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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-09-14, Page 1NO. 37 n<; FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS Addition expected to Zurich arena soon The addition to the Zurich arena and community centre may yet be 'built in time for the • hockey season. Plans, ,received last Wed- nesday,. must now be given of- ficial approval in London and Toronto, council was told at its Thursday night meeting. The contractor will start work as soon as those hurdles are cleared. The addition will contain extra . dressing and storage space. It is being paid for by funds raised locally and by grants, and is expected to cost about $13,800. Councillor Claude Gelinas reported that- the arena auditorium's . renovation was almost complete. The work remaining will probably be finished in the next fortnight. The report on the bingo games in the arena was less cheerful. Attendance by residents has been' Bayfield to keep arena open Bayfield is going to be allowed to keep its' arena open this winter. It was to have been closed March 1 of this year, but has operated since then under a monitoring scheme. Reeve Ed Oddleifson, village clerk Gordon Graham and Dave Johnston, planning committee chairman, last week met with Labour Minister Dr. Bette Stephenson to discuss the matter. They,asked to be allowed to keep the building open in order to raise money for necessary -repairs. Dr. Stephenson told them that if certain remedial work was done; such as the underpinning, and if soil samples were taken, it would not have to be closed. The rest of the work would be done in the spring. She asked - that plans and estimates of repair costs' be sent to her ministry as soon as possible. She also promised to help expedite •.the Wintario grants. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.4, 1077 disappointing. Of 89 present last time, Mr. Gelinas said; only 16 had been from Zurich. Although the games have not been making money, they are expected to pay for themselves. Some thought is being given to holding them once a month instead of every two weeks, or dropping them en- tirely. For the present the committee intends to carry on. New Sub=division. Zurich is a step or two closer to having a new subdivision at its east end. Council was told that R.J.T. Holdings Incorporated now had a registered subdivision agreement, registered hydro and water agreements, and a registered grant of easement, and had registered a deed to the village. These documents were to be sent to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. Clerk Sharon Baker was •asked by council to contact the company's solicitor in order to find out what the next step should be. There will be 30 to 35 lots in the new subdivision. Other Business An application to amend the town's Secondary Plan, rezoning part of Park lot 4, plan 6, from residential to commercial for Howard Thiel, received assent from council. (Howard Thiel was present for this part of the meeting.) An application for land severance from James N. Corriveau for property at Lot 20, Concession 10, was referred to the new committee of ad- justment. Council was informed that the 1976 road audit had been com- pleted and that the village could now invoice the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication for $181.03. This is for an advertisement for tenders not previously shown as a cost. Before the year's end council will also apply for an interim road subsidy. Meanwhile, it learned that the ministry had approved an additional grant of $1,205 for special winter maintenance last — Please turn to Page 2 Price Per Copy 20 Cents SOD -TURNING CEREMONY AT HENSALL ARENA SITE — Putting their weight behind shovels are (left to right) Homer Campbell and Reeve Harold Knight, co-chairmen of the building committee, Eric Luther and John Baker, co-chairmen of the fund raising committee. Staff photo Hensall awards contruct for its new Community Arena The contract for construction of Hensall's new 'arena and com- munity centre has been awarded to Logan Construction of Strat- ford. Estimated cost now stands at $,694,000 - somewhat higher than the very early, estimate of $60%000. Final cost will likely be in- fluenced by the community's choice of options. C.C. Parker and Associates of London are engineering consultants. . A sod -turning ceremony was held last Thursday. The site is now ready for construction to begin. The new building will seat 470. With standing room, it will ac- commodate a crowd of between 500 and 600. - - One of its special features is a raised heated viewing area with access by ramp for people in wheel -chairs or unable to climb stairs. _ ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT ARENA? — Na, they haven't mistaken -Zurich's arena for Hen - sail's and they aren't tearing it down. -Sidney Ramer of RR 3 Zurich (on scaffolding) and Orville Webber of Hensall are removing the aluminum siding, so a brick facing can be installed with plaster above. It's all part of the renovation job. Stdff photo Upstairs there will be a small auditorium seating about 80. It will be used for meetings, such as those of the curling club and agricultural society. A small kitchen will be built upstairs, too. The main auditorium on the ground floor, with its own' - separate entrance, will ac- commodate between 400 and 500. This will be used for dances and banquets. It will be served by a large kitchen. Besides washrooms, the building will have showers and dressing rooms. It is hoped that liquor licenses can be obtained for both halls. Hay plans subdivision Plans are being made by Napoleon Cantin of RR 2, Zurich, for a new subdivision at St. Joseph. It will be the first major development in over 50 years in the tiny hamlet. At its meeting last week Hay Township Council advanced those plans one step farther. Clerk Wayne Horner was in-- structed to prepare a bylaw closing the necessary streets on Plan 12 in preparation for the proposed subdivision. - The development is still con- sidered in the planning stage, since it is not approved in its entirety. It will contain roughly 50 lots. At the same meeting, council accepted the $17,467 tender of the Robert Nicholson Construction Company Limited of Sebringville for the Black Creek-Mousseau drainage works. The Ministry of Natural Resources, however, has withheld• approval. An inquiry will be held in the near future, at which environmental and resource questions are likely to be aired. In other business, Hay's council decided to petition for an interim subsidy of $106,000 from the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. This is' for all township road expenses to 'August 31. Charles Sreenan's application for severance of part of lot 26, north boundary, received ap- proval. A special council meeting is scheduled for September 19 with representatives of the Ministry of Environment concerning the possibility of homes on highway 21 receiving piped water from Lake Huron. At the same meeting council may discuss its Secondary Plan with George Penfold of the county planning department. Hay Township's next regular meeting is at 8 pm October 3. Arena insurance up Insurance premiums on Zurich's arena and community • centre are up $1,486 this year. Last year it cost the village $4,616 to insure the building. In 1977 the price' went up to $6,102. The insurance item was part of $7,781 approved for payment at the September 7 meeting of the Recreation, Parks' and Com- munity Centre Board and en- dorsed by council the next night. Also included was $1,127 to Farquhar Enterprises Limited for work on renovation. Ice rental rates for the 1977-78 season were set at $20 an hour for Zurich and Grand Bend minor hockey and figure skating, and $25 an hour for all others. Zurich Council also approved the committee's recom- mendation that management of the tuck -shop be handed over to Jerry Rader, arena manager, -Mrs. B. Finkbeiner, who has been running it does not wish, to con- tinue. Switches are to be installed at the arena for circuits handling the new lighting system, which is ballast -controlled. Breakers in the electrical panel will not bear the strain of surging. As a safety measure, thetwo panels will be housed in a locked cabinet. Doors are to be put on kitchen cupboards, in compliance with county health regulations. Members of the Recreation, Parks and Community Centre Board are George Haggitt, Claude Gelinas, Lee Regier, Norman Koehler and arena manager Jerry Rader.