The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-17, Page 1,„ ,„; ' •••• •
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COurity.rafa
Is set to begin
Residents of County Road 7, the
ninth Concession of Turnberry
Township, heard some long-awaited
news fast week. -
' Construction will begin on the road
next year: with paving -slated-for
1991.
Dennis Merrall, Huron County en-
gineer., chaired last Wednesday eve-
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ning's IMblic 'meeting in the , projectunderway.
Bluevale halls which was attended.
by almost 50 interested citkzens, as
well as county road employees and
road committee members.
The preliminary plans were dis-
played for frill view and discussion,
informing the landowners how the
proposed construction will affect
their properties. The estimated cost
of constructing and paving the 10 -
kilometre Arita is $1.6.thillieri.
In some cases, the county will be
purchasingproperty from landown-
ers at a price of $2,400 per acre.
While Mr. Merrall said he realizes
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Reeve Brian McBurney said the
purpose of the meeting was to get
concerns known and, hopefully, out
of the way before construction is set
to begin.
George Underwood spoke for- all
residents of County Road 7 when ke
congratulated the road departme t
for finally getting the long-awaited
Frostyfest plans
in early stages
-Plans for the 1989 edition of
Frostyfest, Wingham's winter cele-
bration,, are in the formative stages
with the event tentatively scheduled,
for early February. •
More details will, be provided in
next week's edition of the
newspaper„
the price ',i* high, he believes it \
am -,changes
creates-gefOwillbetween the county' IVI eeting
and the landowners.,
This year, smile utilities win be -to first Thtirsday
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moved to prepare for construction in
Thr2' .V_3*” ,illaitiOrffelittr"'IllcViriiittnairt 'Board of *Police
, rieXtyear;Mr. Merrailadmktted and COMmissioners has changed the
all but local., traffic may have to be date of its regular meeting to the
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re-routed. However, the road will be first Thursday of every month.
passable for \emergency and heavy The switch in" dates — beginning
vehicles, he assured these assem-- with the Feb. ,2 meeting — also
bled:' -, marks a change from evening to
It also will be, necessary to cut 163 afternoon sessions for the board.
of the 410 trees along County Road 7. ' The meetings will continue to be
BUtMr. Merrell said new trees will held in the Wingham Town Hall
be planted in their place. ' A' - _ council chambers.
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FIRE CHIEF HARLEY GAUNT and an unidentified speciater. watch
4 as firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the barn owned by Gerald
Vandekolk of Turnberry Township. In the foreground can be seen
some of the 30 or so pigs that managed to escape from the-burnirig
building.
Town recycling program
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tarts Tuesday, April 4
Tuesday, April 4 will be a "blue"
2 day in Wingham as the town's
• recycing program is scheduled to
• get under way on that date.
Last Thursday, town council's
• property committee decided to set
pril 4 as the program's starting
date following verbal confirmation
of a grant to cover one-third of the
purchasing cost of the curbside
"blue boxes".
The cerifirmation came frtm On-
tario Multi -Material Recyclig In-
corporated (OMMRI), a not-for-
profit corporation created by the
soft drink manufacturers to en-
courage the establishment of cur-
bside, multi -material recycling
programs.
According toWingham's recycling
co-ordinator Jim Lang, the $3,000
grant represents a third of the cost
for the 1,250 blue boxes which he
ordered on Friday.
Mr. Lang also pointed out that
OMMRI is providing the services of
its advertising consultants at no
charge to the town. The consultants
will help design a.campaign to help
introduce the program to Wingham
residents.
While the property committee
continue S to. wait . ft* environment
ministry approlial':0 Oita ap-
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plications, Mr. Lang said the MOE
has sent the town a letter which in-
dicates the approval could be forth-
coming as soon as start-up work has
begun.
If these grants are approved, he
said, the program is expected to re-
ceive $15,000 in the program's first
year and $10,000 in its second.
• Wingham Town Council issued an
order- in June to start a recycling
prograni, as soon as posSible
Morris council
not interested.
Morris Township Council is not
interested in the Lake 'Wingham
project and will not attend an as -yet -
unscheduled meeting.
A letter froirfJack liopas; iormer
Wingham rnayOr and prealdent
- of the Wingham Business Asso-
ciation, was read." at 'the first
January meeting of Morris cOuncil.
In his letter, Mr.. Kopas 'said a
meeting among area munieipalities
to discuss the Lake Wingham
projectis being planned. Council
instructed Clerk -Treasurer Nancy
Michie to Inform Mr. Kotula that
Morris is riot interested in the
twojea
Lossiti"Thr.Fitterry barn fire •
ettiOiatOtt at*botit $200;00
A suspected Malfunction, in an
electric exhaust fan -is being blamed
for a fire which destroyed
Turnberry Township pig barn last ,
week.
According with Wingham Fire,,
Chief Harley Gaunt; the call to the,.
Gerald Vandekolk property came at
3:10 p.M. Wednesday,Jan. 11.
The farin is located at Lot 24, Con.
11 of Turriberry. •'
Mr. Gaunt says the 75 X, 75, L-
shaped barn is a complete loss: He
' estimates the value of the building at
$130,000. [However, there were 120
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POO MEIER Or RR' Brussels
has beim elected chairman of the
board of Gay tea Foods Co-
operative LJfillted. He replaces
John CaMpboirof Ft144,, Bayfield.
pigs, 29 sows and three boars lost in
the blaze as well, to which Mr. Gaunt
has not yet attached a dollar value.
The firefighters were able to save
30 pigs.
Also lost was a tractor, manure
spreader and hay baler. Mr. Gaunt
says a modest guess of the entire
loss is well over $150,000.
Wingham-based
group included
in $1.8 million
The Wi gham-based Town and
Country memakers is included in
a $1 8 .millionprovincial government
grant to cover the deficits forecast in
homemakers' programs across On-
tario.
Community and Social Services
Minister John Sweeney recently an-
nounced that • the provincial
government will cover the deficits
forecast in the homemakers' pro-
grams of i e Canadian Red Cross
Society • six other not-for-profit
organizations.
In addition t�Town and Country
Homemakers, these other organ-
izations are: Visiting Homemakers
Association of Ottawa, Visiting
• Homemakers Association of
'Toronto, Central Neighborhood
House of Toronto, Senior Care of
Toronto, and the Guelph -Wellington• Dufferin Victorian Order of Nurses.
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