The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-07-13, Page 1There won't be a beer garden in
The Square during Summerfest
Kinsman John Shaddick said
Tuesday that his Club did not
make application Oto the Liquor ,
Control Board of Ontario for' a
licence ' because Police Chief.
Fred Minshall'had not given his,
approval for, the outlet. •
Bruno Lapaine•of the Bedford
Hotel made application tar the
LCBO .and said Tuesday' he
"hadn't heard" whether the
licence would be issued or not.
Lapaine said it had been his
understanding that t'he, Tourist
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Committee had " necessary
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a the
approvals and he had made'
application on that .basis.
Chief Minsh said that in a
conversation with LCBO
officials, he had vetoed the idea of
a beer garden in The Square. He
admitted that without pplice
approval,;it-i,s unlikely that any
permits would' be iss`red. '
'4T -here are plenty of outlets for
liquor in this town without using
our park for a beverage room,"
stated the Chief.
Chief Mir shallsaid that since
the legal drinking age has been
dropped- edv-� to 18�,
, :some •�fi .these
young�adults would "be a supply to
the younger teenagers hanging
around The Square."
He also felt. the washroom
facilities 'were inadequate and
predicted the -possibility of people
"'relieving their urges' of nature
an the park". - -
"It would • be no . fault of, the
Kinsmen. It would be no fault `of
anyone, said Minshall. "But
people would be -asking—Where
are the police? Why -don't the-- '
police step in. Well, the police are
stepping in first.
"I like to promoteGoderioli,"
continued the Chien. "But not this
way. There's no need for it." -
The Chief said he had suggested
to the Kinsmen that beer garden
be set up within a building—
perhaps at the arena. He note'd,
however, that this idea did not
appeal to the group.
An article appeared last week
in, the Toronto Star, the Chief
repprted,,,eomtne!nding :GQdertch '
pno ,beautiful Square, the trees,. •.H
the flowers, the clean streets:
'And somepeople want toturn
our park into a beverage room,''
the Chief went on. "No way. Not as
long as I'm in charge. Iv .gybe I'M •
old-fashioned."
q After months of discussion,
council has finally received some
preliminary sketches for the,
proposed fountain at Town Halt to
commemorate the late r.She> mart.
Blake, former town clerk, and the
_ late Ken H..unter former . town
Solicitor_.,
Nick Hill outlined plans for an
"approximate eight -foot • square
:area which • would contain a
fountain amidst „a• .variety of
plants,
'Hill explained that while the.
budget for the fountain was not all
. that high, he felt council, mild:-
-.fill the visual impact of it" with
plantings of colorful vegetation.
He said the color of the plants, the
sound of the water, the smell of
the flowers, the texture of, the
g, foliage and the movement of the
water would appeal to all five
senses.
'Council asked -Hill to continue
Working on hisidea and instructed.
him to bring more detailed'
suggestions to the next meeting of
council,. July 20. •
During the 'discussion about
fountains, Councillor•Reg Jewell -
reported that the fountain at the
intersection of Hamilton,'�Nel..•n
and Victoria Streets had • -:�
' "torn apart in broad daylight'
• vandals.
Reeve Paul Carroll' received
permission from council to visit a
municipal airport_ . such as the
•
ones in Stratford or London and to
inquire ,from' government what -
assistance is available to
community airports.
rr-$eeve--C-a.-rrell- with--. Deputy,
reeve Dave Gower are conducting
a study«of the present status of Sky
Harbor Airport, and they, asked
for council's approval to look
further into the matter before.
bringing in a recommendation.
Councillor Elsa Haydon lost out •
on a bid to impose a time limit oji
Eric Krohmer for cleaning up the -agreed aid said that a motion to
debris around the Sunset Hotel. allow Krohnier 14 days to clear up •
Mrs.: Haydon said the i6 t6l;'°"`"tfi`giY Mit'S'ahnd mortar would have
around the former hotel shows "no teeth in it". •-,,.
"disresAect for community and Council alsoiearned that since
for neighborhood" and she demolition is now .15 feet back of
reminded council- that the the lot' lines,, no special safety.,
deadline-ter'--elearing-away-the— precautien•s-ar ir_ed�
rubble had' been set at December work does not Colne under the
31,1971. She also charged there (jurisdiction of the' safety
' was;' `no attempt at'safety" and inspector.
kidded that at least two'tires lia / ` ---However-a motion{'was passed
caused concern ()tithe site..by council that , for future
Councillor Ed Giesbrecht told demolition, in Goderich, a time:,
council that clean-up at the Sunset, liinit . for clearing away debris
was a "long, expensive. 'Will be set and if -the work_ is not
procedure"and feared • that • completed on schedule, the Town
counoil'would have "no legal foot. will hire.workmen to do the job
'to stand on" if it attempted to and .the bill willbe forwarded to
enforce a tithe. limit on the owner of the property.
Krohmer.Cou_ncillor Stan Profit . Council also agreed to send a
1 e rodeocoining
bill to M and M _ Investments for
$800, the ..cost incurred• by, the
town for gravellinghe Flat
between the Bank of Nova Scotia
and Shore's Gift Shop. • •-
Members recalled that M and M
Investments had assured council
ad the that no development on the site
was planned for one to, one and a
half years. The lotwas cleaned 'up
and gravelledat the expense of
council'for tree as a -public -parking-
lot on the strength of .that
assurance.,
Less `than one year later,
' however, the new Simpsons -Sears
,buildinris rising on that lot 'and
council` feels • •j'ustified in
reque"sting • reimbersement for
the expense.
Council has asked the planning
board to make a recommendation
• on the feasibility of raising the
height of newly constructed
buildings in Gpderich to 60 feet. It
is felt that since the town's fire
truck has a 100 -foot aerial ladder,
additional building'height is now
safe .:
• Reeve Paul Carroll has,
requested that. •the' Industrial
Cor nission be advisedthat
although council has received at
least four sets of , minutes, from
that board, there still has been no
' follow-up on a suggestion that the
business community of Goderich
made a "financial contribution to
tourism".
• He urged Deputy -reeve: Gower
tb carry that message to the very
next meeting of the Commission.
There has been a change of
plans at the park this week.
The bicycle rodeo scheduled
for Wednesday has .had to be
postponed for another week. Now,
instead of just holding it.for one -
day, organizers are hoping to
devote afrentire week-toi it.
There will be a series of short
lectures during the week andion
the last day there will be a safety
contest, and _ prizes for the best
.decorated bicycles. Since there
hasn't been a safety program like
this in Goderich for two years;.the
staff hope it will be a benefit for
all the children taking part.,
- On Thursday night, there is a
fishing derby , at the park.
Admission is 25 cents and each
child must bring "a plastic
' container for his catch. Prize's
,will be awarded. ' •
The nature hike is still on for
Friday. The ,children. will. be
-heaving around 11:00 a.in: and .
- returning about: .4:00. p.m.
Between 20 and 25 children above
the age of nine will be going and
everyone must take his own lunch.
Plans are finally in the making for the proposed fountain at town
hall. The above sketch by Nick Hill shows the approximate location
of the fountain and the concrete planters on a brick platform which
are designed to'aincrease the visual aspect of the fountain. Hill
claims' that `-since' the municipal building has, "a distinct
architectural flavor typical of the 19th centurr-tr''Civic-Classic',
riassive and imposing" the challenge was to design a budget-
.pl'easing fountain of "equal stature".
A special meeting of Goderich Hutchins. A motion was passed 'ter
- Town Council was called Monday stop any further action against•the
to consider its decision from last ' company.,
Thursday's regular council • Tuesday morning, the following
session to seek an injunction • prepared statement was issued to.
against, Glenmark--COnstruction -The' Goderich Signal -Star signed. .
Company and contractor. Ken by Goderich Town Council:
•
"At a meeting . of • Goderich
Town Council 'held on Thursday
July 6., 1972, a motion was passed
requesting the Solicitors for the
municipality to seek an injunction
Goderich Business College.
dwnar Ruth Ann Mahood notified
town council last Thursday
evenrng'atth college-would=be
vac atrng timer, ices on Augusf F:
ofhi
sY ear.
Mrrs, a o0 oug r'1 11ie...
On' July 1, .1969 from Mrs. L.
, Boyce who stayed on as shorthand
and bookkeeping teacher. Mrs.
"Boyce lianitiVehIS-ed-th ebilrege`
;on Jul
14_190 m
fro^ � _ Aldo r
owner. • .
During the time Mrs. Boyce
operated the college she offered' a
general business course to
students ih,terested. Applicants to
the college were required to have
..Grade 12 for the senior course
' and Grade 10 or its equivalent for
the junior course. She also
operated a,publie stenographyand
- mrm•eegr-aphing..._seritte... during
her 24 y, ears as owner,
Mrs. Mahood, who hard been a
student at the business college,
herself some years ago,
introduced a medical .secreta:rial ,
„course in the sitmmer,of 1971,
.4 The present owner teaches 18
different subjects in all at the
business , college, ' 13 basic
business subjects and -five
specialized ' subjects for tti -,
medioal secretarial course.'
There—are' three on full time
staff at the college: Mrs: Mahood,
M''s. Boyce who is retiring. and
Evelyn Middel who inafks typing.
Six Goderich eanid area young
• menTim Hill, P,K. Ryan, Don
` McGuire, Alastair Pirie-, Andrew
.i'rr a ► ar ya—presen es
a letter to Mayor Harry Worsell
following thedeath of Bill Cutt in
late May. The letter was entered,
-4-`inr-the correspondence for the
evening Of' last ' Thursday's
council meeting•^ It was later'
referred -to the Traffic and Safety
Committee -chaired by Councillor
an Profit,. . --.:
Council`agreedtbati:f there was
"unified ff `t" atthe local and
'be strictly enforced.
Occasionally, radar traps should
' really be used instead'of merely
rea ening eir-use with a sign
at the outskirts of town.
The local police dept. might
institute 'a cyclists education
program which would .incihd e
films and lectures 'on bicycle
safety. These could he given to all
school -age children within ,-the
--- a a or a e oca
roV'rl�tal "lam'° ` �, ions �,
c uIIsL ucuve cuuiu ue
accomplished to ensure the a W a rd
increased safety of cyclists.
��..�Caucillor : Profit said his
Aea IargeCrowd Iined'the Square on Saturday,-branch'after branch of the Loyal Oranq'e Lodger arched
their banners down the street flying the blue and orange-. Here Dungannon L.d:1.*;324 passes on its way
to ceremonies in Court House Park. More than 1,000 Orangemen turned out to celebrate the glorious
twelfth in Goderich," ceming from the counties of Huron, Perth, Middlesex and Bruce. Thirty-five •
lodges were represented. (staff photo)
committeewouldbe''gdad to look
into the matter."
"But I don't understand why it
is always motorists' who must
watch for cars," stated Profit.
"Surely cyclists should look out
for themselves some too',"
,The. 'letter contained •- seven
recommendations 'for greater
bicycle safety on the fist three ..to
five mites of all highways leading
in and out of _towar,q._...�
•They were:
That the equipment recommended.
for use on bicycles in a recent
Signal Star article be bought and
installed by each cyclist within
the town. (Thi`' with the exception
of the 10" stripe of tape which is
an ,impossible insl'allatiorl en
racing bikes that have no
fenders).
That speed limits fort, cars be
more clearly posted" within' the
town. This thirty nolle per hour
limit (or twenty-five, mph) should
•
Goderich Kinsmen have
announced the names of the
winners in their Donkey Baseball
Poster Contest. '
Diane .Mitchelmore,.a student
at Robertson Memorial Public
School won the top prize'of $8: and
Laura' Morrison, ' also • of
Robertson School, took second
prize of $5: -
One' 'dollar winners were
Margaret Kovacs and Robin
Campion of St. Mary's" Separate
School arid Peter McKee, Wayne *
MacAulay and Debbie Allen of
Victoria Public School.
Winners • may pick. tip their
cheques at the front office at The
Goderich Signal -Star.
• .: KinGlenMachan said this week
the Club is' attempting to
reschedule the donkey baseball
,game for later this _summer.
Further details "ori' this will be :
available. nen week.
town. Consideration could be
given to a bicycle licensing
program -which would require that
a app lean s or icyc e icenses
be expected to -attend one of these
presentations. before, • a town -
license for 'bicycle operation
,would be' granted.. ...
This education program should
include an attempt to' reach non -
bicycle riders: -as -well Possibly
bumper stickers could be printed
up by the town authorities, which
would u d call motorists attention t
the 'pre aerie oi"yi'iCy es: Such
mottos as, ` "Be -ware of
Bicycles," ycles Break
When Bumped", "Lookout •For
bikes", etc. could be printed on
bum s'tiekerSr-arid posters= and
distr,iljuted throughout town to all
interested citizens and could be
posted on'city cars as well,
Longer range • goals should
include the town couricil's
consideration of the construction •
of bicycle paths along major" town
roads (presently existing), and
their inclusion . into, road
construction planned for the
future. This would very
effectively 'resolve the major
p'bint of . ' trouble • ;between
motorists and cyclists - in the
future. That is -the' etitien
for road. space between these two
interesigroups would practically
cease, along with the�inct'dence of
smashed bikes and brokenbodies.
Presently, there are several
bicyclists who ride either to and
from work or school along' sortie
,distance of. Hwy, 21. We are
against ' Glenmark Homes,
pending investigation of certain
homes which were felt 'to have
been of insufficient size. , .._
`After consultation . with the
Town Solicitor; a Special Meeting
Of Council was called for Monday,
July „ 10, 1972, at which time~' a
motion was passed to withdraw
instructions toissue the proposed
injunction. This'' decision was
reached after determining ,that.
the ,agreement, referred to in
Council of Juiy.•6 was -between
Conklin Lumber Ltd,' and Ken
Hutchins Construction Ltd. and
has no 'relation to the town.
"Council wishes to state
clearly that"Glenmark Homes are
not violating any agreement with
the Corporation of the Town. of
- Goderich, and further,' that the
homes in euestiondo in fact meet
C,M.H,C. standards.
'"Members of Council, in
particular . • Councillor
Giesbrecht,• "'" regret any,.
--inconvenience-or embarassment• r-
' incurredby its action against Mr.
Ken Hutchins of Glenmark a
Homes:''
The original motion to issue an
injunction against Glenmark
to ..._t..
where there was a question as to
whether the houses being built
complied with the subdivision
agreement was put = forth by '
Councilor -..F i,..._Giesbr chi and, _--
seconded by Reeve Paul' Carroll. '
In speaking to the motion, both
Giesbrecht and Carroll felt there
was' justification for, the action`'
Both councillors had visited the
building site and both claimed an
infraction .of the subdivision
agreement seemed evident,
On, ' Friday' morning; The
London Free Press carried 'a
story from the council session,
A follow-up-story--in-the Free
Press in which , Goderich •
contractor. Ken Hutchins was
interviewed, said that the houses
being built by Gletimatk
Constrtidtion 'were within the
sol division agreement: It further
stated that Hutchins Was seeking a
public retraction by Goderich
Town Council and an apology from
Councillor ;Ed. Giesbrecht.
_Monday's meeting. of council
was held in committee and the
press was not advised that the
meeting was .gofng on until it had
gnded.