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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-01-28, Page 1a - the 0. ..erlc 47:4205:1. IGNAL--NSTA z 133 YEAR ---4' NESDAY, JANUARY 1981 50 CENTS PER COPY Industry promotion/ approved BY JOANNE BUCHANAN The 0."i • erich Economic Development Committee (gEt) ) gave final approval of a promotional tape of the town, with a few minor changes, after viewing it twice at a meeting last Friday. The 10 -minute tape, produced by Gibson -Shaw Visual Productions, will be used to attract industry. and people to Goderich. The GEDC passed a motion recommending to council that they proceed with the full payment of $8,550 plus tax to include the six tapes, a 20 inch t.v., video player and The production. Council had previously approved an approximate expenditure of Suggested changes for the tape included Zooming in ona map of North America to show exactly where the town of Goderich is located and adding a one liner at the end of the tape inviting viewers to visit or inquire about the town. • • GEDC members' overall impressions of the tape were 'excellent', 'sup. -' and 'very well done'. Doug Bundy, who was pEesent at the meeting to represent the Tourist CoMmittee, said his committee had already arranged to have a booth at the Eaton's Centre in Toronto this summer to promote Goderich and that. the tape would be a useful tool at this booth. Bruce Sully .has also. asked toborrow. the tape to show to employees. In other business, the GEDC passed a motion concurring with the decision to buy back a piece of Industrial Park land from Borg-Warner as ream- inended by the finance' committeeand also recom- mended that Spence Cummings, GEDC member and Huron County Development Officer, meet with Barg - Warner officials to discuss the matter further. Bruce Sully stated his billetthat 'if we can keep industry here, we should try to keep it. That's Our committee's responsibility'. . Marine .museum at waterfront The town of Goderich is willing to donate property On the waterfront for the creation of a marine museum in a joint project with the county. Members of the Goderich Waterfront Committee met with the. county property committee and in- dicated there is a desire to create a marine museum on town -owned land at the waterfront. The town had previously approached the county With idea of building • a museum on the Pioneer Museum site on North Street but both committees agreed the harbor. area was a more logical site. The cost of relocating the wheelhouse museum to the harbor is estimated at $30,000 and it was suggested the town and county Share that cost. The town of Goderich will donate the land for the relocation of the museum and the proposal calls for the county to pay any ongoing costs through museum Curator, Roy Scothmer. Any fees received from admission charges will be kept by the county and the town would assume responsibility for landscaping and maintenance of the prOperty. Town council agreed to the proposal in principal and will set aside $15,000 in the 1981 budget for the museum. The county property committee will make a recommendation to council at its January 29 meeting. - Reeve Don Wheeler. _ questioned the .town's. monetary corrunitment on the 'museum project and said he thought the town's 'share was to be the land and n °thing else. , Councillor Elsa. Haydon said the property com- mittee tried to be fair in the cost-sharing proposal and offered a 50-50 split on the relocation costs in addition to the land donation. There was also some concern (Ai e.r the fact that the town would donate land and $15,000 to the project and then the county would assume the day to day operation of the museum. Blyth firemen, aided by tankers from Clinton and Whigham, fought a losing battle to save the Lloyd Penfound home south of Auburn on Monday, but were able to save a nearby implement shed and a barn. The family lost all their possessions in the fierce blaze. (James Fitzgerald photo) Home razed By Jim Fitzgerald Despite a .seven hour fight by firemen from three area departments, an Auburn area family lost all their personal belongings in a house fire on Monday morning. Lloyd and Vera Penfound of RR 1, Auburn, 11/2 miles south of the village on County Road 8, were left hOtrieless after the -blaze- coinplefely flattened their 11/2 storey brick home. They only managed to salvage a few clothes and personal papers before flame consumed the home. Mr. and Mrs. Penfound were in the barn loading pigs with their oldest son Bruce when the fire broke out a bOut 9:30 am. The other two children, Nancy 16, and K en, 8, were in school at the time of the blaze. wp Blyth firemen were first on the scene; bt wee hampered by high winds and a water shortage at first. They soon called in tanker trucks from Clinton 1111 •I • 1 JIL 1LL, and Wingham and managed to save a nearby im- plement shed, only 10 feet from the ruined house. Irvin Bowes, Chief of the Blyth District Fire Area, estimated damage. at $40,000; and cause is believed to have been a wood -burning furnace in the cellar, Chief BoWes said. Mrs. Penfound said they had pit cleaned the chimney last Sunday. The family is temporarily living at the home of Lloyd's mother in Hullett Township, and the Auburn Lions Club are already co-ordinating an effort to raise funds and to try and find clothing, furniture and appliances for the couple. Anyone with a donation to make can call either 526- 7505 or 526-7786. Other neighbors helping out include .Murray and Laura Popp, Hans Bonstopple, Larry Johnston, and Bill and Maxine Seers. Abotit 220 GDCI students took part in Friday'd dance- 2-thon, held annually to raise funds for the students' children. The dancers look rather energetic here coma and specifically for the fiehta's fOsifor dating the first hour of the dancers -thou suditifist of • 0 them finished the nine hours to raise $2,00043,060. (Vint° by Cath Wooden) Chief speaks, to institute about drugs Goderich Police Chief Pat King was a requested guest speaker at the annual meeting of therican • Powder Metallurgy Institute at the ; Inn, .Mississauga last Thursday. Chief King spo On the selected topic -Illicit drugs and the problems they • cause. This is the second occasion the Institute has requested an address from Chief King, the first being nine years ago when he was with the Oakville police force. DOarhoriiStoel; assets • The entire assets of Dearborn .Steel Tubing and Manufacturing Company of Goderich,have been sold and the purchaser is intent on resuming normal business operations. Rick Quinney of PeatMarwick, London, .receiver - manager for Bank Of Montreal interests, told the Signal -Star Wednesday that both receivers ' had agreed to accept an offer for allassets of the -com- pany. "We have agreed to accept an offer for all of the assets of the company," Quinney said. !The two ,~ principles will be finalizing the deal in the next couple of weeks." Although Quinney would not reveal the name of the purchaser until the deal has been finalized he did say that " the purchaser is anxious to resume operations as quickly as passible." There will be a two or three-week period required to close the sale and arrangements have been made to contact the employees. Quinney added that the agents received a whole range of offers but were more agreeable to selling allassets to one party. Early in December the company's operation was placed in the hands of two receivers. Laventhal and Horwath Chartered Accountants of Toronto acted on behalf of the Canada Permanent Mortgage and Trust Company, holder of the first mortgage on the land .buildingg nd Peat Marwick 'Chartered Accountants of London acted as receiver manager for ,the interests of the Bank of Montreal. Over 30 tenderpackages were issued to prospective buyers and were received by the receivers Friday, January 16. Interest sparked in Junior anchise2 for Goderich Remember the days of Junior B hockey in, Goderich? The junior franchise is now just a 12 -year old memory that propelled local players like Larry Jeffrey, Gary Doak, Paul Henderson and Bob Leduc into the professional ranks. But that memory is still fresh in the mind and a group of Goderich men are now actively investigating the feasibility of reincarnating Junior B hockey. The group has been tossing around the idea and are now seeking a firm sponsorship commitment from a local industry.. Spokesman Steve Buchanan said the financial sponsorship is a necessity before any mechanics of ' the operation can be put, in gear. This Saturday the group will hold an Organizational meeting at 9.30 a.m. in the board room at Ron Feagan Memorial Gran- dstand and anyone. interested in pursuing the establishment of a Junior B franchise is invited to attend. Much help is needed if the concept is to become a reality. The interested' parties are basically acting in- dependently and if enough interest is 'evident at the meeting, a committee can be established to explore the feasibility of creating a franchise. The group has been studying the Stratford operation and indicate $40,000 to $50,000 is needed annually to run the team. Also several Ontario Hockey Association (OHA ) requirements must be met before a franchise is awarded. The investigation may lead to the conclusion that - Goderich cannot field a competitive team or that it will fail financiallithecause of the number of junior and intermediate teams in the area. The group hopes some of these questions can be answered at the meetingor at least fully explored. If Goderich does secure a franchise it would be part of the Midwestern Junior B League with the first season commencing in 1982. For years Goderich supported a junior team when such teams were operated under the affiliation and auspices of an NHL club. When the Red Wing organization suspended affiliation the Goderich team folded during the 1969-70 season. Minister to review systerri Education Minister Bette Stephenson has agreed to review the system now inmse for determiningtrustee representation on boards 'of education inthe province. The. minister's intentions were announced after a resolution from the City of Stratford asking for a review Of the representation policy was endorsed by several municipalities in Ontario. _ The City of Stratford circulated a resolution in November 1980 asking that Stephenson make changes so that membership on boards of education, more adequately reflect student population and taxes paid. The resolution gained support from .Goderich town council and also the Huron County Board of Education.- - - Representation on boards of education is deter - Committees review budgets Town council will soon be striking its 1981 budget and several committees have prepared and sub- mitted preliminary budget estimates. The property committee has established the in- sulation of existing town buildingkas a major priority in the 1981 budget. The committee members feel there is a need for energy conservation and suggest insulation be added to the fire building, the building inspector's office and the library. Other possible projects suggested by the committee include the painting of the fire and police buildings, restoration of the library and town hall, work on the beams at the arena and grandstand and fencing repairs at Agricultural Park. The committee did not include estimates with the work proposals. The Parks Committee submitted A budget proposal of $82,200 with over half, $45,000, set aside for salaries. Other major expenditures included $6,000 for the maintenance and planting of flowers and trees, $5,000 for new parkland development and0,000 for new benches. The waterfront committee of council will submit a; budget of $69,250 to the finance committee. Of that total, $26,450 is designated for the harbor and 842,800 was set aside for the ma rina operation. Fees at the marina may rise by 20 per cent this year as the committee faces a 20 per cent increase over LIst year's budget. The budget for the harbor. however, is $350 less than last year. In the marina budget the committee has set aside $2,000 for replacement of the boardwalk and $6,000 for dock maintenance. In the harbor budget $5,000 has been allotted for waterfront improvements. The works and engineering committee se a ten- tative budget of $204,550 with $92,000t going for salaries and capital exOnditures. The total figure also includes $55,000 in Sidewalk repair and main- tenance, alp° of which will go towards the BIA project on TheSquare. mined by assessment bit commercial and industrial assessment is not used in the formula. Stratford contends that t i.• use of total assessment to determine rural represen ' will decrease the number of members represent i g urban areas. But commercial and industrial assessments contribute a large portion to the tax bill. At the January meeting of the Huron Board of Education, Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace ex- pressed concern claiming that- representation through assessment would eventually limit Goderich Turn to page I4 r INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR Firemen have 'curves',„ The Goder-ich Firefighter B team threw some interesting 'curves' into the game of hockey Friday night when they met the CKNX Tryhards and won 4-3. Over $1,000 was raised. See the sports m pages. Musical tastes vary Grade 8 students at Robertson school have discovered that notable people have a wide range of musical tastes through a project in which students wrote to them and asked what they liked. Find out on page 1A. Acton wins tourney ....... The Acton Red men won the Blue water Midget Boys Basketball Tournament at GDCI on the weekend, beating out Sarnia St. Pat's for the victory. The local team didnt' fare se well, losing both their games to London South and Ingeroil. Seepage 9. Regular Features Tid Bits Pg. 2 'Real F.state 'Pg. 13 Obits Pg. 3 B. Board Pg. 5A Columns Pg. 4 Church Pg. 7A Editorials Pg. 4 Martha Pg. flA Sports Pg. 8-10 Farm Pg. 10A Classified.... Pg. 11-12 L. Back Pg. 11A"