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TIMES -ADVOCATE
Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
x.25 (includes GST)
The Exeter
Business
Association spon-
sored the annual
Sidewalk Sales in
Exeter again July
15-17. In addition
to sales on Main
Street, there were
stage coach rides
Saturday afternoon
and, below, enter-
tainment in the
Parkette by Anne
and Eugene
Hartman.
(photos/Scott Nixon)
The Purple Turtle Co. was just one of many Main Street businesses in Exeter
offering sidewalk sales last week. From left are employees Amanda Thomson
and Renee Sabourin. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Hensall leaving?
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
HENSALL — There will be a meeting
of the Ontario Deamalgamation
Association tonight (Wednesday) at the
Hensall United Church at 7 p.m. by the
Concerned Citizens Group of Hensall.
The meeting will be an information
session for area residents as well as a
chance to voice opinions and listen to
guest speakers from other areas.
Group head Kay Wise said the pur-
pose of the meeting will be to discuss
whether residents are happy with
amalgamation.
Topics will include what it has done,
whether there is an option to leave the
municipality and if there is support for
such a move.
Flyers passed out for the meeting
said the meeting will feature speakers
from other areas having the same
doubts about the loss of services and
identity as well as the lack of consider-
ation from the municipalities we are
linked to.
Wise said she has received good feed-
back from speaking to residents and
has heard comments such as "it's
about time but it won't happen."
"But if I get the support we can make
it happen."
Wise added information will be avail-
able at the meeting as to what it would
cost to get out of Bluewater.
"People want to know what's it going
to cost and do we have someone who is
going to take over for us."
"For the first time in the history of
Hensall we're going to be leaders
instead of followers."
Wise said if 100 people attended the
meeting she would be ecstatic.
"We've gone to every door in Hensall
so there is no reason why we can't."
Hospital negotiating doctor's schedule
By Mary Simmons
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — Former patients of Dr. Bill
Steciuk will have to wait a little longer to
find out when his replacement, Dr.
Helen Frye, will be seeing patients.
According to South Huron Hospital's
acting CEO Mike Boucher, ongoing dis-
cussions of shift scheduling will clarify
Dr. Frye's position with the hospital.
Boucher said Dr. Frye is still on med-
ical staff at the hospital and he is hope-
ful she will be seeing patients again
within two weeks.
In the meantime the medical clinic is
trying to pick up as many patients as
possible. Hours will be adjusted on a
daily basis, extending services from
three hours a day to five hours.
Clinical site leader Maureen Cole said
the hospital is also working on recruiting
other doctors.
Lucan Biddulph council
discusses overnight parking
By Mary Simmons
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN — Enforcement
of an overnight parking
bylaw in the Municipality
of Lucan Biddulph was
the topic of discussion at
a council meeting
Monday.
The issue was
addressed in correspon-
dence by Granton resi-
dent Alex Westman, last
raised at the July 5 meet-
ing.
Mayor Tom McLaughlin
said he received another
letter from Westman and
had a lengthy phone con-
versation with him.
According to
McLaughlin, Westman
questioned the legality of
the bylaw in accordance
with the Provincial
Offences Act and said the
bylaw enforcement offi-
cer, Barry Hodgins, is too
aggressive in its applica-
tion.
Administrator Ron
Reymer said Hodgins is
planning to attend coun-
cil's next meeting Aug. 3
to discuss the issue of
derelict vehicles and
could address the parking
issue at that time.
Reymer said Hodgins
generally goes on patrols
at random once a week in
the winter and less often
in the summer. He tends
not to patrol on Saturday
nights and usually gives a
warning on the first
offence.
Tenders
Council approved a
number of tenders pend-
ing approval by Public
Works Manager Barry
Mills.
The lowest tender to
complete the work on the
Fox Schuller drain was
submitted by
Van Bree Drainage and
Bulldozing Ltd. at
$29,368.
Viking-Cives Ltd. had
the lowest tender of
$80,478.15 for a truck
body for snow removal.
Team Truck, with a bid
of $104,636.24, was the
lowest tender for a cab
and chassey.
The equipment is
expected to be used in the
2005-2006 winter season.
TCG Asphalt
Construction came in with
the lowest bid for work on
the Whalen Line. The
quote of $86,078.29 will
also have to be accepted
by the Municipality of
South Huron.
Work on Phillip,
Margaret and Elizabeth
streets and the fire hall
will be completed by
Delco, who came in with
the low bid of $29,406.
LAHA delegation
A delegation from the
Lucan Area Heritage
Association (LAHA) came
to council to discuss reno-
vations to the museum.
Plans are underway for
the roof to be fixed since
the singles are bulging,
See LAHA page 2