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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-9-14, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 14, 1994 TN THE NFWS Regional wrap up Province approves hospital heliport SEAFORTH - The Seaforth Community Hospital has been given the green light to build a helicopter landing pad. The Ontario Ministry of Health has agreed to fund the estimated S41,000 cost of the heliport, said Bill Thibert, chief executive officer of the hospi- tal. "We anticipate little or no dis- ruption with regard to hospital activities," Thibert told the Hu- ron Expositor. The heliport is expected to be completed by late October of this year. Court told Exeter woman harassed for month GODERICH - A 23 -year-old Exeter man who harassed a young' woman for a month - leaving messages on her answer- ing machine, notes on her car, showing up at events she attend- ed and telling her she was "gon- na burn" - was behaving like a "lovesick puppy" who couldn't belivc the relationship was over, said defence lawyer Jamie Grant. Derek Bierling, of Exeter was sentenced to 60 days in jail, to be served in Stratford on week- ends, after he pleaded guilty last Monday to one count of criminal harassment. Bierling was charged August 8 after the woman filed a com- plaint with the Exeter OPP, it was reported in the Goderich Signal -Star: St. Marys woman stalked before her murder STRATFORD - Claude Le- fler, 56, pleaded guilty to sec- ond degree murder in Stratford court on August 30 and was sentenced to lift imprisonment with no chance for parole for 15 years for the murder of St. Marys resident Shirley Lick- CrS. Justice James Donnelly said Lefler "weaved a web of terror" around Lickers with threats and harassment after she rejected hirn, it was reported in the Jour- nal Argus. Donnelly called the murder of the 49 -year-old mother of two, a "brutal and cowardly crime." Charges laid after firearm found at dance GODERICH - A Godcrich teenage is facing charges after being arrested at the Godcrich arena at a July 8 dance for be- ing in possession of a hand- gun. Police and court officials say the youth will appear in court on September 22 and the youth is facing at least one charge of theft with respect to the firearm. police chief Rus- sell Phillips said it was a real gun, but no other details were disclosed, it was reported in the Godcrich Signal -Star. r Ecology garden going ahead A property near the former Scout Hall will be used for the garden EXETER - An ecology garden will go ahead in Exeter next year. Town council last Tuesday evening granted approval to Ryan Good to make use of a plot of land near Marlborough Street and John Streets for an experimental community veg- etable garden. A prior request to use land near the Exeter Pool was rejected by council last month. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom asked Good what responsibilities the town would bear for the project, such as preparing the land for the garden. Good said no work by the town would be needed, and said he would be conducting soil tests on the plot in the next few weeks, and that a grass -killing mulch would be put down this fall. The agreement to use the land is for on one- year trial basis for now. "We must have some agreement that at the end of the time, it must be left as found," said deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller. Good agreed, but Fuller asked the agreement be made in writing. Good said the garden will not take up the whole area of land available, and it would be arranged around the three rows of trees west of the former Scout Hall. The trees on the property west of the old Scout Hall and the Lions Youth Centre will be planted around in what is to be at least a one-year experiment to get the community interested in an experimental, environmental vegetable garden. Hay Township balks at share of Zurich fire hall project The township says they might pay a third, but not 58 percent of the cost of new windows and doors ZURICH - The largest partner in the Zurich and Area Fire Board has balked at paying for renovations to the fire hall. Hay Township, which pays 58 percent of fire board costs, has re- jected a plan from the village to share out the cost of $7,000 worth of windows and doors to be added to the hall. The windows and doors fall out- side the renovations to the hall and public works building expected to be funded under the Canada/ Ontario infrastructure grant pro- gram. The other partner, Stanley Town- ship, has agreed to help with the renovations, but the township pays only 25.24 percent of the fire board budget, and Zurich only 16.70 per- cent. "Do two municipalities have the right to overrule a third?" asked Zu- rich reeve Bob Fisher at Thursday's village council meeting. Council did ask for a review of the fire board bylaw, but noted that the issue depends on whether the windows and doors are considered maintenance to the building, under which all three partners share, or capital works, for which Zurich is solely responsible. As a compromise, Hay Township has agreed to pay one third of the window and door costs, but not 58 percent. Fisher pointed out such an ar- rangement would double the vil- lage's share of the project, and also increase Stanley's cost. The reeve also suggested to coun- cil that the infrastructure renova- tions were mainly to create a bay in which the department's. rescue ve- hicle would he parked - a vehicle he said is primarily for use in town - Library gets priority on new project list or Continued from front page "I don't see a problem with us adding the library to this list," said Hoogcnboom. "What priority would you give it?" asked councillor Ervin Sil- lery. "Number one," insisted coun- cillor Dave Urlin. Council agreed to amend the list to include renovations to the library, with only two votes against it. Although public works had a IIsi of upgrades to the are- na, tennis courts, and the lawn bowling green, council put top priority on library renovations If additional govern- ment grants become available. Correction: charity incorrectly identifed The collection of donations car- ried out by the Exeter Fire Depart- ment on September 2, was to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy re- search, not Multiple Sclerosis, as reported in last week's paper. The fire department raised about $3,300 in the annual "toll booth" canvass. Also in the same issue, a charity ride partipated in by the Christian Motorcycle Association was mis- spelled. It's correct name is the Run for the Son. In the August 31 edition, in the article on palliative care, Mary Funk was incorrectly identified as Mazy Lambert. The Times -Advocate regrets these errors. r ship road emergencies. "We know we can't afford this project, both projects," said Fisher, and asked a meeting be set up with Hay to settle the issue. Later in the meeting, council re- viewed documentation suggesting extra funds might become available under the infrastructure program. "Maybe it isn't something we should laugh at, or scoff at. Maybe we should put in an application for the fire hall," said Fisher. Truck stolen from Exeter dealership lot EXETER - Police are investigat- ing the theft of a brand-new truck stolen from a dealer's lot near Exet- er on the weekend. The OPP say the turquoise green 1994 Extend -a -cab 4x4 truck was stolen from the Huron Motor Prod- ucts lot sometime between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m._ Saturday morning. Friday, police investigated the theft of a spray gun and car brush from the self -serve car wash at Ma- cLeans in Exeter. The hoses of the car was were cut as well by the thieves. 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