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By BILL CHANCLOR dike a swamp biigg. • g g g. � p see, President of ingcr•sn11 Mar area in : which the comp niy
Propeller at the front. drives air company will be m production chine, was not available for plans to locale. The area ,, �.t.
1. • INGERSOLL — If there are .under floe machine, lifting it Off by the end o[ this year. Comment, of NLulual Street, nni lh „f
w..;.. no objections front nearby rest- the ground. At the rear is a. The vetricle wit he encased' - mr Loveridge said this "par- Charles Street East, and ,�aulh
i dents to a zoning bylaw amend- .small propellor used for direr- in fibreglass shells made An Lhe 2fcular vehicle is :perhaps the of the Canadian Pacific Rarl-
ment passed by. Council last - lional ehnteol.. United States. Engines will ' only two -elan vehicle which is ' way was zoned commercial and
night, Ingersoll could have -a This is a sports model of the come fron Volkswagen in Ger- fully proven.". Substantial sales residential. The resolution, to
new industry in operation by larger Hovercraft used. in Eng 'many. Other 'parts will be man. have already been made m tine ' - amend the zoning to industrial
next year. - ,land in crossing the English nfactured in Ingersoll and as- United Slates. was passed.,'
FJy'lo Corp. Ltd., which is a 'Channel. It call rise four or five scuibled here. The plant would the vehicle will be distributed ? The new industrial zone in-
1j joint venture between Ingersoll inches oft the ground and can employ about 300 people. nationally. it is planned to de- rhuies the old Steinberg stole
Machine and Tool Co. Ltd. and be used over either land or innim D. Loveiidge,. vice -pre- volop other and''arger air Cush i. and Shelby Knitwear.
Cusionflight of Riverside, water... sident and general manager of ioned craft at the.., Ingersoll The standard procedure of
j Calif' would Corp.or located in de, Ingersoll Machine and Tool, plant notifying residents within 400
{ >�Calif . The tympany would PROD UCI'ION THIS YEAR yesterday confirmed the joint feet of the area has been waiver)
'I manufacture Cusioutlight 240 The machine was developed. in :project from his holiday home ZONING CHANGE. and personal contact with those
l.'w nuf-Irlan.urovereraft vehicles. California and negolialious to - in Burk's Falls. He has been llie To acconiodate the manufac- involved is being made. Meer
# The veHovehicle, which soils two manufacture it: in Canada have principal negotiator to secure tuners of the craft, council mill, tiers of the Industrial Commis-
_ i people,, compares somewhat been under way for several manufacturing rights in Canada An special special sessionyesterrlay to _ lion and Line Chamber of Com-
r d peopith a skidoo, but looks more
mtomhs. It is expected that if for the Hovercraft, Harold Wil. , amend a zoning bylaw in the merge are canvassing the area
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and asking a consent form be L!ie propety it seeks. •:. ' „? "s. c:. �� � � � e c.a > v 0•""'°
signeaski ng Approximately 60 pee'- The announcement of now
pie ed. Ap give their approval. Pel. industry trymg to locate to In- i t'U'"2 t �`F�G `(
i If anyone objects to the re- gersoll was we'll received by of- By BILL CDANCLOR of Riverside, Calif.} have (!it, the, company would not have.
zoning, The'. Ontario Municipal ficials on this civic 'holiday enough fault in the community to here. 'There was a 14-
73oard would Bold a hearing on weekend., 7NGERSOLL — With no ob- to establish. an industry here." day period in which objections
the objections. If there are no Mayor Gordon Henry said - jections to a proposed rermilug Flylo,s decision to locate in could be made.
ribjecLions within the 14 -clay that be.has "high hopes of the I and the acceptance of air offer .Ingersoll brings to four the total Members of the Industrial
waiting period, Elie board will , industry settling here. I am. In purchase the Steinberg build- number of industries that have Conmiission, the Pl inning
likely consent to the rezoning. very excited about. it." _ rug, the green light was given located in the. town ni the past IIoard, Chamber of Commerce
'the .mayor said that he and i for Flylo Corp..Llrl. to begin live years. The others are Es- and Council canvassed the area
A DEADLINE other members of council were production of its CyshiunflighL . - sex Wire, Checkerboard Farms - seeking approval of the prop()
The cmnpa ny ,which plans to trying to get. tine co-operation of i 1 240 hpyercraft air cushioned Ltd. and Chicago vitreous (Can- sat
manufacture the Hovercraft has the citizens to make this an ac- vehicle. - ads) Ltd. -Modifications and
renovation:
to linow by Aug. 15 if the zoning - complishment. lie said the can- Mxym• Gordon henry said he Had any one of the residents of the Steinberg building are ex
has been approved. if not, In- vass had already begun and % was ,Ldeased.that the principals living within 400 feet of the area petted to begin toward tile enr
cersoll could lose the company. that, so -far, everyone seemed I ' involver) (Ingersoll ;Machine and of the site to be rezoned from
'of September with full produr
Manufacturing would still he in w-,illin� to help expedite tliepro -i Tool Co and Cushion[light Corp, commeuial to industrial object: lion beginning In January, 19 -
Canada, but not necessarily in a i P _. _ - --
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Ingersoll, if the firm Cannot get Bess. --- ligat
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_ Ptw y..a"t- The company, anticipating a glides over a cushion of air four heaver zero
m all directions and crossing the English Channel.
winter• delivery, has set an ho- or five ruches oft the ground or has a zero turning radius, It has a 12-volt electrical sys-
` fl tial maximum [)reduction of water. As far as land use, the The craft will have a length tens with 4.7 gallon fuel tank.
1 l vti �U Cc f,000 vehicles a year, craft operates better during of 14 feet, Y inches. It is 4 feet The instrument Parcel consists
t yi v.+ -', The two -man craft, which ` winter over snow. g inches high and has a width of an oil and general.or warning
d %
CO^ 'i can travel hp to 40 iu.p.h;'on A small propellor at the front of G feet 0 ruches.- light, an tom' meter and an
rh'r vas air under the m oilier, It h s aken a t le over i ht electric tact i t t•.
` - lanrhand 30 ni.p.h. over water, a t lit e g eL i one e
will_o_5J_about $3 a0U hltma it of( the I,iomid At the years to develop the vehicle m The assembly pant wipe Los
pie,
;the United States and has been siblp employ up to 100 people.
in full production .there for only .,rho vehicle will be distributed
rn$ g -six months nationally. It is planner) to.de-
-_ „F sty lrlylo Cop has exclusive Ca- velop other and larger air uu:h-
:r WO, •1 i r _ l f radian=inamif uLurmg rights to toned craft at the Ingersoll
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'L. 1NUlittSOLI, — 'Takeover cannot accept any mole x
t of lugersoll's sewage facilities age until itis eXPanded.
i by the Ontario Water Ile- OA4B nr e m b e 1,
,�p,"' �.,F K ism v sources Commission has been Shrives who conducted
a�
Drip
by the Ontario Mu-Aug.�;�r7 ��,', I. he'"arrng on the miller Au€,
nicipal Board. noted there was only one w
ewage facilities agree- ten to tile, pt'o ( F
objection ;o:
wj' s• z,a�„A,"y' S' r The s
°,,...E,� s s,v,.3 yr „"�;� tax melt and a town bylaw lo.,L give lope's- cannot suf[ici
a 1 s + ,;''"„a- ,,,` ,rri°j�,s na >✓ yu,�"''s'y ing a sewage service d.hange weight to tire. objections rai
! `' i,, *t�.r„3*'`a.5+n" `"' `,y'..g,r- were approved in ail. LIMB i'e-
it tit. I €a° tin "c�'`xs'w rv.a,c r» va'rkr r z by the rzdepayer to PrC.v
I aka l� maps a,s��5 �„r, 'nye.'�es� : ,x, '`^• ` k ryas a, y part receiver) Thursday. the approval of this aPPI
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�', The town and the OWB,C Lion,,, the report said.
w+r, • ° y,. s i ;, t have worked out all agree-.
'0119,s meet by which the OWRC will Town Cleric
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finance a necessarry expansion In -An said the likely
be"i h
�dr>r-0s,e �. ,;;�<,.,n •S+sn,.� n[ the towers treatment plant' ?h'vdin will not bI.c IY begin
til early next. year ir.
the
and take it over.
and nt Plant still engineering Plaits ;'I'll` Closed cuPermar]cet building across Lro: a wig ri8wo StIiDdUsl yis a The sewage treatme
ct Mer3orial enite, is the site of tha is operating at capacity and Lairs to prepare,he said.