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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-7-27, Page 22Page 22 Times -Advocate, July 27, 1994 Road projects to create jobs in Middlesex county LONDON - Five projects total- ling $2.8 million, approved under the Canada/Ontario Infrastructure Works program, will create an esti- mated 40 person-years of employ- ment in Middlesex County, Lamb - ion -Middlesex MP Rose Marie Ur, London -Middlesex MPP Irene Ma- thyssen and Warden Earl French announced Thursday. Funding will he used to recon- struct and improve County Roads 8, 27, 39 and 47 and to replace Re- ynolds Creek Bridge. Reconstruction of County Road 8 includes replacing two culverts, Bob Heywood, Auc) leer 235-0874 Auc n Reminders Wed., evening July 27 at 6 p.m. on location in Belmont Ont. Offering an excellent Main St. residential property along with several lots of antiques, collectibles, 9 pc. dining suite, furnishings and misc. items. This Thursday Evening July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Hensall Are- na. Dispersing a large offering of furnishings, appliances, an- tiques, china and glass from Marion MacLean of Exeter and Frank Schewo of London incl. 2 dining suites, 2 bedroom suites, teak secretary style bookcase, oak entertainment centre, and hundreds of useful items. Full list in last weeks paper. Civic Holiday Monday Auc- tion Aug. 1. at 10 a.m. at South Huron Rec Centre Exet- er. Dispersing the contents of 2 Exeter homes along with addi- tions from Clinton, Zurich etc. see full ad in this paper. Wed. evening Aug. 17 at 5:30 p.m. We will be offering an ex- cellent well kept auction for Mr. and Mrs. Gord Kraft of Dash- wood along with additions, for Mr. Morley Hall. Both homes have been sold. Auctioneer: Bob Heywood 235-0874 widening and upgrading, improv-tng drainage and paving the surface, will create an estimated 332 per- son -weeks of employment. Work should be completed by November 1994. Improvements to County Road 39 include relocating a drainage ditch, reconstructing five concrete culverts and widening and upgrad- ing the driving surface. This will create 386 person -weeks of em- ployment Work is scheduled to start in October 1994 and should be completed by December 1995. Reconstruction of County Road 47 will involve a culvert extension, base _ widening and upgrading, drainage improvements and a new asphalt surface to create 458 per- son -weeks of employment. Work will start immediately and should be completed by February 1995. Reconstruction work on County Road 27 will be similar to what is planned for County Road 47 and is expected to create 287 person - weeks of employment. Work should be completed by December 1995. "The creation of jobs, improve- ment of infrastructure and enhance- ment of quality of life for residents arc key priorities of the Canada/ Ontario Infrastructure Works pro- gram. Funding of these projects un- der the program will provide all of this, as well as contributing to the aesthetic environment and public safety of the residents of Middlesex County," said Ms. Ur. "I welcome the approval of our infrastructure projects by our feder- al/provincial partners. This will benefit Middlesex County by pro- viding additional employment op- portunities and enhancing the quali- ty of life for all residents by upgrading the county road system," said Warden French. Fun in the sun Melissa McNaughton, had more than enough fun at the Exeter's Victoria Park wading pool last Monday, June 18. The Huron County Board of Education invites tenders for FIRE SAFETY & CORRIDOR UPGRADES at Goderich District Collegiate Institute ~Sealed tenders addressed to The Huron County Board of Education will be received at the office of Garratt d iviarklevitz, 516 Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario, NSA 5T7, until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 1994. A Bid Bond amount of $20,00000 is required to accompany the tender. The successful bidder will be required to provide a 50% Performance Bond and 50% Labour and Material Payment Bond. A limited number of tender documents will be available to General Contractors only. after July 26. 1994, at the office of Garratt & Marktevitz, upon deposit of a certified cheque in the amount of $50 00 per set. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Graeme Craig Chair Paul Carroll Director qxxxxx'zxxxxxXxxzxxxxixxxZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ /► CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ESTAGE 3)) • PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Village of Grand Bend/Township of Stephen Grand Bend Area Sewage Treatment Facility Expansion Provincial 14 Sewage Works Project No. 1-0271 4 The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), Village of Grand Bend ►� (Village), and Township of Stephen (Stephen) will be holding an informal information session for the proposed Grand fend Area Sewage Treatment Facility Expansion. Date/Time: Saturday, August 6, 1994 - 9 a.m. to Noon Location: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 498, 8 Ontario Street North, 14 Grand Bend, Ontario. Purpose: Provide a project status update and an opportunity for public • involvement in the planning and decision making process for this C project. EInterested residents, homeowners, business owners and 'developers In • the Grand Bend Area should plan to attend. t The Class Environmental Assessment (EA) planning process for this /4 project has resulted in the following preferred solutions: 1 • Expand sewage treatment capacity to accommodate future needs by modifying (upgrading) the existing sewage lagoon system. • Utilize the "New Hamburg Process" approach to expand treatment capacity and improve treated sewage effluent quality. • Implement water conservation measures to reduce sewage flows. • Involve the Township of Bosanquet (Bosanquet) as a protect participant and provide future development in North Bosanquet with treatment capacity. Future (20 -year) sewage treatment capacity projections for the Grand Bend Area, including anticipated requirements for the Village, Stephen and Bosanquet, indicate a potential capacity expansion from 1900 m'/d (existing) to a maximum of 3800 m'/d. Future capacity requirements will be presented at the Information centre. Capital costs to upgrade the existing lagoon system capacity to 3800 m3/d are estimated at 4.7 million dollars. Annual operation and maintenance costs for an expanded treatment system are estimated to be $163,000. Details of anticipated ratepayer costs will be presented at the information centre. The proposed treatment capECity expansion Is subject to the Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MOEE) - class Environmental AssessmentDocumenL.for the Expansion of an E4sting Sewage or Water SYstem. The project Is being planned as a Schedule "C activity. If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved In discussion with OCWA, a person/party may request that the Minister of Environment and Energy "bump -up" or elevate the project to en Individual Environmental Assessment. 11 you require further Information, please contact: Stephen R. Pyla, P.Eng., Proloot Maier, M.M. Dillon Limited Box 428, Station 8, LONDON, Ontario, NBA 4W7. Telephone: (819) 43818192, Pax: (819) 8724209 - ZZZZZIXXXUZZXXZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZXXXXXZZZZZ. 0 • • • News Tip? call 235-1331 I" :ii‘ What really goes on at our church A man from our congregation came over to me after the ser- vice one Shay and said, "You write very well. You should write about what goes on here at our church." I told him that I would try to do that someday. I'm not sure but I think he meant that I shAuld report the weekly events and give a summary of the ser- vice like some churches do. Re- porting is not really the type of writing I tend to do, not that I don't think it's important. I suppose there are some peo- ple who might want to read that sort of information, but I thought that most of the people it matters to are already attend- ing the service. Then I read that 80 percent of Canadians claim to be Christians, while only 30 percent attend church regularly. So what is keeping this large percentage of Christians away from church? Are they too busy, ioo tired, or do they think regular worship in church is unnecessary? Do they pretend to have a belief in God because they'd rather not admit that they don't? It's easy to say you're a Chris- tian, actually being one is a little more involved. Maybe they have been turned off of going to church for some reason and have never given it another chance. Perhaps they really have no idea what church is like and so maybe reporting about it is a good idea. I could tell you about our vari- ous church groups and their ac- tivities, or I could relay the mes- sage from the children's story or the sermon, all of which are im- portant, but church is so much more than that. When you go to church often and get to know the people, the congregation becomes like a family. We share each other's joy and feel for each other in times of sorrow. We give each �<c,��cicb PROPERTY AUCTION PJa country Home on 3 acres of land Saturday July 30 at 11 a.m. Located 2 1/2 miles west of Zurich turn right (N) on 14th Conc. Sec- ond house in se;tond mile 1 1/4 or 1 1/4 miles east off Hwy. 21. This property has a lot of 266 ft. frontage and 492 ft. depth with a very clean well kept 4 bedroom alum. sided frame house with newer roof, windows, oil heated, good spring water, older bam in good condition for storage. This is an ideal property location for your country living. Minutes from the water, beautiful sunsets and shores of Lake Huron. Terms: 1096 DOWN, balance in 30 days. Selling subject to a modest re- serve bid. Owner stated he has a tentative rental agreement for $650.00 per month. Proprietor Paul Ducharme Auctioneer John Finlay to vlew call 236-4230 236-4814 Saturday, Aug. 13. Complete household for Stuart Thiel WE DO LAMINATING Specializing in posters up to 24" in width Exeter Times -Advocate Exeter 235-1331 J other encouragement, guidance, and acceptance. We (earn how to pitch in and help when the need arises. We learn what it means to be active Christians and we are reminded to be thankful for God's bless- ings, and to be humble. Our minister is terrific and he keeps church interesting, mean- ingful, and fun. Our church is a place to come to for strength, for rest, and for peace. It's a place to bring our children so they can build their faith in God. Taking children to church re- minds me of the saying, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." If you keep bringing the horse to the trough, he'll eventually drink when—he's thirsty enough, but he can't get that water if you don't give him the chance. Oh, it would be a lot easier to go to church by myself most Sundays, and it would be a lot easier to sit in church and relax every Sun- day instead of trying to teach Sunday school, but that's not what it's all about. For many years, I went through the motions of going to church without really being able to fathom what it meant. Church came to mean all these other things to me as I reached a cer- tain maturity in my faith jour- ney. It's a maturity that comes from things like marriage, and parenting, and from ups and downs and losses in one's life. I don't know how anyone without a belief in God even begins to deal with the loss of a loved one. For some people, turning their life over to God is a sudden and dramatic event. For others, it's very gradual and subtle. It's more likd a tug-of-war in which God is sort of playing with you, waiting to give that final pull that takes you across the line. But with this tug-of-war, to lose means you win, because in giving up the struggle to resist, you gain a sense of peace and freedom from worry, and a new outlook on life. Faith is something that has its highs and lows. Sometimes it gets down to remnants that are reserved for weddings and bap- tisms. If you work at it and keep it strong, it will always be there for you. Once you have it, you want the people: you love to have it too and going to church is one of the best ways to keep a faith strong. I don't understand why people who profess to be Chris- tians, don't want to go to church. There's so much to learn and many ways to grow. There are no rules about how often you must attend or how much you have to contribute. You give what you can and do what you feel capable of. it's up to you. You are always wel- come. The requirements are not that difficult. Micah 6, vs. 8 says, "...And what does the Lord re- quire of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk hum- bly with your God." That's not too much to ask. I don't know why so many people turn it down. Politics and religion are sub- jects that people tend to avoid discussing sometimes and I was a little hesitant to tackle this. But I have no regrets. Part of being a Christian is to stand up for your beliefs. The only regret I have is that I waited so long to do it, because the man who suggested that I write about our church was Doody Horst...and now he is gone. Even though this may not be exactly what he had in mind, I owe the inspiration for this . column to him. He was right. People should know what goes on at our church. Civic Holiday Monday Auction Monday MomingAuguat 1 at 10 a.m, at South Huron Rec Centre, Exeter Dispersing an large offering of fumishings, appliances, antiques, china and glass and mise. items from 2 Exeter homes which have been sold plus additions. HOUSEHOLD & ANTIQUES: Two -3 pc. bedroom suites incl. dress- ers, chest of drawers and double beds, 2 chrome tables and chair sets, computer desk, chest of drawers, washstand, sofa bed, coffee and end tables (glass top), Kenmore auto washer and electric dryer, chesterfield, trunk, night table, microwave, 1/2 round end table, good elec. water heater, dressers, exercise bike, stereo, upright vacuum, folding wooden chairs, humidifer, several boxes of books and maga- zines, 2 boxes LPs records, metal utility cupboard, kitchen and cook- ware, a Targe selection of china and glass incl. cups and saucers, Germany, pressed glass, brie a brac, (amps, hand and garden tools, old tools, electrical and electronic misc. items, aluminum and wooden doors, electric lawn mower and hundreds of useful and collectible items. Auctioneer: Bob Heywood 235-0874 LARGE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Of household, antiques, farm machinery, vehicles, plumbing supplies, new and used tools, house trailer, etc. Ilderton Falr Grounds, llderton Ontario, 8 mi. N.W. of London (Watch for signs) SATURDAY AUGUST 8 -10:30 A.M. The following has been consigned from Exeter, London and area HOUSEHOLD 8 ANTIQUES: Large pine dining table and 9 cane bottom chairs, 4 oak dining chairs, small pine chesterfield table, .coloured TVs, chesterfield suites, end tables, book case, chests of drawers, air conditioner, wagon lamp, antique copper bath tub, with claw feet, and wood rail. Daisy cart, exercise rowing machine, store fixtures, etc. etc. 2 complete households. PWMBINQ SUPPLIES: from a plumbing business closeout - power attic ventilator, _heating and cooling equipment, _Freon gauges, Halogen leak detector, Millivolt meter, gas pressure test gauge, Rldgid 1246 cast cutter, 2" 1 1/2" x 30 metal rolls, eavestrough fittings and trough, Wright system shelving dividers, bench mount punch, heavy duty folding tables, etc. TRACTORS: M.F. 255, diesel, with cab, M.F. 50, Int. 574 T.A., low hours, 353 Detroit diesel power unit (complete), duals 14.9 x 38. Int. 28 plate wheel disc, Int. 400 corn planter, 4 row, N.I. 2 row N. picker shelter, Case baler model 230, Int. blower 156, N.I. 1 row picker, seed drills, 2 row corn planter, M.D. mower, log sleighs, 2 fur. horse plow, Keverland 3 fur. 3 pt. h. plow, 2 row horse scuffler, snow blower, 14 Kongskllde h.d. cult.,etc. Fleetwing, 20', sleeps 6, complete. ) IMI 1981 Chev 1/2 ton pickup, as Is, truck topper with door, 1980 Ford LTD Crown Victoria car, power, air, automatic, 2 door, trailer pkg., colour grey. lei' AND USED TI)1$: of all kinds. Still accepting some consignments. Call the auctioneers Immediately. TERMS: Cash of known cheque sale day. Lunch booth AUCTIONEERS PILSON & ROB$ON PHON1/PI1X (819) g811011$3