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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-03-17, Page 21Outgoing mayor Don Symons, left, puts the chain of office around the neck of Clinton's new mayor Harold i Lobb last Thursday night. Lobb is the 44th mayor since the town was incorporated in 1875. (News -Record photo) Two Huron townships get planning grants Community planning study grants totalling $11,620 have been allocated to two Huron !� municipalities and planning boards, Housing Minister John Rhodes announced last week. The grants are designed to .•assist municipalities and planning boards in preparing official plans and zoning by- • laws or in bringing these up to an acceptable level. M The funds can also be used to prepare zoning by-laws to replace minister's zoning orders, to finance planning programs for unorganized municipalities or for other relevant planning studies. These grants are allocated O as part of the Ministry of Housing's objective of 0 .helping municipalities and planning boards prepare sound planning programs. The following is a list of the two recipients and their allocations: Hay Twp., $5,810; Stanley Twp. $5,810. Clinton III, 4-H The second meeting of the Clinton III "Sleepy Sewers" was held on March 10. We opened with the 4-14 Pledge, and answered our roll call by showing our material and patterns for our garments. We discussed cutting out our patterns and how to straighten our material. For group work, we cut out our garments, by Robin Bosworth and Beth Saundercock. French instruction... (continued from page 15) Margaret Cassoni of Immaculate Conception School and Mary Lou Shantz of St. Joseph's School, both of Stratford, and Barry G. P Linden- of Ecole Ste Marie, Zurich. Superintendent William Eckert, under whose direction the presentation was made, explained that while most schools have library resource centres other schools have only an area for library books. -He said the students are in- structed in the use of the library resources in the school so that they gain in- formation and appreciation of the resources. He showed slides showing the library as a child centered place `for •learning. The three teachers gave detailed outlines of the uses of the libraries in their schools • as the students progressed from kindergarten class to grade 8 as they acquired library skills in, using and enjoying the library resources. John Vintar, Director of Education, reported that principals in the various schools are dealing with the problem of filling the gaps caused by missed classes due to the winter storms. He said in some schools where the children are bused the principals may decide to shorten the noon break by 15 to 20 minutes; in some schools pupils may be given extra homework to do; and in some schools individual assistance to certain selected students or those requesting help may be all that is needed. - Mr. Vintar said . at a meeting of the principals on April 14 it would be deter- mined if these methods closed the gaps or if further measures would be taken such as eliminating a professional development day. Mr. Marcy suggested each principal send home a note with the pupils the method his or her school will be using in dealing with making up. the lost time. The remark was made that two 'of the parents com- plainingabout students missing school during the bad weather had pulled their children out of school early for a holiday in the south. Chairman Mickey Vere indicated he was planning on attending the official opening of Education Week in Win- dsor on April 16-17. Vincent Young, chairman of the negotiating committee, said that negotiations were continuing and everything seemed.to be going well. The first meeting in April will be held on April 12 as the regular meeting date of the second Monday of the month is Easter Monday. �1►�eF)og)1)(sloti)i .+E?t?e)o)©00©c90 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHSS NIGHT COURSES GARDENING STARTING MON. i MAR. 28, 1977 8p.m. 8 Weeks '1000 1 rt 1 (15 Q 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ood turnout hears ofStanley By Chris Zdeb The first of six planning workshops to draw up a secondary plan for Stanley Township attracted over 100 people to Varna Township Hall Tuesday night. Stanley is the ninth township of the 16 townships in Huron County to begin drafting a Secondary Plan, a mare detailed- version of Huron County's of- ficial plan, which outlines present and possible future land use in the township. The flan will give the township control over land severances and the location of intensive development or subdivisions. George Penfold, rural planner with the Huron County Planning Department, told the gathering that the official draft of the Secondary Plan would take a year to prepare and another year after that to receive county and provincial approval. Meanwhile the County's official plan will remain in effect. In drafting Stanley's Secondary Plan, primary consideration will be given to the protection of agricultural land and guidelines for the increase in urban development that has been locating along the Bayfield River and Lake Huron, Penfold said. "There has also been pressure for recreational development," he said, "and the pressure is presently greater for that type of development than for urbanization." At the same time, the pressure for scattered residential is greater than for intensive urbanization. Huron County has not been developing into an intensive urbanization area, and a elownward trend in population is continuing, he said. . Once approved, a zoning bylaw is drafted to officially . recognize the, township's Secondary Plan. At present) none of the County's nine townships have passed zoning bylaws on their plans, including Grey Township, the first 'to" begin drafting a Secondary Plan in 1974. "Grey Township was the first to own a Secondary Plan," Penfold said, "and it's taking them three years to develop the plan because it wanted no non- agricultural zones in the plan." . The plan has been awaiting provincial appr-oval for the last two years because of its no non-agricultural position, but townships following ,a similar path, will CLINTON NWS -RECORD. THURSDAY. MARCH 17. 1977,.,�pAQE probuhly have less time to wait before receiving approval, Penfold said. Except for the hamlets of Varna, Kippen, Brucefield, and Blake, Stanley is an agricultural county and the Secondary Plan will have to look after the future of the township's agriculture. According to a 1971 census,the number of farmers in the township has dwindled but they in turn own larger farms, Penfold said. "From 1961 to 1971 there was .a 231 percent increase in,hog.production and a 140 percent increase in poultry farming in the township," hd'said. "Since 1971, cattle farming has dropped by nine percent to 81 percent of the farms in the township reporting some cattle farming. Cash crop farming is using 60 percent of the land and dairy farming, 12 percent." The series of public workshops in Varna allow the township residents to feed into the plan that council will have to finally approve, and Penfold urged the public to take an interest and attend the sessions. The next workshop on Agriculture in the Township will be -on March 22. Electrical usage hits new January record Abnormally cold weather helped to push Ontario's electrical demands to a record 9,438, 733,000 kicowatt- hours during January, 11 percent greater than the total . for the corresponding month • in 1976. Primary peak demand also hit an all-time high. It rose to 15,901,000 kilowatts at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,, January 18. More thin 37 percent of the total energy made available Separate budget... (continued from page 3) (the two municipalities he represents) since we formed this board (in 1969) and we have always been faced with a maximum increase due to the equalization factor being used. In future I feel there must be some different factor used." Michael Connolly, said, "As finance committee chairman, I wish to say that the rising costs in energy -- heat and hydro -- are fixed coststhat we cannot alter. 'Also there are increased snow removal costs which are a must for the safety of our children. These are costs we must meet. The Anti -Inflation Board has been a benefit to our system to stabilize our costs," he stated. Board chairman Mickey Vere of Stratford appeared to make some remarks, "The budget has been studied in great detail during several meetings. The board is determined to maintain the quality of education. There are no excess expenditures." "Inflationary trends are evident in all sectors of society and education is no exception. . "This is a 'bare Bones' budget," he concluded. Barn lost in blaze Firefighters and equipment from both the Clinton and Goderich Fire .Departments were called out about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night to battle a barn fire on the property of Robert Wilson about eight miles east of Goderich on Highway 8. Lost in the blaze was a 30 by 50 foot barn and a late model car which had been parked nearby. No firm estimate of damage is available but the owner suggested it would cost about $5,000 to replace the building. Also lost in the fire were some ducks and chickens along with hay and straw stored in the structure. Two beef cattle were saved from the flames. By the time pumpers arrived the barn was engulfed in flames and firemen had to concentrate on hosing down the residence located only about 25 yards from the barn. The house sustained no damage. • Cause of the blaze is un- determined. in the province during the month came from coal-fired sources ; 24.7 percent, water; 17.8 percent, nuclear; 5.1 percent, oil; 3.1 percent, gas; and the remainder, pur- chases and combustion turbine units. Water levels continued to be extremely low during the month, particularly in the northern part of the province. Ontario Hydro added 1°,075 megawatts of new power to the province's electrical system during January when it brought new units into service at its Lennox and Nanticoke generating stations. First electricity also came from the second 750,000 kilowatt unit at Bruce nuclear station during the month. Hydro provided con- siderable assistance to hard- pressed U.S. utilities during the month. This helped to offset severe energy shor- tages brought on by winter storms. Hensall news.... (continued from page 16) retarded. As funds are low all members are asked to con- tribute around $2 instead of holding another euchre. Elected to the Fall Fair C9,nmittee are Mrs. Gladys Coleman, Mrs. Grace Peck and Mrs. Isabel Rogerson; to the nominating committee, Mrs. • Sara Simpson, Mrs. Winnie Skea and Mrs. Rosa Harris. Tweedsmuir com- petitions for the next triennial were announced- and that the Huron County Historical Society would like to hold either their October or November meeting in Hen- sall. Several members brought in quilt blocks to be sent to Toronto Mrs. Janice Bisback was put in charge of, arranging a bus trip in June. A sale of white elephant was held; to conclude the meeting. 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