Times-Advocate, 1988-03-23, Page 2Page 2
Times -Advocate, March 23, 1988
PROBABLY A FINAL SLIDE -With spring weather on the way these Dashwood youngsters took advantage
col a tinal sliding opportunity at the Dashwood Community Centre Sunday afternoon. From the left are Matthew
Hayter, Eric Sorensen and Melissa Hayter.
-�'ia�lph c61T tenders for drains,
insurance
increase deductibles on
. At the March 3 meeting of Bid-
dulph township council, road su-
perintendent Hugh Davis was in-
structed to call tenders for the
supply, hauling and spreading of
16,000 cubic yards of 'A' gravel on
township roads.
The closing date for tcndcrs to be
received is April 5 at 12 p.m. with
the work to commence on or about
September 1 of this year.
Acting on a complaint from
Rene Van Bruwacnc, Davis said he
would endeavour to improve the
condition of sidcroad 5.
Adrain DeBrouwcr was appointed -
to sell dog tags. He will receive $2
for each tag sold, S5 for each ken-
nel licence and $50 fol' expenses.
Council voiced no objection to a
land severance application from
John Patrick and Helen Joyce Mar-
rinan at Lot 18, Concession 2.
At the same time council, reiter-
ated their objection to a similar ap-
plication from Robert A. Latta to
sever land at Lot 28, Concession 1
as it was contrary to the township's
official plan as one severance had al-
ready bccn granted for this parcel of
land.
The resignation of Austin Hod-
gins from the board of management
of the Lucan Community Centre
was accepted with regret. The bal-
ance of this appointment until No-
vember 30, :988 will be filled by
Bev Burr.3tead.
Court of revision was held on two
municipal drains. As no appeals
were received clerk -treasurer Ray
Hands was instructed to call tenders
for construction of the Malcolm -
Wallis and Harlton municipal
drains.
Two building permit applications
were approved. Permits will be is-
sued to Dewayne Jeffery to con-
struct a single family dwelling on
_Lot 36, Concession 5 and Ron
Mills for similar construction on
part of Lot 2, NLR Concession.
'Council discussed in detail the
general insurance report submitted
Light case load on.
Tuesday court docket
Only four caseswere tried before
Justice of the Peace Doug Wedlake
in Exeter court on March 15. Three
men were convicted under the
Highway Traffic Act and a fourth
had his sentence suspended.
Ernie _ Steven Szabo, RR I Kirk -
ton, pleaded guilty to driving on
Highway 23 in Usborne Township
on February 25 while his licence
was suspended. He had been
stopped for a traffic violation, and
could not produce a driver's licence.
A check showed a stispension had
bccn imposed beginning October
24 for unpaid fincs.
Szabo was fined $250 and his
suspension was extended for six
months consecutive to the previ-
ous suspension. He was given
two months to pay his fine.
Paul A. Musson, 255 Algon-
quin Dr.. Centralia, entered guilty
pleas to charges of using an unau-
thorized plate, and failing to apply
for a permit on becoming owner of
a vehicle.
Musson had bccn stopped on
March 7 on Exeter's main street.
Police discovered that the licence
plates had expired on December 16,
1987. Vehicle registration listed
another owner, now deceased.
Wedlake -levied fines of $53.75
on cach chargc, with 15 'days to
pay.
Alex M. Gulutzen, RR3 Blyth,
pleaded not guilty to speeding at
100 kph in an 80 one while driv-
ing along Highway 4 in Hay town-
ship on December 1. An OPP of-
ficer travelling south to Exeter
observed the speeding northbound
car, and locked the speed on his ra-
dar at 107.
Although Musson's lawyer argued
that no test had been done to deter-
mine the accuracy of the tuning
forks in thc radar device, Wedlake
said information from the instru-
ment's developer claimed that even
tests including battering the ma-
chines with a sledge hammer had
failed to damage the forks. There-
fore, he accepted the accuracy of the
radar reading.
A $33.75 fine was paid that day.
Keith R. Ashbourne, Stratford,
had his sentence suspended when
Exeter Police Chief Larry Hardy
told the court the accused had re-
moved illegal colour coating on his
side windows. Ashbourne had been
charged on February 6 when stopped
on Thames Road W. because the
police officer couldn't sec into the
driver's side of the vehicle.
Ashbourne had bccn told at his
March 1 trial that sentence would be
suspended if he showed evidence in
two weeks that the coating had bccn
removed.
Building permits same
as February a year ago
The same number of building
permits were issued in the town of
Exeter in February of this year as
for the same period in 1987.
Chief Building Official Brian
Johnston's report to council Mon-
day night indicated nine permits
were issucd for a total value of
$108,845.46. The 1987 permit
value for February was $111,640.
Five permits were issued for resi-
dential renovations and additions,
two commercial renovations and ad-
ditions, one new residential dwell-
ing and one demolition permit.
In addition, three permanent and
five temporary sign permits were is-
sued.
For the first two months of 1988,
the value of building permits issued
is $12,645 Tess than 1987 which
was a record setting year.
Tornado Awareness Day
At the request of Solicitor Gener-
al Joan Smith, the town of Exeter
will be proclaiming March 30 as
Tornado Awareness Day.
Each year an average of 25 toma-
does touch down in Ontario. Some
arc minor and cause little damage,
others such as the Central Ontario
tornado in 1985, are major and
cause injuries and deaths.
.The letter from Smith continued,
March 30 marks the beginning of
the scvcrc weather season in Onta-
rio and i invite your assistance in
helping to educate Ontario's public
about tornadoes and how they can
help themselves.".
"i also urge each municipality to
icview its state of emergency pre-
paredness, and take the necessary
• steps to be ready for a tornado or
by Frank Cowan Ltd. regarding
their recommendations for township
insurance coverage for the upcom-
ing year.
Deductibles on buildings, con-
tents, equipment and licenced vehi-
cles will be increased from S1,000
to $2,500 to create a reduction of
$624 annually in premiums.
Council indicated no objection to
a request from the Kidney Founda-
tion of Canada to conduct a door -to-.
door canvass in the township pro-
viding each canvasser carry proper
identification. -
Correspondence was received from
Canada Mortgage and Housing Cor-
poration advising that they had de-
livered one new residence under the
Rural and Native Housing Program.
Council wilt be advising thatthey
wish to continue to partricipate in
this program subject to council hav-
ing the opportunity to make recom-
mendations on each application.
Board of Education news
The Huron County Board of Edu-
cation went over its unaudited 1987
estimates of expenditures and reve-
nue at its March meeting and found
the actual expenditures represented
99.13 percent of the estimates. In
monetary terms the net effect is that
the board has underspent the esti-
mates by $387,320.
In addition to this, the board's
revenue exceeded preliminary esti-
mates by approximately $95,000,
to cause an over requisition in the
amount of $469,965.
First aid and staff
The Education Centre staff have
been conducting surveys and orga-
nizing classes to instruct school
staff in first aid.
It is currently a requirement under
the Occupational Health and Safety
Act for the Province of Ontario that
employers provide first aid training
for a certain number of employees
per worksite location.
In an effort to comply with this
requirement St. John's Ambulance
first aid courses have been organized
at three locations in Huron County-
F.E. Madill Secondary, Central Hu-
ron Secondary, and South Huron
District High School. Course costs
arc beingg-paid by the Workman's
Compensation Board, and there are
60 board staff taking instruction
from all employee groups. Partici-
pation is strictly voluntary and on
the worker's own time.
In addition to board sponsored
courses there arc 27 staff members
from seven schools who have com-
pleted specialized first aid training.
At least three schools have provided
first aid refresher training or CPR
training for their entire staff in the
current school year.
• "WOW" summer project
The board encouraged and indicat-
ed its support of a Work Orienta-
tion Workshop (WOW) to be under-
taken at South Huron District High
School in the summer of 1988.
-The program is targeted at stu-
dents of the age of 14-15 who arc at
risk of becoming early school leav-
ers, to show them what the work-
ing world is like. The WOW pro-
jects arc basically work placements
with a job counselling component,
and arc similar to the typical. job
experience programs sponsored fre,
quently by the HCBE.
The program would be funded by
Employment and Immigration Can-
ada.
Board's approval process
The Executive Committee consid-
ered the board's approval process
and the best way to manage approv-
als during the course of the budget
year.
The topic was raised at the Febru-
ary meeting when the board agreed
to support the Quest Program at a
cost of $8,400. Trustee John Elliot
'was concerned about how- this
would affcct the budget and stated
"if we're going to pass motions
they should be done subject to the
budget. I don't want to see anything
stopped, but someone has to keep
track." The board agreed to look
into the matter.
The Executive Committee indi-
p
cated the board had tended to take a
- position in the recent past that it
would proceed with items it consid-
ered important regardless of the
time of year and whether the funds
had been specifically included in the
estimates. The committee also not-
ed this policy has been followed for
the past five years and has not led
the board to be over the estimates
in any year.
A motion was carried that "the
board continue to utilize a balance
of priority setting and estimates de-
velopment which recognizes the
rapidly changing educational envi-
ronment."
School damage report
The annual school damage report
was reviewed by the board and the
damage totals for the 1987 calendar
year totalled S19,207.46, which is a
slight reduction compared to the
1986 total. This figure is also with-
in the range of five year average to-
tals for the system.
HAYTER'S
TURKEYS
HAYTER
TURKEY FARMS
Hwy. 83
just west of Dashwood
237-3561
Store Hours
Fri. 9 to 6
Now taking orders for Sat. 9 - 5
12 to 16 Ib.
FRESH SPECIAL
HEN TURKEYS WINGS
for Easter
6 9 Ib.
e quarl,UeS last
also FROZEN TURKEYS available u
SPECIALS IN EFFECT
UNTIL. SATURDAY. -
APRIL 2. 1988 ONLY .
ALL
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GIFT
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-•WOOOLANOER BUNNIES •TREASURED
MEMORIES •DOG & CAT FIGURINES
•HORSE FIGURINES *PLUS MORE'
any other emergency which may oc-
cur within its boundaries."
Environment Canada issues
weather watches and warnings when
anticipated weather poses a threat to
public safety. This information is
relayed to the public by radio and
television:
A severe weather watch is issued
up to six hours in advance to alert
thc general public that, for a speci-
fied portion of Ontario, there is a
high potential for dangerous thun-
derstorm weather, which may by ac-
companied by'a tomado.
A severe weather warning is is-
sued to alert the public that severe
thunderstorms or tornadoes are im-
minent in the warning area -- ie, a
severe thunderstorm is in progress
or expected to occur within hours.
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EASTER CUTOUTS 8 DECORATIONS
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EASTER BASKETS ... 4 saes to choose
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