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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-03-15, Page 2• ted.from Page 1) b3oord,,:with the fire pay into .a general kitty and distri.. to: the .v►oiun.teers according to-_ number of points eaeh has earned4 f reng ter is awarded one point for a fie alarri or responding to a fire, Wit, two w %: if any type of Oltw tingitiShing Uired, and three points :fir any fire duty longer than one hour. ln addition, a firefighter receives two points for each training t s[ `"',sr nn Vi ¢ . e pre "el _ are pro babll coni re t+ beat ,p priority l s t of respopsjbrzl ayes, things have reached the point where St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM E John Street . t Centre Street ,�,H ANGLICAN PARISH OF ININGHAM AND BELGRAVE All services from the "Book of Common Prayer" SUNDAY, MARCH 20,1988 11 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday School & Nursery * * * * * * * * Minister : Rev. D. Madge * ******* Trinity, Belgrave -1:15 p.m. * ******* Worship The Saivation Army 292 Edward St., Cali 357-1367 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Family Worship 11:00 a.m: Praise and TestimonyMeeting 9 7: 5.0o p.m. You are invited. Schneider's No. 1 sliced, 500 gra Side Bacon ••••.•••••.••••• 2.99 Schneider's Sliced, 500 gr. Bologna ...••.•..•••• Chef -Boy -R -Dee, 212 gr., Spaghetti &Meat Balls or Beef Ravioli •••••.••••••.•. .69 Beatrice, 500 ml. Sour Cream . • • ... • .. • • .... 1.69 Beatrice, 500 mi Half& Half ••...•..•..••••.•. 1.09 Gold Seal, 71 /2 oz. Red Sockeye Salmon . 41 . • • • • • • • 2.99 5 lb. bag Florida Juice' Oranges ......- • . 2.4.9 Seedless English Cucumbers a _ •59 ing, but necessarywork, Asked what he ;dOneiderecl the greatest :attribute of ha g a full time chid; both vieitors' said sue value is bard to'meas'te =.: "When . I'mwe out .doing my. job,: don't see the end resul'. Gibso said, "but if I'm mot able to get. oU and work' on fire prevention, that' when the .dollar value,' in loss .. shows up." Mr. Van Dyke said measuring th value of a full-time chief in -money is impossible. The job instead shoo l be • measured in the prevention loss of life and damage to property "The best fire department is one that works on the prevention of fires and that 99 per cent. of the time is on a standby basis back at;,the fire hall," he said. "A fire department will ,never make us money, but will save a. lot of grief to the taxpayers," Mr. Van Dyke added. i. The ideal fire department, he said, should be based on prevention,. safety and the morale of the firefighters. "If you have the right combination of that, financing shouldn't be any problem," When he was hired, Mr. Gibson said, he understood the: position to be basically a "nine -to -five" job, but in fact, it is not that way and he'is actually on call around the clock. In addition, many ratepayers expect him to be at the site of all fires and at all times. " `gift's' very comforting .to` know' that the boss is in charge," said Wingham representative James McGregor. Because he has risen, through the. ranks of the volunteers, Mr. Gibson feels he is more Aware of their needs and the problems they face. He also told the board he enjoys a good working relationship with the Strathroy newspaper which has often been to the department's advantage. The Kerr bid was the lowest of two 0-0-0' tenders submitted to the first - Kind .words don' wear out the regular March meeting of council. tongue. — Old Saying The firm will crush and haul 16,000 cubic yards of gravel from the township pit at $2.51 per yard and stockpile another 2,000 yards at $1.35 for a total contract price of $42,860. Town approves ch n• t s es; e l d of 4uNioa SSE r KERS Retye tlthe ai#b ►t Lk tura r Spo '.sS ,OIMF. a public speaking compet tfon: tomJ ors in, (he -junior f+ 5 i clud►ed (front from left): Stewart Locke and David Jacques; ft~ place, (back) Amy;Metca/fe, Josh Doubleday, Erin Taylor and Kathy Kennedy*. Pl*'lowick Up,* Photo : bt ing are loo� The Wingham Towne Players held a general meeting last Wednesday evening, March 9, in an effort to stir some interest in amateur theatre-jn town.,V The four committee members were pleased to welcome. two regulars, as well.: as five new and interested theatre buffs. The group discussed the possibility of staging a performance this fall, providing more people will take - part, either onstage or behind the scenes. The members ask that anyone interested in acting, building sets or props, making costumes, Promp- ting, phoning, planning or, working on publicity and advertising contact either Nancy Laing at 357-3170 or Dianne Vie, 357-3077, after 6 p.m The Wingran Towne Players want. tostage a mor ance this fall andpeed people ' , to h pr Watch the "ComingEvent�s" colurnn of this newspaper for notice coming Towne Players' Meetings. Committeeme�rtbers�� 'ip unchanged Wingham firm will crush, haul township gravel Joe Kerr Ltd. of Wingham will crush and haul gravel for Turnberry roads hi the south of the township this year. • • ... 2.59 Ate. lbwIaIk 0'.i the Our ,carell lty;PPforstoitrers1 vial" pp- o on WI the tax +redia, ded c t and ere m..b ii to .►. Ili the + 1i.1n- ta+ti yblock:we'.11. . necessary time to right because we to pay to lowest :. tax get the ave Membership of Wingham Town Council's finance and management committee: is „to -remain unchanged at least. for the .remainder of this council's terra o€office. In February, council directed its striking committee to review the membership of committees, with the view of reducing the number sitting on finance :and management. Since five members of council currently sit on that committee, it was felt by some councillors that recom- mendations submitted by finance and management for council ap- proval are but a foregone con- clusion. However, in a striking committee report presented -by . Mayor Jack Kopas at council's regular March session, - it was recommended that the number of members on all committees remains unchanged. "If we were to reduce that com- mittee (finance and management) by one, we would have to restructure all council committees, creating 1988 f i re budget quite an upheaval," Mr. Kopas said. (Continued from Page 1) at $127,200 while the actual 1987 total was some $8,5001ess at $118,619, "However, there are problems brewing," Dr. McGregor warned. The board is currently waiting for the final report . of a review con- ducted by the Ontario Fire Mar- shal's office which includes a job description for the position of fire chief, he said, "The outcome of that could, be a -c relatively expensive cost factor for this municipality and others in the C fire beard," : McGregor said 1. With roughly nine months remaining in the current term, the striking committee favors allowing things to remain the same at least until after the election, "bearing in mind that we are looking for a maximum of four members of council on that committee," he added. Currently sitting on the finance and management committee are Councillor James McGregor, hairman, and , Reeve Bruce Machan, Mayor Jack Kopas and ouncillors Ward . Robertson and on Beecroft: • RIresit Local.1i •• • • • TOWNSHIP OF HOWICK FIRST TAX INSTALLMENT DUE The first tax installment for the Township of Howick is due March 25th, 1988. Interest_ at 1 1/4% per month or any part thereof will be charged after the due date. NOTE - persons who o have acquired properties and have not received a tax bill should contact. the clerk's office. Failure to receive a bili does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibilities fQ:r"paytmotnt of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment. .� `fiord Miller Clerk Treasurer