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P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road
Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0
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The Canadettes annual
performance and award
presentations from
last week.
Page 6
I,I:.
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Parents had a chance to
meet with various agen-
cies during Community
Safe Schools Fair.
Page 2
Brussels
man run
over on
Hwy. 4
Killed when
struck by
tractor-tratilor
Wingham OPP are inves-
tigating a fatal motor
vehicle accident that
claimed the life of a Brussels
area man.
The accident occurred at ap-
proximately 5:00 a.m. on Sun-
day along Highway 4, just north
of the Westfield Road.
Police believe that Edward
Cummings, 86, of RR 5, Brus-
sels was lying in the southbound
lane when he was struck by the
tractor -trailer . driven by John
Minke, 46, of Hanover.
There is no indication at this
time why Cummings was on the
road.
Diane
Francis to
lecture in
Goderich
One of the most powerful and
influential business journalists in
the country will speak on the fu-
ture of Canada at the Knights of
Columbus Centre in Goderich
on Wednesday, April 26.
Diane Francis will speak on
Canada 2005, sponsored by the
Goderich and District Chamber
of Commerce.
A charismatic and brazen edi-
tor of the Financial Post, Francis
is read by millions and has be-
come popular speaker in Cana-
da today.
In 1992, Chatelaine Magazine
named Francis "Woman of the
Year', calling her "unstoppable"
for her shoot -from -the -hip, no -
holds -barred style of journalism.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and
Francis will take the stage at
8:00 p.m.
For tickets to the unitme
event, call 1-800-265-5594.
Tickets are also available at
Marlin Travel or Campbell's
Cameras, both in Goderich
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Horoscopes Page 16
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A LOOK AT. --
The Wingham Canadettes
annual show and invitational
competition.
Page 6
Tho Wingham Advance -Times
Is a member of a family of community
newspapers providing news,
advertising and information leadership
if
The Madill Mustangs
took to the soccer
pitch for another
football season.
See Sports
n your .bike.
Fair rolls down the halluvc
Madill on a tricycle. Ther
event was part of Activit
the local high school.
VnivreW .n° .
Imoof&
Volunteers to receive raise
Members of the Wingham Area
Fire Department will be receiving
a raise, effective April 1, 1995.
The raise was approved at the
April meeting of the Wingham
Area Fire Board last Wednesday
evening.
Chief Harley Gaunt said the of-
ficers will receive a straight 1.5
per cent, and the fire fighters will
receive a 1.5 per cent raise for fire
fighting calls only. The raise will
not include fire practices or fire
meetings. •
Earlier this year, the fire fight-
ers had proposed that the fire
board purchase green flashing
lights for each fire fighter instead
of getting a raise. However, the
board rejected the proposal.
Chief Gaunt said getting the
raise was better than the green
lights, because of the paper work
required in determining who al-
ready had a light and who was to
receive a refund for buying their
own.
"I feel good about this raise,"
said the chief. "The 1.5 per cent is
1.5 per cent more than what we
had last year."
Fire News 3
� ern,..mcM•:
Town will have to remove
soil from two rail land sites
By CAMERON J. WOOD
the Burrell building on the west side of Josephine.
The Advance -Times ' In all, Lesarge said the easiest solution for the ma-
jority of the contaminated soils at the two fuel storage
The Town of Wingham will have to foot the bill to sites is 'excavation. The soils could then be deposited
at the landfill site and land -farmed before being used
chased railway lands. - as cover.
Engineer Keith Lesarge, of ai^s The permeation at the Supertest site is generally re -
Golder Associates Ltd, London, „tr stricted to the top four feet of the shallow fill top
explained to council last week ,Y.�" '.• layer of soil. However, some permeation of total pe -
their findings on two sites on the troleum hydrocarbons (TPH) has reached depths of
railway lands., .• 17 to 19 feet. Lesarge recommended council perform
Council was anticipating soil some greater study to determine the impact at the
contamination on, the former Josephine Street Super- deep soil level. He, explained there are three options
test site and BP/Gulf site off Alfred St. Above open to council in handling the situation: identify the
ground fuel storage had taken place in the past at the extent of contamination. If it is localized it can be
two locations and visual soil examination lead the dug out. Secondly, the town can install additional
town to believe some contamination was present. wells and pump in nutrients to improve bioremedia-
Lesarge said in their initial study of the lands indi- tion - the natural decomposition of the biodegradable
cated that there were only localized patches of oily fuel's. the final option is to define the size of the con -
soils and no significant PCB impact near' the PUC tamination and study the real environmental impact.
shed. Traditionally PCBs have not been stored at the • "Take a look at the potential pathways of human
site, he said. There is some slight oil permeation near Please see TOWN/.3
remove some toxic soil found on the recently pur-
75
Taxes on the
rise for Wingharn
By CAMERON J. WOOD
The Advance -Times
The tax bill will take a little
more out of people's pockets this
year.
During a special council meeting
last Tuesday, Wingham Town
Council agreed to a 4.4 per cent
hike in overall taxation revenue;
which translates into a 2.4 per cent
hike in the mill rate. Mayor Don
Carter said although there is an in-
crease, the town will see the finali-
zation of the John Street recon-
struction project and further work
on Arthur and Water Streets. The
expansion of Carling Terrace as re-
ported in March will also proceed.
In the budget, $100,000 of the
town's share for the Wingham
Community Airport will be set
aside from reserves and $6,500 col-
lected through taxation. However,
next year the remaining $106,000
will have to come entirety from tax-
ation.
With the Huron County Board of
education levy increasing the total
taxation percentage to 4.9, Council-
lor Doug Layton requested that a
notice be sent out with the next tax
bill breaking down where the costs
are for the ratepayers.
"I think it's important they know
who is charging what."
In all the municipality will col-
lect $2,556,000. Of that total reve-
nue, $1,412,300 comes from taxa-
tion, up from $1,352,600 in 1994.
Grants from the province are down
from last year's actual of $773,679
to an anticipated $709,100. In
terms of expenditures, the biggest
hike comes in public works; up
from a budgeted $715,900 in 1994,
to $846,100 in 1995. There is a sig-
nificant drop in property expendi-
tures from $249,956 actual in 1994
to a budgeted.$163,700.
But before the budget passed,
Deputy Reeve Ron Beecroft
questioned the town's thinking on
the diversion of $48,000 infrastruc-
ture grant money from the pool ren-
ovation project to the rdads con-
struction projects.
"The Lions and Optimist clubs
agreed to fund the rest of the pro-
ject if the town was to receive this
infrastructure grant. We will lose
this support if that money is ear-
marked for roads. If thatis the
case," he said. "Then it seems that
whatever roads want, they get and
the rest of the -departments go to..."
Beecroft said the service clubs
•
TAXATION
GRANTS - ROADS & PROVINCIAL
GRANTS - COUNTY
GRANTS - IN LIEU - TELEPHONE
GRANTS - IN LIEU - GENERAL
GRANTS - IN LIEU - OHC
SUPPLEMENTAL TAXES
INTEREST ON TAXES
PARKS AND RECREATION - FACILITIES
PARKS AND RECREATION - PROGRAMS
RENTS
LICENSES & PERMITS
FINES
INTEREST INCOME
TRANSFER FROM RESERVES
1993 SURPLUS
`I think it's important
the taxpayer know,.
who is charging what'
Councillor Doug Layton in
making a motion to clarify
the 1995 increases.
may back out of the pool project
and use the money for other pro-
jects if the town -doesn't feel the
need to renovate the facility. He
said last fall the town earmarked
the grant for the pool project and
requested a cost estimate from Fa-
cilities Manager Peter Quennell.
That study was provided to the
town„but ,Quennell apparently told
eoiicil the `rreatioii' department
could make the pool last another
season with some repairs. It was
that aspect of the report that council
hinged their decision on and pro-
ceeded with other infrastructure
plans - also because they did not
have confirn ation from the clubs.
that they were willing to proceed
this year.
Coun. Layton said he felt the
whole situation could be clarified
by meeting with the service clubs
to discuss all the options available
to the pool. He said other commu-
nities have managed to build new
facilities without their council$' fi-
nancial support by pulling the clubs
together towards a common pro-
ject. •
"Is there any chance they could
take this on themselves?” he asked
of the estimated $86,000 project.
"They are human 'too and have to
realize that we only have so much
tax money to go around."
In fact, if the town was to raise
taxation to make up for, the short-
fall, the percentage would have to'
increase by another four per cent.
"They have other projects they
want to get on with," Beecroft said.
There were some questions
raised as to whether or not the town
could actually divert the infrastruc-
ture grant , to the roads project.
Clerk -treasurer Byron Adams said
there was the assumption it was ac-
ceptable.
The town was entitled to an esti-
mated $500,000 under the infra-
structure program. To be eligible,
they had to spend a total of
$750,000, required under a one
third payment agreement from each
of the federal, provincial and mu-
nicipal governments. When the
town applied for the funding the
Please see BUDGET/3
TOTAL
$1,412,300
709,100
38,000
38,700.
22,500
25,100
10,000
27,000
109,200
58,600
26,900
16,600
2,600
7,000
52,400
$2,556,000