HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-12-22, Page 50PAGE 12A--OoDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, T li RSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1973
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plez pri lie... its. 'Gus Chisholm
led the opposition to the
rezoning.
The annual graduation and
commencement exercises were
held at the Goderich District
Collegiate Institute where a
number of awards were given
to the leading students. Ontario
Scholarships were presented to
Douglas Culbert, Peter Frjayne,
Donald McGee, Wendy -Ryan
and Murray Wightt kan.
For the sixth and final year
Alex Wilkins is locking up and
saying goodbye to the Goderich
Municipal Marina at Snug
Harbor. Mr. Wilkins, in his
semi -retirement, has worked at
the marina but feels that it is
time "to call it quits." He will
be retiring in his home on the
island of Montserrat in the
British West Indies.
Three of the five candidates
vying for the leadership of the
Ontario Liberal Party slipped
into Huron -Bruce riding last
week and out again without
most people even knowing they
had been here. Present Liberal
Leader Robert Nixon, fiery
Grey -Bruce MPP Eddie
Sargent and Toronto school
teacher Ted Culp attended the
annuall meeting of the Huron -
Bruce Liberal Association in
the yW`ingham Town Hall
though most people outside the
party circle didn't know they
were around. About ;?00 people
attended.
The GDCI senior Vikings, in
an awesome display of power,
crushed St. Martis 90-0 in- the
opening home game of the
Huron -Perth Conference
schedule here last Thursday.
OCTOBER II, 1973
Mason Bailey, retiring
president of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture, war-
ned members of the
organization Thursday night at
the Saltford Valley Hall that
farmers - need more
organization if they are to get a
fair break. He said farmers are
going to have to compete with
the United States on world
markets more and more in the
future. -
Federal Agricultural
Minister Eugene Whelan told
about 400 people at ;the
meeting of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture that
the government is attempting
to find new ways of giving them
security through price and in-
come stabilization.
Mrs. Dorothy Wallace,
secretary for the Huron Cc'unty
Branch of the Architectural
Conservancy of Ontario said
the members were distrubed
the Town had indicated it was
receiving "suggestions regar-
ding` the future use of the for-
mer Huron County Jail from
all interested parties in terms
of the property being on a lease
basis." Mrs. Wallace wrote, "It
had been our understanding,
and I trust we were not
mistaken, that the Goderich
Town Council, on behalf of the
Huron County Council who
own the building, would be
receiving suggestions for future
use from interested groups and
individuals under general view
that these proposals would be
put into effect through a
leasing agreement"
A letter from David Barber
of Municipal Planning Con-
sultants of Toronto has pointed
out the problems which exist in
Goderich where development is
corning fast and furious. Barber
has advised Goderich Town
Council that final con-
sideration of residential
development projects should be
made only after a study of
future residential development
is coming fast and furious. In
the meantime, the local plan
ning board and town council
are bombarded with requests
for all kinds of development
throughout Goderich and, as
Councillor Leroy Harrison
pointed out. "The decisions
Juni 2e Power Squadron commanders W.A. Hullatt and Budd Kuehl took the official
is as more than 20 boats, sp.cially decorated for the occasion, took part in the annual
Harbor sail past. Another 11boats set out from Bayflsld to join the Doder'ich boaters
back by rThick fog. (staff photo)
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At a preliminary gathering of
organizers Wednesday, October
8, a meeting was set for this
Friday evening at Robertson
Memorial School to officially
form a Goderich Ratepayer '
Association. The objectives f
the new group, as set down t
last Wednesday's meeting ill
be to protect ratepayers by
providing better control over
the handling of municipal
funds, by keeping closer watch
on the application of zoning so
that it is conducted in the best
interest of the ratepayers and
to generally keep better tab on
the actions of .elected officials
and their activities.
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The Goderich Businessmen's
Association met last Wed-
nesday afternoon and, after
hearing a presentation from
Huron County Planning Depar=
tment officials Gary Davidson
and Nick Hill, agreed to recom-
mend to 'the Association
executive that a working com-
mittee be set up to proceed with
a program aimed at restoring,,
the Goderich Square.
Members of Town Council
voiced loud objections to an
editorial which appeared in
last week's Signal Star. Coun-
cillor Dave Gower began the
barrage of comments by stating
that he had not been invited to
the meeting of the Public
Works, but had by chance drop-
ped in and listened to it. The
editorial had stated that all the
councillors except the }wo
women on Council a in-
vited.
Aunder the auspices Pr -the.
St. John Ambulance, a sten-
dard First " Aid- class will be
held in MacKay Hall at
Goderich starting Wednesday
October 24 at 7:30 p.m. The
seven. week course for men and
women will be followed by an
oral and practical examination
an the eighth night. There is an
enrollment fee of $ll per person.
Thexeport of town building
inspector Roy Breckenridge
filed at last Thursday's town
council meeting shows some
startling and distinct facts
about the architectural growth
in the town. The report for the
month ending September 29,
1973 shows that to date this
year 222 building permits have
been issued as opposed to 167
last year at the same time.
OCTOBER 25, 1973
For the first time last Thur-
sday evening, an official
proposal made by Erik Kroh -
mer, a local developer, was
presented for a condominium
development at. the south end
of Gibbons Street on Suncoast
Drive. Upon . consideration,
council agreed oto table the mat-
ter for study.
A letter from Robert Alien,
secretary of the- Maitland
Country Club Limited came
before Goderich Town Council
last Thursday requesting that
the town write off business tax
arrears and arrears of interest
on the Club property on
Goderich's 'north side. He
stated in the letter that "We
have never felt that the
business tax was justified. As
an example,' McGee Motors
business tax is $368.92 per year
and the Bedford -Hotel pays
$833.66 - the business tax for
the Clubwhich is non profit, is
over $700 per .year.,
Forty people turned out for
the organizational meeting of
the Goderich Ratepayers
Association. James Erikson
was elected president.
Goderich Recreation Director
Mike Dymond has .called a
meeting for. this Monday
evening of all persons in-
terested in discussing the
possible formation of a
Goderich Arts Council. Mr.
Dymond explained that the
Recreation Department has
contacted a number of people
to come together and discuss
whether or not there is a need
for such a council, and if so, to
begin organization of such a
body.
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meet involving 10 schools -front
Huron -County took place under
sunny skies last Monday.
Teams were from two schools
in Goderich, and teams from
Seaforth, Clinton, Hullett,
Brussels, Blyth, Huron Centen-
nial in Brucefield, Holmeeville
and Colborne participated in
the meet.
Councillor Elsa HaAydon has
been appointed by Goderich
Town Council to act as coun-
cil's representative on the
Goderich Businessmen's
Association "Action Commit-
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