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STANDARD TRUST RENOVATION—Standard Trust, which
recently -celebrated its tenth anniversary in Wingham, is operating
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out of newly -renovated offices.
is of ,a s rvey Of Wi ng-
uaineseess conducted ..in
have been *WW1:
IniveY resuite will' be aped
day a Wingham Econoa{tic Devel-
op .ent Committee in its ai n of
i m ving the quality of life in
to
A household survey was deliv-
ered in town by Grade 13 geogra-
phy students earlier this month and'
once these results are tabulated, a'
public information meeting will be
held.
The, business survey t icates
that 40 per cent of A►inghm
nesses have been here for ;six tO
years; 31 per cent for 26 to 75 years;
16 per cent for five years and under
and 12 per cent have been here for
over 75 years.
The main reasons businesses
originally located in Wingham are:
a need for the service in the coma
munity, 28 per cent; business was
already established, 23 per cent; it is
their aiumeit.wn, 20 per cent and
small-town lifestyle, 20 per cent.
They remain in Wingham
because: it is a friendly community,
35 per c nt; the business is success-
ful, 24 per cent; Wingham has
become home, 17 per cent and they
like the area, 13 per cent.
A total of 75 per cent -of Wingham
businesses have Jess -than 2,000
square feet -of apace and
70 per cent of respon ants do not
have enough room in their existing
building for expansion, although 63
per cent anticipate their business.
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def the Op area more attractive,
especially1O.sfore fronts,
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many competitors are located -at
Kitchener, 51 per cent; Listowel, 50
per cent; London, 42, per cent and
Goderich, 39 per cent.
L1owtever, almost 20 per cent of
the respondents estimate that -,fit it
clientele issp r'l* frOm within 15
miles of the town. •
The highest customer volurne
time is late afternoon, from 3 146
p.m. and Friday and Saturday ;•are
the busiest days. Fall has the hg -
est customer volume of
all tt%
The survey indicates that 63•0r
cent of the business people
there is a satisfactory ra. of, corn- .
mercial businesses in Win:ait.
However, the types of businesses
which are needed and c o>ild .pias -
per in town are farm equipment
sales and service, a,fasst-food restau-
racitand a fine dining:restaurant
and lounge, respondents sayy.
A total of 92 per cent of the
respondents feel that ;industrial-
commercial development is needed
i.n „Wirighana, with 91 per gent
believing that development should
be light -industrial,
Respondents see 1 Vingham°s
main strengths as: cleaai, friendly,
small-town atmosphere, 44. per
cent; well-defined and diversified
industrial base, 34 per cent; located
on major transportation routes, 23
per cent and good medical facilites,
22 per cent.
The town's main weaknesses are:
high residential and business taxes
for services provided, 31 per cent;
lrcl; of enthusiasm, community
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spirit, pride and involvement, ,25
per cent; lack of recreational -ban-
quet facilities, 19 per cent and lack
of an annual event or theme, 19 per
cent.
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CRIME
STOPPERS
1-500-265®1777
Crime Stoppers of Huron County
Int, .the Wingham detachment
of the Ontario Provincial 'Police vane
seeking your -assistance in 'solving
the theft of a truck from Howick
Township.
On Sept. 10 of this year, a 1979
Kenilworth conventional trailer,
Model W-900, Licence KB4-701,
Ont. 1989, was stolen. This unit was
maroon in color and had black and
white stripes along with "Zurbrigg
Farms" painted on the doors.
The truck had been parked in the
Stan Zurbrigg farm yard next to the
elevator and was heard going west
on the 10th concession of Howick
Township at approximately 12:30
a.m. on Sept. 10.
If you have any information
about this or any other crime, call
Crime Stoppers of Huron County,
1-800-265-1/%/ or 524-6851 and you
could receive a reward of up to
$1,000.
Remember, crime doesn't pay,
Crime Stoppers does.
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RECREATION
NEWS
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Our fall programs are well
underway with some classes suc-
cessfully completed and others due
to start in the near future. There
still are spaces available in the fol-
lowing programs:
—advanced ceramics, starting
Thursday, Nov 2 and running for
three weeks;
—advanced paper tole Il, starting
Monday, Nov. 6 and running for
four weeks;
— stained glass workshop, start-
ing Tuesday, Nov 7 and running for
six weeks;
- --craft potpourri II, starting Nov
7 and running for three weeks.
For more information about the
above programs, please call the
recreation office at 357-1208.
Please note: Auto mechanics
started Oct. 18, but there still is
space available. To register, go to
the high school and see Tim Willis
on Wednesday evening. The class
runs from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays
for 20 weeks.
Line -fences
hearing Monday
A line -fences referee hearing
under the new Line Fences Act 1989
will be held next Monday, Oct. 30,
in Morris Township.
The hearing will begin at 9 a.m.
and involves Rolf Huber, Lot 24,
Con. 1 and Fred Brewer, Lots 25
and 26, Con. 1.
Under the previous legislation,
line -fence disputes were settled in
avail -claims court.