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Grand Bend harbour committee chairman Larry Broadley said the harbour is self sufficient and, in fact, contributes as much as $30,000. "There is no way this should be done on the backs of taxpayers," said Naylor. She noted that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is very pos- itive when it comes to upgrading Grand Bend's tourism business. On March 10, Minister of Mu- nicipal. Affairs Ed Philip came to Grand Bend and announced that the village was receiving a $172,825 jobsOntario grant. Part of that money, $20,000• was slated to go towards the Waterfront Development Plan of which Naylor began Wednesday night. That plan originally called for 6(X) additional lir Please see Grand, page two. A tunnel of fun in Dashwood Jenne Regier and her brother Greg (behind) had nothing but smiles for the inflatable maze tunnel set up at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood Saturday by Big V Drug Stores as part of the children's play area. More Friedsburg photos on pages 8, 10, and 12. Grand Bend faces mail box shortage A shortage of mail boxes in Grand Bend shows no signs of an easy solution GRAND BEND - When the village of Grand Bend extended its boundaries, the need for more postal boxes increased. However, those wishing to get a lock box at the local post of- fice arc facing a waiting list. Grand Bend has recently sought out the assistance of Lamhton MP Rose -Marie Ur to help them find not only more boxes hut try to find a way to bring an end to the delivery of junk mail. Both problems it seems have fallen upon deaf cars. • In a recent letter to Ur from Tint McGurrin, officer of Feder- al Government Relations with Canada Post, he wrote, "while we arc aware that a waiting list exists for postal boxes, the phys- ical limitations of thc post office building do now allow us to in- stall additional compartments and we arc unable to expand the existing structure of the build- ing," McGurrin adds that because the village continues to grow, the concerns are being brought to the attention of the senior ex- ecutives of Canada Post who are responsible for delivery and op- erations. "You may be certain that we will strive to provide all res- idents of the arca with appropri- ate mail service," wrote McGur- rin. Meanwhile the junk mail sit- uation remains the same. Ur has reported to Grand Bend council that if anyone wants to be re- moved from certain organiza- tion's lists who arc sending out addressed junk nail they can contact the Canadian Direct Marketing Association, 1 Con- corde Gate, Suite 607 Don Mills Ontario, M3C 2N6 or call them at 416-391-2362. Stephen Twp. gets funds for landfill expansion $42,500 will help keep the township's dump operating until a county -wide -site is chosen CREDITON - Huron MPP Paul Klopp announced Friday that Ste- phen Township would be eligible for a $42,500 grant to help expand the township's landfill. The present dump is running at or near capacity, and township council have been seeking ways to increase its capacity enough to keep it in operation until a county -wide site is established later this decade. Township councillor Wilmar Wein said upon hearing the news of the grant that he expected it was to help purchase a new buffer zone around thc landfill site. The buffer .sn't intended to be used for land- fill directly, hut will allow the present site's boundaries to be used more fully. "I'm not surc how much of an expansion it is," said Wein, noting thc amount of the grant. He said the government has been providing regular grants under its Waste Management Program to help with studies and tests to pave the way for the expansion. The announcement of thc grant, however, docs not guarantee the expansion will go ahead. Klopp's office has noted that the expan- sion is still subject to approval from the Ministry of the Environ- ment. Over 500 cyclists to swarm local roads _between Grand Bend and London The fifth annual 150k bicycle ride this Saturday and Sundayshould raise over $150,000 to fight Multiple Sclerosis PORT BLAKE - Well over 500 cyclists will be swarming local roads this weekend for the fifth annual Multiple Sclerosis 150 -kilometre bicycle ride from Grand Bend to London and hack. Lori Ann Young, the special event super- visor for this year's bike tour, confirmed that 565 riders had registered for the ride as of Fri- day afternoon. All will be completing the full 150 - kilometre route, as plans for a half -distance 75k tour were cancelled. The cyclists will be leaving in groups from the Port Blake Conservation Authority this year. Young said the change in starting point allowed the riders to avoid the busy Highway 21. Instead, they will ride cast along Highway 83 before turning south in Dashwood on County Road 2 through to Mount Carmel, east to Clandeboye and south through Den fild on the way to London. A slightly differs route back will provide a change of scenery the next day. The cyclists will be staying overnight at the University of Western Ontario, where they will be treated to massages, food, and en- tertainment, courtesy of the event's many cor- porate sponsors. "It's an event everybody talks about all year," said Young of the 130 -kilometre ex- perience. The riders will be divided up into groups of elite, advanced, and novice riders. How long does it take the elite riders to complete the 75 kilometre trek to London using pedal power alone? Last year, Young said it took them less than two and a half hours. Most of the riders, however, will take up to four or five hours to complete each day's ride, and will probably see more of the scenery on the way. Tour leaders accompany each group, and there are several checkpoints along the way to fill up on water, snacks, or take a short rest. "We've had beautiful weather the last four years," said Young, hoping this weekend is Just as co-operative. "Of course, as an organizer, 1 always make sure the wind is at everyone's back," she jokes. Last year, the sponsored cyclists raised $158,000 at the Grand Bend ride, which is only one of six such rides in Ontario this sum- mer and fall. Many people, but few complaints for Grand Bend holiday weekend GRAND BEND - There were rel- atively few charges on the long Civic Holiday weekend according to the Grand Bend OPP. Sgt. Gord Bruce reported that the parking lots which hold up to 1,400 cars were full. "We had a lot of people. The peo- ple who ron the parking lot had every spot filled and they turned some away on Sunday," said Bruce. Hc said his officers laid the fol- lowing charges: 127 Liquor Li- cense Act, 15 seatbelt, 12 rules of thc road, two trespassing, three fail- ure to show insurance, 11 environ- mental protection, one impaired driving, four 12 -hour driving sus- pensions, and three criminal code. "Thc bars all had lineups, they couldn't get in," he said of thc night life. "Everything quieted down around 4 a.m., we had no major problems." Laundry goes missing from Centralia clotheslines CENTRALIA - Police are look- ing for a laundry thief in Centralia. Several instances of theft of clothing from laundry lines in Cen- tralia hack yards have been report- ed to police. The items of clothing, mostly women's, were taken from three different clotheslines between July 19 and 27. Police are also investigating mis- chief done to two vehicles parked in the Canadian Tire parking lot in Exeter. On July 25 both vehicles were pelted with eggs, causing some paint damage. If anyone has information about these incidents, they can contact the police at 235-1300, or Crime Stop- pers at I -800-245-1777.