HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-08-25, Page 19GETTING READY TO CLOSE THE LID on the first batch of beans ready for the ovens. Monday night
was the beginning of the cooj<i'hg and baking of 4,000 pounds of baked beans and this is the way they look
going into the ovens. These ovens are converted fridges with an element in the bottom and the trays were
o by wire
made specifically to fit into the fridges.
Hens r II arena needs repairs
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Although they still don't have
an engineering report and
estimates on the renovations
required for the Hensall arena, a
group of interested citizens
decided Monday night to embark
on an immediate fund-raising
campaign in the community to
get the project underway.
The target for the canvass will
be $50,000 to $80,000.
About 25 citizens attended the
meeting in the arena and heard
Harold Knight review the work
that has already been undertaken
as well some of the predictions of
work that will still be required to
bring the arena up to ministry of
labor standards.
Total cost of a renovation
project is expected to be around
$200,000. This would include
completing the work to bring the
entire structure up to standard as
well as some updating of
facilities.
Knight, who "earned" the
chairmanship because he had
been involved in the arena matter'
for some years, explained that
the council and parks board had.
undertaken a renovation project
in 1974, but even that work did
not entirely meet the new labor
standards for arenas. Over
$30,000 was spent in strength-
ening the main arena roof, which
Knight said was now 10 percent
below design standards.
However, other portions of the
building fall much shorter than
that in meeting the standards.
It is expected that a new roof
will have to be erected over the
equipment room at the south end
of the building,, because the
present one ranges from 40 to 85
percent below standard. The
floor 'of the second storey
auditorium (which also serves as
the roof of the main entrance and
dressing room area) ranges from
34 to 70 percent below standard
and the seating area in the arena
is 73 percent below' standard.
Knight indicated the building
can remain open until October 15
under its present con-
dition, although he also sugges-
ted the ministry could step in and
close it at any time.
However, he told the audience
that council and parks board
members were optimistic that
the building could remain open
for the entire winter season if the
ministry were satisfied that a
renovation project was underway
and that the building would be
monitored throughout the season.
The fund raising requirements
were outlined as follows for a
$200,000 project: $50,000 outright
grant from the ministry of
recreation and culture, $50,000
from Wintario, $20,000 from the
parks board building fund,
$80,000 from public donations, .
Knight explained that if the
community raised only 50,000 in a
canvass, council would have to
debenture $30,000. He noted as
well that Hensall is presently
debenture free.
"Is $80,000 a realistic figure to
raise in Hensall?" he asked.
Andy Bilcke replied . that 'he
thought that amount could be
raised and Knight said he would
certainly be disappointed if at
least the $50,000 couldn't be
picked up in a canvass.
Later in the meeting, Knight
warned that the cornmunity could
"get into trouble" with the arena
refrigeration equipment, which
he explained was as old as the
building.
"Is it worth keeping the arena
open?" he asked, adding that he
certainly wasn't in favor of
seeing it closed.
"If we close this one, we'll
never have another one," Bilcke
replied.
The first need outlined was the
naming of a chairman to
spearhead the drive for funds.
Reeve " John Baker told the
audience they would have to
consider people other than those
on council or the parks board,
because those people were
already busy on community
projects.
"I think they're willing to help,
'but there should be others, to take
the load on this particular
project," Baker added.
Several people present in-
dicated they would be willing to
serve as canvassers and at the
end of the meeting, Knight said
he would continue as chariman if •
Baker and clerk Bob Heil would
assist him.
Resident Bill Smith said it
would be difficult to go out and
canvass until it was known
exactly how much money was
required. He indicated he was
also in favor of undertaking only
the arena portion of the project
initially to get hockey underway.
However, Ron Wareing said
some people may consider the
hall the most important part of
the work.
The latter said he was also
pessimistic that $80,000 could be
raised locally. He said this would
be a heavy burden on only 300
households.
Reeve Baker said the com-
munity couldn't afford to wait
until all the figures were known.
"We have to go out and start the
fund raising , " he said, adding
that delays in getting the project
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Zurich Citizens News, August 25, 1976 -Page 19
Seat belts lower
death and injury rate
Ontario's mandatory seat belt
law and lower speedlimit
regulations continue to have a
dramatic effect on the number of
motorists killed and injured in
traffic accidents, Transportation
and Communications Minister
James Snow said today.
"There were 66 fewer drivers
and passengers killed and 6,765
fewer injured in motor vehicle
accidents during the first six
months of this year, compared to
the same period a year ago," Mr.
Snow said.
"Considering the death and
injury toll has been on the in-
crease for a number of years, I'm
certainly encouraged by these
figures.
"It's obvious the legislation is
helping to reduce the carnage on
our streets and highways. I hope
the trend continues."
Statistically, 445 drivers and
passengers were killed over the
first six months of this year
compared to 511 a year ago, a
drop of 12.9 percent.
The number of drivers and
passengers injured is down 18.4
percent. Altogether, 30,022 people
were hurt in traffic accidents
through the first six months of
1976, compared to 36,787 in 1975.
The total number of accidents
is down slightly - 99,164 this year,
compared to 100,057 in 1975.
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