HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-12-16, Page 10At the Huron County LACAC meeting in Bayfield last week, guest speaker ag rep
Nickn
Pullen, left, chats with Mrs. Peg Willock, special projects chairman, and president
Hill, (photo by George Chapman)
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Council study maintenance
All members of the Council
were present at the meeting
held in the Municipal
Building on December 7th.
With a full agenda, the
Council dealt with matters
arising, including main-
tenance of the Town Hall and
Municipal Building,
measures to alleviate the
'water problems brought to
the 'attention of Council by
Mr. J. Simons, and actions
being taken regarding the
road which was causing
concern to the residents of
theBayfield•Cottage Colony.
Correspondence included
notification of the proper
registration of lots 458, 459
and 460, an omission which
had now been rectified. The
Reeve also announced that
the Kleinfeldt account had
now been finally settled and
the required documents
involved in this matter would
now come into the possession
ofthevillage.
Both these matters had
been inherited by the present
Council, who expressed a
desire to limit as far as
possible, their own in-
volvement in concerns which
could not be completed
during their own term of
aim. Notification had been
received that a grant of
th,500 had been approved b
ea Ministry of Recreation
and Culture, and would be
forwarded in the near future.
It Was confirmed in
correspondence from the
Ausable-Bayfield. Con-
servation Authority that the
No. 1 gully was NOT to be
used for fill of any kind. A
report had been received
from Frank McFadden,
Council's representative on
the A.B.CA. and the content
of this with particular
reference to erosion
problems wouldbe discussed
at a meeting early in the
New Year.
A letter had been received
requesting a donation
towards the cost of
publication et a booklet to
provide information for the
disabled concerning
facilities in the area. This
had been compiled by Elaine
Townshend under a summer
works' program and Council
agreed to donate $15towards
this project. Informative
material regarding
governmental programmes,
official plans and surveys
was noted and would be filed
for tyq reference{ ,p,,,urposes.
Mr. Godbolt then, ap=
proacned Council with a
request for permission to
temporary closure el a road
WI the subdivision Before
coming to a derision he was
requested by Council to
submit his request in writing
so that it could be referred
for a legal opinion as to
feasibility. Another matter
for investigation was a
request from Bud Robinson
for permission to fell trees in
order to gain access for a
well digging rig•
Complaints which had
been received regarding pot
holes and drainage on the
DuCharme subdivision also
came up for discussion, and
it was agreed that this should
be referredto the depart-
mot
epartmet of intergovernmental
affairs since it also related to
lapses of agreement as well
as fair treatment to which
tax payers were entitled.
Moving on the reports,
Councillor Pemberton said
she had received complaints
frau users of the Municipal
Building with regard to
inadequate heating. This, it
was felt, might be due to
malfunction of the furnace,
and Councillor Wilson un-
dertook to investigate the
matter without dein— He
also reported that her Was
still awaiting intion
frail Union Gas and Hydro
in connection with energy
conservation procedures.
The lighting problems which
had been discussed at the
last meeting and called for
long term planning, might be
aided by . some kind of sub-
sidy, about which further
information would be for-
thcoming. -
Mrs. Pemberton also
reported that there had been
a meeting of the L.A.C.A.C.
Committee, and asked
Council to consider the in-
clusion of postage and
stationery costs and con-
ference attendance fees
when preparing the budget
for 1982.
Wm. Talbot, representing
the recreation committee,
submitted to Council the
nominations for . that
organization's executive, to
take office as from January
lst, 1982: Rev. Alun Thomas,
Steve Shanahan, Lloyd
Huffman, Matte Francis,
Winnie Darborough, and
Joan Cluff. He announced
that a meeting was to be held
on Thursday, December 10th
at 8 p.m. when specific
appointments would be
On behalf of the Council,
SCHOLL'Sa �ABATT01 R
Freezer Meats
WE WILL BE CLOSED
Friday. December 25th
Saturday, December 26th
Monday, December 28th
KILL DAY FOR BEEF and PORK IS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29th
ALSO CLOSED
Friday. January 1st
Saturday, January 2nd
Monday, January 4th
—KILL DAY FOR BEEF and PORK IS '
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING & PROCESSING
CALL 262-2041
;After Hours 712`
RETAIL ORDERS; BEEF OR PORK
*SIDES *HINDS •LOINS
Retail Hours - Wed., Fri. $ a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat. $ a.m. - 1 p.m.
MILL ST.HENSALL,ONT.262.2041
Councillor Johnston ex-
pressed their sincere thanks
to Mr. Talbot for all that he
had done as chairman of the
Recreation Committee
during his term of office. It
was not an easy task, but a
great deal had been achieved
and as a result com-
munication and un-
derstanding had resulted.
Although he would no
longer be chairman, Mr.
Talbot\ assured the Council
Old he would continue to
assist with the future
planning and would be
serving on an ad hoc com-
mittee on the Fair Ground.
The next iter on the
agenda referred to the
proposed Marina
Agreement. Copies of the
draft proposal had been
circulated to all members of
Council, and these had been
based on samples of
agreements in operation
elsewhere. Each item was
read out and discussed and
some slight amendments
were made. The next step,
discussion with the Bayfield
Yacht Club, would be un-
dertaken 'by the Reeve and
Councilor Chapman who
were _ k empowered to
negetiateband nein on behalf
of the village in reaching a
final satisfactory
agreement.
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BAYFIELD
by HeTen Owen
and Keith Crittenden
Over50 attend annual meeting
by Helen Owen
It was a busy evening for
the Little Inn, Bayfield on
Thursday, December 10th
when over 50 people attend-
ed the annual meeting and
Christmas dinner of the Ar-
chitectural Conservancy of
Onto, Huron Branch.
Gathering around an in-
viting log fire in the lounge
the members assembled en-
joying an aperitif and the
renewal of acquaintance
with participants '
Nick Hill, president for the
area, welcomed the
members expressing thanks
on their behalf to the Little
Inn and Mrs. Peg Willock
-who had been responsible for
the organization of the pro-
ceedings. Following the
reading and approval of the
minutes, the names. of the
new executive were an-
nounced as follows: cor-
respondent for Acorn
Magazine, Kay Reid;
secretary, Dorothy Reid;
treasurer, Martin Kuypers;
past chairman, Dorothy
Wallace; vice-chairman,
Kelvin Jervis; special
events, Peg Willock.
It was announced that a
program . of special winter
talks would be in the mail
shortly and it was hoped that
members would make ef-
forts to support these
meetings. The chosen
theme, Conservation of
Building Fabric, covered
technical, aesthetic and
practical aspects indigenous
to Huron County. Heritage,
said Mr. Hill, implied con-
cern with and application of
renovative procedures in
order to overcome the
depradations of time,
deterioration and neglect.
Mrs. Dorothy Wallace
reported on the work of
refurbishing the Town Hall,
inside and out, at Goderich,
whichl had been going on
since spring. She also told of
the problems which had been
encountered in connection
with the Bedford Hotel.
Outlining the plans for the
Little Theatre, she said that
she hoped some positive ac-
tion would be achieved by
next summer. At present
Venus for testaation arid
grant awards were in the
process of being negotiated.
It was announced that
Mrs. Win McLean of Seafor-
th, a dedicated and energetic
worker for Heritage, was at
present i11 in hospital. The
members expressed regret
at her absence and sent
wishes for a speedy
recovery.
Councillor Gwen Pember-
ton, chairman of the re,
formed Bayfield L.A.C.A.C.
committee, reported that the
required by-law was still
awaited and this would be
presented to the, village
council for approval in due
course. She also referred to
the `Bayfield Day' sponsored
by the Bayfield Historical
Society in July. '
Following on this the
Society had been invited to
attend a ceremony in Burl-
ington on December 15th:
This would cover the official
opening of the Department
of Ocean Sciences and
Survey Laboratory, which
was to be named in honour of
Admiral Bayfield.
News from Wingham in-
dicated Council's plans for
the enlargement of the Fire
Hall and removal of the hose
tower from its present loca-
tion to a site next to the
Library on Main Street.
Ari interesting project in
Blyth was a proposal to con-
vert the old railway station,
which had been moved to a
site adjacent to the New 01d
Mill, into a 'restaurant. As a
result of the influx of 'people
into Blyth, problems were
being encountered with
regard to parking, and Coun-
cil had proposed the removal
of the block which included
the former premises of the
Bank of Commerce. It was
felt that the loss of these
buildings was undesirable,
and ,the outcome of the
deliberations of Council
meeting to be held on
December 14th was awaited.
Reference was also made to
the 30 year road plan which
might have some
significance for Beruniller
and to a proposal to make
the existing iron bridge ob-
solete. However it was hoped
that Plans could be devised
for this structure to be
preserved.
Mrs. Dorothy Wallace
reported on her attendance
at the Heritage Conference
in Halifax where she had
been impressed by the able
chairmanship of Pierre Ber-
ton, She also Mentioned
Louisburg where an am-
bitious restoration program
had been undertaken
resulting in a focus of tourist
interest every summer.
The members then ad-
journed and when the
meeting resumed, the resur-
facing of the `Malta' sunk in
a gale in the 1800's was
discussed. Mrs. Ethel Poth
provided further history of
the ship which she said had
at one time been used as a
bath house, but had
subsequently become
covered once again.
The evening concluded
with a slide presentation ac-
companied by a commen-
tary provided by Don Pullen,
the County Agricultural
Representative. Entitled
'Our Heritage' the slides por-
trayed the changes in farm-
ing methods from the days of
the earlier settlers to the
mechanized procedures
employed today. Mr. Pullen
said that this wonderful and
unique agricultural area had
seen its feeding potential in-
crease from the time when
one farm could provide for 15
people, to the present day,
when the figure was more
like 80 , people! Modern
methods of animal husban-
dry were illustrated, show-
ing
howing the sanitary and scien-
tific procedures which had
been introduced to improve
breeding and production. In-
terspersed with the purely
agricultural pices were a
number of slides of original
farm houses and barns
which had survived the
years and were already
established as part of the
County Heritage.
Thanldng the speaker, Mr.
Hall emphasized the impor-
tance of Mr. Pullen's work,
and the fact that apart from
the technical aspects, it was
carried out by a man -who
really cared for the land.
Heritage
Heritage Day has been
designated as the third Mon-
day in February, and Mrs.
Dorothy Wallace, speaking
at the Architectural Con-
ClGregors
enjoy m
Fourteen -residents of Clan
Gregor Apartments enjoyed
a delightful meal at ,the
Captain's Cove on Tuesday,
Decembereth.
Welcomed at the
restaurant with a blazing log
fire and tables decorated in
seasonal style, the group sat
down to enjoy a Turkey
dinner with all the trim-
mings and a delicious cheese
cake dessert.
Comfortably replete, the
party returned to , the
apartments and completed
the evening playing bingo in
their own common room.
Mrs. Barbara Latour and
her husband Glen were
guests el the residents,
Barbara being a familiar
figure in the apartment
building, popular for her
unfailing cheerfulness and
helpfulness.
Canon F.F. Paull of
Bayfield was admitted to
Clinton Hoital on Sunday
last, and on Monday was
reported ,as being com-
fortable. Meanwhile, his
many friends wish him well.
Euchre's
top scorers
At the last Euchre Club
meet the top sea rs were:
Nettie Me 1' they -high
lady; "Doc'dsey-high
gent; Jan Simons -low lady;
Frank McClinchey-low gent;
Reg Wilson -lone hands.
The next meet will be held
on January 6th.
Daydesignatedis
where the increasing in-
terest and participation in
the preservation of the Cana-
dian Heritage becomes more
and more apparent with
every passing year.
servancy meeting of On-
tario, on Thursday last,
stressed the importance of
bringing this fact to the at-
tention of the community,
This is the year of the
Practical Gill
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