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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-13, Page 2'nes, Thursday, February 1i3,4ia.A Turnberry Twp. clerk 'esign in December ,'tliltnber' Township Council a Molest for resigna- frOM.10/118111p clerk John V. Fischer ,4 December 31, 1975 at their February 3 meeting. COungil MeMbersexpressed their >rogret$ and their thanks to Mr. Fischer for the 30 years of faith- ful service to the township. I ether business, council ap- pointed Joseph Walker as live- stoet valuator and set the wages for casual labor at three dollars per hour. Council also endorsed a resolution from the corporation of Watford on provincial criminal court procedures. On approval from council tend- ers will be 'requested for supply- ing, crushing, hauling and spreading approximately 18,000 • cu. yds. of five-eighths inch gravel for the township. The road superintendent was instructed by council to have the name Town- ship of Turnberry put on the new truck. He was also authorized to take responsibility for all road books as of January 1. Council approved a grant of $25 to the Mentally Retarded As- sociation and voted to send a let- ter to the Huronview Committee requesting that if any additions are required for Huronview the committee consider building them at Wingham and Exeter. Council also authorized town- ship officials to apply for the bal- ance of the 1974 road subsidy and the payment of general and road accounts totalling $9,932.29. �..�C..P»:l....I, HEARING TESTS VANCE'S DRUGS VdINGHAM Friday, February 14, 1975 NO OBLIGATION Batteries,accessories, repairs to most mak* HEARING AIDS E. R. THEDE • Hearing Aid Service Ltd. 88 Queen St., Kitchener •SEED CORN *FORAGE VARIETIES SEED GRAIN the Howick Grapevine COOKING ELECTIVE Nancy Fisher, Barb Kaufman and Peggy Schneider were the victims of cooking dinner for Miss Am ss'ss cooking elective this past week. They prepared home grown corn, mashed potatoes, pickles, radishes, carrots, apple juice, fruit cocktail. Miss Amos prepared a tuna casserole for the group. also. The thing did not go off with a bang as theblecloth was too short, the salt and butter were forgotten and I think they should have had more pickles be- cause Wanda Ball and Donna Powell had to fight4o see who got the most. Just think; they get to enjoy three more dinners like this. —Gary Douglas 0-0-0 NAME THE STAFF CONTEST "Remember the Staff . were young too." The baby picture contest closed on Friday, Janu- ary 31st. There have been a total of 35 entries •sold to the students not counting the ones sold to the teachers. The prizes are still the same, first $3.00; second $1.50; thiN4.75. • ' McKinnon is right when she .says "Jantry ` is dtfll month because 'the we hef.." This contest hasbeen a mond making contest, but it did liven up January through providing many laughs and discussion's. —Michael Disley 0-0-0 MR. SHAW'S VISJT Mr. Shaw is a student teacher attending Howick. Heis in the Special Education class with Mrs. Stirling. He Says he has at- tended this school before. He also made such comments as "I enjoy, this school" and "Mrs. Stirling is a great teacher." He is very in- terested in teaching children who need special help. His future plans are to become a teacher much like Mrs. Stirling. I hope as a student teacher of Howick that he- enjoyed his stay here. —Donna Forler 0-0—.0 SNOWSHOES This week 'Mr. Fisher ordered twenty pairs of snowshoes. These are being rented from the 4th of February to the 18th. Because not many in the elective know snow - shoeing, they are going to learn Morris Twp. okays grants Members of the Morris Town- ship Council approved grants of ten dollars each to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. John Ambulance, the March of Dimes Ability Fund and the Goderich and District Association for the Mentally Retarded. A grant to the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair was also approved at the Monday meeting. Council members approved the reappointment of Ross Smith as Morris representative to the Huron County Farm Safety. Association and the appoint-. mems 4o the Morris Recreation tion Coinmittee of William Elston, Robert Grasby, Sam Pletch, Thomas Miller, William McArter and George Michie. In other 'business, council answered the Municipal Con - census Questionnaire for return to the Association of Municipali- ties of Ontario; approved pay- ment of membership to the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities; and tabled a, resolution from the village of Watford on procedures, policies and attitudes .with respect to fines. Seven ratepayers on the Cockerline Drain attended the meeting. Road ' accounts totalling $7,407.63 and general accounts of $1,216.68 were approved for pay- ment. how to do this. They also are going to learn different uses for them such as shovels and first aid. Shovelling is used tckkbuild shelters by piling snow, then packing it, hollowing it for your shelter. First aid is by using the straps to bind injuries. Other classes may also use these snowshoes if the snow ' is suitable. Mr. Fisher said for be- ginners it is better to have soft snow. Soft snow is needed for traction. The snowshoers must be in good physical condition, for snowshoeing provides lots of ex- ercise for all parts of the body. At first he planned to ski but the snow wasn't in the right condi- tion. All snowshoeing will be done on the school property. —Marlin Good 0-0-0 . PUBLIC SPEAKING The last few weeks the teachers and sttidents of Howick Central have been busy with speech mak- ing. and judging. On February 4, 1975 one or two students from each of grades 5 to 8 will com- pete. The competition results will be in the next edition of your newspaper. /�^�+�T,a�mmy Brown '•'• —' 0 — ll.—'^V . SCliOoL4LOsED fl Wediiesdaty s January 29, there was a word heard by a lot of students that was liked. It was "holiday There was a holiday Wednesday because of ice on the roads. The roads were thought to be unsafe so Wingham radio sta- tion tation said that Howick Central School buses would be running one hour late. At a quarter to nine. it came on the radio that there would be no buses running to Howick Central. This was probably an enjoyable day for all the students of ' Howick Central and for students of other schools also. —Tammy Brown Shrubs tender when frozen To avoid injuring frozen trees and shrubs, especially ever- greens, handle them gently when removing snow and ice. Brush off the snow and prop up ice -laden branches until melting begins. Carefully help branches back into place when they have been weighed down by snow or ice. "Remember,' rough, sudden shaking can cause branches to snap." 1' HOWICK'S PLAN—Huron . County planner, Nick Hill of Goderich (left) explains some of the maps his office has drawn up in preparation for Howick Township's official plan. Reeve Robert Gibson chaired the meeting held re- cently at Howick Community Centre, when about 75 people attended. (Staff Photo) First meeting is held in Howick, planner allows only village growth About 75 " Howick Township residents came to the Howick Community Centre Feb. 4 to hear Huron County planner Nick Hill of Goderich say that the.proposed official plan for the township would probably be based on the premise that the three villages would be allowed -to grow while growth in the farming country- side would be severely limited. The meeting, designed to, allow residents the opportunity to voice their opinions on how the official plan should be laid out, was the first of a series due to end in early March. Mr. Hillsaid -the Huron County official plan which was the first one of its kind in the province, will be used as a guideline in drawing up the Howick official plan. The idea, he added, was to adapt .the, couz4. . plap o ach area making adjustments as they L oo Controlled development of the three Howick villages — Wrox- eter, Gorrie and Fordwich — would be a priority the county planner said. Allowing houses to go up to the countryside woula, in principle, violate the county plan. A few in the audience ex - ',pressed the opinion that they could see nothing wrong with selling a piece of land, say an acre or two, that was of no use to the farmer and wouldn't adverse- ly affect a neighbor.. Mr. Hill pointed out that once a house' is erected, limitations can be put on farms nearby. For example, an intensification of farming activities would not be allowed within. 1,000 feet of the house. This, Mr. Hill, said, is an undesirable situation where farming is limited as a result of residential priorities. He said r that while some may feel that this is an infringement on their basic rights, ' the other side of the issue is one of looking into the future to preserve a Way of life residents now enjoy. "Should we let houses just spread out in the countryside? Without a framework, a plan, we'll have no choice," Mr. Hill said. "Howick has the rj rest natur- PRELIMINARY PLANNING—Huron County, one of the first counties in Ontario to adopt an official pian, has de- cided to have official plans drawn up for each of the townships. Above, county planner Nick Hill explains some of the concepts to Howick Township residents who gathered in the Community Centre to offer some of their own ideas. (Staff Photo) in it dna nn ,ern" '-rpTs al environment in the county." He said most of the farm land is classified in class one or prime land. "The villages have a lot of capacity for growth. And there is a real contentment with village life." Through research conducted by five area women, Mr..Hill said they discovered that while most in the village are happy with their life-style, they are, in general, dissatisfied with physical main- tenance such as the condition of the lights, sidewalks and the dant. "Unless there were problems I wouldn't be standing here," he ,said. "The physical environment of these villages is attractive. Mr. Hill invited any in the audience to offer criticism _or..co rection in an !, of the-eigh( nap he brought withl -If adcitj to a layout of the villages which were separated into residential and commercial areas, maps of the terrain of the township, the foliage, recreational ,facilities and an agricultural quality outline were displayed. "But unless this plan has a fair amount of support from this com- munity, then it won't work." Mr. Hill said. • • The procedure, he explained, would be for him to draw up the official township plan after holding all the meetings and present' it to Howick council. After that, county council would approve it. It would then have to be approved by the Ministry of Housing. A farmer rose at that point and asked the planner why the Ministry of Housing would have to approve the plan when Howick is about 85 per cent agricultural. "Why not the Ministry of Agri- culture?" he asked. "This is a ratherleftover situa- tion," Mr. Hill said. He said planning started in urban areas.- All the ministries interested would•be contacted and the plan circulated. Part of the plan, Mr. Hill said, would be to establish a 2,000'foot buffer zone around all the villages, not allowing expansion' of any intensive farming opera- tion. He mentioned that the villages' boundaries extend well beyong the land area they are now using. Reeve Robert Gibson, who chaired the meeting, said that the planning department and he did not agree on one point. He said he thought severances should re- main within the jurisdiction of the township council. The council wpuld know the land and people involved, he said. Mr. Hill disagreed. He said that county officials would have all the • m -forma -tion necessary to - make a proper decision. The county would be glad to take this type of function off the shoulders of the townships. -he added, especially since the members are elected and might run into dif- ficulties. At present township council can- make suggestions to •the county regarding acceptance or rejection of severance applica- tions Planner -Hill would like to see severance decisions made 'outside the township completely Mr Hill said residents should give some thought to expanding one village particularly as opposed to all three since all three village couldn't support, say, a sewage treatment plant at the same time. One member of the audience said that if that's true then he wondered. if the planners couldn't plan a new village. One elderly farmer arose to • give his opinion on the most con- troversial issue of the evening, that of allowing severances on agricultural useless land.,, ti "I think we're working against ourselves.`I don't think we should crowd into villages. We should spread it out. We should sell a, lot or two off a farm, if we want to. "It seems to me we're playing into the hands - of the urban people, he said. A few agreed with the state- ments while others pointed out that allowing even one house to go up will open the door for others. The next meeting will be 8 p.m., Feb. 11, in Howick Com - '0 munity Centre on agriculture. 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