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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-02-04, Page 1• • I( 1 4 4 • 1•A ono, Hess which mtemIC.,fore the The Okltarlo government elosing of the 'will not 'eland by and 'allow:. • Lloyd *dpor factory.14 ;propaSed".cutsi in rattservice' 'Wingham. ' to jeopardize the existence of . COlitaeted, Friday lit his important localinduizties,A ,TOronte. elate, Mr. 'Oa* ',spokesmen for the.:,blinint*!" :reportedhe Mabee) keeping of Transportation and cfl',- pt .40Se -tench the Communications "'edged. r • . ".,0 ' • Georg,. a senior .policy advisor at the NW °rail office, declared the . • 4" "absolutely OfficilakPOR/411 of tlie.PreVinCiallPrili0100t rtig"Lci'to pouriiiarai44 `7is that no changet in the rail tsysteM would. be- 1 w .Verriment, ow the next Pi r° ve irt Maw . Davis annon4edil Miday. • • ;! -The early election ,call leaves oalitidete4faChig-the 14 clear to: . ' t the (voet) "' trii • ' to Wiz* , Wingham cannot support the existence of two 'relk1110," he said. flOwevelf;,he ! .. iteratedthat the poin which he:. said he expressed • • • '4 • ;,•1•,.• • ; , velo TVA ill in „ 14410 01: w °•dt locai =egg". is Aft** the "SONO* in .no agree; wouldresulti keeping adian Pacific ingham, then :RI work with Jlocal govern, e railways ment which sible. nal decision lication to s rests with Ir. Transport 1( • and the rnment has its recon- rry weight, He promised could attend a side of the at and in - "We've 'rigors of -winter weather as they campaign for support. However, in annotmcing the_ election, Mr. Davis said he for study feels no purpose would be served by recalling the -The town pf Wingham bas been allocated $7,500 to Carry out a municipal housing study, Housing *Oster Claude Bennett -, 'announced last week. : • The grant was awarded in Iresponse to a request from the town and will assist in preparation of a housing statement, determining the niunicipality's needs and ' fistohlishing housing targets •to meet them, while ensuring that local plans are in- -tegrated. into, overall erevbedalebjectives. The shidy will involve a detailed market analysis by tYpeaf housing, priceirange, lindifOr futureuse'..1;- • Ministry of HoUshtdWiy Vents are designecrte en- courage active municipal ,paiticipation in the identi, ,fication and,development- of local housing The Wingham council has commissioned the firm of Woods Gordon to carry out the housing study, focusing especially on the area of housing for senior citizens. It hopes to use the study as the basis for obtaining ad- ditional subsidized seniors' housing. - Legislature 44.4er. the • t present „Clictunsta gen; The ' released f winterAetleil Wi :Permita 41.11tif• ann� '" -e•Seid. ,- 0 , ,;,:: as pro full spring of ;,,. egislative ' ending- ,-• action, This ill be the first winter campaign. -and ekttion in Onterfki"inge 1911. „ Locally the -biggest news of the election to _date was the announcement by Huron - Bruce Liberal incumbent Murray ,Gaunt that he will not seek reelection. • MURRAY GAUNT, Liberal MPP for Huron -Bruce foilhe past 181/2 years, has anniUnced hewill not con- test the upcoming provincial election. Mr. Gaunt cited Personal reasons,. explaining he wants to spend more time with his family. • of almem this$thng 74.4 4 M' decion is ,1 personal rathei timehas co with my flol that his family has aceep additional.; responsibili over they in the proving, 4114. owd: support andliel , deftti*•3 e them. Now *ithe want to lead a, more 110 home lffe: I tiff* I owe "". • my family. 1 •firstindustry r,.1!,:..4 by trail line the door • ref just -three stries in ding badly- oYment, the somewhat :..a noted. here are ."4 MMus like .the Bruce , ministry is work out an tween them A - aysand table a ommendation "I have enjoyed po„ life and I am verygraft the electors of Huron - for the opportunity to serve them and for 'their cozy „. fidence, trust and support,' over the Years," , he added), concluding by expreSsing support for Liberal 'Leider;;, Stuart Smith and wishing paritsuccess Asked about his4 plans, "Mr. Gaunt saie'lle plans LO Ptake good holiday" and then :settle down and do a little farming. 'R. He expressed • mild surz prise at the timing' of Athe election, • noting he didn't expect it for another tWepr three weekS. , Obviouslytthe premier wanted to gel the election out of the waybefore the springbreak, he said, but added that the early Call will make campaigning in the. rural ridings more difficult. • However, he said he thinks the election will serve' hi dear the air at Queens Wingham may be- Site minority government to hold unusual length of time for a • Park: Four years Is an • • - •• during the past few months office, he commented, and of Christian igh school debate in the House had degenerated into partisan squabbling. Mr. Gaunt said he thinks the election will be fought on economic issues, par- ticularly unemployment. Ontario now ranks 10th among the provinces in terms of creation of new jobs, he reported. The government's record will be a big issue,he added. • He said he "feels it will be "quite a different election" this time. Polls show the New Democratic Party is on the decline, he reported, predicting that party will lose up to 10 seats. The ether two parties should be "fairly close", and a Liberal victory is "attainale". During the last provincial election, held in June of 1977, the Conservatives formed a minority government with 58 seats. Thirty-four Liberals were elected and 33 New Democrats. Mr. Gaunt won that election, handily, with a plurality of nearly 10,000 votes over Conservative candidate Sam MacGregor, 17,356 to 7,523. NDP can- didate Dave, ,Zyluk polled 1,754. However his retirement leaves the field wide open for this Campaign. All three parties will be meeting within the next few weeks to select candidates. At press time the only prospective candidate to have stepped forward was Tony McQuail, who announced he will be seeking the nomination for the NDP. Mr. *Quail was the NDP candidate in the last federal election. It looks as if Winghamwlll be the location of a secondhigh school in the near future. About 100 people from within a 50 -km. radius of Wingham met at the Wingham Bible Chapel Fri- day evening and formed a society to establish an inter- denominational Christian secondary school. John VanderKooy, chair- man, explained that a steering committee of con- cerned citizens began the project, which he said should be in operation by 1982. The CUITiCUIUM of the new school will follow the Ministry of Education guide- lines. However subjects will be taught from a Bible -based point of view. Wayne Drost, principal of the London Christian High School which has about. 300 students, was on hand to explain why he feels Chris- tian schools are necessary. He said Christian edu- cation is Biblical and im- perative because daily ac- tivities, includling education, must be directed by God. The "living power" of the scriptures shouldn't be felt on Sundays only. He maintained that the public school system is secular, humanistic and not fleutral. But, through a letiari system, "a student s taught to look at his world through Godly faith." He stressed that faith is what people should live by and die by and it should be true (faith in God), not man - centered. "Students must be !ridded to serve God, not adopt humanism" "It is really important to give him (the student) a sense of direction that will enable him to carry out his true calling." Mr. Drost said that sub- jects should be based on the Bible, "so that students will be forced to recognized a, God -centered creation" Teenagers, he said, have a psychological need for a Christian education because they are evaluating the basic skills learned at the elementary level. Education based on the scriptures will be a constant reminder of Biblical living and will help teenagers accept their calling to God. "They will he able to distinguish what is truly wisdom and what are " foolish man things of the world." Although the public school system advocates teaching morals and values, Mr. Drost said these morals are too often based on common consent and can easily change depending on who you are with. "The Bible is the only standard in our lives. By rejecting it you choose another, then it becomes man's truth." He admitted there are many Christian' teachers in public schools, but he said the board of education dictates that the needs of all students, Christian or other- wise, mast be met. Therefore teachers combine the good things that everyone agrees on. "Those that create a division are left out of the picture." Regarding the school it- • self, he said, "It shouldn't be a public School with a little flavoring added," but the teachers will have to make sure that all subjects be taught in the framework of Christianity. Those elected to the Wingham and District Christian High School Society were: Ruth Dieleman, Blyth; Jerald Hayden, Bluevale; 1VIenno Eelkema, Listowel; John Hielkema, Kincardine; Jim Bakelaar, Wingham; Henry Slotegraaf, Clinton; Murray Koetsier, Palmerston and Jane Malda, Wingham. Jenny Oldengarm, a mem- ber of the steering com- . mittee from Harriston, explained that the school will probably start with Grades 9' and 10. Mr. VanderKooy said that he has spoken with representatives of F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham and that school may cooperate with the Christian 'school by lending some of its facilities for subjects as woodworking and auto mechanics. He explained that a lot of work has to be done im- mediately in order to get the school in Operation -by 1982 andasked members of the group to contact more people they feel may want to be charter members. Tuition fees for the school have been estimated at $250 per year. Another general meeting *ill be scheduled for late February. before the CTC. Both railroads would 'like to abandon their lines to Wingham as part of an Over- all trimming off unprofitable services to this area. Canadian National already has filed an application to abandon its line through Wingham, known as its sub- division, and CP has in- dicated it would like to abandon its spur line running through Wingham to Teeswater. This would leave Wingham totally without rail freight service. However Mr. Gera reported the two companies have talked things over and CN is willing to withdraw its abandonment application, leaving CP free to close its A major problem with this proposal is that the Premium -Lloyd door fee - tory, the only significant•rail •customer in, town, depends on the CP track to bring lumber directly to the plant. The service provided by that rail' nee was a largefactiqrin the decision, Made S01110 25 years ago, to build a new plant here and consolidate production, factory spokes- man Harper English reported. Continued On Page.2 st avsscountry • try skiing 'which will be sold to help be taking to raise money. th ; •. A FAMILIAR FACE'is gone from the Wingham Town Neil this we ended 22V2 yeers-otserviCe to thetown When heretired Friday, He - 'November 01 1958 from` Durham and had been the Clark*leisurer u when he turned the position•over to 'Gwen Adams stayed on foref�w to help out. • tt„ • When Wink= Renwick left the town hall Friday "-afternoon, he concluded more than 22 years as clerk treasurer of the town of Wingham. • e scenic' A eeti gotor,, e near . rqis l - • -----, Feb. this TkurndaY-An 11,' off any remitting rough edges, fni;s°1*gitt Fniry ozestrs f4Wingettw—inm'ster Mr' HenrY rePfirted,, com- mittee heads will be meeting caMnial.have confirmed the the Armouries M 8 p.m. crotitcountry eVent will be among the carnival sc.; He expressed the op - cosponsored preciation of the organizing various tservice clubs in committee for the full town.• support received from all Ski tour organizer Alex groups approached. - "We Strong of the • Wingham can't thank ad persons in - Kinsmen • Club reported the volved enough for their, help event will involve both a long in gettingthis carnival (16 km.) trail and u short underway.', course covering nine kilometres. He described the course, spitted with rolling hills and hardwoOdbush and covered with a tWoloot base asexcellent for thetour. • Frostyfest organizers also reported ' that other events are shaping Up .nicely. The response to the Frostyfest Princess contest has been excellent, with eight to 10 entrants already' signed tip, Bruce Henry said. He added that snow sculpturing at Cruickshank Park is set to begin as soon as milder weather returns. The .committee has started dvertising to promote the various events and has or- dered frostyfest buttons; •""gi,`4' N!.014ingtianie1PAkfirY37:ro ed to m Durhain take over the duties of W. A. Galbraith, who was forced to leave the office because of Yvonne McPherson ed in during the in- . He recalls that there was a council meeting his Brit evening here, starting off what was lo prove a varied and interesting career. What makes it an the more interesting • is -t , : same Oh* •• Renwick had notplann' or again," he noted. 441,11ferslial triOthigt -"14VOsoY different Pirrialitierbl.haac01 ticiendeit!)*twle:Iwuptitc:a. ''Md°o4nvoetornthouse year it ° in his ho ;of What °Is- -•, , • .r. .," • ' t . • ' '''' ropes ' elmidisiotieelieteleatlfthe ropes • and then': Was on hiS ry own, After seriing in Durham for 21, years, he learned of the opening in Wingham, a larger town, and decided to apply. The rest is history, and Mr. Renwick reports that during all the years he never found the work boring or hum- drum. "You're not doing the 4 - seeds; c will help to fill,the timeatid • perhaps he and his wife, • Jen, wiy travel 'during the summer. "I'm going to take it as it coznes " However he admitted he will miss coming down to the town hall each morning. After 221/2 years he expects he will be waking up as usual in the morning, ready to pi to work, he said. Town planning board will begin industrial development project The Wingham planning board will be taking steps to develop an industrial plan for the town. A sub- committee was established during a meeting last Wed- nesday to inveStigate avenues to attract new in- dustry and satisfy the needs of existing industries, : • ,1-igoti. Dick LeVan, who is also a member of town council's planning and industrial committee, explained that council feels the planning board should develop a plan of action to attract new in- dustries and find put the needs of existing ones to en- courage their development. ,51023A ,P• owarama pledges are well above last year's Despite poor weather conditions, Sunday's regional Whipper Watson Snowarama for Timmy raised about - $14.000 more than 1980's. A total of 313 riders participated in the event, which grossed $33,032 for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and area Easter Seal clubs that spon- sored the run. In the 1980 Snowarama, which also featured poor weather con- ditions and a postponement, 210 riders handed in pledges amounting to $19,557. The three starting points this year. were Wingham, Walkerton and Mildmay. One Dundr•l and twelve local and area riders left from Wingham, which tallied $8,462.50 in pledges from the town and surrounding communities. The 118 who began at Mildmay had a total of $13,569.50 in Pledges and Walkerton reported 83 riders raising $11,000. Al thoUgh Participants complained a bit about aching inuseles and, of course, all that wet snoW; which resulted in dripping snowmobile suits (inside and out), spirits remaihed high titi conversations at starting and dheck points centered MEW around the Amps and bumps of the trail. And while smiwmobilers were busy at- tempting to dry their suits by wood stoves at the welcome stops they were content enough to joke about wet t -shirts and long johns. Even though the weather refused to cooperate, participants were well taken care of, both on the trail and off. Directors of the Bruce Regional Snow- mobile Association (BRSA) kept a con- stant surveillance of the trails, making sure thatall the signs were in place and that no one got lost. They were also available at road crossings to pick up machines that quit along the way. Hospitality of local clubs was a welcome sight for each rider as hot coffee, donuts, chili and hot dogs were there for the asking at each check point. Yes, another Snowarama is under jhe belt, and although the bruises-hen't quite faded and the memory of iced eyelids still lingers, many can't wait until next year when they can do it all over again. He said the b.oaril' should review what land, labor and services are available in Wingham and find out what other communities have done to get new industry. Anil Bodasing suggested that a brochure on Wingham be drawn up and distributed among prospective businesses and industries. Mayor Bill Harris brought an old brchure, assembled for the town during the early 1970s, to the attention of the board. He admitted that the pamphlet is out-of-date, however he felt it could guide the board if it decided to assemble a new brochure. Board members agreed that an update of the pam- phlet would be a step in the right direction and formed a subcommittee consisting 9f Mr. English, chairman; Anil Bodasing and Gordon Sut- cliffe. Mr. LeVan said he was particularity " interested in the project and offered his assistance to the group. In order tO pay for the pro- ject the board will present a 1981 planning and industry budget of $5,000 to Wingham Town Council, In other business, the planning board expressed disappointment over the absence of Gary Davidson, Huron County planning director, as it was anxious to discuss VVingham's zoning bylaw. Mr. Davidson was to at tend the meeting to outline appropriate steps for gaining final Ontario Munieipal Board (OMB) approval for the bylaw. Mayor Harris explained that all members of the new council thought the bylaw had received final OMB approval sometime during the last four years, but realized at its first meeting that it hadn't. "I am quite surprised that this hasn't been finished," he said. The bylaw was passed by town council on September 30, 1974, and public meetings were held to discuss it almost seven years ago. None of the planning board members could explain why work on the bylaw came to a standstill, however Bill Crump, a council repre- sentative to the group, noted that most of the objections Were dealt with by previous boards and some objections are no longer valid. Mr. Davidson planned to meet with Colleen Schenk, board chairman, Mr. Harris and Byron Adams, town clerk-treasurr, last Friday to determine what steps must be taken to get final OMB approval for the zoning bylaw. Nominations concluded during the meeting resulted in Mrs. Schenk being re- elected as chairman for 1 4 1; Mr. English will serve as vice chairman. Mr. Adams was requested io act as secretary. The next general meeting will be heldFeb. 18 at 8 p.m. in die town hall.