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The Town of Wingham will make it
official tomorrow night (Wednes-
day).
For some time now, Wingham
Town Council has held the opinion
that the town's hydrants should be
eonSidered_firefightin.g equipment
and;:41.e`1), be -included (in the
operating budget of the Wingham
Area Fire Board, just as tanker
trucks and other equipment.
Tomorrow, at the fire board's
regular monthly meeting — post-
poned from last Wednesday by
inclement weather Councillors
Bill McGra,th, aud Ron Beecroft,
cduncil's two fire board
representatives, will make that
request official.
It was Mr. McGrath who recom-
mended the action to council at its
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The late Margaret Bennett was
highly respected for her work and
concern for youth in the community.
That remark was included in a
brief statement to the regular
February meeting of the Wingham
Board of Police Commissioners by
its c.hairman, Holly Keil.
In her statement, Mrs. Keil ex-
plained that the board's meeting had
been rescheduled from Wednesday
afternoon to Thursday in order to
allow members of the board to at-
tend funeral services for Mrs.
Bennett, a former police com-
lpisslimer; _ _
bet, IVEfs
Bennett Served faithfully on the po-
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regular February session.
He told council that he had alread
made the suggestion to the board a
its January meeting and that i
appears that the board could now be
more receptive to Wingham's
position.
"The fire board has asked for a
motion from this council that makes
the request that hydrants be
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the other mUnieipalities. Include -the -bant costa
Y -The Winghalk_Area Fire Board estimatedat$4-000-*--inits-budget,-
t currently charges $500 per fire call the Wingham representatives have
t although the true cost is much been directed to advise the board
higher, he Said. that the town vi;j1,1 no longer pay any
Fire cat chargerun from $75o to of the costs assoilated with the
as high as $2,000 in some municipali- department's tanker trucks. -
ties, he added Council's opinion. is that tankers
In the event the board refuses to k Continued on Page 2A)
included in (the board's) operating
budget," hesaid..,
"Wingham is subsidizing every
call that goes out of this fire station
or out of Howick," Mr, McGrath
said.
rruillberry council is considering the township, they are concerned
He reasons that since the charge
for fire calls does not truly reflect revising, its position on road about costs which might be
ope ' sin thetoWnskip. incurred.
Council considers change
tolis road -opening policy
the actual cost, then
Wingham Ls
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picking up 36.2 per cent of that, For the past:several years, council "We're not against opening (the
hag' been.setting aside money in the street), we're just wondering how to
deficit, even though the calls are in budget for ,
road openings, but has pay for it," said Councillor John
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learned 4.1011d14.417 of -traisPorta- Cox. ' •'',. - . , , .-; . - .... : --.1/4
n loiiRelvWs‘lbgidiF,e open- -- ---IVIL‘.401404-satfls4tg:wotild, not
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S- Jake IiikkeitrifiendOOf „first or adjoining landowners to help the
monthly Meeting Of Turnberry township 'Pay fOr the straits,
council to ask if 'peter',might esPeciallysinceiheestiMateto open
be opened for reside Peter Street -IS betveen- $35400 and
deve1oprnent.Petj Street it located $4000. "
just north of Wingham. 'Council will discuss the matter
While cotmell_iniabers, appeared_ further at a -later meeting and try to
eager to oPen.iip new buihlingi�tsjfl develop a policy on road openings.
lice committee and later as a
provincial govermnent appointee on
the then newly -formed Wingham
Board of Police Commissioners,"
Mrs. Keil said.
"Mrs. Bennett was highly respect-
ed by this board and the Wingham
Police Association for her work and
concern for youth in our community
and in 1988,. the Margaret Bennett
Annual Junior Citizen Award was
initiated,"
Mrs. Keil also said that Mrs.
Bennett fought her final illness
"with the same courage, forthright-
nita'and fullness of spirit &at she
showed in her everyday dealings."
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A restaurant just south Of
Winghain on Highway itivaitatted -
in a fiiiSimdayweig0g, resillfing in
apiiiiately$50,00040tiage::
Wingham Fire Chief Harlk,..,y, Gaunt
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Siif°AlLON, left,presents heett4 Moreland °Mowry bet Heart n
uiidAeRrwayin Wingham Mrs: Long 10he Wingham itutaeestitefilletcheirmatt for thft year's alma
raising - campaign of the Huren,Courkty-thapte, of thellattand Stroke itoutittittion'orOpterlo re,etitet
tion of the cake, &Mated by iliacintyro's Bakery, tookOtapetithe regular Feb,Uars meeting�f WInghor,
Town Council.
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reports thereCame at 7:35 p.m.,
Feb. it, to)Bobbi-Jo's Truck Stop at
Part:Let 1, Con. 1 Of Morris
Township. The restaurant owner is
Bruce Scaled.
Firefighters remained ok the
scene for over _three haws fighting
the blaze, which was contained to
the restaurant building and was not
allowed to spread to the nearby
residence.
- A -tanker from the fire
department's Sortie station also
was called in to help fightthe blaze.
Mr. Gaunt says hot ashes in a
garbage can are being blasted as the
cause of the fire. The restaurant kit
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then, where the fire broke out, is
destroyed and there is smoke, water
and heat damage to the rest of the
building, he adds.
theteidinsiwance coverage,
tiseparate incident last week,
firefighters responded to a call
Friday, Feb. 10, at the Hodgins
Umber, , Yard, just north of
Wingham in Turnberry Township.
Mr. Gaunt reports an electrical
bialfUbetion in a 1980 Cougar caused
the 1104)bamage is estimated at
$1;400.The vehicle is owned by
Kevin Hickey of Wingham.
A chhnney fire lad Tuesday, Feb.
7, in Gerrie resulted in $10,000 to
$15,000 to a home tioned. by Wayne
Cower.
Mr. Gaunt says the cell came 1:15
and both stations respond
Damage was contained to the
tchen and back kitchen area of the
residence.
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