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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-06-07, Page 1NO 23 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1973 15¢ PER COPY STUDY ECOLOGY - For the past few weeks a group of students at South Huron lligh School have been doing an intensive study on Ecology, and on Friday night an Open house was held to display the exhibits the students produced. Shown here is Joan Goddard, left, Cathy Read, centre, and Walt Vermunt, right, as they taste a drink made from wild plants. More Photos on page 5. �I t (by Rena Caldwell) liensall Council met on June 4, and heard David Reid outline the Insurance Plans of his comp- any and it's local agent, Don Joynt, for the Municipality of Hensall. Council agreed that all insurance policies should Huron rants The county is giving a grant of $1, 000 to the Victorian Order of Nurses whose services are now available county -wide. This grant carries with it a condition, however, that the VON does not "solicit funds from the local municipalities in Huron County. University of Western Ontario scholarships of $100 each were awarded to Miss Terri Louise Paul, R.R.1, Kirkton and Don- ald,_T, homas Jolly, Exeter. As well, a $100 scholarship was awarded to Robert Rowe, R.R.1, Exeter, a student at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Tech- nology. come due at one date but will take the problem under. advise- ment. Ernie Davis reported that Brock Street, Richmond and Queen have been patched but should be gone over again. He reported the lock had been cut off the gate to the bean dump and that it had been fixed, and also that the catch basin at Mrs. Sarara's had been fixed. He was ordered to get the grass cut on the boulevards, etc. The street committee will contact last year's contractor and have the sidewalks compl- eted. Mr. Erb will contact the contractor. It was decided that henceforth there would be a deadline for finishing the side- walks and a penalty clause. Harold Knight, who had spent the day in Toronto, reported that regarding a Liquor Store for Hensall, they would have to re -apply; that the response from the survey regarding cable TV was fantastic; that the problem regarding sewers for For - er resi entVia? 5r Miss Mary Mae Schwartzen- truber was named to the Dean's Honour Roll for first-class aca- demic standing on May 20, as she graduated with her Bach- elor of Arts Degree from Water- loo Lutheran University. Miss Schwartzentruber was on the teaching staff of Howick Central School for four years, taking summer and winter courses at W.L.U. This past school year she was a full-time student. . in August of this year she will continue further French language study in Paris, France, and theki expects to be posted in Zaire, Africa, in Teachers' Abroad Programme under MCC for three year's service. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Schwartzen- truber, R, R. 5, Brussels, form- erly of R.R.2, Zurich, and was a former student of U. S, S. 9 Hay and Stanley, South Huron District High Schcol, Exeter, graduating from F.E. Madill Secondary School, Wirigham and from Stratford Teacher's College. r I iensall was not money, it was getting rid of the waste. They were advised that it would re- quire three lagoons of twelve acres each to allow for liensall to grow from 900 to 1200 people, Two lagoons could drain into the creel< at high water and one would have to be sprayed on. The picture is not too rosy, he said and advised if you have septic tank trouble, fix it, don't wait for sewers as it could be 1975 or 1976, before a start will be made. Mrs. Cole is having trouble with the septic tank from Bend - ix. Mr. Davis will check and send for the Department of Health. (continued on page 3) 0 Hay council hear request for fire r Lection At their regular meeting on Monday night, the council of the Township of Hay dealt with a delegation from the Hensall District Co -Operative, regard- ing fire protection in the rural area surroundilog Hensall. The delegation explained they were planning to build a large new store just outside the village limits, but they needed assur- ance of fire protection for satis- factory insurance rates on their new building. In other business at their meet- ing, the council agreed to eng- age the services of L.H. Turn- bull & Son to install sheet piling at the Township park, one a a quarter miles south of St. Joseph. The piling will be three -eights of an inch thick and nine feet long. Two land severances were rec- ommended by the council to the Huron Planning Board. An appl- ication from Cornelius Inthout to sever part of lot 26, concess- ion LRE, was approved, and another application from John (continued on page 8) uron (by Shirley J. Keller) County -wide plumbing inspec- tion is a matter of no small concern for members of Huron County Council, and reeves and deputy -reeves are not entirely united in their feelings concern- ing it. Chairman Gerry Ginn receiv- ed permission for the Board of Health to circulate question- naires among the municipalit- ies to determine the feelings of the elected officials and the people they represent, but there is still some concern about plumbing inspection, its cost, its importance, its area of jur- isdiction. For the most part, councillors who are apprehensive are conc- erned about costs. The scheme as presently proposed is to be financed on a "user pay" basis and it is hoped the fees for insp- ection will carry the salary of the staff. It was explained the first year would be a "growth period" which would be financ- ed by the county, but based on 400 new residences in Huron per annum it is felt the program would soon support itself. Dr. Frank Mills, Medical Officer of Health for Huron, told council that plumbing insp- ections by the county were dis- continued in 1970 even though the bylaw is still in effect. He noted in the past, many cases r pri:ject (by Shirley J. Keller) A pilot project in Huron County to cost $110, 450 was given approval at last Thurs- day's session of County Council. The study of Urban Develop- ment in Rural Areas will be financed on a cost sharing basis with the Province of Ontario paying 80 percent and the County of Huron 20 percent. It will look at the desirability and effects of non-farm develop- ment in rural areas and is the first of its kind in Ontario. The tax review committee comprised of Chairman Charles Thomas, Gerry Ginn, Cecil Desjardine, Joe Kerr, Deb Shewfelt, Frank Cook and Ward- en Roy Pattison is meeting reg- ularly now. Plans are to make recommendations based on the findings of the committee in the field of welfare, library and health. "The committee proposed to detail a comparison in costs between population basis versus assessment basis for these three mentioned services, " reported Thomas. During the brief discussion, Reeve Anson McKinley of Stanley Township applauded the recent provincial budget which gave a 50 percent tax rebate to farmers but deplored the re- source equalization grant which "treats the lard as a taxable resource to be equalized." "A lot of strange formulas will come out of Toronto in the next couple of year, " predicted John Berry, clerk -treasurer. t Y escaped inspection and a new plumbing inspection scheme would endeavor to cover all construction in the county. At the present time, however, lIuron County has no qualified plumbing inspectors, Dr. Mills said. Derry Boyle, Exeter reeve and a former chairman of the Board of health, said the government pays a 50 percent subsidy on the salaries of sanitary inspectors but "not five cents for plumbing inspections." Boyle said that the county should either pressure govern- ment to provide subsidy on (continued on page 5) 0 (by Shirley J. Keller) Prices for road construction are up this year from five to 10 percent according to Huron County Engineer Jim Britnell. He noted the average cost of resurfacing per mile is about $14, 000 and that the normal life of a road is from seven to 10 years although most stand up beyond that time. Contracts have recently been let to George Radford Construct- ion Ltd. for 39, 000 tons of crushed gravel to .be applied to Road 28 in Howick Township at $1.00 per ton, a total of $39, 000; to Lavis Contracting Ltd. for hot mix paving, shap- ing and asphalt gutter on County Road 1 at Benmiller at a cost of $29, 295.50; and to Lavis Contracting Ltd. for hot mix resurfacing on County Road 12 between Seaforth and Walton at a total bid of $133, 532.50. In other business, council officially closed a road in Van- astra which was never opened, leads nowhere and presently has Conestoga College situated on it. 0 WESTERN GRADUATE Peter A. Regier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lesslee Regier, Zurich, graduated recently from the University of Western Ontario with his B , A , in Economics. He has accepted a position with Clarkson, Gordon & Company, chartered accountants. Mr. Regier is a graduate of South Huron High School.