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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-12-14, Page 7Prop f qr ose Editor''s Nates In a September 21st StateMein to the annual meeting of the Northwestern On- tario Associated Chambers .of Commerce, in Fort Frances, On- tario's natural resources minis- ter, the Honourable Leo Bernier, spoke about the problems associ- ated with Crown land camping and described several possible Policies to meet them. There have been numerous comments to the Minister on his statement and these were carefully consi- dered in developing a specific policy proposal for Crown land camping. Following -As a brief ac- count of the Crown land camping problems, the specific policy pro- posal and how it might be imple- mented. Since this is a proposal, com- ments would be welcomed. Write to L. H. Eckel, Executive Direc- tor, Division of Lands, Room 1410, Ministry of Natural Re- sources, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario. In a statement made to the an- nual meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of fees for camping Commerce, on .September 21st, 1972, in Fort Frances, the minis- ter of natural resources, Leo Ber- nier, concurred that camping on Crown land outside provincial parks has a strong appeal. "It provides freedom, a wide variety of recreational oppor- tunities, seclusion, access to bet- ter fishing and hunting and sobr1, At present there is no charge and only one restriction --a time limit of three, weeks on occupancy of a particular site," he said. The Minister added that in its present unregulated state, camp- ing on Crown lands creates seri- ous problems. He said that "campersleave garbage mess. They conflict with other users such as comniercial outfitters and logging operators, and they congregate at access points bar- ring access by day -users to lakes and rivers, polluting water and creating unsanitary conditions." Mr. Bernier acknowledged that the number of campers is tin - creasing, the conflicts are in- tensifying and the landscape, in many instances, is deteriorating. "Clearly, something must be Crown lard done. It does not .seem proper that the general public should - continue to bear the full cost of cleaning up after the campers," he. told the Chamber of Com- merce members, To meet these problems and to assure the continuation of Crown land camping in Ontario as an en- joyable experience for an in- creasing number of campers, the ministry of natural resources ' proposes the following policy : That open, closed and regu- lated zones be established for camping on Crown lands and an annual .fee of $5 a camp- ing unit for residents and $25 a camping unit for non-resi- dents be levied. Some definitions of the termsdn this policy will clarify under- standing: Open Zone—in this zone, a camp- er may camp anywhere. on Crown land. Closed Zone—no camping al- lowed because of conflict with other uses, e.g., logging, boat launching sites, day use recrea- tional areas, etc. Regulated l Zone—eaniping re- stricted to designated •c,ampsites at which only certain basic. Neill - ties will be provided such as, tai lets, garbage cans and drinking water. , 1.. zones authorized issuers. As an added convenience, campers would be able to obtain a permit by mail :from ministry offices," Mr. Ber- nier explained. Non -Resident -a person residing outside Canada. , Orange Lodge Camping Unit—house trailer, truck -mounted camping shelter, elects officers etc The Ministry proposes 'to in, volve local people in the estab' lishment of the open, closed and, regulated zones. One way of doing this is through the existing • Advisory Committees at the did- trict level. "To make permits easily avail= able, my ministry proposes that a variety of sources and means. would be established. For ex -- ample, all ministry offices would issue the permits. As welly other ministries such as industry and tourism would issue these per- mits through their local offices. Agents outside government such.. as sporting goods stones, service stations, lodges, etc: could also be The annual meeting of the Huron North branch of the Loyal Orange Lodge was held Friday evening in the Wingham Orange Hall with a good attendance. The election and installation of Officers was conducted by P.C.M. .Henry Pattison with all former officers being re -instated. Re- sults were as follows: I.P.C.M., Harold Webster, C.M., Edgar, Howatt; D.C.M.; Emmerson Mit- chell; Chap., W. H. Scott; Rec, Secretary, Elmer Bruce; Treas- urer, Gordon Finnegan; Fin. Sec- retary, Benson Finnegan; Lec- turers, R. Hibberd, Doug Bruce; Marsh., L. James; Tyler, M. Casemore. e;bt Ikbbance-ionteti ((I:ells t ret • "00 mil ...r•*"'�•. -- • Members of the family away from home? The next -best thingto a letter from home is a co y of The Advance -Times. Beat of all is your weekly letter and The Advance -Times. a Your community is unique. It's the place where you've built your .home, where you educate .your. children, where you spend your time and money. Everything that happens here has a direct bearing on you, your • future. .and the lives of your family an l friends. • • That's why it makes good senseto have a local newspaper you can depend on to give • you 'the best, most accurate information avail..ble on events ,,within your home town and the surrounding area. That's why it makes sense to turn to The Advance -Times each week because the A -T is unique in the Wingham community. The Advance -Times Tells It Best! .'.VP.• X A -. litrormoswe .Jm The Winghamy� De0.14,191 Pa ;! JUDGING RSULTS—While Santa is mobbed at the Community Hall (in the back- ground), judges Rev. John, Brush of Molesworth, Mrs. Walter Woods of Wingham and Jean Sparling of Gorrie, (left foreground) select the best floats in the Gorrie Santa Claus parade on Saturday morning. On the extreme right is Big Al, also surrounded by young- sters. (Staff Photo) Mayor lauds employees for service to town Operation of the Town of Wing - ham is getting to be "big busi- ness" anda great deal of money is spent to run the town each year. That' this money is wisely spent is the responsibility not only of town council, but is great- ly in the hands of each and every employee of the town. This was the keynote of the re- marks of Mayor DeWitt Miller in an informal greeting to town emr ployees and their wives. and hus- bands who were guests of the cor- poration at a Christmas, dinner and party last Wednesday, ever_ ping at Lee's Tavern. More than 60 attended. Loyalty Essential Mr. Miller said °that the con- -firming loyalty and co-operation of each and every member of the various town staffs is essential to the good operation of the . town. He stressed the hope that these qualities which are present 'in abundance, should continue to be evident. He welcomed all present to, the gathering and . extended greetings on behalf of the town. . Mayor Miller carried out an - Frank Kings wed 50 yrs. GORRIE — The golden wed- ding anniversary of Mr,. and Mrs. Frank,King was honored by their family on Saturday, Dec. 9. Fifty guests were present at a recep- tion and dinner held at St. Ste- phen's Anglican Church in Gor- rie. Rev. Percy Dodd as. master of ceremonies read congratulatory messages from Governor Gener- al Roland Michener, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Robert Nixon, Leader of the ,Op- position ' in the provincial government. Guests were present from To- ronto, Windsor, Gorrie, Monkton, Fordwich, Wroxeter, Dungannon and Wingham. . Mr. and Mrs. King have•a fam- ily of six: Glenn of Peterborough Mrs. Robert (Isabel) Feather- ston of Orillia ; Mrs. Wendell (Lorene) Gott, Toronto; Mrs. Graham (Marian) Telehus, Gor- rie; Ross of Stratford; and Jack of Strathroy. They have 16 grand- children. Among the many lovely. gifts received were an electric chord organ and a wrist watch from their family. Mr. and Mrs. King were mar- ried at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coles in Gorrie on Dec. 14, 1922 by Rev. W. A. Finlay, minister of Gorrie Methodist Church. .Mrs. Finlay sang "MyWorld" accom- panied by Clara King, sister of the groom. The bride and groom of 50 years have lived all their mrried lives on the 10th of Howick Town- ship until a year ago when they moved to Wroxeter, Frank has served on Howick Township Council for eight years and is a member of Forest Lodge AF & AM. Cora was organist and choir leader in Knox Presbyterian Church, Gorrie for many years and organist in St. Stephen's Anglican Church for six years. Both are members of St. Stephen's. other duty when he presented suitably engraved ,trays to two retiring members of council. Re- cipients Were Reeve Jack Alex- ander and Councillor George" Carter: Mr. Alexander is now a member of the Huron. County Board of Education. In Appreciation Mr. Miller spoke for the town in thanking both men for their serv- ices. In connection with the now ex -reeve, he mentioned his work on the property and other com- mittees and also on the Wingham �Lkay Care, Centre boar , as w 11 .�if •as hrs bringing suitable&�ti icy to Wingham while warden .of Huron. . He praised highly Mr. Carter's: work on council, .as chairman of the health and welfare committee and latterly of the fire commit- tee, thanking him for his con- scientious dedication to these duties. He laughingly supposed if George hadn't been welfare chairman he (the mayor) might have managed to get on welfare himself. Councillor Mrs. Margaret. Ben- nett acted as maser of cere- monies for an enjoyable program which followed, including a Christmas' Carol session, draws for a dozen or so prizes and some ludicrous games and contests which kept the laugh ter rolling for a pleasant evening. Following is the list of those attending ' the civic iChristmas party: Mayor and Mrs DeWitt Miller; Reeve and Mrs. Jack .Alexan{1er ; Deputy Reeve and Mrs. Harold Wild; Councillor J. Bateson and Mrs. Bateson; Coun- cillor George Carter arjA Mrs. Carter; Councillor Bill Harris and Mrs. !Harris; Councillor Tim Willis and Mrs. Willis; CotAncillor Mrs. Margaret Bennett and hus- band Roy Bennett, PUC chair- man; Town Supervisor James Currie and Mrs. Currie; Recrea- tion Director Jim Ward and Mrs. Ward; Keith McLaughlin, . rec- reation staff and Mrs. McLa ugh - lin; Town Clerk Bill Renwick and Mrs. Renwick; Mr. and 11Mrs. .Bruce MacLean;. Police Chief' James Miller and Mrs. Miller; Corp. and Mrs. Ron Zimmer; Const. and Mrs. Doug Foxton; Coist. and Mrs. Ed Daer; F ire Chief Dave Crothers and Mi s. Crothers; Deputy Fire Chief Jim Carr and Mrs. Carr; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Whitby; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Congram; Leonard Williams; Mrs. Scott; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Foxton; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Palmer; Mr. and. Mrs. Jack Reavie; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wheeler; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lane; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fitch; Mr. and Mrs: Allan Campbell; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Phillips and Art Elliott of The Ad- vance-Times. d- vance-Tiares. Unable to attend were Mr. and � r� � fIolloway ; Mr. and rs. oiv ar 'lake; Grant Hay- wood and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks. Drain problems in W. Wawanosh Continuing problems with drains in West Wawanosh Town- ship have resulted in township council contacting the engineers involved in order to ' rectify matters. The engineers on the Forster drainage works about the Gaunt property and the Durnin drainage works and Dungannon Drain No. 2 are to be contacted. The regular December session was held Dec. 5 at the home of the clerk, Joan C. Armstrong, with all members in attendance and Reeve Lyons presiding. . A by-law to authorize the plant- ing of trees on part of Lot 16, Con. 8, was passed on motion of Coun- cillors Aitchison and Hickey. Road accounts totalling $916.31 were ordered paid on motion of Councillors Hickey Apd Durninj and general townsh16 accounts were ordered paid, totalling $69,- 393.20 on motion of Councillors *McDonald and Aitchison. Next meeting of council will be Dec. 15 at the clerk's home at 1:30 p.m. " For those in prison, Christmas may be the loneliest day of the year. Yet the visits and .gifts of Salvationists bring a measure of cheer and comfort—perhaps even the courage to start a new way of life. More than 42,000 men and women in correctional insti- tution s are visited each year by Salvation' Army members. ATTENDING TH .TOWN Chr,;stmas party ver Mrs. Jim Carr and Jim, Mrs. Bruce Ma cLean and Bruce and Mrs. Jim Currie. (Staff Photo)