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Times-Advocate, 1988-10-26, Page 31 tly e ♦r 'e,,t, t i ' 'fir• e• • ��� •th ifre 0 •. 'j Times -Advocate, October 26, 1988 Page 3 Only minor injuries in three car erah EXETER Property damage was high, but personal injuries were mi- nor in a three -vehicle chain reaction - accident at 3.20 p.m. on Wednes- day, October 19. Officers of the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police re- port -the vehicles _were driven by Norma Miller, Grand Bend: Harvey Thompson, RR. 3, Zurich and Har- old Lightfoot, Centralia. Treated at South Huron Hospital in Exctcr for ininor injuries were ▪ Harvey Thompson, a passenger Mildred Thompson and Norma Miller. • On Sunday, October 16 vehicles driven by Steven Quince of Exeter • and William Mangos of Toronto Collided on. the south access -road to Huron Park. ,Quante received minor injuries and a pa'ssc-nger his vehicle Larry Parsons vee major injuries. Dan _ to vehicles- was heai'.- ext day at 11 air - a courier air • ; driven by Bernard Sanderson, Lon n collided with a parked vchi- . -.cic o i,. Bayl.. r' CELEBRATE 25 YEARS - A balloon launch by employees marked Friday's recognition of 25 years in Exetig. of the branch of- Victoria and Grey National Trust: Resort parking lot like percolator GRAND BEND : Public Works foreman Bud Markham informed council his department had shut off power and water to the .OPP sta- tion, bathhouse, washrooms and at the north dock for the winter. He also addressed concerns from Judd Bumstcad, at the Toronto-Do— minion Bank on Crescent Street, about flooding in the bank's park- ing lot every time it rains and Bum - stead felt it was the village's re- sponsibility to do something about it. Markham said,"the lot looks like a.coffcc percolator after a rain," but added he has Iobked into the prob- lem and bund. that the roof of the public school drains,ontothe TD parking lot but insisted it is not a municipal problem.-. 1`Markhant .suggested that council invest in renting &street cleaner for two or three days to clear -the kick - log of leaves and sand_on the street before the snow starts to fly. Markham also pointed out that some.residents have left appliances Set criteria for ARCA rep EXETER.- At a recent meeting, representatives of the town of Exet- er and the townships of Usborne and Blanshard agreed on the criteria -to be used in naming a representa- tive to the. Ausahle Bayfield Con- servation Authority from the three municipalities. Beginning January 1 of 1989, the membership of the Authority will he cut considerably necessatit= :ung joint representatives. • Clerks from Exctcr and _Usborne_ are to advertise every two years in the Exeter Times Advocate and St: Marys Journal Argus for interested citizens from_thc three municipali- ties to apply in writing giving de- tails of their time; interest in con— servation and committment to do the job. Application shall be open to any councillor from the munici- palities as well. At their first meeting in Dccem- ber, each council :shall appoint a council member to the selection committee who shall he charged with the- responsibility of screen- ing- the applicants, interviewing, --if necessary, choosing a suitable rep- resentative and reporting to each council by the middle of Decem-. bcr. -Term of appointment shall be for two years and the appointee shall -report to the respective coun- cils once a year or oftener if any council so requests. A meeting has been set for De- cember 9 at the-Ausablc Bayfield Conservation Authority board room for the purpose of the selec- tion committee reviewing the ap plications -and to select one rip- pointment. Garbage separation Continued from front page contractor responsible for bulldoz- ing and covering of garbage corn- -pletes the work when required ac- cording to conditions of the contract. Clerk Sandra Strang will be in- structed to contact Usborne Central School to ask if students would lie interested in painting Garbage Sep- aration signs for use at -the Kirkton dump with the municipality provid- ing the necessary materials. . Reeve Gerald Prout will. be rep- resenting the township at thc annu- al Exeter Legion Remembrance Day banquet and wreath laying. . Regarding the receipt of a recent draft housing policy statment, council recommended a reply be 'Made to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs that they share A.M.O.'s concerns and that thc Ministry of Municipal Affairs be asked to con- sult with the Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food regarding compatibil- ity of thc housing policies with preservation of farmland policies. Council rnembcrs were updated on the financial status of the Kirk - ton -Woodham swig sting pool and .were advised that S4,(XX) had been sent to Blanshard township for ap- plication to the overdraft and. loan. . Decision on a severance applica- tion from Donald and Joyce Brown was deferred until further informa- tion is acquired. • The date of a public meeting to hear a rezoning_ application from Gerald Francis was changed to No- vember 15 to accommodate notice requirements. Council was-adyised that hunting licences for rabbits and pheasants would not be available ,in Usborne township this year. it is recom- mended that a representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources he asked to attend a meeting early in 1989 to discuss the possibility i l becoming a regulated township for hunting purposes. A development agreement for the proposed Ross Carter .farm imple- ment sales and service dealership has been drafted: and will be re- viewed by the township solicitor. such as -refrigerators, stoves and couches on the street -to be picked up by garbage. trucks: - Courrcilor Bruce Woodley sug- gested residents be -given a written warning and if it is not moved in . for 10 days they stand to be tined S50'because of the potentiall- salety bazar—lc , and council.agrced. •- * •*. * The dispute about the location of the Grand- Bend service dub sign ended Thursday when Grand Bend. Marine dropped their objections to locating their structure near their business sign on highway 21. - * * *- Hay Municipal -Telephone re- ceivcd approval from council to run lines over the bridge on- I-ligh'.ay 21, .with the understanding that if the bridge is to'bercpaircd, re loca- tion of the line would be at no ex- pense to the village:- - - * • * * Council gave its. approval .to Norm Johnson to hunt on the waste disposal site during how -hunting season as long as he abides by the same rules as last year -and notified officials at the Pinery Provincial Park. The;area must also he kept in the-sarne condition'as it was found. Green and council granted per- mission -since the deer herds are so numerous right now. "They would never allow a hunt to take -place in the Pinery and this is a way to get the herds down. It. is also a much More* -humane. way to hunt them down," said Green.. : * Stcpchen Township will be ad- vised that Grand Bend would like to .'. have a representative on the .-\usa- ble Bayfield Conservation Authori- •{ ty because of the interest it has in -- the :ilea. - * * • Green suggested that the village :only use the north beach as it•s pri- mary beach and eliminate the south beach all together, after hearing the lifeguard's report from the past summer. Green said not only would" it save the village money maintain- ing only one beach, it. would also be much safer for those using it. "It I would he much easier for safety rea- sons, " Green said. . * Council took tenders on some • paving and :walk work to he done in the ,;:., e, hick will also beptls " ..• c! 7 PRIDE. - Th i, r;.;! r received for the road wt' gat will he done in- oi t,,„ lily's Restaurant on .,iuway 21, carne from Bruce Stanlakc and it was 58,895: . • The only tender received for the sidewalk work, which will be dime on Crescent Street, was from Lavis Contracting and it was. over S I :.000. The village had only bud - GREEN PLANTS w W 0Q cccca rY Off During our fall E Ale now until Nov. 2 - all silk and dried ar' figemelttg" ----- - all dried prod' - all silk and dr 1 'Alt decorations - green plan - does not it sue' silk stems or custom orders See our large selection of beautiful green plants `rPsh from the care of our expert growers Call us - . we deliver smiles COUNTRY FLOWERS. *AP, n ijn sfre6f . exet ' • 1266.2+oo cn •Continued from front page_ • School trustee.-- . The only election in Tuckersmith township is for Recvc with Robert Broadfoot and George .Cantelon squaring_off.'in t; % acchunation are Deputy - Recvc Bill Carno- chan:councillors Bill [Montt,. Law- rence. McGrath and Rowena Wal lace:Sal) y Rathwell on the Huron Board .of Education and Ronald Murray- as the Huron- Perth Separ- ate School trustee. Usborne township Deputy Reeve Margaret Hern is moving up to. challenge Reeve Gerald Prout and current councillor Patt-Down and a. - former councillor Brian Hardeman are running for Deputy Recvc. Councillors by acclamation -arc Jame.~ Kerslake, William J. Row- cliffc and Robert Morley and Bea- trice Dawson is the Huron Board of_ Education trustee, also by acclama- tion. After the first nomination, a va- cancy remained on the Dashwood village .trustee hoard. -That position has now been filled by Wilfred "Bill Becker. - d by Sarah Armstrong, RR eld on Main street in-Zu- A.vehicle driven by Craig Vande- worp, Crediton -struck a tree which had fallen onto Concession road 6- 7 in :Hay to unship at 7.20 a.m."on _ Tuesday, October 18. An hour later the same day, a ve- hicle owned by Diane.. Neilands, Hensall was struck by an unknown • vehicle while parked at St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich. During the past week, officers laid' Elections geted 56,000 for this project, - so council -will.-find out later how much work can he "cone .that- was tendered lir.• • Candidates for the NoVernher 14 municipal election -will be holding an all -candidates meeting at the Le- gion Hall on Sunday at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend. - 54 Highway Traffic. Act charges, seven Liquor Licence Act charges, seven for contravening the Trespass. . to Property Act and three impaired driving charges along with issuing 12 hour driving licence suspensions to five drivers. Stephen buysnew truck CREDITON - Meeting in regular session on October 18, Stephen . township council accepted a tender for a new truck: The lowest of seven tenders in the amount of S14,034.60 was revived, from Grand Bend Plymouth Chrys- ler for •the purchase of a 10,000 gross vehicle weight truck chassis without trade. Stephen Lodge of.the Ministry of Municipal -Affairs was in attendance *to discuss" the province'sPRIDE program and explained why last year's application was turned down. Council will be making a new ap- plication, but has not decided on which area of the township will benefit. PRIDE grants are available for revitalization of certain specific areas. - • -. A letter of appreciation .will he sent to Gordon Hill and Debra Rath- well for their assistance in setting "up the initial niecting.to discuss -the -township's Sesquicentennial celebra- tions set for 1992. Council supported a resolution - from the Parks and Recreation Fed- eration -of Ontario'in opposing Bill 199. This .bill would allow excess lottery funds to to hospitals instead of to recreation where they were originally- intended.. A.zoning amendment application from Donald Gratton- at part of Lot 6, Lake Road East Concession was • approved. It calls for a change from agricultural -small holding to high- way commercial with special provi- sions. . J.T. Karry Ltd. •applied for zon- ing and official plan amendments_ for part of Lot 7, Lake Road East - Concession. The official ,plan -amendment will be granted with -conditions, but no .zoning bylaw readings will be -approved until ttie official plan •amendment has been -completed. A severance application was granted to Dave Scatcherd of Oak- wood Inn to transfer a small corner of property w an adjoining owner. Former. reeve Allen- Wainer -was named r, "oust officer for the - up- coming municipaLelecti_on on No, vember 14._ • - . Members of the Crediton \Vom- - en's institute attended part of the council meeting in the. role of ob- servers. - oncerned over loss f district fire adviser EXETER - At -the latest meeting of the Exctcr and arca fire board, fire chief Gary Middleton expressed con: cern that the Fire Services -Adviser for Huron, Middlesex and Elgin counties had resigned and will not be replaced by the Ministry of the Solicitor General.- Middleton reported that all chiefs in the arca were going -to find this an inconvenience as seminars previ- ously offered through this position will no longcr.he available. Resolutions fmm the Exeter and \Vingham fire hoards calling for re- instatement of this position- P, mIf be sent to the Ministry of the Solicitor General. - One tender from Campbell Repro- ducitons_cif- Dundas •was opened for the sale of the 1961" fire pumper. It was in the amount of S3,327.52 and was rejected by the board. - - Extcr Recvc Bill Mickle said, " •The board will still consider other tenders. But, we are just not going to give it away." - - !stickle gave a report on the status of the sale of. the fire half property at the corner of Main and Victoria streets. He advised that one tender had been received from E. Kastro of Thornhill in -the amount of S150,(100. • - - - -Mayor I rucc Shaw said later that several. matters -including closing and possession dates were being fi- nalized with the prospective buyer. Council had tentatively agreed to accept_theoffer at the October 3 meeting.. A letter was received from Ilav township indicating they. may be willing to.assist with the .purchase of a new fire hall to the extent that monies would he saved. from not repairing the old lire hall. Mickle sought the feelings of the fire txoard in respect to a prop0- sal of ttrc town of Exeter -financing a new lire hall and leasing it back to the Exeter and Area -Fire Board for tfic period of time required to - pay off the financing. -Board_ mernhc_rs indicated the agreement would need tea he opened up and amended and the pros and cons-of.thc proposal would have to he weighed in relation to giving fi- nancial assistance- up front. SAVE' NOW Madness Wed. to Sat. Oct. 26 - 29 3 0 0,0 0 f f Large Selection of Sweaters 3, n 0,0 Off Large Selection of Blouses 2 % Off Skirt & Blouse Sets O/ C 2 5/I +1,,erCS'ir,Fd.:'w%i.aivw+sc- Of f All Jeans and Jean Skirts i 0,2 0 of f ,All Dresses Mt/ ://PM "looking Young and Stylish„ :;60 Main St., Exeter 235-0442 v11111111110111 .,,,,r ,.-.,.:.:. ..-,