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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-12, Page 5CANAp LIFE? ASK JACK TWEDDLE to tell you about the many plans designed by Canada Life to help make it easier for you to plan for the future — financially. He can advise you on personal and corporate life insurance and pension plans. He can discuss annuities, both immediate and deferred. He can show you an income protection plan that comes to the rescue when you are sick or injured and can't work:' He,even has a policy that provides protection directly related to the Consumer Price Index. Interested? CaII JACK TWEDDLE Phone 357-1414. CANADA LIFE the Canada Lne Assurance Company WINGHAM Wingham c Town council has given first and second reading to a bylaw. establishing a new rental policy for the Wingham Armouries, setting out the fees to be charged to different groups and for different events. As proposed, the fees would range from a low of $12.50 per occasion for the Air Cadets to hold a practice drill to a high of $125 for events such as locally - sponsored commercial sales, fee -charging seminars and workshops or dances with a bar. Other types off events would fall into a range between these two figures. Councillor James A. Currie, who introduced the bylaw, admitted the decision what fee to charge different groups was an arbitrary one, but said he thinks it is fair and objective. He also said council's property coni-. mittee plans to look at how better use can be made of the Armouries. "It's not our intention to turf anybody out, but we have to look at how we can better utilize the facility because it's not paying its way." The policy will return to council next month for any amendments before being passed into law. 0-0-0 Reeve Jbe Kerr has been granted a leave of absence for the months of January, February and March to enable him to take 'a holiday in the south. Mr. Kerr, who has been suffering from ill health, offered to step down from council altogether, ex - NOTICE ALL NIGHT STREET PARKING Due to municipal snow removal operations, notice is hereby given that the bylaw governing the parking of cars on town streets during the winter months (Dec. 1 to April 1) will be strictly enforced. All vehicles must be removed from town streets, from roadways of the 'municipality,' bet- ween the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Violators will be prosecuted or will be re- quired to bear the cost of having their vehicle towed away. The owner of any such parked vehicle will be liable for any damage to the said vehicle or to snow plow equipment. Notice is also given that the fine structure for the above parking violation has been in- creased to $10.00 first offense and $25.00 second offense. All parking fines other than parking meters previously at $3.00 have been raised to $7.50. J. Byron Adams, Clerk -Treasurer uncil shorts plaining ,that after 32 years of municipal service he feels he can no longer carry the load he should. However he was urged by fellow -councillors to finish out his term, which ends next fall, and the leave of absence was approved unanimously. 0-0-0 Wingham's share of the new fire hall is actually over $110,000, not $80,000 as previously reported. Councillor Jack Kopas pointed out during last week's council meeting that the amount budgeted for the fire hall is in addition to a reserve of $31,800, bringing the total contribution from the town toward the building and property to about $111,000. This represents 36.2 per cent of the total cost of the project, which is over $300,000. 0-0-0 • Councillors were given a cost breakdown showing that more than $42,000 had been spent this year on renovations to the Town Hall. The major cost was for new windows, which amounted to $32,350. Other items included $5,680 for landscaping, $3,863.07 for steps, $520.49 for drapes and blinds and $324 for a new railing. A $2,200 provincial grant reduced the net cost to the town to' $40,537.94, but because only $21,000 had been budgeted for the work this year the overspending meant the town, had to postpone a planned $10,000 repointing of the Armouries and $9,000 for a heat pump. Noting the cost of the Town Hall renovations had been "much higher than an- ticipated," Deputy , Reeve Patricia Bailey said the property committee will have to be more careful of its finances. "That has been impressed upon us abundantly this year," agreed Councillor. Currie, who currently chairs that committee (though he. was not'chairman at the time . the work was done). He assured council there had been no deliberate intent to overspend the budget. 0-0-0 Council agreed with a recommendation from the Wingham Recreation and Community Centres Board to give Rec Director Rennie Alexander a $1,000 bonus for his work as coordinator of the night programs at the high school this year. Councillor Doug Switzer assured council the fees from the programs will more than cover the additional payment. This represents about half the money left over after all other expenses have been paid, he reported. He added that last year when the board of education ran the night school, the person in charge got "a lot more than this." The Wingham rec depart- ment picked up the night courses this year after they were dropped by .the board of education. The programs include gymnastics, ladies' fitness, break dancing, in- troduction to computers, drawing and painting and auto mechanics. 0-0-0 Council is asking the Wingham Board of Police Commissioners to instruct the police to once again refrain from enforcing parking meters in town during the month of December. This , policy, which has been followed for the past several years, provides free parking for Christmas shoppers in Wingham. Money collected from the meters during this month is usually earmarked for some charitable cause, though council has not yet decided where the money will go this year. 0-0-0 Reporting for the planning advisory committee, Councillor Currie said the committee wants to proceed post-haste with a survey of existing home occupations in the town, with the aim of bringing recommendations to council for amendments to the zoning bylaw which would legitimize these uses., It` asnbt the town's aim 'to put small operators out of business, he assured council, promising the committee is trying to take an "even- handed and fair approach." He also recommended the town take no action on the matter until it gets the committee report. • In a related matter, council appointed Alex Walton to fill a vacancy on its property standards committee. Mr. Walton takes over the seat vacated by Ernest Eaton. The other members of the committee are George Prue and Bob Scott. 0-0-0 The Junior Citizens will be permitted to continue using their meeting rooms in the basement of the Town Hall while they look for a new meeting room. Last month council decided to close the basement to the Junior Citizens and most other groups because of a concern over fire safety. However Councillor Currie reported back to council that, following a meeting with the Junior. Citizens and their .sponsor from the Optimist club, it was agreed to recommend an extension, provided certain conditions are met. 0-0-0 Council has agreed to issue a taxilicence to Wayne Wai, proprietor of the Great China House in Wingham, and his sister Wei Wing Fong, currently of Hong Kong. Mr. Wai attended the council meeting to explain he hopes to sponsor his sister and brother-in-law as im- migrants to Canada. Both are professionals in Hong Kong, where they also have operated a taxi business for seven years. At a previous meeting some councillors had ex- pressed concern about issuing a licence to someone who is not yet in Canada however, after a study of the matter by the finance - management committee, Councillor Kopas told council he could see no legitimate reason to deny the application. Mr. Wai assured council it is not his intention to put anyone else out of business. If his sister and brother-in- law are permitted to come to Canada, he will offer to buy the existing taxi business, he said. The Wingh4m Advance=Tunes, Dec. 12, 1904—Page 5 THE SILVER CIRCLE Nursery School held its annual bake sale last Saturday at Lewis Flowers in Wingham. Lynn Mann of Lucknow and her young daughter Sarah surveyed the goodies on the bake table at the sale. Turnberry council okays. Steckley zoning change Turnberry council, has given its consent to a zoning change for property owned by township resident Wayne Steckley. Council passed the neces- sary bylaw to change Mr.. Steckley's 7.35 -acre property to agricultural -small holding . from ,agricultural. The change *ill enable Mr. Steckely to sever the parcel into three separate lots since there ate three residences located on the property. Earlier this year Mr. Steckley had applied for a severance but was turned down by the county land division committee. The zoning change was proposed as a way to circumvent the problem. Patty White of the county planning department at- tended the meeting as did Mr. Steckley, . his daughter and neighboring landowner Doug Filsinger. Miss White went. ,over the proposed zoning change bylaw and said objectors had 35 days in which to reply. She also assured Mr. Filsinger that the proposed change• will not restrict his farming operations since only one residence is permitted on each lot and they already are there. "All I'm asking for is a piece of my own land," said Mr. Steckley, who added that severing the lots will make things much easier at tax time. Reeve Brian McBurney said council feels it is correcting the matter for Mr. Steckley in passing the bylaw. The lots should have been severed years ago, but the •Steckleys got caught up in "red tape" when the town- ship was drawing up its secondary land use plan several years ago. Miss White said she hopes this won't be a precedent- setting case in Turnberry. Deputy Reeve Doug For- tune said, "The residences are already there on a small holding, so it only makes sense to legalize it." Council looks at each case on its own merits, added the reeve. MANAGER ATTENDS Grant Currie, manager of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Wingham, attended last week's meeting to discuss upcoming billing changes at the bank. Although the changes are npt scheduled for 1985, Mr. Currie explained they will mean some increased ex- pense for municipalities so he decided to give council "lots of lead time". The Canadian Payments Association is pushing for all bills, including tax bills, to be printed on data cards for easier computer processing This will mean increased costs for municipalities, Mr. Currie said, but how much he is not sure. • Another change stipulates that banks are to 'start to accept partial and past -due payment of taxes, something that neither the municipali- ties nor the banks want to do because the banks .will 'not have the authority • to add extra charges which might be outstanding, like penalty charges for overdue taxes or -tile drain loans. • It could get very confusing for everyone involved, he said, plus he is not sure what legal ramifications there might arise from the change. He asked Mr. McBurney to bring the matter up before county council to get feed- back from other local municipalities. ROAD BUSINESS In the road business sec- tion of the meeting, Council- l9ttDon Morrison comment- ed on his concerns about the allegedly poor shape the township roads are in. Mr. Morrison said he has had several telephone calls from people complaining about the roads and Mr. McBurney said he has as well. Councillor Randy Scott suggested having the road crew attend the next meeting of council to air some of these concerns and it was agreed to do so. Still with the roads, the township's new John' Deere grader is to be delivered Dec. 11 or 12. It is having snowplow equipment in- stalled. Council instructed Road Superintendent Ross Nichol- son to make arrangements for additional snowplowing equipment if the need arises before the new grader ar- rives. louncil decreased the statutory speed limit on 'the Lower Town Bridge to 30 kilometres per hour from 50 because of concerns that the bridge deck is slippery. The speed limit along the Brookhaven Nursing Home road was decreased to 50 kilometers per hour from 80 to ensure the safety of • nursing home residents. Institute holds dessert euchre BRUSSELS — The Majes- tic Women's Institute held a dessert euchre last Monday evening. It was attended by approximately. 30 people. Mrs. Peggy Cudmore - welcomed everyone and - Mrs. Ida Evans gave the rules for the card playing. The following won prizes: lucky cup, Tom Mac- Farlane; high lady, Roberta Simpson; high man, Freida Pipe; low lady, Anna Cun- ningham; low man, Wilfred Strickler; youngest grand- child, Iona McLean. Mrs. Kathy Bridge thanked everyone for coming and announced the next euchre will be held Jan. 7. i COMMUNITY CALENDAR 1 INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. Insurance - All types. Home, business, auto, farm, life. WINGHAM 357-2636 GORRIE 335-3525 Thurs., Dec. 13 to Wed. Dec. 19 Thurs. Dec. 13 Kinsmen Turkey Bingo, Belgrave at W,1. Hall, 8:00 p.m. Friends of the Library Meeting, Wingham Town Hall, 8:00 p.m. Fn. Dec. 14 Teeswater Ex-Toggery Rummage Sale, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Turkey Bingo, Brussels Legion, 8:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 15 Fun Day, Wingham Armouries, The F. E. Madill Cheerleaders will Provide a Day of Games, Songs & Ctafts for Children Toilet Trained & Over, Any Time During the Day While Parents Shop. Please Bring Bag Lun ches for Children Staying Over Lunch Time. Cash Donations accepted, Proceeds go to Students Council. Christmas Fantasy on Ice, Belmore Figure Skating Club, 7:45 p.m. Bake Sale, Belgrave Brownies, W.I. Hall, Belgrave, 9:30 a.m, Santa Claus Parade, Wroxeter, 2:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 16 Christmas Cantata, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m. Mon. Dec. 17 Tues. Dec. 18 Wed. Dec. 19 Child Health Clinic, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Clinic Bldg., Adults Also. 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