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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-11-14, Page 231*,0 2 - The WieghemAsivame-TImes, N, 28,1 • Township Council Briefs RETURNED TO FARM SNOW REMOVAL East Wawanosh Township is Edgar Daer of R,R. 1, Auburn returning a small parcel of land, formerly the site of the township shed, to the neighboring farm. Council agreed at last week's reg- ular meeting that the land, a 66 -foot square parcel of land at Pt. Lot $3, Con. 10, should be deared by the township and returned to the farm of Don Shields. The land owner will be asked to provide a spot for the old concrete and other debris removed from the site. SUPPORT FOR SANTA Although East Wawanosh Coun- cil isn't prepared to enter a float in Wingham Optimist Club's annual Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 25, council has agreed to send a small monetary donation of $25 to help defray operation costs. The dona- tion was suggested by Councillor Don Shultz. Morris Township Council donat- ed $100 to the Wingham Santa Claus parade, and $100 to the parade in Brussels. NO FRENCH HERE Bilingualism legislation is forcing people to learn another language before allowing them to take gov- ernment posts, claims a letter from the City of Orillia to local town- ships. Councillors in East Wawanosh, Turnberry and Morris voted to sup- port Orillia's protest against Ontario's Bill 8. The city argues that enforced bilingualism will result in a loss of job opportunities for non- francophone Canadians. The Town of Wingham filed it. % POSTAGE METER East Wawanosh Clerk Winona Thompson says she is tired of lick- ing hundreds of stamps and envelopes at tax time. Mrs. Thomp- son has asked East Wawanosh Council to consider buying a postage meter that weighs and automatically seals envelopes, at a cost of $1,745. The purchase will be considered for next year's budget. POTIER'S BRIDGE After a routine engineering inspection, 13. M. Ross and Associ- ates engineer Ken Dunn has recommended renewing the load limit on Potter's Bridge, Con. 1 of East Wawanosh of 5 tonnes. Bridge inspections are made every two years. hes been awarded the snow removal contract for the village of Auburn at a rate of $42 per hour, with a standby rate of $7 a day, East Wawanosh Council was informed last week About 18 per cent of the cost of snow removal in Auburn is covered by the township. The remainder is paid for by the village, Township of Hullett and East Wawanosh. BRIDGE REPAIRS NEEDED Ken Dunn of B. M. Ross and Associates has been appointed by Morris Township Council to inves- tigate and assess repairs needed on the Bodmin Bridge, Fourth Line. Bridge repairs will be added to the 1990 roads budget for Morris Town- ship. Council to take part in parade Wingham Town Council has got- ten into the Christmas spirit early this year, deciding to participate in the town Santa Claus parade on Saturday, Nov. 25. A letter from the Wingham Opti- mist Club, the group sponsoring the parade, was read at last Mon- day evening's meeting of town council. In the letter, Grant Currie, parade chairman, issued a strong plea for parade floats. Initially some members of coun- cil appeared less than enthusiastic about entering the parade. Howev- er, Mayor Ian Moreland delivered a short message on Community spirit, saying that he feels council should stand behind this event bye taking part. "That's right," said Councillor John Schenk. "It's easy to complain about a lack of participation, but we should do something." Finally it was decided that the Wingham Firefighters' Associatron would be approached to permit council to ride on its old fire truck in the parade. A box of candy has been ordered for members to throw to the youngsters as well. Council also has waived its nor- mal rental fee for the Armouries building so that children may gath- er there to meet Santa aa us follow- ing the parade. 1 Li Teams Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information ma 111 a a a PLAYING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY NOVEMBER 17 AND 18. SHOWTIME: 7:00 P.M. EACH EVENING. IVAN DA M M E PLAYING FRIDAY II An Ancient Sport Becomes A Deadly Game. 11111111•MMINIMMIMOMMINNIIIIMiliNDE TO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 TO 23. SHOWTIMES: FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT 9:00 P.M. SUNDAY TO THURSDAY AT 8:00 P.M. EACH EVENING. getalges Sin 56 Florida Grapefruit . Fresh Mushrooms . Schneiders 175 g Ilam Steaks Schneiders 175 g Shepherd's Pie. Tide 5 litre Powdered Detergent Campbell's 10 az. Vegetable Soup. Nescafe 200 g RA Blend iustaut Coffee • • • 6 • 0•0• • • • ib. 1.99 1.99 .99 O 60• 4.99 000000 6* 0 • • ' 4?,,to• 1.1 ",•••' 4 LONG=SERIVCE AWARDS=Several members of the Wmgharn Police Department were honored for long service last Wednesday by' the Wingham Board of Police Commissioners. Sid Adams has been an auxiliary constable in Wingham since 1967; Const. Ed Daer has served 20 years with the department, while Sgt. Doug Foston is a 25 -year veteran of the Wingham PoliCe Department. Police officers honored for their long service. Three members of the Wingham Police Department were honored for long service at a ceremony last Wednesday afternoon at the Wing - ham Town Hall. Sergeant Doug Foxton, Constable Ed Daer and Auxiliary Constable Sid Adams all were honored by the Wingham Board of Police Commis- sioners. Board Chairman Holly Keil praised all three men for their com- mitment to the police force and the community. Sgt. Foxton has been with the Wingham Police Department for 25 years. A native of Wingham, Mr. Foxton enlisted as constable in May of 1964, replacing the resigning William Waite. At the time, Jim Miller was Wingham chief of police and Ron Zimmer, a constable. Const. Daer joined the depart- ment in April of 1969 and served with Chief Miller, Sgt. Zimmer and Const. Foxton. Mr. Daer currently is the depart- ment's safety officer and in charge of the Values, Influences and Peers program at area schools. Mr. Adams' first tour with the Wingham Police Department was in 1964-65. He resigned to join forces at Strathroy and Listowel before returning to Wingham sever - JASON AINSLIE of Wmgham attended last Saturday's Remem- brance Day service and wreath -laying at the Wingham Legion Hall, representing the Wingham Business Association. , 1:74 kw., ANNZAV VAXV: 6.4 41%46" 5 9.41 AXV., VAMP*, .0% di 6, -X1 r/A. >14, 1 Wingham Horticultural Society GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, November 15th - 8:00 p.m. Wingham Masonic Lodge Hall Guest Speaker: JIM ST. MARIE • Gardening Columnist, Kftchener-Waterkv Record • Weekly Gardening Program, CKGL Radio • Portlier Producer, CBC -'TV Gardening Skew 'long-time member of KW Hortidulturat Society al years later to operate his busi- ness. In October of 1967, he was enlist- ed g a part-time constable with the Wingham Police Department' and has been an auxiliary officer ever since. Members of the Wingham department are recognized after 20, 25 and 30 years of service. i• rineclunenSttiO oat of the cia11Police 40410,, to-helption solve brass lantern - St, Stanley Tosephwillthietip.e4 be The theft occurs between the hourok.0 pin. These are 100401 OS Wide by 15 inches h were removed from six.a half -foot poles. The Coderich Town PeBce an Crime Stoppers of HurTf-jcennty are asking for yourch4404.0e0Y*" ing one set of downhill skis, Rossingol-Caraveile ARS; 180sin long, serial number03261. These skis had Trollet 17 -bind- ing on them and were stolen on 'Feb. 20, 1988, from a pram, on Catherine Street in Coderich. On Jan, 13,1988, as the res:0;t0 a break and enter at the Bruce Street apartments at,Goderich, the follow- ing items were stolen; one JVC stereo receiver, model RX -500„ sem number 1001742; one JVC cassette player, model RDVR320, serial number 1160826; one Pyramid stereo equalizer, model SEA9700; one Toshiba turntable; one Pioneer amplifier, model SR -60i, serial num- ber 3400323 and one man's Tiger's eye ring. Crime Stoppers of Huron County and Coderich Town Police are seek- ing your help to solve this case. If you have information about this gr any other crime, call Crime Stoppers of HuronCounty, 1-800- 265-1777 or 524-6851 and you could receive a reward of up to $1,000. Remember, crime doesn't par, Crime Stoppers does. ad *di; h) and &one, re Dump inspection results released • The results of an inspection of the Wingham dump earlier this year were brought to the attention of town council at its regular Novem- ber meeting last Monday. The inspection was conducted Aug. 29 by representatives of the Ontario Ministry of the Enyiron- ment. In a letter dated Oct. 16, J. R. Earl of the ministry'sOwenSorind office says, the inspection revealed an accumulation of litter on the south- west' slope around the working .area. Mr. Earl also says that proper cover and compaction appear to be lacking, on the working face. The provisional certificate of approval states that all domestic waste must be completely covered and com-, pacted a minimum of twice weekly. The ministry also stresses that the burning program at the site is limit- ed to clean wood or brush and no domestic waste is to be burned. Council learned that Town Works Foreman Bob Thompson is aware of the ministry's concerns and has addressed them. Morris zoning bylaw is passed A- zpning bylaw implementing the policies of the township's sec- ondary plan has been passed by Morris TownshipCouncil. The township has been working on the bylaw since earlier this year. Public input was received at the township's open house programs last summer, and changes arising from public comment were added to the bylaw before its passing last week at the council's regular meet- ing. Township Clerk -Treasurer Nancy Michie said last week that Morris residents will have the opportunity to appeal the zoning issues within 20 days of being informed of the decision by mail. Royal Homes announces lay-off of 41 employees In what is being called an effort to balance an increased level of orders for spring delivery against present production capacity, Royal Homes will lay off 41 production staff at its Wingham plant effective Nov. 24. There will be no lay-offs for offide staff. In a press release, Royal Homes spokesman Peter Venema says sales orders over the last two months are at their highest levels since last spring, attributing this to the com- pany's fall -order, spring -delivery campaign. ith these homes scheduled for late winter production, the compa- ny has reduced current manufac- turing capacities to equalize pro- duction between its Wingham and Peterborough locations. The response to the new Royal Homes' sales centre just outside Wingham on Highway 86 has been tremendous, adds Mr. Venema. It features six fully -decorated model homes which are open six days a week and is becoming a major sales Opportunity As a leader in modular -home building, Royal Homes is investing in two additional new sales centres, one in Chatham and one in Peter- borough, he says. These centres will be completed by January and will feature 10 models, including the Victorian, a two-storey, 2,300 - square -foot home SOMIOURS: 7:30 a.m1 - Friday 740 tkatlt, .900 pi1lo • Phone 387 • , POSTER WINNER 1/01JORBD—Cindy Newton of Wroxeter, a atadeot at the P. E. Madill 'Secondary School, was presented with tiorary plaque at fait Saturday evening's Remembrance Day '3 et at the Wingitain!Legion Hall. Ms. Netiotdreb poster was the best in its class at a Legion -sponsored, Canada -wide ranee bay contest. • • ' 4 • . • .• , • • • V• •0.1e0:4; • ••