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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-13, Page 1. • It you're not subacdbin to The Wingham Advance•1�mes, you're missing out. Use this coupon below and subscribe today! Name: Address: City: Prov,. Postal Code: Subscription rates Canada within 40 miles (65km) ad- dressed to non letter carrier address- es $27 plus $1.89 G$T. Outside 40 miles (65km) or any letter carrier address $40 plus $2.80 GST. Ouside Canada $80 plus $5.60 GST USE YOUR CREDIT CARD Card No. ❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑ ❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑ Expi Date. Visa] Master Card ❑ Cheque enclosed ❑ Return To; WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road Wingham Ontario NOG 2W0 J Morris Twp, further debates the future of the former Belgrave Motel Page 2. Domestic violence was the focus of the 5th annual Take Back the Night March. Page 8. The Wingham Junior C. Ironmen tested their ne_w_look roster in exhibition action. Page 6 ebt injjam Wingham to be back on map Town will tender for creation of new entrance signs WIngham will be back on the map, so to speak, after council decided to tender for the crea- tion of two new entrance signs. At last week's council meet, ing, Councillor Denise Wilkins - Treble made the motion that the town put out for tender the new welcome banners. She said the plan calls for using the town crest as the basis for the design. "(The signs) will not include any particular business or indus- try," she told council. The Eco- nomic Development Committee had been investigating the issue. Wilkins -Treble told council 'some special interest groups in the community wanted refer- ence 'to be made to both Prime- time Country and CKNX Radio and "Television. However, the committee .wanted a plain sign, somewhat .like the enhance signs to Blyth. Coun. Doug Layton suggest- ed the 1979 Centennial slogan "Where people meet and people speak" should be added. Coun- cil agreed and included the slo- gan in the design request. Lay- ton was also adamant that the signs be erected no later than November 1. Tenders for the project must be received by the Town no lat- ' er than Sept. 25. Council will make a decision on the final de- sign at a special council meeting on that date. Taxes are being paid in Morris Contrary to earlier reports, the Town of Wingham is paying taxes to Morris Township on land purchased for the airport development. During the passing of ac- counts at last weeks town coun- cil meeting, it was noted that cheque 31.5 , in the amount of $1,461.71 hstd*1i 11(r sued to the township for taxation. News Editorial Letters Bruce Morgan Sports T.V. Guide Classifieds Horoscopes Crossword ', vim; Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 11 Page 12 Page 16 Page 16 A LOOK AT Battling domestic violence at a time when the issue has never been more evident. Page 8 The Wingham Advance -Tires Is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and Information leadership Protest...CKNX-Radio general manager Jack Gillespie invites picket organizer Greg War- ing, left, inside to discuss the changes to religious programming on AM 920 while program di- rector Dan Gall listens. Seven people turned out to voice concerns about the status of local church broadcasts and request a meeting between both sides. ix>��<�+:µ.�±N+.. �,:'S",�•y'•,'�M4��,.V, ilk>:i'xS t:?g5�2{:ic`.�:<:�:4::n is 750 Protesters march at radio station Demand meeting over church cuts By CAMERON J. WOOD The Advance -Times A small, but boisterous crowd gathered in ' front of CKNX-Radio last Thursday in protest of cuts to the local church programming on AM 920. The picket line, organized by •"Greg and Cheryl Waring, drew sev- en concerned members of the local church congregations and four me- dia outlets. But despite ,the small numbEr, general manager Jack Gil- - lespie and program director Dan Gall met the protesters on the front lawn to discuss their position. Gillespie, standing in his dress shirt in the brisk fall weather invit- ed the • protesters inside the station to discuss the matter, but the orga- nizers declined, stating they would prefer CKNX-Radio to meet with the local ministers — something they claim the radio station said they would not do. The GM responded by stating CKNX-Radio has not been asked for a formal meeting between the local clergy and station manage- - ment. They would be willing to sit down and discuss the programming cuts with the clergy and explore available options, he said. Take back the night Women 'gather to 'demand -rights' at 5th annual march It was a show of numbers, of strength and solidarity. For the organizers of the fifth annual Huron County Take. Back the Night march, it was a success. And, hopefully, a few more walked away with a better under- standing of the issues •facing women in their struggle to walk. the streets free of fear and vio- lence. Held inconjunction with Inter- national Day for Women's Equal- ity, the event is designed to raise awareness and to encourage wom- en to organize, speak out and fight back against all forms of •abuse. Women...from all around Huron County gathered in Feature Story — Page 8 Goderich September 6 to rally and Take Back the Night. • �.a Reeve critical of project By CAMERON J. WOOD The Advance -Times At no cost to the town. That is the only way Reeve Bruce Ma- chan envisions the former CN Railway Bridge remaining erect and part of the proposed Wing - ham Community Trail Project. Machan made his position quite clear during the September 5 council meeting. "At no costto the Town of Wingham, and that includes insu- rance," the reeve said. "As far as I'm concerned this is a dead horse...a worse dead horse than the railway station." Please see BRIDGECN ri e.i.renovation casts figure irlat M59,486A2. "If the ministers want to set up a meeting, get them to call us,' Gil- lespie told the protesters. "We are not going to do this through the press." Also in, question was the termi- nation of a local church broadcast a' couple of weeks .ago. The service was cut after approximately ten minutes of air time. The reason originally given by CKNX-Radio was technical difficulties., However, Gall told the protesters that he ordered the broadcast cut af- ter it was discovered the tape had been tampered • with and edited to include comments about the sta- tion. He said the material. was not approved by the station prior to the_ broadcast, nor were they informed - • of the contents. In defending the decision, Gilles- pie said the material was critical of the station *and the comments were unfair. He said he did not want to discuss ethics with the protesters over how the material ended up on the tape, but said "I think you have the right to criticize, but I don't think you have the right to take sar- castic shots at us. We donate that time and we didn't think the com- ment was fair." Please see BROADCASTS/2 UNPLEASA NTRI By CAMERONJ. WOO The Advance -Times If your dog makes a deposit on municipal property, you are now ex- pected to stoop and scoop. The Town of Wingham passed their much - anticipated animal waste control by-law last Tuesday. 'Elie by-law amends: the exist, ing dog by-law of 1981 by adding the clause "A dog owner is re- quired to remove forthwith excre mens left by the dog anywhere in the municipality cif the Town of Wingham on municipal owned lands including road allowances in the Town of Wingham." The by-law amendment has. been in, the works.. • for several months,following an initial.. re- quest from l e�¢ve BAT: ruce Machan. HI's concern came a r numerous cote plaints about animal' Vaste the parks and rant sidewalks in town And while dogs, t t now be more discreet about life's` little business, scute conn l' were not happy w€th just addr sing the: canine population.. "1 would liike this tore "dugs atnl ham," Couneiflot Doug. t ton.. He expressed. concern *Al had beet sh ed • by several dtxwusrwn mothants about hitt* wCrstliis `. i owover u crit thai tt by -I l yrl ' feasut`.er xrsn T1s t it+ fes' i d el aliftt#ttls td tfie Vii! keep Rover from thing business on mu« lairilpat property could tend #mart's best friend in jait, or you a fins retia Was fart f h did