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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1995-08-30, Page 1Wore coverage olt pages 10 & 11 SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 2c&wise Nigbt Proceeds for C. Room Roo \�1 e :1873 ■ r S SCRIB ''1 O If you aren't subscribing to The 1 Times -Advocate, you're missing out. Use the coupon below and subscribe today! 1 Name: 1 Address City - 1 Prov. II SUBSCRIPTION Code SUBSCRIPTION RATE$: Canada Within 40 miles - (85 km) addressed to non letter carrier addresses 533.00 plus $2.31 G.S.T. 1 Outside 40 miles - (65 km) or any letter carrier address $83.00 + 54.41 G.S.T. Outside Canada -$99.00 ore see 40 po+.q.) 1 USE YOUR CREDIT CARD 00000000 1 00000000 Card No. 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Expiry Date J Visa 0 Master Card ❑ Cheque enclosed Return to; TiMES ADVOCATE 1 424 Main St. Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S6� me NMI NM M - - - 1 1 Back to school Watch out for little people See page 9 Hardball Senior 'D' Ontario Championship See page 18 Classifieds pages 19-22 Experts page 23 Announcements pages 24-25 Official opening Monday EXETER - The official opening of the MacNaughton Park Scenic Gardens is set for Monday from 4 to 5 p.m. The opening ceremonies by the Exeter Lions Club and the Town of Exeter mark the end of years of planning and hard work to bring the park to reality. Organizers sug- gest bringing lawn chairs to the opening. Sun shines o 1 : can Festival Fire juggler Craig Douglas entertains Bean Fest crowds. Exeter will have Terry Fox Run EXETER - Exeter will be among 225 communities across Ontario participating in the 15th Annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. The run will take place on Sunday, September 17 be- ginning and ending at McNaughton Park where partic- ipants will walk, run, rollerblade and bike to raise money for cancer research programs. An estimated 125,4500 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed this year in Canada and an estimated 61,500 deaths will occur. Cancer is primarily a disease that inflicts those over 60 years -old. The most frequently diagnosed cases of cancer for women is breast cancer and for men, prostate cancer. Since the first Terry Fox Run 14 years ago, it has become the largest single -day fundraiser for cancer re- search involving 3,600 comrnunities across Canada and 45 countries around the world. Last year the run set a new record raising $9.4 mil- lion. To date. $144 million has been raised for innova- tive cancer research projects. In September, Exeter and the surrounding communi- ty are invited to run with the spirit of Terry Fox in this non-competitive event. The Run is tentatively scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., pledge sheets are available at the Times -Advocate, Exeter grocery stores and banks. SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 yCruise Nigbt Sept. 12 6p.m. Missing child found unhurt 18 month-old found asleep in cornfield by volunteer searcher Chris Skalkos T -A staff KIPPEN - It's a story with a hap- py ending. An 18 month-old toddler was found by a volunteer rescue search- er after being missing in a corn- field for nearly five hours Monday night. Scott Martin and his wife Nancy from Parkhill were at their new res- idence at RR 2 Kippen preparing the house for their move on Wednesday when they noticed their son Aaron was missing around 5:00 in the afternoon and called the OPP. Investigating officer Karen Prick- ett from Goderich OPP detachment said a 14 member Emergency Re- sponse Team (ERT) from District 6 assembled to coordinate the search which included two k-9 units from district 6 and district 2 OPP. Approximately 22 OPP officers and fire Lighters from Hensall, Ex- eter, Zurich Brucefield. Dashwood and Stephen Township participated in the search and they were as- sisted by over 200 volunteers most- ly from Hensall, who turned out to help find the missing child. "We were ready to look for him all night," said Prickett. Bob Campbell and Bill Arm- strong, volunteer firefighters win, the Exeter Fire Department were searching a section of the cornfield close to where the toddler was dis- covered shortly before 10 p.m. They said the volunteers started to cheer as news spread of the child's discovery. Irene Zwart from Hensall dis- covered Aaron in the East end of the field. "I saw him there sleeping with his thumb in his mouth. It sure did surprise me, I wasn't expecting it." said Zwart who was accompanied by her husband Peter and Pat and Mary O'Brien also from Hensall. Zwart said they arrived at the site at 8:30 p.m. to help in the search after hearing neighbors in Hensall talking about a missing child. "It was a combined effort by many people. A lot of ground was covered before we found him," she said. "I have kids myself and I can tell you it sure felt good." Sergeant Rob Huntley from the ERT said the success of the search was due to the large nuinber of vol- Continued on page 2 Motorcyclists raise funds Brenda Burke T -A staff HENSALL - The Huron -Perth chapter of A.B.A.T.E. (Association of Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education) has raised $1,310 for the purchase and maintenance of a mobility bike for five-year-old Brandan Steele, of Stratford, who has Cerebral Palsy. Because its seating area is com- pletely open, with no frame or chain obstructing the rider, the Junior Freedex hike is easy to use. It's also convenient to store, fits through narrow doorways and can be set up for special exercises. The biggest advantage of the bike is the constant work out it provides physically challenged people. Those dependent on canes, walkers and wheelchairs often lose their muscle mass and flexibility. Diagnosed at six months old with Cerebral Palsy Rrsndan now has a head start in fitness and mobility thanks to A.B.A.T.E. In a letter she wrote to the or- ganization to update Brandan's progress, his mother wrote, "He can now even keep up to his friends on his bike, 'the racer." During the group's fundraising, which began in May. the Huron - Perth chapter sold exactly 1,000 benefit tickets. Each A.B.A.T.E. chapter is required to hold one ma- jor fundraising event per year. The Huron -Perth chapter is already dis- cussing ideas for next year's fund- raiser. The chapter began in January and with its membership climbing to 33 it's now the largest chapter of its organization in Ontario. When someone joins A.B.A.T.E. they don't have to own or drive a mo- torcycle and their family is auto- *" Continued on page 2 MickIe predicts fewer muncipalities, less government user fees, etc. By Bruce Shaw TORONTO - "No one was more capable of acting first as vice- president and then as president than Bill Mickle." With these words. the Executive of the Association of Municipal- ities for Ontario introduced Exet- er's reeve to the delegates at the Pictured above from left are: Ernie Hardeman, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mu- nicipal Affairs; Al Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Reeve Bill Mickle, President of AMO; Brenda Elliott, Minister of the Environment; and Doug Galt, Parliamentary Assistant to the Min- ister of the Environment. 4 4 concluding banquet of the confer- ence held in Toronto last week. The conference was attended by the Premier, nine of his cabinet ministers and Huron MPP Helen Johns, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health. The delegates heard BIG cuts would be made to transfer pay- ments municipalities receive, and although no figure was mentioned in the announcement, pundits have concluded the number could well approach 20 per cent. The impact on local councils will be dramatic, and so, as expected, considerable discussion centred on how the politicians will cope with such a large reduction in grants. As one wag put it, "Some of us will be wringing our hands and do noth- ing; others will look at strategies for cutting spending and holding the line on tax increases." Reeve Mickle's speech at the banquet em- phasized the value of AMO in deal- ing with this new reality. "When the federal government announced the Canada -Ontario in- frastructure works program would be extended from three to five years, AMO stepped in to ensure municipalities would be re- imbursed as their projects are com- pleted, not several years down the road. We cannot meet the targets of the provincial government if we are suddenly saddled with addi- tional "new" debt," said Mickle. 40 With regard to health care. Mick - le advised, "We have already had positive results to our objectives to the plans of the previous govern- ment for a new system to deal with long-term health care. We ':on- gratulate Premier Harris and his cabinet for that quick decision and trust that his other pre-election commitments to municipalities will be honored." Premier Harris in his remarks to the delegates earlier in the day em- phasized the need for a new partner- ship between the province and mu- nicipalities. Mickle picked up the challenge: "AMO is presently meeting with the new ministers to establish a continuing working part- nership which will attempt to har- monize this initiative in Tight of re- cent and impending spending cuts so that we can effectively and hu- manely manage this negative im- pact on our municipalities. The central thrust of AMO's pol- icy activities will be to ensure de- cisions affecting municipal res- idents are made by their duly elected local representatives, and that municipal governments are giv- en the legislative and regulatory framework they need to do the job right," said Mickle. The banquet concluded with presentations made to President Mickle. Mayor Ben Hoogenboom gave the reeve a gold Town of Exeter pin, and the As - sociation gave Mickle a Robert Bateman painting and a plaque with the inscription: "An expression of commendation to William L. Mick - le: The Association of Municipalities of Ontario conveys its sincere com- mendation and grateful recognition for outstanding commitment and valued contribution to the progress of the Association, to its aims, goals and objectives and to the betterment of municipal affairs in the Province of Ontario. This certificate is grant- ed as a continuing testimonial of goodwill, appreciation and respect. Reeve Bill Mickle culminated his year as president of the Associa- tion of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) at a gala banquet last Tuesday night. Local politicians, Town employees and friends joined Mielde's family in honoring him for the leadership and con- tribution to the organization for the last four years. The following is an interview which took place q jler the banquet. TA: What is the purpose of AMO? Mickle: AMO is a province -wide body which tries to bring together viewpoints of the 815 municipal- ities in Ontario and to lobby and ne- gotiate with the province on their behalf. Municipalities are a creature ir Continued on page 2