The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-11-14, Page 1,•••;'• • •
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AWARDS—Carla Rose receives first prize for the Remembra
Day Junior Poster competition from Bill Woodley and Leonard
Sanderson of Howick Branch 307, Royal Canadian Legion. Wmrters
received their awards during Ho wick Central School's Remern
brance Day Service Friday.
Glass pick-up stalled
at township dumpsites
'Tiff
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is established,
to be oper' ational by new year
A militia sub -unit hasbeeneStab- bringing the army reserve into this
lished in Wingham and sholikl be area.'
operational by early irOthe new He also paid tribute to the town's
year. fine reserve regiment, the 2Ist Field
The Highland Fusiliers of Cana- Artillery Regiment, which disband -
da, Cambridge branch, recently ed 20 years ago.
received the approval of the Cana- A commanding officer ,in the
dian Defence Department to estab- Fusiliers, Capt. J. Fitton, said army
lish a reserve unit at W igham. The reserves have existed for many
announcement was made at a press years in Canada to be called' upon
conference last Saturday at the at any time. In addition to provid-
Wingham Legion HalL ing training for its officers, the mili-
A number of local dignitaries tia al4o puts money back into the
were on hand for the announce- local economy through part-time
ment, including Huron -Bruce MP wages — approximately $6,000 per
Murray Cardiff, who said the re- month — paid to reserve members.
establishment of a militia unit in In conclusion, Mr. Fitton said,
the Wingitiun area is part of the fed- "We are pleased as a unit to be
eral government's "Reserve 2000» allowed to Come and what you will
plan to see reserve forces in this see over the next short time will
hers.
country increased to 90,000 mem- make you very proud and happy."
Mt Cardiff also said the resery
• provides a great opportunity f
n
ce part-time employment and will
a boon to local business.
Wingham Mayor Ian Morelan
- appeared equally pleased by t
Fusiliers' announcement. "I'
delighted to have them (th
Fusiliers) come to Wingham," sai
the mayor, who added that a steer
ing conunittee has been formed
"aet as a shoehorn to ease their (t11militia's) way into the community"
The Fushiers have been offered.
the use of the Wingham Armonries
building two nights per week and
- on weekends, Mr. Moreland said in
an interview, following the press
conference. The mayor also
pledged that no groups which now
use the Armouries on a regular
basis will be displaced.
Listowel Mayor Bert Johnston,
alsoaddecin his congratulations and
tOW413 faCilitios for drill
e Mr. Mann explained that Wing -
or ham was chosen as the site for the
be new militia unit because it is at the
"hub" of a wide area of Southwest -
d ern Ontario. A total of 80,000 peo-
he ple live within a 60 -kilometre
m radius of the town, he said.
e The Fusiliers will begin a recruit -
d ing program in the near future,
which will involve the local high
to school. Involvement in the militia is
Both Morris and East Wawanosh SUperintendent Ralph Campbell.
Townships are facing the problem Clerk -Treasurer Winona Thomp
of surplus glass for recycling at son pointed out that Chamney has
their respective landfill sites. a contract to purchase glass from
Chaumey Sanitation, which rents the township at a rate of $25 per ton
recycling bins to East Wawanosh until 1992. "It's up to the contractor
Township, has told the township to find a solution," she said.
that it can no longer take glass for Morris Township, which owns its
recycling. The glass is picked up own recyclingbins, is looking into
and taken, along with papet and Ela
regularly from the township bins alternative dis ,epa eats
.0419*atifeed,,whereit#4teietr.': cOntacted:anoth-
diet. to Brian Leyser:Recyclinglni. erktt
it
for distribution and Processing.
an tate he told Th
East Wawanosh councillors aren't ,AdvanceeeIn ttit-inOrvieiirlaef
surprised at the news. "All the week, two dais 'after -the coUncil
municipalities have gone into this meeting.
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Said., Wets ,r!_ally excited about
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thing too quickly" noted Council- Morris isn't shying away from
lor Don Shultz. "Now these com- the recycling pnigratii because of
panies can't recycle the materials this minor hitch, she pointed out. on Monday
fast enough to keep up with the Instead, the township hopes to
flow."
launch its Blue Box program early
While the company will continue in the new year with 750 boxes on
to take paper and tin, the disposal order for hamlet and rural residents
contractor will have to find a place at a cost of about $7,100, which is
to store the glass until it is once covered up to two-thirds by gov-
again in demand, explained Road ernment grants.
Town museum enjoys
successful season.
The Wingham Historical Muse-
um enjoyed one of its most success-
ful seasons this year, Wingham
Deputy Reeve William Harris
reported at last Monday evening's
meeting of town council on behalf
of the museum board.
A total of 328 people visited the
museum from May to Labor Day of
this year, said Mr. Harris. Many of
those people were from out-of-
town, with some visitors coming
from the United States and some
from as far away as Great Britain.
He also paid tribute to Cheryl
Reece, summer curator, for her hard
work and said a proposal to open
the museum several evenings next
summer is being discussed.
The museum board also is
preparing to continue its series of
popular historical articles in the
newspaper in the near future, Mr. '
Harris reported.
The Wingham department was
summoned to a car fire on County
Road 12„ just south of Highway 86,
in Grey Township Monday morn-
ing.
Wingham Fire Chief Harley
Gaunt reports the call came at 8:23
a.m. on Nov. 13. The chief says he
suspects an electrical short under
the dashboard caused the fire in the
1987 Mercury Topaz, owned by
Saxon Appliance of Grey.
The heat inside the car was too
intense, adds Mr. Gaunt, that it may
be considered destroyed.
In a separate incident last Satur-
day evening, Nov. 11, firemen were
called to a farm owned by Allan
'Dunbar at Lot 42, Con. 9 of East
Wawanosh Township.
The call came at 8:25 p.m., says
the chief, who adds that an exten-
sion cord short-circuited over a
wood pile.Vo damage is reported.
Foundation proposes to
capitalize on musical past
The newly -formed Wingham stones in their careers," he
Cultural and Heritage Foundation ued, adding that, "Tortinty'flUnter
has proposed that Wingham capi- pays full credit to the role, which
talize an its musical past and par- 'Winghani and the Barn Dance'
ticularly, its role as one pf.the Origi- played in his profedsitinid,dayolot-'
nal homes of Canadian country ment." •
music. • A meeting was hew Atig.4.1 of
Robert Murphy attended last this year to lay the gretirtd*orit for;
Monday evening's meeting of town –a project which can not only
council to make a presentation on restore Wingham to its claim
behalf of the foundation. The pm- as a Well-recognized slicititatiefor
posal was warmly received by developing talent, but as 011010*h
town council, whose members has the potential of becoming a ,
accepted it in principle and pledged major tothiciet a
their support.' e
The Wingham Cultural
Itage Foundation wasformed
attraction for Wingham.
Per$aps an alumnus of the old
Bato bat* Mr. Hunter, for exam-
etin* be a headliner and host
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tiseita#43,00610,ibt Other prod*.
tionatiad littid.stilroitog campaigns.
Talent for the %Wit pante could
even be disttoitecatt through.- the
staging of talent shows threnghtuit
thearea. '
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particularly beneficial to young
people because, in addition to pro-
viding them with a part-time salary
they receive trade training and t
sunnier employment.
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The militia is opt* to men and
women, said Recruiting Officer
MacGregor. They can be 17 to 45
years of age, landed immigrants
with at least a Grade 10 education.
They must write a short selection
test and pass a medical examina-
tion, he explained.
In answer to a. question about
security of weapons from Bert
Morin of ,Winghain, the last regi-
ment force Warrant officer, Mr. Fit-
ton replied, weapons cannot be
stored here on a regular basis, at
least for the time being. In some
cases, arrangements have been
made with police stations, he
added.
In answer to another question,
Mr. Fitton said he hopes the militia
could work in concert with the local
Air Cadet squadron, pointing out
that cadets cannot serve after their
19th birthday. The reserve would
welcome any of those young people
who have grown too old for cadets.
Mr. Fitton even said that towns-
people could look forward to visits
from the Highland Fusiliers Pipe
Band and if the interest is here„
there is a possibility that a band
could even be formed locally.
In summing up the true value of
training in the militia, the recruit-
ing officer said, "Citizenship is the
real value to the community. We're
raining them to be Canadian citi-
ens."
TURNBERRY HOTDOG DAY—Hotdog day was held last Fri-
day at Turnberry Central School following the Remembrance Day
service. Janice Nicholson, Kim Bridge and Kendra Pewtress got the
condiments ready for their fellow students.
No response to Canada Post ad
Canada Post has received no
reply to an advertisement seeking a
local business to offer expanded
retail postal services under con-
tract, reports Tom Creech, a
spokesman for the London Canada
Post office.
The advertisement ran last
month in The Advance -Times and
sought a Wingham business to otter
the sale of postal products and ser-
vices as part of the local business
operation during regular hours.
Mr. Creech saki the new outlet
would complement services offered
by the existing post office and the
retail outlet currently operating out
of Shoppers° Drug Mart.
Fall fair winner
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*tut be replaced
,by Jan., 199$
Under new government regula-
tions, the Wingham Area Fire Board
must replace all existing firefight-
ers' garb with bunker suits by Jan.
1, 1995, Fire Chief Harley Gaunt
reported at last Wednesday
evening's November board meet-
ing.
Although he had heard that new
regulations would be coming into
effect, the chief said that rumors
were confirmed recently.
The new bunker suits consist of a
short coat and boots and bib ove
alls. Chief, .Gaunt estimates it could
cost asititreh as 51,000 to outfit each
man. There are 40 firefighters at the
Wingham and Gerrie stations.
The chief suggested that the
board purchase 10 bunker suits
each year' for the next several years
rather than all at once.
It was agreed to wait until speci-
fication regulations have been
announced before purchasing any
suits.
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bers consist,* Mr. Murphy; 10,01
country ittutiic personality Ear; 01
Heywood, Who recefltly Was 'm
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