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Times-Advocate, 1987-10-07, Page 1There's lots more on the inside... Exeter approves area fire agreement A newly amended draft agreement between all municipalities par- ticipating in the Exeter and area fire board was approved by Exeter coun- cil Monday night. The agreement which was approv- ed by board members Wednesday night also goes to the townships of Stephen, Hay and Usborne for their ratification. Reeve Bill Mickle in presenting the fire board report said, "It appears to be a fairly good agleement and ad- dresses the concerns of all parties. It gives everyone a chance to withdraw and sets out the monies to be return- ed. It makes upgrading and five year reviews much easier." Mickle commended Stephen reeve Tom Tomes who is chairman of the fire board saying, "He did a super job in keeping everybody on track and helped guide us through. I hope the others accept the agreement. Their members seemed to be pleased." Deputy reeve Lossy Fuller backed Mickle's remarks saying, "All on the board worked hard and it's an ex- cellent agreement." In addition to setting out the boun- daries of the fire board, the agree- ment sets the apportionment of costs -and provides recognition- of the hydrants located on Exeter boun- Mayor back to head council Mayor Bruce Shaw was welcomed back to Exeter council Monday night after six weeks leave of absence and in his report had some bad news and good news. The first was the bad news from former Ontario Minister of Health Murray Elston that the application from the Exeter Villa for additiohal beds for the nursing home portion of the John Street east facility had beet turned down. The better news from the mayor was that Villa owner Tom Kanam- phuza was going ahead with plans to an addition to the residence area to accommodate 26 additional beds. At the same time Shaw reported on the building permit figures for September. He continued, "Although Brian Johnston isn't here to give the official figures we have already eras- ed last year's record and are pushing the six million dollar mark." * Hay signs firs pact 9 * DWI* Shaw traded IA * Soccer Caen ends 4A * Brian Costello at Hansell 6A * Ilderton Fair 15A * SHDHS Commencementl7A The mayor added, "We have broken building permit records each year since 1982. These figures are ab- solutely amazing. Exeter is booming and we should be very pleased as a council." Shaw was welcomed back official- ly by councillors Ben Hoogenboom and Gaylan Josephson. Both added their thanks to reeve Bill Mickle for a job well done in taking over the mayor's position in Shaw's absence. y`f aaries usea toserve the neighbouring municipalities. The townships are to agree to reim- burse the town of Exeter each year 50 percent of the cost of the hydrants at each entrance to town which are us- ed for tanker fill up. There are six hydrants along the Stephen boundaries, four adjacent to Usborne township and two next to the boundary of Hay township. The area of the Exeter and area fire department includes all of the town of Exeter and the township of Usborne. In Stephen township the area in- cludes Lots 15 to south part of 20, Con- cession 1 : Lots l5 to 23 on Concession 2 and 3. Lots 22 and 2:3 on Concessions 4 and 5 and Lots 2 to 10 on the North Boundary Concession. The flay township coverage area Please turn to page 2 • imes-- Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 1 One Hundred and Seventeenth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, October 7, 1987 ILDERTON QUEEN Named Queen of the 1987 Ilderton Fall Fair Friday night was Kathy MacNoughton. T -A photo Justice of Peace hits errant drivers Justice of the Peace Doug Wedlake dealt with five charges related to the Highway Traffic Act in Exeter court, Tuesday, September 29. Kurt F. Hartill of London pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving and was fined $128.75. The accused fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle while travelling at about 100 kilometres per hour on Huron road 2 at 7:10 a.m.,-on August 8. When the vehicle hit the left shoulder Hartill awakened and tried to get control, but it veered to the right and rolled over twice in the right ditch. The vehicle was a complete .write-off. Ile was treated at South Huron Ilospital for minor injuries and released. Wedlake fined Mark Broderick, Ex- eter $500 for driving a vehicle without insurance. I)ue to three prior convictions dur- ing the past three years, Kevin Arm- strong of Clinton was fined 8200 for having open liquor in a vehicle on September 19. Police saw a vehicle travelling south on 1iuron road 21 in Stephen township at a slow speed. None of the three occupants of the vehicle were v.•earing seat belts and the passenger in the centra was moving around. All three looked away as the officer passed and they were followed into a private driveway. A total of 12 full and two part bottles of beer were found in the vehicle. The accused promised to get even with the officer for giv ng him a ticket and said all were wei ring seat belts and the beer belonged to the centre person in the vehicle not him. A fine of $5.1.75 was levied against R. Anne Taylor of Saskatoon, Saskat- chewan for making a turn not in safe- ty which caused an accident. The incident occurred on Highway 21 at the intersection of the Stephen township road leading to the Huron Country Playhouse, on August 17. One of the others involved in the ac- cident, Natasha Hamilton of Dor- chester said she was passing the Taylor vehicle when it turned left in front of her and did not see any brake or signal lights. Michael Hefferman of London was fined $250 on a charge of driving while his licence was suspended. He was stopped on June 28 near the Morrison Dam in Usborne township after being spotted by the officer as not wearing a seatbelt. Hefferman got out of his vehicle and came back to the cruiser saying he believed he was under suspension for unpaid fines and produced a valid photo licence. A CPi(' check indicated his 1ic€nce had been suspended for having a blood alcohol count over 80 from February 1987 to February 1988 and an indefin suspension beginning March 1987 for unpaid fines. in addition to the 8250 fine the licence was suspended for another six months. Police investigate two accidents in town Exeter police were called to the scene of two collisions last week. in one, vehicles driven by Mary Cassell, Woodham, and James Perry, Exeter, collided at the intersection of Main and Alexander Streets. The Cassell vehicle was travelling north and the Perry vehicle was southbound on Main St. Damage was estimated at $4,000. • Vehicles driven by Sleben Ander- son, Exeter, and Marion Pfaff, Crediton, met on the Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot on Main St. North. The Anderson vehicle was backing out of a parking spot ns the Pfaff vehicle drove throught the lot. Damage was estimated at 8850. in the ony other accident last week, a vehicle driven by Barry Cunnington of Exeter struck the stop sign at Main and Simcoe Streets. Damage was estimated at $150. The Exeter police force issued four parking tickets, and laid eight charges under the Highway Traffic Act and one under the Criminal Code. Price Per Copy 60 Cents Delay detision on plan withdrawal After hearing a delegation from Huron county Monday night regar- ding Exeter's threat to withdraw from county planning services, coun- cil turned the matter back to the ex- ecutive committee. The executive group will be meeting Monday afternoon to study all aspects of the situation and make a recommendation for the next coun- cil meeting set for October 19. The decision to look into withdraw- ing from county planning services came after a dispute with Hay township over their intentions of establishing an agri-industrial park in the township at the north end of Exeter. An Ontario Municipal Board hear- ing ruled in favour of Exeter, but Hay has asked for another hearing with new information based on a Huron county planning survey. Mayor Bruce Shaw said Tuesday morning, "We have to decide if con- sent with modifications and specific uses may be better than facing another OMB hearing." Solicitor Mike Mitchell of Stratford told council Monday night that com- promise makes sense on the cost fac- tor alone." In his presentation to council, Huron planning director Gary David- son said Exeter has had all documents done by the county in- cluding the official plan, zoning bylaw and five year reviews and is the most up-to-date municipality in the county as far as planning is concerned. Davidson continued, "It's our con- cern that many municipalities have paid for planning for 16 years and not received the services Exeter has. It will take until 1991 to get everyone up to this level." He said, "West Wawanosh has paid into the planning system for 15 years before getting an official plan. They believed in the county system and now all our promises are being fulfilled." Based on assessments, Exeter pays Banquet for RC teachers At the trustee -staff banquet Friday night at the Seaforth Community Cen- tre held by the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, about 400 trustees, teachers, administration staff, board bus drivers and janitorial staff were in at- tendance with their spouses. Three teachers who retired at the end of June were honoured, Inez (laid of Sl. Mary's School, !lesson; Ennis Murphy and Mary Baker of Goderich both taught at several elementary schools. Mrs. Haid, a graduate of Stratford Normal School in 1945, spent all her teaching years at St. Mary's School, with a couple of breaks to raise her family. She was a dedicated teacher. Murphy, who graduated from Toronto Teacher's College in 1964. spent five years teaching in Catholic schools in Toronto, St. Michael School, Stratford, where he served as principal from 1968 to 1973, then as principal at St. Patrick's School at Kinkora, then as principal at St. Joseph's School at Kingsbridge for his last year with the Huron -Perth Board where he was highly regarded as a Christian educator. Mary Baker, born in Goderich, was a graduate of Stratford Normal School. She taught in Brantford for 11 years, returned to, f:oderich and taught 17 years at St. Joseph School in Clinton. She taught all grades from one to eight during her career. Her first class numbered 45 pupils and her last class only 16. Providing entertainment for the large crowd were a trio of three Please turn to page 2 WE'LL BE LATE Due to the holiday, Monday, the Ex- eter Times -Advocate will be publish- ed one day later than usual next week. it will be printed Wednesday night for Thursday morning delivery. $23,000 a year for county planning services. The planner added, "The county is concerned on what it would still have to do if Exeter cuts services. We would still have to review documents. There has been a lot of sharing over 16 years between the two bodies. On a question of how many centres in Huron have their own planning ad- visory committee similar to Exeter Davidson replied, "All towns have. The others work with a direct com- mittee of council." On the controversy with. Hay township, mayor Shaw said, "We fear some of our industrial base could be lost. We see the planning department siding with Hay." To this Davidson answered, "The only reality is that you will always be neighbours. You should ask which services the two of you can agree on." In answer to a question from coun- cillor Hoogenboom -concerning the planner's expertise, Davidson replied, "I have never claimed I know everything. I respect council's deci- sions. Planners are basically advisors." At this point solicitor Mitchell inter- jected, "It's a fine line, giving advice and being in on the decision making process. It's a hard road to follow. Council should make the decisions." Mayor Shaw concluded with, "A person doing the planning, review and in on the decision making process is almost like committing"incest." WIN MONCUR SCHOLARSHIPS — At Friday's Commencement at SHDHS, Huron director of Education Bob Allan presents Moncur scholarships to Ruth Ann Essery and David Dougall as the top grade 13 graduating students. T -A photo Bad day, Wednesday Two crashes at Huron Park The Exeter OPP was called to the scene of two three -car collisions in Huron Park Wednesday. Vehicles driven by Colleen Mercer, Lucan. Emily McLeod, RR 2 Zurich and Dar- ren Mills, Lucan, collided on Canada Ave. in Huron Park at 3:35 p.m. Damage is estimated 'at $2,000. Later that evening vehicles driven by Andrew Mathers, Exeter, and Leslie Karkheck, Huron Park, collid- ed on County Rd. 21 at the intersec- tion of Algonquin Drive in Huron Park. The Karkheck vehicle then col- lided with a vehicle driven by Graham Benedetti, Huron Park, which was stopped at the intersection on Algonquin Drive. Damage is estimated at $4,050. On Thursday a parked vehicle own- ed by John O'Neill, Huron Park, was struck by a vehicle driven by Murray Pepper, RR 1 Hay. Damage is estimated at *1,200. On Saturday an unidentified truck spilled part of its load on highway 4 at Huron Rd. 21. The windshield of a vehicle driven by Maureen Nicker- son, London, was chipped by a flying stone. Damage is listed at 8100. Sometime between Friday September 25 and Monday September 28 an unidentified vehicle backed in- to the northeast side of the Morse Tools Building on Main St., Zurich, causing minor damage. investigation of the arsons that oc- curred in fate August in and around Exeter is continuing. Another arson which happened sometime before 8:00 p.m. on September 12 was also in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP. An unoccupied cottage in Stephen Township near Mount Carmel was set on fire, and damage was done to three other cottages. Police are looking for a dark blue 1977, 1978 or 1979 Chev pickup truck or 1979 Chev van, with damage to the front grille. Anyone with information about the arsons or the above vehicle is asked to contact the Exeter OPP at 235-1300 or call Zenith 50,000. During the week 38 charges were laid under, the highway Traffic Act, four under the Liquor Licencing Act, and one under the Criminal investiga- tion Act. Four 12 -hour suspensions were also imposed. Reeve concerned about proposals by county proposals by county Reeve Bill Mickle passed on his phasing clause." concerns to council Monday night On the subject of county council regarding three items brought up at making the decisions on subdivision the latest meetings of Huron county and development applications, Mickle council. . said, "The proposal received over- Mickle said a proposal was brought whelming support from county up to reduce the rebates urban councillors." municipalities receive for construe Two weeks 'ago, county planning lion and maintenance of roads from head Gary Davidson explained to 45 percent to 25 percent. local council the benefits of changing the decision process from the The reeve continued, "if that hap- Ministry of 'Municipal Affairs to the pened for 1988 based on this year's county level. figures we would lose 828,595 and that At that time council opposed the alone would cost Exeter taxpayers change anti Monday night Mickle five and a half mills. added, "i think we should continue Some of the questions Mickle rais- our position of retaining the Ministry ed were, "Why are we being penaliz- as the decision maker." ed at this time as the 45 percentage Mickle's third concern was on the has been in effect for 28 years?" and county seeking provincial approval to "Does the county have too many have committee rather than board roads•for their tax base?" status for county library and health Although the proposal was return- departments. ed to the road committee for further All three topics were turned over to discussion. Mickle feels, "it will likely -the executive committee of council come back the same way, but with a for further discussion.