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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-11-06, Page 1rt. Hay gets expl Members of Hay township council were , placated somewhat over the revised pits* and quarries act following the appearance of an official from' the ministry of natural resources. ;w The revised legislation which is eXpected • to come 40••• into force next summer t, . makes several changes to the pits and quarries act with the most contentious of those being a four -fold increase in the amount which must be paid to .a .,provincial pit and quarry rehabilitation fund. At the October meeting council . expressed concern that the revised act would significantly increase the price of aggregates for Hay, which imports most of its gravel. Craig Laing of the ministry did ,agree that the price of gravel would rise somewhat due to the change for payment of ' the rehabilitation fund from 2 cents per ton to 8 cents per metric ton but suggested aggregate suppliers would be out of line if the price of gravel rose by a similar amount. He said most responsible pit owners are already doing extensive rehabilitation work and,that the cost for this work is already incorporated into the price of aggregates. Responding to a question from councillor Tony Bedard, Laing said once a pit is rehabilitated the owner will receive the amount which he has paid into the rehab fund. There are a few nits.in the • nation of quarries act township which were af- fected by the changes in- cluding a 12 acre pit ' operated by the township and another pit operated by Duward _McAdams. Under 'the new legis ai�tion all pits must be licensed at a cost of $100 per. year. Laing did agee with Bedard and Lionel Wilder that the smaller, marginal pits would go out of business but that in other . areas of the province where the legislation has been in force for a number of years the viable operations are usually licensed after the act comes into force. Not affected by the act would be farmers who remove aggregates for the purpose of constructing a' farm pond Laing said. Wilder and deputy -reeve Lloyd Mousseau should have been in force several years ago. The entire area of a pit which is licensed will be affected by the act while pits and quarries which ceased operation prior to the im- plementation of the legislation will not be af- fected: One land owner who should be pleased by the ex- planation given by Laing should be Joe Norris of London who was given permission by council to construct a pond on a portion of the 35 acres which he owns on concession 16. Norris said - the land in question is not agriculturally viable and that the pond will be approximately three feet deep and should serve as a stop -over point for migratory water fowl. The Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority had en- thusiastically endorsed the proposal, he said. ' At the October meeting council deferred action on the matter until more in- formation -was received. It was feared at the tune that the pond could affect a municipal drain. In other, business, council; Deferred an application for a drain tileage loan by John Thomson for $20,000 at concession five, lot 26 until notice of the change of the land's title to Thomson is received by the township. Approved drain tileage loan applications from Paul Ducharme-$30,000, Maxime Ducharme-$6,900, John Elder -$14,000 and Bernard Denomme-$20,000. Imposed special drain tileage rates upon Lionel Wilder -$7,100, Clarence Regier-$4,500, Robert Hoffman -62,300 and Walter Vermun 415,000. Learned that 10 building permits totalling $180,000 were issued in the month of October. Received a letter from Ella Alexander of Turnbull 'r Grove inquiring the possibility of Ontario Home Renewal Funds for , work which she had done on her residence. Council replied that application for the funds must be made prior to the commencement, of work. No. 45. FIRST W1TH t+OCAL NEWS . 1. its banquet attr�cts 200 The first-ever minor soccer and softball banquet held by the . Zurich Minor Athletic Association proved. to be a big success as close to 100 parents and . their children attended the event Which was held at the Zurich Arena. Named the most valuable mosquito soccer player was Richard Voegel while Todd Laporte took the honours for the atom division. Soccer- organizer Roy —Price said he was very. pleased with soccer program and noted that the atoms played in the B Cup final losing to Goderich in.a shoot- out. One of the most important things which the boys Named this summer was that soceer "is just acme" While the program was highly successful in its first year of operation Price urged parents and : other interested parties to help with the organization of the soccer group next year. Members of the association executive Al Scott presented Fred Dale• and Price. with a trophy noting their efforts in the start of soccer ip.m- munity. Turning to the 'minor softball program Mark Ducharme, Mark Hartman, David Durand and Sheri Lynn Steckle were named the most improved players in the league. All soccer, softball and -tee - ball players received crests for , their efforts this past •season. Reeve Fred Haberer presented the Zurich and district Chamber and Commerce trophy to Expos captain John Regier. The Please turn to page 3 • - FEEDING TIME -- Just because you're dressed up for a Hallowe'en party doesn't mean you have to go without your nourishment sb I{ Amanda Regie* who attended the Zurich Girl Guides' Hallowe'en party Wednesday. Feeding the young lady while she sits on the knee of Jodi Brodenshire is Heather • Tinney. Staff photo NOVEMBER 6, 1980 Price per Copy 25 Cents MOST IMPROVED SOFTIfALLERS -- The most improved members of the Zurich Minor Athletic Association's summer soft- ball program were recognized at a banquet Thursday. Receiving congratulations from CFPL radio sports director Gary Allan Price were Mark Hartman, Mark Ducharme, David Durand and Sherry Lynn Steckle. Staff photo Zurich council candidates differ on recreation costs and representation When voters go to the polls in Zurich Monday to elect a new council they'll be faced with five candidates who have some differing views on issues which they gpuld face, if elected to council. - In attempt to Lave a better informed electoriate the Citizens' News conducted a series of interviews with the five candidates based on or around five matters; recreation in the com- munity, a change in the composition of the recreation, parks and .community centre board, industrial growth for the village, the 'question of policing and the amount of housing which is or could be made available. Bob Fisher Bob Fisher, co-owner of an abattoirand meat market has served on council for a little over a year, -filling the seat vacated by Claude Gelinas. Fisher catne to Zurich after spending over 20 years in the armed`forces. A member of the recreation, parks and community centre board Fisher said he would like to see the community's recreation deficit reduced, which is currently running at around;21,000 or 30 mills per year. He termed the rec programs offered in Zurich as "excellent" compared to other municipalities , of similar size and said he would not be in favor of placing especial user fee on persons or gourps who use the village's recreation facilities but who do not reside in the municipality. Based on participation figures by residents from the surrounding areas, Fisher said he believed that Hay Gas may be coming There's a small chance that Zurich could. be receiving natural gas at some point in the future. Bob Lewis of Union Gas in Chatham said Tuesday that the federal budget which is presently before parliament could see the expansion of gas services to areas which were previously deemed marginal in terms of income potential. . He said Union Gas is con- stantly examining areas which could be served. He said as a "general rule of thumb" municipalities are not serviced unless they possess a strong industrial base. In most cases the com- pany can not make sufficient revenues from a primarily residential area. At present, Union Gas ser- vices communities along Highway 4 but has no gas line along the shores of Lake Huron from Sarnia to Goderich. Lewis says he believes the provincial government is also involved in the program which will encourage users to . switch from oil to the more abundant natural gas. He speculated that it would be well over a year before the governments actually put the program into action. and Stanley townships should be contributing more to recreation programs offered by the committee. In line with the increased funding Fisher supports a plan by the rec committee which would allow for greater participation by township residents in the rec committee. At the Sep- tember meeting of Zurich councilhesaid the rec com- mittee could consist of two representatives from village council, one member at large and a representative each from the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, minor athletic association, rec ball and rec hockey, The Bean Festival and the Zurich Agricultural Society. When questioned about the future of the arena which was built over 30 years ago Fisher said all levels of local government plus the province would have to be involved. Turning to concerns about the lack of industrial land in the village which have been expressed by the Chamber of Please turn to page 10