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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-11-06, Page 10Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, Nov. 6, 1985 R. J. Ritchie graduates from Wilfrid Laurier BRUSSELS — Robert John Ritchie, husband of Cheryl Elaine Ritchie and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ritchie, Brussels, recently graduated with distinction from Wilfrid Laurier University with an honors bachelor of business administration degree in the cooperative program and an option in economics. Mr. Ritchie was the recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal Award for out- standing academic achieve- ment in senior business courses. He was an Ontario Scholar and a graduate of North Park Collegiate, Brantford. While attending Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Ritchie was the recipient of entrance and continuing academic schol- arships. tie has accepted a position in commercial bank- ing with the Continental Bank of Canada at its main branch in Toronto. TRRNRERRY TAXPAYERS please VOTE for RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT of FINANCES Vote MERVIN BAKER for Turnberry Township Councillor - Lifelong resident of Turnberry Township - Businessman for the past 10 years - Experienced in road construction and bridge building - Strongly committed to improving road', 'conditions - Better communication between road crew, council and ratepayers needed - If elgcted I promise 'to be the voice of the ratepayers for the next 3 years FOR RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATION Elect RUDY HOOFTMAN for. COUNCILLOR Township of Turnberry For an experienced, strong -voice on Turnberry Council Vote: - JOHN COX Nov. 12, 1985 OCCUPATION: Self-employed in the township, as a computer analysist. EXPERIENCE: Turnberry Township Council, Ali -candidates' meeting Grad r. oa sandd are ot topics • t T rnberry The decision tour pure ase an American-made grader, the condition of township roads and the waste disposal site were among the topics discussed at an all - candidates' meeting held in Turnberry last Tuesday evening. Present members of council .and the public and e separate school boards, as i well ;as hopefuls in the Nov. 12 election, were given a E chance to address the issues g and field questions sub- a mitted by the approximately th 50 interested citizens in b attendance. be Chairman Jean Mathers of h Bluevale introduced Reeve a Brian McBurney, acclaimed to serve another three-year c term on council. The reeve a thanked his supporters and a pledged to work for the best on interests of the township do over his term in offi never is easy and he would not make any "rash promises" about what he would or would not do if elected. "We will be faced with difficult decisions," he said and admitted those decisions might 'not always be popular, but he promised to weigh very decision in- the best nterest of the township. The next speaker, Paul lgie, said municipal -I overnment is the basis of ny and all government and erefore it needs a solid ase. Mr. Elgie said he i lieves his qualities make e im capable of functioning s s a team player. t Taxes are another area of s oncern to Mr. Elgie, who t sked members of the tr udience if they realized a ly 30 cents of every tax it Ilar collected by the town- e up stays in Turnberry. el Mery Baker, - another s ontender for a council seat, $4 id he feels his experience th road building would be an set to council. `There have been or business dee de by council in th ile," said Mr. Baker mised, if elected to t and try not to was payers' money. oads are the para cern of Don McKay king a council seat Kay said he has liv nberry most of his his reason for runni interest in the affai township. he quality of constru ownship roads in r rs is a concern of ay's, who said he traveled portions of s those roads are ow. e next candidate k, Rudy Hooftman, has held positions onsibility in the past has attended meet ouncil, so he is e of the responsibil uncil members, , reasons for runn to protect cultural base of ship.; to scrutinize ing of tax dollars a use he has a desire ely participate in s of the township. final speaker, Nels erwood, said he kno eople of . the towns the concerns off t ng community. M wood said he sees t disposal Lite as concern of the coun he next three y rs a also has said hfwou to see council evel r reserve funds. acted, Mr. Underwoo e would ask for inp he ratepayers — n e good things, but uld ask for criticism education continuin challenge to boar bers. The board als forced to deal with p matters, pre -Kind education and the separate school fundi Brian Jeffray seeking a seat on t of education. Hesai it is important that be represented on th and he would like t iaison between th munity and the board An estima ted 54 pe the property taxes c n Turnberry go ducation, so Mr. aid he would like to hat the citizens of th hip get their best v heir education dolla otted out some othe s well. For example, takes $2,900 per y ducate a child in the ementary public school ystem in the county and ,000 to educate a student at e high school level. Norm Wilson, the third candidate for the board, said a few his experience in community isions affairs in the Fordwich area e last and his contacts in the who business and farming do his communities would serve m well if he were to be ected to the board. Mr. Wilson also is in- ested in getting the best lue possible for every ucation dollar and if ted, promised to serve my and honestly. ince McInnes, the tuber on the Huron - man Catholic Sepa ool Board, said as i -retired he has the pend on the job of s rd trustee. ith 19 schools oper wo counties, Mr. McI the job is a difficult it is very interesting fying. rian Keet, the lenging Mr. Mclnne seat on the sepa of - board, said. test concern is teach es. one-time un nizer, Mr. Keet said r thought he would. elf on "the other sid nce", but feels stron an alternative to stri be found. ESTION & ANSWER ert Pierce of Bluev if there is any type ethnology that could yed at the towns disposal site, possi d of burning refuse. Fortune said coun iven consideration al alternatives, but m is that some a rohibitive for a tow he size of Turnber as the fate of t s concerned, Mr. Fo aid council has eng tudying the problem mond Neill aske llor Scott why he wa ✓ of buying a grade in the United Stat there is a plant tha cts graders right i nty. Scott defended th g to be a Mr. Neill claimed he had d mem- seen figures that refute Mr. o will be Scott's claims that operating ersonnel costs for John Deere graders ergarten issue of are less than those of Cham- pion graders, manufactured Cham - ng. in Goderich. also is Mr. Fortune also spoke to he board the question. Admittedly he d he feels had not been at the meeting farmers and he was not in favor of the e board decision to purchase a new o act as grader, in fact he was not in is tom favoring of buying a new grader at all. r cent of The township had just ollected spent a lot of money on toward repairs to its old grader and Jeffray even though a government ensure grant was available, he said e town- council had just purchased a alue for new grader in 1982. Retiring Councillor Don Morrison also extended c -thanks for the support he has sa received over the past three in years. as The candidates then were given a chance to make brief po presentations. ma Douglas Fortune, Turn- wh berry's deputy reeve, said he pro has decided to seek another bes term in that position because tax changes in his business R commitments have given con him more time, for elected see office. Mc A new waste disposal site, Tur roads and zoning in con- and junction with the township's an secondary plan are three the issues the new council will be T faced with in the upcoming on t term, he said. yea Taxes are another concern McK in an agricultural area, he the said and they should not be • of raised "willy-nilly" above narr the rate of inflation. Th His challenger for the spea position of deputy reeve, he Councillor Randy Scott, said resp he believes in speaking what also is on his my mind, something of c some people may admire awar and others may not. of co Mr. Scott said his biggest His concern is government are cutbacks in funding which agri force council to look to the town ratepayers to make up the spend difference. beca However Mr. Scott said he actio would not "sit back like a . affair sheep" when government The officials try to take away Und township subsidy dollars. the p "We can't sit back because, and there are people in Toronto farms who will listen to our needs." Under Joan Wright, a candidate waste for a second term on Turn- major berry council, said she has over t enjoyed her past three on he council, but admitted that work some of her preconceived greate notions about what a• If el municipal government can said h and cannot do have been from •t proven wrong -- council just th must heed the wishes and also wo even the commands, of higher forms of government. HOAR She said a new waste Incu disposal site is a top priority Board for the township and zoning Art C will be another concern of represUnder the new council. Mrs. Wright Turnbe e thanked those who supported the Tb her three years ago and the To asked for__.their continued board. support. of Murr OTHER CANDIDATES area re In addition to Mrs. Wright, h • is yea rs. He Ed Powell said he was r facts disappointed the council did he said not "buy Canadian", ear to to the hi el mount also ter Mr, va ed in ed life alae ng is °Pe rs of V me ction Ro event Sch Mr. sem feels to s ome boa too W in t to said said but of satis and Ad ngs chal well his ities scho grea ing strik the A the or-ga the neve nd hims to the fe the that must on QU ws Rob hip asked he new t r, emplo he waste a instea cil Mr. nd has g jd sever op proble cost -p d ship t ut As far of dump i he tune s nears s Ray Counci • in favo ee made k when constru d the cou e Mr. local Perth rate he is township, asked where his time fire assistance would come chool from — Wingham or the ating proposed Gorrie satellite station. nnes Mr. Fortune said although one, not everything has been and worked out at the fire board, he said it would be logical to man assume that if a property especially since local jobs (at the Western Foundry and Champion) are at stake. Following a brief lunch break, the meeting resumed for questions from the floor. Don Eadie asked what plans council has for the township gravel pit, adding that topsoil drawn from the pit for recent road projects could have been got elsewhere in the township. Mr. McBurney said the front portion of the gravel pit property will be sold'to a neighboring landowner and put back into agricultural production. Also the practice of drawing topsoil from the pit has been stopped, the reeve added. Doug Filsinger, a resident of the,Enortheast corner of the s for owner is closer to one rate department than the other, it his should be alerted in the case ers' of a fire. Orvil Welsh said he would ion like to see the speed limit he reduced in Lower Town. find Mr. McBurney replied that e of every entrance to Lower gly Town is posted with a 50- kes kilometre per hour sign. Mr. Baker also spoke to ale the matter. He said the road of in question serves four be factories and can be very hectic at times. It is hip something he said he would bly like council to take a look at cil in the future. Jean Deans asked why to there is so much conflict of the interest at the council table. re Mrs. Wright answered that n- conflicts of interest must be �'• declared if a council he. member stands to gain from r- a decision of 'council. For instance, she has been ad- d vise) by her lawyer to declare a conflict when s matters regarding her r husband's employer are es discussed. t However Councillor Mor- n rison rose to clear any misunderstandings about e • DS OF EDUCATION mbent Huron Count of Education trust lark followed Mr wood. Mr. Clar nts the Townships o rry and Howick an Tow of Wingham on th Due to the resignation there are six other can- didates vying for the three p6sitions for councillor in the John Cox, a former councillor, was th_e first_to speak He said he agrees with members of the present council that elected office Re -Elect DOUG FORTUNE Deputy-Fleeve - Turnberry Township FOR EXPERIENCE: *5 Years Deputy -Reeve *3 Years Councillor FOR COMMUNITY FOR COMMITMENT *Past -Chairman Wingham Area Fire Board *Member of ti" -le Committee for Belmore *Past -President Turnberry Federation of Agriculture *Past -President Huron County Federation of Agriculture -to work far th-e best'interests of the Township Your support would be appreciated. con ict Aug. 22, 1984, decision by saying John Deere is one- Of the largest machinery only pe distributors in Canada and not the added that 19 of its machines may ha of interest. He ex- eclares a conflict, it rtains to one issue, entire meeting as ve been assumed. en sold in southern in the last six ght the decision was t the council table, uty ree-Ve wa--1 not said`Mr. Scott and e reeve was asked if ion could be put off, o. ver Mr. Scott d, "We made the cision and got the duct for the money Taxpayers of Turnberry For a strong voice on Council vote NELSON UNDERWOOD On November 1 2 Your support at the polls will be appreciated N McKay as Turnberry Township Councillor JOAN WRIGHT for Council Turnberry Township NOTICE OF POLL Notice is hereby given to the municipal electors of the Township of Turnberry 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 electing the holders of such offices. OFFICES FOR WHICH POLL . TO BE HELD: DEPUTY REEVE - 1 required COUNCILLORS - 3 required HURON.COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - 2 required HURON PERTH SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD -• 1 required .ADVANCE POLL: WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 2ND,'1985, IN THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE, BLUEVALE. Hours 9 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. REGULAR POLLS: WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 12TH, 1985. HOURS 11 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. A person Who has been appointed a voting proxy may apply to the clerk not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of Polling Day to receive a certificate to vote by proxy for the polling sub- division in which the person appointing the voting proxy iS entitled to vote. • POLLING STATIONS: , POLL 1 (Arthur Stokes, Lower Wingham) All of 'B' Concession 1st Concession - \ Lots 5 to 10 inclusive 1st Concession - North Part8 of Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14 6th Concession - Lot 19 8th Concession - Lots 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Wingham Town Plot POLL 2 (Bluevale Hall) 1st Concession - LotS 15 to 60 and the south parts of Lots 11 to 14 Bluevale • 2nd Concesion - All 'A' Concession - All 'C' Concession - Lots 25 to 34 3rd ConcesSion - Lots 1 to 10 4th Concession - Lots 11 to 14 POLL 3 (Township Shed) 4th Concession - Lots 1 to 10 6th Concession - Lots 1 to 18 7th Concession - Lots 1 to 20 8th Concession - Lots 1 to 20 'C' Concession - Lots 11 to 24 POLL 4 Chambers, Con. 10) 9th Concession - Lots 1 to 25 inclusive 10th Concession - Lots 1 to 25 inclusive llth Concession - Lots 1 to 25 inclusive 12th Concession - Lots 1 to 25 inclusive Belmore Brookhaven Nursing Home - Residents Only Dorothy Kelly, Returning Officer I wish to thank the ratepayers of Turnberry Township for their support during my last 3 years on council. I ask for your continued sup- port in the upcoming election. RANDY SCOTT X DePutY Reeve Phone 392-6631 Thanking you Randy Scott