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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-10-17, Page 1• i'fk: • . ' • "1 ••••'ik• . • , al? •fr 'r ,•••• , ';;••••?. 41.!'eNT • i'4•4•!!' • • fk • • .1 ti4^ 4iir4W!1•1:qtii!:•i!''''.1',4„1 !!'..• ri ii#1';:4124114•4NIAti•4VW46;tiOWV.' - , '„f• v",,"" • • •,.1,14.„/ FIRST SECTION ..witaanusa.owmo Wingham. Ontario 1e89 THE FIRST WINGHAM SCOUTS held their annual Apple Day last Saturday in town. Dennis Knox and his little daughter Jeanette of Minnie Street purchased an apple from Jeremy and John'13ar- bout, .at-prop:0$0 A group of approximately 20 county council members toured sites for the proposed Huronview North satellite nursing home last Thursday, including two just out- side Wingham in Turnberry Town- ship. The county councillors also looked at a site in. Brussels, as well as the Morris Township site which has been recommended by the site - selection committee for the 81 -bed nursing home. The Wingham-area sites both are located on the Bill Willis farm just east of Wingham. One is situated near the Canadian National rail line behind the. F. E. Madill Secondary School and the other is near Sacred Heart School. At the October meeting of county council, members agreed to defer the recommendation of the site - selection committee until a tour could be made of the various sites. In a telephone interview follow- ing last week's tour, Huron Clerk - Administrator Bill Hanly said a selection for the satellite home will be made at the November session. County council members still must deal with the deferred motion of the Huronview committee, which recommends the Morris site, said Mr. Hanly., That motion must first be defeated, he adds, before a Wingham site can be considered. A letter from Linda Girard Of the London office of the Ontario Min- istry of Community and Social Ser- vices was read •at the October meet- ing of county council. In that letter, Ms. Girard said the best site is located near Brussels in Morris Township. Last week, Mr. Hanly received a letter of clarification from Frank Capitano, area manager of the Lon- don ministry office. In his letter of Oct. 11, Mr. Capi- tano writes; "I understand that there may be some confusion with respect to the recommendations regarding the three suitable pro- posed sites for the northern location of Huronview." • Ms. Girard's opinion that the Morris site is the best for the satel- lite home was based "on her per- sonal opinion. This opinion was given to be helpful and in no way was intended to pre -judge Coun- cil's debate and final selection of sites." Reiterating the ministry's posi- tion on site selection, Mr. Capitano said, "It iS the role of the members of County Council to make that decision (cm- siteselection) and, then, to advise the Ministry of their choice for the final approval ef the Ministry." The ministry contributes toward capital and operating 'expenditures of nursing homes. At the October meetingag ;Minty council, Bill Mickle and Logsy, „ Fuller of Exeter presented a criteria list for nursing home site selection. Although the criteria list was not adopted by'county council, Mem- bers of the Turnberry-Wingham Committee for Huronview North; the group lobbying to see the satel- lite nursing home located here, has replied because of the amount Of time and effort which had gone into drawing up the criteria list. The reply to the Mickle-Fuller cri- teria list in many ways echoes the data submitted in the Turnberry- Wingham committee's consultant's report entitled "Huronview North ... The Natural Choice". 'However, there are some additional areas Cov- ered. Under health Services, the report notes that the Wingham-area site Is within two blocks and 10 Minuted maxirium reponse and returit time - to Wingham and DilifiCt Hospital "Response time' for emergency Vet hides to site proposed by other Committees is a MINIMUM of 411 minutes in ideal weather Condi- tions." Under available hard sotirkes, the report says the- tetifieti water service will supporta. sprinkler sys- tem. "The hydio is supported by the local Winglimn WC (and not neighbor -4 'community) with fult. tinte manpower of sevenc employ. tee - Site -area aCtivities'bieb*A hi h school and separate die ante iiiCtictki\ttiiarbyt which the lni ' Bei. -. frhant committee sees as ,•"another‘.•positive llnk between uronvieW North la the.. totiow- k• '4 .:again, ihowever, an •.•- , *Ire in the *inher- it* and, District °tO Town ji about Town council is siipporting Turn- p344 berry's bid to have a new bridge built in Lower Town. Ever since the Lower Town ' thel r, , , .• . i,. arly in the early morning urs �f 6' - to 7:30 a.M. and the ' 'hours of 3 to 5 a, ' Bridge was closed last month, town Town council has stated its streets have experienced increased , strong support of having a new traffiA ct*raffic •counter pieced at the tilde, re.0 ri- te last Week's ecto- , , bridge constructed at the site. bridge just before it was closed berMectlang of, council, Wingham indicated that 1,090 cars 4,,,..40 ‘ OtepOlieriBill-Megrath said the passed over the bridge,; , any on to7-tp Od mak t A strong appeal trialmuteal.towork in 'Win indus- ottl- s" of the township because .- , , having the bridge closed —is going ,,.'•• . , 4 todrart-codting us money," with the - •1‘- ,, •• a • A letter has been d ,.. extra, cars on town streets every ing town council's concerns and day; will be sent to the Stratford -office Of 'I feel the town shouid get the Ontario Ministry of Transpette, behind the :township and If it tion, as well as to the tawnehiplettertOlhe initeietili (of -trans- The bridge closure Ns Creating portationV tyPoshotthil- do- it right increased traffic congestiontbeugh ' away," said Councillor Ron the centre of the Town of Wingham, Beeiroft. ' , • Providing cOurt, SeCtiri could. cost upt� g4:"800 Providing court security under the provisions of Bill 187 could cost the town police board as much as $4,800 next year in overtime polic- ing costs, Wingham Police Chief Robert Wittig estimates. $4,800 a year in additional costs could well be high. However,, it is a . very difficult item -to budget,for as there are so many unknowns, such as personnel rectuirentents• and Co- operation from other forces. Currently, Wingham police offi- Court security costs were a topic cers are responsible only for their of discudsion at last Wednesday's own cases. monthly meeting of the Wingham Board of Police Commissioners. f' g page 6A Community News page 9A The new regulations, coMe into effect Jan. 1, 1990 and state. that ',- WO iremen rgveivin court security will be under of the * jurisdiction of the ideal board of 0: • I • Pr: will respOnsibip for the ent irefer of pristinerd,freoixodoi the outitophi 0.14fito all courts; rrisone**44 be tran ported 'to Wingliank • by vartolts Other Terms, said the Chief, but once here they will b� entrusted to the local police. Chief Wittig Said - there are appmAntaiely 40 Mjniinal and traf- fic Courts in Wingham cit year. He said he feels his estimate of ••• ••• • - !,101 foci. • • •• 'Z • • .11 I F ent „wilt reteive ii -medals ata for - wt* hick 10 attonaton. Fire Chierfla'rley Gaunt reported to the Octobr fire board meeting that 'Deputy CitiefLynn Hickey and Fisfafrict Captain Keis deVries both will receiVaMedals. • - Nthougli*ties customarily are givenforftri:fidgetpitaertrsinwhtofohave beenw years and are retiring, nothing has been done in the past to mark 25 years' service.. - • e • Ch1744.,,,J4.-e-••••• show some pOsAike response from the board „ta.gold watch or some- ' g thew our appreciation," sal JOhn Cox. The board needs to take some ini- tiative, agreed Bill McGrath of Wingham. "Twenty-five years of service -id a, long time." Finally it was decided that the board will present Mr. Hickey and Mr. deVries with an en3raved gold watch at the firefightei' Christmas party on Nov. 11. • AWS:011 LIPE—Antexitit4ii.„OnmOnatration at last Saturday's -open house at the Wingham fre Ran prottediatitinatit, trsfeviti Carter and Peter Smits demonstrated the department's S Of life apparatud whIdi frees peopie trapped in vehicles. to enclose ew pumper crevotrib 'sounds bers did not seem to feel they me," said Nunn should contribute. • • 1982vehicle -I have reservations about the guys donating toward capital rly , .* Chief -expenditures," said Turnberry's it John Cox, preferring that the fire- , would have men spend their money on items Utib%Britten such as televisions or microwaves . • 'Iltiraisewhile in the hall. • '1/411414their (the'ilrfm., en's) interi,:' ons ere fantastic, -agreed Bill rath 01 Wingham. ‘13-ut they hes spending time in the id d oltid put the money somethbig•they can enjoy." • ›, - 14-•• • , .'1