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Times Advocate, 1998-11-04, Page 1Best bread PAGE 16 Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, November 4, 1998 Eliminating parking spaces $1.00 (includes GST) Shu1d improve safety along Main Street A feel -good burn A feel -good burn. Grand Bend Rota _ - Tedford, left, club fund-raising chairpersonlCathtuj�je rail Committee vice -chairperson Don Krech and club secretary Ian Young burn the 'mortgage' last week of the trail ton, trail chair and dub vice-president Hank runs along Hwy. 21 from"Pinery Provincial Park through the Town of Bosanquet to created that The ceremony marked the end of the fund-raising drive to pay for the 188 Bosanquet provided $21,000 in various in-kind services and support q Grand Bend. remaining $ 167,800 through a variety of methods including$ '800 Project.: a remaining roadning in1 7,800 Bend on the '97 LabourweekendPa t with the club raising the Huron Country Playhouse with Charlie Fou u Nevada and Trip -of -the -Month tickets, Day and also the hfall '95 affunction at the -off at Oakwood Inn last week to celebrate their achievement with speechess hosted B sanqu t the Graham, Lambton Health Unit promotion officer Christine Preece, Bosanquet Mayor Bill John Walsh, Bosanquet recreation director Kevin Bryson and Krech. Preece partnering with several different bodied to create trails North Bosanquet councillor other communities across Ontario and Canada.The health unit recentlypraised the club for whichushould be used as a role model afor s well.The next phase of the trail includes parkettes and a 22 -acre sportreleased ba trail guide t Heritage Museum.The club also hopes to extend the trail into Grand Bend parkbehind the Lambton It's Help us BUY ANY Footlong Sub By Kate Monk TI\lIsS-ADVOCATE STAFF ------------- I'X1:T R-- Concerned with safety, Exeter' council has passed a motion to eliminate seven parking spares along Main Street. Otw spot is immediately north of the 'II trance to I lollznla in's IGA where the safi.ly problem appears to be caused by vehicles in the lad parking spae, accord- ing to a report by Exeter Chief Building Official Dave Moyer. Councillor Robert Drummond didn't think eliminating one parking spare t:%'ould be enough to address the safe- ty issue. Ile wanted all the spares between the I(;:\ and Irtul'lal St. t(1 be removed. The rest of council disagreed with Drummond. The second area or ronrrrn is north of the :lusatble lifter' from 136-.162 \lain tit. N. on the east side of the highway. I -he (Avner of a business on the east side of the street raised a sali�ty" concern %vith town stall about vehicles blinking the view of customers leaving his property Because the area.is zoned highway commercial, de%el- up►nent along the highway is geared towards towards vehii I(' movement and parking areas are provided un - the business properties to eliminate the need for street parking. - The staif'report re('(►rilmended all eight parking spaces be eliminated. Councillors Pete :1r-mstrong and George Robertson did- n't agree. Armstrong recommending a romprunlise of leaving two spares because" one business relies 00 those spares. Robertson said eliminating all the spares ac(•(lnlmo- dates a new business. while harming a Tung -standing business. "We should leave at feast two spaces until %he have a long range plan,.. he said. The motion was passed to eliminate six spares and leave two spares in front of Exeter Chrysler. The I).trk- ing bylaw will be presented at the next council me( An overall parking study will be completed in 1 �. Lucanites want fair service from banks By Craig Bradford mergers happen or not. "rimes-,�uti'�>L,1•rt:sTAFr 'Thal %vas the message J-�---- from a cross section of I.UCi1N— (;cud and fair- I.uran area bunk rus- servi(�. is what !mean toilers at a town hall bank customers want meeting on financial ser - whether major bank See BANK pa See BANK page 2 our Anniversary but you get the GIFT celebrate our 1st year in Exeter. THE ujiin 990* GET THE SECOND for ,ggi'r SHODU) f3E;'( SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 FROM 11 AM TO 210 MAIN ST. EXETER 235-1273 7 PM ONL 'Second footlong sub must be of equal or lesser price, not good in combination with any other offer.