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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-11-22, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, November 22, 1995 Regional r• wrap up Two killed in accident near Wingham MITCHELL - A father and son from Ethel were killed last Sunday night in a single -vehicle accident five miles south of Mitchell on Highway 23, report- ed the Mitchell Advocate. Ronald Harrison, 38, and son David, 13, were pronounced dead at the scene after the vehi- cle they were travelling in left the road and hit a tree. Injured in the collision were 10 -year-old Michael Harrison and 11 -year-old Krista Harrison, both of London. Michael was taken to Stratford General Hos- pital and Krista was transferred to Children's Hospital in Lon- don. Both were listed in stable condition last week. According to police, road and weather conditions at the time of the 5:45 p.m. accident were good and not considered to have been a contributing factor. The collision is still under in- vestigation by OPP. Goderich man threatens -residents with knife GODERICH - A 33 -year-old Goderich man was taken to Lon- don Psychiatric Hospital for evaluation last Saturday after he allegedly stole a car at knife- point, then broke into a house, reported the Goderich Signal - Star. According to a Goderich Po- lice press release, the driver was parking his car at the Esso Cen- tre on Victoria Street North at about 8 a.m. when a man carry- ing a knife ordered the driver out. The driver complied and the man got in the car and drove off. Minutes later, police were called to a home were the man with a knife had gained entry. After entering the house the sus- pect broke the front door win- dow with the knife and then drove away in the stolen car. The man was later seen at the A&P store at Suncoast Mall where he caused a disturbance. Store staff confronted the man and noticed he had blood on his hand from a cut. He was seen leaving the store and driving north on Bayfield Road. The man was arrested without incident in a Dungannon resi- dence at approximately 9:10 a.m. The car was found nearby. The Signal -Star reported the man was taken to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital for treatment and then taken into custody under the Mental Health Act. The investigation is continu- ing. Trail set for local medical staff WINGHAM - . The case against a local physician and two nurses will go to trial on February 20, 1996, reported the Wingham Advance -Times. Charges against the medical staff were laid by Ontario Pro- vincial Police, acting on advice from the Crown Attorney's Of- fice in June following a child abuse incident. Since that time the case has bounced from Provincial Of- fences Court in Wingham to Provincial Court in Goderich and back to the Wingham court. The cost of success Bluewater Recycling As- sociation proposing .municipal co -collection EXETER - The financial success of the Bluewater Recycling As- sociation is proving to be a mixed blessing. Exeter Council was advised sev- eral weeks ago its monthly dues would be drastically reduced or even eliminated as a result of ex- cellent markets for its recyclables. A monthly invoice, however, ap- peared before council Monday night at the same time a proposal from BRA was circulated to all member municipalities. BRA is contemplating collecting municipal solid waste at the same time it col- lects items from the blue boxes. The change in mandate will ne- cessitate the building of a' transfer station in Huron Park and the pur- chase of three vehicles. Reeve Bill Mickle asked if the board of di- rectors could possibly consider, without the approval of the host municipalities, spending the "prof- its" in this manner rather than re- turning those sums to where they rightfully belong. "I'm concerned because the profits which have started to come into the system have dried up . Are we paying for the trucks?" Mayor Ben Hoo- genboom agreed, saying, "We should inquire as to where the mon- ey is coming from for these pur- chases." Councillor Bob Spears ob- served, "At $100,000 a truck, they must already have a means of fund- ing. I wonder if the trucks are al- ready ordered." Hoogenboom added each mu- nicipality that signs on would do so for a period of 10 years. The waste would be trucked to one or more sites in Ontario and Michigan. Committee within budget EXETER - Councillor Joe Rider re- ported to council Monday night on behalf of the building committee of the Old Town Hall. His update cen- tred on the fact the committee was well within budget and there would be a thorough accounting of funds spent when the project is complet- ed. At this point, council approved the purchase of furniture, the re- pairs to the bell tower and a few in- cidentals that were not part of the budget. He asked council to consid- er another request. The entrance to the new munici- pal offices does meet the building code, but some believe the ramp would be a hazard in winter and it could be modified to make it aes- thetically more pleasing. The cost for such a change would be approx- imately $5600. "It would be wrong to wait another year before imple- menting a re -design," said Rider. Council agreed to the modifica- tion. The opening will take place on Dec. 8 with representatives from all levels of government in attendance. A reception will follow the opening ceremonies, and the entire commu- nity is invited to take part. Boundary changes meet practice School boundary changes will have minimal impact on local residents according to board superintendent Heather Mir T -A staff CLINTON - Elementary and secondary school boundary changes in Huron County are "catching up to what people are already doing," according to Superintendent Gino Giannandrea. Boundary changes outlined at the Nov. 6 Huron County Board of Education meeting will have minimal impact on residents living in the areas affected. The Management Committee report indicated the changes are of a housekeeping nature, reflecting current enrollment patterns. A school boundary review recommended the area in Hay Town- ship affecting Hensall Public School and Zurich Public School catchment areas be considered for expansion to include Lots 22-28, Concession 4 and Lots 6 and 7 North Boundary. Dennis Harris, transportation manager, indicated this change would not have a neg- ative impact of any of the affected residences. At present all stu- dents residing at the indicated locations attend Hensall Public School. A second boundary change in the Brussels area would affect F.E. Madill Secondary School and Seaforth District High School. Ex- pansion would include the Village of Brussels, Lots 1-10, Conces- sion 11 in Grey Township and the area known as the Graham Sur- vey. This change would "square off' the current boundary. The third change affecting Goderich District Collegiate Institute and Central Huron Secondary School would expand the boundary to include Lot 34, Concession 2 and Lots 28-35, Concession 1 of East Wawanosh and Lots 36-44, Concession 14 of Hullett Township. Council approved all three recommendations for boundary expan- sion by the Management Committee. All property owners affected by these changes will be notified to invite their comments and sug- gestions. Scouts conduct paper drive EXETER - When the executive body of the first Exeter Scouts de- cided to organize a paper drive, they knew the success of the pro- ject would depend on the com- munity's response no matter how many scouts participated and no matter how much effort they put into it. The community responded by the truck loads. The First Exeter Scouts organiza- tion held their first paper drive Sat- urday morning and organizers say it was art overwhelming success. Over 40 kids involved with Bea- vers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers went door to door collecting re- cycleable paper from area busi- nesses and residences to raise mon- ey for scouting activities and to promote the scouting organization in Exeter. Beaver leader, Ann Rundle said the organization's executives have been planning and promoting the project for a month and the kids were out by 7 a.m. collecting paper with the help of their leaders, and parents who needed 25 vehicles to transport the stacks of paper they gathered. According to rundle, the amount of paper they collected would save150 trees that would otherwise be cut down to produce paper. "That goes to show how much of a difference we can make in one day," said Rundle. Barb Ferguson, one of the vol- unteer parents said almost all of the businesses contacted participat- e. n the project with many pre- paring bundles of paper at their front doorstep before the scouts ar- rived. Despite the rainy and cold weath- er, Scout leader Ron MacEachern said the project turned out better than he anticipated and he was glad to see so many Cubs, Beavers, Scouts and Venturers turn out to participate. "It's nice to see the community respond like this and it's great to see the whole Scout movement working together," said Ma- cEachern. 1 Greig Archibald, of the Bluewater Recycling Association, informed people about recycling and user pay systems at Leprechaun Hall in Lucan Thursday night. User pay system explained .r Continued from front page duction of waste." Beginning in 1992, especially with user pay going into effect, explained Archibald, people have in- creased their recycling. And, the more items put on the recylables list, the more recycling increases. In early December, fine paper will be added to the list as well as aerosol cans and empty paint cans. Bluewater, which has been in the recycling business since 1989, will mail out calendars to update residents in the next few weeks. The upsurge in recyling may be due to environ- mental and financial reasons, two key advantage points the Village of Lucan outlined in its "Why User Pay?" literature distributed at the open house. "Bluewater Recycling Association member mu- nicipalities are striving to reach the Ministry of The Environment and Energy's waster reduction goal of 50 per cent by the year 2000," read an article on Blue - water's display board. "User pay systems are quickly being identified as an effective means of encouraging waste reduction. The 'pay as you produce' waste col- lection concept directly rewards reduction efforts and personalizes those who turn their heads to our mount- ing problem." "Every aluminum pop can you recycle saves enough energy to run (a) TV for three hours," said Archibald. "Every can you put in the blue box you get 97 per cent of material back. Every can in the landfill you get zero back." "User pay is a much more equitable distribution of garbage disposal costs," he added. "You pay for what you use so why should garbage be any different?" Beginning Dec. 1, Lucan garbage bag stickers will be available at Darling's Food Market, Lankin's Shell Sta- tion, Beckers and The Wicker Basket at $2 each for bags weighing up to 20 kilograms. Final plans for boundary road submitted to council Land will be purchased in both townships for construction USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Final plans for construction of the Us- borne-Biddulph boundary road Ph? e foff` Thar rt: "' g ink it was noted it will be necessary to purchase land in both Usborne and Biddulph for this construction. Council recommended Biddulph Township be responsible for ar- ranging these purchases. Zoning Bylaws A delegation attended the meet- ing to discuss zoning regulation on property located at Part Lot 13, Concession 1. Ray Howarth and Irene Blais- Howarth are proposing a hair styl- ing salon which will be owned and operated by Tracy McQuiggan, oc- cupant of the home. Blais- Howarth, a master hair stylist, in- dicated she is willing to act as McQuiggan's tutor at this location. Council advised the regulations for a home occupation permit a hair salon at this site, however, they do not allow employees other than family members. The delegation said they intend to submit the necessary planning ap- plication allowing an employee oth- er . t f 1 .�:�!x�.eatnber... :They : •ask ,e Q1 3A,pt►etlogti k tent,- poraary� violation of the bylaw until their application is submitted. Although council advised it will not approve a zoning bylaw contra- vention because the bylaw is silent in regard to the position of a 'tutor', it said Blais-Howarth may work at the site as 'tutor' until McQuiggan becomes licensed. Should Blais-Howarth wish to continue working at this site, once McQuiggan receives her licence, council advised the property owner or his agent will be required to sub- mit an application for minor var- iance to permit an additional em- ployee under the home occupation regulations or to rezone the prop- erty to Village Commercial. An application submitted by Em- manuel Baptist Church was ac- cepted by council and a public meeting was set for Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Petition A drainage petition was sub- mitted by Gladwin Penner for Lots 12 and 13, Concession 10, Usborne Township;,.] Council was advised a previous Ott on this drainage watershed has been prepared by Spriet Associates who will there- fore have old files and historical in- formation for this area. In a motior by Brian Hardeman, council agrees to appoint Bill Dietrich, P. Eng. W.E. Kelley and Associates to pre- pare a report on the Penner petition. Correspondence Council received correspondence from Canadian General regarding relocation of the demolition derby site at the Kirkton-Woodham Com- munity Centre. Sandra Strang ad- vised the derby was relocated due to encroachment of gravel extrac- tions and in response to a petition from the community. Council was advised Rick Mat- tuci is planning to sell used cars from the front of Heywood Auc- tions. Highway Commercial zon- ing on this property permits this use. Council addresses snow- mobile ban in Grand Bend "How do we address the ec- onomic concerns of the mer- chants without neglecting our obligations to the municipality" GRAND BEND - A recent decision by Grand Bend Council to ban snowmobile riders from oper- ating inside village limits sparked concern from area business owners during a council meeting Monday. The former bylaw only banned snowmobiles from sidewalks. Susan Roche, a delegate from Finnegan's Res- taurant on Main Street approached council claim- ing the new bylaw will hurt area businesses that de- pend on snowmobiling transient customers during the winter. "We don't want to give potential visitors a had im- age of Grand Bend with another "no" sign. It would be a financial disaster for establishments that are open in the winter time," said Roche. "We would like to encourage people to come to the village on their snowmobiles and buy food and refreshments from our local merchants," she added. A letter presented to council by Don Brooks, the general manager of Grand- Bend Motorplex stated the racetrack is planning to attract snowmobilers to their track for winter functions and Grand Bend merchants would benefit from the influx of tourists. Mayor Cam Ivey, said the new bylaw was nec- essary to try and keep the snowmobilers off side- walks since the machines compact snow making it difficult for the sidewalks to be cleared after a snowfall. "The old bylaw was designed to keep them off the sidewalks but it didn't work...we have a lot of peo- ple who rely on the sidewalks," he said. Ivey said the amendment gives village bylaw of- ficers the power to enforce it by issuing tickets. Roche suggested one side of the streets remained unplowed to accommodate the snowmobiles, how- ever, administrator Paul Turnbull said the idea was not feasible. "After a snowfall we get calls from every business on Main Street asking us to remove the snow from the front of their business and you're asking us to leave a snow lane. I'm at odds with that, we are the ones who get the phone calls," said Turnbull. Councillor Bob Mann, said he liked the idea of trying to accommodate the snowmobilers. "If we think creatively, could we not come up with some way to leave a lane of snow for those who use snowmobiles to make them feel they are welcomed in Grand Bend?" said Mann. Ivey admitted it would be difficult to make both sides happy. "How do we address the economic concerns of the merchants without neglecting our obligations to the municipality?" he asked. Council decided to address the issue at the next Parking and Bylaw Enforcement meeting sched- uled for Nov. 28.