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WHAT'S
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A special trip
Exeter teen helps
deliver gifts
in Argentina
PAGE 8
An "MVP"
Clandeboye girl
to appear in upcoming
CBC show
PAGE 17
INDEX
Editorial 4
Sports 10
Announcements 15
Classifieds 18
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Honda proposal
encounters snag
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — The proposal for a Honda dealer-
ship at the south end of town has hit a speed bump
after concerns have arisen about floodwater on the
proposed land and highway access to the site.
A public meeting for the rezoning of the property
was held at Monday night's South Huron council meet-
ing. The land in question is 3.7 acres on Highway 4 at
the south end of Exeter across from Huron Motor
Products. The land is owned by Gerald and Jeanette
McBride and is part of a larger 65.73 acre parcel of
property also owned by the McBrides (the western
portion of the land is slated for residential develop-
ment eventually).
The Honda parcel is to be rezoned Highway
Commercial — Special Provisions and severed so
Honda can buy the property and build a 16,000 square
foot building on a dealership to be called Exeter Honda
Powerhouse, which will sell new and used Honda cars,
motorbikes, ATVs, jet skis, power equipment and
lawnmowers.
But at Monday night's council meeting, concerns
were expressed about the property. Planner Claire
Dodds said the municipal engineer has expressed con-
cern that the property in question is "a major overland
flooding route and any development in this location
would severely impact stormwater flow. A sanitary
sewer easement and municipal drain also runs .. .
through the property. Efforts to control stormwater on
the property would be costly and would affect the
development of the property."
It was recommended that Honda have a preliminary
stormwater management report done for the property
before the zoning bylaw be approved.
See HONDA page 2
South Huron hires CAO
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — The municipality of South Huron has a
new boss.
Roy Hardy has been hired as South Huron's new chief
administrative officer and started his new job last week. He
takes over from acting CAO Don Giberson, who returns to his
operations manager position with South Huron. Giberson was
in the acting CAO position since former CAO Larry Brown left
at the end of September.
Council officially appointed I-Iardy to his new position at
Monday night's council meeting.
Hardy comes to South Huron with experience in the CAO's
position, having held that role in Thames Centre for about two
years, where he told the Times -Advocate last week he did a lot
of work on economic development. Before working in Thames
See CAO page 2
CanGro plant to close?
TORONTO — The local economy was hit with bad news as CanGro
Foods announced Tuesday morning it will sell or close its Exeter and St.
Davids, Ont. vegetable and fruit processing plants by March 31.
The announcement was made late Tuesday morning as the Times -
Advocate was going to press.
Between both the Exeter and St. Davids plants, up to 268 hourly and 27
salaried positions as well as all seasonal positions may be eliminated.
"These actions follow CanGro's 2006 Chambly, Quebec, vegetable plant
closure as CanGro will now shift to outsourcing its canned vegetable and
fruit requirements," said CanGro Foods operations vice-president David
Hoyles.
In a press release, the company said employees, all of whom are repre-
sented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 175, will be
treated fairly, consistent with all applicable laws, company policy and the
collective agreement.
CanGro Foods markets canned fruit, tomatoes and vegetables under the
Del Monte, Aylmer and Ideal brands.
More details will appear in next week's T -A.
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