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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-04-30, Page 1212 GODERICH SIGNAL,.TAB.WEDNESDAY, AP tam from page 1 and `ikon had little trouble guiding the Fotini through the breakwater due to a sudden calm. "The wind suddenly calmed and we had' no trouble getting her in," he said. "After we got into harbour the wind came up strong from the ,Northwest and it would have stopped us from coming in." After 50 years of sailing, Captain Wilson is planning . to retire at the end of May tg his retirement home overlooking the lake at Huron Haven outside of Goderich. The lakes and oceans have been• Wilson's home for 50 years and involved long stretches of time away from family. gut, he added without hestitation, if he had it to do over again, he wouldn't do anything but sail. Wilson had been offered a three-year teaching job at a super tanker school in France and later had a piloting offer in Churchill on Hudson Bay. He declined on both offers saying he wouldn't leave a Great Lakes job. "The best ship handlers come from the Great takes; -` he said. "The G -r -ea -t Lakes eaptaihs always handle their own ships." Wilson also has some shipbuilding experience to his credit as he put four years of labour into the building of the schooner, Huron Eagle. He built the 64 -foot schooner in Sarnia and the rigging was sclaed from the original Bluenose. He brought the schooner to Goderich several times but sold it in 1976 because he really didn't have the time to enjoy',it. 7 It also follows that Captain Wilson enjoys making scale models of ships in his spare time. He has completed 10 such models, including three in bottles. His latest model is a 31 -inch replica of the boat he worked on in 1937-38 and his models are reconstructed mostly from memory. "The last three models I did were made of matches and you can't tell," he said. "The Huron Eagle was made to scale but the rest I just did from memory. Captain Wilson has been on the seas for 50 years but at the end of May he will have to be ,content to simply watch it from his living room window. 1980 Big boat The Greek freighter Fotini arrived in Goderich Wednesday marking the first time an oceanic vessel has loaded in the port. The Fotini came to Toronto from Cuba with a load ,of sugar and will return to Cuba with a load of Canadian corn. A Goderich native, Captain Bob Wilson, piloted the Fotini into Goderich Harbour. (photo by Dave Sykes) Colborne council waits for school board budget At the April 1, 1980 Colborne Council meeting accounts. totalling $71,951.51 were examined and approved , for payment. This amount included March 1980 Tile Drainage Loans. A number of tax writeoffs were approved. The 1980 :Township budget was 'incomplete due to the fact that the requirements of the Huron County Board of Education and the Huron - Perth Separate School Board were as ,yet pot known. Keith Kerr, acting road,_.•, superintendent reported that a number of road signs had been" broken and a number YTci its were•. needed . Discussed was the. Township road being exchanged for the Homan road. Don Wheeler of Goderich approached council • and presented explanation o.f the Municipal Housing Statement Program Study -indicating a provincial grant of $5,000.00 was available to each municipality par- ticipating. Herecom- mended that Colborne Township Council join with the Town of Goderich indicating that* a $10.000.00 joint study 'would be of benefit to both municipalities. The clerk -treasurer said that he would supply copies of the program guidelines for each member of Council. Hudson Milburn reported 'concerning dogs in Saltford and the Maitland Concession. Leonard Fisher, Cemetery manager reported • that Brent Pollock would be assisting at the cemetery commencing late April. Council agreed to his hiring Larry Sowerby -as required. Council also agreed to the purchasing of 700-800 lb. of fertilizer, the surviving• d--markinig"5f approximately one half acre into plots. • Deputy -Reeve Jewell indicated that he would accompany Fordyce Clark to the drainage .meeting ` at Wingham, April 2, One building per mit was issued. Four resolutions pertaining to by-laws regarding subdivision zoning were approved. A Resolution for fun- ding for the Ontario Home Renewal Colborne Township 1980-81 Program for $40,000 was approved by council. A second Resolution to - SPECIAL GIFTS FOR MOTHER wS DAY -(:IIR\ ST 11,1.F: REAL HOSE; STICK PINS -1iRV'- (;O1'PFH A H E - DECOR .•‘TI F. KITCHEN LINENS -\\I\E.FI t TI-]). (:FIAllP AC,NE 1NII) 11()4;K (,I. ASSES - I)FNB\ S'i'()\F1i F. - GIFTW Alt Alt PIER LIGHTING 3TUDIO 62 WEST ST. 524-2261 adopt the Provincial Building Standard in regard to the Ontario Home Renewal Program was also approved. A council committee meeting was held April 10 with the Township solicitor and engineer present to endeavour to finalize agreements for The Londfel • Develop- ment on• Part Lot 5 BFC and the Benmiller Heights Subdivision, Part Lot 1 Con. 1 ED, Colborne. Township. Bob Fellner of the Londfel Development approached Council about the improvement and paving of the access road to his development. Peter Ivey and his solicitor approached Council and presented the ' Township solicitor with a letter prepared by a London firm of consulting engineers indicating the capacity of the Benmiller Inn sewage treatment plant. The Township solicitor accepted the letter and informed Council tlr,at the Benmiller Subdivision agreement covered all the requirem..nts council had for final apio- oval of the • •Benmiller --. Sub- divis ion. Some dis ussion took place about the township access road to the Sub- division entrance and the Clerk was instructed to forward the. required letter of Colborne Township Council's approval of the Benmiller Heights Subdivision to the Ontario y.. Municipal Board, . First salt boat in 20 years BY RON GRAHAM On • .April 16, the Labrado.c arrived with grain from Thunder Bay. It cleared light on April 17 and arrived with grain again on April 21, leaving light on April 22. The E.B. Barber arrived with potash on April 20 and cleared the same day with potash for Port Stanley. The Algoway arrived light from Cleveland for salt on April 23 and cleared the same day for Mill waukee. Ki rivrngTight-from Bay City tor salt on.,,April 26 was the Algora'i. It cleared for Parry Sound on April 27. On April 25, the H.C. He im becker arrived .with grain from Thunder Bay. •It cleared light on April 27 for Thunder Bay. The Labradoc arrived again from Thunder Bay on April 26 with grain. Pile salt water boat, the Fotini D.E. arrived on April 21 to load corn. It 'left for Sarnia on April 25 for more corn. The last salt water boats in Goderich were. on Sep- tember 4, 1955 (Heiki, Oslo Norway) and on October 8, 1955 (Berni Nuble, Emden Ger- many). May l st, 1980 cit 10:00 a.mo Sl1Z•A•DOR 43 West St., Goderich (formerly La.'::outique) *finusual Gift hear DROP IN AND HAVE A COFFEE GIFT SUGGESTIONS 4�r FOR MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 11th \ • HIDE & SCENTS by CLAIRE BURKE • GOLD PLATED TOOTHBRUSHES e GUEST TOWELS • BATHROOM ACCESSORIES • and much, much more. "ESPECIALLY FOR MOM" ACCENT PICTURES and OIL PAINTINGS 2 0 °O° TIi /1� OFF MtOTHERL 'S DAV AB():i p•N, ., , it way to tk,wZ �i�1i ►�lfc(�S e ®®®e®eye®® Avoid disappointment and last minute rush ORDER OUT-OF-TOWN. 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