The Huron Expositor, 1972-02-17, Page 1Hibbert Township Council,
at a special meeting, appointed
Charles Friend, Dublin, for
Clerk-Treasurer and Tax
Collector for the Township,-
. effectiVe April 1st, 1972, suc-
ceeding Anne Burchill who re-
cently resigned. Eight applicat-,
ions were receieved for the
position.
At the regular meeting,
Council approved the extension
of an agreement between the
Perth County Board of Education
and the•Township of Hibbert for
school ,levy instalments of June
15th and Noiember 15, 1972.
The road superintendent was
authorized to. lease \a. two way
radio, to be installed in the
'older Champion Grader:"'
The committee appointed for
the Hibbert Township Recreation
and Community Center Board for
the year 1972 are as follows: -
Township Council - Ross McPhail
and Charles Roney, Eldon Allen,
Russell Miller, John Scott,
George Ducharme, Herb Brown
and Matt McCreight.
Membership fees were paid
to the Ontario Drainage and
Municipalities Associations.
Hullett F of A
Sets Policy
• $151,747 Was. reeovered through
reinsurance. Loss on the year's
operaticae amounted to $8,908
compared 10 a surplus in the
preceding year of $20,947.
-While- losses increased so
did revenue. Gross premiums
written increased from $118,763
' to $127,536. Assets increased
.to $332,592 and the surplus drop-
ped from $261,131 to $252,104.
Insurance in force increased
by a million and a half from
1642,272,862 to $43,864,194. '
The meeting approved certain
revisions of the company by-laws
to conform with the amended cor-
porations act and involving voting
of Members, qualificatioes
directors and appointment of
auditors.
.Retiring directers;^ Robert
Archibald, Allistair Bioadfoot
and Wm. Pepper were re-elOcted.
A.M.Harper,C.A. was appeinted
auditor at a subsequent meeting
of the 'board. Mr. eloylan was
re-elected president.
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tleth Year SEAFQRTH, ONTARIO,. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1972 — 12 PAGES ONO •POplog. Cer4.q,
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Council Acts To Establish
Seaforth Industrial Park
Seaforth council moved
Monday night to implement
initial stages in an industrial
survey program in a report It
had adopted earlier in the meet-
ing.
The report prepared by the
town's planning consultants at
the request of .council and. the
planning board recommended es-
tablishment of an industrial park
in the southeast area of town.
Council moved 'in the first, step
• when it purchesed. the 15 acre
Turnbull property for $8,500.
The property had been under
option for the past year. At the
same time it was agreed to open
Birch Street to provide access.
Council instructed officials to
have necessary engineering com-
pleted so work on the road could
be begun. The road will attract
a subsidy of 80%.
Location of the proposed
senior citizen accommodation
at a central location at the south-
east corner of Market and
Jarvis Streets was made possible
when-council approved purchase
of the property.
Owned by Floreqce Smith the
3/5 acre site was purchased for
$18,000. The factory building
located there is to be de-
m lished and the graded site
m de available by April 15 when ▪ the town will recover its costs
to an agreed amount of $21,000.
Also inyolved is a change in
zoning frenn R 1 to R2 and council
adopted the necessary,amending
by-law.
, problems, inproviding
service at tie arena were ree
• viewed for some time as the
meeting began when Mrs. Bill
Pinder, representing the Skat-
ing Club, asked why the booth
in the' arena could not be kept
open while skating sessiens"were
underway. The facethe booth was
cloged• and staff, nee available
meant medieal supplies could not
be obtained if necessary.' She
told council the club also was
concerned about the condition of
the ice.
Counc. Dave Tremeer,, arena
chairman, said there had not been
eneeee heciness to lustily keeping
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Ottg ntr.twy..
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the booth open. :The ice problem
arose from a combination of mild
weather and thick ice. The com-
mittee could not afford an ice
scraper.
Mrs. Teall said the club paid
over $800 foi ice time and felt it
was entitled to service facilities
as well as better ice.
Mayor Sills suggested the
committee review the prob-
lems in an effort to seek .solut-
ions and Counc. Tremeer agreed
A long term- plan to provide
for a potential 110-acre indus-
trial park straddling the CNR
tracks in Seaforth's southeast
corner is contained in a -report
adopted 'by - Seaforth Council
Monday night.
Tee area was selected from
one of four potential sites studied
by Canadian Mitchell Associates
Ltd., of Bramalea, the town's
planning consultants.
The Planping Board, at the
request of Seaforth Council, some
time ago asked the consultants to
recommend areas suitable for
long-term industrial develop-
ment in and around Seaforth and
to recommend 'the site which
should be developed first.
" As part of the study, Canadian
Mitchell Associates conducted
a survey to find out what the
demand would be for industrial
land from businesses already in
the Town.
The results; Five to 10
acres 'of industrial land will be
required within. the next five
years to accommodate the growth
of existing industries. The
survey showed that six firms are
consteering expansion, requiring
an , additional 130 to 200'
employees over the next
five years.
The consultants locked at
three other possible sites on the
his committee would have .
answers early in March following=
the next meeting.
Council agreed, members who
wished could attend the Good.
Roads Convention.
Nam,ed to the Seaforth
Recreation Committee were Ken
Cardno, Don Bode, Mrs. R.
WhitmaneCi. Ring and M. Huard.
In addition 'Councillors Hilde-
brand, Cardno, and, Ford as well
as Mayor Sills are on the corn-
north, west and southwest edges
of'Seaforth before recommending
the fourth site as the most ad-
vantageous.
Their reasons for choosing
this site were:
- sanitary sewage facilities
can be provided with little• dif-
ficulty betaese of the proximity
of the existing treatment plant
and future pumping station.
- Water can be supplied with-
out ,too much trouble from the
, Main Street feeder main.
- Storm drainage can eepro-
vided because, of the •proXimity
of Silver Creek.
- The site has exposure and
direct access to Highway 8 and•
rail spur lines can be provided.,
The proposed arrangement
suggests 19 lots ranging in size
from abo'ut one acre to nearly
11 acres. The lots allow a flex-
ible approach in subdividing them
to give a variety of sizes.
The plan also suggests a
future riverside drive running
south beside 'Silver Creek to the
Bayfield River.
An area off South MainStreet,
!south , of the, .sewage treatment
plant, is recommended for
first stage development of the
park and council acted to imple-
ment this recommendation with
the purchase of the Turnbull-pre-
perty and the decision to open
'Birch Street.
According to the consultants
the advantages of developing this
area first are: '
- All of the first stage area
lies within town boundaries.
. • ExAting utilities (sewer,
water, etc.) can be extended to °
each lot with little difficulty.
,
.' fetich Street forms an exist-
ing road allowance.
A rail. spur line could be
eeetended with little disturbance
to adjacent properties,
- Part of the land Is already
owned by the Town.
Ability Fund
Raises $746
Mrs. Charles Reeves, treas-
urer for the current drive for.,
funds for the Ability Fund (March
of Dimes) reports that to date
$746.50 has been received,
slightly below last year. • • ,
Mrs. Lillian Grummett, gen-
eral chairmn, in commenting on
the success of the drive, ex-
pressed • appreciation to -the
organizations and individuals who
participated in this year's
canvass.
mittee. Council agreed to- add
Counc.' Tremeer in his capacity
as arena committee chairman.
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Hibbert (
Appoints
Chas. Friend
SPS Pupil
Wins Legion
Contest
Jayne •Baker,: 10, a Grade e
pupil at Seaforth Public School
won' the Junior Division of the
Seaforth Legion public speaking
contest, in the Legion Hall inSea,
forth Wednesday evening.
On Vot ing
SeafOrth Public School pupils competed in the schools annual public speaking c.ontest,last week
and winners moved into the Legion Regional gent Wednesday evening. Shown in the upper picture
are the Public Sch6o1 winners:. (back) Sheila Drager, Elaine Hopper, Elizabeth Johnston, Jayne
Baker (Front) Mark McLlwain; Terry Marshall, Anne Ribey and'ija4Vid,,Iiimmer.. In lower picture
are Elizabeth Johnson,, Seaforth runner up in the Juniors, ,,,Ayipe.4 Baker, Seaforth Junior winne*,, ,
Joseph Jansen, Seaforth Senior winner and Jeffrey A4lan, Brucefield, senior runner up. ,
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(Staff Phbtos)
Losses Up But Assets Increase
leiceillop 'Mutual • Fire'
Insurance Company experienced
high losses last year members
were told at the company's 95th
annual meeting in the Town Hall
on Friday. ,
John Moylan, the preSident,
, said net elaites amounted
to $116,161. 'compared to
$76,810 in the previous year..
Lpsses totalled $267,908 in-
cluding -major fires $241,259,
livestock $4374, other $12,702
and, wind $65.9. of the total losses
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Tuckersmith
Residential Farm Tax Rates Increased 3 Mills
Planners Suggest
Lang Term Project
Hullett Federation Of Agri-
-culture agrees that a majority
of 66' 2/3 % should prevail oh'
votes 'on farm policies as is
required at the present time.
The vote should be on a
graduated percentage of what is
. produced, but, a producer, should
not have lereedeee"--Xs - the maxi-
mum. A producer should produce
a commodity for two years before
he could' vote. To qualify as .a
farmer a certain percentage of
income must come from the farm,
since the federal gbyeenneentlieee
increased fundS for labor assis-
tance from $69 million to' $$5,
Million to provide 7900 jobs, pro-
vision should be made for farm
laborers in the program.
Eric Anderson showed slides •
on his western beef tour. The
meeting approved a part to the
Clinton show similar to last year.
Plans were made for the April 5
meeting and fora social on March
10th.
Sponsored by Branch 156, the
contest attracted 16 pupils rep-
resenting Seaforth PublicSchool,
St. James Separate School in
Seaforth, St. Columban Separate
School and Huron Centennial
School In Brucefield.
Elizabeth Johnston, e 11., of
Seaforth, was runner-up in the
junior division, and Jeffrey. Allan,
12, of RR, 1, Brucefield, placed
second among the seniors.
The winners were awarded
trophies and will now proceed to
the zone C-i final competition in
the Legion Hall in Goderich on
. , Saturday afternoon.
The FeCritary,eeeettng held la Other speakers in the junior
Londesboro Hall need were: Kathy Puck, RR 1, -
Zurich; Mary Apn McIeer, RR 2
Staffa; Daryl 'Johnston, RR 1,
Varna'; Darlene Murray, RR 1,
Seaforth and Tanya DeGroot,Sea-
fDouleii; Carolyn Wilson, RR 4, rth.n
Other speakers in the 'senior
division were; Sheila Drager and
Margaret Sills, both of Seaforth;
Shirley McFadden, Bayfield, Don
Melady, RR 2, Dublin; .. Joaene
Swart, RR 4, Seaforth and Elaine
Hopper, RR 2, Seafotth.
Area teachers froni elementary and iedbritiary schools' across Huron were in Clinton to take
part in. ft workshop for out-of-doors education.
James Bishop, Seaforth, public recreational director addressed the 20 teachers present and
provided 'instruction with heed coach Bruce Perry of Exeter.
In the upper 'picture Mr. Perry stands by in the, event Mary Ann Weiler of Seaforth District
High has trouble with snowshoes while below Mr, Bishop explains details of winter recreation'
equipment to interested teacher students. (Staff Photo)
Tuckerseatth Township Coun-
cil approved a municipal tax rate
Wednesday night of 21.6 mills in .
1972 for farm, and Residential.
This` represents an increase of
-3-emills ever the- 1971 rate_of
18.6 mills.
The commercial rate,for the
township 'will incree§e to 25
mills, 'an increase of 3 mills as
well. The total levy will raise
approximately $424,980.
The tax increase was neeesse
ary to help recover some of the
`deficit of $5,092 caused by the
high snowplowing costs in 1971
and the 'township's $3,800 first
year share of the costs of the
Ausable River Conservatinn'Au-
thority.
Clerk James McIntosh re-
ported, there was nothing In the
budget to cover anything that the
township may, be involved with'at
the former Canadian Forces Base
ih the township.. He said it may
be necessary to prepare a mini-
budget later. e
Mr. McIntosh said township
residents will not know the total
amount of property tax they will
have to pay until after Huron
County Council and the school
boards have settled their rates.
• Taxe$ will be collected in two
payments, on. June 15 and Dec-
ember 15. The school boards
agreed to accept the school lev-
ies twice yearly. Total assess-
ment in the township is$3,113,51e
In the budget Is $7,000 for
fire protection in the township...
Seaforth Fire Area Board, Clin-
ton Fire Area Board, Hensall
Fire Area Board and Bruceffeld
Fire Department; street light-•
—Lege $2,500; roadwayS, $117,400
as against which a road subsidy'
of $4,100 will apply.
A' delegation .of
ratepayers.„ 'Kenneth and Rod Doig
Charles Eyre, Andrew Houston,
Melvin Cooper, Norman MacCean
and William Brown attended the
council meeting for a discussion
on a sewage system in Egmond-
ville. Two representatives from
the Ontario' Water Resources
Commission were at the meet-
ing" to answer questions. John
Bray, London, the acting district
engineer for OWRC said it would
take six months to prepare a re-,
port On the construction of a
System of sanitary sewers and
treatment works for Egmond-
vine. . This will include a rate
on a usuage, and, Or, a frontage
basis to meet all costs and an
appropriate form of contract.
Mr.e leray said with the sub-
sidy from OWRC the yearly rate
might be $120 up to a possible
$180.
Ken and Rod Doig who are in
the process of establishing a sub
divislim on the eastern,outskiriS
of Egmondville Were especially
interested in the sewage system
and asked numerous questions.
Mr. Bray said that if the plan
18 accepted by council in six
months the very earliest date for
the service would be two yearS.
The need for sewage in Eg 7
mondville was revealed when
samplings taken Over •• seven
months ago from . several Eg-
monrivttle into
the Bayfield River showed ex-
cessive pollution.
After the Egmondvilre
ation departed council received
a delegation from Brucefield...
Ross Scott, Robert Dalrymple,
Robert Caldwell, Fred McGregor
and Douglas Campbell, to discuss
with the representative from OW
RC the possibility of a municipal
water system to serve the village
'of lerucefteld.
Two 'weeks previously a com-
mittee of four had been appointed
by village ratepayers to investi-
gate water problems In Bruce-
field after water samples from
several wells in the village were
reported unsafe to use. On the
committee are Fred McGregor,
Robert Caldwell, Stewart Broad-
foot and Douglas Campbell.,
Mr. Bray said OWRC would
Car Club
Winner
The nineteenth weekly winner
of $25. in the prellminary draws
in connection with the Car
Club is Donald Morton, Seaforth.
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proler that the water system be
municipally owned, that is for
Tuckersmith to build and own it.
He suggested that a properly
worded petition be circulated to
every. homeowner for his 9 r, her
--eienatiget a true picture of
e just how many would use the sys-
tem. At the present time each
hbusehelder has his own well.
Cleric James McIntosh is to
obtain a petition form from the
township solicitor for circula-'
tion.
After the Brucefield delega-
tion left the members of council
went into a committee of the
whole with Mr. Bray and Neil
McMullen of OWRC present.
I-- In further business after the
closed meeting Road Superin-
tendent, Allah Nicholson, re-
quested that, a notice be put in
the local papers prohibiting over-
night perking on township roads.
Council approved a resolution
to the Department of Transpor-
tation and Communication 're-
questing the Detartment to pre-
pare-a' report onehe state of the
roads and the requirements to
be met in the event conditions
are met by the developer prior
to the township deciding to take
over the roads on 'the former
Canadian Forces Base in the
township.
Council approved granting a
building permit, to Merlin Bender
of Hensel) ear a new shed and
renovations to the house and barn
on the former Verlinde farm on
the London Road for a tptal of
$24,300.
Councillor Ervin SilIery re-
ported the Clinton Area Fire
Board has purchased a water
tanker truck for a total cost of
$2,710, of Which e5-00-ts-TuCker------
smith's.share.
Council has received froM the , •
Department of Municipal Affairs
a, draft plan for a subdivision on
the former CFB. It will be con- ..e
sidered at a later date. , The
meeting adjourned at 1:05 a.m.
Truck -Bus
Collide
A Bayfield area man is in
truckbus
Clintona nitablnfHolilgehwyirlaypg
4, about two miles north of Bruce-
field after four o'clock Frtdliy
afternoon.
John Marks, 59, R.A. 3, Bay-
field, is reported to be in satis-
factory Condition with. head and
leg injuries.
Robert LeBeaii, 33, of R.R.I,
Brucefield, driver of the school
bus, had just finished taking stu-
dents knee from Huron C entenne
!al School, 'BruCefield. He had. ,.,
stopped the bus-,on the highwaytn
make a lett hand turn into the
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