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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-08-11, Page 1'ry yc+ t V: iyy x �t d QS "Yd wit* 1440 ting. subieg e contract;p, thertende,' struction, rpi vis at $10 endered n rs for the nnia Rolt:! as welt .I N.l4i le?,ki' fi •i tt a n 5 w corer .et°teratuted. "Alsoh becauaer t ..�,d ivece polots,of.:the airport It,#shored, — -u these two warded .the . items willadda sense;of History axid erman'ence'., }� ♦ a i+.1WTf. fiiwrMyli�lra���i�iQ+riarv�^A7�K� rr,c+x � y„�'�C':l' us e; thrtnip.74,ectioni40reae t ybeing hed. by C, A Rer8e1 of ;St Jdseph:at no he municipality pfher than an estimated r liability insurance er business, a gletter waskrecoiyed trod Counrailor pian Profit to df i oui cil ie .ways . ”terribly' disappointed'":by'the,Legion decision to •; 'sell the Lancaster,' Profit was'reminded the cost, of .maintenance, especially due to vandalisei,�,, et the bomber made it "impo Bible for the Legion to keep the vlintage ai rcraft any. Ionge�; V4: • The I O.D.E. Ahmeek Chapter were on hand at the reception in St. George's Parish Hall on Sunday topresent the Honorable Pauline M. McGibbon, Lieutenant-Governoruf Ontario, with a needlepoint 1.O.D.E. crest. Later in the day the LO.D.E. Maple Leaf Chapter Regent, Mrs. Audrey Royal presented the Lieutenant -Governor with the book, Memories of Goderich. ..max 130 YEAR -32 s allum : (left) smiles as her daughter akes hands with the Honorable Pauline bbon, Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario In Goderich on Sunday to take part in an al church service in St.' George's Church and to unveil two plaques. The first plaque was unveiled in Court House Park to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee and Goderich's Sesquicentennial. The second plaque was unveiled at Harbor Park to commemorate Thomas Mercer Jones, one of Goderich's most famous early residents. (Staff photo) eed early decision gh the contract with C & W Sanitation ed, citizens in Goderich are assured of collection... at least for a while yet. of town -council looked from one to Monday evening in the council cham- iously puzzled by the visit of Tom Cook W Sanitation who was asking for a with council to discuss a new contract embers of town council thought had nded until the end of this year. tated that his company's intention was towards a three-year contract with the garbage disposal. He said the company requesting an annual increase of seven six plus one) for each of the three years act was in effect. He added his company r agreed to a temporary contract with Ilor Dave Gower, chairman of the nd Engineering Committee of town ad reported to members of council ig year that consideration was being some alternate solutions to garbage in Goderich. He said study would be he feasibility for the towrl,,to buy its own t and hire_ its own staff to carry out collection here. It was also suggested her contractor might be sought for the garbage collection and disposal in the municipality. Gower said then the extended contract would give the town time to seek out the best alternatives. Councillor Gower understood from a meeting early in June that Tom Cook and Bob Murray of C and W Sanitation were willing to extend the present garbage contract for a further five months, from the end of July until the end of December. Minutes from that meeting show that Cook and Murray expressed some concern about the need to purchase new equipment and suggested at that time there was some.urgency for . a decision . from the town about garbage collection since it takes considerable time to order and receive new vehicles. At that meeting as well, C and W represen- tatives advised Councillor Gower and Administrator Harold Walls that they were prepared to consider the contract subject to the Anti -Inflation Board guidelines (six percent), plus a factor for vehicle operation (one percent). Earlier in the year, the Works and Engineering Committee met with a represen- tative' epresentative` of SMI Industries to review the cost of garbage packers and the maintenance •of same:. The committee requested that representative, and okays lease ron County Board of Education decided to lease 9.6 acres • of land it owns for nt of a sports complex at. the nor- rner of Eldon and Bennett streets in 5,000 complex across the street from District Collegiate Institute will in - 00 metre track. Enclosing a soccer and field, There will also be " a softball and facilities for other track and field h Principal John Stringer said the hich will be open to all citizens, will be. in four stages. Money for' the first ing $12,000 has already been raised by ts, he said. ex Briefs Page 16•i ....:.... : ; : ',Pages $; 9,10 Page 1A, A• •il Y .4'4* » . .. i ews�n s The first phase will include levelling and draining the area. The track and different pits will be laid out in the second phase and a track and different pits will be laid out in the second phase and a track base will be put down. The cost is estimated at $10,000. In the third phase costing $18,000, the softball diamond will be constructed and an asphalt track surface. The $35,000 fourth stage will complete the track surface, The developmetit-will be financed partially by Wintario• and Community.. Recreation. Centre grants, Mr. Stringer said. = Board solicitor Dain Murphy said the board is not eligible for grants. Only municipalities arid. incorporated organizations may apply for funds. Mr: Stringer suggested the board lease the property to the Goderich Sports Association' which could qualify for the grant. Itwas left With Mr. Murphy to decide who the lessee should be. Lynn Meyers, head of the Goderich school's physical education, said the facilities at the school are over -used. At present - one field is being used,for football, soccer•and baseball. Meyers said slightly leis than half of the total costs would be covered by the,grants. The;board decided to lease the property for 21 year's,. At the end of thatperiod,tbe lease could be iCren w'.ed 3t,the `i rot,erty� lido{ .needed:' 'ter other SA3 ea • erich IGRLAL Here, left to right are Ahmeek Chapter members Grace Neville, treasurer and past Regent, Mary Henderson, Regent, Celia Taylor, the Honorable Pauline M. McGibbon, Mrs. E. Sitter, Mrs. C. Ruffel, Hazel Habel, Mrs. B. Chisholm and Mrs. R. G. Emerson. (staff photo) THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1977 h SINGLE COPY 25c laws clear the, way Three bylaws on Monday evening's town council agenda were approved by recorded vote showing a slim margin of assent. A complete council voted five to four in favor of clearing the way for a convenience store at the intersection of Bayfield Road and Bennett Street. Those in favor were' Mayor Deb Shewfelt, Reeve Bill Clifford, Deputy -reeve Eileen Palmer, Councillor Bob Allen and Councillor Dave Gower. . Councillor Elsa Haydon who requested the recorded vote, said this was not planned_ as essentially a neighborhood store. Rather it was to be what she termed "an out-of-town chain". She said it was creating a new store, rather than filling existing stores which are empty. Reeve Bill Clifford told his associates at the council table the Goderich and Area Planning Board had "deliberated at 'great length" over this very same question. He recalled that very stropg delegations had appealled to the planning board to deny the request for • zoning changes but, he said; planning board had decided the zoning was feasible. He said members of the planning board had agreed it was not their duty to attempt to legislate competition. "It simply isn't good enough to say it isn't within your jurisdiction," said Councillor Stan Profit. "It requires a change in the official plan. Where's the point in having a plan if we are constantly changing it for anyone who requests a change?" Councillor John Doherty said that in his ..opinion, three convenience stores in that area of town - one on Britannia Road, one on Bayfield Road and one on Huron Road - was sufficient. "One more would just be cutting the throats of the three other people," he said. "I don't think we can ever start to control competition," offered Councillor Bob Allen. He said the freedom to compete in business does not always insure the best interests of all parties will be served, but he suggested it was a valuable freedom never the less: Councillor Don Wheeler suggested it may be time the official plan for Goderich was revised. He was told the work is already slated whenever the Huron County Planning Department can fit the Goderich project into their work schedules. The bylaws were given third and final reading. Bylaw 56 authorizes a development agreement between `=ravco Incorporated of Listowel and the Town of Goderich; Bylaw 59 amends the . official plan redesignating the property at the southwest corner of Bennett Street and Bayfield Road as commercial from' residential; and Bylaw 60 which permits the establishment of a convenience,z etail store on that property. y DRMCOno more 4 You may have called it The Good Roads.... for years. You may even have a DRMCo sweater. But in both cases you are out of style. ' Dominion Road Machinery Co. Limited is now Champion Road Machinery Limited. It isn't really such a great change, but it is believed Champion Road Machinery more closely identifies the company with the registered trade name under which Champion motor graders are distributed in the world markets. .ettes service well used (Story on Page 7) Karen Fry (left) and Freida Thompson, co-ordinators ot'the Goderich' Kinettes' Clothing Room project show one of the many articles of used clothing available free of charge for needy families. The room has been;iltt ; operation since 1975 and the Kinettes have faced many hardtthfpY Accommodation was their biggest problem until this year when the ,Knill of Columbus offered them a room in the old convent at 138 Nelson Street; project recently..:wdit the Myrtle WIlson award for the project Serves the coMmunity In District one. k•