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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-07-13, Page 12?!i qgh Advanee-Times, July 13, 1977 s in East Wawanosh Twp. lower than expected for 1 * 77 Taxes in East Waw Township are a couple o lower than expected this Treasurer Alex McBurne township council member meeting July 5. He had predicted at th meeting the rate would r about 12 mills this year, working out the budget only a 10 mill increase is n The two mills came township share of the assessment, leaving it onl and a half mills higher tha year. The other factors whi into the mill rate, count school levies, are not set b township. This year's farm and res tial rate is 118 mills, an inc of 10, while the business and mercia! rate is up 11 mills, a The biggest jump came i elementary school levy, went up six mills. The seco school levy is up just under mill and the county assessm up about two. The rate for separate s supporters is up slightly seven mills, at 119.393. Residents of Auburn fac largest rise in taxes. Their are up almost 17 mills for and residential and over 1 business and commercial. That increase is primarily to a special assessment this for lights and other impr ments, Mr. McBurney said. assessment added eight and half ►Hills to the farm and dential rate and 10 to the busi and commercial. Council voted to accept budget as presented and pass levying bylaw to provide collecting the taxes. Blyth Arena Grant Following a Lengthy discuss council members finally deci to appt•ove a grant of $1,000 to --fie •• Myth arena board. money goes into a fund to prov operating expenses for the boa Robert Marshall, East Wa nosh's representative on Blyth recreation committee, Councillor Donald Dow will r resent the township on the ar board. The request for the gra reached council in a letter at June meeting. At that time, decision was postponed pendi further information. Mr. Marshall, together wi George Hubbard and Carm McDonald from the Blyth boar attended the meeting to answ questions on the proposal. He told councillors he feels th percentage requested from Ea Wawanosh is a fair one, since it based on a survey of actual use the Blyth facility. The $1,000 represents 20 pe cent of the board's propos $5,000 working capital fun Morris Township is levied 15 pe cent, $750, while Hullett Town ship and Blyth are each to contr bute 32.5 per cent, $1,625. Each participating mun cipality gets two members on th board, with other members com Ing from the town of Blyth a large, the Blyth Legion and Lion Club and minor sports. Mr. Marshall said he couldn' give a figure for .the number o East Wawanosh residents using the facility 'off the top of my head", but offered to get the figures if council wants them. Councillors John Currie and Neil Vincent expressed a concern with the question of how the per- centage of residents using Blyth recreation facilities compares anosh f mills year, y told B ata e last ise by but in found eeded. off the total y one n last ch go y and y the iden- rease com- t 135. n the which ndary one ent.is chool over e the rates farm 9. for due year ove- The one resi- ness the eda for ion, ded the ire ide rd. wa- the and ep- ena nt its a ng th an d, er e st is of r ed d. r i- e s f Get your "sunshine" money here Summer is far too short to waste any of it through lack of ready Cash to buy things you need in order to enjoy it to the full. Clothes, sports equipment, holi- day acco iodation - all yours with a low cost, life insured personal loan from Victoria and Grey. 1/1 GREY RjST COMeANv SINCE 1099 Main Street East, Listowel D. N. Lefebvre, Manager 40 with that using Wingham or Bel - grave facilities. Mr. Currie told the delegates he is in sympathy with Blyth's pro- posal, but feels council must try to be fait' to the whole township. He would be in favour of the grant to Blyth, he said, if council "does the same for the rest". "Would you be satisfied to get the same amount of money as Wingham?" he asked, to which Mr. Marshall responded they would, so long as it is $1,000. The township paid $280 last Oar for use of recreational facilities in Wingham. The delegates assured council the grant is intended to be a one time only thing; it is not obligated to give more money next year. The municipalities would be ap- proached for further grants if the board incurs a deficit, but Mr. Marshall said he is sure this won't happen. To the question what would happen if Morris refuses to con- tribute to the board, Mr. Hubbard said there would then be a sur- charge for its use of the facilities. "I hope it doesn't come to that," he added.. He did not indicate such a refusal would increase the assessment asked from East Wawanosh. The reason for setting up an arena board, council was told, is to make sure money given to the arena is used for that and not something else. Also, the arena was getting too big to handle through the regular committee so it was decided to give it its own board, to operate under the juris- diction of the recreation com- mittee. Mutual Aid Council members voted to pay two bills for fire calls submitted by the Blythjire department, but to hold others pending an ex- planation on whether they are covered under the mutual aid agreement between county fire departments • It was noted Wingham has al- ready been paid for some of the calls Blyth is billing for and coun- cil questioned whether it should' have to pay twice, even though both departments were called. Reeve Simon Hallahan said the Blyth fire chief told him if Blyth's pumper is called to a fire the township must pay for it, while if 50-50 DRAW—The held its first $58. His next the ticket. The later in the ba tion. 50-50 door I I Wingham draw and neighbor, association season. The Minor Baseball Association Stephen Scott (right) won the Paul Robinson (left) sold him will be holding another draw money is raised for the associa- only the tanker is called to assist Wingham's pumper it is covered under mutual aid. However, Mr. Currie reported David Crothers, chairman of the mutual aid committee, told him the township shouldn't have to pay twice no. matter how many departments are called. He said Mr, Crothers, 'who is Wingham's fire chief, wants to set • up a • meeting with .the chief from Blyth and the council to dis- cuss,the mutual aid agreement. In other business, council ap- proved building permits for Sie- bolt Siertsema, silo and addition to feedroom; Jack Armstrong, addition to dairy barn and slab silo: Tony DeBoer, addition to barn; Donald and Clifford Schultz, a pole barn; Ralph Campbell, storage shed; and Mrs. Winona Thompson, a deck. The. permits for Mr. Arm- strong, Mr. DeBoer and the Schultz brothers are subject to the approval of the environment ministry. A trailer permit was issued to Elmer Schultz. A motion was also passed approving the cleaning of a por- tion of the Hallahan-Caldwell municipal 'drain. William E. Hallahan complained in a letter to council the ditch has filled in to a point higher than his outlets into it. Corrie Personais Mrs. Eleanor Shannon of Sur- rey, B.C., spent the week with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastie. A family reunion was held on Sunday with relatives present from Goderith, Huntsville, Guelph, Sault Ste, Marie, Molesworth, Atwood, Orillia, London, and Barrie with 40 attending. Rev. F. M. Ferguson of Oshawa visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ferguson. Mrs. Charles Finlay attended the Earls' reunion in Atwood on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John McCutcheon visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCutcheon of Barrie. Mrs. Lorne Walker left Wed- nesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. James Walker of Stony Plains, Alta. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edgar and Mrs., Glad Edgar attended the Greenwood reunion held Sun- day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Whytock of Teeswater. Mrs. Lochie Fisher, Toronto, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hedley, Teeswater, spent -Monday at the same home. Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman attended the Johnson -Brown wedding at Gairngorm and the reception held. at Inwood, on Saturday, -. Miss'Emily Cameron of Stoney Creek spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cameron. • Orval Coates and Gordon Coates of Waskado, Man., visited Tuesday with Mr, and Mrs. Ir- ving Toner and called on other relatives•in the community. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tancock of •µ THIRD BASE—Ed Haines (centre) runs for third base during a play in the Wingham Midget's game on Sunday. The Walkerton team member holds his place on the base and acting coach (right) Carl Good watches for the ball. Wingham beat Walkerton 13 8. J- Toronto are visiting with Mrs. Bert Scott. Miss Margaret Dane and Mrs. Alex Taylor visited Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Duff Bell, Elmira. Rev. and Mrs. Frank Coyle of Sault Ste. Marie visited Thursday with Mrs. Lloyd Jacques. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bell were guests at the Fondocaro-Ross wedding held at the home of Mrs. Jack Ross,•Preston, on Thursday and reception at Beaverdale Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown visited Sunday with,Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Keffer of Ethel. Mrs. Lloyd Jacques , accom- panied Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tay, for of Hawkesville to Fenlon Falls on Saturday. Lucknow senior citizens' bldg. to open Friday Opening ceremonies for the first senior citizen residence built by Ontario Housing Corporation (OHC) in Lucknow will be held July 15 at 11:00 a.m, The 20 -unit, two-storey resi- dence, located, on Walter Street, was designed by . D. C. Stevens, architect, of London and built by Don Riehl Construction Ltd. of N,ew Hamburg. Total cost for the project was $372,069. The residence will serve Luck - now and the townships of Ash- field, West Wawanosh and Kin- loss. At the present time, the building houses 24 residents. Representatives from the pro- vincial and federal governments and the above municipalities will attend the opening. Dr. Albert Rose, a member of the OHC board of directors will represent the provincial Ministry of Hous - ng. Mrs. Frances Wilkins, 86, the ldest resident of the building, ill assist in the cutting of the ibbon. OHC will donate a coffee urua and Central Mortgage and using' Corporation (CMHC), he, federal housing agency, will ovate a flag to the residents. The new residence iss currently eing managed through OHC's outhwestern Branch, located in ndon. The building was financed by HC borrowing 90 per cent of the st from CMHC and 10 per cent om the Treasurer of Ontario. ents are geared to the income of nants and resulting operating sses are shared by the three vels of government: federal (50 r cent) provincial (421/2. per nt) and municipal (71/2 per nt). Lucknow will receive an nual gra,,nt from OHC equal to 1 property taxes. Across the province, .OHC has 852 senior, citizen apartments der management. Another 5 are under construction.• I 0 w r Ho d b S Lo 0 co fr R to lo le pe ce ce an ful 28, un 3,97 Burning Rectal Itch" Relieved In Minutes Exclusive. Healing Substance Relieves Pain As It Shrinks Hemorrhoids. If vnu want satisfactory relief fmin 'Itching files'—hcro'sgood news. A renowned research laboratory has found a uniryiie healing sub- stance that 'promptly relieves the horning iech and pain—actually shrinks hemorrhoids. This sub- stance has been shown In produce a most rlfeeli\'e rale of healing. In one case after n nut her 'wery st ri k ing improvement' was report ed and \erified. And most important this improvement was main• twined over n period of months. All th,. was nccnmpplisped by a healing substance (Iiio•uvrk•)-- \\•l1ich quickly helpd•heol injured cells and stimulate growth oi' new I lCalll'. Nn\l' 1i1r 1.1)\•n/' is oITered in niniment and sitpp naifnry firm celled Preparation 11. Ask for it nt all drug stores—satisfaction or money refunded. Preparation Contract is' awarded for storm sewer The contract for construction of a new storm sewer in northeast Wingham was awarded to Arnott Construction, Ltd. of Collingwood during a special meeting of Wing - ham council July 8. Arnott's tender of $142,728.50 was the lowest of six tenders received for the project. No starting date was specified for the job, but Warren Arnott, who attended the meeting, promised it will get underway in a week or two. When completed, the sewer will drain the new Maitland Estates and Moore subdivisions and upgrade existing drainage in the north section of town, using 39 and 42 inch pipe instead of the 18 inch now in. It will follow the Canadian National Railways right-of-way and empty into the Maitland River. The cost of the new sewer will be covered through a debenture to be issued by .the town. Town Clerk William Renwick reported Wingham has received verbal approval from the Ontario Muni- cipal Board for a debenture of up to $250,000. Lightning hits trees in town Lightning struck close to home at least twice during the severe electrical storm last week. One bolt found a large mature maple tree in Vernon Reid's front yard on Leopold Street and another hit a big tree near the boat launching ramp above the Howson Dam. Both illustrated graphically what occurs when lightning strikes a tree. Large gashes ran down the trunks and strips of bark were flung 20 feet away. The soil was also laid back, exposing roots. Mr. Reid's tree was split by the force of the electrical charge and will have to be removed, but the other tree appears to have es- caped this fate. Mildmay Furniture Showro' r UntiI July 30, 1977 Discount Prices on about 100 suites of furniture. Also, there are Pianos, Organs and Ap- pliances on Sale. Delivery in Western Ont. Godfrey E Schuett Ltd. Ph 367-2308 Mildmay, Ont, Sincere Congratulations JOE KERR As he marks 50 Years the Gravel Contracting Business The Joe Kerr Firm has met the road building needs of many Western Ontario Communi- ties for half a century In addition to his business career Mr. Kerr has served on the Wingham Town Council for 25 years, 21 of them as Reeve and Deputy Reeve. BEST WISHES ARE EXTENDED BY Dudley E. Holmes Ltd. SPECIALIZING IN CONTRACTORS' INSURANCE London Ontario WINGHAM AND DISTRICT Centennial Swimming Pool Schedule GENERAL LESSONS 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday -Friday ADULT LESSONS 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday PARENT & TOT LESSONS 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday FITNESS.SWIM (LENGTHS ONLY) 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., Mon„ Wed., Fri. SWIM TEAM 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.;Tuesday & Thursday WATER POLO 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday & Wednesday ADULT SWIMMING 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday FAMILY SWIMMING 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday PUBLIC SWIMMING 1:OOto4:00Mon., Wed., 'Fri., Sat., Sun. 1:30 to 4;00 Tuesday & Thursday 6:30 to 7:30 Monday & Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30 Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun. 6:30to8:30 Friday CLIP AND SAVE THIS AD FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE • Electrical power transm•• ission and Inc.land use lot��J� Nati Two panels of knowledgeable 1 individuals with differentideas and opinions will lead and off a major u *AIpublic debate on the issues of Electrical Power Transmission and Land Use. Date: Tuesday, July 19, 1977 Time: 1:30,5:00 p.m. ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION Featured Speakers: Dr. Andrew A. Marino, Biophysicist, fir. Saul Michaelson, Department of Veterans Administration Hospital, Syracuse, Radiation Biology & Biophysics, School of N.Y. Medicine, University of Rochester, Roches- ter, N.Y. Time: 7:00-10:30 p.m. — LAND USE Featured Speakers: Mr. Les/ie C. Weber, Manager of Re- Professor Norman Pearson, Consultant search, Northern States Power Company. Planner, London, Ontario. Mr. Howard Mueller, Power Plant Siting Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Location: University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Room 3153 The Commission will be hearing submissions from the public on these topics on: July 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and August 30, 31. -2:00- 7:30 p.m. Location: 8th Floor, 14 Carlton Street, Toronto. THE PUBLIC IS "7,41ELCOME N ROYAL COMMISSION t®mation contact ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING Chairman: Arthur Porter 7th Floor, 14 Carlton Street, Toronto (416) 965-2111