Times-Advocate, 1986-12-17, Page 21.5
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At hearing in London
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Iupcan,. RIdduIpbchanges in federal ridings
The new riding would be called Perth-'
Wellington -Waterloo.
Brightwell said the change would
dilute the representation of rural
Perth and make his job much more ,
difficult.
Hughes said riding redistribution in
..Ontario is .needed to cope with the
Tacking Lucan and Bicldulph
Township onto the federal riding of
Lambton-Middlesex would deny their
logical ties to London, cost 'them
political representation and make life
tougher for the MP, a commission
was told Wednesday.
The village and township have been
socially, economically and political-
ly linked with London for more than
Lucan Reeve Norm
a century,
Steeper told the federal electoral
boundaries commission for Ontario.
The commission is gathering area
reaction to weeping changes propos-
ed for the province's eleetoral map
before the next federal election, ex-
pected in 1888. The heariffg continues
today.
Lucan and Biddutph, backed by'
Middlesex County council, take
strong exception to being sliced out of
London -Middlesex riding and becorn-
iag the pastern tail -end of Zambian-
Middlesex. Terry Clifford Is the cur-
t ent MP tor the former riding and Sid
Fraleigh for the latter. Both are,
Conservatives.
In a joint presentation from both
niunicipalitiea, Steeper said 75 per..
cent 'of Luean's work force commutes.
daily to London along transportation
routts, such as Highway 4, that flow
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Three drinking fines levied
Three people were fined $500 each.
after pleading guilty to drinking and
driving offences in Exeter court,
Tuesday.
Judge' Gary Hunter also imposed
three-month driving suspensions on
the trio which included James Pelley,
395 William St., Exeter; Wallace C.
Maxwell, Clinton; and Gloria Diane
Wells, 162 Algonquin Drive, Huron
Park.
Pelley was charged on July 25 after
being found slumped over the steer-
ing wheel in his vehicle which was
stopped on a side street in Hensall at
10:37 p.m.
He was charged with being in con-
trol of a vehicle while Its blood
alcohol level was over the legal limit.
A breathalizer gave a reading of 220
mgs. Pelley was given 90 days in
which to pay.
Maxwell was charged with im-
paired driving after being stopped in
Usborne Township on December 1. A
breathalizer gave a reading of 240
mgs. The unemployed Clinton man
was given four months in which to pay
the fine.
The Huron Park woman was charg-
ed with failing to provide a breath
sample after being stopped in Stephen
Township at 2:45 a.m. on October 18.
She admitted to consuming some
beer but refused to provide a breath
Three accidents
for town police
sample when stopped. She was given
90 days to pay.
Dale Douglas Jones, RR 1
Brucefield, pleaded guilty to posses-
sion of stolen property and was fined
$750 or 35 days in jail. He was also
placed on probation for 12 months and
was given four months to pay the fine.
police that he found the herbicides
under a bush in a nearby field and
said he did not know about the
breakin when he found them.
In the only other case heard on
Tuesday's docket, Robert Jeffrey, RR
2 Zurich, was given a conditional
discharge and placed on
He was charged on July 3 after her- - probation for six months after
bicides valued at $15,779.24 were pleading guilty to a charge of posses -
found under the porch of his home. sion of a narcotic.
The court was told the lot numbers on He was charged on July 6 after be -
the herbicides corresponded t8 those ing followed by a police cruiser on
which had been stolen from the Highway 84. The accused speeded up
Agrico plant in Brucefield on June 4. and held a plastic bag out the window
The value of the herbicides stolen before being stopped in Zurich.
was $15,879.45. The court was told the bag contain -
The cash crop and hog farmers told ed marijuana. •
Three accidents, including one hit CREDITON PARKS DONATION - Cam Stewardson of the Crediton
and run, were investigated by the Ex- Lions and Crediton Social Club president Fred Bowers present che-
eter police department this week. ques to Crediton perks board chairman Doug Lightfoot.
Three of the crashes occurred on
Monday, the first involving vehicles
operated by Glenn Kells and Sylvia
Walker, both of Exeter. They collid-
ed at the intersection of Carling and
Victoria St. and damage was listed at
$400.
The second was on Main St. when
a vehicle driven by Paul Miller, Staf-
fa, collided with one driven by Jean
Keller, Exeter, as the latter made a
left turn in front of the northbound
Miller_ vehicle.. Damage was set at
$1,100 in that one.
The hit and run was also reported
on Monday. Margaret Urlin, Exeter,
was parked on Main St. and on retur-
ning to the vehicle, found it had been
hit by an unknown vehicle which lett
the scene. Damage to the LJrlin vehi-
cle was $500.
The other crash was on Tuesday
and involved vehicles operated by
Donald Young, Auburn, and Larry
Wein, Exeter. Both were northbound
on Main and the Young vehicle had
stopped for traffic and was struck in
the rear by the Wein car. Total
damage was $500.
During the week, the local depart-
ment laid five charges under the
Highway Traffice Act and issued four
parking tickets
OKAY APARTMENTS
Tentative approval has been given
to a proposed apartment building bel -
ween Marlborough St. and the CNR
tracks being planned by Paul and
Marilyn Rohnee
in hearing'; into a zone change for
the property located near the John St.
drain. the couple indicated construc-
tion would probably not take place for
two to three years.
Several area residents attended a
public hearing on December 10 to
hear details of the project. They were
advised the building would 50 feet
by 75 feet and be three storeys. it was
indicated the number of units could
range from 12 to 90.
The recommendation from the
committee of council hearing the
matter was that a development
agreethent be drafted by council to
address some of the concerns in-
dicated at the meeting and that it be
submitted to the committee for
review and discussion.
The planning advisory committee
recommended the granting of the
rezoning application for a maximum
50 units total, subject to a develop-
ment agreement being entered into
addressing development concerns.
The proposed site is 4.27 acres.
At their meeting, the planning ad-
visory committee named Bruce Ec-
cles as chairman for 1987 with Robert
Russell as vice-chairman. °
south into the tity.
Be.seid,Qiddtrph has no similar
•statistics but local ktioewledge in-
:diptes tl* township's commuting
work force exceeds the village's. A
commuter bus service etas been setup
to handle the demand, Steeper said.
The reeve argues that the 4,000
population of the village and township
is not enough to create a "significant
imbalance" if they were allowed to
remain in London -Middlesex.
Under commission proposals
unveiled in September, . London -
Middlesex would take over a section
of London southeast of Adelaide
Street and- the Thames River, now
part of the London East riding.
Clifford is to appear at the hearing
today, along with London East MP
Jim Jepson and spokesmen from
several riding associations.
Clifford is to appear at the hearing
today, along with London East MP
Jim Jepson and spokesmen from
several riding associations.
The commission says the moves
would even out the riding populations
somewhat, with Lambton-Middlesex
covering 80,000 people and London -
Middlesex 89,000. London East would
have 93,615 people.
Chairman Mr. Justice Samuel
Hughes of the Ontario supreme court
said under the commission's mandate
the desired average riding population
is 87,000. It is allowed to vary that by
25 pgrcent either way. '
Steeper argued that the numbers
game would weaken Lucan and Bid-
dulph's federal representation by
shifting thepolitical focus to faroff
Sarnia. Keeping in touch with a
London-based MP would be easier
because most citizens work in the ci-
ty. In addition, Lucan-to-London
phone calls, are not long-distance.
Steeper said a "sphere of in-
mn
fluence" between London and the two
cipalities was recognized in 1862 -
wlthey were, taken out of Huron w•
County and added to Middlesex. That
influence is recognized in both Lucan.'`f, Soft deluxe
and andBiddulph official plans, said the _ aDinner Rolls .....doz. 994'
reeve, and is taken into account in all
planning decisions. .
In a letter to the commission, -Cherry Shortbread
Fraleigh said the realignment would $
cause. financial and physical pro-' Cookies doz. 1.49
blems for an MP from the already , •-
sprawling Lambton-Middlesex riding.
He said he now must have three old Cheddar
constituency offices to cover his $3:1•• Ib. '3.69
"extraordinary injection" of popula-
tion into areas of -the province. On-
tario's population jumped to 8.5 '
million from 7.5 million between 1971
and 1981, he said.
The commission's task is to create
four.new federal ridings, in Ontario,
bringing the province's total to 99.
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the Crediton UC Sunday School concert, Sunday morning.
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riding, deal with two county govern-
ments and bear the cost of keeping m
touch with constituents through ads
and reports in a large number of
weekly newspapers. The boundary
change would mean a fourth office
would be needed, Fraleigh wrote.
Perth MP Harry.Brightwell told the
commission that MPs receive a
1~jgyse of Commons' allowance for orte.
'constituency office and any more Mr
must come out "of his personal pocket
orfom the local party organization."
That. remark grabbed the interest
of Hughes, who called it a new piece
of information.
Brightwell was at the hearing to op-
pose the shift of his riding boundary
into municipalities in Wellington
County and the region of Waterloo.
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