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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-08-15, Page 1} rederal POMP. of .1 ced Mondays it woul procee a $17 r on harb�otir develapmel►t Pr'oje . "c over th next l#ree ears tlt ould greatly enhance. the sill''&piling capabilities, of the Portal Goderich. The announeeneentof the multi:million dollar 'expansion project came Monday morning in the form of a press release;and was confirmed by Agriculture: Minister Ralph. Ferguson by phone. The. tendering and bidding nrocesA on the project will begin Mike next month and a Transport Canada official.said' there could be visible signs of movement around the harbour within 90 days. The $17 million facelift of the harbour 136 YEAR -33 calls, for the dredging of the existing harbour channel to seaway depth of 27 feet; the creation of a new seaway -depth harbour on the northern edge of the Domtar $ifto-Salt mine and the extension. of one breakwall and the construction of Er' new breakwall near the• southern edge of the Maitland River mouth. Town officials and representatives of the principle commercial users of the harbour, Domtar and Goderich Elevator, have petitioned the federal govbrnment for the deric improveMei t . and expansion over, e past two years. Dred n g,.,t o eXl8t14 channel to seaway depth and' ereating,' new havbOUr adjacent for Domtar mean that both o danies can substantially 1y increase the Bos shipped from Goderich . Mayor Eileen Palmer , called the expansion announcement an historic one. for the town o&Godari „ "This culminates more than two years of efforts byFthe town, Domtar and•Goderich Elevator," she said. "We had a number of etings. with Lloyd Axwdt'ty: nu, +stings, at the regional Office of apo t.E anada in Toronto le development of Goderich Harbour reed with the Bruce Energy. Centrentr e i,dy that recommended the d etopm n t the harbour rather than create a new our. The provincial and federal ernments did a study on 60 ports in rttario and recommended that Goderich developed. It is a 'welcome nouncement." BEST ALL. ROUND COMMUN (Circulation Class 3500; 45001C C.N.A. Bet N Competition 198 NEWSPAPER IN CANADA p ewspaper The. economic stimulus from th ;have 'a'spiralling effect, Pa,T at 'the. press conference adding expansion could Lean 150 germane .in the town when complete+It is,es thlit more than 1,000 man years or'_.,,,. will be involved in'the project over the,y. two and, one-half years, dry, ' The expapsion d'dredging pro .'t ;have a marked effect son grain and'sa shipments from the harbour. Goderie Elevator president George Parsona*1. his company will be spending $1.25 million in . the near future to augment r,thr company's loading capabilities. ' >F, Turn to page 2. GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1984 50 CENTS PER COPY Five Tall ships arrive Thursday Thousands expected in town • Residents,of Wetern Ontario will have an excellent and. „ictal opportunity to view the famed tall sips as a flotilla of five ships sails i, o•^-Goderich ,Harbour Thursday, Auguft6 fora one -day stay. Town of Ge erich officials confirmed this week-thatleur and possibly a fifth tall ship have agreed to the Lake lluron sail , harbour while Goderich residents are and•will ai tie here from V ,,ttdsor late Thur sday:,T a odisplay econatgeeocownoalk tioothhur to avoid available. From there, buses will shuttle visitors to the main harbour to view the tall ships for a fee of $1. The road to the Main Beach,Goderich Harbour and St. Christopher's Beach will be closed to vehicular traffic. Visitors will be encouraged to park at' the mall and. make use of the shuttle. service to. the Severe storm,causes extensive amage to trees and hydro lines A localized thunder storm, combined with fierce winds, caused what some described as a mild twister Friday morning. The majority of Goderich residents were without hydro for several hours as strong winds blew tree limbs onto hydro wires. There was also extensive damage to the trees as they were uprooted, taking parts of sidewalks with them. Town crews are expected to continue the clean- up until Friday. According to Evert Middel, Goderich Public Utilities Commission Manager, the hydro was out in various locations throughout town between 1:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. "We received many phone calls from people wondering what was wrong. We A severe thunderstorm ripped through the Goderich area early Friday morning and the gale -force winds toppled many old trees, downing numerous power lines and littering streets with branches and debris, Both PUC and town crews worked diligently to repair power lines and clean up the mess. ( photos by Dave Sykes) explained that we would get to them as soon as possible," commented Middel. Many of the street lights were also damaged as the crews worked until 5:30 p.m. Saturday trying to correct the problems. There was very ,littke property damage after the storm was over, but the trees were damaged extensively. Ken Hunter, Commissioner of Works, estimated that there were 12 trees destroyed while another 50 trees suffered heavy damage. Hunter believes that some of the.50 trees will have to be chopped down in the future. "I've never seen anything like it before," commented Hunter. "Many years ago there was a storm that uprooted a couple trees, but nothing like this." A crew of 18 people have been working to clean-up the fallen trees and branches, but that job will keep them busy until Friday. rr dry r I'; 4 ' irr re r e ict y P r •1Binentennial` celebrations there from August 18-20. The British brigantine Ciudad De Inca, the Sheila Yeates and Norfolk Rebel of the United States and the Canadian Joanna I will arrive in Goderich late Thursday afternoon and evening, completing an eight-hour sail from Windsor. Tall ships organizers say there is also a good chance that IR—American schooner Western Union will join the flotilla on its Goderich stop. Thousands of people are expected in town to view the flotilla during its one -day stop and special parking arrangements have been made. Signs at the entrances to town on both Highways 8 and 21 will direct visitors to the Suncoast Mall on Highway 21 South where free parking will be from, the Gode).ieh Yacht Club- prior .to, entry to the harbour to aid in the docking procedure. The Goderich Lions and Lioness' Clubs will be sponsoring a pancake breakfast on the Main Beach Friday morning and town officials have only allowed local concession operators to locate at the harbour area during the tall ships' stay. The town will provide crew members with lunch vouchers and the captain and regular crew members will be hosted at an informal luncheon by municipal officials. While only two ships, the Norfolk Rebel and Sheila Yeates, had originally agreed to make the trip/to Goderich, the prospect of a chance to do some sailing on Lake Huron lured the other captains to Goderich Harbour. Huron County residents want museum in Goderich The majority of people present at a public meeting concerning the future of the Huron County Pioneer Museum would like the building to be renovated and left at its present site. A second public meeting was held after complaints were made about the first meeting not being publicized well enough. Last Wednesday, approximately 45 people attended the meeting held at the Goderich Township Community Centre. Museum consultants Chris Borgal, an architect from Myth; Claus Breed, an archeologist and the director of the Bruce County Museum; and Frank Wolman, management consultant, informed the audience about the feasibility study which the museum is undergoing. Dave Johnston, Reeve of Bayfield and Chairman of the Agricultural and Property Committee of County Council chaired the meeting: The museum consultant8 will be handing in a list of recommendations to the Agricultural and Property Committee who, in turn, will make recommendations to County Council. The Ministry of Citizenship and -Culture established an upgrading program which includes 225 of the 600 museums in Ontario. The program was originally set up as a five to six-year phase project to insure that all valuable artifacts are housed in the proper conditions. The first phase of the project instructed museums to prepare a statement of purpose. This statement was to tell the Ministry why the museum existed. The second phase was a collections policy explaining what artifacts they do have. The next step was a conservation policy stating howa artifacts are looked after. Thhh final phase is to look at how the museum has implemented what they have said would be done. As Breede stated, "Next year the bluff is up. You either produce or get kicked out of the program." (The Ministry of Citizenship and Culture funds approximately 30 per cent of the museums operating costs.) The Ministry has also set up guidelines for space allocation. At the present time, the Huron County Pioneer Museum has nine per cent of its space used for storage. The Ministry's goal is 38 percent so the group doing the study is proposing 28.5 per cent of the space be used for storage. Approximately 89 per cent of the building is now being used to display the artifacts. The Ministry's goal is 35 per cent but the recommendation will be 58.5 per cent. The reason for having a limited display area is simply to allow for rotation of the artifacts, giving the visitors a variety, ant hopefully bringing them back. Problems facing the Pioneer Museum include environmental control for the artifacts and structual deficiencies. The attendance has also been declining, dropping from a peak of 25,000 in 1g70 to 12,000 in 1983, In . order to preserve the artifacts, it is necessary to keep them in an atmosphere which has a constant temperature. "At the Huron County Museum the temperature is uncontrolled. When it's winter outside, it's winter inside. When it's humid outside, it's humid. inside," explained Breede. To cut the costs, micro -environmental control ( control only areas which contain artifacts ' which need a constant temperature) is being looked at. The structual problems include the entire second floor being closed because it is unsafe. It also has a lack of proper fire exits. Borgal stated that there is only one fire exit in the building which meets the fire code standards. For a building which is 41,000 square feet, there should be approximately four exits on each floor. A new concept that was introduced at the meeting was establishing various satellite museums within. Huron County. For example, visitors may arrive half an hour early when they attend the Blyth Summer Festival. If some artifacts which relate to the play were on display, people could pass the time by looking at the exhibits. The three options that the study group has to work with are: leave the museum at its present location in Goderich on North Street and renovate; construct a new building on Turn to page 2 • 9 : , J l�r "� Hfi^r�. 11! Ode ,r ' med�t f�h the 'aproblems. •.'. he •. r*tench '. each and will : well. All ,,advantage :Udall where ;transport Some Harbour a first-come, King is •'the harbour `will discourage .route Street. The Veterans police area and assist Undoubtedly the'4ake has asked harbour ,.. • *he this week"right walkways Cliiistophees For election Huron Four Bruce federal the Sept. Time terested deadline Incumbent ( Progressive election. McDonald Party candidate and for didate. Third before Brussels native federal This four candidates I t• t Al _ ,y ,, r t r Yr , nr r *page coinin,g, the t!nay severe lt,er,voffic roble at to:Speculateto on a t t ber. e, that may • make t trip tp c this week to get a lapse of the' shipS.But'ifthe • iiltotown ' ypo!ttr thousands, there could . be traffic road leading to the Main Beach, Harbour and St. Chrlsto p hers will be closed by1 pin. remain closed all day Friday as visitors will be encoured to take of free parking at Suncoast a shuttle bus service will people to the harbour and back. parking will be available at Lions Park, the closest spot, but only on first -serve basis. Chief Pat urging all local residents to walk to to view the flotilla and police parking along the truck on Elgin Avenue and Wellington Goderich Yacht Club and the Naval Association • will be assisting with crowd control in the harbour the local air cadet squadron will with parking. many sailors will be out on tu;greet-the ships and Chief King that the channel leading to the be kept clear. 4tf*est ways to get to•the harbour he via one of the many leading down the bank to St. Beaoh or the Main Beach. seek in -Bruce candidates are seeking the Huron - member of parliament seat in 4 election. ran out last week for those in- in seeking the position. The was Aug.. 7. MP Murray Cardiff Conservative) is seeking re- He faces Liberal candidate Bruce of Mildmay, New Democratic Valerie Bolton of Auburn the first time a 'Libertarian can- -time Libertarian, candidate . twice in Brampton, Joe Yundt of RR 3, is running "to provide an alter- to the other three parties" in the election. newspaper will feature profiles of the in the upcoming weeks. 61.i411 SIGNAL • Ls ' -STAR . i orf* � YV plivf Soccer action The Goderich Mosquito soccer team hosted a tournament last weekend at Agricultural Park. The Goderich team placed second behind Kincardine. The .Mosquitoes. along with the Pee Wees, Atoms and Squirts, will be taking part in Kincardine's Sportsfest this weekend. For more details on soccer action, see the Recreation section. Men's slo-pitch Men's slo-pitch is now into playoff action. Ideal Supply and Chrysler are tied in the "A" division with two points each while in the "B" division, Gas Rite, Century 21 and Dearborn are in a three way tie. In the "C" division, Green Machine and Garb and Gear are tied for first. For more information, see the Recreation section. Theatre review Once More! With Fooling! Playhouse fl's final production of the season offers the audience a trip down memory lane. This musical has a variety ofongs, ranging from country to "boogie woogie" and back to Bing Crosby. For a complete reveiw of the play, see page 9A. lr •