HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-03-04, Page 1INDEX
Obituaries' /Al2
People iA13•
Spurts • 1A8, 9, 1,0
Walton
Weddi'n'g '/A13
-Serving the' communities'
and areas:bf Seaforth,
Brussels, t73ublinn, Hensen
and Walton
Births 1A13.-'
Classified /A10, 11
Dublin /A5.
•En:tertaiilmeit 1.513
Family /A13, 14
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, 'WEbNESDAY, RCH 4, 1987.. 14 PAGES .
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BRONZE MEDALLION WINNERS -- Nancy Godkin and Marylou SteWert f{niahed third
In the Pre Novice similar pairs dance category of the Southwestern Ontario regtonaffigure
Skating competition held in Seaforth. Sunday. The two girls are members of the Seaforth
PlgureSkating Club, The club will wind up its aeasorvwith a carnival on Monday night et
640 p,m, Adnitsalon is free: (Mel(wralth photo)
Show to keep youthsoccupied
occv led
At least two parties, fn Seaforth are ato
tempting to find a solution to the problem of
youths hanging out on the • male street
• corners,
'-We want to give them something to do.
and sotnething to Ioek forward to," said
Brian Smith, a localresident and father of a
• 1?1ear-old son.
He. said the prebleiit of the local youths
McLlwain• signs
1 H L contract
Seaforth Native David Melhwain has°
signed a three-year contract with an option
year with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the
aiationatneekeyteaguer-butfie beenteld.
the MIL teary) has no ixnniediate plans' to
call him up
The 19 year-old Mcilvvain, vas the -
Penguins" north round pick lit 1986 after
faffhftg to be drafted his_ under age season
edill playingWith the Kitchener_Rang'er
1VicIlwain ndW plays for the Porth Bay •
Centennials of the Ontario Junior Hockey
League Fie recently played for Team
• Canada at the world junior chatriptonships
in Ciechoslovakia
McUwatn it -the son" of Audrey and Jaek
Mcliwain
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'Yevn , offender
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_.r�tend
• • A Seaforth area youth was sentenced in
Godench Provincial Court Monday" Pebruaty
23 to six Months' and in
SIX days.,jail on
diarges of fraud and bieae1 of paid
The Young Offender's Act•pprohibits the
namingof the otith,,;but amendirients to t f ie
`t "get ' mike penalties
act, are peiTtuthng,�udg_ , to. ,, penalties
°
gutting youth§ iii ,jail if .n *haunt is
breached.
Tri town Seaforth( Pollee report•a quiet week
With a rriininal number of speeding and -or
F possession of aico)iol charges being laid.
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o.
having nothing to do, and nowhere to go has
bothered him for some time, but did& t real-
ly peak until re+eetttly", when Mahn.Street
merchants petitioned the police depertinent
to get them off the Main Street
In an effort to do that Mr. Smith, owner of
Active Talent•in London; on agency which
books nrnsfe acts into various
establishments in the area, is using his
resources to being Frank Soda to Seafot=ili
during the March Break.
With the Seaforth and Disttict Community
Centres donating a location for the event,
and Mt. Srnith donating his serviees, the
cost of tickets Will be $4 advanes or $5 -at the
door.
"We want to give them (the youths)
something t� talk about, find look forward
tar Bight-itOW-a 4 -431 -diem -hangout -a the—
areade and itcletes around 8 p m. After that
they don't know *hat to de with
themselves," said Mr. Srmth • adding be"s
tiotic'ed the interest the Rids take in the
. bands ui,Ioadifig at the Queens.. ,•
"We avant to get the kids off the Main
Stteet, and I thmk matte is about the only
thing that's going to de that We want these
kids to be adults, but to make olein feel like
adults wa'v'e got to give them adult thingsto
do," he said, •
What Mr Smith and the SDCC is
encouraging is a dry (no )aooze) show, with
rriusie provided by a popular artist The Ides
are excited that after. paying $4 iii the past to
attend dances with a disc jockey; for the sane
prics'they get to'listen to a live show all night:
And if the kids treat it with a little respect
there cotdd be other live theft coining "to
Seaforth in the futures
Maybe if they have sotiiething that'S
ing i p to talk about, they'll get in less troh=
bre. Nobody wants to get grounded if there's
going to be a dance to go to in a week stinte,
so they re going to be a little more careful -
. about how they act." •
Frank Soda Will play -at the Community -
Centres on Wednesday, March' 18 from 8
until midnight. It is open to all youth..
If no de
•50 cents'a copy
Transmission facility by....1990
New southwestern Ontario transmission
New southwestern O (land transmission P„ in` -service date. Once the Order-in-Copncil is
facilities could be in place by August 19.90 if • granted, • Ontario Hydro will . hold •.public
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there are no major del in the rest of the . P rI Broin ^°"•°': pp1 �w° °p ' information meetings to inform morethan -
enucE .,r1eai ,1,000 pro era owners alon the 395 -kilo -
approval process That; nouncement was re ES5A ;" 5 • P Y g
made by Ontario Hyd' President, Robert . , metre route about all .aspects of the project.
Kincettlinn •p°n,n According to the approved • plan Ontario, . ,
Franklin. y •Irartover. •nw,mn
"The line, is badly `ceded; because at core N 'wow., •shtlhn •• Hydro is permitted to.build:
present power from the Bruce Nuclear Power SYSTEM PLAN' -1 ' ' a 500 kilovolt transmission line from the
Development cannot be fully -utilized. ,The Hu,un \• Bruce Nuclear Power Development to anew .
need forthese facilities�ias first identified 15 saaeriel • • °• London 'area transformer station. This line
years ago and it's crijieall that the project be.
B,r"a, Guelph • would'passeastof Goderieh and Bayfield and
completedas soon as pos$ible so that costs to• i '- west of Exeter, and Ailsa Craig.
our customers• do notetc ate further. i` /,p, -A major new transformer station near
• in its deasion, the Jgin� • `""' °nr°"° London in Caradoc townshi and 23O kilovolt
t Board found that•• P
Ontario Hydro presented: a reasonable range / Adis �,o , /° •Mro,ul6PO lines connecting the station to the existing
of alternatives for the 'transmission routes• rs 230 kilovolt system.
and satisfied the requirements of the s,,,,h,,, • k„ •-a 50e kilovolt transmission line from the
Environmental Assessment Act, Mr. Frank-
.S,rE.N rR. "Oni,nh,uy simc,e new London area transformer station to the
lin said. ;, SI (boor,:. P0" Covet N,ANTICOKE Nanticoke Generating Station. 'his line
• Under the Consolic ted Hearings Act Ei7CeS would pass southwest of the Caradoc Indian
taxa
there is a 28 -day period, : rom•the*date of the % �-- -� Reserve and follow the existing right -of way
decision, February 20) during which 'appeals
east of St. Thomas to north of the Nanticoke
may be made'to the Proinaal. Government. Generating Station. • •
After considering any appeals, the Ontario For more information about the location of
Government is responsible for granting final Early • government approval would be transmission routes call collect (416) 592 -
approval through an Order -in -Council. . needed in order to meet the August 1990 794,3(:(.,,..,
F��diand committee maY • appeal
An upcoming meeting in Exeter of the
Foodland Hydro Committee will decide
whether the committee will appeal the
Hydro Hearing Board's approval of a
Hydro transmission route from the Bruce
Nuclear Power Development (BNPD) 'to
London, says the Chairman of the commit-
tee in a recent interview. -
Tony McQuail, the Chairman' of .the
Fopdiand Hydro Committee; said the
membership • will meet in Exeter at the
high-•sehool •on Mardi' .12710.•give.,the
menibers "a chanceto: tiset VdrldUs Op-
tions of how to proceed". -
However, Mr. McQuail said it was still
premature to tell if the 1,800 -member com-
mittee opposed to the Bruce. to London
Hydro route will go ahead with an appeal
of the route, but said that the upcoming
meeting will result in "a good indication of
the way we want to go".
"It's hard to be sure of the mood of the
membership." said Mr. McQuail,
The Foodland Hydro meeting comes on
the heels ef•the announcement by the Con-
solIdated Hearings Board on February 20
to recommend a transmission corridor be
established from the ONPD through
southwestern Ontario to Hydro's London
Generating Station.'The line would involve
a 500 kilovolt double eireuit line through
Bruce, Huron and Middlesex Counties.
Also at the meeting, Mr. McQuail said
the meinbershlp wilt be given an explana-
tion as to what the board's decision 'Means.'
The committee's legal council wilt also be
on hand to respond to the board's decision
as well as to answer questions on ex-
propriation or any other concerns regar-
ding the proposed route.
Mr. McQuall said if the .itbership
abaft to appeal the Hearing Board's
decision, the eonlmittee would undergo a
"re -organization of its structure" width,
after the appeal is exhausted, would tarn
the attentions of the conunittee to titling
the individual landowners in reeetving fair
treatment from Ontario Hydro, seeing that
Hydro's line consttuctron is carried out
properly and thalthe farmers get fair
corripensation for the land.
°° g built, the
if tt comes �o a hue bent will
members will be well informed whith wt
ensure that the individual landowner isn't.
lost when dealing with the huge utility," he
said.
Mr. McQuail said. he "was chsappomt.,
but not surprised" by the Hearing Board's
recommendation of the Hydro route
through the farmland of southwestern On-
tario. however, he believes the committee
did receive some concessions from the
hearing board which did listen to some of
the concerns of the farming community.
He said Hydro originally wanted two
lines from the BNPD to London, but were
only' awarded one line by the board. He.
also said'ltlle board • also recommended
- more. extensive. use of the single -based
towers which would have less of .effect on
agriculture. These type of towers would be
used when crossing the field of specialty.
crop- class 1 to 4 land when feasible and on
. property borders on land which•is actively.
being farmed_
"There's going to be greater use of the
single -based towers than Hydro had
originally envisioned. The organization did
effectively represent the landowners as
Hydro didn't get everything they wanted
on. the >ltsuee,to.London•Iine-:,!.he•said.
ain street has changed
Anyone who has taken advantage of the
mild winter weather to walk down
Seaforth's Main Street will notice there
have been a lot of changes in, the local
business community since the start of 1987.
Already publicized- has been the tranfor-
mation of the fernier Linskis Restaurant in-
to the Mitchell and Seaforth KARATE AND
JIJ,IITSU CLUB operated by Rob Malloch.
The club will also offer fitness classes con-
ducted by Barb Alkemade.
David Ogletree of SEAFORTH ELEC-
TRONICS
LECTRONICS made the move to Main Street
front Spading Street at the end of January.
His shop, which provides Zenith sales and.
service to all electronic,produots - commer-
rcial, industrial and residential is ideated at
81 Main Street South, beside )�3ob's Barber
Shop.
CAMPBELL'S HOME CENTRE has mov-
ed from its former Ideation at 4 Main Street
South to the former Kiki's location, across
the street. '
HENRY MHItO of WORKMAN REALTY
has moved from the Seaforth lnsurante
building and now shares facilities with Peng
Elliott and •Barry tlenliaan at Seaforth
Financial Services. ` •, '
BOX FURNITURE is expanduig into the
former Pict's Plare and the COMMERCIAL
HOT];L has had change in its marketing
arid productorientation, offering a better
milt df entertainment to itacustomers.
Still to come, GLENDA'S $1AIESTYLING
is to open shortly beside Custom Art Design.
A Tot of the changes have not, however,.
been a result of the employment. of the'
Mainstreet Canada Program in'Seuforth.
-"Certainly there has been a lot of activity
en -the Main Street in hlanuaty and
February," said Mainstreet coordinator
Tom Lemon, "but I can't take much credit
for that." '
"All the decisions have been basically in-
dividual decisions and that's good. 'It says
people are interested in doing something to
help their business and are doing it."
Mr. Lemon commended the efforts of the
Main Street merchants who • have made
changes.
"Charlie's (Campbell's Heine Centre)
new store .is significantly improved. His
merchandise is shown to much better ad-
vantage and I hope his retailsales reflect
that," he said, adding the concept Gary Bet-
ties is trying to put in to work at Box Pur•
niture is a good improvement. as well.
"I get very pleased when a new business
opens up, or an old business makes the in-
vestment decision to improve business," he
said, adding the appearance of a business
and the way merebatidise is displayed is, in
addition to products carried and price, an
important variable to successful marketing.
"The whole image of the store and how the
retailer handles his,produet is very impor-
tant. •I have no doubt that Seaforth )ner-
'chants on beat Stores in the city hands
down for, price and eorivenienee, so they
must be hosing. out on either image or selee-
tion,'he said. •
But although there have been some
positive changes on the Main Street, there
have been sortie negative ones as well.
- Country Girl Waterbeds has moved and so
the number of vacant stores en Seaforth's
Main Street has increased.
The problem of stone vacancies is one that '
has been addressed by'the Main Street Cern-.. ,
mittee: A proposal which suggests the towil
try doing retail recruitment has been
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NOME SOLD - , The former kit alrcF'ifiri dil(((l biome Lai titen liYtltding
sola the' new oWde'rs intend to cr'eilte lita1'imeiitd 1'n' ttie
ursir1'i
home to becom-
The building, known as the former
Kilbanchan' Nursing -Home, has been sold
Mostafa'Y Ftikhtegarzadeh and Jim Coi'
bett, of St. Marys purchased the old Louie.
last week from owner Tom Kannampuzhat
of Kannampuzha Holdings ‘,limited in
Toronto. The building has been vacant since
last fall, when residents were Moved to a
new facility in Exeter, afterthe oldonWrit
abandoned buse ecait failed.to Meet current
nu'tsing henna' standards as set'down by the
1vlfn stry of H`eSidi. .
1VIr. Kann niptiihalied beeni~iitending to
renovate the<Ki7barclan Home foto' use as a
retirement borne, het decided instead to sell
the property to.the St. Marys,"pair, Tiley,
((etc)Fwee 1th photo)
portents
plait tip, create u number of ni a and two
bedibom apal`tments in the building,
Renovation to that end is eieeteit tai•
begin et the end of Mardi aid to iii'e
completed within three months:
Anyone interested in the apaitmeti3s can'
leave their ii'ames• for• Mr Bikhtegarzadeb
afidMe Corbett with urein`Wiidfeng:a't
Cnlitgeh Real Estate, Seaforth.
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