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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-01-13, Page 22 Ia r Times-Adose.N Wednesday. January 13. 1999 In the News Snow issues on Hensall council minds b Clinton could receive • $400 000 from slot machines CLINTON — Under a new agreement with the provincial government, the Town of Clinton could receive $400.000 a year for hosting slot machines. reports The Clinton News -Record. Clinton Deputy -Reeve David Jewitt was a mem- ber of the task force which negotiated with the government for a cut of the profits made from slot machines at Ontario's race tractks. Municipalities with racetracks will receive five per cent of the annual average gross revenues from their first 450 slot machines and two per cent for any others. Jewftt stated the five per cent "is the final offer from the government." This cut from slot machines is added to the 10 per cent the Clinton Raceway will be receiving, along with 10 per cent going to the horse people. The province does not stipulate how the money must be used in Clinton. The amount of money the town receives depends on the number of machines that come to the new entertainment centre and this figure has not yet been decided. Public school teacher faces sexual assault charges WINGHAM — A Wingham Public School teacher will appear in provini4al court in Wingham on Jan. 21 to face two charges of sexual assault. The teacher, who is currently not teaching at Wingham Public, was remanded out of custody at a bail hearing on Dec. 30 in Goderich, the Wing- hain Advance -Times reports. The charges are a result of an investigation ua- dertaken by the Wingham Police Service and the Children's Aid Society of Huron County. Wingham town services for' 1 c -=s�flltefit wake up on Jan. 1, MOO, they can expect to have hydro and running water, according to the Wing ham Advance -Tunes. The Viingham Public Utilities Commission says it is prepared for what many have come to know a s the controversial Year 2000 Compliance Problem. According to PUC general manager Ken Saxton, the facility is required to upgrade its billing system only and expects to be finished by spring. The problem of the computer system at the pumping station could be alleviated by "cheating." As for the water system, its manual operation will continue. The hydro also operates manually. As long as electricity gets to Wingham, residents will be set, according to the P.U.C. The sewage treatment plan is also ready for 2000. The computer systems at local municipal of- fices are either fully year 2000 compliant or in the midst of being updated. Let it snow Craig *edges* *e TIMISADVOCATEsU HEN ,L — The heavy snowfall over the fait flew' weeks is proving to be a headache for Hensall's works department. Acting works superintendent Derek Robinson brought several issues relating- to the snow to vil- lage council on Mom,. The first issue •was vehicles parked on village Areal& getdog in the way of snow rearwA The con- sensus reached was $ continue en n the overnight as parking bylaw on village Robinson next brought up the problem of snowmobiles travelling on sidewalks. He said there could be a safety issue especially with children playing on the streets. He added the snow is getting packed 11n some sidewalks making it It to remove with the village's twintpment and some snowmobilers are not using the proper routes to and from the track. Robinson was directed by council to look into renting or borrowing a Bobcat machine from one of the local mills to clear the packed snow. Staff was also asked to ask the Pineridge Snowmobile Club if they would be willing to put up signs similar to the ones in Exeter at trail exits into the village describing the rukeref travel in municipalities. Robinson said merchant sidewalk signs are also posing a problem for snow removal. Clerk -treasurer Luanne Phair was directed by council to send a letter to all down. town merchants that sidewalk signs are banned wig the snow season (Nov. 1 -April 1). The last snow -related issue brought up by Robinson focused on the towering snowbanks along Hwy. 4 at the eastern edge of the village. He said motorists have complained they can't see around the banks creating a safety con- cern. Robinson said there's little he can do about the problem with the village's equipment and he thought the problem belonged to the Ministry of Transportation. He noted Hensall is unique com- pared to Exeter and Clinton in that Hwy. 4 doesn't bisect the centre or: the village.' Staff was directed by council to find out what has been done in the past to solve the big snowbank problem. Lucan Biddulph to get neve logo LUCAN BIDDULPH — Lucan Biddulph's new begin- ning will include a new municipal logo. Lucan Biddulph councillors discussed the idea at last week's meeting, the inaugural meeting of the newly merged municipality. Reeve Earl French suggested council ask students at Fanshawe College to design a new logo incorporating the existing Lucan arid Biddulph logos. Councillor Harry Wraith was concerned the commu- nity wouldn't have a chance to have input on what the new logo would look like but relented his objections to go straight to Fanshawe when told by chief administra- tive officer Ron Reymer the new logo would simply be a combination of the two existing ones, not an entirely new one._ - _ .. _ hsaid it hrimportantto have versed in design to up watts the new. We want something that wilt be here for another 150 years," he said. Council decided to go to Fanshawe for the new logo. Items from the last Lucan council meeting on Dec. 30: Cash suggestion Council has suggested to the Ontario Lottery Corp. that the eight Lucan Biddulph area charities that have applied for the OLC's Advance Funding Program split the $7,232 in the program allocated for the Lucan Biddulph area evenly. The split works out to a grant of $904 for each charity. The charities are the First Lucan Scouts, Ausable Bayfield Conservation. Foundation, Lucan and Area Heritage Society, Lucas Athletic Association, Lucan and District Co-operative Day Nursery School, Lucan and District Lions Club,.. Optimist Club of Lucan and VON Middlesex-EIgitt. Branch. Don't go there The village was informed by the province it couldn't' transfer infrastructure money from the infiltration/sump: pump program to hey pay off the higher than budgeted cost of the Kent: Si...—sower exten doff projects.. The %fli beeline*[ :. v...��� *knee _. of monies from phase oneof the infrastructure program (infiltration program) to phase two (Kent St. project).. Reymer said the township will now focus on hone:- owners ine-owners disconnecting their basements from the sewer systemand installing sump pumps With an up to $1,500 grant from the township to have the vrork done. Hopefully the infrastructure account will be exhausted by March when the money is no longer available. GB artist - requests `P' a land for sculpture �► Scott Nixon ameter, standing approximately steel or fibreglass. TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF six feet tali. He says the sphere is Winn said the sculpture "would meant to look mystical and mys- be a wonderful thing to have in the GRAND BEND — Council has terious and should fit in with na- village" and said there is room in agreed to support a local artist in ture. He said its shape will be sym- the village for several sculptures. his efforts to design and build a bolic of the millennium. Coun. Phil Maguire questioned sculpture to be placed on village Winn, who has already con- letting Winn use village land, ar- land. structed a smaller three-foot sculp- going that the village would get Although, council has given artist ture on his own property, said he ' several similar requests from res - Jack Winn the go-ahead to apply needs financial funding for the pro- idents. for funding for the project from the ject, which he hopes to get from. Deputy mayor Bob. Mann said he Canada Council Millennium Arts the Canada Council Millennium was: skeptical about the idea at Fund, the matter has been re- Arts Fund. first,but said Winn should be sup,- (erred to the community enhance- He said if he makes the sculpture ported by council and more res - want advisory committee to dis- out of bronze casting it would cost idents in the village shouldbe es - cuss a location. approximately $150,000. and weigh courage d to. express themselves Winn's concept for his sculpture 600-700 pounds. He could also artistically:. is a sphere with an eight -foot di- make cheaper sculptures out of .: If carPet Exeter - Sam SkinnerrW Mike Underhill Qin Gre Marion Dearing My January 11 Staisiteth MacGregor e bowling Don Hensall's Greg McTaggart, ref, and glair Camp- bell, both 11, killed some time outside Hensel Arena during Saturday's Hensall 3-o.,.3 hockey, Tournament by playing in the deep snow. Correction from Lit week 34 3W30 2W26 2W20 3W28 3W25 2W29 Bob P tte 2W29 D 2W28 - Helen Patterson 2W19 scores John Batten 2W27 Bill Bell 2W27 Marshall Dearing 2W26 John DeWeerd 2W26 Carmon Stewart 2W25 Joan Cole 2W24 Don White 2W22 Iry Armstrong 2W21 a Patterson 2W21 oris rs Denham 2W19 In last week's T -A, Pineridge Snowmobile Club Operation Manager Rick Vandenbussche was incorrectly identi- fied as the club's presi- dent. Pineirliges, tow presi- dent is limes The T -A apologhrs for any confusion this may have caused. DPP accepter applications for new tlt (ffieersis,; mowed from front page 1g years of age, be a Canadian citizen or a per- manent resident of Canada, have completed an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equiv- alent, have a valid CPR and first aid certifications, be mentally and physical- ly able to perform the duties of the Auxiliary member position, be of good moral character, possess a valid Ontario driver's licence and have Loggooddriving. riinsrecord and successfully complete the interview process. If you are interested. and can devote the time required, contact the local detachment of the Ontario. Provincial Police and obtain an application for the position of Auxiliary O.P.P. Officer or contact Sgt George LONSBARY at Clinton O.P.P. Detachment. 482-9626. t