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A lessorirrbeing unreasonable was exercised by the Wingham
Area Fire Board last Wednesday as the board decided in a 6-4 re-
corded vote to go ahead and purchase a new pumper truck this
year.
Representatives from the Town of Wingham and Turnberry
Township had told the board that while their councils were not re-
fusing to purchase the truck, neither council wanted to make the
expenditure in 1989. Both asked to delay the $164,000 purchase
for another year.
Based solely on the fact that together these two municipalities
are responsible for 54 per cent of that purchase, this request
should not be considered unreasonable. Let's make iLperfeCtly -
clear, neither Wingham nor Turnberry is saying "n�" to the pusl.
chase, but simply asking for another year before going -t0 thei(tax•-
payers arid telling thern that they have to ' come UP:' -with
$89,859.70 over two years to pay for their combined share of4he
cost. These two municipalities want the time in order to spread the
cost over a greater time frame. That is a reasonable request.
However, for a board that keeps insisting it was created in the
pirt of coroperation,, that spirit was not evident as representatives
the,other three7member municipalities -insisted, on going ahead
with the. purchase thistyear. ' '
It is easy to understand Howick Township's anxiety to see the
purchase take place as soon as possible. The departments No. 2
station at: Gorrie needs a better pumper to replace the one cur-
rently in, use there. The plan calls for 'the 1982 pumper now at the
Wingham station to be transferred to Gorrie when the new truck ar-
rives here. That's reasonable.
In fact, that is probably the only reasonable outcome of the ac-
tion taken by the board lag week.
Of the remaining '46 per_ cent of the fire beard budget, 71Owiksl!:.--)§
responsible for 29.6 per cent. The two rernaining-tOwnshipS must,
between them, contribute 16.4 per cent. On Wednesday, five'!'
the six representatives from these three municipalities co -operated -
to tell their. partners the purchase would go ahead anyway. One
,even went so far as to tell a Wingham representative that his muni-
/ cipality should go out and borrow the money. That's not only un-
reasonable, it's also irresponsible.
Much was also made of the suggestion that to put the purchase
off- for another, year would -mean a higher price tag when the board
decides later to buy the truck. So what? While it's true that any
salesperson has a responsibility to point out the possibility of future
price increases, that should be the determining factor only when all
else is equal. It is clear that, in this case, it is not.
According to one Morris Township representative, the time of
purchase is immaterial to his council. The township, he said, can
live with making the purchase either now or next year. Would it not
then have been just as easy to acknowledge the request of Wing -
ham and Turnberry? It certainly would have been reasonable.
Instead, however, the two Morris representatives voted in favor
of the purchase this- year.
In each case, the total cost over the two year period for Morris
and East Wawanosh Townships is less than the $16,181.40
Wingham will have to pay in the first year and Turnberry's second
year contribution of $21,334.19.
We wish to point out that we are not against fire protection. Nor
do we, as some are prone to do, protest the high cost of fire pro-
tection until we find ourselves in the position of requiring it. Instead,
this is aimed solely at an unreasonable decision made by those
who say they advocate the opposite.
We agree with the need to have a better pumper in Gorrie and,
therefore, support The Howick representatives in their desire to
make that happen. But why buy a new $164,00(1 truck now
against the wishes of two of your partners — to accomplish it?
Why not, instead, send the 1982 pumper t� Gorrie now, it's to
go there anyway. And those on the board and in the department
have said the Wingham firefighters don't want to use that truck any-
way, that it's used chiefly as a backup. The next step, of course, is
to transfer the pumper now stationed at Gorrie to Wingham where it
can replace the 1982 truck as backup here. And -all of this for only
a year.
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Wingham and Turnberry then would have had the ,extra timethey
request, Howick would have its bolter puinier ,and,
nothing would have been lost at the ,Winghturr,statiort That'srea.-
sonable.
Wingharn and Turrtberry should not back dation from their stand-
on thiS. issileAt ialndre thaniutt a fire truapurCkase. tf is the Oh,
ciPie of thOselwhO pay the least forcing expenditures on those who
must pay the: ost,
At the' the board shOkildbe 100king at changing the
vottng atflernt to better ref1e0f.:th0;firlatic1, reSpOnSibigy.
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APRIL 1942 peeplea students, their parents and
Friends of Miss Caroline Well- interested tiltizens,Will be onhand.
wood of Chengtu, West Chink will Two Members of the Wingham
be pleased to learn that letters are Figure -Skating Club .participated in
again being received by relatives. dance tests held at Guelph. Harold
Miss Wellwood has been engaged - Brooks was successful in passing
in hospital work in China for 35 The Willow Waltz and John Wild
years and is supported by the became the first member of the
Women's Missionary Society of the NV, lagital21 club tp qufyfQ the
United Church. She will stay in -bniniedaricemedat
China, though the country has been. Mr. Mr• 'AO Mrs, Edward..tloiton_ of
• under the stress of war conditions kleWick_announce the engagement
for over four years and she is due of their daughtei Ph34lis Porten, to
for furlough. Wi1Iia.aHesBin OfIgittitham,
Robert Casemore receivedhis call son of Mr. and Mrs.. William C.
to the ariny indreported to Kit- Bain The marriage will to place
ener Training Centre. He was taken -mtiY14. = ' •
The Board of covernervief the
Canadian Broadcasting eerpora-
tion approved the appliolien Of
radie.StatiOrii: ,-Mighamfor
a liceriset0 *telecast ottatirtitel
The annual- meeting. eCtire BeI
more, Women's Instittitt was held,
with Mrs. MINIM Elliott elected
president. ViCeilSaidents Are Mrs.
R. Appleby and Mrs. W. Woods;
Mrs, Harry Mulvey is setretary-
tre.asurer.
APRIL 1968
The old Brown Brothers factory
on Alfred Street was partially
destrayed 'tie rear portion of
to Paisley where Mt' Yeo work the btaildint collapsed; leaving a
on the CNR section.: &Menden* heap of rubble. The
Witigham was represented in the buildh‘g has not been used fol
graduratitin class af Fingal Bombing manyan4has been gradually
and Gunnery School by Wdliant H. deteriorating: • •
Pym, son. of kir, :aind Mrs. HaroldThe beard of director's of the
Victor Pym' of town..,' Hillis:1*W a Wingliain and District Hospital
segeant air ganuten.-- • awirididatolgtraitio Ball Brothers
APRIL of kikkettet for the construction of
OW Leslie bie frost Premier of a new wing itt the form of a second
bittatio„ wifl offidally openg,the storey over the present north wing;
new, Wrinetent trishici„ mot school renovation old enlargrainent of the
this afternoon Ina colorful cerettior. Middle wing and dentolition of the
ny which Will take.„plitte in the original section af the hospitaL
school's modentriaticlitoritint, It is GAittneticirlee is $602.01
etipected that Upwards of 1,000 Mr. and Mrs. Chester Taylor were
completely by surprise when about
30 friends presented him with a
gold signet ring.
Bruce Hughes, little 18 -month-
old son of Mi. and Mrs. J. O. Hugh-
es of Teeswater, had a narrow
escape from possible poisoning. He
swallowed solution for the relief of
skin irritation from the medicine
--cabinet and .a hasty phone call
•brought Dr. M: H. Cilliee to the
scene. His stomach was pumped
and he appears none the worse for
his experience.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Yeo and
daughter Marie of Bluevale, moved
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guests of honor ata social*itbet-
ing in St. Helens before- they leave
the community. Mr. and.IVIts. Taller
have spent their entire married life
on the 10th of West Wawanosh. litli.
and Mrs. Donald Taylor and
Michael of London moved to his
parents' farina this week and' the
'Winghamsenior Taylors wilL a_eOn poi,tre,
Ilt(Beth) Merrick,, daughter of
W. .01:rlarnage&OINillagbit Helen llka,.... t4
lateWydney
hthe
itby
hh trii. osiMerrick,Wingham,Of141torlanGeorgeawat* tirs soTed
lem-
nized
nized by ReV.7C'k'
c- Miss Anna McDonald was
named president of the Catholic
Women's League of Sacred. Heart
Church, succeeding Mrs, Willi410
Smith. Vice-presidents are Mts.
Ronald Foxton, Mrs. Michael Willie
and Mrs. Edward Bauer.
APRIL 1973
The Wingham and District Hos-
pital has received full accreditation
status for the next three years, This
good news was received by Extittl-
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