.
A family member of one of the
boys said the 16 -year old may spend
up to two years on crutches as a re-
sult of the accident.
The names of the youths cannot
he released under the Young Of-
fenders Act because the OPP are
still investigating and trespassing
charges may be pending.
Wedne'tl,o . April 20. 1994
Exeter Villa bediit !P!;P.'waiting lis# streti�±
By Adrian Harte
T -A Editor
EXETER - Thirteen may be an
unlucky number for some, but for
Tom Kannampuzha, he sees 13 as
an opportunity he doesn't want to
miss. Thirteen beds sit empty in
the Exeter Villa nursing home
wing, even though the waiting list
for them is 64 long.
The problem, according to Villa
owner Tom Kannampuzha, is a
lack of a ministry license to open
those beds up to local seniors. The
province has issued a moratorium
on licenses, mainly because it in-
sists it cannot afford to fund any
more spaces in Ontario's nursing
homes.
"There is a lot of demand for
those beds," explains Kan-
nampuzha, whose company built
the expansion on the Villa last year
in response to that demand. A
grand opening for the new wing is
slated for June, also Seniors Month,
and he hopes by then to be able to
give someone some good news
about making full use of it.
Kannampuzha is searching the
province in a bid
to borrow or pur-
chase a ministry
license from an-
other nursing
home operator so
the new 30 -bed
wing- will be
filled with more
than just 17 res-
idents.
A home that no
longer meets min-
istry regulations
may be willing to
give up a few
beds, but Kan-
nampuzha admits
the price may be
high, saying he
may have to pay
"over $20-000."
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ty.. while
ii& -'•es long
Part of the province's reluctance
• to expand Ontario nursing homes
is also philosophical. A plan to in-
, crease home support program to al-
low the aged to stay at home longer
gets Kannampuzha's full support.
"I'm a firm supporter of home
care...we must be able to live in our
homes, to maintain
our freedom, pri-
vacy," he said, but
also acknowledged
"home care is
good to a certain
level".
Beyond that
point, the aged
will need full-time
care in a facility
designed to cater
to health, diet, and
ambulatory needs.
The Villa, for in-
stance, is stair -
free, has accessible
bathrooms, and
handrails every-
where you look.
Social inter-
action with one's
Tom Kannampuzha, president of the
the Exeter Villa stands in a room with
nursing home's new wing.
Citizens complaining
Parking problems in
Zurich may require
more than tickets
ZURICH - Village council will
be taking a second look at its park-
ing regulations this week. As of
press time, council were taking a
tour of Zurich's main intersection to
see if then Wye alternatives tQ_
ticketing' fi jt Oolat ;' `
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Since Zurich puha parking en-
forcement officer On the beat last
month to write tickets for those dis-
regarding regulations that came
into effect last fall, the village has
Ie4..d cd sonic complaints. At a
special public meeting April 11,
council discussed complaints about
the enforcement.
"it's obvious we cannot change
anything at this time." reeve Bob
Fisher said at the April 14 council
session, and asked council for its
opinions on the subject.
"I think there are some things we
should look into," he said.
"First of all, people don't like
changes," commented councillor
Barb Jeffrey. "It takes awhile for
people to get used to them."
Fisher agreed, but said "there are
justifications for some of the com-
plaints."
company that owns
an empty bed in the
peers is also invaluable to the aged.
"The same people they grew up
with," said Kannampuzha. "When
they retire, most people want to
come back to their roots."
The waiting list proves the de-
mand for nursing home care, he
says, regardless of ministry fi-
nancial objectives.
"I can only highlight the need,
and I can say we provide excellent
care, there's no question of that," he
said.
With the average age of the nurs-
ing home resident now at 87, Kan-
nampuzha points to the fact that the
homes for. the aged are filling a
more specialized need, as time goes
on and home care improves.
"To me, it looks like nursing
home will become chronic care
hospitals," he said.
The Exeter Villa was built in
1986, only to see its retirement
lodge expanded in 1989. With the
oir Please see Villa, page three.
Agreement to rent Huron
Park Centre in works
HURON PARK - An agreement to keep the Hu-
ron Park Recreation Centre open is still in the
works, but officials are hopeful the building will not
have to be "boarded up" once Centralia College
closes next month.
Two weeks ago it was discovered that the recrea-
tion centre would not be operated by its owners, the
Ontario Development Corporation, once the college
The village is facing an age -A 5'"'" ` '— 14
probleth,-do you enfercevarki998g to
keep traffic clear and 1.n yail-
able, but face disco .:;iaj busi-
ness from a fear of tick I .
Jeffrey said it is unfortunate that
the village has no agreements with
the owner.. of private parking areas
in Zurich.
It was Fisher who suggested
council spend some time to exam-
ine the Main/Goshen intersection
where parking has been restricted
and see if there are ways of allow-
ing more parking.
Council agreed to spend a special
session Tuesday night, at press
time, to examine the intersection.
Zurich arena slated
for renovations
ZURICH - The Zurich arena will
be getting a new dressing room and
public washrooms if an infrastruc-
ture grant application goes through.
The village is looking at spending
up to $99,578 in the next two years,
two thirds of which will be funded
by the provincial and federal gov-
ernments. The upgrades to the arc-
na dressing rooms and the wash-
rooms with outside access were de-
cided as a priority for council
Thursday evening.
Another project is also in the
works: a new maintenance shed to
connect the village fire department
and pump house buildings.
Osborne looking at
township road,
bridge upgrades
EXETER - Usborne Township
council is looking for an esti-
mate on replacing a bridge on
the south boundary road of the
township.
The McCurdy bridge, which is
east of Exeter on Huron Street
past concession 12, is in need of
repair road superintendent Ken
Parker told township council at
its April 5 meeting.
With a view to considering the
bridge repair or replacement as
part of the township's infrastruc-
ture grant program plans, coun-
cil agreed to contact consulting
engineers B.M. Ross for an esti-
mate on the project.
Also considered as a possible
infrastnicture project is the pav-
ing of parts of the Usborne-
Biddulprndary road. Parker
has estimated that project at
about $63,000 per two -kilometre
stretch.
Usborne Township has been
allocated a total of $121,029 in
joint federal/provincial/ and mu-
nicipal infrastructure. One third
of the total would have to be
paid by the township. Reeve Pat
Down said if the boundary road
project is pursued it would have
to be done in conjunction with
Biddulph Township.
Down said a third possibility
for Usborne's infrastructure
grant allocation is the raising of
some of the concession road
beds that aren't yet built up. She
said such a project would save
on maintenance and snow clear-
ance for the township road de-
partment.
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no longer had use for it. Several recreation groups
said they would petition to keep the building open
for activities such as volleyball, indoor soccer, and
the Huron Park Cadet Corps.
At the moment, said Stephen Township adminis-
trator Larry Brown, the township is negotiation with
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
orPlease see Township, page three.
Toe -lapping llfjl(- 111 Centralia
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Young and old came out to hear Sunday's Jamboree held at
the Centralia Community Centre. George MacLeod and
Ross McFalls entertain the audience in the hall.
cou sy am . roe was held at the Centralia Community Centre Sunday
afternoon. The upper level of the centre was filled to capacity as music lovers and fellow
musicians listened to the music well Into the night. Above, Harold Glanville (left) and Ron
Romphf take part in the Jamboree session.