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collect other areas, where :
Administrator Harald dies had been comp10 n x,
walls assured council onlywere`abte to get government
Money . abgalute1.j►'`,: f--utiding for -various -pro')needed, would be boarrowed - . along the shoreline.
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'Stan Profit
ding_torProfit; the salt Creates
A bylaw was given third Assembly et the BahalS of werks thrompp Stan Menem
reading and passed Monday Goderich to procleim aWorld ..ased AS littlosalt as possible
evening which designates a Religion Day In Goderich. . 4 on the roads'', hUt he exPlained
Heritage Conservation The vote was 4 - 1 on .O that 'without salt, an ice
District. This area is hounded moticin put forth by .:-C-0‘oh., surface is created- which
bY Victoria Street on the east ; cillors Elsa Haydon and John leaves' a corregated surface
NelS94 Street- on the north; Doherty which stipulated that when the snonplow blade dips
Waterlo0 Street on the west; cmincil shouldn't take sides .4tt - and hut while clearing
In passing the bylaw, the In introduchli the Motion,: ,Salt- makes so:4 , rerovai
Goderich, Architectural Councillor Haydon said it was' easier and cleaner.
Conservation Advisory her feeling that the request Councillor Profit said he
Committee now can apply for wou have 'More properly felt Goderich's snow clearing
-a graht to conducth-study of come frOm ' the Goclerich• crew was doing a superb job,
the historical buildings and Minitterial Association than but asked if the men could be
sites within that area. from an individual group. better utilized if • theykwere
Council did not, however, ' -- put on shifts.
take any action on a budget 424 + Mayor - Deb Shewfelt
item involving the Goderich.7 commenttd that in his
Architectural Conservation Council gave unanimon's opinion, there were riot
Advisory Committee, or a approval to invite. the enough men to permit such
request from the --group residente of 'Bay city, action, .,
_ asking. that all applications Michigan, **to the Jubilee "We have ,10 men, three
plows and two sidewalk
.16-i.. -detriblition. permits in the Three celebratiothhis Year. -
designated area be referred Bay City, located directly 919ws," said the mayor. "It
takes two men- in . a
to the Advisory Committee across the lake from
Chairman Gower said he
These items were tabled with Goderich's "sister com- «
no specific time limit stated. munity" for the duration of would study the Possibility of
, the celebrations. Mhyor Deb a night crew, but added he
+ + + ,- Shewfelt saw Bay City would not ‘promise any
,,, residents joining in with changes.
"We work from 4 cent to 4.
The town has authorized/an things as hockey matches,
p.m. and that seems to be the
expenditure -of $5,970 for the yachting and service club
best situaiion daring heavy
study of the lakeshore ' events. -
a snow periods," said Gower:
proposed by the Maitland "It could build to quite
Valley Conservation momentum," observed the
mast of the streeti Cleared for
Authority in conjunction with mayor.
morning wheil people want to
the province of Ontario:1'2
Goderich is one of four
municipalities .(Ashfield,
Colborne and Goderich
Townships :are the others)
being approached for funds to
, comprete this study. The total
'• cost will be $80,000 with the
Ontario gOverninent paying
$60,000; the MVCA; five Per
cent; and the four benefitting
municipalities, the remaining
The apportionment -Of the
, special levy to lhe four
municipafities, 1msed 50 per
cent dri-' the equalized
Shed of each muriitipcility and
50 per cent on the length of the
shoreline to be studied.
MVCA said the
18.7 miles of shoreline woald
' be examined for' erosion -
problems as well • as for
possible recreational
development.
"Through, this study, a
mastec plan will be developed
for council's review," said
Councillor Gower.
A motion io have council
begin at 7 p.m. this term -•
instead of -the 7:30 p.in. time
as has been council's cnstom
for the past two yearS was
Reeve Bill Clifford claimed
the 7 p.m. hour makes it
"quite rUshed" for business
people mho have to get home
after 6 p.m. • get dinner and
return to the council 'cham-
bers by DP.rn.
Only two councillors - John
• voted us favour 01 the tine
change. '
A meeting of council with
the Ministry of Environment
officials and representatives -
of Borg-Wirner (Canada)
Ltd. is set for Tuesday, -
January 18 in the -council
chambers at 7:30 p.m.
The Purpose of the meeting
is to discuss the • en-.
•"The year 1976 had a
reduction in building-
productivitY from 1975 in 'the
amount of $2,841,695,"
reported Building Inspector
Roy ' Breckenridge to 'Mon-
day's meeting of town
He _said several factors
contributed to this Including
now new industrial
new . apartments and a
reduction in new residential
dwellings in the amount of 38
"This year should see an
increase in the industrial field
due to _existing planning bY
local industry, .,:plus_the ex-
pected development in
* apartments
apartm ents," said Mr.
Breckenridge. He referred
' particularly to the proposed
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°rig: arti esi lila: btigeit 177 6.94'41:111
said that to .p
tions. for pure
premise can boOCC4
-."We have no,obole
Breckenridixe who
an increased,work
The office of -the *1441
vji naascnpf; rot yonr.2wi El tl bm,e;:cre,1 ,c1,4s_s
Inthietsbwuhilideihnbgeci,noarrip:cjIlk,,,!
shoujd be obtained: fro"
town administratorr--HOrold
Walls at the town hall..
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...fire: adhoakjii_Golle
April ttbrough-
Up evehihgio,`Present.
Dick Eisler, the bylaw
officer for 'GoderiCh ' says
there are lots of kohlh'Ins
with stray cats in town-. Toce
cats Were taken to 'llie'petind
in the" last nionth
redeemed by the CI* neict",i,
"How ',do you find Jiie
owners?" asked Eisler. ;
Eisler trild 'F• council,
collection of luncli ler fili!log
tags in 1976 was regpec :ble
in "comparison with --sqcne
other municipalities.
In his first report to
Goderich Town Council since
becoming fire chlek 'Ralph
Kingswell said thitt "during
the period Novernberf15„ 1975
and NoVember 15, 1976, 71 fire
merited he dicha
this week's storm.n.Wouldr. o
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WOrdi;4,had:•been-,.roceived on
arring
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Any. purpose
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Arrarigirentiquil*made la the
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