The Wingham Advance-Times, 1986-01-22, Page 01II
FIRST SECTION Wingham, Ontario, Wednesday. Jan. 22, 1986 Single Copy 50c
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Wingham 'Town Council is ne d for, Tannin and its official Ian or zoning bylaw bylaw.
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proceeding cautiously with effect on free enterprise and prevented replacement or Council then heard from
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the approval of the town's community growth, repair of a building which Patricia Bai1ley, who noted
k k h',a .,; �. proposed new official plan Council heard first from did not conform to the new that many of her questions -
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uestions At a special meeting John and Ruth Currie, who, regulations. had been answered earlier in
L ar Monday night, after- spend- expressed concern that Mrs. Munkittrick agreed the meeting. However she -
• *`� ty ing 'three hours cat`efully funeral homes would no that legal, non -conforming expressed concern that
listening. to points raised by longer be permitted in the uses do lead. to some "common' sense is; not
half a dozen objectors to the commercial core. problems with insurance, always applied to problems" '
plan and to the reapolrses They were told, in general but -said there really is not which arise.
•, i� given, by the plc{nniiig ad- terms, that although an on- • much the town can do about She was followed by Don
visory committee. irnu�cil going funeral home that through the planning :Farnell, representing St,
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a. agreed to give first realdn�g, operation would'be allowed process. Paul's AnglicanChurch,who
a to the bylaw adopting the. to continue as a non Where a building has been read, a letter from Rev.
off icialplan. conforming use, the new destroyed the structure can Douglas Madge expressing.
8 ` x In effect, as 4Iayor.Ja�c plan does direct.. such go up again, but the new use concern that in the event of
Kopas explained, this nieaiLs businesses out of the down- must conform to the zoning the church being destroyed it
council has received the town core. However it was bylaw, or else the owner would not' be allowed to
NOVICE DANCE WINNERS—The team of Kara Neil Edgar' (front) placed second, with Amy Jo Cretier and document for study, but still noted this provision would must apply to council for rebw'Id.
and Wendy McBride (balk, left) placed first in the. Shari Mundell (back right) in third, place and Jenni Kerr leaves the,door op(>n'for pus not take effect until a new appropriate approvals, she He was assured by. Mrs:
Novice dance at last. week's Wingham Figure Skating and Jayne Vincent (centre) fourt1h. slbleam-er�•dt�frrls+xacitt the ., zoning -bylaw is passed,- e.xplainedl adding.. that, if Munkittrick that th-e . ,
Club annual competition. Becky Sangster and Kim by'la'w' is finally pasyed which planner_ Patty ,Mun- council denies permission it problem will not , arise,
Before that happe>n� c(iun(il kittrick said is at least two must offer to buy the because, the church is
Mounting costs spark concern will also obtain the advice of years'aw•ay. property at its current, identified in the exis,ling °
its so]icitor, wfko tla" beL.n' Ellis Grist, a new market value. zoning bylaw and will also be
_ asked to study the propos(•d property -owner on John She, said the planning' identified in the'new-zoning�
plan and the objections, Street, raised a ,series of committee has tried to bylaw.
In ai further step to'avoid questions about provisions .in reduce the number of- "A'church will, never find
O '� ��0.11 -remain a part having to .rush ,ifie plan the'bylaw relating to. things situations where a legal,. non-„ itself in the position of being °
through, cc)unc it .voted to ask such as parking Tats, com conforming use would occur, ' a no use.
" the minister of • municipal munity facilities like but argued that to give these Following, a brief further
■ affairs for a three-month churches, and various non- properties a blanket exemp -discussion, council voted to
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receipt -of a planning ;train. The • planning advisory give them an unfair advam . o�'ffeial plan bylaw but not to
Cbuncrl "hacf eiir•lic•r• t)ec•ri committee, represented by tage .over other. .properties proceed further ,with it at °
Howick Township intends. tho.ugli, some .of' the new Morris representative, who cost-sharing formula,, was warned that it'.'i.t did not its chairman, James A. which are regulated by the that meeting.
to,, remain a part of the '--representatives on the fire said, "Our . township's drawn up on that basis, accept the official plait by' . ("u rie; and Mrs. , Mun
Wingham Area Fire Board board expressed alarm at hollering -IMP h-" " Jan. 31 it'wc.uld face -losing a kittrick from the count
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'and is proceeding as quickly learning it would cost an Hv"%ever '1'ur•n6erry bep- almost ready to start and $2,000 provinc;al grant: planning department,'gavea'
as possible with plans 'to' additional $6,000' to $8,000 uty Reeve' Doug Fortune we'd be very foolish not to. However it has since learned point -by -point response,"
establish a satellite . fire thisyear to finish equipping who has been on the board outfit those men."'it can ask for, an extension of arguing that many of the
station, other members of the Howick firefighters with since its inception", said it Howick Councillor Nor- the deadline, v(rting to hare. . concerns'were exaggerated.
the board, wereassured last. turn -out .gear (fire coats, . would -be senseless to pull, man Fairles agreed, "We've it mewed back. to theend of The official plan is in--
Jweek. :. - helmets and boots} and back now, just as plans are either got to go with this April. tended to designate e`
As a result the board is pagers, plus about $20,000 for coming together.. thing or we've done a lot of The objections aired 'specifically "what any of us -
gearing up its ownplans -to. .the new radio system to .be ��tl►(e've, been -going for work for nothing. before council on-' 11c)ndav can do to a neighbor without
purchase equipgient,for the installed at both. the, 'three years. on the basis we John Jacques,' Howick night. ranged from specific lh,e neighbor being able to „•�
newly trained Howick fire- Wingham and Gorrie 'fire were going to set up a deputy reeve and another concerns, relating to the use express an opinion,' 'Mr.
fighters and to set up a halls. satellite fire hall in Howick,'' veteran, of the board; took of individual properties to Currie said, adding that one
communications system Fire Chief Harley Gaunt he pointed out, and the new (Please -turn to Page 5) generalquestioiL,5 about the must assume common sense
linking Wingham with told the board the additional will be used • in • its ap A.
Howick, pagers and - gear are plication.
At the board's regular, essential to making'sure Next to speak was Pastor
meeting ,last Wednesday, there will be enough fire lid.s 5n th'of the Wingham Zt „•,.;. b, ,p ,
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!la list ('hunch. He,
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Jacques, read a certified to answer calls.:. n)al d y ( )t his questlonis` Fra- x --- k`
copy of a resolution passed "1 know it's going to cost been answered; but added he s�I��
by his council Dec. 13, The menet'," he told,the board, slill was concerned about the',
resolution co.mmi.tted.the but .if you're going, to.run.a:the._..Prov_iSions. of -_ the
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council to proceedingwith department you must have,',. plan c�u11¢ he applied.
the construction of a new. manpower. i� i.
.'Everyone -has an in
works shed and purchasing Last year the board out °"g: f terpretation," he noted,-afid
"some official who wants to
theexisting shed for use as a, fitted 10 Howick firefighters i
fire hall. with turn -out ear and `
g ' r•• go by the, letter of law '
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"I feel Howick is going agreed to order 12, pagers. x>• could be very difficult,"
ahead on our commitment;" ' Mr. Gaunt suggested pun€ Ile said he was harassed —ttX` f �,
-Mr. Jacques told the board, chasing six more pagers and a' aft.hough he agreed.%A+th Mr. �
suggesting the resolution eight more sets of turn -out • 4t&3: •: Kopas that it had not'been byQ r�
M should be- entered into the gear to bring the totals to 18 council -- i,rr'his developknent;
minutes of the fire board. He — about the number of men '' N ,' f of'. Oe old Lloyd , factory .
said the new shed should be current] ^ � '
property, and said he fears t �
y undergoing train ( ,
completed by late spring, at ing in thre•township" , . :c the new plant will. ,just con -
which time the other shed Chief Gaunt explained thatt tribute to such harassment
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Would become available for many of these men live or He also suggested that too
fire department use. work in the outlying areas. r ., many rules and regulations
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(flscoU'ra -rage ..growth, citing
The announcement was and'said 18 is what he con- . f g g
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made with little fanfare, siders -a minimum number to
statistics indicating x .. g
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however other board" tie ,sure of getting a','crew population of Wingham
members expressed relief' at together in the daytime. ~_> ". had increased 'by only 24
people during the past dozen POETRY AWARD—Mr. `Robertson presented Lisa
finally getting this matter lie also said that, to keep �.:... 1 P g pa
settled. expenses down, the Wing- % years, "and i brought 14 of -Alexander with the award -she received from the Legion
them in." for her Remembrance Da poem during an assembly at
-Later ,in the meeting, ham firefighters have f, � ,; �� <: y p 9 • Y
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'f'ee ;coats the board had Y rules and regulah(Vis, he
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Didn't accept agreed to buy for them this Id ; , asked. -'"*hat's wrong with Driver ;n crashveal•. "Al we need in reverting back ter the day
town's offer Wingham is'new boots:" when a man could hitt' a Tut
"We knew last ,ear we wa and oke house'? Why can't �� �r��
A report in the Wingham "y " ++'c> make N'Ingham a town ye years
would have to equip extra w
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council Shorts last week �, 4 w•hc�re . tea le would want to
carried the unintentional men (in Howick) this year,' ;s I p
'Chairman. Brian McBurney, a, "' �,. conic and build houses with. ;1 Wingham-area man has persons were injured.
itxtplication"that a deal had reeve of Turnberry, agreed. ��;; a �' out this harassment'? been sentenced to three Originally Mr. "Koehler
been concluded between thew.
However some of the new , , �` ,.'` �" "i'in just cautioning you,' �vi>ars in prison and had his had been charged with -three
' town and John MAlick for a representatives expressed he concluded. "Let's tae driver's licence suspended counts of criminal
piece of property-, along shock at t -he way costs seem . lg. careful, because much of for life as 'the result of an negligerice causing bodily.
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to be mount ing. up, � f that document can be in a.uAident which claimed harm, fafling to stop when
Mr. Malick wishes to make Eton Beecroft from the f terpret•ed according to an} three> lives last summer,
Signe-led by police, wilfully
it clear that no such deal has Wingham council suggested F 'o one'x� whirn." Kevin-Koehler,'21,. of RR 5, continuing to avoid police,
taken lace. �Y
P proceeding more 'slowly, ;liter addressing the Brussels was sentenced at and driving while 'under
I didn't' buy the saving he did not think the'> various specific concerns provincial court in suspension. However he
property!" he declared. "1t hoard should go back to the r)Imett in ;fir. Smith's letter, Walkerton last week after pleaded guilty to one count of
was offeree3 to ptxg...bttP r ��e�t�nrils nd-a�k re.ncecausing
didn't buy it." atelcharges
ifoounoulife is criminal ne ligence causing dea
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He added that he considers Are there no limits on A, rlrntrolled by regulations. if death. were inithdrawn.
the selling price of $8,000 for what we'we going to spend' vim; Bien. were• more ednsiderate Mr. Koehlerwas.the driver Judge F. W. <)ImsYead
a 100 by 132 -foot unserviced Morris Councillor Howe m.«. ;` (Cone another we wouldn't of a car N-hich sramrned into described the'incident as a
lot "ridiculous" and has no Morton inquired. He urged need regulations-," he con- 'a provincial police cruiser at flagrant case of criminal
intention of paying any such the hoard .to keep an eye on tintio(1, but .unforJ*nately kinloss following a high- negligence, • saying , the 'ac
sum, ;. expenses, noting "There that Is not the case. speed chase which started at cused had driven, "in an out-
In- addition
ut-In-addition to Mie price, he- always seems tc�t�m. e -m re•. I.,ollouing a 10 -minute Wingham last Aug. 3. Const. rageous manner, without
said he was told it would take thing needed " .,, "`F Teak. th(, meeting -(,on- 17onald CaMpbell, 23, Of the regard: for anyone's life.'; 1•t'
90 days to change the zoning Ile said he was hearing `` _ tlnued by looking at the Krncardlne OPP detach was reported that'duringthe
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on the land and he was complaints that it is getting points raised in a letter from mens. Helen MiiRhel`t Wad- chase the car had reached
unableto'get a firm estimate ton expensive to buy fire fill] Keil of ked insurance tam, 17, of Belgrave and speeds of up to 160
from the •public utilities protection from Wingham PLAYGROUND ANTICS—This group of junior students Irom the Wrtgh,tm Poblrr Brokers iid. These dealt, Chri,,tine Lindsay, 16, of kilometres an hour and -at
commission on the cost of ,and this was supported by School could feel spring in the air Iasi Friday afternoon at the scnoo/ Unfortunately % Itfi potential insurance Honeywood all were killed in times traveled through
pmviding hydro. Robert 'Elliott, the second the mild weather was making shor't'work'of some of the snow forts ai the prnhlems in case". -here an the Very crash and two ether populated areas.
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