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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-01-10, Page 3• ByWflmaOke A minor capital budget for :Abe ;~Van-astra Day Care Centre was al) - proved by . Tuckersxnith .Township •Council.. Tues day night, Karen ` :McEA+iing,. 'DAY ''Care director, -as . ed for approval for. the purchase , off three cupboard units to provide storage at the centre She's. estinted:the " cost. to be about .$550. She said 80 percent of the cost would. be paid by the province ansa, the rest • will have to be "paid by the township,' and this was approved. ' a: Miss McEwing said the average 'attendance at the centre was 18 ' -children during December, but it"was too early in themonth to say what the average would be in ;January. Councillor William Brown asked --councillor--.•-Robert- other4ngha _ chairman of the Vanastra Day Care Board,if a reason had been', giiven at the recent board meeting why 'heu� (Brown) had • been • asked to be removed from the'board by the five appointed einbers - Betty McLean, Lois Evans, :Carol --Dixon, all of Vanastra Margaret Rogerson, RR 5, - Clinton and Doris Cantelon of RR 4; Seaforth. n • Fotheringham said it wasdiscussed and the reason was that Councillor Brown had been looking,into'things in the Township and they were con- cerned they mightinvestigate the day care and have it closed down: Councillor -Brown said it was never - his intention to t>ry to close down the day care centre and that it was a poor excuse. Fotheringham said Brown --should have, been asking council for the answers to his questions instead --of going to others_. Brown asked if it- was not his right to -investigate things on his own, but Fotheringham insisted he_ should'have asked council -first,' ,(Brown was the only.. Member of council to oppose going ahead with the construction, of $2$0,000 addition to Van astra recreation centre and had wanted the problem taken to a vote of • the township ratepayers, which council refused to do. In his' opposition and investigating, Brown alongwith. some of the ratepayers, . had _ • discovered a large operating deficit against. the present recreation centre which' hid -been overlooked.) Three ratepayers, Bill Rowcliffe, „Rill Bell . and Merlin Bender, all Hensall area • farmers affected directly or indirectly by „theR.icla- Mond Street South nsali' Dra 1�► ,ge Works attended the council session concerned about the proposed terms in -the engineer'sreport4o-be.-read at Masa next week. They had several . areas they thought should tae opposed. . including the ,high outlet cost -which, which, .they felt were excessive. .They°:asked Tuckersmith ` Township council to speak for them in opposing the report on therdrain whieh'is a Hensall drain. Council agreed thatpposing ratepayers should attend the reading . of the report too, to back 'up their opposition.. A- . Council passed a borrowing- bylaw _ permitting, the township to borrow up. . to $750,000 if needed to carry- on - township _ business until, revenue is Councillor Robert Fotheringham was hirre'd to use the 'snowblower to remove snow when necessary on the Roman line, ' Road Sup.erintendent'• Allan, Nicholson reported that he had been notified that chloride to be put on the roads this year would ben 10 percent higher than last year, and that 65- gallons of weed spray . would - be needed to ,..pray roadsides this surnmer. ' • . • A. beaver dam, built on the Bayfield River on the- U Erlin Whitmore property is 'holding back 31/2 feet of water, threatening a nearby bridge. duringspring floods and ice jams. It is the first beaver colony • in the township in recent memory. The Whitemores have given Stanley Johns permission to trap the animals for tjaeir pelts and then the dam will be remoyed. , , Approval was given for a tile drain loan application for $8,800. - W.D..Wilson of Brucefield is. again selling -dog tags to renew 1980 licen- ses. Connell 1, agreed that, Bud Ohamney had permission to pick up garbage in. Vanastra on Fridays in the future Passed for payment were accounts totalling $88,097.48 ,including Vanastra day care account of $5,026.48,, Vanastra recreation centre $8,454.48; road accounts $55,240.62; geheral account $19,375.90. . Council went into cclosed com- . mittee of the whole as the session drew to a close to. discuss "a legal matter". Clinton upset over..: -- • from page 1 municipalities would see increases in. the costs if changes were. made to per capita, particularly 'Goderich` Township whose share would go from 5 percent to 14.5 per cent. Colborne's share would go from 10 to 10.9 per cent and Lucknow's•cost would go from 6 to 7 per cent. When asked why Goderich Town- ship was usingthe site at such a lesser Cardiff gets Tory nod... • from page l small business, He said• proper taxation policy would "encourage initiative -and discourage indolence": He (said government should promote the establishment df food processing plants for this riding because of the area's M massive food production ability. He added that no longer eeuld Canadians take "cheap food &nd cheap fuel" for, granted claiming "one way or another no matter what party is in power if we want fuel we're going to have to pay for it or someone else will getit"., • w rate than the other municipalities, Councillor Arr'hstrong could only suggest that when the agreement was set up seven or eight years ago Goderich Township was given the lesser percentage. since the . -the garbage site was located on township land and residents had to deal with polluution and complaints. "S'o it seemed that Goderich and_. Clinton picked. up the slack," she explained. Council ot. Armstrong alto noted that perli ps Goderich Township and Bayfield are not counting their heavy summer population in the per capita percentages "We're subsidizing those other municipalities in the summer," Mayor Lobb objected. - Councillor /4rmstrong also• noted, "Even with the per capita figures, three will vote for it -since -it's lower,• three will vote against since the costs -are higher and the deciding vote comes from the chairman who's from God'erich Township." • ` -Clinton must now wait -for a landfill committee . meeting when a decision on the 1980 contract price and -a• vote on the basis of..payill be made. However, Mayor Lobb warned, "If Clinton's treated this • way in the future, I recommend that we have our own landfill site." - l.,iberal Agriculture Critic Jack ftidle has- -introduces a Private. Member's' Bill' entitled The Farm Products Marketing Amendment Act, 1979. The purpose of the bill is' to prohibit unfair a trade practices in the Marketing . of . farm products in Ontario. These .,unfairpractices include the arr.angen ent of price advantages in the •fort . of rebates, discounts ' or allowances between some sellers- of a . farm produetand°some buyers of the ---,farm product to the exclusion of other `buyes and. sellers . of the same prod tetR The eff1ect of these practices is to work hardship 'upon the buyers 'and sellers .who' are excluded from these .The tew'Optim 'srclub of Clinton heli-their--firstfunrd raisin, brow , ran ly : to j!' and Henry Chuisfensen left of Clinton was the vlririn,er of theY lass turkey., One reduce the levels of competition in the 8 • of the club) directors; Greg Burns, made the presenttition.(News-Recordphoto) market for farm products. Essentially, the bill will enln :ger the Farm Products Marketing Board,. on itsinitiative o wn or upon com- plaints, to Conduct investigations of suspected unfair marketing practices and to issue cease and desist orders where such practices are found. Significant fines and penalties are provided in the bill when persons or corporatiojrs fail to comply with an order by the Director or assurance of voluntary compliance entered into under the Act. The bill also provides that the Director make written reports monthly and yearly to the. Minister which set out -the names of all persons whom...orders to cease engaging in an unfair farm,--peoduct marketing own hall plans examined 'By Shelley McPhee A detailed analysis ,and study has been completed by Hill and -Borgal, architects from Goderich, on the proposed-restbration of the Clinton Town Hall. , • While plans were, not detailed, on Monday evening Chris Borgal presented Clinton council" with a several hundred page study • and workng drawings on the plan which • will be discussed at a special meeting with the architects -next week:' In his brief explanation of . the detailed report, Mr. Borgal said that. work -on the hall, which would cost at least $300,000 with the inclusion of an elevator to the second floor, could be. done . in phases as grants and other_ f ina,ncial support came available. He noted the first and most imp` portant part of the restoration. of the 99 year old building would be to repair the walls and foundations.'This would involve underpinning the footings .and tying the walls back to the building to - prevent further shifting and stuck th.-- jhe middle.. As far as I'm .concerned, there's only one bast thing about . Christ- mas, it has to come Ulan end. ' According ta1'the rules.of society, Christmas ,,. celebrations are allowed to begin about the second week in December, or earlier if you're •a-ret-ail-IiTrchant. From that time on people are allowed to partake in the seasonal activities freely. ' - But suddenly, as soon as.the New Year arrives, the decorations are put away and•the Christmas cards are stored in a box for next year's reference list. The tree that once stood so bright decorated in the livingroom is abandoned at''the side of the road, waiting for the garbage man to -take it to its final destination.), The only reminder that the tree once brought holiday joy and happiness are the few .pieces of tinsel that still cling to'its branches. So much for Christmas. " - Personally, I like the idea that, one so-called eccentric lady had. At her home, Christmas is -celebrated year round. Pretty decorations and bright lights remain in her home 365 days of the year. .Now I don't feel so silly for having my tree still lit at night, cards from my friends still sitting about and my pretty wreaths sell, hanging. They look so nick,.: But it's not only the, look 'of decorations that I like: It's nice to get presents and eat all sorts of -special goodies, but, 7. th:ese. traditions of Christmas fall second to. the real reason why 1 wish movement. Mr. Borgal said that while this work is t'irne consuming, it is a relatively easy job and would cost ap- proximately $60,000. He explained --to council. that two engineers were consulted on the project and found no serious problems linked to the building. The repor-t noted that the main roof far exceeds the snow load capacities and that floors are soupd,.,with the exception of_ the second floor. This, Mr. Borgal, said, could be _brought' up to safety standards by putting in a steel beam in the first floor ceiling. • Another.less pressing phase of the restoration would involve' cosmetic changes to .the_ -building. Ntrr, -Borgal said the ...slate tile roof would' be repaired, the,.,iron cresting would-be but beck on the roof, the.elevator shaft would be.inade and the inside or the building renovated, Council rnade no _decision' on., the, report but,plart:•toAlook at in.in depth wrtb'the architects. Christmas could''take place "365 days, of the year: b. During the 'holiday season, ,people take - on 'a) whole new at- titude., Friends, r 'relatives` and neighbors are fondly remembered and . love and joy . for others abounds. I'm not one to sit around. I'm not much of a loner and the holiday parties and social get togethers are right down my alley and despite my limited domestic qualities, I even enjoy entertaining. But,... for some reason, . once Januar y begins the festive season ends. Like a Jeckel and I -y e syndrome, most people suddenly abandon all the friendliness and love they felt in December. Instead, they resign themselves to -the cold winter weather, the dreaded Januar.), blahs, and all the depression that goes with it."' In the aftermath of Christmas, .the television becomes the main entertainment and • the smiles on peoples' faces • and friendly greetings are replaced, :The com- plaints and tales of woe. he spirit of* -Christmas vanishs for another 50 weeks. ..< • Since peoples' memories seem to be short and Christmas is forgotten about so quickly, I suggest that everyone dig out their` Christmas cards, grab their tree before -it -ends up in the dump (editor's note: too late, it's gone) and turn on their lights again. Maybe this way we can easily remember ChristniaT' and all the. joy it's supposed to bring. COMMUNITY" Oneida's January Sales , dt Once -a -ear savin s on 20 -PIECE SERVIC ; FOR. 4 g•• Now le. the perfect time to start or add to`your set of Oneida.Sllverplate. Gold Electroplate. or Stainless 20 -Piece Service for 4 Includes: 4 Salad Forks. 4 ()inner. Fo ks. 4 Dinner Knives. 4 Dessert/Soup Spoons. 4 Teaspoons 18811JR.OGERSt) . HEIRLOOM* STAINLESS COMMUNITY' STAINLESS ,th! 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"We ' in the Libetal 'Party, are . concerned that the ptirchasing policies of ° the • hsuperrnarkets are, reducingliot only the .numbers of feed ° retailers but the number of food and ° food -product suppliers as.' said Riddell. • "Vertical integration in the food industry is already Well established and it will be intensified as more and more small suppliers find they cannot discounts and — pri.ce ailbwances being demanded by the ;big -re -callers:" he added. , "Further we believe that there are a number of inadequacies in the federal Combines Investigation Act or thec.Competition Act, as many prefer. to • call it, which justify.the need for complementary provincial' legislation. These inadequacies were° detailed in the presentation by my leader to the Royal Commission on Discounts and 'Allowances in the Food Industry in Ontario, on September 27, 1979," the MPP stated. ' ' "Simply put, what we in the Ontario Liberal Party want to see is more fair competition in the food market place' to ensure maximum protection for Ontario's consumers and produrs," concluded Riddell: 19 Figure skating news The . Christmas Party the Quickstep. We also held on Saturday, have a number of our December 22 was a big" senior skates going to s_ucdess with everyone --Brussels_ ' on Sunday, receiving -a gift: ' from ' January 13 to try tests. Santa Claus. Also the Goodluck ! senior and intermediate girls who help coach the beginners and juniors received gifts from the Club. There were some skaters tested on December 22 and the following passed the following badges: elementary - Pamela Carter and Barbara Fotheringham; basic Lisa Beattie,. Angela Reid and Sherri Preszcator. Two of our senior skaters, Brenda • and Marg Dupee,attended da two day seminar in London on December 27 and 28 and enjoyed it very much. On Saturday, January 5 Marg Dupee passed ,the first of her gold dances • The executive -of. the club will meet at 7 p.m. -'on Wednesday, January 9 to make further plans for the skating Carnival to be held here March 7. Keep working everyone. Council briefs At ''their . regular meeting. ono January 7, Clinton Council agreed to give Deb Shewfelt an extension. until .April '30, 1980 for the -draft ap- proval of his subdivision plan. Originally the extension had been given Ont it November 30, 1980.. _--4- + Council accepted the resignation .of ` John Livermore as a member of the ,Clinton Cemetery Board: -'•Mr.- • Livermore •said the resignation was due to illness in his $family.. Prior to the open meetin , ncil met with t e town's solicitor Beeche Menzies in 'a. closed session to discuss the zoning bf the proposed supermarket for the west limits of Clinton. 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