The Huron Expositor, 1979-07-05, Page 11200 Yea;
Whole No, :5808
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McKillop ToWnship Council has accepted
the tender of MacKenzie and Henderson of
Arkoma for the work on Silver Creek at a coSt •
of $8,700,
The engineer's report had estimated labor
and equipment at 526,160,00, Materials will
be supplied by the township.
Although Seaforth Council agreed te
petition the plan te change Silver Creek ince,
a drainage ditch, at its June meeting, net
petition was submitted. ' •
Seaforth Council Clerk Jim Crocker said
that "it was too late to petition it at that
time."
"What we did", he sztid, "was write tO
the engineer who •designed the drain an
sent a copy to McKillop.- The Se;tfortli
CoUncil, he said, also talked te teh Ausauble
Bayfield Conservation Authority,
Seaforth Council asked, the engineering
firm to consider deepening the meandering
creek rather than replacing it with a straight
drainage ditch, ,
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Th c engineering firm replied that they
Would try to tdeepen the creek if sUch actions
setnild not rednce the effeetiVelleSs ftho
Sir Creek curves in the area east of the
Sett rth community Hospital and cutS
across the south en,Sl. corner of the Hospital
greuntis on its way to join the Bayfield giYer.
The proposed work could eliminate the
shrubs and a large decorative tree which
were provided by Louis Flannery of Detroit
as part of the landscaping which his firM
donated to the hospital when it was opened
• IS yearS age..
Council consulted the hospital, said Mt.
Croekerind hospital officials said they were
not concerned with the revisions plans.
Wal,tie Ellis, hospital board .vice
president, said the matter had been dis-
cosset) at a recent property Committee
meeting and it was agreed some alternation
proposal as.suggested by the toWn be looked
BY WILMA OKE •
A 1979-80 contract settlement waS.
ratified by the Huron-Pertlt County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board at a Meeting
in Dublin Tuesday night, and by its 155
teachers on Friday last.
In a joint press release by Vincent YOUng.
chief negotiator for the board and Donald
Farwell, chief negotiator for the teachers
employed by the board, they said the
agreement reached carries a moderate •
increase of 2.5 pertentas-u 'eatelt=hp t�
salaries paid in 1978-79 by other area school
boards, plus a general increase in the salary
grid, and responsibility allowance of 8 per
cent. This improves the average annual
salary, including increment and
responsibility allowances from Sl$,792 to
S21,175 for the Contraet year 1979-80., This
represents an increased cost to the board of
1280,000 for the school year.
The new salary grid ranges from $11,340
for Level One teachers with no experience to
S28,945 for teachers having attained Level
Seven and '12 years experience. A new •
benefit has been introduced in the
50th annual Meeting, heats
agreement for the first time providing a long
term disability income plan which reduces
the 'number of seeumulated sick days
currently froth 230 to 220 days in 1979-80.
New clauses in the agreement include access
to personal filesright of recall and
distribution of a seniority list.
Negothitions, which began in late
January, concluded with a tenative
agreement oh June 27. 1979,
In other business discessed at the meeting
orwitlett almost two and a half hours IN as
behind .closed doors, the board approver!
tiiting:Debra Kimberley as a teacher at
Sacred Heart school, Wingharn: Caths Foran
as a part-time (50 per cent) teacher
(principal's relief) at Sacred Heart and
Linda VanStraaten as a part-time teacher (50
percent): principal's relief, at Immaculate
Conception School. 'Stratford. She was
formerly with Oxford County Separate
School Board. '
William Eckert. Director of Education,
was given authority to hire a maximum of
tWd and a half teachers for French •
ittStrnetion.whieh is taught in Grade S 6 to 8.
In patients declined
The number of in -patients being treated at
the Seaforth Community Hospital is dean.
Mg, said Father 1L Jb Latagli, president of
the hospital Board of Governors. •
At the $Oth annual meeting of the board,
rather tattle) told the audience that finding,
the cause of the decline and trying to arrest
It Is necessary to assure proper health
awices. '
Th hospitn1 had to Close three beds as a
April 1, 19790 and as, a resUlt of a reduced
Operating budget from the Ministry Of
Health, may have to dose another 131beds
by April 1, 1081.
The budget reduction has been appealed,
said Father Larigh, and the hospital has
received verbal assurance from the tninistry
that 1 of the 13 beds din be tionverted: tifr
chronic eare. The 7 beds would be added to
the 11 bed existing chrOnie care section.
The operating budget Trotn the ministry
Was reduced by $36,000 Bit 19744980, said
(Gratitinued tott %gel)
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BY WILMA OKE
Titeltersmitli Township council .ill
build a new township garage on. the Western
outskirts of Egmondville on a live acre plot
ot' lard purchased fret!' John Flannery of
Egmondville Wednescl (July 4). on County
'road 13. •
The land, purchased for S6,000. is located
on parts of Lot', 11 on. concession 3
Construction of the garage is not expected to
take place for a year or two.
Ren-Corriveau anti Donald Park both of
Goderichpresented .i Plan ler fire
'residential lots they hope to establish on the
former Bdll Trailer Sales property at Kippeo
which they have purchased. The land fronts
Huron County Road 12 at Highway 4 in the
southeast corner of Kippen. They plan to sell.
the lots for:individual ownerS to build their
Own hoeses. , •
Council postponed further discussion on a
proposed by-law regulating liquid , manure
.tanks or lagoonin the township until the
Huron Count y Federation of Agriculture has
completed its report emninenting on various
types ot holding areas. Connell is planning to
make a tour of 'seVeral existing tanks and
lagoons to help them in determining in
adequate by-law.
Council approved a zoningby-law on the
$13 year irt 44101.1414;
Sngl CepY 30,M11s
itch a
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for. The cOrrirninee also agreed that in so for
a drainage was concerned the hospital was
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not affected to a great degree he said,
Lttoite Rowanrepresentative tor
AUS441g-liaytield Conservative Authority,
voiced her opposition to the proposed
changes at the June meeting of the Seaforth
Council.
Now, she said, it looks as though it's too
. late, 'So we lost our battle,"
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proposed plan.of subdivisiee h.- the Doigs in ..
Egmondville, This is 'subject to approval .by • ..
circulated to all residents within 400 feet of
the Ontario Muncipal Board and must be
' 'the iihclsion. . . .
Applications for building permits were
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approved for Hugh Parsons al RRI Hensall, . • . • '
/UM' deck and removal of existing porde . •
Charles HeYink. RR 2. Hens ill driving shed;
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Though the revisions seem to be'
preceeding a$ planed bv McKillop Town-
ship; Mrs. RoWatt said she hopes that
"they'll see fit to jest deeper)" Silver Creek.,
The Conservation Authority could have
made a formal objection to McKillop Council
had she been aware of the proposal earlier,
she snid..(coThrietionboed
jectioonnspwaogue3ldlave had to
ki—he txPosnor
InsidethisrAfeek
Grade 8 grads . . . . „P. 5, .7
Plays open at Blyth, Grand Bend P. 10, 11
The Legion display „ — „ 13
New minister at Varna , . . P. 16
Hospital is under budget „ . . P. 23
anlage
(Olken Diet,. .Egmondyille, addition to
industrial building., and Kenneth Mpere.
Egmondville. bolding. tank.
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Council will call to tenders on
constrection of It well house for the new well
drilled last week in Egroondville: The new
well, the' third for tne hamlet of 55()
residents. wi11 solve the problein of
supplying water to new houses, being built..
Neil Hopper of the'well clrillinu firtit of W;D..
Hopper and Sons of RR 2, , Seaforth Said that
after''drilling for Only 26 hours at rhe 296 foot
level a good tvoter supply was reached --over
300 gallons of water a minute.'
Passed for payment were accounts
totalling 553.697.98 including Vanastra
Daycare. 54.622.87; Vanastra Recreation
centre, $7,910.40: roads, S28-,052.44 and
general accounts of $13 , 11.2,21.
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A fire Friday afternoon destroyed a house
on property owned by Steve and Ray
Maloney. :Construction Ltd. on Con. 4,
„MeKillop ,frAv;:ship,.
The hattse was being used as the
' company '$. Office and a number of records
were clestfo)red in the' blaze.
Ray Maloney.;.reached at his Sebringville
• ,area home, Said the fire was discovered at
.4:30 Friday afternoon by neighboUr Jim
Maloney,..Yhdlives across the road from; the
house.
Although the exact cause of the fire
unknown, it appears it .resulted from an
electrical failure Somewhere in the house,
Mr. Maloney said the fire may have started
in overheated motor on the pool filter or it
might have been front faulty wiring.
Mr. Maloney said Seaford) firemen ma.cle
a real effort to preserve the corner of the
house which housed the company's records.
Firemen were able to salvage three filing,
cabinets from the house. However, a
number of the records inside were badly
burned. • '
Mr. Maloney said he estimated damage in
the fire at approximately 555,000. He said t
was too early to know if he and his brother
would rebuild an office on the site.
Seaforth fire chief Harry Hak said firemen
battled the fire for four hours, Until all
danger was past. The ruins of the hoese
were still smouldering the day after the fire.
The chief said firemen used the swimming
pool behind the house for the water supply to
fight the fire, as well as hauling water from
three and a half miles away.
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House .oestooveo row aftettoon Oestecyed this
NAM 'which was bng used for the •L and R. Maidney. :Construction
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coropany office, McKillop Township north of St. dolumban, ttis fire
resulted' in approximately $404450000 in damages.
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