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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-07-22, Page 2PAGE 2—GODERUCH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1987 t 64,414* tit IM Q L P nt Q ' July 31st - August 3rd ONLY DAYS AWAY For additional information contact the Tourist Office at 5246600 gnomons ■,■■■■s•■ ■ s■ :■ 111I ■ ■ ■. ■, ■ U II I%}R 0 M 0mmo on omq INSTORE OUR OWN FRESH SWEET' CORN, EARLY PEACHES, PWMS, AND APPLES Also Available: Field tomatoes, new potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, spanish onions, baby carrots, plums, nectarines, green & yellow beans, Pine River cheese, apple butter & cider, maple syrup. There are still Sour Cherries to Pick! LASSALINE FARM MARKET & ORCHARDS GODERICH WBTANO DRIVE IN s,ATroAT N I= BAYFIELD NOfit LASSALINE :FARM MARKET and ORCHARDS OPEN: Mon. - Sat. 8am•6pm Sundays 1 pm - 6 pm 5.6 mile south of Goderich (past the Drive-in) Conc. 3 & 4 of Goderich Twp. Follow the signs 524®7772. k.mmunity News.t, Police disculWentre as holding facility BY LOU -ANN HOPE The Goderich._ .Police. Commission_ determined to get -a final answer concern- ing the possibility of using the Bluewater Centre for Young Offenders as a holding facility for overnight housing of young of- fenders awaiting trial, The commission has been pursuing this plan for the past few months as a means to cut down on travelling expenses and of- ficers time. While they have not been suc- cessfuI with their plan, this has not deter- red them from pursuing the matter as they discussed it again. at the July meeting. Currently, the Goderich police are not able to house young offenders overnight. Police Chief Patrick King explained when a young offender is remanded in custody; the officers take the prisoner to London to be )soused overnight. The of- ficers then must pick up the prisoner and bring him to Goderich for his court ap- pearance. This takes a lot of time and money, the commissioners noted. The Police Commission would like to ease their costs and travelling times by housing the remanded young offenders at the Bluewater Centre however, they have met with opposition from Bluewater Cen- tre superintendent Carl DeGrandis. "Mr. DeGrandis said no (to the pro- posal). because they haven't been sentenc- ed to secure custody," Chief King told the commissioners. Mayor Eileen Palmer couldn't unders- tand why the Centre would not "let us house them there (at Bluewater Centre) on a short-term basis." However, she did have two alternatives; the first being thv ministry pay for the transportation costs incurred by the police officers who travel to London with a remanded young of- _ sender',-aand.the-seoondbeing investigating the passibility of using the-Goderith''PP- facilities for overnight housing. 'The OPP wquld have to watch them so that's a problem;" Chief King noted. Mayor Palmer noted no response has been received from the offices of the attar ney-gennr.al. ori- soli citor-gener.aL regarding the matter. "To date, we only have Mr. DeGrandis saying what we can or can't do," Mayor Palmer said. Commissioner Bruce Erskine said he thought the commission was under the im- pression that the decision regarding hous- ing at Bluewater Centre was up to the superintendent. In speaking to Carl DeGrandis about the Police Commissions request, he noted the housing of remanded prisoners was not possible at Bluewater Centre. "Chief King has called to talk to the about this matter a few times. However, we can't do that at this facility," DeGran- dis said. • "This institution, first, is designated by the Lieutenant -Governor as a secure custody facility. Only those people who have been tried and sentenced to secure custody can be held here," he explained. "Secondly, this institution is not built as, nor does it have the facilities for, a remand centre;" he added. DeGrandis explained the security features of a remand centre and an institu- tion such as Bluewater Centre are com- pletely different. He said the Centre has not been designed to act as a "holding court for remanded people." He added "they would have to spend a lot of money �n< fg`•�p�j" br r. s ' r rk Jj +. �i3'9y'f fy is 4f id£ Jp lJ+:+R�gf ▪ iiJJ▪ `i2/J/."y! ti ,.x 2i. yFJ ../ • JN 1 4 �s, w. K { s. +fJ J 7•. 6. . r fi 5 V• aF` to be able to hold remanded people here." However, DeGrandis did say he has told Chief -King slriu�ili file .ILi y l=1ne' fe l�aLis�� ing during the winter months, he wouldsee what he could do. "I've told Chief King that should the need arise for housing during the incle- ment winter months, when the weather , malt :s., ram n-oukartiOn,s,_l w .looluat..... that situation and see if 1 am able to do anything to help them," he said. At the Police Commission meeting, authorization was given to Chief King to contact the solicitor -general's office to confirm or deny overnight detention at Bluewater, Centre. "If theywantto pursue the matter with the responsible people, than that's fine. However, I am not legally able to accept their request at this time," DeGrandis said. Police upset by comments from page 1 commission would stand behind the local police force. _ "The men are putting themselves out. We want to know if the police commission is behind us or where they are ata" Const. Lonsbury said. "We are not a babysitting service. You have a job to do and you're doing a good job. The men in our force need to know they are doing a good job without having their hands held by the police commission. The police commission is behind them," Mayor Palmer said. Concerning_ the Mayor's comments ,in the London Free Press article, commis- sioner Dave Gower said, "The Mayor has every right to investigate and follow through with any concerns in her municipality, The Mayor has a right to make any comments or overviews on her municipality." He then noted that the commission has not even looked at any other form of polic- ing in Goderich. "I'll go on the record right now that this commission is still in full support of their policing department. Totally. There isn't any question," Gower told the officers. Commissioner Bruce Erskine noted while other small municipalities are look- ing into the possibility of OPP coverage, he personally does not think, Goderich will ever be covered by the OPP. Police Chief Patrick 'King noted that morale has indeed dropped among the of- ficers and that this could be because of the article and the long hours the men have been working. However, he stated he is not afraid of OPP policing in Goderich since he feels the costing would be ex- tremely high, higher than that of the local force. "I've had to take some ribbing since the article came out but I'm not worried+about OPP policing because it's not going to hap- pen," Chief King said. Mayor Palmer said she hoped whatever happened, "I hope this isn't going to develop into a we and they situation." Both Sgt. Hilgendorf and Const. Lonsbury were made aware by Mayor Palmer that the positions of the Goderich police officers were not in jeopardy at this time. "I'll make it clear here and now, the police force of the Town of Goderich, nobody's position is in jeopardy and nobody ... nobody is on his way out. "The police force of Goderich is not in jeopardy in any way, shape or form," Mayor Palmer concluded. IT'S TIME! . Tim. to deworm your whole herd at tur- nout with banmtnth 11• Dairy Cattle Dewormer pellotsl Got the most out o/ your herd with Ranminik 11•: (1) No Milk Withdrawal) (2) Economical) (3) Convenli•ntl *Trademark /Authorized user FULL LINE OPEN HOUSE FOR ASHFIELD & WEST WAWANOSH 'TOWNSHIPS The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority will be holding an Open House for the residents of - Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships to review the proposed fill line mapping and regula- tions on July 27th. Landowners in these townships are urged to take this opportunity to review the areas where the dumping of fill will be regulated and to discuss the policies governing the placement of fill in these areas with Conservation Authority staff. The Open House for West Wawanosh Township will be held in the Township Office, from 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on July 27. In Ashfield Township, the Open House will be held in the Township Of- fice on July /8 from 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The purpose of the proposed regulations is to control the dumping of fill in areas where It may cause flooding, erosion or pollute rivers. These regulations are intended to help protect the rights of upstream and downstream landowners who could be affected by these problems. The regulations are not Intended to pro"hlbit all fill- ing but rather to control the type and quantity of fill being placed In order to avoid flooding, erosion and pollution. In some instances the dumping of fill would have to be accompanied - . by appropriate erosion control meaeures. The fill regulations will be applied to all those lands that, are located within the river valley of tha.Maitland River, Its tributaries and headwater areas. Generally the types of lands that are ef- fected include flood plains, wetlands, steep valley slopes and the banks 01 streams. If you have any questions regarding the propos. ed regulations or the Open Houses, please con- tact the MAITLAND VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY at '3354557