Zurich Citizens News, 1975-09-18, Page 1NO 37 -FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975
204 Per Copy
MAY THE BEST MAN WIN- Today is election day in the Province of Ontario, and in the
Huron-Middlesex'riding there are three men contesting the vote. Shown here after their all -
candidates meeting in Exeter, last Thursday night are Jim Hayter, P.C. candidate; Jack Riddell
Liberal candidate and present member of the Legislature; and Paul Carrol, NDP candidate.
Animal control for Bayfield
(by Milvena Erickson)
Bayfield council at their
regular meeting Wednesday,
September 3, unanimously
gav approval to an agreement
between the village and the
London Humane Society to
hire them as Animal Contrl
Officers to provide exclusive
animal control for one year
for the village; and passed.
a by-law designating the
London Humane Society as
pound keepers and their
premises as a pound; and also
discussed the possibility of
increasing the dog tax.
A letter regarding the Ont-
ario Housing Renewal Prog-
ram stated that the second
grant of $15,000 had been
approved. This money is to
be loaned to home owners
with combined incomes of Less
than $12,500 for the purpose
of bringing their homes up to
standard.
A letter was read from the
Ministry of Housing in re-
gards to re -organization of
their department. The London
office is no longer respons-
ible for zoning bylaw amend-
ments lodging of official
plans, administration of sub-
division or condominium
approvals. All this must now
go to the Toronto office of
the Ministry of Housing,
In other business, a lengthy
discussion of the outcome of
Hoe destroyed
by fire .
Fire destroyed a two-
storey farm home six miles
east of Hensall Tuesday
afternoon
John Chapple of R.R.2,
Staffa, was plowing in a near-
by field when he saw smoke
corning from under the eaves.
He opened the door and
found the home filled with
smoke.
Mr. Chapple called Seaf-
orth firefighters from a
neighbour's farm. His wife
was shopping in Hensall
when the blaze broke out.
the county meeting on restruc-
turing ensued, with all coun-
cillors gratified with the re-
sults. Council also learned
from the Assessment Depart-
ment that a municipal enum-
eration will take place in the
near future.
The road committee are to
look into the reported erosion -
at the west end of Delevan
Street; and council learned
that a Gospel Sing will take
place on ..Sunday afternoon,
July 4, 1976, during the Cent-
ennial of Incorporation of the
Village celebrations next
Stanley Township
receive approval
for waste site
The Ontario environment
ministry has approved a prop-
osed landfill site for Stanley
Township.
Township clerk Mel Graham
said Friday he expects the
100 acre site along the Bay-
field River just northwest of
Varna will become operat-
ional by late fall or early
spring.
Approval of the site over-
rode objections filed by far-
mers and area residents at
an environmental board hear-
ing in July.
Several residents and two
petitions containing more than
260 signatures opposed the
site on grounds it would be
too costly to operate and
would pose a threat to the
delicate environment of the
nearby Bayfield River.
The township already has
purchased the 100 -acre site
(of which only 15 acres will
be used for actual dump
purposes) and plans to oper-
ate it at an annual cost of
$6,000.
It replaces an older site sit-
uated just east of the limits
of Bayfield. The environment
ministry's low opinion of the
old site prompted the town-
ship to acquire the new site.
July weekend.
A council meeting Sept-
ember 15 dealt primarily with
plans and ideas for the Cent-
ennial of the village, July 1
weekend, 1976. It was sugg-
ested that a new library
could be a Centennial project,
with all councillors in favour.
The reeve will look into
costs, etc., andreport his
findings t cuncil in the near
future. A letter received
from the Lord Mayor, Town
of Niagara -on -the -Lake, was
read with much interest
shown. The town has a thre
man historical restoration
advisory committee and offer-
ed to come to Bayfield to
speak t the chairman of the
Bayfield Historical Society
and perhaps invite them as
guest speakers at a Historical
Society meeting.
In other business council
learned that several street
lights needed t be replaced.
Zurich council name
engineering firm
At their regular monthly
meeting on Wednesday after-
noon, the council of the Vill-
age of Zurich authorized
the appointment of the firm
of B.M. Ross and Assoc-
iates, Goderich, to provide
engineering job supervision
on the renovations and rep-
airs to the local arena and
community centre.
The Goderich firm originally
did the examination of the
present structure, which
found a number of deficienc-
ies in the building. After their
Audit fees
increased
The council of the Village
of Zurich are concerned over
a request from their firm of
auditors for a considerable
increase in fees over the
past year.
A.M. Harper & Company
of Goderich have been audit-
ing the village books for some
years, and have notified the
council that they will be
charging about 35 percent
rnore in 1975 than in 1974.
The fee for last year's
audit was $1685, which incl-
udes the work done in connec-
tion with the hydro and water
system. This year the firm
wishes to raise this amount
to $2280.
After considerable discus-
sion on the matter at their
meeting .last Wednesday
afternoon, council agreed to
notify the Goderich firm that
if this price cannot be modif-
ied they will be seeking serv-
ices from some other firm.
A similar situation has
cropped up in some othr
area municipalities where
notice of a sizeable increase
has caused councilors a great
deal of concern.
examination they prepared
plans which would bring
the building up to the stand-
ards prescribed by law.
Council accepted the tender
of Leo's Plumbing, Heating
and Electric, for the installat-
ion of a new heating system
in the Community Centre.
The contract is for $1140.
Work on the heating system
is to commence shortly.
A building permit was app-
roved for Robert Farquhar,
in the amount of $2,000, for
renovations.
In other business council
decided that the new munic-
ipal building should remain
open each day between the
hours of 12 noon and one
o'clock. The office staff will
arrange their lunch periods
accordingly.
Accounts totalling $16,668.
10 were approved for pay-
ment.
Approve
21 units
The Village of Zurich will
be getting 21 units of low
rental, geared t income hous-
ing for senior citizens, it has
been decided by the Ontario
Housing Authority. Previously
the plans called for 15 units,
but at the regular meeting
of the council last Wednesd-
day afternoon a motion was
required approving the incr-
ease to 21 units.
No date has been set for
the beginning of construct-
ion on the units, but council
is hopeful the work will
commence in the very near
future. Land has been obtain-
ed on highway 84, on the
south side of the street.
just east of the Zurich Arena.
Owner of the property involv-
ed is Quimby F. Hess.
WINNERS OF GOLD CRESTS - Three students at St. Boniface School, Zurich, were among
37 youths across Canada who have been awarded a Gold Olympic Crest. They were presented
with their crests and trophies on Monday by John McCarroll, physical education consult-
ant for the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Boad. Left of Mr. Carroll is Cathy
and Brenda Vanneste, R.R.2, Kippen, while on the right is Linda Denomme, R.R.1, Zurich.