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125 YEAR --37 •
With • election day looming
only weeksaway now, Goderich
T.o; Cou c' finds_ 14911. with
_three • out-of-town deveopers
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-lne tlrrn :.l,ts ..c j.ec..l. e
back, the local planning,,board
in a quandry and a delegation
of citizens frorn the southwest
portion of the municipality
attending every meeting • °hnd
sornetirnes disrupting council's -
deliberations in the bargain.
On' last week's council
agenda, there were three
deputations including Paul
Ducharrne who wishes to build •
ten houses, each on a one -acre
plot in a ten acre site opposite
Robertson Memorial School;
J.A. Dixon of Dixon Realty in
London who wants to construct
• a three-storey apartment house
on the west . side of Lakeside
Drive overlooking Lake Huron;
andhJarnes Hayman of London
who was presenting a new plan
Empioy,ment
standards
meeting
The Ontario Department • of
Labor is corning to town Wed-
nesday, September 20 and Thur- -
sday, Septernber , 2i .
The Wednesday it -beefing' will
be open to the public and will be
held in Goderich District
Collegiate Institute small gyrn-
nasiurn, from 8 pin to 10 prn.
At this meeting, .represen-
tatives from the Ontario Depart
rnent of Labor will • .briefly
outline the Employment Stan-
dards Act and will then answer
any questions .from the floor.
Persons wishing to familiarize,
themselves with the Act prior to
the meeting rnay pick up copies
of the ,. Ernployrnent Standards
Act at' the business office of The
Goderich Signal -Star. •
Thursday between 9 a.rn. and
4 p.rn. at the town hall (just to
•the right of the main entrance)
persons who wish personal in-
terviews with depattrnent of-
ficials may speak in privacy.
For those who find the
Goderich dates inconcenient,
there are similar two-day,
. sessions .scheduled for
Wingharn, September 18 and
19; Lucknow, September 19 and
20; and Clinton, September 21
and 22,
for a ' multi -dwelling housing
unit at. the corner of Bennett
and Warren Streets. (Mr.
Hayrnah `" "ad suThhitti d"" an
-_ a r :.e.��{...� :1:--b d`t had d _
ea Tien ,Jra osa a
withdrawn these plans because
of' public protest.)
Although all three developers
requested building permits, only
Ducharrne got permission - at
lea=st -- .partially - to.- begin-
-construction when he's ready.
Ducharrne is proposing single
family dwellings of about 1440.
square feet each. He had plans
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DIXON: "Writ of mandamus
In the morning."
which were circulated' amongst
council rnernbers and he advised
council he was prepared to meet
the town regulations in all
respects,. including services on
the property.
Reeve Paul Carrollto ld the
,rneeting he was concerned with
what he termed "random
development''proposed ed byat
Ducharrne. He said that while
ch
• he understood that Du arrne's
plans were within resent
municipal rulings, hethought it
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about the gas bar on Cambria Street delegation, Hayrnan deal
Road? Why didn't it corne. to with population density 'first.
council? How do you draw the p.;,`,,,U you are talking about one
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The next "item of business this plan has a lower per unit
was Dixon's request for a
building permit to construct a
'three-storey apartment building
on Lot 4, Plan No. 34 on
Lakeside Drive, between- the
property presently owned by
G.B. Clancy and the sewage
treatment plant.
"Have you been talking to
any residents in that area?"
Mayor Harry Worsell asked
Dixon. '
Dixon answered that he had
not, but added that the lot size,
128 feet and 310. feet was
adequate for the building he
proposed.and that his plans had
been drawn "relating to the
building code".
B.R. Robinson, present at the
would be in the best interests of
the town' and of the developer to
see the homes constructed .in a
more orderly fashion.
"Particularly in view of
developments in the immediate
area," added Carroll.
Councillor Frank Walkorrn
told council that in his opinion,
decisions .. about further
development in Goderich should
be made "slow and easy".
When Councillor Deb
Shewfelt advised' that local
developers .had not , been
questioned about the way, in.
which they developed their
l
properties,.-, . - Walkorn o orn --retorted
that "because we . made one.
mistake does not necessitate
another".
Mrs. Elsa Haydon, the town's
only lady councillor, concurred
with Walkorn. She said she
wanted time - to study
Ducharrne's plans.
"If there is no legal right to
say absolutely no, we cannot say
no," warned Councilor Stan
profit.
"What has been the
precedent?" asked Shewfelt.•
"Why does one request, for a
building permit corne to council
and another does , not. What
Kin, Kinettes
new presidents
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'John Sllirddlck
* Goderich Kinsmen and
Kinette executives were
officially installed Saturday
evening at' Clinton in a joint
installation meeting.
Deputy -governor Derek Nind,
assisted by past deputy -governor
Doug ^Cruickshank, conducted
the installation, forofficers from
Goderich, Clinton and Hensall.
Installed from Goderich
Kinsmen ' Club Were: John
hijcd`dilvl � 'y tdi tills :,Petrt—
Baechler and Stan . Connelly,
MAYOR WORSELL: "Some
people ore complaining."
meeting, told council that Dixon
had corne to 'Goderich previous
to the September meeting' to get
his building permit. He said
Dixon had talked with Town
Administrator Harold Walls
about the matter, and Walls
had advised hirn the subject
would have to corne before.
council at its -next meeting
(September 7, last Thursday.).
Whar Robinson learned that
. Goderich councillors had not
Mrs.. 'til.. Hill
vice-presidents; John Bronson,
secretary; Robert McDougall,
treasurer; Bill Kirkey, Lionel
Klass and, Jirn Parrish,
directors; Bill Dobie, registrar;
Ron McLeod and Glen Mncha°n,
bulletin editors. •
Goderich Kinettes installed
were: Mrs. Helen Hill,
president; Mrs, Judy Hiles, vice-
president; Mrs..) Ken • Fry,
secretary; Mrs. Ann Doherty,
tre hili y ar Mra;'�°'-Dnti
Reid, 'bulletin editor.
REEVE CARROLL: "Council
can let the cards foil where
they,will in November."
seen the plans for Dixon's
proposed develoiime'nt, he called`
it "unusual". ' .
"Who has the right to issue
building perrnits?" asked
Robinson. "The 'town council?
The Planning Board? Walls is
the authorized building
'inspector isn't he?"
Mayor Worsell advised Dixon
that his proposed plans would
have to be studied by council
and ' by the planning board
before any answer 'could be
given hirn on the matter. .
"I don't suppose you're going
to 'start building in the
morning?" quipped the mayor.
"I'd- like to," retorted Dixon.
The mayor, however,
reiterated that the rnatter would
need more study .and Dixon
advised the rnayor and the
council that he would have his
lawyers issue a' writ 'of
mandamus the next morning.
Dixon then depart -ed the
meeting. ,
Jaynes Hayman 'addressed the
meeting, advising council of his
new plans for a multi -dwelling
housing unit at the corner of
Bennett and Warren drawn up
"to satisfy the people who live in
the-area"—aid "to conform- with
:the present bylaw".
He said he was now planning
one building of 14 units, not two,
buildings of 16 units as
previously. He said plans called
for 15 feet frontage along
„Bennett Street; 48 feet sideyard
to the east property line; and a
68 -foot depth in the ,rearyard or
a total of 23 percent of the total
property. "
-said the parking was
‘located at the. rear of the
building. with the , entrance off'
Rich Street, rather than Bennett
Street as previously proposed.
He promised the parking lot
would be "landscaped" to
prevent an unsightly
appearance feared by sorne
Warren -Bennett Street people.
He said the lot would have 53
percent -open space which' would
contain no parf of the building.
and no parking lot -He Said the
building itself ' would look like
four units, not 14, and each unit
would have its own fenced yard.
. .,-.- ut
�p�rk'tnrg•to��he• objections -put
forth . by • the Warren -Bennett
HA YMAN: "I'd appreciate
on 'OAS wer."
density' per acre than most sub-
division pians passed by this
council in, the past two years.'
And noise pollution' comes frorn
population density,- I believe."
Hayman said that by moving
the- parking- lot to another
location on the property, he had
done "more than many
developers have done in
places".
"As far as private-_ property
values are concerned, each unit
planned will cost about
$15,000 " said Hayman: "The
total cost . of the project will be
roughly $200,000. These are .not
cheap units. I'rn not intending,
to put up a cheap looking unit.
This should discourage bad
tenants." (The London
developer produced snapshots of
similar development in the "best
parts" of London.)'
Hayman noted • that , other
dwellings in the area had been
constructed "very
economically" and have not
depreciated the real estate as
far as he knew. He, also stated.
there wits already "a very small
and modest' six-plex practically
"across the street".
Referring to .the
recornrnendation ' of the
Planning Board that the
building permit should be
denied, Hayman ; said, "I
personally don't feel this is a
detraction to the area."
Hayman advised council, that
presently, ••- the property in -
question is zoned D for future
development. He said he felt it
would • not be out of order to
suggest that it be zoned
Residential Three because the
property was close to schools
and the safety factor for
children should be a major
consideration.
We've already seen here
tonight what ' one developer "
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Trees'
ncillor Mrs Elsa I 'ay'dAlf
is once tnore'''ooncern with the
fate of trees withil :'the "town. Qf
•---- oderieh:-A , aet-w.eeh' loll
meeting, . Mrs, .Haydon asked
rnernbers ;to visit the "foirrnet.
Sunset Rotel site and t:'o view
the trees there.
"I wantyou to see they are all
green..aril ' alive;"""" said ` Nips;
Haydon. She indicated: these.
trees are being eyed for possible
cuttingthis winter,.._.... y..
1VITs..."10. 4lt?N014.couTISi .tha
in -her oinin-treesin
the- Qw
n.,,
should be viewed' at this time of
year to determine which are
dead and which are alive. She
said that the dead trees should ,
be marked . new so. that. no.;.
mistakes would be made during
the winter when all deciduous
trees look the sarne. •
' 'Councillor • Deb Shewfelt
suggested the town adopt the
Department of• Highway's
scheme of tying red streamers
on° trees slated for removal.
"We would have used red
paint," quipped Councillor Ed
Giesbrecht of the Public Works
Committee, "but°red ribbons are
nice too." ,
Council also learned that
sorne half-dead trees in the.
Wilson -Blake district should be
taken down.
" The decision on whether or
not to remove ` dead trees is
usually made by the Public
Works foreman; n Meriarn
with Town AdStaministrator
Harold Walls. ' Mrs,, Haydon
said later last week that she
wondered if the town should
consider .bringing in persons
more knowledgeable about
trees. She wondered if sorne
trees which were only half-dead
could be. trimmed -or otherwise
restored to health. "
"Trees belong to everyone in
town," said Mrs. Haydon. She
said in any case, precautions
should be' taken to „ prc`,ect
Goderich's living trees I.:0m
being destroyed.
She drew attention to Stanley
Street where sorne trees were
recently removed to make way
for additional parking at the
Legion. '
"Curiously, none of :the
Stanley Street residents
mentioned the loss of the trees,°'
said Mrs,. Haydon.
Leonard Eric- Learnen, • 16, son of Mr. -and Mts. -John- Learnen of -32-- Bennett Street 'West in'
Goderich died in hospital shortly after .he was taken from this -twisted wreck. The car was
involved in a two car collision southof Goderich Saturday night. The grinding crash also sent
five other persons to hospital suffering injuries. -staff photo
Building
inspector
apparnted.
•Goderich has a new building
inspector. ' He's Roy
Breckenridge, a weltichown
Goderich resident who his
operated the Harbourlite Inn
for marry years.
Mr. Breckenridge was
appointed by a resolution at last
week's regular council meeting'
and a•bylaw will corne ,before
Goderich Town Council at its
next meeting, September 21,
snaking._ _ the appointment
official.
It has also, been learned that
one individual •has been selected
as Goderich's new recreation
director, but his name is being
withheld for the present until
council votes on .the matter at
its next meeting.
Tonight's closed: committee
meeting of council will have .a
busy agenda. Some topics for
discussion will be whether or
not to extend Warren Street
" through to. Sunset Drive; a
possible traffic study for the
municipality; the ,nunicipal day
nursery; and the current
problem of building pertnits for
apartment -type dwellings in the
southwest portion of Goderich.
The Tourist Committee will
also be on hand at the
committee meeting to discuss
year-end business and- to
explain why council has
received ' no answer on
correspondence dealing with the
-- artrci ation -�o f r� he businass
communi in tourist prornotiom
cal youth 'dies1
five
others hurt
Leonard Eric Learnen, 16, of
32, Bennett Street -West in
Goderich died late Saturday
night at .the Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital shortly
after he was , involved in a
grinding two car crash. He had
been the driverof a car struck
broadside by a second vehicle on
Highway 21 about four miles
south 'of Goderich.
According to investigating
Son'-in-Iaw
faces charges
in. barn fires
Aftex_aremand last week Roy____
Dale, 19, of R.R. 5 Clinton will
appear in provincial court to
face three charges of arson
September 18. Two of the
'charges involve barns belonging
to his father in law. The other
charge is in connection with.. a
$20,000' fire at the Huron Dead
Stock, Removal building.
The charges go back 'to July
of 1971 when a $35,000 fire
destroyed the barn of Mason
Bailey at *R.R. 3 Clinton Mason
Bailey is Dale's father in .law
and is • also president of .the
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture. The second charge
involved a fire in July of 1972
when the • barn constructed to
replace the first one destroyed at
the •Bailey farm also burned.
This time damage was
estimated at $50,000.
-- The third--charge-involved the
firein September of 1971' at the
Dead Stock Removal -'building
which caused $20,000 damage.
Dale was freed on his own
'recognizance and was ordered
by the court not to contact his
wife Valeiie or his father in law.
Three .persons
in
ospiial.
after crash
A two car pile up at Carlow
Saturday evening sent three
people to hospital su'Pfering from
injuries of varying degrees . of
seriousness and caused a total
of $1100 damage to the vehicles
involved.
Officers of the Goderich
detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police report that a
car driven by Edmond Leddy of
R.R. 2 a Auburn was making a
left turn to go north when a car
driven -by Howard Godfrey of
115 St. David ' Street in
Goderich, travelling west,
slammed into it,
The crash resulted in cuts
and bruises to the drivers and•
fractures to a passenger in the
Godfrey car, Marlene Godfrey.
Police say charges have been
�, w 'd...in ,.connection.. _..the.
alar w�.- ���,_
accidenth against Leddy.
officers of the Goderich Ontario.
Provincial Police Learnen was
apparently attempting to make
a U turn on the highway when
his vehicle was 'rammed • by a
southbound .car driven by
Robert Santavy, 24, of .85.
Devine Street in Sarnia.
Mr. Santavy, 24, as well as
passenger's in the Learnen car,
Debbie Westlake 15, Janice
Westlake 20, of R.R. 4,
Goderich, Steven Rieck; 17, of
257 Catherine Street Goderich
and Cheryl Elliott, 16, of 124
Victoria Street, Goderich, were'
rushed by arnbuldnce , to
Goderich hospital as well.
Santavy and the Westlake
girls were listed in good
condition at hospital ital but -Steven -
co P
Rieck and Cheryl Elliott were
transferred to ' Victoria Hospital
in London. Rieck is in serious
condition with a broken leg and
internal injuries and Miss
Elliott in fair condition with a
fractured pelvis. •- '
' A fifth passenger • in the
Learnen car, Bruce Currie, 16, of
125 Indian Road Kitchener
escaped the _crash unhurt. Mr:
Santavy was alone in his car.
The car Learnen was driving
was owned .by William
Westlake of R.R.' 4 Goderich.
Leonard Learnen wail, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Walter
Learnen. He is- survived 'by his
parents, a,sister Rose of London,
brothers Walter of Kingston and
Gordon at home as well as a
grandmother Mrs. Rose Willis
of Goderich.
Funeral ' services were
conducted by Rev. G.L. Royal
Horne
frorn the Stiles Funeral Ho e
Tuesday_ afternoon.._ . with
interrnent• at 'Maitland
Cemetery.
ahcer giving down
in Goderich in '72
The local branch of the
Huron ' Cancer Society rnet
Tuesday evening in St. George's
Church for its annual meeting.
Bill Barlow reported that
while the Huron County fund
objective was extremely
creditable $29,119 for 150.4
percent of the objective - the -
Goderich totals ,were down this
year. The donations in,Goderich---
amounted to $5,905.46 with• the
bike-a-thon raising 81,403.02. In
Memoriarns• totalled $1,432.35,
also down from last year.
The bike -a -thou total , was
down about $900 frorn 1971
when' the first hike -a -thou was
staged. Last year, , Goderich
raised $8,080,74 in total. This
year, Goderich only contributed
$7,308:48. - --
Reports were also heard frorn
the education chairman, 'Mrs.
Gerry Ginn who has spent an.
active year distributing
literature and filrns, and ,frtrn
the services -toy a Te. -,
'-pairents
.chairman, Mrs; Carlyle
Bannister, -"--�--'
Mrs. Bannister said that
through the year, the local
branch had assisted 23 patients.
She said there were five
volunteer drivers who made 37
trips to London and two trips to
Wingharn for a total of 4,87l
miles. Dressings were provided
for one patient, special,
assistance was given to one
family and all patients were
remembered at Christmas with
a gift and a visit.
Tickets for Tuesday 'evening's
banquet in Clinton are going
Well it was learned. At 'that
meeting, Bill Brady of CFPL
will be the guest speaker.
The new .executive locally this
1Y+-:kMuo-xFW.tt>n x-u..acu.ew.-•r_axa<•r3G area:
year includes resident `1pb`
V•b
Swartrnan.; vice-president Mrs.
Gerry Ginn; secretary -Mrs.
Garwood Russell; treasurer
Milton Rayner; campaign
chairrnan Les Pitbladoj' In
Memoriam chairman Mit. Ernie
Crawford; education chairman
Mrs. Gerry Ginn; medical
advisor, Dr.' G.P. ' Mills;
publicity, Mrs. Ken' Keller; and
service -to -patients, Mrs. Carlyle
Bannister.
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Announcepanership
The Earl Rawson Style Shop.
"announced this week that Bob
Swartrnan of ' Goderich has
'become an associate.
+•--M.r. Swartrnan has. -' been
a tive in the men's wear
b ,.siness for 15 years. He spent
1 years in the Royal Canadian
Air Force but even then
Tcontinued his interest in , the
field by working weekends at
men's wear stores.
- Mr. Swartrnan is married
with two girls, aged 11 and five.
He and his wife Anita have been
in Goderich for 10 years rnoving
frorn Aylmer Ontario where he
received • all his formal
education.
Mr. • Swartrnan is vice
president of the Goderich
Rotary Clpb and president of.
the Goderich Cancer Society.
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