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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-03-25, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Delicious Hot Deli Ibod To Go SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Good Luc* Hawks & Atom AF Inside Volunteers and hospital services to merge? See page 3 ti Funding for farm coalition See page 11 Nutrition month See Crossroads Second front Hawks face Port Stanley after edging Cents See page 14 Public, press and staff not welcome at Thursday meeting between council and PUC on water issue By Kate Monk I -A Reporter behalf of the PUC at Monday council reviewed a staff report. ex, night's ;committee of the whole plaining Feeler's water police. meeting. ' :• • - Hoogenhciom agreed. . EXETER -. While it's not clear if . CouncillorPete Armstrong. first We need to sit down and discuss it will he •a meeting or an "inftinnal : raised the idea o f a meeting stating ` and' not discuss in Open meetings. gathering". Exeter council and the ' meeting with the PUC was -dip- 'The PUC wants to sit• down with PUC commissioners arc scheduled cussed 'at council on January 12,_ • council.' he said. • - • ` to meet Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. "i'd much rather see us Meeting ' i)eputy-Reeve Dave Urlin em - to discuss water issues. with the PUC on this issue and oth- phasiied it's important In "keep a Mayor. Ben Hoogenhoom ex- . er water issues and explain our de- written dialogue and keep them up tended the invitation to council on citrons." Armstrong said after to date on -what ihc• pnlieV is.. This report explains what council ex. peeas... "1 don't have any problems sit-. ting down- and -meeting wiih them hut we have to have written. di- • aloguc;" Urlin continued. Reeve Roy Tricihner said it i'as important to have a purpose .for•the• meeting with the Pl1C. • Armstrong replied he did. not want to cover -any new .ground at Exeter First Scouts want you to be a Beaver leader Adult volunteers are needed to spare a few hours of their time a week to become Beaver leaders to ensure the future health of all Exeter Scouting programs By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter EXETER - Want to help kids learn how to 'be more- responsihlc while having tons of fun'' That. in a- nutshell, is -what 4i.Rea- vcr leader docs. And that's what the Exeter First Scouts hope some grown-ups will want to do atter -at- tending a special .sample Beaver meeting on April 6. 7 p.m.. at the Exeter Youth ('entre. Parents. c'ur- rent and prospective. Beavers: their ,siblings and, friends are invited -to . the meeting that will teature'frec re - Construction gets a -- ireshments anct snacks. big jump over 1997 .12 boys registered in Beavers since Threeleaders arc needed for the 'EXETER_- Exeter's Chief Build- ing Official Davc Moyer reported he issued seven. building -permits in January and February: up from - , that responsible three in"1997. ' leaders are to •. The permits had a value of • place to• ensure $282.500 compared with the 1997 the 'health -of .all .total of $78.150. • Exeter • S_couts The Fehruary.permits were for programs. single farni$vdwvetfittg: resrderttial "unless par - addition and an. industrial additioow.--lilt participate • in hang a leader. -Beaverswill die and then. Cubs and Scouts Will suffer." Dawe said... The Beaver program- is sc outing's . entry program for hews aged 5-7 • and runs during the schoi:1 year. there should be 'a 4-1 ratio between Beavers •and leaders. Dawe said Beaver registration .has doubled from last year and ,it's important sourc:c , - inatenats "The knowledge, that guide theta experience and nee' through the Bea-. ver • program.' friends I have - There are also ad gaiped far exceeded vanccd , training what % have given to courses available the program in It) those who want to build on their terms of volunteer skills Exeter lead-, hours and energy. crs have then reg- istration tees and the Costs of handbooks and training reimbursed. by • the ' Exeter Scouts Group Committee and the Exeter Lions Club. Unrtorrps arc provided Grand Bend to sign Alliance Agreement GRAND BEND - Councit has au- "thorized thc signing of the London Alliance Agreement, which states • , that Grand Bend. London. St. Thomas, Woodstock and the Uni- Through :i plethora- of activities like crafts, games. songs. stones. out- door activities and field trips, the beavers learn hasic social skills. htiild self-worth and begin to learn about their responsibilities as _ vens and future grown-ups. Exeter Scrims Group Committee -ehait'per on Kim Dawe said the fo- cus of Beaver meetings is on "to- ;tretherness and sharing. - Exeter Venturer advisor Susan hraftchcc k, a 12 -year Scouting, vet- crac. said the Beaver leader pro - ides a positive ride -model for their \oung charges while developing then leadership and communication skills. The leader meets new,People and makes new friends and all the while . acquires -• volunteer ex pencncc that is highly regarded by employers Leaders take a weekend training course 'and arc. provided with re - the meeting but wanted to clarify what has .been previously dis= cussed. . .1 - feel part of • it's •mis- understanding .and . misinter- pretation.- Armstrong' said. • • Council agreed part of the meet- ing would' he spent discussing a Memo . from town administrator Rick Hundcy to PUC general man- , ager Sherman Roth- which etim- municated •details about thc PUC handing over water management to the town. . . -"Management'. is the issue -not whether we have water' for. 5.00 or. 2.000•"_Teichner explained: Urlin said he -wanted to -make it clear -to the puhhc and the press Huntley docs what council directs him tip do .and that -the. memo •was discussed in an open .council meet- ing. • • - Hoogenhooin stated - he was speaking as a PUC commissioner and then said be did not want the Thursday night meeting to. he a public mceting..As well, he did not. - want Hundcy. . or Roth• 'in tcndance. - ttrlin said he didn't havea prob- lem talking about policy at• the Meeting but would not discuss staff - matters. Council dehated the merits and Iegalitic: of ,.having - the meeting • open or closed to ,ihc public and press. Rceause council is governed un- • der the Municipal- Act. meetings • -can only. he in -camera if legal,'.per- sonncl or property- matters arc .dis- cussed. - However •according tip Hundcs. Huron. County ,discusses shratcgic planning • mattersin- camera , - Continued on page 2 Accumold blaze r Eager Beavers. Exeter Beavers, Jayden:,-Desjardine.,• left. 'and -a stubborn one Scott Pfaff enjoy all the l yactivities their leader sets up for them_ during weekly meetings at thel Exeter Youth' Centre. The Exeter ' First Scouts are looking for`adults to volunteer.as'leaders. at no cost tor leaders and arc wino with their own blue pants., Kralicheck. said- leaders .need to de -t me at. least •two hours per week , to 'prepare for the meeting: the ac- - tual meeting and a ivrap up. The leader probably needs- to spend an • Continued on page 2 vcrsuv of Western Ontario will il is. Daffodil ■ w Eider 'work together to provide facilities r to host the 2001 Canada Summef . Games. • • EXETER - The Canadian Cancer Society is already thinking Spring April is a time of renewed hope when Canadian Society volunteers hit the -streets across Ontanio ti, ask for your help in the fight 'against cancer. The Society's annual major fund- raising campaign begins with Daf- fodilDay on Friday. April 3 in Ex- eter. The Beta Sigma Phi- Sorority will be using the former municipal police station as its headquarters. Daffodil bunches arc $4 each. Members of the sorority have as- , sisted the Cancer Society in Exeter for more than 25 years. Last year. more than $42.000 was raised in the Huron Penh unit through this initiative. according to Pat ChoVancek, the president of the Exeter branch of the Cancer So: ciety. Bright daffodils have lung been a symbol of hope for the Canadian Cancer Society. Volunteers have sold daffodils since 1957. Sales proved so successful. that Daffodil Day spread throughout Ontario and . the rest of Canada. Daffodil Days arc now held across North Amer- ica; Europe and Australia. • If you have any questions about cancer. call the Canadian Cancer Society's Cancer information Ser- vice at 1-888-939-3333. • ri �� "Each municipality will he re- sponsible for its proportionate share of any operating deficit incurred." states the, multi -parry agreement. .The partners. however. arc under no obligation "to contribute to the .. difference between the capital cost of a new stadium constructed on UWO's campus and the capital cost of refurbishment of UWO's exist- ing stadium:" Provincial review slows casino plans GRAND BEND - Grand Bend may not get its casino'by summer after all. thanks to an unexpected provincial review, The province had planned to open 44 casinos by April. To date. 38 of the host communities turned down licences for the facilities with Grand Bend among the six centres that have approved charity casinos. - Other•communities that have ap- proved casinos are Brantford. Ham- ilton. FortErie. Windsor and Sar- nia. In the meantime, the province is expected to ban roving casinos as of April I. The three-day casinos, also called Monte Carlo events, are major fund-raisers for local chari- ties. HURON PARK - A firc at Huron -Park 's caused at !cast -580.000 damage early Monday morning. - - tcphcnTownship Firc chief -- Oh Pertschv said his firefighters , were called out to the Ontario Dc- • vclopment Corporation industrial park at 1:04 a.m. and battled the blaze for over four hours. . "11 was a stubborn enc," he said, adding firefighters had to take steel siding.off the building to -get to -the blaze. ` Pertschy said the factorl's sprinkler and continuous.ventila- tion systems squelched much of the heat created .by .the fire though there. was "a huge amount of smoke." - , Pertschv said the fire was a diffi- cult one to fight due to -the icy cold conditions. He said the three fire fighters whir work for the ODC in their day jobs helped immensely by putting down sand and salt at the - scent:. - The factory wasn't occupied at-, the time of the fire and no one was hurt.. he added. While most of the damage was confined 10 the exterior of the building. some chrome plating tanks inside the building were de- stroyed and Will take up to two Months to replace. Accumold Gen- eral Manager Don•Lorento said. Only one quarter of the building ' was.affected.hy the fire and about three quavers of the factory was in operation on Monday morning dur- ing the dean up operation. Lorento said the blaze started in the exhaust system though Pertschy said it could have started after a dip tank developed a leak causing a -. heating element to be exposed and • overheat. - The damage is covered by insu- rance, Lorento said. . Flowers of hope. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority members gather to kick off Daffodil Day. From left, Pat Chovancek, president of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Cancer Society, Marian Rider, Leona Amos and Marie Astle. Absent was Jay Skillender. • INVENTORY SALE S/AIIJE /NOW 01N OFF LU111"1 Fine Furniture & Window Fashions 467 Main St. Exeter 235-0173 In order to reduce our inventory for year end, we have reduced ALL MERCHANDISE. All clearance ri •ventory including sofas, chairs, loveseats, hide -a -way beds, diningroom suites, bedroom suites, wall units, tables, mattresses, recliners, loungers, lamps, pictures, accessories will be reduced 33% off Dinney's value price. All other merchandise reduced 15%. 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