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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-10-11, Page 1t if you're not s4ibsedbing to The Wingham Mdvance-'filmes, you re missing out Use this coupon below and subscribe today) Name: Address: City; Prov.: Postal Code: Subscription rates Canada within 40 miles (65km) ad- dressed to non letter carrier address- es $27 plus. $1.89 GST. Outside 40 miles (65km) or any letter carrier address $40 plus $2.80 GST. Ouside Canada $80 plus $5.60 GST USE YOUR CREDIT CARD Card No. ❑CIDE[]:11 0 oEJooaoo❑ Expi Date: Visa i Master Card Ej Cheque enclosed El fletnWINGHAM ADV NCE -TIMES P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 L Fit yx The graduating class of 1995 gathered at F.E. Madill Friday night for their commencement. Page 3 east 1 aWniash Twp hear,. more on the Hutson. Heights drainage problem. Page 2 ebt indjrnn' The Huron County Ice Wars: meet the Junior C Ironmen and Bulls See Sports Drano bottle bombs OPP looking at a number of incidents The ,Wingham OPP are in- vestigating a number of „mischief and disturbance complaints over the past month' in the Village of Brussels.. These incidents have in- volved homemade explosive de- vices known as drano bottle bombs. There have been a number of charges laid and the investiga- tion' is continuing and further charges are pending. One of the components used in , making. the explosive is the' household plumbing cleaner "Drano". Its active ingredient,is hydrochloric acid. Area businesses are being asked to be leery when selling the product, to anyone without a legitimate reason for purchasing it. Patents are asked to warn their children about approaching or touching any of these devic- es. There is at least a 30 second delay before detonation, so un- suspecting victims could be caught in the blast. , These bombs, when mixed •• properly, can cause serious inju- ry. Any caught in possession of one, or setting one off, will he arrested and could face charges of possessing or using explo- sives, aggravated assault and mischief endangering life. Phones suggested for winter patrols GODERICH — In a report pre- sented to Huron County Council from the Agriculture and Public Works Committee, it was ex- plained that reductions in fund- ing from the province will have an impact on winter road main- tenance. To offset the impact, the com- mittee has recommended that the county supply winter patrol drivers with cellular phones to put them in direct contact with other agencies 'on the road, such as police, who could notify them directly of road conditions. The cost of the phones would be offset by a reduction of 99 hours per week of patrol wages through .attrition. News Page 2 Editorial Page 4 Letters Page 5 Sports Page 6 T.V. Guide Page 9 Classifieds Page 10 Community -Page 13 Horoscopes Page 14 Crossword Page 14 A LOOK AT 61 CD en The Huron County Ice, Wars: it's Junior hockey season once again. Page 7 The Wingham Advance -Times is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and information leadership .414 viz disk t 1^, < • Valedictorian...Nathan Laidlaw delivers his address tothe graduet!ng class of 1995. yy Awards handed out Madill A total of $15,860 was handed out to deserving students in awards, scholarships and bursaries at com- mencement exercises at the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wing - ham last Friday evening. Nathan Laidlaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laidlaw of Wingham, was valedictorian. Laidlaw was. among 21 young people from Ma- dill named as Ontario Scholars for the 1994-95 school year. Proficiency awards for the stu- dent having the highest standing in his or 'her class ' went to: Grade 9, Christa 'Pegg; Grade 10, Mary Lisle; Grade 11, Simone Bleeker; Grade 12, Julie Lisle and Grade 13, Angie Yoon. Subject proficiency awards were presented for: Grade 9 French, Salpy Kelian; Grade 12 information processing, Denise Ten Pas; Grade 12 physical education, Julie Lisle, Kristen O'Neil; Grade 12 wood- working, Brad Mulvey; Grade 12 art, Richard Baumgarten; Grade 12 family studies, Lisa Gollan, Stacy Hahn and Cindy Ireland Memorial Award for proficiency in Grade 12 general English, Lisa Gollan and Julie Elston. Proficiency awards for Ontario Academic Credits (Grade 13) went for: economics (the Linda Henhoef- fer Financial Planning Scholar - 'ship), Carolyn Elston; biology, Ju- lie Lisle; chemistry, Maria $ Gibbons; physics, Bryan DeBruyn; art, Anne Taylor; mathematics, Angie Yoon; English, Lisa Alexan- der; family studies, Angie Ortlieb; French, Jane Darling, Ursi Eigen- heer; history, Nathan Laidlaw; ge- ography, Angie Yoon; W. S. Hall Scholarship for OAC sciences, An- gie Yoon. Scholarships presented to deserv- ing students are as follows: Beaver Foods Ltd. Scholarship, Lindsay Beier; Maitland Women's Institute Scholarship, John Lowe; music, do- nated by Marie Douglas and the music department, Gwyneth Scott; John Stewart MacNaughton Memo- rial Award, Brad Mulvey; Mr. and Please see MADILL/3 County launches planning process Publicto have significant inputBy � The Advance -Times " GODERICH — The public of Huron County can expect to have a more significant say in the development of the new county plan. Following the regular session of county council last week, officials from the planning department and • Warden Bruce Machan launched the plan review process with the in- itial stage - media interviews. The entire process is expected to take several months, with the comple- tion deadline looming at the end of 1997. The county, under provincial leg- islation, must review it's Official Plan and update land use and devel- opment policies; some of which have been in effect since 1974. Ac- cording to Machan and Senior Planner Wayne Caldwell, the time has come to include more up to date land use 'policies and define economic goals at the same time. Caldwell said the process this time around will rely heavily on public input. Community Action kits will be sent to various groups, agencies arid municipalities (availa- A County Pian logo ble to individuals on request) in the county between November 1995 and February 1996. These self- administer kits are designed to de- velop a "county -wide" profile of is- sues and stimulate ideas about com- munity vision and planning. In launching the process, Cald- well described the concept of going to the public as a method of exam- ining issues that may affect Huron by going beyond the normal realm of normal land use planning. He said issues such as economic devel- opment, health care and noiWand Please see COUNTY/3 •The new county plan will be de- veloped through extensive public discussion. .The plan will be developed by county residents using the exist- ing resources of the county. •The plan will deal with a range of issues identified by the com- munity. While traditional munici- pal plans have focused on land use planning, the new county plan is expected to include com- munity development strategies. These strategies will support the local community and economy. •A new county plan is required under recent provincial legisla- tion. The pian is to be adopted by county council by the end of 1997. *County residents will be kept in- formed and their involvement is encouraged in several ways. The county will provide community action kits to interested individu- al's and groups. Workshoi'I$ and public meetings writ be Mid and media released will be provided i o the Media.' Wheels Away debt not major concern MTO funds here in days The concern expressed by Wing - ham town council last week over the financial status of Wheels Away appears to be premature. In a press release dated October 4, the board of directors for the mu- nicipal transportation service an- nounced that the long-awaited sub- sidies . from the Ministry of Transportation Ontario should be received by the first week of No- vember. The board cited the change in government as the primary rea- son for the delay in the funding. Wheels Away chairman Vicky Piluke, said in the release that she was advised by MTO Specialized Transit Service Program Advisor Peter Coghill, that the "MTO has begwt.theall'oeatior>i;•prxcess for op-,. elating funds." The money will al- low Wheels Away to largely elimi- nate its debt. Deputy Reeve Ron Beecroft and Coun. Archie MacGowan attended the Oct. 4 meeting to hear the news. The board will meet with the entire town council on November 15. The transit service was advised by the MTO in August that despite its increased ridership (up to 13 per cent in 1995), provincial govern- ment funding would be reduced six per cent from 1994 levels. Had the MTO funding remained at 1994 levels, Wheels Away operations would have resulted in a slight 'sur- plus in 1995. Anticipating further provincial funding reductions, Piluke •said in her release "It is now even more important that the Wheels Away board continue to work in partner- ship with our host •municipality Wingham. We also welcome active participation from all municipal councils in our service' area. ui!heels Away is now +,els sgtab- lished as an itnportant regional community service providing mo- bility . to hundreds of physically challenged residents. With ongoing financial support from the United Way, direct donations and increase volunteer fundraising efforts as well as a sound fiscal approach, the Wheels Away Board is confident that the service will continue: ational Trust pulls out National Trust will be closing its doors this Saturday. The local trust company will be merging with operations in Listow- el effective October 16, leaving the highly saturated Wingham banking community with one less choice. In making the decision, officials at Natioanl Trust said the highly competitive nature of the Wingham market played a factor in the clo- sure. yg, VV",:i....z ;:vg. In a letter sent to all local cus- tomers, National Trust informed them that their accounts would be moved to the Listowel location should they choose to remain with the company. The merger will af- fect only the accounts held at the Wingham branch. Phil Schaefer, manager of the Wingham Branch will move into the savings and loans officer posi- tion at the Listowel location. Debate over horse `emissions' By CAMERON J. WOOD The Advance -Times Wingham Town Council contin- ues to struggle with how to address the issue of horse droppings in the community. During the September session of council, a bylaw was passed deal- ing with domestic animal waste in the town's parks. The stoop and scoop bylaw meant pet owners could face a fine if their pet soiled municipal lands. However, Councillor Doug Lay- ton requested the town look into a similar bylaw to dealwith horse waste on the streets. At the Septem- ber session, he said he had received complaints from local business owners regarding the waste in front of their stores on Josephine Street. Council then directed town clerk - treasurer Byron Adams to investij gate similar bylaws. On Oct. 2, Adams informed the council that after making some phone calls to other municipalities with relatively high horse traffic, he was unable to find any bylaws that dealt with horse waste. With tongue in cheek, Adams said most treated horses as modes of transportation ,and the subsequent droppings were considered "emissions" equal to car exhaust. Adams said Wellesley Township near Fergus and Elmira does receive complaints, but they have the public works department handle the cleaning. He explained to council that un- der the municipal act they do not have any specific powers to regu- late waste from horses. He said council could pass a bylaw based on the clause "for the good of the 'people", but he said the bylaw must be able to stand up in court. Layton responded, with equal humor, that cars have emission con- trols. He recommended that council may Want to discuss the matter with the health department. Council, after some rather less serious discussion agreed to send letters to various horse owners and saddle clubs around the area re- questing they stoop and scoop when riding in town