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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-04-19, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, April 19, 1995 Township considering ban on strippers TUCKERSMITH - The Town- ship of Tuckersmith will he con- sidering a zoning bylaw change which will prohibit adult live en- tertainment parlours. Council will hold a public meeting to discuss the issue on May 2 at chambers in Vanastra, reported the Huron Expositor. The only adult entertainment club in the township is Tops, lo- cated in Vanastra. Owner Nick Pelakis told the News -Record he has personally received only a few complaints since opening in June, 1994. "I got the license for this. I don't know why people are fighting it now," said Pelakis. Vendome at risk of closing TEESWATER - Vendome owner, Allan Emerson told council he is at the end of the line, both financially and emo- tionally, reported the Wingham Advance -Times. The issue of most concern to Emerson is getting council to agree to a two-year reprieve on his municipal taxes in order to make improvements to the building. Council has not yet given an answer to this request. The hotel business has de- clined in the past several years due changes in the entertainment field, resulting in smaller crowds. Also, the Teeswater- Culross Community Centre has taken away customers despite efforts by Vendome to provide live entertainment. "I'm in a catch 22 and I've got no time left to experiment. Un- less the building can be devel- oped, it's useless," said Emer- son. Medical clinics in Perth close for three days ST. MARYS - Medical clinics in St. Marys and all over Perth County were closed last Friday and will be closed today and on Monday. The closures arc due to "Rae Days" and the trend is expected to continue as the Ontario Medi- cal Association demonstrates its solidarity against provincial gov- ernment, reported the St. Marys Journal Argus. Closures like this will likely continue to occur every month on different days in each county. In St. Marys only local clinics will he closing and a doctors will be at Memorial Hospital for emergencies only. Central dispatch for Blyth fire calls BLYTH - The move to a cen- tral dispatch for fire calls is an effort to make the system run more efficiently during emer- gencies. The new system at Seaforth Hospital will answer calls for the Blyth, Clinton, Exeter and Seaforth fire departments, re- ported the North Huron Citizen. For the public, the phone num- ber the same hut they must pro- vide their complete address in- cluding the lot and concession number, telephone number and name. Blddulph applies for grant to reconstruct Concession road 2 Part of work will be done if grant not approved LUCAN - Biddulph township council has authorized reeve Earl French and clerk Larry Hotson to apply for a road and bridge supple- mentary grant for this year in the amount of $199,100. If the application is approved the monies will be used to do recon- struction work on Concession 2 from County Road 13 to Highway 7. Hotson said this week that only some of the work would be done if the grant is not approved in full. Council has agreed in principle to a proposal by Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Roestenherg to move their business to the rear of their property at Lot II, North London Road. The couple was told this would require a severance as well as a zoning change and they were aware of this and wanted council's ap- proval to proceed. Clerk Hotson will be forwarding the proposal to township planner Ted Halwa for his comments. Council passed a resolution ask- ing the province of Ontario to tem- porarily delay the proclamation of Bill 163 which covers local govern- ment disclosure of interest until it can be harmonized with the Mem- bers' Integrity Act. Members of council also strongly opposed the new gun control regu- lations which have already passed first reading. Councillors feel this bill imposes needless burdens on law-abiding citizens such as univer- sal firearms registration and licenc- ing. A Granton sewer study update from UMA Engineering has been presented to council and police vil- lage trustees. It was noted there is very little progress being made un- til the village of Lucan completes its studies on infiltration problems so the reserve capacity can by de- termined. Osborne approves inspection of Morrison Dam bridge deck Township will pay up to $1,500 towards the cost EXETER - At the April 4 meet- ing, Usborne township council agreed to have the deck of the Mor- rison Dam bridge inspected. This will be done while inspec- tors are inspecting the dam struc- ture. The township will pay up to $1,500 of the cost of the inspec- tions. Council has been informed that their levy for 1995 to the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority will be $10,123. It's a decrease of $194 from last year. Support was shown to Exeter Vil- la in their attempt to obtain approv- al from the Ontario Ministry of Health for 13 new nursing home bed licences. Councillors John Den Otter, Brian Hardeman and Ken Oke will be attending the quarterly general meeting of the Bluewater Recy- cling Association to be held April 26 at Huron Hall at Centralia Inter- national College. Council was advised that road su- perintendent Ken Parker will meet with the Blanshard township road superintendent and Warren Knight of the Ministry of Natural Resourc- es to discuss rehabilitation of the Willis pit. Council also supported the reso- lution from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters regarding their position against the new Ac- tion Plan on Firearms Control. Neighbourhood Watch The Crediton Neighbourhood Watch program will soon be a go in Crediton. Shown at a re- cent meeting are from the left, Barry Southcott, Phyllis Collett, chairperson Brenda Mor- gan, Dianne Faubert and OPP Constable Leo Weeverink. Neighbourhood Watch program nears flnallzation in Crediton CREDITON - Neighbourhood Watch is nearly a reality in the police village of Crediton, thanks to a tremendous response from the community. Brcnda Morgan who is spear- heading the Neighbourhood Watch program was similarly in- volved in a Huron Park project three years ago. About the Huron Park program she says, "At that time I was ap- proached by OPP Constable Leo Wecverink about working with a couple of other residents in that community to map out a Neig- bourhood Watch program. She continued, "With a lot of legwork, learning and phone calls we finally managed to get the pro- ject going and according to OPP officers it is now working." Shortly after the Huron Park Neighbourhood Watch was off the ground, Morgan and her hus- hand Don bought a house in Cre- diton, With the help and support of Constable Weerferink, a similar campaign was started in the police village. Neighbourhood Watch is neigh - hours working together to prevent crime in their arca. Since most people cannot be at home at all times, this means leaving their home and property unattended and vulnerable to crime. This pro- gram provides a feeling of securi- ty when home owners know their property and possessions are be- ing watched by their neighbours while they are away. In Crediton, six people offered to help Morgan get the program established. She added, " They were the backbone of getting the program started and I am indebt- ed to them for all their hard work and time. What we did was set up a system that involves the entire village." "We now have 21 areas with eight to 10 homes in each and a captain and co -captain from two separate homes. Once again peo- ple were eager to help and most arca positions were filled quickly. These two people were asked to visit eachhome in their area, leave their name and phone num- ber and a Neighbourhood Watch sticker to be put on the door while they are there." These stickers alert any poten- tial criminal that he is in an area where neighbours are watching closely, if he is considering or perpetrating a crime there. . Lastly, the captain and co - captain get the name and phone numbers of each home in their area and keep them handy. In the event there is a crime oc- curring or someone sees some- thing suspicious, at all, they are to make phone calls to the OPP and the captain or co -captain and report what they have seen or what crime has occurred. Next the captain will quickly call oth- er homes in the area to ask if they have noticed anything sus- picious. Sometimes all it takes is a few small leads that someone thought was too insignificant to report. But once pieced together, it may help to collar a criminal trying to violate our community. The captain then phones this in- formation to the police. Officials are still in need of a captain and co -captain in a fcw areas. As soon as this happens, two large Neighbourhood Watch signs will be erected at each Main street entrance to Crediton. In conclusion, Morgan says, " I am very proud of Crediton and how all have pulled together to create a program that shows oth- ers we care about ourselves and our neighbours. As a Neighbour- hood Watch community, it shows we all have strong in- volvement in deterring crime in Crediton. What a wonderful feel- ing." Special thanks go to Constable Weeverink, Dianne Faubert, Phyllis Collett, Barry Southcott, Dale Marshall, Ted Wales, Barb Robertson and all the people who have helped in any way. Your Vieufs Letters to the editor Non-smokers rights "The non-smoking area being separated from the smoking area is a farce,..." Dear Editor: Letter to: Paul Steckle, M.P. Ruth Grier, Minister of Health from: Diane Marleau, Minister of Health to: Reeve and Council Members of Hay... Warden, County Council Members... In 1992 we wrote into London T.V. to Ross Daily's Commentary on smoking! Quote: We believe it is absolutely disrespectful and an injustice to the non-smokers health! We, as non-smokers, have the right to breathe fresh, clean air and eat in restaurants without jeopardizing our health! We respect their wishes in wanting to `smoke'...but not in our air! What is so frustrating is, entering a restaurant, ordering, and in the next moment, someone lights up! Our question is: "Did they come in to eat or smoke?" End of quote. In regards to banning smoking in the public areas. Why, in the name of everything that is 'logical', isn't smoking in the eating places, restaurants, on this list? Complaining until we are blue in the face and tired of walking into restaurants and having to turn around and walk out on account of smoke; tired of sitting down eating our food and halfway through our meal, someone lighting up and then having to hurry and eat and leave or having to leave without finishing our meal! The non-smoking area being 'separated' from the smoking area is a farce, ridiculous and is absolutely an insult to our intelligence of human life and human reasoning. We respect their 'right' to smoke but we have the 'right' also of breathing smoke-free air. We are requesting that action be taken towards this becoming ef- fective that restaurants, the eating places be added to this list. Trust this important issue will be brought to your attention, bringing action! Sincerely with 'Tired of Complaining' Mr. and Mrs. Ken Campbell Canvassers needed "The small part you can play to help might just help to save a life." To the residents of Usborne Township: The Cancer Canvass has begun in Usborne Township. However, because of getting off to a late start, some areas of the township are without team captains and canvassers. Those areas are Con 1, 2 and 3 from the south end to the north end of the township, Con. 4 and 5, 6 and 7 from the south end to Cty. road 6, Norwood Village and Huron St. East. If you live in one of these areas and would be able to give a couple of evenings in the next couple of weeks, to go out and canvass, please give me a call. Also if you would be willing to be a team cap- tain (in charge of recruiting five or six canvassers, in your area) for another year, let me know. We never know when cancer will strike one of us or a member of our family. Cancer has no restrictions as to who it chooses to be its next victim. Research dollars are always needed to help find a cure for this sickness. The small part you can play to help might just help to save a life. If through this appeal for help, I'm unsuccessful in recruiting can- vassers, and you wish to make a donation, please call me. Your do- nation may also be forwarded to: Canadian Cancer Society Huron Unit, 342 Erie St., Suite 112, Stratford, Ontario N5A 2N4 Yours sincerely, Shirley Kerslake, 229-8730 Captain for Usborne Township on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society Only in Canada, you say ... Dear Editor: Let us see if I have it straight. There are'presently at least 3 Bills before the House at the present time; Bill C-41, C-68, C-72; all of which amend the Criminal Code in one way or another. I was lead to understand that Bill C-41, gave more power to the Judiciary, in order to proceed handing out stiffer sentences. By speeches given by the Honourable Alan Rock. this effect would commence upon introduction of the Bill. Now for some reality, this Bill was introduced prior to Justices rendering a verdict that the im- prisonment of Mr. Lepage in Pentetanguishene, for the criminally insane, violates his Civil Rights. Granted, they did not allow him to just walk out today, but I am sure this will hit another Judge, and then he will walk. He has stayed 17 years locked up for murdering one of his family members. If he was institutionalized in a normal prison, he probably would have left after serving 15 years, so this took another 2. The Justices in Ontario arc not the only idiots around, BC is about to grant parole to Mr. Johnson, a man who should not see the outside of the walls for eternity. Bill C-68 is the chosen "feel -good" Bill of this government. Eve- ry lawful owner of a gun, including hunting rifles, will be subject to search and seizure, while the criminal who obtains his weapon avoiding the local domain, registers nothing. Makes you feel good that they are doing something when in reality.... Bill C-72 is another omnibus Bill amending the Criminal Code again. If Parliamentarians can not get it right the first time. don't do it. In relation to your "gun -hill," I will let you in on a secret. In a Texas County, prior to the US Brady Bill, every law-abiding citizen with a clean record, over the age of majority, was required by County Law to have and be in possession of a firearm. Do you care to gdess what the County's Crime Rate was? You guessed right, Zero. No one was going to take the chance of getting a bullet in the chest by performing B & E's, accosting a citizen of the county. It was virtually crime -free. Every home in the county had a firearm, even the tellers in the hank had to bring them with them to work. This sort of brought an end to anybody having the ludicrous idea of holding it up. Have there been any changes since the Brady Bill was passed? Yes, the County Sheriff has deputized all those firearm owners. They have dog-catcher deputies, school -guard crossing deputies, and assorted deputies with titles I have never head of be- fore. Guess what their crime rate is now? That's right. Zero. G. Trudell 633 Upper James #204 Hamilton, Ontario