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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-23, Page 9• Despitethefact that the dogs not oppose demolition of Goderich Architectural the .former: Colborne Hotel•,',; Conservation Adyisary but is opposed to use of the Committee had ' requested.. property as a car lot and feels Goderich Town. Council to. that an -:alternative general . temporarily suspend the • retail commercial , or demolition `permit issued for residential use should be the former Colborne Hotel sought for the site. r _••unti11rthe-facture oti .•• . site has been established and Elsa Haydon and seconded b the appropriate lannin o o planning � Councillor. Leroy Harrison to policies are ` approved' , temporarily suspend the - councillors agreed only to demolition' permit issued to table the matter for one week, the McGee 'family, presently until a special meeting of owners of the . former council called for Monday, Colborne= -Hotel, was not voted September 27 at 7;30. on when a motion was shade Mrs. Dorothy. Wallace was. •to table the entire matter for ' spokesman 'f¢¢r "t if a Advisory one wee Committee and readbrief , a ""I can't see why this prepared by committee counciP would recommend chairman Gary Das°idson that we suspend' the which, stated the committee. demolition ' permit," • said Councillor Dave Gower. "We have bylaws to' control what , gpes• in there. Unless we are prepared to buy the land, we are doing an injustice to the. property owners. The action the building inspector took to issue the per, mit •for, lition was correct This isn't""the time to slop the . ••• demolition, as far as I'm •�. concerned:" "The demolition ` permit was not issued without some certain thought," said Roy Breckenridge, building in- spector. "The building is not viable to save: No way can it . be restored- to a viae workable building. Buf the designation of the land.. does' need some consideration." Mr, _Breckenridge said the 4 4 e • 129 YEAR= -39 Ass demolition could legally be delayed`:90 days. He told couneil it was his belief the McOees• Were willing to sell d the building and 'sell the lot, • "It is their concern for the whule____:bieek•^_ to _ 1Le ' revitalized,'" —Mr Breckenridge said. "They wantl,a getrid of a lia6ilaty. HERITAGE AREA Ciounciiior Leroy Harrison, also a ' nxefnber of the Advisory Committee, said a Proposal. : had been to designate the area bounded by: Nelson, Victoria, Elgin and Water.lop, as a Heritage Area, He a ttmated a study of the 'area;' ou1d cost between $4,000Vand''$15,000, and that m iey had not ` yet been ared' by the corrirnittee to do sts THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER 23, 196 • the work which was necessary before • the Heritage Area could be established.' " The Town of Goderich had pledged $750 • toward the study,- Mr -Harrison s_a ds..but the moneyrwould not be spent until all the funds for the ? study had been gathered for - the purpose. ' •- Councillor:. .Harrison reviewed the pointsin Mr, ., Davidson's letter concerning "vista corners ""There are eight of said Harrison. "Some are - good, pdme are not so good." According to .. Gary Davidson,• the demolition of the -Colborne Hotel . would remove a vista corner building and leave in.its`place A coat_ of arms stili in doubt • • • • • A flag? -An Official. coatof arms? • - A, sesqui-centennial dollar? ' ' Goderich Town Council was faced Monday 'evening with an enthusiastic represen- tation from -the. Tr is -Jubilee Committee- including Mac Campbell, the'. Rev. G.L.R 0Y1. and a JudeF' rands g G. Carter With: their S-pokesman' Rick Banks,_ a professional consultant retained by the town to aid the local committee mem- bers: After - a. lengthy presen- tation,: a new flag was adopted for the town and: a resolution was ordered prepared to. permit the Tri- J`ubilee committee to order sesqui-ceintennial .coins. for distribution at a value of $1 each frons June -15 'through September 15 in 19,7. A third request that the town ask -for - design features a bright blue sky; three white rippled lines on bright blue water, and a bright blue octogon:set inside a_white _octagon denoting The Square. In the centre. is a red andyellow -crown: , _Themeaning of the flag; according to members of the •f r Jubilee .C.ommit a .:in T i to attendance is clearly depicted in the flag. •a. The sty indicates the future as limitless, possibilities just as *the sky ' is endless. The water attests tothe fact that the •Port of Goderich is 'situated on Lake Huron and is arr iimportant harbor in the province and the country. The -octogon is evidepce, `of cc irse, of -the unique plan of Goderich unlike -any ,other in the world, The g crown,Judge Carter .• explained, ' was -- a reminder' that the money for 1 ---the• Canada Company Office oderic Court House,• Her Majesty's courts, Her Majesty's judges. The committee . said 'it hoped to have the new flag ready for flying in time for the January 1, 1977 kicksdf of the Tri -Jubilee Celebrations: Mac Campbell told councilan' early decision of council: was helped y the-com committee. . Councillor Elsa Haydon said she had,. no personal aversion to the flag design brought forth by . the com mittee, but she asked council toetable the'matter until there had been time for the citizens • of Goderich to have: a look at: 'the eproposed fla a d g n perhaps make coinment. She dinot get a 'seconder for • her motion to . 'table r g althou h ha`rman f r. the i o everting; Reeve Stan Profit said, i, This evening is far too e s soon to -rt-tieracceptor reject this flag design." - - "This is really: an historic \rrioment for 'the town," argued Councillor Hayden. whoc omPlaiped it was not wise to push the issue through at this initial meeting. . - ..aa "It ,would -make the Tri- Tubiiee .. ' v eo• le er h `iii'° a p 1? Y PPY itwas a unanimous debision," said Mac Campbell. ' ° 'It's the people wewarn to a car lot if present plans were carried through to coirn- pl.etion.. "It is the committee's feeling that all vista corners 'facing . The . Square should contain buildings which are - designed for such a' norner and "in sympathy" with the surrounding '-area, ' -Mr Davidson wrote. "It is for this reason that the committee wishes . to " register: itsop- position to the use of this property as a car lot." Mr. Davidson explained that the alternate use of the land could provide "the ---impetus--for-...the ..restoration andredevelopment of this area in the direction en- unaged • by: Goderich's planning policies and. • SINGLE COPY 25e Amer make happy," retorted Councillor Haydon who said': she understood full well the amount tif'work and effort on the part of the committee to • .bri n theflag design to council.::She announced she could 'not support the motion toa td . o the /lag at this 'Meeting, g, on the grounds that the people of Goderich should (continued oil page 18 ' Bower, Sittler, Leggatt ro tted to local sport dinner Royal approval for an official here was supplied by the Plans for •the celebrity coat of arms was not acted .English Crown. Beingin the dinner to aid the Goderich • upon.'. t centre of the flag, it was , The flag, a' four -colo; ; symbolic of Her 11Semorinl AreRoof Fund. Ma?syS were announced this week by . twu �'v x.e}.'a'.-".S ,r�;w:. .i.• ..: ,..•f.6.,..,organizers-for the -gala so. rts ,T•�Lr,-- ^fi'''r•- 'k„e i+`m..+vY night to be held November 26 f at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Goderich. Jim Banks, spokesman for the :organizing committee • said King Clancy, ` Johnny Bower and Darryl Sittler were among . the sports celebrities committed to the` banquet . from the hockey world and that former professional soccer player Graham Leggatt, now of the :-Toronto Metros -would also be speaking , during the evening. ' The - comnitttee :said - it hoped also to include harness racing. : driver Ron Feagan, CBC sportscaster Fred Scambatti; Junior world champion figure.: skaters tj ri Robin Cowan " ,and Sherri See ;Pages • ISS the'omhudsmaa Tuckersnnith Township Council came up eginst a group •of' irrate Vanastra residente. last week who succeeded in blocking passage of a bylaw which would have closed two sections of walkway in that community:. -1•- -1- + Beier, Alex Delvecchio and Mickey Redmond to the list of celebrities attending the )jenefit evening. Johnny t+ Brent,: former sportscaster <1 for . CKNX',, Will `serve as emcee for the evening, Mr. Banks said he did not • The Ombudsman for the -Province of S know yet what ticket prices'. Ontario, Arthur Maloney, is Visiting the K; local area. He and his staff are Making themselves available to those who wish to bring complaints to his attention. .. Canadian Indians are on the Warpath after having'beeninade the victim of the most racist, bigotted, vicious and false piece of racial slander since Gen.1' H.. Sheridan said, "The only good Indian is s dead Indian. .r ++.+ Social 'Democratic Prime Minister Olof .Palme .of 'Sweden was defeated when that cbuntry held general elections on Sunday. The Centrist Party under the leadership of ThorblzoernA Faelldin emerged victorious under ; a banner opposing further, ekpansion 6f Nuclear power. woulfJ, be but'added .that he would like to ensure- a• sub- stantial return for the arena roof fund without burdening. p-eiirlie'•wishing to -attend the dinner. ' "We don't want; to price it for a preferred crowd," be said. "But at the same tithe. we want to make it wor- thwhile." He added that the ticket ' prices and . proin•otional material for the dinner should be available by next week and that finch - commitments are expected from all those speaking at the dinner. • The evening hasbeen designed by the isoinrnittee to allow "-patrons to be en- 4, tertained by the celebrities and to hopefully . give them • time to meet them per- sonalty. Mr. ,Banks said that„„ • he, Larry Jeffery and Chris Cavanaugh had tried to get enough people together _ to provide a^ • full card of per- sonalities • and stilt leave enough time for . the people attending to fneet " the speakers personally. "We. didn't want four'hours of speakers :ending up with a- possibly- boring evening," he • said. "We wanted to try to get an•.even nix and I' think we have done it satisfactorily Mr: Banks was quiet to , credit Larry Jeffery with the commi'ttnents. from -the celebrities, He said the for- mer -•Detroit Red Wing. had done a lot of personal legwork and had used his former NHL ties: to . the benefit of the committee, • • "He's done a hell: of a job focus," said Mr. Banks. The dist ' of tentative speakers: allows' the trio some leeway in trying to insure a Calf :tourney fpr roof attracting hopef�ls: The Goderich Memorial Arena -Golf tournament has met with success according to organizers and tickets for the October 2 competition are going fast.. The tournament is being hosted by the Gpderich Sunset Golf Club free of charge with all money received from the tickets going to the 'arena roof fond. Ticketst.aare $20 • With only five dollars of that going towards the cost of the tournament, those costs being the catered niea All prizes for the tournament are-being.d hated and those prize donations are still being sOug • by organizers, " • •i full card") .Mr. Jeffery said that.. he intended to meet Ron "•Reagan as quick as possible to see if he:: can definitely be - --here. -He said lie d.idn=t-know for sure if his racing schedule. would permit' it but promised • that if the night was free he wotyld try to come. Fred, Scambatti is, in a similar position not,,knowing- ,r this early .if the Friday night is free. The two,figure skaters may .: be - competing in the world- championships in (continued on page 18. bylaws".. He said several suggestions had been -made and added thatthe committee would be willing to par- ticipatte'in any project to seek a. compatible building and use. of this site. . IMMEDIATE.COl'gCE:IItN 'Whale the Advisory Corn- ` mittee does . trot . ePee demolition. of the etyuctire; an immediate concern is that if the dernolition proceeds before a definite use has been decided :for the land, the site "will become a.rough graded parking lot.ancrlig idle : "Prior to determination, of . �••- -, the future use, improvements would not . be made and the Town may find itself .con- tinually having.to enforce its (continued on page 18„ JOHN V. PENN, New worke hers vvri#ten ool „John V. Penn, .M.S.W.;. A.,A.M.F.C.; formerly associated with the Niagara Region Family" , and Children's Services,.has joined the staff -Of the Children's • Aid. Society of 'Huron County, assuming the position of ' supei-visor effective September Born and raised in Great Britain, Mr. Penn was.a Social Worker in Leindon, England; and emigrated'' to • 'Canada in 1968 where he bean his professional career in child welfare in the Niagara Region agency. Most... recently he was employed as a marital and family.' therapist, and leader and consultant, in related parent and child training groups within the community: M. Penn completed undergraduate work in divinity at -• Richmond - College, :London. University, • London, England, and • in 1973 earned his -Master's Degree in; Social Work at the State Onivee4y. of New York at , Buffalo. Since 1975, he has been enrolled :in the Clinical .Behavioural Science•_,program in the Deartrnent of _. Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton corn,pleting. graduate courses in individual and family therapy, In 1973 and 1975, Mr- Penn taught courses in. Sociology at the Niagara College of Arts and Technology. '• He has written a parent training manual ` ii child management, utilizing the behaviour modification ap- proach; which will be published in the coming year. Mr. • Penn"'holds a clinical membership in the American Association of Marriage and Family Counsellors: Mr. Penn, his wife Maureen and. two children, have taken up residence in Goderich. . Here it is Gtiderlch.- Your oven flag; the design approved Mondayevening by Goderich OWN Connell. itiswhite on brightblue, the crown in the centre Tieing red and gold. Itis water and sky with an octagon on it, The water denotes the Port of Goderich; the sky depicts the town's future the a►etagon symbolizes the unique, plan of the town; and the ffik crown reminds everyone of t e' involvement of the Bt"itls Monarchy from the beginnings of the community up to'and•. including present day: The Tri Jubilee Committee expet s • o have the flag ready In time for January 1, 1977 - klckrift, date for a full ;year otcelebratlon climaxhig next slimmer. s.