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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-02-11, Page 5The tN •-Yir. kefil 4yilesiM Yr i, Febri 1, • Financial assistance Management counselling Management training. Information. on government programs for business See our Stratford Office Representative PETE HUXTABLE - AT; The Winghgrn Motel, RR til, %gingham Ont. ON: 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of each month (Next visit date: -February 17) If you require finanging to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable- to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the FBDB management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK (Branch Office Adress) For an appointment or further information on the Bank's services call 271-5650 collect or write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford, Ontario. • Opening new doors to small business. the co-opetatots ANNUITIES If youhave unusual gain from the sale of farm land, livestock etc., get a free quote from the Co-operat- ors: It pays to shop around for the best rate. Also check our RRSP plan. CaO: Keith Ada Bus. 357-3i39 Res. 357-1847 c a}$ lc At the Villa Los Arcos, a modern hotel with the flavour of Old Mexico close to everything Acapulco has to offer, Romano's Le Club 1 wk fro5499* 2 minutes away from the beach Right across the street from the fabulous BOCCACCIO's disco. Acapulco Holidaylnf 1 Wk fro 5549* Offering a wide variety of facilities and an excellent beachfront location. Saturday departures via C.P. Air Dec. 20 to April 26, Toronto to Acapulco return. A.B.C. FlIghts1 As a convenience to those who have already made their own holiday arrangements, Strand is offering A.B.C. flights for 1 or 2 weeks, roundtrip Toronto to Acapulco Dec. 20 to April 25. t 14'"day pre -booking requirements ,PUBLIC SPEAKERS who took,part in the recent contestat-Turn- berry Central School were: (back to front). Grant and Rob' Weber, Debbie Hoy, Jenny Weber, KrIstin Hawkins, Jason Conley, Annette Jorritsma, Dean Nicholson, Kelly Day and Francine Dimelow. Rob. Turnberrvm Weber placed first among the seniors, with brother Grant as run- ner-up. For the juniors, Kristin Hawkins was first and Francine Dime,ow was runner-up. expropriate I�n for construction of Eadie It appears that Turnberry Township will have to expro- priate about a quarter -acre' of land before it c$n proceed with construction of a new Eadie Bridge. The decision came, after the township council -was unable to reach an agreement on terms for ., the land purchase during last Tuesday's general meeting. Lorne Baird offered to sell his parcel 'of land to. Turn - berry for $250, if the town- ship were to sell him a10 acre block of its property 'Prices are biased on double occupancy. and are subject to availability. high season suppletnent and taxes and ser vice charges as applicable See Strand's "Fair Deal Charter" on pages 4 to 7 of Strand Holidays 1900''81 winter Sun shone brochure for booking conditions See your Travel Agent for Strand's 1980-'81 Winter Sunshine brochure For complete. details. \-1 For out of town callers, we accept collect ca118 Ask for Donna or Cindy HC)LIDAY WGi1)RLD 210 Josephine St., Winghafn 367-2701 across the road on Con. 10 for $1,000 per acre. fn addition Mr. Baird wanted to buy a Small strip of land which will be created in front of his property by an adjustment.of the present road. • His final 'condition was that the council compensate him. for 28 maple trees he claims would have to be removed; at the rate of $500 per tree. He said the com- pensation is at the same rate paid by Ontario Hydro.. After reviewing his,offer in committee -of -the -whole, council decided unanimously to offer Mr. Baird a cash settlement of $1,000 for his parcel or a price estimated by an independent ap- -praiser, whichever is higher. The land between the present and future road right-of-way also was offered to Mr. Baird at a price to be set by an independent ap- praiser. The motion read that if Mr. Baird refused council's offer council would proceed directly to expropriation for the G proposal of the Eadie Bridge design. "Head for expropriation, boys," was , Mr. Baird's response. SEVEN PROPOSALS Before discussing pur- chase .terms, engineer Ken Dunn explained the seven design proposals (A through G) to about a dozen con- cerned ratepayers attending the meeting. Mr. Dunn explained that ,..only two of the designs — B, requiring a 40 mph speed limit, and G, which allows for a 50 'mph "Speed limit — have been accepted by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which subsidizes up to 80 per cent of . the costs. The cost of the project has been estimated at $500,000. The proposals not recommended by MTC required more winter main- tenance or stream diver- sions. The engineer said his office and the ministry wouldn't recommend, • a stream diversion because of the added expense for rip- - rap protection and, "there could be future maintenance problems stabilizing the i diversion of the channel. " He -t added that the' Maitland t Valley Conservation Authority probably would not be in favor of altering the 'channel. - A few • ratepayers questioned the justification of a 50 mph proposal, which will cost approximately $45,000 more than the 40 mph design. They seemed not to favor the extra .expense because the bridge isn't located on a main road and has little traffic. • • Mr. Dunn agreed that the sideroad t between' • Con. 9 and Con. '10 ) is.calling fora pretty expensive bridge, however, _ "Once you start improving things, if you don't build them up to standard you are building a death trap." He added that B would take, more main- - tersuee because of the sh'a'rper curve and calls for more land from Mr. Baird. ' He said the bridge requires a complex design because of the sharp skew angle of the stream and existing road, 'and the extreme grade .on both sides of the grossing, - Mr, Dunn said the bridge should not be rebuilt the same way it is now because. of 'the poor alignment and hill gradient "The MTC , wouldn't pad• towards it and I know we'd want 0a• lot in writing before we designed MR. it's CONCERNS After the ratepayers finished questioning Mr. Dunn. Mr Baird voiced his main concerns, which were his trout pond. located near the parcel needed for the bridge, and his maple trees, which line the existing road. He said the underground spring, which he claims is feeding his eight -foot -deep trout pond, may be disrupted by the construction and land fill necessary to alter the existing road. Therefore he wanted 10 acres of township property that he would tile into for another spring and at the same time control the amount of chemicals placed on that land, which could contaminate his pond. Since the road will be moved t about 50 feet at the widest point I his maple trees will tib longer be in line With t, "and stick out like a sore humb," he said. He also felt hat weed control in that • - area would ' be difficult ---because the area is too narrow for a tractor to turn around in. If proposal .B were chosen, the road would not have.to be altered and Mr. Baird said his trees would not have to come down, however •he :would still insist on the 10 - acre parcel in order to en- sure his pond wouldn't go dry. Reeve. Brian McBurney claimed that Mr. Baird's conditions would result in the township paying him about $000 and giving him 10 acres . of ' propyerty for one quarter of an acre. "I think you are just trying to take advantage of the situation," Councillor Ben Maldaoaccused. Councillors agreed that the compensation for the trees, which they feel de .net ha-ve.- to come down and may even be located on the road allow - ridge ance, is too st eep. . Regarding the 10 -acre block of township property, Deputy Reevt Doug Fortune ex,,iained After the meeting Om' according to '.he Pits" am Quarries Control Act then, must be a set -back distance between the pit and the neighboring property line. Since Turnbei :•y's pit is located near the '0 acres, council was concerned that some gravel deposits couldn't be extracted. According to Craig Laing, pit and quarry inspector, the pit boundary must be 50 feet ' from the neighboring line and . 100 feet from a road allowance. Stockpiles must be 300 feet from a residential property line. Mr. Fortune added that a 10 -acre severance would lower the value of the town- -ship farm considerably and a severance wouldn't conform to Turnherry's official plan. E. W. winners are named BELGRAVE — The 1981 Belgrave Ice Carnival spon- sored by the Belgrave Hi -C last Saturday night in the community centre was an- ther huge success. , The emcee, Ross Procter, introduced the judges, Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Campbell. who had a"hard time decid- ing among . the costumes. They came up with the fol- lowing winners: TV Characters. first. Rob- ert Gordon; second, Phillip McKee; third, Andrew Campbell. Nursery Rhymes, first, Christine Dobell, Heather Dobell and Krista Bridge: second, Margie Gordon; third, Mark Coultes. Holiday Themes, first, Dean and Jane Vincent: sec- ond, Patricia Daer; .third, Paul Coultee. Nationality, first, Alison Coultes; second, Tim Coul- tes; third, Lana Thompson. Cartoon Character, first, Trisha and Sherri Taylor. second Jennifer Procter: third; Mike Fraser. Miscellaneous, first, Caro- line Elston; second, Kevin Scott; third, Caroline Hum- phrey. Best -Dressed Couple, first, Angela Nethery and Heather McIntosh;second, Brenda and Steven White; third, Terry Daer and Jeff Pletch; The youngest person on skates was Mathew Camp- bell and the oldest was Mrs. Vera McKee. The prize for the largest family was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Campbell and family. Several races were held, followed by the tug-of-war, where Morris beat East Wawanosh in the best two out of three match. In the hockey game, which wrap- ped up the evening, the PeeWees were victorious over their fathers 6-5. Proceeds of $210 were given from this carnival to aid Mrs. Lottie Scott \ and family, who lost everything ih a house fire last Thursday morning. BEUBIAVE ,— 3 " for public spea , rook place at Fang Vilsw,lnoSh Public School latyt. Wednes- day, Feb, 4, for Clacks .4, 5 and 6 and Thutt3.day, Feb. 5, for -Grades.? Snd8, . The whiners Of •each cate- gory areas follows: Juniors — ",First, Sandra Schwartzentruber; Iter topic ,was "My Mess Room" second, Pelt,. Fire Cracker, B/��ar�o��t♦h�e,,Jr".;, t�'i"t7.I so Cou1tieSe "BUS Seniors,-r1it1 Coultes, who spoke on he "Belgrave Arent", second, Angela- Nethery on "Pine Lake"; third, Liz Ro "Fitness". �,...,.. . Turnberry drops::: argument over pit classification- Turnberry .. Township: Council's meeting with Craig Laing, pits and quarries inspector, was short and sweet compared to the last session. Last month council members argued with Mr. Laing that the township pit on Con. 10 shouldn't require a commerciallicense under the Pits and. Quarries Control Act because no gravel from the pit is being sold. Since the inspector couldn't come up with all the answers against council's' argument, he promised to consult with the Ministry of Natural Resources' lawyers regarding the Act. Mr. Laing said thelawyers''. reviewed the Act and agreed that the township's property is a pit, but not a wayside pit. Wayside pits, which Turn - berry wants to label its pit, can only be used for one specific project, according to the inspector. He added that a commercial license gives the township the option to sell gravel. Mr. Laing .assured the council that the eight. cents per tonne levy, required under a commercial license, can be applied toward ongoing , rehabilitation land the engineer's survey and site ',plan, which is also required, • ."is a one-shot deal". . • During his' ., explanation council . members -• sat relatively quiet and made no attempt to argue the point. In other business, council received applications for. the positions ,,of building in- spector and waste disposal site caretaker. . There were four appli- cations' for building in-. • spector .•and-na agreed that Rag;; stone of Strathroy, to move '.to Blue; and Alex MacDonl Wingham, had ;thy experience. Both applt, „ will be invited to "the next meeting to discuss; "the position. • Five people Applit j;for:,the position of „and Ron Cleghorn was hired at $4.75 per hour. Regi ted wages ranged frit ;5p to $5.00 per hour. Turnberry .will ,be ':short ' one' fencevieWer. Clerk:.: treasurer.:Dorothy Kelly reported that Arnold Jeffrey , was moving out of the town- ship and therefore couldn't continue as ' fenceviewer. Council decided since five viewers already were'. pp - pointed, Mr. Jeffray would not be replaced. Iue Cross Intr i duces s Lori Christensen Marketing Representative Ontario Blue Cross Ontario Blue Cross is pleased to Introduce Lori Christensen as a Blue Cross • representative in your community, Joining Paul Pilon and Marlene West. .Experienced in the field of health -oriented employee benefit programs, Lon will be pleased to show you or your employee group the health plan, or combinations of plans, which will provide your employees complete coveragefor their extra - health care requirements. Lori Christensen is located in the London Branch Office at 120 York Street _ London, Ontario N6A 1A9 Tel: (519) 439-0136 1nPJTARID BLUE CROSS A DIVISION OF THE ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION • d•