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Classifieds
pages 21-24
Experts
page 25
Announcements
pages 26-27
Town hall
opening set
for Dec. 8
EXETER - After watching the
construction at the Olde Town Hall
the past several month citizens will
have an opportunity to see the re-
sults at the official opening slated
for Friday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m.
This is the completion of phase
one of the town's plan for the cor-
ner of Main and Sanders. One of
the main features of the new build-
ing is a ramped entranceway and
an elevator inside.
Santa's
coming
[sec. 2
NORTH POLE - Santa Claus has
sent confirmation to the Exeter
Business Association that he will
be coming to Exeter Sat., Dec. 2.
This is the date of the associa-
tion's annual Santa Claus Parade
which is presented in co-operation
with the Lions Club. The parade
begins at noon with participants
asked to line-up at 11 a.m.
The parade route has changed
this year, beginning at the Rec.
Centre, travelling west along Vic-
toria St. to Main St., turning south
on Main St. to Huron. From there
the parade goes west to Carling,
North on John and finally west to
the Lions Youth Centre where it
will end.
All adult participants are invited
to the Scout Hall following the pa-
rade for a bite to eat courtesy of the
Lions Club. which is organizing
the event.
Children are invited to the Rec
Centre for the traditional skate in
addition to a special party courtesy
of the Optimist Club. As well as
having a chance to meet Santa the
children will see a magician as well
as a professional face painter.
Kindergarten students
Park Thursday morning.
from Grand Bend
Public School enjoy an early winter outing along Riverside Trail at Pinery Provincial
Deer -related accidents
reach peak in November
Brenda Burke T -A staff
GRAND BEND - Distracted by
mating season and in search of
food, deer, because they rely ;vghly
on their senses and act on instinct,
dart across roads more frequently at
this time of year, often giving mo-
torists little time to react.
Although heavily wooded areas
along highways such as the Pinery
Provincial Park and Hay Swamp
are prime targets for such ac-
cidents, according to Terry Crabe,
resource management supervisor at
Pinery and Ipperwash Parks, "It can
happen any place in Southern On-
tario...There's a fairly good deer
herd right in the city of London."
Exeter and Lucan have also had a
few deer -related accidents this fall.
According to recent Exeter OPP
records, there were three such in-
cidents in the Exeter area in Oc-
tober.
"There are a lot of Ow around,"
said Crabe. `They're on the move."
Lynn Tremain, of Grand Bend,
was driving along Hwy. 21 south of
Huron Woods on Oct. 30 when a
deer bolted out of the bush and col-
lided with her van, causing $1,000
damage including a dented hood
and a smashed headlight.
"They just sort of come out of the
woods and they don't turn around,"
she said.
With daylight hours growing
shorter, traffic activity now co-
incides with increased deer move-
ment.
"A lot of people will see a deer in
the ditch and not slow down," said
Crabe. "Even in broad daylight
•(deer) ."Even
right into you..
Early morning and early evening
are key danger times, he explained,
especially on a "nice fall night
when it's very quiet and the moon
is out."
Most deer accidents cause an av-
erage of $1,500 to $2,000 damage
to vehicles, with the deer often dy-
ing on impact or returning injured
wr Continued on page 2
Council questions need
for fire tanker in village
Pumper will supply water
for 10 minutes until hoses
are connected to hydrants
Heather Mir T -A staff
ZURICH - A letter of response from
Hay Townships regarding a user rate
tanker led to much discussion by
Zurich Council Thursday night re-
garding the need for a tanker with-
in the village.
The letter indicated a "firm of-
fer" for the use of the fire tanker.
Conditions outlined in the letter in-
cluded a $1000 standby fee with a
charge of $100 per hour for use of
the tanker.
"I don't think they have a right to
say this is non-negotiable. In five years, we will
have paid as much as Stanley Township's in-
vestment," said Councillor Nick Littlechild.
The letter added the Ministry of Transportation
pays a user fee of $300 for the first hour of use of
any fire vehicle. This fee includes an amount for
the firefighters. According to council, there have
,een five fire calls in the village in the past four
Stanley and
for the fire
years. Council discussed whether a tanker is re-
quired for each fire call.
"We are only using it once a year. It's just like the
landfill site. Why are we paying $1,200 per year?"
questioned Reeve Dwayne LaPorte.
According to Councillor Brad Clausius, the pump-
er has enough water for approximately 10 minutes.
This provides firefighters with time to connect hos-
es to the hydrants. With proper hydrant training,
the need for the pumper could potentially be elim-
inated.
"Are the firefighters trained suf-
ficiently with hydrants that we don't
require a tanker?" asked Littlechild.
Clerk -Treasurer Maureen Simmons
said Fire Chief Doug Erb indicated
he is uncomfortable with the idea of
not taking out the tanker. The issue
of the fire tanker seemed to boil
down to whether the added security
of having plenty of water at hand is
worth the money requested by Stanley and Hay
Townships.
"Is the $1,000 worth the security of having an
abundance of water available?" asked Simmons.
Council resolved to send a letter to the councils of
Hay and Stanley Townships in an effort to resolve
the issue of the fire tanker user fee.
"Is the $1,000
worth the
security of
having an
abundance of
water available?"
Police
arrest nine
on variety
of charges
EXETER - Nine local
males and two females were
arrested Sunday by Exeter
OPP who say they will be
laying a variety of charges.
The arrests may bring a mi-
nor crime wave to an end af-
ter five businesses and two
residences in town were
broken into during the past
week. Police say cash is the
main thing being stolen.
Charges include: Posses-
sion of stolen property;
breaches of probation and
narcotics possession.
In other police activities:
One person was charges.with
impaired driving; three peo-
ple were charged with liquor
offences and 12 accidents
were investigated.
Construction of
warm room to
begin this month
"We are realizing the funds but we still
need a little more help with donations"
Chris Skalkos T -A staff
EXETER - The concept of having a warm room in the South Hu-
ron Recreation Centre will soon be a reality.
Board members of the Rec Centre met Thursday night to discuss
the project and said construction should be completed by early De-
cember.
"The materials have been ordered, it's just a matter of getting them
here," said Dave Urlin, chairperson of the Warm Room Committee.
— Continued on page 2
Couple wins lottery - twice
TORONTO - "It was hard to im-
agine", Lyle Solinger said after
winning $25,000 playing Instant
Bingo. This is the Grand Bend res-
ident's second major lottery win.
In 1993, he won $10,000 playing
Wintario.
Solinger bought and scratched
the winning ticket at Bingo Land
East on London Road. "Everyone
in the bingo hall was applauding
when 1 won," he said. Solinger,
61, is a retired correctional servic-
es employee. He and his wife,
Marilyn, are parents of four and
grandparents of five. They plan to
buy a new television and wall unit
and take a trip to Arizona. With
the $10,000 windfall they shared
with their children and went to Las
Vegas.
Lyle and Marilyn Solinger, Grand Bend have won their sec-
ond major lottery win. Here they receive their $25,000
cheque.
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