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County buys church for librar
The Huron County
Library headquarters
will be moving from its
present cramped
quarters on Lighthouse
Street in Goderich to its
sacious new premises
9 u.nd the corner on
Wa rloo Str-eet but not
until renovations are
complete.
The new facility is the
former Bethel Pen-
tecostal Tabernacle and
will become the
possession of the county
on July 5, 1979. The Bethel
congregation is presently
building a new worship
centre and according to
county clerk Bill Hanly,
will probably rent, their
present church building
back from the county
until the new one is
compliete this fall.
Hanly explained that
some renovations are
necessary to bring the
building up to necessary
standards for a public
facility. Fire regulations
will require the greatest
changes and halls will
have to be widened.
The county clerk also
said there will need to be
ramps built for easy
loading and unloading of
books which are to be
stored in the lower level
of the building. That
portion of the building
will also have to be
protected against
dampness, Hanly said.
The cost of the building
was $70,000. There is no
estimate of the cost of the
renovations', although
Chief Librarian Bill
Partridge fell the price
could be higher than
some board members
expect.
"I'm afraid it will cost
more than $10,000," said
Partridge, "but I feel if
we can move into the
building for $100,000 it is
still a bargain."
The county has
engaged Snider,
Reichar"d, and March of
Waterloo to investigate
and make recom-
oe's rnuseum n
BY be moving to Huron
County Pioneer Museum
if Ray Scotchmer, the
museum curator, can
The cabin and the find enough money.
wheelhouse from the The property com-
Shelter Bay, now used by- mittee chairman, Reeve
its owner the Goderich D.R.McGregor, told
Elevator and Transit Co. county council in
as a storage barge in Goderich Thursday the
Goderich harbor, could Shelter Bay components
SHIRLEY J.KELLER
are a gift but the moving will take another $4,000 or reason the Goderich- museum seems a more
will be expensive. $5,000 to facilitate the located museum doesn't likely possibilty ... but the
Lackie Bros.'Limjtedof move by hiring crews to have a marine section, necessary money just
Kitchener say that for move wires and other Since Goderich is a port, isn't in the budget at the
$8,170 they will remove obstacles in the way, and it would seem only fitting, moment.
the 50 ton cabin and to build a proper display Scotchmer said. "The best place for a
wheelhouse from the for the exhibit. boat is in the water," said
harbor to the museum Now that the cabin and Reeve Grant Stirling,
grounds. But that's just The curator told county' wheelhouse from the "and I'd leave it there."
the beginning. council he has had many Shelter Bay are No action was taken on
Scotchmer estimates it queries concerning the available, a marine the matter until further
details can be obtained.
In other business, the
property committee
granted the contract for
caretakers' uniforms to'
Campbell's Men's Wear
in Clinton for $516.81;
Cambell was told the granted the tender for
county usually purchases replacement of the
35,000 books of matches Registry Office roof to
at a time, and it Exeter Roofing and Sheet
represents a supply for Metal Co. Ltd for $4,445;
three or four years. • and approved the tender
In- other business,,, the of R.J.Lawrie of Blyth for
development committee $5,680 for painting the
reminded all .councillors court house windows.
Of a farm woodlot Lawrie's was the oily
management seminar to bid.
be held in the Legion Hall - Two quotations for
at Wingham on June 9. steel to replace the first
Development committee section. of the steps at
Chairman Murray Dunlop's Tomb were
Dawson said proper each over $1,300. The
management of wood lots property committee has
can result in tremendous .agreed to look into steps
financial advantage for made from railroad ties
owners. or treated posts.
Burning solves the problem
Huron County is buying
37,500 book matches as an
advertising giveaway but
v; if .some •-;rne,mbers of
Huron County 'had their
way,the matches would
be used to light garbage
fires.
Lochalsh
news
Miss Ainslie Martyr,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Martyn returned
home on Saturday from
hospital in Owen Sound,
where she had had a
tonsil operation.
Several from the area
attended the golden
wedding celebrations in
Ripley in honour of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Irwin, and
Mr. and Mrs. Miff
Johnston.
Mrs. Emile MacLen-
nan had her daughter
Margaret and Tena and
Jason of Sarnia visiting
her fora few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Mccharles visited their
family. Donalds of
Chatham, _ Johns of
Petrolia and Mrs. Allan
McCharles and family of
Oakville, and attended
the confirmation of their
granddaughter Susan
into the St. John's United
Church. .
Mr. Finlay MacDonald
has been a patient in
hospital in Wingh-atn
having been injured in a
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. D.A.
MacLennan have been
making improvements to
their fine big home by
having new siding put on.
Mr. 'Duncarr MacRae of
Southampton was a
recent caller in the
community.
At the invitationeof the smoke goes up and
Huron County Federation nobody, bothers about it
of Agriculture, several up there," said Reeve
members of Huron Simon,-1allahan.
County's development Reeve Ervin Sillery
committee attended a said he agreed with
meeting of the„ Oxford Hallahan. Sillery said
County Federation of this province is going to
Agriculture on the gar- run out of land for gar-
bage disposal dilimma. • bage disposal "in no time
Reeve John Flannery flat".
who was at the Norwich Sillery predicted that
meeting said the landfill .government , here will
ve si.us incineration have to slacken its
argument continues, but controls on •burning
that environment of- garbage, and added that
ficials still prefer the in the United States and
landfill method for in Europe, burning is
disposing of garbage. preferred over landfill
"I know there are some sites.
who don't like it, but Flannery told council
recent problems such as
methane gas in former
landfill sites are
worrying some officials.
He said the persons who
dump the garbage are
considered responsible
for what they discard, but
noted this was not always
enough protection.
But Reeve Allan
Campbell didn't seem too
concerned- about the
garbage issue. He was
more interested in the
purchase of 37,500 books
of matches.
"What are ,you going to
do with them, with
smoking going out?"
asked Campbell.
MVC gets 22 students
- This year, the Ontario
Youth Secretariat
allotted $31,116 to
Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority to
employ 22 students for
the Experience '79
summer program.
The program was
initiated on May 7 with
five technicians and one
senior supervisor
beginning work. The
program a commenced
with a tour of the areas
within the watershed, led
by Rob Keip, the
M.V.C.A. community.
relations technician.
Marcia Gibson, of
Wroxeter, is the senior
supervisor this sufnmer,
presiding as program co-
ordinator...
Al Pickering, a
graduate of Waterloo
University, is the acting
Resource Technician. Al
is concerned with car-
tographic work and
spring identification
zS
using thermal imagery.
Andy Etmanski and
Ralph Schroth, co-op
students from Wilfrid
Laurier University; are
working on a gully
monitoring program
along the Lake Huron
shoreline. They are
conducting inventories of
approximately 100
gullies and assessing
surrounding land uses
and property -owner
concerns.
This information will
then be used to determine
the need for erosion
control assistance and
improved conservation
land management
practices.
The . environmental
education resea-re-'h-
technician is Maurice
Wilson, of Palmerston.
Maurice's duties include
completing an inventory
of environmental
education programs
within the watershed,
reviewing current school
curriculum materials to
prepare relevant
teaching aids, and
developing a plan for
introducing teachers to
the 'Land for Learning'
program.
Beverley Hoegy, of
Brodhagen, s is this
summer's community
relations technical
assistant. Bev is in
charge of preparing plans
for Maple Keys Sugar
Bush and Wawanosh
Valley Conservation
Area.Area. She will also be
assisting' with Camp
Wyoka, the scrapbook
competition, Rocky
Raccoon articles, and
centennial floats for both
Auburn and Wingham.
Three foremen and 13
labourers will begin work
within the Authority's
watershed on June 11 and
June 25.
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GODERICH SIGNAL -TAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1979,—PAGE 5
mendations with regard
to the renovations at the
new building.
There are 28 branches
in the Huron County
Library system now in its
12th year of operation.
Circulation last year was
367,093, well up aver 1977.
Partridge told county
council the constantly
shifting weight of, tons of
books in a library
headquarters building is
a major factor when
considering a site.
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