Times Advocate, 1998-08-19, Page 5IT'S YOUR BUSINESS
T1nles-Adtocate, August 19. 1998
['a,ge .;
Grand Bend man
complains about
load limits
Council grants farmer
exemption on load limit
GRAND BEND Gill Road
'resident Keith Gill asked council
/at its Aug.. 17 why an attempt py
council to pass a reduced load
,limit on the road seemed to he
specifically iirned at harming
him •
Gill's cthntplaints caused C;uun-
cil to reserve a decision on a by-
law and a committee of thew hole
meeting/will he held lir decide on
the matter.
"1'm concerned about what,
your+ doing los Keith Gill and
you're, only doing it to •Keith
Gill." Gilt said to council -
GiII. who said he has lived on
the road for 60 years: challenged
council- hecause' their proposed
bylaw would limit truck loads to
5.000 kilograms per axle on Gil)
Road -between Main. Street. East
and- the Gtll Road turnaround.
The load•Iinut is designed to pro-
teci the road's surface.
if -passed, Gill said the 'bylaw
would,: prevent him from ever
-farming his land. as. farm equip-
ment exeecsls (be proposed load
limit. .•
"This to the • -is -really detri-
mental to m\• business. It's a big
concern. he said.
Coon. Phil Maguire .asked. Gill
rIf he would-be satisfied if council
_ranted him an exemption for ag-
ricultural vehicles.`Gill agreed an•
exemption would be satisfactory.
• •Councii • invited Gill to attend
their next .committee. 'of the whole
meeting.
Grand Bend company awarded Japanese contract
GRAND BEND —. There villi
soon be a local flavor in Yoko-
hama, Japan. as . Grand Bend's
House of Hags was recently•.con-
, tracted to make 44 flags for the
•130th Anniversary of the Yoko-
hama Country Athletic Club.
The contract with the Yokohama
- Country Athletic Club is the House
of Flags' first international contract.
Owner Pete Haist says a friend of
his in Japan dropped off a House of
• Flags brochure at the country club
and after checking out Hoist's Web
site, the 'country club decided to
award him the contract.
Thc country club has ap-
proximately 2.000 members and.
according to Haist,- offers. a place
for westerners living -.in Japan to
speak.English and enjoy their west -
:ern culture, •
House of Flags has been. in busi•
-
ness. for 13' years. the first 12 in
Forest.. Haist says- his location . on
Ontario Street in Grand Bend Offers
him more space and a better mar-
ket. -
One reason Haist says he was
.awarded the -.contract is. because
House of Flags. is willing to do, any
order, no matter how small: he said
a lot •of companies probably
wouldn't v,alit a' contract • worth
only 44 flags.
•Haist:descrihes.himself as `'pretty
excited" about .the contract. ex-
plaining that he's never sent hi
-products overseas before: Hes hop=
ing the Yokohama contract• is a foot
in the door for more international
. work:
House of Elags has-been working
.on the Yokohama. contract . for the
_ past six weeks .and the 44 .hags.
which,Lconsist of four different sit
Cc: were 10 be sent over to Japan -
New contract in Japan.. Peter Hoist. left, owner of The House of Elags in Grand.. Bend, stands
with one of the 44 flags which .his businelss.made •for-the'130th Anniversary of the. Yokohama
Country -Athletic Club, Standing with,Halst is Charlene Dunn, who sewed the flag. •
' -"idle House of Flags .is ons --vhf municipalities= are undergoing re -
hi contrast to the'ordinars run-4..;omh a handful of hand -sewing flag structuring. Haist-as also -getting a
. the -mill flag. flags mild. at House companies in Ontario. according to . lot.of work heiping mumcipahties
of Flags are hand sewn. making a Haist. He -has -iwo hand -sewers • redesign their crests._.
higher -quality. more durable prod- vrho design the flags in tliZ base- . itaist is happy. with. the success.
uct-. The hand sewn flags are made- inert of his store. While four pc;;- ._ of his business, adding -that Ca-.
in section, and. the more complex pie work upstairs in sales where :t radians are getting Netter at flying
the 1lag., the. -.more section, The variety of flags. Ila;• accessories ':the Canadian flag Haist describes
Mexican and Wales flags. for ex • and sobsemrs-are .ohs[ ` . the Maple Leaf -as one of the nicest
ample. are expensive and. difficult - Hai t said .he—'has dine ;t lot of ','flags in the }aurid and•s-as its.,sip-
to make because of their Inn ate work for Canada Customs and sari _ phcity makes it popular. -
can
s
deigns. Haist said. loos (o!iic as•ociaassociations:\• •many- . The Hou a o [-Flags Web site
•
Lockyer closing shop after 52 years
By Craig Bradford
T -A Reporter
LU.CAN-• — Jim. .Lock) er has
spent attire than his fair share in tite
shop. •In fait Lock) er, 75, has lugged .
• over 52 years at his-.Lucan• machine .
shop. The business and its"equip-
ment will he auctioned today. •
Lockyer opened the shop after he
returned front serving four years
overseas in the Canadian army in
the" Second World War. - He saw
-time' iii France, Germany, Belgium
and Holland as -an armored car and
-• truck driver,' •
His marriage to Bernice dates
back alrnost as lorig as• the shop: he
opened in Pehfuary .1946 find he
•
and Bernice tied the' knot in- June
1946. - ,
Over the years a lot Ihas-changed
in the world. Lockyer' said the
, - bvgtgest - change was - going. from'
horsedrawq •equipment ,to power.,
driven motors. i
i But some tt)ings haven't -changed
that much.. including • oire of • the
mainstays of his business sharp
•ening those harvesting knives. -
Though .not rnuch of a Joiner,
Lockyer- has -silently helped out
, many Lucan-arca cormnunity' or-
ganiiaiions through his shop and
his building expertise.
• Lockyer - smiled when-askcld
what's kept him coming to.the shop
-all these years.
•
"yhy wife says it's stubbornness."
he said. "I've had •a desire for it: I
guess. I: didn't know .anything
The ntaLIane .hop` business -has
run- rih'Luckscr • blood ever since
he w:u a buy in his.'hi)dhiiod home-
Cainlachi-
e, ibetween Forest, and..
Sarnia). .
"I cut inY first thread On a. lathe.
when i Was eight-or.nine.' he said.-
Whcn Lockyer returned from Eu-
rope • after. the -Second .World \Var.
. his dad was Working at a ala: h im!
shop in Parkhill. His dad told hint'
there ss as need of a machine. shop
in Lucan, and Lockyer decided to
take 'a chance and- to take: his
thcr's advice. - ,
Locker is kinrw:n 15_ a Ureles ;
Often sevens days t ,week vy'urke5,
-hut he. has'had to slow dost ti in re-
cent years due to breathing, and
heart ailments. 7 - •
-
• "It's not. all sunshine down the
road." he said knowingly. .
Working so hard has had its hen -
slits' lire 'Lockyer when it carate, to
married life.' • • .
It's been - n� .tirobieun tor nhy.
wife -and L" he said. - 1f she or- I got
in a huffy mood. -.I Just came over
Here and worked "i
His
Hu secret to' success over', the
•
yetirs :r
1 'tried to du the .hest job -!
cchuld," Lth kyer said. "1 never: tried
to make tut comhli;;te( •,
In fact. Lockyer feels there ate
too many- .complications txr life
nowadays.. - r
tn,J al air erla. /1110 i rrr l yrr l'. i.10 J,p; the doors to his ata-
l.i,,t at,.,l, ntlr:r ',✓ 1'r rr•, in i,,i.dali. 11►.c bu$iness and equip-
�� /dfl ler. Arrl il'atr.rl hul.ty 1
•
-Tse always had to use -ohs head -
tu.ticurc things Out." -he said. -Now
its _`clone loo high tech. They
has en 't made a machin that can do
every thing ••
When asked it skills like his -are
dying out, in this high tech world.
Lockyer :aid that's up to. who -.you "
'Tye had people ask me how ,to
run 1 lathe." he Said. "I tell them to
use our iota inatiup the imagina-
tion is a.great thing." .
Lockyer didn't know What to say
When ;queried about what he'll Jo
1p relirelltent. - - -
-That's •-• ntv : prohlenl. - he
•shrugged. "1 Beyer- haJ :r h,ohhs
..Now 1 don't know what to Jo."
- Lockyer •knows 'the first .few
weeks' of rcurcnlent Will 11C .101.101
on hint. -
"-You're cutting your life off:" he
said. " Fitty-two . years of li then
-'boom'. It's like getting fired"
Lockyer has a few things to say
to his valued Customers and friends.
"I'd like to thank people for their
p:urt,nageover the years -I' e CD -
1 11)' rel:uron.hips - with- must
III, iherri. l rtr going [o, rills. l:tlkittu
go and :seeing people."•
The \'ilLtge .t Luean will honor
'1_ockyer Ior his ninny -years
businessperson ur the s illage w all a
certificate o1 appteclattim. '
1st 8. 2nd Mortgage
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Zurich arena floor needs repairs
•7t'RIGH fur �h re'idents ysiil
.,ice have the .'ppitrtunttj to let the,
sillage.kno,ss if those ss.int to keep, •
their .arcn I -
:S. puhhc'meettng will be held on
Sept. 15 to discuss the arena's -floor:
winch is beginning to crack, if the
door Is ter he re.p.ured. fund-raising.
etlorts sill have to began
Coon. Bari Jeffrey. mem-
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'Board. said the sillage.:needs fol
know if thepuhtt, scants cou'n-
oil torspenoi money to tix-'the
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