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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-06-07, Page 5..G Yy� RIBBON CUTTING — Huron MPP Jack Riddell, left, Walter Renwick, centre, chairman of Belmore Npn- Profit Housing Corporation board of directors, and Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff officiate at the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday to declare the Belle Haven Apartments officialy open. TOWN CRIER — Proximity to Stratford and its world-famous festival has given 1988 International Plowing Match organizers an excellent reason to adopt a Shakespearean theme, as was exemplified by Harry Nesbitt, local publicity committee chairperson of the biggest farm show in Canada. (Continued from Page 4A) Edward Street and the west side of Centre Street from the town's draft zoning bylaw. Those areas will now be zoned as residential. Thirty-two years of dedicated service terminated on Friday, May 31, when Mrs. Iris E. Morrey's resignation from the Wingham and District Hospital took effect. During Mrs. Morrey's term, she was the. guiding factor in three additions to the original , hospital, bringing the institution to its present capacity A federal election will be held July 8. In Huron -Middlesex, all three major parties have nominated candidates. The Conservative candidate , will be the incumbent, Bob McKinley; the NDP has nominated Shirley Weary and the Liberal party's hope is John Lyndon. t Gary Bauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bauer of Wingham, P graduated from the University of a Guelph with the degree of Bachelor w of Science in Human Kinetics. The Canada=U,$,: trade agreelnen makes Ketnn for .a. third party at the federalln'+aal'bargatning table concludes a iep, tri prepared by Attorney General Ian Scott. Under the agreement, the U.S. Government will have the right to insist that:... the Canadian Government intervene in a wide range of Matters, many under provincial jurisdiction. New .provincial programs in a. wide variety of areas will require the approval of U.S. politicians and interest groups. If the Americans object, they will have the legal right to require the Canadian Government to. intervene and attempt tooverride provincial programs. A dramatic.reduction of the ability of both federal and provincial governments.to shape their future is a key, finding, of the report. Mr. Scott explains this will mean that provincial attempts to respond to the social and economic needs` of. their citizens will be severely constrained in the future. The attorney general is quick to point out that the agreement is not just about the specific matter of a new pricing policy for wines and spirits. The report emphasizes that the trade pact will result in a. broad impairment of government by Huron Jack Riddell Agriculture Foo Minister. t assistance to many of Out*lt Indus nal and resource -bane c secUr The ' report finds that Canada" ability to regulate. energy and natural resources, health and soc, services, and culture will be • restricted under the agreement, :.fin addition, the agreement :Will prohibit ;. "Buy Canadian" investment rules and other measures designed ., encourage business start-ups and tq� protect jobs. Through this report, the atfr general will be examining the federal enabling, legislation On a sector -by -sector basis in view of Ontario's constitutional concerns. Grants to Ri nng Environment 'Minister Jim.- Bradley imBradleyhas recently,announced- waste announcedwaste management improvement grants to three municipalities in the riding. The Township of Turnberry will receive $9,750, the Town of Seaforth $6,200, and the Town of'. Winghani $12,200, to assistwith closure of sites. In addition, Cook's Division of Gerbro in Hensall has received notification from the Ontario Ministry of Energy of a $17,766 rant_ under the Grain "Dryer -Retrofit Program. Legion stand on purchase outlined in letter to council Dear Editor: Enclosed is a copy of a letter being sent to Wingham Town Council opposing the sale of war memorial property. It would be appreciated if you would publish this in your next issue so that your readers may know of our position and serious concern. Yours truly Don Farnell President Following is the text of that letter: "Dear Sirs: "Re: Cenotaph Land. You will recall that at the May meeting of council a Legion delegation opposed the sale of any of the cenotaph property and requested council to state clearly that no such land is for sale. The prospective buyer told council that he is only interested in buying an adjacent piece of property; unrelated to the cenotaph. Council instructed the finance and management committee to have a surveyor's site plan prepared to clarify the status of land owned by the town in that area. At its meeting on May 17, finance and managemant showed rep- resentatives of the Legion the resulting site plan and later provided copies for examination. From the site plan it is now clear hat the town owns only a single parcel of land at that location. The arcel is that which is described in nstrument 7895, an- d which was urchased from W.F. Vanstone for a ar memorial. On Aug. 26, 1924, the land was dedicated by Rev. Capt. One • player from each of Wingham's four all-star teams was presented with a scholarship to the Centralia Hockey School at the WMHA banquet. The boys are David Kieffer, Bantam; Brent Day, Atom; Ed Haines, PeeWee and Steve Mont- gomery, Midget. Each boy was chosen by his team's coaches in the light cif his performance over the past season. KING RESIGNS After holding office since Oct. 29, without a majority but trusting to he support of the Progressives, Premier MacKenzie King and his government resigned in July of 1926 after being twice defeated on the floor of the house. Governor General Eying called on Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen to form a cabinet and he accepted the task. t Edwards of Listowel and the monument unveiled by Sir Arthur Currie. In view of the assurance by every member of council at your May meeting that the cenotaph would be respected and preserved, it is expected that council will now announce that the cenotaph lot will not be cut up for commercial development. At a time when it was believed that there might be surplus land available in the area which did not infringe on the cenotaph, the interest of the prospective buyer could be understood. However, it is a matter of concern to learn from the site plan suppplied, that new lines have been added to indicate that someone is still thinking in terms of sale of a portion of the cenotaph lot even now that the facts are known. This matter has been reviewed by a general meeting of Branch 180 of the Royal Canadian Legion and we are still firmly opposed to the sale of any of the war memorial land. Lest We Forget Don Farnell President Reader says hospital owed congratulations Dear Editor: For the past several days, news of hospitals being in a deficit position has hit the headlines. We citizens of this community should be thankful, proud and appreciative of the administrator and board of directors of our Wingham and District Hospital. Not only is it without deficit at the end of the fiscal year 1987-88, but with a surplus. Congratulations for a job well done! An interested citizen Mabel Wheeler Belgrave •