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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1977
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Seniors apply for rent -geared -to -income housing
Applications for the Seniors
rent -geared -to -income housing in
the village of Zurich will now be
accepted by the Huron County
Housing Authority council was
informed at its regular meeting
last week.
John Lyndon of the Huron
County Housing Authority in-
formed council he has ap-
proximately 18 applications on
file so far and will be accepting
more in the near future before
beginning the home interviews in
the village.
However, Mr. Lyndon could not
tell council when the building will
be ready for occupancy or when it
will be turned over to the housing
authority.
Mr. Lyndon is hopeful the
building will be ready within the
next month and as soon as
possible after that at least 10
apartments will be filled from the
applications received.
"At present I am looking
mostly for Zurich residents to
start filling the building," said
Mr. Lyndon. "Since the village
has an agreement with both Hay
and Stanley townships, only
residents in those areas will be
eligible at the present time."
Once the building is full, Mr.
Lyndon stated the choice of who
takes over apartments as they
become available will be decided
strictly on a point system
establishing need, with no regard
THE SLEEK SEVEN —The Sleek Seven are the winners of the girls in-
tramural basketball at the Zurich public school this year. The girls are
left to right: front, Shannon Smale, Kathy Love and Angela Zehr;
back, Margaret Deichert, Brenda Riddell, Christine Bleck and Jackie
Thornton.
photo by McKinley
Hensall reeve optimistic over arena project
Reeve Harold Knight of
Hensall informed council Mon-
day night the finance committee
of the proposed new arena
community centre for the village
is "optimistic they can reach the
goal set for them".
Three weeks ago the council
authorized the construction of the
new facility. At that time the cost
was tentatively estimated at
$500,000 to $600,000 of which
$125,000 to $150,000 must be raised
through public subscription.
Reeve Knight added, "The ball
is in their hands now and I believe
they will do an excellent job."
Council discussed recom-
mending to the committee a
public meeting be held to get the
ratepayers of the village and
surrounding communities in -
Zurich, Area Fire _8d
ends year with deficit
The Zurich and Area Fire
Board ended 1976 with a $412
deficit largely due to increased
heating and insurance costs.
The 1977 budget was set and
approved by the board at
$8,961.00 compared to the 1976
budget of $8,868.00.
Lionel Wilder was nominated
as the Chairman of the Board for
the 1977-78 term of appointment.
The board decided fire chief
Meidinger and one fireman are to
be given the authorization of the
board to attend the Regional Fire
Training School at Goderich for
the week of April 4 to 8, 1977 in-
clusive.
Village applies for
snow removal subsidy
Snow removal costs in the
village of Zurich are not up
drastically from last year, but
the village may be eligible for a
$600 grant from the province to
aid in paying that cost.
The province stated any
municipality which spends over,
20 percent more in the first three
months of this year than last year
on snow removal will be eligible
for provincial cost subsidies.
In 1976, the village spent $4,381
in snow removal. This year, the
village clerk has estimated the
village will spend $5,581 by the
end of March. Since this is $1,200
over last year's cost plus 20
percent, the village stands a good
chance of receiving the $600
subsidy.
At council's regular meeting
Thursday night, a resolution was
passed allowing the clerk to
make a formal request for the
subsidy,
formed as to the progress of the
arena plans and involved in them
but all felt before such a meeting
could be of any benefit there are
many facts which must first be
found concerning costs, etc.
As for the old arena, council
has applied to the Ministry of
Labor for permission to keep it
open until October 15. The
ministry had previously said the
arena could remain open until
April 15 with wind and snow
monitoring. However, council is
optimistic the extension will be
granted as they have cer-
tification from B.M. Ross and
Associates that the building does
No accidents
report OPP
For the first time in several
months, the Exeter OPP report
no accidents in the area.
"It's been a quiet week for a
change," commented Cpl. Ray
Brooks.
The local detachment officers
charged three people under the
Highway Traffic Act, five under
the Liquor Licence Act, one
under the Narcotics Control Act
and six under the Criminal Code.
One theft was investigated,
that being some runway lights at
the Huron Industrial Park. The
lights, valued at $130, were
recovered shortly after the
Monday night theft.
Several minor thefts and acts
of vandalism were investigated,
including some broken car
mirrors, road signs, etc. Many of
those items were later found on a
Stephen side road.
meet the building code
requirements for wind.
as to whether the application is
from the village of the townships.
The rent charges of the
apartments could vary from $55
per month for a single person
with very little income to as
much as $210 per month for a
couple with substantial income.
Priority is given to those ap-
plicants with the least amount of
income.
"I'm not in this to break even.
If the building has a deficit that is
theleastof my worries." said Mr.
Lyndon. "I'm just interested in
people."
To qualify for residency in the
building an applicant must be
able to care for themselves as
every apartment is a self-
contained unit.
Village
budget
At a special meeting of Zurich
council March 4, council was
informed of an overall budget
surplus of $4,014 for the year 1976.
Mr. Edward Thorne, C.A. of G.H.
Ward and Partners was present
to make the financial statement
report to the council.
Council also decided to try and
engage a student under the
Involvement in Municipal
Administration program for a
period of 16 weeks at a wage of
$4.25 per hour.
Councillor Ray McKinnon was
appointed as a proxy to act on
behalf of the village at the annual
meeting of the Blue Water Rest
Home incorporated.
A building permit was ap-
proved to provide updating
facilities for two apartments in
the existing Norman Gascho
dwelling on application and
approval of the building in-
spector.
Autopsy confirms Wein
drowned in well
An exhaustive autopsy has
determined that murder suspect
Floyd Wein, 64, died by drowning
in a 43 -foot well on his Dashwood
property.
His body was found by scuba
divers from the Mt. Forest OPP
headquarters around noon on
Thursday, just two hours after he
had been scheduled to appear in
Goderich for a preliminary
hearing into a charge that he
murdered his wife, Florence_
Susan.
After confirming that death
was caused by drowning, and all
suspicions of foul play could be
ruled out, Exeter OPP closed the
books on the two deaths.
Wein was found to be missing
from his home on Wednesday
evening by his son, Larry, of
Exeter. When the latter received
no answer from a telephone call
to his father's home, he and a
friend drove to Dashwood to
check on the situation.
He wasn't there, but the son
found the glasses his father wore
at all times, as well as his wallet,
and later, by the well, one of his
father's boots.
Police arrived shortly before
midnight to help locate the man
and they called in the divers from
Mt. Forest to assist. Wein's body
was retrieved from about 35 feet
of water in the well, which was
part of a very old water supply
system.
Wein was wearing a shirt,
trousers and one boot when police
found him. They said there was
no sign of foul play, either at the
farm or as a result of the autopsy.
Police reported that the Dash-
wood man had been watching the
well, apparently because of his
water supply.
The well contains a sub-
mersable pump and beside it is
an old hand pump. It is covered
with a five-foot cement cap which
has a two -foot square access hole.
A psychiatrist who had treated
Wein said he was "surprised" at
the man's death, indicating that
Wein had been responding quite
well to treatment.
Wein had been released on bail
on October 25 by Mr. Justice
Osler. He had been charged with
murder after his wife was found
dead in their Dashwood home on
October 12. An autopsy revealed
she died of a fractured skull.
The couple had been separated
for some time before her death,
but had reconciled and had
planned to move into a home on
Pryde Boulevard in Exeter.
When the preliminary hearing
was convened by Judge Glenn
Hays in Goderich, Thursday,
defence lawyer Jim Donnelly
advised him that the accused was
missing and police were con-
ducting a thorough investigation,
Crown Attorney W.G. Cochrane
confirmed this as well.
Judge Hays issued a bench
warrant for the arrest of the
accused.
