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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-20, Page 3WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1995 Morris completes 94-1 road s . naming Morris Township council met with the councils of East Wawa - nosh and Grey Townships last Tuesday evening to complete the road naming for 9-1-1. Morris Township concession road 1-2 will be called Jamestown Road. Concession road 2-3, from Lot I to 5 will be called Stone School Road, and from Lot 6 to 30 will be Browntown Road. Concession road 3-4 will be known as Cardiff Road and con- cession road 4-5 will be called eranbrook Road. Concession road 6-7 will be known as St. Michael's Road and concession road 8-9 will be called Moncreiff Road. Concession road 9-10 will be known as Walton Road. The boundary road will be known as Morris Turnberry Boun- dary Road, the same as it is in Turnberry. The names for the sideroads in Morris Township will be Elevator Line, Clegg Line, Sunshine Line, Clyde Line, which becomes Clyde Street in Bluevale, Button Line, Quarter Line, McCall Line, River Line, Black Line, Ramsay Line, the same as in Turnberry Town- ship. Sideroad 40-41 of Concession will be called Tower Line, and Smuck's Sideroad will now be called Blind Line. The street names in the hamlets of Belgrave, Bluevale, and Walton will remain as they are. Dog owners to pay `across the board' fee Dog owners in Morris Town- ship will be paying an "across the board" fee in 1996. At a special council meeting held last Tuesday evening, council passed a by-law that would set the fee for dogs at $20 per dog. Township clerk -treasurer Nancy Michie said that the fee would per- tain to males, females, spayed fe- males, and for a person's first, sec- ond and third dog. She explained that if a person owned two females, they would have to pay $40; if a person owned two males, the fee would be $40; and if a person owned one male and one female, the fee would be $40. Michie noted that there would be no charge for dogs under three months of age. The kennel licence fee would remain at $75 for owners with reg- istered pure-bred dogs. The dog counter will visit each property at least two times in order to collect the dog fee. Night school being offered TIIE MGM ADYANCEIIMES Pavilion opened FORDWICH--On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Fordwich Community Parks Board held the official opening of the new pavilion and lunch booth at the ball park. On hand to cut the ribbon were Paul Steckle, MP for Huron -Bruce, Norman Fairies, reeve of Howick Township and George Oriold of Howick Homes, contractor. How - ick Deputy Reeve John Jacques also was in attendance, as were Councillors Rosemary Rognavaid- son, Mark Brunarski and village trustees Ron McClement, Phyllis Haverfield and Gerda Meyer. Helen Johns, MPP for Huron, was unable to attend and sent greet- ings. Fourteen ball teams took part in the three-day tournament. On Sat- urday from 5 to 7 p.m., a beef bar- becue was enjoyed with about 175 attending. Winners on the 'A' side of the tournament were the Rusty Nails from Hanover. The runners-up were the Bug Town Buzzards of Walkerton, the final score being 8- 2. The Listowel Warriors won the `B' division, 11-2 over the Nothing Special team from Palmerston. Over $1,200 was awarded in prize money in the various categories. For the eighth consecutive year, Wingham and area residents have the opportunity to open many new doors by completing their high school diplomas at the F.E. Madill Secondary School night school. The program was established for individuals who had dropped out of high school prior to graduation and have since realized they would like to complete their secondary school education. Night school is organized so that the busy adult can easily combine school work with other priorities. Most of the classes operate on a self -study, drop-in basis after initial registration. As a result, students are able to progress at their own speed. Course offerings represent a broad range of subjects that enable. adult students to fulfill their indi- vidual interests while at the same, time meeting diploma require- ments. Prospective students are usually surprised and pleased to find out that the number of courses required for graduation is often reduced sig- nificantly since adults who have not been in school for a number of years are entitled to maturity cred- its. In many cases, adult students need only complete a small number of credits to be granted their high school diplomas. For additional information on the night school contact F.E. Madill Secondary School at 357-1800, or Bill Gerth, night school principal at 357-3493. Hospital Auxiliary Tea...Shirley Kaufman, far right, hosted the Wingham and District Hospital Auxiliary's annual fall tea last Monday. Ann Goodall of Wingham offers good- ies to Carla Johnston, Mary Williams and Christine Johnston with little Pieter on her lap. Doctors seek support Continued from front page let them know if there is space available for a clinic," she said. "Let's show some support here," she continued in obvious exaspera- tion with the mood of the discus- sion. "We can't promote our com- munity and say that it's a great place to live but you can't see a doctor." The recruiting committee has ap- parently fingered three local prop- erties as potential sites for a clinic. "This is a concern for our town," Coun. Doug Layton said. "All we need is one more doctor to retire and we will be in trouble. We have to get behind them and start pro- moting." The physicians are clearly con- cerned. In the letter, they point 'out that three of the six General Practi- tioners are at or nearing retirement age. "It is the opinion of the staff that if we were to lose one more doctor, the remaining physicians would be unable to absorb the extra patients into their already overburdened practices and the extra night and weekend call would be unaccepta- ble," the doctors' letter states. "We are writing to you at this time in order to try to avert such a crisis. This town is in urgent need of more physicians and needs to ad- dress this issue as a Number One priority." The shortage has been a concern for two years, Coun. Arnold Taylor said., This brought a great deal of discussion about how the hospital is going about the recruitment pro- cess —much of it critical. "It would be great to give moral support, but what else can we of- fer? Reeve Bruce Machan said. "The town has no money or build- ings for this clinic." "Let's acknowledge the letter and stay out of it. Let them come to us as a committee," Deputy Reeve Ron Beecroft said. "We are not saying 'we are 'in- volved'. We are saying ' we share the concern...a very legitimate con_. cern. It's the least we can do to say we share that concern," Wilkins - Treble responded. Taylor summed up the growing argument among the councillors in a more realistic perspective with his comment: "If we can sit through meetings and negotiations to keep a grocery store in town, we should at least do the same (for doctors)." In the end council agreed to re- spond to the physicians' letter and support them in whatever manner they were able. Fire chief approached about renting of hall Fire chief Harley Gaunt told the Wingham Area Fire Board last Wednesday evening that he was approached by the Optimist Club about the possibility of renting the hall for its monthly meetings. The Optimist Club meets the first Tuesday of each month. He said the club has been meeting at the Armouries, but the militia has priority over other user groups. Gaunt said Wescast Industries pays a fee of $25 per day for hold- ing seminars or educational ses- sions at the fire hall. The Optimist Club would probably be charged the same fee. Deputy fire chief Lynn Hickey was concerned about setting a precedent. He was concerned that if the hoard rent the hall to the Op- timist Club, then would the board have to rent the hall to the boy scouts, girl guides or other service clubs if they asked for it. Mery Baker of Turnberry Township said he didn't want the the situation to "open a can of worms." Chief Gaunt said he couldn't see any problems in renting the hall to the Optimist Club, adding that they are responsible people. He added that Wescast Industries are hoping to stop using the fire hall by the end of the year. Baker said he couldn't see any problems either, but added if there are any problems, "we can throw them out." Jim Hunter of East Wawanosh Township said it didn't bother him if the Optimist Club wanted to pay the fee and cleaned up when they were finished their meeting. Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan said he'd rather the board say no than to price themselves out of the market. "We don't want to gouge (these service clubs)," he said. The deputy chief noted that there are lots of groups out there, Machan said that many munici- palities have a user fee for their buildings. It was suggested that a yearly contract be signed by any group wanting to rent the fire hall. "We have to get something to cover more than the hydro," said Baker. Board chairman Harold Gibson was concerned that the board could be hurting other meeting es- tablishments in the community. Machan made a motion to wait to the October meeting to make a final decision, and that board sec- retary Byron Adams find out what the service club paid at the Ar- mouries, and if there are other places where they can hold their monthly meetings. It was noted that the Optimist Club may have a new meeting place by the next meeting of the fire board. Airport cost corrected A story which ran in the Sept. 6 edition of The Advance -Times re- ported the cost of the Wingham Municipal Airport development as $2.9 million, when in fact it is $2.2 million. The newspaper apologizes for this error and any confusion it may have caused. Our Scissors � 21s Upcoming Events, Starting In October 1st Saturday of Each Month is Kiddies Day 9a.m.-1p.m. Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2. 2nd Friday of Each Month is Ladies Night 4 p.m - 10 p.m. Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8. 3rd Wednesday of Each, Month is Mens Night. 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20. 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