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Students complete study County wardens to meet with Minister
Times -Advocate, June 12, 1996 Page 5
their mutual concerns about a poli-
cy issues. The issue that has
brought them together is Bill 26,
The Savings and Restructuring
Act, which provides for the estab-
lishment of a process for individual
municipalities to promote propo-
sals for the establishment of a pro-
cess for individual municipalities
to promote proposals for separating
from county federations. As cur-
rently set out in the bill, restructur-
ing proposals are not required to
evaluate the impact of possible
changes on all affected municipali-
OAC geography class presents EBA with survey results
By Chris Skalkos
T -A Reporter
EXETER - There is a difference
of opinion between consumers and
Exeter business owners when talk
turns to big box retailing coming to
the community.
This is one of the findings a
South Huron District High School
geography class
presented the Exeter
Business Associa-
tion with during a
meeting last
Wednesday.
SHDHS teacher
Cliff Waters and his
OAC geography
class conducted a
Consumer Assess-
ment Study for the
Town of Exeter af-
ter they undertook
the project as an in-
dependent study for the semester.
The idea was initiated by council
after it was approached by several
new format retailers interested in
constructing a junior department
store at the north end of Exeter.
Using an outline created by a
group from the University of
Guelph, the South Huron students
conducted a series of exercises in-
cluding a consumer response sur-
vey and an analysis of Exeter's
downtown current trade area.
The study was designed to high-
light the positive and negative im-
pacts a new format retail establish-
ment, sometimes called "big box
stores" would have on the town.
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Waters and students Kate Farwell
and Josh Bailey attended the EBA
meeting to present their results
from the project.
"We found there was a conflict
between what the consumer wants
and what the business community
needs," said Farwell.
The study indicates most people
who responded to the survey would
shop at a junior de-
partment store in Ex-
eter. Consumers be-
lieve they would
find better prices and
wider range of goods
more conveniently.
The study indicates
such a store would
help return an es-
timated $1.3 million
the community loses
each year to out of
town shopping. It
would also increase
revenue, create a greater trade area
and provide employment op-
portunities. However, it could
create a surplus of retailers the
economy can't absorb which could
have a devastating effect on down-
town business.
"It would dampen Exeter's down-
town core, and that's a major con-
cern for local business," said Far-
well adding the groups feels
consumers did not consider that
when filling out the survey. "Every-
thing seems to be centered around
competitive pricing," she said.
EBA member Ron Bogart, said
there is a general consensus among
consumers that prices are always
We found
re was a
between
hat the
r wants
hat the
usiness
munity
needs."
more expensive in small towns.
But in his experience be has found
the cost and variety of goods are
comparable to big city stores.
"That's a good point. It's not that
our prices our higher but that's
what the customer perceives and
we have to change that perception."
said EBA Chairperson Tom Seip.
The study made a number of rec-
ommendations, most of which en-
courage the local business com-
munity to work together."
Exeter has to be unified and pro-
mote the business community as a
.whole," said Farwell.
Bailey suggested the unique as-
pects of downtown Exeter should
be emphasized to include archi-
tecture, storefronts and flowers.
"We felt this was important to
both consumers and business own-
ers," he said.
He added service provided by lo-
cal merchants is superior to big
box stores because they are more
knowledgeable about their prod-
ucts.
"This really adds to Exeter's
small town appeal," said Bailey.
The students warned their project
was not a professional study and
the findings were compiled from
only 122 returned surveys, how-
ever, they feel it represents the at-
titudes of the average Exeter shop-
per.
Seip said it provides valuable in-
formation that would have oth-
erwise cost a lot of money to obtain
and thanked the students for under-
taking the project.
Harris government cracks downon
unsafe trucks and impaired drivers
TORONTO - Transportation
Minister Al Palladini introduced
legislation Monday hiking truck
fines and cracking down on im-
paired drivers.
This legislation will more than
triple minimum tuck fines from
S60 to between $200 and $400 and
Back in Time...
By Ross. Haugh from the archives
the Exeter Times Advocd
10 YEARS AGO
June 11. 1986 - Jon O'Connor of Grand Bend has been named
junior student of the year at South Huron District High School.
Mary Angus, a Kirkton-Woodham Girl Guide leader for 10 years
will be representing the Mapleway area on a three weeks Guides
tour to the UK beginning July 4.
A choir from South Huron District High School is in Vancouver
this week entertaining at Expo '86. Jean Waring is director.
Mac (W.F.B.) MacLaren was honored with a life membership in
the Grand Bend Lions Club. He was a charter member of the club in
1950.
25 YEARS AGO
June 10, 1971 - Beginning June 23, all eating establishments in
the village of Grand Bend will close at 2.30 a.m. The controversy
started when the Chamber of Commerce sent a resolution asking for
a 2 a.m. curfew in an attempt to get people off the street and allow
village residents to get some sleep.
Councillors Ivan Luther and Shirley Sylvester voted for a three
o'clock closing while Murray DesJardins and Dave Jackson were in
favour of 2.30 a.m. Reeve John Payne broke the tie as he agreed
with the earlier closing time.
35 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1961 - The Exeter Golf Course being developed by Allan
Westcott on the St. Marys road will be open for play this Saturday.
Bill Snow, a grade eight student at S.S. 2, Usborne won the TA
trophy for finish in the Hensall Feeder Calf Club Friday night. He
also won reserve champion honors in junior showmanship.
Bill Systma and Ruth Anne Salmon were two winners at the first
Science Fair held at SHDHS. There were over 100 entries, including
some working models.
If the current trend continues the provincial park at the Pinery will
have another record busting season. Three hundred campers invaded
the park over the weekend, along with a large group of picnickers.
40 YEARS AGO
June 11, 1956 -Topping their grades at South Huron District High
School were Voldemars Gulens, Bill Pollen, Paul Wilson and Jane
Horton.
Thames Road United Church which was erected in 1881 at a cost
of $4,000 will celebrate its 75th anniversary, Sunday.
Dr. Carey B. Joynt, formerly of Hensall was honored recently
with the Alfred Nobile Robinson award for outstanding performance
in the service of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
50 YEARS AGO
June 10, 1946 - Graduates of Sarnia General Hospital Training
School for nurses numbering 180 returned to celebrate the golden
jubilee of the school. Among those coming back were Mrs. Lloyd
Taylor, Exeter; Mrs. Kenneth Johns, Elimville and Mrs. Mason, for-
merly Beulah Skinner of Belgrave.
Mr. Harry Bierling, who for the past 29 years has conducted a
general store in Exeter North, has disposed of the business to F.C.
Beaupre of Brockville.
Gordon Lamport who has conducted the Lamport Coffee Shoppe
for almost two years has sold the business to Mr. George Rether of
London.
75 YEARS AGO
June 11, 1921 - Mr. Frank Taylor's horse got fourth place in Ailsa
Craig races last week.
Mr. W.S. Cole is attending the Druggists' convention in Toronto
this week.
Mr. Fred Kerr of Crediton got third place in the Grand Internation-
al Handicap SI)bot at St. Thomas this week.
100 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1896 - From the assessment roll of the township of Us -
borne comes the following information. Total population 2,400.
Children between five and 16 years - 580; Persons between 21 and
60 - 538; Number of cattle - 5,671; Sheep - 2,413; Hogs - 2,179;
Horses - 1,819. Births during the year 1895 were 31 with 22 deaths.
The v dte black birds on the property of August Hill in Crediton
are still alive. Mr. Hill refused $1-0 for them last week.
Last week the married men of Crediton challenged the single men
to a game of baseball. On Saturday the young men were ready to
play, but the "old chaps" failed to appear.
increases maximum trucking fines
by 10 times - to $20,000.
The legislation also introduces
Administrative Licence Suspension
(ALS), which is an immediate 90 -
day suspension for drivers register-
ing over the legal blood-alcohol
limit.
"We will not tolerate impaired
driving. ',Administrative License
Suspen$ion has. save lives in, ()eta-
rio," Palladini said.
Legislation also introduces 'a
$100 fee to cover the costs that will
apply ,when most suspended licenc-
es are reinstated and will make it
more difficult to receive a seat belt
exemption on medical. grounds.
TORONTO - Ontario's Ontario's county
wardens have joined together to
present a message to Queen's Park
that the restructuring of municipali-
ties in counties should focus on im-
proving government in the interests
of all member municipalities. The
wardens support restructuring that
works towards reducing govern-
ment costs and providing more effi-
cient and effective public services
to all taxpayers in county areas.
• For the first time in the history of
county government in Ontario, the
warden's have united to express
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'Wonderful!' is how he describes
building a deck with plastic lumber
When Randy Cluff, a
Newmarket businessman,
decided to build a deck on his
Red Bay cottage, he was
attracted by the plastic
lumber supplied by Re -
Source Dungannon, in the
village of Dungannon just
north of Goderich. Plastic
lumber promises ease of
construction and maintenance
free, long life. It's made of
recycled materials. Randy's
firm is Canada Composting
Inc. and he's a great believer
in recycled materials.
Now, with the job finished,
Randy is still astounded at
how easy the work went and
the beauty of the finished
deck.
An experienced builder, he
did the work himself.
"Plastic lumber is just great
to work with," said Randy. "It
goes together beautifully and
much faster than ordinary
wood.
Plastic wood, he said, "is
just as easy to work with as
any good natural wood.
Better, in fact: there's no
knots, no splintering. I didn't
even bother to sand it. Every
plank I picked up was exactly
the same as the one before.
"You can cut it with any
kind of saw, screw nail it and
nail it right out near the edge
and you don't have to worry
about the nail splintering or
cracking the lumber.
"The finished deck
has no cracks opening
up the way conventional
wood usually does. And
of course I didn't have
to paint it and never
will. I figure the savings
on maintenance will
cover the extra cost of
plastic lumber in three
years. It's guaranteed
for 20 years.
Colors bunt right in
Randy chose plastic wood
with a cedar color molded
right in. His deck so closely
resembles the real thing that
visitors are usually fooled, at
first sight.
"People remark on my
beautiful cedar deck and how
carefully I've been selecting
wood without knots or warps
and how exactly everything
fits;" he said. "I tell them to
look closer and they're
always surprised that it's
plastic lumber."
Plastic lumber, made
chiefly of recycled milk
bottles, is a wave of the
future, says Randy. Recycled
plastic is being used for
paving stones, for instance
and even entire houses. And
when these plastic items are
discarded, they don't go into
the landfill but are recycled as
other useful things.
Call Dave
Dave Bere of Re -Source
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Randy Cluft & his 'cedar' deck of
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about your new project of
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lasting beauty and minimum
maintenance is important. He
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even have it built for you.
Plastic lumber comes in
five different colors. It's
strong, but more flexible than
wood so you will want to use
natural wood beams for long
spans. Dave supplies plastic
coated metal pieces for main
support components.
Dave guarantees
everything he sells. Re -
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