Village Squire, 1979-06, Page 21UPDATE
CONTROVERSIAL RESTAURANT PLAN
DROPPED
Huron County Farmers and the Goderich
Elevator and Transit company will be
happy although those who wanted to dine
by Lake Huron may be disappointed by the
termination of plans to build a waterfront
restaurant in Goderich.
Goderich developer Bob Gibbons decid-
ed not to go ahead with the restaurant even
though he had had earlier approval from
Goderich town council. The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture and the Goderich
Elevator and Transit company, however,
had vowed to fight the building of the
restaurant with the Ontario Municipal
Board.
The farm group and the company which
operates the Goderich elevators were
afraid that the future of the port facility
might be endangered by the restaurant.
They were afraid that once the restaurant
was built. complaints might come from
patrons who objected to the noise and dust
from the elevator, complaints that might
hamper future use and expansion of the
facility which provides the only local port
for the shipment of farm produce.
Goderich town council had earlier given
its approval of the restaurant but in May
the motion to allow building of a waterfront
restaurant was repealed.
MARKET MOVE NOT DISGUSSEDBY
VENDORS
Everybody's been talking about a
downtown farmers market in Stratford
except the people who run the market.
Since the Stratford city council purchased
the old bowling lanes on Ontario Street
many have felt it is the ideal location for
the Saturday morning farmers market now
being held in buildings at the Stratford
Fairgrounds. Among those supporting the
move are the city's chamber of commerce
and the local architectural conservation -
advisory committee.
But spokesmen for the marketers
complained to the Stratford Beacon Herald
last month that all this talk has been going
on without consulting them. The tenants of
the market are quite happy where they are
said Gerald Brickman, chairman of the
market association.
He said that the present location offers
more space to exhibitors and plenty of free
parking. He's afraid that a move downtown
would mean more cramped quarters for the
exhibitors and parking that is both hard to
find and expensive for the customers. He
said the market draws between 1500 and
2000 people depending on the time of year.
He was also worried about the cost, since
the current facilities cost. only $8090 a year
while the downtown location might be too
expensive for exhibitors who use it only
one day a week.
Whatever the outcome, it will all be
academic for this year. Patrons of the
market will find the exhibitors at their old
stand at the fairgrounds this year. Any
possible move would not be until at least
1980:
ANOTHER TOWN HALL REVAMPED
Another old "opera house" has been
given a new look, this time in Walkerton.
Walkerton theatre patrons got a chance
to look at the new look in May when the
County Towne Players presented Send Me
No Flowers in the theatre. Comfort for the
audience is one of the main improvements
in the building. Permanent, padded
seating had been installed on the main
floor of the auditorium to replace
uncomfortable stacking chairs previously
used. More legroom as well as new seats
have been added in the balcony.
The auditorium got a new paint job in
cream and magenta colours to match the
seating. A full curtain on stage and an
improved grid above the stage for lighting
and sets makes the stage area much more
useful.
Supporters hope the theatre may soon
become a year-round facility hosting
touring shows and local productions.
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June 1979, Village Squire IV