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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-08-20, Page 9Comrunit News ria Mayor Eileen Palmer and Judge Carter took a spin around The Square in Bryon Black's surrey last week to help with the filming of "Sketches of Our Town" which will feature the Town of Goderich in a half hour television program. Cameraman Helmfried Muller and director Conrad Beaubien filmed the surrey from the back of a town pick-up truck while narrator Barry Penhale rode with the local people. (photo by Susan Hundertmarlt) Ministry wants water treated BY SHARON DIETZ Richard Anderson, P. Eng., of B. M. Ross and Associates attended the August 14 meeting of the Goderich Public Utilities Commission to discuss a decision by the Ministry of the Environment that all water from the backwash treatment at the filtra- tion plant must now be treated before it is returned to the lake. Anderson said the installation of the equipment to treat the backwash would be added to the filtration plant expansion pro- ject, although it will not be part of the con- tract which goes to tender later this month. Anderson said the addition of the backwash treatment installation to the project will not add to the PUC's share of the cost of the filtration plant expansion. The expansion of the filtration plant is phase two of the town water expansionpro- ject. The construction of the new reservoir and pumping station were phase one. This 4-H Choctrlate mrlk`comes'from brown cows! Sherbet has fewer calories than ice cream, and dairy substitutes are better than dairy products! These are a few of the many myths sur- rounding dairy products that are featured in the new 4-H project "Milk Makes It". phase was completed earlier this year and the new pumping station was officially opened in June. Another phase of the•pro- ject, construction of the Elgin Avenue water main to provide backup for the main line on Britannia Road was brought on stream. The portion of this phase which will see construction of the remainder of the line from the end of Elgin' Avenue to the water plant is yet to be completed. Anderson said there are two alternatives to dispose of the treated backwash. It can be diverted back to the lake as it is now or it can be diverted to the town sewer.. He said the. engineers will study the proposal and choose the best alternative. In other business, the commissioners were informed that Goderich Town Coun- cil would not approve an increase of their per diem from $34.32 a day to $50. a day. When the commissioners passed the mo- tion to raise the per diem, Commissioner Herb Murphy said the reasoning was that when commissioners had to be out of town for a day on commission business, if they were independent business people, they lost not only a day's wage but a day's business. Commissioner Len Sheardown com- mented that council was very vocal on the subject of the commissioner's.. per diem rates but when Councillor Jim Searles ask- ed for a total expenditure •on lunches for the various committees of council which met over the noon hour and charged their lunches to the town, the council table fell silent. Mayor Eileen Palmer said Councillor Searles just wanted some print, as in publicity from the newspaper. She said the information Was all there at the town hall for Councillor Searles to look at and there was no reason to ask town employees to compile figures for him. ro ect dispels , milk myths • • o During -a -seven week' cburse, Members For more Information about Iommg, con - will venture into dairyland and ,discover tact Jane Muegge at 482-3428 or many interesting facts about a variety of l-800-265-5171, Clinton Agricultural Office: dairy products. They will learn how dairy Workshops for 4-H leaders will be held products are made, the importance of dairy Wednesday, Sept. 3 (Day), and Monday, products in the diet, and how to shop for, . Sept. 8 (day and evening). Register now. store and cook with them: GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1986—PAGE 9 Special meeting causes controversy Controversy over whether a special meeting of Goderich council on Tuesday, Aug. 5 met the guidelines of the Municipal Act caused council to pass all motions and by-laws passed at the special meeting a se- cond time at its Aug. 18 meeting. The special meeting of council happened after an advertised public meeting re- quired under the -Planning Act. But, because there is a question whether all councillors were notified before the special meeting, Coun. Glen Carey suggested council repass everything that took place at the Aug. 5 meeting. "I have difficulty approving the month's by-laws because I'm afraid we may be at- tempting to give the gloss 'of propriety to a meeting which might not have been a pro- perly constituted meeting. There is the risk of someone overturning the council meeting that didn't have proper notice," he said. Mayor Eileen Palmer said councillors had five days notice of the special meeting with messages in their boxes at town hall and phone calls and added that absenteeism is a problem in the summer months. "Under the solicitor's advice, the by- laws were passed legally but if council wishes to repass the by-laws so be it," she said, Coun. John Stringer said council was wrangling too much over the special meeting. "I can't get too upset about the subtleties of the constitution as long as it meets the Municipal Act. There is all too much wrangling and I think it's counterproduc- tive. Perhaps we can take a positive step and stop wrangling rather than taking positions where the positions become more important than the council business," he said. Council proceeded to repass the Aug. 5 by-laws despite the fact that it voted, in a recorded vote, earlier in the meeting, to adopt the minutes of the special meeting. In the • recorded vote, Mayor Eileen Palmer, Coun. John Stringer and Coun. Peter McCauley voted yea to adopt the minutes while Court. Jim Searls and Coun. Stan Profit voted nay. Coun. Glen Carey was late and missed the vote. Coun. Bill Clifford, Reeve Harry Worsell and Deputy - Reeve John Doherty were absent. •••••••••••• ■■ 1■ r••... ■ � ■ ■. ■ ■ u ■ ■ u ■ • NNE ■ ■ ■ ■■ ■■■ • ■■■ • Lassaline Farm Market & Orchards ` RED HAVEN PEACHES \ ARE NOW READY (FREE -STONE) ALSO AVAILABLE: Summer Apples, Field Tomatoes, River Cheese and Fresh Honey. Hours: 8 a.m. to Dusk Potatoes, Pine LASSALINE FARM MARKET AND ORCHARDS 6.5 km. South of Goderich, past the Drive -In on Concession 3 & 4 of Goderich Township. Follow the signs. 524-7772 MRIEMARCHANT Go NE RE Announcing our Annual 2 FOR 1 Back -to -School Space Sale.... Buy Any Space At The Casual Rate With A Quarter Page Minimum And We'll Double Your Space At No Extra Cost To You! AND HERE'S HOW IT WORKS... Buy one quarter page, or more at the casual rate and you will receive equivalent to the size purchased ab- solutely free in the same issue. This offer is good for one issue only - Wednesday, Aug., 27, 1986. The minimum size offered is 1/4 page (16 Advertising Units) deep but this may be increased up to one full page or even more. In order that your ads receive the proper attention in terms of layout, copy and composition, the deadline for this promotion has been advanced to Friday, August 22, 1986. All materials should be in our hands at that time. When copy is received early, the layout depa't- ment can assure top quality results. No extension will be granted. 'Ads can be placed side by side or spread out in the paper as you desire. You'll get two ads for the price of one. Short and sim- ple. But the benefits are' long and" significant. Your advertising dollar buys more space. A lot more space. Use the extra space to advertise more items. Use It to promote services in addition to your merchan- dise. Use it for institutional purposes. Use the extra ad for whatever reason you like. It will generate more business for you. And that's the significant part. You'll do more business at the SIGNAL -STAR'S expense. Why does the SIGNAL -STAR have an annual quarter page sale? We like to merchandise. It's the name of the game isn't ,it? REMEMBER, THAT'S ONE WEEK ONLY! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1986 RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY! CALL YOUR SIGNAL -STAR AD REPS TODAY! 5242614 THE HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT REGISTRATION KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 9 Parents of Catholic school age children who are new to the area may register their children on Tuesday, September 2, 1986, 8:45 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. at the closest local school. KINDERGARTEN children need to be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 1986. Please bring proof of age (Birth Certificate and Baptismal Certificate). In accordance with new legislation, proof of immunization is also required before children may at- tend school. FRENCH IMMERSION classes are being offered at St. Mary's School, Goderich. Please contact Mr. Jim McDade, Principal, 70 Bennett Street, E., Goderich, Ontario 524-9901. *ST. MICHAEL SECONDARY SCHOOL is a new Catholic Secondary School serving Strat= ford and area. To register new Grade 9 students, please contact Mr. Dan Bishop, Prin- cipal, St. Michael Secondary School, 8 Grange Street, Stratford, Ontario, 271-0890. Other HURON COUNTY area Schools are - St. Jotoph's.School (Kingsbridge) Mr. Ennis Murphy, Principal. R.R. 3 GODERICH, Ontario N7K 3X9 529.7646 St. Columban School Mr. George Van Slyck, Principal R.R. 2 DUBLIN, Ontario NOK 1E0 345.2086 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Mr. Laurie Kraftcheck, Principal R.R. 3 DASHWOOD, Ontario NOM INO 237-3337 St. Joseph's School Mr. Ed Cappelli, Principal 169 Beech Street CLINTON, Ontario NOM 1L0 482-7035 Precious Blood School Mrs. Margaret Mediae, Principal Sanders Street, W., Rom 769 EXETER, Oratorio NOM IS,9 235.1691 St. i1Aery's School Mr. Jim McDade, Principal 70 Bennett Street, East GODERICH, Ontario N7A 1A4 524-9901 St. James School Mr. Gary Birmingham, Principal Chalk Street, Box 100- SEAFORTH, Ontario NOK 1WO 527.0321 Sacred Heart School Mr. Jim Steffler, Principal Cornyn Street WINGHAM, Ontario N00 2W0 357.1090 St. Boniface School Mr. David Sharpe, Principal Mary Street, Box 128 ZURICH, Ontario NOM 210 236-4335 St. Michael Secondary School Mr. Dan Bishop, Principal B Grange Street STRATFORD, Ontario NSA 3P6 271.0890 chool will badln on Tuesday. September 2, 1988. R. Marcy, Chairman of the Board W. Eckert Director of Education