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Times-Advocate, 1987-06-03, Page 1• • • USBORNE STUDENTS VISIT PM - During a recent visit to Ottawa, Usborne Central School student Ben Oke takes a picture of fellow student Dawn Yenlin with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. At the ex- treme right is Susan Grubb. • Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex The battle over a hydro line to run through this area has been won by On- tario Hydro, but spokesmen for some landowners say the war isn't over yet. The Ontario cabinet has approved Hydro's plans to build the 500,000 -volt lines from its Bruce Nuclear Power Development on Lake Huron south toward the London area. The line would then run east to the coal-fired Naticoke generating station on. Lake Erie. Two of the main groups that oppos- ed Hydro from the beginning in the five-year battle say they will closely Mew the compensation paid by Hydro for rural properties and there may be renewed conflict if the price is too low. Among those affected are proper- ty owners in Bruce, Huron and Mid- dlesex Counties. Most belong to the Foodland Hydro committee. Hydro spokesman David Robinson said cabinet approval paves the way for building transmission lines as soon as an order -in -council is passed -under the Power Corporation Act, allowing Hydro to purchase or ex- propriate properties. "We'er within our expanded schedule and do not anticipate any change in the target date given at the hearings for having the first line in service by mid-1990." The Bruce -to -London leg of the system is part of a $427 -million plan to distribute electricty from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development near Kincardine - power it says will be bottled -up unless the lines are built. Tony McQuail of Lucknow, spokesman for Foodland Hydro, said his group has been reformed to direct attention at compensation issues. On- linE gCtS tario Hydro's negotiations with farmers will be closely monitored, he said, and legal help will be available. Foodland Hydro, withl,200 members, is composed mainly of rural property owners in Middlesex, Huron and Bruce counties and its ex- istence won't be affected bythe cabinet decision. McQuail said. He warned that another round of transmission line troubles could be afoot in the future. Ontario Hydro has said it wants at least one, and perhaps two major new lines from the new Bruce -London - Nanticoke system to the Windsor area. That is a signal, said McQuail, that Hydro wants to play a bigger role in the export of electricity to the U.S. He said communities southwest of the new transformer station to be built near Melbourne may find themselves fighting similar battles in the future. The final paperwork was completed Wednesday following the cabinet ap- proval last week, Jan Whitelaw, a spokesman in Premier David Peter- son's office, said Friday. The cabinet decision ends a battle by the utility that began in 1982 and included two rounds of public hearings and a court challenge. The provincial consolidated hear- ings board - made up of officials from the Ontario Municipal Board and the Ontario Environmental. Assesment Board - first approved the plan in February. "I see it as a pretty hollow victory for Ontario Hydro over a group of bankrupt farmers," said embittered Hugh Zimmer of Otterville, who was chairman of the 100 -member Southern Speciality Crop Committee dvoca & North Lambton Since 1873 until it dis Membes we fruit farme Haldim'and-N route. The cabinet by the committ band. It may f depending upon farmers whose la , r• 2.1!.�� i L Aim/NU UAw nded two months ago. 'The battle for lair compensation is mainly -tobacco-and- starting today," said Zimmer. "It is from the Oxford- ' a sad day for farm property rights in folk portion of the Ontarjo. ision was foreseen , prompting it to dis- ci.' again, he said, ow Hydro treats d will be affected. He criticized plans to offer compen- sation based on current land values. Tobacco farms, he said, are worth on- ly 10 percent to 15 percent what they were five to 10 years ago. q ,r — .... . ... 1. ..inX,h .:._ .. r�'�:y�..:.<.>.:>>;:::•s'�::> ... ,<:: x.:': .. '::. ouMDbUCaseO'R feet during Wednes One Hundred and Sixteenth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, June 3, 1987 Price Per Copy 60 Cents block by employees of the Exeter b +� ,+ ,' c9�' �,�q;{�,y�� ., ,, .. .. .. , ' ..:: s: ,::. "* .."feI.<. ' ::�#$ s>:s ` s' '.�" % 3as:y "';sy,`f,,`�yy§$?. ...:.^>. a' %.'....ad:�'.w�i�'�.�%IE'A�7S^�.39.�b.G�� �if:5'.c.�� > n .:'' A5.'69.'af�'Sfrn3�>'.. .. . .. �i,'�:�."f" ...':2. ....vc9.. S'.Y ..f.` : ..,.. ..Y���.C�..: �� . '�'.:>:... i�.. a.�:�2`;{9'l,l`�$.�Ji„RS. arm?n and Norma Cook check ay's walk around the five mile anch of the Bank of Montreal. ONNEISSMEMSNINNIIIIINIS IMPOST FEES AGAIN SPARK 1 TE 11 Hooge boom then presented a mo- tion, sec r nded by .Hall, that the four lots only be charged the $500 impost. That too was defeated with the other three in opposition. Finally, it was resolved that the $500 impost fee be unchanged and that the developers pay the other;500 be- ing lost by the town as part of the con- dition for granting the'variance in frontage size requested. Only Hoogen- boom and Hall opposed that. In a rather different move, council then voted unanimously to have the general government committee undertake a rcview of impost fee matters. Josephson had noted that the cur- rent $500 fee is modest in comparison to that charged in other municipalities. The issue of impost fees relative to changes in the number of lots con- sumed a large part of Monday's ses- sion of Exeter council and it took three motions before the matter was resolved. The debate arose over a request from 5-D Realty Limited to change the frontage on five vdcant lots on River Boulevard. The firm has ap- plied to have the frontage changed from the present 61 feet to 76.25 feet and thereby reducing the number of lots to four. "The idea for, this is to create more variety in the size of the lots in the new area being opened in Plan 383," lawyer Peter L. Raymond advised in a covering letter with the application for consent that will be heard on June 10. However, the change resulted in a debate that has been on the agenda recently whether the impost fees on the lots would be based on the five now existing or the four to be created by the change in frontage. The impost fee Is $500 when a building permit is G applied for on lots. Reeve Bill Mickle opened discus- '4I' sion by saying that the time may have effect here - come to change the cost of impost fees to a square footage rating, although Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller maintain- ed the terms of the subdivision agree- ment should be followed and the $500 reenhouse •• %j i! i/ 1 GRANDPARENTS VISIT Kindergarten students of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School entertained their grandparents recently. From the left are Christopher Gielen with grandmother Johanna Gielen and Lacretia Pfaff with grandfather Tony Martens. T -A photo Cancer fund gets present Christmas comes A couple of tense weeks for the local Cancer Society has ended in smiles for all volunteers with the support of residents throughout Huron who will be attending the Art Christmas sttow at SHDHS this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The, popular Sarnia entertainers had offered to put on the concert with all proceeds going to the Huron unit. The only stipulation was that 300 tickets had to be pre -sold by the end of May to prove to the group that the expenses they would underwrite would be worth the effort. Carf Cann way rin;iw'd to advise that 426 ticket, h : r' 1 v , • cold and reports had lot n rved from thr . -least, .Ino 'i'ingo branches. The SHDHS auditorium accom modates up to 900 people, so there are still tickets available at area -outlets and it is expected some will be available at the door. However, those interested are still encouraged to guarantee themselves admission by buying tickets in.advance. While the list of groups and com- munity agencies which have benefit- ted from the Aggregation is extensive and varied, the work„of the Cancer Society has a special place in Art's heart. He's had a bout with cancer and claims he's walking and living proof that the disease can be beaten if detected in time. The Aggregation presents a show in June that will be enjoyed by every family member. They come complete with an eight -piece orchestra, a 40 -voice choral group that has been acclaim- ed at every performance for their singing abilities and the humorous and delightful comedy numbers they perform in the fast -paced program. Tickets are available in Exeter at National Trust, the Times -Advocate and RSD Sports Den. Others in the area are at lfeimrich's, Zurich; Maida Gaiser, Dashwood; William's Hair Styling, Hensall; and Merry Rags, Grand Bend. PEER HITS, RUNS Only one collision was investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, it be- ing a type of "hit and run". It occurred on Monday when a vehi- cle driven by Cheryl Dunnell, RR 2 Dashwood, collided with a deer that bounded into her path on the Crediton Road, east of concession 18-19 of Stephen Township. Fortunately, the animal was able to recover from the impact and ran oft. Damage to the Vehicle was listed at $300. During the week, the local detach- ment officers laid 42 charges under the highway Traffic Act, seven under the Liquor Licence Act, four under the Criminal Code and two under the Nar- cotic Control Act. Heard about the "greenhouse ef- fect" that is expected to slowly in- crease the area's =average temperatures over the next decades? Well, it may have arrived earlier than anticipated according to former SHDHS agricultural teacher Andy Dixon. He called to report that strawber- ries will be ready this weekend due to the unusual heat wave that has been predominant. It's believed to be a new record. Normally, he noted, most people expect to start picking berries around June 20 and added quickly that those who wait that long this year will be too late His son, Jim, confirmed that the first ripe berry was picked on their McGillivray Township farm on May 27 and on Sunday they had enough for a good feed. The couple irrigated the crop once to overcome the drought problem and Jim said the crop "looks good". Last year, berries started on June 9. He expects that most area strawberry growers will be having berries as early as theirs. WORKERS RETURN The four union workers at Exeter's Moffatt and Powell building material storereturned to work on the regular schedule, Monday. The picketers left the site on Friday morning and attended a meeting of Teamsters Local 141 on Sunday evening. Results of that meeting have not yet been detailed. fee charged for each of the five lots. Councillor Ben Hopgenboom responded that impost fees are charg- ed to the person applying for a permit and in this case could be $625 per lot to make up the entire $2.500 that would be raised for the five lots rather than the $2,000 that would be realiz- ed from four lots. Reeve Mickle replied that if the developers were prepared to pay the $500 as part of the approval of the agreement to change the frontage, then the impost fees for the lots would remain at $500 for the person building. The first motion was that the $500 would be charged on the basis of five lots, but that was defeated with Coun- cillors (fall, Hoogenboom and Josephson opposing the motion presented by Fuller and Snell. out l 'very lu in farm accident The father of a 16 -year-old Exeter youth acknowledged that his son was "very lucky" to get off without more serious injuries after being caught in ft forage harvester on Friday. Thomas P. Rolph, son of Jim and ue Rolph, 536 Carling St., was work- ing around a self unloading wagon at the farm of Gerald McBride, just south of Exeter, when the back of his shirt was caught and he was pulled toward the machinery. The youth suffered a large gash on his leg and one prong of the equip- ment punctured through an area under his arm and he was trapped. Employees hurt Becker's Farm ipment joined the Exeter fire tin estkpatijag Ralph from equipment said the Procedure- was handled "very esstanally" for a 10 second period, the student remained concious A piece of the equipment which punctured him was cut off with cut- ting torches and remained in him from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. as doctors at University Hospital in London had to assess the situation carefully before removing it to ensure it caused no fur- ther damage. The youth received no medicatidn throughout his waiting period and was in considerable pain, but his father proudly reported "he is very strong" and greeted his pain only with some moaning and didn't cry throughout the whole ordeal. The grade 10 student will remain in hospital for two weeks to a month because a tendon was cut in his foot and he is unable to walk and the punc- ture unature under his arm area makes it im- possible for him to use crutches. While some nerves and muscles were damaged in the incident, all are expected to heal with no permanent ENRICHMENT -CLASS QUIZ — Stephen Central School staff' member Adrionn Brand discusses a quiz on horse training with members of an area elementary enrichment close. Students from the left are Brion Merrigan, Exeter Public School; Cory Gingerich, Zurich; Allison Jaques, Usborne Central; Tina . Gibson, J.A.D'. McCurdy and Lori Finkbeine$ 'Stephen. T -A photo