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FE DESTROYS HOME — The Joe Deal residence on Frances
Street in Wingham was destroyed by fire last Wednesday evening,
Fortunately, the family was not home at the time of the blaze, but the
house is considered a total loss, the value of which is estimated at
siock000.
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re -Christmas fire
A Wingha le, family •-as left
hmi.eless when a fire nide e, -
origin , Z., 1 through its
Fra • ees Street residence last
'tednesday evenin' g.
e "einghane Fire Chief Harley
Gaunt has not V.I. able to pinpo" • t
the exact cause of Last w blame
he says foul play has bee,. ruled out_
Office closed
this Friday
t 2 -
Lee The Advance -Times I,ce will be
e closed this Friday, Dec. 30, for the
New Year's holiday. The deadline
fcr display a ertisieg for the Jan. 3
edition of the newspaper is
totnorrow„ Thusday, at 5 p.m. The
tikandline for classiBed advertising
'remains Monday at 10:30 a_m_
nshi will look into-,
rofit se iors3 ho sing
ember has
to for unicipal Non -
Profit Housing corporatio
Havel Townshite.
The board is task we"• ft drawing
up pr_eliminary tiroposal fer a 20 -
unit sent. re ousing
e plex for I/ lownsimip by Aprfil,
owever, its first J' I will be
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project a
elderly
Towns
Ir'rest 't!
eeve N Fairies
ast
eat the matter of seniors
OUS IS a priority ite e
canna' g year. a4 1.pro
several g�into the
Haus' sprhmgif
c ex be
y -federal a d
," Fairies said.
"A a nottexofit
of rs is first step in
getting this project un y.
e ret step is chow'
prospective sites for
pIex
--Vh-pirojeet -is The result -sof.
-----pereetved-mteed,for
in the township,
described. A survey
owick last summei-
at least 25 to 30 to
would benefit fro
seniors' housing In
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it's approved„
fully funde
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-sesame-Aiming
Mr. Fairies
The c came at 10: FLIB.. Dee.
21 to the Joe Deal ho e at 181
Frances Street. Mr. Deal, his '
and tiv
relatives at the
in the house
an earlier cold spell
ge then_
Mth four propan tanks were
the house at the time of the blaze,
Mr. Gaunt says ey were et ba-
wd in starting the fire.. Those
propane tanks caused firefighters
few anxious moments, but were
removed without consequence.
Due to the water pipes bursting,
much of the furniture on the main
floor had been cleared from the
house, as had the fannly's clothing.
However, the second -floor furn-
ishings were lost.
The loss, which is covered by in-
surance, has been estimated at
$100,000_
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dren were staying with
" e of the fire as
d burst during
d it d sus -
or,
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Slippery roads blamed
in Christmas Day mishap
Poor road comlitions are being
blamed for an accident Christmas
Day on Highway 87 just outside
Binevale.
Constable Al Huntet of the
Wingham detachmentettheOntario
-- Provincial Police fitterts the
mishap occurred at 12130t.p41e Dec.
25 at way 87 and thejunction of
Memel 30-31 a Tarn. Town -
Ship,
Alreflunter vehicHles
Were involved in theeieitident„ two
_directly and one—
_ Ester Cowan,
etiethe.d ori
a vehicle &iv-ar-
4/0 of RR 5;
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the,p�ke, „
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Mrs. CO'Wall touched her brakes, lest
control and slid sideways into the
westbound lane, where she was
struck bra vehicle driven by Roger
Johnson„42, of Newmarket.
Mr. Jow. • • a passenger in
vehiele„ seven-year-old Patricia
Johnson *rd. Mrs. Cowan all were -
taken to Wingham and District.
Hospital- by ambulance whet*, they
were held twernight for observation.
Mr. Matter took the two young
igisserigeim in Mrs. Covvan's vehicle
to the hospital for treatment of
*liner pries. They were Ritchie
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co ted in
Ca that
residents
subsidized
order for the
Committees
appointed by
Morris council
Morris Townshi Council
appointments for at the sec
en y eeting held recently.
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The following have been appoin
to various boards and committees:
Shirley Gerais* s, -Vrmgham and
District Hospital Board of Gover-
nen; Leona McDonald, Seaforth
Hospital Board; Reeve Doug
Fraser, Deputy Reeve Clem
McLellan, ri.t and District Fire
Board; Councillors Bert Elliot/ and
ayne Rlley,W-11,_ Area Fire
Board;
Mr. McLellan, Neil Gowing and
Henry Devlin, Brussels, Morris and
Grey Conunindty Centre Board;
ewie Morton, Linda Hopper,
Belgrave Community Centre Board;
Beth Bess, Win -.1 Recreation
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Board; Councillor Deloris South,
Murray Misty, Bl z Comm
Centre Board:
Mr. Elliott, Ross Tinvey, Bluevaie
Rail Board; Mr. Riley, Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority;
Donald. Craig, Blyth Union
CeMetery &art; cm', clerk and
read superiitesSent, Township of
Morris Recreation Committee;
Crawford; 'kill and Davies,
solicitors; iteid and Associates,
auditors;
pavin' g projects ch oar between -
George' Wingham Lower Town and Blnevale and
eojeet to i vored, at least75 per
ce it of lose survey must be
- ttele for Sulisilliz housing
uteri „, eistry of Geeing
guidelines. A�4 33, to airies, the
wnship is close t eeting the
requirements.
"4 • • ce a
sub e`tted, well ..n.ow
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proposal is
next f. 1, if
we are accepted as a -leu-prit
housing project,'" Mr. Fairies said.
the
acme
ready for
five years.
embers
are Own Ifor J
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pies could be
ywiithreeto
board
Brown, Edna
Fairies, Bt b E • gar, Peter Keil,
June MacEwan, John Jacques, Ron
McClernent, an • Paul Statia.
County is asked
to assume roads
in industrial sector
Turnberry c4unei,l • s sked
wittce _to ass ethe r d
Huron County Coimed;01 and its road
se aria in
no est corner'
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the adjoining ds in the
The road, Helena Street fro
. !way le to Albert Street, east to
the inghem-Tirnberry boundary,
north to No Street and then east
to "ghway 4, is a major link to
service an industrial area to a
King's I I way, one of the criteria
for establishing a county road.
Four major factories — Royal
Homes, Western F • Stanley
Door and Pr- • • der — are lam
area, township council • r• ints out
and these fact • ries provide
e i'lphr, • ent -to almost 1,000 people
the north of Huron County.
Rail service to the area gradually
is being eliminated, township
council adds, with the CNR line
closed and the CPR line under
review. This s caus e
facilities to bring in material and
send out finished goods over the
roadways.
Citrrently, the township and the
town maintain the roads in the
industrial sector. However, if they
were 'assumed as a county road,
Huron County would be respoiibie
for their maintenance
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Residents ask
for street paving
A letter sign= -1! by 15 Bluevale
residents requesting that council
"der paving a mnnber of streets
in the hamlet by 1990 was presen
at the second monthly meeting
Turnberry camel
Theletter requested that Orange,
William and Jacob Streets be
upgraded next year for paving in
1990.
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rct..o
Council vets to alternate its
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jff- PreadSed tO eatneider tb4 lue(PieStat
e WM 1 "1 .t fimta. Members noted they
I. to co ete some paving in
Mr.. Pias, Lower Town next year and 14, -I* ly _
'Grey reconstruct a portion of the 25th
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