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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-08-02, Page 1} MP MI, yoTh16fl re not subscr1b1fEg tot rnAdvaflsoTimea;, you're missing out. Use this, cputlott 1 below end subscribe todayt Nanta: I Address: ity: 1 t Ptov.: i. Postal. Code, f, Subscription rates f. Canada within 40 miles (65km) ad- 1 dressed to non letter carrier address- I 1 es $27 plus $1.89 GST. Outside 40 miles any ( 65 m k ) or lettercarrier address $40 us $2 80 GST Ouside Canada $80 plus $5.60 GST USE YOUR CREDIT CARD Card No. J jfl0000 ❑CiOC]rOCEJ Expi Date: ° I ViZEI Master Card Cheque enclosed O t WING/4AM AAD A CE -TIMES i P.O- Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2WO I The Huron -perch D'rsR trict Health council met. in Wipgham on July � 2,7• Jim Brown reports. Page 3 War Brides are the fo- cus of the current Blyth Festival production. Helen Hewitt reviews Page 13 T»Ball, Soccer and Swimming. We've got the 1995 team pies. Plus, Colts action. Page 6 I Lisle sets new record Canadian pole-vault marker now higher after successful meet Julie Lisle has set a new Canadian women's pole- vault record with a jump of 3.10 metres. The Wingham Optimist Track and Field Club athlete accom- plished this feat .en route to a gold medal performance at the Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships held in Abbortsford, British Columbia, last weekend. Lisle also brought home a sil- ver medal in the women's hep- tathalon, accumulating a best ever total of 4341 points. In winning the silver, Lisle set four personal bests in the seven com- petitions. In the hurdles, Lisle ran 15.58 seconds (PB), high jump 1.44 • m, shat put 12.35 m .(PB), 200 m 28.02, long jump 5.11, javelin 32.64 m (PB), and 800 m 2.38.51 (PB). Lisle was selected to the Ca- nadian Junior team and will par- ticipate in a combined events meet against the United States in Windsor on August 18-19. Council to look at reserves Slip -sliding away..cassandra Irvin enoyls agood day's recreation department's second annual water carnival at the Lion's Park. More than 100 wet slide duringlast Thurs- peopie enjoyed a variety of water games and barbecue kit dogs. _ Signs may be changed Town looking atf new,designs j BY CAMERON J MOOD ` or boards The Advance -Times •...— The Town of Wingham will take serious look at the reserves budgetting process in their 1996 financial discussions. Finance and Management Committee Chairman Ward Robertson made the suggestion at the July session of town council. "We would recommend that council start budgetting«for re- • serves again. It was a process started years ago and I think it is important that we budget for (reserves) instead of waiting for it to appear," he said in making the recommendation. Reserves are traditionally set aside for use on specific pro- jects, such as the purchasing of new equipment. The signs welcoming people to the Town of Wingham have be- come an eyesore and could soon be a thing of the past. That was the sentiment present- ed at the July meeting of Wing - ham Town Council. Councillors, in discussing changing the signs to a more mod- ern representation of the commu- nity, felt the weathered boards that currently stand along High- way 4 at either end of the town would be better taken down. Council is concerned the image being projected by the signs -is not a positive one for the community. However, as economic devel- opment committee representative Denise Wilkins -Treble pointed out, there is no mbney in the bud- get right now to replace the exist- ing signs, She has been working with other members of the com- mittee in developing a new theme for the signs. "There bas to be something we Changing times. can do that will promote the town. Things' are changing, move forward, not backkwtds let's Council- for Archie MacGowan said: The committee has considered changing the•entire themeof the Births DHC News Editorial Letters Horoscopes Crossword Spot`s T.V. Guide Classifieds Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 9 Page 10 A LOOKAT Punishment handed out in Wingham Provincial Court on July 26. Page 5 The Wingham Advance -Times Is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and Information leadership 1 .. Wingham may have new Zook. current sign, which claims Wing - ham as the Radio and Television Town. Suggestions will be presented to council later this summer, while the current signs will come down. �wnship considers property blueprint A proposal whichpave the way for the development of North Bluevale was presented at the July 18 meeting of Turnberry council. Ruth Knight of the Huron County Planning Department at- tended the meeting to explain the purpose of the proposed plan. It will affect about 20 lots on Conces- sion 1 of the township. The community-based plan is the result of a series of meetings : be- tween affected landowners and the planning department over the past year. As knight explained, the area in question has some unique char- acteristics which could make it suit- able for development. Presently, the township allows residences eve- ry 50 acres under the secondary plan. However, there are some restric- tions as the Ministry of Transporta- tion only allowsentrances every 1,000 feet along a provincial high- way.As well, separation distances could pose a probletia. restricted agricultural areas. Dr. Gary Davidson of the plan- ning department said council's next step; once members have studied the plan, is to hold a public meeting to discuss the proposal. One woman hi attendance ap- peared to welcome the chance to comment on the proposal Shell; Pauieuik said, "We're (rte affected landowners) not an content with what's being proposed here Some areas where housesare pr'opgsed (for development) are natural envi- ronment," she claimed. Davidson agreed that council needs a certain time frame to re- flect. In the meantime, a severance application for the affected lands was deferred until a decision is Made on the Bluevale North Propo- sal. Councilor Bill Purdon declared a written conflict of pecuniary in- terest as he was part of the commit- tee which arrived at the proposal and owns land involved in the area. Re also declared a conflict of inter- est on the severance plication, matte in hi witbsis battle. coon- cillor vacated the council chamber g the discussion on, Bluevale 75C Father pleads guilty to assauiting infant Child beatenor f 20 minutes Father admitted abuse and x-ray process at WDH, Martin admitted 11; had beaten the boy. wring medical pram The child was subsequently trans- ferred to Children's Hospital in court that during the examination at Wingham hospital London. During the ambulance. trip to R CAMERON J. WOOD London - during which Martin ac - The Advance -Titles companied the injured child - the attendants learned of the abuse, P°liceac- cording, to the Crown, The father of an eight -month -odd to have London City and adioe boy has pled guilty to assault in a Y meet Wingham court• them at the hospital. They ex - Aaron B. Martin, 26, of RR 1, pressed concern that the barterer was in the Clifford was in court on hily 26, to vicle durien the trip. London police answer to the charges laid byWi attended Ching- n en's Hospital at 2:30 ham OPP after a June 20 assault on June 21 and arrested Martina m. on the child. ,although the police did The child had to be kept in the not initially release, Martin's name hospital from June 21- to June 26, to the public, the court did not inti- ' suffering from severe head trauma. pose a publication ban. No fractures were detected, but ex - Crown Attorney Bob Morris told the court the child was beaten about fain de bruising and swelling oc- the head at least 20 times over a pe- The facts, as presented, were not. riod of 15 to 20 minutes, beginning disputed by defence attorney Allan at approximately 9:00 p.m.• on June Mill. He requested that , a presen- 20. In reading the facts of the ,case tence report be prepared prior to to the court, Morris said the child Justice R.G.E. Hunter hding was teething at the time and crying. • down punishment. Hunter will en- The child's cries angered the father tence Martin on October 18. who initially struck the boy on the Three others have been .charged right side of his head with an open in this case. Physician J.M. Shubat, . hand. nurses Margt Moms told the court Martin's Ashley haveea hHogg been charged uand n- wife tried to get hind to stop, but he der the Child and Family Services would not. After the beating, the Act for failing' to report child abuse couple noticed swelling and bruis, to the Children's Aid Society. They ing around the boy's head and ears. are scheduled to appear in Provin- The court heard that the couple dis- cial Offences Court on September cussed the matter with the wife's 14. parents for approximately 1.5 (one However, at the July 20 court ap- and one half) hours before taking pearance, the court was told that the infant to Wingham and District the Crown Attorney's office had Hospital. The Crown attorney told the applied to have the case moved to a higher court. Townshlp reCeives weigh scales grant Will review sub '�a�a7 e] • / / Gle�e� (On Morris Township road superin- was asking about using the town- tendent Lloyd Michie informed ship's landfill site for its garbage. township council at its July 18th e said that Huron County meeting that they had received a is owlre-considering the prospect grant for the weigh scales for the of incinerating its garbage. How - landfill site. ever, he noted it could take about However, there was concern five years before incineration from council that the weigh scales would begin. would no longer be required for Township clerk -treasurer Nancy the purpose they were going to be Michie noted that all grants from bought for. the government have been frozen, The $13,350 grant will cover until after the government has re - one -third the total cost of $40,045 view all , and is for the scales, the weigh The roadthegrants. superintendent said house, and electricity, the grants from the Ministry of Michie said that the grant mon- Transportation (MTO) could also ey has to be used by March 15, be affected, especially the supple - 1996, with the township having to mental grants, supply receipts when sending in to He noted that many municipali- the government. ties h• e money Council deferred a final eft ci- in anticipation of receiving g the sion until the first meeting in Sep- supplemental grants, tember, and also asked • the road, The road. `supel-intendent said supe4'inteitdent to update the municipalities should know b quote on the' prices of a weigh July 24 as to what grants they will scale, • be receiving. It was noted that the township "We may not be getting as wanted to install the weigh scales much money as we had planned because the Town o Wb gharn on," he said