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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-06-14, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, June 14, 1995 Regional wrap up Police seek help in search for teen GODERICH - The communi- ty has been asked to help in the search for missing Goderich teen, Mistie Nicole Murray. Sixteen -year-old Murray was last seen on Wednesday, May 30 around 1:30 p.m. at GDCI, ac- cording to the Goderich Signal - Star. She is described as cauca- sian with short, reddish -brown hair, blue-green eyes, about 160 cm tall and weighing 52 kg. At the time Murray disap- peared she was believed to be wearing blue jeans and black boots. Police are interested in any in- formation available regarding Murray's whereabouts and peo- ple are asked to contact the Goderich Police Services (519- 524-5902) if they have any leads. New chairperson elected for BIA SEAFORTH - The Seaforth Business Improvement Associa- tion has elected a five year member of the BIA as the new chairperson. Dave Deighton, 36, is the owner of Stedman's department store on Main Street. Deighton said the BIA has plans in the works for Home- coming '95 promotions and is selling $30,000 in special BIA bucks at a 10 per cent discount starting in November, according to the Huron Expositor. The Wal-Mart store coming to Huron County doesn't worry Deighton, who said they have survived chain competition be- fore with Zellers and K -Mart stores. The vacant stores along Sea- forth's Main Street worries the new chair and he hopes the BIA will be able to help home-based businesses explore main street alternatives. Tragic death in Ellice Township STRATFORD - An RR 5 Stratford man died at his home in Ellice Township last Satur- day. William Harold Tinning, 35, was restoring his 1969 Dodge Super Bee in his garage when it rolled backward across the driveway and onto the grass. According to the Mitchell Ad- vocate, Tinning tried to stop the movement of the vehicle from behind and was pinned under- neath the vehicle. Tinning was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perth County coroner. Clinton Industrial park for sale CLINTON - After 15 years of sitting dormant, thc town -owned industrial part will he put up for sale. They agreeed to sell the prop- erty at last Monday night's coun- cil meeting after a recommenda- tion from the Economic Development Committee. According to thc Clinton News -Record, a professional ap- praisal will be made of the park before it is offered for sale. The 33 acres of land have been owned by the town since 1980 and were not costing Clin- ton any money. The town was also not earning any revenue from the land. In a recorded vote, council de- cided to list the property for sale. IN TNF. NF.WLS IIII01num•§swainnraD,Ii Municipality ,tSINNO OMNI Reform Ainslie FamIly Coalklon ewltt Conservatlyg. NQP KIopp Cornish Johns IMO Clinton 15 100 492 498 331 Exeter 8 47 365 1292 373 Goderich 32 74 788 1545 1160 Seaforth 5 48 413 368 216 Wingham 14 66 356 577 225 VILLAGES Bayfield 0 14 84 252 164 Blyth 1 31 140 246 92 Brussels 2 17 102 294 131 Hensall 4 25 88 257 170 Zurich 1 21 122 157 162 191 TOWNSHIPS 4 77 196 343 Ashfield Colborne 10 50 234 542 279 95 East Wawanosh 2 30 172 225 Goderich 11 109 280 615 340 Grey 6 53 141 406 155 Hay 8 49 237 409 294 Howick 14 72 221 557 368 Hullett 0 1 96 39 _299 229 281 213 115 99 McKillop Morris 3 56 179 389 147 Stanley 5 32 178 391 227 Stephen 22 70 385 891 547 Tuckersmith 16 62 323 568 284 Turnberry 10 42 134 344 123 West Wawanosh 4 22 148 216 126 Osborne 2 21 127 369 160 Advance Polls 7 65 456 708 356 GRAND TOTALS 207 1418 7009 6927 13343 Tories win overwhelming majority .r Continued from front page a minority government. With a strong majority Harris feels the vot- ers have paved the way for major changes in the province. The Com- mon Sense Revolution platform calls for a government overhaul in- cluding spending cuts, changes to the welfare system and reducing in- come tax by 30 per cent. Klopp was one of the first on hand at the golf club to con- gratulate Johns and then returned to Goderich to celebrate a hard fought election with his staff. "I'm still here and I'll still be liv- ing in Huron County. In '85 we didn't win but I was there the next day. You just have to get back on the saddle and keep going," said Klopp during a telephone interview at his campaign headquarters. Klopp won in Huron County for the NDP in 1990 after Jack Riddell left politics. The county has been a Liberal stronghold since 1973 and had been Tory for 15 years earlier. Middlesex In Middlesex, PC Bruce Smith, 33, won with 15,452 votes. Smith is a senior planner with the City of London. He campaigned to reduce non-priority government spending, citing health care, classroom fund- ing and law enforcement as areas not to be affected by the cuts. Again the Tories were well ahead of the Liberal candidate Doug Re - Zurich mill rate increasing two per cent in '95 Bylaw to set the mill rate expected to pass at next council meeting ZURICH - At the end of Thurs- day night's regular meeting, coun- cil went into private session to dis- cuss the 1995 budget. A two per cent increase in the 1995 mill rate has been calculated and is expected to be passed at the next meeting of Village Council. By-law number 12-1995 received a third reading and was passed by council to amend schedule A of by- law number 13-1992, the emer- gency plan. In further business, council passed a motion to open and ded- icate a road in Parkside Subdivision as a village street . The by-law 13- 1995, was requested by Steve Ha- berer of Mothgack Development who asked that council assume the portion of Parkside Avenue that has been completed. Councillor Nick Littlechild re- ported to council on the South Hu- ron Economic Development Com- mittee meeting of May 24, 1995. The committee has finalized the South Huron placemat project and the county has agreed to contribute 50 per cent of the cost of this ad- vertising effort. The Town of Exeter has proposed a 1995 business seminar to the committee which would be aimed at computer technology and use of the Internet. Applying for funds for Lucan strategic plan LUCAN - The village of Lucan will be submitting an application for funds to prepare a study on a Strategic Plan to promote thc vil- lage. While council hat. slated this pro- ject for the fourth quarter of the year, councillor Rosemary Gah- linger-Beaune wanted immediate action and this will be taken. Gahlinger-Beaune said a commu- nity meeting on May 28 was at- tended by 35 people and was very successful. The meeting was designed to conceptualize a visor for Lucan; identify community priorities and sct a course for community devel- opment. Gahlinger-Beaune provided an overview of the funding structure and availability for community de- velopment. Shc pointed out that "our taxes currently contribute about $30,000 for the arena operat- ing deficit. If we were to design programs to operate the arena at ca- pacity a portion of this capital ex- pense could be available for other projects. A further review of the village's operating budget might re- veal other sources that could be more efficiently managed." Shc continued, " It was noted we have all the skills, resources and tal- ents in this community to produc- tively and effectively deal with each priority issue." Committee on sewers A citizen's committee to advise council on the operation of the vil- lage's sewage system plant and dis- tribution system is being formed. At the June 6 meeting of council, clerk Ron Raymer said five applica- tions for these positions had been received and Rosemary Gahlinger- Beaunc said two others were inter- ested. Council agreed to a seven person committee and this group is expected to meet initially on June 22 at 8.30 p.m.. Reeve Tom McLaughlin added, " In order to kick this idea off we will meet with the committee, give them all thc background we can, have a tour of the plant and ask for a report by late September. All files will be made available to them." ycraft at 9,530 votes and the NDP incumbent Irene Mathyssen falling in third at 8,282. These numbers were gathered from 175 of the 187 polls reporting. Lambton The PC victory continued in Lambton, with Marcel Beaubien taking 12,156 of the votes com- pared to Liberal leader, Larry O'Neill in second with 7,959 votes. Incumbent Dona Stewardson and the NDPs lost the riding with 5,139 votes. Lambton has had leaders from all parties in the recent past, with the incumbent NDPs, Liberals from 1985, and Tories for 40 years be- fore that. Beaubien, 53, is the former may- or of Petrolia and a retired in- surance broker. He emphasized his strong performance in public ser- vice, and has promised to be ac- cessible to his constituents in the years ahead. The only regions in Southwestern Ontario not swept away by the blue wave were Essex Kent won by Lib- eral Pat Hoy, London Centre taken by Attorney -general, NDP Marion Boyd and Peter North who ran as an independent in Elgin. North, a former NDP MPP and cabinet min- ister, is the first independent can- didate to win provincially since 1934. Insurance costs may increase 1995 mill rate Due to increased insurance pre- miums, the mill rate may rise HENSALL - Due to increases in insurance premiums for the mu- nicipality, the Village of Hensall has deferred passing a by-law to set the 1995 mill rate for the collection of taxes. Until it's known the impact this increase will have on the 1995 budget and if it creates a shortfall, the rate cannot be established. Without a liability deduction which was not considered a viable course, the insurance rate will be $28,844 due on July 1, 1995 giving the village $15 million in coverage. Councillor Jeff Rcaburn asked Luanne Phair, clerk -treasurer if the insurance premiums had been accounted for in the 1995 budget. Phair responded the increase was not included but any shortfall will be calculated and the portion made up by the compost facility de- termined. " I thought we already had a pretty tight budget," said Phair. Depending on the impact the insurance increase has on the budget, the mill rate for 1995 may increase. " This could make a significant increase in the mill rate," said Reeve Cecil Pepper. At present the commercial mill rate stands at 22.4315 for public school supporters and 21.9275 for separate school supporters. The residential mill rate has been calculated at 19.0673 for public school and 18.6383 for separate school supporters. SHDHS grads recap year or Continued from front page All said it was worth it. "Our dates look beautiful!" com- mented Trevor Taylor. George Godbolt and his wife Lois hosted Matt's friends along with a group of keen parents and they were the first to admit they en- joyed watching the students have fun. "In our formal the corsage was the most expensive thing to buy that night. We didn't have limos," said Godbolt. As for the amount of money the students were spending that eve- ning, George Godbolt had two very different opinions. "As a financial planner I think it's a waste of mon- ey, but as a father I think it's up to the kids. It's a good way to learn about the value of something like this," said Godbolt. The Formal Decorating Com- mittee contributed to the ambience of the evening by decorating the large gymnasium in a creative aquatic "under the sea" theme com- ple.te with elevated tables on a mul- ti -leveled stage, ceiling lights and a snazzy custom entrance way. As tradition holds, the students of the year were announced near the end of the evening. Jen Romphf and Denis McCann were crowned with their titles at the stroke of mid- night among a roar of applause from their peers. Adam Jean, next year's student council president also attended the formal with a few of his friends even though he wasn't graduating. He too spent the day relaxing with buddies before cruising off in their limousine to pick up their dates. "The formal is a good way to send off the graduating students and recap everything that's hap- pened over the year," said Jean. "It's a nice way for them to get to- gether and say goodbye." Even though some formals in the past have been marred by drinking related problems Jean said students are being more responsible when it comes to alcohol pointing out that the students have pre -arranged des- ignated drivers for their trans- portation. "It's nice to know that everyone is going to make it home safe to- night," said Jean. Gavin Snell agreed with Jean, "we're graduating this year and we want to have fun, but we want to go out with a positive bang," he said. Two car accident on Highway 23 EXETER - A two car accident occurred on Highway 23 on Sun- day, at the Huron -Perth County line. A car driven by Janis Thom- son of Collingwood collided with a car driven by Wallace McIntosh of RR7, St. Marys. One of the drivers failed to yield to through traffic at an intersection. There were no inju- ries. Cash stolen CENTRALIA - An envelope con- taining cash and cheques was sto- len from a car on Wednesday. Zoning changes meeting The village has pro- posed a zoning bylaw for Mill St. properties HENSALL - A public meeting held Monday night at Village Chambers was attended by rat- epayers concerned with a proposed zoning by-law change. The by-law would change the zoning on Lots 5-16 R.P. 272 in the Village of Hensall from Tight in- dustrial (MI) to residential low density(R1). The R1 zone will ap- ply to several existing lots recently redesignated residential within the official plan amendment. The sub- ject Tots have individual lot areas of approximately 809 square metres. Wayne Caldwell, the designated planner for Hensall attended the meeting in order to answer ques- tions from the area residents as well as a representative from General Coach. The employees of the local company currently use one of the subject lots for parking. A number of the properties included in the proposed zoning change have ex- isting houses. Lots designated light industrial in the arca along Mill Street between Nelson and Albert Street arc ser- viced but cannot, under the current- ly by-law, accomodate building. A new by-law was not passed by council but will be taken under con- sideration at the next regular coun- cil meeting. Everyone was invited to attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation ei- ther in support or opposition to the proposed zoning by-law amend- ment. NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING "HAY TOWNSHIP HIGHLIGHTS" The History of Hay Township 1846-1996 ...Be An Early Bird... ORDER agfang JULY 1S, 19911- $45. ORDER AFTER JULY IS, 19ti6 - •55. Please send cheque to: Donna I. THAI. R.R. 02 Zurteh, Ont. NOM 1TO Make cheque payable to: HAY TOWNSHIP HISTORY BOOK