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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-02-18, Page 1MEM IT5 e"-° No. 7—ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1971 RURAL - URBAN NIGHT - Two officials from the Huron -Perin xegionai Assessment orrice in Goderich were the guest speakers at the annual Rural -Urban night of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce last Thursday. Shown here discussing new regulations with the two men are Ephraim Gingerich, Jim Marlatt, in charge of urban assessment, Howard Harris, manager of the farm ass- essment division, and Herb Klopp. Stephen Township Approves Area Fire Agreement With Grand Bend At its latest meeting, Steph- en township councirgave final approval to an area fire prot- ection agreement. Stephen has joined with the township of Bosanquet and the village of Grand Bend for fire protection in the west end of the municipality. All costs of operating the Date Set For Hockey Tourney Another big hockey tourna- ment between students of Huron - Perth Catholic Schools and a team from Dearborn, Michigan, has been arranged for the Zur- ich Arena on Saturday and Sun- day, February 27 and 28. A bantam entry, sponsored by Schneider's Sports Centre, in Dearborn, will play against an all-star team made up of play- ers from St. Boniface School, Zurich, Ste. Marie School, St. Joseph, Mr. Carmel School, St. James School, Seaforth, and St. Columban School. Coach of the team will be Bill Regier. The kids from Dearborn will be arriving in the village on Saturday afternoon, and will be billeted in various homes in the parish. The first game will be played on Saturday night, beginning at 8 p.m. The second game in the series will take place on Sun- day at 12 noon, and then at 1:00 p.m. a team from CKNX, Wingham, will battle with the Zurich Oldtimers. 0 Police Report Due to continuing bad weath- er, the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police experienced another week of numerous traffic accidents. Last Week the men investigated a total of 15 accidents, in which damages amounted to $9855. Grand Bend and area fire brig- ade will be shared by the three municipalities. Grand Bend will pay 4CF%0 of costs and the townships will each contribute 30n/o. Deputy -Reeve Cecil Desjard- ine is the Stephen representative on the committee. Purchase of a new fire engine is being contemplated in the near future and Desjardine was given permission by council to approve this step when it is taken. Council also agreed to pay their share of a new engine out of current funds, After receiving nine applic- ations for the two positions, Arnold McCann was re -hired as township building inspector and Dennis Lamport was nam- ed drainage inspector. Both men will receive $2.50 per hour while on the job plus 100 • per mile for travelling costs. Harry Gielen was named as a fence viewer to replace Rus- sell Finkbeiner. Council went on record to extend appreciation to some township residents for their pat- ience in waiting for the raods to be cleared after the recent heavy snowstorm. 0 ,any Renewals Due in February For several hundred subscrib- ers of the Zurich Citizens News its renewal time. Please check your label, and if it reads Feb '71, or any date prior to this, it is time your renewal should be taken care of. There is no increase in the subscription rate to the Citizens News -- $4.00 per year in Canada and $5. 00 per year in USA and other countries. Due to postal regulations, we now find it necessary to remove any names from our mailing list who are three months or more in arrears. Your early co-operation in this matter will be Featly appreciated. Kippen Man Found Dead In Home 10 c PER COPY New Assessment System Outlined to Chamber Group Albert Meul, R, R, 2, Kippen, formerly of Belgium, was found dead at his home Sunday morn- ing. He was unmarried and lived alone. He was 53 years old. Surviving are two brothers and one sister, in Belgium. He had no relatives in Canada. The late Mr. Meul rested at the Bonthron Funeral home, Hen- sall, and service will be held at 8. a.m. Thursday, at St. Bon- iface Roman Catholic Church, Zurich. Prayers were offered at the chapel Wednesday night. 0 Plan Open House At Centralia The new system of assess- ment in Ontario was outlined to the annual Rural -Urban meet- ing of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce last Thursday night, at the Dominion Hotel. Two representatives of the Huron - Perth Regional Assessment Of- fice in Goderich, Jim Marlatt and Howard liarris, were pres- ent and showed films as well as outlining various aspects of the new system. The two men stressed that the new plan for "assessment at market value" would assure that everyone would have to pay equal and fair share of local taxes. Mr, Harris said, "the assessors responsibility is to ensure that your assessment is fair and equitable in relation to other properties in the area." Mr. Harris is the manager of the rural division of the assess- ment commission, while Mr. Marlatt is manager of the urban division of the commission in Goderich. Both men outlined details of their particular div- isions. In explaining what "assess- ment at market value" means, the two men pointed out that it is defined as the amount of money a property might be expected to realize if sold on the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer. They stressed that the difference in' assessment between a property and that of a neighbours should reflect the difference in value between the two properties. The two men also pointed out that until all properties in a municipality have been assess- ed at market value, the pres- ent system of assessment will continue to be used for taxat- ion purposes. When market value assessment has been completed, everyone will be The annual Open House at Centralia's College of Agricult- ural Technology will be held February 18 and 19. The theme of this year's event will be "College - A Pattern for the Future, " Visitors will be able to see exhibits to illustrate the Home Economics Agricultureal Business Manage- . ment and Animal Health course; available at the College. Inclused in the two day prog- ram will be fashion shows, demonstrations and various displays organized and exercisec by the students. Opening ceremonies will be held Thursday, February 18 at two o' clock in the afternoon with Dr. D. N , Huntley, exec- utive director of the Agricultur- al Education and Research Div- ision as the guest speaker. Visitors are welcome from one to 10 p.m. on Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, February 19. A number of the sports facil- ities at the school will. be open for inspection and use. A dance will be held Friday night to which potential C , C , A, T , candidates will be inv- ited. given notice of the date it will become effective. In most of the province, they said, this will not be until 1972 or 1973. The work of re -assessing in Hay Township is scheduled to begin this week, Under the new system of assessment, local property taxes will not necessarily be increas- ed, the representatives added. If there is a slight increase, they said, it will be caused by a previous under -assessment on a person's property. On the other hand, they stressed, if local taxes decrease after re- assessment this will mean that a property was over -assessed previously, and a person was paying more than their fair - share of taxes. A question was asked the two men regarding the effect that home improvements would have on their assessment, and they advised that normal maint- enance has no effect on the assessment, but more costly home improvements, such as a garage addition, a finished basement or swimming pool do affect the market value of a property. They added that normally such home improve- ments do not add as much to the assessment as the original cost of the improvement. The special guests were int- roduced to the gathering and thanked by Douglas Armstrong, clerk of the village of Zurich. Each member of the organ- ization introduced his guest, and several numbers of entert- ainment were provided by Marty Becker, of Dashwood, on his accordion. A lucky draw was won by Len Merner. Fred Haberer led in a sing- song, accompanied by Mrs. Beatrice Hess at the piano. CHAMBER TROPHY PRESENTED - Marty Becker, centre, SOP. of Mr. and Mrs, V,L. Becker, Dashwood, won the grand showmanship at the 4-H Calf Club show at the Zurich Fall Fair, and was presented with his trophy at the Rural -Urban night of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce last Thursday night. Shown here with Marty are Glen Thiel, left, president of the organiz- ation, and Albert J. Kalbfleisch, one of the first presidents of the group.