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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-11-30, Page 3• IN THF. NEW.' Times -Advocate, November 30,1994 Page 3 Tributes to Davis focus on PUC `second to none' The retiring Exeter PUC manager was honoured for 37 years service last Wednesday 214 • EXETER - The contribution Hugh Davis has made to the Exeter PUC over the past 37 years was marked by friends and associates last Wednesday at the Lions Youth Centre. The common message from those paying tribute to Davis, who is officially retiring as PUC manager at the end of January, was that the Exeter utility is "second to none." Chairman Murray Greene said "you will never find any utility in Ontario in as good a shape as Exeter. It's a tribute to Hugh's hard work, dedication, attention to detail and careful planning for the future." These comments were echoed by Mayor Bruce Shaw who has served on the PUC for 18 years. Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates, engineers for both the town and the PUC said he has enjoyed his working relationship with Hugh over the years. "He could ask a lot of tough questions but it always resulted in a better job," Burns said. PUC employee Ron Moore, who was speaking on behalf of the waterworks department, said Exeter has had very few breaks and interruptions when com- pared with other communities. "There's no better water system anywhere," he added. Steve Skinner presented Davis with a drawing of the PUC building by Steve Harrison of Exeter. Town administrator Rick Hundey commented that his impression of Davis was that he is very careful with ratepayers' money. He did, however, say it was an outright lie that Davis and Jack Benny were first cousins. Tribute to staff An obviously touched Davis stressed that the ef- ficiency of the PUC was something that had been built with an excellent Commission and staff, both past and present. "I. look on our job as custodians, taking over from those who came before and hand- ing it over to those who will continue," Davis said. Davis said the new source of water from Stephen Township will be insurance for a reliable supply. "Working with Stephan is a good example of co- operation between two municipalities," he added. • Hugh Davis tries on his new white helmet, one of many retirement gifts he received Wednesday night. Mayor Bruce Shaw presents PUC Chairman PUC employee Steve Skinner and Hugh Da - Murray Greene with a plaque marking his vis admire a drawing of the PUC building by service to the commission from 1963 to Steve Harrison. 1994. Stephen and Zurich grant funds confirmed CREDITON - In the latest round tion projects and the purchase of a the Stephen 'B' Line to Highway purchase a new ice resurfacing ma - of grant confirmations under the new ice -resurfacing machine for 83, will be paved in the spring to chine. Township administrator Canada/Ontario infrastructure pro- the arena. provide a paved access to the Hu- Larry Brown said the new Olympia gram, Stephen Township and Zu- Funding totalling $340,000 is to ron Country Playhouse from the resurfacer has been ordered and rich had their projects approved last be used to upgrade three Stephen north. And portions of Conces- should be delivered in the next few week in federal and provincial an- Roads, including work that has sions 16 and 19 will be upgraded, days or weeks. nouncements.. been completed on Concession 1 A but not paved. Of the total $387,630 allocated Stephen Township got the go- and other gravel roads in Centralia. Another $47,630 is being used to for the projects, one third is being ahead on funding for road construe- Gore Road, the road that connects upgrade the Stephen Arena, and to 440atributed by the federal govern- ment, one third by the province, and the final third by Stephen Township. Zurich also got confirmation of funding on $111,755 worth of pro' jects in the village. The village's road works shed is being extended to join the fire hall building. It will provide workshop space and new storage for vehicles. An addition will also be con- structed on the community centre to provide new dressing rooms and a public washroom with an outside access. Again, funding for the projects is split amongst the three levels of government. Hensall woman jailed eight months on fraud charges EXETER - In Provincial court here on November 22, Judge R.G.E. Hunter sentenced Beverly Ann Gardner of Hensall to a total of eight months in jail after she pleaded guilty to 29 charges of obtaining money and merchandise by way of fraud and false pretences and uttering forged documents. In addition there were charges of failing to attend court when or- dered by a judge. Judge Hunter assessed six months for the fraud and related charges and two months to run consecutively for failing to attend court. She will be placed on 12 months probation following the jail term and will submit to any counselling recommended by the pro- bation officer. The first of the fraud charges was laid on June 5, 1993 and they continued until September 3 of 1994. The court heard the accused opened an account at a London bank earlier in 1993, deposited $30 and withdrew that amount shortly afterward and the bank closed the account for unsatisfac- tory conduct.. Most of the charges were for issuing cheques on the non-existent account. The worthless cheques were issued to merchants in Exeter, Hensall, Zurich, Stratford, Bayfield, Clinton and Stanley and Bosanquet townships. Gardner's solicitor, Mr. Donnelly told the court he had letters from doctors regarding her health condi- tions and she had been treated for depression. The lawyer in calling for a lenient sentence said resti- tution had been made and he had receipts for same and the guilty pleas had saved the court money. Don- nelly added, " There should be a balance between the need for deterrence and her obvious frail condition." C. Nelligan for the Crown said the 34 counts cannot be overlooked and general deterrence must be con- sidered. Assault charge Robert McCann of Exeter was put on probation for 12 months along with a suspended sentence and or- dered to reside at the Egerton Centre for that time. At 2.15 p.m. on August 10, 1994, at ARC Indus- tries in Dashwood, McCann is alleged to have struck fellow employee Bruce Stubbs with a piece of wood. After the victim returned from a coffee break, McCann tried to apologize but it was refused. Chrge dismissed A charge of obtaining merchandise under false pre- tences against Donna Oliver of Londesboro was dis- missed when Judge Hunter said, "his court is not a debt collection agency." Oliver was alleged to have issued a cheque in the amount of $346.72 to Bob Heywood Auctions for ar- ticles pdrehased at a March 12, 1994 auction sale and it was returned marked NSF. Heywood had sent two letters asking for payment, but did not receive a response. Police were called on April 29, but she had moved and could not be found. Full restitution has been made. Over alcohol limit William Gregoire of Exeter was fined $1,000 and had his driving license suspended for 12 months af- ter pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while his blood alcohol content was over the specified limit of 0.80 mg. The accused was stopped by OPP Constable Finch on April 24, 1994 in Hay township for having a poorly lit rear license plate. After being taken to the Exeter OPP station, Gregoire registered 1.30 and 1.30 on the breathalyzer ma- chine. He was'fined $400 on a similar charge in London in 1985. Possession charge Shawn Webster of Exeter will pay a fine of $400 and placed on probation for 12 months on a charge of possession of a sto- len article. Webster told the court he did not know the item was stolen and had traded it. Jailed on driving charges Judge Hunter sentenced Terry Alexander of Hensall to a total of 90 days on a number of driving charges including failing to stop for police, careless driv- ing, operating a vehicle while privileges were sus- pended and taking a vehicle without the owner's consent. The incident occurred on April 10, 1994 when Al- exander was with a group of friends in Hensall. The owner of the vehicle in question was asleep and as Alexander had used the car in the past he used it to drive to Exeter. The vehicle was spotted by police going very slowly at 1.30 a.m. When police tried to check out the vehicle, it took off and started a police chase which involved Exeter streets, Hay township roads, Highway 4 and Huron road 12. At times speeds reached 140 kilometres per hour and on two occa- sions police abandoned the chase only to start up again. At one point, the accused passed police vehi- cles on the right hand side when they tried to box him in. Alexander's solicitor explained that his client had used his friend's car in the past and then panicked while chased by police when he realized he was driving without a license. 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