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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-11-06, Page 8Page 8—The Wingham Advance -Times, Nov. 6, 1 ;5 ONTARIO SCHOLARS—A total of 20 young people from the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham were awarded scholarship prizes for having 80 per cent or over in Grade 13. The commencement exercises were held last Friday evening at the F. E. Madill Secondary School. The scholars are: back, Michelle Hooftman, Virginia LeVan, Helen Maclntyre, Ronda MacPherson, Deborah MacRae, James MacPherson, Julie Be in a Hurry Vote for Murray DONhLDSON for Howick Township Council I would consider it an honour and privilege to represent you on Council! On November 12 ELECT JOHN JACQUES for Deputy -Reeve in i Howick Township Thank You NOTICE OF POLL Notice is hereby given to the municipal,electors of the, -Town of Wingham that whereas more candidates have . been nominated to each of the following offices than the number required to fill such offices, therefore polls will be held upon the dates and at the times and places stated in this notice for the purpose of elec_tina the holcie.rs_of_suGh-offi . OFFICE(S) FOR WHICH POLL TO BE HELD: MAYOR DEPUTY -REEVE TOWN COUNCILLOR PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONER PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEE ADVANCE POLLS: DATE: Saturday, November 2, 1985 LOCATION: Wingham Armouries TIME: Advance polls will be open from 9 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. REGULAR POLLS: DATE: Tuesday, November 12, 1985 LOCATION: Wingham Armouries .Regular polls will be open from 1 1 o'clock a.m Trnt11-8 0 clock p.m. PROXY APPLICATIONS: A person who has been appointed a voting pro- xy may apply to the clerk not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of Polling Day to receive a certifi- cate to vote by proxy for the polling subdivision in which the person appointing the voting proxy is entitled to vote. Given under my hand this 24th day of October, 1985. J. Byron Adams, Returning Officer Mulvey, Kathleen O'Donoghue, Elisabeth Otto, Kellie Stephenson, Byron Thompson; front, Suzanne Alton, Rosalea Cameron, Celia Chandler, Susan Cook, Anita Damsma, Murray deBoer and Mark Foxton. Absent from the photo is Timothy Mills, who is at- tending school in the United States. Wingham Town Council (Continued from Page 7) If a long-time local in- dustry cannot buy and build in our industrial park, how can we ever gain outside industry which would bring revenue and jobs to our community? The major issues facing council are replacement of the sewage • facility, bridge construction and replace- ment of the dams, an afford- able library facility, contin- uation of quality child care. and community support sys- tems for our seniors. I will support either the expansion of the library or the construction . of a new facility, but ndt ' the restoration of the old Lee building at a cost of approxi- mately $400,000. • I believe the beautification of the river should be restored and no council, present or future, should leave this mess, which was created by the loss of the dam. I believe in a strong lobby with both provincial and federal, governments to ensure that Wingham receives its' fair share of grants. W. R. (BILL) HARRIS— My name is W. R. (Bill) Harris. I was born and raised in Wingham and live at 123 Charles Street. I am employed by CKNX Broad- casting Ltd. as studio operations supervisor of television. Over,, the past 25 years I have been involved in various facets of municipal government, serving 10 years on the public school board, four years of which I served as chairman during the construction of the last addition to the school. In 1968 I commehced an eight-year term on Wingham Council, during which time i served on all committees. From 1980 to 1985 I have been mayor of Wingham. My, reason for entering the upcoming election for the position of deputy reeve is that I, feel I have gained much experience over the years and have something of value to offer the town. Many citizens have contacted me over the past few weeks asking me to consider seriously staying with council. Therefore I decided to try for another term of office. The major issues at stake which the new council must consider very carefully are: 1. Updating the sewerage system, which will he a major expenditure of over $1 million; 2. The two dams of our town are very urgent mat- ters. The upper dam is the rrgW-oTway to our industrial • area and it is imperative to protect and boost all our industries; 3. A new library is badly needed and has been for sometime. We as taxpayers cannot possibly meet all the afore- mentioned projects without federal and provincial grants and i shall pursue every possibility with the utrnost urgency in obtaining government help for our town. To consider becoming a member of town council, all candidates must dedicate themselves to serve for the good of the town, personal gain must never enter into it. Laws are made to protect everyone, without bias, and to be effective laws must be adhered to. Finally, the council which served the town over the past ,five years has a good track record, inasmuch as it rescued the town from a tremendous deficit it inherited in 1980 and I am happy to say the tow.n is now in the black. We'have tackled some major projects over the' past five years which were never entered upon lightly. All the town's finances were handled with integrity and intelligence. We know where every cent of taxpayers' money has been spent. • COUNCILLORS RON BEEC:ROFT— I was born and raised just outside of Wingham 40 years ago, but have resided at 213 Frances Street in Wingham for the past 15 years. I take pride in calling Wingham my - home -town and as a result of this I have served on the fire department far 15 years, taught Sunday School for four years, and have worked in the Scouting organization as • a leader for the past six years. I've worked as a body repairman for about 22 years and 'am presently employed by the Wingham Body Shop. i feel 'very strongly about the young people of Wingham and any decisions made by the town council .will reflect on there asa great deal of them will hope- fully he the future builders of Wingham. Wingham's industries and ser.vices employ a large number of people. One of the major issues for the up- coming council will be to see that our industries are protected, while at the same time keeping the doors open to any future developments. For the past year I have served as chairman of the Lower Town Dam replace- ment committee and I strongly feel . that it is •a high-priority issue. I'm quite certain that the darn could be replaced with very little, if any, tax increase to the town. 11 Also I'm opposed to renovating a run-down building for a new library. We are spending large Amounts on renovations to the Town Hall and I believe the Trhrary could be enlarged where it is now. at very little cost compared to rebuilding the Temperance Hall, plus we could use the hall area for parking. Thank you for your sup- port. DON ('ARTER-- I am 38 years of age and have lived in the Town of Wingham all my life. i have lived in my present" residence at 264 Centre Street, Wingham, since 1972. I took -over our business, Carter's Waste and Disposal, from my father in 1969. I have had no previous experience on town council, but I have been president of the local Kinsmen Club, Zone, B Kinsmen coordinator, helped form the Bruce. Regional Snowmobile Assoc- iation and was president of the local snowmobile club for four years as well as vice president of the Wingham Business Association for two years. Some of the issues I would like to see rectified are: 1. Replace the Howson Dam if grants are available. 2. Place the new library in the location' of the old fire hall; thus using the existing heating system from the Town Hall. 3. Dig out the pond bet- ween the Howson and lower dams before repairing the lower dam. Also I would like to see the growth of small businesses within our community. Let's look to the future for expansion! DIANNE GRUMMETT— My name is Dianne Grummett. I reside at 104 Patrick Street East, Wingham. I have lived and worked in the Wingham area most of my life and I ,presently manage a family business of which I am part- owner. Although my only 'ex- perience with council and its proceedings have been from attending several meetings over the past two years, I feel that my involvement in business management during the past 10 years is an asset. After all, the Town of Wingham is actually a business- and council -mer -n • - bers are its board of directors. My reason for running is simply that I believe citizens have a responsibility to take part in the direction and 'future of their community and running for council is my at tPmpt_to_take-a_turn_ i am sure the residents of Wingham already realize some of the major issues facing the incoming council will include a better library facility, what to do about the Lower Town Dam and the lagoon. However I feel that taking a firm sthnd on any of these issues without being able to examine all of the information compiled by the previous council would be irresponsible and a poor way to begin. In closing i would like to assure you that in return for your support 1 will do every- thing possible to help make well-informed decisions for the benefit of our com- munity. Thank you. BiLL McGRATH— Hello, I'm Bill McGrath. I am 35 years old, married with three children and a resident of Wingham. I have been employed for 19 years with Beyworth Ent. and I'm their sales manager. I'm past lieutenant -governor of Optimist International and currently a member of the Optimist Club of Wingham and District. I also sit on the Wingham Minor Hockey executive and coach.a team. For the past three years I have served on the Wingham Planning Advisory Com- mittee, the last two years as chairman. In those three years I have seen1 the needs of our town. I have also seen a lot of good ideas and op- portunities go to waste. Unfortunately you can only accomplish so much at the committee level. However perhaps as a councillor ideas can become a reality. Our town is a good town. Industry is good, but perhaps we could seek out new in- dustry. Our taxes are the highest in Huron County. Let's look into the reasons and try to find solutions to alleviate higher taxes. Council will have to decide what to do about the old Temperance Hall being "turned into a library. Perhaps this is the most important issue at present because we're talking a lot of money — money taxpayers are going to have to help with. Only a year ago the Planning Advisory Com- mittee asked council to look into having this building condemned. I feel it is about time council took inventory of the buildings and property already owned by the town. Perhaps one of these could be renovated at a far less cost than $400,000. I also feel council has let the Lower Town Dam issue go long enough. With cooperation . from govern- ment and council this project could be finished. After talking with the chairman of the dam project, he estimates this dam could cost the town^under $50,060 Last but certainly not least, I feel we need coun- cillors who are willing to work together to make our town the best it can be. For these reasons I ask for your support. Thank you. JAMES K. McGRflQR,. ' MDCM — I have been a resident of the Town of Wingham for approximately 20 years. My family and I most appreciate the many warm and charitable acts extended to us during this period. It is my opinion that at some time it is the respon- sibility of every citizen to offer his or her services to the general community as an obligation of citizenship, to say nothing of having par- ticipated in the many benefits provided by the community. 'As I •am inexperienced in civic affairs, I thought the level of councillor appro- priate in my case. I am willing to study and to learn the c'.isciplines required and to exercise judgment and prucence in all matters to be dealt with by this body, should it be the collective wish of the electorate to entrust me withthis responsibility. WAIRI) ROBERTSON — 1 am 38 years old and have lived and worked in Wingham with my wife and two daughters for 15 years. I am employed by CKNX Broadcasting as head of the commercial photography department. I wish to work for the townspeople in helping to make Wingham a progres- sive community in which to live and work. I believe the, Town of Wingham can and will move ahead by attract- ing new industry and strengthening our downtown core area, and I wish to have a part in bringing this about. The affairs of town -council and the operation o& town council run the same/as any business and, being the owner and operator of the Lyceum Theatre, I feel my experience in this field would bean asset to council. I feel important issues facing the town and future council include a long look at the proposed sewage system upgrading, the possibility of having to replace the Howson Dam in the near future, a zoning bylaw which eliminates the confusion that has been caused over the years through misinterpre- tation arid misunderstand- ing. The replacement of the Lower Town Dam I feel is very important, but only when we find out where we stand on the Howson Dam. I also feel that it is more favorable to build a new library from the ground up than to renovate the old Temperance Hall. In closing, as I said previously, I have lived and worked in °the Town of Wingham for 15 years. I would now like the chance to work for the Town of Wingham. DOUGLAS SWITZER— I am no stranger to. our town, having lived and worked here for the past 17 years. I have served on council for the past three years, serving on the Public Works Committee, the Recreation and Community Centres Board as well as the Wingham Day Care Board for my full term; add to these the Property Com- mittee for the past two years. With this in mind, I am confident if elected that I have some experience which worild be an asset in serving the Town of Wingham for another term on council. At this time many vital issues face this town. One issue that is before us is the lower dam. Should we leave it as it is and let nature have its way or try and landscape it to become a nature park? The third alternative is to replace the dam, either in whole or in part. I favor the • replacement of the dam. I have confidence that some outside funding will be found. We the Town of Wingham need a lake to add to the beauty of our park and trailer park. The engineers reporting on the state of the upper dam believe if the upper dam went out we could lose the new lower structure, so both will have to be looked into — keeping in mind the taxpayer. As for the library, I am all for an enlarged facility with room for new trends in computer and video at an affordable price, keeping in mind the grants that are or might become available. As many of you are aware, some time ago the ministry asked the town for a study on our lagoon and sewage system because of pollutants getting into the river. The result of the preliminary study shows that extensive cost is involved. This study has been forwarded to the ministry for its response as to when and how much is. necessary. I would ask your support at the polls on Nov. 12. Re -Elect JOHN L® 'STAFFORD for r':C. Reeve Howick Township "Progress is the development of order" 't RE-ELECT ALEX GRAHAM for Council Howick Township K1124. • 2.575 C.H.U. 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