The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-07-22, Page 7Feature
Nautical odds
On May 27 we reported an incident m
the St. Clair River involving the ULS
freighter Canadian Ranger and two
small outboard fishing boats. It was
thought that the Ranger might have
strayed from the shipping channel and
caused the fishermen to leap overboard
when it appeared they were in the ship's
path. Now the U.S. Coast Guard is
reported saying that the fishermen, not
the Ranger, were at fault and may be
chargecith anchoring in the channel.
***
The Canadian Coast Guard's Notices to
Mariners for May"29 r efts that spar
buoys in Goderich harbor have been
repositioned. An amendment patch fot
Chart 2291, which includes an inset of the
harbor, will be available at a later date.
The newsletter Lake Log Chips notes
that Capt. Jack Hartley of the Willowglen
died April 30 while the ship was down -
bound in the Detroit River. He had sailed
42 years on the lakes and had been a skip-
per with P &• H Shipping's forerunner,
The Soo River Company, aboard the
steamers . Howard F. Andrews and
George G Henderson.
* * *
With revived interest in sailing vessels,
especially the magnificent tall ships
which remind us of the days of commer-
cial sail on the world's oceans, there are
many shipping buffs who are fascinated
with traditional sailing craft. Satisfying
that interest is a group called the
Mariners International Club. It is based
at the National Maritime Museum in
G-reenwic-l,'En land, perhaps Tie 'finest
institution of its kind anywhere.
For an annual fee of 15 pounds (nearly
$30; not exactly a bargain) members
receive the quarterly magazine Wind-
jammer containing news, articles and
d ends
THE
S H I PWAT C H E R
By Dick With
photographs of tall ships the world over.
The chib promotes preservation and lore
of traditional sailing ships and, for those
fortunate enough to do it, arranges par-
ticipation in working cruises aboard
some of the tall ships in various 'op-
tions, including North America.
u**
Sandrin Brothers' tugs of Sarnia have
been busy towing retired "ladies of the
lakes" during the past year. The 80 -foot
Glenada .._and-_ttie 322;foot-"Tuskec -have
been moving several U.S. freighters to
scrapyards. The most recent were the
T.W. Robinson and Rogers City, both
built in the 1920s and former members of
the "tin stack" fleet of U.S. Steel.
**
Toronto is a name that has appeared on
the bows of a number of ships during the
history of Great Lakes transportation.
The Port of Toronto News notes the name
has also appeared on saltwater vessels in
recent years.
The British -built Toronto City slid
down the ways only 20 years ago but
already has been scrapped, another vic-
tim of the industry's current decline. The
freighter first visited her namesake city
in 1967. Another British`freighter City of
Toronto paid her initial visit to the,port in
1972. She was one of the Canadian City
Line ships and was built under another
name in 1962., She was sold to Pacific in-
terests in 1977 and was broken up in
Taiwan three years ago.
artha ..:like
The Square
• is Ahe way L
ROUND 'N
ABOUT
With Martha Ilathburn
I happened on an Architect's proposal
for a face lifting of the Square. Many
things have been done to add to the beauty
of the surroundings -like potted trees and
squares of flowers -lots of flowers all over
the place, but store fronts were not chang-
ed too much. In the pictures, the suggested
changes cut all the building's tops off, add-
ed hundreds of windows -all the same size
and glass doors all around the Square -
glass, glass everywhere.
People love the old architecture and
don't want glass fronts taking over the
sidewalks. The Square would lose it's
quaintress to glass and flat roof and stark
windows all alike -I like the shapes of the
OLD windows -and so do a' great many
other people including the visitors. So I am
glad this program was never completed.
Better signs, have indeed, smartened
things up and our nice brick streets are
lovely. Let's leave the old buildings alone,
but find some improvement and parking
space in behind. them.
I hope the heat is not making you ill -it
has indeed, been intense. Take care, check
on your friends -often -relax and enjoy the
summer.
Love, Martha
Handicapped students to attend GDCI
Come September handicapped
adolescents across the County will be able
to attend their own community secondary
school. For some schools in Huron County
this is old hat; but, for G.D.C.I. it will be a
new experience. For a couple of years
some students attached to the Queen
Eliazbeth wing at Victoria School have
been attending selected classes at G.D.C.I.
Now, for the first time, they will be able.to
claim GDCI as their hone school and .be
with students more their own age.
• This, is a positive development in the
evolution of education but it is not without
emotional cost for secondary teachers
whose experience and expertise has been
honed on students who were able to steer
an academic course.It is with some
trepidation, I am sure, they consider how
to accomodate these students and to and
adjust their teaching styles to meet their
needs.
Historically, G.D.C.I. has prided itself in
being an academic school whose high stan-
dards of achievement have been recogniz-
ed by colleges and universities across the
Province. When a number of years ago the
Ministry of Education resolved that all the
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become a full service school. Over the -
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Congratulations are in order to the staff
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its continuing effort to broaden the scope
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the school for people in the Goderich area.
•
TOWNSHIP,
OF
HULLETT
Notice is' Hereby Given that the Council
of the Corporation of the Township of
Hullett will be meeting on Tuesday, Ju-
ly 28, 1987 at 8:00 p.m. in open session
et the Council Chambers to fill the office
of Councillor. This is to fill a vacancy on
council due to the resignation of a
member of council.
Any elector of the Muncipality who is in-
terested in serving as a council member
for the remainder of the current term,
and who is qualified to do so, should
notify the clerk in writing prior to 4:30
p.m. local time, on Monday, July 27th,
1987 in order to be considered by coun-
cil at the above mentioned meeting.
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