The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-11-21, Page 1Editorials ' •
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Jason Ainslie
is president
of association
Jason Ainslie has been named
president of the Wingham Business
Association for 1990. He moves up
from the vice president's position.
A new executive was named at
the November regular meeting held
last Wednesday evening.
Mr. Ainslie succeeds former
'gingham Mayor Jack Kopas in the
assodation president's chair. Maria
Balcelaar becomes vice preSident,
Dick Boutvers remains as secretary
and Wayne Chandler replaces Jerry
Kavanagh as treasurer. -
In paying tribute to Mr. Kopas,
Mr. Ainslie praised him for his
capable leadership over the past
year and his ability to get interest-
ing and timely speakers to address
the association at its monthly meet-
ings.
Mr. Kopas said leading the asso-
ciation was a good way to ease
himself out of public life, but
pledged to remain active in the
Wingham committee. easily in early -winter storm
association, especially its Lake
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IT MIGHT LOOK LOVELY—Southwestern Ontario was hit with the first major snowfall of the
winter season last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. By,Sunday, the stow had stopped, but a wintry
blanket covered the town and surrounding area.
The Wingham area getsoff
Bodmin hogs
are shipped
to Singapore
Bodmin Farms of Belgrave
recently shipped• 85, 50 -pound hogs
to Singapore. The hogs were part of
a shipment totalling 250 Canadian
hogs.
In addition to the Bodmin ani-
mals, hogs frcim Thames Bend
Farm at Woodstock and Robert
Robinsoit*Vitta Villa Farms at
Wraltbn also were shipped. They
Were loaded last Tuesday I-
411to
4:$4 /.3-elPit,r afiCtrIN 44-11':
VriliCtere t#-,1 :40.0 d ' i,
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loaded'on an airplaniboOad for rSLIgiI
Singanerg.
Th0
e hoge'vOikbousfl fal ?reed-
ing purposesin SiiigapOlioNilte'
shipment was arranged through an
American company, named A--
WorldExports.
The Wingham area got off rela-
tively easily in the wake of an
early -winter storm late last week.
The local detachnient of the
Ontario Provincial Police reports
only minor incidents last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Wingham
Police Chief Robert Wittig reports
no incidents in town and Ken Sax-
ton, manager of the local -public
utilities commission says the storm
caused no problems in Wingham.
However, some areas did not get
off as easily. The weather is being
blamed for a number of deaths in
Southwestern Ontario, including -a
Coderich woman killed last Thurs-
day near Seaford' and seven people
MVP died111 a car crash last Satur-
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ikeiderit last Thurs-
*rich'. which sent to ta
Atkinson, 18, of RR 1, Luck -now westbound when her vehicle
slid on the ice into the path of an
eastbound car driven by 23 -year-
, old Donald Carmichael of Dungan-
non.
, ed and released, while Mr.
Carmichael remained in hospital
overnight.
A Bayfield woman remains in
critical condition in„University Hds-
pital, London, following a Second
three -vehicle accident last Thurs-
day. Once again, road conditions
are being blamed for the mishap,.
according to the Goderich OPP.
The accident occurred at 4 p.m.
on Nov. 16 just south of Blyth.
Wendy Hessel, 39, of Bayfield was
critically injured when her vehicle
was struck head-on during white-
out conditions. The Hessel vehicle
spun around on impact and struck
a parked cat
A third vehicle, driven by Florus
Sloof, 35 of Waterloo, was following
the Carmichael vehicle in the east-
bound lane at the time of the acci-
dent. Mr. Sloof braked, swerved
and slid into the Atkinson vehicle.
The three drivers were taken to
Winghain and District Hospital for
treatment Of flied injuries. Ms.
Atkinson and Mr. ElOof were treat-.
iirespokesman,
the inddent occurred at 4
Nov. 16 on Highway 86 west of the
hamlet of Whitechurch. Debra
:20 p.m.
Wroxeter -area barn
lost to fire last week
A Wroxeter -area barn was lost to
fire last Thnrsday morning, reports
Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt.
Although the fire is being listed
as undetermined, the chief said it
started in an upper straw mow in a
barn owned by Ron McMichael at
Lot 25, Con. A of Howick Town-
ship.
The call came at 9:20 a.m. on Nov.
16. However, the structure was
engulfed in flame by the time
Wingham and Gorrie station fire-
fighters arrived on the scene,
reports the chief.
In addition to the barn, lost in the
blaze was the season's crop of hay
and straw. The livestock was away
from the barn at the dine of the fire.
Chief Gaunt estimates the loss at
535,000.
A second incident in Howick
Township last week has resulted in
extensive damage to a 1979
Chevette owned by Donald Peel,
Lot 16, Con. A.
Firefighters received the call at
12:59 p.m. last Saturday to the Peel
property. Chief Gaunt says the fire
is under investigation.
A foul-up with the department's
telephone lines in Wingham over
the weekend caused the fire alarm
to ring several times. However, the
chef says the problem has been
pinpointed and was to have been
fixed yesterday, Monday.
wingharn's Pai:S
nts' anta Outs
parade -is 'scheduled fold*, ' tut -
day, Nov, 25, starting* 1 pdat.
Parade Chairman Orant CUrtileof
the Wingham Qptindst qLb says
the response, to this year's ;parade
has been remarkable atid,hgls,14.•
ing for an even better versionrthan
last year.
Over 30' floati 'and three bands
will take part hi this year's Parade.
In addition, there will be horses,
clowns and Candy for the ,young-
sters.
The parade ,route passes by
Wingham and District Hospital for
the enjoyMent of its pad:mitt. ,
Following the parade, children .
are invited to visit Santa Claus at •
the WOglyarn Annotates Wilding.
Parathi participants also arc *lilted
to the-Vingliam Public ,S.chtiOl.foi'
lighthinelt says lir. Currie. •
Town Christmas
Wincloiii to be
unveiled Sat
The Wingham merchants'
"Christmas window" will be
unveiled this Sat"nday, the day of
Wingham's Santa Clausvarade.
A display is in tliewindow at the
former 'Hill's Shoek and includes
dimated-articles En)* ,marty town
merchijits. Draws will be held .at -
ParOctatifig -*Ores oii
221 iro a Warbusutesspopieto
sayr,'"IlianI*0 2custentere
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Gj 1101. 14 meeting
Howick Township Connell further
discussed allowing Turnberry
Township to use HOwiers landfill
site for household garbage.
In a letter, received byH�wIk
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Township on Sept. 25,01tirnberry
Township Clerk -Treasurer Dorothy
Kelly formally asked flevidck''
Township to accept:the domestic -
waste of the Township of Turnberry
at its landfill site. The letter and' a
subsequent visit of Turnberry
Council at Howick's courialneet-
ing explained Turnberrys landfill,'
site is nearing its capacity, and
other alternatives have been Odd-
ied without finding a solution.
Howick Township Council dis-
cussed its options at the recent
meeting, trying to find a balance
between being a good neighbor and
showing responsibility to its own
ratepayers whose taxes financed
the landfill site, admitting Turnber-
ry's waste means a significant
shortening of the lifespan of How-
ick's dump and thus additional
costs to the township.
req CPuiredilniiinrciihedectToaiihthiftotWilli_Turrtbe'•'
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—To attend the enviropme,ntal
assessment hearings and make the
representations required -by How -
ick Township. Turnberry will also
be asked to pay all costs of, or
resulting from the hearings along,
- with any, administrative *pewit*
which may arise for Howick.
pay all legal.fees and cosEs
for drawing up the agreementi
make applications for grants as
required' "by t Howick, ;assist in
administrative requirement:airy'
continue it ow/14.040,1i* and pre-
sort program. .
—To pay for tests, surveys, etc.
which may be required; pay a tip-
ping fee of $100 per ton of waste.
Howick ,Towiiship Council fuf-
titer agreed to accept only packet
(compressed) waste which wilt -be
delivered by a truck and not indi-
vidual Turnbeny ratepayers. Tires
muttecyclables will not go to }few -
idea'
-40 pay an up -front ammuit of.
$60,009 for the.areenieht k ,Well as
tteelipTom'en? anivenaii4finldof r
Howick yearly operating ant.
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The .44'e/tient will be limited to
tlit* .YeariA.
e money asked for up front
viWDSThntberr 0.54 per month
per hOnsehold.
Asked Whether the idsrt Turn
, berry could he considnit4 excesu,
Mimi round replied costs to tilowt
ick lbwnsbip may be even' higher
„and Itis necessmy to recover, Otte
rnon-ey for the township SS it is '
Iedudflg the lifespan of nititutdfill
dlerklivasurer Tom Mier -Witt
draw up a letter of Howick's pro,
' and send it to 'ffirribeity far
aite,
Yalta Crump win
t lottery
GOING iir4?--Voimg Brand& HiII and Becky Vath were
scene steal* at last Monday evening's Lions CIub fashion show
and dinnerat the Golden. Pheasant Restaurant neaiWingham.
-Whighairt Memories' gives
*A 01*i:1Se. of tile toWti's past
This 'Christmas you eitit give a spolcesinan kir the intwewit Loam
friends and tail* a glimpse at the has promised that a list of those
town's past and 431154to. Wingham who appear in the -film will be oom-
Hief0401.M4,eti#t at the sante piled. -
umt,L, ,• Near the and of his life, Mr. Gal-
Mitritim -Melgqicet;14 nun braith entrusted the film to Mr.
shot in t spring 100. Wing Crothers, Wingham's former fire
hairVpas been put On videotape chief. Por a number of years, the
and:is told to the general original eight -millimeter film was
PublicaSa-fund.raising effort
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te shown to local groups, including
• ;" .• the Mary Hastings Club and at
yitirghilM gatherings of the fitefighters.
film Not too long ago, Mr. Crothers
the late greW,afraid that the original film
los„,,v1i 'would' be lost due to deterioration.
O°at He•contaded John Scltedler of the
ath- kir a idea puisetini board and arrange
reentit Veit made to have the filin
1 Whyte identity transferred to videotape
ta Y *town. The people at the museum board
" 1' I walked this is a fascinating part of
street, attlte'Irical history and decided to offer
:for sale to thegeneral public.
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