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Wingham, Ontario, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1987
int.erest., is keen at mi%-,: f■
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about business deve'l 0 n.
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A great deal of interest in main is to actively street development appeared toe y Pursue all possible people in rural
generated at a, meet' Wants which may a available. He communities shop in economic committee did not let it
mg held last said, most cities. However of the positive side become a catastrophe.
Monday evening at the Wingham have government agencies he also learned that sma11 towns
grant money available for an P They went
Town Hall • _ Y offer , merchandise at competitive out looking for another industry to
number of projects, such as Pe locate in the town and as of early last
Tom Lemon, co-ordinator of a modernizing upstairs apartments in Prices with city stores. week, he said, they were "
three-year Heritage Canada project downtown buildings, re-pointin The recent closure of the Genesco cwt certain" another industrypis
at Seaforth, addressed ap_ brick or even re-trainingemployees, shoe plant at Seaforth was a major
set -back, admitted Mr. J coming to the Seaforth.
proximately 20 business and council to name just a few. Lemon. But Mr. Lemon presented a
representatives on the topic of He also has taken an active role he and the other, members of the
economic development of the attracting new business to town(Please turn to Paae 2A)
downtown core. Councff
Just over one year ago when Mr. hesitant
Seaforth currently is en Lemon came to Seaforth, �pass
Y gaged in a th, there were
revitalization project through nine vacant stores on the, main dumptempo,rarymuseHeritage Canada, he said, altho street. Today, there are four.° �b law
Cher local groups also are Lea
involved. The town also a good creel several Lemon
de thl has overseen' East Wawanosh Council has
hesitated on Pealing the zoning of the dump site
Of its funding to run P studies into the would Passing a bylaw which under the township's comprehensive
promotions for economic health of the general gi'8t7t temporary use of the toting bylaw, for which a public
special events, such as Canada Day, community. To It one's surprise, he Wingham waste disposal site, meet'
Another part of Mr. Lemon's role said, the studies found that, many located in the township. A will a held Dec. 14.
Township council members hada temporary use bylaw would
Boardapplies
chance to review a Permit the town to continue its waste
forentryin
taemporary use disposal obylaw at their regular December tics Perationand eventual
meeting. However, m'e of the site, even thou it
Hanover, they agreed to contravenes the townshi 's to wait and ask, ministry of the eA_ rehe ' P tom
viro t naive tonin . nment officials their opinion of tow g However,
such a move. asluP council members say they
The Wingham Board of Police ' records. 'are not certain if they are in a legal
Commissioners has ,made formal The Hanover The Town of Wingham is ap- (Please
application to join the Hanover radio times each year
meets four So
turn to Page ZA)
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dispatch system. suggested a contingent from the
and Mr. McGee
pe
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The formal application war, made Wingham board attend pleinjured
at the first regular December boar m its next ■ in
meeting. It follows a d seting in February.
Ix
Police com- As far as the decision to leave the acci ent
mission decision late last month to county dispatch system, nearWaltonleave the Ys , Mr. Mc Goderich system due to said h Gee
costing concerns. Wingham will join ment from the e "man on the strlittle eet". a Six people were injured in an Marie Douglas, 69 of
the Hanover system April 1, 1988. However, Holly Keil said any Walton. An On Atwood, was
accident last Tuesday evening near eastbound on County Road 25 at 7:40
Fred McGee, chairman of the comments she had heard were in Police spokesman at
Provincial
Police board, also said a notice of the favor of the board's decision. road conditions w t Win P.M.on Dec. I. While attempting to
decision to leave the Goderich "We're not operating to gham said make a right turn onto County Road
were icy at the time 12, say the OPP, the Do
system should a sent to the Ontario g be and are sus ogles vehicle
Police Commission as well for its nice to know the blit ' petted to have been a encountered icy road conditions,
popular," said Mr. McGee. "But it's contributing factor.
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police, Rub
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•• Y ambulance
to the Seaforth Communit Y � later transferred
and
} to Stratford General Hospital, where Mr. Hodges
was listed in serious condition Press time Monday, morning
and
Mrs. Douglas was in good condition.
, .< A Passenger in the Hodges'
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69 -year-old Elizabeth
.: Hodges of RR 1, Dungannon, was
taken by ambulance to Wingham
and District Hospital, but later
transferred to University Hospital,
Landon, where she was in serious
condition Monday morning.
Three passengers in the Douglas I
vehicle, 52 -year-old Karen Cardiff of
Brussels, Jacqueline Gowdy, 55 and
ry 61 -year-old Nadine Cathers, both of
Gorrie, have been released from
ahospital.
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1 xfr Library closes
•••. ;:��xS ��� for
one week
s f re -opens Dec. 15
The Wingham Branch Library will
CERTIFICATE PRESENTED -- Dale Edgar, centre a closed for one week, beginning
complet/ng his course recently at the T. J. Mahoney Road School. Colborneentad with a certificate for today, Dec. 8r g
Kern/ghan, left, chairman of Huron County Council's roads committee r Township Reeve Russe/ When it re -opens on Tuesday, Dec
County roads department e Presents the certificate to the 15, the branch will be locates in the
mp/oyee while Cbunty EfVireerDennit Merra#16oks bn new library building on Edward
Street.
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..o c y��. y. �I, �,K � 4 y ,•,w. fy.��-h
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•pr �,' }� .,. to r, a S Y .`�.,
r1 eirr
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L Y
Wingham, Ontario, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1987
int.erest., is keen at mi%-,: f■
0
about business deve'l 0 n.
Single Copy 50c
A great deal of interest in main is to actively street development appeared toe y Pursue all possible people in rural
generated at a, meet' Wants which may a available. He communities shop in economic committee did not let it
mg held last said, most cities. However of the positive side become a catastrophe.
Monday evening at the Wingham have government agencies he also learned that sma11 towns
grant money available for an P They went
Town Hall • _ Y offer , merchandise at competitive out looking for another industry to
number of projects, such as Pe locate in the town and as of early last
Tom Lemon, co-ordinator of a modernizing upstairs apartments in Prices with city stores. week, he said, they were "
three-year Heritage Canada project downtown buildings, re-pointin The recent closure of the Genesco cwt certain" another industrypis
at Seaforth, addressed ap_ brick or even re-trainingemployees, shoe plant at Seaforth was a major
set -back, admitted Mr. J coming to the Seaforth.
proximately 20 business and council to name just a few. Lemon. But Mr. Lemon presented a
representatives on the topic of He also has taken an active role he and the other, members of the
economic development of the attracting new business to town(Please turn to Paae 2A)
downtown core. Councff
Just over one year ago when Mr. hesitant
Seaforth currently is en Lemon came to Seaforth, �pass
Y gaged in a th, there were
revitalization project through nine vacant stores on the, main dumptempo,rarymuseHeritage Canada, he said, altho street. Today, there are four.° �b law
Cher local groups also are Lea
involved. The town also a good creel several Lemon
de thl has overseen' East Wawanosh Council has
hesitated on Pealing the zoning of the dump site
Of its funding to run P studies into the would Passing a bylaw which under the township's comprehensive
promotions for economic health of the general gi'8t7t temporary use of the toting bylaw, for which a public
special events, such as Canada Day, community. To It one's surprise, he Wingham waste disposal site, meet'
Another part of Mr. Lemon's role said, the studies found that, many located in the township. A will a held Dec. 14.
Township council members hada temporary use bylaw would
Boardapplies
chance to review a Permit the town to continue its waste
forentryin
taemporary use disposal obylaw at their regular December tics Perationand eventual
meeting. However, m'e of the site, even thou it
Hanover, they agreed to contravenes the townshi 's to wait and ask, ministry of the eA_ rehe ' P tom
viro t naive tonin . nment officials their opinion of tow g However,
such a move. asluP council members say they
The Wingham Board of Police ' records. 'are not certain if they are in a legal
Commissioners has ,made formal The Hanover The Town of Wingham is ap- (Please
application to join the Hanover radio times each year
meets four So
turn to Page ZA)
Y
dispatch system. suggested a contingent from the
and Mr. McGee
pe
� ■ ■ ■
The formal application war, made Wingham board attend pleinjured
at the first regular December boar m its next ■ in
meeting. It follows a d seting in February.
Ix
Police com- As far as the decision to leave the acci ent
mission decision late last month to county dispatch system, nearWaltonleave the Ys , Mr. Mc Goderich system due to said h Gee
costing concerns. Wingham will join ment from the e "man on the strlittle eet". a Six people were injured in an Marie Douglas, 69 of
the Hanover system April 1, 1988. However, Holly Keil said any Walton. An On Atwood, was
accident last Tuesday evening near eastbound on County Road 25 at 7:40
Fred McGee, chairman of the comments she had heard were in Police spokesman at
Provincial
Police board, also said a notice of the favor of the board's decision. road conditions w t Win P.M.on Dec. I. While attempting to
decision to leave the Goderich "We're not operating to gham said make a right turn onto County Road
were icy at the time 12, say the OPP, the Do
system should a sent to the Ontario g be and are sus ogles vehicle
Police Commission as well for its nice to know the blit ' petted to have been a encountered icy road conditions,
popular," said Mr. McGee. "But it's contributing factor.
Pu is with us. According to the entered the westbound lane and
police, Rub
struck k
Y
c
a
car
driven - n b 69 -Year-old
ar
..:...:::.:
Y
:.........._::::::r<:; :: :.......::..::.....::.... ...r:.:::..:;,:.:..:- Hodges of RR
• Hoath H d 1
t•}r^:} :::::'i\t`:%::`:;: :1�'{:..?.... •} . ice";::
.............
.... .......
n
A non
s .:•�.<;}�.if.::>�'-. ..�::�;: ,.;max.:—.;;.rr
v�4r
+ir;.}i:;.'.:r; }r:::4:?•r '-. :: :. ...... :: :'•:. .; :• .' ::}rv'`i: r' 'rf :v:. r' $/:.. .�
?r. :•'.:Sti-.�.rr:Y.}}{. {.-:{r-r/+:f::. c.:}. .::,r%r. .rf.;. ,.•r{�r.r.;r
•ii ::
>r.::f5?`:✓:Fy?::f i�.f,:t:-:r}::i.-.!- ;r�,��:..:,.r., fr..
Mr3
Douglas
d Mr.
Hodges;c
' ir' :.:.::,,r..r�- f�`•� r f }•• ' were taken b
w#s
' n.
'
•• Y ambulance
to the Seaforth Communit Y � later transferred
and
} to Stratford General Hospital, where Mr. Hodges
was listed in serious condition Press time Monday, morning
and
Mrs. Douglas was in good condition.
, .< A Passenger in the Hodges'
-'Y..... } ...... ` vehicle
69 -year-old Elizabeth
.: Hodges of RR 1, Dungannon, was
taken by ambulance to Wingham
and District Hospital, but later
transferred to University Hospital,
Landon, where she was in serious
condition Monday morning.
Three passengers in the Douglas I
vehicle, 52 -year-old Karen Cardiff of
Brussels, Jacqueline Gowdy, 55 and
ry 61 -year-old Nadine Cathers, both of
Gorrie, have been released from
ahospital.
r
1 xfr Library closes
•••. ;:��xS ��� for
one week
s f re -opens Dec. 15
The Wingham Branch Library will
CERTIFICATE PRESENTED -- Dale Edgar, centre a closed for one week, beginning
complet/ng his course recently at the T. J. Mahoney Road School. Colborneentad with a certificate for today, Dec. 8r g
Kern/ghan, left, chairman of Huron County Council's roads committee r Township Reeve Russe/ When it re -opens on Tuesday, Dec
County roads department e Presents the certificate to the 15, the branch will be locates in the
mp/oyee while Cbunty EfVireerDennit Merra#16oks bn new library building on Edward
Street.
a
-AL.