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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-11-9, Page 32ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION REMEMBRANCE SERV/CSS "Tey shall grow not old as we that are [eft grow old; A.g a shall not w ear y them nor the yearns condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember thetn" Hcnsall Brant( ti 468 262-2948 Larry Uyl - Pt 1".ltlr'nt and Poppy Chairman Fri. Nov 11- REMEMBRANCE DAY Banquet to be held at the Hensall Community Centre at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Rev. John Verhoog. Everyone welcome. Tickets available from legion members, the Branch or call 282-2818. Exeter R.E. Pooley Branch 167 235-2962 Bill Wilds, President Greg Pfaff, Poppy Chairman Fri., Nov. 11- REMEMBRANCE DAY Services to be held at all local schools, please check schools tor Service times. Remembrance Da banquet at Branch. Social 5:30 - 8:3 .m. Supper to be served at 7:00 p.m. l3 st speaker: Mr. Rob Essery. Tickets are $ .00 and available at the Branch, Stan Frayne's and Dinney Furniture until Nov. 10th. All veterans and members ` weld Page 32 Times -Advocate, November 9, 1994 &EWS Strategic plan looks at library, admlnlstration `We're in tough times' admits a Huron County administration staff member By Fred Groves T -A staff GODERICH - While Huron County's Strategic Planning ses- sions have county councillors and staff looking at everything from re- numeration to seating arrange- ments, Thursday's main topics were the library board and Huron's ad- ministration. At the Huron County Museum in Goderich. Beth Ross. the county's head librarian and Clerk - administrator Lynn Murray mapped out what they. and their de- partments would like to see for the future. "We are in tough times, we can't come to you and say we're going to add two or three people, that won't happen," said Murray of the pos- sibility of expanding the county's administrative staff. While she acknowledges the fact the number of staff won't change, she gave one option on Thursday and that was to change the job titles and give different responsibilities to staff. She also brought up an alarming fact, that the county may have to take a closer look at certain topics such as safety for county staff as it pertains to the Ministry of Labour. "Counties have had surprise in- spections by the Ministry of La- bour, been fined, and had a year to clean up their act." Library board better Informed: While there are nine people on the county's library board, some who are elected councillors and others appointed by the county, Ross is trying to get everyone involved in the library board. "We started this process over a year ago. It's to provide context for the library boardto move into the Water line main PUC issue All three candidates agree Exeter's PUC well managed EXETER - The three candidates for the two Public Utilities Commission seats were given the first chances to speak at last Wednesday evening's all -candidates' meeting. Ervin Sillery, a town councillor for the past six years, was the first to address the audience of about 150 people, and said that moving to the PUC was a way in which he could con- tinue to serve the town. "I know it's a different ball game," said Sil- lery. "I'm not making any promises for the fu- ture if elected...but 1 promise to serve every- body fairly." Chan Livingston, who had worked for On- tario Hydro for 22 years, said that Exeter's PUC is one of best in Ontario, is well man- aged and well equipped. He said the new water pipeline will be an as- set to the town, but will cost about $3 million. - "If you win the 649 and you can cover it that will help a lot," he joked, but then pointed out he understands there will he no increase in rates to cover its cost. Livingston said the PUC has made large capital expenditures in recent years to pur- chase and upgrade its lines. "Why then, are we looking at a decrease in hydro of 5.3 percent in 1995? The answer is excellent management," he said, and promised to continue that tradition. Bev Skinner, the current manager of the Blanshard Municipal Telephone System and the chairman of the South Huron Hospital board, said he has worked with Ontario Hydro on behalf of municipal telephone companies. "If elected to the PUC I would bring a strong commitment, dedication in a professional manner to represent you the citizens of Exet- er," said Skinner. Although no questions were directed at the PUC candidates following their opening re- marks, a question later in the evening about the new water pipeline was answered by Chan Livingston. A man in the audience asked that if the present well water system would be supple- mented by the new Lake Huron water pipe- line, would the town have a "blended" water supply. Livingston said that only when the town's Ushorne wells run short, will a valve auto- matically open to bring lake water into the sys- tem. "This will only he a blend only when nec- essary," said Livingston, and noted the amount of well and lake water blended might differ on opposite sides of town. Current PUC commissioner Roy Triebner, now a candidate for councillor, added that "The problem of blending is not really a prob- lem. You have seven wells, the water is dif- ferent in each of them." Triebner said there may be a difference in water temperature from the two sources, but residents won't notice a difference in quality. Exeter entrance sign to be built The sign's surroundings will be tied in to the design of the scenic garden EXETER - II case travel- lers miss the "Ex .ter" signs at the north end of t 'wn, a more unpressive entrar :eway gar- den should he completed he - fore winter at the corner of Main Street and Thames Road. Thc garden will have at its centre a large sign saying "Exeter" and the new logo approved by the town's busi- ness association. The $10,0(X) garden is to be built using provincial grant funds and money contributed by car dealer Eric Campbell Motors. Council reviewed plans for the garden, and echoed ear- lier comments by the BIA that the sign needs to he wid- er than the plans show. Councillor Ben Hoo- genboom said the garden up- keep would have to be made a priority for the works dc- panment. "it needs to he kept up in an A- I shape at that loca- tion," said Hoogenhoom. Council agreed to accept the lowest bid price from three local companies being approached for its construc- tion. Building official Dave Moyer said construction, 'which includes the placement or `several large stones to echo the MacNaughton Sce- nic Gardens, should be com- pleted before winter. Alert the Medial Call the Times Advocate 24 hours a day (Answering machine after business hours) 235-1331 Lucan school gets infrastructure grant Middlesex Catholic schools linking with education highway LUCAN - St. Patrick's School in Lucan is one of nine Catholic schools soon to be sharing in government infra- structure money. The London and Middlesex County Roman Catholic School hoard will receive more than S1.6 million for the upgrades as well as shar- ing an additional S250,000 for computer systems. "The approved repairs and upgrades are long overdue for many of these schools," said London -Middlesex MP Pat O'Brien in a media release on Friday. Repair work at St. Patrick's includes replacing the roof. Also, the installation of computer cabling will link the 35 elementary and live sec- ondary schools with the board office. At least 11 jobs will be creat- ed through the federal/ provincial infrastructure grant program. Parents meeting CLINTON - An information ses- sion will be held in Clinton this Thursday for parents of students in all schools interested in setting up associations at their schools. Called "Strengthening the Partner- ship across Huron", the session is being hosted by the St. Joseph's Catholic Parent Teachers Associa- tion at the St. Joseph's School in Clinton Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. Thc doors, however, will open at 6:30 p.m. to allow visitors to see some of the exhibits and displays. They are inviting parents and parent groups from all public, separate, and Christian schools in the county to share ideas, gather information on how to set up organizations in their schools, fact sheets on how to draft a constitution, and talk to various fundraising company representa- tives. A motivational speaker, Norman Barlow, will also be speaking at the cession. Th&.organizers -say they_ hope eve- ry school in the area will be repre- sented. 1 L i L e L ATTENTION!! Starting on November 1st we will be returning to our winter hours. We will continue to open evenings by appointment only. MON. TO FRI. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. SAT. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Evenings by appointment 262-2728 DI�YSD�ALE HENSALL, ONTARIO Kik'luLL'L'lkLL-IAL: SEL11al0.k'IkUttk' LIallitat9k • e • L' .` Elect 1�t tit s 1, 4 Roy- Trleliner For Council YOUR SUPPORT is AppRECIATEd Authorized by CFO for Roy Ttieb 1, 'r • • I' 1 0, 1, e, 1' f f future," said Ross. She explained that the three ma- jor issues surrounding Huron County's libraries are,- the branch system, co-operative partnership and funding. In the past two years several of the smaller branches have been closed to cut costs. That has put a strain on those branches which re- main open. "The town and village libraries are serving the surrounding com- munities." - While the provincial government contributes a portion of the oper- ating costs for Huron's libraries, the rest comes from county taxa- tion. The county's contribution therefore determines the level of li- brary service. -- ELECT -- JOE RIDER for Councillor Town of Exeter "A business Approach" Authorized by the CFO for the Joe Rider Campaign ELECT MURRAY KEYS FOR REEVE IN HAY TOWNSHIP 12 Years Experience - 6 Years as Councillor - 6 Years as Deputy -Reeve and County Councillor Some Concerns: Restrictions on Hwy 21 development Planning issues affecting economic development Throughout the Township, your concerns are my concerns. Willing to Discuss All Issues Your Support on November 14th would be much appreciated Advance polls at Elder Ent. Zurich, Dashwood (ARC) & St.Joseph Wed.Nov 9th POLLING DAY AT ZURICH COMMUNITY CENTRE Hours at all polls: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m, For Rides or More Information Call: 235-2898 or 237-3505 Authorued by the C F 0. kr the Mum, Key Ekctt n Campup