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Town C.ouncil
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Goderich Town Council The Maitland Cemetery
'voted in their citizen help for Board; Floyd Lodge,
the two year term of council. Maurice Jenkins, Eric
in ,a special meeting Thur- , 'Johnstone, Clayton Edward,
sday night. The selection of and Edward Stoles.
committee members for" the•
two year term was done in a
committee -of -the -whole
meeting.•,
The people chosen were
selected and voted on by the
council members using a list,
of applicants. responding to
advertisements for the
positions. •
The fifteen special com-
mittees had an average of
pi"ght applicants each.
Council members ' selected
those they thought were best
qualified fortthe jabs and the
people with the 'most ,votes
were named. .
All the. committees but two
are for tile -two-year term of
council. The Committee of
Adjustment, the Planning
Board and. the Parking
Authority Commission have
staggered terms specified by The, Goderich Community
council. Some 'members are Centre and , • Recreation,
on for one year, some for Board ; Robert Allen, Jim
two and some for three. Peters, Emily Crew, Mary
Donnelly, Manfred Dierolf,
John Doherty, and Harry
Worsell:
The Goderich Municipal
Separate school
Day. Nursery Committee;
Elsa' Haydon, Harold
:olllc,
The Com'miitee of
Adjustment: Frank Young,
Wilfred Denomme, Harold
Hibbert, Frank Bowra and
Bob Jeffery.
The 'Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority;
Dave •Gower,,
The Goderich and Arca(
Planning Board; Dave
Gower, Elsa Haydon, John
Schaefer, Charlie Snell, Torh
Jasper, J. Rick Robertson,
Ed Giesbrecht and. Bert
Such.
• The Goderich Tourist
Promotion Committee;
Robert Alien,• Leroy
Harrison, Howard Aitken,
Malcolm Campbell, Max
Cutt and Robert Squire,.
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The Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital. Board
member is Jim McCaul.
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.oara anxious Miller,, Betty, Reid and Mrs.
• 'Pat Wheeler.,
oyerproposal' The Goderich Industrial
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Goderich 'trustee Vince Leroy. Harrison, "Stan Profit,
Young will represent the Francis -carter,. Bene .Hey,
Huron Perth Roman Catholic'Gord McManus and. Bruce
Separate' School Board at a Sully'
public 1neeting in Goderich • The Land Fill Site yCom-
Wednesday which ' will mittee; Dave Gower and an
discuss th'e widening of 'alternate, Bill Clifford." .
Highway • 21„' the ' board • , The. ' Goderich Parking
decided., at its meeting in Authority Commission:
Seaforth Monday !light:: William Fry,. William
Several 'trustees felt the.' Schaefer and,James Britnell.
' Chairman of the 'Board, .
should' also attend but the . The. 'Airport Committee;
meeting .left 'it up to Mr. Bill Clifford,; Dave Gower,.
Young to decide, if he wanted . Lloyd Atfield, Murray,, Ward;
another; representative . to. 'Dick Wri•ght, a member to
„.accor,pany him. -`"` ' • • be' announced"' from the.
Mr. Young 'told the' board Goderich and, Colborne
thatthespeed limit, will still` ,to�tipship councils and three
be 30 mph if, the -highway is members appoint,e.d by
widened to four lanes, "but Huron County. -
traffic.seems to move faster The. Huron Historic Jail'
Hoard:' E1satHaydom. , D
The ' • Goder,ic.h•. -
,•$`usinessm-en'.s Action
with, four lanes, Perhaps we
should• have crossing
guards`." . .
should have. ` a • 'Co,mmittee: Elsa Ha,ydon:
representative at that The Celebration '75
meeting if our Catholic Committee: Jim Peters; Reg
school children, have'to'c'ross Bell, Mike D'y''mond, .Leroy
'that road, ' -"trustee John Harrison, Brian • Markson,
'O'Drowsky said vehemently. Beth 'Markson. a•nd Nanette'
'Chairman 'David Teahen Ouellette.
, suggested that perhaps' the The Goderich Housing
board could.'.'Ifia e' a sub ..Action.-"':Co't irtattee: Robert •
mission on the , widening Allen, Gary Davidson, Doti
•after -,the input comes in Hosack, John Lyndon., -Don..
from the public meeting. •,.Wheeler and Vince Young.
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The Goderich4Kineltes collected $2,037.08 in their anti,
Ability Fund blitz last week in this' municipalityDO
Reed (left) tabulates figures while Barb Shewfelt!
Marlene Bush (right), finance chairnrian, count the
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fhfrgiu
Other Kinettes as'sisting with the project were (from left)
• Brenda Parker; recruiting chairman; Johnine Strickland,
captain; Karen Fry,• genfral chairman; and Anne
Doherty. (staff photo)
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Constable John Hills ex- tradiction 'but the grea t
pected a verdict .yesterday diffe'renc"e,; in '.rst'ate
(Wednesday)in: his five da .y camefrom
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trial for dangerous• use policemen at
firear.nis and carel;t,;0,? ConstaW ,Toy=
driving., The verdict , .rwa;s, :_, told.,the Co t� fro
scheduled for' Wedrie�t;,,d'ay` of that:' he° hi l,rseen- Co
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this week but inclement John ,Ifi-lls`' lower"his ,s
,weather., . f.e.rced ' an ad- rev e• jot; they, direct
ourn m.eat. - the ing• -youth and that.
Provincial Court Judge had,seen a flash and -heard a
Warren Eghoetz of Stratford bang. He. said he realized
could not make the trip to . then that' the, gun had been
Goderich for the court 'date discharged.
because of fog and icy roads.' He said that just prior to
The trial was 'postponed until the shot he had got back in
a later date. - . the cruiser to' see if the
The Crown Attorney had ticket was ready. Fortner
called on 18 witnesses to give said when he asked., .the
"their account 'of the incident.. .question°Hills replied, '''same
The defence lawyer called bastard poured' Pepsi' on
only three. and then got out of the
Most of the "Crown's cruiser. n. '
e from members , Constable Fortner testified
p
support cam
of the group' ;that was that he_ got out of the cruiser .
protesting the traffic"suni-,• 'when Hills did ,and was Both .plazas to announce tenants soon -
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Police commission
plans public hearii
The Goderich Police'
Commission' has taken a new
outlook on their role in town
affairs. land members are
throwing open their doors to
the public.
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The three man board is
looking for public input over
the problems facing them
and the town force-. They are
more •s'pecifically interested
in solving .the vandalism and
rowdyism problems , en-'
Minister
to discuss
Mustard
countered by the local
:'.,,constabulary, •
In , an effort to have aft
concerned parties heard in
an orderly fashion, the.
'Police Commission has
called a� ° public meeting,
Wednesday, March 19 at- 2,
p.m. in the main court room
of the court house, Written
briefs most be submitted
wprior to the hearing (see act
elsewhere in,this issue).
Further to removing .the
shroud of .secrecy
surrounding the police, and
their activities, .the com-
mission extends a general
invitation to spectators
wishing to attend or be
heard at comrnissibn
meetings.
The' sessions have always
been, open but the general
fhe Honourable Frank public'' seemed td be, under
M'il4ler, Ontario Minister of the impression they were not
Health, will be in Goderich' allowed to attend. The
February - 7 'for a special commission members
pulllic meeting " believe. this, may be ,one,,of
h s-:'aeontr�rht trr� o .
-'I'-k�e '•, n�'r n is t e r p-ns='�#.o-_-�
G. attend the two hour 'morning ' 000-r- communications --het- -
meeting to field questions ween the .public and the
from' individuals concerned' police.
about "the many..pro.p,osals. µ A _
•facing the Ontario health B
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•tions looking over tf win- that he and Hills then left '
....dshield portion of the • the area, Hills' not, making
:cruiser. . °radio contact with base, "
Constable Fortner then . • Fortner told the court that
said that. Constable Hills got his ' pa"rtner,• Hills, drove
back, in the c'ruiser and ,around The', Square to West
• started to drive off. He" .Street,. aong Waterlog,
(Fortner) said that , he 'Nelson, Victoria and back to
m . from the car 'rhe Square. He said that,.•the •
. when rt began' 't i ove and only conver.:'.� tion' betweeh.
that he saw someone the two during this time,
hanging on tb' the passenger*
came from Hills.
door. According to Fortner, Hills
He said he hollered said, "You"- didn't „hear
• `"`John"" and . the cruiser:'anything did„'you'?” tou•which
slowed down. -He then or- he didn't reply. •A.short time
,,dered the man on the door, later, according to Fortner,
Carl Henderson, to let go. He Hills said, "Yd
"'You hear;.
added that the cruiser , me, holler stope', to which
- 'slowed even more .and Fortnerboffered no reply,..
Henderson let 'go landing�o} "I removed -my service
'his feet•on.the street. , revolver and I handed him a
Constable Fortner said „ (continued on page 16)'
scene. • •04.
One of the main themes
expected to be liandied at •c ,a t.t�'' lost
the question. and answer
session 'is- the controversial. NON)
Mustard Report. 'Mr. Miller i
blaze
said. that more than 500 .
letters and briefs have been' A fire. early 'Friday
presented to the Ontario morning • destroyed a barn.
cabinet •'co•ncerning .' the and 80 head' 'of dairy cattle
proposed health' plan. owned by Gerald Rodges of
The wide interest 'the • RR •2 .Goderich, four miles
people_ in the Goderich .area east of town on Highway 8.
expressed aver ',die plan The ,barn was a total loss
encouraged Mr. 'Miller to along with a few• in�rplements�
make the trip. He will be at ani a' season—crop but,.the
the • Huron County building and - its contents
Assessment office from ten were covered by insurance.
in the morning until noon. Goderich ,firefighters` were
,. The Huron County Board__ -Balled to,•;the scene shortly
of Health prepared one ' of . after 7 a.m. but their truck
the '5.00 briefs mentioned overheated a,od they were
above and are expected to be ` prevented from. giving.
on hand„ at the meeting to' assistance., The blaze
discuss t;he issue with the however' :was beyond control'
minister. ' • when the firemen arrived. u
Mr'. Miller" has also , there was no estimate of.,.
scheduled stops- in , Exeter the•damage and cause of the
and Clinton during his day blaze was not disclosed but
long visit to the county. no foul play is suspected. „
arn rase
moor -1h at -be'g;~in the whole standing beside-.ahe,..cxuisex. •' -
thing.' •There • was a 'great in the open dgorway when
deal of repetition in their the shot -WAS' "fired. '13e -told.
testimony "sand some con- the court he saw Hills' ac-.
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These :lOro Robertson Grade One students knew the
benefits" of :brushing your teeth regularlymidtook tune
from their studies to kick off Dental Health -Week,
February -2 -to the 8. The six.year-olds Jody Carter, left,'
and Cindy Sully advise everyone young and old to take
care of their teeth. They're the only ones you'll get. (staff-
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It may not look too much Gord Smith, vice-president
like. it today, but 'according of -1 ockledge Properties
to the latest word from A&P Ltd., said that work dn.that—
Food Store$•Linttted, its new plaza has been halted until
building on Highway21 south
in the Suncoast shopping ,'
plaza will. be a "shoppers'
paradise'. .-.
A&P expects to open this
new supermarket • around
July 1,, 1975. It will be •-three
times the size o'f the present
store on West .Street,with
20,000 square' feet_ of space to
allow all departments to be
enlarged with plenty of room
• 'for the ' new . features they
will be adding. Wider
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shopping- aisles will be a_
'shoppers' bonus,
Some new features for
Goderich housewives will be
a delicatessen section, an
extended frozen foods
department, -'a carefully
designed dairy products
section and a parcel -pickup
'service.
It.. will be from three to
four weeks yet_ before
Goderich citizens will • ac-
:, tually see the Suncoast
shopping mall taking shape.
But • according to Bert
Alexander of Suncoast, all
the ' background work is -
• 'about completed, "contracts
ha gel been 'awarded, tenants
ar6• signed , and things are.
"tomiri'g together", ,
1 Withita two „weeks, Mr.
/Alexander hoes to announce
Ilthe names of those tonal -its
who will occupy the new
facilities.'
the ' frost is gone. He is
hopeful that 'work will ,begin
soon but would not speculate
on an opening date: Some
tenants have signed and
other. applications ,are being
considered and .should •be
signed .within another 'week,
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'Although it may *semi a long way : off, " 1nf about,,,ix months tithe , shoppers ' will be
guiding their carts arounSuncoast laza spacious Aisles in .tht� on Highway .21': A awld E
P Food Stores 1Ltd„,
' „So Moveinto 'their new
w'ho�� I r'e'locate 'in the 'pliza •are lioing t�, fo.„
.quarters.in July. (staff photo) ” , ^
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