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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-04, Page 1r, • South St. petitioners promised action soon Goderich town council started the wheels in motion Tuesday night towards in- stalling a storm sewer on So4t:h Street after hearing a. petition signed by residents of the street complainihg cif flooding in basements of houses. -T.41e petition was presented to. council along.:with Several pictatres of actual flooding in the houses and the residents requested " immediate action from the town to correct the problem. , The flooding occurs with every heavy rainfall ofa short *cibration. The petition blames the problem. on the lack of adequate sewer separation on the street to handle drainage of water over additional development that has gone on in the area since the sewer was a" installed. • • The interconnection of the 14. end) , sanitary"- ant storm sewers causes an extrethe health ha-4)rd when the flooding takes place, according to, the pe.itioners. They claim that there is no question that disease carrying fecal coliforrn enters the basements of the houses under this condition and want protection from the threat of disease. Annie C. Smith addressed council when the petitiowas ,presented and told them that the phenomenon had occurred twicein the last week alone. She. said ,the downpour Thur- sday flooded the basements of hoses from 148 South „Street to Raglan Street -and the _•S'a me area Vas affected by the ,rainfall Sunday. . One petitioner told council fie had been living in the area for (continuedon page 16) • Now town to hire crossing guards The Huron County Board of Education informed town council in a letter Tuesday night that as of December 31, 1975 the board would no longer be involved in 11:ii,proVision of adult .crossing guards at • municipal intersections and that if the towrfelt a guard was, needed it would be up to them to sUpply one. The move was made afterthe Goderich pair win old medal Lee Ryan and Mike Mallough of GVerich won the gold medal •for Doubles Competition in • Lawn Bowling.'at the Summer Games ,held in London last Saturday and Sunday. ., • •Lee, and Mike .won their chance to participate in the „ Games Lawn." B.owling com- petition*by first entering into the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association championship contest held last June ancpuly. They won their District first stage 'championship, which took them to London to compete in the second stage playoffs against similar first stage, winners -.from 'surrounding' districts. . „_:•.„,„1,00 and Mike .lost their final game in this event, but were,the runner-up team, - which gave them ,the right to ,participate in the Ontario Summer Games Lawn Bowling competition and subsequently defeating all other • participating „steams to. Win a pair 4.g•olsJ medals. . • ministry of education" for the ,province told school boards that their responsibility for students attending schools in Ontari,o would end when the students left the school property. The ministry told the boards that every student Was responsible to the,principal for his coliduCt on the school premises or While travelling on ,a school bus owned ,or under contract to the board. The extent of the responsibility assumed by a school board and its emplQyees where a student safetS7 patrol or crossing guard operates beyond the school property is a matter which cannot be 'determined legally with regard to responsibility: _Acting on this advice ,from the ministry, the 'Huron Board Of ,.Education also. informed their schools that no student safety opatrols would be operated this year and that as of January 1, no adult crossing guards Would be employed. ‘,Victoria School principal Don O'Brien said in a telephone interview with the Signal -Star that to the best of his knowledge the safetypatrol could be sanctioned by the parents of the children or by a service club pi•ovided they accepted responsibility for the children. Barring that, Mr. 'O'Brien said the only recourse available was for the town to hire and pay an adult cressing guardto shepherd children across busy .streets and intersections where they felt assistancewas needed to insure student safety,. Victoria Sehool.' vice- principal . Helen Videan said that she felt that crossing guards were needed to assist children crossing Huron Road, • (continued on page 16) 128 YEAR -36' THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1975 'SINGLE COPY 2c New families moving into area nrolment up in Goderich schools The -rows of Goderich is growing ,. and the schools are reflecting this growth in largei- enrolments than -anticipated. ,- Principal John Stringer at Goderich District Collegiate Institute, Says enrolment there_ is already 62 students greater than last year and more yowl people are expected to enroll at GDCI this week and next as summer jobs end. Enrolment at GDCf Tuesday *-- was 932: Last year's enrolment was 870, There are nine new teachers at GPCI. They are: Miss. " Frances Armstrong, Corn- Gbderich area students had their .two month summer vacation terminated Tuesday morning when the 1975-76 school year began. Here from a teacher's view•of a classroom Debbie Boak spends her fit'st day' of school drawing a picture of Victoria School where she is enro11e0 ItT , kindergarten. (staff -photo) Can't better present system merciul Darryl C'arpente,r„, Science- David Clout, Science;,, Gordon Johns, .Mathematics; Tom Kelly. Geography: Mrs. Marina Newey, Mathematics; Larry Powell, Draiting„,,,Mrs... Eleanor Robinson, , English; and George Young, English, At Roberton Memorial 'Public School: one of GDCI's largest feeder: schools; enrolMent was 536 on the first day of the new term. On Sep- tember.5 last year, enrolment at Robertson was 496, 'They're here from all over,' reported school 'secretary Mrs, Doris Harrison, :`There are definitely many new people Moving into • The increasedenrolment-w ill necessitate portable classroom at Robertson this year. Until that facility arrives,- FibWever, the: extra Class -is, beinglield in the gymnasium at the school.,' • New teaChers. at Robertson this year are Miss Annette VanPypen, Dale IV,Iatthies, Mrs. Sharon Brown and Mrs. Margaret; Hallman. That brings the staff' to 19 full-time 'mernbers, two , part-..tiMe teachers and Principal Garnet Harland, The story is simi-lar at St: Mary's Separate School in get, underway, by the end of - Goderith whe;e Principal September. Larry Cook Says hew families Workmen are still at the moving into the area have school and will be there fdr 'swelled the school's" enrolment sometime, ' but all regular to 229. That's 14 more student S classes are functioning com- than on opening day last yearfortably at this time. New, teachers at St. Mary's Enrolment in the schools in are Mrs: lngeborg Marshall for the rural areas remains about Grade 3-4 and Robert ,the same. Go\,%enlock, Grade 7. There are At Holm•esville Public School, , •12 on staff at St, Mary's. • enrolment is 310 with one new At yictdria Public School, teacher, Allan S'ygrove. enrolment is down, but ac- At St. Joseph's Separate cording to Principal Don School' in Kingsbridge, O'Brien it was expected. The enrolment is down from 180 to school had 100 graduates last 166 students. There is one new year,. an exceptionally large teacher, Mrs. 4rine Reigling class. •who is in charge of the kin- , But kindergarten enrolnient is up with 61 bright new faces At Colborne Central School, this September'. That number is enrolment*, is tip slightly from greater than in previous years, 260 at the end of June, to 275 on Enrolment at, Victoria is 418, the first.day of school' this term. down from - 465 last year. There Th -ere., is one newpt-time-- are 221/teachers on staff -there. teaoher, Mrs. ,Jane Canapbell • Ncw_...teachers are Donald who will be Starting October 1. O'Rourke, French; Mrs ..' ' At Colborne, 17 new s,tudents Marilyn Bruinsma, -home from families new to the 'area, economics; and Allan Surriner, are, enrolled at the school. industrial arts, Mrs. Bruinsma , At Brookside, enrolment ' and Mr.' Sumner have not stands at 408, about the same'as begun to teach their specialized last year. Gary Jewitt is the classes yet •- sine their new principal at the school classrooms remain unfintshed, • replacing Bill Black who is on but, Princibal O'Brien is. consabbatical leave. Miss Vianne • fident the new programs' will Trezise is the only new teacher. dergarten. Huron -W001 restructure, .may increase Services The reaction of county municipalities to comprise the council members to about five county 'with all towns except months work by ,the Huron • . Goderich,being included with. com the area municipalities; in the County - restructuring' mittee was unquestionably • second proposal 12 area municipalities were suggested negative, according to' Warden with the five major towns Anson McKinley who held a press conference Tuesday remaining as separate area" afternoon concerning last municipalities Thursday's"' special restruc- , The first proposal would have turing committee meeting reduced local representation , attended .by most council .from 1501' to 56 ,with county, members. "It was a blanket norepresentation dropping from to both proposals,"' stated 45 to .16. The second proposal Warden McKinley-. "Couri- was. less drastic with, local cillors just didn't see enough. representation cut from 15010 benefits tothe.people." /0 and county representation ,The restructuring committee from 45 to 21.. - had, two ,suggestions fOr„ • Warden - McKinley , said possible ways the county could coynci1 could see no real value be revamped; the first proposal in „ reducing the number of called 'fop eight area 'representatives. He said it was ovek ; • ,„ Cartercar lakes IMelight Sonny Chisholm and Keri McGee took their 1911 Cahercar to the annual Transportation Day antique and classic automobile eompetition at the Canadian National Exhibition recently and were awarded the Ontario Motor Leagtfe's best °vet t11 trophy. The Cartercar was choSen as best in the shove over.200 other vehicles entered, Shown hereiwitif the car and its winnings aye (left to right) George Jackson, president of the Ontario Motor cLuague; an Unidentified representa6e of the MinistrY of Transportation and Communications, Sonn,‘ Chisholm, Ken "McGee and MPP George Nixtin of Toronto. ' the feeling that • fewer coun- cillors would be • doing more Work, blit„ not Much money would be saved because they would , only pay themsselves more for the extra duties. "History proves this , is .exactly, what 'happens," the Warden said, • • The -Warden pointed out that the study showed once more that Huron County. is already a progressive county with • an ,exceptionally fine s.ystem of government. 'He saidtmany of the thing S other counties, are gaining because df • res,truc- Wring have been a way 6f life in Huron for year Warden McKinley cited the number of county. services - library, health, welfare, roads, planning, etc, - which have evolved iiiiturally • in Huron because of itS unique county system. `Othercounties are, restructuring to get what we 'already have,' the warden explained. Co-operalion, the • ‘"karden, noted, is' ,the key. He said. , councillors \vere fully aware that even • if, some Municip.alities cree r e amalgamated, co-operation would be necessary. ' • The warden felt county representatives were willing to co-operate to,a greater extent for othersinTific county -Wide services such as fire protection, police, recreation, garbage • disposal etc. -The restructuring committee wasinstructed now to study the varjous services that cOuld come under county jurisdiction along with probable Costs and methods, said the warden. He did not know when that report would be made to county council. The next meeting. is October 3 but it is highly unlikely that any report from the. restructuring, committee will be available by then. , The warden felt there could be public meetings in the future to determine the feelings of the citizens toward tuture county services. "For' the • oromont • the restructuring issue • isa dead," the warden said. He estimated it could be as much as two years before. the committee,s ‘work is • finished, however, Residents fight Brander plans forL 10—unit apartment complex , Ontario Municipal Board chairman H.W, Kelly reserved his decision': on an apar,ment Wilding proposed by'developer Peter Brander recently until Mr. Brander submits a new site plan -for the project altering' the - entrances to the parking lots. • "The new ptanwill be drawn up giving consideration to the objections voiced against the building by area residents. • The building is 'a. two -,storey structure containing 10 apartment..units. Mr. Brander plans to construct , it 0.n the corner of Bruce and Albert Street using two lots that are now vacant, The property -it ,now zoned residential and Mr, Brander applied.to the town to • • have it rezoned to permit the ' apartment construction. • The objections to . the proposal were made by three • arta residents. They ranged from, inadequate sewage and drainage - facilities " to devaluation o -f property and all three suggested that the building be constructed in .the south end 9,1 Goderich where there are already several planned or built. , Stephen Burns, a ,civil engineer wflo owns and lives in a house on13, ruce Street that borders the property to he rezoned, was' the principal et. objector He told the hearing his three main concerns were devaluation of his property. possible lack of municipal services and the construction of a driveway on the edge of his property that would create excessive noise and endanger his children. • Mr, Burns told the hearing that he had just purchased the property from Mr. Brander because it had • been zoned residenrial and he didn't think. it would be rezoned so qUickly. He said the spot zoning Would create an "unrecoverable devaluation': oh is property. 'I am vi1ing to' withdraw this 'objection if 1- 'am com- pensated for.,any devaluation of my property that a panel three independent realestate broker discover with the *addition or the apartment," ' offered Mr. Burns. He. added that he had been advised by some brokers that the value • of his property , depended largely .on the, aesthetic appearance of the. building and its maintenance. have no,control over that, said Mr. -Burns. Mr. Kelly interrupted Mt. 'Burns and advised him that the OMB had nothing whatsoever to do with the financial aspects of the .projectt. He said his decision would be based strictly on the planning aspects of the (continued on,pag( 16) -Dove Williams Don Hublick Chris Anderson Advert king Manager for the Godorich Signal -Star, Ed Byrski announces thi; week the ap- .'.)ointnaent of two new advertising represent1\ti\7i,S from the Communicatihn Arts and AdVer- tising course at Mohav,-k College, Hamilton, , Don Huhlick and Chris AhdPrson are both from Dundas. Both young men 'are avid Morts cntlirma,,N, as .spectators as*\A;e11 as participants. .. Da \ id Williams. who has been with the Goderich ad department for the past five years, has been appointecladvert ising managerof The Kincardine News effective immediately. 4•3 • :••••••,;"if #4,