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knell, Salter resign
All members of Goderich
Town Council were quiet last
Thursday evening during and
following the reading of letters
from two Members . of the
Goderich Area Planning Board
who announced they would
resign from their positions as of
December ,31, 1972.
- The resignations were accep-
ted according to council custom
"with regret": Although Coun-
cillor Deb Shewfelt appeared at
one point to be ready to make
some additional comment to
council on the matter, he
thought better of it and sat
down silently.
The two planning board
members who will resign at the
end of the year are Charles
Snell, presently chairman of the
Planning Board, and Fred
Salter, secretary -treasurer.
Snell's letter stated that as
chairman of the planning board,
he would be "running into a
conflict of interest before too
long".
"Mindful of good, relations
with our town, the planning
board and council, please accept
• my resignation as chairman of
the board effective December 31,
1972," wrote Snell.
Salter's letter indicated that
the planning board secretary -
treasurer was concerned about
"the lack of communications
and co-operation of Town Conn-
* °til with the planning Board".
• His letter is as follows:
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Halfa million reply -paid
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Southwestern Ontario this week,
on the basis of one toeach
household. This .is a follow-up
to ,the Postal Code envelopes
that have been sent out during
the past month.
Householders who have not
received their new Postal Code
• should complete the card and
drop it in the nearest mail box.
Your local Postmaster will then
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1972 .
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SINGLE
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letters
'On June 14th of this year,
• Planning Board recommended
to council that letters be forwar-
ded to businesses operating in
violation of the zoning by-law in
order that these businesses
would know their, respective
positions. When no word was
received from council, it was
assumed these letters had been
forwarded. When it was learned
that they had not been forwar-
ded, a simple request was made
to council'to have them sent out.
Rather than give Planning
Board a reason why they were
not forwarded, council passed a
resolution stating that they will
act when they see fit..
"Some weeks ago, council
passed a resolution freezing .con-
struction in "D" zones and in-
structed Planning Board to
make an intensive study of
zone - areas. This information is
quoted from . memory of a
newspaper article. To -date,
Planning Board have received
neither a. copy of this resolution,
or any correspondence regarding
it.
"At the
October 17th meeting
obinson let
mitt
A letter from B. R. Robinson
to Goderich Town .Council has
been publicly acknowledged but
was promptly turned over to the
Administrative Committee of
Council for discussion inprivate'.
Although Robinson was
present at the meeting to hear
the answers to the six pertinent
questions he posed, council
chose not to discuss them at the
open meeting.
Robinson's letter follows:'
' "Without dwelling upon past
confusions or hove► t Phtnning
. Board or the Goderich Town
Council dealt 'with the problems,
I ask you, the Council of the
'Corporation of Goderich, to
give answers to the following
questions.
"1) What action does Council
propose to take against those
who have violated the Zoning
By -Laws now in effect and have
been since 1958?
"2) On what grounds ° did
Council freeze all ; lands
. designated 'D -Zone' which is not
a legal description of any lands
in the Corporation of Goderich
at the present time since the
proposed Rezoning By -Law is
not law.
"3) Flow many Building Per-
mits have been issued in
designated 'D -Zone' areas since
Councils freeze, legally or other-
wise,. went into effect October 5,
1972?
"4) Did the Building Inspec-
tor issue Permits for construc-
tion in 'D -Zone' by Council's
direction or not?
"5) Who authorized the
preparing of the Second Amend-
ment to the official plan since
the Goderich Planning Board
did not? -
"6) Who • is going to pay the
consulting firm for the extra
work in servicing?
"As these questions have been
aired publicly, I feel the answers
should be given as openly. •
"I will attend the next Coun-
cil meeting at which time I hope
you will clear up, these matters
for the benefit of all concerned."
of the Planning • Board, a
resolution was passed to have
nine lots at the East end of
Britannia Road and Picton
Street re -zoned from M1' toR2-
In order to accomplish this, an
amendment No. 2 to ,the Official
Plan has been requested as well
as corresponding changes to
Schedule "C" of the proposed
zoning by-law. A new Schedule
"C" map showing. this change
along with a subdivision plan
for an area south of Bennett St.
and east of South St. has been
requested from Municipal Plan-
ning Consultants and will be
required before the zoning by-
law
y-
law can be recommended ' to
council.
"In a .letter received from the
clerk -treasurer on October 27tl
th`e ' Planning Board '`were ad-•
vised that TownCouncil;
provisionally adopted thee,
Restricted Area Zoning By,
law:. that. the Planning Board
call ' a public 'meeting with the •
assistance of Municipal Plan-
ning Consultants and the Huron
County Planning Department to
review the implications of the
Zoning by-law and Mr. Walls
was seeking permission to
publish - the Restricted Area
Zoning By -Law.
"Much was learned by all.
concerned as a result of Amend-
ment No. 1, the most important
of which is the time element in-
volved., This action by council; _,
when a formai recommendation
of the by-law by the Planning
,Board t� Council is so close at
hand reflects a complete lack of
confidence in the Planning
Board by Town Council.
"I have learned a great deal
regarding planning and
procedures during the past few.
months while I was on Planning
Board and I had hoped to learn
more in the months and years
ahead. HoWever, in view of the
circumstances, to continue in
this capacity would be fut=ile.
Special. PUC safety award
At a special Public Utilities Commission dinner last Friday evening Gerry Whaley, left, chair-
man of the Goderich PUC, accepted a four year safety award. on behalf of the commission
from Jack Craig; a representative of the Ontario Safety Association. The award covers the
years 1968 through 1971. (PUC photo)
Motion reworded...
�wicil gives support
•'Goderich's Town Council
agreed - somewhat reluctantly
at first - to concur with a motion
introduced at last Thursday
evening's meeting by Councillor
Mrs. Elsa Ha`'don.
• The motion? That all can-
didates for the Town Council be
requested to disclose publicly
their and their wives' . or
husbands' property holdings
and real estate investments in
town.
Initial reaction' from coun-
cillors was one of surprise.
Councillor Reg. .Jewell told
council it was "nobody's
business" what the town's coun-'
cil members or their spouses
owned. •
Deputy -reeve Dave Gower
asked Mrs. Haydon to expalin
the purpose behind her motion.
She said it was "a matter of
simple decency... to disclose to
the public what land holdings
each possessed.
"It is done in other
p
Havd
la
ces, 'added Councillor
on.
Mrs. Haydon's original
motion was that candidates be
"required— to make public
disclosures of their land
holdings. •The motion approved
by council substituted the word
"requested" which allows coun-
cil members the option of
disclosing or not disclosing the
information.
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Two poli nen suffered. glighA
injury . last Saturday etani
when they undereetima t the',
number . of peraone 'attending ►` '
"Fall Festival" at a cottage oh •
the bank of the Maitland lover,
near the Benmiller Road, north
sof Highway number eight,
Expecting to encounter, about
50 people, nine Goderich Q,P.'P*
officers . and two R.C,IVM.P. of-
ficers from Stratford, stagy a
combined liquor and drug raid
on the get together but experien-
ced considerable resistance fronarl
about 200 participants.
As a result four charges have
been laid by the Provincial
Police and several more are ex-
' pected to result before the in-
vestigation is completed. '
Karen Lea Knight,. 34 kthe -
Square in Goderich has been
charged with Obstruction, Johi
Wayne Ladd, R.R: No. 2
Goderich, has been charged with
Wilful Damage, Bradley Eidt of
272 Ontario Street in Stretford'
faces- _two ... Caunts, one 9f
Assaulting a Police Officer and
anothei° Obstruction. Gerard
Joseph Bedard of :120. Park •
Street in Goderich has been
charged with Having Liquor in
a place other than his residence
Goderich O.P.P. indicated on
Tuesday that . other charges
ai'e pending further in-
vestigation. The R.C.M:P. told
the Signal Star , on Tuesday
morning that quantities of
suspected marijuana and MDA
(Methylenedioxa mpheta mine )
had been seized and sent for
analysis in Toronto. If the
laboratory findings confirm
R.C.M.P. suspicions two charges
will be laid under the Narcotic
Control Act and one .under the
Food and Drug Act.
The two police forces began
surveillance 'of the cottage about
8:00 p.m. They had information
that beer was being sold
through the purchase of tickets.
When the raid began in ear-
nest and police moved in and
were met by flying beer bottles
and other missiles. RCMP Con-
stable A. A. MacKinnon was
struck on the temple and eye but
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Conference Champions for fourth straight year
BY RICHARD MADGE
The G.D.C.I. senior Vikings
won their fourth straight Huron-
• Perth football " championship
here Saturday afternoon,
defeating Listowel Lords 16-6 in
the conference final.
But unlike the first three of
the four-year string, this one
didn't come easily.
Under new head. coach Ray
Donnelly and his assistant
Gerry Paolin, the Vikings
finished third, instead of first, in
the regular schedule, with .a
record .of five wins and two
losses.
They then had to eliminate
the first place -finishers, South
Huron of Exeter in the -sudden -
death semi-final on Exeter home
field last Tuesday, 15-C, scoring
all their points in the second
half:
• And, to keep the uphill.
struggle intact, the Vikings
needed a twenty -minute over-
time period Saturday to over-
come the stubborn Lords of
Listowel, to take the title.
The Vikings had lost to
O Listowel during the regular
season 10-8 in ar game in which
coach, Donnelly felt his team
deserved a better .fate, and it
looked for a while - on Saturday
that the same kind, of thing
might happen.
e The Vikings played well
throughout the game, both of-
fensively and defensively, but
had two.touchdowns called back
on penalties, fumbled another
time on the Listowel one -yard
line, and had another drive stall'
on the Listowel 15 -yard line'
because of a pass intercejjtion.
The only score the Vikings
could put on the board was six
points from a touchdown by
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quarterback Brian MacKenzie
in the first quarter on a three -
yard keeper play that came
moments after a 40 -yard touch-
down pass -and -run play to
Casey Wildgen was wiped out
by a clipping call.
In the second quarter, the
Vikings put together a long
drive on a pass to Casey
Wildgen and two long runs by
Tom O'Brien but the drive
stalled with Listowel getting the
ball on their own five -yard line
following Dave Patterson's
punt. The Viking defence was
unable to hold the Lords and
the threat evaporated.
In the third quarter, the
Vikings appeared again to have
the go-ahead points when
Wildgen intercepted a pass and
ran 25 yards to the Listowel 2.5 -
yard line.
Runs by O'Brien and:. Dave
Mclvor gave Goderich a first
down and goadd go on the
Listowel nine, but a third down
touchdown pass to Gary Allen
hog Fisher
...kept tease olive
was nullified by an unnecessary
roughness call on 'the Vikings.
Listowel struck quickly for
their only points of the day in
the third quarter when John
'Coughlin ran 45 -yards down the
sideline to set up a two -yard
touchdown' by Carl Gabel.
As the fourth quarter ended,
the Vikings had Listowel pen-
ned in at their own three -yard
line, but the end of regulation,
time saw the teanis deadlocked
at six points.
The Vikings came on strong
in the 20 -minute overtime, and
right from the opening left little
doubt of the outcome. Goderich
kicked off and . held Listowel
deep in their own end. The next
time they got the ball, the
Vikings gambled on a third
down situation at the Listowel
25 and made it.
Then Dave Mclvor, who was
the workhorse of the Viking of-
fence, especially in the overtime
session, carried twice to move
he 'O'Keefe
...tower of strength
the ball to the eight yard line.
A fumble by Tom O'Brien
gave Listowel the ball there, but
again they could not move the
ball and Goderich got it at the
Lords' 16 -yard line, with the
help of a no yards call. against
Listowel.
•Speedster Tom O'Brien then
went the distance around Left
end for the winning touchdown,
aided by a key block by right
halfback Doug ,Fisher.
•Just to make sure, the Vikings
added a 24 -yard field goal by
Casey Wildgen, his first of the
year, just as the first half of the
overtime ended.
That one was set up by'a pass
interception by Jim Durst and a
subsequent running play by
•Mclvor which put the ball in
position for Casey's boot.
The only scoring of the second
half of overtime -came on a .35 -
yard single kicked by Dave Pat -
trios M.ckfule
...scoria first
terson, which made the final
score Goderich 16, Listowel 6
The Viking defensive team
deserved special credit for' the
success of the team all year, and
Saturday' was no exception,
Bruce Sheardown played an
outstanding game on the corner,
and the defensive backfield of
John Moore, Casey Wildgen and
Joe O'Keefe was a tower of
strength for the Vikings.
The effective running of the
Viking offense by Mclvor and
0' Brien owed much -to the good
work of the offensive line,
especialTv the left side composed
of guard Brian Whitely, tackle
Wally Pierson and end John
Moore, along with the blocking
of halfback Gary Allen.
The offense got off to a
somewhat shaky start at the
beginning of the season, but.
came into its own in the latter
part of the season and in the
playoffs.
Coach Donnelly paid par-
ticular tribute to the leadership
shown by the four co -captains of
the Vikings: Con Melady, Brian
MacKenzie, Joe O'Keefe and
Doug Fisher, singling out Fisher
for special praise. "It was Doug
who kept the teats alive when
things were going wrong. He
makes up for his lack of size by
the tremendous desire to com-
pete and win. He is especially
important for the leadership he
gives to the other players", said
Donnelly.
° Members of the 1972 Vikings,
Huron -Perth senior champions
are Brian Thompson, Jim Durst,
Con Melady, Dan Duncan, Jim
Stothers, Dave Mclvor, Bob
Simpson, Doug Fisher, Murray„
Haggitt, Bruce Sheardown,.
Steve Sees, John • Moore, Tom
0' Brien, Dave Patterson, Casey
Wildgen, Bill McCabe, Ray
Beach, Roger Legere, Larry
Donnelly, ,, Gary. Allen, Tim
McGee, George Sheardown,
. Wally Pierson, Ross Dobie, Joe
O;Keefe, Brian Whitely, Robbie
MacDonald , and Brian
MacKenzie. Team manager is
John Adams.
GDCI Senior Vikings 1972-73 �
This Senior football team from the Goderich District
Collegiate institute emerged champions for the fourth straight
year following the Huron Perth championship game played in,
Goderich on Silturday. Team members are, left to right, front,
David Patterson, Lawrence Lassaline, Bruce Sheardown,
Ross Dabie. David Mclvor, Doug Fisher, Brian MacKenzie. Joe
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O'keefe. Jim burst, Robbie Macbonaid, Larry Donnelly and
Tim McGee. Centre, Bob Simplon, George Shesrdown, Brian
Whitely, Ray Beach, Welly Pierson, Roger Legere, Steve Sees,
Darty Duncan, Casey Wildgen and Brian Thompson. Back, Ray.
Donnelly (coach), Murray, Nagging John Moore, Gary Allen,
Tom O'Brien. Jim Stothers and John Adams (manager).
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