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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-03-18, Page 8If you know of a young couple recently married or about to be just fill in this coupon and mail to our office. We will start a 6 month subscription for the newlyweds as our wedding gift. NAME OF NEWLYWEDS ADDRESS DATE MAFtFilE13 .SIdNATORE — Zte exeferTNes-Abnocafe Box 850i3E53.1;i0111a110 Let Us Hear From You! Niall1M11•11111111111111111r If you're making minimum wage, you get a raise this week. The Minimum Wage rates for Ontario went up on Monday, March 15th. If you are presently earning minimum wage, read the following schedule to find out what your new rate will be. New minimum rates General minimum, hourly $ 2.65 General learner rate, hourly 2.55 (during first month of employment) Construction rate, hourly 2.90 Guard on construction projects, hourly 2.90 Student rate, hourly 2.15 (applies to students under 18, who work 28 hours or less per week, or during school holidays) Ambulance industry rate: a) weekly 127.20 b) hourly (less than 48 hrs. a week) 2.65 NEW: Minimum hourly rate for an employee who serves liquor directly to a customer, guest, member or patron in any place operating under license or permit issued under Liquor License Act. $ 2.50 New room and board rates The following maximum rates apply when room and board are used in calculating minimum wage: a) room (weekly) 11.00 b) meals (each) 1,15 OR (weekly) 24.00 c) both room and meals (weekly) 35.00 You can get more information about the new Minimum Wage rates and the Employment Standards Act by writing or phoning: Employment Standards Branch, Ontario Ministry of Labour, 400 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1V2 965-5251 Ministry of Labour Employment Standards Branch Ontario Hon, Bette Stephenson, M.D. Minister TAX 'TIPS. MR CANADIAN FARMERS )i.,1975 •Scotiatiiinii GRAND Reeve's letter commends spirit in community AND DISTRICT NEWS March 18, 1976 THE EXETER-TIMES ADVOCATE Page 8 Council wants action on drainage Dear Editor: The council of the Village of Grand Bend at the meeting held March 15 requested that I write to you expressing some of our comments on the recent problems in our area, We would like to acknowledge and thank the public employees who worked so hard to restore our streets and power to normal. Garry Desjardines organized a clean up of village property very quickly and efficiently. Stan Lovie, the PUC line foreman and his assistant Dave i nterfer ed roblem Parkhill This could involve the use of ultra-modern equipment to photograph the interior of the sewer from one end to the other or at least in the suspected trouble spots. One fact stressed to council by Dirksen was that his department had not received any official complaints regarding water problems along the line, Before homewoners with wet basements will be able to count on having their drains put in good working order there is still a considerable amount of red tape to unravel. MTC officials will have to do their inspection. Ministry of the Environment officers will have to grant per- mission before any new con- nections can be made. A few existing connections to the pipe will have to be checked out to see if it is possible for them to work efficiently, Meanwhile spring is just around the corner and melting snow and rain may cause con- siderable damage and discomfort again this year. DesJardines gave a great amount of their time and energy to repair and reinstall hydro. The residents of the village join with the council, I am sure, in thanking these men for the way they met and coped with a trying, situation, It also should be noted that Mrs. Manore and Mrs. Green both kept the phone lines of the PUC available to the public under some pretty uncomfortable conditions. Hay Telephone system is also to be commended on the way in which they handled the situation, OPP patrols were stepped up to prevent looting and to react to any problems quickly. The members of Ontario Hydro who restored the feeder lines were a most welcome temporary addition to the Grand Bend scene as were the extra crews from Mitchell and Kincardine who assisted our PUC. Bruce Houck of the Pinery Park sent some of his men to assist in our clean up. The community spirit and helpfulness show!) in this period is one of the things that makes Grand Bend such a great place to live. Thank you. R.M. (Bob) Sharen Reeve, Village of Grand Bend, By MRS. HARRY SHEPPARD A capacity crowd filled the North Middlesex District Arena Sunday and several awards given to children who presented "Countries of the World," at the skating show. The Silver Blades" is the name of the figure skaters of which Mrs. Maxine Truemner is the president. Pat Donelan of CFPL was master of cermonies. ADDING to the pile of fallen branches is Stan Johnson of Grand Bend. He has cleaned up his yard and the debris will soon be burned on the beach. T-A photo by Sharon Specht Establish April 10 deadline for burning trash on beach Council wants back taxes Grand Bend council is faced with the same problem, annoying many other municipalities these days — the collection of overdue taxes. The present policy of charging one percent in- terest per month on taxes in arrears should be in- creased to one-and-a-half to two percent-according to councillor Bill Baird. With present interest rates and the additional bookkeeping costs the people who are late in making their payments are really adding to the tax burden of those who pay promptly. A small mountain of paperwork has to be filled out by council to enable them to be in a position of selling a property for back taxes. Under present regulations even if the taxes are three years behind on a property, council must still give the owner an additional 30 days notice in writing before any additional action can be taken. Personals During the storm with no hydro to load milk trucks, nearly 100 lb of butter was made by Louie Van Sas and the Ansems, with a homemade churn turned by hand. Mrs. Juanita Charlton and Mrs. Jean Anderson arrived home Monday after a week's holiday in Florida. The Davey Tree Experts are busy getting rid of branches on all streets this week. Walter Ostanek and his or- chestra are coming to Taxandria, Arkona April 7, 1976. A meeting of the 'Parents for North Middlesex", was held recently at NMDHS. Mrs. Kay Peterkin of Parkhill and cousin, Mrs. Betty Smythe of London arrived home after three weeks vacation in St. Petersburg and Daytona Beach, Florida. The garage of Bernie Nauss was demolished by flames Monday evening. Grand Bend council is anxious to rectify a 12-year-old problem with the storm sewer on Highway 21. Ries Dirksen, a representative from the Ministry of Trans- portation and Communications was on hand Monday night to present his department's position on the matter and to offer advice to council on how they could go about getting the problem corrected. The problems stem from construction of a storm sewer along the highway in 1964 that, according to councillor Bill Baird, has not been working properly for the past 10 years. Baird said he knows personally of four or five homes along the sewer route that are constantly plagued with water backing up in basements. The original purpose of the drain was to handle the run off of water from the highway and Mr. Dirksen told council that the project was designed primarily to handle clear water only and not drainage water from homes along the route. He admitted, however, that under certain circumstances drains from residences could be connected to the main sewer. This would only be allowed for water that was unpolluted from established drains that had to be connected to the main pipe because the initial construction Council briefs side of the street in the hopes the village would take it from there. This is not the case as property owners are responsible for removing the brush themselves. Several councillors said they had already informed residents about this and were hoping they would co-operate. Grand Bend was one of the hardest hit areas by the ice storm and restoring the town to normal has been a formidable task for local workers. Council commended Gary Desjardine for quick action in having the streets opened shortly after the storm was over. more they have to be babied," he stated. Reeve Sharen said the reason he wanted to notify everybody of the regulations was that the onus would then be on the property owners to comply. "If they don't clean up the mess than we'll be able to get it done ourselves and charge them," he added. Councillor Green agreed that everybody should be notified. Gary Desjardine told council that most of the broken branches have already been cleared but there were still quite a few people who had just piled them on the would have otherwise with their operation. Councillor Baird continued to press Dirksen for action from his department, Dirksen was unruffled by several attempts to shift responsibility for the present problem to the MTC. He stated the design of the storm sewer was accepted by the council of 1964 to handle the run-off of water from the highway and that no stipulations had been made for connections along the route. Councillor Baird said it was possible construction of the sewer might not have been done properly in the first place. He cited the inability of the line to handle the water quickly during a heavy rain. He also mentioned the area of the road in front of the LCBO where the water has risen to well over one foot on occasion because the sewer wasn't taking it away fast enough. Comments from council were that the pipes either weren't large enough or that the openings in the man holes were too small. The other suspected. cause of the problem was that the pipe could be broken in a critical area or that it had become clogged with silt. After a few minutes of debate over who would be financially responsible for any repairs reeve Sharen asked Dirksen what could be done to correct the problem. Sharen believed - property owners would be willing to pay to get their drains connected to the drain if they could get MTC approval. Dirksen's answer was that his department would probably give approval if permission could be obtained from the Ministry of the Environment, He said they would have to make tests to be sure that none of the water allowed into the sewer was polluted. He also hinted the MTC would accept a request for an inspection at no cost to the village because council suspects there is a blockage somewhere in the system. Works foreman Gary Desjardine has recommended council establish April 10 as the deadline for burning brush on the beach, Councillor Harold Green ex- pressed his opinion that the date should be extended until April 17 but he was outvoted by all other members of council. Desjardine felt if the date was left too late it would conflict with the annual spring clean-up project in the village. Councillor Bob Simpson ex- pressed his concern that out-of- town property owners might not have enough time to clear the debris. The dump will open this year on April 17 and council was emphatic in their wishes that none of the broken limbs be taken there. Reeve Bob Sharen estimated it would cost about $80 to notify all property owners of the deadline for getting the brush to the beach. Councillor Bill Baird in- terjected that he felt everybody will have heard about the storm by now and that there was no reason to mail out the notices, "Themore you baby people the Endorse death penalty Grand Bend council has received a letter from Hay township stating they are not interested in a joint arrangement for cemetery, facilities. ,NO,,,,,ftc,i§ion has been rea„ched by council on what type of parking regulations to put into effect in the village this year. At the last meeting a proposal from the Chamber of Commerce was heard recommending one hour limits on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for the summer months, Councillor Bill Baird recom- mended the village look into the possibility of receiving financial assistance in the form of a grant to offset expenses incurred from cleaning up and repairing damage caused by the ice storm. Works foreman Gary Desjardine asked for permission to hire an hourly rated employee to help with tree trimming and road repair. The job would not be full time but on an "as required" basis. A new chain saw will be pur- chased at a cost of approximately $200. The village will undertake repairs to the dock themselves rather than call in outside help. A total of 15 general oc- currences were, investigated during the week of March 7 to March 13, by the OPP, Pinery Bend. Detachment at Grand The investigations resulted in three charges under the narcotic control act, three charges under the liquor control act and one impaired driving charge, OPP report Reeve suggests forming group for emergencies The formation of a community involvement committee would be beneficial to Grand Bend in cases of emergencies. Reeve Bob Sharen informed council Monday night that a similar group is operating suc- cessfully in Dresden and had made a valuable contribution in helping to clear the mess left in the wake of the recent ice storm. Sharen believes a group of this type would be an important asset to the village. Volunteers working in emergency situations would also mean a considerable saving to the taxpayer, There wasn't much discussion on how this organization would be formed but nobody disputed the potential value.. Put our office staff and computers to work on your books and paperwork now. The death penalty should be returned for murder. This was the opinion of Grand Bend council as they made their feelings known on this con- tentious topic at a regular meeting Monday night. Councillor Bill Baird expressed the strongest opinion when he said he believes in capital punish- ment 100 percent. "A firing squad should be formed to do away with killers," the councillor stated. Reeve Bob Sharen advised council that he thought the ultimate penalty should be maintained for only certain types of murders. He listed multiple killings as an example. The other types of murder referred to would include the killing of policemen and prison guards, This is actually the way the present law in Canada reads but nobody has been executed for murder in recent years. Bob Simpson was the only councils" to express his doubts about approval of the motion favoring capital punishment. "Do we have the right to do the same thing as the murderers,''llie asked? Council made the decision in response to a questionnaire submitted by the federal government to get their opinions on a variety of topics including: price and wage controls, government spending and in- flation. Get free tax tips book now. Half load limits will become effective on Lake Road. A recommendation was also ac ) cepted to try and bring in MTC inspectors to check the heavy vehicles using the road. Councillor B. Clark from Thedford appeared in person to try and seek an arrangement to use Grand Bend's sanitary landfill site instead of the one in Watford. No decision will be reached on the matter until figures are available on the amount of waste and the costs involved, An offer from the Flying Aquanauts to perform again this year was not enthusiastically received by council, If any action is to be taken to bring them back this year it will have to come from the Chamber of Commerce. Dog patrols Pay expenses \ $4.95. 144 page value, !tee for Sconahank farm f' viers while quantities Est .Ask the manager when speak to hint about (ANCIILK. We recently added a system called CANCHEK to our Scotia Farm Services Package. CANCHEK's a simple, inexpensive way of getting our business people and computers to do your books and paperwork. So come in and talk to a Scotiabank manager about CANCHEK and all the other features of Scotia Farm Services. But do it now, before you get into the spring rush. Scotiabank AAA THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA mold I aithwaitc 1 • 114:' Dogs running loose in Grand Bend might not have as much freedom after April 1st. Grand Bend council Monday night decided to enter into an agreement with the London Humane Society to have one of their officers patrol the town on a regular weekly basis, Estimated cost to the village for this canine service is $800 per year. The patrols could be in- creased if warranted at an ad- ditional charge of $7 per hour and 20 cents per mile. Councillor Bob Simpson felt the service might have to be stepped-up in certain months of the year, A few minutes after the bylaw was approved to go ahead with the Humane Society agreement the meeting adjourned. When the councillors left the municipal offices they were greeted by a pack of about eight dogs. Grand Bend council Monday night endorsed a resolution from Hawkesbury council calling for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to pay the expenses of directors who attend their meetings. Under the present arrangement the municipality who has a representative on the association must pay the ex- penses. In some cases the equality of payment is unfair because the representative may be acting for more than one community in the area,