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Times -Advocate, July 13, 1994
RegioDar
wrap up
A cat bylaw
for Mitchell?
MITCHELL - Cats may be
more of a problem running large
in town than dogs, said one
Mitchell councillor recently.
When rev song the town's bylaw
to regulate animals, the possibil-
ity was raised of putting a cat
bylaw on the books for Mitchel.
Although a cat owner himself,
councillor Joe Silvestrin said he
doesn't appreciate other cat own-
ers "letting their cat 'do their
thing' on people's doorlstcpsl,"
reported the Mitchell Advocate.
Man jailed
for assault
on police
GODERICH - An Exeter man
was sentenced to 60 days in jail
on a conviction of assaulting a
Clinton police officer in Code -
rich court last week.
Stephen Burly, 33, a former
Clinton resident, but now of Ex-
eter, was charged April 1 after.
Clinton police were called to his
residence on a noise complaint,
reported the News Record. A
police officer stuck his foot in
the door to prevent Burly from
slamming it shut, the court was
told. Then Burly swore at the
officer and punched him in the
face.
At the same court session, a
Hay Township man was fined
$750 after pleading guilty to
driving while impaired. James
Kirk, 41, was charged December
17 after being stopped at a RIDE
checkpoint. Kirk was given six
months to pay the fine and pro-
hibited from driving for one
year.
Egmondville
teen drafted
by Oilers
SEAFORTH - Mike Watt, 18,
af: Egmondville was picked up
by the Edmonton Oilers on_ the
second round of the NHL entry
draft June 18. Watt was the
sixth player chosen in the :::,c
and round, going 32nd overall,
reported the Huron Expositor.
However, Watt has decided
not to start his professional
hockey career until he has com-
pleted his four-year scholarship
at Michigan State University.
Watt has spent the last three
seasons playing ,with the Mid-
western Junior 13 Stratford Culli-
tons.
Wingham
Homecoming
draws 2,500
WINGHAM - Homecoming
'94 in Wingham was being
billed as a big success -by its or-
ganizers.
Thc weekend's celebrations re-
ceived registrations of almost
2,5(X) people, with many more
from the 1921-1940 era return-
ing to the town than expected.
Organizers arc already think-
ing of 10 years down the road to
the next homecoming, which
will coincide with Wingham's
125th anniversary, reported the
Advance -Times.
Old quarry
off limits
"inayHensall
of ban in fires Bacyard
Someeople are pushing the limits of the bylaw, decided council
p to $200.
When deciding on how to deal with the complaints, coun-
cil agreed to issue letters with copies of the bylaw to the of-
fenders.
"If we've had complaints about specific people, they
should get the letter," said ReAblurn. "The ones who abide
by the rules don't need to get on €."
Council agreed that should the problems not cease, then
they may consider banning all back yard fire pits from the
village at a later date.
HENSALL - Village council is considering clamping
down on the use of backyard barbecue fire pits in Hensall.
"At first there were two or three fire pits, now every sec-
ond house on the block has one," commented works super-
intendent John Baker.
Council acknowledged complaints about the use. of fire
pits are on the increase, and without specific guidelines to
specify what is being burnt, some of the fires are quite be-
coming too large- •
"Unless people know the rules, then lire pits should go by
the wayside," recommended Baker, also a member of the
Hensall Fire Department.
All fire pits are to be inspected and re tstered in Hensall.
Baker said inspected one pit, fou it lacking, but the
owner has sta ed using it despite no tnal approval.
Baker said there is nothing wrong with a well-designed
fire pit used for barbecuing, but there are those who are
abusing the privilege.
"They're a nuisance. They're a'd mn nuisance," said Bak-
er.
Clerk -treasurer Luanne Phair noted that if owners of fire
pits are found to be hurtling garbage, they can be fined up
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ST. MARYS - Town council
will no longer be turning a blind
eye to those who scramble over
the six-foot fence to fish in the
town's old quarry, reports the
Joumal-Argus.
Even scuba divers will no
longer be allowed to buy permits
to dive in the quarry.
The crackdown came after
concerns were raised that the
town might be found negligent
should anyone enter .the quarry
and drown.
"There's all kinds of water
around here. You could drown
in Trout Creek or the Thames.
Are we going to fence them
next?" complained mayor Jamie
Hahn.
Herifa e Square' price tag
over $1- million
Only the municipal office can be rebuilt in the project's first phase
w -Continued from front page. . "It's not worth putting in the elevator and making the ren- own arguments," he said, restating his point that the town
ovations that would be needed," he explained, but noted its has done well in improving hard Services in recont years,
better view of the corner and more parking behind. facade may be kept for future generations on that corner. but has done little to upgrade "cultural" services, such as
"The whole corner, no matter what project, is going to be One selling point'ibr building a new library would be the the library.
well over a million dollars," said Shaw. chance to lease the police building to business. Now that the police station stands empty, the lease will
Only the first phase, the municipal office, could be com- As for the Old Town Hall, $80,000 would be needed to soon expire on the municipal office, and library is in need
pleted under the joint infrastructure program's remaining install an elevator, $200,000 to renovate existing office .of repair, council's focus has shifted to the contentious de -
$500000 space, and $300,000 to add an extension behind. The coun- bate on whether or not to divert funds to public buildings.
A final decision on what to do with the library could cil chambers would be in the present second floor hall. Aware that the result of their decision will stand as a monu-
come at a later date, when funds become available. Still "The big thing was coming in on budget," said Shaw, in- " ment on the town's main corner for generations to come,
Shaw said that phase night -even be within reach by late sisting that although engineering costs may add to the pro- that decision won't be made lightly.
1995. ject, the first phase is within grasp. Monday evening, Shaw said council will be asked wheth-
"It all depends on how much money we can raise private- Although approval for Exeter's $3 million water line er or not to proceed with the grant application as per the ar-
ly or through philanthropic organizations," he said. `-'came through only last month, Shaw is aware that this chitect's plans. Four of councils nine voting members are
Preserving the present library,- even though it was built smaller project may represent the most important aspect of already part of the civic centre committee.
through the Andrew Carnegie Library program, would have his last year in office. "I expect it will be started this fall," predicted Shaw.
been the most expensive option, said Shaw. "The more I think of it, the more I'm convinced by my
Garbage contractor's trucks
denied access to Hensall landfill
Despite warnings, waste from
other municipalities was ending
up in Hensall's landfill
HENSALL - The Hensall landfill is now off-limits to
a garbage contractor alleged to be dumping waste from
outside the municipality at the village's site in Usborne
Township.
Works superintendent John Baker asked council for
direction after telling them a load of garbage from the
contractor was refused entry to the dump on Friday.
Baker said when asked for the origin of the loatt-the
waste site attendant was told "it came from farms
around Hensall".
Because the Ministry of the Environment issues
landfill licenses only for specific municipalities, con-
tractors can face stiff fines for dumping elsewhere.
Baker said the contractor had been warned in a letter
last month that his garbage had been searched and
found to be from as far as Sebringville.
"You can't tell what's in the load until he dumps it,"
said Baker.
"I don't see how we can't deny him access if he won't
abide by the rules," commented councillor Jeff Re-
aburn.
Council agreed to send the contractor a letter stating
they would no longer allow Noble Sanitation Ltd.'s
trucks to dump in Hensall's landfill.
New$2 million bean
sorting plant on display
The Hensall Co -Op is
expecting 3-6,000
visitors to see their
new pride and joy
HENSALL - Thousands of guests
arc expected to tour a high-
technology dean processing plant at
the Hensall and District Co -Op this
week.
The Co -Op will be opening its
doors this Wednesday and Thurs-
day to invited guests to tour the $2
million processing system that of-
ficials are calling a state-of-the-art
operation.
"We're envisioning there could be
3,000 to 6,000 people over the two
days," said Rick Romphf at the
Hensall Co -Op.
Open to inspectiopi by customers,
processors, and other interested
panics will be the computerized
and automated facility that will be
able to sort beans into three grades,
remove stones or metal materials,
filter out dust, and check for colour
and splits with electric eyes. The
final product will even be slightly
polished.
Tighter quality control standards
being introduccd by some countries
is cited as being behind the move to
build the new processing operation.
The Co -Op says the system is part
of a Total Quality Management
(TQM) program to meet and ex-
ceed the standardit of all domestic
and export customers.
Concession road to
get white edge lines
Hay Township will
paint side lines on
Concession 2-3 to
improve safety .
ZURICH - The Hay Township
road superintendent has rec-
ommended a remedy fc- the high
number of traffic accidents along
Concession Road 2-3.
Ross Fisher recommended to
township council last Monday to
paint white tines at each side of the
road, as per Ministry of Trans-
portation specifications, 30 cm in
from the shoulder.
Correction:
teen not
crossing road
Last week's police report stated
that two teenagers were struck by a
car while trying to cross Highway
21. While other youths in the
group had crossed the highway.
Robert Fox of RR3 Granton was
struck by the car at the road's shoul-
der without€rossing the asphalt.
The Times -Advocate regrets the
error.
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HIGHLIGHTS
in Downtown St. Marys
The approximate cost of the
painting should be about $1,000,
which council agreed was a rea-
sonable expense.
Concession 2-3, which runs par-
allel to Highway 4, 2km west of
Exeter and Hensall, has had a high-
er share of accidents than usual in
recent years. A cause of some of
the accidents has been linked by
police to the soft gravel shoulders
on the road and the steep drop-off
into the ditches at certain points.
Thc addition of white edge lines
is aimed at improving driver vis-
ibility of the shoulders.
"I think it's going to help," said
clerk-trea'urer Janissc Zimmerman
of council's decision.
DOWIVTOWI‘
ST MARYS
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 5 to 7 p.m.
1,/ Sausage on a Bun & Refre;hments
Corner of Queen and Wellington St. S.
6/ Clowns and Balloon giveaways
6/Watch 'for Our Town Crier
FRIDAY, JULY, 15, 5 to 7 p.m.
i✓ Beef on a Bun and Refreshments
7 p.m. Entertainment corner of Queen and Wellingt$n
St. S. - Local Talent show
t/ Clowns and Balloon giveaways
SATURDAY, JULY 16
✓ 10 a.m. Charity Auction for St. Marys Mobility Bus
6/ Clowns and Balloon giveaways
t✓ 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Local Talent Show
Corner of Queen and Wellington St. S.
Plus mapy other activities for you to enjoy
WafcN or
SHOPPERS HELPERS
Art show
GRAND BEND - The Hu-
ron)t Country Playhouse La-
dies uild will he hosting the
second annual Open Art Ex-
hibition on Sund;.y August 22
as part of the Festival by the
Bay big band concert.
Applications are being
sought from the first 50 inter-
ested artists. Last year's
show sold about $2,200
worth of art.
Exhibitors can call 238-
8306 for information.
For year SAoppime Cotivefiesce
Courtesy of
St. Marys Downtown Merchants