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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-11-16, Page 3NO. 46 FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1978 Turkheim beats Noakes for Board of Education Price Per Copy 20 Cents Tight election sees new members With the 1978 elections over, , incumbent Hay township Reeve Jack Tinney was elected for another term of office while in the race for council incumbent Lionel Wilder and newcomers Dick Rau and Tony Bedard were successful. In the election for reeve Tinney was a clear winner over challenger Claire Deichert with Tinney receiving 714 votes and Deichert 334. According to clerk - EXERCISING HER FRANCHISE — One of the oldest citizens in Huron County to cast her ballot in Monday's municipal elec- tions was Miss Marie Gelinas, who turned 101 on Sunday. With Miss Gelinas at -the polling station located at the Bluewater rest home are Glen Thiel and Laureen Corriveau. Staff photo Hay council approves re -zoning At the November meeting of Hay council a change in zoning for property owned by Joseph Paul and Dorothy Ducharme was a+•roved. The change from agricultural to agricultural commercial allows for the construction of farm buildings on the property. The change still requires final approval from the On- tario Municipal Board. The township gave its con- sent to the severance of land TINNEY BESTS DEICHERT — In the race for reeve in Hay township incumbent Jack Tinney was returned by decisive majority. Shaking hands following the election Monday was challenger Claire Deichert. Staff photo Diamond grantshould be coming says official Very little business was completed Thursday night as the 1977-78 Zurich village council met for the last time. The inaugaral meeting of the new council for the next two years is set for Tuesday, December 5 at 11 a.m. The only change in the next council will be new councillor Jim Bedard replacing the retiring Ray McKinnon. The other members are reeve Fred Haberer and councillors Leroy Thiel, Isidore Laporte and Claude Gelinas, Bylaw 13-1978 was given final passage. It provides for the erection of stop signs at certain intersections. Stop signs will be facing east and westerly traffic on Rosalie street at the in- tersection of Frederick street and again on Rosalie at the corner of John street north. Streets, sidewalks and drains chairman Isidore Laporte received approval to cut down some trees on Goshen street, north of Main. Laporte said most of the fall jobs including catch basin cleaning has been con- cluded. He added, "It looks like we are ready for winter." The chairman's request for an additional street light on John street north in prox- imity to the properties of Larry Bedard and Gerald O'Rourke was authorized. A resolution involved with Bylaw 11-1978 to have the regulated use of lands and buildings on part of Lot 21, Concession 10 conform with the village's secondary plan and Huron's official plan was passed. Council learned from a re- cent recreation committee meeting that a Wintario grant application was being held up awaiting certain Cabinet decisions but, assurance was given by the field officer that the project is not in jeopardy, Included in the proposed project is switching of ,the ball diamond and securing of parkland from Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority. The Zurich Lions club and the Zurich Bean Festival committee are assisting in the financing along with Wintario. owned by Douglas and Phyllis Johnson. The proper- ty in question is located on the north boundary conces- sion, lot 12 of Stephen township. A drain tileage loan in the amount of $15,0.06 from Grant Triebner was ap- proved. Special drain tileage rates were imposed upon Ross Miller $611.55, Rudolph Zimmer $584.37 and Nick ,Dudas $584.37. The rates are to be imposed annually for ten years. St. Boniface p. stor resigns Bishop John Michael Sherlock announced that he has accepted the resignation of Reverend A. J. Durand as pastor of St. Boniface's Parish, Zurich, and has appointed Reverend P. F. Mooney, presently pastor of St. John Vianney Parish, Windsor, as pastor of St. Boniface, Zurich. treasurer Joan Ducharme the race for the three council seats was one of the closest races she's seen in her ten years of service to the township with only 100 votes separating the top vote getter from the low man. Topping the polls was Wilder with 689 votes. Finishing second was Bedard who returns for his second term on council. The Hay businessman picked up 614 votes. Just beating incumbent Don Geiger by three votes was Bluewater area plumber Rau.who had 591 votes while Geiger had 588. Tinney's win over Deichert was spread across the entire township with Deichert's only win coming at the poll located at the Hay township hall in Zurich. Tinney's best support came from the area west of Hensall with the veteran politican polling 147 votes to Deichert's 26. In the council race Bedard took poll five located in Dashwood, Geiger took the Zurich poll, Rau won both the advance poll and the lakefront poll while Wilder took the east end, and the polls west of Zurich and Hensall. In terms of voter turnout, the . largest percentage, 75 percent turned up at the east end poll while the lake front poll had a dismal turnout of only 230 out of 1184 eligible electors or 19 percent. Ducharme said the cottage country has traditionally had a low turnout and the number of voters that did come out was over twice as many for the 1976 election. While most of the can- didates relaxed Tuesday, Tinney was out stomping again, this time in his quest for the Warden's chair for Huron. Mrs. Tinney said they felt it would be a closer race between himself and Deichert. "We felt it would be much closer than it was," she said. Mrs. Tinney said her husband was "delighted" with the victory. Challenger Deichert echoed Mrs. Tinney's sen- timents saying he didn't feel it would be "as quite lop- sided." He said he might run for office, possibly as a coun- cillor in the 1980 elections. Wilder stated the large turnout at the polis showed that the people in Hay were interested in the township. He called it a clean elec- tion and said he was well satisfied with his per- formance. Commenting on the reeve's race Wilder felt the race would have been closer and that Deichert's lack of council experience had hurt him at the polls. Asked for his reaction to the election outcome Bedard said he was "relieved." "I was on pins and needles right to the past minute," Bedard said. The closeness of the race did not come as a surprise he said. Rau stated he was surpr- ised at the election outcome and that he was looking forward to serving on council. Geiger said he had decided against asking for a recount and called it a "good elec- tion." Asked about future election plans Geiger said "We're just going to let things ride for now." Herb Turkheim Winning re-election for the Huron County Board of — Please turn to Page 2 NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS — Dick Rau and Tony Bedard will be the two new faces when Hay township council holds its inaugural meeting on December 4. Rau and Bedard con- gratulated each other Monday following the election. Staff photo