The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-10-06, Page 1s.
if ity to n not Closing
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ion Road Machinery Limited has been Goderich plant but would complement it through
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for pokepast few ween eks market expansion. He explained that the United
States market is an excellent one but that it can
h a U.S.
had to lay off 110 hourly workers due to sometimes onlybe
itions, But Jack Freeman, group vice subsidiary. He said tapped hat fully bestablish ng a
t of finance for Champco, said Tuesday manufacturing plant south of the border
of
is confident the problems will be Champco could deal with customers not
d in the near future and that conditions available through the Canadian plant.
n to normal.
an�aid that a number of circumstances; - - Freeman said that the company also.holds a
the layoff but added that the cir- valid ord'
es were explainable and could be
He said he could understand Champco
s being concerned about the work slow
added that he himself is very optimistic
future. He said whenever the firm goes
any periods like this rumours begin to
that more layoffs are planned and has
e that the company is planning to leave
an said company officials have no plans
rther layoffs but added that he couldn't
e there would be no further layoffs. He
e are no plans to lay off more men ex -
that the company could only react to
conditions in the future as they
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epresident said that no plans have been
ed for any type of move by the firm. He
ompany is involved in opening a United
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He said the order has been slow developing
because that country has had some monetary
problems in the past few years and has had to cut
down its imports to allow its exports to provide it
with more capital. He said he was advised
recently by Turkish authorities that the
necessary down payment for the Champco order
has been established and that all that is required
is a Canadian government decision to exchange
the Turkish money for Canadian money.
"I'm very optimistic about the future," said
Freeman. "If I wasn't I wouldn't be here."
He said he had been with Champion for over 27
years and has seen some pretty rough times
come and go. He said he can remember a year --
the company shipped only 11 graders and
weathered that year.
"We still hold a big order book that we're
working on," he said,
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non County, Board of Education made The ministry supports each board on capital
vision of better facilities for trainable projects and asks what those projects are to
and elementary industrial and home enable it to earmark necessary funds.
facilities its capital expense priorities John Cochrane, director of education, told the
xt two years. The three projects are hoard that the exercise was necessary but
to cost $755,000 when the board ac- probably futile. He said he fully expected the
ertakes them, hoard to say no`to the Huron requests just as it
year projection was done by the board . said no last year. He said he was unable to tell
uest of the ministry of education. Each the board what to do but did say that if he was
ministry asks' provincial boards to able to he would ask the ministry for six new
pita) forecasts to allow the province to buses and funds to update facilities at J. A. D.
is own capital expenses for the year. - McCurdy School for the trainable retarded and
leave it at that. The move would eliminate ,one
• for 1978 and five for 1'979.
is 1priorityeavenCochrane said that the reasoning for the
request was that last year the same requests
were -r tide 15y the Huriin board and the ministry.
replied that the requests would be rejected on the
basis that the province was giving priority to
etidditional expenses for more students in growth
areas of the province.
uncil has accepted thin resignation of
s pdministr; tor, Hgrold Walls. The
esignation was received by council
ening.
avk's: at the enol of October to become
ator for the County of Oxford, with
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Last year the Huron board asked that it be
considered for assistance on projects valued at
$225,000 in 1977. The money, was for three
projects; the • renovation and • updating of a
chemistry laboratory at South Huron District
High School in Exeter, the provision of more
adequate facilities at McCurdy school and the
purchase of six replacement buses.
Listed in
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priorities
for 1 7
8 were an in-
strumental room at Seaforth Distr'ct High.
School valued at $50,000, home economics and
industrial arts facilities at three elementary
schools valued at $200,000 each, improvement of
erich Businessmen's Association felt,
y a story that appeared on the front music facilities at Central Huron Secondary
School at about $20,000, the provision of staff
last issue of the Goderich Signal -Star.
dealt with a bill`s.ent by the Goderich room and staff washroom at,,South Huron valued
BSI blies Commission to the Jubilee Three about $35,000 and provision of computer facility
committee for the installation of at South Huron or another secondary school
pe-cs in town for the Jubilee Three valued at $40,000.
wind' ns. Cochrane told the board that the updating of
,iCHEt. e of the story said that the hill,. the -chemistry Iib ways not a priority no* due to
to almost $9,000 was for decorations declining enrolment at South Huron. He said the
tandards and' buildings around The ' principal of the school said that a moderate
improvement ,would meet the school needs and
Chisholm, president of the expected to ask the hoard for $3,000 worth of
en's Association, felt that the referral work in the 1978 budget. Cochrane added that the
Ings around The Square could only he ministry ur ill only consider replacing buses if '
ging to businesses. He said that the they are over seven years old or have travelled'
en bought their own decorations for more than 84,000 miles,
pings and paid for tiie installation The buses are expected to cost $100,000: the
Ile said the businessmen did not facilities for the trainable retarded ahout.$55,000
X1Yers to feel that the town was footing and the home economics and industrial arts
r +eo`rating the businesses. facilities about $200,000 a school.
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split In Huron County! Banana Split Sunday was
the church's way of promoting Its Sunday School
class. Debbie Sue Doak (front) and Pam Meriam
(behind) enjoyed the special treat. (staff photo)
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Left to right, Red Storey, former NHL referee chats with Guy Emerson and
Nip Whetstone of Goderich. Mr. Storey was one of several celebrities on
hand,at the Lion's ClubSports Celebrity Dinner held on Friday night in the
Goderich Legion Hail. Mr. Whetstone has been the organizer of Goderich's
the
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Young Canada Pee Wee Hockey Week for the pat 29 years and Mr.
Emerson has helped with the secretarial duties at Young Canada Week for
many years. Money raised at the dinner will go toward the Lion's Club
pledge of $31,000 for the new Goderich Memorial Arena.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1977
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Duri g Monday evening's regular town council
meetin , elected representatives decided after a
committee-of-the-whole'meeting from which the
public and press were excluded, to begin ex-
propriation
proceedings to acquire Lot 7, Plan 12
in Colborne Township. The property is needed by
the municipality to build an extension to an
existing runway at the north-west earner of the
town's airport.
Council's solicitor Dan Murphy was at the
meeting as well and Jim Britnell, a represen-
tative of Business Air Services.
According to the town administrator, Harold
Walls who was interviewed Tuesday following
the meeting, the owner of the property, a
Chatham woman, had intentions to build a
cottage on the land. Walls said it was his un-
derstanding the owner was "prepared to fight"
expropriation proceedings. ' 4
Asked what costs would be involved' in such a
matter, Walls said it would be the price of the
land plus legal fees. He predicted it could be a
"long drawn out affair"
The new runway is proposed to accommodate
larger planes and jet aircaraft. A grassed
runway is already there, but according to Walls
it needs to be extended, lit and paved. This work
would be done in co-operation with Transport
Canada, and it is understood the costs would he
duvided on a 50-50 basis between Transport
Canada and the Town of Goderich.
• LAW SUiT PEN-D;tNG
Murphy had other business with the town
councillors, too. He brought with him the news
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that the town would be involved shortly in a law council" asked Councillor Haydon.
suit. The Menesetung Cottage Owners "The item was approved in last year's budget
Association is suing: the municipality for by council," cautioned Mayor Deb Shewfelt. "It
incurred
damages
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d tree
trimmigg. If you voted for the budget
trees were trimmed in the spring of 1976 to without seeing that item., you voted blindly."
permit safer access to themunicipal airport, "It is not what we do." countered Haydon. "It
Murphy declined to discuss the pending action is how we do it."
with the press present. Councillor Stan Profit said Mrs, Haydon was
On Tuesday, Harold Walls said the law suit. if "pre --Supposing council did something wrong".
it goes to Court, Will decide "one way or another Haydon went on to say that according to the
whether those old rights will hold up''. Walls airport committee minutes, the committee
explained that the tree trimming was ordered on would have discussions with Transport Canada
authority of an old agreement which provided regarding the future of the airport,
access to private property for necessary work"in "Where-. does council cpme in?" asked
Councillor Haydon. "You can read for your-
selves. Nowhere here is council mentioned."
"Everything from the airport comes to the
council table for approval," said the mayor'.
"Even the tree trimming,"
"I am not of the same opinion, Your Worship,"
said Councillor Haydon.
Councillor Don Wheeler, who is a member of
the, airport committee, said, "I can assure
Councillor Haydon that nothing will go from that.
committee that is of council's con 'ern, without
first coming to council."
connectionveith the airport.
"The trees that were trimmed have just about
_grown hack now," eommented Walls, who added
that the town's airport coniniittee has suggested
it will soon be time to trim the trees again.
"Forever and ever we'll be faced with tree
trimming unless the new runway is built," said
Walls.
However, in Walls' opinion, under the hest of
conditions the new runway will not he reality for
about eight years. '"Maybe by 1985,"mused the
administrator,
HAYDON QUESTIONS METHODS
In the open session of council earlier in the
e\ ening. Councillor Elsa Haydon referred to a
line in the airport committee minutes which
referred to the need 00 trim the trees in Meneset
again.
"Will it he done as it was last time or will it
he,done"r with full agreement and knowledge of
WEATHER STATION OFFER
In other business related to the airport
situation, it was noted a letter has been sent from
the town to the Industrial Development Cor-
poration offering to purchase the weather
station for the sum of $15,000. with the closing
date January 30, 1978.
Councillor Haydon told council she would
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Plan downtown facelifting
Goderich Town Council niay have been
suitably impressed by a five-page -document
prepared by Nick Hill and presented to,them h"y.
the Business Improvement Area AssbciafT r$'; bit
the members decided to take a week to mull over
the proposals .... and the financial implications
of them.
John Schaefer of RIA explaind that the
proposal was only the first phase of a plan to
"improve and beautify the core area" hounded
by Nelson Street on the north, Waterloo Street on
the west, Elgin Ave, on the south and Victoria
Street on the cast.
The Goderich HIA wayestablished this year by
a bylaw passed by town council. The authority
for the bylaw i;s Bill 361, passed in 1970 by the
Ontario government to perm if designated
business areas to he formed for the purpose of
renewing downtowns in communities where
improvements and beautification would assist
local business. The bylaw allows an additional
tax to he imposed on businessmen within the
designated area so that renewal programs can
he planned and financed jointly by the HIA and
the local municipality.
Goderich is one of more than 60 Business
Improvement Areas in Ontario. The local B1A
can raise up to $25,000 per annum for doyentown
improvement and beautification.
According to Schaefer, the BIA does not have
the unanimous approval of businessmen in the
core arca. He said this is understandable,
perhaps, since the core area merchants pay over
a quarter of a million dollars annually into the badly needed downtown, and said that if the town
town coffers through regular taxation. would finance the cost of new concrete, the PIA
"Thr town certainly has some responsibility to night he interested in financing the difference
• the business community," stated Schaefer. between concrete and brick. •
"That's how I envisiory co operation between
the BIA and the town," suggested Schaefer.
LIGHTING, SIDEWALKS
The proposal calls for new lighting around the
outside of 'the- Square and in Court Hous Park.
The globe lights, termed "practically un-
br-eakable" by Schaefer, are designed to he
attractive as well as functional. in the park area
which is the focal point of the municipality, the
lights are located on short 12 -foot standards so
they will "shine up into the trees".
Cost of the 32 lights for the outer circle has
been estimated at $32.339 while the 56 lights for
Court House Park would cost an estimated
$43,630. These figures include material, labor
and a seven per cent cushion, hut not engineering
t('eS.
New sidewalks around the outer circle and
circling the court house are planned. The BIA is
recommending Krick for this project.
"Concrete has been the traditional finish, 'hut
with the unique character and beauty of The
Square, brick paving is considered to he more
4ppropr-iate and handsome," the accompanying
document said.
Brick walkways are, however. much more
expensive. For eight blocks done in concrete, the
price has been estimated at $48,000. For the
same area done in the brick, cost could run as
high as $80,000.
Schaefer suggested ^that new sidewalks are
WHY SQUARE FIRST?
Councillor John Doherty asked Schaefer if
conside'ration had been given 4o the possibility of
doing the radial streets within the core area first.
i)oherty said in his opinion. these streets needed
renewal ahead of The Square area.
The RIA spokesman replied that Court House
Park is the focal point of the entire community
and should he beautified ahead of the sidestreets.
Schaefer did say that businessmen on the radial
streets, who also pay the special tax toward the
RIA, can look forward to similar renewal steps
as soon as funds permit.
"This is an .ongoing thing," said Schaefer.
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