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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-07-04, Page 4PAY, JUIN4 school proposel • M1 e __ NI _ counties r !� �1 d elle a Catholic high school in qa a i lith Counties. • Hprofl-Perth Separate School Board chaff' Rita Murray of BR 1, Dublin, an - minced on June 25 that a steering emu*, tee will be set up to look into the possibility of having a Catholic high school in the system. Mr. Murray said the formation • of such .a .• ommittee conies after Premier Willaan • Davis announced Kindergarten tq Grade 12 funding for separate schools in Ontario. Separate school fgnding from the province. now only covers Kindergarten to Grade 10. There • are eurrRntly no rathnlie high schools in either Huron or Perth, The OOPS Catholic high schools are in London and Kit*. chenet% The chairman described the steering Craw inittee . as a fact finding committee. Trustees, teachers, priests and parent representatives will make up the committee membership. ,Also; related to the Premier's announce - meals acting director for education John McCauley . and Mr. Murray sent a con- gratulatory telex to Mr. Davis. "We know the path you have chosen is worthy and -lust," states the telex. CAME FOR A - S They pulled a t , they pushed and they finally blew the chimney down the brick structure. Built in the late 1890s the chimney was a down. The 85 chimney, once part of the old piano factory, foot -and -a -half thick. The bricks `will be sold by owner, Fleming /Crane-couldn't came down oon une 27 as a few dozen spectators watched on. A Feed Mills. (Shelley McPhee -photo) • / -crane couldn't do it and it took dynamiters all afternoon to bring London firm relocating in Vanastra VANASTRA - There's a reason for the increased hustle and bustle in Vanastra these days. The Tuckersmith Township municipality is preparing to welcome a new business GCI Manufacturing Inc. from London. The London based crane manufacturer will relocate to Vanastra by the middle of August. A 2.38 hectare (seven acre) industrial site in Vanastra has been acquired for the business. In an interview with the London Free Press, GCI Vice President Ray Shuman said that high taxes and a desire to own its own . .. main ___......e �.... the rnmnanv property were the main reasons for company for a time, but he is no longer company's move from London. The firm has been leasing property in east London, but failed in a bid to buy the propert r from a' German national. High taxes, Mr. Shuman noted also effected the company's decision. "When you take, the business and property taxes paid by this, company,' you, don't get much change back from $100,000," he said of the London location. The Vanastra site will offer GCI lower taxes and property which includes several, buildings and the old parade square at the former Canada Forces Base. Work is presently being done to remodel and update the property and Mr. Shuman noted, "It will be. a first classfacility." Employrrient at GCI varied. between 12 and 15 fulltime workers and they have been 'offered jobs at the. new plant. Over the past two years employment -has fluctuated from eight to 25 people. After moving to Vanastra, GCI's work force will be "double or more," Mr: Shuman told the Free Press. GCI Manufacturing Inc. was formed in June, 1982, out of the remaining assets of the former • General Crane Industries, which went into receivership in December; •1981. West German investor, Leo Gottwald of Peter James Johnson, Dusseldorf' withdrew his financial support only seven months -after tiecomitig a major shareholder with an investment of $4 million. The National Bank •of Canada requested "fir ceiversp to secure $1.5 million worth of loans. David Ghysels of Oxford, Ma ed Bacaa former owner of the company, stepped into the picture to take .controls of the new' son of Harry and Edna Johnson of R.R. 2•Goderich, received h "L.L.B. degree at Osgood ...Hall Law School convocation ceremonies on June 22. Peter is a graduate of Goderich Collegiate Institute and received his Master's Degree in Political Science at . the University of Western Ontario. He will article with Basedo, Cooper and Schostack in Toronto. It`s time to talk business Visit us in the Clinton Area EVERY TUESDAY Representative: Bob McClinchey An FBDB representative will be in your area soon. Come and meet him or her: There is no obligation and no costs and your business can gain a lot from it. If you're looking for financial aid in 'the form; of loans, Loan. guarantees or even selling an equity position in your business, come and discuss it with us. We have experienced counsellors who -can help you plot a course for growth and success for your business. And we can provide you with direction to get' government assistance, . both federal and provincial, as well as .other vital information. For an•advance appointment, call:, (519) 271.5650 (collect). Or write: 1036 Ontario Street P.O. Box 878 STRATFORD, Ontario N5A 6W3 Fods,ral Business Banque federale Development Bank de developpement • Your future is ou'r guarantee Canada Debbie Switzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Switzer of Clinton, graduated on May 26 from the. University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics, Management Accounting. Option. Debbie is employed at Confederation Life in Toronto. • • • involved, according to Mr. Shuman. CGI's owners are now all Canadians, he said. At its peak General Crane employed up' to 250 and had annual sales of $6 million. Started in 1970 by Donald Wellman and Eric Schwendau, the company was sold to Grove Mr. Ghysels in 1976. 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