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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-13, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, May 13, 1998 Regional wrap up Accident claims life of 23 -year-old -old MITCHELL - Paul Geurts, of RR 5 Mitchell, died en route to hospital April 30 as a result of injuries sustained in a construc- tion accident. reports the. Mitch- ell Advocate. The accident occurred at, a farm north of Mitchell owned by lire and Donna Chaffe. The Sehringville OPP report that Geurts, an employee of J.F. Skinner Builders Ltd., sustained the fatal injuries when a large cement pump boom overhead broke during the pouring of ce- ment for a cattle Karn:- He was struck and thrown to the cement floor, striking his head The Ministry of Labor was called in to investigate the acci- dent. Millennium Park Trail proposed for Goderich GODERICH - A member of the. Maitland Trail Association, • Rod LaFontaine was at the May 4 town council meeting to present an idea for a new trail, reported the Goderich Signal - Star. The trail, called the Millenni- um Park Trail. would rdn along the south bank of the Maitland River from the Highway 21 Bridge, behind Selinger Wood, Champion Road Machinery, the Mill Road area and the ceme- ten . LaFontaine said the project was 'long overdue" because the area hak been ravaged by all ter • - rain vehicles and people who use the area as a dumping ground. Council joined in La- Fontaine's concern and agreed a subcommittee should be formed to gain more -information regard- ing funding for the trail. Town grant helps theatre continue WINGHAM - A $20.000 grant from town council will help ensure the future of the Town Hall Heritage Theatre. Although theatre performanc- es are going strong and the or- ganization can cover its operat- ing costs, the chairman of the theatre board of directors. Lee Grove admitted it needs help with its debt. Along with council's motion to supply $20,000 over a two- year period, the theatre must also include a few councillors on its board of directors. VIA train schedules changing ST. MARYS - As of June 14, passenger service will leave St. Marys at 6:32 a.m. Monday to Friday, arriving in Toronto at 8':50 a.m. Currently the train leaves St. Marys at 8:20 a.m., ar- riving in Toronto at 10:35 a.m. reports the St. Marys Journal - Argus. Perth -Middlesex MP John Richardson recently made the announcement. "People travelling to Toronto on business or otherwise will get there at a much more convenient time," MP Richardson said. The morning train, which also stops in Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown and Brampton, will leave Toronto on its return trip at the same time, 5:30 p.m., arriving in St. Marys at 7:49 p.m. Dogging for charity. The Royal Bank Exeter branch held a hotdog fundraiser for the Chit dren's Miracle Network on Friday and will host another charity barbecue at the branch this Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Hotdogs and cans of pop cost $Leach. Pictured here are Brad Foster, front left, Stephen Holmes, Scott McGregor, Jordan Skochinski and his brother Craig with branch accounts manager for small business Ron Anderson and personal banking man- ager Michael Skochinski in back. County weighs restructuring options HURON COUNTY - The idea to toss Huron County's 26 municipal- ities into one hag may not be pop- ular. but it will stay on the re- structuring discussion tahre until• . further notice. At its regular monthly meeting May 7, Huron County Council re- jected a proposal _ to stop con- sidering a one -tier option for county government. Reeve Robin Dunbar of Grey Township said there is "Over- whelming" support for two-tier government in Huron County and asked the council to stop "wasting time" and take the one -tier "off the fable" for further discussions., Reeve Mason Bailey of Blyth agreed . with Dunbar and said the county should not be misled by ap- parent savings of a one -tier system. "We can't dwell on money," said Bailey. "It's imperative we con- centrate on serving the people." Reeve John Doherty of Goderich . joined the attack and said many constituents in • numerous mu- nicipalities do not want a two-tier system of government. - " I haven't heard one single per- son in the town of Goderich say they want to go one -tier," said Do- herty. "Let's get on with two-tier restructuring." Reeve Laurie Cox of Goderich Township disagreed with Doherty and said he knows plenty of con- stituents who want to know more about potential savings and ef- ficiencies under a one -tier system. He said people are not enamored with one system over another. "People just want service," he said. Likewise, Reeve Doug Grant of Bayfield said. "The real purpose of amalgamation is to save money." He added the two things constitu- ents most care about are taxes and service. "If we don't explore this, we are not. representing the interests of our constituents." Dunbar said restructuring county government means more than find- ing the cheapest way to provide ser- vices. • . He admitted some services could he more economically delivered un- der a one -tier system. but as for one -tier making the entire system more efficient, he scoffed at the idea. He said if that were true. the federal government would be the most efficient government in the country. "How can we put a price on local democracy'' he asked. Reeve Doug Miller of West Waw- anosh said the question of re- structuring has to consider econom- ics. . He said if governance is the only thing in question involved, there is no need to restructure. However, he added. the reality is the province wants municipalities to find ways to save money. As for what local ratepayers want, Miller said people are not overly concerned with who controls what in the county. "To most people. name doesn't matter so long as they get service at a reasonable price." said Miller. Bailey claims a dictatorship could well be the most efficient form of government. b'ut he questioned whether or not the present county government wants to leave such a legacy to the children of Huron. "We must protect our children." said Bailey. adding any move .to- ward a one -tier system would sim- ply add to the "trend toward mon- opolization by hureaucracy." Reeve Carol Mitchell of Clinton said it would .he "premature" to stop considering a one -tier option at this time. She supports' a two-tier option: hut since the county is now in the middle of a consultation process with the municipalities, this is not the- time to drop consideration -of other options, .she said.• Reeve Bill Carnochan of •Tuck- ersmith Township agreed with Mitchell. He too admitted support for. a two-tier system ' of govern- ment. but until each municipality has a chance to present its views to the county. he did not want to drop consideration of the one -tier op- tion. Consultation with the municipal- ities is expected to be completed by June 9. Carnochan said council will then know if there .is. a consensus or a majority for one option, and at that time, a decision can be made to drop one of the options. - "We can make a decision at that time," he explained. When the vote was eventually called. Doherty.. Dunbar. Bailey. Reeve Jim Love of Hay Township. Reeve Ron Murray of McKillop Township, Reeve .Roy Triebner of Exeter and Reeve Bob Szusz of Hullett Township supported ending further discussion of a One -tier sys- tem. The "rest of the council voted to keep consideration of the one-- tier ne-tier option on the table for now. Lucan on its way on being in bloom LUCAN - Though the village isn't in ,the same league as .Stratford or. Goderich when it comes to floral beauty, Lucan is on its way to being more in bloom. Councillor Perry Caskanette took it upon himself to organize Lucan's drive to become more esthetically pleasing under the Communities In Bloom program. He shared his pro- posal with the rest of council at last week's meeting which his fellow of- ficials passed unanimously. Caskanette's plan includes the planting of flower beds at both Elm St. (Lionsl and. Market St. parks as well as at the entry points into the village where the new signs will go. The plan calls for Lucanites to par- ticipate in a 'perennial exchange' set for May 16 at 10 a.m. in Elm St. Park. Plant enthusiasts are asked to bring some cuttings.. of their per- ennials to the park so they can .ex- change them with sorneone else's cuttings. Participants are asked to bring an extra cutting of each flow- er/plant type so it can be planted in one of the village's new flower beds. Caskanette provided sketches of the beds that were drawn by Lucan native Michael Paul. who is taking horticulture at Fanshawe College. Lucan -Boy Scouts will do the dig- ging and Caskanette hopes people will donate shrubs and other plants to make for beautiful displays at each of the parks and entrance points. Invitations for Lucanites to par- ticipate in the drive went out in the mail on Friday, administrator Ron Reymer said. The village is also launching .r Communities In Bloom competition where participating homeowners could receive prizes for the best new bed. best existing bed. best veg- etable garden and best overall dis- play. Area businesses that par- ticipate could win best floral display or box. Prizes will hopefully be -do- nated by area businesses. Caskanette also hopes to revive the Lucan' Horticultural Society. Anyone interested in participating in the contest. donating plants or in set- ting up a Horticultural Society are asked to call the village office at 227-4253. Caskanette also came up with an official flower for the village, at -least for '98. Agwleg►a. known bet- ter is columbine. is a perennial flow - er that features mulct -colored flow- ers. (blue. red, pink. purple. yellow. white) and leaves that look like shamrocks. - Caskanette - found the Irish - friendly flower while surfing the In- ternet. He said columbine is already planted in .some Lucan homeowners' flower beds and noted parents •should tell their youngsters the plant's seeds are poisonous. And birders will like columbine in their flower beds — the flowers at- tract hummingbirds. RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF BIDDULPH TOWNSHIP & VILLAGE OF LUCAN NOTICE .TO DESTROY WEEDS NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in possession of land in accordance -with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter W.5, Section 3,16 and 23, that unless noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Municipalities of Biddulph and Lucan are destroyed by date of June 8, 1998, and throughout the season, the Municipalities may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land in taxes, as set out in the Act. 1 1(' cc> opc't ition of all citizens is earnestly solicited. Icahn Trott Weed Inspector Ron Reymer, Clerk Village of Lucan John Trott Weed Inspector L.G. Hotson, Clerk Township of Biddulph 1 Ausable River bridge work on schedule • Continued from hest page Highway 4 request Middlesex County, Huron County and the Town of Exeter have asked the province to re- surface Highway 4 before the 1999 International Plowing Match near Dashwood. Lawson is pt, . • pressure on the province to have the highwa" south of Exeter resurfaced late this fall or early next spring. However, the province has' scheduled the project for 2000 and she has not yet been successful in getting the province to bend. , lir CORRECTION NOTICE We wish to draw your attention to' the following in our current "Giant Outdoors Sale" flyer Page 16. Items 44. 15 -pc. Drill Bit Set, 54-3629-0.. This • '3 year warranty' does • not apply to This product. Page 29- • Item 48, paper napkins, 99-0977-2. Illustration is incorrect. Should show 'Scott' paper napkins, not 'White Swan'. Page 32 - Portable Booster Pac, I I -1550.8. Copy reads: Reg. 149.99, Sale 99.99, 1/3 'OFF. Should read: Reg. 139.99. Sale 99.99. SAVE S40.00. Page 33 -- STP Fuel Injector Cleaner, 99-4620.6. Copy reads: • 'Special Buy' 3.29 for 499-4620.6. This • product' *is incorrect. Should read: 'Special Buy' 3.29 is for 499.07770=2. We sincerely regret any inconvenience we may have caused you. emote d319 - Zone 0 PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AFFECTING THE TOWNSHIP OF HAY TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hay will hold a public meeting on Monday, JUNE 8, 1998 at 8:00 p.m. in the Township of Hay Municipal Office, 14 Mill Street. Zunch. Ontario to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 17 of the Planning Act. R.S.O. 1990, as amended. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make wntten or verbal representation, either in 'support of or in opposition to the. proposed Official Plan amendment. Written 'sr.bmission may be forwaried to J.A. Murray :ddre•' oelow). IF A PERSON OR PUBUC BODY that files a notice of. appeal of a decision in ‘respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board and does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make Written submissions before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the Ontano Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION including the . proposed Official Plan Amendment and background material is 'currently available for inspection during regular office hours at the 'Huron County Department of Planning and Development, Court House Square. Goderich, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. • If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment you must make a written request to the address below. DATED AT THE TOWN OF GODERICH THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 1998.. J.A. Murray. Clerk -Administrator County of Huron Court House' Godench, Ontario N7A 1M2 (519) 5248394 Janisse Zimmerman, Clerk Township of Hay Box 250 Zurich, Ontario NOM 2T0 (519) 236.4351 . PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed Official Plan Amendment would amend the Township of Hay Secondary Plan -by deleting those policies which . allow for severances of those dwellings which are surplus to a.farm operator and by deleting those policies which allow for severances of an existing residence by a retiring farmer. The amendment applies to all lands designated Agriculture or Restricted Agriculture in The Township of Hay. 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