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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-06-28, Page 1e t,Csrter was sworn In Friday as Huron County court. judgit.filling a vacancy left by th of Judge R.S. Hetherington who died suddenly last April. Judge Carter, (Centre) orn in by provincial chief county court Judge C. E. Bennett, (left) and senior county judgs for district 1, P.S. MacKenzie of Walkerton. (Staff Photo) Story on Page 5 itizens begin plaza curve Want to provide council with people's views Deputy -reeve Stan Profit wants participatory democracy according to his recent statements in .Goderich Town Council .... and if G.R. "Rick" Robertson has anything to db with it, there will be par- ticipatory democracy' in Goderich beginning Tuesday evening at 8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Goderich District Collegiate Institute. Robertson, an electricity and electronics teacher at GDCI, is planning to conduct a survey in Goderich and Bayfield to deter- mine how the people feel about the possibility of the shopping mall as outlined by Suncoast Estates Limited. Robertson says he has surrounded himself with a com- mittee including Mrs. K. An- derson, 212 Mary Street who is the secretary; and Executive Committee members Jim Kelly, 98 Arthur Street; Joe Freeman, RR 1, Goderich; and Ray Allen, 190 Picton Street E. The aims of the committee are to: 1. '1'o see establishment of a Shopping Mall as outlined in petition of •Suncoast Estate to Council. 2. To obtain fbr-the citizens . of Goderich more competitive pricing for goods and com- modities. 3. To establish 'a more at- tractive business appearance and services for the citizens of Goderich. 4. To create emplgyment by retaining all or most of the pur- chasing power of the citizens of Goderich in their own com- munity. 5. To establish new sources of taxation on behalf of the citizens of Goderich. 6. To boost the economy of the Town of Goderich by in- ducing neighbouring com- munities to shop in Goderich. Robertson said he and the committee plan to foot the bills for the survey although they are asking for memberships in the organization which will cost $1 each, the money to go toward the cost of the survey. The committee is also giving freely of its time for this project. "I want it to be a buffer bet- ween Suncoast Estates Limited and the committee for the Businessmen's Association," said Robertson. He feels coun- cil needs the opinion of the people in this matter. th YEAR - 2 6 oberttjj SIGNAL THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973 SINGLE COPY 20c enmiller Estates hearing reveals ustic hotel - dining .lounge plans, ystery of the Old Mill Biller is finally solved. blic hearing in Carlow day afternoon, the Board or the Ontario af.. the _Environment_ to the presentation of tatives 'of Benmiller and learned the former • mill is to become a rustic rural hotel ounge" which is to be the public generally". sman for Benmiller and Peter Ivy of Lon - Bob Wallace, manager mr and Softeners London. He was ac - 'ed by the firm's chief ' r Don Miller. Also at the hearing was leinstiver, Dashwood, 'cal contractor on ,the presentation, Wallace former woollen mill r a dining room which persons; a lounge for eight bedrooms on the floor for two persons four suites on the up - r for two people each. ill also be wooded walk or customers to enjoy, llace. ce also noted a staff of 14 persons will be to take care of the needs. of the first questions ed for the project after asic concept of a ping lounge was con - was sewage disposal, allace. Decision was to install sewage treat - ant capable of handling lions per day and 20 of BOD5 (Biochemical Demand). a n d ) ding to. djm: McCau1,: b1rc "health inspector, on County Department th was concerned about iveness of the sewage planned for the project hearing. ace explained the system had called for sewage to be d aeration tank; then to a where the sludge drops bottom and the roves on eI,ear to. the chlorlre chamber, the sludge beck to the aeration for further treatment. Point the treated ef- b to have been dum- the receiving stream,reek which flows direc- the Maitland River. !'tev by the Ministry nvironment, however, a and filter was added the chlorine chamber receiving stream "to Particles too small to clarifier", Iwas also made for removal as required 'y of thSOO e environ- gallon storage tank for sludge storage;' and housing of the equipment to ail operation and maintenance. According to Wallace, the worst possible effluent would be,equal to 0.6 pounds BOD 5 daily. "The - waste from one cow pasturing on Sharpe Creek would cause more pollution than this," said Wallace. "In actual operation, the plant will produce an effluent of two parts per million or less, so the actual discharge will be well under the waste di icharge from one person, or about one-fifth the waste from one cow." "The effluent from the plant will be better than normally required by the Ministry of the Environment to maintain stream standards," said Wallace. "BOD 5 passed by the treatment plant will , be destroyed by chlorine and any excess chlorine will be dissipated- by the flow in Sharpe Creek and the lower pond, so that it will have no ef- fect on the aquatic life." Wallace said it was his un- derstanding Benmiller Estates hoped to stock the pond down- stream from the former woollen,. mill and upstream from the present grist mill,. so officials were most interested in proper sewage treatment measures. Other methods of disposal were considered, said Wallace. He said the site which is at the bottom of a °hill, is "too small for either a lagoon or septic system". The possibility of pumping the sewage to a lagoon or septic system on the top of the hill was, investigated, but was discarded for four reasons; in the event of pump or power failure, untreated sewage would overflow directly to waste, and could result in raw sewage going to the creek; the mill,water supply is from sprigs along the base of the hill and any seepage from a tile bed or lagoon could con- taminate these springs; the clay lavers underlying, this ,area v.ould likely result in' most of the _ drainage from a lagoon or tile bed flowing to the lower gond; and an odor problem at spring turnover could -result- with e possibility. of rather strortwaste discharge during spring run-off. .Jim McCaul, chief inspector with the Huron County Depart- ment of Health, said the Huron Unit would be satisfied with the recommendation ndation of the Ministry of the Environment. It is understood the Environ - (Continued on page 14 herd arned not to sell mil By Ron Shaw If your ulcer has been bothering you lately and someone suggested you try goat's milk too sooth that stomach ache you might be well advised not to purchase your goats milk from Orville Bodges at Taylors Corner on Highway 21. That warning comes from the Huron County Health Unit. The,Health Unit is not just warning the ulcer suffers, or the public in general, though. They have warned Mr. Rodges not to sell his goat's milk for human consumption, since it is Dixon claims Hill wrong; asks chance A meeting with James Dixon, $12 r square uare fo of building g the ---:London -= developer —who._ costs _-for the apartment were wants to build an apartment disclosed rn Hi11 s stu... dy- .. building on Waterloo Street in He told council his architects Goderich, members of council were insulted and claimed that and the Huron County Plan- Hill's study was "completely ning Department is set ten- -unethical". tatively for Tuesday, July 10. "Had he been an architect he The purpose is todiscuss the would have been brought up on study completed by Planner the mat," insisted Dixon. Nick Hill under the direction of The London builder told Director of Planning Gary council he had not known Davidson with regards to the about Hill's study until. an Dixon apartment proposal. acquaintance read The London Hill's proposal contained Free Press and called Dixon up recommendation that council to rib him a little about his in - turn down the Dixon plans for volvement in the Goderich "a simple brick box". scene. Dixon said that if -council At last week's council meeting, James Dixon ap- turns down his, plans for the peared to refute the statement apartment building, "I will fold in Hill's study which was my tents And ,,leave in the published in detail in last night". "Hut I don t want to leave in week's Goderich Signal -Star. the night,'' said Dixon, "I still He claimed Hill's proposal was wish to build." uneconomical and said apart- sto - ments in the type of building Hill suggested would rent for approximately $300 monthly per unit whereas he was aiming for rents of between $155 and $165 per unit. Dixon charged a breach of confidence when the figures of .told....-coulacal. he was "going on record" with a letter from his engineering con- sultants Haas-Ruebsam Limited, London. The letter was read to council only after members of council insisted. (Continued on page 14 not pasteurized, but it hasn't started a week ago when the done much good and now they Huron County Health Unit was - are threatening legal action. contacted by Gordon Sander - What is beginning to shape son, author of "So •nd Off" for up to a "Goats Milk Saga" all the London Free Pr,:ss. Mr. Sanderson told health officials that he had received a complaint charging that the Taylors Corner goat operation was selling whole, un- pasteurized goats milk. Chief Public Health Inspec- �rm t tor Jim McCaul agreed to look into the matter and, if such were the case, to put a stop to it. Mr. McCaul told the goat herder - that he could not sell the milk for human consump- tion and asked, that he -change -his sign along side Highway 21 which read, "Goats Milk, great for Kids and Pets." The Health Inspector said he felt the sign could be misleading because of the word Refuse vendor's By recorded vote , Godarich Town Council turned down the application of James O. Fraser to operate a Good Humor Ice Cream mobile service in this municipality but that mat- ter has not been dropped and the town solicitor has been asked to determine the legality of Council's decision. The recommendation from the Administrative Committee to council was to refuse the ap- • plication, ation but members of coup lrc c11 Avere-waiting-for-cormnent, from • Poth e Chief Pat King regarding the safety aspect of the situation. Councillor Eileen Palmer , chairman of the special com- mittee, presented a letter from Chief King advising that the idea was basically a good one. Chief King stated in his letter the bicycles proposed to he used for the project, should not prove a traffic hazard in Goderich although he did request that the vehicles remain off The Square and away from the swimming pool. Chief King suggested that only boys, not girls, be permit- ted to operate the bikes as a measure of precaution. He claimed the safety of the young customers would have to brleft • to the parents who would, of When course, have to instruct their discovered .children again and a liiittrout ouisrd-1—Th e p`Ta"rit; tfi V"' ill "rlxtvr"nRo� 'ants n waa- the dangers when the ice cream discussed getting their own given by the union to allow this salesman made his rounds in driver to bring the truck in. Bill particular truck to cross the the neighborhood. Coughlan claimed at that time "Litter in itself, shouldn't be he was the only one who could the deciding factor," the Chief drive the vehicle. (Continued on page 14 "Anticipating trouble when true "k ids' ' d asked that "Not for Human Consumption" be ad- ded and that labels noting the milk wa3 not for human con- sumption be attached to each bottle of'milk sold. In order to make sure their instructions were being followed the Health Unit dispatched Health Inspector Jack McKinnon to the Rodges 'farm to purchase some milk. With his family in tow, Mr. Rodges stopped by the goat farm and without revealing his position asked to purchase. some goats milk "for his Tittle' girl" He was sold the milk and the coffee jar container, for which he paid 50 cents, was not marked with a label of any kind. Tests were carried out on the milk and it was found that in- stead of a below. 10,000 bac- (Continued on page 14 an Robertson expects the greatest amount of support to come from the women of Goderich for it is the ladies who do most of the shopping for the family. The meeting Tuesday evening will provide ample time for discussion and the in- troduction of ideas concerning all consumers in Goderich and area. Ask for parking authority locally The Goderich Businessmen's Association has asked that a parking authority be set up to deal with the "critical and overcrowded condition in the downtown section". John Schaefer, appearing at council on behalf of the businessmen, asked that the en- tire matter be studied to deter- mine the best approach. He noted that grants are available to parking authorities.. - Off-street parking lots, had been considered by the group, Police will enforce water rules The Goderich Municipal Police point out this week that they will be enforcing water restrictions enacted by a by-law under the Public Utilities act for Goderich. Local residents are urged to water their lawns only during the set times allowed by this by-law. In activities this week the police officers conducted 14 criminal investigations from which seven charges were laid under the Criminal Code. An additional 20 charges, were laid under the Highway Traffic Act and nine under the Liquor Con- trol Act. Officers also conducted six prisoner escorts. said Schaefer, as one possible solution to the problem. Councillor Harrison asked what the local businessmen were prepared to contribute to the provision of improved parking facilities since it was to their benefit. Schaefer said he believed the benefits would be "to the public as a whole" but went on to say that the local businessmen were prepared to co-operate in whatever way was necessary. Reeve Deb Shewfelt said a survey would probably show that considerable parking space off The Square could be found at "minimal cost". Councillor Frank Walkom reminded Schaefer that a sur- vey had already shown that 40 percent of the parking space on The Square was utilized by the businessmen of the community. The entire matter has been referred to the Traffic' and Safety Committee chaired 'by Deputy -reeve Stan _ Profit. One of the first matters which could go before the proposed parking authority, ac- cording to council, would be the parking facilities at the Bed- ford Hotel. It was noted that when John Refflinghaus first made . ap- plication to build his hotel on Hamilton Street, adequate parking was a prime concern. With the recent addition at the Bedford Hotel, however, very little additional parking space was created by the owner and there is nothing in the town's bylaws to .insist that additional Four 'accidents resulting . in �, parking space be provided on property damage were in- The Square. vestigated over the last seven Harold Walls, Town Ad - days as well. There were no in- (Continued on page 14 juries reported in any of the mishaps. June 22 a two car collision occurred on Huron Road' bet- ween vehicles driven by Ernest Seager, 157 Huron Road, and Ruth Ann Fougere of 46 Church' Street in Goderich. Damage to the Seager car was estimated at $100 and to the Fougere car at $150. Later the same day a single car accident occurred when the brakes failed on a vehicle -driven-by-Steven-J. Harris of 15 Quebec Road, Clinton. Mr. Harris's car went out of control on Victoria Street near the five points and struck a guard rail. Damage was estimated at $300 to the car and $50 to the guard rail. A two car collision on the morning of June 23 resulted in an estimated $200 damage to a car driven by Elizabeth Ann McLean of 217 Picton Street. The second car, driven by Florence Maskell of R.R. 4 Goderich, escaped damage. An estimated $2150 damage was done to a car driven by Eleanor Nelson of 148 Elizabeth Street. Goderich and $50 damage to a vehicle driven by Harold Larder of 91 Quebec Street, when those cars collided on Quebec Street. sinke_stmmers as_ • • k crosses picketline A shoving match between Local 682 I.C.W.U. members. and Sifto Salt officials occurred late Monday afternoon when a truck carrying equipment for the mine • was driven through -the picket line by Plant Produc- tion Manager, Bill Coughlan. "When the original driver of the truck which came from Buf- falo New York was confronted by the picket line, he refused to cross it and notified his com- pany.of his intentions", stated Harold Leddy president of the local._ the truck was to cross the line, "'l'he permission given to Sifto officials contacted the " Sifto was retracted last week local police to have officers on when another truck with a load hand in case of difficulty," said of supplies went barrelling Coughlan. through the line without stop - As the truck crossed the line, ping," added Leddy. with Coughlan at the wheel, ac- ' When the truck got stopped ting police chief George Bacon in the Sifto yard, the driver and constable Larry Webb held claimed that he didn't realize the union members hack. that there- was a strike on ," After the truck was Coughlan said. unloaded, the police officers Coughlan also stated that he then crossed the picket linea thought that Sifto had can - Bacon later explained, "the celled this particular order and only reason we went into the that it was shipped out by plant was to see that the truck mistake. Leddy explained that left the mine grounds un- after the first truck incident, Sifto officials damaged." the union did not intend the what was happening i,eddy explained that "about second truck which arrived on picket line and unload equip- ment which' would he beneficial to the mine employees after the strike is settled." Sky Harbor presents new problein Another new problem has developed concerning Sky Har- bor Airport which the Town of Goderich has offered to pur- chase. According to Prest and Egener, barristers and solicitors on Montreal Street, Hans Upholstery operates from "building premises situated on the Sky Harbor Airport property" and "claims owner- ship of this building, but not the land upon which it is situated". "The man who operates this business has claimed the ownership of the building itself having purchased it from Mr. Hopkinson Sr.," said W.J.M. Egener irr.his letter to council. - "This building is included in the land that the Town of Goderich is purchasing from the Cruikshank family. We believe that the Cruikshank family is aware of this situation." The first problem - whether or not to purchase a right of way through the Homan property- for drainage at the airport site has still not been resolved. At the end of the open meeting of council, members went into committee of the whole to discuss the minutes of the Industrial Commission meeting which had requested the development and opereftion of the airport property, when finally acquired, be under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Commission. In committee of the whole, however, council agreed that a special committee consisting of Councillor Bill Clifford as chairman; Mayor Harry Wor- sell; Reeve Deb Shewfelt and Deputy -reeve Profit; and Coun- cillor Dave Gower be appointed to undertake the establishment of operation'for the airport in its initial stages when acquired by the municipality. Mondav_-to....cross_the_1ine. ___. ___-..__As well, council will reccim- men& to t7ie directors of the Development Corporation, of which the Town is a principal share holder, that a business meeting be called to consider providing funds to build a weather station. Tuesday morning at 8 a.m., a picketline was also set up at the Domtar Evaporating plant and . as one union member stated "will stay up until hell freezes over if necessary". 1,