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Tuesday, Ittaii 6, 1989
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Wingham had its own version of Wheel of Fortune at the aced Heart
CWL cake raffle on the weekend. Winners here, however, received a prize far more Valuable than
those of their television counterparts, a delicious home baked cake.
Everything put
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ATCoh)gh no decisions were
satisfied an earlier township
made at last week's meeting, it request to prove what land it need -
gave Wingham and Turnberry ed through studies, Mr. McGrath
council representatives a chance to said, "I don't understand what you
put "everthing up front" in the
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want."
annexation debate.
Mr. 'McBurney said he wanted
Representatives of Wingham and planning and needs studies, to
Turnberry councils met last week to
discuss annexationlor the first time make sure, "you're not coming
back in 20 to 25 years."
in several months.
"We feel this (proposal) would
The town firsproposed annex -
be a benefit to both of us," replied
ing a portion of Turnberry lands Mr. McGrath. "There are all kinds
almost two years ago. A number of of peopje in the townshipwho
meetings were held and a govern- work in wizigh-am.”
ment factfinder appointed, but pro- Because going through the
ceedings were put on hold until annexation process could cost both
after last fall's municipal elections. municipalities a good deal of
flUrl
front
Joining Councillor Bill McGrath money, Mr. McGrath suggested,
were Wingham Reeve Bruce "Let's sit down and negotiate
Machan, Deputy Reeve Bill Harris something out. It will make things
and Bob Hewines of the town easier and less expensive."
administration department. Carrying through on that theme,
,In a nutshell VVin ha Mr. Harris added "We (the tow )
m
proposes
cannot wait. We've got to_ get an •
to annex 160 acres directly to the
istic. The township cannot afford
the services provided by the town,
for example, a sewage lagoon for
large industrial users.
One possibility mentioned was
the town providing service outlet to
township industrial and commer-
cial lands as part of a compensation
package.
"Nobody expects this to happen
overnight„ but we need._ to know
what's reasonable," said Mr.
McGrath.
Finally, after some further discus-
sion, Mr. Cox suggested that town-
ship council will look at the town's
proposal and get back to them if
Turnberry has a counter -proposal.
"l don't want to stand in the way
of progress, but I don't want to give
the house away either," Mr. Cox
said.
east of the town for residential
expansion; a number of acres
directly to the west of Western
Foundry for industrial expansion,
as well as some Lower Town park-
land.
"We could ask for the wurld,"
said Mr. McGrath. "But we've
taken a look and feel this is what
we can justify"
When Turnberry Reeve Brian
McBurney said the town had not
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2 Statioia in Coale is getting
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line pumper truck- as therestlt of -
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Lynn.
The 1970 pumper currently= u
tettieStbwielliiirhanst responsear4e hall will•_
b0 Oat *mil if
to Collie tvt49. the 1965 Rtmler,'
that Station will be MP:4re in
at wef'l
e,
ti?•paper'
P wisaft.
Viringharn, to be used as it backu
following some needed repairs. In
the meautizned,'Wingham's Iflbef
one response' truck will b0-ifte 1982
pumper, used now mostly on a
backup basis,
At its regular May meeting, the,
board directed that the transfer take
place:until •the. arrival of a new
primper at Wingham next year. Aft
that time, tile 1970 truck will return
to 'Wingliam as a backup and thc
1982 pumper will be sent to Come
on a permanent basis. The 1965
truck will then be taken out of ser-
vice.
The need for a first line pumper
at Corrie was the catalyst for .a long
drawn out controversy that ended
last week with the board's decision
to order a new pumper this year,
As, :support
tion to•PUrehaAe anewt
Chief Harley Catint sit
board with aliSt ofrep
byAthme el9c6h5antruir,clgie atec
those repairs would, coietwei
$12,000 and $13;000.
Most were for\ltoseS, nozzles,
siren replacement, and evenrustizig
on thefire pack body, but the board
did single out three items for imine-
diate repair, a leaking gas tank, a
defective signal light switch, and
replacement of a rear tire. Estimat-
ed cost is about $800.
These repairs are to be made
before the truck is put into backup
service at VVingham.
Group'sfirst step to elect
officers, choose pro'ects
A good turnout to its introducto-
ry meeting has encouraged the
Wingham ancr Liistrict Fish and
Wildlife Club to make its founding
official.
At a meeting held last week in
Turnberry Central School, the
group decided to go ahead' with its
plans to establish the club, based on
such suggested' aims and objectives
as:
—Habitat improvement for fish
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—Increase the pbpulations of
existing species of6fish and wildlife,
' —Study access to properties
within this area.
—Consider affiliation with the
Ontario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters.
—Act as a voice to the proper
authorities on areas of concern to
members of the club.
Mike Malhiot of the Ministry of
Natural Resources, and Bob Fuller
of the Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority, also attended to
provide information.
As a result of discussion at last
week's introductory meeting, club
organizers decided to call another
rneeting for Tuesday, May 30 at the
Wingham Sportsmen's Club.
Election of an executive will
ighlight the agenda of this meet -
ng. Also included on the agenda
re discussion on affiliation with
ha
o.,ther organizations and the final-
ization of projects for the club to
andertake.
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Producers vote
to keep agent'
Results of a recent referendum
show that 72 per cent of producers .
who voted support the'.'emitinua-
tiCar theivilieep marketintagew-
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• Announcement of the restilts was
made last week by Agriculture and
Food Minister Jack Riddell. ,
As a result of the vote, the agency
— operating under the authority of
rams Product Marketing Act,
w. continue to represent Ontario's
sheep, lamb and wool producers.
The referendum was held in
response to/a request' from the
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
earlier this year.
The request reflected the 1984
recommendation of the Ontario
Sheep Commission that the agency
be established without "an expres-
sion of opinion" from producers,
but that they have the opportunity
to vote on continuation of the agen-
cy after a period of operation.
A total of 1,529 producers _cast
valid ballots in the April 14 referen-
dum.
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ommittee hopes to meet
MPP aboutnursing
agreement in a short span of time." .
REEVE UNCONVINCED
In spite of all the arguments, Mr.
McBurney appeared unconvinced
that the township should go along
with the town's requests.
We've got industrial land now
What's the matter with the town-
ship developing_ it? The taxes
would be half, it would be the best
of both worlds," he claimed.
However, Turnberry Councillor
John Cox cautioned him
Brtissels reeve heads committee
Brussels Reeve Gordon Workman
is the new chairman of Huron
County Council's Huronview man-
agernent corrunittee.
The appointment is the result of a
shuffling of members of council's
standing committees and have been
approved by county council.
The shuffle was triggered by the
request of Turnberry Township
Reeve Brian McBurney to step
down as chairman of the Huron -
to be real-
view committee because of the
heavy work load involved and new
employment commitments.
To reduce his county council
workload, he moved to the plan-
ning and development committee,
Switching places with Tom Cun-
ningham of Hullett.
Thernove also means Mr. Work-
man will replace Mr. McBurney on
county council's management com-
mittee.
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A committee of concerned citi-
zens will seek a meeting with
Huron MPP and Agriculture and
Food Minister Jack Riddell- about
the future of at least one nursing
home in this area.
A member of that committee,
Wingham Mayor Ian Moreland,
told The Advance -Times it was
formed from those attending last
week's public meeting on a min-
istry of health notification that the
Brookhaven Nursing, Home licence
is likely to be restricted to the 35
beds it now is allowed, even
though owner Murdoch Mac -
Gowan has plans to relocate and
build a larger facility at the east end
of Cornyn Street in Wingham.
More than 100 turned out to the
meeting, Mr. Moreland said, and
heard that rigid provincial govern-
is \
ment restrictions limit the number
of beds.
"The crux of the matter is that
Mr. MacCowan says he cannot
build a new nursing home with just
35 beds," Mr. Moreland said. "Sixty
is viable."
He said the nursing home opera-
tor wants to put that operation into
a new 60 -bed facility in Wingham,
but if he can't, he will be forced to
close by 1993.
"He feels then that some syndi-
cate will come along and buy up
the licence, and then move it away"
With 37 employees, the impact of
that closing would be felt not only
by those people, but on the busi-
ness they do in town as well, he
added.
"Plus, what happens to the resi-
dents of the nursing home?" he
asked. "They're for the most part,
residents of Wingham."
Mr. Moreland said the nursing
home currently has a waiting list of
at least 80.
"And, as everybody knows,
there are also people in the Wing -
ham and District Hospital who
should really be in a nursing
home."
The committee, he said, has the
mandate — "although it is not one
to come to the rescue of Mac Mac -
Gowan" — to try and get the gov-
ernment to recognize and maintain
that the nursing home is an essen-
tial part of the community.
Besides Mr. Moreland, others on
the committee are: Brian Elmslie,
chairman, Rev. Douglas Madge,
Margaret Mann, Meryl Under-
wood, Jack Hodgins, and Bill Keil.
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