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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-11-9, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Congratulations 'Rocket' aril hbe S.H. Field Hockey Team on your Ibree-Peat Serving Exeter and area since 1873 SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 23S-0262 Hot Bread 10 a.m. daily Our bread Is baked fresh from scratch ItERSERIBE! 1 11 you aren't subscribing to The 1 Times -Advocate, you're missing out. Use the coupon below and subscribe today! 1 Name: I Address City 1 Prov. 1 Postal Code $UBSCRIPTIQN RATES: Canada Within 40 miles - (65 km) addressed to non letter carrier addresses $30.00 plus $2.10 G.S.T. 1 Outside 40 miles • (65 km) or any letter Carrier address 560.00 + $4.20 G.S.T. Outside Canada -$99.00 r•( See 40 voeiac.h 1 USE YOUR CREDIT CARD 00000000 1 00000000 Card No. 1 Expiry Date I] Visa 0 Master Card 0 Cheque enclosed Return to; TIMES ADVOCATE ` me24 Main St. Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S6 I woo me um ar• — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Inside All the Exeter candidates And all the questions you weren't afraid to ask See page 2 Make -A -Wish Foundation launches local fundraising campaign See page 8 Amalgamation on hold Middlesex plans different from Lucan and Biddulph See page 15 Gidley to go slower? Neighbours ask for high school traffic restrictions See page 16 Tech 21 Cutting edge of technical education Crossroads Second front Three -peat Panthers first ever triple OFSAA winners See page 18 Wednesday. November 9, 1994 -f j Remember John Webster of the Hensall Legion was at Valu Mart in Exeter last week for the annual Poppy Campaign. Webster served in both the Army and Merchant Marine during World War 11. Classifieds pages 24-28 Announcements pages 29-30 Experts page 31 Search goes on for an adult day centre The steering committee hopes the centre can be up and running in South Huron by the new year EXETER - A day centre for seniors with Alzheimers or senile dementia is hoped to be in operation by the New Year, even though organizers are still searching for an ideal location for the facility. Ann Morris, one of the people behind the effort to bring such a day cen- tre to the southern part of the county, said that the hope is to create a cen- tre that could provide a program for only two days a week, to start. "But we know it will grow beyond that," said Morris, agreeing the present problem is to find "somewhere to house it. The trouble is finding somewhere suitable." Accessibility is a big issue for the clients of such a centre, she said. Even though they may not be in wheelchairs, "they fear stairs". Somewhere light and bright is preferable to a location below ground, which she said may unfortunately rule out hopes it could be accommodated in an under- used part of the South Huron Hospital base- ment. A kitchen will also be a must, but if Morris is to fill out her wish list, the location would "really, ideally [have) some sort of whirl- pool". That luxury may have to wait, because the program will likely have little money to invest at first, and will operate as a satellite program of the Clinton Adult Day Centre presently at the old Huronvicw centre. Drawing on the expertise of an established program is a logical step, Morris said. "They know what the needs are, they just have to teach volunteers," she said. Naturally, the search for the location for a day centre goes beyond the borders of Exeter into the surrounding communities. However, since most clients are likely to he from the town, it might be an ideal central location, given the fact that most Alzheimers patients dislike travelling. "There's some clients not going [to the Clinton centre] because they don't like travelling," said Morris, adding that long car rides also disorient 0 -Please see Day, page three. "We've got to get these things in place, because if we don't do it, who's going to do it for us?" Lakeshore development main concern for Hay reeve candidates Nine-year reeve Lionel Wilder is challenged by deputy Murray Keys on Monday's ballot ZURICH - The battle for reeve of Hay Township is one of three top -chair contests in the municipal election in the Times -Advocate's readership area. Longstanding reeve Li- onel Wilder is being challenged by present deputy -reeve Murray Keys. An all -candidates meeting was not scheduled for town- ship voters to hear the two address the issues, but inter- views with the T -A suggest the two have slightly varying approaches to how Hay will be brought slightly closer to the 21st century. "Murray is a worthy opponent," Wilder said of his op- position, and said he and Keys have been, and will continue to be, good friends. Wilder has been on council for the past 27 years, the past nine as reeve. Still, Wilder lists a number of reP sons why he wants to continue in the reeve's chair, at least for the next three years. One of the top issues for the township, he said, will be whether or not a sewage treatment system will be possible for the lakeshorc properties, perhaps in conjunction with the Village of Zurich. Development is currently stalled in the Highway 21 cottage subdivisions, due to environmental concerns over the limits of private septic systems. If municipalities like Hay, Zurich and Stephen Township could work together to fund a joint treatment plant, it would solve a lot of problems and he "an example of mu- nicipalities working together", said Wilder. A perennial problem for the township, said Wilder, is fire protection. With no department of its own, Hay contributes to the budgets of five different departments. Perhaps, as Wilder has suggested before, amalgamation with Zurich coukt make that municipality's department Hay's own ser- vice. and "maybe joining with Hay, it would be better for Zurich", he said. "We're not trying to take over anyone. We want to better ourselves," said Wilder. •' Please see Race, page sixteen. Vote Monday Polls open Monday morning for municipal voters all across Ontario, including all Times -Advocate read- ers (except those whose councils were completely acclaimed). Voters should check their enu- meration notices to find the poll at which they should be voting. Polls will open at 10 a.m., and the booths will close for counting at 8 p.m. The Times -Advocate will bring you the full results from 12 local municipalities in next Wednesday's issue. Deer collisions on rise on local roadways Local motorists ran into crossing deer on Highways 83, 84 and 21 last week EXETER - Collisions with deer are taking their toll once again on local roadways, as the Exeter OPP reports three collisions this last week alone. Last Tuesday, Dianne Steckle of Hensall was driving on Highway 84 when her vehicle struck a deer. Vehicle damage was light, and no passenger injuries were reported. Last Wednesday, Otto Sheppard of RR2 Grand Bend collided with a deer on Highway 21. Again with no personal injuries, vehicle damage was listed as moderate. On Thursday on Highway 83, William Peat of Grand Bend •struck a deer, again with moderate damage and no personal injuries. Other traffic accidents reported by the OPP in the last week, include a collision last Tuesday at the in- tersection of William and Nelson Streets in Exeter last Tuesday between vehicles driven by Tracy Tripp and John Switzer, both of Exeter. Injuries were repotted as minor with light vehicle damage. Last Wednesday, vehicles driven by Jason Boone of Grand Bend and Daniel Dawe of RR3 Zurich col- lided on Exeter's Main Street. With vehicle damage ranging from light to severe, injuries were reported as minor. Also Wednesday, there was a collision at the in- tersection of Highway 21 and Highway 83 between vehicles driven by Helen Bryce of Watford and Jo- seph Riehl of Goderich. Injuries were minor, and damage moderate to severe. Again Wednesday, a vehicle driven by Tracy Jef- frey of RR2 Zurich collided with a pedestrian, Mar- lene Bedard of Hay Township, on Highway 84. Bedard sustained what police say were minor in- juries. There was no vehicle damage. On Thursday, Leo Creces of Zurich was involved in a single vehicle accident on Highway 83. Al- though damage to his vehicle was considered se- vere, there no personal injuries reported. In the past week, police arrested one motorist for impaired driving. Joy of victory Amanda Glavin hugs Cara Gardner moments after the South Huron field hockey team won their third straight OFSAA field hockey championship Saturday In Kingston. For more coverage, see page 18.