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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-12-27, Page 1f. ow. .r.• VT* 01141. 11 you're not subscribing to The Wingham Advance -Times, you're missing out. Use this coupon below and subscdbe 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 GST. 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. DDELETICO DEICIODEM Expi Date: Visa Master Card El Cheque enclosed E] Return To- WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 L J ID hMEDMATLI4,701%*Ve'r. • II Planning fees revised Turnberry Township has re- vised planning fees for 1996, increasing some and decreas- ing others. Clerk -Treasurer Dorothy Kelly reports that several meetings were held across the county earlier this year to get feedback from municipalities on the coats incurred for vari- ous planning procedures. The result is a revised fee schedule, which Tumberry council ac- cepted earlier this year. Under the revised schedule, plans of subdivision go to $3,500 to process, up from $1,730. Zoning and offical plan amendments go to $2,865 from $2,675 and the fee for processing an official plan - secondary plan amendment goes to $2,400 from $1,675. The fee for a zoning bylaw amendment decreases to $925 from $1,000 and the fee fora consent., or a severance, also has decreased, going to $600 from $735. The fee for a minor variance goes to $650 from $510 and an application for a zoning bylaw amendment and an official plan amendment has been set at $465. Public Skating Public skating will be held at the Lockridge Memorial Arena this week for children looking for something to do during the Christmas -new Year break. Publci skating will be held' from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On the weekend, public skat- ing will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, and from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. News Editorial Letters Sports Community Sponsor Page T.V. Guide Classifieds Births Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 12 A LOOK AT Introducing competition into government services to en- courage savings. Page 5 The Wingham Advance -Times is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and information leadership 4112.1201116.1.....14 The Bruce County Board of Education con- siders the impacts of the provincial cuts. Page 5 ebt L. Area businesses are asking that people take care this festive season while travelling. Page 8 Ingbaln tonce The Madill Mustangs took to the court in Boys Basketball action last week. Page 6 b+.4' .0P4rti •Y,$ fr 4 754 Must be Santa...the Kindergarten class at Wingham Public School entertained a full house last Tuesday night during the school's annual Christmas concert t Birds released in Howick Seven wild turkeys were re- leased last Wednesday afternoon into a wooded area of Howick Township, north of Wroxeter. The birds were transported from the Simcoe area, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), south of Wingham. Huron -Perth Wild Turkey Asso- ciation president Kevin Townsend said that through the efforts of the MNR and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH), a total of 77 wild turkeys have been released in Huron County over the past four years. He added that thebirds have been released at five different sites. The National Wild Turkey As- sociation supplied the boxes that the wild turkeys were shipped in. Townsend said the Huron -Perth association was established about four years ago, and is helping to raise funds for the re -stocking pro- gram. "We have raised over $9,000 to date for the project," he said, "The money helps to provide trapping equipment and for a person's time and food at the trapping site." Townsend said the Huron -Perth Turkeys released...Mike Malhiot of the MNR holds one of the seven turkeys released last Wednesday. association will be holding a fund- raising dinner in Mitchell on April 20, 1996. The hinds will be used by the Huron -Perth Wild Turkey Association for the re -stocking of the birds in Huron and Perth Counties. For more information on the fund-raising dinner or the associa- tion, contact Kevin Tovvnsend. JK may in iruce By PAT HALPIN Special to the Advance -Times Just three months after imple- menting county -wide Junior kin- dergarten, the Bruce County Board of Education may be faced with getting rid of the program by next September. "I think we're on the real horns of dilemma," said Paul Martindale, education director, after the board learned the program is likley to lose about $400,000 of the more than $900,000 in funding it now gets from the province. "It will be quite a debate, prob- ably in February., when the board is going to have to reconcile this 40 per cent cut with what is obviously perceived of value by 85 to 90 per cent of the parents with four -year- olds." The funding loss is the result of the Harris government's declara- tion that boards have the option whether or not to provide JK Boards which continue to offer JK will get reduced grants for the pro- Fain - Ironically, the Bruce board argued with the former NDP gov- ernment for the right to consider JK an optional program. The board said JK is expensive and unneces- sary in a largely -rural area It was unsuccessful in its fight against mandatory JK and ran four pilot 0. projects last year. As recently as June, the board asked the -Harris government for clarification of its intent to make Juni% Kindergarten optional. When the board didn't get a clear answer, it went ahead with its plans to comply with existing legislation by putting the program in all ele- mentary schools. Martindale said the cost of the program was "a hardship" to local ratepayers, but enrolment is high in spite of early conunents from par- ents opposed to MC_ The fact that parents now support the program may make_ffie board's decision on the future of -1K a tougher 'We may have to make a diffi- cult decision regarding JK,- said Jennifer Yenssen, board chairman_ seen benefits for many stu- dents with this progam, so I per- sonally would be very sad to see it go." Yenssen said the board will, have to weigh the benefits against extra cost and refused to predict which side of the equation will win. In the meantime, Colleen Bastian of the Bruce Women Teachers' Associa- tion says she wants to see the pro- gram retained, arguing that money spent on the early years of educa- tion saves the cost of special servic- es that might otherwise be needed in students' later years. Township to charge for tire disposal in '96 By JIM BROWN The Advance -Times BELGRAVE - Fact Wawanosh Township will begin charging resi- dents for dropping off tires at the township's landfill site. Council will also charge a user fee for any new entrances or instal- lation of culverts. Township roads superintendent Ralph Campbell infimmed council at its regular meeting last Tuesday afternoon of some of the rates charged by neighboring municipal- ities. The roads superintendent said that there should be some of per- mit, in order to control what goes into a culvert He was given permission to pre- pare a by-law for the Jan. 9, 1996 meeting of council. Roads superintendent Campbell also presented a rate assessed by neighboring municipalities for the dropping off of tires at the landfill site.. He was asking council what rate he should begin charging for the dropping off of tires. Coun. Meier said that East Waw- anosh should be as close as possi- ble, in its rates, 'as the neigh,rtring townships. It was agreed that beginning Feb. 1, residents dropping off tires to the township landfill site would be charged $5 for passenger car tire, $i0 for tnrck tires (20-indleS OT Larger) and 520 for tractor tires (30 -inch rims and larger). The roads superintendent was also concerned about non-resident property owners given stickers for household garbage. Council decided that the stickers Please see STICKERS/3 16. 111 Josephine Street Wingham 357-3771 4 Brian, Sally and all of your friends at Brian's vahz-rnart with everyone A Safe & Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 1996.