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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-11-28, Page 5LONGEVITY Fifteen or 20 years is a good life span for \,the average evergreen foun- dation planting, says Horti- culture Crop Adviser, Burke McNeill of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's plant industry branch. But the newer dwarf forms now available could last 50 years or more. For super service and competitive rates on gar insurance,.. (12c4 tail, Stop in and let's talk facts and figures. RICHARD GIBBONS 25 Alfred St. East, Wingham 357-32813 State Fann Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Canadian Head Office: Scarborough, Ontario Like a good neighbor, State Farm Is there. SHArt PARM7 INSURANE m 4M Turnberry Council w Transmission -line proposals are discussed with Hydro rep Turnberry council and two• concerned township ratepay- ers held a question and an- swer session last Tuesday evening with a representa- tive of Ontario Hydro, re- garding Hydro's proposal for a new transmission line from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. Sheilagh Laurance of Hydro attended the meeting as did Turnberry residents George Underwood and George Adams since the two men have some expertise in the matter. Hydro's original proposal of two years ago was ef- fectively "quashed" by the Ontario Supreme Court, I%ntuckyiedChicken Jo$ephine'St:; Zehrs Plaza Corner of Hwy. 4 & 86 Wingham 357-2221 which ruled in favor of a group of citizens who felt they were not sufficiently consulted about the matter, she said. Today Hydro is back to "square one", Mrs. Laurance said, adding the corporation now is gathering information again for pos- sible transmission routes. Hydro has determined its "study area boundaries" and will have a recom- mended route by May, after meeting with the councils again in March. The public will be involved in the decision-making process through meetings with councils, planners, concervation authorities and government ministries, said Ms. Laurance. . A number of farm groups, like the Federation of Agri- culture and the Christian Farmers, also will be invited to submit input. Deputy Reeve Doug Fortune said these kinds of meetings often are held when farmers are at their busiest. Ms. Laurance assured him that all the planning work will be done between now the next May, giving farm- ers a full chance to partici- pate. "What you're saying, more or less, is that it (the line) is coming; you just haven't decided which way it is going," commented Councillor Randy Scott. Ms. Laurance replied that he is correct. "It's a pity that govern- ments have taken the at- titude to enhance one part of the economy while taking away from another," said Mr. Fortune, adding it seems that government has no problem taking away from farmland to get money for power. "How much power goes to the States?" asked Mr. McBurney. Ms. Laurance said she is not sure, but added Canada and the United States have an agreement to supply each other with power as the need arises. "Whatabout the original plan to go to Kitchener - Waterloo?" asked Mr. Underwood.."It would -have been a waste." PROPERTY ASSESSMENT and your 1985 Municipal and School Taxes Regional Offices located throughout Ontario.re responsible for assessing all real property for the purposes of municipal and school taxation. The resulting Assessment Rolls are delivered to municipalities which use them to set their mill rates and compute municipal property tax bills. The amount of property tax you pay on your home or business depends on the assessed value and the mill rate set by your municipality. The assessed value multiplied by the mill rate will determine your 1985 property taxes. Open House Sessions Open Houses are your opportunity to fully understand your assessment and to evaluate its equity. Open Houses are held in every municipality at convenient times and locations, to provide you with the opportunity to discuss your assessment with staff of the Regional Assess- ment Office. An assessor will be pleased to explain the basis of your property assessment and is authorized to amend any information as may be necessary prior to the delivery of the Assess- ment Roll to your municipality. If you have any questions but are una le to attend the Open House, please contact your Regional Assessment Office at the address or telephone number shown below. Assessment Notice I?roperty owners and tenants will receive an Assessment Notice only if information regarding their property or assessment was changed during the past year, if the assess- ment was appealed last year, or if the prop- erty has been reassessed under section 61 of the Assessment Act. If you receive an Assessment Notice, it may reflect changes you have requested in your school support designa- Ontario tion, in the amount of your assessed value, or other recorded information on last year's Notice. Appeal Procedure If, after attending your local Open House, you are still dissatisfied with your assessment, you have a right to appeal it to the Assessment Review Board. The Assessment Review Board conducts informal hearings and is responsible for determining whether the assessment under appeal is fair and equitable with the assess- ments of similar properties in the vicinity or neighbourhood, and may alter your assess- ment'accordingly. Appeal Deadline The final date for appealing your assessment is January 9, 1985. Your appeal must be forwarded, either on a Notice of Appeal Form or as a letter, to the Regional Registrar of the Assessment Review Board on or before January 9, 1985, noting your property address, Roll Number and the reason for the appeal. To assist you in this regard, Notice of Appeal forms and the address of the Regional Regis- trar of the Assessment Review Board are avail- able at Open Houses, your Regional Assess- ment Office, or your municipal office. Schedule of Open Houses TOWN OF WINGHAM Dec. 5 & 6, 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Town Hall, Wingham Ministry of Revenue HURON, PERTH REGIONAL OFFICE 57 Napier Street, Box 190 GODERICH, Ontario N7A 3Z2 (519) 524-7326 Zenith 66500 (Hydro proposes the new line will go from the Bruce to London to Milton anti from the Bruce to Barrie, instead of the original plan to go to Kitchener -Waterloo.) Lei The original line would not have been,"useless", replied Ms. Laurance since it could have hooked into Milton. Mr. Underwood asked one final question: "Will you gc to the councils and get ap- proval in principle (for the lines) without contacting the landowners?" "Absolutely not," she replied. WASTE DISPOSAL SITE In other .business at last week's meeting, council went into committee of the whole to discuss its waste disposal site with engineer Art Clark of Maitland Engineering in Wingham. Mr. Clark also discussed the possibility of Turnberry applying for an Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Plan grant from the Ministry of Housing. The grant money can be spent on "hard" or "soft" services like construction or recreation. The application forms must be in by Jan. 30 of 1985. Council will give further attention to the matter at its next meeting. Turnberry council will pay a livestock claim to Bill Wiema for two sheep lost to dogs: The total amount of the claim is $400. At its Nov. 7 meeting, council moved against pay- ing the claim since there was no. evidence of a dog attack. However Mr. Wiema's ani- mals have been attacked again in the meantime and this time a dog was shot. Livestock evaluator Mr. Adams advised that council pay the Wiema claim. Ratepayers in Turnberry Township will pay 60 per cent of their taxes in the June installment next year instead of 50 per cent. Coun- cil's reason for the change is that farmers receive a 60 per cent property tax rebate from the government and the township would like more income earlier for its projects. Building Inspector Alex MacDonald was granted a pay increase of $1.00 per hour at last week's meeting. Mr. MacDonald's hourly wage goes to $8.00 p from $7.00 and he will receive $7.00 per permit issued now in- stead of $6.00. It was noted that Mr. MacDonald's wages had not been increased in the four years he has been in the township's employ. Council granted $25 to the Huron -Perth Lung Associa- tion. The next meeting of Turn - berry council is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the municipal office at Bluevale. Local firm to offer business computers A Wingham firm has announced that, through an association with a Waterloo computer firm, it plans to begin marketing business microcomputer equipment throughout this area of southwestern Ontario. For the past five years, R. W. Pike and Associates Limited has offered com- puterized accounting and nnnagement services from its officer< at Wingham to business clients in various areas, Mr. Pike explained. "We are now expanding into the marketing of micro- computer equipment, and to do this we have become associated with Conestoga Computer Services of Waterloo." He said the company in- tends that its new computer division will become the prominent supplier of business microcomputer systems in this a?ea. It will be selling IBM and IBM- compatible systems such as Corona, Olivetti, Televideo and Visual computers; printers by Mannesman- Tally, C-Itoh, Silver -Reed and Epson and business soft- ware as well as computer supplies. He emphasized the company will be handling strictly business -oriented systems and is not in the home computer market. "We intend to provide a high level . of support to our. customers," Mr. Pike said. "This is possible because the needs of our customers will parallel the client work we are doing. "Additionally, we will draw on the resources of Conestoga Computer Ser- vices, which has three other stores, its own service department and many specialists on staff." He said his company is ready to assist any business- man interested in improving the efficiency of his business through the use of com- puters, adding he is not aware of any other firm in the area between Waterloo and Owen Sound which is offering a similar range of services and equipment. several injured in accidents Lhal day, Carl Three persons were taken to the' Wingham and District Hospital for treatment of injuries received in two separate accidents last Friday. Tony Vienneau, 20, of Wingham and Tim Goddard, 20, of Goderich both were taken to the hospital by ambulance following a single -car accident on Ar- thur Street at 1;30 a.m. Friday. Provincial police reported that the car driven by Mr. Vienneau, with Mr. Goddard as a passenger, had just turned onto Arthur Street from the B Line when it fish- tailed and went into the west ditch, striking a hydro pole. Damage to the vehicle, a 1976 Chev, was estimated at $2,000. In a second mishap later Buven, 20, of RR 1, Seaforth was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a collision at the intersection of Highways 4 and 86. Police reported that Mr. Boven was a passenger in a car driven by Dylan Van Den Assem, also 20, of RR 4, Brussels which collided with a car driven by Earl Howes, 79, of RR 3, Goderich. They reported that the Howes vehicle was west- bound on Highway 86 and, after stopping at the stop sign, turned onto Highway 4 in front of the oncoming Van Den Assem vehicle. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $1,000 to the Van Den Assem car, a 1975 Plymouth, and $6,000 to the Howes car, a 1984 Chrysler. r The IA u404.aall .nivance-Tunes, Nov. 28, 1984—Page 5 Professor speaks on conservation Conservation education is not outdoor recreation, says the chairman of the science education department at the University of Toronto. Prof. William Andrews stressed this opinion at the Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority's (MVCA) fall meeting. Besides owning land in Hullett Township he has a brother and son farm- ing in the Clinton area. Speaking to the authority which is in the early stages of establishing an "outdoor education centre" at Wawanosh Valley Conserva- tion Area, Prof. Andrews said he doesn't want the MVCA, to take the route of other authorities. "There's a tendency to move to outdoor recreation," said the professor. Although he is not against outdoor recreation, he said it should not be called conser- vation education. He pointed out discrep- encies in conservation thinking. The professor said he almost got shot in the Saratoga Swamp in Huron County. He called it a con- servation area where things don't get conserved. The- most important ele- ment of conservation educa- MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE tion is "to develop an en- vironmentally sound conser- vation ethic", said the pro- fessor. He also urged the authority to first decide if it is teaching conservation or outdoor education. Prof. Andrews said it takes time to educate a generation of children and one of the most effective methods is teaching teachers — which he does. However, for the authority he suggested MVCA staff provide an education ex- perience for teachers. This, he said, follows what MVCA has already ac- complished. The authority and teachers should work together, he said. This would involve the preparation of a program where teachers would teach certain subjects in the class- room prior to going to the education centre. At the fall meeting, the authority committed itself to continuing its education efforts at Wawanosh for 1985. As well, MVCA plans to negotiate a cost-sharing formula with area school boards for maintenance and operation costs at Wawanosh Valley. t Belgrave Personal Notes This community extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Camp in the loss of her father, Louis Hayes off Elyria, Ohio. On the weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Yuill travelled by bus to Niagara Falls, New York, to witness the annual Festival of Lights andto attend a concert by Liberace at the International Con- vention Centre. Dale Lamont of London visited on the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lamont, and also with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cottrill and baby Shawn of Wingham. Mrs. Carrie McGuire of the Copeland Lodge, Wingham, spent' last, Wed- nesday with 'Mr. 'and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse. Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell held a birthday party for son Jeremy, who was four years old on November 21. Little friends attending the party were: Julie Snow, Kendra Folkard, Michelle Pletch, Jamie McCallum, Luke Lockridge, Matthew Campbell, Michael Marks and Jeremy's brother Justin Campbell. Lisa Diana Matheson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matheson, was bap- tized in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Molesworth, on Sunday. A family dinner was held fol- lowing the service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Matheson, RR 1, Listowel. Those attending were Mr. John Matheson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Snider, Jason and Kelli, RR 1, Listowel; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coultes, An- drea and Alison, Ken Davis, Scott Stevenson and Paul Cook of Belgrave and Mrs. Grace Kemp, RR 1, Listo- wel. Mr. and Mrs 011ie Paadneister and David off Oakville spent a day recently with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vincent. Mr, and Mrs. Michael Kuc of , St. Front, Sask., are spending a couple of weeks with their daughter and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Black and family. r COMMUNITY CALENDAR INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. Insurance - All types. Horne, business, auto, farm, life. WINGHAM 357-2636 GORRIE 335-3525 Thurs., Nov. 29 to Wed. Dec. 5 Thurs. Nov. 29 Blithe Spirit, Produced by Wingham Towne Players, Wingham Town Hall, 8:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 30 Turkey Bingo, Brussels Legion, 8:00 p.m. Blithe Spirit, Wingham Town Hall, 8:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 1 Chrsitmas Craft & Bake Sale, Wingham & Area Day Centre for the Homebound, Wingham Armouries, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Christmas Tea Bake & Craft Sale, Spon- sored by Wroxeter U.C.W. at Wroxeter United Church, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Blithe Spirit, Wingham Town Hall, 8:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 2 Mon. Dec. 3 Tues. Dec. 4 Wed. Dec. 5 Wingham Town Council Meeting, Council Chamber, 7:00 p.m. Morris Twp. Council Meeting, Twp. Shed, 1:00 p.m. Turnberry Twp. Council, Municipal Office, Bluevalc, 7:30 p.m. Maitland Women's Institute, November Meeting Changed to Today, Mts. Morley Bushell's Home, Pot Luck Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Wingham Police Commission Meeting, Council Chamber, 7:30 p.m. E. Wawanosh Twp. Council, Twp. Shed, 12:00 Noon. ROXY HOME VIDEO_ Great Family Entertainment 241 Josephine St., Wingham Phone 357-3373 ATTENTION HOME OWNERS If your attic insulation is not up to to -day's standard, R34 or 91/2" NOW is the time to install more insulation. 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