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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-04-10, Page 9Support George Parsons Council will ask again for Goderich town council decided Monday afternoon to support a bid by the. Goderich Elevator Company to have the entrance to Goderich harbor dredged early this spring. The decision came after council learned of the condition of the. harbor mouth and the need for jinn -led iate action. , George Parsons, president of the grain shipping firm, sent council copies of correspon- dence between Huron M.P.P., R.Es McKinley, , and federal minister of Public W,9rks, C.M. Drury.. Mr. McKinley i?iformed the minister of the problerns that had resulted from the formation of a sandbar at the harbor entrance and asked him to take action to' solve them. The minister acknowledged the situation and promised to have the dredging done in 1975 or 1976.. Mr. Parsons told council of the restrictions the bar had placed on Goderich shipping and requested immediate action be taken, this spring. He said he was pleased with the results he had from contact with the minister but wanted assurance that the bar could be removed as early as possible. The bar was discovered last year when the M -V Patterson struck bottom several times while entering the harbor on November 18. Spot soundings were taken the day after and a bar was located near the south pier. It had reduced the water depth, considerably. On November 22 the Thorold struck the sandbar while en- tering the harbor and remained stuck on it for 24` hours, blocking the entrance. Mr. Drury said the Thorold had been drawing 23 feet of water and had passed through an area charted as 20. feet deep. He r said further checks in- dicated emergency dredging may be needed but ruled the , possibility out due to lack of proper equipment available and the lateness of the shipping season. • r Mr. Parsons said the harbor has been severely restricted by the sandbar and urged action now. He said a narrow channel . 22 feet deep permitted entrance but ships were required to navigate dangerously close to tie, north breakwall and could'. not enter the harbor at night or in high winds. Mayor Deb Shewfelt said he was aware of the problem from 'talking to sailors during the shipping season. He ,said the Captain of the first boat in this year had said he struck bottom . three times while entering and was drawing drily 15 feet of -water.. Jim Peters said the situation was one that would not get better on its and urged council to turn matter over to the ha: ,.committee to put the toy, weight behind the request. TOURIST PROMO In other business cour. approved the ' tourist co. mittee'§ request to spei ''$6,532. on promotion of the tov this year. Committee chair= Councillor Leroy Harrison toy - council that plans had been made to purchase advertising on several radio stations in the province, including one in Toronto, and on billboards scattered across southern Ontario. Mr. Harrison also • received authorization to enroll Goderich in the recently former Southwestern Ontario Tourist Association. The dues for the association.are $350 based on a per capita grant of five cents. Councillor Dave Gower in- troduced the planning, board's proposal on the new subdivision planned by Suncoast Estates. The plan shows the street and housing 'pattern in the sub- division and details the parkland* to be included. The development is to be on the south side of Suncoast Drive west . of Bayfield Road, ex tending to Warren Street. Reeve Stan Profit said the r GUDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, T URSDA' , AMRIlt 1974414 . • co ."Segregat said Profit. "I planners what to do with that separation." Councillor Harrison said he was not impressed with the 150 foot planting strip planned for Warren Street. He said other areas of town cannot get a ten foot strip and this,.subdivision has one 150 feet wide. The strip is one that borders one of the plans two green areas. The total amount of property set aside for parks is 5.82 acres, one of which borders Warren Street. Mr. Harrison suggested Warren Street be curved in the extension to 'prevent .cutting the green area in half. Council concurred 'with the -plan in principle, efty increases Goderich. town :council set their 1975 employee wage structure recently and, ap-, proved considerable increases in all areas. The pay rates were agreed on in a special meeting on April 3 when all department requests were presented. The raises represent an average 20 percent rise in wages` for town employees with some departments realizing 25 to 30 percent increases. Councilso agreed to consider a cost of ' living' clause for employees for '1975 with the sum to be added to salaries twice annually, in July and December. The cost of living will be based on an index worked out between the em- ployees andrtlie municipality. • A new probationary rate was set for this year at $3,25,an hour or $3.50 an hour at the discretion of the foreman or committee hiring the person. The town clerk under the new wage system now receives $21,000 annually plus a $600 car allowance'. The deputy clerk 'receives $15,000 and secretaries at the town hall receive from $7,500 to $8,500 a year. - • The pollution control plant superintendent receives $13,800 per annum, plus a $500 car" allowance and the three plant v• fl James Collinson escaped from his snowmobile with minor cuts and bruises after it collided with Y a tractorlowned by Clifford Hugill of 376 Huron Road last Friday evening on Huron Road.' The snowmobile was proceeding west on the sidewalk on Huron Road when it collided with the tractor turning into a driveway., There was $800 damage to the snowmobile, (staff photo), .................................................. AINSLIE NIARKET LIMITED FREEZER SPECIAL.- FRONT Al STEER (CUT FREE) 73C Quarters of Beef t_B. employees each are paid $10,00.0. . The recreation director, for the town receives $13,200 an- nually; the arena manager $11,000; and the arena staff $9,000 and $8,500 respectively. The town road superin- tendent receives $14,800 and the public works employees receive $11,000, $10,00 ' $9,400 and. $9,000 depending on their experience and qualifications to operate the town's equip- ment and machinery. The town mechanic receives $13,300. The building inspector receives $9,000 per annum plus a $1,000, car allowance. The head of the day, care -centre receives $116 per week and the two workers $63.00 and $21.00 respectively. The animal control officer is paid $3,600, the caretaker of' McKay Hall $2,700, the library • caretaker $2,340 and the airport manager $1,800 per annum. • - A plane' crash early Monday evening resulted in $11,000 damage to two aircraft at Sky Harbor Airport, one of which was .parked and tied down off the runway. The accident occurred when Earl William Hoy, 29, of Goderich, ran into difficulty landing in a cross wind at 6.:30 -Monday evening; 'Mr'. Hoy was - landing his Piper Pacer from the east in a 20 mile per hour north .wesj wind. Goderich O.P.P. reported that Mr. Hoy: touched the right wheel of the plane down and was struck by the crdss .wind just as the left wheel hit the runway. The wind caused the plane to veer sharply to the left and Mr. Hoy accelerated to try to takeoff again. The Piper struck a Cessna 150 owned by. Robert Alexander of Londesboro tearing the plane from its tiedown and tipping it onto ,its nose. Mr. Hoy escaped with only lacerations. Damage to the Hoy craft was estimated at $4,000 and the Alexander craft $7,000. The Alexander Craft' was parked 330 feet from the south side of the runway. The O.P.P. have no charges -4 pending and turned the .case over to the Department of Transport Air 'Crash Accident Investigation division in This Cessna 150 received $7,000 damage Monday' evening when it was struck by an airplane owned and flown,by Earl Hoy of Goderich. The Cessna was parked and tied down at Sky Harbor Airport when the accident occured after Mr.,Hoy encountered difficulty landing his craft. (staff photo) wre V� �2ti T Earl Hoy of Goderich received minor cuts and bruises as a result of an air crash at Sky Harbor Monday evening: Mr. Hoy encountered difficulty landing his Piper Pacer, above, and crashed Toronto. into a parked plane. The Piper received $4,000 damage. (staff photo) `r- Goderich police seek arbitration Offered 12.5% iiicr�ase;:want2S%,rnore The Goderich Police Association rejected a final 12.5 percent annual salary increase offered by the Goderich Police Commission. The Police Assoc)atipn is requesting a 25 percent annual increase as well as -other various increases in fringe benefits and have sought arbitration 'finder the Police Act. _Judge F.G. Carter chairman of the Police Commission told the board members that the commission had made an offer .of 12.5 .percent for one year. A first class constable now earns $12,500 annually and the 25 percent increase requested by the Police Association would raise that salary to $15,65 annually for a first class constable.. The Police Commissions offer of a 12.5 increase would raise a first class constable's salary to $13,600 annually. The Goderich Police Association -rejected the offer and ap- pointed George S.P. Ferguson Q.C. of Toronto as arbitrator. The negotiations will be held in Toronto. on May 9 at the Westbury Hotel..__ In other commission news Goderich Police Chief P.D. King made.a request in a report to board members for the. hiring of additional manpower. In his report on the hiring of special constables; a bylaw officer or additional, men Chief King stated that extra demands require at least an additional man on the force which would also enable the force to do more work in, schools and persue regular business in an efficient manner, Chief , King said that theoretically anofficer should devote 15 hours a week to checking parking violations but under present cbnditiorion the Goderich force only seven hours is spent in the area of Parking violations. A .bylaw enforcement officer would enable the department to devote more time to en- couraging safety in the publ-ic schools and high schools. In the„four year period from 1970 to 1974, 3,288 parking tickets were issued at a value of over $6,000. However if an officer was left to check parking violations unhindered he Could issue an estimated 2400 to 3200 tickets valued ,between $4,800 and $6,400. Chief King also noted in the report that the use of special constables would be an added bonus to the force on Halloween and for other special events such as the Christmas parade. Chief King estimated at the use of these constabl on weekend nights could sav the town approximately $6,000 year in overtime pay. The matter was referred to the May meeting of the commission, to. allow further investigation. A summary of the 1974 police department • budget showed a budget figure for the year of $178,928 but the actual budget for the calendar year reached, $190,014. The total cost' the the tax- payer amounted to $151,276 which results in a per capita police costs for the town of Goderich of $21,61. Chief King explained that the per capita figures were similar intowns of the approximate size of Goderich- and that the average worked out to approximately $23 per capita. The .,Commission also ap- proved the upgradings of Constables John Hills • and Larry Webb., Constable Larry Webb will receive a promotion to first'cl'ass constable from second class . constable ef- fective April 6. Constable John Hills was promoted to second class constable from third class constable effective April 8. Both have served one year sinte their last upgrading. The Goderich Police Department will have the , services of a student for 12 weeks during ' the summer under the Youth and Law program sponsored by the 'Ontario Police Commission. The student will work with the police department during the months of June, July and August and will work' n sur- veys and radio dispatch. Tuckqrsmith reeve dressed for .pool dip Huron County's first indoor public swimming pool is now open.. ' On Saturday evening April 5, recreation - ,,directors and recreation committee mem- bers from many Huron County Municipalities attended an' open swim followed by a wine and cheese party. During the swim., period, Elgin Thompson' was the only swimmer in a business suit! Comments were favourable and the water comfortable. You could almost forg t the April snow. While everyone enjoyed the wines, cheeses and crackers, Mr. Lehnen, chairman of the Vanastra ' Recreation and Parks Board introduced Elgin Thompson, Reeve of Tucker - smith township, Rene Brochu, facilities manager at Vanastra, and Mr. Whitlock, aquadicts director . for Vanastra. Mr. Whitlock briefly outlined im- portant functions of swimming programs. Representatives were present from the Vanastra. Community Association as well as 'the 'Vanastra Parks and Recreation Board; Representatives • were also present from Brussels, Blyth, Wingham, Exeter, Goderich, Hensall as . well as the surrounding townships, Wheat board announces delay The Ontario Wheat producers' Marketing Board „,announced today there will be a few days delay in making an interim payment to producers on 1974 crop wheat. K.A. , Standing, general manager , of the marketing board, said it was the board's intent to have the payment made to producers by the end of Marsch. However, he said problems encountered in preparing the cheques have caused a delay but an all-`5ut Effort is being made to correct the situation and the cheques should,, be ready in a few days. The interim payment will be $1.00 per bushel and it applies to wheat sold to producers from, July 1974 to the end of February 4975. It is being made from sales made by the board and it does , not include • any federal government two price con- sumer subsidy'money. Mr. Standing said the interim payment being.. made is in addition to the basic inftia' price of $2,01 per bushel -eceived by producers when they soldtheir wheat. There are approximately 15,000 producers in the province whose individual sales are recorded and processed by the marketing board. For producer sales of wheat made aftei March 1st, the interim , payments will be made by the board on a current basis as records are processed. In 1973 Canadians imported more than $2 million worth of bees, 404 ,a YTh