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Royal Homes' workers
back on the job
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THE WINGHAM BP JUNIORS are this year's all -Ontario Junior 'C' champions, winning their
own tournament last weekend. Team members and coaches are: back, Doug Neil, Don Edgar, Bevin
Melt, Byron Bowman, Terry Daer, Dave Wheeler, Steve Coultes, Tom McDonald, Jeff Pike, front, Bob
Fox ton, Corey McKee, Darwin Erb, Jason Coultes, Sandy McDonald, Paul Tolton and Jason Goodall.
BP Juniors take long road,
but win all -Ontario crown
They did it the hard way, but
Wingham's BP Juniors won the
OASA Junior 'C' tournament last
weekend in town to become the
1989 all -Ontario champions.
The team played spectacular ball
on the weekend, especially Sunday,
appearing to grow stronger and
more assured with each match -up.
The players rallied behind the
strong pitching performance of
Darwin Erb, who hurled for three
of the four games the team played
Sunday enroute to the champi,
onship.
Wingham downed Chesley and
New Hamburg Saturday, only to
lose to Ingersoll Sunday morning.
This put the team on the long road
to victory.
Office closed
this Monday
Due to the Labor Day holiday, The
Advance -Times office will be closed
this Monday, Sept. 4.
Deadlines for classified and dis-
play advertising are this Friday,
Sept. 1, at 5 p.m.
However, the Juniors battled
back to -down New Hamburg, pit-
ting Wingham against the unbeaten
Ingersoll squad for the champi-
onship. In true double knock -out
style, Wingham was forced to
defeat Ingersoll twice to win t e
tournament, but win it they did
5-4 in the first contest and 11-4 in
the final.
It was a tired, but elated, Wing -
ham team that accepted the
championship pennant and trophy,
presented by Wingham Mayor Ian
Moreland and Ted Ahara, local
dASA representative.
At last Saturday's opening cere-
monies, Bill Hotchkiss of Kincar-
dine, formerly of Wingham, threw
out the first pitch, which was
caught by Bob Foxton.
Members of the Wingham BP
Juniors playing at last weekend's
tourney were: Dave Wheeler, Tom
and Sandy McDonald, Darwin Erb,
Paul Tolton, Corey McKee, Steve
Coultes, Jason Coultes, Jeff Pyke,
Terry Daer, Jason Goodall, Bevin
Flett and Byron Bowman.
The team is coached by Don
Edgar, Doug Neil and Mr. Foxton.
SIGN HIM LIM—tittle Adam MacDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allan MacDonald of Wingham, had a ball playing with the bats
and helmetat last weekend's OASA Junior 'C' tournament in
Wingham.
Eight,teams competed in ,the
Wingham tournament, the "cream
of the crop" in Junior 'C' players
from across the province. Other
teams competing in the tournament
included Camlachie, Caledonia
Sebringville and Shakespeare.
For full tournament details, see
this week's sports section.
Carrick
after chase
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A Walkerton -area man was over-
powered by police last Thursday
morning after a grim all-night pur-
suit and stand-off that started
Wednesday evening near Mildmay,
and ended in Walkerton 17 hours
later.
Ernest Taibinger, 36, of Carrick
Township faces numerous criminal
charges after brandishing a rifle
and leading Walkerton OPP on a
chase through five townships.
The OPP Tactical Unit from Lon-
don District Headquarters joined
Walkerton detachment in attempts
to apprehend the suspect.
According to a police statement,
the suspect/s father first notified
police of a problem at about 5.30
p.m. Aug. 23. Police first attempted
to communicate with the suspect
by telephone, then set up a perime-
ter around the man's home. Later in
the evening, police encountered the
man armed with a rifle. No shots
were fired at this time, but the man
took flight in a neighbor's car and
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drove around the area until 4 a.m.,
when he appeared at the home of a
relative in Cargill.
According to police, he left the
residence an hour later and led offi-
cers on a 40 -mile chase through five
townships. The chase ended at 6.35
a.m. when police cruisers rammed
the suspect's vehicle and shot out
the rear tires.
The stand-off continued on Elora
Rd., just outside Walkerton, for the
next four hours with the suspect
talking to police from the disabled
vehicle. Members of the OPP tacti-
cal unit negotiated with the man
until 10.57 a:in., when he apparent-
ly dozed off and was overpowered
by police.
Charged with theft and danger-
ous driving, Mr. Taibinger was
remanded in custody pending yes.;
terday's bail hearing. Further
charges may be laid as the investi-
gation continues.
Morris seeks
new landfill
site supervisor
Monis Township is looking for a
new supervisor for the township
Lan:01101ste sincethe resignation
Mr. Coll tendered his resignattin
last w u
Untie
nation a1ahtftighck1ln
About 170 employees were
expected to report back to work
yesterday at Royal Homes Ltd. in
Wingham after ratifying a new two-
year contract with the company last
Thursday.
Workers voted about 80 per cent
in favor of the latest company offer
that includes increases in the
hourly wage, two additional statu-
tory holidays and improved health
benefits. The ratifictcn
vete end
a five-week shutdown of the Wing -
ham plant.
Although he would not devulge
details of the settlement, Plant
Manager Doug Penson said he was
pleased that the company's latest
proposal was accepted by the
employees, members of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners Union.
The new contract calls for hourly
wage increases from 10 cents to
$1.20 per hour, depending on work-
er category, a shorter regular work-
ing day, and overtime rates after
eight and a half hours on a daily
basis.
This the first contract negotiat-
ed between the company a its
workers since the union's certifica-
tion last fall. After eight months of
talks failed to bring about an agree-
ment, Royal Homes closed the com-
pany for an extended summer
\Fivacation shutdown and called a
supervised vote on their most
recent offer. The proposal was
rejected by the workers in the Aug.
17 ballot, but union and company
representatives agreed to return to
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the bargaining table last Tuesday in
an eff&t to end the deadlock.
Mr. Penson said last week it took
only a few hours to resolve the last
few outstanding issues. The
employees, who have been off the
job for five weeks, ratified the
agreement Thursday.
Along with the benefits of their
new contract, the company has
offered we,rke,r—ash compensation
for the unscheduled extension of
the summer shutdown, an employ-
ee says. Employees will receive
about $400 if they return to work
on schedule this week.
Area man
is charged by
Humane Society
A Wingham-area man is to be
charged this week with neglect of
animals after the Kitchener -Water-
loo brach of the Humane Society
seized 26 dogs last week which
showed signs of neglect.
A spokesman for the Humane
Society told the newspaper Mon-
day that charges will be laid this
week. However, until the charges
are laid, the identity of the accused
shall not be revealed.
The animals were emaciated and
snowed signs of neglect in the areas
of food, water and shelter, accord-
ing to the society spokesman.
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Community News
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Sports
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AN IMPRESSIVE SIGHT at Sunday's laying of the cornerstone at the new Sacred Heart Church
in Wingham was the procession of altar servers, fourth -degree Knights of Columbus and finally the
bishop of the London Diocese, Bishop John Michael Sherlock.
Sacred Heart cornerstone
is dedicated at service
It was a proud day for parish-
ioners of Sacred Heart Church in
Wingham on Sunday as the corner-
stone for their new, $1 million
church -rectory was dedicated by
the bishop of the London Diocese.
Bishop John Michael Sherlock
was honored guest at Siday's
dedication Ceremony. He—Was
escorted onto the church site by an
impressive honor guard of fourth -
degree Knights of Columbus and
altar servers.
Bishop Sherlock said the day sig-
nified Much more than the building
of a church, but rather the building
of a community founded upon
JesusChrist as the cornerstone:
"The mortar of faith binds this
building," said the bishop.
He instructed Members of the
parish to conttritt themselves 413
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and that's what we celebrate
today" he concluded.
Following his address, Bishop
Sherlock blessed the church build-
ing site with holy water and later
went outdoors to bless the corner-
stone with incense, later putting the
stone in place with mortar.
Numerous dignitaries were on
hand to lend their congratulations
to the Sacred Heart faithful. The
new church -rectory is to be com-
plete in time for Christmas.
New federal tax
applies to electricity
The federal government's pro-
posed nine per cent goods and ser-
vices tax will mean a hike in hydro
bills, according to a release from
Ontario Hydro.
The statement from Hydro claims
that if the tax legislation follows the
categories outlined in the recently
released technical paper, Ontario
electricity bills will be nine per cent
higher than they would otherwise
have been. The tax would be imple-
mented in 191.
"The tax, on top of planned rate
increases, would give our cus-
tomers a 14 -per cent increase in one
year," Ken Saxton, manager of
Wingharn Public Utilities Commis-
sion, commented last week. "The
tax alone would give local residents
a $5 to $6 increase on their hydro
bills. if they're heating their homes "
electrically, it would really hit S'
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them," he added.
Mr. Saxton has heard nothing
from Ontario Hydro nor from the
federal government regarding
implementation of the tax. "Several
years ago, the Ontario government
tried to implement a five -per cent
sales tax on electricity. There was
such an uproar about it that they v.
abandoned