Zurich Citizens News, 1978-11-09, Page 1NO. 45
FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1978
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coon not issue for Hay ratepayers
A Hay township
ratepayer's meeting held
Friday showed little concern
about the upcoming election
but did show considerable
interest in the township's
telephone system.
About 25 people showed up
at the meeting in the Hay
township hall which was
originally intended to allow
the quizing of the two reeve
candidates and the four per-
sons vying for the three
council seats.
Wilfred. Mousseau
questioned the necessity of
having four -party lines in
the township. Mousseau said
if any type of move towards
private lines was made ex-
tended service should be
granted which could allow
Hay subscribers to call Ex-
eter at no cost.
Reeve Jack Tinney agreed
with Mousseau but that the
cost of going to extended
service would be quite high.
Mousseau countered, say-
ing the cost of calls to com-
munities just outside of the
Hay service area was
"peanuts."
Tinney agreed, saying the
cost might appear to be
minimal but that it adds up
in the long term.
Lloyd Mousseau said the
telephone company was fac-
ing the problem of a fewer
number of farmhouses and
as such, a fewer number of
subscribers.
The deputy -reeve said un-
less some way can be found
to keep people in the rural
areas some services might
have to be eliminated.
The discussion then turned
to having an equalized
assessment for the
HAY TOWNSHIP MEETING — About 25 people gathered at the Hay township hall Friday night to hear the candidates for
the upcoming municipal election. The meeting lasted for one and a half hours. Staff photo
Receives praise from dignitaries
Hensall community centre opens
The new HensaIl and
District Community Centre
was officially opened Wed-
nesday night with over 250
people in attendance.
The opening was attended
by several dignitaries in-
cluding M.P. Bob McKinley,
MPP Jack Riddell, Huron
county Warden Gerry Ginn,
ministry of� culture and
recreation representative Al
Sinclair and Hensall Reeve
Harold Knight.
MP McKinley told the
gathering "You have a
structure that is more than
adequate for the people of
Hensall and area."
McKinley congratulated
those people who took the
iniative in the construction of
the new facility and said he
had many fond memories
associated with the former
arena. "Everybody deserves
a great deal of credit,"
McKinley stated.
McKinley then presented
Reeve Knight with a picture
of the Queen and a Canadian
flag.
Master of ceremonies for
the evening was Eric Luther,
who almost turned the of-
ficial opening into a roast of
the dignitaries. After telling
a story about Riddell, Luther
stated "It can be said that
this man who is no longer a
fleck on the horizon,"
referring to Riddell's in-
volvement in the Fleck
Manufacturing strike.
The Huron MPP said
"Tonight marks another
noteworthy occasion in the
history of Hensall," and the
centre was a tribute to the
people who worked so hard
towards the attainment of
the new building.
Turkheim criticizes
hiring policy
By JEFF SEDDON
Zurich board of education
trustee Herb Turkheim
scolded the board's ad-
ministrative staff Monday
for what he called poor
hiring practices. Turkheim
objected to an an-
nouncement by the board's
administrative staff that a
secretarial position at the
board's Clinton offices had
been filled by a woman from
Kincardine.
In a letter to the board Ila
Kayes, co-ordinator of
student services, informed
the board that Karen
Stewart of RR 4, Kin-
cardine, had been hired at
$3.70 an hour as secretary for
student services. Kayes said
53 applications had been
received for the job and that
seven candidates had been
interviewed. She 'recom-
mended that Stewart be
given the job.
Turkheim said he felt it
was "bad for us (the board)"
to hire someone from outside
the county when so many
applications had been
received from people living
in Huron.
"Out of the 48 or 49 that
applied there had to be at
least one qualified enough to
be interviewed," said the
Zurich trustee. "It's tough to
be a representative in Huron
County when•we hire outside
the county.
John Cochrane, director of
education, took exception to
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"I don't know where you'd
find any more beautiful and
fitting community centres
than we have here," Riddell
added.
He called it an example of
community spirit and people
working together.
Riddell also made a
presentation, with Knight
accepting on behalf of the
village an Ontario ensign.,
Sinclair, while offering his
congratulations on the
building's construction said
this was only the first stage
in the community centre's
life span.
He said the maintenance
and utilization of the building
are areas which must be
given the same attention as
the structure's construction.
According to Sinclair this
arena must enjoy the same
support from the people of
Hensall and area.
Warden Ginn told the
crowd "We in Huron can be
proud of community spirit
such as is embodied in this
new facility."
The community centre will
be a "fine success"
providing the people stick
together, Ginn stated.
Luther said he had not
planned on singling out any
individual who worked
towards the centre's con-
struction but he had changed
his mind.
The co-chairman of the
finance committee said
Knight had spent much time
on the centre before, during
and after the arena's con-
struction.
Knight said "I'm damn
proud of this community and
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telephone system which
would eliminate the present
system of subscribers who
are further away from the
company paying more.
Both council candidate
Tony Bedard and rate -payer
Mathew Denomme felt the
township should go to an
equalized assessment.
Tinney told the audience
the telephone system had
grown by "leaps and
bounds" with councillor
Lionel Wilder saying today
the system has 4,000 phones
in operation compared to 1,-
900 ten years ago.
The discussion then turned
to fire protection with
Wilder saying the township
has started to budget for a
new fire truck.
Hay pays 48 percent of the
costs of the Zurich and Area
Fire Board, Wilder said.
The board was last quoted
a price of $40,000 for a new
truck Wilder said.
Wilfred Mousseau caused
a humerous reaction from
the crowd as he related the
story of a conversation he
had with Hensall's former
fire chief a few years ago.
According to Mousseau,
the chief told they had a say-
ing, about township fires;
"We haven't lost a founda-
tion yet."
Considerable discussion
took place about stop signs
and Iines of sight on the
township's road.
One gentleman complain-
ed about a farmer who was
growing crops right up to the
road allowance thereby
hindering the view at the
corners.
Tinney said "there's only
one way to stop them and
that's to take them to
court."
Earlier in the meeting, the
candidates outlined their
concerns and issues that are
present in the campaign.
Tinney said he had en-
joyed years on council and
had had a good working
relationship with the coun-
cil.
"Over the years on coun-
cil, I've accomplished the
things I wanted to do. I've
made mistakes but they
were honest," Tinney
stated.
He said he expected this
would be his last election on
a township level and he felt
he still had a "good chance"
to be Warden of Huron Coun-
ty but that this election had
diminished it somewhat.
When he retires, he will
continue to take an interest
in the township, commented
Tinney.
Tinney's opposition for the
reeve's position, Claire
Diechert, said he had en-
joyed his past two years on
council and felt the council
had accomplished much.
He said some changes
should be made in the
township's secondary plan.
Wilder said he can "still
find time' for the coun-
cillor's position. The
township still has some
problems with snow
removal but the recently
purchased roadgrader
should help clear the roads
faster, he said.
Don Geiger called his first
two years on council a "real
learning experience" and
that the township's road
building program should
continue.
Geiger added he would
like the roads better graded.
Council candidate Dick
Rau said he had never been
on council before and that it
had been "fairly well run"
over the years.
He felt there should be a
representative from the
west side of the township
considering the amount of
township revenue which is
derived from the area.
Bedard said he was run-
ning for council for the third
consecutive time in order to
show to the people of Hay
"he is a fighter."
An acquaintance with the
people and their problems
combined with proper
amount of time to devote to
council work are his assets,
Bedard stated.
Acclaimed deputy -reeve
Lloyd Mousseau stated his
five and half years on coun-
cil had been enjoyable.
He said the township still
has problems with drains
but Hay is attempting to find
solutions to the problem
On his acclamation
Mousseau said he didn't feel
going into office via that
route was the best but he ex-
pressed happiness in assum-
ing the position.
OPEN HENSALLCOAMtiUNITY CENTRE— The official opening of the new Hensall and Distri
Wednesday. Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony were finance chairman Eric Luther,
financial contributors, MP Bob McKinley, MPP Jack Riddell, ministry of culture and recreation
Hensall Reeve Harold Knight.
ct Community Centre was held
Doug Mann, representing the
representative Al Sinclair and
Staff photo