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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-13, Page 13J . k. CANDY STRIPERS HONORED—Candy Stripers at Wingham and District Hospitar were h'bn- ored at a year-end gathering recently. Those honored include Tracy McInnes, Michelle Eadie, Cind Fieten, Brenda Hallman, Jennifer McFarlane and Kim Edgar. y Zoning change approve in a 3-2 recorded vote In a recorded 3-2 vote, Turnberry council approved a zoning bylaw amendment for H. Kerr Construc- tion, in spite of concerns of the county roads department. A public meeting to discuss the zoning amendment was held at the first monthly meeting of council. Interested parties in attendance included Gary Davidson and Carol Leaming of the county planning department, Dennis Merrall, county engineer and Bill Kerr. As Mr. Davidson explained, the purpose of the bylaw is to recog- nize a legal non -conforming use and allow for the expansion of the existing building which is used to store and repair construction equip- ment. Mr. Davidson said the planning department had no objections to the rezoning because: the business was established prior to the date of passage of the township zoning bylaw; the operation is of a large- scale nature, requiring a large area to maneuver and the proposed expansion would increase the building area without changing the existing use. However, the county roads department has requested a con- veyance of a five -metre strip of land at the site for the widening and reconstruction of County Road 7. Therefore, the planner suggested that the township place the proper- ty under site -plan control until this issue could be addressed. Although Mr. Merrall said he had no problems with the proposed rezoning, he needs the five -metre strip if the county road project is to go ahead as planned. Mr. Kerr said the area in question is the company's entire parking lot and it could not establish another lot with the compensation the county is offering. Board to visit townships again over day care costs Representatives of the Wingham Day Care Board will be visiting neighboring municipalities this summer to discuss day care costs to out-of-town users. As Councillor John. Schenk explained at the June meeting of town council, the town has been picking up the shortfall on subsi- dized day care users, even those who do not live in Wingham. This results in an estimated 20 per cent of day care costs for all subsidized users at the centre. In the past, the town has tried to convince the councils of neighbor- ing municipalities that they should make up the difference for their own citizens, to, litde.avail'. , In fact, said Mr. Schenk, "The response has been 'no thank -you'." However, he suggested dis- cussing the matter with the councils again, explaining the board's and the town's position. "Why should we pick up the burden of non -taxpayers?" he asked. Although some members of council appeared to feel it might be a futile exercise, they gave theAlay care board until August to meet with neighboring councils and report back. 'It does no harm and shows them you're giving them one more trr said Mayor Ian Moreland. When asked if he could engineer "around" the problem, Mr. Merrall said, yes, but added it could set an undesirable precedent when it came to negotiating for other coun- ty road projects. "This is not the last county road we will build," the engineer said. After the public meeting adjourned, council dealt with the zoning bylaw amendment. Councillors Mery Baker and John Cox bath said they were confident Kerrs' could reach an agreement with the county roads department without putting the zoning amend- ment in jeopardy. "I don't like the way the county is stipulating that they give up 17 feet (five metres)," said Mr. Baker. "It's like having a gun put to your head." Mr. Elgie also said he felt it .is up to the roads department to come to an agreement without expecting council to put pressure on its con- stituents. However, Deputy Reeve Nelson Underwood said he is not in favor of seeing the road moved. Reeve Brian McBurney said he preferred to wait until Kerrs and the county came to an agreement over the road. However the zoning bylaw amendment was passed in the sub- sequent redorded vote. Mr. Cox, Mr. Baker and Mr. Elgie voted in favor of the motion, while Mr. McBurney and Mr. Underwood were opposed. BOUGHT FARM In January of 1O0, James Potcli purchased what was known as the Gordon farm on the seventh U con- cession of Morris. The' purchase price for the 100 acres was $1,000 Farm lands were going up in price so that was thoUght;tC, POaal .bargain. Wingham council a+opted° a policy of not er do*sing the con sumption of alcohol in associattoa with any of the three bMIIN parks' in town. The policy, akreconmended by the finance ,and management com- mittee, was adopted at the June meeting of counci.- Earlier this year council had agreed to allow the slo-pitch league to hold a beer garden at a tourna- ment this summer. However, after some consideration and lobbying by the Riverside Ratepayers' Asso- ciation, council members have changed their minds.. Representatives of the association n c#t"tenb, c ofow y . sel ltrt, ;;, �o sa ld t'h p f ..,alcobolrc betel!. es in parks a adjacent to residential.,A approptite- Town council re-tho►,u, the mat- ter and eventually agreed Councillor, . Ro#1 BeeCraft.,_.;"5a4it should -lei made clear that the poli- cy deals only With ball parks and no other town facilities. Finally; after some further discus- sion, Clerk -Treasurer Byron Adams. was asked to'send a letter to the Wingham Slo-Pitch League advis s ing at of council' decision. Fifteenth Blyth sed; gets underway Friday The Blyth Festival's 15th season opens this Friday evening with a gala celebration. The Honorable Lincoln Alexander, Ontario lieu- tenant -governor and his wife will be special guests of honor at the opening. Other guests at the opening include: Dan Needles, author of the opening night play "Perils of Perse- phone"; Alice Munro, honorary chairman of the Blyth Festival Capi- tal Campaign; Warden Dave John- ston of Huron County; Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson; the Honorable Jack Riddell, Huron MPP and MP Mur- ray Cardiff. "We salute the past and embrace the future with the presentation of five fine productions in this, our fif- teenth season of Canadian plays at the Blyth Festival," says Blyth artis- tic director Katherine Kaszas. "Our opening night festivities are not only a night of celebration,- but elebration,but an opportunity to thank the many corporations and individuals who have made generous contribu- tions over the year," adds Lynda Lentz, festival development coordi- nator. Special presentations this Friday evening will be made to Richard Michaelides of Imperial Oil (Blyth Youn Company sponsor); Neil McC of McGavin Farm Supply Ltd. (sponsor of the season poster); Al Skelton of CKNX Broadcasting Ltd. and Bob Elston of CFPL Broad- casting Ltd. (co-sponsor of the Council Briefs i4F1,. fit}/.•M}:f:Y?v. At its first June meeting, Morris council: —awarded the contract for Brown's Bridge to Reymer Con- struction of Lucan at a price of $72,000. Work is to begin by June 15. -approved building permits for: Ross Anderson, Belgrave, resi- dence; Carl McLellan, Lot 27, Con. 6, a granary; Ken Johnston, north half of Lots 26 and 27, a drive shed and Cory Sanders, Lot 8, Con. 6, a new greenhouse; --hired Murray Reid of Londes- borough to spray weeds in the township at $14.50 per road mile; —increased waste disposal site superintendent Calvin James' hourly wage to ', .00 from $7.00; -agreed to pay summer student Margaret Cronyn-$530 per hour for working with the road department and; —learned that the Belgrave Women's Institute Hall, which the township leases, may be eligible for energy -improvement funding of up to 75 per cent for such things as doors, 'windows, insulation and, even a new furnace. • "Perils of Persephone" production); Nathan Gilbert of the 1 a°id!a, + Foundation (sponsor of tte new play development program) and George Taylor of John Labatt Ltd: (sponsor of "The Dreamland"). Streets named in industrial basin A bylaw passed at the June meet- ing of town council names certain streets in the industrial basin. The road running parallel to North Street from Cedar Street has been named Oak Street and the one running parallel to Cedar from North Street has been named Pine Street. Post office is 'going concern' Canada Post is in rural Canada to stay, a representative of the crown corporation told the June meeting of town council. Jeff Low of Canada Post addressed council on June 5. He gave a brief history of the crown corporation, which was formed in 1989. Since then, Canada Post has worked -to improve service to all parts of the country, he said, includ- ing locating outlets at area busi- nesses, such as Shoppers' Drug Mart in Wingham. The Wingham post office branch is "very much a going concern," said Mr. Low, generating two mil- lion pieces of mail each year and receiving three and one-half million pieces yearly. When questioned by council members, Mr. Low said he might consider a direct link between small towns to improve service, agreeing with Councillor Ron Beecroft that seven days is too long for a piece of mail to come to Wingham from Goderich. Permission is granted for summer services Wingham council has granted the Salvation Army permission to hold services at Cruickshank Park this summer. Members agreed with Councillor Denise Wilkins' su estion that the Salvation Army be advised that it may move services to Riverside Park if tournaments are underway at the Josephine Street park on Sun- day evenings. The °move could help to solve parking and noise problems which could arise. •