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The Huron Expositor, 1989-11-22, Page 3mienles I` fAPPri'tl' E'-REQUESTu 'eafOtth 'Town 4Atmcil has passed • a '°x esaluttonagivingathe Beaforth 'Optimist -Club 4perilission to•aholdaitst whiter =ear- 'idval:>an,:danuary :01921, ,1990, and -giving ittpermisstoreto:apply'for a4iquorpern it for:the tevent. 'The earnival^will he field •at7he:Seafortheand District Community Centres. Seaforth Town eotmcIilealso •gave-its..ap- proval- to an ,:application by the Acropol Restaurant for relicensing of its ,establishment. Itevill;.also.•send-a'letter of support and ask .that .the relicensing be implementedas.quicklytas posssiblerso as to nsurethe restauranteurs are able to make the hest of. the holiday 'season. BUSINESS COMPUTER =SERVICES The Town of::Seaforthahas,slgned a con- tract with Business Computer Services in London, the -organization who has pro- cessed its=tax notices for several years, to proeess'the interlmtax hills:only. The Auto -Administrator -tax program =has-been installed at the town hall, -and ;will be running with the 1990 :assessment .tapes, but as -an insurance measure, .the two systems will :be ,run .parallel for the in- terim tax -billing. extra cost with the parallel system is 4380. SMOKING IN WORKPLACE The Town of Seaforth has reviewed the provincial legislation which will prohibit smoking in the work place effective January 1, 1990. All town department heads 'will be in- structed to submit floor plans of their work areas, including•which areas they consider to be exempt under the Act, and if a,smoking .area -is-desired, the area to be identified. APPROVE EXPENDITURES Town Council has approved a $97.03 ex- penditure for tapes purchased by the Town Clerk at a one day seminar in Lon- don on November 2. The tapes, entitled, "How to Delegate Work and Enure It's Done Right" and "Image and Self Projection" will beome part of the -municipal resource centre and all municipal employees will be encourag- ed to borrw them. DENY REQUEST A request from John Cairns for con- sideration of 14 weeks severance .pay was turned down by Town Council, because the town has no policy on severance pay, and because it is not part of the current collective agreement with the Seaforth Police Force. Mr. Cairns had been on long terra disability from the Seaforth Police Force for over two years. LOOK INTO VAN The Seaforth Police. Department will advise Nissan Canada of its interest in a promotion which would supply a van for high:profile work within the community. Nissan would supply a van for such police work with the municipality'respon- sible for insurance, maintenance and a small monthly fee. • AUXILIARY CONSTABLES The 'Town of-Seaforth eadvis- :ed.that'its Police I2eparttu 'reeeiv- ed:several responses to':the.advertisement for auxiliary constables..Chief Claus will check the personal backgrounds of the .applicants and .arrange :interviews. -POLICE BITS Police Chief Hal Claus has indicated the month of October :was a busy one for the local department. A total of three charges were laid under the Liquor .Act - one involving a drunk in apublic .place, one for having .liquor readily,: available. in a motor vehi- cle, and•.one for_being under 19.and hav- ing liquor.A.:total of eigh charges were laid under a the highway traffic act, a number of them relating to accidents, 27 violators were ticketed for parking viola- tions,and:five 'criminal -charges were laid charging four people. 'CRUISER rMA'1NTENANCE Both Me 1988 Chevrolet :and the 1985 Ford' -musters were winterized and have had their oil •changed and their filters replaced. 'The 1985; is::developing oil leaks, but. that,;hastbeen.attributed to -an engine which is getting nlose Ao.its life space. 'Thal % Rhevrolet chill bave;to:;have it .exhaust system replaced within 'the + near future, and will -require a tunenp. CRUISER 'DAMAGE On November 2, 1989 one of the • Seaforth Police -cruisers -was involved in a property -damage .accident. On that date the Constable -driving -the cruiser noticed a vehicle ahead of him on Main Street South which was driving in a man- ner which made him suspicious as to the driver's sobriety. The constable activated the roof .lights in an attempt to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road, but the vehicle fail- ed to stop and continued north on Main Street, until it finally pulled into a driveway. The constable followed the vehicle into .the driveway and -stopped 'behind it, but as he noted the licence number, the vehicle reversed striking the front of the cruiser. The driver was -ar- rested and charged with impaired driving. Police Chief Hal Claus will attempt to recover damages to the cruiser in the amount of 4$448.93. DEAD END Public Works Superintendent John For- rest has been authorized and instructed to erect a "dead end" sign at the en- trance to the Seaforth-Tuckersmith Land- fill Site. The gates at the entrance will also be allowed to remain in place for the time being. The authorization came following a report from resident Ewart Wilson that the gates to the entrance of the landfill site not be removed. Mr. Wilson has been concerned about the safety of his crops since the closure of the landfill site. Trespassers have been driving through his fields::since the gates have been left open. Mr: Wilson has agreed, to maintain the. gates if they .remain in place. The dead end sign will be erected in order to deter trespassers. P1T H IN PROGRAM The Town of ;Seaforth has voted to sup- port 'the 1990 Pitch -In Week program by donating $50 to the campaign. Tine finan- cial contribution will be used towards providing free materials and assistance to.:organizations in the community during , the Pitch -In week. SURVEY COURSE Town Public Works employee Doug. Anstett has successfully completed the 1989 Municipal Survey Course of the C.S. Anderson Road School, sponsored by the 'Ontario Good Roads Association. He will be presented with a diploma for his efforts. APPROVE'MASTERPLAN The Town of Seaforth has given its ap- proval to the final copy of the Master Plan Update. Done -by the members of .the Seaforthr5Reereafloti t th help --from the Ministry of Tmtrism-=and Recreation, the update cost approximate- ly to put -into print. Although the .commit- tee had.not anticipated this cost when it budgeted for the update one year, ago, it indicated it would have cost the town $25,000 had the update been done by a professional consulting firm. Three hundred dollars of the cost will come out of the recreation budget, a fur- ther $1,050 will be covered by a Ministry of Tourism and Recreation grant, -and .the remaining $700 will come through a reallocation of funds from the communi- ty conference, which was cancelled this year. Sixty five copies have been made of the update and Will be circulated, to members of council, members of ithe recreation committee, the newspaper, the Huron County Planning Department, -the :Ministry^of Tourism and Recreation,and to the town library. 4ppnasimatelyi26iex- tra copies •will ,exist. "All -we have to do now is ;implement`' it," .said Seaforth Recreation Director Marty Bedard about the completed 'Master ?Jan Update. 'request �. VICTORIA PARK All work= is complete -in Victoria Park. The=bandshell 4s +completed and -the ;town's Local Advisory Committee on Ar- .ehiteetural - Conservation bas ,^been -ap- proabhed for grant monies totalling $1;600. John Elligson has been given approval to install the lights in -/the park, and -once the lights ,are in, »'the -total three year renovation project will be complete. TREE` REMOVAL The Public Works Department recent- ly had to remove three dead 'trees because 'bark ,andtdead branches falling off them' -posed a :danger to anyone walk- ing under them. Les Bernard from RR 4 Walton was hired to remove the tree to below the hydro line. Mr, Bernard is -fully insured and cost' $65 per hour. CREAMERY PLANT The •Seafoith Creamery has had its oil reclaiming plant in full operation for some time now. The first sewage sampl- ing was '.taken on October 31 and the results of this sampling will be forward- ed to Steven Burns of B.M Ross and Associates Ltd. PASS MOTION Despite an unwillingness to get involv- ed -in the Anglophone -Francophone war, Seaforth Town Council -passed a motion to support a resolution from the City of Orillia. The resolution 'expresses concern over the enforced bilingualism of all municipalities in the province. PASS BY-LAWS The Town of-Seaforth passed a number of by-laws at its November council meeting. The first is a by-law to authorize a franchise agreement with Union Gas Limited; the second is a by-law to authorize a contract of service • with Cathy Vida, Commer- ciallHeritagelEconomic Development Of- ficer and Administrative Assistant; the third authorizes a grant and transfer of easement between the town and Harry and Catherine Hak; the fourth provides for the upgrading/expansion of the sewage collection system, the addition of a mechanical treatment facility and the construction of a sewage storage cell at an estimated cost of $2,365,000 and to bor- row the sum ef'$2,365,000 by way of tem- porary advances pending the sale of debentures; and the fifth imposes a sewer rate upon owners or occupants of land who derive a benefit from the sewage works listed above. TOWN EQUIPMENT The town's leaf vacuum had extensive repair work done to it before it was us- ed this eyar. Repairs to the radiator, fan and all mounts were completed at a cost of $937.44. The Public Works department reports however, that the leaf pick up went ex- tremely well' this year, with the pick up itself . only F� q' ,-,.-rrond day behind schedule. .-r• The town dump .^tnicit has been cer: tilled for another -eight 'mohths but re- quired new air brake chambers, front brake rotors, lights and four new tires. Snow plow equipment has been installed. The grader is also ready for winter, but needed one new tire. The town chipper has had a few minor repairs and .has been used. COMPUTER .REFERRED A request from Seaforth Recreation Director Marty Bedard for approval for early purchase of a computer has -essen- tially been ,denied, although .the matter has been referred to .the town's finance and general government committee for further investigation. Mr. Bedard indicated in his request that the Tandy 1000 TL/2 from Radio Shack are on sale -until the end of the month, and that the :eerier he can pur- chase:one, the faster.,he can get it func- tioning in his,offi.ce. He suggested that if the .town waits ;until budget approval, it will • be -.the busiest ,time of the Recreation -Director's year. Turteto;;page 15A *,,kora:page 1 ,acknowledges hese aontldblltions. >1 p0MdaGE "The ,d089 CivicAate.dcepiaward >eylll ,be presented ,to Neil;Dolmage mfrsllligthrOP "This .was .kind hof a surprise," .ale ."1 wasn't.Wllpaxed;for this;.at alL" Mr .Doimage's -po1wm'inity.xand:alub.ln- •volvement:readsfl ke a roster:oL llaktthe .area's F;soctaf rvice •org.„a�niizations• A H nof:the WitTeForeatersalld' e. GquntyBeef Prodfuceirs, u•Mr Set. is -so pitvelYainvOlviax4 sryed.atc>s }.- tions d.�iel e ety'.fB.d, 1t erg, . ' esto ;e�the ° t ; :;Praailiction„ofehei for - A .Past-' Nent#441 irnagels llig , Qltt -"W&vo O,t1a Opjd s ' 07A0 ne ti.dl upr'i e ly. "!Weare even • thinking .of getting the ;small rocks for the younger kids. Raised ion an. area .farm, Mr. Dolnaage .worked •for a time in Toronto and Ramie .before returning .10 Winthrop in 1973, where he ,now lives • with his wife and three .children. . How„did a Mr. Dolmage manage to .get,,so actively Awaked m community organiza- tions lin.,rSeaforth? "I yjust�tlidn't;say 'no"', he„smiles. Aehen you,become this -involved, he,adds, '1you re the-lintguy there and the last guy ,out.” "All the ,people that I've -worked with �have:,been good .people, and I',ve believed :im. what I've been„ doing, ,and ,that makes -it that,:mnch.easier,,to-.npake,the ffort." (AROLtAAKER 'D,arol Baker ,is , heiiig-reoogjuzed ,this year{withi;the iumanitar'ianrvice. award :Described•,by. tall•:swho,know .11er as a. ;kind tai d iwself isti,"Berson, Mrs.;,Baker,ris,onexof tiheeafirst-:in,;the.aonsmunity to .lend. a ,help- ing hand�,where:{needed. ;Mrs y;;Bakerris art uember.id. a,ni .her of volunteer soigon zations,.;and has,aelf. iy •givenher tizne and effort to•'the Arthritic Soeiety, yithe•'Iieart;3and ,Stroke bund, :,the `•titer ,Society, txtbe Red .:Crossawl lne Alarchgof}Diumes•'Owens .are very;Egood t, ,,co;ne :cane Osiing :t' a ,or ny ee t tabletorganiza on,! rs, aker w ,�be re She .is.:ani.active,snnember ,of Alie,Nor- llp de,Wni!ted-Ch eoo gationY nd.has stboen involved do - �hurch a rcti'4Rpes,c, n tiu g' a any.fi�nn.atsthe yarous etrjs: lso,,a�e r,4orl110ry lorry -kites• feel, t vat's lghfilpu r. ti d flq ejirsttato .volunteer,,her r Alas :zbeen . a Vt. p ri ldyntoj ie le. IMAt Oa114111 eSt l tpill' S f►3 11rskt ►tu11t1t ttsip)le�0kil8e eras. a . o e It hiss F lilt01 N 4145 1 R;NN'OVE fVli# R 2, 1489 — BA HONOURABLE MEMBER - Bill Riehl, Potentaites -Aide from the Mocha Temple in London, congratulates friend and long-time Shriner Ross Scott after presenting him with a Long -Term service pin at Maplewood Manor last week. Mr. Scott has been an active Shriner for 42 years. Elliott photo. Scott t :onore l ;by Shriners Ross Scott, a member of the Bluewater Shriner Club and a resident of Maplewood Manor in Seaforth, was presented. on Thursday with a long service pin for 42 years of commitment and service to the Shriners. Mr. Scott accepted the award from Potentalte's Aide Bill Riehl of the Mocha Temple, London. Mr. Riehl was represen- ting Potentaite Robert Henry also of the Mocha Temple. A .33rd Degree Mason and a former Grand Steward of the Masonic Grand Lodge, Mr. Scott first became a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge in Seaforth in 1923. He received the Lodge of Perfection in 1946 and that same year was awarded the Rose Croix in London, Ontario. He was ' made a Shriner the following year, 1947, and was also granted membership in the Moore Sovereign Consistery at that time, Mrs. Frances Hook, Administrator of Maplewood. Manor, was an hand with Mr. Scott'afellow.residents to .watch Mr. Riehl present the award and congratulate him on his years of fine service to the Shriners' organization. Mr. Scott, 93, expressed his gratitude. "I appreciate this, and I appreciate everyone -amine down here to see me," he told Manor residents. "I know there are a few .more Masons here, walking around not saying anything.” Mr. Scott spoke briefly about his years as a Mason, the organization's -activities and the many friends that he has come to know. "When I think of friends of mine from the area and from right here in Seaforth, I have reason to have a tear in my eye," he remarked with ,emotion. "There were some grand fellows." Mr.. Scott and Mr. Riehl briefed the au- dience on the Shriner's work and slogan, "We have fun so that crippled and burn- ed kids can walk." The organization has a hard and fast rule that if the parents of a maimed child cannot afford to foot the bill for treatment, the Shriners will step in and cover the cost. To date, there are 22 hospitals in North America that are fund- ed 100% by the Shriners. "The Shriners have a crazy manner of raising money, but believe me, they sure don't spend it as foolishly as they raise it sometimes," Mr. Scott assured the group. Mr. Riehl stressed what an honour it was tomake the presentation to -Mr -Scott, whom he has known for many years. "I've received a few of these (long ser- vice) pins, and sometimes you would think that all you have to do get them is get old", Mr. Scott chuckled. "It doesn't a actly work that way, though," he went on to add. "I guess it has omething to do with the way you live, ,and omething to do awith the things that you do." CRIME T PPE 14100-265-1777 s Crime Stoppers and Criminal in- vestigators at the Goderich Detachment of the Ontario Provincial -Police, are -seeking your help in solving this- theft. During :,the early hours of July 20, 1988 thieves entered the yards off both Beckers Farm .Equipment and Reavie Farm Equip- ment. It appears -they were equipped with -wrenches and side cuts. 'The culprits stole a total -of....20;:tractor lights„an instrument cluster .and. a 12 volt battery from Beckers. eat They ;then. stole 2 batteries from Heavies, . one was a Motorcraft model BH -4 -DLT serial no. 358272. The thieves got away with over $1200 in stolen property. If you have information about this or any other crime call CRIME STOPPERS OF HURON COUNTY, 1.800.265.1777 OR 524.0851 and you could -receive a reward of up to,$1000. REMEMBER CRIME DOESN'T PAY. CRIME STOPPERS DOES. Wed., VN'OW. 22 .12:004:00Jp.m..- garenta and Tot,Skath g 100.4:00,p.m.—„BenlorShui laboard 2;00,3:30.p.m- •--: eanicalHuron,va. 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