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ROUND HOUSE --The smaller building to the left is a round house which was used by the rail-
road. The large building beside it was used by the Button and Fessant chair factory to finish , varnish
and store the wood products. In the 40s when this picture was taken, it was known as "Cooke's Red
Building" which was used to make fertilizer. The billboard advertisement on the side of the building
urged women to serve in the CWAC (Canadian Women's Army Corps). This is now the site of Pletch
Electrie. (Wingham Museum Photo)
Sawmill established 1875
By Cheryl Reece
A sawmill was established in
1875 by Fowler and .Anderson.
Over a million feet of "amber Was
turned, out in a year. Eighteen
teams of horses and 24 Peri Were
employed 'r ditimee ti
months. ,overloo oove.crtrq
employed digitkg•til$714nYMOKrier,
total payroll 'for all ihi:'''il.torIceric
amounted to $3tYpetdaii.
In 1/389, John McLean and son
purehased ,the saminaill and Operat-
ed: ff:for than years.
Afire in 1943 destroyed the origi-
nal sawmill, but it waif replaced in
the same year.
After the McLearis, the sawmill
was owned by H. G. Ratz and by
1954, John Falconer was the owner.
The last owner was Harold' Pocock.
The sawmill was very efficent.
However, a shortage of quality
trees, plus a decline in the need for
high quality lumber for furniture,
increased value of the land around
the sawmill for residential purpos-
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MEA chairman says
taxing electricity unfair.
Dear Editor:
We believe that your readers
would be interested in an open let-
ter by Carl Anderson, chairman of
the Municipal Elecqic Association.
Addressed to Prime Minister Brian
Mulroney, the letter objects to the
inclusion of electricity in the appli-
cation of the proposed Goods and
Services Tax.
The text of Mr. Anderson's brief,
but telling, message is provided
below.
The. Municipal Electric Associa-
tion represents 316 municipal utili-
ties which distribute electricity to
over 70 per ce t of the residents
and businesses Ontario.
"Dear Prim Minister:
I am writing an open letter to you
on a matter of significant social and
economic policy.
As currently defined, the Goods
& Services. Tax will apply to elec-
tricity. In today's society, electricity
has become a necessity like water,
food and medical services, all of
which are to be excluded.
Low cost electricity has played a
major role in this country's eco-
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JACK'S JOTTINGS
by Huron MPP Jack Riddell, Agriculture and Food Minister
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nomic developinent. As trade barri-
ers are lowered we need to retain
our advantages.
As an elected commissioner in
North York, I am concerned for the
customers I am elected to serve and
for the businesses which make our
community healthy. As chiiimart of
the Municipal Electric AiSocintiOn,
I know that over 1,000 other local
utility commissioners in Ontario
are equally concerned.
Electricity should not be taxed."
Yours truly,
1. H. Jennings,
MEA chief executive officer
Environmental issues were high
on the agenda at the 30th annual
Premiers' Conference in Quebec
City last week. The premiers agreed
to develop cooperative approaches
to ensure effective environmental
protection while pursuing the goal
of sustainable development.
As part of the ongoing efforts to
improve air quality, the premiers,
led by Ontario's David Peterson,
urged Ottawa to adopt North
America's toughest standards for
auto emissions. They have asked
the federal government to cut pol-
luting car exhaust emissions by
introducing the same standards as
California — the toughest in North
America_
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Mn Peterson aMhemiri.
had discusSed d'inatiOnal 'WM
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national emergencies such as the
fire that destroyed a PCB storage
facility in SC -Basile -le -Grand, Que-
bec, last summer.
"We'd like to develop a protocol
among the provinces so that if there
is an emergency we can use our
best national resources as we do in
fighting fires now," the premier
said.
In the past four years, the
Ontario government has taken the
lead in enacting legislation and
committing resources dedicated to
environmental restoration and pro-
tection. Ontario's environmental
initiatives have been one of the cor-
nerstones of the effort to promote
better health throughout the
province:
—to reduce summer smog,
Ontario lowered the levels of
volatile organitmpounds, VOCs,
allowed in summer -grade gasoline
as of July 1, 1989;
—the manufacture, sale or use of
ozone-depleting aerosol sprays and
packaging were banned in Ontario
as of July 1 (except those used for
prescription drugs);
—Ontario will recycle 25 per cent
of its household and commercial -
industrial waste by 1992 and 50 per
cent of the year 2000. These targets
will be met through expanding the
Blue Box program; composting
organic wastes, reducing waste in
the private sector; supporting mar-
kets for recycled products;
—several resources and heavy
. manufacturing industries now are
required to monitor the wastewater
they discharge to lakes and rivers
for hundreds of contaminants;
—polluters in Ontario now face
laws and regulations which allow
judges to impose fines of up to
$500,000 and jail sentences of up to
one year. Last year the environment
ministry laid 1,568 charges against
environmental offenders, up from
454 charges in the year ending
March 31, 1985.
The Ontario government will
continue to seek solutions to envi-
ronmental imbalances and to take
the lead in curbing activities that
interfere with the public's right to
enjoy clean air, water and food. It
will also promote awareness among
all sectors of the economy that the
environment is the first priority for
the general public.
PHOTO CONTEST
For those of you interested in
entering the Huron County calen-
dar photography contest, which I
am sponsoring, my offices began
accepting entries Sept. 1.
Entries may be mailed or
dropped off at any of my riding
offices in Exeter, Goderich or Wing -
ham, or sent to me care of the Leg-
islative Building, Queen's Park,
Toronto, M7A 1A2.
The contest guidelines are as fol-
lows:
—8cenes should be of Huron
County or the surrounding area.
Preference will be given to scenes
which best reflect the character and
lifestyle of the county.
—Photographs can be current, or
older ones of histOrical interest.
—Black and 'White reproduces
much better theg.-color, althOugh
the latterffiay ho'Osed.
—Bixanne ceststirohibits rnefrom
printing in color, the Most effective
photos will be those which rely on
composition rather than color.
—A total of 12 photos will be
chosen and each entrant receives a
prize.
—All photographs will be
returned to the owner following the
publication of the calendar.
—ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST
BE MARKED CLEARLY WITH
THE LOCATION OF THE SUB-
JECT MATTER AND THE NAME,
ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER OF THE PERSON
ENTERING TUE PHOTO.
—Deadline for entries is Friday,
Nov. 3.
es. All these factors eventually led sawmill is now Sunset Crescent. A
to the close of the sawmill in the number of new homes are on the
late 1950s. • • site. All traces of the sawmill are
The area once occupied ly Ow' gone.
HELLO! FROM CENTURY 21
ALL. POINTS
to invite you to drop in at our new
office at 224 Josephine St., Wingham, on Friday,
September 8, anytime between 2:30 p.m. and 6:00
p.m.
This official opening is our way of saying
THANK YOU to past and present clients and associ-
ates and WELCOME to future customers arld friends.
We hope you will drop by for coffee and doughnuts
and see our new home.
Yours Sincerely,
Kevin Pletch, Jim Ritchie
& Paul Zurbrigg
Srriitty's Fine Furniture's
Summer Sale is designed
specially to inspire you with
new ideas for your beautiful
home!
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