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Wingham Advance-Times, 1980-03-12, Page 2.9 Page 2—Theant es, IViarch 12, 1980 s n TMi�.N idi Eli aieuSR. FLY UP—Eight Brownies received their wings Monday afternoon to fly up to Guides. Here Brown Owl pins wings on Robin Greenall, Julie Leedham, Terri Shaw, Susanne Reid, Tracey Thynne, Shelley Trainor, Jennifer Willis and Caroline Skeiding. East Wawanosh ends year with a surplys of $9,700 East Wawanosh Township ended last year with a $9,700 surplus, down from its surplus .'of $22,000 in 1978 but still very good, township councillors learned last week. "You came out quite nicely on the year," Auditor Mich, Boyles of MacGillivray .and Company told them. -.0 He went on to review the fmancial•statement and make a number of suggestions, the most important off which was that they should "sit on" their banker to.make sip the town- ship isnyt paying more than it needs to in short term interest. Money deposited in the bank is not being credited, against the outstanding loan, from which the township draws its operating funds, he explained. As • a result there were times when the township had $78,000 cash in its account, earning interest of only three per cent, while at the same time there was a loan outstanding of • $110,000, for which it was being charged interest at 15 per cent: He said banks often, will not automatically credit deposits against outstanding loans, since that is more profitable for them, and it's up to the township to make sure deposits are credited. Last. year East Wawanosh paid a total of more than $16,000 in short\term interest charg .sem. The auditor also. recom- mended the township should buy a 'Protect -O -Graph' cheque writer to protect against alterations or forgeries, though there was no suggestion East Wawanosh has been having - problems in ' this department. He further recommended the bond on the clerk - treasurer should be increased to $30,001 from $10,000 and that council should seriously consider purchasing errors and omissions insurance. At the present time there is no protection against a lawsuit over a council error or omission, he pointed out. As a final, major recom- mendation he urged coun- cillors to very seriously consider switching to a twice - yearly tax billing. East Wawanosh is one of the. 'few municipalities still billing only once a year and this also adds to interest costs, he pointed out. ,Council last year considered adding a second billing date, perhaps in June; but voted to stay with the single November billing. In other business at its March meeting, council gave third reading and final passage to a bylaw providing for a liquor vote in the town- ship this spri g. The vote is being held at the request of the Belgrave and District Kin- smen Club. and the club has agreed to cover all costs. Councillors Don Dow and John Currie expressed some misgivings about the liquor vote. but Councillor Ralph Campbell „pointed out the Kinsmen could force a vote by R0W N. r •• , j * WING' -I fri• t • INCORPOPATE 15. O t e# PUBLIC MEETING r r Cerin ®sr ti 27, la" at 030 p.m. W,ngharnTown Hall This .s pubhc me..mting held tinder , r,l�, sections 12 and 17 of the Ontario Planning Act to discuss a proposed amendment to the Wingham Official Plan to allow for the construction of a senior citizens' apartment building on Tots 6, 7, and 8, plan 3, Town of Wingham (Cruickshank Park). Wingham Planning hard getting up a petition, in wlfch case the township would have to foot the costs of holding the vote. Council received a written report from engineer Bill Shif- flett' on the Jaretzke Drain cleanout, which he said was done properly, :as •well as a letter from • Maitland Engineering, Wingham, regarding a study to be done on the • township dump site. The company estimated the cost of the study, which has been ordered by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, at $1,200 to $1,500, providing no problems are discovered *hich ' would require. further • investigation. Council agreed to engage Maitland Engineering to do the study, although' Reeve Simon •Hallahan said he wasn't in favor of it. He doesn't see why a •dump is needed at all, he commented, since he has farmed, for 50 years and never had any garbage. Cour,1cil also agreed to pay. the .1980 le�vy of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority in the amount of $3,173, and to support Auburn in its attempt to get Goderich Street • reopened to the 'highway. a move village residents feel would improve traffip safety. The tender of Joe Kerr Ltd. was accepted for supply of gravel to township roads this year. Kerns bid of $1.77 per cubic yard for 18,000 yards of ss gravel. crushed. supplied and delivered. was the lowest of three received. Pollard Bros. was awarded the con- tract for supply of calcium chloride at $118,25 per flake ton equivalent. In response to some requests passed on by. its building inspector. council passed a motion prohibiting the use of roads or roadsides for feeding into fence -line feeders Jim Taylor reported he had received some requests to install" such feeders alone road fences Council felt the potential for damage ?o 'he rradstides and ditches v• as Trio Area• ar:d 'he pracice c rj;;id a.5•r, r•rea'F a traffic haz.arr: Ken •-rir,pper ar ; A;,a- Bridge fair, 'N,e.gra•, District Kirxsrr.r7. n:' a' tended thg rae•w 'sg •, ,.r,•••+" councillor= a !c.- recreat ior. ,r• Alar• ° if the Hut.: r.... g'- •hf• necessar aper" . a:'• ' p.,• over the ns•x' .(-' 4'T. ., ars build a park • 1•' . of the 13s•Ig- . , ,• creat(' ., • pl.+t ink , • south '•1 .°"•f A - acqutr, iron I rn. t . phren 1' ; *Top, • - htiil(1 ,r icw corm!, ;nr't ' ,•• • suuthvnost ''1 'h, Jr ••r • (AN •( ,ith• 'F',• 1,,Op(S4.(i 11.1r{f•, k „ in the proposals but made no commitment until they could find out whether grants would be available. • The Kinsmen promised the club would foot the bill for the project, although a loan of several thousand dollars from the township .would be needed until the necessary funds could be raised. Firemen douse - chimney fires It was a fairly quiet week for the Wingham Fire Depart- ment. The crew was called out to the Township of East Wawanosh on two occasions; both calls were chimney fires. Fire Chief pave Cruthers reported that the department responded to a call March 5 at. Lot 39, Con. 12, the property of Henry Otto. The other fire occurred March 7 at the home of Gene Kruse at Hutton Heights. In both cases there was no damage. Since Jan.. Winghain's department haresponded to 21 calls, 11 ' of which were chimney fires: Morris euchre BELGRAVE -- roe second line of Morris helid their, euchre party ats the hone of Mr, and !gra. Own E1>3,ton with three tables in play. High lady, Mrs. Harvey Edgar; high man, Larry Elston; most lone hands, lady, Mrs. Bert Garnisa; most lone hands, man, Glen Sellers; low lady, Mrs. Tom Miller; low man, Earl Sellers. MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE --� Belgrave The canvass ag of ibe Belgrave area for the Ontario Heart Fund has been com- pleted with givings up $125 to $750. Those responsible for the canvass are grateful to all those who helped with the canvassing and everyone who gave so generously. Miss Joanne Coultes has received word that she ob- tained Honors in her Grade Two Theory exam. Mrs. Winnie Vincent, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCrea, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Montgomery, Tabatha and Bradley Jr. of Blyth and Mr. Tom Chester of Lucknow were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Lamont and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Babensee, Dianne, Todd and Ben of Waterloo were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. William Coultes. Mr. Ronald Hibberd of Mild- may visited last. Tuesday morning with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibberd. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hib- herd visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hibberd, Angela and Marty of Mildmay on Friday. Mrs. Morris St. Marie of Surrey, B.C. visited with her mother, Mrs. Albert Bacon and her father, Albert Bacon who is a patient in Wingham and District Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Malchom McCammon of Islington were Thursday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse. This community extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mason in the passing of his mother, Mrs. John Mason of London. We are sorry to hear that Mr. William Gow is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London, and Mr. Albert ,Bacon is a patient in the Wingham. and District Hospital. This community extends sympathy to Mrs. Hazel Proc- ter in the passing of her sister- in-law, Mrs. Margaret Kerr of Brussels. The Women's l Mi<titiAte- meeting will hold their Cama; than industry Meeting in the WI tall on areb it at 8;15 p. Mlle. ]!hiss Pose were oda .bj> la like but 0 can 'Paha a tni,t Speaker; Murray" Hall:. au MONDAY SHOP Forestry; mode by `, 1161E dredd. Vst #alnl ,l , •MrL Caja Coultellr • tl D i1 a oroPpy A. Tho following %gingham stor Monday for your shoppirig Wingham, Ontario MONDAY ONLY DRUMATIC HUMIDIFIER Model 455 1Only-Was 64.95 SALE 30.00 DRUMATIC HUMIDIFIER Model 711 Reg. 15.95 SALE 8.00 James F. Watt Holdings Limited Josephine St. S. Box 10, Wingham NOG 2W0 Tel: (519)357-3714 MONDAY ONLY SPECIALS 1GA - 24 oz. loaf BREAD 2for is89 With $5.00 Grocery Purchase • Chapmans 2 litre Assorted Flavours iCE CREAM 1.09 With $5.00 Grocery Purchase m. P.roposed Cruickshank ParkApartments Above is an artist's rendering of the develop' - merit proposed for Cruickshank Park, showing how the senior citizens' apartments would fit into the existing park and how the park would look when it was done. The apartment building itself would be attractively finished in brick and aluminum siding. It would be 94 feet wide and 110 feet deep, with two storeys accommodating 19 living units in- cluding a suite for the handicapped. Most of the living units would open to the north or south., with the rest opening to the rear of the building. in order to shield the residents from any traffic noise along Josephine Street, none of the living units would open onto the main street. ThP apartments would -tie set back about 33 feet from the sidewalk and the whole &Atl-n(2 would occupy about 170 feet at the southern end of the park, leaving 175 feet of parkland between it and Alfred Street. The construction would require the removal of one small tree and two Targe ones, but the rest of the existing trees would remain to provide shade and a pleasant atmosphere. The town plans to move the memorial plaque honoring 'Doc' Cruickshank further to the north and place it behind a redesigned fountain, which would be easier to maintain and -keep functioning than the present one. A paved walkway would wind past the fountain and through the park to provide a pleasant stroll for anyone entering the park. In addition, a 5 -foot by 5 -foot plaque on the front of the building would_ identify it as a Senior Citizens' Building in memory of 'Doc' Cruickshank and another historical plaque commemorating Doc's achievements wuutd be ;::curt4d in the kg lobby. We feel that a redesigned park would encourage more people to use it and that the proximity to the senior citizens' apartments would reduce the problems of vandalism. WO think the development as proposed would be a great asset to the Town of Wingham and we want you to see what we have planned and judge for *ourselves. We hope this will help to clear up any misconceptions anyone might have had about -the project.' g *-.ROW N ego WINGHAM ta`�, —4,4',21,2 ,.INCORPORATED 18i0se,,, The Mayor and Council ef '014 Town of Wingham .i •p