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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-02-13, Page 1ti 137 YEAR, --7 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1985 50 CENTS PER COPY bS fro:, The wars and.engineering committee of council hopes to undertake qndertahal More than $300,000 Worth of sewer and road • reeons ruc t9n work curing 1985 . Its a five av forecast stilbrnitted to caouneii at i `? � dldL°` tnteeting 01 Janauary, the works conntntttee presented a proposal, to carry out extensive reconstructiop- and sewer work around town. Seven hundred feet of Bennett Street from Gibbons Street to Bayfield Road is schedtled for reconstruction at a cost of $84,000 while paving 2,400 feet of road .on Oxford, Hincks and Mary Streets will cost an estimated $34,000. Storm sewer and paving of Trafalgar Street between Victoria Street and Cam- bria, Road is expected to cost $20,000 and the reconstruction of OMP streets is estimated to cost $120,000. The paving of Mooney Street will cost $5,000 and another` $28,000 will be needed for work on the turn- ing lane on the North Harbour Road. In 1986 the committee plans storm sewer and paving of Trafalgar from Victoito North Street. and Bruce Street from North to Victoria Street. Britannia Road from Waterloo to. South Streets and.. Palmerston Street to Huron Road will get some atten- tion as well as Bennett Street from Jones Street to .Hltron Road and Gibbons Street to Bayfield Road and Maple Street from Mary Street to Huron Road. The two major projects planned for 1987 include the reconstructiorLof North Street from Nelson to Gloucester Terrace at a cost of $15,000 and the paving of the Square at a cost of $100,000. Council � delays decision ThVass plenty of-stiow for -the -annual• snow -pitch -tournaments basepaths or up to bat. Above, Patti Johnston took a healthy cut at There a change ,nares players on the ip participating teams found the Mid after missing the ball, fell down; -Ire fairness, the footing - wasn't the hest around home plate. (photos by Dave Sykes) themselves calf -deep in the stuff whether they were on the And then there was fin ly some.snow!,, _ Snow Blitz Winter'Weekend was a success Finally the Snow Blitz Winter Weekend lived up to its name and there was actually some snow. For the past two years the events of the annual weekend of winter activities have been hampered by a definite lack of snow. This year there was more than enough snow to please any winter sport lover. While the weather may have been ideal Saturday, strong winds and blowing snow forced the cancellation of Robertson School's Winter Carnival activities which were scheduled to unfold Friday. The events have been rescheduled for Friday, February 15 beginning at 2.30 p.m. on the school grounds. The Goderich Minor Hockey Association breakfast in the arena auditorium kicked off the day's events Saturday. One of the highlights of the Snow Blitz Weekend was the annual snow -pitch ' tournament at Agriculture Park featuring 10 mixed teams. Players had to navigate and negotiate calf -deep snow.on the basebatrhs atid in the field but it failed to deter the hearty players from enjoying the sport. The North Huron Big Brother Associa- tion held its first Celebrity Day at Little Bowl Saturday and " a host of bowlers helped raise over $3,500 for the associa- tion's activities. Big and little brothers and friends raised pledges for the week- long event. Also on Saturday afternoon, pre-school and elementary school children par- ticipated in the annual fancy dress skating carnival. 'Everything from robots and clowns to Care Bears appeared on the ice for the event. • The prize winners for the event includ- ed: Candice McIvor, most original in the five and under category; Amanda Rosebrooker, most comical in the five and under; Neil Dockstader, most original for ages 6 to 9 while Darcy McMeeken was the most comical in the division. Sally Bricker and Jennifer Tyndall took the prizes in the 10 to 12 year-old category for most original and comical, respectively. Othes took to the Trivial• Pursuit boards Saturday afternoon in the meeting room of the grandstand. The team of Maureen Penn and Stuart and Daphne Davidson emerged as the winners of the six -team event. 'It was a family affair for second place as Bill and Harold Gauley and Gord. and Diane McLellan combined for that honour while the Kinette team of Adele Drennan, Crystal Crowley, Sandra Pollock and Sue Denomme won the battle of third place. The local brigade of St. Johns Am- bulance held a tea and bake sale and the winner of the group's cake draw was San- dy Matthies. The weekend events wound down Sun- day as the annual Kinsmen ski-a-thon finally got back on a snowy track after two years of miserable ski weather. A total of 25 people participated in the combined ski and walk-a-thon, raising more than $1,300 for cystic fibrosis research in the one -day event. i Footing didn't appear to be a problem for Barry Sirllens as he tears into a pitch in a game at Agriculture rark Saturday. Meanwhile, on the other diamond, John Lahey tried to take the most direct route to home plate, through the air, but his acrobatic effort was for naught as he was thrown out trying to score on the play. The snow -pitch tournament was part of the Snow Blitz Winter Weekend. ( photos by Dave Sykes) It's back to the drawing board for the proposed renovations to Huron County Pioneer Museum and Huronview, home for the aged. After a lengthy discussion and after hearing from a delegation of museum sup; •. ..porters at Huron County Councils February 7 meeting, county councillors didn't want to go back to their councils and ask for $500,000 a year for the next six years. "It's too much," seemed to be the as cumulative cry of the majority of county councillors. Both projects are estimated at $3 million each and assuming the county would have to pick up at least 50 per cent of the cost, it will cost about $3 million to the county for both projects. At the January session of Huron County council, its executive committee was ask- ed to find out how much the two projects would cost above the county's' regular budget. The county had been anticipating • a cost of about $300,000 a year for five years for just the museum. Several reeves said they had talked their councils into supporting the $300,000 for the museum but didn't know if their councils _could support the $500,000. Exeter deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller asked for the results of a letter sent out to coun- cils last November asking for their opinion -on "-the Museum. Although--no.---specific._ numbers were available, "clerk -treasurer Bill Hanly said about 80 per cent of the municipalities responded and the majority were against spending $300,000 a year for five years. Mr. Hanly said no response in- dicated support for the museum. Some of the municipalities suggested making the museum's collection smaller. Councillors started talking about delay- ing a decision. This talk took the form of a motion to refer the funding question back to the executive committee. This motion, supported 15-9, caused Warden Paul Steckle to vacate his chair to speak -against it. Past warden Tom Cunn- ingham filled the warden's spot temporari- _ ly.. -Turin to page 2 BIA hopes to complete Hamilton Street Hydro line may pass Goderich The Goderich Business Improvement Area Board has asked town council to con- sider allocating an extra $21,000 to reserve to•complete work on Hamilton Street. The BIA board of management has asked council to levy $25,000against the business firms in the BIA and allocate $21,000 in addi- tional funds to the project, over and above the municipal commitment of -$11,000 for payment of the Mainstreet Loan. In a letter to council, the BIA suggested it would endeavor to place $10,000 into a reserve fund for the proJect as well. Council referred the matter, to its budget delibera- tions. In other BIA business, the group has ask- ed council to consider the possibility of angle parking over the_ full length of Mon= treat Street and Colborne Street in an effort to increase parking facilities. The matter was referred to the town's works and engineering committee for con- sideration. INSIDE THE One of three preferred transmission line routes frorh the Bruce Nuclear Power Development Station to London, will pass Within a few miles of Goderich council learned Monday. Ontario Hydro representative Dave Abbott appeared before council detailing' the utility's plans to run a hydro line from the Bruce to London. Given that Hydro -would--like to take the most direct route, with due consideration for farmland, any one of the lines will pass through Huron While a 230 KV line extends from the Bruce to the Seaforth area, the new line will be either a single or double 500KV line. The _ogre three-mile wide corridor beim considered by Hydro follows the contour of the Lake Huron shoreline, a few miles inland, but then passes near the town _limits_before.making..itatrek southward to_= Seaforth. • Abbott's appearance before council was, by his own admission, a public relations _gesture takeep_councilanfnnnes _.___ . "The band close to Goderich is three miles wide and it is important to ensure that you are aware of what's taking place," he explained. "In late April •or early May a decision will be made but.' public meetings will begin March 7 in the area." The public meetings will begin in Ripley on that date and announcements will be made regarding public meetings in this area. When asked to comment on the issue of compensation with respect to the 250 foot corridor required for; the line, Abbott explained that Hydro was seeking an easement agreement with the farmers and hoped the easerhent would follow farm borders. "We do not prefer to buy the land but want an easement from the farmers," Abbott said. "We want to negotiate with the farmers but it takes 12 to 15 months to complete that once the route is selected." Admitting that Hydro would use the Expropriation Act if necessary, Abbott said the act ostensibly protects the landowner.. - - "We want the least impact on the area," he said. Over the past severall months, Hydro has had a committee examining the area . between London and the Bruce and looking for potential corridor's. Huron County planning director Gary Davidson has been sitting on that committee. Raises $1,300 One of the many events of the Snow -Blitz weekend last weekend was the Goderich Kinsmen and Kinette clubs' Ski-Walk-a- thon. The event attracted ,about 55 participants and raised $1,300 in pledges. Details and photos in Recreation. Bowl for Millions The local Big Brothers chapter joined in the national organization's Bowl for Millions event this weekend. About $3,500 in pledges were raised, for the support of Big Brothers. Details and pictures on Page A2. Drinking routines The third installment of the educational series Alcohol And You is inside this section: This week the series examines the routines of drinking. i