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Frank Pettus complained to
council that an apartment
building just east of his home
on Bennett Street with Erik
Krohmer as contractor is not
being finished according to the
plans presented for approval
prior- to construction.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1973
- On Tuesday nearly 2.700
students reported to classrooms
in Goderich and- surrounding
area' for the 1973-74 school
year. That figure shows no
drastic change from enrolment
of the 1972-73 school term.
Sunny skies and warm tem-
peratures dominated ("the
Goderich Annual Industrial
Softball League Tournament
held last weekend, , August 31 -
September 3. Deeming it as the
moat successful tournament
yet, spokesman Doug Fisher
stated that an estimated 400
fans turned out daily to watch
the games. Grand Champions
of the event turned out to be
the Stratford Memorials who
defeated Badenoch of Camp-
bellville 9-6 Monday evening
under the lights.
Three persons were injured
in a two car crash pn Highway
8 about five miles from-
Goderich on Monday night. It
was the only major accident
reported by the Goderich
Detachment of the OPP despite
the heavy Labor Day weekend •
traffic. ..ko-
At a smial skeet shoot at
the Vanastra Gun Club last
P, Monday held in honor of Andy
Rynne of Mitchell, Bill Stewart
of Goderich won the trophy in
the "A" class with a near per-
fect 49 out of 50 score.
Recre/Action '73 officially
wound up its term of operation
last week with the filing of final
reports with the Ontario
Ministry-- of Community _ and_
Social Services. Along with
those reports went an ap-
plication of financial extensions
t. which would fund :,the project
..through - another .year.
Recreation Director Mike
Dymond said Tuesday that he
was hopeful the Ministry would
view the extension application
with favor since he felt the
results of Recre/Action projects
had been beneficial to the com-
munity.
SEPTEMBER 13,
1973
r Goderich Town Council has
received official word from
provincial and federal
authorities that the
municipality winter works
} program has been approved.
The project - storm sewers in
the Eldon, Blake, MacDonald,
and Bennett Street area - was
initially researched and
suggested by Reeve Deb
Shewfelt, chairman of Public
• Works.
Dr. W.A. Schilthuis who has
taken over the veterinary prac-
tice has advised council the
rates for the pound will be in-
creased. Pending council ap-
proval,'rates will be $4 per day
for large , per day for
average dogs and r day for.
cats and other small a 'mals.
Previously the town paid $1.50
per day for any animal regar-
dless of size.
The people of Goderich and
area will receive an "Invitation
to Live" at a crusade to be
March 29 to April 7 in Knox
Church sponsored by The
Goderich Ministerial
Association. The guest speaker
will be the Rev. Marney Patter-
son, an Anglican minister since
1966 who has served for 12
rim in the Diocese of Toronto.
Goderich Raceway is •busily
preparing for its final night of
racing for the 1973 season. A
special attraction .for closing
night is the donation of :I,250
by Dominion Roads and
Machinery Ltd. as the purse for
the ninth heat. The purse is the
largest ever to be offered at this
raceway. Some of the better
horses and drivers in Ontario
are expected to be on hand to
compete in the invitational
event. As a bonus reward for
some driver, the International
Association of` Machinists
Blnewater Lodge 1863 is awar-
ding' $50 to -the driver with the
fastest mile of the night.
The recent outbreak of
cholera in Europe has promp-
ted Brian Markson of the
Coach House Travel Service in
Goderich to announce that im-
munization against the disease
is now required for persons
travelling to Italy and is
strongly recommended_ for
those who will be visiting Ger-
many and Greece.
SEPTEMBER 20,
1973
During discussion at Plan-
ning Board last week on
proposals for a row housing
complex on Suncoast . Drive,
board member tus Chisholm
told the meeting he felt the
project might look like the low
cost housing on South Street
which to Mr. Chisholm's view
"is a damn slum."
The Public Works Committee
will recommend to Town Coun-
cil this evening that a parking
authority be established in
Goderich. According to Stan
Profit, chairman of the Fire,
Traffic and Safety Division of
Council the Parking Authority
commission would have three
qualified- people elected to
council but not on council.
These people would be appoin-
ted for a three year term. It
would be financed through the
municipality without the aid of
provincial '' rants.
The Huron County Branch of
the Architectural Conservancy
held its first rneeting of the new
season Tuesday evening. Guest
speaker was Leonard Knot of
the Guelph - Wellington.;
County Branch- .of the Conser-
vancy. He told the gathering
that the principal function of
the Conservancy, during the
1973-74 term would be to help
the branch groups get
organized and rolling. He also
proposed that the Huron
Branch approach Council con-
cerning the preservation of the
architecture of the Square.
This Sunday morning • the
people of Goderich and area
will have a special treat in
store for them as CBC Radio
presents a full .hour- on
Goderich and its people. The
show, to be aired between 10
and 11 a.m., was prepared by
free lance writers and broad-
casters Beverley and Jim Reed,
W. J. Dea.ma.
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Toronto, who have a summer
home in Dungannon.
Charley - Barker grew
Delicious tomatoes this surn-
mep. Not only were they good to
eat, some of them grew to a size
of •two and three quarter
pounds. His secret was left over
nitrogen' that was turning to
liquid and Epsom Salts,
SEPTEMBER 27,
1973
Angry ratepayers stomped
out of, a special public meeting
Monilay evening in the council,
chambers muttering "snowjob"
and • "whitewash" after
Goderich Town Council voted
unanimously to give first and
second reading to a bylaw to
build the South Trunk Storm
Sewer Outlet under the
Drainage Act. The matter now
goes to the Court of Revision to
be, held Wednesday, November
7 in the Town Hall. When the
Court of Rexision has been
held and all appeals heard, the
bylaw may then be given the
third reading. _ -
For the first tithe ever,
Huron residents will be paying
for some "people serviced' on a
population basis rather than on
assessment basis. Following ,a
decision' of Huron County
Council last Friday, the Health
Unit, Huronview, Children's
Aid, Social Services and
Library budgets will be appor-
tioned on a population basis
with the population figure to be
the same as the per capita
grants for the year 1973 and
using the 1973 estimated "ex-
penditures.
A discussion:,, at Goderich
Town Council regarding adver-
tising for suggestions on ways
to utilize the former/Huron
County Jail ended in
frustration for some councillors
including Frank Walkom. `I
make a motion that the county
keep the jail and we wash our
hands of the whole damn
thing," said Walkom at the end
of a lengthy discussion about
the jail problem. Finally the
jail committee was given power
to act on the matter of inserting
advertisementsin all the
county weeklies as well as The
London Free Press and a
Toronto paper.
George Filsinger of Goderich
was one of 10 directors elected
,!- 4
last weak to the Grand Valley
Municipal Electric Alwociation
when .the group held its fall
meeting at. Hespeler-
Cambridge.
Winner of the L0 speed
bicycle draw held at Jim
Hayter Motors Saturday
evening was Doreen Mustard of ..
Varna. The draw was made by
Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell
while Jim Hayter - senior
presentedthe bike. The second
draw for a $50 gas certificate
was won by :William Slesser of
Kincardine.
OCTOBER 4, 1973
Despite misgivings by some
board members the Goderich
and Area Planning Board
agreed to recommend to Town
Council the .rezoning of
property off Gibbons Street
from "D" development to R3
and R2. The application for
rezoning came from developer
Erik Krohmer who wants to
construct a row housing com-
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