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What a prize! Marjorie Johnston won the services of Angelina Arts for seven hours.
Angelina, who works for the Canada Employment Centre for students in Goderich and
Exeter, was working at the Arts and Craft Festival information booth where they decided to
have a draw for people to win a person to de odd jobs around their house. Marjorie had
Angelina sanding and painting the railing and picnic table as welhas doing some weeding of
the garden.
Council accepts tender
Accounts totalling over
$150,000 were ordered paid
when Goderich Township
Council met in regular
session August 1. Of this
amount $126,000 was for
Huron County Board of
Education taxes and $18,000
was for tile drain deben-
tures.
C. Dendeker was present
at the meeting to supply
three sets of plans for an
addition to the township hall.
Council decided that tenders,
or invited bids for con-
struction of the addition,
should be in the clerk's
hands by August 29 at noon;
that tenders should be ac-
companied with a certified
cheque for $5,000; that the
successful tenderer should
be willing to start work on or
about September 26; that
each tenderer should un-
derstand that the mill work
is being let separately; and
that both parties must co-
operate in the installing of
same.
Mr. Stiles and Mr. Isaac
from the Blue Water Beach
Association were present at
the meeting to again discuss
street lights in that area. The
discussion was for in-
formation only. No motions
were recorded.
Five tenders for the
Mcllwain Drain were opened
and council accepted that of
Hodgins & Hayter at
$14,577.48. By-law no. 5, 1983,
a by-law to provide for the
Mcllwain Drain, was given a
third reading and passed.
The Kelly Drain report
was considered with a
number of interested parties
present. Taking part in the
discussion were W.J. Bar-
tlett, Mr. and Mrs. Hilhorst,
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, Mrs.
Wood, Mr. Orr, Mr.
McCauley and Mr.
Aylsworth. After discussion,
a motion was passed that the
Kelly Drain report be
provisionally adopted, and if
the Provincial Aid to
Drainage is available, that it
be incorporated ihto by-law
no. 7, 1983.
The budget, as presented
by H.B. Whitely, was
adopted by council.
William Boak was present
at the meeting to enquire
into the possibility of ob-
taining year round water for
'residents on Plan no. 28. The
reeve presented estimates
for winterizing the water
system, as prepared by A.
Makins. The following
resolution was passed for
Mr. Boak to discuss with the
other owners of Plan n. 28:
•That the township will
proceed with the necessary
alterations to the water
system to provide year
round water, commencing in
1984, at a rate of $120 for a
full year and $60 for six
months or less, provided that
a minimum of five sign an
agreement to pay for the
year.'
Building permits were
issued to Murray Ragin for a
workshop on lot 10, Plan 13;
to Osborne Davis for a car
port on lot 5, concession 3; to
Norman Trewartha for a
garage on lot 5, Huron Road;
to Robert Wilson to demolish
a porch and build a porch on
lot 89, Maitland Concession;
and to Case Brand for a
granary on lot 38, concession
10.
A building permit for Mr.
DeMars for Plan 13 was
renewed for one year.
Adam Noonan's proposed
plan of sub -division was
reviewed, the questionaire
filled and the following
resolution passed: 'That the
entrance road should be
moved to either the north
side or the south side of the
development, rather than
leaving it in the centre,
thereby making two severed
parcels for future, sale or
development, and the
number of cul de sacs should
be reduced for better road
maintenance.'
Council then adjourned
until August 15 at 8:30 p.m.
Antique cars will be
on display at Huron
Museum this Sunday
If you're interested in
taking a nostalgic trip
through the 1930's. 40's and
50's, then visit the Huron
County Pioneer Museum
Sunday.
From 1 p.m. Sunday, the
Radar Circle Region of the
Historical Automobile
Society of Canada will be
diplaying antique cars on the
grounds of the museum on
North Street.
The antique automobile
society boasts a membership
of 35 and many will be out to
display their antique cars.
Richard Graham of Radar
Circle said a visitor from
Nova Scotia will also take
part in the festivities by
displaying his antique Buick.
The show is not limited to
society members and
Graham said members
encourage anyone with an
antique automobile or a
partially rebuilt model, to
join the group at its display
Sunday.
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Will advertise for 24-
hour answering service
The Goderich Fire Chief has been granted approval
to solicit applications to provide a 24-hour answering
service for fire calls.
Council granted • the request of Fire Chief Bill"
Beacom who suggested it wciuld be advantageous to
place an advertisement requesting written sub-
missions from anyone interested in prodding a 24-
hour answering -service for fire protection. Chief
Beacom added that if the fire phones are not to be
part of the central dispatch system, the background
information would then be available to proceed with
an answering service.
The request follows a recent controversy in which it
took firemen 40 minutes to respond to a call at the
Goderich Township farm of Kase Vanden Heuvel. In
that blaze, his 40 -acre wheat crop was destroyed.
The problem, in that . specific instance, was
multiple,councillor Glen Carey informed council. "It
is fair to say that part of the problem is the mariner in
which a fire problem is communicated to the
firemen," he said. "There was also a 'mechanical
difficulty with the beeper system and indications are
that it may not have been operative. It was an un-
fortunate incident but it is fortunate that no life was in
danger."
The fire phones have always been the responsibility
of a few firemen and their families. Carey suggested
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that these people are less available because of work
commitments but added that the fire committee was
working on the problem.
Mayor Eileen Palmer said the situation should
expedite movement hi the direction to a newkispatch
• sjstem. The town of Goderich has proposed having its
fire calls muted through the central dispatch system
A the police station on West Street. •
The proposition will be discussed with represen-
tatives of the other municipalities.sharing the central
system. The meeting will take place sometime in
October.
In his letter to council, Chief Beacom said it has
been the responsibility of the firemen and their wives
to provide the answering service, on a rotating basis.
It has required people to change their plans, the letter
said, and because both spouses hold jobs, it has
become difficult and demanding to provide the
service.
Chief Beacom further suggested that until the five
municipalities come to terms on an agreement
concerning the handling of fire calls, the town could
advertise for individuals willing to provide a 24-hour
answering service.
"If the result is the fire phones cannot be placed in
the Police Central Dispatch Unit, then we have the
background information available to proceed with a
24-hour answering service," the letter said.
Pollution plagues...
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warning is ignored.
While the condition of the lake water north of
Goderich to Amberley is good, the water along the
lakeshore to the south, all the way to Sarnia, is
suspect Harrison said the Lambton County Health
Unit is having problems with poor readings at Grand
Bend. The tourist industry there, as well as here in
Goderich, has suffered because of the high bacterial
counts in the lake.
Despite poor water conditions south of town.
Harrison reports that samples from Meneset Beach
and Point Farms Provincial Park were more than
acceptable.
-*We're trying to narrow it down and I think it's just
a matter of good weather," he said. "We may just
have to wait it out and hope there is some rain or good
winds."
Samples from water wells have produced good
results so the drinking water is not in danger. The
water supply for the town of Goderich should be in
good shape, considering it is treated and the intake is
far enough out in the lake. Harrison said the Ministry
of the Environment would also be testing the quality
of the town's drinking supply.
Thefts investigated
The Goderich Detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police is presently investigating a rash of
break-ins which occurred in the Lucknow,
Dungannon and Nile area's from August 13-16.
Tools and small amounts of money were stolen
from the Nile garage, Smith's Welding and Brindley's
auction barns in Dungannon, the Auburn Co -Op,
Ritchie Electric in Ashfield Township and Beckers
Ltd. in Lueknnw.
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