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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-06-17, Page 5THE HURON EXPO$1TOk, JUNE 17, 1987 AUTO PARTS It SUPPLIES F LI- LINE OF AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES for all 'makes of oars & trucks FISHER// AUTO SUPPLY SEAFORTH 60:1707 1a012EPtIcH ST, E. 527-1870 Localen In Rowanne motors Bunting Eafortif Ninantial 96 Mein St.'S. 52.7081OU' trayfoOrtehnHaan • Water Well DRILLING w..0. Hopper and Sons • 4 MODERN ROTARY ITIGS NellDurl Jim 527-1737 527-0828 527.0775 MPAREsffoREJmu INVEST Guaranteed Investment Certificate 5 YEAR 10 V; 5' YEAR 8 COMPOUND 03 ANNUAL 4 YEAR 0 SHORT ANNUAL',S 8, 'a TERM if .RRSP RATES ARE WORTH LOOKING INTO Other rates available upon request Air deposits are within limits. I • RATES EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1987 and subject to 4rilicatloO. DOUG ELLIOTT. B. Math ff Let our SUMMER HOURS:' Mon. • Fri, 9304:30 527-0420 Iir MAPLEWOOD MANOR Seaforth ' 527-1440 • Mrs. Fran Hook, R.N. Administrator SERVICES AND FEATURES help you enjoy an independent retirement lifestyle • All meals, snacks • Companionship, security • Laundry, housekeeping • • Private 4 -piece bath • 24 -Hour Staff on Duty • RN on duty • Long term, short term,, vacation & convalescent care Remember Dad Sunday, June 21 with a Gift from Seaforth Jewellers SEAFORTH . 527-0270 We're Fully Equipped • for any Job Farm ponds Gravel Bailing DrOgline /Jr Tr—utking 6 Grave17-Sond-lik Stone--4-Buildozing • Excavating • Top Soii • Septic Systems "No job is too big or too small" Res. 482-9212 troittking Excovciitilig Clinton' Seaforth Council approves hospital grant Seaforth Town Council has approved a 'A letter. from CN stated the railway is grant' of $1,100 to the Seaforth Community Hospital for 1987, instead of the $1,000 budgeted. • • The Town decided to up the grant after it was advised by the Seaforth Conununity' Hospital it had admitted 370 Seaforth pa- tients during its last fiscal year. In the past the Town has contributed $3 per patient. REQUEST REPORT B.M. Ross and Associates have been re- quested to report on the feasibility of the Town providing services to lots on the westerly town limits. John Segeren attended a recent meeting of council's finance and general govern- ent-committee-to request the Town eon sider extending James Street to the westerly town limit to service, six lots own- ed by Dr. Charles Moyo. The •committee advised the current town policy required the developer to provide services. The committee also questionned if the sanitary sewers could be extended because of shallow depths. TOWN REPRESENTATION Paul Ross has been given, authorization to make representation to the arbitrator in the Seaforth Police Agreement matter on behalf of the Town of Seaforth. The Seaforth Police Association and the Town's negotiating committee .failed to reach an agreement, despite going to con- ciliation last month. FUND APPROVED Seaforth Town council has approved an addition to the Seaforth and District Com- munity Centres' reserve , fund in the amount of $13,000, Approval came after the community centres committee requested permission to add to their reserve fund in 1987 an amount equal to the $13,000 budgeted for the parking lot. This is to ensure sufficient funds will be available when the project is started. APPROVE HIRING • Seaforth Town Council has approved the hiring of a SEED student, to be shared with the BIA. • The town will share the student with the • BIA for a period of 10 weeks at a total cost of $175 each. • INSPECT SYSTEM Town council has decided to contact a hydro inspector for his opinion on the state of repair of the library electrical system. That decision was made after librarian Trudy Broome advised council's finance and general government committee the libra-v's electrical system was in poor shapt. Despite the fact no funds were budgeted this year for library im- • provements the committee felt the matter should be investigated. PURCHASE CHAIR Town council has agreed to.purchase a steno chair from 'Grayhurst Business Machines at a cost of $170 plus tax. The finance and general government committee was advised that mainstreet coordinator Tom Lemon required a proper chair since the one he has been using is beyond repair and other chairs in the Town Hall v'ere not suitable for office work. PERMISSION GRANTED The Seaforth Hospital Auxilliary was granted permission to hold their annual 'tag day' on either Saturday, June 6 or 13, in accordance with Town policy. not supportive•of a new level crossing only The Tuckersmith/Seaforth Landfill 700 fee from an existing crossing and there Committee has received a $35,916.47'grant which represents 50 per cent of eligible ipseronwlyeelking. ted train ,traffic of three trains , landfill committee expenditures for the period of May 1, 1986 to April 30, 1987: • LETT'E,R WRITTEN . A letter will also be written to' CN re-• ADVISE POLICE The' Town of Seaforth will advise its questing repairs to the crossing, citing its repair in 1984 and stating its need for atten- Police Association the town's offer of a 10 tion again. per cent salary increase over a two year contract will remain valid until. July 6, ,County Engineer Denis Merrell told the town the infrastructure of the level cross- 1987. The negotiating committee also said ing has not been built correctly,' since it . it would "be pleased to return to the does not have a sufficient footage of gravel negotiating table to discuss variations of • underlay. There should be a minimum of their 10 per centmAoffyerip.'A' y three feet. LIASON COMMITTEE Member of. Seaforth Town—Council received a totl of $3,115 for meetings at- tended in the month of May. •Mayor Alf Ross received $655, for one council meeting, four' committee' meetings, one out-of-town meetings and • four days at the MPA convention; Coun- cillor Bob Dinsmore received $525 for one council meeting, five committee meetings .and three days at the OMRA conference in Hamilton; Councillor Harry Hak received $480 for four committee meetings and four days spent at the' MPA convention.; Coun- cillor Peg Campbell received $465 for one council meeting, two committee meetings and four days at the Police conference; Councillor Garry Osborn received $300 for one' council meeting' and five committee meetings; Reeve William Bennett receiv- ed $195 for one council meeting, one com- mittee meeting and one all -day meeting; and deputy -reeve Hazel Hildebrand and councillors Carolanne Doig and Bill McLaughlin each received $165 for atten- ding one council meeting and two commit- tee meetings. FORM TEAM . The Town of Seaforth has adopted a recommendation from its Protection to Persons and Property committee that it • participate in the formation • of a post shooting trauma team for Zone 6. They will' contribute $400 to its formation and $75 an- nually for its maintenance. The trauma team would provide assistance to police officers and/or their families should they be traumatized by some aspect of their work. • , GRANT ALLOCATION The Town of Seaforth has awarded a grant of $50 to the Huron County Plowmen's Association for operation of its 1987 program. The group had asked for $100, but that request was denied since it came in'after the 1987 budget was drawn up. PASS RESOLUTION Seaforth Town Council has passed a resolutionn authorizing Burns Ross and Associates to formulate specifications for a contract for the resurfacing of the Highway 8 connector from the town's easterly to westerly limits. • That authorization comes on the heels of a decision by the Ministry of Transporta- tion. and Communication to provide fun- ding for the upgrading of highways in the province.. DIRECTION GIVEN Direction has been given to Steve Burns, of B.M. Ross and Associates, to write Canadian National Railways and advise them the Town of Seaforth does not wish to pursue the Jarvis Street crossing., Mr. Burns told council's transportation and environment committee it would cost the town approximately $120,000 to establiih, a Jarvis Street railway crossing. $36,200 would be needed for construction of a new crossing and $82,350 for warning devices. In addition maintenance costa on this crossing would be approximately $6,000 per year. ' • Seaforth Town council will write a letter to Tuckeramith Township requesting one of its councillors be appointed to sit on the Sewage Works Liason Committee. ' The terms of reference for the sewage study have been set with' Ministry of the Envirerunent officials as the project Managers. The ministry will becoming to a .council meeting in the near future to discuss the project. • Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates ' recommended that since the lagoons were located in Tuckersmith Township that a representative from that township should be asked to sit on the conimittee. It was suggested it be a member of Tuckersmith council so that with regular reporting, the, council would be kept up to date: ' NEW LINES. The town • of Seaforth will advise Bell Canada it cannot make open cuts across newly resurfaced streets when installing new line. _Bell Canada is of upgrading their line from Seaforth to Clinton, commencing on George Street East across Main Street and down Market Street to High Street. This route is across all neWly resurfaced streets. Public Works Superintendent John For- rest said he would rather see the bore and punch method used to install the new' line. He said once the cut in the road is made moisture is constantly seeping in no mat- ter how_well the cut is repaired. • STREET CLOSURE Seeaforth Town Council has approved the closure of Duke Street from 12 noon Thursday, September 24 to 6 p.m. on Fri- day, September 25. The closure is to ac- comodate the fall fair. Streetclosures were not however ap- proved tor the Canada Day fire works display. After reviewing the request and 'street closure the transportation and environ-, ment committe'e said blocking off the re- quested streets is not the best approach. The committee suggested setting up "toll booths". NEED MEMBERS. The Seaforth Recreation and Parks com- mittee is looking for another member. Members of the committee recently ac- cepted with regret,the resignation of Bren- da Derbyshire who will be moving from the area. Anyone interested in having a say on recreation in the town, and being a member of the recreation and parks com- mittee can do so by contacting the town of- fice. Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month. • CONSTRUCT ROAD Town council has granted permission for the construction of a temporary gravel road in Silvercreek subdivision. A request for the road was submitted by . Rodger Adams and received no opposition from either the Silvercreek Subdivision Ltd., or .the town's Public Work's depart- ment. The road will permit Mr. Adams ac- cess to his garage. The road, which is to be constructed to Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication gravel standards will be main- tained by the town of Seaforth. The road is long enough to permit adequate snow ploughing. THANK YOU Effective Tuesday, June 16, I have sold my business to Mr. and Mrs, Foreman. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their patronage over the years. It has been a pleasure serving you. Mr. and Mrs. Foreman plan to carry on the business as it was in the past and offer the same lines of merchandise. Again, a sincere thank you to everyone. Emile Iszacovics SHINEN'S Seaforth Police find body Ontario Provincial Police, Saturday. recovered the body of the second of two fishermen who went missing on Lake Huron on April 25. Goderich 'OPP Corporal Chuck Vessey said the body of William Daters, 28, of Ex- eter, was spotted at 9 a.m. on June 13, about one kilometre off shore by fishermen, who informed police. The body was found about 1.5 kilometres north of Goderich. Daters and Doug McKay, 32, of Kippen, were last seen when the set out on a fishing trip in a 12 -foot aluminum boot. McKay's body was found washed ap on the beach May 23 by a Port Albert area cottager, 16 kilometres north of Goderich. An autopsy revealed the cause of death td be drowning. On April 28, searchers found the men's boat floating offshore between 8ayfield and, Grand Bend. Life jackets, and a baseball cap belonging to the men were also found in this area. No inquest will be held into the death of Daters, a truck driver for the Hensall District Co-operative. An extensive search, involving Canadian Forces search and rescue aircraft; the Canadian Coast Guard, Goderich Police and civilian shore searchers, as well as the OPP marine and helicopter units failed to locate the two men. The air and water searches were halted,' with the men presumed dead, two days after the boat was foiind, while police continued with the land search. Concert * from page 2 all the ticket sellers. All the local merchants who donated items for tite concert and last but not least all the stage hands who worked their butts off all day and night. Without everyone's help and time there would never have been a show. Matt Stody, who is Tom Cochrane's road riianager told me after the show that for such a small town he has never seen such an organized and well tun concert once again, thanks to all those who helped. out. Peter Bilarterre Assistant Mariager Seaforth and District • Community Centres Shop 482,9?2,5 IA. Canadian kadeo-tetevistOn and ITr Tetecorrinitinicationt CominisSion Conseil de to radiodiffusion et des letepornmunications canadtennes - Decision 87-385. Mitchell-Seaforth Cable TV Ltd. Mitchell-Seaforth, Ont. APPROVED - Renewal of the liceriCe for the broadcasting receiving undertaking serving -MitChell- -Seakitti frorn_l October 1987J� 81 August 1991 Where may 1 read CRTC document0 CRTC documents May be read in the "Canada Gazette", Part 1: at CRTC Offices; and at reference librarieS. CRTC decitiOns concerning a licensee may be 'read .at the licensee's offices during normal business hours. You also may obtain copies of CRTC public documenta by Contacting the CRTC at: Ottawa/Hull (819)997-0313; Halifax (902) 426-7997; Montreal (81'4) 283-6607; Winnipeg (204) 940-6306; Vancouver (604) 886-2111. • Cana&