The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-09, Page 1RI
THE 'WORK CREW TAKES ,A BREAK — These members of the
Seaforth Optimist Club stopped for a break during their wood cutting bee
on Saturday. The Optimist7includeleft •to right) Gerald Groothius, 'Ray
Anstett, Wayne'Scott; Dave Reid, Bill ?Campbell, Keith McLean, Jim
Bosman, Larry Weisenburg, George Garrick, CQr Dorssers and Joe
Dor ssers on top of the pile. (Expositor Photo)
MASON HOI•n!inFr, — On Nilorirhy night area Iasons honored
William Hein,lr Snell marking 50 years. as a member of Britannia
Lodge No. 17u. He is a Past Master of the lodge. W. Earl Rawson (right)
of Goderich District Deputy Grand Master of South Huron District
presented id lapel pin -on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Canada in thu
ProvincP - Ontario to Mr. Snell whilehis brother Rev. Harold Snell Past
Grand lodge Ch gplin , now in Exeter, was present to extend
congratt It ions. M r. Snell's activities as 'a member of Britannia Lodge
were eeca iled by Clare ri el th, Past District Deputy G.1 and' Master of
SOuth Huron District. Ott era who attended the cerernor were a brother
bon Snell of Waterloo, -his sons Robert of d'ay,ield and a st o-,n,law Norm
DIckison of Toronto all members of the Craft. (Photo by E or ion Wright)
Inside this week
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Reps qu.estiOn.
c;ssiPil., field trips
Hensall council members.,have passeu
procedural bylaw to govern future meetings
of council.
Under the bylaw. council will hold their
inaugural meetingfor the 1979-80 term on the
second Monday or December at 7:30 p.m.
Also, future meetings of council will be
held on the second Monday night of each
month at 7:30 p.m.
Delegations
Under the 'new byla 1,.. members of the
public attending council meeting to present
information verbally or make a request of
council must notify the clerk 48 hours before
the council meeting. •
, This bylaw in the future deputations can't
appear before council unannunced.
This clause allows council members and
the clerk a chance to research issues which
may be raised by a public delegation ,people
will be limited to two speakers, and each
speaker can speak no more than 10 minutes
at a time.
Clerk Betty Oke said a number of
municipalities have been drawing up
procedural bylaws recently to meet with
requirements under -the municipal act.
3n other business, council • members
received a' copy of a letter local residnet
Howie Wright from Jim Hyde, the village
fire chief, asking about the operation of the
department's oxygen equipment.
Reeve Harold Knight said as far 'as he
knew there was no • one on the fire
department qualified to operate the oxygen
equipment and he said the firemen are
"volunteers and don't want the, re-
sponsibility."
The reeve said the fire department is not
a paramedica unit. but a volunteer fire
department.
f." He said in instance of medical emergency
requiring oxygen. residehts, of Hensall
should Call a doctor or the hospital, and not
the lcoal 'fire department.
The reeve said the firemen carry Scott air
packs to li'atidle smote inhalation situations'
they might encounter in firefighting, but in
other emergencies, citizens would be better
to take the person involved directly to the
hospital or phone the. Zurieh ambulance
rooms made larger to accommodate
wheelchairs lower clothes racks, portable
ramps around the pool and pool wheelchairS,
lowering of hair dryers and blacktepping of
With the assistance of architects Kyle,
KOz and Garratt it was learned that the
larger facilities would be needed to fit the
Wheelchairs .into washrooms and to store-
portable ramps and wheelchairs. .
since the repsonse time involved would
likely be shorter.
Council was also informed that the cost of
understaking a study of the village water
works would be $3,800 to $4,500. THe study
would provide background information for
annexation heaNngs and serve as a planning
tool for future development in the village.
Council has offered to pay half the costs of
the study if A. and) G. Reid, who had
approached council and building a sub-
division on the edge of the village, would pay
the other half of the costs.
Clerk • Betty Oke reported she hadn't
received any corespondence from -the
developers on the cost sharing proposal
made by council.
Reeve Knight said there were rumours
that he Reid property might be sold as the
industrial site to an American-based com-
pany. He said there would be nothing in the
county's plan to prevent an agricultural.
based company buying agriculltural land.
The reeve said even if the Reid property
wasn't subdiVided, this doesn't necesarily
mean council would have to stop annexation
plans.
Reeve Knight said, "I think we really
need some building lots (in the village)".
Reserve Fund
Council members also N'otkl to implement
a reserve fund tor • park improvement
'adjacent to the new Hensall and District
Comm tinny Centre.
A surplus of $8.000 resulted v,hen the
'village started doing the accounts for' the
parks and recreation board.
The money in the reserve fund will be
used to purchase lights for the ball diamond
and for landscaping or else installing tennis
courts in the park.
Council also passed a motion asking the
cleik to apply for more funds under
Ontario Honie Renewal Progarm (OHRP).
These funds are loaned to homeowner's for
the tep'air and rehabilitatitni of their homes
to Meet village building regulations.
At the conclusion of the meeting. the last
regularly scheduled ince inu 0 the 1977.78
term, Reeve P -id Knight presented Bev
Bonthron at, t ti o ncr Campbell with gifts
Requests for approval of two rather costly
, field trips sparked some trustees on Huron
County Board of Education to wonder
Monday if the board was doing parents any
favors by approving such excursions for
students.
Seaforth trustee John Henderson told the
board he felt the two field trips, one sending
40 Grade 7 and 8 students to Ottawa and the
other sending 40 high school students to the
Quebec Winter Carnival, were expensive
undertakings. He Said both trips will cost
parents and asked if parents supported the
trips or if they felt forced to oblige.
- Tire trip by the students from Turnberry
Central School to Ottawa will cost $3,468 for
Optimists
name
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How much wood can a bandof optimistic
Optimists chop in a day? Well, although we
don't have an exact answer to that riddle,
enough wood that the Seaforth Optimists
now have a new project - selling cords of
wood.
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The Optimists got into the woodcutting
business when they were offered• a woodlot
in the local area. The only stipulation was
that the 14 acre lot had to be cleared by
next fall.., .
Larry Weisenburg, newly elected pre-
sident of the Seaforth club, said funds
raised by selling the wood will be used to
finance minor sports and other community
activities. Also, part of the funds will
continue improvements at the Optimist
Park.
The chairman of the woodcutting
committee are Dave Reid and Keith
McLean and members of the club have
spent part of the last 'two weekends out in
the woods, clearing' trees and cutting wood
up for sale.
Anyone interested in buying the wood
can contact the committee chairmen.
Mr. Weisenburg said the project , is
proving so pctpular to date that some people
who aren't even Optimist Club members
are vounteering , for the woodcutting
chores.
New' Executive
The Optimist Club also recently elected
their new executive. The p; eSident for the
next term is Larry Wesenberg; Vice-pre-
sidents are Lloyd Eisler and Jack Bedard
and the secretary-treasurer is Dave De
Vries.
In addition to the chairmen of the
Woodcutting project, Doug Smale and
Larry Weisenburg are co-chairmen of the
Optimist winter carnival and Ken Coleman
and Ken Cardno ere co-chairmen of the
Mardi Gras Festivities.
This year the Optimists will be holding
their Winter Catnival on Jan. 19-21, Some
of the events planned for the three day
festivities include a cross country ski rally:
two dances On the Saturday night and. an
atoms hockey tournament,
Mr. Weisenburg said the club hopes to
see more community involvement in this
year's carnival and club members would
like to hear what the public wants in the
farnival.
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Anyone with some suggestions can
contact any members of the Optimists
goClub.m
good
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ulic support for all their project% to
Weisenburg said the club has had
date and he thanked the people of Seale. iii
for their support.
two days and Henderson said it seemed like
"a lot of money to send kids away for two
days".
Students at Turnberry have financed the
bulk of the costs themselves through draws,
raffles and sales. ' .5,chool
principal Paul Statia said the fund raising by
the students will pay for transportation,
accomodation and tours.
The Turnberry principal told the board in
a letter that1.11Fiund raising was a good
experience for the students. He said the
students-learned to handle money and were
encouraged to co-operate with one another
working toward a common goat.
Henderson wasn't all that ready to buy
Statia's claim that students raise money
themselves and do not involve parents. He
pointed out that whether the parent pays the •
child's way directly or buys raffle tickets and
chocolate bars he is still paying the costs.
The Seaforth trustee said the trip to
Quebec planned by students at F.E. Madill
Secondary in Wingham was a better
example of what he was concerned with. He
said parents of Turnberry students will pay
20 for their child to go on that trip but the
excursion to Quebec will cost parents about
$110 a child. He pointed out that the Madill
students raised no money for the trip but
rather divided the costs among, the students.
Henderson said that parents feel obligated
to send their children on the trips because
they are promoted as educational for
students. He added that the parents may
also feel some social pressure to send the
child. He said he wondered if the parents
"Apreciated board approval".
Wingham trustee Jack Alexander asked
the board's administration if any student
was ever unable to go on such trips because
of lack of money.
Superintendant Bob •Allan said he had
never heard of a stude,nt being. denied the
opportunity,. of going, on the trip if the
parents- could not afford- it. Fle said in some
cases arrangements are made with service
clubs to sponsor students whose families
cannot afford- the costs.
Board Chairman John Elliott said if
parents were unhappy with board approval
of field trips they are not making their
feeling known to trustees. He said he had
never heard a parent complaining about field
trip approVals.
Members of Hensall council learned on'
Monday that the Ontario Municipal Board
(OMB) approved the town's application for
storm sewers, which will be east of the
Canadian National Railway tracks, and
built by Omega Contractors of London.
Council passed a bylaw for the con-
struction of the, sewers at an estimated cost
of $535,000 and the borrowing of money by
-means of temporary advances and the
issuances of debentures for a sum not
exceeding $300,000.
Council also approved a bylaw authorizing
an agreement between- the town of Hensall
and the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications to cost share the storm
system from manhole 10 to the sewer outlet
to connect the propsed Hwy. #84 storm
sewer into the village sewer at the
intersection of Hwy. #84 and Wellington
Street.
Members also approved a bylaw
designating certain streets in the village. as
fire routes and prohibiting parking on these
streets.
In the future, signs will be posted
prohibiting parking nn the north side of
Oxford Street. from Bock Street, Westerly
150 feet; on the south side of -Oxford Street,
from Brock Street, westerly 450 feet; east
side of Brock Street, from Oxford Street to
Richmond Street south and the south side of
Queen Street from Nelson Street, westerly
200 feet.
Anyone parking on the designated fire
routes in the future is subject to a fine of $10
or having their vehicle towed away and
impounded.
Tuckersmith discovers
Costs up at Vanastra rec centre
earne
, At their • 'regular meeting on. Tuesday
night. recreation director Diane Durnin
explained that the initial renovations to
prepare 'the centre with a fitness and
aquatics program arc more extensive . than
realized..
Mrs. Durnin explained that it is hoped
that the- increased cost will still be funded.
from a Wintario grant. As well., she hopes to
get the January .31, 1979 completion date
extended. The 'date was a condition a the
initial grant qualification.
The renovations will include emergency
exits, ramps, washrooms and changing
Reeve Ervin Sillery hesitated. .
"it's going to 'compliment what we have
now,"Mrs. Durnin replied.
"There's quite a demand for' it and I've
'just chme the initial resetfch"into it,'' she
added. -
Mrs. Durnin told council that ARC
._industries, the Day -Centre at Huronview.
the Bluewater Centre and the Group Home
in .Goderich have already shown interest in
participating'in the programs that the centre
will offer. In fact, the Day Centre at
Huronview is considering -.moving their
stroke therapy group out to the Vanastra
Centre.
"Instead of 'Swimming for , an hour they
can make it an entire day at the cenRe."
Mrs. Durnin said. "They have the use of the
kitchen for meals, the exercise rooms. crafts,
therapy and the pool."
The mentally retarded, children' and
adults, senior Citizens. stroke patients, and
the physicalh, disabled could use the fitness,
theraputic and social facilities that the centre
hopes to offer.
Council questioned the upkeep and
maintenance costs of the new addition.
However Mrs. Durnin said, "Hopefully
certain costs will be met with additional
people coining in. At first we'll be offering a
reduced charge and gradually increasing it
as . the users become integrated in the
program."
She further added that- most groups using
the.' facilities will bring their own
supervisors. As well the centre will receive a
$19,000' Canada Works grant to pay salaries
for those implementing the program.
Council agreed to let Mrs. - Durnin
continue with her work on the proposed
addition. With the help of Al Sinclair from
the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, the
proposed plan must meet the ministry's
approval before the grants are allocated.
In other business. a two man delegation
from the Vanastra Curling' Club spoke to
council on, repairs that must be made to their
rink. Council agreed to back the club for the'
$3,000 that is necessary to complete the
work. In return, the club will pay a
substantial amount of their montly bingo
proceeds from December to April and during
the summer months they will pay $200.
• Council accepted two building permits
from. Harold Parsons. lot 5 Concession 13
HRS, a grainery and David Reid, Part lot'
33, concession 2 LRS, alterations to a barn.
Tile drainage loans were accepted from
Rieny Van Loon, lot 5, concession 9. HRS,
$3,000; Rieny Van Loon, E 'half lot 4,
concession 8, $11.000: John Brandetterst,
lots 3 and 4, concession 2, LRS $30,495.
[By Shelley McPhee]
What started out as a project to m ake
renovations to' th-e--`Vanastra Recreation
Centre has now turned into a $160,000 fo
$22,444 addition, Tuckersmith council ,tim:...,;41:10„:„.outside---vialk4,-.. •
The proposed extension, 44 by 110 square
feet. will be build across the' front Of the
existing building. It would include improved
washrooms, a larger exercise -room, better
access to the pool, an activity room that
could be used for crafts or meetings and the
old exercise room could be used as a therapy
room. Mrs. Durnin explained.
,"This seems like a tremendous addition,"
Hensall council sets
policy on delegations
Hensall ok's
storm sewers
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