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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1981-02-12, Page 1W", Hay approves $1,300 retainer Hay Township council will pay a 11,300 retainer fee to the Dashwood Fire Depart- ment for their services for 1981. At the monthly council meeting Feb. 2, council also agreed to fire rates of 1200 for the first hour, 1125 per hour for the remaining hours, and to a charge of i75 per hour for the tanker truck. - The council accepted a tender for a half -ton Dodge pick-up - truck from. Thompson -Warner Motors, Grand Bend. The truck meets the specifications of NO. 6 � �� FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS the township and will cost $6,056. The purchase is sub- ject to ministry of transpor- tation and communication (Stratford) approval. /The council voted to prepare .a by-law proposing the Dashwood and Area Medical Centre Board. Named .to the board are: Robert Hoffman, chairman; Mrs. Nola Love, secretary; Mrs. Nina Kraft, treasurer. The publicity chairman is Mrs. Nancy Rader; co- chairman, Mrs. Ruth Ann Merner. The doctor's relations committee will be chaired by Mervyn Tiernan: co-chaired by Anthony Martene. The building com- mittee chairman is Jim Becker, co-chairman, Ken Rader. The finance com- mittee chairman Is Pat Sullivan, co-chairman, Harry Hayter, assistant. Mrs. Martha Wiegand. The proposed expenditures were approved for highway improvements in 1981. Construction will be 161,500 and maintenance will be 182,500. The budget is sub- ject to ministry approval. The council carried a motion to apply to the ministry of transportation and communication for a grant to help offset the cost of repairing Helen Street in Dashwood. The amount ask- ed for will be $6,500, or half the estimated 113,000 cost. The roads superintendent was authorized to call tenders for the supplying, loading, hauling and spreading of 3,700 tons of gravel on tovxnship roads, this year. In other business: A by-law was passed to allow the township to issue licenses to hunt pheasant and rabbit during open season. A non-resident license will be 17.50; residents will pay $4.00 A 50 cent issuing fee will be charged. Gerald Shantz was ap- pointed Co the Zurich Recreation, Parks and Com- munity Centre Board for 1981 and 1982. Four councillors will at- tend the Municipal Drainage Commissioners course at the University of Guelph, April 6 to 10. The first two days, two councillors will at- tend and the last two days, the other two will go. FEBRUARY 12, 1981 Fitness survey test Zurich area John Minutillo and Jane Campbell are in Zurich fin- ding out• just how fit we are for the Canada Fitness Survey. They are testing random households in the area and then the data that they collect will be pooled with information from across the country to find out how fit Canadians are. The end purpose of the study, according to Dr. Mike Yuhasz, regional director for Ontario West, is that it will set a bench mark for future testing of people between the ages of seven to 69. There are also other benefits. such as promoting fitness, having an idea of the lifestyles of Canadians and setting programs for those lifestyles, and to have something to compare future test to, in five or 10 years. Yuhasz said that generally the response has been good throughout the province, ex- cept in one area where there has been a language problem. The testers go to the home of a pre -determined family and ask them if they would like to take the test. They have a letter of introduction and show the people some newspaper clippings to prove that they are legitimate. They then give the people a pamphlet ex- plaining the tests and how they will work. There is also a brief explanation of why the tests are being run, and how they will benefit them. If the family decides that it will take the test, they are each given a questionaire to fill out. helping the survey determine the lifestyle. When the questionaire is filled out, the survey team then breaks out the 45 kilos of equipment that they carry. Among the equipment carried, there is: a beam balance scale to determine weight, a dynometer which measures the grip strength, a flexometer which measures flexability, a set of portable stairs that is used in a step test, an exer- cise that provides informa- tion on the efficiency of the heart and lungs. All this equipment is being carried by each of the 82 teams across Canada to ensure the same procedures across the country. Immediately after the tests. each person is given.a personal assessment report on his or her, heart rate. blood pressure and percentage of body fat along with the recommended Levels for his or her age, sex and body size. When this is over, each person gets a kit that will help them get into shape and stay there. The kit includes such things as a prescription for physical activity, a fitness wheel that has the foods that you should eat, pamphlets about different activities and how to control weight. a standardized test on fitness and a chart of fitness tips and a record to do them by._ The tests will run through the month of February, but seeing that the tests are con- • fidential. the results will not be released on individuals. WATCH IT, ?HAT TICKLES — That is what Paul Morrison, right, seems to be saying to John Minutillo as a demonstration of the fat calibre is being done. It is part of the Canada Fitness Survey that is being conducted in Zurich during February. Price Per Copy 25 Cents CHISELHURST CHURCH DESTROYED- — A Wednesday morning fire destroyed the historic Chiselhurst United Church. Firemen from Hay-Hensall, Tuckersmith, and Brucefield volunteer detachments, hampered by a lack of water close by, could do little but prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings. The 120 year old church was a complete Toss. Hensall senior housing sought Hensall council met with a delegation from the United Church senior citizens' committee at their regular monthly meeting, Monday. Irene Davis and Bill Fuss asked for council's support to try to establish a means of getting a geared -to -income rental apartment for seniors started. A Ministry of Housing market survey showed the need for ten senior housing units (only six rental assisted) but a building of 20 to 24 units would be required to be economically feasible, the delegation said. Davis said a door-to-door survey she had conducted indicated there was interest in the larger unit. She said many seniors don't want to leave the village. Reeve Paul Neilands concurred, saying people who live in Hensall all their lives have to go to Exeter or Zurich for senior housing. Fuss is chairman of the United Church property committee. Davis was elected to the committee to pursue the needs of senior citizen housing. Council voted to support their efforts. These will involve meeting with Ministry of Housing authorities to demonstrate the need for more senior housing, before requesting financial assistance. The council accepted the report of the Hay-Hensall- Tuckersmith area fire committee. The report in- cluded the proposed 1981 budget. Additional expenditures in the budget included 89,000 for a communications system and new uniforms. The communication system will link the fire trucks by radio to the fire station and to other fire companies in the region. Councillor Richard Packham said when the Chiselhurst church burned recently, firefighters were, without the communications system, unable to keep in touch with the tanker trucks. "They didn't know where the tankers were --in the ditch or filling up," he said. Councillor Cecil Pepper suggested the uniform purchases be a continuing process to help keep equipment up to date. Council endorsed a resolution by the regional municipality of Hamilton - Wentworth. The resolution calls for a 20 year sentence for anyone carrying a firearm while comitting a criminal act. It also demanded the death penalty for criminals shooting police officers. The resolution was sent by the regional government to all Ontario municipalities. They requested that, if en- dorsed, copies be sent to the Ontario attorney general and the federal minister of justice. The property committee reported they had re- evaluated the necessity for an auction of items presently in storage in the town hall. Clerk Betty Oke said some people had expressed in- terest in having one of the old mugs that were used when dances were held in the hall. Oke said there weren't enough items to justify bringing in an auctioneer, and suggested the items be priced and sold to the public on a Saturday. Council also accepted the report of the Hensall parks board committee. The committee appointed Butch Hoffman to be chairman for 1981. Staff salaries were in- creased for Bill Pearson to $16,300 and Rolly Vanstone to S15,000. In other business: Council approved severances of land, dividing the Hensall Variety Store from Ferguson Upholstery, owned by Milton and Dennis Keller; and severing the car wash from a property owned by Gerrie Glenn. Statutory declarations of land use were accepted. These stated the village has been using a lot on Oxford Street , next to the arena, for a number of years, and corrected a past ownership error. This gives the village possessory title to the property. Council approved sending representatives to municipal meetings. Betty Oke will attend a staff development course March 23 to 27 in Barrie. The council will send three members to the annual conference of the Organization of Small Urban Municipalities, in Port Hope, April 30 to May 2; and they were told of an upcoming conference on rural development to be held May 20 to 22 in Guelph. Council agreed to hire a summer student under the province's Involvement in Municipal Adminstration program.