Times-Advocate, 1978-10-05, Page 18Page 18 Times-Advocate, October 5, 1978
Lucan
Water rates to be revised,
no change for residential
The wheels were put in
motion Tuesday night for the
revision of rates for users of
the village of Lucan
municipal water system.
A resolution was passed
authorizing the immediate
increase in the price of bulk
water purchased at the
water tower.
The old price of 25 cents
per 100 gallons is being
doubled to 50 cents for the
same quantity.
At the same time clerk Ed
Melanson was instructed to
prepare a bylaw to increase
the village commercial rates
and all rates to out-of-village
users.
. The bylaw which needs
Ontario Municipal Board
approval would set the out of
village residential rate at $8
per month.
The outside of Lucan
commercial rate which will
include farm animal
operations will be $8 for the
first 4.000 gallons, 75 cents
per thousand for the next
50,000 gallons, 65 cents on the
next 50,000 gallons and 55
cents per thousand on the
balance.
The in-village commercial
rate will be $4 for the first
4,000 gallons and the rates on
the next three units of 50,000
gallons will be 60, 50 and 40
cents per thousand gallons,
respectively.
The residential water rate
for Lucan consumers will
remain at $4 per month.
Reeve Ivan Hearn and
councillors Larry Hotson
and Norm Steeper said the
residential rate should be
left as it is.
Hearn commented “We
must remember that if we
need capital expenditures in
the future it’s our own
taxpayers who will bear the
cost. They should not be
charged extra now.”
Steeper agreed saying,
“The people outside the
village who are not con
tributing to our tax base are
not paying their fair share.”
A survey on water rates
prepared by Hotson and
Steeper showed that Lucan’s
residential rate of $4 per
month is by far the lowest in
the area.
Other monthly rates
quoted were Exeter $7.68,
Parkhill $9, St. Marys $6 and
London township $9.20.
Following are ob
servations included in the
report.
The reported impending
water shortage in the Village
is not likely to be too serious
possibly for the next five
years or longer.
The 40 services estimated
as our remaining capacity
does not include an ap
proximate 80-90 services
reserved for housing in
proposed subdivision
agreements. However, the
forty existing should be
reserved for Village use as
much as possible.
The current housing
market would seem to in
dicate that many services
will not be required for some
time.
This does not suggest we
can forget pending water
problems. It does, however,
seem to buy time for us to
establish healthy capital
reserves, to enact and en
force conservation methods,
and possibly investigate to
advantage areas of future
supply if needed.
Objectives are to build
capital reserves to help meet
the costs of future ex
pansions.
Review and enforce by
laws related to water con
servation.
Maintain accurate reports
on water consumption and
seek ways to discourage
waste and thereby lower the
per capita consumption.
The reported average per
capita consumption is 95-100
gallons per day. The
desirable has been suggested
as 65 gallons per capita.
Suspected causes for the
higher than average con
sumption are seasonal lawn
watering, feed lots, high
rural sales from the tower, a
previously high consumption
at the old arena, commercial
operations that use water as
part of their normal
procedures and swimming
pools.
High losses
in crashes
Damages were high in
seven accidents investigated
this week by officers of the
Lucan detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police.
They amounted to $18,300.
The highest damages of
$6,000 were inflicted Monday
at 7.50 a.m. when vehicles
driven by Cindy Wees, Lucan
and Nazmi Qahwash,
London collided on Highway
4, south of the Medway
bridge. Constable W.T.
Hodgins investigated.
Saturday vehicles driven
by Peter D. Dingle, Kin
cardine and Ralph McComb,
London were in collision on
Highway 4 at County road 5.
Constable D.R. Vance listed
damages at $3,000.
Constable G.J. Barker
listed damages at $500 when
a car driven by Hans
Geertsen, R.R. 2 Lucan left
County road 23 at Concession
12-13 in London township.
The mishap occurred
Thursday at 5.50 a.m.
The first of three Wed
nesday accidents occurred
at 1.30 p.m. at the in
tersection of Highways 4 and
7 at Elginfield. The drivers
involved were Jan Cam
bridge, R.R. 3 Ilderton and
Norman Patrick London.
Constable W.R. Disher
estimated damages at $4,000.
At 6.25 p.m. a vehicle
driven by Rhea VanderLoo
R.R. 4, Denfield was
damaged to the extent of
$1,000 when it left County
road 23 in London township.
Constable G.N. Wilcox in
vestigated.
Only five minutes later,
vehicles driven by Pieter
Bakker, Lucan and Henry
Jack Vander Loof, R.R. 1
Arva collided on Highway 4,
just north of the northerly
limits of London. Damages
were listed at $1,700 by
Constable Barker.
READY FOR HOCKEY — Lucan and area youngsters signed up Saturday for house league
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More than 12,000 attend
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Don’t forget to come to the
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tonight, Thursday, at 8 p.m.
in the Church.
Your help is needed for
next Sunday in supplying the
flowers, fruits and
vegetables, grains, etc., to
decorate for the
Thanksgiving service.
Please leave them at the
church on Saturday.
General U.C.W. next
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A leader for the Explorers
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The weatherman smiled
on the Ilderton Fair for most
of Saturday and record
crowds enjoyed the 127th
edition of one of Western
Ontario’s top exhibitions.
The crowd was estimated
at more than 12,000. They
came early and lined the
streets for an excellent
morning parade and stayed
late, at least until the rains
came about 4:30 p.m.
The fair actually opened
Friday night with a talent
show, Queen contest and calf
club show and sale.
Kim Grigg, 20 years of age
from Denfield was named
Queen of the Fair.
The championship steer
was shown by George
Earley. It was purchased at
a public auction of all calves
by Les’s Meats of Ailsa
Craig for $1.08 per pound.
A number of dignitaries
were on the platform when
the fair was officially opened
following the Saturday
parade by former CFPL
farm editor Roy Jewell.
Assisting Jewell were fair
president Royden Bloom
field, London township reeve
Garnet Bloomfield, MPP
Bob Eaton, MP Larry
Condon, Middlesex warden
Aubrey McCallum and ladies
president Mrs. Harold
Hodgins.
Mrs. Hugh Morenz, RR 2,
Dashwood was the top point
getter in the handiwork
division of the ladies fair.
Other winners were: canned
fruits and vegetables, Mrs.
Lawrence Mann, RR 1,
Ilderton; food, Norma
Marshall RR 4, Denfield;
senior flowers, Jean Don
nelly, RR 4 Denfield and
junior flowers Krista White,
RR 4, Denfield.
Beef cattle winners were
Wayne Mewhinney, RR 2,
Paisley; Calvert Farms,
London; Robert Manning,
Arva; McCart and Sons, RR
1, Newbury.
Best in dairy cattle were
Medway Farms, RR 3,
Ilderton; Sleegerdale
Farms, RR 2, Belmont;
Harold Smith RR 3,
Wyoming and Mason
Fletcher, RR 1, Ilderton.
Best in the sheep com-
peitions were Duncan
McTaggart and Robert
Mueller, both of Appin.
Leading in the hog classes
were Jan Van Vliet, RR 2,
Brussels, Hugh Hart, RR 1,
Gadshill and Mary Beth
McRae, RR 1, Denfield.
Major prize winners in the
goat section were Stan and
Joanne Dindsdale,
Burgessville; Grant Howley,
RR 2, Caledonia; Morna
Mouritzen, RR 4, Denfield;
Toggenburg, Lyne and
Wayne Sanders, RR 1, Ailsa
Craig; Halycon Farms,
Denfield; Jeff Kent, RR 2,
Lynden and Wayne Steffler,
RR 1, Breslau.
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