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rtinlu+rd, tr:911►' M 0) y'11):Veadli hts at us.' You
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areas have done much planning :husband cut our speed" and
for their development and: it is . therefore avoided being given ;a
an ulnendin .5 .� prod'. otd
I wd ticket as some other ""unlucky'
also suggest to you that to say motorist" was receiving as you
Giodeigeh must grow is fine, but came around ".k ..orner. Now
to ever hint, that it should be ; now Mrs. Keller, you shouldn't
thrown wide open and have no confess in public that you were
planning because, if .;We do, we 'speeding and. I am sprised
} are being snobs is small, town 'that you •colidonre .the above
thinking in ..it's most narrow practice. If some idiot (and it
minded form*. • —could -be .me as,_.I nuts cohfe -f -..
You might not be aware of it, do have some faults —not snob.
and 'gather„ from the tone. of . ' berylisn`t caught speeding
your letter to your "Dear because `o'f„this "friendly signal”
. ,Readers of August 31, 1972 lie couldrend up, after escaping
that, you , aren't, but -Planning the speed trap - by killing hirnr,
has become important in recent self. and Qmany others, You '
years because, due to the lack of should read in -the papers some
it, '"Small town thinker's" found day, when you have time, the
themselves living in "Big town number of people that are killed
messes." I know of a small as a result of speeding.
town, smaller than. Goderich Getting back to the original
(and let me make it clear that I purpose of my letter I would
do like Goderich and feel that it like to attempt to add one or
is a fine place to raise my two conclusions. The article
family) that have very far reporting the Council Meeting in
sighted zoning' by-laws because the Signal Star of August :31,
some of their thinkers were -'far 1972," ends with the statement
sighted and PLANNED what that Mr. Hayman' was with,
types of construction would be drawing his request for a
allowed in certainareas i.e.. Ina building.. permit. I do not know
dustrial, Commercial and why he did this but I would like -
Residential etc. In certain areas, to think that as anexperienced
as in any well plannedtown or planner and builder from a
, " there are only allowed larger urban area'" he realized
single family dwellings, sizes of that, although no planning or
dots are restricted to a certain zoning could stop him,..it would
•drninimum. You care°'calm'"`it be an -injuiryetly -injurythe property
"snobbery" if you. wish but it is owners in the area.
one way of protecting property • I haven't met anyone in the
owners from having_ their Town of Goderich who is
property depreciate in value by against "Progress" (some inter -
the owner ofvacant land, in the pret it differently than others),
same area, putting up any type and, until this week I had never
6f ;construction. which would known anyone, anywhere, to in -
detract from the investment they terpret planning, a.. "segregation
have "made. because of snobbery."
In your own paper the words , Thank you for the space in
, Were used that this construction your column to express my
under discussion would be such feelings.
as to detract from a possible . Now Mrs. Keller, draw your
"tenement look." Do you know sword, take. penin hand, and .
that Webster's Dictionary destroy your , windmills. I am
describes :`tenement" as a not a windmill (perhaps a wind-,
"building divided into separate bag) so you will probably very
apartments, usually of very poor adroitly cut me down• to size:. I
quality and let to different really -won't mind as I believe
tenants. However you • assure everyone , has the freedom to
us in this week's paper that they defend himself, his family or his
are to be rented out at high ' home from anyone„whether
ether they
. enough'rents that the "riff-raff' do it 'with a sword or: a pen:
(your words, and a very snob
bis, attitude indeed) would. be Yours 'very truly,
weeded out. You 'then go on' to Donald M. Jackson,
say that there are many upstan-'
ding young families (not riff-raff
— oh dear! now you have me
Using that snobbish term — the
pen s re is mighty) move is and
,out (if Goderich arid.-+lta�nndt find
the money to buy a home. I am
afraid this is true and. I agree
With you it ' is' a very . sad
situation. Apartment living isn't
the. best way to raise a young
family. However this is all they
have to turn to. They then find,
in your words "theres some very
low cost apartments (which
aren't suitable) and" some very
high cost accommodation
(which is out •of their range.)
Theres. not that much available
in what. might be termed the
middle bracket". What, might I
ask, would the much discussed
"apartments", which you say
would be rented at "substan-
tial" rates, do to help these
people?
You are quite' right .we need
good homes for our young
married couples. This 'will
require planning in a different
sense than that related to zoning
and this planning would not be
"snobbery" either.
My attention is drawn to
another sentence. in your "Dear.
Readers" letter. You and ' your,
husband received the "usual
friendly signal that theres a
-speed trap ahead" as "an olt
.coming ,car blinked his
Why pretend?
Elsa Haydon
148 Warren Street
Goderich; Ontario
September 5, 1972
Dear Editor:
Last week you°said "It may be
time that this municipality
drops its small- country town
attitude". Why should we
• pretend? We are a small .town,
regarded as enjoyable and
handsome by many.
The latest Globe and Mail
. Weekend has an article ' on
small towns and values. It says
"When and if the small-town
way of life should disappear,
something wonderful will have
gone out of the essential soul of
this country". I share this
sentiment.
Progress is not necessarily
more ''asphalt and cement
everywhere. Places have
characters just like people .and
develop best if they stay true to
themselves.
Some people like cities and
others favour small towns for
living. This is as it ought to be -
there is a choice. Within these
towns and cities many people.
prefer living in apartments,
_others _ like_ individual , homes..._
with lawns and gardens and
011*
`s��c�c� rur��NasE
their ,sight in all . x ow some of t
room t 'stretch yo kn. � he
o. » s .0
directions without colliding With roadsk ares•' plowed , by. the
a rk'n g lots and high wails, township snowplow. This
prig � p p
Again it brings us back to the ' machine' has' well over 2000
old blessing of finding a life hours and is. in dire need of a
style of our choice and the right 'Major overhaul. Other ,parts of
to protect .,it. th , 'roads are plowed by .a
The point 'none of us should ,machine which the township
miss, in our most recent local. hires, !Heaven help us if it is
c 'ntroversy is that the elenl'nt . ,anything like last winter, but
of choice may seem in' question • this is the type of machine'
•
t our : aw�rr I --to r�eerns° liable when -coun�cii-wa is -tilt'
residents .in all parts of • the' the last minute to hire.
municipality, not jast a small Still other parts of the .r.Rad
corner in one neighbourhood. system are plowed by a gravel
According to ° our existing truck with a plow and wing
zoning by-law, it is legal to put bolted on. The use of this type of
up apartment buildings and row equipment in Colborn ..
u
houses. anywhere, .in absolutely Township is totally wrong. It
any part of our tciwn. Perhaps it
is the owner of the individual
home (modest or expensive) who
may find .himself suddenly .
a +.ithout much choice.
A new zoning by-law is in the
making. it is designed is put the
matter of choice in a better
perspective. I t • must be asked
whether there is now a last
minute rush to have multiple
dwellin ''go up where scion'they
will not be allowed. -
It is obvious that the town
was well planned by past
generations. Should we aim at
having our growth reasonably -
planned ' or are we under
obligation .,to let anything necessary. Maybe it will haul a
happen? •bit of fill, some gravel for the
•
Our population figure is. not roads, or be 'used to spread
growing. Are there truly much-needed calcium. Trucks -
convincing reasons for rushing can be hired in the immediate
at, this, point into haphazard area for this work. You or I can
large-scale building activity,' hire a truck if we need one; I am
without being able to sure the municipaiity can dothe
accompany it with the necessary same • thing.
improvement of services and In regards to snow removal,
roads? large equipment can be rented r,
It is a little bit'' like a country or hired (provided this is• done
where it is known in September early in the season and not left
that capital punishment will be till, the last minute as has been
abolished in December. If' there the case);
are maybe five 'prisoners under In buying equipment for a
death •sentence, should they be municipality. ' it must 'meet
quickly executed simply because Ministry of Highway approval
it is still legal in September? to be subject for a grant. Well,
Instead of turning, into the somebody led the council down
dead-end road of jumping to . the garden path; or maybe they
conclusions and resorting to led themselves. I was speaking
'insinuations and •namecalling,- with one councillor and he
we would all serve our town and indicated that the council had to
• ourselves better if we could keep follow , the Department
the overall situation in mind, specifications. Doubting this, I
ask questions and obtain as called the office. in Stratford
many facts as we can. Only then- and in speaking with a
we can make' decisions honestly responsible gentleman. he said
and decently. quote "our specifications are
Sincerely, just.: a guideline,_ anything
Elsa Haydon 'reasonable will lave accepted'
'� cost of ,t'hi vehicle i saki'
wa . -4'104
Too many slurs $23,000: This includes the truck,
snow equipment and sanding
Dear Editor: equipment, even an automatic
I did not think after 76 years" transmission:
I would have to see a foreign Comparing the .cost of a new
country show Canada how to grader and snowplow. complete,
play hockey. Eery Canadian would run-around $30,000. A far
player wants to be a lone star better deal.
these days. They look like they You must remember that this
play to see how. . many dollars 'township is in the throes of
they can make instead of how buying . land for a dump. 1
many goals they. can get. It` is . believe the expense of a truck
not like the old style hockey cannot in anyway be justified
when they played as a team. ° when ° the 'township must
They play hard enough but.no purchase land for a dum
team work today. Every man for err and
himself. Saturday proved that. soon buy a new road grader and
have to be hired to drive
will h"
this truck.
• Arise ratepayers, voipe" your -
opinion. Whether yoq agree to
disagree is entirely up to you,
but in my' opinion, the .to
of 2;3,00() or more fora gravel .
truck cannot in anyway be
justified. It is an _ extremely
wrong decision for council and
also a blunder on the part of the
�Miftr�fry " cif - Highways° 'i Ems; st1'cli` .,
approval is given., ,
This is the way I see. it.
K. John Hazlit�t.
has been said that= the "truck
plow" can get over the roads in
a hurry and the" la.rge.snow plow
can come along after and push
the banks back. I have yet to see
this happen.
To the meat of the matter.
The truck that has been hired, is
no longer available. So, the
council has seen fit to purchase
a brand, new truck. I suppose
this is a reasonable thing to do,
if the reads department had lets
of work for a truck. But as I see
it, they have not. Maybe it will
haul a bit of snow' fence but for
all the-, N township used;. (and
using less every year), it not
�►oaer��h.,..,.
swimmers
at meet
The Goderich Swim Team
competed against Atwood,
Mitchell and Clinton, at
Mitchell on Wednesday, August
16.
- Mitchell won by 264 to
Goderich s . 256. Goderich
captured several firsts at the
meet, thanks to one little
•
W. t. Cooper,
Picton St. West
PS ---A newcomer to Goderich.
Poor choice
Dear Editor:
This letter . is not about the
dump, nor is it a dialogue with
Detonator Dan. More
important, I wish to inform the
' ratepayers of Colborne
Township - of an expensive
purchase to be made for a piece
of equipment which ' is totally
inadequate -for the jab:
must increase the road
maintenance prograrn..k
Furthermore, another person
ynamo.
In the 14 and under freestyle,
the 16 ,and under breaststroke,
14 and under fly and 16 and
under fly,, Vicki Gracey cleaned
up with a"'first. First also in the
16 and under backstroke, she
was disqualified in that' event.
, Sister Elizabeth Gracey came -
first iri the 12 and 'under
backstroke.
Goderich girls' were second in
the .first relay and first . in the
second relay.
'Goderich came. first in the
boys' relay.
.. • The Gracey • girls are
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
C. G racev of Menesetung Park.
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;,The Canadian Foresters held
e successful summer dan ,e,
aitfordr :'bailey' malt on'
turday. August 5_ ,
During the, evening a draw
was held for a beef raffle
sponsored by the men's -lodge.
The winners were ,as follows:
first prize, half side. of beef won
by Mrs. Ron Carter, St. Marys;
ecctnd prize, hind quarter of
Reef worn by Bert Armstrong,
Goderich; third • prize, front
quarter of beef won by _Mrs.
Vera Pellow, Woodstock,
The door prize was won by
(Tiff Brown, Goderich'.
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(Continued from page 3)
Ma,hovltch s heroici. Phil .
riposito flipped the puck up the 4 .
boards to Mahovlich•who took'it
in' full stride. Mahovlich deked
Polyader out of his pants at the
blueliine and then fished Tretiak
out of the net before ramming it
home. The shorthanded goad
took away any momentum the
Russians had gained.
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Peter's act with a goal at 9:50 of
the third period. Mikita laid the
puck on Mahovlich's stickL and
he drove a hard shot to the far
earner. The remaining ten'
minutes saw C i ada' play a
defensive gan*e allowing the
Russians few opportunities.-
The Canadian "game plan','
of check, check, check, paid
dividends that should carryover
.to the remainder of the serries.
Ice -Chips: Canadians received
five penalties, Russia received.
four In an earlier column, i
predicted that Canada would '
win Game 2, :I-0 - the score
was not correct but the analysis
was. I predicted that the—fan
support will prove an important
part of the- game
The Canadians may adopt a
rougher style of game in order to
set,the Russians off balance and
disrupt, their: patterned passing.
Canadian goajkeeping will be a
dominant "factor." (end of
quote) So I will.award myself
the prediction on the strength of
Dear Readers
(continued from page 2
integrity.
"The responsibility still lies
with Premier Davis to see that
the other members of his
Cabinet make a full and public
disclosure of their holdings and
business interests, and make
publicly sure that the possibility
of further conflicts do not
exist." ,
Sounds reasonable to me.
What about it, Mr. Davis?
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the analysis. I am now 1 for .2
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