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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-03-27, Page 4"OW N 0 c \ * W KI.GNAM V\ i 4CORPORATED .° INTERIM TAX INSTALLMENTS The interim tax installments for the Town of Wingham are due on March 29, 1985. ..Interest ..at. 1._1/4.o2:o- .her .month ...or . any. pert thereof will be charged as of April 1, 1985. Byron Adams Clerk Treasurer FARMERS: You could save money and time -if you cometo the income tax specialists! OUR CAREFULLY TRAINED TAX PREPARERS are ready to prepare your -iu come tax return. They are up=to-date on all the tax credits and deductions that apply to farmers. At H & A Block, we'll take all the time necessary to do the job right because we want you to pay the lowest legitimate tax. Come to H & R Block. we could save you money this year. H&R BI.00K THE INCOME TAX SPECIALISTS 573 Campbell St:, LUCKNOW, Phone 528-2338 A .. Open 9-6 Wed.-Iri. 328 Josephine St., WINGHAM, Phone 357-3006 Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Weekdays 9 a.m.-I p.m. Saturdays Appointments available. 0 0 Seniors' Day Centre News The Wingham Advance -Times, Mar. 27, 1985—Page 5 By Pam Williams As the year progresses, the centre soon will be celebrating six years as a support service to help in- dividuals remain living independently in their own. hornes in north Huron and south Bruce counties. " The majority of 'people who come to the centre are homebound due to no access to transportation, age or a disability. If you would like more information about the centre, call 357-1440 or 357- 1445 and help someone start the spring season off right: Last week at the centre Casey Casemore concluded his talk on travel. Mr. Casemore will be traveling again soon and we wish him a safe and happy time in Europe. Perhaps he could send us some European sun- shine if there's any to spare. Last Tuesday Rev. Doug Zehr, a board member for the centre; Rita Rice, the centre's director; Edythe McKenzie, a day centre client and yours truly, the assistant director, attended a mini -conference sponsored by the Ministry - of -Com- munity and Social Services in London. Approximately half of our funding comes from the provincial govern- ment, so the purpose of the conference was to examine the future direction of seniors' day centres and home -support services in the province. Future programs at the centre include foot clinics on April 9 and 17. We also are For the hottest deals around ... See. Lynn Hoy today! Visit our. booth Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at the Town and Country Tradefest in Brussels. See the new Roper 11 HP and 16 HP- Twin Yard Tractor SALES AND SERVICE Lynn Hoy Enterprises Ltd. Highway 86 East, WINGHAM, 357-3435 planning an Easter celebra- tion April 2 at 1 p.m., featur- ing Mr. Zehr, minister of the Brussels Mennonite Fellow- ship Church. Mrs. Terry Reath of the Listowel area. is. offering. a craft demonstration April 4. Our semi-annual flea market will be held May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Book your table early for this fund-raising event. Tickets still are- available for. the Theatre Circle play "T.G.I.F." in Blyth for the April 18 matinee per- formance. This is a special showing for senior citizens and a chance to spend a pleasant April afternoon. Call the centre for more details. •, y A thought for this week is from The Challenge of Aging by John McLeish: "Your mind is like a parachute, it's no use unless it's open:" Belmore Several Belmore and area residents took part in a "Meat Matters" course held last Tuesday in Wingham. LouisewMarritt and Mary Renwick represented the sheep industry, Ron and Sharon Douglas represented the pork industry and Barry Mulvey represented the beef industry. Several other Belmore people attended this informative and in- teresting afternoon. The Belmore Presbyterian Church held a "Kick-off Rally" for its Sunday School, which will commence Easter Sunday. The children en- joyed playing games, watching a movie and the lunch that followed. The Belmore community congratulates Ron. and. Marie McGlynn, who ex- changed vows at the Presybterian Church March 16: A small reception followed in the community centre. Jim Renwick returned home last week from the Owen Sound hospital after undergoing ` minor eye surgery. We all are glad he is home and doing well. Lois Darling accompanied Eileen Darling off_Stratford, Beverley Ballagh of Kit- chener and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ballagh of Walkerton to the Bahamas recently, where they spent one week at Freeport. • Anyone with any news items is asked to call Mrs. Cindy Johann, the new Belmore correspondent. Agric. society holds meeting BRUSSELS— The agricul- tural society held its , March meeting in the lounge at the community centre recently. ' President Keith Williamson chaired the meeting and wel= comed the new directors. The correspondence was read. Wayne Lowe suggested contacting a midway company and asking for a price quotation. The society's fund-raising dance is scheduled for May 25 at the community centre and the queen -of -the -fair dance is scheduled for Sept. 14. A donation of $500 will be forwarded the community centre board as rent for 1984. Neil Hemingway is to look into the making of placemats' for local 'restaurants to promote the fall fair. EAST WAWANOSH FEDERATION—The executive members of the East Wawanosh Federation of Agriculture were chosen last week during the group's annual dinner meeting at Belgrave. The executive, which remains virtually unchanged from last year, in- cludes (front) Gordon Carter, director; Ralph Scott, vice To oppose power corridor president -Chris Palmer, president; Les Caldwell, secretary -treasurer; (back) directors Leo Glavin, Jack Nonkes, Doug Walker and Wallace Norman. Other directors include Don Dow and Murray Scott,. with a director for the fourth line yet to be confirmed. Area farmers vote to revive the F••dland Hydro Committee Facing the prospect of new: high-voltage hydro trans- mission corridors on or near their properties, a large group of farmers and and other landowners in Huron; Perth and Bruce counties has decided to revive an organization which proved to be- an excellent tool during the last round of hearings with Ontario Hydro. During meetings last week at Exeter and Wingham the, farmers voted to re-establish the Foodland Hydro Com- ' niittee — an organization dedicated to keeping power corridors off prime farm land — though with a slightly different structure than before. This time, instead of being supported by existing farm groups, the committee will be based on individual memberships, with mem- bers paying a suggested contribution of $1.00 for each acre of land in the route of a proposed transmission corri- dor or $50 for a residential or other property. Support for the organi- zation appears strong, with more than $14,000 collected during the first two days of its existence. It hopes to raise' between $75,000 and $100,000 to pay legal and other expenses connected' with the upcoming hearings, expected to be held late this year or early next year. . An estimated 650 people turned out last Thursday night at Exeter for the first of two scheduled organiza- tional meetings and Tony McQuail, acting chairman of the committee until a new board of directors can be chosen, reported the re- sponse to the proposal was very good. (Mr. McQuail had chaired the committee during its previous successful battle at the hydro hearings in 1982 to keep -"power corridors" off prime agricultural land.) Join Percy and Mary Pletsch of Walkerton, Ontario on their * GREAT BRITAIN DISCOVERY * June 3rd to 24th, 1985 , Experience the flavour of Britain as soon as you board the, airplane. You'll be travelling with British Airways, the world's favourite airline. Enjoy an in-depth tour of Britain — seeing much of England, Scotland, Wales and Southern Ireland. * * * Enjoy their historic sites, beautiful countryside, exciting cities and live theatre. * * * We invite--yo-u, to an "Information--Evening"--at the Hartley House in Walkerton on Monday, April 15th at 8:00 p.m. Write or call COLLECT (416) 451-4944 T Clare Burt Travel. 21Queen Street East, Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6W 3P1 Turnout at the Wingham meeting on Friday night was more modest, with about 250 attending. However the group voted unanimously o}= though not all voted — to support the proposal for a new Foodland Hydro Com- mittee. Mr. McQuail led off the meeting, reviewing the history of the earlier com- mittee which, during 34 days of hearings at Stratford in 1982, persuaded the hearing board -to opt for a Bruce-to- Essa transmission route instead of one going through Huron and Perth. This decision was quashed - last year, however, when the Supreme Court' of Ontario agreed with objections raised by a group of cottage - owners and municipalities that they had not received adequate notice of the hearings. As a result, Mr. McQuail explained, Ontario Hydro has decided to develop the proposed alternate routes to the same level of detail as the northerly M3 route and this is the reason for the recent studies and open houses. It is important - to remember. that when Hydro picks its preferred route later this summer, even if it turns out not to be the Bruce - to -London r ute, farmers still cannot relax, he„warned, since it is possible for the hearing board•or the Ontario cabinet to over -rule fhe, Hydro selection. "We're going to have a fairly interesting kind of hearing at the next stage, with various interest groups pressing for preferred routes,” he noted. He said that for those in the Bruce -to -London area it -- would be nicest if the hearing board upheld. its decision at the previous heaiirig for a modified plan M3, adding that, ."If not . for some cot- tagers and landowners in the north ,and some pretty big municipalities in the south, Hydro wouldn't be back here bothering you again." . The meeting also reviewed the proposed structure and financing for the Foodland Hydro Committee. It will be grass-roots based', with township committees elect- ing members to a central board of directors which will in turn Choose a chairman, seeretary and treasurer. Rough estimates included in a proposed budget suggest the group could need $40,000 for legal expenses and $25,000 for other expenses associated with the hearings, —as_w e1L as_$3,.750Jor_maili.ng . and $5,000 for transportation to and from committee meetings. While committee Mem- bers paid their" own expenses last time, it is not fair to expect the same again, Bill Jongejan, acting treasurer, told the meeting. He said to be an effective organization it must have a sound financial base, noting that the coalition of cottagers and landowners opposing the Bruce-to-Essa (Barrie) route raised an estimated $100,000 to carry their fight to the Supreme Court. . However' he noted that last time the committee. mem- bers had most of their ex- '.;penses reimbursed by the hearing board and it is possible the same thing will happen, again, ,in which case the money collected will be returned. No one will be excluded from membership for financial reasons, 'but the group needs a strong financial base "because the other folks .do", Mr. McQuail said. . He added, in response to a question, that no decision has been made yet on hiring a lawyer. That will be up to 'the new board of directors. The previous committee worked without a lawyer and was quite effective, he noted, "but this hearing may be a • lot tougher. "A lot of organizations want to cut this group to shreds and they will have all the transcripts of the last hearing and five months to study them." Stephen Thompson of Clinton is the acting treasurer for the group and he got a chuckle from the crowd by telling the farmers he has invested the con- tributions in a credit union and "it could be the only profit-making operation we have in 1985." He also ad- vised them to keep their receipts and . claim the ' donation as afarm expense. While the primary purpose of the organization is, to try to keep more hydro corridors out of the Huron -Perth area, in conversation following the meeting Mr. McQuail agreed with a suggestion by Chris Palmer, pi'es,ident of the East Wawanosh Township Federation of Agriculture, that it could also be an ef- fective tool for negotiating the best possible deal with Ontario Hydro on behalf of farmers if it should turn out that a power line does run through this area. BUYING AN ANNUITY? 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Apr. 2 Huron -Bruce Progressive Conservative Assoc., 'Candidate Nomination Meeting, Wingham Town Hall, 8:00 p.m. Turnberry Twp. Council, 7:30 p.m„ Municipal Office, Bluevale. E. Wawanosh Council, 10:00 a.m., Township Shed. Wed. Apr. 3 Kindergarten Registration at E. Wawanosh Pu.b.lic.SchooLBclgraxer..400 p..r .. Blood Donor -Clinic, F. E. Madill S.S., 12:30. 4:00 & 6:00. 8:30 p.m. �. Wingham Police Commission, 7:30 p.m.. Town Ffafi. I Great Family Entertainment 1 241 Josephine St„ Wingham Phone 357.3373 L ROXY HOME. VIDEO 1