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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-03-14, Page 1Obituaries - A? J rths - . Ai. Hensik A5'' Sports -- A10, 11,, 16, 17 Serving the, communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensel! -and-Walton q0,1.ice LSeaforth, Ontario WER.N�Si�AY,.111111IR 1 14. 1990 50 centssacopy ventory General Coach in Bewail laid off ap- proxlmately 100 a oyees,last week in a second effort to b',. 'its_inventory in line with the market,; An earlier adjustment in staff was made in latJanuary, when ap- proximately 40 employees, all with less than one year's`,ervice to the company, were laid off The latest layoff affected the company's more senior employees, some' who had upwards of seven years service to General Coach,Approximately 60 employees are still working at the plant. "Usually we look' at� the situation hi the fall and winter ';months. and make the necessary cutbacks," explained General Coach General Manager Andrew Ymanse. "Instead of lessening our employees last October, we are doing it in March. We f kept 240-250 employees busy during the winter months this year. That's not normal - not usual. We've had 180.190 in the past." The result has been higher production than usual, and a very high inventory. But other factors in addition to increas- ed inventory have contributed to the layoff the first at General Coach since 1982. High interest rates, concern about the GST, and media coverage of other layoffs and plant closures have all had con- tributing roles according to Mr. hnanse. "Concerns about job safety have affected whether people spend that discretionary dollar on a camping unit," he said, adding however, that General Coach does an- ticipate a better spring. "We certainly have expectations of ac - la offs tivity in the retail market. By reducing our output we're bringing the inventories back in line," he said. "This is just a temporary layoff. At this time we're looking for a return back in early April." Mr. 'manse noted that management had held a number of discussions with employees as far back as Christmas regar- ding the growing inventory, and said employees at the plant were anticipating a slow down. "This is a difficult situation this time of year, but perhaps there are other activities that the employees can pick up on," he said. "We hope to soon get things back in order, so they can get back to work in April." $eaforth sewer rates to take 24% `um p Seaforth residents will see a 24 cent Torn Phillips, PUC Manager, noted that assure safety in the event of a fire. jump in their sewer rates, effective on a Christmas card was received from Mr. In a definite gesture of spring, most of March billings. After :reviewing the Cost Pullman, postmarked in Florida, in which the markers have been removed from per Bill Study fare 1998, submitted to the he had written that he would inform the town fire hydrants. A few have been left Seaforth Public Utilities Commission from Commission if he couldn't make the next on hydrants that could be buried under Stratford, the CCQpnmission has voted to meeting. No further contact has been banks, but they should be off within the raise that portion' of the consumers' bills. made since, and regretful members had no next few weeks. The Seaforth t'•?UC was informed that recourse than to officially remove him The PUC will be purchasing two dozen their' Cost per Bill on • the sewage portion from the Commission. newly -issued warning signs for pad - is now cents. However, rather than "I guess that it's out duty to bring this mounted, aboveground transformers in raise the consumers° charge to 84 cents, to a head and take the appropriate action, various parts of town. The Municipal Elec- putting it on par with 'actual billing costs, and declare this seat vacant," Chairman trical Association now requires that the Commission will phase in the rate hike Jim Sills concluded. separate signs be placed on the outside . over a three-year, period.'The March bill- Mr. Pullman has been with the Seaforth and inside of each transformer. ing will reflect .afluke from 36 cents to 60 Commission since January 1977. cents. This will1��e uq ,;to 85 cents in -; Chairman .fpm Sills Manager Tom „199i, still the 199;��J e §tlfdl1 be. raised' WOR g on 1' or „ Phillips and Amy Horne have been chosen actual billing rate A hydJoht was hit a the'� conifer n.Jar ` `^'M Municipal pal 'r 196stric of In o ma on the �� the ,ivi► vis and John Street in Seafoufih; ;fiat no ma Municipal Freedom of Information and forte a previous y ith the 19!) 0 raPte jor damage was done. The hydrant was Protection of Privacy Act. The workshop , bei 84 cents PUC reported to be on a six inch slant, but'did aimed at informing feels that the. 1992 b' s could jump to public workers about one dollar per bill, not appear to be leaking. It was recon- the ramifications and responsibilities of the "Y feel, that we definitely have to make mended that the water lines be checked to Act, is slated for April 19 in Hamilton. a move now, rather than let it get out of hand," he stated. He estimated that the difference in the PVC's Cost per Bill, and the actual rate levied on the 'consumers,. has cost the Co on up to $6,000 a year in unrecovered costs. "And we've been taking a proportionate loss over the last eight years." COMMISSIONER REMOVED Gord Pullman, a 13 -year commissioner with the Seaforth PUC, has been removed from the commission due to unauthorized absence for three meetings. The Commis- sion will now notify Seaforth Town Coun- cil, who will appoint a successor to Mr. Pullman's position. Under Municipal law, the seat of a coun- cil or commission member is declared va- cant when the member misses three suc- cessive meetings without authorization. Mr. Pullman last attended a PUC meeting on December 14, 1989 and no explanation has been given for his absence. $25,000 DAMAGE - Blyth and Seaforth firefighters battled a chimney and toot blaze at the "home of Ivan Shannon, McKillop Township last week. Firemen peeled back the roof to put out the fire, which destroyed the upper section of the house. The second floor was badly damaged by water. Elliott photo. Brucefield man denied Tuckersmith Council voted three to one against reimbursing a Brucefield man for repairs to drainage tiles that may be municipal property. John MacLellan appeared before Council at their February 20th .meeting, requesting a building permit and asking for financial assistance for repairs to a Municipal drain on his property. Flooding had occurred on several occasions on neighbouring proper- ties due to an apparent blockage in the drain, and Mr. MacLellan requested 50% reimbursal on repair costs. He also inform - assistance ed council that he would provide the backhoe for the work. A decision was withheld pending ex- amination of the drain. Two representives from Council travelled to Mr. MacLellan's property the following day, however, when crushed tile was found and repaired. "When we left, we were under the im- pression that, A, it was a private tile and B, it had been crushed in the process of removing topsoil and that it was his onus to fix it," stated Clerk Jack McLachlan. Turn to page 18-. Suspect arrested in break and enter One person has been arrested and charg- ed in connection with the March 6-7 (over- night) break, enter and theft at Huron Centennial School in Brucefield. Stolen in the break in were; some music equipment - a drum set and guitar, a camera, and.. various amounts of loose money. Further damage in the amount of $300 was sustained by other parts of the school, and by a north door where it is believed the thief gained entry. Investigating Officer was Constable Arden Farrow. The suspect is scheduled to appear in Goderich Court on March 14. JC'ANNE RICHT A sipeake to the audience about tags 2a of Huwon County's waste management study. She Is coordinating the study and two public rrleetings Fere held In Blyth and Hensen, last weektj discuss the Ian Snail AudAfphoto) • 1 y..