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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-07, Page 3• bY. ShelleyMcPhee Although the tenderl'. ti. a• Hca ens. Costs s are Glose to those to what the engineer estimated Godet;ic S h Townshipcouneil , istill not, c � not drn letely satisfiedwith the azn unt that o t a, a proposed' halt Mild ,cost thee, At a special meetingmeeting.onlanuary 28, council received 11 tender_ ap plications Withrunnf rii'ig from ces, $515,151 to $566,577. The ;prices ran' close to architect'' Brian Garratt's estimate,of $564A 000; 7 Connell negotiate ou it a reed to ne otiwith the lowest of the bidders; Genan, chener based firm f a $515r151,, but accordin to Clerk Robin Thompson • they are not •comletel.. satisfied with i p Yth theprice. • In November of 1978 when the hall 'first proposed by former Reeve Gerry Ginn,•the 'township was 'looking at' a $375,000 complex and according to Clerk Thompson. council sill has in • from ael pg people Want . to stay in the area-, following a 'result of a recent survey taken at Central Huron Secondary School which showed that 90 per cent •of the students wanted to remain living in Huron County following their graduation. _ can?' / - . . community, A few years down the road. we'll be in sorry condition," he pointed out and noted that .since the Canadian Forces Base , had closed,: Clinton had been falling behindin- dustrially. Wildex in 1971 and Flemir,Ig's Feed Mill were the last mhjor..industries.to locate in Clinton and, since then the ;town. haslost the sales barn and the Sherlock -Manning Piano Factory. Mr. Falconer did point out that uyi ti Clinton has potential to becoming a, popular industrial area. In' talking with a representative With the ministry of tourism an.d.trade at an earleirrneeting,, the industrial committee were reminded that Clinton has good transportation ac- cess, with two major raodways goin Ough town, rail "t ff I and 'close proximity to a port, It was also noted that Clinton is situated„.in an area in the province with=tie best market in • the•world, with a Market of 30 million people in the Great Lake basin,, While he noted that the industrial committee is not interested in seeing Clinton become a city, they would like to see the population grow_ by 2,000 in the next 10 to 20 years. "The ;opportunities are there if you want them," he told council: Bet you're proud to be -a Canadian these days? And why not, our_ bi:g.;,si-ster to the- sotud.' has gn' eii --11:0-411 a .pat on the back for our bravery -and our sense of humanity -`-Tora cui s ny-some of - our- neigh- -boring, ,.:, _ Dor;: , :, --� 'Am • from a ng dangerous situation. It was a fine thing to do,, an act that has raised a patriotic feeling in all of us. At last the Americans., have. -graciously recognized Canadians and are no longer taking us for granted as their-qtitet northernly neighbor. r While the compliments continue to flow, we Canadians feel mighty proud of ourselves and our heroic leaders who carried out their dangerous mission in Iran; but what happens in a week from now, or a , year from now. _ Soon, the bouquets from American citizens, the media and the leaders will• some to an end and more important issues will be at hand. While 'Americans still will be .grateful -to Canadians, our own .sense of patriotism and pride in our country will probably vanish as quickly as it rose up. " It's not often that we all sit down and think about our country. Our patriotism is generally a weak sense, one that we haven't really thought aboutas a nation since our Centennial. days, 13 years ago. If it hadn't been for this recent act to ,help the United States we'd probably be no more patriotic than we were last month, or last year. It seems that Canadians have the inability to raise and hold a sense of , pride in their country by themselves and only when we are praised. ,like a mother praises her child, do we feel a sense of pride, a sense'of false pride. We've never shown any national pride in ,our country as the Americans do'i in theirs. Unlike the way the United States celebrates -them-- day- of ..in;denpertd'ence;=- Canadians only think of their national holiday on July 1 as a day yoff work to go to the beach. Few of - us'.know know our nation's past and many students think of Canadian history asboring. In fact many Canadians don't even know, the order" of the provinces, and their capital's. Our lackidaisical attitude can be clearly seen at the theatres when O'Canada is played before the feature show.. While the anthem plays and the accompanying film is shown, audienees sit, -munching -en their popcorn, impatiently waiting for the movie to begin. After a few bars of our national'anthem has been played; --,some drag them- selves to their feet and stand, still eating their popcorn and halfheartedly listening to what seems to be a meaningless song. That is the extent of our patriotism and it's unlikely that all the thanks from our American neighbors will change things. We won't - be flying more Canadian , flags, we won't know our hisotry ,ny better and we won't feel any greater sense of respect and gratefulness for our country when the 'national anthem is played. Neither is it any great surge .of. patriotism or nationalism that we're feeling these days, -just a little bit of -vanity. We've received a giant round of applause from our big sister and we enjoy standing in the limelight for a moment. colour negative x,11 osute rolls int Developed'r ►� onW colour negatwe A11 osuCe°Ile int �q�_�.xp ed and pr Developed CO' " "�egative pll O11e. r ��EXp°su�rand pry 2 DevTaped•S atiive pll colour gee rolls and printed peveloPgd an oh y $499 0��• CAN-Crets Q"dpi on CANd ntsitter Av�,i1itta Qua: Nd emits �� mind a n?a tuna priof $400,009. Council is hoping -to negotiate otiate with Genan on alternate prices 'and d; before any final decision is made. When and if a tender is accepted, the township' will the n apply tor'any ari eligible grants which could i clt de ,a Community Centre and :Wintario grant.;. Their' Wintario file is.. being kept open by the governian.ert. they have 'received a final tender price and the fast completed form of. grant application. • • Along with the Genan tender, others received b council Ziicluded; Nith ..-Vy, alle-_._a.4�' $516,604 Bratty Construbt on, $517,086; Kelly -Lyn' $x'',687; Cale Doucette,, $522 805; Robinson, $526,716; Con Dig n,$538,462; Van Bussel,$539 500; gGilbert $548,616; C.A. ' McDowell. $566,577; Wayne Stahle, $566,987. Council was scheduled to hold a special meeting with the township _1reereai' .. ,a..Iamiary '31 ' to discuss the tender ap;lhcations. In other business, council reviewed Daugharty's subdivision plan and following a site inspection of the plan, enders called on... ed wit c;t.nuricil agreed that access to the beach is riot satisfactory, but could 6e made so with the installation of a suitable set of steps. • Council agreed to issue a building permit .con- struction xt to Bert Dykstra for . the � of a new dairy 'barn with { .164rt ell lite a e. readers � r, write:' ' ''a Dear ;Editor; ._ Once upon a time, there was an old' mae. who had a calf which he kept like a e On ro f o .-..�.�.,p...._�....... e��n.a-.g�;..�p.�Q...3'�ut?:g_hr,Xs_.. came along claiming that the world was corning to an.endand he wouldn't need his calf any longer and time was of the essence, The old "tlnan reluc- tantly gave up his calf. The next day the old man happened by where the boys were at the beach, truly enjoying" themselves after eating the calf. When the boys were in -th e".---wale.?.-s-.uimm: ing.,-the-o.td man' -came along ,and took their clothes. The_boys objected strongly, but the old man .tat as the. world was corning to an end they didn't have from p1ge l' , . you have. My house isn't adequate now, but do you think I'm going to build again? Some ancrnerrabers of council were concerned that Hill and Borgal made no provisions for restoration or use of the 'basement. Councillor Rumball read in the report that the ground water level i close to the present' basement floor level and said, "I don't think ., they 'can make' our basement suitable to store documents." , • ' Well, we,,cauldput in sump pum'ps," he added. Mayor.Lobb commented, "The high water,,level made-we-wonder~whether we should go ahead with it." Councillor Remball said, "Weld, let's see how much the first phase will cost. If v,•e don't do the first phase,,we _ won't dt, therest and if we do restore, let's do it right. They'vegiven us a' phase plan, but it will. take 15 to' 20 years to complete and by then, it will be outdated. I can't get enthused 'about restoring it, but we have a heritage group in town who wants to keep it. Let's call the tenders and just see flow sick we are." • "I've been listening to this foryears and I still can't get enthused," Reeve Royce Macaulay commented. "It's no good if we can't use, the basementto expand to,ar s= I think 14- wou1cr VI another $80,000 to fix that." ` Another opinion was given by Councillur Rosemary Armstrong when she stated, " We sit here year after year arguing about this. If we can't resolve it and just continue to sit her and argue, then let's send it back to the people if we can't make up our minds." - Councillor McKay added, "If we can restore this hali'for half the price. of building a new one, then restore it. If it costs twice as much tQ build anew one, then build it. I like old buildings and believe in retaining our heritage, but we have to think of dollars and cents." Clerk Proctor suugested that before council pass the motion approving the opening of the tenders, council tour the building, explaining, "See the basement, see the second floor with the window sills rotting out." "Either you._; accept what the engineer ,says or you call him a liar. Now do you 'continue to question him or do you .accept his report?" Councillor McKay asked. "What about the basement?" Reeve Macaulay questionned. Councillor McKay retorted, `?We're criticizing him for not looking at the basement when : we probably didn't suggest it." "I did," Clerk Proctor replied. "I 'talked with Nick Hill all one afternoon about that.',' , uncill Rob• Parr intervened, "No - reatter what, I want to see how much itwill 'cost: Let'Atender." "Don't you want to_see the building first?" Clerk Proctor asked. The motion to call for tenders was passed by a slight majority, with four in favor and three against., 40, Yh��ro< Do you know which ?rake -ups are -best for you? There's a big, wide. confusing world of make-up products to choose from, and to be sure you're making The right choices for your skin, and your colouring, make an appointment with Ramona Humphreyof'Edith Anne's. L°et Ramona help you create your own special ._..hbkth with our new Redken 'pH plus' skin care cosmetics. Redken pH plus makeup is Scientifically formulated to condition•pnd moisturize your sklrtws It helps your complexion look flawless. do For the month of February... geta COMPLETE MAKE-UP LESSON (at least a •th(',rty minute comprehensive lesson) with a minimum purchase of '25:00 of Redken's pH plus makeup line. MINI -MART Halifax Road, Vanastra. 482.3011 7.J h Anne Fashion CORNER o'E GIDDINGS & RATTENBURY STREETS. CLINTON WORE OPEN ALL DAY, TUESDAY TO FRIDAY PLUS THURSDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS a• Wages were, Set Set fpr town.ship em- ployees andcaucI1 agreed .toyp y Alexander $6,75 an hour, plus ORIP benefits - and Huron 'County Pension. O. deal 'will be Employees B s � . t paid $7 and 'hour but will not receive benefits until after the age of ,65. J. Potter will il •rr.*. *irt hivttr'tlr:*•rr � I xc; • � i +�'� s''`�►'o should .... .i�'Q anyneed for the_ir•cl.athes, In Much the"same way August of 19'79,..1 was part of a group that was ' d h u �r�� .1x..gaxhexesttogether to elect a_ group of seven to' supposedly block°the • proposed addition to the Vanastra res .centre. Unfortunately I voted at that • session even• though * after making inquiries as to what the purpose, was, what the constitution was, I didn't get satisfaction. think 1'11 regret voting. that night for some time to come. I' feel I was caught unm`y...,-.hur'r C.a:z),.:.t— wait; the wadi -,bang syndrome. Not being any different than anyone else, I too got sucked in. One of the greatest things I have against it is being in- vited to a meeting only for my' vote just to fortify someone else's position. I'm not being invited to neetiags for my input and discussion, but• -just to get my vote. If I don't agree with them or make '• objections, or vote against, or try to put other alternatives, they try to put • me down. Now I believe they are approaching you with a petition with the same warn -bang syndrome, hurry sign here, hurry, hurry, can't wait. I think this group • of seven is in:. toxicated by its own importance. According to last week's paper, the Township is in the give-away mood again. The Township clerk was given an almost 22 percent pay increase which comes .to $4,000 increase. I believe these public employees shou,ld•• • not get paid any more than' the ,average1 wag.e.- of the community. Even at 59,000 •1 think -fie would be He was one of the best Dear Editor: We're Losing One Of The Best •When; election aros e in Dec. 1979 was the year. One of the greatest of M.P.s Said his term was over that's clear. Election, etc. they call it. Why vote for any one man Why vote for something we don't believe in • But that':, what you're doing my friend. vi with' OHIP betefits and the c'ount�` pension plan. It was also decided that errs .lo �_e a p yes would be g iven 21 cents. per mile car. allowancewhen t o� cawnShzp business and that . employees would be `given two Weeks . olid s.a.� .ear, with . e • h ay � � with,pay, • at+ overpaid as the average wage isabout $4 per houtM I suggestwe need new street',hghts, at Yanas�a_u?orejkan w ixed 0.give away `money. We need•afire department more than.we need a free give- away ' Witil Witthe, More than. $15,000, Vanastra can install more than 200 new mercury vapor lights. When installed, they will be. up there for all to see the great improvement and money well spent. I think the Township employees t unk that j nui ty loyalty high, to , extremely high wages. If the •government wants us to bite the' bullet, we must have some leader ship come from our own local governments. To start with, t -the• salaried worker should voluntarily roll back '•theirtotal wages by 50 percent to show good faith. I will do everything in my power to make Vanastra into an incorporated village! If you are tired of being shafted by the Township and want to do somethir.g about it, but feel you alone don't ''have the strength and want to join in with others who' want Vanastra to be an incorporated village, please call 482-3762. Remember, we can't do any worse than - them, but we can do Bruch. better. It is our community, "V for Vanastra." We will control our own .community, come put in your thoughts, abilities, time, knowledge, intelligence: Your community needs you - Charles Mazinanian, Vanastra. Like Bob has said in his leaving It's the man not the party -no more, If it was the magi and theparty Then we'd have McKinley for sure. So hats off to Bobby McKinley -• For the best.14 years;we will know Because without a man like McKinley We're all heading down the wrong road. P, S.: So sorry to :,ee him go. Written by • Dorothy E. Kirk Varna,' -Ont. Surprise your Valentine with a thoughtful gift from Anstett Jewellers PHONE EAR -AN APPOIN'TMENs 482-7697 • GIFT IDEAS FOR, YOUR VALENTINE • �.� A diamond the gift of love. Or other ' precious gem stones in rrni or pendant settings Heart -shaped gold jewellery, in 10 oi 14 karat gold Stick pins identification bracelets °charms, Bulova watches in varying styles in every price range. 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