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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-06-04, Page 2PAGE 2--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1986 (Sharon McClinchey Moffatt) Congratulations! You hit the Fabulous Forties on June 1st Pave the way pal we're right behind you! Love "The Currie Crew" R.G. Stoddart of 72 The Square GOLD - SILVERSMITH JEWELLERY DESIGNER also eweavingeglass•ceramics CANADIAN AWARD WINNING DFSIGNEER GODERICH, ONTARIO 524-4509 News Ethnic editors tour southwestern Ontario ...he will probably appreciate another bright red tie with big yellow flowers and green frogs on it again this year for Father's Day. Now we have nothing against a nice tie, but... because he's been such a good sport all year, why not surprise him with something really unique this year. May we suggest... ...one or two of opt top quality, brand name We have a huge selection for Dad, featured at Mfg N'S,FOX ASUAL In.xcool, comfortable Cotton Polyester blend Several colours Mitch these with:one of the Great loan r5 DAY K Trophy Racquet .;. Reg. $84.99 1yiIsOn Tennis Balls .... Reg. 54.99 tt ad.Baird Iteg. $1.99 *1st. 'lands ... lteg. Si 79 $ oft'Sox ... champ on the bnkd .: 'CHIPPER' Ante hive the best!' Pius' Many, Many More in shore Gift ideas not quite as useful as a nice tie but we think your Dad will appreciate any one of them. lust ask your mom! SALES & SERVICE For People On The Move! 4 THE SQUARE, GODERICH., 5242822 MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED KIDS! Three representatives from Toronto ethnic community publications enjoy a cup of coffee in Harbour Park following a tour of the Domtar Salt Mine, while on the Ethnic Editors Tour coordinated by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. From the left are Mrs. Grazynapasko of the Polish publication, Echo Tygodnia, Mrs. Jarmila Waldstein of the Ukrainian paper, Nasha Meta and Mathew Syrokomla of the Polish Express and the Polish Honr TV_ The group spent Monday evening in Goderich after touring the Bruce Nuclear ped Sarnia, Chatham and Power Development. From Goderich they proceeded �.. London, _ Windsor on the five day tour. (photo by Sharon Dietz) Twenty-four editors and reporters from ethnic publications in the Toronto area stop- ped in Goderich Tuesday to see the Domtar Salt Mine on a five day tour of southwestern Ontario. The group spent Monday evening in Goderich after touring the Bruce Nuclear Power Development and toured the mine Tuesday morning. Following coffee with Mayor Eileen Palmer and Economic Development Officer Robin Stuart at Har- bour Park, they proceeded to London where they were scheduled to visit the Museum of Indian Archeology and tour the city. The Ethnic Editors Tours are coordinate,, by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation and this is the second tour this year. During the five days the group will see the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton, the St. Clair Parkway in Sarnia, the Kent Museum in Chatham and Colasanti's Tropical Gardens in Kingsville, Pelee Island Winery, the North American Black Historical Museum and Cultural Centre at Amherstburg, Boblo Island and attend a Windsor and Essex County program presented by the Tourist and Convention Bureau of Windsor and Essex County. Editors and reporters on the tour represented Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean, Greek, Latvian, English, Italian, Macedo- nian, Persian, Hungarian, Punjabi, Japanese, East Indian, Arabic, Greek, Por- tuguese, Lithuanvian, Czech and Slovak,,, Estonian, Chinese and Polish publications in the Toronto and Hamilton area. On the previous tour two of the participants were from Ottawa. Hospital notifies health ministry itintends to renovate east wing BY SHARON DIETZ Alexandra Marine and General Hospital will send a letter of intent to the Ministry of Health indicating its intention to apply for funding for renovation of the hospital's East wing: Hospital administrator Ken Englestad told the hospital's board of governors at their May meeting that the provincial government indicated in its recent budget $850 million has been set aside for a multi- year hospital capital expansion program. Also contained in the news release was a l�cu comment by Health Minister Murray Elston that on top of this commitment, a second phase of the plan will provide for extensive renovations to hospitals to bring them up to current standards and to enable them to meet future needs such as more out-patient services. The hospital's property committee recom- mended construction, drawings for the 2nd East renovation air conditioning for the 1957 building, repair of the roof on the 1957 building and replacement of the windows and brickwork on the south exposure be ap- proved. Stan Connelly, chairman of the pro- perty committee, said it is the position of his committee that the board will have to spend between $12,000 and $15,000 to get into a posi- tion to make the application. "You might as well do that now and get in- to line (for funding from the ministry). But if we might proceed with raising local money, we're not out anything."said Connelly. "We have to have these drawings whether it's ministry funded, hospital funded or politically funded. The board has approved the 2nd East renovation project to this stage. We can always backup if we don't get ministry funding." observed board chair- man Richard Ottewell. Ottewell said the board has to decide whether it will proceed with the project in- cluding the air conditioning of the 2nd East and 1st East wings, whether it will include the duct work and wait to install the air con- ditioning or whether it will proceed with the project without air conditioning. He said the board also has to decide whether to proceed with the brickwork, win- dow replacement and roof repair as part of the renovation project now or to put this work off for several years. The brickwork, window replacement and roof pair has to be done within the next several years, perhaps it should be included now, said Ottewell. If the 2nd East renovations "necessitates a comtnunity fund raising campaign, con- sidering the political climate, maybe we should do the complete job now." he added. The property committee recommended that these items could not be considered in isolation. When asked how long they could let the roof and wall deteriorate, Connelly answered that nothing was a priority this year. Englestad commented "If it's not done this year, it is a number one priority next year:" "The point is it's a better profile for the hospital (in its attempt to get ministry fun- ding), if the bricks are falling off and the windows are rattling. "said Connelly. "If we're not going to get the money, we are spending more pumping (gas) out those windows." remarked Ottewell. He suggested the board approve the con- struction funding including the air condi- tioning and when the drawings are prepared, the board can decide whether to proceed with an application for "the entire project or part of it. The property committee was instructed to have the architectural firm of Tillman and Ruth prepare the construction drawings for the complete project. Some residents oppose replacing bridge BY SHARON DIETZ Not everyone agrees with the county's decision to build a new bridge over the Maitland River to replace Ball's Bridge near Auburn. According to county engineer Bob Dempsey some residents in the area don't believe it is the county's responsibility to provide a major access route to the east for the movement of salt and aggregate. But in Dempsey's opinion, the road is for the public to use and the majority of the good will be for the people of Huron who use the road. Dempsey says the county is looking at needs, convenience, emergency access and the delivery of goods. Corn dryers, elevators, feed millers and farmers want an adequate bridge which will allow the ef- ficient transportation of goods. The real reason the bridge is being replaced is to provide a service road through the centre of two townships and to provide another safe bridge across the Maitland River for emergency vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances. When the road is paved after the bridge is constructed, it will provide a paved link to Londesboro and Winthrop allowing local residents to travel from Goderich to Kit- chener avoiding the traffic on Highway 8. In Dempsey's opinion, the road will not become a route for heavy truck traffic to Kitchener because they cannot access the expressway to Highway 401 unless they travel across the centre of the city of Waterloo. He doesn't see the road -being us- ed to move aggregate from Huron County to the east. Dempsey expects most of the aggregate from this area goes south to Sarnia and Lambton. The Ministry of Transportation and e Park mouse PRESENTS immom.inew Indianapolis '300' Night - Tuesday June io Pub Crawl - Saturday, June 14 (Tickets at Bar) Castaway Night . Thursday June 26 Annual Golf Tournament . Saturday, July 19 Birthday.Party at the End of July tomo for the Food! Stay for the Fun! The Park Mouse (5191524-4431 168 WEST ST. GODERICH, ONTARIO NIA 2K9 Communications (MTC) will fund 80 per cent of the project because it is a boundary bridge. The remaining 20 per cent will come from the county tax rate. Dempsey says he has received written confirmation from MTC that the road will become a county road. The ministry will also fund the construction of the road to county standards on an 80 per cent share. If traffic could go straight through to Londesboro from Benmiller, Dempsey estimates traffic on the road and bridge would fall into the 400 to 1,000 vehicles per day category. Traffic counts now are bet- ween 100 and 200 more or less. While Dempsey expects the new road and bridge would relieve some truck. pressure on County Road 25 between Dunlop and Auburn, if commerical traffic on any road gets to 10 per cent, it's high, he says. 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