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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-20, Page 4Page 4A - The Wingham Advance -Tunes,• June 20,1989 G e .¢a in juin anc :-Gimeo Published at Wingham. Ontario, P.O„ Bout 390 - NOG 2W0 iay Wenger Bros. Limited A wholly owned subsidiary of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Margaret Stapleton, Editor Audrey Currie, Advertising Manager Member - Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario C.o mnuniiy Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $21.00 per year Six months $12.50 $23.00 beyond 40 mite zone Send Class Mail Registsaton No. 0821 Return .portage guaranteed Prop erty standards One of the most unfortunate aspects of the administration of a municipality was witnessed on the morning of June B in the Village of Fordwich. Howick Township officials were forced to enter private property to enforce the township's property -standards bylaw. In the process of enforcing the bylaw, it was necessary for police to subdue the owner, a 64 -year-old man, by handcuffing him. Every possible consideration was given in order not to injure the owner, to calm him and to treat him with respect. However, the fact remains that officals from an elected level of government in a democracy had every right to enter a property against an owner's will and to level a shed which he didn't want touched. That same right belongs to virtually every municipal government in the Province fo Ontario. Municipal property -standards bylaws have been made mandatory by the province; failure to approve the bylaw results in an inability to apply for a number of provincial grants. It is no exaggeration to state that in recent years, most mu- nicipalities have approved property -standards bylaws with con- siderable trepidation. And for good reason. Property -standards bylaws are probably the widest -ranging le- gislation ever to be approved by municipal councils. Anyone who believes a home is the owner's castle hasn't read a property - standards bylaw. Nothing is overlooked. There are, standards for everything from pest prevention to dampness to cleanliness to the amount of light required for a room. If a municipality were to enforce fully its property -standards bylaw, it would have to engage an army of building inspectors. Many houses now called home by many families cannot begin to meet ihe requirements of these bylaws. Howick Township's prop- erty -standards bylaw fills 1 1 pages. Similar bylaws for other muni- cipalities are twice that size. Municipalities to date have been prudent in their enforceinerit of the bylaw. However, the fact that one's local level of government Y now has the right to dictate the condition of one's residence far be- yond safety standards, is frightening. The Big Brother of Orwell's 1984 does indeed exist. He's parked on the home doorstep. Somebody has to pay Every time a new budget is brought down by the government, be it federal or provincial, a chorus of groans goes up. The opposition parties, of course, fasten upon whichever new tax is likely to be the most resented by the voters and work their criticism to the limit in order to maximize the harm which may be done to the party in power. One might think that by this time the voters would be well aware of the tactics of the critics, but it seldom works out that way. All this argument is part of the democratic form of self-govern- ment of which we are so proud — as well we should be. The painful truth is that we have so many goods and services provided for us by government that we should expect to be made to pay for them. None of these goodies can be handed out free. Someone has to pay and when we demand them from our govern- ments there should be no surprise in the fact that each of us must bear his or her share of the cost. The provincial government is currently faced with sharply -higher costs to provide us with the benefits of health care. Quite naturally, all health care workers want to be treated as the specialists they are. Doctors, nurses and all other hospital staff people feel that their earnings should reflect the long hours they work and the im- portance of being responsible for human lives. We who are the beneficiaries of this service must expect to share directly in its costs. The same is true of the highways and roads on which we drive our cars; the protection we receive from our police forces and fire- fighting protection systems; the very costly military forces which must be maintained if we are to live on in this highly -blessed corner of the world. Of course it means that we as individuals must be capable of earning enough money to pay the increased taxes which govern- ments require to provide all the good things we desire. We might as well stop grumbling and pay the piper. 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The pilot was on an aero- batic flight when he got off course. With only a.couple of gallons of gasoline in the tank, he made a forced landing and it was a perfect one. Miss Edith Campbell has accept- ed a position as secretary in the office of the Small Arms Factory at Long Branch. A number from Wingharn attend- ed graduation exercises at Victoria Hospital. Two Wingham girls received their pins and diplomas: Helen Bateson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Bateson; and Jean Cruickshank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cruickshank. Miss Winifred Douglas, Reg.N,, who has been superintendent of Wingham General Hospital since August of last year, has resigned her position. The board accepted her resignation with regret and is making plans to fill the position. T. Stewart Beattie, who has been principal of the public school at Flesherton, has been engaged as principal of Wingham Public School, his duties to commence in Septetfuber. He was chosen from 60 applicants. Colin Crozier resigned his position as principal and leaves in July to join the RCAF. JUNE 1955 Hugh Carmichael was named president of the Wingham Lions Club at the regular meeting held at . the Brunswick Hotel. He will suc- ceed R. S. Hetheringli4. ceupi%dsi- :teRtteir'are Whitney Grose, Jack nd Bill Conron. a Members of the Wingham Busi- ness Association voted against clos- ing on. Saturday night. Many neigh- boring centres have tried closing Saturday nights and remaining open Friday nights but most mem- bers feel the time for Saturday clos- ing has not arrived. The matter was shelved. The contract for the furnishings and overall decorating at the new wing of the Wingham General Hos- pital was awarded to the T. Eaton Co. The RCAF has organized an air- craft spotting system for Canada and a unit will be organized in the Wingham area. The purpose of the system is to supplement the RCAF's present radar screen with volunteer civilian spotters who will merely report any suspicious air- craft which may be observed in their neighborhood. Wroxeter will soon be able to boast of one of the largest broiler industries in the Country. Thomas Burke, who already can accommo- date 10,000 chickens, is building a second building which will house 25,000. JUNE 1965 Principal F. E. Madill of the Wingham District High School reported to the board that a survey of the district has indicated that the school population will increase to 1,218 students by 1970. As a result, he stated that a minimum of 10 new rooms will be needed at the school. The projected enrollment figures indicate 944 students this fall; 1,023 by 1961 and 1,162 by 1969. A new Bible was presented to the Sunday ,School. of Knox United *C th/Bilgli1/2#, ahli`dgdidate t s i�ii's int t~e:The 13ib716;ifts Sdtt'tbd 'I f°'L11 ie- ittel'ir use+ c n 4 behalf of the Stonehouse family, in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stonehouse and their brother, Dr. Gordon Stonehouse. Mrs. Daisy Connell was installed as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club. Vice- -presidents are Mrs. Robert Ahara and Mrs. John Crewson. Treasurer is Mrs. Cliff Robb. Mr. and Mrs. D. Charles Johnston of Blyth announce the engagement of the daughter, Nancy Patricia, to Edward Charles Daer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daer, RR 1, Auburn. The wedding will take place July 10. Sharon Willie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Willie of Wingham, was the only local winner in the second annual Silver Lake open water skiing tournament. Sharon won top spot in the women's and girls' slalom event and third in the jumping class. JUNE 1975 More than 30 interested people met at the town hall to form the Wingham and District Historical Society. Elected officers of the new organization were Mrs. I. E. Money, Barry Wenger, Ed Fielding and Stewart Beattie. Robert Murray Corrigan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Corrigan, Blue - vale, graduated from the Civil Engineering Technology Program at Fanshawe College, London. He has taken a position working for A. M. Sprief and Associates, London. Archie Hill was installed as the new president of the Wingham Lions Club. Vice-presidents are Robert Armstrong and William ,c, it S411k; trpa µi er is4. l° int . LLQ !, © a. (Please turn •toiPage ISM .J'