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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-10, Page 21as safer >ne w his b isery of thi Cone for her s say :t as ty. H chat !t iplete imp Id a rown ng to A ' Mr ush l n to 2f vithout bean ridual [so qu of Ire land 'y -law' :lead s mor ose n li Zur cern, seem ning,".; en ram worke are 318 fewer Arenas . In Ontario there were one year use of the ministry 's arena safety Arena Safety has been successful ying unsafe arenas ulating owners to e hazard," Labour Bette Stephenson, week. "Our effort to e lives of those who key, curling 'and been successful, arena owners under am have been co - I am particularly that operators of 84 olunteered for the cember 17, 1975, arenas suspected of ing The Industrial ct were required to n engineer's report r facilities. The has evaluated these and has com- d with the owners' compliance with strial Safety Act. g the consulting s advice, in some uires that the arena be closed because of its unpry safe condition. To date, reports have been received on 434 arenas, in- cluding the 84 who voluntarily submitted reports. Of these, only 116 were certified as complying with the Act, while 318 show structural deficiencies. Corrective action has been taken in all 31g cases --repair, demolition or closure. "The seriousness of the . problem identified by the engineers' reports, confirms the need for this program", the minister said. "The response of the owners in- dicates their concern forthe safety of users of their facilities." Of the 318 which were unsafe, 69 show only minor structural defects, while 249 have major defects. In 34 of the 249 cases, the owners were advised to demolish the arena. Of'the remaining 215 cases, I12 are open during or pen- ding repair, under a strict monitoring program established by an engineer. Monitored arenas must close if snow or wind loads threaten a collapse. Another 113 are closed while the owners decide whether to close permanently, repair, or demolish . and replace. To date, 17 new arenas have been certified for con- struction and many more are planned. Throughout the winter, ministry inspectors will spotcheck arenas which have to be closed or which are open under monitoring. The cost of assuring safe arenas has been eased by grants from the ministry of culture and recreation to 'cover up to 75 percent of the funding. Grants of up to $75,000 or one-quarter of the cost, are available to municipalities under The Community Recreation Centres Act. Funds to cover another 50 - percent are available under the Wlntario program. Thus, the com- munity only has to raise one- quarter of the cost --in either cash or services. To date, the ministry of culture and recreation has committed about $18 million to about 150 projects. wilt ly...f. p9J•4� a anti•.r•d PravIdsd oa is *ecIo,.d, Soms of q►n.ral hotline tows enlist b•w bur w. will MDT..y; "Its** Qva,i.n. and An.w.r. b.994 .. a.. .bid ra inform and a.t r. a, show try to swirly w lnt•.pilt the w • I•wg,M.n lite aid and adrk..4 p ire* *moot wk. knew, tli. fact., firm Ole facts se •«b to.. rrw chwwg. appbpoti.n.4 the bw.'• N PHONE CALLS PLEASE the M -m -m -m good That isn't so bad. Students of the study of Canadian history syrup and the smiles on the passed the test. (staff photo) nicipolities here can apply o municipalities rge snow removal as a result of this 9 series of (severe an apply for special ial Government s, Minister• of ation and Com - ons James Snow d this week. been 'an unusually ter in many areas," said, "and we're d to financially any municipality t by higher than winter maintenance ugh the four months gJanuary 1, 1977." County Engineer nell said on Monday did not know for just how much the would assist Huron but said he did not would be a big help last winter was also nd to qualify for the municipalities must rspent their highest f the last four years cent. program could be a elp to smaller. palities whose ing budget is much by proportion," he ending in Huron to about $20,000 for I of snowblowers but ge wise it is not that hen it is considered budget was $460,000. ownship of Ashfield is in line for some snow removal bills from this winter's ow that the township all the assistance it • costs to date already total about $85,000. Primarily that over- spending is the result of bulldozer rentals. "We had to bring in four or five bulldozers to clear the roads and the bill for that alone was $40,000," Mr. Simpson explained. Assistant Deputy Clerk Treasurer for the town of Goderich Larry McCabe said he thought the town's in- crease in snow removal costs might exceed the 20 per cent mark but noted that figures are still being compiled. The additional funds have 'been established as a result of Premier William Davis' February 1 decision, to establish an emergency cabinet committee to assess and 'identify any ex- traordinary requirements for special provincial aid in emergency snow removal situations. Composed of Energy, Minister James Taylor, Solicitor - General John' MacBeth and Mrs. Snow and co-erdinated by MTC assistant deputy minister Hugh Adcock and Ontario Provincial Policy Inspector J.A. Fullerton, the committee recommended the special subsidies which, in turn', have been approved by cabinet. To -qualify for assistance, a municipality's winter maintenance costs must Township Clerk Donald Simpson explains that his municipality has over spent its snow removal budget by more than $40,000. Ashfield had budgeted . $30,000 but exceed their highest annual winter maintenance cost over the last four years by at least 20 per cent. "This figure was arrived at after the committee took into consideration the fact that the average municipality received a sizeable increase in their normal road main- tenance subsidies for 1977 over 1976 of between 15 and 16 per cent. To ensure early payment, Mr. Snow stressed that any municipality requesting assistance should submit estimates of the extra costs to the Ministry ., by March 31, I977 and report final costs after April 30. The emergency subsidies will be geared to individual municipality's normal subsidy percentage, he Concluded. Miss Verhoef'sglass at Victoria Public School involved in got an 'opportunity to sample some johnny cake and maple childrens' faces indicated that the old fashioned favorite MAYrAG • `AUTOMATIC WASHERS & DRYERS • PORTABLE WASHERS & DRYERS HUTCHINSON APPLIANCES TRADE INS'ACCEPTED 308 HURON RD 524-7831 ntario Ministry of Housing THE PLANNING ACT Notice of Application for Amendment to 'Minister's Restricted Area Order -750/73 Township of Colborne Ice notice that application to amend the restricted ea order filed as Ontario Regulation 750/73 has en received by the Minister of Housing. The details the application are: Applicant: Keith Homan—Meneset Mobile Park File No ' 40Z/753/76 ProposMeneset Mobilerk: someretail i 500 ft. outhial of thelet in park entrance in Block A Western Division, Township of Colborne 'submissions in support or in opposition to, the plication described :above, and; received by the nIstrj, of Housing, 7th floor, 56 Wellesley, St. West,, ronto, Ontario on or before the 24th) daybf:March; 77wilt be fully considered before a final deisisiori is de thereon. Please refer to the file number indi- ted above. 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Under On- tario's Sale of Goods Act, implied in every contract of sale is a condition which states that, goods SHALL CORRESPOND with their description, when they are bought by description. This simply means- that, under the existing Consumer Protection Act a merchant cannot ask you to waive this implied condition. Therefore the term on your signed order is of no ef- fect. Return the goods and you'll get back your money, because you are NOT obliged to pay for different merchandise than what you • EVERYDAY DOWN - TO - EARTH VALUES Furniture IN THE SUNCOAST fld SATIJRDAY TILL 5:30 OPEN: MON.-FRI. MALL GRANGER'S TV SALES & SERVICE ADMIRAL, ELECTROHOME RCA COLOR TV 92 SOUTH GODERICH 524-8925 RECORD AND TAPE BAR MAJOR APPLIANCES DFLIVERY JOHN JEFFERY & SON call the lumber Number eadeird •54#44i 63 ELGIN AVE E.GODERIC"Iri I saw a painting in a store that I really liked, It was priced at 5125, and since I didn't have that much cash with me, I made out a -cheque for the full amount. The man in the store told me that he would have the frame made for it within a felei days and he would let me know when to come irland pick it up. Well, later on I had second thoughts about the painting, so I stopped payment on my cheque and phoned the store. The inan there was pretty nasty and says he'll sue me unless I make him out a new cheque. Does he have the right to do this? The rule in law is that property in goods passes when parties intend to pass. It'is not necessary for possession to pass for a change of ownership to occur. Where there is no clear intention, and where the sale is of some specific article, then the property 'passes when the contract is made, regardless of when payment- or delivery takes place. It foliows, then that you are the owner of the painting, and are obliged to pay for it. • SCHUTZ Your Full line CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH - DODGE. holiday ( 414 HURON RD. GODERICH We wanted an estimate for carpeting and the firm we phoned sent a salesman to our house. He was a real whiz and before we knew it, he had persuaded us to sign a contract and give him a deposit for $50. After.we had recovered from our daze, I discovered that we had bought a broken twist carpet instead of a „hard twist. Then I had a serious illness which required immediate, surgery, and now we just can't afford this carpet since I am now unable to work. My husband has phoned this company on several occasions but has been Unable to get hold of the manager. We have also left our name and number for him to return our call, but so far, silence! Is there any way you can help us please? We visited the store in question and spoke with the manager who had just returned from a Florida vacation and claimed he knew nothing, about your case. After getting all the facts from us he agreed to cancel your contract, but you lose your deposit as this has already been paid to your "smooth talking salesman". CHISHOLM'S FUELS & SERVICE 20 ALBERT N. 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