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Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, January 1 1, 2006
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First baby of the year
Emma Alyce Alcock arrived Jan. 3 at 9: I 0 a.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital in London to parents Heather and Paul
and brother James of Exeter's the first Times -Advocate subscriber baby of the year. Paul said the delivery went
well and the weather, which had been threatening, co-operated. (photolPat Bolen)
Mount Carmel spared closure
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
MOUNT CARMEL — Parishioners
at our Lady of Mount Carmel
Catholic Church heard some good
news on the weekend when the
recommendations on which
churches in the area would be dos-
ing were released.
Mount Carmel was one of the
churches on the list for possible clo-
sure initially but was not on the
final list of recommendations
released by the Diocese of London
on the weekend.
Other areas were hit hard,
though, with 35 churches sched-
uled to be closed including St.
Joseph's in Clinton, which will close
by June 30, 2008.
More than one in five churches in
the diocese will be closed.
The Huron -Perth Deanery of the
Roman Catholic Church has
approximately 17,850 Catholics
served by 23 parish churches,
which will be reduced to 16 after
the closings are completed.
The English Martyrs Mission in
Bayfield will also close by Sept 3 of
this year.
The closings are a reaction to a
number of factors including parish-
es that are short of priests, smaller
families and an aging population.
Some churches spared closure
still face the problem of becoming
financially viable, including St.
Boniface in Zurich and Precious
Blood in Exeter.
The report released on the week-
end said the two churches, along
with several others in Wingham, St.
Marys and Brussels, are to prepare
a report by Feb. 14 on how they
plan to become financially viable in
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Province selling
Huron Park
residential side
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
HURON PARK — The province is putting the residen-
tial side of Huron Park up for sale, but residents won't
be given the option of buying their homes.
Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) community liaison
officer Charlene Deyarmond confirmed to the Times -
Advocate Monday afternoon the residential side of the
park will be listed nationally by the end of this week.
She said the ORC, which manages land for the province,
is seeking one buyer for the entire residential portion,
which consists of 355 homes.
Deyarmond said current Huron Park residents will not
have the option of buying their homes.
"We're looking at having one purchaser and maintain-
ing the rental community in South Huron."
Meetings were held in Huron Park Monday to provide
information to tenants on the impending sale.
The province announced in August 2004 it would start
privatizing the industrial side of the former 635 -acre
Royal Canadian Air Forces base, but set no timetable for
selling the residential portion. While privatization of the
industrial side saw several delays, negotiations with ten-
ants continue.
"We've decided that it's time to sell the residential side
and, like I said, we're selling it as one whole communi-
ty," Deyarmond said.
Deyarmond said she doesn't have a time line on how
long the sale of the residential side will take to be final-
ized.
Mayor Rob Morley, who was just informed of the
planned sale by ORC Monday morning, admitted he was
"not shocked, but surprised" by the move.
After meeting with ORC later Monday, Morley said he
feels positive about the move and that it will be good for
Huron Park tenants.
He said the first question most tenants had Monday
was what effect the sale will have on them.
"The difference is who you make your (rent) cheque
out to," he said, explaining government regulations pro-
tect tenants when land ownership changes hands.
He said the sale won't effect the $7 million infrastruc-
ture project for the residential side, which will see
roads, water lines, sewers, curbs, gutters and sidewalks
replaced.
Morley said payment for the infrastructure project will
probably be part of the negotiations with any buyer of
the residential side.
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