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Huron bids. for
The County of Huron may again host the
International Plowing Match.
Representatives of the Milton County
Plowmen's Association appeared before
council Friday requesting the county
government's moral support for the
group's bid to host the 1992 plowing match.
The association, which is now 60 years
old, will make application at the annual
meeting of the Ontario Plowmen's.
1999 criitir,n of the
wing match
international match. The international
match sites are chosen three years it ad-
vance and the association wants council's
support in writing.
The matter was referred to the
agriculture and property committee for a
recommendation. It was rioted that the
1978 International Plowing Match near
Wingham was one of the best attended
matches on record.
Unique taxi service..
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nature of the requests, couldn't be more
specific in defining what bylaws may per-
tain to the taxi business.
"You've raised a number ,of questions
which I'm sure we'll have to look into,"
Reeve Johnston told Mr. Kerrebrueck.
In answering some of council's concerns
about the service, Mr. Kerrebrueck, who
has worked for a similar taxi service in Vic-
toria, replied horse-drawn vehicles can be
licenced to travel on the highway - the same
way the old order Menonnites are allowed to
use horse-drawn vehicles on the road. He is
also willing to provide liability insurance.
He went on to say that he is prepared to
clean up after the horses on an "as it hap-
pens" basis. The horses would be run for a
maximum of four hours at a time before
relief horses are used. The proposed hours
of operation would be 11 a.m. until 11 p.m on
weekdays 'and from 10 a.m. to approximate-
ly 1 a.m. on Friday through Sunday.,
"I think the taxi service will accent the
town quite well," said Mr. Kerrebrueck.
Reeve Johnston said council` was un-
prepared for this kind of taxi . service re-
quest and will report back to Mr. Ker-
rebrueck on any bylaws which may prohibit
the service by the February 3 meeting.
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1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
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CUNDILL VALUE FUND
16.1
24.0
21.4
26.0
TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND
24.1
24.7
16.2
23.5
*CANADIAN SECURITY GROWTH
25.5
26.5
14.9
20.2
*INDUSTRIAL GROWTH FUND
23.4
22.0
14.3
19.1
*UNIVERSAL SAVINGS EQUITY
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18.4
13.5
17.5
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PUC MEMBERS RETIRE
Changes witnessed durin
By Alan Rivett
CLINTON - The past municipal election •
marked the end of an era i Clinton as•two
long-standing members of the Public
Utilities Commission (PUC) stepped down.
H.E.(Hal) Hartley and John Wise retired
from PUC duties after 30 and 20 years of ser -
.vice, respectively.
Mr. Hartley, formerly of Toronto before
moving to Clinton in 1942, began his un-
precedented 30 years with the PUC in 1956,
first as the secretary for nine years, the,n as
a commissioner for 11 years and finally as
the chairman for the past 10 years. The past
three decades of administrating the sewage,
hydro and water works of the town has been
a "thoroughly enjoyable" work experience,
he said when looking back over the years. •
"I enjoyed associating with the people at
the area level we were concerned with,
which was No. 6 Grand V , ley, and the pro-
vincial level; which was On ario Hydro, and
the Canadian Waterworks Association. We
all had common ground a d I just found it
interesting," said Mr. Hartl , an insurance
broker with a Clinton -based c pany.
A former owner of the first wling alley
in Clinton in 1946, he received a lot of en-
couragement to become active in politics
from his clientele who believed new blood
was needed on council at the time. His first
venture into municipal politics came in 1950
when he was elected to a two-year term as a
councillor on Clinton Council. He was,
however, defeated when he' ran for the
reeve's position in the next election in 1952.
Four years later, he entered the election in
1956 for a seat on the PUC.
Over the years with the PUC, he has
witnessed a number of major changes
within the commission. In addition to the
continual upgrading of the sewage water
and hydro systems, he played a role in re-
locating the PUC to its present quarters on
Park Lane.
The old PUC building, located at the
former Galbraith T.V. building, had outliv=
ed its usefulness to the commission, he said.
The storage space at the building was
limited which meant the employees were
forced to go to three different storage
spaces for equipment.
"What we wanted was a common
denominator. We Wanted a place where we
would be near the wells and have storage
space for the supplies and vehicles," said
the retired airforce radar instructor.
The new building, built in 1959 at an ap-
proximate cost of $34,000 continues to serve
the needs of the PUC, said Mr. Hartley.
One item which he said he would have lik-
ed to see accomplished during his time with
the PUC is a new standpipe for Clinton. The
current 100,000 gallon standpipe is over 70 -
years -old and it's uncertain how much
longer it can last, he said, adding that a fund
John Wise
was set up to pay for a new standpipe.
In the future, he plans to spend more time
at his North Street home with• his wife Er-
ma. The PUC was a rewarding experience,
but he simply says it's somebody else's turn
to administer the business of the commis-
sion.
"I always liked the people. I'm going to
miss the PUC. But, I just wanted a little
more time to myself. I also think it's time
for some younger people tb get into it. It. was
time I got the heck out," he said.
John Wise •
Being involved in runningthe PUC was a
natural progression for ohn Wise, who
retired this year from the PUC after 20
years of service.'
For five years between 1958 and 1968, he
was employed with the PUC as a lineman.
The five years experience as an employee
fostered an awareness of the workings of the
commission. So, in 1966, an opening in the
PUC became available and he was asked to
put his name in for the commission.
It was with reluctance that he stayed out
of this year's election race for the PUC. He
felt, however, the commission had quality
candidates running for the positions.
"I didn't put in for re-election because I
just felt there was a good slate of guys on the
go. I wouldn't have wanted to drop out if
they hadn't been running,". said Mr. Wise,
who owns an insurance business in Clinton.
For eight years, between 1966 and 1974,
Mr. Wise served as the secretary of the
PUC. From 1974 until 1980, he served as
chairman and for the past five years he was
a commissioner with the PUC.
H.E. Hartley
Mr. Wise says the work the PUC has en-
countered over the past 20 years has centred
around meeting customer demands through
constantly upgrading the water, sewage and
hydro systems in Clinton. •
Although few major projects cropped up
over his years as a member of the commis-
sion, the updating of the sewage disposal
plant in the mid -1970's required a great deal
of work for the PUC, recalled Mr. Wise.
The plant, located on Victoria Terrace,
was originally built in the mid -1940's and the
system, required a total overhaul, costing
the town in the neighborhood of $1 million. '
"There was a lot of investigation and
thought put into updating the sewage
plant," he said, adding the town. and the
PUC worked closely on the project.
The water system has never been a pro- -
blem for the PUC, he said. The town is for-
tunate enough to have the best water in
southwestern Ontario. "We've never had to '
have it treated."
As for hydro, the trend over the last few
years is to install more underground wiring,
he says. It is more costly at the time but will
prove to be more economical in the future,
especially when less time has to •be spent
trimming tree branches which interfer with
overhead hydro wires.
Over the years, . Mr. Wise said the PUC
has, been' a rewarding experience with the
opportunity to deal with many people in
Clinton. For the most part, there were few
complaints about the commission's ser-
vices.
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