The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-07-17, Page 1Town't� look
for grant
Goderich town council plans cepted; work co d* begin on
to irjvestigate the possibility of any project as early " as
reconstructing the sidewalks.on • November 3, 1975 and must be - '
The Square- and landscaping '.*,completed by June 26 of the
the boulevards under it local following year.'
initiative program ' With -the ' The town: `engineer outlined '
federal government. the possible payment structure
'Phe initiative program for the sidewalk renewal if .no
allows local municipal grant is received. Each two
governments • to charge labor block section, will cost $18,000, .
costs for projects to improve or $4,000 cif which•is beautification
reconstruct areas within their -'.and the remainder for removal "
jurisdiction to the • federal of existing sidewalk and
government:. The 1975-76 replacement with. a new curb
version of the. LIP project in- , faced walk.,, . The sidewalk,
creases ,, the amount that the, • replacement will. be paid .for.
municipalities can charge(from. by the town and the".beautifica
$75,000 to $150,00, ' tion by the Businessmen's •
-Coiinci'I"asked town engineer Association under the current
B•M• Ross to estimate the costs proposal,discussed bythe two. 4
of .landscaping.. and'_ recon-,, 1VIr. Ross pointed out that the
stritcfing the s,jdewa,lks to see if total beautification costs --
they could apply. for ;a LIP • $16,000, combined ' ' with the
grant to handle the,project, , i, payment for • the proposed"'
He estimated' total' costs for parking lot. at the 'corner of
the renewal to lie 4$72,000 to Montreal and Lighthouse
handle all the work. Each two • Streettwill bring the . total
block section of The`Square will' capital ,investment. by the '
east $18,000 to complete, $20,000 ussociation to ,'66,000.
for material, $42,000 for labor : Amortized'over 10 years with 10 `
and $10;000 for; equipment percent interest the annual cost
rental and other costs. , is $10,740,
Mayor Deb . Shewfel't ex- He added that the desired
pressed concern over delaying
what he called' We "much reserve fund suggested by the„
needed" project. He said that • bu'sinessrnen for' acquisition, of
two or three peopJ& °had fallen MIN property for parking areas
on The Square as a 'esult of the. ,, could be set.at ' $10,000 per
poor sidewalks whiclihe called • annum makintheir total' costs •.
an "absolute disgrace". " ' • , for the project.$20,7.4Q per year:
.. ' He 'added, .,that . • the , Way - ,That money does not include
council. was handling the .4 maintenance of, the parking lot,
situation..the project probably lighting. for 'theparking lot or •
wouldn't he scheduled to be , lighting standardsfor the
until 1980. landscaped section' of The
Councillor Jim Peters ad- Square.
vised council to investigate the Rough figures prepared by
LIP , 'grants closely before the, 'engineer .estimate paving
getting inVolved. ,He suggested • costs • for -the parking lot, at
that the grants were designed '$10,000. He suggested, that. the
:to provide. work for more town determine assessments
people than were necessary for for- a rating structure ,..on.-........
the- job and' , cut corners .on ' • commercial: and professional
equipment ' 'that ' could ' businesses in the designated
adequately heindl'e it•r area' and submit them' to the
.,;" i)oes -that • mean , that 1,010.Businessr7ren'sAssociation. for
coolies are" given a 'tiny shovel their consideration.., ' '
to do the work of a 'b'ulldozer?' ; Deputy Reeve. Bilk . Clifford ' T inyolved in the matter which is:
asked the councillor: suggested that this earls?ser be •• Animal control officer Dick responsible'for the duties under make '.their doubts. knoAwii to ,
asked
rcdesi neo 'initiatives taken ' 'reminding 'Council that Eisler . will. have . his duties °the traffic committee and the council. why I p"r�fested 'the; lengthy
•g, expanded t>n Auiist 1 to en police chief•'l;•Iis starting salary Councillor J`irri Peterssaid he secret discussions we had on
pi +grain e�ctends the con so fat' all dealings in the matterwill be 'about $8;5'00 for a si e issue" ' said councillo
compass thc�r towns parking was not convinced the situation the. '>9
str°cicticin tirne.on.projects,fr`om had been with .the executive bylaw; open fire bylaw and month''probation,per:iod`and at ,tis'.being-hand-led-proper-•ly• He 'Hay ----_.. _..r....._._..._- • .
''6 weeks to 30 weeks and sets' members of the Businessmen's lawn • sprinkling regulation.` as that time if the is totally ac- -explained that he, • felt' .the .The,. uncillor was referring ,.
the 'cje;adline for application at Association and, had not had the p salary position Should be advertised'"by
Septa`s' 12, " '— If ac- blessingof all members• well as his duties gas the animal, ce table that will ' be to ors rsssons held council•.in
control officer -The decision to increased to,$9,000 yearly. •,.Sind . the applicants carefully committee., of thewhole with.no
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Al 28 YEAR -.29
THURSDAY, JULY it;l 975
The jail guides at the Huron Historic
tea recently to honor Mary Howell for
Co.unty's newest tourist attraction.
use of much 'of the 'furniture seen in the governor's mansion..
The, furniture --scales, candle holders. and .setees to. name a
t'ew--belonge°d. to -Mrs. Howell's great grandparents and her
Jail
her
Mrs.
organized a social"
contributions to the
donated the
Howell
Eisler: bylaw officer
,treat aunt, and datesback to the turn of the century. Enjoying
the afternoon social•are left„to right: Eileen Bosnell, Louise
Stewart, Mary,, Howell, Dorothy Wallace, .Wanda • ..Dun-
oan pouring from an antique 'teapot, Elsa Haydon and'Joan'
Van den Broeek, ,
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hit
expand Mr. Eisler''s' respan- Simple expansion of the ' screened' to' ensure -the tow .press or public allowed to stay. The sandbar at the mouth.of•r dumped unto St. Christopher's
.sibilities came Monday night . a duties • of Mr "Eisler was rent gets the best man for the job: The committee : of the ,whole Goderich harbor that has beach.
- after , much debate on the acceptable to some oouncil "There .are 'no personalities was requested to discuss the snagged two lake freighters' The sandbar was estimated
Members. Theyfelt that the' involved Here," said Peters. merit of expanding Mr. Eisler's and, haranpered shipping here is to cost the grain eleN for and.
Striki-
• o . matter of a bylaw officer.pp gThe suggestion Was f►rstp p Yg g!rstun190P�t}''hd loads s
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SIN�l.� co,P'11
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honor
eserving student
The town -of Goderich will provide an annual $500 bursary
' starting in 1975 to a. -graduating student of Goderich who is
' deserving, energetic and industrious and is enrolled iii aft
institute of higherlearnin•g for the next yea?.. The person.
'be selected by' the principal of GDCI and a special com-
mittee made up -of members of the high school teaching
staff,'
The money will not necessarily be awarded to the person
In the graduating class with the highest mark academically
but rather the most deserving student. The recipient will not •
have to be. registered' ata university,' just an institute of
higher learning, be it a trade school or community college:
The bursary .sponsorship was decided•on Monday night
offer council learned from the town solicitor thatthey were
within their. rights to subject future councils to payment of
the $500, When the resolution was made to council some
members were concerned that it was,against the procedural
bylaw to subject future councils to an annual payment that
,does not technically pay for any services rendered -'the”
Goderich taxpayer.
Councillor Jim Peters stressed the "deserving" portion of
thetUrsary. He said there were two possible interpretations
of the word: One, he suggested, was that the student should •
be among the top academic members of the class and the
other was that the student showed a strong,desire'to further
his or her education and was personally 'deserving of the
award. "
• Reeve Stan Profit told ,council he Was not., in favor of
scholarships being confined to students. withthe top marks.
1.-fe said fie --was in favor" of.:•the deserving portion of the '�,
bursary but questioned ,the scholastic requirennents'.
"I would just as soon see the $500 spent fora teacher's
time after ,school'to help the guy.who ain't so smart," said
the reeve.
arbor dredging
•
egins HUreeK
Employees of the Goderich under the previous contract
Elevator and Transit Company were earning an average of
,began a legal strike at midnight $4" 42• an hour'. Thetompany's'
• last night" after wage contract. last offer Called for 'an hourly
��
_talks broke clown with company__ increase of $1,-7-0--overtwo years
'management. plus a cash„borius:equivalent to
Members of ,Local, 23736, 15 cents per�hour.
Canadian Labor ' Congress„ - , ' The workers are seeking an
' were in .a legal strike' position increase of $1.75 per hour over
when conciliation - efforts in one' year plus a cost of 'living.
'• contract talks failed -and- the allowance.'
issuance 'of a no. board ,report -
July 9• The two - year labor 'The strike marked the 'first
contract had expired March 31, labor interruption the cotnpany'
41975 and. negotiations -° had 'experienced- in', its 77 year,
begun on January 27. ' history and • since signing a
The strike affects 26 full time' contract with the present union
and 14 pa -i=t time. workers, who in the early•• 1940'' s.
f
iak¢ it off babij»
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/laid! w'
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duties rather than adverts in
�dut'ies of the officer should be "We awe � it to thepeople of s g f.inall ain to be � removed: salt mine about $100,000, this
made,' to council early in June in clissi:fied as a new job and that Goderich to'get the ,best man'ie position. The federal department of season due to lig tetteon
a letter from police chief Pat the position should be ad for the job and Mr. Eisler may Councillor 1~ rank Walkom public works announced lake freighters '' leaving the'
King. Chief King told council Nvertised and applications be the best man for the job but said that if the position recently that the tenders for the harbor The.dredging was
that b hirin a mal'n to handle ~' lets findouitfor sure.','` was worth liix ing for then st was job .• had been Jet to J.P. Porter, delayed by a price - fixing
Y g. rc ceived; . "
mirth, d� t H o federal t t
the municipal laws a A1' -great Deputy •Reeve Bill Ciiiford Councillor Elsa Heydon said mii a r -isirig'. e sal Company (Ontario) Ltd. and scandal witl°i..._contracts
work load would be lifted from explainin to council that, when she felt that ;c'ouncrl had the ccrunci1 should "ta.ke the latter fi that,, work, ;on the sandbar. awarded to Canadian corn -
his offiecrs, enabling 's' a t}1c. finance comi�rittee, which best interests'"of the town at "r'oute to keep. their hands clean, should begin by July '8 at the pyoses but the' unexpected
corn -
de pa -mil -an -___ _ :. } ir-s; dis classed the matter She lsa id;-:Haat_-t.he fLna 1 and hand 1 e:; the matter
do t to polices the owe.. " heart. _ .-.___ .____._W_ latest, annotrricement to.. do the job
more `effective] He sail the- they felt that the lob was Snot a recotrimend tion wets. very• correctly. ,.,� 1,f 473; 100-drTdgtngjob will-� -now•--n ay--r-eduee•--t-hat loss-te. ;
bulk.of the daily hours served new orie but ,rather just , an similar leo tI e i�rigint>�I proposal The issue was taken to a be done by the Montreal based only. $50.,000.
Y
bythe new officer would be , 'expansion, of duties. He said made . in the, beginning. She recorded• vole with Mayor• Deb • company to restore the depthuf The cliannel depth is 'charted
spent handling parkipg` that the normal' •three month added that' She Protested the Shewfeit, Reeve Profit, Deputy„ �; the:channel and is expected.t.o . at. ''0 feet and last year .high
p
re Mations Lind that 'the job' probation period. for town jobs' remark that no,'personalities , reeve Clifford' and councillors take about two months to , vv'irtcr 'levels should :h ve in -
'weekg
would ,take' a good 35 hours a had been expanded a' ton six entered the•maticr. = H'aydc�n and 'Gower voting yea A .complete. 'The dr'edgirtg•s, creased that depth ,byl three ,
week to handle months 'to allow anyone with" °I protest the hypocrisy of and councillors Harrison, 600 000 yards of sandy silt, will •feet, The,shoal was discovered
Chief King oullineel what he
'any ;doubts plenty of time to sth aying that nper,soiialities are .Peters and Wk.
alom vi tingnay. •
felt the new officer should have
at his disposal to handle the job._,
effectively.. He suggested a
uniform,- equipment, 'an office,
and even the daily ' hours
required to handle the duties
set down by Council: Mr. Eisler., Town council , learned
will. have to, sever his duties •Monda r ht, last the water
with all other municipalities.•` ' y •n r;
- The addition of several other., they feared would he stagnant
bylaws . was `made by council as a result of bring trapped,by a
and they. i•eferred the matter to 'gravel •caeseway constructed
the traffic and finance Comfrom the me nlar,d to Indian
,mittees for diseirssion of salary Island *as not stagnant nor
rand under whose ,jurisdiction . seriously conLiminatedr , but
They also learned that the
the officer should come.. The causeway was.' constructed
committee .consulted -with the ill'ef;ally-
town solicits .an:d....d.isc av"ered-.w. -Ina 1Z�f t roi 1VIr`. "B. E.
that the officer Would, not be a ' ,
regular tiltce � officer 'and ,B°land;--environmental officer
1 p with the Ontario Ministry, of
would not, be Subject to Environment, council found out
policeman's wages. He could } thed
not ba governed by t�ac police t1 t stagnation or
�'t..polluted but-iIIeg.�I
lying on the bottom. The fish,_ K.. McKean of the Canadian
'were assumed ti) be alewives '\linistry of Transport " ' in-
1,vhich die off in large numbers do aline that the causeway had
in the spring as a result of Ix t n c•i!llstru.etrci illegally, The
water tomperature change and' N1cv11•rktter .was one sent to
' -their 'life cycle.' A dissolved "4'�lr 'R"rith•El•trman regarding .a.
oxygen test ya:as taken .at the c'urlhpl(nnt .i=e�cer,vcd ' by the
site Lind 'a'level satisfactory for... nrinistry�.over the causeway,.
the existence of aquatic life was Mr, N1G•I<ein advisQd •Mr`."
' 'found. " llonian that t`he causeway was
•,_Mr: Bol `end_ pointed opt.,._ aha-i•1-ie�gal- st-ructu.re:'tinder the .
,however, that as the summer waters Protection , Act.
„Progresses the ,Water in the (NWPA t• Under the -Act any
inlet will prpbably increase ins pc,h's„n kthli contemplates' the
,temperature . more than the c'i c'ctitrn of any structure in a
that water pose no seriousn�r� if,lhlc �• •' . r wiry 'must'
' • � , river`•as- the natural circulation ,. ,
n hrcu 'from around the isl�r,nci-has been olitelirt” a permit prior to con
hos . wool fc>r this reason and degradation of; �w'ater quality. , -- curtaificd. This «'ill re'duee the
thus would �be council''s Mr: Boland Seib he had made ' ~tinction.
responsibility. 1►xygen level making the water
Mr.. 1c•Keari included copies
` tests ci'rh the ��'ater on two ,oc k'ss desir ethic fcyr-fish. • a
' The traffic committe made elisions and found the mater at r th('' IbVi'"P�1 memorandum and
a recommendation onlay the't'astcrn end of the inlet to be Mi' Boland acc(1i-n inied his W((r'l:s i•i'gu•ations to assist Mr.
night • that Mr. Eisl
r,. be clear With numerous 5m -q11 fish - report with a letter from Mr. 1•', heroin in his application,
Society asks-bfor preser
The Huron Covn)ty branch would delay them to give the
of the Architectural • Con- society, council Or any' in-
servancx Society urged. te.'restc4i parties a chance to
Goderich town council Monday inv_cstigate other avenues that
night. to 'consider inaugurating .w could be taken to preserve the .
a bylaw that. would serve to .;historical significance.ofthem,
protect historical buildings in She said that .if the owner
town,..,, ,from derfncilition or wished to tear down or change
change. the hkii lding he woUld .h°ave to •.
Dclrothy Wallace,.spokesmarj-- make his • lT tentians known
for the society, told°council that . publicly, giving anyone con- ,
a list of historic buildings in reined the opportunity. to
Goderich was in the process of discuss the matter.
l eing'compiled but warned that • The historic buildings on the
without 'any legislation there Inst prepared by the society
would be -"not too nhuch control Would he the.only ones affected,
over what happens to'thc m'''', . ,.b'- the proposed bylaw. Mrs.
The bylaw M'rs. '.•'Wallcic•e Wall'lcv, pointed out_th•at (ince
•' suggested, woiuld ' not cont- the list is complete the owner of
or property ‘‘,:ill he taken off,
.Reeve Stan Profit suggested
to Mrs. Wallace that the listing
could possible be a delicate
matter since it may restrict the
owner's freedom to do what he
pleases "with • his place, He
questioned tht' reasons for
fis>:,ing,property.
"Will a building. be listed
because some committee likes-
.•l't or because it is old or ,are
there some guidelines to
follow''' asked the reeve.
The architectural. con-
,ervationist ' pointed out that
anficlu,i;ty is n t the *only f'i for
in listing the phtlYrty or trying
to protect it.
pletc,ly restrict (iwnrt s Of the the property will have 30 days "There are Very IVO homes
buildings from demolishing ,dr ,to.p_rotest•the„ listing c t;!l:• . the in Goderich with real historic
Altering their property but 1)1.0 V 1 k acceptable,'the house vealue,°' staid"' Mrs, Wallace.
ex•
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be pumped five miles oti't.in.to : November when the Thorold
the lake so, as not to disrupt fish . ran aground, 'last November
spawning too'seriously, ' • and remained Steck ...in the
cJoderich town council were harbor entrance for 24 hours. It
required to, find 'a spot for the was rediscovered in the.spring
dredgin,gs if •they Were to be,,, when the Westdaleran aground
brought onto land . and the ,for 16 hours drawing only 18 •
council asked that they be• feet of water at the'bow.
peak now or
old your peace
Town engineer Burns Ross .the original proposal' a number
t.wid---Goch'-ri01-towns-ecaunci-1 to -of ehange'r-rn the roadpattern
proceed with 'the•acquisition of have been ',ugiested' and no,
property a's Well ' as -the in- • definite plan -been' given th'e
•.stallation of utilities needed for nod, " ' ' ' ' •
the widt'nin'g.,of Highway 21-i-6-", ..;'You can hide some thingsot`. •
Godi'rich. The .engineer said in .. ' put them .aside. for awhile -but
a letter to council that the move they just keep coming back,"
said councillor ,, Gowen.
"Somtthings • you ji:rst can't
hide for long; and it's'time wee
sat down and decided on this:" '
The meeting is ,.with' ..a
"'delegation ' of council and
Project this year.' • .personnel 'of ' the . Regional
'Mr. Ross warned council that Planning and Design Office: A
any fuYther delay in giving the reply to an earlier letter sent to '
Hayfield Road, Britannia Road; the MTC'by the town engineer
indicated that the . ministry , -
n • Victoria Street. ti widening wou'1'delike tri adopt ilieplan as
project the go ahead may have
'Rut is it not important to try to originally• submitted - rather ..
adverse effect in assigning
preserve Some of the , ar 'provincial dollars to the project.
than altering to provide two,-
chitecfurc (1f the town to lands of highway traffic flow at •:.'
in 1976. He said similar plans.
preserve it's ch'ariictl.1 for the main streets of the' thc� 1nt'ersections,
f)esi nation of a heiild'in N ' The original sketch prepared
g village of Zuri'eh .and the town
does not restrict the, (1w-rre•,' of Walkerton were delayed by by Mr. 'Rossm,provided for two
from doing what' heT' ints•witta lanes of ra'�fic at each lit-
it but it just delays him, to give
the province because they tc rsection, l or instance north
could not hand•le•their share.of
the town time to suggest an the Costs. He added. that if ,bound traffic at tile• corner�bf'
alternative, according' to Mrs.' Bayfield and Britannia 'would
Goderich intends , to , try 'f
Wallace, . construction ,in 1976 art' earl ` turn from theleft hand lane and
_ She said that when a- building "decision on the des'Ign 'is stn allother. traffic' oulld turn •
is listed the reasons for listing it from the right. Council charged
arc.. included'. She explained lx rati'c•'
that so that north bound traffic •
that if 414,4111)1*r c: • wh-e listed COtt ncilior •I)a.v'e Gower, could turn from two lanes at the
because of its verandah that chairman of works.,;and corner and. all otiher 'vehlCies
only the \er,rndah l/tti.ould be cmn inceringr suggested, tat a would turn from a third lane on
protected The rest (if the•house ;.meeting he 'set up as 'requested the right side of the road. The
is
not in�ludeei by the MTC, Re said the change would' require a third
S'hc Added thatother meeting was required to decide' lane at each intersection and
. •niunicipalitles that have had .on the design of the project for. the ministry is not in favor of
(continued on page .118) the 11-inistry's approval, Since this suggestion..'
. Would indicate to the Ministry
•of Transportation and Corn -
muni cat ion, .thht-, the.K4.6wn is
anxious to --proceed with the
project and may encourage the
1VMTC • to fund the Goderich
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