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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-07-16, Page 10 MOB FOR ATING-THE BLYTH STANDARD -THE BAY FIELD BUGLE Noe 29 121 YEARS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1986 50 CENTS Part of the Hullett Days celebrations were the farmer's olympics, which took place on July 12. Representing the Walkerburn team in the no hands pie eating contest was Koos Verberg, who is seen here up to his nose in pie. (David Emslie photo) Local campus will phase out , full-time programs takes in 15 Manpower sponsored students and five regular fee paying students on either a part-time or full-time basis. One full-time and one part-time teacher are employeed• at the campus. When asked what the cutback would mean for the teachers, Mr. Hagar said the teachers are part of the college staff and seniority will determine if they will be moved. As for what effects the change from full- time program activity to part-time will have on Huron County residents, Mr. Hagar feels their educational needs will be looked after. "In part, the needs may be met at the secondary school level. I'm not sure what their plans are..." he said. "I don't feel it (cutback) will deny opportunities for Huron County." By Anne Narejko VANASTRA - By October 31, the Clinton campus of Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology will be operating as a part-time learning centre due to a reduction in funding. On June 27, Canada Employment and Im- migration Commission announced an $837,000 reduction in funding in connection with sponsoring students. With this an- nouncement came the development of a Canadian Jobs Strategy program which will shift the emphasis to on the job training from institutional training. "It's a wide spread cutback which affects all campuses and colleges," said Aubrey Hagar of Conestoga. The Clinton Campus, which occupies the same building as Vanastra Public School, •Ten apartments to be upgraded in town CLINTON - The town and Ontario's Ministry of Housing signed an agreement to clear the way for the upgrading of 10 older rental apartments in the municipality. "We are very pleased that we are able to get this," said Mayor John Halfour. "It will help to get things going." Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron -Middlesex, speaking on behalf of Housing Minister Alvin Curling, said he was pleased that Clinton had decided to take part in the provincial Low -Rise Rehabilita- tion Program. "Clinton shares our concern that moderate cost rental housing must be preserved," said Mr. Riddell. Under the program, which will be ad- ministered by the municipalities, a total of 17,000 units throughout the province will be brought up to municipal property maintenance and occupancy standard bylaws over the next four years. Part of the Assured Housing for Ontario strategy, the Low -Rise Rehabilitation Pro- gram involves a forgivable loan of two- thirds of the cost of rehabilitating each unit, up to a maximum of $5,000. Under this pro - GODERICH TOWNSHIP ACCIDENT Third teenager dies in Torontohospital A third teenager has died as a result.of a single car accident which took the lives of two of his friends, July 7. Dwayne Hut- chings, 15, of June Street, Bayfield, died in Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital July 8 after being transferred there following the acci- dent the night before. Dennis Otterbein, 17, of Bayfield re- mains in critical condition in surgical in- tensive care at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital where he was taken byiair am- bulance following the accid nt. Two Brucefield area teenagers, Thomas Whittaker, 15, R. 1, Brucefield and Steven Caldwell, 17, of Brucefield died when the car in which they were passengers left Concession 6 `of Goderich Township and struck a tree. The driver o the car, Kathleen Carter, 17, of 91 Joseph Street, Clinton is in satisfactory condition at Alex- andra Marine and General Hospital. James Sauve, 16, of Bayfield, and Lori Simms, 15, of 343 Victoria Street, Clinton have been released from Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. Preliminary design of museum revealed By Alan Rivett The plans for the expansion and renova- tion of the Huron County Pioneer Museum were laid out for all to see at a public meeting July 9 at the Goderich Township Hall in Holmesville. Approximately- 60 people came for a first -Mand, look at the preliminary draw- ings and a "massing" model for the $3.5 million renovation, project expected to be completed by 1990. Those in attendance were the first members of the public to see the proposed designs after4Huron County Council passed the preliminary plans for the museum, July 2. Ask questions During the evening, the audience was in- vited to ask questions concerning the pro -i ject which were fielded by architect Christopher Borgal, Museum Committee Chairman, Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston, project co-ordinator Claus Breede and several other members of the museum committee and county council. To open the meeting, Project co- ordinator Claus Breede said the floor plan drawings for the 38,000 square foot museum were fifth or sixth generation with himself and Mr. Borgal "going over and re -going over" th drawings to come up with the prelimin design. Most of all, he said the projec i "on budget". Mr. Breede said e c st for the project will be split between county, provincial and federal governments with each paying approximately one-third of the $3.51 million price tag. Currently the museum has a firm commitment from Huron Coun- ty with $1.15 million being set aside for the project. Of that amount, $250,000 is com- mitted in 1985 and another $300,000 ear- marked for 1986 to 1988 inclusive. In -hand revenue Other in -hand revenue includes a $115,000 grant from the National Museums of Canada's Museum Assistance Program which will offset architectural and profes- • sional fees. Another grantfor $123,090 was received from the`T+'ikib'rai Department of Manpower and s Immigration's Job Development Program which has allowed the museum to hire six people for a year to organize and;pack upthe collection for storage. In addition, the museum committee has applied for a provincial grant from the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture Com- munity Facilities Improvement Program for $1.17 million and a $1 million grant from the Federal Department of Com- munication's Cultural Initiatives Pro- gram. Mr. Breede said they expect to have a positive response from the province within the next four to six weeks. As for the federal grant, there is no money for the 1985-86 fiscal year, but the grant applica- tion is currently "under evaluation" for the 1986-87 fiscal year. "We've got some money in place, but it's not all there yet," said Breede during the meeting. In the future, the committee hopes to ap- gram, rehabilitation projects in Clinton are now -eligible -for -up to $50,000 in assistance. The programs aims include- the ncludethe physical condition of low-rise rental housing while retaining the market suitability for low and moderate income tenants. It will also prevent buildings from deteriorating too badly. To qualify for the program, landlords are required to minimize disruption to tenants during rehabilitation work. More than 30 per cent of rental housing in Ontario is in low-rise apartment buildings, duplexes and triplexes. More than 50 per cent of the units areat least 25 -years -old and many are in ned of upgrading of essential services such as plumbing, wiring and heating. The agreement Clinton has signed with the ministry will allow it to administer the program and deal directly with landlords. The town has property maintenance and oc- cupancy standards in place. In order to.have qualified for assistance, buildings must be less than five storeys, contain two or more rental apartments and have been built prior to 1960. Sidewaik sales are a concern CLINTON - A special meeting to discuss A proposed bylaw concerning the selling of merchandise on the sidewalks in town i be held on July 17 at the' town hall by Clinton BusineS's Improvement Area (BIA). Concern has been raised in regards to merchants not leaving enough room for customers s to safely pass by the articles. Anyone wishing to voice their Opinion should attend the meeting., ply for more grants under the Job Develop- ment Program and to investigate acquir- ing a grant from the Ontario Heritage Foundation for restoring the Old Schoolhouse portion of the museum. In ad- dition the museum will also seek donations from community groups and service clubs,. he said. Two phases The actual construction and renovation at the museum will be carried out in two phases- with, phase one having three distinct divisions included. The ticket vestibule, the service area, the staff of- fices and the archives will be built first, followed by storage facilities and the renovations to the history hall and agriculture gallery. Temporary exhibition space and the military gallery will con- clude the first phase of construction. The second phase will consist of the refurbishing of the old schoolhouse section of the museum which will include the restoration of the exterior to its 1856 original appearance, and a total renova- tion of the interior which will bring it up to "modern museum standards," said Breede. The project should take approximately four years to complete, however, the museum will remain open to the public during this time., Under the current timetable, said Breede, July and August will be used to get public feedback concerning the preliminary drawings and layout of the museum. In September, the Museum Committee will request final design approval from Huron County council. Hardline drawings of the buildings will then be -cornpieted and the tender documents will be prepared. By early Spring of 1987, the tenders will be called and, hopefully, the phases of the project "will be done in quick succession". Floor plan Through the use oftransparencies, Breede commented on the, p ens,' i or„the three floors of the building. The basement will be equipped with washroom and janitorial storage space. Tentatively plan- ned is a classroom space for school children on a visit to the museum. On the main floor, the entrance point of the museum will undergo construction to make it "more sympathetic" to the original design of the building, said Breede. Included on this floor will be the reception area, gift shop and the lobby, which will have an open ceiling through to the second floor. An elevator for the han- dicapped is also planned. Much of the first floor will be devoted to public access. space where .the individual. galleries and displays will be seen by the visitors. Also included is an archives research facility where the public can have access to microfilm, microfiche and historical documents. however, the ar- chives storage area will not be open to the general public "We cannot protect adequately a non- renewable resource and expect it to sur- vive if it is open to the public. However, we can retrieve it for a researcher if he wants it," said Breede. Non-public areas Other non-public areas are the workshop, where artifacts are cleaned and where new items are received into the col- lection, a darkroom and the staff washrooms. A loading dock will also be in- cluded in the workshop area which would have space in the hallway where crates could be safely stacked. Tentatively planned for the main floor is a 95 -seat theatre for audio-visual presenta- tions complete with a podium, screen and projection room. A film on the museum could be shown here. "We hope it will become an integral part of a trip to the museum," said Breede. On the second floor, a large 4,500 square foot storage area will be built to store ar- tifacts which have been taken out of the display area. The articles will be stored us- ing a system of pallet stacking which is the best method of storage for artifacts. Windowed storage area Although the storage area will be out of bounds to the public, there will be windows in the storage area to show the public that "we're not hiding anything", which is a perception museum patrons receive about storage areas. "In the storage area we're going to have windows to show the public what is going on there, and they'll see that we're not hiding anything. "It also promotes good housekeeping, because we now that people can see it," Breede said. The renovated museum will feature a number of galleries for public viewing in- cluding European, four theme galleries containing artifacts and information of the urban, industrial and institutional growth of the county, military, agriculture, transportation and a domestic gallery as well as ,a,.. ,streetscape" which will be a replica of storefronts at the' turn of "the century. Breede says a marine gallery won't be included in the museum as it was avoided on purpose as a marine gallery already ex- ists at the Harbourfront in Goderich. The Marine Museum will be included in an ad- mission package to the Huron County Pioneer Museum. Paul Thompson, a Goderich area actor, commented that the most fascinated part of the old museum was the "element of surprise and curiosity" that it had. He ask- ed the museum committee if these qualities will be a part of the revamped museum.- Breede useum.Breede replied that this goal will be kept in mind when the designs are finalized. "We'll attempt to keep the surprise ele- ment, the sense of discovery, as the visitor goes through the museum. We'll do the very best we can," he said. 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