The Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-07-07, Page 01r
Council wants committee
to' reconsider its decision
Any investigation into the
In the letter, a number of problem
-Witnesses and accused persons
room staff is virtually non-existent.
possibility of Ontario Government
areas are listed, including:
are forced to stand and sit in the
There is also a possibility, the
Services Ministry and -or Attorney-
--On many days, two and
hallways and stairways.
letter states, that satellite courts in
General's office interest in pur-
sometimes three courts are running
-A shortage of interview rooms
Exeter and Wingham will be moved
chasing the Huron County Court
at the same time.
exists and office space is at a
to Goderich.
House will have to wait at least until
-At present, there is only one
minimum.
The solution to the problems, the
September.
court room suitable for such we.
-Security for judges and court
( Please turn to Page 4)
That is the result of action taken
other towns, Clinton has 17.6 per
"In my opinion, this is un-
Jill, from Georgian College,
by Huron Cohnty Council at its
Orillia. J01 received her Certified
council, "because I feel there could
Q
regular July session, the last
•
the county if this program had been
cepted a position with Dr. Magee
meeting prior its summer ad
Mediation is recommended
journment until September.
S
F. E. Madill Secondary School,
re -submit the proposal in the future,
Wingham. Attending the gradua-
Council turned down an
agriculture and property committee
t
H bylaw
d
that both
is terecommendation
o settle
ministries be approached to see if
they are interested in purchasing the
court house, or in building a new
Huron County Council has given
municipalities for nearly two years
Municipal Affairs has an objection
facility for the courts. The issue was
its approval to a planning and
now - objections were also lodged
mediation program, the committee
ultimately referred back to the
development committee recom-
by several cottage owners in the
recommended involvement of that
committee .for further con-
mendation that a provincial
township who are requesting per=
programinanattempt toresolve the
sideration, but only after discussion
government mediation program be
manent residential zoning for their
objections.
at some length by the members of
applied.in a bylaw dispute primarily
properties.
I ;Gary Davidson, the county's
council present.
between Hay Township and Exeter.
Council was advised that the next
director of planning and develop -
The recommendation was in-
Council's decision was reached at
step in the zoning process is to
ment, reported that no date has yet
cluded during the presentation of the
the regular July session during
submit the bylaw for an Ontario
been set for an OMB hearing, but the
agriculture and property committee
presentation of the planning and
Municipal Board hearing and while
bylaw and all objections have been
report by its chairman, Tuckersmith
' development committee report by
awaiting than hearing, attempt to
forwarded to the board.
Township Reeve Bob Bell.
its chairman, Usborne Township
resolve the objections.
In relation to the mediation
The committee's recommendation
Reeve Gerald Prout.
Since the Ontario Ministry of
(Please turn to Page 4)
results from a letter - signed by the
Crown Attorney at Goderich and a
In'the report, council was told the
appeal period for Hay Township's
Belmore resident killed
number of other court officials -
comprehensive bylaw has concluded
expressing concern about the
and several objections have. been
i
existing court room and office
registered. In addition to Exeter's
n two -vehicle
accident
conditions within the county -owned
objection concerning the.Hay Agri -
Court House.
Park - a sore point between the
A Belmore resident was killed last
known throughout the area as a
week as the result of a two -vehicle
home decorator, doing wallpapering
PUC asks town
-
for bylaw
collision n the Howick Carrick
TownshiLine. Walkerton OPP
for many families in the was
munities around Belmore. He was a
to restrict lawn watering
identified the victim as Norman
BruceNewans, RR1,Wroxeter.
member of the Belmore United
Church.
According to police, the pickup
On October 10, 1938, he married
truck of Mr. Newans was stopped on
the former Eunice Hakney at the
The Wingham Publico Utilities
tractors with the deadline, for
the Howick-Carriek Township Litre
-home of the bride's parents. She
Commission is requesting a bylaw to
returning bids set for July 26. Ken
on Monday of last week when it was
survives to mourn his sudden
restrict the watering of lawns and
Saxton, PUC manager, told com-
struck from behind by a car driven
passing, as do two sons, Peter and
gardens in town for at least a portion
missioners he understood that the
by Valerie McGlynn, _ RR 2
his wife, Brenda and John, all of
of this summer.
work was to be completed by
Wingham.
Carrick Township. There are three
At its regular July meeting
October.
grandchildren, Shelley, Shawn and
Thursday, the PUC decided to ask
If the bylaw is passed, watering of
Police said Mr. Newans and Ms.
Shannon. He was predeceased by
Wingham Town Council to ass the
g p
lawns and gardens in Win
g gham will
McGlynn were taken by ambulance
one brother, Clayton Newans and
bylaw at its next meeting on
not be allowed at all during the
to Wingham and District Hospital
one sister, Amy Rutherford.
Monday. At press time, it was not
period when the standpipe is shut
where Mr. Newans was pronounced
Friends paid their respects at The
known if ,the PUC request was ap-
down. Newspaper advertisements
dead. Ms. McGlynn was admitted
McBurney Funeral Home, Wing -
proved.
will notify residents when the bylaw
for observation and later released.
ham, until Wednesday when funeral
The bylaw is necessary, the com-
becomes effective.
The accident occurred at 8:45
service was conducted at two o'clock
mission feels, in order to limit the
The bylaw will remain in effect
a.m., police said.
by Rev. J. Rea Grant. Interment
demand on the waterworks system
until Sept. 30, 1987. However, the
Norman Bruce Newans was born
followed in Wroxeter Cemetery.
during the period this summer when
restrictions will be lifted earlier
in London on January 23,1908, son of
Pallbearers ..were Lorne Baird,
the Wingham standpipe is shut down
should the standpipe repair be ,
the late Manville Newans and
Ross Baird, Ken Dickson, George
to allow workmen to carry out
completed before that date.
Lavina Peterman. He attended the
Dickson, Ralph Metcalfe and Wayne
repairs.
The last time such a bylaw was
Belmore Public School and farmed -
Douglas. His three grandchildren
Tenders for the standpipe repair
passed was in 1984 and for the same
in Carrick Township in the village
carried memorial floral arrange -
have been invited from four con-
reason.
for many years. He was also well
ments to the graveside.
0
By 1990, nearly 15 per cent
of county will be over 65
In Huron County by 1990, 14.73 per
cent of the total population will be
over 65, county council learned at its
regular July session at the Court
House in Goderich.
The projection was included in an
age analysis of the county's
population - based on the 1985
enumeration - presented to council
in a report from its committee of
management for Huronview.� .
Stanley Township Reeve Clarence
Bayfield has the highest percentage
Rau, committee chairman, called
of its population over 65 - 24.8 per
council's attention to the analysis. "I
cent or 173 people. The municipality
think it's interesting to see where
With the lowest percentage is
they (people over 65) come from,"
Usborne Township with 6.8 per cent
he said.
or 108 people
At present, the total population of
Goderich has the highest total of
the county 66 years of age or over is
individuals 65 or over, 1,229,
8,060, council was told, or 14.5 per
representing 16.9 per cent of its total
cent.
population.
In a breakdown by municipality,
council in December, 19%.
X.;;.
Of the county's five town
Seaforth has the highest percentW
another
of those over 65, 21.3 per cent or 450,
u
*!#VVMW
according to the analysis. For the
"'
other towns, Clinton has 17.6 per
cent or 549, Exeter is slightly higher
at 17.9 per cent or 663 and Wingham
is higher still with 18.5 per cent or
543.
The statistics for the villages are:
Bayfield, 173 or 24.8 per cent; Blyth,
164 or 18.4 per cent; Brussels, 210 or
21.3 per cent; Hensall,189 or 17.6 pet•
cent; and Zurich, 138 or 17.2 pet -
cent.
In the rural municipalities, the
analysis reports: Ashfield
Township, 154 or 8.9 per cent;
Colborne Township, 241 or 13.3 pee
cent; Goderich Township, 215 or 97
per cent; Grey Township, 167 or 8.8
per cent; Hay Township, 292 or 15.3
per cent; Howie k Township, 369 or 12
per cent; Hullett Township, 183 or
9.9 per cent; McKillop Township, 106
or 7.7 per cent.
Morris Township, 180 or 10.8 per
cent; Stanley Township, 175 or 10,9
per cent; Stephen Township, 644 of
15.4 per cent; Tuckersmith
Township, 503 or 16.9 per cents.
Turnberry Township, 192 or 12.6 pef
cent; Usborne Township, 108 or 6.8
per cent; East Wawanosh Township,
80 or 7.2 per cent; West Wawanosh
Township, 135 or 9.7 per cent.
Province says no
to county bid for
vision program
0.1p,
Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bob
Bell has announced his intention to
his candidacy
be a candidate when Huron County
y
County Council elects its 1988
xr x
warden in December.
-Mr. Bell made his announcement
'
at the end of the regular July session
County Health Unit request to be
of council in Goderich, the last
DOGGONE PARADE, ANYWAY -- Zachary is living proof that it was a
meeting until September.
dog's life leading those pioneer families across the country in their
The present Huron County warden
prairie schooners. However, this occasion is a bit happier as' Megan
is Turnberry Township Reeve Brian
Bragg, 3 of RR 3 Brussels is Dote -of the entries in giant parade to help
McBurney who was acclaimed by
celebrate Homecoming Weekend In Brussels,
council in December, 19%.
Grant toenlarge one school
leads to closingof
another
By Wilma Oke
The receipt of a grant to enlarge
one Roman Catholic elementary
school in Stratford led to the closing
of another by the Huron -Perth
County Roman Catholic Separate
School Board.
At its June meeting, the board was
unanimous in its decision to close
Immaculate Conception School,- its
NEW TEAM LOOK - The atMetes and coaches of the W)ngnam Optknist Track and Feld Moir new r: acK and field T-shirts donated by the WinghW" Opt#nlst Club. The service club
Club's 010montary d/Nslon took a short break during a recent practice seaslon to pose M hss been 8 ibng-Ifto dedkated supporter of the &Wk team. (Whit IS News Photo)
smallest elementary school in the
city - in June, 1988.
In order to get a Ministry of Edu-
cation grant to expand and provide
better facilities for St. Ambrose
Separate School, approval was
conditional on the closing of Im-
maculate Conception. A three-year
decline in attendance at that school
- from 150 down to 92 - gives every
indication of continuing.
Following notification in early
June that the ministry had approved
a $1.2 million addition to St. Am-
brose School, Board Chairman Dave
Durand of Zurich told the trustees
they must act quickly. The result of
that swift action is the decision to
close the smaller school.
NO EASY WAY
"There was no easy way to do it,"
Education Director William Eckert
said. The parents of the students
were warned in a letter the next day
of the intended school closing. Pupils
who would have attended Im-
maculate Conception will be taken
by bus to St. Ambrose beginning in
September 1988, when the addition is
to be completed.
The addition to St. Ambrose will
make it a full -facility school with a
new administrative area, six ad-
ditional classrooms including a Kin-
dergarten, a special education class
and special guidance room,
gymnatorium with stage and change
rooms, and new washrooms. In
addition, two of the new classrooms
will be large enough to house a
music room and a science
laboratory.
Six Stratford parents attended the
meeting, but could not address the
board since they were not on the
agenda to speak. During the recess
period, however, they expressed
their opposition to the closure of the
only school in the east end of the
city.
ANGRY REACTION
One of the parents angrily sug-
gested he would consider sending his
children to a nearby public school
rather than having them bused to St.
Ambrose which is about 1.5 miles
away in the south end of Stratford.
Trustee Ernest Vanderschot of St.
Marys, chairman of the board's ac-
commodation review committee,
said he is not worried about parents
(Please turn to Page 4)
Bell declares ,
his candidacy
for warden's post
-,
The Ontario Ministry of Health
has officially turned down a Huron
County Health Unit request to be
included in a vision upgrading
program through the University of
Guelph.
At its July session, Huron County
Council was informed of the
provincial government's decision by
Dr. James McGregor of WIf%ham,
JILL RENWICK - Jim and Marg
the county's acting medical officer
Renwick of Be;more bnnounce
of health.
the graduation of their daughter,
"In my opinion, this is un-
Jill, from Georgian College,
fortunate," Dr. McGregor told
Orillia. J01 received her Certified
council, "because I feel there could
Dental Assistant Diploma on
have been a great deal of benefit for
Saturday, June 2 7 and has ac -
the county if this program had been
cepted a position with Dr. Magee
approved."
M Wingham. She is a graduate of
Although the health unit could still
F. E. Madill Secondary School,
re -submit the proposal in the future,
Wingham. Attending the gradua-
"at this present time, I feel it is a
tion were her parents and her
dead issue," Dr. McGregor added.
fiance, Shawn Haelrloi