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:Gadrichtown concil
',intends) te- mu
eet with Keith
Homan' to "settle cliffereraees,_....
concerning public access to
the MaitlandRiver,
C'ouncij is hopeful; to meet
with ;Mr. Homan, who claims.
ownership of fndian Island at
th mouth of the 'Maitland -
Rtver, and reach an'
-agreement on the property
rights* iii .'the- area; • ':,They •
learned that • •Horim:an is
--- - ari-xious to meet
• tOdiscuss the problem: -
Town �awyer, Mr. Dan
Murphy; aid- in -a Letter that -
he was present'at:'a hearing.
before . G.C. "Saunders•, ..
referee. of titles. for the
Supreme Courtof Ontario, to
r defend the towns interests.
Mr: Homan was seeking:title •
"to the land and the referee
indicated. that he had good
paper title to Part of the land
but would crake ' no deter
mination on another part of
the land and: the causev�ray.'
Mr Murphy'suggested that
Homan 'sit down's and
'negotiate a settlement with
council or the town. would.
Consider.legal " action to
'establish the existence of any
pixbiae rights that may; exist in''
the area,. •
Homan said he `'; ;was
prepared to negotiate :with_
-th
ith-
-the towel buthe was:',not
prepared to• negotiate in'the
with -council pu.biic•-press-The -letter' in
cheated .that • he shad no 'ob-
jection to, some sort of right;
of -way' to -the Maitland River
provided -it was fenced, He is
also interested in -discussing
ffie :availability of hydro to.
the island in conjunction with
his ,plans for : a• ;$200,000
marina
:•Homan: said .the existing
fence is not to stop fishermen.
but to try and prevent theft
and wilful damage which he
says has been prevalent on
the island in the past.
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4,000.
Study request
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The Provincial Govern-
ment . is ' now taking steps"to
turn over the $2 billion dollar
waterand sewage treatment
facility: operations to. in-
dividual municipalities. •
Council received and filed a
letter . from• •; Ontario
Treasurer; Darcy. McKeough,
who said the'. Ministry' coil=
- 'siders. 'it appropriate " that •
these functions be,reassigned•
• to 'iecal- governments,., where
-7-requested 'and where the
necessary. capabilities are
available within .. . the
•municipality.
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He. added that the Ministry
would develop procedures
`and policies for the transfer..
and that ownership arid
financial arrangements of the
transfer would. -be subject to
individual negotiations.
McKeough favored the
move claiming it could
Provide more local autbnomy,
with more :efficient and
economical operation of the.
plants.
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BY SAVE SYKES: „ for.. the 'recreation director• , a- a a e, toaddadd to•the font
• and secretary-,£ board room, 'ofthe, building or to build
The • Goderich Recreation: a community `room and .an above thedressing. rooms on
Board building , committee' -arena reanag-ers_office..:which_. the west side `fthe building
'Will reconirnend to : council •, would a'llow for an expanded .The seccd proposal isnot
that additional renovations, be. concession 'area on, the f is st. as desirable and '-I would
• undertaken at the GoderiCh floor, The second floor would ' recommend to council that
• arena ''when the .roof is simply.be for expansion of the. ,they 'add to the; front 'Of the
• replaced,' , , ,zditorium.facibties anc' the building." Lamb" said,`'`There�
The corrimittee, chaired by •addition of a bar;.. also is no€ inuclid f ef' i c iii:
John, ]Doherty,, passed- a(•• Recreation director Mike . cost. '-
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motion recommending that.Dymond will prepare. the .. Jameseadded that the cost
additional"' office space, a final °motion to, present to of the two storey _addition,
is rxiee '' . e- u
next ` on include 'mal . c'•
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..board room, a community council at a; spec' l " t' would .b $84,000 but would
roa.m-_azi•d an -of the likely to be held early rent en=
auditorium' be constructed in week. Mr: Dymond projected struction.
conjunction • with the roof that under, the present grant Reeve Stan Profit was less'
work at a cost of $84-,000. structure. the $84,000 addition, than enthusiastic ' about the
"in another two orthree.- would boost: the total -funds, .proposal,.defining, it was
',years we would have to make •needed -to $157;000. The cost of '..'craay' and would ot, Make
these renovations to the front the total :project -would-...be . thefund' raisingproject any
of the arena to meet the $310,000. and Community easier..
" Centr and-•• Wintario grants "I. am personally porn-
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, •demands ' of the public,
Doherty said, "We can raise" would amount to $153,000. ' mitted °not to us'd•tax dollars
• the money over three or four At therequest of recreation • for the arena," •hesaid.."I am
years and the time is. rig•to board .•.building•. • committee; trying to; be realistic and not
build it.now." - Peter „tames of C;C. Parker play the devils advocate. The
At a special:meeting of the"'
•engineering, and finance
committees june :30 it WaS
• learned that the ' operating
costs Of the water treatment
•plant rose to $120,284 in' 1975
.,frOm $80;258 in 1973. The debt
$0;000:- per year and; toWn
engineer; Burns' Ross,
• -.pointed out that 70.'neitent of
the,m2..erating cost iS made up
Of Wages of the six• *fulls tithe
calling for,the administrator
agreement between the
MinistrY of Enyiron•thent and
the -town; that a „represen7•
- meeting -of council to discuss
the r-easons kir the transfer ,
:back to.the ,town and. hoiv
affect the towp's finances
arid that the town .,4d-
rninistrator ...determine the -
unien situation at the water ....
rnunicip_ality accepts the Site • Bisset, , - daughter of
The "tentative plans call for architect Wiff Lamb attelided tras are not neCessary so lets
a twe storey'. addition to the Council to Preserit the get our beedS out ..of •the
front of the •existing arena available alternativeS. - cloudS..-We can2nnt naY"fiir the -
structure. °The .19 by 108 foot • Lamb told cotinciIlors that roof so its ludicrous to think ef
additionyvould contain offices theee Were two alternatives' an additior0
'Workmen began a .second
. :start on the construction of
the' Goderich 'township
shopping centre Jose east of
and the ... dPveloper 'of 'the
project expects wosk en the -
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Mayor Deb _Shewlelt ex- .1aaitimi. , . Councillor' Dave • Gayer •
sighted to investigate _these ' have generallY gon. into their haVe• been laid frarh: the
recreatiOn and expapd arena 'he said: "We:collected money' , "The recreation direetor
facilities,- - -e•n the basis that a n-ew roof should be.in the:arena andihe
• Counciffor• Elsa Haydon was togo on and peeple gave. . future ' eeeds -of" .the corn-
tolci Reeve,yi:Olit that he. was, .money for- the roof. 'Th -they triunity should .be looked ati,
Rio negatiVe and, i n • -now realtze it was also , fori this -and -I am in favor of threx.,....:„.7
What the peoples"' reaction:, plan theF may be perturbed." pansion," he said. -"It iS our ' :• •
would be to the ad'dition. - 'Hayden ' countered That it oaly arena and if we don't •
provements to the akena future of the. town and -,the head's. th arena has :More
"I think • that • other :: jar- •wes necessary to build for the proceed wi(.:Nyh, burying mit.",
should be completed along proposal•was- a Sensible ide`a:::: noteptial • and altheUgh it
with the roof,"•Haycion said:: ': -She added that it Was not seems like a lot of money ills
Cduncillor Ji-n-F:'-'14e-ters realistic .to try and save that riot an impoesible • hurdle- te ••
favored the proposed additien !small. amount noW ;and then ],reaph.y. ,:. •. .,-. ' . :
claiming . that:,;,'exiianded have. to sPend more in the Peter's warned council that '
fatilities at the arena Cauld futare for expansiOn. •••••-•,-:-.•th eY would. have to' make the
increase the- eash: flow and
nerhaps lesseri the tax burden
on the citizen.
now -it Conld increa0 oar cash . I.
"If we put u 'the facilitie•s •
dollars: There is no douht we
shoOd exnand pow," he said.
Fund raising :ce•chairrnan,:.
a' coneern for the people who -
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.: Jerry SO° ck m an , lus firm has sane tenants, in ;He °said' the:plans are riOW Ian's far a 30:try:'80 feet, tWo •,the:.,gOver-nrrient ,
.L_.....ie,CQMmentla0oil to Counbq to criteria. -;
aecent a general agreement The land in question •
with Jim SoVie.for controlled presently leased to the;_town
commercial development at or, Goderidh by -the Federal • •.,
*the Goderich Harbor soeth Gorerninent 'and Harbor •
•• Mr.' Sovie .:apProaChed Peters explained that special..
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• cotincil Monday night with permission weuld be needed
just paper, adding that he was.
, ShOpping derittes Lta., of •, 'Tpfnsed to iridiCate whO. they ...concentrating now on :service store,/ :building near' hiS sublet the land.for nse.b.ther ,
'present fish 'Shack,' to he used ' than parks and recreation:". • ... :
- l'orcinle,.' said _the develop-..4,,V(pre. He said the .:future.• was stere% . - rather ' - than ' . lar ge fair,• -the sai.,:nf frealrffsirand----.-.-Peters. added • that --his
aepartment 'type ,stkLes: lie
but a large :Toed supermarket ' usually divulgenlans.. fish and chips:Se:vie said the • coMmittee would.havetalook
added- that nothirit is 'con° 'tWo storey building would be . -at - an 6erall : plan for -the •
• and bardering service stores.. ' Blueprints foe the 'preject ::
. ' cc; t,r•ucted Of Cement blooks ' south , pier area keeping in
--Ile said that . was- all hi -
company_ . planned -to, build to*nship -Office. .shm;si, ' the ..,.:
knew very little bf the histbry. 1 i • if., :
isset.
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The Goderich, -FestIyal Of.
features Oyer 70 artists and
1' craftsmen from Ontario.
The festival,: Sponsored' bY
this year and will run thrbugh
Sunday. The activities •and
• -di:Splays include arts, crafts,
:photography.; a flOwer show,
, a tea garden sponsored by the.
• .11 Legion Lalati es 'and 4
interpreters working at the
Olympic Games 'which start -'
in Montreal this _weekead.
Sue ha's been—assigned lto
the Nigerja.n -delegation and
along with the other hesteSseS.'
will ferny a .circle around the
inside of the stadinin during
• the opening ceremonies. .. .
Part of herresponsibility is
to preside at‘the flag raisirig
cerertionY of Nigeri'a, to, lead
'Friday evening visitors •• •
.eatertairied by - the the countries dignitaries onto
a' Highland °Dancing flag as the Nigenan' ational
. - Festival :convenor. Martha.. - -I3A degree in French and
abbut- the". shew and 'said it of Toronto. She was the
was extended over Sunday atm, recipient' of the University roo
the:request of the exhibitorS, gold medal far . modern .
She :•*Said - that,..artists and languages and was also"
Ottawa, Kingston aad =Win- She° has just complPted her
now adopting a wait'and• see development of About 120-,000—y- h the
policy before Making anY square feet of Shopping area . ° c°n. lc his fish operation due to a were conducive te t e area. -
- additions tO the site'. - to be construeted in three com° lack- of Space and for health " ChairmAir -Peters 'also
_Mr. :Spraelcman said the phaSeS, „The first Phase- is„ if:)nr.fYI
iroject iriVolved a *22,00°0 'Under ccinstruction; the . Ltd:, f c d ' h .. 4 the project would. have to Police Department ,has
square foot superibarket . tO ,•, second ca for ae additional Rockledge 'had faced . con- folio t o Stages: appreval jurtsdiction. on the pier and
be operated by Zehr's Food , II 600.feet seiyide and the _shieratae_oppoilicon_..44_41e. fromIZ..osee.,.,4.iiii _ p•int.iin:a ., wily enfarce the ..iin parking
'square feet of derVice store'. :Of department fYpe store arid . - - - ' - - • cemmittees to make sure that bylavv. .. . - • .
. and an additional 10,000 third about 75;690 square feet centre.
He added that -when the; . , additional number :(cOtitlued 9n f5ae:1-8)
mark -et in •Goderich..can service stores. -*The- „ethitire•,
Work with prospeCtive about 14 additional strip
tenants to add to the project. storeS.
"We'Ve built 13 Centres and Mr. .Spracktnan :said he --
We Work . tiigether with . intends-te wait and see how"...
like Goderich ''.Without He said_he felt the neOple of
knoWirig What cab be! Goderich will like Zehrs,.
hot • kniit4 when "additional- said -he would like to finish the
work will be done on the .20 project in the nextfew years:1
acre site jtiSt east of the- but was not, corn niitting
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e ins to,do
The &oder h Recreation
Board building committee
awarded the arena roof
demelition contract to -Ben.
Graham of Goderich for
$11,500 t a special meeting
Tuesda night.
Ihe contract 'is still subject
.to conditions Of adequate ,
damage to arena or its
contents bet Mr. Graham is
expected' to begin „work inside
the - arena today, The. con-
ditions of the Contract call for
rembval of debris from the
-.site in, approximately three
Week's from today.
Su
portihe fund ,rettsit* 'drive
-The" heifer Ind "Sprinkler
systein he --(salvaged for
future use Mit all other
Materials become the
Mr. •Graham ariticinated no
rerrioVal 'and, • Was confident
Council will rneet later next
rweek to decide on the
Pri)Postil of an $84,00 -
...ditiontOlhe °front of the arena
And onee. that 'decision has '
:been made tenders will be let
• for the constsuCtion:
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Construction workers' hktre 4eerl.`blisy for the past weekilayIng Mocks on the'ilte of the',
centre' en Goderleh. Work on th.tite
bi*nti C'e rly, the.Surnmer arid developers 'of the site expect the Zehes 'rood suPetliArket;
rind 190)90 s9uore rept Of servite stores to be..cettiPleteby-NOvelrilbiC,(s.taritiihetoi