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Clinton News-Record, 1983-12-07, Page 10 r 0 1 Ff 1 -IF B A 1 FIELD BUGLE 1n(•i'rporatinL THE STANDARD cents No. 49 Wednesday, December 7, 1983 118t year Industrial work okayed By Shelley McPhee CLINTON - Town council has authorized the completion of street engineering in the undeveloped industrial park, but they will not support a motion to have $30,000 set aside in the 1984 budget for development work. Councillor Jim Hunter proposed the motions on the recommendation from the industrial park committee. In a recorded vote, council by a 6-3 majority, voted to authorize the engineering firm of B.M. Ross and Associates to com- plete engineering on Devon Street from the Bayfield Road to Isaac Street and on Isaac from the CNR tracks to Devon Street. A second motion, recommending that $30,000 be included in the 1984 budget for development of the industrial park, was defeated in a 5-4 recorded vote. Councillor Hunter stressed, "It's difficult to show someone our industrial park without a road." Mayor Archibald replied, "I doubt if in- dustries will come to Clinton unless we can get the sewers in." The ministry of the environment will only allow the industrial park sewer program if the treatment plant is upgraded to accommodate the added sewage. "Don't we have to start somewhere," Councillor Hunter asked? Councillor Charlie Burgess added, "The money we had set aside for the sewers somehow wound up in sidewalks and parkettes." Councillor Burgess said it angered him to see workmen tearing up good sidewalk at the town hall and no money was being spent on the town's future. Mayor Archibald said that B.M. Ross had advised that the town not put in a road at the present time. Reeve Ernie Brown added, "It's pointless to put in a road, then tear it up to put in sewers. They (sewers) go down the middle of a road." In explaining the recommendation to include $30,000 in the budget for industrial development, Councillor Hunter said that the intent of the motion was to insure that money would be available for industrial work and that council would be committed to seeing this completed. He recommended that money be set aside each year for the park's development. Councillor Burgess supported the motion and stressed, "Money spent to develop our Will consider zoning request tax base is money set well aside." Industrial land rental Clinton's undeveloped industrial park will again be rented as farm land to Herb Duizer for $50 an acre. The agreement is made with the stipulation that the town may take over the land at any time. Heating unit tenders Council studied three tenders for the replacement of an overheat heating unit at the Public Works Garage. The area is serviced by three units and one 12 -year old unit is badly cracked and cannot be repaired. Council approved the tender price of $949 from Wise Energy Centre, provided that the unit provides at least the required output of the previous unit. Other tenders were, Gordon Harkes, $1,175 and Frank MacDonald, $1,130. Nursery donation Council recently approved payment of $25 a month for September to December 1983 to allowed one child to attend the Lady Diana for the Mentally Handicapped. OMB to decide Christian school future By Stephanie Levesque The future of the proposed Christian secondary school near Wingham rests in the hands of the Ontario Muniepal J3pa#'d. The board concluded fdp,r_da s -;off a hear- ing at the assessment b ' 1n>;Goderich on Tuesday, Nov. 22, aIId 'to'�t ecide toy either uphold the HurJnt CoWity'Lind Divi- sion Committee's deeisgn to t a severance to Lloyd Hutto"`' E to Ltd. of Kincardine, or turn it`Sas requested by East Wawanosh Township. The hearing resumed on Monday and Tuesday of last week, following a three- month hiatus since its beginning in August. The board is considering an appeal by East Wawanosh and residents of Hutton Heights ( the residential strip adjacent to the land to be severed). The township and residents are opposed to the severing of 7.9 acres of land owned by the Kincardine real estate firm. There is an agreement of purchase between the real estate firm and the Wingham and District Interdenominational Christian High School Society. The society is proposing to construct, a secondary school on the site. Events leading to the OMB hearing in- clude the township's decision to turn down a severance application by the real estate firm, to sever 7.9 acres from the 140 -acre property. The land division committee over- turned the township's decision and gave ap- proval to the severance subject to a zoning bylaw. The township has not approved such a bylaw so the OMB is also going to consider a request for zoning by Hutton Real Estate from residential (two acres) and restricted agriculture to institutional. Lawyers for the three parties involved, the township, the county and Mr. Hutton, who gave their summations on the last day of the hearing. The township's lawyer, A.L. Ostner of Waterloo, said that any approval of the severance is "premature" because a one foot reserve adjacent to the property to be severed would prevent access to the proper- ty. He cited a precedent -setting case which showed there is no law binding the township to allow access through the one foot reserve. The county's lawyer, D. J. Murphy of Goderich, said it is "preposterous" to think that East Wawanosh Township would not OFA walkout distorted says Huron County delegate Reports of a walk -out on provincial agricultural minister Dennis Timbrell by Ontario Federation of Agriculture ( OFA members were distorted said a Huron Coun- ty delegate. Hans Rasmussen of Fordwich, reporting on the annual OFA convention at the county federation meeting on Dec. 1, said rumors started on the Monday evening of the con- vention that there would be a walk -out on Mr. Timbrell slated to speak Tuesday morn- - Mr. Rasmussen said OFA president Ralph Barrie of Perth heard about the rumors, called the delegates together and asked far members who planned to walk out to speak up. "Nobody would," said Mr. Rasmussen. The Fordwich area farmer said only about 10 delegates of the hundreds there were involved. agree to allow access to the school society. The lawyers also disagreed on whether or not the proposed severance agreed with the agricultural code of practice or with the township's secondary plan. "Both applications do not comply with the t county official plan or the township's"secon- dary plan," said Mr. Ostner- The township's lawyer argued that because Hutton Heights is not an urban area, an institution such as a school shouldn't be located in what is termed a residential area. Mr. Ostner also commented on an alter- native site proposed by the township. There is vacant property in the hamlet of Belgrave which is partly located in the township. East Wawanosh is suggesting the school locate at that site. Mr. Murphy termed the Belgrave sugges- tion a "red herring" because the same ob- jections such as further encroachment on prime agricultural lands, would still be voic- ed. The Goderich lawyer argued that the severance does comply with the official plan which states institutional buildings can be located anywhere in the county and the secondary plan follows the county plan. The site chosen by the Christian society would affect the township the least, said Mr. Murphy, because it is in an area where development has already taken place. Mr. Hutton's lawyer, Norman Pickell of as a matter of course. He pointed out that, of four planners speaking as witnesses, three agreed the severence complied with regulations. The district manager of the Foodland Preserva- ion Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Neil Smith, was the one dissenting planner. The dispute among the planners focused on a ;barn located nearby -.tender considera_- tion. Mr.' Smith said in earlier testimony Kincardine, argued that the severed land should be designated institutional. He said if the land is severed, the zoning should follow that the barn is too close to the proposed school site. However, county planners said there is no intensive livestock operation at the barn. Mr. Hutton was called as a witness on the last day of the hearings. He testified that the barn and land is rented out and that the barn is only used as summer shade. The real estate broker added that he intends to remove the barn in the spring. Other evidence given during the hearing indicated it would cost about $5,000 to develop an extension to Crawford St. in Hut- ton Heights to accommodate potential school traffic. Township road superintendent Ralph Campbell said it would also be necessary to improve the road to allow proper winter maintenance. Ministry of Transportation and Communications subsidy would be available for the work. H. W. Kelly and S. R. Cole, the OMB members hearing the evidence will inform the three parties of their decision when it is made. i'ficeres's1 ' st cent postage will cost y's' 1c more t{, E,. , oney Clintonians will have to be prepared to pay 44 cents for every card or letter they receive with 10 -cent postage. The Clinton Post Office is not happy with the situation, because as one spokesman said, "The staff will find it hard to deal with the public," due to the fact that people may become irritated when they discover they have to pay the fee. The spokesman said that he and the super- visor will be checking the mail that comes through the post office "but we can't watch all of it, so we might miss some." On Monday, Canada Post Corp. asked the Canada Labor Relations Board to rule that the 10 -cent postal rate planned by inside postal workers constitutes an illegal strike. The postal agency also asked the board to order Jean-Claude Parrot, head of the 23,000 -member Canadian Union of Postal Workers, to publicly call off the plan, scheduled for the week of December 11 to 17. Parrot has announced that mail sorters across the country will process letters and cards carrying only 10 cent postage rather than the normal 32 cents during that week as a protest against the abolition of third-class rates for ordinary people. "It's no good for business," said the Clin- ton Post Office spokesman. Clinton high school students, interested individuals and medical professionals are participating in Heart Saver Week at Central Huron Secondary School this week. Educational displays and films, CPR demonstrations and blood pressure clinics are being held throughout the week at noon hour and $#'ter cla ei tititon nurse Barb Hodges left, was at the school on Tuesday to test blood pressure of many interested students, including Kandy Dobson of Grade 11. (Shelley McPhee photo) Bayfieldprepares for B Helen Owen y period, and the primary object was to con- as a donation of $300 towards the celebra- BAYFIELD-Representatives of the tom- centrate on Local communities getting in tions, special displays in the Archives win- period, met on Nov. 29 to report on their touch with their own histories. The priority dows and an entry in the re -issue of the plans for celebrating Ontario's Bicentennial was for all to participate, in their own way, County Atlas are also included in their in 1984. This was the second meeting, and on with the special aims to produce a program plans. A Beef Bar -B -Q, served in costume, this occasion Michael Cavanagh, Southwest that was really Bicentennial; to look to the will form the main theme of the United Area Bicentennial Co-ordinator from the future, as well as the past; to quicken Church. The Irons and Lioness have not yet awareness in the community as a whole and settled on their projects which will almost Ministry of Citizenship and Culture was pre sent. to devise a programme to embrace all ages certainly include a parade and 'Fish Fry'. A He presented a short and lively film to it and tastes. lustrate the ways in which other tom On the subject of grants which were such as a er of tother ideas were discussed dancing, as munities were planning their programs, available Mr. Cavanagh said that these as a cricket match$ potenrttial players please with particular emphasis on local history could be applied for by participating groups volunteer for the team!). Programs for and cultural backgrounds. but must be in accordance with laid down children are seen as aS essential part of the Mr. Cavanagh then outlined the general criteria, and stressed that they were not in -`y celebrations. It is hoped that a Sports Day concept, saying that it could be spread over tended for highly expensive projects, the on- can be organized and an offer has already the whole year, or concentrated over a going cost of which would continue as a been made to supply prizes. Likewise. one burden on the community after the event. Main Street businessman has offered to con - He concluded by assuring the represen- tribute a Royal Doulton figurine as a prize tatives that the assistance of his colleagues for some other event. It is hoped that others and himself was available, and he hoped will not be slow to follow this example. they would not hesitate to seek it. Top priority is the preparation of a calen- Representatives gave individual reports dar to ensure that events do not overlap, and suggestions included the raising of the also to enable provision to be made for in - Bicentennial flag on Heritage Day in door accommodation in the event of incle- February. The Agricultural Society have ment weather. Once lined up an official pro - plans plans for April in the form of an evening of gram can be prepared for the benefit of entertainment and a film highlighting per- residents and summer visitors. sonalit!es and activities over past years, as Meanwhile. in order for suggestions to well as the annual fair. An avenue of flower- materialize and be implemented there is a ing trees is the project which the Garden lot of work and effort ahead. The assistance Club is proposing to undertake, and Pioneer of anyone wishing to contribute financially. Park Association has drawn up a varied pro- practically or materially will he most gram of music and entertainment with welcome. Call Helen Owen 1565-2956 i or special items for children. Another project leave information and donations with the relates to a quilt exhibition. The Historical Clerk/Treasurer. Help to make Hayfield's Society has offered support for this as well Bicentennial 1984 a year to remember. The g prestigious Star Coimefl Awarwas presented to the Clinton hts of Columbus on Dec. 2. Only10 of 264 Knights On- tario have earned the award, given in recognition of 100 per cent fort in many areas of the Knights' work. From left to right are, District Deputy Seamus Doherty of Clinton, State Warden Grant Ertel of Waterloo and Clinton Grand Knight Bill Brand. ( Shelley McPhee photo) 6 Blyth may get TV satellite od BI,YTH-TheBvillage;ilts council passed a motion on Monday night to enter into negotiations with Mitchell-Seaforth Cable TV company to discuss the possiblity of Blyth receiving cable TV service as early as the end of 1989. Steve Ward from Mitchell-Seaforth Cable TV, received approval for the move from Blyth PUC at a meeting on Nov. 29 but is awaiting a Canadian Radio -Television and Telecommunications Commission i CRTC decision on the plan. Mr. Ward's proposal consisted of a completely self-contained satellite dish that would be positioned in the core of the village. Mr. Ward said the system would not involve lines running to Seaford). The broadcasting companies ABC, NBC, PBS and CBS as well as some Canadian channels will be available through the service. Blyth council was unanimously in favor of the preliminary plan to obtain cable TV in the village, however, Councillor William Howson did question the economics behind Seaforth-Mitchell Cable TV's move. "With technology the way it's advancing, I wonder about their venture. In the future we'll probably be purchasing our own satellite dishes. l'm all for the move but I wonder about its payback." Councillor Howson said. The company currently supplies Mitchell, Seafnrth and Dublin with cable TV service. The venture in Blyth could serve 400 customers and may also include neigh- boring Brussels. Mr. Ward said a (RT(' hearing is to be held in .January or February to deride whether or not the move can be made. According to Mr. Ward the cable could be available as early as the end of 1984 or 1985. Mr. Ward added that it's not surprising to see cable being brought to a village the size of Blyth. He said many villages in the north have their own satellite receivers. No overnight parking Council passed a motion to prohibit overnight parking on streets and the village parking lot beside the bank. The request for co-operation is being made because parking in these areas makes snow plowing difficult. Included in the motion is a clause that states the village is not responsible for damage to illegally -parked vehicles during snow_ removal operations, A fa