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Times-Advocate, 1988-10-19, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, October 19, 1988 ACCLAMATION - Murray Cardiff was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Hu- ron -Bruce at a nomination-meetingin Lucknow Community -Centre, attended by more than 400'party faithful. From , left are: Canadian -Defence Minister Perrin Beatty, guest speaker for the evening; Mr. Cardiff, retiring Bruce -Grey MPP Gary Gurbin who nominated Mr. Cardiff, and Perth -Wellington PC candidate Dr. Harry Brightwell. • Huron -Bruce Tories choose Cardiff. LUCKNOW More than 400 members' Of the Huron -Bruce Pro-.. gressivc Conservative Association :were on hand at the Lucknow Community Centre last Thursday to acclaim. Murray Cardiff as their candidate in the November 21 fed- eral election. - Cardiff, a Brussels -area farmer, was first elected to Parliament in 1980 and. is currently the parlia- mentary assistant to the solicitor general. With recent redistribution, federal candidates must carry' their cam- paigns into an expanded Huron - Bruce as the riding has picked up several Bruce County townships along the shores of Lake Huron to Southampton which before had -been. part of the Bruce -Grey riding. Cardiff was nominated by Gary Gurbin, -Bruce-Grey MPP since 1979. • Dr. Gurbin has. announced this -retirement from politics. In his acceptance speech, . Mr. Cardiff pointed to the PC govern meats record during the 33rd Parlia- ment as the most productive in par- liamentary history. "We have passed over 230 bills since September 1984, more than any Parliament in over 35 years;" • • he said. "This government's record is second to none." - Canadians have -forgotten the sig- nificant changes realized by the Conservatives," he said. "I -lave we forgotten just how critical -the situa-' tion was only four years ago. The previous government," he said, "had accumulated deficit after deficit" and in 1984 it had reached almost $40 billion. "Government ~pending was growing at some 14 percent per year, unemployment was 12 per- cent, and what jobs . were being created...three quarters of them -were - part-time." - Today, however, things -are much different, Mr. Cardiff said. Signifi- cant and successful efforts have been made to control government spend- - ing, to reduce the- budget and to build investor confidence. "Our strategy .is working," he said. "interest rates -are at their low- est levels in a decade, the inflation rate has remained in the -four percent range - the most stable price envi- ronment since the early 1970's" - The government's record on agri- culture -was also cited, including: A ' five-year S1.5 Killion dairy. policy: - A farm Fuel Tax rebate, "saving fanner more the $2 million annual- ly." -Farm debt review boards. -Spe- tial Canadian grains program. A capital gains tax exemption for farmers of 5500,000. "This time around the Progressive Conservatives government will show a greater emphasis on five key points - market development, diver- sification of the agricultural base,_ improvements to stabilization and crop insurance, enhancement of soil and water 'programs, and the assu- - .ranee of adequate re,search and devel- opment programs to improve their effectiveness: Cardiff said. - On the free trade issue, he said Canadian farmers are among the -greatest traders in the world and it is vital to the Canadian economy that agricultural producers be allowed to sell their produce in Canada, the U.S., and around the world. The government has given its assurance that marketing boards, Article 2 of GATT, and social programs will all be maintained under the Free Trade Agreement "B trc th - • Ken Dunlop is Liberal candidate .LUCKNOW - .Ken Dunlop will be the Liberal party candidate in the -Huron-Bruce riding in the Novem- ber 21 federal election. . Dunlop currently the mayor of Port Elgin defeated Grand Bend resi- dent Philip Walker at Thursday's: nomination meeting at the Luck - now Community Centre. Both candidates blasted the current Mulroney government (or its stand' - on Frec Trade as did guest speaker Mike Stinson,- who is Liberal can= didatc in . the Perth -Waterloo- Wellington riding. - The new candidate on Port Elgin. town council for eight years is a small businessman said he will be. basing his campaign .on an anti `Frcc Trade program. - • - in his nomination speech, Dun- lop said, " The next 39 days shall -decide the course of this country. It's the most important election in our history". He continued, " The Conserva- rives -say' we can get out of- the agreement after six months. Six months after what: After our indus- tries and farmers fail. If we care about the environment we must stop this free trade deal". "This agreement will allow Mul- roney to sell what he docs not have to sell. The United States put a deadline of October 3, 1987 on; bargaining? But a few days after our negotiator. Simon Reisman came home, Pat Carney- and Mi- chael Wilson flew to Washington and- agreed on the deal. Why did they have to.scll the .farm" he add- ed Dunlop went on to say, "Social • services and water•could be coup= •tervailcd. Water is the single most important natural resource still in the agrecmeht.'Canada must export - a fixed percentage of our -energy supply. The US doesn't have to buy it, if they can -get it cheaper somewhere else. • - Candidatc Philip Walker also.at- tacked the Conservative govern, mcnt for th4ir- Frce.Trade policy. He quoted flop] a seven page letter he sent .recently to Huron -Bruce MPP outlining his opposition. • • 'Walker added," The government has no mandate to . do this. Not now, not ever.. There is supposed to :be good in everything. But, in the free trade deal, it is hard to find. Do we want -all our decisions -made in the -United States'" Concluding on the Free Trade is- sue, Walker said, " Before- Wash: ington tells 'us what to do; what . crops to grow, let's put.this paten- . tial disaster where .rt belongs, six feet finder. There is analternative to this deal: A step by step iiheraliz- - jng- deal sector by sector like the - Auto Pact. That's a one industry . deal." • 'Walker called for anti -pollution: _ Taws with real teeth saying. big` businesses are -the biggest pollut- ers,. He also suggested garbage recy- cling must be increased. In his address Mike Stinsim, can • - .-didatc for. a neighbouring riding- ' said, •' This is more than an elee- tion..The future of your children and grandchildren is at stake." - He :continued; " This deal is a transfer of control of our nation to the U.S. It's a salt of our soul."• - . Stinson asked all 200 people at • die nomination. meeting to as - for • a national .debate on Frcc rade only.. He said, Lct's start tomor- row. Politicians do listen to num bees. Make • that - commitment. - Maybc we can't control the wind; - 'but we can adjust the sail".. Huron -Bruce Liberal Association • president Dave McKenzie was chairman for the 'meeting With Dave Hocking of Russeidale in charge 'of the election and - Paul Steckle was rctuming officer. - DUNLOP WINS - Dave McKenzie, president of the Huron -Bruce Liberals congratulates nomination winner Ken Dunlop in the centre and unsuccessful candidate Philip Walker. Council andplanner disagree •y s .ng . euingouL economy,. thc FTA will help -us to -support both social and cultural pro- grams," he said. - "I would never support anything - that I honestly felt would threaten our sovereignty, and I stand before you today and tell you trade -is good -for Canada." • • Majority of charges heard in court are alcohol-related EXETER - Pleading guilty was cheaper than being found guilty for persons charged with having a BAC count over 80 who appeared before Judge R.G.E. Hunter in Ex- eter court on October 11. Robert W. Lawrence, 90 Rich- mond St. Hensall; was fined S600 for entering a guilty plea after be- ing picked up for speeding through Huron park on September 30 and • failing an ALERT. His. licence was suspended for 12 months, and • he was given_ 60 days to pay his fixe. - Scott Reginald Hodgen, Exeter, pleaded not guilty to impaired driv- ing and having a BAC over -80. Ilodgcrt had been stopped after turning onto Main St. He was not wearing a seat belt, and failed the ALERT:Thc first charge was dis- . missed, but the accused found guilty on the second, was sen- tented to. -14- days in- jail to be served on weekends, and -handed a two-year driving suspension. He has a previous conviction for im- paired driving. Istavan Gustav Lentzncr, Sarnia, was found guilty of.driving with a BAC over 80 despite his not guilty plea. 'He had been stopped for speeding by officers in a marked cruiser on Highway 21 just north of Highway 83. The ALERT reg- istered PAiL. While wailing for a tow truck, police searched the vehi- cle and found three scaled bottle. of beer and one half -empty on thc front passenger floor. Lentzncr's licence was suspended for a year, and he was given four months to pay a $750 fine. A similar sentence was meted out to Ronald James McDonald, RR 3 Komoka, who was found guilty of driving with a BAC over 80 when stopped, in a spot check on County Road 21 in Stephen township on October 24, 1987. He too had pleaded not guilty. He paid his fine that day. Donald R. Hall, RR S Clinton, was given a four-month jail sen- tence and a three-year licence sus- pension after pleading guilty to impaired driving and to driving in a manner dangerous to the public. He had been seen driving his mo- torcycle erratically on Exeter's Main St. on August 21. A police • officer going the opposite way had to swerve to avoid being hit head on as the accused passed on the left in heavy traffic. Hall turned into a taneway and fell off his bike in ,an attempt to stop it. The accused kicked the rear cruiser door after being released on provid- ing breath samples with readings of 150 and 140. He has a previous record for failing to provide a breath sample, and was under a 12 - month suspension when arrested. Debra A. Brock, Hensall, was fined $100 after pleading guilty -to possession of narcotics. The ac cuscd was a passenger in a car stopped in Hay township on Sep- tember 2 for having no lights on. .The officer smelled burning canni- bus, and said the car would be searched if narcotics weren't surrcn- dered. Brock gave up a'smal enve- lope containing a plastic bag of marijuana and a one -gram vial of cannibus resin. Susan .Bregman,• Dashwood, was given a conditional discharge and placed on six months probation af- ter pleading guilty to fraud. She had paid Julcnc Riley for goods bought at a "Tupperware party held at her home on August 19 with' an NSF cheque for $231.79.- Full res- titution has been made. The judge heard three mischief charges. Jonathon Dcnommc, Dashwood, Admitted he had caused $538.88 damage by putting his fist through the neon sign at the Dashwood Medical Centre on July 31 while on his way home after drinking heavi- ly. He was fined $150, put on six months probation and ordered to make restitution. within 90 days. • James A. Rcid, Hensall, was fined S300 or 15 days in jail, with 60 days to pay, aftcr•plcading guilty to mischief. He had punctured two tires and put several dents in a car owned by James Baird, a bartender who had ordered him out of the Hensall Hotel on July 26. The ac- cusechas made good all but $50 of the S775 damage he caused. Lionel J. Stanley, RR 5 Seaforth, vented his anger at being asked to leave the Hensall Hotel on Septem- ber 24 by putting his knee though the glass portion' of the front door of The Birch Tree on Hensall's main street. He paid his $150 fine before leaving court. Some' Vote, Some Don't Continued from front page STEPHEN TOWNSHIP Reeve - One to be elected - Ken McCann *, Tom Tomes * ' Deputy Reeve - Gary Baker * accl. ' Council - Three to be elected - John Bicrling, Jim Dietrich, Gary Eagleson, Arnold Koster, Pat O'Rourke *, Bill Weber *.. Iluron Board of Education - None. Iluron-Perth Separate School - Michael Ryan * acct. TUCKF,RSMiTLI TOWNSHIP Reeve - Robert Broadfoot*, George Cantelon* Deputy Reeve - Bill Carnochan* - accl. Council - Bill De Jong, Lawrence McGrath, Rowena Wallace* - accl. Iluron Board of Education - Sally Rathwcll* .- accl. Iluron-Perth Separate Board - Ronald Murray* = accl. USBORNE TOWNSHIP Reeve - Margaret Hcrn*, Gerald Prout* Deprlty Reeve - Patricia Down*, Brian Hardeman Council - James Kerslake*; William J. Rowcliffe*, Robert Morley - accl. Iluron Board of Education - Beatrice Dawson * • accl. GRANTON POLICE ViLLAGE iru.ctces - Jim Bakker, Elsie Dann, Robert Foster - accl. CREDITON POLICE VILLAGE Trustees • Fred Bowers, Bruce Hodge, Dick Lord - accl, CENTRALIA POLICE ViLLAGI Trustees - Bill Elliott, Wayne Greb, Borden Smyth - accl. DASIIWOOD POLICE ViLLAGE Trustees ; Ken Rader, Mike Tiernan - accl. - One vacancy remains. • ---ZURICH - Zurich councillors re-' jetted action taken unilaterally by Huron County. planner Scott Tou- . saw, and told -him to return to its original state a memorandum of -agreement pertaining to a proposed' rezoning of the R.W. Fisher abattoir property, - Zurich- Reeve Bob Fisher declared a conflict of interest while fellow councillors discussed the matter at thc regular October 'meeting of council.- -. The agreement had been hammered out in a heated three-hour session on July 6 among represenuitives from the county, the village of Zurich, the appellant (Fisher) and residents (accompanied by their lawyer Kim McLean) objecting to the requested zoning change from residential to industrial - 1. A list restricting uscagc to a numbcr of specific busi• - nesses such as a printing establish- ment, wholesale outlet, machine shop, furniture refurbishing, equip- ment rentals and contractors yard was included. The revised draft -also reduces to 15 metres 'the minititum separation distance from the westLc7- ly lot line abutting the residential designation. . Tousaw told councillors the dead- line for submitting -objections to the bylaw had expired, and none had been received. He said hc had been unable to arrange a meeting with McLean since the meeting, but had informed the lawyer by letter that his department would be recom- mending acceptance of the agree - ment, ariicnded to•ifcicte the list of uses, to the October 20 meeting of the -planning and development, committee. - - Tousaw explained he. had dropped .the list as a comfromisc measure - to satisfy objectors, and gave -his - . opinion that the agreement would have a better chance of being ap- proved in this forth- if it.came. he- , fore the Ontario Municipal Board. He thought the amended form "demonstrated a sense of fairness and evaluation of all viewpoints". -Councillor-Ray NICKinnon, act ing as reeve, could see no reason why an agreement which had been - -"pounded out" with all parties con- _- cerncd should be changed. He not - cd that any person wishing to ap- peal could follow the same formal procedure as the appellant had done. He voiced his belief that "95 percent object to the access road, not noise or.anything circ". "If you take the list out, some will get the feeling they won", Councillor Paul Morrison said. Councillor-llcrh "1'urkhcim con- . currcd, pointing Out that no objet- for had put up the required S200 to -. begin an appeal process. Ile want- ed the agreement put hack to its original form and- sent in to the • county. - "Let the .chips .fall where they may", he advised. When Tousaw said hi would rec- ommend ec-ontmendl that the county sign the agreement without the -list induct- - ed, McKinnon spoke for the other councillors in-slfying they wanted • to 'fol.low the intent of the original agreement... - - _Fisher, who--nae(--sat silently -• i throughout the discussion, finally broke in to tell Tousaw "you work/t with this council: 1 hope you lisle* to this council -rather than going along with your own.idca" Nlcmlers 01 council w ill attend a Huron County plannine meeting which will deal with the rezoning on November 17.. . in other council business, a by • - law regulating- water- use was passed. It stipulates that those us- ing Water from the Zurich system refrain from watering their lawns or_ other excessive uses heiwcc n 700 p.m. and 9:30 p.rn. Consumers south of- 1l.ighway 84 will be asked to water on even -numbered days, . and Otos(' non on odld-numbered The restrictions will be in. Meetrom June 1 to September 1. Fines of S50 for a first ()Hence,S I (lO for a second and 5150 for a third w ill he added to the water hill of anyone found to be contravening the bylaw_• - "If the water is there, why restrict - . it". Fisher said. - "Any motor costs money to •pump continually', McKinnon countered. • Clerk Mlaureon Regicr informed , council of an additional- $4,650.30 - in engineering fees. from Huron - Middlesex Engineering for appear- ing at thc drainage tribunal hear- - ing. •- New buildingHuronviewfor buildings now: ' cifics used in the first building "We can always get him again, might also he used in the other Johnston -said. "It's silly to pay to • two. design three buildings when we're Stephen Deputy Recvc Kenneth only going to build one." McCann' asked about operating "Not necessarily, " said Bill I lan- . costs after the new building is ly, count\' clerk -administrator. He completed.. added than .ohne of the design -f pe---- ---•Gi 1041 -there weren't any fig- - • arcs, "but common sense tells us we won operate three separate buildings the same cost as one larger one." Hullo Rcev Tom Canningham also said he w • having trouble restions. realized that c "hallpark n w of any hut "i mg bout Continued from front page three facilities with a total of 220 beds. The first facility, to be boated in central Huron county, will be on the present Huronvicw site, and is expected to cost about S10 million. No sites have yet been selected for the other two facihtics, which will be - located in North Huron and South Huron A fcw changes in dates were made to the proposal before County Council passed it. For example, construction of thc North Huron fa- cility was originally slated to begin in 1991; it is now expected to be- gin in 1993. Those voting against the motion were Hullo Reeve -Thomas Cun- ningham, Howick Reeve Gerald D'Arccy, Turnbcrry Reeve Brian McBurney, Stephen Deputy -Reeve Kenneth McCann and Godcrich Township Reeve Grant Stirling. Goderich Township Deputy Reeve Laurie Cox, Zurich Reeve Robert Fisher, Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle and Brussels Reeve Gordon Work- man were absent. All othcr votes were in favor. Bayfield Reeve David Johnston, while agreeing that they should "get going" on Huronvicw, wanted to know why they were hiring an ar- chitect to design the othcr two -1, Bell quits Continued from front page Stryker bridge as highlights of his years on Tuckcrsmith council. Tuckcrsmith clerk Jack with the financial McLaughlin and Tuckcrsmith Cunningham said councillor Bob Broadfoot paid Crib- the figures they had w utc to Bell's accon lishmcnts, and figures," and "i don't k to the support hc s always rc- alternative" to new f titin ccived from his wife 11 • lent. do know that we're L BclI was presented 'th a gold Slim illion per year. wristwatch, and Marlene -as given guess f'm a country h a bouquet of red roses ani pen: poor country boy too - but tha dant watch on a gold chain. lot of money."• Also attending the prescnta on`� Constr tion on the Huronvicw were the other members of Tuck - - site is ex ctcd to begin in 1990. smith council, the Bells' son Allen It will offer. choice of private or and his wife Denise, their-dalrghter semi -private:. ooms with attached Linda and her husband Dan Crcra 'athrooms an optional phone and and Bell's mother Ruby. t evision faci jes. When asked later about his future • so included will he an AI - plans, Bell replied "i have no great zh. 'er's unit, a daycare service, a plans, except to enjoy my retire- hair . lon,•store and medical and meat from political life, and go dentals rvices (depending on fund - back to farming." ing).