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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-06-30, Page 01u Town considers annexa ion as- solutimon to land pro,em The Town of Wingham is consider- ing annexation as a possible solution of its lack of suitable land for commercial and industrial develop- ment, members of the Wingham Business Association were told at the association's regular meeting last week. Mayor Jack Kopas, as guest speaker, told the meeting the town considers the acquisition of land for the future development of additional retail and industrial concerns in Wingham. At present the town has 11 acres of land for industrial development, Mr. Kopas said, although the current state of Wingham's sewage lagoon capacity limits that development to industries not requiring much water. The upgrading and relocation of the town's sewage lagoon has been on hold for some time now, Mr. Kopas said, even though the system is inadequate for today's needs. All necessary studies—as well as en- gineering reports have been com- pleted for the proposed new system but plans have been bogged down as the town waits on provincial g overnment funding of $2 million to finance the project. Since the association meeting, it has been learned that a bylaw will be introduced at the July 6 meeting of town council which will effectively set the wheels of annexation into motion. Through the bylaw council will ask Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister Bernard Grandmaitre to authorize a fact-finding inquiry to facilitate the resolution of municipal boundary and boundary -related issues. In an interview apart from the association meeting, Mr. Kopas has been quoted as saying the logical direction for Wingham to go in order to annex land is into Turnberry Township. However, even the slightest hint of annexation has resulted in swift rebuff from that township's council. Following its regular June meet- ing, Wingham Town Council sent a letter to Turnberry Township requesting that representatives from the two groups meet to discuss common concerns, among them annexation. "We are not interested in annexation and will, in fact, strongly oppose it," was Turn - berry's reply. However, in its request for the appointment of a fact-finding inquiry, the town has taken a step which forces Turnberry's co- operation, no matter how reluctant that may be. Under the Municipal Boundary Negotiations Act, a neighboring municipality is ex- pected to co-operate during the fact- finding stage by provid?ng facts and opinions pertinent to the issue. In addition, its participation in negotiations is mandatory if the ministry determines that . negotia- tions should, in fact, take place. Although fact-finding does not necessarily lead to negotiations, a government guide on the act states that in most cases it does. At the end of his inquiry, the guide says, the fact finder summarizes the issues and makes recommendations to the minister. The perceived need for land growth — when a, municipality under development pressure has run out of land — heads the list of examples of such issues in the guide. In his address to the business association, Mr. Kopas said the town's industrial committee should be expanded to include rep- resentatives from the business asso- ciation as well as the economic development committee. Council would also appreviate, he said, the association's co-operation and the attendance of its representatives at council meetings from time to time. Although more employees may be employed in Wingham industries than ever before, Mr. Kopas said, there are not that many more living in town. The town needs to be moving toward more ac- commodation and he pointed out there is currently space for ap- proximately go new homes here The association also heard a brief presentation on the new Wingham Branch Library from James A. Currie, chairman of the ad hoc library committee, and Margaret Day, branch supervisor. A comment by Mr. Kopas in his address, alluding to the library project as the cause for this year's high percentage increase in taxes, prompted Mr. Currie to refute that (Please turn to Page 3) HOSPITAL BOARD EXECUTIVE The Wingham and District Hospital board of governors elected its 1987-88 executive and management committee at the inaugaral meeting. From left are: Bob Middleton, management committee; Shirley Garniss, management committee; Mary Lou Thompson, board chairman; Dr. Brian Hanlon, board vice-chairman. Absent from photo are management committee members: Ross Davies, Janet Clark and Marian Zinn. CONESTOGA GRAD — Wayne Buckley of Stratford graduated June 13 from the Conestoga Col- lege Ambulance and Emergency Care program. He was on the President's Honor List and received a Guild Shield for academic excellence. He is presently employed by Wingham Ambulance Service and Stratford Ambulance Service. Amanda Hamill dies Latest publication is based in .London hospital in Listowel An eight-year-old Bluevale-area one foster uncle, Jim Cline, all of the girl, Amanda Marilyn Hamill, died Bluevale area. Besides her mother, With the appearance of a new publication in local mail boxes last week last Thursday at Children's she was predeceased by one uncle, there may be come confusion among readers in this area. We have been Hospital, London, of injuries sus- Clare. asked by some local residents why we are producing another publication tained in a motor vehicle accident Friends called at the Brussels in addition to the local newspaper with which they are familiar. June 13 near Palmerston. The Chapel of M. L. Watts Funeral The answer is: we are not. The Independent Newsmagazine is being child's mother, Vicki (Steckley) Homes until Sunday when removal published by the Listowel Print Shop Ltd. — not by Wenger Publications Hamill, 27, of RR 1, Bluevale, also was made to Brussels Mennonite lost her life in the mishap, as did the Fellowship Church, Brussels, where who are the publishers of The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance -Times, The Mount Forest Confederate, The Milverton Sun and driver, 24 -year-old Peter Edgar of Pastor Doug Zehr conducted funeral Crossroads. RR 2, Gorrie. service at 2:30. Interment followed Amanda was born in Wingham in Brussels Cemetery. As most of you are aware, our newspapers are not distributed free to and was a student at Turnberry Pallbearers were Gerald Steckley, our readers. Each subscriber indicates his or her interest in the Central School. She is sdrvived byb Warren Steckley, Don Scott, Jim publication by paying the annual subscription rate or the weekly her father, Douglas Hamill of Hamill, Dennis Hamill and Jim newsstand price, thus guaranteeing advertisers that the publication is Guelph; her grandparents, Solomon Steckley. being read. and Ella Steckley, RR 1, Bluevale Donations to the Brussels Men In Wingham and area, householders are also receiving the Wingham and Roy and Donna Hamill, nonite Fellowship Church will be Shopping News, which is, in fact, an advertising flyer carrying Toronto; four uncles, Ezra, Arnold, gratefully acknowledged by the advertisements from Wingham merchants. It is not published or printed Wayne and Clarence Steckley and family as expressions of sympathy. by Wenger Publications. �p� A community -oriented newspaper carries the responsibility to provide its Three area youth i,escape readers with full and fairly -balanced coverage of events which are important to the residents of the community, be they council meetings, ■ • . church and service club activities, sports events or police and court news. serious n� u ry i n a d e n t The local paper also carries news of the successes and achievements of - the local citizens, from their school days right through to obituaries. Nor does the local Three Wingham and area youths wooden fence. `� paper concentrate solely on the "positive" neva. To escaped serious injury in an ac- Young Mr. Lamont received limit ovxselves to nothing but the good nevus would be to abdicate our cident last Monday afternoon in minor injuries, as did a passenger. responsibility. Life being what it is, there is bad news as well, and an Turnberry Township. 16 -year-old Wayne Ranger of HH 2, honest newspapei 'must report that too. An Ontario Provincial Police Wingham. However, a second No newspaper can survive for long without the support oflocal businen spokesman at Wingham said Robert passenger. Darrvl Daw, 16, of people in the form of paid advertising. Subscription revenue for a modern Lamont, 17, of RR 2, Wingham, was Centre Street in Wingnam, was sent newspaper represents less than 20 per cent of the income needed to pay eastbound on Con. 6-7 of Turnberry, to hospital with mainr in juries. for the staff and equipment required. 1.5 kilometres east of County Road A hospital spokesman said Mr. All four of our newspapers have been serving the people of their 12 at 2:10 p.m. June 22. He was Daw was released last Tuesday communities for more than a century. Rather than falling behind in the driving a 1978 Pontiac owned by after treatment for scalp present-day race toward modernization, our weeklies have been Harold Lamont of the same address. lacerations. dipped with the most up-to-date tools and the quality of the papers we According to the police, the Damage to the Lamont vehicle has produce has frequently been recognised by awards at both provincial and vehicle came over the crest of a hill been estimated at $2,000 by the OPP. national level. where it struck wash-out ruts, There also was $200 damage _ We have done our beat to provide both readers and advertisers with a crossed the roadway, hit a hydro assessed to the hydro pole and $20 _ good Product- Your continued support will allow us to continua provides pole in the left ditch, then spun damage to the fence owned by Ruby you with an ever -improving community ,Jtper. around three times before hitting a Gallaway. Board acclaims Thompson, Hanlon for 1987-88 term Mary Lou Thbmpson has been ac- claimed chairman of the Wingham and District Hospital's board of governors for 1987-88. Mrs. Thomp- son, the representative for the Vill- age of Teeswater and Culross Town- ship, was the only person nominated for the position at the board's inaugural meeting Thursday. Also returned by acclamation w his position is Dr. Brian Hanlon, the medical chief of staff at the hospital. Dr. Hanlon will serve his second term as board vice-chairman and chairman of the board's management committee. At the inaugaral meeting, the board also elected members to the management committee. They are: Bob Middleton, Wingham; Shirley Garniss, Morris Township; Ross Davies, Wingham; Marian Zinn, West Wawanosh and Ashfield Townships; and Janet Clark, Wingham. Mrs. Thompson as board chairman is also a member of this committee.' Mrs. Zinn has been appointed chairman of the board's finance and audit committee and Mrs. Clark is the new public relations committee chairman. Mr. Middleton remains as property committee chairman. Following the board's inaugaral Display is ready, Fred Porter says Fred Porter has informed The Ad- vance -Times that his Christmas fairyland on Leopold St. South will soon be ready for visitors. Despite the fact that Fred has spent considerable time in hospital since New Year's, he has added some new highlights to his display. Correction An article in last week's edition of The Advance -Times incorrectly stated that inside Canadian postal workers were on strike. In reality, it is the Letter Carriers Union of Canada which is conducting rotating strikes and not the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The Advance -Times apologizes for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused local postal workers, who have been doing their best to make sure the mail is delivered. meeting, the management com- mittee met briefly to strike com- mittees for 1987-88. The committees are: --Finance and audit — Mrs. Zinn, Dr. Marie Gear, medical association president; Alex Graham, Howick Township; John Schenk, Wingham; Jack Kopas, Wingham Town Council, --Property — Mr. Middleton, Mr. Davies, Max Oldfield, Village of Brussels; Doris Inglis, Turnberry Township; Les Tervit, Huron Countv• Lorraine Cook. Village of Blyth and West Wawanosh Township. --Public relations — Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Garniss, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Inglis, Mr. Davies and Marie Phillips, president of the Auxiliary to the Wingham and District Hospital. --Joint conference committee — Mrs. Thompson, chairman; Dr. Hanlon, Dr. Gear, Dr. Peter Long, medical association secretary; Norman Hayes, hospital executive director; Mr. Schenk and Jean Whitby, Village of Lucknow and Township of Kinloss. Mrs. Whitby is also the board representative on the hospital's pastoral committee. Tragic drowning accident claims lives of brothers A Gorrie-area family is mourning the loss of two sons and brothers who died as the result of a tragic drowning incident near Lakelet last Wednesday. RECEIVES DEGRL,E — Joan Elizabeth Vincent of R 3, Wing-' ham, received her Bachelor of Education degree on June 6 -from the University of Western On- tario. Mrs. Vincent had the distinction of being named to the Dean's Honor List. Also attending the convocation were her hus- band Neil, and mother-in-law, 1 Mrs. Edith Vincent 6mmunityfarewelt"bods to Captain, Mrs. Linkletter Arie (Alex) Korporaal, 19, was pronounced dead on arrival at Wingham and District Hospital on June 24, while his 10 -year-old brother, Phillip, died Monday at London's Children's Hospital. An Ontario Provincial Police spokesman at Wingham said the youths were swimming with four other family members at an un- supervised beach known as Drift- wood Beach at Lot 19, Concession 16, Howick Township. According to the police, the youths were attempting to swim to a raft 50 yards offshore when they ran into difficulty. There will be no inquest, say the OPP. Alex and Phillip Korporaal were the dearly loved sons of John and Jenneke Korporaal of Howick Township. Also mourning their deaths are four brothers, Gerrit, John, William and Benjamin and six sisters, Jenneke, Maria, Annette, Joanne, Grace and Helen, all of Howick Township. They were pre- deceased by their maternal and paternal grandparents. Alex Korporaal rested at the F. M. Garrett Funeral Home, Clifford where friends paid their respects v Saturday evening. A double fuser; . service was held Monday at tw o'clock at Knox United Church, Clii ford, with interment following in Clifford Cemetery. Pallbearers for both boys were Eric Moscamp, Jake Klaassen, Chris Klaassen,.Arie deRover, Mos Franken and Teus Franken. Members of the community bid a fond farewell to Captain and Mrs. Borden Linkletter at a dinner and retirement service last Wednesday evening at the Wingham Salvation Army Citadel. In the four years since they arrived in town, the Linkletters have touched the lives of many people and the deep respect with which the couple is held was evident at the dinner and following service. Well over 100 people crammed the fellowship hall at the citadel to say goodbye to Capt. and Mrs. Linkletter. Especially important to the couple was that three of their six children were able to attend, in- cluding one daughter who surprised her parents by coming all the way from Saskatchewan. Major Clyde Moore, divisional leader, paid a warm tribute to the couple and gave a brief ;autobiographical sketch. Born in the United States to United Church ministers, Mrs. Linkletter moved to Canada when she was quite young. During World War II she worked in Halifax whereshe met the young man who would become her husband. They married in 1946 and spent 26 years s!ationed throughout the world while he was in the armed forces. Upon retirement from the army, the Linkletters were called to a greater service, said Maj. Moore, in the Salvation Army. They' have been posted at Fort Erie, Sault Ste. Marie, Smiths Falls, Midland, Timmins and finally, Wingham. Throughout their years with the Salvation Army, the Linkletters have made a significant con- tribution, he said. They are God's servants and have been used by Him in a wonderful way, he concluded. At the service, more testimonials (Please turn to Page 3) F LINKLETTER3 RETIRING — Moor Clyde Moore, Salvation Army divisional leader, offered his besT wishes to Capt. and Mrs. Borden Llnklotter last Wednesday evening at a retirement dinner and service in thole honor. Ths LlnklOtters, who have boon In Wingham since 1983, wNl be making Brussels their retlremsnt * home.