The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-23, Page 1Whole No. #5777
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THESE BI-RTHDAY PARTIES ARE ALRIGHT .IVIQrshall Young of
Seaforth ManQr dances with nurse, Gwen Scott at his9Oth birthday'pariy
held at the manor on Saturday night. Birthdays obviously aren't all bad in
Mr. Young's opinion. (Photo by Oke)
Inside this week •
'his 3iuronS4ktfx*sitor
McQuaids Married P 5
Hay Champ for 7th Year
Mother of 8 Graduates
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Subdivisioti to be
West Branch
inform her to work with the owners of :he
land on 'which the pillars arc lot:tilted:
The clerk reported that to, date the 3,189.
residents of thetownhsip had purchased I 1 1
building permits this year totalling
$1.692,999.,
Following adjournment Reeve •
Ervin Sillery replied to a question 'from the
press representative that he would not •be
seeking the Huron County warden's office
thiS coming term. Last month lie had stated
lie had been asked to 'run and was
considering it. The election for. that position
will take place in Goderich on December 12..
defeated trustees
If voters failed to take pasts recordS into
consideration when selecting hoard of
education trustees in the November 13
municipal elections the board of education
did not allow those' records to go unnoticed.
At its last meeting Monday night the 1977-78
hoard of education in Huron County cited
two veteran trustees who both lost bids for
re-election earlier this month.
At the close of the board's final session
board chairman John Elliott said Ile wanted
to take the time to. "publicly recognize the
contributidn" Wingham trustee Jack
Alexander and Goderich trustee Cayley Hill
"had both made to the 'education system in
his county".
During that election issue was made of
Mr. Alexander's habit of taking a winter
holiday. Candidates claimed that the
incumbent trustee was shirking his duty by
taking an extended winter vacation in the
south and voters obviously agreed.
Mr. Elliott mentioned the vacation
--Monday -night-supporting. Alexandet,.... The
chairman said being a board of education
trustee involveS actively participating in
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proposals the needs of every school.
Trustee Ronald Marcy of Stratford asked
when the board could expect a reply from the
ministry of education on its decision to
approve or not approve the proposals in the
live-year forecast. He was told it' could be
February or ,not at all. He suggested that if
the board was turned down it slab Id send a
delegation to Toronto tp speak
ministry officials.
Outdoor Ed. •
Ti'ustee William Kinahan of Lucknow
qUestioned the outdoor education centre and
what conservation authority wodld be
involved. Mr. Eckert told him it c'outd be any
authority in the two counties and the
proposal to the ministry had to be submitted
early because if approved, much time was
needed to research locations and work out (
the agreement. • . ' •
Mr. Eckert said Many boards had worked
out agreements and the ministry looked
favourably on such projects.
• John O'Leary of Staffa asked about the
school at Exeter, "I think the board only did
a minimum there this year". To which Mr.
Eckert replied that possibly during the next
few years with 'the continuing' growth in
Exeter it would be necessary to look into
improvements there.
Business superintendent Jack Lane said
that new projects could be added to the list
of proposals for another year and given
priority listing if the need was' indicated.
An ad hoc committee has been named to
interview applicants for the • position of
superintendent of education for the board
following the recent resignation of Joseph
Mills. Named were William Kinahan. John
O'Drowsky and Keiloh Montgomery for the
board to work withfPirector William Eckert
and Rev. Tony Sonderup, president of
Huron-Perth Deanery. Ted Geoffrey was
named as alternate.
' t:YE eker' t said with the deadline Monday
20 applications for the position had been
received,
The board approved a leave of absence
for Mrs. Stella Farwell, Grade 1 teacher at
St. Aloysuis school in Stratford from January
1 to August 31, 1979'
Library
TruStee Mickey Vere repotted that Dan
Devlin would be willing to continue to
represent the board as a representative on
the Stratford Library Board and that Fred
Bergsma indicated he expedted he would be
able to continue as a representative, as well.
—ThTBOard—v—vill meet in corMirittee-Ofzthe:
whole in camera on November 27 to discuss
salaries of sescretaries and administrative
staff.
sruckersm ith aWard$ • contact
,By Wilma Okel
Tuckersmith Township council awarded
he tender for the repairs to the O'Brien
Irainage work ,. to Goheon I td 0f 'Dundalk.
The (;theoti tender amounted 'to $3,561.60,
he lowest of sOotniited,.. agreeing to
,egin work on the drain this Week. No
tppeals' were heard on the report on the
drain at the court of Revision, and a by 7.1dw
vas passed accepting the .engineer's report.
Council granted a request by Clifford
Holland of R,R,4, Clinton to move a house
his former home) from Hullett Township to
cis lot in Tuckersmith -• north half of lot 35,
concession I, Huron Road Survey.
Approval was given for a tile drainage
oan for $11,000.
Council refused a request from Jacob
Thalen to rent the road allowance in.
Vanastra at the end of Fifth Avenite (closed
over two years ago by council). to park
trailers lie hopes to self along with his
furniture business.
The ministry of communications and
transportation notified council that-the main
gate to the former Canadian Forces Base
(now Vanastra) was not on the roadway
owned by the province. but was located on
township property. The stone gate posts are
located, on. private property. The' entrance-
way has been closed for a number of years
due to. increased traffic on Number 4
InOmay since the war years,
The ministry was •replynig to council's
etter asking who was responsible for the
upkeep of the stone pillars now showing
signs of deterioration. Mrs. John (Edith
Dale) Baker had expressed her concern to
council sometime ago on behalf a group
interested in preserving the gateway, the
Huron Historical ,Society, and other in-
terested persons.
Councillor Frank Falconer expressed a
TOk-- -"iiirefes I "lIT —preserving -the -stone
pillars or the iron gate. Reeve Ervin Sillery
showed more concern and, requested Clerk
Jack McLachlan to contact Mrs. Baker to
"Chairman praises
Huron board ok's trips to London for handicapped -child
Seaforth's new low cost home
subdivision, to be developed by Arris Land
Development Ltd. of Fort Erie on 10 acres
purchased from the town got its name at
council Monday night, although neither the
agreement selling the land nor the p roposed
purchase price have been made public.
The name favoured by councillors is West
Branch, after Seaforth's sister town in
Michigan. Suggested by councillor-elect
Harry Mere, who was in the audience along
with councillors-elect Bob Dinsmore and
Bruce Hoelscher it won out over Westfield.
Little Scotland and Thistledown, The only
unnamed street in the subdivision (others
will be extensioys of Brantford, Railway,
Sparring and Elizabeth Sts. will be called
West Branch Ayen(pe!
Streets in and to teh subdivision will have
to be dedicated. Jim McIntosh a land
surveyor working for Arris told council, in
order to get Ministry of Housing approval for
the subdivsion.
The outgoing council will hold a special
meeting next Monday, Nov. 27 when the
agreement with the developer will be
presented, and streets will be dedicated.
Clerk Jim Crocker said the council
committee which has negotiated with Arris
By Wilma Oke
If the ministry of education approves, the
Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board will spend about
$588,500 on school improveMents and new
buses in 1979. about $317,500 in 1980 and
about $785,000 in 1981. 1982 and 1983 for a
total capital expenditure of $1,691,000. over
the, next five years.
The board set,its priorities Monday night.
First on the list Was St. Michael's School.
Stratford, where the board hopes to convert
Classrooms I a,IA? into industrial arts rooms
and classrooms and 4 into home ecnonl'ics
rooms and the gym balcony into •a music
room, including equipment 'for each. The
'estimated cost is $185,000.
Its second priority for 1979 is io add three
classrooms at St. Joseph's School, in Clinton
to replace, two portables there now, plus the
addition of a special education facility there
for the pupils in the county of- Huron. The
estimated cost is $368,500.
Its third pr iority .for 1979 is the purchase •
of two new buses to replace two 1973
66-passenger buses at an estimated cost of
,$35,000. "
In 1980 the board proposes to buy two
additional new buses for an estimated
$36,000 to replace two 1974 72-passenger
buses. In addition the board proposes two
classrooms, resource centre, kitchen and
sleeping accommodation as a faicility for
out-door education for the system schools in
co-operation with one of the Conservation
Authorities in the two counties, at an
estimated cost of $281,500.
In 1981. the boards would consider the
purchase.of a 4 to 5-acre 'site•in the town pf .
Listowel at an estimated Cost of $100,000 and
then in 1982 a new school on • the site--five
classrooms, library resource and general
purpose room. change rooms and health.
room at an estimated cost of $410,000,
Also planned for' 1982 at St. Joseph's
School in Stratford, a library resource,
general purpose and change rooms at an
estimated cost of $275,000,
List Open
William Eckert, Director of Education,
said the improvements would "look after
some of our needs but the list is open for
deletions or additions of items not already
there".
Trustee Ronald Murray of Dublin
` questioned why schools lacking such things
as 'gyms were not included in the list of
proposals. He stated,: "We're not going for
equality of education-- some schools
everything and others- zilch!"
He was told the' board would lack
credibility if it included in its lists of
The Huron County Board of Education
agreed Monday night to pick up the tab to
send a five year old handicapped child to the
London and District Crippled Children's
Treatment Centre fropi his home in Stephen
'Township. The request was made by the
child's mother, Kathy Bullock, to, have her
son transported daily to the London centre
for morning kindergarten classes and
afternoon therapy sessions. The youngster
suffers from cerebal palsy.
Superintendent of Education Don Kenwell
told the board the tuition fees for the student
would amount to $15 a day but that the
hoard's Share Of that cost, 48 percent, would
amount to tl.M, the remaining $7.80 a day
lacing paid by the ministry of education,
hopes council will approve sale of the land nu:
he would not release details or price before
Monday's meeting.
The low cost subdivision has been inthe
works for about four years. A planning board
survey then indicated the need for such
housing and a year and a half ago council
sought submissions from developers.
In April of this year, Arris, with its
proposal for 60 homes, single and
semi-detached won approval in principle.
There was concern in April that a
developer could resell the land to builders
and clerk Crocker said then that lire town's
sale of the land could prohibit that.
Arris told council at a meeting. later that
month that while they weren't primarily
builders, three builders are part of the
company. The company could build houses
itSelf or deC'elep the land and sell-lots to local
builders, the Arris spokesman said.
Members of the committee who have been
drawing up the agreement-to sell to Arris
are: Mayor Betty Cardno, councillors Irwin
Johnston and Jim Sills (who is chairman),
town engineer Peter Sawyer, county
planners Roman Dzus and Gary Davidson,
clerk Crocker and planning board chairman
Gord Rimmer.
Transportation costs were much heftier
according to Keriwell. He said three quotes
had been received, one from Lang Bus Lines
had a daily rate of $60, one frOtn Murphy
Bus Lines cost $75 a day and one from
Exeter Bus Lines, in a van with, other
childrpn, would cost $20 a day. The ministry
pays 82 percent of the transportation costs
'and the board the rest.
Mr. Kenwell told the board Mrs. Bullock
had recently moved to Huron County from
Middlesex County.
Wingham trustee Jack Alexander asked
Mr. kenweil why he had moved here
asking if the family was "renters Moving
around a lot". The Wingham trustee,
looking at the report from Mt. kenwell.that
engine stored in the Hensall station.
For $3 56 1
outlined the hefty transportation costs,
suggested that it may be Cheaper for the
board to "buy a house in LOodon and leave
them there" suggesting it may be less than
what'the board will pay in daily transpor-
tation fees.
John Cochrane, director of education, told
the board that he was not exactly clear on the
board's responcibilities under the education
act but said that ,0 the best of his memory
the board had a responsibility to pay tuition
fees only for the youngster. He said the
board had the option to pay none, a share of,
or- all the costs for transportation.
Mr. Kenwell pointed out that he was not
familiar with the family but did know that
the father "did not move this time" with the
on the sale of the land he read. They include
a provision that construction be started
within a year of purchase and completed
within two, otherwise the town can buy back
the land at the original purchase price.
Some of the early buyers of the town
owned land don't have-this covenant. Those
who do are meeting the provisions, clerk Jim
Crocker told the Expositor.
Restriction on sign size, excavations,
storing material outside, landscaping,
dumping. noise and emissions are included.
in conditions of sale of the land. Some
agreements speedy what size building is to
be erected, Clerk Jim Crocker said.
He agreed with 'councillor Roth that
the land can be resold at a profit as long as
the original buyer outs a building on it. Two
and a half lots are left in the area because.
although an offer to purchase 'has been
accepted, the clerk can't get , hold of the
buyer.
Sale of land-to Phil Bisback was authorized
and to Lloyd Eisler by an unusually narrow' 5
to 4 vote.
Council's new procedural by-law, the first
revision of how public business is done since
1946, was also passed Monday night.
Other bylaWs de-desig'nated the lot next to
the former Els on Smith house and
authorized the same profit sharing
agreement as last year between the arena
and Seaforth's Junior D hockey team.
Santa's
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Despite a last minute contention by
councillors Ken Roth'and Jim Sills that the
land is too ,cheap, and might be needed by
the town, council passed by-,laws-authorizing
finalizing the sale of the last of the land in its
industrial park:
**At any time. we' could have • told the
development committee .(which negotiated
all the land salesl • the Price was not high
enough. We didn't do that. You're part Of
council." mayor Betty Cardno told councillor
Roth.
Landonly started selling once zoning was,
changed, from industrial to highway
commercial, councillor Sills pointed out.
He asked that convenants and restrictions
fainilys He added that the board's share of
the transportation for Exeter Coach Lines
would be 18 percent. That share amounts to
$3.60 a day.
Vice chairman Don McDonald asked if the
child could be put up in London in a boarding
house.
"He is a bit young", said Mr. Kenwell.
Boa d :hairman John Elliott pointed out
after the meeting that the fees to send the
Bullock child to London were probably not
that much more than fees the board pays to
transport mentally retarded children TO-•the
training centres operated in some county
elementary schools.
Equqpty..que'stioned as
separate bpiprd plans
'yepr spenditjg,.
Seaforth council agreed Monday night to
buy the long awaited PA system and
'improved lighting at the arena and learned
funds have been raised fon'the equipment.
Seaforth Optimists will -.donate whatever
a motint 'is still needed. estimated at about
S i 100, council learned, Total cost of the new
equipment is about $12.000 but gmiernment.
grants have reduced the amount needed
from• private donors to about $3,000.
Community Centre, and Wintario grants and
the town each providd.$3,000.• caming.
lights, from. Three Phassc Electric, Clinton
BOth the PA., from D.B.Communications,
Southainpton at $4700 plus tax and the
at $6600 plus tax, should be installed by the Santa Claus is coming to Seaforth for a
new year. short visit on Saturday afternoon, December
Arena chairman Bill Bennett assured 16 according to Irwin Johnson. who' said' the
councillors that several - quotes had been visit is being arranged by the' Lions Club.
sought and lowest. price on lights and the Tentative plans call fora visit to the. wo
LET'S PRETEND WE'RE FIREMEN=These i young people frOrnthe second loweSts' on the PA system had been Seaforth nursing homes aroand noon. This
Hensall Nursery School seem to' take their neStv role of firemen • very chosen. "Two "Two other arenas weren't happy willbe, followed by, a parade from the arena
seriously. Victoria Bisbdck, Jason' Reid and Jgtitny, Neil.nds all don- with the lowest priced PA'''. Mr. Bennett ."to the"TOwn Hull which should get underway
ned 'firemen's hats at they .411ifehr tdth4retend ride-on'r0 . • ',pit .kkk
tyy.o.vcio*, Santa Wi0e accompanied
..Before the Optimist.dOTtOtion,'SSOVorThe • b'y• the Seaforth- District, High School Band
(Expositor Photo) fight and PA fund was received from the and on arrival at the Town- Hall will receive
Lloyd Eisler family, rec director Clive: Buist area children, Mr. Johnson said'.
said, additional details would be available next