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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-03-15, Page 11`J !fXatelri'adt aubscribingto The Wingham Advsnna, Times,. ° you're missing out. Use this coupon below and subscribe today! NOM: Address: FrV Postal Code: Subscription rates Canada Within 40 miles (65km) ad- dressed to non letter carrier address- es427 plus $1.89 GST. Outside 40 miles (65km) or any letter carrier address $40 plus $2.80 GST. Ouslde Canada $80 plus $5.60 GST USE YOUR CREDIT CARD Card No. ❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑ ❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑ tipl Date• Visa Master Card ❑ Cheque enclosed ❑ Return To; WINGHAM ADVANCE-TalES P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 . • NI No word on Zehrs future in Wingh am While the speculation regard- ing the future of the Wingham Zehrs grocery store continues, we at the Advance -Times can say at ,this point, the rumors re- main simply that. Last weelf,.media reports add- ed fuel to the fire that the store was pulling out of Wingham. Management at the local outlet have said nothing has been con- firmed by head office at this point. In ' addition, several phone• calls made to Zehrs president Grant Heimpel by this newspa- per over the past four weeks re- main unreturned. Other officials at the Cambridge head office would not comment on the mat- ter. We will keep our re aders up .to date on the situation as we re- ceive information. Rumors of the closure have been growing since it was an- nounced that both Goderich and Listowel will be receiving 60,000 square foot pini outlets. Goderich is expected to open in midsummer. Water hazards The Maitland Valley Conser- vation Authority (MVCA) would like to remind everyone about the hazards posed by streams, rivers and drains as warmer weather approaches.. Parents are• urged to warn chil- dren of the dangers of playing along frozen or flooded water- courses. Even being near a river is dangerous at this time of year. Snow drifts overhanging the riv- er can collapse. River banks are wet and slippery. Warm temper- atures make the ice remaining on streams and rivers unsafe for walking, skating, or snowmobil- ing. Melting snow leads to high water levels and fast -flowing water. Even small drains and creeks can become deep and dangerous. The low temperature of the water increases the risk. At this time of year it is between one and three degrees Celsius (34 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit). In water this cold, hypothermia can occur tnjust a few minutes. Council News Editorial Letters Sports Scoreboard T.V. Guide Classifieds Horoscopes Crossword Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 10 Page 11 Page 14 Page 14 A LOOK AT ® e Tri -County Lumber is plan- ning to build a sawmill in East Wawanosh Township. Page 3 The Wingham Advance -Times Is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and information leadership s • Our annual family business section returns this week. Section 20 inofjam Turnberry Council re- mains steadfast in their position against funding to Wheels Away. Page 2 balite ° The Junior C Brussels Bulls will now hit the golf course as the Patriots advance, See Sports • Livestae save ...cattle stand in a'lieid while a bat I,hirris.'The building Wei Wit, but no animals Ortiti d- 75e Two major fires destroy home/barn Two serious fires late last week destroyed property in both Howick and Morris Townships. Fire fighters from the Gorrie Fire Station responded to a barn fire at 4:55 p.m. last Thursday at the prop- , erty of Richard McCann, Lot 24, Concession 4 of Howick Township. The tnen were supported by the Clifford Fire Department tanker. The 40 by 60 foot barn was lev- elled by the fire; of which the cause remains undetermined. None of the livestock on the farm were lost. About $40,000 damage was done in a second fire, this one in James- town on County Road 12, early Sunday morning. Fire fighters from Wingham and Gorrie battled the mobile home fire for over four hours. The building was owned by Cecil McNall. An electrical mal- fbnction is suspected as the cause. 'NO toll Teeswater Ag. set Master gets an elates for annual festivallight'listen to music and green111Bruce ting those people through the gate play games and into the fair," he. said. such as blackjack. One way of getting people into Other suggested events include the fair, is to have a brochure that a baby contest, a spaghetti -eating Waste ma n ageme n t study will shows the people where the vari- contest., a story time for children, held. Also, it was suggested that the stories. continue ous displays and events are being with well-known residents reading despite growing eop aims signs be erected m the fair to 'let Ireland said the fairgrounds is people know where the displays one of the best in Ontario, and the By PAT HALPIN power the county has to impose are.' horse ring is a real asset to the fa- Special to the Advance -Times shared -use agreements. Reavie said Executive director Bob Meyer cility, it is badly in need of grand- the intention is to get the answers said he would like to see the ser- stand facilities. WALKERTON - The waste man- quickly and "not go on another vice clubs becon3e more involved He said that there are both pro- agement study in Bruce County has three years" with the fair, by sponsoring events vincial and federal grants available the green light to proceed at least with the study such as a fishing derby or a chain- for agricultural fairs, but these. for the next six months. process. saw competition. funds are deminishing every year. Last month several councillors The report While activities and programs He expects that soon these grants complained the three-year-old satisfied some for children is important because it will no longer be available at the study was costing too much and of the study's gets them and their parents into federal or provincial level, producing too few results. A mo- critics. the fair, Meyer would like to see a If the community works togeth- tion was introduced to put the recy- "We have no casino=type event for adults held er, the fair can continue and per- cling part of the study' into action problems with in the agri-curl building. • They haps grow and return to the glory and shelve the rest of the plait, in- this report," said could go in for a drink as well as days of the 1940s and 1950s. eluding proposals for joint use of Mildmay Reeve Keith Campbell. landfill, sites, for two or three years. Amabel Reeve Vince Artuso added Waste management chairman an amendment requiring the com- Stuart Reavie begged for a month mittee to report monthly and give to prove to council that the study is an interim report in June. He said making progress. On February 28, he was happy with the steps taken. he did that by tabling a blunt report A delegation from Kincardine with a strong recommendation to was less than enthusiastic about share landfill sites under county au- council's action. Margot Hanks of thority. the Kincardine waste management Reavie's report said landfillsites committee predicted that in six cannot be shared under local au- , months the county will be right Morris Township council may ed to get his money back, because thority without going through long back where it is now, with no au - soon be sitting down to draw up a his dog died a week after it was and expensive environmental as- thority to enforce shared landfill policy regarding dog counting, counted in the dog census. sessment hearings. He suggested agreements. She also questioned Close to 400 dogs were counted After a lengthy discussion, many sites would not be approved whether the report passed will satis- this year by the two dog counters council decided to file the request for expanded use under that pro- fy the conditions set by the prcv- hired by the rtownship. . the total but take a serious look at later. cess, effectively eliminating that ince for a much-needed two year number of dogs counted is 30 Council may have to draw up a option. Instead;' His committee ree- Extension of the Kincardine landfill more than last year. dog policy that keeps everyone ommends sharing landfills under site license. But, the end results have mem- happy. county authority, making the option Reavie admitted the committee bers of council growling over "If we want to rectify the situa- financially and politically more at- compromised on the' county' author - some problems they are now fac tion tonight, we should split the tractive. ity issue, but said that move was ing, "Failure to adopt (this) recom necessary because "not enough mu cost," suggested councillor John mendation would leave onl anew nicipalities total of 148 dogs were count DuskoC , Y nici alities have a crisis" and are ed in the southern portion of the y site search as the committee's re- still reluctant to consider sharing township with 232 dogs counted Councillor Kevin Pletch said maining option," Reavie warned in landfill space. He also said the in the north. That was a difference counil Was only abiding with the his report. county's intention to act as a facili- current policy. What Reavie's report failed to of 84 dogs. P tator for shared use agreements To make matters worse, there "I'm not saying I agree with the `specify is the definition of county rather than as the owner of landfill were five kennels with a total of policy," be said. "1 think it should authority. His comtnittee has six sites. 24 dogs. All the kennels were in be changed, but not tonight." months to find out whether it The ground rules for a plan to di the northern portion of the town- Council decided to share the means taking over ownership of vert 50 per cent of Bruce County's ship. cost of'the dogs iii the els be- landfill sites, what compensation garbage from landfill sites within "However, the problem is get- One township resident request- tween the two dog counter's. will be paid to host'sitas and what the next five years have been set. By JIM BROWN The Advance -Times TEESWATER - The annual Tees - water Fair Will be held this year, . but the Agriculturl Society is look- ing for new ideas and a greater commitment by the community. Society president Diane McDo- nald told the approximately 75 people at the annual meeting last Thursday that they should ask themselves two very important questions. I. Are you happy with the present format of the fair? 2. Do you want to keep the fair? While the people want to keep the fair — a fair that has been held annually for over 140 years — they do want some changes. Even the agricultural society wants to make changes in order to alleviate its $45,000 debt. As a means of cutting costs, the society has laid off its secretary, cut prize money, and has even eliminated some classes of compe- tition. Past president of the society, Brian Ireland, said a similar meet- ing was held five years ago, in an effort to keep the fair going. One of the recommendations from that meeting was that they change the fair from a fall fair to a summer fair. "That was done," he said. The fair will be held Aug, 25 to 27 this year. While there are both good and bad points about having a summer fair, Ireland noted that as an agri- cultural community, the actual number of people involved in agri- .culture is shrinking every day, "In order to have the fair contin- ue, I think we'll have to cater more to the tourist industry," he said. "And, certainly. a weekend in Au- gust has the maximum number of tourists in Bruce' County." Ireland said that the fair's pa- rade is one of the best in the re- gion, attracting a large number of people. GARBAGE Dog counting has township growlin