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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-04-11, Page 1Q PTIM SECTION wmgi�r. Tve�d.}, Ate. iv'rs No. decision made by PUC qnspecial M i , LAND -UA -AIR PACKAGE TOURS Business or pleasure - book row! r�rwv,E� SER_ Listowel, Ontariosi 291-2111 Call Tell free 1400.2"-3220 ti COPY Aw ovw Mk insurance$error _an or ISMons s The Wingham Public Utilities surance with the commission should not be subsidizing people Terrace from the north and of moors, small desk top com- ' Commission will wait until its because there is a 'grey area' with swimming pools. town, which would require a 44 paters. Mr. Saxton said such a y; May meeting before deciding if it between the coverage provided The commission decided not to kV line along the street. defacing machine could be used to do pay- yy will take out errors and b the general and policy on the number of trees and taking s long time to roll and inventory for the PUC. y g aerial in- make a y omissions insurance to cover the surance. residential units required before build. The FU(' and the town board of commission and its employees. a change is made to bulk from The other route would run from Works cooperated in cutting down "When an insurance company 17 trees and trimming y.' individual metering of hydro Western Foundry, south to LovpM' ng seven The commission had its starts talking about grey areas I usage. Town and east to the plaza site.. more this spring. Mr. Saxton n solicitor determine whether it don't like it," Mr. Bennett said. It will be up to the discretion of Though more lengthy, the second estimated the cost at about $140 a and its employees would be Commissioner Rod Wraith said Saxton what t tree, estimating %f �°� ype of meter route would robabl be cheaper ng the coat of ,y covered if the town took out an the errors and omissions in because power wouldn't have to brimming two trees as the same ` �� will be used in residential Po ��., errors and omissions policy, but surance might be designed for buildingswith more than one be shut off -for much of the con- as the cost of cutting down one. larger municipalities and unit struction of the line, as would be Prices don't include the cost of was told the PUC would have to g P take out its own he if it wants commissions with more complex clean stumps. policy y • PLAZA REQUIRES the case if the PUC used its own. ng Ps• coverage. administrations. He suggested NEW FACILITIES equipment and built a 44 kV line A youngster will be paid $20 a the equivalent of the $350 annual week to wash the PUC's four A plaza proposed for the south along Carling Terrace.y The insurance, made available Premium would get the Wingham end of Wingham, adjacent to the In other business the com trucks each weekend. A PUC o , last August, would cover the PUC out of many small problems Canadian Tire store site, would mission is investigating the price worker did the trucks one week commission and its employees if by paying for lawyers' fees. require additional hydro Iran- and capability of micropro- and the labor cost was $98.00. yx ; it was found there was an error or smission lines, Mr. Saxton In reviewing the PUC policies omission for which the PUC or thecommission decided to warned the commission. . employees could be found legally If the planning board and town 3 ' change the additional water increase • x ,, responsible. Bennett g council. give approval to the Count levy i n e re a s e s _£ charge to $20 from five dollars for y yk PUC Chairman Roy B proposed plaza, a contractor people who own swimming pools said he is concerned that even the might give the i?UC little war - of a certain size. ;� � ,. 4 t F insurance company which wants ping of the hydro facilities , held under two per cent.,��,1���K' to sell the insurance isn't sure Anyone with a swimming pool needed at the plaza site, though�a� how much it might be used. The which holds 11 cubic metres the commission needs six months z 52 �3n�y x g If property taxes in Huron Frank Cowan insurance com- (about 2,400 gallons) or more just to get material for any hydro P Y and services to $3,335,000. The County go up this year it wont be province pays the lion's share of £ �` pany information given to the must now pay $20. PUC Manager line construction. because of any big jump in the public works; the countcon- commission suggests that the Ken Saxton said the cost of There are two ways the Y x �,r county levy. County council tributes $1,186,000 and had to a same insurance company should pumping that volume of water is required electricity could be pay assed its 1979 budget recently, have both the general liability about $20, so the commission routed to the plaza site, Mr. P, just $48,000 of the $186,000 in- and errors and omissions in approving a 1.79 per cent in- creased costs for this year. Y decided people without pools Saxton said. One is along Carling crease, a total of $48,000, on a The town of Goderich, the levy of $1,711,000. largest contributor to the county UNSEASONABLE WEATHER—An April blizzard buried Wingham last Friday as The remainder of the county coffers, had its apportionment gale -force winds whipped the snow into drifts and reduced visibility to nil. Even walking omm e e s a rO �e expenses will come from $4.4 increased by $2,234 to $371,925. was hazardous during the height of the storm and many businesses remained closed. The million in provincial grants Wingham will pay- $6,389 more few people who made their way down the main drag had to wind their way past buildings coupled with fees for county than last year for a total of such as this drift at the Lyceum Cinema. services. $138,074; Exeter will pay . County Clerk Bill Hanly said a $179,862, up $13,140 from 1978; forfirefi r �used 36 surplus from my : yy Clinton costs went rt by levy to used to hold the county ., y $141,968 and Seaforth's levy in- raisesdown. The surplus, together th creased by $6,909 to $90,063. Representatives of townand changed for several years. also approved a raise for the an increase in assessment of Most townships and villages�orm hits are'a bysurprise rural fire committees reached an A new twist introduced into the chief to ;7,000 per year from the slightly more thantwo per cent, received slight increases in theira reement for the first time is enabled the county to give levies but some actuall had� agreement Monday night on pay g $1,000 he has been getting. This � Y raises and other changes the approval of $15 per day includes $5,500 for his normal ratepayers'a break this year, be decreases. Brussels and Hensall The worst storm so far this Wingham's main street showed Snowmobile Association helped requested by Fire Chief Dave standby pay for firefighters on duties as chief and $1,500 for said. Approval of the coboth enjoyed decreased county year struck Thursday night and the results of the heavy snQWWI out _again in this storm by Crothers. Representatives from ds and holidays, par- special work including in- budget allows municipallties� . casts, Brussels b $1,939 for and ale force winds as the west delivering 1Vleals on Wheels and ticularl P g Y Friday when few people in the g � � Wingham and Turnberry, Morris y during the summer. In a spections, responding to no- set their own mill rates withoSt ,46tal levy of $36,729 and Hensall area were expecting it or were sidewalk was covered with drifts also provided an . unexpected and East Wawanosh " townships meeting with town council last alarm fires and investigating Putting any pressure on them to by $3,160 for a levy of $51,125. prepared for it. up to four feet deep. Most of the service when a few members of met with Mr. Crothers to work month Mr. Crothers said standby complaints. pay higher county costs. The townships of Ashfield, Motorists were caught in the shops were closed, no mail got the association brought a woman out changes in the fire Pay is necessary to ensure it will The chief told council his job The biggest chunk of the county McKillop, Stanley, Stephen, heavy snowfall either without through to Wingham and the in labor into town behind a agreement; Howick Township be Possible to get a crew together has become a full-time one while expenses is in public works, Usborne and East Wawanosh snow tires or with little recent morning papers didn't arrive. snowmobile. For more details on was absent frorKi the meeting. in case of a fire on a weekend or he is still getting paid on a part- where a $186,000 increase also had decreases in their experience driving on snow- The power was off in some that, there is another story in this Among the changes approved holiday. Firefighters, like anyone time basis and he pointed out that brought the total cost of roads county levies. packed roads. sections of the town for about 3 112 week's issue of The Advance - is a raise to eight dollars an hour else, like to go to the beach or fire chiefs in nearby hours, as tree limbs felled by the Times. from seven dollars for time spent elsewhere on weekends, he municipalities are getting paid gusting winds knocked down Wingham residents who fighting fires. The firefighters Pointed out, adding he knows of much more. The chiefs in Port• • power lines. Some rural areas thought they had shovelled their Nine received their last pay raise—to times during the summer when Elgin, Meaford and Kincardine 1njured in- area accidents were harder hit by blackouts. last for the season found that seven from six dollars—two the only firefighter in town was have been getting $14,000 per Stanley Door was hit hardest though it was officially spring years ago. the man on the fire phone. He year and the Mitchell chief has Numerous accidents around sengers Anne and Terrance Sch- Searson vehicles received $2,000 by the strong winds, as about 15o when they awoke Friday mor - The remuneration for standing proposed standby pay for up to been getting $10,000. Wingham and area left nine wehr, also of Mildmay. Three damage while the Newton vehicle one-piece garage doors stored ning there was plenty of snow to 24-hour watch on the fire phone six men to keep`�them around in persons injured and caused more other passengers, Allan Fischer was undamaged. Charges are outside were blown around. Most be shovelled. Municipalities was increased to $20 per week case they are needed. than $22,000 in property damage, of Formosa and Catherine and pending in the incident, police stayed on the Stanley property which had taken their snow from $15. This also had not been Representatives at the meeting town and provincial police Robert McKenzie of Mildmay report. though a few blew across the clearing equipment off their Sewi n centre reported this week. were admitted to hospital for ob- road and a couple were blown machines had to hook it up again. 9 Dennis Siddall of Dutton was servation. into the Maitland River. By Saturday morning the sun • • treated at Wingham and District Area school children got the was almost shining and the wind Meeting with the ministry is now open Hospital for injuries Provincial police report the Y Y P j McKenzie vehicle slid on the icy Coaches needed da off school as visibility was had died down but many people Another new business opened Sunday after he lost control of his road, entered the ditch and for at times and buses didn't go. took the storm as a warning and yields hope for hospital its doors along Josephine Street car along County Road 25 near struck a tree. Tor baII teams There weren't many school -aged stocked up on groceries. People this month. The Wingham Sewing Auburn. The car ran into the In an accident in town last youngsters downtown as there meeting at the post office or Discussions with ministry of funding. Further elaboration of Centre occupies the premises at ditch and on into a field. His wife, Wednesday afternoon John Coaches are urgently needed are some storm days, because elsewhere remarked on the health officials in Toronto have the ministry proposals is ex- 326 Josephine where Ernie King's a passenger in the car, was ad- Searson of Bluevale received for a number of girls' minor ball the weather was so miserable severity of the storm and were yielded a very optimistic outlook petted at the meeting of the music store had been. mitted to hospital for ob- minor injuries. Wingham police teams in town, Wayne Elston, few ventured out. glad it didn't last longer. for the future of Wingham and hospital board this Wednesday Area highways were either When the 60 mph winds calmed g p Y The sewing centre, operated by servation. report the mishap occurred when president of the minor baseball District Hospital, Executive night. Earl Hamm, offers new Bernina Six persons were taken to a truck driven by Wesley Newton association, reported this week. blocked or very hazardous, with and the foot or so of snow had Director Norman Hayes reported and Omega machines for sale as hospital following another single of Wroxeter, which was stopped The association is looking for snow drifts across and zero finished falling, farmers who had Monday. The meeting between rep- well as repairs to all makes. car accident along Highway 4 along Josephine Street in front of coaches for the Pee Wee, Midget Visibility. Two large trucks been gearing up to take to the He said he is extremely pleased resentatives of this community Mr. Hamm, who rri mall south of the west 'unction Huron- the Canadian Tire store to let out and Juvenile loaded with live chickens and land, gardeners who had glowed g y J girls' teams to well bound for Walkerton stayed in at the sight of their flowers with the outcome of the talks, and the hospital and Health comes from Blyth, has 28 years Bruce county boundary during a passenger, was struck by two as a coordinator for Saturday w m 8 fa.. Wingham from to about 3 blooming and others who thought which took place last Thursday, Minister Dennis Timbrell, which experience in the sewing the early hours of Thursday other vehicles, a truck driven by morning tee -ball. Wingthe last half of the s w 79 winter adding that the ministry had had been set for last Friday af- machine business. He spent 22 morning. Mrs. Marjorie McKen- Stephen Kingsbury of RR 4, If you are interested or know of p.m. Friday before the drivers y positive suggestions postponed b the decided it was safe to attempt the had been a cinch were jolted to some ver sitive su estions ternoon, was po y years working for the White zie of Mildmay, the driver of the Brussels, and a car driven by Mr. someone who might be interested - reality and won't trust April for a which could solve all the snowstorm and rescheduled for sewing machine company and vehicle, was treated for minor in- Searson. contact Mr. Elston at 204 Shuter rest of the trip. Y P hospital's problems regarding Tuesday, April 10. previously worked for Singer. juries and released, as were pas- Both the Kingsbury and Street or phone 357-3855. The Wingham and District long time to come. BEAT THE STORK—Lloyd Benninger, Bob LaRosa and Roger Benninger, together with Fred McGee (not shown), won a race with the stork Friday when they were called to Bluevale to bring an expectant mother to the hospital through the storm. A few hours after her arrival at the hospital Mrs. Rick Timm gave birth to their first child, Michael Gerald. Mother and son are doing well. __� n !� t-' a wi s o . A small group of Wingham snowmobilers the mother to the hospital as quickly as and a young Bluevale mother -to -be won a possible. race with the stork through Friday's blizzard, To Lloyd Benninger, one of four allowing Michael Gerald Timm to be born in snowmobilers who made the trek to Bluevale the co fort and safety of Wingham and and back through the storm, the trip seemed DistridA Hospital. to take much longer. He felt it took a good excitement started when Michael hour to make the round trip, bringing Mrs. Gerald, the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Timm back in a ski-boose attached to the rear Timm, decided to make his appearance' into of his machine. Conditions were terrible, he the world at the same time an April blizzard recalled Monday, and visibility was "like struck the area, closing highways and zilch". "You could look down beside your reducing visibility to nil. machine and see the yellow line on the road;" At first an attempt was made to bring Mrs. that was the only way to tell whether you were Timm to the hospital in a four-wheel-drive on course. On the way out the four completely truck, but that only got as far as the first missed the curve by the railway tracks and corner outside Bluevale. Mrs. Jean Tervit, a ended up in the ditch. Coming back they took nurse in the office of Dr. Brian Hanlon and ;t more slowly and avoided mishaps Dr. J. K. McGregor, then contacted the high Ben - ways department for assistance but, while Bob La Rose, Fred McGee and Roger Ben - they promised to try, they couldn't guarantee ninger were the other snowmobilers who made the trip 1 few hours after they they would be successful in getting through. delivered Mrs. Timm to the hospital Michael So Mrs. Tervit turned to the Wingham and Gerald put in an appearance, having waited District Snowmobile Club for assistance and lust long enough to avoid having a snowdrift the snowmobilers came through. "They had her here 35 minutes from the time I gave the as his first chilly impression of the world. call," she reported. "We were most im- During the storm Friday snowmobile club pressed. You couldn't ask for better service." members, including Raymond Hogg and The doctors weren't sure just how imminent Doug Gibson, also delivered Meals -on -Wheels the birth was, she noted, so they wanted to get to about 20 residents around town. 4 a �. STORMY ARRIVAL—Young Michael Gerald Timm doesn't know it yet, but his decision to arrive during the height of the blizzard Friday caused quite a stir. His mother, Mrs. Rick Timm of Bluevale, was finally brought to the hospital by snowmobile after an attempt to make It here with a four-wheel-drive truck failed. C,