HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-06-23, Page 1NO. 25—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
FATHER ACCOMPANIES SON—In the children's 12 years old and
under fiddling competition Robert Reid of Sudbury won first in his
class. The two day Fiddling Competition in Hensall attracted many
talented musicians from various parts of Ontario. TA Photo
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1976 20c PER COPY
Prospects peace for t
at Hensall Unifed Church
Is the Gospel relevent in the
quest for peace in the world
today?
"Nothing else is!" according
to Dr. Carey Joynt who spoke to
the congregation of the Hensall
United Church on Sunday.
Dr. Joynt, a, native of Hensall
and a former member of the
congregation at Hensall United,
is Rathbone Professor of Inter-
national Relations at Lehigh
University in Bethleham, Penn-
sylvania. He is currently ruling
Elder and Clerk of the Session at
First Presbyterian Church, Beth-
leham.
Dr. Joynt's address, entitled
"Prospects For Peace" was
divided into two parts: the dismal
situation in the world today with
nation warring against nation and
secondly, the only possible
Buffalofest success
Grand Bend's second annual
Buffaloburger Fest held last
weekend was a success despite
rainy weather Friday night and
Saturday morning.
Dave Nelder, treasurer of the
Chamber of Commerce who
sponsored the event, says they
made around $7,000 this year
compared to $4,800 last year.
The money is used for the better-
ment of the community, especial-
ly in advertising and public
relations for the town. The
Chamber has plans to spend
about $2,500 to purchase the
flashing sign now on the corner
of highways 21 and 81.
The children's treasure hunt
scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday
morning was hindered by the
cold, wet weather conditions.
As a result the prizes were
handed out inside the tent
rather than buried in the sand
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An application for a subdivision
on Lot 10, Lake Road West
concession, Stanley Township,
was approved by a hearing of the
Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)
in Varna last Wednesday.
Phil Durand, the proposer of
the subdivision, has been trying
to get permission to go ahead
with his plans for over a year.
The proposal was passed by
Stanley Township council and
with a few minor changes it
was passed by Huron County
as following the official county
plan. The problems occurred
when the Ministry of Housing
took the position the planned
subdivision covered too much
area and should be reduced in
size.
Gary Davidson, director of
planning for the County of
Huron explained the ministries
position as best he could as no
one from the ministry bothered to
attend the hearing. Mr. David-
son said on the official Huron
County plan there is a narrow
line along most of the lake front
representing seasonal -residential
use. Agricultural use is zoned
along the east side of this line.
The entire controversy raised by
the Ministry of Housing was
related to the width of that line.
According to the ministry, the
line represented only 400 feet
in width. Mr. Durand's proposed
subdivision ran 830 feet in width
so the ministry wanted it dimin-
ished to 400 feet. However, Mr.
Davidson pointed out the scale of
the official plan was 1" equals
10,000 feet making the difference
of 400 feet a mere one -twentieth
of an inch oh the map. It also
states within the official plan that
all boundaries on land use are
approximate except where they
run along definite physical fea-
tures. Mr. Davidson had examin-
ed the area thoroughly and due
to physical features on the
property had decided the pro-
posed subdivision did in fact
come within the official plan.
Further objections to the pro-
posed subdivision were raised
by Mr. James Egerton, president
of the Egerton Beach Association
which owns property in the south-
west corner of the proposed
subdivision.
Mr. Egerton listed his object-
ions as follows; he did not believe
the subdivision conformed to
the official plan; he felt the sub -
It's time for
Krazy Days
It's Krazy Days in Zurich again
this weekend and if the local
response this time is as good as
last time, the town will be full
and the specials selling like
crazy.
The attitude of the participat-
ing merchants towards Krazy
Days is very positive according to
president of the Zurich business
association Ron Heimrich.
"I was very pleased with the
response we received over the
last Krazy Days weekend. We
had a great deal of local sup-
port."
Another of the participating
merchants, Herb Turkheim,
was also pleased with the results
of the last Krazy Days and ex-
pects his time special to sell
well.
"Last time I put a dozen lawn
chairs on as my time special and
they were gone in 10 minutes.
That's how quick the response
was."
This weekend's Krazy Days is
sponsoringfree roller skating
in the Zurich arena from 2 to
4 p.m. on Saturday. The price of
skate rentals is not included.
There will be four more Krazy
Days weekends this summer,
three in July and one in August,
before the business association
winds up the project with a street
dance August 14.
division was premature and un-
necessary because of a large
number of undeveloped second
and third row cottages along
the lake front; the only access to
the beach for the south half of
the subdivision is through a
deep ravine which has a creek
flowing in the bottom; he is
concerned over the septic tanks
and water supply. Mr. Egerton
summed up by saying, "It's a
shame to remove prime agricul–
ture land and put it into seasonal
residential when there is no de-
mand."
Mr. Davidson and Mr. Durand
were able to satisfy all of the
worries expressed by Mr. Eger-
ton. Mr. Davidson assured Mr.
Egerton that as County Planner
he was satisfied the subdivision
was indeed within the county
plan. Out of 300 lakefront lots
available in the township, Mr.
Davidson says only 8 meet the
standard requirements for devel-
opment* in order to be properly
serviced whereas all the lots in
Mr. Durand's subdivision are
a half acre in size, large enough
for both primary and secondary
septic beds.
Mr. Davidson also assured Mr.
Egerton the Ministry of the
Environment will be keeping a
close eye on what happens as
far as use of the ravine on the
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solution to the problem, the
Christian faith.
Dr. Joynt touched on the
prospects for peace in the world
today, mentioning the violence
and strife which appears un-
ending. He said that 280 billion
dollars is being ' spent in the
world each year on armaments.
"After 25 years in scholarship,
I know they have no answer for
peace." said Dr. Joynt. He
quoted historian John Wheeler
Bennet whose recent works on
the world's history concluded that
our generation has a tragic sense
job failure. Peace, Mr. Bennett
concluded, now rests in only
nuclear deterents.
"What has gone wrong? Why
is western civilization morally
bankrupt and without leader-
ship?" asked Dr. Joynt.
He suggested the situation
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Richard John Turkheim, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turkheim,
Zurich, received his Master of
Arts degree in Georgraphy at
the University of Western Ontario
Convocation June 11. The recipi-
ent of a Canada Council Research
Scholarship in Geography, Rich-
and will enter his second year
of doctoral studies this fall at
the University of Waterloo.
PEACE PROSPECTS—Dr. Carey Joynt of Bethlehem, Penn., a
of Hensall United Church, spoke to the congregation Sunday on
Joynt, centre, following the service are William B. Rowcliffe,
who was in charge of arrangements.
native of Hensall and former member
"Prospects For Peace". Seen with Dr.
elder, on the left and Marylou Hyde
Citizens News Photo