1978I
THE WARDEN'S DINNER
IN HONOUR OF
OXFORD COUNTYS WARDEN
KEN PEERS
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COUNTY OF OXFORD
TOWNSHIP OF NORWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE
NOR WICH, ONTARIO
$ATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25rk, 1978
Menu
CRANAPPLE JUICE
ROAST BEEF ROAST TURKEY
(Gravy) (with Dressing)
DUCHESS POTATOES
GREENPEAS WITHMUSHROOMS
CHEFS SALAD
RELISH TRAY COLE SLAW
HOT DINNER ROLLS
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ASSORTED CAKES
TEA OR COFFEE
Programme
CHAIRMAN — J IL4ROLD WALLS
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GRACE
Rev. William A. Henderson, Knox Presbyterian Church Woodstock
TOAST TO THE QUEEN
DINNER
Introduction of Head Table Guests
J Harold Walls
Introduction of County Council
J Harold Walls
Introduction ofEx- Wardens
Leonard K. Coles
Introduction 6f
Visiting Wardens and Clerks
kbrden Ken Peers
Greetings J'rom
Bruce Halhdxv, M.P.
Harry C Parrott, MP.P.
Robert F. Nixon, M.P.P.
Entertainment
Red Moves, Broadcasting
Song -Writer Satirist
Presen ratio I Is
Remarks Warden Ken Peers
DANCING TO "THESINGALONGS"
OXFORD
COUNTY COUNCIL
1977.1978
KEN PEERS
Warden
Mayor Ross Livingston .....................
Blandfard-Blenheim
Councillor Perry C. Sibbick ..................
Blandford-Blenheim
Mayor Harold W. Yogt......................
East Zorra-Tavistock
Councillor Leonard Seegmiller ...............
East Zorra-Tavistock
Mayor Kenneth Peers ...............................
Norwich
Councillor Jack B. Burn .............................
Norwich
Mayor Louis Barrett .......................
South-West Oxford
Councillor Cecil Wilson ....................
South-West Oxford
Mayor Robert Blair ..................................
Zorra
Councillor Wallis Hammond ............................
Zorra
Mayor John G.Armstrong .........................
Tillsonburg
Councillor Kenneth Webster ........................
Tillsonburg
Mayor Douglas Harris ................................Ingersoll
Councillor Jack T. Warden ...........................
Ingersoll
Mayor Leslie J. Cook ..............................
Woodstock
Councillor Kenneth T. Bullen.......................
Woodstock
Councillor Wendy L. Calder ........................
Woodstock
Councillor Walter Hulme ..........................
Woodstock
Councillor Keith A. Latter .........................
Woodstock
CouncillorPhilip Poole ............................
Woodstock
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V�,-:'M jDAY iANUAR) e. I07tt
WARDEN SAYS:
WARNING ISSUED
Flu epidemic Courthouse
hits Oxford
By BRI,AN McANDREW
Semite! -Review Sett Writer
Health warnings are in effect
in Oxford County following the
deaths of two elderly persons
from the Texas flu.
Two other persons are in
critical condition in hospital and
the disease has reached
epidemic proportions in the
county, chief medical health
officer Dr. William Butt said
Tuesday.
Dr. Butt said Oxford was the
hardest hit area in the province
by the flu bug
Thirty people have been ad-
mitted to- Woodstock Hospital
and are undergoing treatment
for the disease, hospital director
William Pogue said
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Pogue said the hospital has
been closed indefinitely to
visitors. Entrance is allowed
only by a physician's special
order.
Dr. Butt has urged visitors to
stay away from all hospitals in
the county including Ingersoll
and Til6onburg and especially
from cursing homes.
The elderly and persons with
lung -related problems or
diabetes are highly susceptible
to the influenza.
Symptoms begin with
Dr. William Butt
... Oxford MOH
cougbing or a sore throat, and
develop into chest pains through
to chills and fevers. Dr, Butt
said.
About 12 per cent of the high
school population, more than 600
students, have contracted the
disease, Dr. Butt said.
He said the danger of the flu
has been increasing for about a
week and was most serious in
the southern part of the county,
especially around Tillsonburg,
in the past few days.
He said the situation appears
to be easing in Tillsonburg, in
the past few days.
He said the situation appears
to be easingg in Tillsonburg but
health offieials do not know if
the epidemic has peaked in the
rest of the county.
SERIOUS
Some type of influenza is
always striking various persons,
Dr. Butt said, but the Texas
strain has been the most serious
in the county in recent years.
He said those persons most
susceptible to the flu should
avoid public contact if possible
and especially away from
anyone with the disease.
Persons with any symptoms
are also being asked to avoid
contact with others, Dr. Butt
said, even if it means staying
home from work.
"We're asking people just to
stay away," he said. "Don't go
visit. Just stay away period."
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major issue
Councillor
withdraws
motion
In a surprise move Wed-
nesday night, Norwich Coun.
Jpck Burn told reporters he will
not pursue his motion for county
council control of the health
hoard.
Burn said in a telephone in-
terview he won't present the
motion at county council's Jan.
11 meeting because "certain" of
his concerns had been satisfied.
Ile refused In elaborate.
At council's Dee. 29 meeting,
(turn presented a notice of
motion asking that the three
provincial appointees on the
health board be removed and
that the county gain control of
the board.
Since then he has come under
heavy fire from local public
health nurses and Coun- Jack
Warden of Ingersoll, chairman
of the health hoard.
Most,
Ken Peers
... Warden
$27,000 misunderstanding straightened out
By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
The issue of an outstanding $27.0M that has been the subject of
haggling between the county and health board was written off as
a lack of communication Wednesday.
The health board and county council's administration and
finance committee came to terms on the whereabouts of the
money -
The money was in the form of fees collected and provincial
grants to the county health board from the province for a land
control program.
[like Bragg, the county's chief public health inspector. said the
board collected about $6.400 in 1974 from the program and more
than $20,000 in 1975.
When the health board asked about the money's current
location, it was told the money no longer exists.
County Treasurer Howard Day explained that the $20.000 the
board collected in 1975 eventually went back to the board.
Instead of giving the board $148,000 as the county share of its
budget that year, Day said, $128,000 was given. The remaining
$20,000 came from the $20.000 the board collected through the
land control program.
The same applied to the $6,400 collected in 1974.
"Why didn't we know this two or three months ago?" asked
county medical health officer Dr. William Butt.
"I was told the money was spent and the ministry of health
wanted to know what happened to it."
Coun. Jack Warden of Ingersoll, health board chairman, said
better communication "would have rectified a lot of things.
"We weren't told about this. At least not the way it was ex-
plained tonight.."
The councillor said the communication gap between the county
and health board or a combination of one of those bodies with the
health ministry, will have to be sorted out.
"Communication is the most important thing between the
county and its boards or committees_.. if that breaks down, then
Courthouse study could spark debate
By Raindy Ray
Woodstock Bureau
W'OODSTOCK IBureau) — A court-
house square feasibility study and the
county official plan are likely to be the
major issues in Oxford this year, Warden
Ken 1'vers said Friday.
Peers said the courthouse study, due
later this month, could spark controver-
sy, especially if it recommends costly re-
no4'ation to existing buildings or con-
struction of a new facility to provide
notch -needed office tpace for county ad-
ministration.
"if this is the case. it will certainly cost
a VM deal of money — money that will
MWIly have to come from the people," the
Warden said.
Peers, along with the public works
committee, had a sneak preview in De-
cember of recommendations in the feasi-
bility study. He would not comment on
them.
The study was commissioned by county
council in August to determine best use
for buildings to the historic square at
Hunter and Graham streets. The Ontario
Heritage Foundation recommended the
study before the county made a decision
on a new administration building and
eventual use for the abandoned Wood-
stm-k jail.
County council previously turned down
a proposal to renovate parts of the court-
house building and look no action on a
Woodstock architect's design for a new
administration facility.
Peers said the county official plan, be-
ing prepared by a Toronto consulting
firm, could also be an issue this year
"depending on how county councillors re-
act to it."
The plan, due for release shortly, is a
guide for county development in the next
29 years, which Peers noted, will affect
everyone In Oxford in some way.
Hot Issuea in Oxford during 1977 and
early 1978 which appear to have "waned"
Include annexation and boundary adjust-
ments and control of the health board,
Peers said.
Annexation had been a much -debated
subject until late in the year when county
officials learned establishment of large
Industry in a particular municipality
wouldn't benefit a single area but would
be spread smong all eight Oxford muni-
cipalities,
And the health board Issue died as fast
as it was raised.
Norwich Coun. Jack Burn gave notice
of a motion to have the Oxford health
board cone under county council control
but before the issue arrived at council,.
Burn withdrew his motion and the matter
died a quiet death,
Other issues which warrant close con-
sideration, Peers said, are the search for
water around Woodstock and increased
costs of servicing industries east of the
city.
Peers said as industries locate farther
and farther to the east they face a num-
ber of servicing problems including wa-
ter hookups and connection to sewage
treatment facilities. Woodstoek's water
Pollution control facility is located in the
extreme northwest part of the city.
Pews said the city has been searehlag
without suceleas for water to supplement
its supply from Sweaburg, e,t
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we do have problems," he said.
While the mystery of the $27,00o may he salved, the over-all
issue of the county turning over to the board its own fmancial
records still is up in the air.
The two bodies have yet to agree on whether the bor,ks should
change hands.
[loth have sought legal advice that, so far. indicates it doesti't
matter which of the two bodies links after the books.
Butt said only two health boards in the province don't handle
their own financial affairs.
The board's current budget of about $IaM4. oral is subsidized 75
percent by the province. The county picks up the remaining arst.
WOODSTOCK.INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1978
Season's worst storm
roars through Oxford
Schools close
for first time
All Oxford County schools
were closed today. And school
officials can't remember that
ever happening before.
George Simmons, who retired
❑om the Oxford County board of
education in September 1976,
after 45 years of service, said he
cannot recall county schools
ever being closed.
While it is not uncommon for
school bus service to be can-
celled in the rural arras, the
former director of education,
said the board's policy has not
been to close schools, „unless
they close themselves."
The worst storm he can
remember hit Oxford County on
Jan. 26, 1971, stranding about
1,800 students at school.
At that time 70 p.m.h. winds
slammed Oxford County and
drifting snow made roads im-
passable and school bus service
was halted.
While students at most schools
were billeted in nearby homes,
about 350 students spent the
night at East Oxford Central
School. Students were also
stranded at Zorra Highland
Park School and Wildwood
School.
Food and blankets were taken
to them by snowmobilers.
Simmons said the storm was
the worst he ever experienced,
with concerned parents phoning
the administration officer
seeking information on their
children.
But there was no way we
could get them home."
Frank Sloan, education
director for the Oxford County
separate school board, said
about 2,200 students would be
affected by today's closing.
Sloan said it is not unusual for
the board's rural oriented
schools to be closed. But he said
poor visibility would make it
difficult for students in urban
areas to make it to school.
John Pilgrim, superintendent
of schools for the board of
education, said 17 240 elemen-
tary and secondary school
students would have today off.
Pilgrim said he didn't know if
the closing would have any
effect on the school year.
He said it would be up to the
board to decide if the day should
be made up.
Road name change
an Oxford headache
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — In an effort
io put wayward travellers back on track,
the Oxford public works corpmittee
agreed Thursday to mark County Road 8
with its former name, Highway 9'f.
Installation of the signs, which must be
approved by the provincial transporta-
tinn ministry, was requested by the Ox-
ford County- liaison committee, a county
iChamber of Commerce group, which
complained that travellers were regular-
ly getting lost on the road since it was re-
designated a county road.
The name change was pail of a road
swap recently completed between Oxford
and the province as part of a deal to build
the Woodstock truck bypass.
The chamber group said mntorists
corning off Highway 40l heading west tn-
ward Pdattsville found themselves on
Highway 97 until they hit the Oxford
County boundary, where the road be-
came County Road 8, a situation which.
was confusing.
County engineering director Don Pratt
said that although exceptions are made,
provincial roads policy doesn't allow
roads to be marked with their former de.
signalions.
The liaison committee had suggested
the county road be signed "County Road
8, formerly Highway 97." Pratt said the
ministry might agree to that if the county
Indicated how long the signs would re-
main up.
The committee agreed to seek appro.
val to post signs at Hickson and at high-
way 401 near the county's east boundary
until new provincial road maps are print-
ed later this year.
"It's the logical thing to do," said
Coun. Perry Sibblck, committee chair-
man. "A lot of people want to know
where Highway 97 went to when they
come Into Oxford,"
In other business, Oxford Warden Ken
Peers informed the committee that a
courthouse square feasibility study pre-
pared by Woodstock architect Leonard
Dickson will be ready for county coup
cil's Jan. 25 meeting, fie suggested coun-
elliors be given two weeks to study the
report before discussing It Feb. 8.
The report, commissioned by council In
August, is expected to recommend uses
for buildings in the square of ,Graham
and hunter .streets, including the aban-
doned Wuo(kto(k,joil.
Streets clogged,
schools closed
Oxford County is staggering under the influence of
the most severe storm of the season Snowsqualis combined with
freshly -fallen snow have joined forces to bring commerce, in-
dustry and services to a halt as a result of the storm that began
midday Monday and is expected to continue tomorrow in a tamed
form.
An estimated 500 to 600
motorists were stranded
overnight at two service stations
on Highway 401 near Woodstock
and all local motels were filled
with patrons who bowed to
police suggestions that they stay
off nearby local and provincial
roadways.
Police forces throughout the
county this morning were not
patrolling roads. They were
answering calls only and
depended on help from volun-
tmr snowmobilers to patrol for
stranded vehicles.
SERVICES
Among services cut today
'were Woodstock Transit, the
public and separate school
- systems throughout the county
and —in many areas —plows
were pulled off roads after futile
efforts to clear them from
drifting snow.
About 15 ems. of snow has
fallen in the Woodstock area
between mid- afternoon Monday
and this morning. But stubborn
winds deposited loose snow
across roadways, blocking them
from traffic.
Highway 401 hadn't been
officially closed this morning,
provincial police at Woodstock
said, because they couldn't get
ii to it to set up roadblocks.
While no catastrophes have
been reported to police, a family
in transit on Highway 401 was
forced to take refuge in atractor
trailer where a snowmobile
team was delivering pablum
this morning for their baby.
Woodstock, police also got in
on the good samaritan business
by driving a nurse to a private
residence so a woman could be
igiven emergency medication.
Police and ambulance
spokesmen said in an
emergency situation they could
be led to their destination by
plows.
The confusion that comes with
a major
storm has meant long
working hours for county
residents in the services sectors.
sectors.
PITCH
Not only have snow crews
bean working at full pitch, but
other workers, such as em-
i ployees at Scott's Service Centre
on Highway 401, have been
working for 24 hours catering. to
a swollen number of customers.
The night shift at the Wood-
stock OPP detachment was
unable to get home from the
Highway 2 headquarters this
morning. City police fared a
little better. The midnight shift
got home in a constable's truck.
In some services —among
them Woodstock General
Hospital —employees were
working double -shifts because
this morning's shift couldn't
make it in.
Meetings of groups such as the
Woodstock Public Utility
Commission and an information
meeting on utility restructuring
have been called off.
The Provincial transportation
and communications ministry
reported late this morning that
two plows had made it onto
Highway 401.
"Somestimes you can see half
a mile ahead, sometimes only 20
feet," a ministry spokesman
said
Other picture,
story on page 3
Woodstock OPP were led by a
plow to the hi way where an
accident had blocked the
westbound lane.
Strings of abandoned cars
along roadways were a common
sight today through the county.
County road crews attempted to
clean up roads this morning but
were forced to abort their
mission because of poor
visibility.
"We're not chancing
anything," said County
Egineering Director Don Pratt.
All we can do is sit and wait."
WIND
Pratt said that, provided the
wind subsided, county crews
might make one round of the
county between late afternoon
today and midnight.
City crews were reportedly
working at a capacity level, but
a city spokesman couldn't be
reached to confirm the report.
The London weather office
reported the snowsqualls have
been courtesy of Lake Huron.
Another 15 cros. of snow is
possible, a spokesman said.
The spokesman said more
drifting can be expected
tomorrow, but winds should
decrease by tonight.
Stranded motorists clog inns
after fighting blocked roads
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Oxford `dustbowl' feared if trees lost
NORWICH ('Bureau) —Oxford Countyy could become
a 'dustbowl" plagued with seriouserositrn problems un-
lc,ss stricter deterrents discourage illegal destruction of
frees, a former county tree commissioner warned
Wednesday.
David Chambers, who resigned in December after
seen years as one of four county commissioners, said
in an interview that continuous cutting of valuable
wvodlots could endanger groundwater levels and dam -
nee Oxford's fertile soils.
"What would this county be like If this is allowed to
happen?" asked Chambers. "It's our children and
randchildren who will suffer."
Chambers, who has expressed concerns about the on.
iorement of the tree bylaw before the county admin]s-
iralion and finance committee, resigned at the end of
the year because he felt the bylaw wasn't properly en-
forced.
He said his decison was hastened when his recommen-
dation for legal action against a Norwich Township rest -
dent for illegal Iree clearing wasn't acted upon,
Ile said he felt that. not everyone was being treated
alike after only one of two resident.% he suggested be
charged was taken to court, The Incident.% Involved tree
clearing in South-West Oxford and Norwich townships.
One farmer was flood $100 while the second, who
cleared seven acres with a bulldozer, was not taken to
court, he said.
"livery taxpayer should be treated the same. 1
couldn't perform my duty and not do the same to every-
one," he said.
The maximum fine for destroying more than the allot -
led amount of trees without a permit is $5W, a deterrent
Chambers felt wasn't high enough. He said judges often
reduce fines to $too.
He said Norfolk Township faced similar problems, in-
cluding threats of Increased erosion several years ago.
But since fines have been increased to $500, illegal tree
cutting and erosion have declined.
Oxford projects
fall victim
to budget chops
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Construe- tion and pre -engineering costs on County
tion of Oxford County Road 4 through In- Road 10 from Highway 401 to Ingersoll
nerkip and part of the remaining work on and Highway 401 to Concession 6 in
Mill Street In Woodstock were chopped as South-West Oxford Township.
the county public works committee Watts said the works department will
trimmed 1978 construction spending by continue work on both projects but won't
more than $1.4 million Thursday. complete either as proposed in the pre -
This year's proposed construction bud- liminary construction budget.
get totals $t,804,000, up $57,000 from 1977. The committee also reduced to $3,000
Estimates will go to county council for from $169,000 spending for construction
approval as part of the works depart- of County Road 11 in Beachville and
ment's S1.2-million 1978 budget. dropped proposed resurfacing jobs on
Construction engineer Stewart -Watts County Road 4 near Innerkip, County
said the 1151111,000 originally allocated for Road 15 from Highway 401 to Highway
the Innerkip job was cut to $1,000 be- 53: County Road 19 from Otterville to
cause it ranked below the MID Street and Highway 59 and County Road 7 from In -
County Road 3 projects on this year's pri- gersoll it) Governor's Road.
ority list. Proposed resurfacing of County Road 8
Watts said engineering work on the In- (formerly Highway 97) between Hickson
nerkip project will be done this year and and Platteville will be done in stages of
construction may start in1979. two miles a year for the next five or six
The committee also cut a $426,500 allo- years instead of as a package this year.
cation to $75,000 for construction of Mill This reduced 1978 spending to $50,000
Street from Dundas to Hay Street. In- from $317,000.
stead, said Watts, the project will be Added to 1978 spending was $71,000 for
staged over two years with work on a resurfacing County Road 20 between Till -
bridge and two -block -long retaining wall son Avenue and County Road 13 at Toll -
stated for 1978 and road construction for sonburg.
19"• Other projects left in the budget in -
The committee left .f275,OW in the bud- cluck bridges on County Road 3 across
et to build a bridge on. Mill Street under Black Creek in Blenheim Township for
(Ile CNR subway. $54,000: across Washington Creek in
Other cuts Include-tt31),000 from the cost Blandfurd-Blenheim Township for $72.-
of pre -engineering, utilities and road con- 500: and construction of County Road ;1
`,trutliOn on County Road 6 in We'll Zorra from Concession 7 to Concession to for
"I'ownsh)p; and $57,0tia from reconst.rua- $:357,260.
BLUES CHASER
.b'Ign fat a private deleellvo's office: Ive
pry harder.
Chambers, who wall never told why the Norwich
Township resident wasn't disciplined, said his efforts to
enforce the bylaw brought only frustration.
Chambers said the solution Is stiffer lines or an
amended bylaw forcing those convicted to replace ev-
ery tree they destroy with two new ones.
But even increasing maximum fines to 31,000 might
not he a sufficient deterrent if judges continue applying
minimum fines, he said.
Chambers said many farmers want to rid their prop-
erty of wood lots because they are no longer an asset to
a farm.
"A farm with a 10-to 20-acre woodlot these days is not
as valuable as one without It ... but if all trees are re-
moved our good farmland will be done for," he said.
The finance committee decided to consider amending
the tree bylaw after Warden Ken Peers attends a meet-
ing between municipal officials and Resources Minister
Frank Miller. A date for the meeting hasn't been set.
HARN — At the Woodstock
General Hospital on Saturday,
January 14, 1978, Elmer E. Karn
Hof RR 1, Woodstock in his. 81at
.year. Beloved husband of Irene
(Lawrence) Korn, dear father of
1 Lawrence of RR 1, Woodstock,
Mrs. Robert Jell (Mary) of
Norwich;. Robert, Ken and
Howard, all of RR 1, Woodstock.
Dear brother of Lloyd of RR 1,
Woodstock, Mrs. Muriel Lohnes
of Ripley; Miss Violet Karn of
Walkerton; Mrs. Peter Wilde.
(Marjorie) of Cannington.
Sixteen grandchildren also
survive.
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ELMERKARN
Elmer E. Karn, 86, of RR 1,
Woodstock; died Saturday at
Woodstock General Hospital.
He was born in West Oxford
Pownship, son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Karn, and
resided on the family farm all
his life. He was a member of
Central United Church, King
Solomon Lodge, 43, AF and AM,
was township and county
councillor for a number
of years and served as township
reeve between 1964 and 1965.
He was a director of the
Oxford Food Co -Op and was
predeceased by his sister, Mrs.
Myrtle Amos of Ingersoll, in
December, 1977.
He is survived by his wife,
Irene Karn (nee Lawrence);
four sons, Lawrence, Robert.,
Ken and Howard, all of Wood.
stock; one daughter, Mrs.
Robert (Mary) Jul] of Norwich;
one brother, Lloyd of Wood-
stock; three sisters, Mrs. Muriel
le)hnes of Ripley, Violet Karn of
(Marjorie) Wilde of Cannington
and 16 grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the
F.E. Rowell Funeral Hone, 134
Riddell St., where funeral
service will be held Tuesday at 2
p.m. with Rev. Dr. Dan Gaynor
afRciating. Burial will be later
in Hiliview Cemetery.
A Masonicmemorial service
will be held at the funeral home
'.oday at 7:30 p.m. Memorial
donations to the charity of your
choice would be appreciated.
BLUES CHASER
It , nvt herd to tell a woman's aga and,
dome h) flunk of It, it'.s not loo sniarl, o-
ther,
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$2.8-million courthouse square plan unveiled
By Randy lily
Woodstock Bureau
WOODb'TOCK — A courthouse square
feasibility study, released Wednesday
recommends Oxford County renovate the
Woodstock jail, sell or lease the county
courthouse to the province and build a
new administration building at a total
cost o($2,8 milt"ton.
The proposal, to be completed in two
phases over five years, was one of three
<chemes presented to county council by
1oodstoek architect Leonard Dickmui
and Hamilton architect Trevor B. Gar-
wood -Jones. Council tabled the report for
consideration at its next meeting.
The study was commissioned by county
council in August to determine the best
use for buildings in the historic square at
Hunter and Graham Streets. The $25.000
study recommends that council:
• Renovate the IN -year -old county -
owned jail to provide suitable office
space for the social service department
on the ground floor level, and for county
storage areas and part of the planning
department on the second floor. (The so
vial .ern, o� dt•paruu, m in nmv in the
forma i:iil k,m rnur'1 rc,ddcnce north of
the courthouso and the Wanningdepart-
mcnl is in the basement of the court-
0 Convert about. 3,000 Square feet of
Jail courtyard space into office space for
the social services department and
clerk's department.
• Build a new 14,640-square-foot ad-
ministration building physically linked to
the ,jail and renovated courtyards. The
building would house the council cham-
ber. meeting rooms, warden's office,
public works department and treasurer's
:n,d i,l:.uining departments.
• 5011 or lease the courthouse io the
province.
• Remove the additions to the old re-
gistt;y office and renovate the original
building for county archives.
• Ban parking In the square and build
a new parking facility on county land on
the cast side of Graham Street.
• Demolish the county custodian's
house northwest of the courthouse for use
open space.
• Redesign the square to pedestrian -
oriented apace and instal a lighting sys-
Win.
if council wishes u, renovate the court-
house for use by the province, the report
anticipated additional costs of SM,570,
plus $150,000 if air conditioning Is in-
stalled.
According to the report. the scheme's
only, disadvantage is the cost. Advantag-
es include preservation of heritage build-
ings, eligibility for heritage grants, a
central administration for the county and
the possibility of leasing or ceiling the
courthouse to the orovince.
The report said a $220;000 Ontario Heri-
tage grant would be available over a twn-
year period. The county would receive an
Bullen wants county to pay
111
for sewage plant additions
By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
Possible extension of city water services to the Denby landfill
site area has led Woodstock Aid. Ken Bullen to ask that the
county pick up the multi-miltion dollar costs of additions to the
city's sewage disposal plant.
Buller has presented a notice of motion to county council
Square study
recommends
new building
BLUES CHASER
Winit-r ie be,i t•njoved hp reading blia-
ivrd.sGmeti soiaeuiwre m the Bahamas.
requesting that the county pay since it owns the plant and city
water system.
The motion will be on council's next agenda but, Bullen said
Monday in an interview, because of an anticipated heavy agenda,
he'll probably be asking that discussion be held off until the next
council meeting.
They just gave some of our water away," Bullen said is
reference to council's decision Wednesday to ask the provincial
environment ministry to study the costs and feasibility of ex-
tending city services to the Denby area west of the city.
Some residents in the area have been without drinking water
for almost two years.
Bullen said he wants to go on record as being strodgly opposed
to extending the services beyond city boundaries.
An engineer, Bullen is bound to be hit with the argument that
Woodstock toxpayers only should pay for the additions under way
now because they'll be using the system.
"The users pay to a certain degree, but I'm still not satisfied
with the pressure the province put on us (city) to update it
(sewage disposal plant)" the first term alderman said.
Provincial criteria for the water quality leaving the Woodstock
plant is stringent and, Bullen said, much of the pollution in the
Thames River is coming not from Woodstock, but fermland
upstream from the city.
Do the users really pay?" he asked.
Additions to the plant should be able to accommodate the
equivalent of a 10,000 population increase in Woodstock.
Water used for people outside city limits simply means the
same amount of growth can't take place within Woodstock,
Bullen said.
The Woodstock Public Utility Commission (PUC) already
switches over to an alternate water supply when regular supplies
are low in the dry summer months.
The water used contains sulphur, Bullen said.
"People get upset... It will be more frequent."
Possible major expansion of General Motors of Canada Ltd.
(GM). requiring city water could consume the equivalent of a
6,000 population, officials say, further reducing Woodstock's
ability to grow.
But Mayor Leslie Cook has said that in light of the economy,
GM expansion in the near future in unlikely.
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t8dfi`l _��OODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford County taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill
for multi -million dollar additions to
Woodstock'a sewage treatment plant be-
cause only Woodstock will benefit, cwun-
ty council decided Wednesday.
Council made the decision following
discussion of a proposal by Conn. Kett
Bullen. Builen had suggested that Bill 05,
the comltv's act to restructure, .clearly
states that oxford, not Woodstock, is re-
spon ilble fur sower and water systems,
and therefore the county should help pay
the $6.1"illion bill for the addition.
•
estimated $1 million if the courthouse
was sold to the province.
The study recommends Oxford Imme-
diately enter into negisdations with the
province to discuss sale or lease of the
courthouse and submit the report to the
Ontario Heritage Association for appro-
val in principle of a grant.
"The Oxford county council has
reached a stage in its development when
every decision facing It depends upon ex-
pansion," the report said. "It is wasteful
and inefficient to spend money- on build-
ings which will not meet the future needs
of the country for at least 10 years."
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WOODSTOCK-INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978
FOUR DEAD ... ...ROADS CLOGGED ... ...MORE COMING
Hurricane force winds
batter Oxford County
More than 1,000 stranded
during Thursday storm
By BRIANN McANDREW
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
A miracle comparable to
the Biblical loaves and fishes
was performed overnight as
more than 1,000 motorists
stranded along highway 401
were fed and housed in
emergency centres set up by
the Red Cross.
Volunteers took in the
people at 13 locations around
the city and private homes
were opened in a gesture of
Profound humanity while a
blizzard raged not only in
Oxford County but right
across the province.
While Red Cross workers
busied themselves preparing
makeshift beds late Thur-
sday night snowmobilers
brought an almost never-
ending supply of food and
blankets for the tired and
hungry- travellers.
The majority spent most of
the day in their cars while
snowmobiles and four-wheel
driven trucks raced back and
forth from the highway
rescuing people from their
abatndoned cars.
For three persons the
rescue came too late. Police
believe they died of carbon
monoxide poisoning a mere
kilometre away from a
service centre shelter on the
401 they did not know existed.
lain Hoo.: of Burlington,
stranded for 11 hours on the
401 west of Sweaburg Road,
Paid tribute to his rescuers
after being taken to the
Oxford auditorium.
Hood described the
volunteers as "the unsung
heroes of the world."
He paid special tribute to a
man he knew oNy by the
Citizens' Band handle of
„Humpy. .,
Humphrey, he said,
rescued a bus load of Lindsay
minor hockey players from a
bus that had both the front
and back end smashed in and
the passenger door ripped
off.
Hood said Humphrey
continued gathering people
in his jeep -like vehicle
despite his soaked clothing.
"Flow do you pay enough
respect for these guys,"
Hood said. "You have to give
Woodstock top marks. The
volunteers could all be sitting
at home with their feet up.
This shows the true spirit of
Canadians."
The Oxford Auditorium
housed about 100 persons for
the night including minor
hockey teams from Down-
sview and Merriton.
Most of the youngsters fell
asleep easily atop tables but
the adults, keyed up by the
day's experience, spent most
of the night awake drinking
coffee and pondering what to
do.
The Downsview team
travelled by bus but it was a
harrowing experience for the
Merriton travellers who
travelled by car in a close
convoy.
All their cars became
bogged down within a half
mile of each other near the
Drumbo Rood.
One of the cars was
demolished when a transport
truck ran into it. Thedriver,
sitting around a table in the
darkened auditorium about 3
a.m., was thankful nobody
was injured.
The auditorium wasn't the
only place holding people,
About 600 were at Blandford
Mall; about 2W at a 401
rservice centre; others at the
downtown Red Cross
headquarters and still more.
scattered throughout other
halls.
Dick Dors, Red Cross
emergency chairman, said
today he think the rescue
operation worked well. He
gave credit to all the
volunteers including club
and independent
snowmobilers and Citizen
Band radio operators.
"People have worked
together," he said. "Trial
and error is the best teacher.
Next time we'll be better
prepared."
One snowmobiler was
somewhat bitter about an
early breakdown in com-
munications that found
rescuers showing up at
emergency situations after
the situation was taken care
of.
Snowmobiles were later
dispatched from a central
point on Dundas Street.
For two Red Cross
volunteers, the night was
tiring but rewarding, Diane
Julian and Daisy Henderson
operated the Oxford
Auditorium.
I feel happy I was able to
contribute," Mrs. Henderson
said. "Everyone pitched in
and helped, starting
yesterday morning."
The least bothered by the
ordeal appeared to be the
hockey players, despite
missing the Silver Stick
Tournament in Port Huron,
Michigan.
After rising about 7:30
a.m. today, the lays quickly
organized a soccer game in
the middle of the auditorium
_ using -a rolled up glove.
3 bodies found
by snowmobilers
By BRIAN MCANDREW
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
Four persons are dead in Oxford County after
what has been described as the most severe storm
in recent memory battered the province with
hurricane force winds and blinding snow.
Three persons from the
Toronto area were discovered
dead in a car on Highway 401
about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
An Ingersoll man, Maurice
Raymond, 63, died of exposure
after he was discovered on a
county road outside the town.
Provincial police at Wood-
stock are not releasing the
names of the three adults, two
female and one male, found by
snowmobilers in the westbound
lane of the highway about 1
kilometre east of a service
station.
OPP Constable Dave Mac-
donald said a four -year -old girl
discovered in the same car is in
excellent health.
A defuute cause of death has
not been determined but police
are working on the belief the
Persons died from carbon
monoxide poisoning,
Macdonald said snow had
drifted heavily around the late -
model cars' exhaust system.
Police have contacted a
person whom they believe to be
related to the dead persons but a
Positive identification may not
be made until. Sunday.
Higbwayc in the county
remain clogged as wind -
whipped snow continues to build
high drifts.
OPP cruisers were unable to
travel on Highway 59 north of
the 410 after an eight -foot
snowdrift blocked the roads.
Communities
digging out
by THE: CANADIAN PRESS
were mostly bare with snow -
Most communities were re-
covered and icy sections.
turning to normal today follow-
ROADS BARE
ing a severe storm that swept
Highways in the North Bay
through southern Ontario on
and Timiskaming regions were
Thursday, leaving at least 11
bare to snow-covered with visi-
persons dead, thousands of dol-
bility reduced because of drift-
lars damage and countless stu-
ing snow.
ries of goodwill.
All other main highways were
But for residents of the Lon-
generally bare with occasional
don -Chatham -Windsor areas of
snow -packed and icy sections.
southwestern Ontario, it might
A bite weather forecaster in
Islonot he until Sunday night
before
Toronto said southern Ontario
e-
turn tooy normal' ndconditions re
turn
was expected to have more
Aprovincialpolice spokesman
snow flurries with blowing and
in Chatham said the snowsquall
drifting snow in the Windsor -
forced them to call their cars off
Chatham areas during the
the highways and close all high-
weekend.
In southeastern Ontario, the
ways in out of the city to
last to feel the effects of the
traffic.
spokesman for the Ontario
storm before it moved into Que-
ministry of transportation and
bec and the Maritimes, all main
eommunicatiorus said said clean-up
an -up
roads were open but some were
crews began work in the area at
icy and snow-covered.
about midnight Friday night but
A ministry spokesman in
there was no indication when
Kingston said travel was not
normal travel would resume.
recommended.
The only public transportation
A post office spokesman said
operating in the region were
old -age pension cheques, de-
CNR passenger trains running
layed because of the weather
up to three hours late.
conditions, would likely be de -
GIVE ASSISTANCE
livered Monday.
Prime Minister Trudeau said
Among the dead was Scott
in Ottawa that the federal gov-
Hilton, 17, who collapsed while
ernment was willing to give fi-
cycling near his home in Kitch-
nancial assistance to snow-
ener at the height of the storm
striken areas of the province if
Thursday. He died later in hos-
requested by the provincial gov-
pital.
ernment.
REPORT FAILURES
An OPP spokesman in Lon-
An Ontario Hydro spokesman
don, where all highways were
said other power failures were
closed Friday because of re-
reported in the Cobourg, Frank-
duced visibility and drifting
ford and Arnprior areas.
snow, said Highway 401 was
The spokesman said the big -
opened late Friday between
gest problem is the collapse of at
London and Toronto.
least 20 towers on a trans -
All roads west of Highway 4
mission line near Ingersoll.
near London were listed as
In London, where 32 centi-
closed or in doubtful condition.
metres of new snow was re -
The transportation ministry
ported, most of the 1st Battalion,
said early today that highway
Royal Canadian Regiment, and
conditions remained poor in the
its equipment was on manoevres
Chatham -Windsor and London-
when the storm struck and
Lake Eriedistricts. Highway 401
unavailable for storm duty.
west of London was closed.
However, the regiment was
Also closed were Highway 2
able to get about eight armored
from Chatham to Windsor,
personnel carriers out of repair
Highway 3 from Blenheim to
shops and into action on city
Kent -Elgin line, Highway 40
streets.
from Wallaceburg to Blenheim,
At London airport, the wind
Highway 51 to Rondeau' Park
gusts during the height of the
and Highway 77 from Highway
storm were strong enough to
401 to Leamington.
move, but not damage, a large
Highways in the Stratford,
jetand a twin-engined turboprop
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and
aircraft which had not been tied
Bancroft-Haliburton regions
down.
'oxford approves
plan to extend
water pipeline
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Despite The county- will have no financial obli-
concerns that extension of Woodstock gation in the project which could begin
water outside city boundaries may cause this fall if there are no objections.
future planning problems, county council The project will not proceed until envi-
agreed Wednesday night to a provincial ronment ministry officials prepare a re-
plan for installation of a pipeline extend- port for council outlining design, con-
ing city. water to seven homes west of struetion and financing on a usage basis.
here. Court. Perry Sibbick, chairman of the
The homes have been without water for public works committee, stressed that
nearly two years since their wells were the project can, be abandoned later if
contaminated by seepage from the near- council or people along the route are
by Denby landfill site. against costs to be outlined in the minis -
In approving the pipeline, council, de- try report.
spite opposition from several councillors, Strongest opposition to the pipeline ex -
agreed with a public works committee tension came from Coun. Ken Webster of
recommendation suggesting the line be Till'sonburg,. chairman of the county
installed along County Road 9 for a dis- planning committee, who argued that the
tance of 4,400 feet. , line would invite development into areas
The line, expected to cost about $too; west of Woodstock where it was not
000, will be paid for largely by the provin- planned.
cial government. The environment minis- "This could very well end up haunting
try will design and build the line and all us in the future," he said. "It's astopgap
residents along the route will be expected Treasure now but it could have a domino
to pay frontage charges with those actu- effect. Once the line is in, development
ally hooking into the system paying a will have a foot in the door."
higher rate, averaging $110 a year, in- The residents, whose homes are on the
eluding water rates, south side of County Road 9 about a mile
west of Woodstock, have been hauling
water from outside sources since their
wells were polluted in April, 1976. They
have complained loudly to county and
BLUES CHASER provincial officials for a new supply of
`t?'% water but thus far have gained little
ground. ,
Young lad on knee of department store The pipeline idea was one of three sold -
Santa: "Notice one thing — my clothes I tions presented the county by Oxford
are new. I MPP Dr. Harry Parrott. Other alterna-
tives were a pipeline to be taken over by
the county and drilling a new well, an
idea rejected by council as temporary.
BLUES CHASER
.1 boss is a man who comes to the of-
fice fate when you're early and early
when }•ou're late.
401 may be shut for days
By Chip Martin
of The Free Press
1t could be as late as Monday before
Ifighway 401 Is cleared of the abandoned
cars and snow that have blocked the
Western Ontario section of Ontario's ma-
jor transportation and economic llfeliTlo
since Thursd a v,
That's the me-'. optimistic prediction
mr+So Pr:day 4y area provincial police
tieWchmenti and the Ontario ministry of
transportation and eommunlcationa;
But they warned that if It keeps snow•
ing, the 401 may be ciwmed longer.
OPP and highways officials said late
Friday the highway was closed, from
London to Windsor. The lanes from Lon-
don to Toronto were reopened about 9
p.m.
Motorists took shelter at service sta-
tionsalong the highway and police re-
ported they were convinced none were
still stranded In their vehicles,
Police advised motorists to stay away
from 401 and London detachment took
the step of blocking entrance ramps.
Because of the hundreds of vehicles
that blocked the highway, the first priori-
ty of pollee was to have abandoned cars
and trucks towed away to make way for
snowplows.
in the more than 100 miles of the 401
patrolled by the Woodstock, London and h
Chatham OPP, about 300 vehicles were;
littering the highway.
"We're running out of places to tow
cars to," a London OPP spokesman com-
plained.
"We just don't have enough snow re-
moval equipment, and our tow truck
drivers are getting exhausted," a Chat-
ham 0111' spokesman said -
Highways
are open
Major highways in Oxford
County are open today, but some
county roads are plugged, ac-
cording to police spokesmen.
Provincial police at Tillson-
burg said today all major high-
ways in the area are Pam le
now. County work crews are out
on cowry roads, plugged with
snow, and these were to be
plowed this morning.
Transportation and com-
munication ministry patrol yard
said Highway 401 is bare and
wet to bare and icy in plates.
Two plows and two sanders
were working to clear the hlgb-
way of drifting snow. A
spokesman said most of the
abandoned cars on 401 had been
moved,. adding a few transport
trucks are still an the shoulders.
The cars and trucks on the high-
way posed problems for crews
trying to clear the road, both
Thursday and Friday.
A city works spokesman said
plows and sanders had bean out
clearing city streeW from f0
p,m Friday. He said all streets
would be plowed by 11-12 today
and then the men were gutng
home to get in some much
needed sleep.
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Worst Ever!
Thursday at 10:30 a.m., fourteen 12,004) lb. hydro towers in a row
were flattened just east of Ilighway 19, one mile south of Salford.
Monday, a 90-roan crew was working to restore the towers in
their entirety, perhaps in a couple of weeks. A helicopter takes a
pole to the base of a damaged tower to be erected as a temporary'
tower.
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Oxford courthouse study gets cold shoulder
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The cool re-
ception a $35,000 courthouse square feasi-
bility study received at county council
Wednesday turned stone cold Thursday
when the report was considered by Ox-
ford's public works committee.
The 53-page report, prepared by Wood-
stock architect Leonard Dickson and
Hamilton architect Trevor Garwood -
Jones, suggests Oxford sink about $3 mil-
lion into a new administration building
and renovations to the Woodstock jail to
provide added office space.
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members hinted that the recommenda-
tion is not the answer Oxford Is seeking
to fulfil its need for administrative
space.
Both Warden Ken Peers and commit-
tee chairman Perry Sibbick suggested
the province, which occupies a large part
of the courthouse, should be asked to
leave. This would leave the entire build-
ing for the county, both said.
Peers said It is questionable whether
Oxford can ask the province to leave and
"not very conceivable" they'll vacate the
facility.
Sibbick suggested "we send them (the
province) a notice asking them to move
out."
Sibbick said such a move wouldn't
mark the first time the province has been
asked to leave a county courthouse, not-
ing that similar action was taken in Hal-
dimand-Norfolk region when the pro-
vince left a regional building and built its
own facility.
"It's our building, we built it with coun-
ty funds ... and although it was built for
combined use it's a county building," Sib -
hick argued.
When it was suggested eviction of the
province might prompt Ontario to move
its provincial courts outside Oxford, Sib-
bick said Oxford MPP Dr. Harry Parrott
should approach the ministry of govern-
ment services to build a new building in
the county.
"Let them carry the financial burden,"
he said.
Coun. Bob Blair of Zorra Township be-
came the first councillor to suggest pub -
holy the abandoned jail be demolished.
"There's your answer for parking," he
said. The report recommends against de-
molition, saying it would "destroy the In,
tegrity of the square."
County engineering director Don Pratt
said the report failed to consider the need
for individually controlled heating in
each room in the courthouse.
Conn. Leslie Cook of Woodstock said
the county would never agree to sell the
courthouse, as suggested in the report,
because "how would we be able to con-
trol what the new owners did with it?"
After 45 minutes of discussion mem-
bers found themselves suggesting the
study, which took four months to pre-
pare, provided the county with more
problems than solutions to its adminis-
trative space woes.
"We've spent three years flailing away
at the problem, now we've spent a hell of
a lot of money and we've got more prob-
lems than when we started," Pratt said.
Members suggested the whole problem
would have been solved in 1976 if the
county had agreed to renovate the court-
house for an estimated $300,000.
Council rejected the idea because of
the cost.
I HIBUTE TO DOCTOR
County council honored Dr. Grant Sutherland of health. He left the county's employ last year.
Wednesday for his contributions to the county Here, Warden Ken Peers presents a plaque to
during the 10 years he worked at the former coun- Sutherland.
ly home and Woodingford Lodge as the attending 'staffphoto
physician. He also was the county's medical officer
is
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PLOW MATCH
ON SCHEDULE
Plans for the I W. International Plowing Match to be held In
Oxford County are on schedule, says Don Taylor, secretary -
treasurer of the Oxford Plowing Match Committee.
Taylor said In an interview Friday the local committee
made a presentation last week at the annual meeting of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association in Toronto, outlining
progress.
To date, -134 acres of the required k00 acres of land needed
for the match have been acquired, he said, with commitments
from local farmers for the rest.
Taylor said the provincial government has agreed to lot the
committee use too acres of land at the Oxford Regional Centre
and an agreement with the city has been reached for the use of
another 134 acres.
The Ontario Plowmen's Association has yet to give final
approval to the rental agreement with the city.
The local committee will meet soon with other landowners
to prepare agreements for the remaining ;fib acres, Taylor
said.
One segment of the match will get underway this spring,
with the prejudging of the entries in the Farm Homestead
Improvement Competition.
Margaret Dale, secretary -treasurer of the competition, said
the prejudging will likely take place this spring, with the final
judging in June, 1990,
The idea behind the prejudging, Mrs. Dale said, is for
judges to lake pictures of the farms and homes entered.
Entrants then have two years to improve their entries
before the final judging, she said.
There are five classes in the competition.
BLUES CHASER
Afother:s comment: "I can't figure out
vow the kids wear out their ,shoes so fast
,then I drive them evervwhere. "
Level of Canadian dollar
hovers near 90-cent mark
The Canadian dollar con-
for
d as low as 89transactions,
adeother
the
tined to hover at the 90cent
lowest level in three months.
(U.S.) mark as trading ac-
Monday's close was 89.96.
tivity was cut back by wide-
There were signs in the
spread snow storms in east-
market of firmer resistance
ern North America.
by centralbank traders to
At the close in the inter-
bank wholesale market, the
any further decline in the
dollar. Traders also noted
currency was changing
Earlier in
intermittent tightening of -
the monetary system, prob-
bands at 90,08.
that market, where banks
ably linked to central bank
trade large amounts of cur-
initiatives,. each time the
has declined to -
rencies with each other and
currency
ward the 90-cent mark.
where base prices are set
Historical group
wants courthouse
ownership kept
The Oxford Historical Society
has recommended in a brief to
county council that ownership of
the courthouse be retained by
the county.
"The recommendation of a
long-term lease of the cour-
thouse to the provincial
government is good, ' the brief
signed by society secretary
Lilian Chisholm says.
"We would be reluctant to see
the county relinquish the
ownership of the courthouse
•'The original JJntention in the
struoture of the'$ourthollae was
that it should be a building of
stm, strength and stability to
demonstrate the fact that it was
indeed the seat of government
and the centre from which law
and order was administered."
The society is commenting on
a report prepared by architects
Trevor Garwood Jones and
Leonard Dickson that recom-
mends a long term lease with
the province for the courthouse
be arranged, or that the building
be sold.
OTTAWA (Cp) —The
government is expelling
1i1 Soviet officials for
spying, an "unfriendly
act" that has already
seriously damaged
Canada -Soviet relation-
s, External Affairs
Minister Dun Jamieson
said Thursday.
Jamieson told the
Commons the expulsion,
the largest in Canadian
history, stemmed from
an attempt by Soviet of-
ficials to recruit a top
RCMP officer In supply
information on the RC-
MP security service.
`wQ)
A
Canada to get
$200 million
toprotectdollar
077A W A (CP) — The government is borrowing 112tlo million
U.S. from a special SI'/2-billion standby credit it set up with
chartered banks last fall to protect the dollar's value, Finance
Minister ,Jean Chretien announced Monday night.
The move follows announcement a week ago that the gov-
ernment was going abroad to borrow money for the dollar's
defence, but would seek interim financing from the standby
credit.
The dollar touched a 45-year low of 88.9 cents U.S. on cur-
rency markets Feb. 20, but recovered slightly after the gov-
ernment said it planned to seek foreign financing to support
its exchange value, closing at 89.65 cents U.S. in Montreal
Monday.
Chretien said the standby borrowing is only "the first of a
sequence of drawings" planned against the special credit, but
gave no indication when or how much additional borrowing is
planned.
As for the borrowing outside Canada, Chretien said details
would be revealed "in due course-"
Political opponents blasted him for issuing vague state-
ments that may lead to continuing speculation against the dol-
lar's value.
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60 Legal Notices
PRINTING
TENDER
Tenders for the printing of
the 1977 Oxford County
Minute Book will be re-
ceived by the Undersigned
until 1 �00 p.m„ Monday,
March 13, 1978, Information
can be obtained or the
County Clerk's Office., Court
House, Woodstock, Ontario.
J, HAROLD WALLS
Clerk
County of Oxford
Court House
P.O. Box 397
Woodstock, Ontario
Nas 7Y3
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TILF. DRAINAGE
Debentures of $111,600 were
approved Wednesday night by
county council to be issued
under the Tile Drainage Act for
Zorra Township.
Oxford still undecided
Office study group formed
By Randy Ray
Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County council Wednesday night Instruct-
ed its warden's committee to study the
need for additional county office space
and recommend solutions at council's
first meeting in April.
The committee, consisting of Warden
Ken Peers and the chairmen of council's
public works, health and social services
and planning committees, will examine
Al previous Information submitted, in -
I lading a $25,000 courthouse square feasl-
bility study, citizens' recommendations
and a 1976 plan to renovate the court-
house.
The committee idea was recommended
MONEY BACK
The county is asking the
University of Western Ontario to
return $2,500 it granted the
university last year for con-
struction of a centennial gar-
dens project. The County wants
the money back because the
university has decided to drop
the gardens project and proceed
with another.
by Coun. Doug Harris of Ingersoll after
councillors complained there were too
many opinions and said more time Is
needed before a decision can be made.
Wednesday night's 45-minute discus-
sion was the second time council has dis-
cussed the feasibility study without mak-
ing a decision on how to provide more ad-
ministrative space.
The study, prepared by a Woodstock
and Hamilton architect, recommends
spending $3 million to renovate the jail
and build a new office building to provide
the space.
But Wednesday night the report was
once again criticized by councillors.
Coun. Jack Burn of Norwich Township
said the report had both good and bad in.
formation but claimed the architects
touched on points of interest to them
MOTION TABLED
Woodstock Aid. Ken Bullen's
notice of motion that the county
pay for additions to the Wood.
stock water pollution control
plant was tabled Wednesday
night at a meeting of county
council.
Clubs urge
shotgun hunt
to curb deer
By C'HRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review Staff Witter
Representatives of Oxford County sporting
dubs —with the backing of provincial natural
resources ministry officials —asked county
council Wednesday night for an open shotgun
season on deer to cut down the animal's
growing population.
A committee will consider the request and
report back to council.
Al Daniels, representing the Regulated
Townships Association, said the deer
population in the district has risen to the point
where it is "quite in excess."
"With the help of other county councils, if
we had two or three other counties with as a
two or three-day shotgun hunt would help the
situation a lot," he said.
Daniels said that with the high population
road kills, poaching incidences and property
damage have been increasing.
Poaching has been a thorn in the side of
area farmers for whose crops deer have a
sweet tooth.
"Why should a person from outside come in
and hunt deer when farmers in Oxford County
are feeding them?" he asked.
Deer season in the county from October to
December allows the use of bow and arrow
only.
Daniels backed Bland ford -Blenheim
Township Coun. Ross Livingston's statement
that bow hunting leaves many hit deer in-
jured, wandering into the woods and dying.
Daniels said a group he hunted with last
season hit a large buck from close range on
the nb cage --a good hit —but the animal
staggered away and could not be found.
Since bow hunting began in this area in the
early 1970s, he said, hunting parties he has
been with have made a hit each time out, but
have bagged only one deer.
The last year shotguns were allowed, in the
late 196K his group killed five.
Ken Juck, a natural resources ministry
representative, said the deer kill in the
Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex counties district
was 102 in 1975, 125 in 1976 and at least 150 in
1977, according to statistics he has obtained.
The number killed on roads was about 90 in
1975, 93 in 1976 and more in 1977.
Between 50 and 75 deer were probably
killed by poachers in 1977, he said.
Jack added that there have been repeated
reports of poaching in South-West Oxford
Township.
He said the ministry would condone a
shotgun season only if at least one adjoining
county was also willing to open hunting to
shotguns. If only Oxford County allowed it, he
said, the pressure created in this area by the
influx of hunters would be too great.
Pat Hunter, also with the ministry, said
that while bow hunting is increasing in
popularity, "it's not doing enough in this
area" to keep the deer population down.
Mayor Louis Barrett of South-West Oxford
Township questioned the fairness of allowing
outsiders to be licensed to come into the
county to shout local deer.
And Zorra Township Coun. Wallis Ham-
mond said wounded deer were seen being
chased days after the last shotgun season
closed.
"I don't like the shotgun," he said. "Coil
me romantic but personally 1 have no use for
the hunt."
selves without answering the terms of
reference.
"Council is missing the point of the sto-
ry," Burn said. "We've forgotten, the
main purpose of It, which is to determine
whether we need more space. Are we
prepared to do it?"
Several suggestions emerged from dis-
cussion but no one was willing to suggest
action until further study Is done. Among
suggestions were constructlon of a new
building near Fanahawe College's Wood
stock campus west of the city, use of
space in city schools or the nearby board
of education building, renovation of the
courthouse and renovation of the jail as
suggested in the consultants' study.
There was also considerable opposition
to renovating the jail, as some council-
lors felt It could not be done to the satis-
faction of council. Several felt the court-
house should be renovated rather than a
new building constructed, since the
courthouse is the centre of the county
and something area residents are proud
of.
Peers said the province, which leases
part of the courthouse for provincial
court proceedings, has indicated its will-
ingness to negotiate a new 10-year lease.
But, he said, provincial officials aren't
interested in buying the building.
Coun. Perry Sibbick of Blandford-Blen-
heim Township reiterated his stand that
the province should be evicted from the
courthouse and build its own facility.
"We can't stay here in compatibility
with the province ... it's either they or
its. And I suggest it be they." he said.
WANNA BUY A JAIL?
While civic officials ponder what. to do with Woodstock's old jail, at least one
citizen obviously has a pretty definite idea by borrowing sign from house
lawn, (Staff photos
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Mistrial
By BRIAN McANDREW
Senuae -Review Staff Writer
Oxford County Court Judge
Kenneth Y. Dick today
declared a mistrial in the
case of three Ontario men
charged with a $576,090 fraud
and conspiracy.
Jurors watched with
disbelief and relief as Judge
Dick excused the nine -man
and three -woman jury of
their duties at 11:09 a.m.
Judge Dick told the court
he was declaring a mistrial
because of allegations made
by two persons during the
course of the trial "that are
of very grave concern to the
court.'
The status of the accused
remains in limbo. They were
released on their own,
recognizance to appear
again in court May 1.
James Anthony Foster, 43,
of Ingersoll, Angelo
Gugielmo, 49, of London,
andd Eric Alphonse Sch-
wendau, 43, of Toronto
pleaded not guilty at the
in four -month fraud case
beginning of the trial four
months ago to two county of
conspiracy to defraud and 30
counts of defrauding 30
residents of Oxford and
Middlesex Counties of
$576,0009
Judge Dick told the ury
"the accused must reme in
jeopardy for months. You.
(the jury) have fulfilled your
duties as citizen. This must.
be most frustrating for you.
Your duties are ended."
Crown Attorney Fred
Porter said he will continue
with prosecution, but added
he does not expect another
trial to begin until at least the
fall.
The crown called about 50
witnesses during Its case
from Canada, the United
States, Brazil, England and
Italy.
Judge Dick told the court
that shortly after an ad-
}}ournment on Feb. 16,
toliowing legal
argument
"the sheriff antl Mr. lawyer,
Former CFA head
back to the land
came to me and said the
crown had some startling
information from two In-
dividuals."
Judge Dick said the
statements from the two
persons were signed but not
sworn and as a result or-
dered the allegations kept id
a sealed envelope to be
opened only on a judge's
order.
Judge Dick ordered the
crown to further investigate
the mysterious allegations.
"These statements name
and identify pnertwruu
Dick saidatoJead
to make the statements
public."
The information was
brough to Judge Dick's at-
tention shortly after
Guglielmo had fired his
lawyer, Harold Stafford of
St. Thomas, and replaced
him with Peter Barton, a law
professor at the University of
Western Ontario.
The three accused were
By JANICE VANSICKLE
organization to make room
Because that is a
ai"
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
for new blood.
ppolitician's job, Munro said
EM 3RO — Charles Munro
He said the presidency is a
ilia CFA has never tried to
is almost a full-time farmer
demanding job, making
take that credit, even though
'
again.
decisions on behalf of a large
a particular policy may have
vl
A household word in both
majority of Canada's far-
been revised or designed
national and international
mess.
directly from CFA input.
farm circles, Munro gave up
"I stepped aside because I
Changes within the
his duties as president of the
felt the time had come when
presidency of the CFA don't
Canadian Federation of
it would be for the well-being
come about often.
Agriculture (CFA) last
.of the organization."
While Munro's term in
month.
"I'm not getting any
office was one of the longest,
But after holding that
younger either," he said,
the presidency was once held"
position for nine years,
referring to the hectic pace
by oneman for 23 years.
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Munro estimates it will beat
be has maintained,
It is important that the
feast two years before
;travelling extensively and
terms in office be long in
'
connected obligations are
(preparing briefs for -
order to be effective, Munro
wrapped -up,
presentation to the federal
said.
-
Saturday he is off to
government.
"One of the greatest
-
Geneva, Switzerland to take
Munro estimated he
challenges in acepeting the
part in internation grain
travelled an average of-1,W0
position is handling in -
talks — a direct carryover
miles a week during his term
ternational and national
�.
from his responsibilities as
in office.
responsibility and you don't
CFA president.
And that doesn't include
learn that fast."
Representatives of the
the time spent at meetings in
If the CFA has a rapid
world's largest grain im-
various parts of the world.
turnover in presidents, the
porting and exporting
Although he says it is hard
position would be nothing
countries will be taking part
to pin -point individual ac-
more than a figurehead, he
in the conference.
complishments of the CFA,
said And while Munro is
And in 1979, Munro will
respect for the organization
willing to share the
take part in an International
by the Federal government
knowledge and valuable
CHARLES MUNRO: winding down
Federation of Agriculture
has been maintained.
experience he has acquired
Producers general con-
Munro said Hansard, the
over the years, he plans to
formation in 1937, Munro of his own farm which he
ference, likely to be held in
official minutes of the House
take back seat in federation
became the president of the shared with his two sons.
Turkey.
of Commons proceedings, is
activities at either the
countyfederation in 1954, He said this was an asset to
He will also be acting as
evidence of this, judging by
county,- provincial or
From there he went up the his role as president because
advisor to the CFA's new
the number of times mem-
national level.
ladder to become a zone it gave him first-hand
President, Dobson Lea of
bets of parliament quote the
Munro said the Oxford
chairman and executive and knowledge of the problems
Alberta.
CFA.
Federation of Agriculture,
president of the Ontario facing farmers.
But after 21 active years in
As a lobbying voice of
where he got his start, is in
Federation of Agriculture. But the biggest problem he
the CFA. Munro appears to
farmers, the CFA tries to
capable hands.
- faces now is "reprogram -
be looking forward to his
direct government policy
There is a body of able
He was also president of Ong himself for daily [arm
retirement.
toward the well-being of
young people in the county
the International Federation routine.
In an interview at his
agriculture.
federation, capable of
of Agricultural Producers for After working in an office,
Embro area farm home
But when such policies are
carrying the load," he said.
three years. Munro said, he is not used to
Tuesday, Munro said he
established or changed,
They don't need us
Munro said that during much physical labor.
decided to step down from
Munro said, it is the
seniors looking over their
those active years in "It'sgoingtobeaheckofa
his position atop Canada's
politician that takes the
shoulders."
agricultural circles, he kept lot of work,' he said, of his
most prestigious farm
credit.
A CFA supporter sine its
a firm grasp on the operation return to farming.
Wednesday. Mar. 8, 1978
Canadian dollar at lowest point
MONTREAL (CPI —The Canadian
dollar buffered again on New York mon.
ey markets Tuesday and closed below 89
U.S. cents for the first time since the De-
pre&sion of the 193os.
At the end of a hectic trading day In the
Interbank wholesale market, the dollar
was changing hands at 88.94 U.S. cents,
down nearly a quarter -of -a -cent from
Monday'% price of 89.18 U.S. cents.
since 30's depression
charged in the summer of
1975 in connection with
profit-sharing schemes in-
volving gold and diamonds in
Brazil, let fighter plena in
Venezuela, diamonds in
Amsterdam and discount
United States debentures.
Barton said after the court
was adjourned he regretted
that "all this government.
money was wasted on this
trial."
What a way to get out of a
trial.," Foster told reporters.
Stewart McKeown, the
Toronto lawyer representing
Schwendau, said he was
"distressed that no derision
was made on a directed
verdict m all the counts
against. Schewendau."
Following the Crown's
case McKeown spent two
day& presenting legal
argument before Judge Dick
in the absence of the jury.
Early estimates of the
trial's cost were put at about
111 million.
HIGHLIGHTS
TORONTO (('P) — Highlighis
of the Ontario budget tabled
Tuesday:
Ontario Health Insurance
Plan premiums to increase by
$12 to $44 monthly for families
and bq $6 to $22 monthly for
mngle subscribers.
Tax on cigarettes increased
2.8 cents on a package of 20. Tax
up slightly on cut tobacco and
,cigars.
Cost of a case of 24 beers to
increase to $8 from $7.as due to a
seven -cents -a -gallon lax rise.
Mark-up on wine and spirits to
rise by between 15 and 2.9 cents a
bottle.
Expenditures of $14.555 billion
in fiscal 1978-79 and over-all
revenues of $13.5 billion to pro-
duce a deficit of $1.065 billion,
compared with last year's
$1.616-billion deficit.
Seven -per -cent lax on hotel
rooms removed until Dec. 31,
1979. Tax on American Plan ac-
commodation to be lifted as
well.
Youth employment programs
to be continued, ata cost of $78.3
million, an increase of $12.9
million from last year.
Sales tax on storm windows
and storm doors removed.
A package of tax breaks to the
mining industry to encourage
development of new mines.
Shotgun hunt
i0
s rejected
by council
By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
A committee recommendation that a two.
day deer hunting season using shotguns be
permitted in Oxford County this fall was
rejected by county council Wednesday.
The use of shotguns —last permitted in
1967—has been requested by the Regulated
rownships Association in an attempt to
reduce the deer population.
Highway kills have been high, damage to
i farmers' crops is increasing and poaching is
I becoming a larger nuisance in the district.
according to spokesmen appearing before
council two weeks ago.
The spokesmen requested a two or three-
day hunt, but council, in a 9 to 6 recorded
vote, rejected its administration and finance
committee's recommendation for a two-day
hunt.
Conn. Wallis Hammond of Zorra Township
said he knew of road kill statistics, but still
couldn't support a shotgun hunt.
"It will deplete the (deer) population in our
area completely," he said. "It happened in
our area 10 years ago."
Hammond said he was against an open
season in which non -county residents could
participate.
Provincial natural resources ministry
officials have told council the open season
could be held only if an adjoining county also
permitted a shotgun hunt.
Hammond said he couldn't justif�
"thousands of hunters roaming our area.
Coun. Jack Warden of Ingersoll said he
feared an open season would mean "all sorts
of clowns would be coming in here that are
gun happy."
Deer hunting now is restricted to the use of
bow and arrow.
Some councillors have argued that deer are
being injured, but not killed by arrows.
Woodstock Mayor Leslie Cook said he
wouldn't support "wholesale slaughter" of
deer, but admitted shotguns would be a more
effective way of hunting them.
The main objections to the hunt appeared to
be against the open season, not the use of
shotguns.
But. Warden Ken Peers of Norwich
Township said he was concerned about rising
incidences of poaching in the county.
"Whether we have an open season or not,
people are killing deer," he said. "This
(shotgun season) might cut down on
poaching."
Ald. Keith Latter of Woodstock also said he
was against non -county residents hunting
Oxford County deer.
AIB cuts 1976 raise
given Oxford nurses
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The federal
anti-inflation board has rolled back the
1976 contract of 21 Oxford County public
health nurses, but has given them a
slight increase in their 1977 contract -
The board announced Friday it has re-
duced the 13.5-per-cent wage Increase In
the 1976 contract to eight per cent. But
the 1977 increase of 5.85 per cent has
been raised to six per cent to meet fed-
eral guidelines for those years.
The agreements, signed last December
alter a two-year dispute between the
Three days set for scrutiny
of Oxford draft official plan
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County's draft official plan will be put
under the microscope today as the county
planning committee, consultants and spe-
cial interest groups beglo three days of
discussions on the $200,000 document.
The following groups are expected to
present briefs in the Oxford County
board of education office: county cham.
bers of commerce; real estate boards,
historical groups, mineral resource
groups, public utilities commissions,
municipal engineers, health units, form
groups, recreation committees, school
boards and various urban and rural
groups.
Meetings will be held today iwtwnen 10
county health unit and the nurses, would
have raised starting wages more than
$2,500 over 1975 levels.
Barb Stolk, president of Local 40, On-
tario Nurses Association IONA) which
represents the nurses, said new salary
figures will be calculated at an upcoming
meeting.
Although the nurses are "glad" the
contracts are finally settled, Mrs. Stolk
said they are disappointed with the roll-
back because "it means we're still way
behind salary Ie els of misses in other
counties."
a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m. and Thursday between 2 p.m.
and 10 p.m. County planner Liz Ottaway
said most groups are expected to present
prepared briefs and ask a lot of ques-
tions.
The plan, prepared by a Toronto con-
sulting firm over the past two years, con-
tains draft policy for (lie development of
Oxford County In the next 25 years.
Following the discussions this week
and a public meeting April 18, the plan
will be revised for review by the planning
committee before being sent to county
council for approval, Mra. Ottaway said.
County council approval Is expected this
smn nu• r.
Starting salary for a registered nurse
under the 1975 contract was $10,700, while
public health nurses had been earning
$11,400.
Had the new pacts gone through, regis-
tered nurses would have earned $12,540 in
1976 and $13,292 in 1977. Public health
nurses would have earned $13,240 in 1976
and $13,992 in 1977.
Both pacts were retroactive to Jan. 1,
1976.
Mrs. Stalk said the nurses won't ap-
peal. "We gave all the arguments for
what we wanted in the first place, there's
no point In appealing It."
Health board chairman Jack Warden
Of Ingersoll said the rollbacks turned the
two-year contract dispute into "an exec
vise in futility" because they cut the
nurses wage increases to exactly the
level Oxford County allows its other em
pluyots.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Stolk said the nurses
have presented their 1978 contract de
m:mds to the health board and are await
mg a reply, Further meetings arc sched
uled for April, site said.
Warden said the health mhilstry has in
turned the board it will increase the
board's operating budget, including sa-
aries, by only six per cent. If a settle
ment greater than six per cent Is
n•ached, taxpayers will have to foot the
bill, he said,
"I can sense that the county is riot go-
ing to give them auythhtg over the Rix
per cent," Warden said. -If everybody
ran't,be reasonable we euld be into an
other long, drawn om Niege Over a con.
1 ract."
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County debentures
on .market soon
By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
Want to invest in Oxford County?
In about a month, you'll probably be able to
drop some money into the county whose
motto is Labor Conquers All Things.
The county probably will be issuing
debentures in excess of $2.5 million in May,
and Treasurer Howard Day said in an in-
terview Monday that some of the debentures
wW probably be sold locally.
Residents -county or non -county, cor-
porate or nun -corporate --can buy the
debentures in denominations that probably
will be $IW and upward.
County debentures are secure. And com-
pared to investment programs such as
Canada Savings Bonds, they're more
profitable.
The annual interest on the last debenture
issue was between 85k and 6IN per cent.
So if you buy a $1,000 debenture atthe
clerk's courthouse office, and told onto It
until its maturity, ranging from one to 20
years, you'd earn that interest rate for every
year.
,,Each debenture issue has a legal opinion
supplied to stow the validity of the issue,"
Day said.
Barring a total economic collapse by the
county and province, the debentures are
guaranteed.
A couple of decades before restructuring,
debenture issues were frequent and proved to
be a popular investment for county residents
and corporations.
"Up to restructuring, a lot of the
municipalities like Woodstock had a lot of
their own sales," Day said. "A number of
municipalities sold their issues over the
counter."
Buyers wailed eagerly for the issues back
then, Day said, although the last public issue
after restructuring sold slowly,
Day said he expects they'll sell well once
it's known the county again is issuing
debentures.
In the past, the ratio of individuals versus
corporate buyers of debentures has been well
mixed, the treasurer added.
Because of timing, the county's last issue
wasn't offered locally. But next time around,
in about a month, the debentures will be
available.
So if kou want to sink some money hou
Oxford County and get a good return, Day's
the man to see.
Oxford County council
rejects pay increase
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
aunty council voted Wednesday night
.I .,ainst increasing councillors' salaries.
A rour-per-cent Increase, suggested by
council's administration and finance
committee, -was turned down on a 10.4
Coun. Perry Sibbick, of Blandford-
I1lenhiem Township, led opposition to the
increase, reminding councillors they
gave themselves a 10-per-cent raise less
than a year ago.
"The 1976 council didn't readjust its as-
larles so In essence we're adjusting sa-
laries 14 per cent over the two-year term
of this particular council," he said.
At present, Warden Ken Peers is paid
s16,mil annually and the 19 area council-
lors get $5,5M,
Councillors Wendy Calder and Keith
Latter of Woodstock supported Sibbick's
suggestion that salaries remain un-
changed this year.
"Four per cent is not bad," Mrs.
Calder said, "But 14 per cent over two
years is too much."
East Zorra-Tavistock Township Coun.
Harold Vogt said he was under the
impression council's rate of pay was
fixed for two years, "and we should
leave them that way."
Coun. Ken Webster of Tillsonburg said
jre,jection of the increase was "shor-
tsighted" on council's part.
"You forget salaries have not been in-
creased a little as we go along — until
that last few years they've stagnated for
four or five years."
Webster said a four -per -cent increase
was a "general increase" and would not
be nearly as spectacular as would be re-
quired in future if council pay is not
gradually edged upward.
"I'm for the idea that we get a little
like everyone else as time goes along,"
he added.
Coun. Ross Livingston of Blandford-
Blenheim Township argued that council
hadn't received a pay raise in 1976, and
therefore the proposed four -per -cent
raise coupled with last year's 10 per cent
totalled 14 per cent over three years, not
two.
"This (14 per cent) is the increase
since restructuring, It's not out of line,"
he said.
In other business council, on a point of
procedure, refused to reconsider its decl-
sion not to hold a two-day shotgun deer
hunt in Oxford County.
Livingston, who was absent March 6
when council turned down the hunt.
asked council to bring up the matter a
second time for further discussion. How-
ever, under procedural bylaws, only a
councillor who voted In the majority can
call for reeonsideration of an issue.
Livingston argued that the size of
herds has increased substantially in
Blandford-Blenheim Township and
time some of them were harvested."
The last county shotgun season on deer
was in 1967. Bow and arrow hunting was
allowed in 1972 between Oct. 24 and Dec,
10.
Oxford wants wider road
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — County pub-
lic works committee recommended
Thursday that Oxford not take over Van-
nilwrt Avenue in Woodstock. unless It is
w ideued to 44 feet.
if council decides not to assume the
road, the city will be forced to pay main-
wnance costs plus $150,000 of $6W,000 in
rccunstruetion costs not covered' by pro-
cinc•ial subsidy.
A decision to assume the road fullow-
iug summer reconstruction would relieve
Woodstock of the maintenance costs and
most of the $150,000.
The city, despite opposition from city
engineer Carl Hevenor, has decided to
widen the road to 34 feet. Council made
the decision not to go to 44 feet several
years ago when residents complained
trews and lawns would be lost.
Hevenor claims 34 feet is too narrow :.,.
handle increasing traffic volumem.
Closing date for tenders for rebuilding
the road is April 3. County council will
consider the works caininittee reconl
mendalion on April 12,
Oxford narrowly rejects
shotgun season on deer
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County council rejected by a 9-8 vote
Wednesday a request for an open two-
day shotgun season on deer this fall.
Area sports associations, represented
by the regulated townships and backed
by the provincial ministry of natural re-
sources, asked council in February to
consider the season to control rising deer
populations they claimed were responsi-
ble for large amounts of damage to prop-
erty and automobiles and increased
poaching by outsiders.
The last county shotgun season on deer
was in 1967. The method of hunting was
changed to bow and arrow in 1972 and al-
lows hunters to stalk deer between Oct.
25 and Dec. 10.
The two-day season was suggested by
council's administration and finance
committee last week. Their recommen-
dation was prompted by Information
from provincial police at Woodstock
which confirmed increased deer -car col-
lisions and poaching.
In rejecting the open -season proposal,
some councillors said they felt it would
attract too many outside hunters.
"I can't support it," Coun. Jack War-
den of Ingersoll said. "If It's not limited
to (county) residents we're going to get
all kinds of gun happy clowns ... and I
don't like guns."
Conn. Wallis Hammond of Zorra Town-
ship agreed, saying an open season would
attract hunters from all over Ontario and
parts of the United States. This, he ar-
gued, would threaten the area's deer po-
pulation.
Although Oxford has been told by pro -
Oxford rejects proposals
for county animal control
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — For the sec-
ond time in less than 18 months Oxford
County council has rejected proposals for
county -wide animal control.
Council had no comment Wednesday
night on an administration and finance
committee suggestion that Oxford retain
the present system under which each of
the county's eight municipalities looks
after its own animal control.
The committee's recommendation
came earlier this month after considera-
tion of a report from county clerk Harold
Walls indicating five of eight municipali-
ties were satisfied with their systems.
The consensus among most councillors
this year and in 1976 when the issue was
last considered has been that Oxford's
animal control problem does not warrant
the expense of a county -wide plan, esti-
mated to cost about $150,000.
In 1976, council turned down an Ontario
Humane Society proposal for the con-
struction and operation of a shelter to
service the entire county.
This time, proposals from the London
Humane Society, Stephanie Williams, op-
erator of a private shelter, and Martin
Emonts, a Hickson animal enthusiast
were rejected.
The London society's plan would have
had Oxford using the society shelter and
having the VN,pt16 Its own pound would
have cost.
The only cost to Oxford would have
been wages, benefits, uniforms, vehicles
and maintenance. Each municipality
would decide how many'men to hire in its
area, enabling them to control spending.
Airs. Williams, operator of the Oxford
Animal Shelter on Highway 2, proposed
to buy 22 acres north of Woodstock with
$50,000 of county funds and use county
money to build a shelter. The money
would be paid back over 25 years.
Emonts proposed a county -owned, pri-
vately -run facility costing the county
$94,000 a year to run, plus land costs.
The proposal would have cost Oxford
$134,000 a year.
After the meeting, Warden Ken Peers
repeated his stand that Oxford's animal
control problem was not as bad as some
people claim.
"We're handling the problem pretty
well," he said. "With any of these pro-
posats we couldn't handle it any better."
He said people who buy pets should ac-
cept the responsibility of disposing of
them when they the or become ill.
"They should do it at their own expense
and in the proper manner," he said.
Under the present system, a Simcoe
canine control operator handles animal
control in Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, and
Blandford-Blenheim, Norwich, South-
West Oxford and East Zorra-Tavistock
townships. Zorra Township is handled by
the London Humane Society on a time
and mileage basis. Woodstock uses a lo.
cal animal hospital and police patrols,
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vincial officials a proposed hunt couldn't
be limited to county residents only, Han-,
Mond said "it's high time we put nor of
forts toward a resident hunt ....
Coon. Leslie Cook of Woodstock said
shotgun hunt would be more effecti%,
than the bow and arrow hunt because u
would result in less wounding and mon
direct kills.
Conn. Ken Bullen of Woodstock, chair-
man of the administration and finam
committee, questioned the need for
shotgun hunt, noting there have been re-
cent reports indicating high deer kill,.
this year by+dogs and coyotes.
Warden Ken Peers, mayor of Norwich
Township, said the rising deer population
was "a crop to be harvested."
"I'm concerned about poaching whkli.
is going on," the warden said, noting tha
recent newspaper ads have urged count*
residents to be on the lookout for deer po-
achers. "'It's considerable in this county
. these people (poachers) only take a
few minutes to operate, they shoot an an
imal but if it's wounded they don't chase
it because of the danger, and the deer
ends up suffering.
"This is a considerable problem ... I
believe a shotgun season would relieve
it.,,
Voting in favor of an open shotgun sea-
son on deer were councilors Harold Vok
and Leonard Seegmiller, East Zorra-Ta%
istock township; Jack Burn and Peer.
Norwich Township; Robert Blair. Zorra
Township; Cook and Phil Poole, Woo-
tock; and Perry Sibbick, Blandford-Blen-
heim Township.
Opposing were councillors Louis Bar-
rett and Cecil Wilson, South-West Oxfore
Township; Bullen, Walter Huime, Wend}
Calder and Keith Latter, Woodstock.
Hammond, Zorra Township; and Harris
and Warden, Ingersoll.
BLUES CHASER
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RETIRING MEMBER HONORED
Warden Ken Peers congratulates
Jim Hartnett, who is retiring from
the county health board after
many years of service. Harnett
received a pocket calculator as a
token of the board's esteem.
BLUES CHASER
A pickpocket is a holdup man who lets
his ringers do the walking.
Ontario
Public Hearings
on
Confidentiality
of Health Records
in Ontario
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Confiden-
tiality of Health Records in Ontario invites you t-
attend its public hearings.
The Commission is reviewing health and related
legislation and regulations, and administrafive
processes under such legislation, to determine
whether proper protection is given to the rights
of persons who have received, or who may
receive, health services, to preserve the confi-
dentiality of information collected under such
legislation.
Public hearings will commence on Monday,
the l7th day of April,1978, at10:00a.m., in Hearing
Room No.1, 21st Floor, 180 Dundas Street West,
Toronto. Anyone wishing to speak at these hear-
ings is requested to contact the Commission in
writing or by telephone to arrange a time for
making submissions.
The Commission continues to welcome opin-
ions, comments and information from all interested
individuals and organizafions.
Correspondence may be addressed to:
ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO
THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH RECORDS
IN ONTARIO,
22nd Floor,180 Dundas Street West,
TORONTO, Ontario, M5G 1Z8.
Telephone: (41619654003
The Honourable Mr. lusfice Krever,
Commissioner.
Harvey T. Strosberg,
Counsel to the Commission.
South-West Oxford seeks lawyer
to block plans for Salford dump
DEREHAML CENTRE (Bureau) —
? South-West Oxford Township council, an-
ticipating a long battle to stop the pro-
posed Salford landfill site, has begun
shopping for a lawyer, Mayor Louis Bar -
a; retl said Wednesday.
Barrett said townshipclerk Helen
Prouse has been Instructed to contact
several lawyers familiar with environ.
mental law to act on the township's he -
half In opposing the dump.
;i "We plan to give It a good battle . .
our council has pretty well decided Sal-
ford Is not the place for a landfill site and
we're going to fight It," he said, predict-
} Ing the final decision on the location
would likely be made by the Ontario
Municipal Board.
before making a final decision on the
site.
Noting his township had opposed the
landfill site since it was planned several
years ago, Barrett said a dump at Sal-
ford was "absolutely against." a consul-
tant's criteria which eliminated several
other possible locations.
"We were told why we couldn't use
other sites but when it came to Salford
those reasons were Ignored. It's in the
centre of South-West Oxford. It's on the
best agricultural land in the county and
Its exposed to view," he argued.
Barrett said the site was not hidden, as
stated earlier, and would endanger shal-
low farm wells in the immediate area.
"You can see the site from Mount El-
gin, from the county road and from the
highway. It's a really exposed piece of
ground."
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Doti Taylor, Oxford's agriculture ministry - William McDonald, 79, who farmed in the
representative, left, looks over old newspaper county for 50 years.
photos in a scrap book at open house with
Close to 200 turn out
for office open house
A steady flow of visitors through the Agriculture and Food
office Wednesday made an open house worthwhile,
representative Don Taylor said today..
The Ontario government agency moved to its new location
in the former health laboratory near the Ontario Regional
Centre last December.
"We had a nice steady flow through until about 10:30
t p.m.)," Taylor said. "It was 11 before we got them all out."
Taylor estimated at least 200'persons toured the premises.
Many of them, he said, regularly attend at the office for
meetings at night.
About 180 night meetings were held last year in the former
agriculture office at the east end of Dundas Street, he said.
"We're pleased with people's interest," Tayfor said about
the facilities' day -long program of tows and demonstrations.
"It's the first time we've been in a government -owned
building."
Taylor said it is the ministry's fourth location in its 65-year
existence in Woodstock. Taylor is also the fourth agriculture
representative, holding that position for 18 years.
Taylor said the open house included some agriculture
displays out of the past.
Taylor said he is pleased with the location of the office.
"This is a. good environment for an agriculture office," he
said. "We never had an thing approaching this. There is
plenty of open country all around."
Planner calls for rejection
of motelearestaurantproposal
WOOD6TOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County planning commissioner Peter
AtcheKsm has recommended rejection or
a plan for a motel -restaurant complex at
Highways 401 and 19, south of Ingersoll,
In a report to be considered today,
Atcheson has urged the county planning
Committee to recommend that county
council decide against an official plan
amendment that would designate the Hite
highway commercial Instead of rural.
Ingersoll Elevators Ltd., owner of the
site on the northeast corner of the two
highways, proposes to convert the Harris
estate to a dining establishment and 54-
unit motor, hotel. The home was formerly
t owned by the owner of the Ingersoll
Cheese Company,
In his report, Atcheson says develop-
ment of the complex would encourage a
continuation of "urban -type commercial
strip development" along Highway 19
south of Ingersoll; vomething not appro.
priate from a planning standpoint,
"The development of a major dining
lounge and motel complex on the site
would serve am a catalyst to the contin-
ued commercial development of the en-
tire area north of Highway 401 and would
Increase the demands to develop the re•
mainder of the property In a similar ur.
ban fashion."
Noting that the complex would be
forced to Operate on Its own services,
Atcheson said encouragement of Intense
development of the area without full
municipal services would be "inappropri-
ate and would encourage further strip de-
velopment."
The planner also points out that dvvcl
opment of the complex would not Ton
form with Oxford's draft official pt.w
which says the site Is In a rural buff, r
area and may be used only for agric,ii
ture-related businesses,
The proposal is to be considered tod,•.;
at a public meeting at the county cotm
house. At least one nearby resident h•i.
revealed Intent to object to the proposn I
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Hit 'I, Lakeside On, Tuesday,
April 4, 1976. J. Winston Nichols, .
dear brother of Mrs. Markfrie,
hunter, RR 1, Lakeside in his
nth year
VORMER WARDEN
J. Winston Nichols, a former
,)xford warden, died at Aim
residence at RR 1, Lakeside
'Tuesday. He was 89.
Born in North Oxford
Township, he was the sm of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Nichols.
Educated in North Oxford and
Ingersoll, Nichols farmed on the
xecond concession of North
Oxford for many years.
He was a North Oxford
councillor and was elected reeve
of the former township. He was
alsoan Oxford County councillor
and warden in 1946.
Nichols was a member of the
Ex -Warden's Association of
Oxford and a member of the
Ontario Steam Engine
Association, He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Marjorie Hunter of RR 1,
lakeside as well as nieces and
nephews.
The funeral service will be
held at the McBeath Funeral
Home at 246 Thames St. S.,
Ingersoll Thursday at 2 p.m.
Rev. Tom Griffin of St. James
Anglican Church will officiate.
Temporary entombment will
be in Ingersoll Mausoleum with
burial later in Ingersoll Rural
Cemetery
ARTHUR J. LOCKHART
Arthur J. Lockhart of 1031
Devonshire Avenue died Friday'
at Woodstock General Hosppital.
He was.70. iipr%f 7, /77,
Born at Woodstock, he was a
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Lockhart and had farmed at RR
5, Woodstock all his life. He was
a member of Chalmers United
Church, the Woodstock
Agriculture Society, Mercer
Wilson Lodge No. 678, Scottish
Rite, Rose Croix, More Con-
ceptroy, Mocha Temple, London
and the Woodstock Shrine Club.
lie is survived by his wife
Isabel (Alexander); one
daughter, Mrs. James (Ruby)
Cullen, Burgessville; one son.
Gerry at home; two brothers,
Robert of New York and Allen of
Toronto. Three grandchildren,
Jim. John and Jessie Callen also
survive.
Zorra wants
act revised
on drainage
INGERSOLL (Bureau) — Zorra Town
ship council wants the provincial Drain-
age Act changed so h
administration cos
are charged back to residents who bene-
fit from new drains.
At present, persons in a drain's wat
rrshed are charged for Installation costs
nniy. Administration costs — mahilc
drainage commissioner's fees for super'-
k ision, investigating complaints and pa
per work — are paid by all residents.
Township elerk-administrator Wayne
Jnhnson said Wednesday council will
,,rk the support (if Oxford MPP Ham
Parrott and other Ontario munl0palltles
in Ilav ilig the act changed.
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Sinking dollar hits $1.00U.S. Collar
another 45-yea r-low Canadian Dollar
MONTREAL (CP) — After gaining
ground for two consecutive sessions on.
Now York money markets, the Canadian
dollar slid to yet another 45-year-low in
acthv trading Friday.
The dollar closed at 87.58 U.S. cents in
the interbank wholesale market, down
from Thursday's price of 87.93 cents and
its lowest level since May, 1933.
Some foreign exchange dealers ex-
pressed surprise that the dollar failed to
continue its climb back toward the 88-
cent level.
"We thought people would be more
cautious with a new budget coming up
but negative sentimentseems to be pre-
dominating," said one trader.
The dollar was under pressure during
most of the "rather hectic" session, trad-
ers said.
But aside from commercial sellers of
the currency, there was "nothing spe-
cial" to cause its decline, they added.
"Participants are just continuing to
look at the dollar as a weak currency,"
said a senior trader for the Bank of
Montreal.
The dollar has lost more than one-half
cent against its U-S. counterpart in trad-
ing this week, despite Tuesday's increase
of the Bank of Canada's bank rate — the
second in less than a month. The increase
-was aimed at attracting more foreign In-
Nestment to support the sagging cur -
Tuesday, April 11, 1978
rency but many observers have ex-
pressed doubt that the measure will be
sufficient.
The day the bank rate Increase went.
into effect, the dollar dropped to 87.70
cents from the previous day's price of
87.97 cents. Butduring the next two trad-
ing sessions it recovered to 87.93 cents
and traders expressed optimism that it
would climb above 88 cents *'In the near
future."
In Ottawa, Trade Minister Jack Horner
said he would personally like to see the
dollar valued at about 90 cents U.S. "all
the time."
Horner, appearing before a Commons
committee, said Canada needs the trad-
ing advantage of a 90-cent dollar to offset
natural advantages the U.S. has in cli-
mate and transportation.
About.70 per cent of Canada's import
and export trade is done with the U.S. A
lower -valued dollar would make U.S.-
produced goods more expensive here and
Canadian goods -cheaper abroad, thus
mtkking Canadian industry more compet-
itive.
Horner described the government's
current policy of intervening in money
markets to support the dollar as a "ra-
tional that. "I don't think it is to the
country's advantage. to see the dollar
fluctuate widely," he said. "The govern-
ment is attempting to assist it in floating
modestly."
Values
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The Canadian dollars steady decline against the United States dollar is
graphically illustrated. (CP)
Chretien: `Hard work, imagination,
determination and discipline' needed
Sales, tax being reduced
as stimulus to economy.
By John McHugh
Ottawa Bureau
0TTAWA — The Trudeau government
Incised itself for a possible early election
:err` call Monday night with a federal budget
that mixes sales tax relief for consumers
with words of optimism about the court-
try's future.
Highlight of the budget, which may
face little Commons scrutiny If an elec-
tion Is called soon, is a short-term $1.1
billion cut In provincial sales taxes de-
signed to stimulate sluggish consumer
demand through lower retail prices
(More budget coverage is op pages A14
and A15.)
Finance Minister Joan Chretien said
the sales tax cut, which will lake effect
as quickly as the various provinces enact
it, ,Is an outstanding example of federal-
pprovinclal fiscal co-ordination," and an
Ioventive to consumers: -to take advan-
tage of lemporatily lower retail prices."
In Ontario, IC, III mean a three-point
reduction In till, province's seven -per.
cent sales tax to four- per -cone for a six-
utonlh period, Quebec, is the only pro -
wince not yet to agree to the scheme, but
Its answer is expected within two weeks.
Many financial observers have argued
in recent months that a sales tax cut
would help stimulate demand, and, in
turn, help create employment.
In his first budget since taking over the
finance portfolio last September — he is-
sued an economic statement It late Oeto-
her — Chretien appeared to be trying to
walk the. Pine bile ,between puffing life
back Into Canada's sagging economy
without firing up Inflation.
with one eye on the financial comma
nily and the other oil the electorate,
Chrellen told the Commons to his 17-page
budget address that he had resisted the
temptation of dishing up too many `good-
ies,' even though an election later tl i,
spring or early this summer is a go
probability.
"Despite the prospect of an early el; .
lion," he said, "I have refused to inaL,
irresponsible promises to the people of
Canada because I respect the mtelligene%'
of those who will be choosing the uc\.
government.
"The theme of the budget I have
(Pleaeu turn to Page A4, Col, 5)
$433 million rise
in purchasing power
foreseen in Ontario
By Chary[ Hamilton
Toronto Bureau hagh'"ghtt.
TORONTO — The three-point reduction
in retail sales tax to tour -per -cent will I�`
ag
add $433 million to the purchasing power
of Ontario consumers in the next six
Retail sales taxes to be reduced shortly in most
regions for six or nine months by arrangement
with the provinces.
DARCY
t EOUGH
About $50 million a year in tax concessions
-h
- -happy
with federal
offered to industry to encourage research and
move
development.
months and will cost the Ontario govern-
ment $144 million for its share, Ontario
Treasurer Darcy McKeough said Mon -
COUNTY OF OXFORD
PUBLIC MEETING
OXFORD COUNTY
OFFICIAL PLAN
The Oxford County Planning Committee has received
from their Consultants a (draft) Official Plan which
will guide development within the County for the
next 25 years.
The Planning Committee is holding a series of meet-
ings to receive comments on this document. The
public is invited to make submissions to the Planning
Committee, in writing, or in person, at a public meet-
ing to be held on:
DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 18 th,1978
TIME: 7:30 PM.
PLACE: Oxford County Board of Education
Offices, Butler and Graham Streets,
Woodstock.
Copies of the draft Official Plan are available in all
municipal offices, local libraries, and in the Oxford
County Department of Planning and Development.
For further information, individuals should contact:
J. P. Atcheson, Planning Commissioner,
Oxford County Department of Planning
and Development,
P, 0. Box 397,
Court House,
Woodstock, Ontario.
Telephone: 5375524 or Zenith 72050
Tax benefits for oil industry increased to
encourage development of the Alberta oil sands
and heavy oil deposits in the West.
Rules governing disposition of retirement
savings plans reformed to make investment
more flexible.
Inflation
increases 31 jobs
to 8.8%
for youth
in March created
OTTAWA (CP) — The cost of living
took its biggest jump in March since the
introduction of pay and price controls,
but Finance Minister Jean Chretien indi-
cated Wednesday he expects the 1978 in-
flation rate will still meet the govern-
ment's revised target of seven per cent.
Chretien said in the Commons that the
March inflation rate of 1.1 per cent was
"a little bit" higher than predicted by
federal officials but a substantial in-
crease in consumer prices for the month
had been expected.
The cost -of -living news wasn't made
any more palatable by the Canadian dol-
lar's performance on the money markets
Wednesday. The dollar took its worst
dive since last fall on the New York
money markets, closing at a 45-year low
of 87.02 cents.
The dollar dropped more than 40 points
from Tuesday's close of 87.44 cents to
reach its lowest level since May, 193:1.
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The federal
employment ministry has approved $W,
968 for nine Young Canada works pro-
jects in Oxford County, Dr. Bruce Halli-
day MP (PC — Oxford) announced
Thursday.
The projects, which begin in May and
June, will create 31 summer jobs for stu-
dents.
PROCLAMATION
To encourage the preservation of existing
woodlots and treed areas in the County of
Oxford and to encourage the planting of more
trees in suitable areas in the County, I hereby
proclaim the week of April 23 to 29, 1978 as
"TREE PLANTING WEEK" with the hope
everyone in the County will plant at least one
tree during this week to help beautify the
County of Oxford.
KEN PEERS, Warden
More staff urged for Oxford health unit
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The Oxford
County health unit requires six additional
staff members to meet provincial health
"ard standards, Oxford county council
was told Wednesday.
Stanley Lang, area medical officer for
the health ministry's community health
protection branch, said Oxford needs two
more public health Inspectors and four or
five public health nurses.
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However, in a brief presentation to
council aimed at enlightening councillors
on the ministry's views of public health
in Oxford and Ontario, Lang stressed
that the standards are based on provin-
cial averages which aren't "the be-all
and end-all."
"We won't force you to add the addl.
tlonal staff, that's not how It's done," be.
said. "If your staff decides no more arc
needed then we'll put faith in them.
"We are suggesting these olher per-
sons be added , .. If you asked for extra
staff they'd be approved by us in five
minutes because it is our belief the Ox-
ford health unit needs to be enlarged."
Ontario pays 7� per cent of the board's
budget and the county pays the remain-
ing 25 per rent,
Lang also told council the ministry
won't Impose financial penalties on the
Oxford health board if it refuses to bring
its operation up to ministry standards ce-
der the province's accreditation pro-
gram.
"Accreditation won't be used as a its
-
ral tool or as a means of fiscal control,"
he assured councillors.
Fie also told council the ministry's 7s-
por-cent funding arrangement with local
health boards is likely to remain intact
for several years.
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plunges
to under
87 cents
MONTREAL (CP) — The Canadian
dollar dropped below 87 U.S. cents for the
firsttime since May, 1933, on New York
money markets Thursday as commercial
selling and speculation continued to keep
the currency under pressure.
And in Ottawa, Finance Minister Jean
Chretien reaffirmed the government's
stance that the dollar is a floating cur-
rency on world markets. He refused to
say whether the government will borrow
abroad in an attempt to keep the value of
the dollar from falling further.
In early trading in the New York
wholesale market, the dollar dropped as
low as 86.78 U.S. cents, but profit-taking
and some commercial buying pushed it
up to 86.93 U.S. cents by closing time. On
Wednesday, the dollar closed at 87.02
U.S. cents after an often hectic day of
trading.
Foreign exchange dealers said Thurs-
day's trading was "confusing and
erratic," but expressed optimism that
the dollar's downward movement may
soon let up.
Woodstock out $50,000
after paying bill too early
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The city
won't be reimbursed for Its $50,000 share
of a Parkinson Road reconstruction Job
eompleted in 1975, Oxford County council
decided Wednesday.
Council, on the recommendation of Its
public works committee, agreed to delete
from the works department's 1978 budget
$50,000 which had been earmarked to re-
pay Woodstock's contribution to the job.
The project Included rebuilding Parkin-
son Road from Beard's Lane to the east
city limits.
Mayor Leslie Cook, In an effort to have
the committee recommendation
scrapped, said the city took debentures
out on a large pert of the reconstruction
cost but decided to pay the remainder it-
self on the advice of the county engineer-
ing department.
When the road was taken over by the
county in 1976, Cook said the bill should
Oxford board approves
budget of $29.7 million
By Randy Ray
Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County board
of education Monday night approved its
1978 budget calling for expenditures of
$29.7 million.
The budget, which increases spending
7.4 per cent over last year, raises public
school taxes by about six mills or $30 on
homes assessed at $5,000.
Trustee Wilma Boughtflower said the
budget presented a realistic forecast of
board spending this year.
"it was agonized over for long hours
and is as true a picture as we can expect
for 1978," she said. "There are not a lot
of new programs, but that's not being ir-
responsible in times of restraint."
The budget sets elementary school
costs at $14.6 million, up $821,587 over
1977. Secondary school spending is ex.
pected to rise to $15.1 million from $13.9
million.
The budget requires public school sup-
porters to come up with $12 million, an
increase of about $1.2 million. The rest of
the budget comes from provincial grants
and other revenues.
Mrs. Boughtflower blamed increased
spending on a rise In living costs. Includ-
ing hydro, fuel, maintenance and salar-
ies.
Grants were also down, she said, not-
ing the province contributed about 57.02
per cent of the board's budget this year,
down from 58.51 per cent.
Major areas of spending are: instruc-
tion, up $1.5 million to $21.2 million; plant
operation, $2.4 million up from $2.2 mil-
lion; transportation, $1.65 million, up
from $1.5 million; and plant mainte-
nance, $836,187 up from $757,395.
Plattsville area trustee Gow Harvey
said the budget was determined largely
by the settlement with teachers and
asked trustees to rememember the same
will be true next year.
have been assumed and paid by the
county. The mayor said he approached
the county engineer and was told there
was no urgency to debenture. the $50,000.
As a result, the city paid the bill itself,
and therefore should be repaid, Cook ar-
gued.
"It's an outstanding debt. It was the in-
tent it should be paid back when the road
was taken over. It wasn't debentured be-
cause it was held off at the county's re-
quest."
Coun. Perry Sibbick of Blandford-Blen-
heim Township disagreed, however, ar-
guing that the $50,000 once paid by
Woodstock was not an outstanding debt.
The Oxford restructuring act, said Sib-
bick, specifies the county will pick up ou-
standing debts only after restructuring in
1975.
This is not outstanding, it was already
paid by the area municipality," he said.
Cook said the city, by taking the cove',
engineer's advice, was being penahzrr�
"We paid the money out of current re%
nues fully expecting to get the moor_
back from the county. It seems Cher,
been a misunderstanding between +0
city and county engineering depa-
ments."
In other business, council awarded
$275,000 contract to Wraymar Construc-
tion Ltd., Paris, for reconstruction of
County Road 3 between Drumbo and the
area of the Tenth Concession, Blenhriirrr,
Township.
Council also approved IM water rare
increases for Ingersoll and Tavistock.
The rates, which went into effect earl-
ier this year, increase Ingersoll water
bills by 12 per cent to $4.50 a month from
$4 for residential In -town users and to $9
a month from $8 for outside residential
customers. Metered industrial rates rise
five cents per too cubic feet
Tavistock rates rise between 34 and 65
per cent with residential customers pay-
ing $80.a year, up from $60.
New metered rates are 57 cents per 1:
000 gallons of water for the first 100.000
gallons used, 40 cents per 1,000 for the
next 100,000 and 25 cents per 1,000 for the
balance.
Old rates had been 43 cents per 1,000
for the first 30,000 gallons, 34 cents per 1.-
000 for the next 70,000, 24 cents per 1.000
up to 9200,000 gallons and 15 cents per i.-
000 for the remainder.
Restaurant -motel plan
conditionally approved
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County council gave conditional approval
Wednesday to a proposed restaurant and
M-unit motel complex at highways f9 and
lot.
Council accepted the plan on the rec-
ommendation of its planning committee
despite objections from planner Peter
Atcheson and concerns of several coun-
cillors that it would encourage more
commercial strip development along
highway 19,
The developers, Ingersoll Elevators
Ltd, and realtor Clair Bray, plan to con-
cert the old Harris estate on the north-
east corner of the intersection south of
Ingersoll into a dining establishment and
1.4, a y4w two-phase motor hotel.
The home formerly belonged to the
owner of the, Ingersoll Cheese Company
who was instrumental in establishment
of the dairy Industry in Oxford County
Council agreed an official plan amend-
ment to rezone the 28-acre site to a high-
way,commerclal from rural designation
will only be granted if the developer,
agree to sign a development agreemem
with South-West Oxford Township, make
part of the property open space, provide
buffers for a'nearby neighbor and meet
all requirements of the county health
unit, and various government ministries.
Following the meeting. Bray said in an
Interview the Harris home should be re-
novated for use as a dining lounge: by
mid -summer.
The first motel structure will be ready
for the 1979 tourist season, with construct
tion on the second taking place depending
on future demand. Total value of the pro-
ject is estimated at $1 million.
Kernel Korn pushes plowing
g
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — If you hap- The Kernel is the brainchild of Faye The Kernel's biggest chore will he to
pen to be In the Woodstock area and see a Hiscocks, RR 3, Lakeside, a member of accompany a county flout during
seven -foot ear of corn walking down the p g pa -
road — and maybe talking to you — don't the Oxford County committee working rates, handing out maps of the county,
quit drinking• with the International Plowing Match The site of the Sept. 23-27, 1880, match in
It's only Kernel Korn. conuniltee preparing for the 1980 match. the county will be marked on the maps.
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Oxford officials upset
at cabinet land ruling
WOODBTOCK (Bureau) —The Ontario
cabinet has set a dangerous precedent by
overruling the Oxford County planning
committee's decision to deny a severance
application, Oxford Warden Ken Peers
Said Friday.
"They shouldn't have overruled us," he
said. "What Is the use M having a land
division committee If cabinet overrides
our decisions."
The cabinet told Oxford County it will
allow Ingersoll area realtor K. A. McWil.
litun to sever and rezone I1 acres of land
in Zorra Township for residential pur-
poses, Peers said.
Earlier, the county land division com-
mittee denied the application. An appeal
by McWiliiam was rejected by the On.
tario Municipal Board.
Peers said the cabinet's decision could
mean more residents will take their
cases to the cabinet. The ruling defeats
the purpose of the land division commit-
tee and the OMB, he added.
BLUES CHASER
Conn. Wendy Calder, a member of the
planning committee, said she was an-
noyed because the cabinet ruling gave no
reasons for overturning the earlier deci.
sion.
"We expect the OMB to overrule us if
we make a mistake bill we don't like the
province to do it. It looks purely politi-
cal."
Although cabinet decisions cannot be
appealed, Peers said letters of objection
will likely be sent by county council to
Oxford MPP Harry Parrott and Lorne
Henderson, chairman of the cabinet's
legislation committee.
The matter will be discussed at county
council Wednesday.
Most of us are getting -along by making
both ends meet — but we'd like it better
if they overlapped a little.
Lunas, ambassador for Ingersoll's wine and cheese festival, greets Kernel
Kom, the Oxford County International Plowing Match promoter who made her
public debut Saturday night. (Photo by Williams)
Official
plan called
'atrocious'
Oxford County's official plan
is "one of the most atrocious.
irrational and erratic pieces of
trash ever evolved in the mind of
man," a member of the local
Noising and Urban Develop-
mes: Association of Canada
(HUDAC) charged Tuesday.
Bill Mates, calling the plan
"the most restrictive piece of
proposed legislation ever
devised," told the Woodstock
and Ingersoll Real Estate Board
the proposed plan will close
down the county within to years.
leaving only agricultural land.
Group goes to Simcoe
for redevelopment ideas
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More than 40 people, including Oxford Warden Ken Peers and
Woodstock Mayor Les Cook, toured the recently -renovated
Simcoe town hall Saturday to see just what can be done with an
old building,
'rhe trip to Simcoe was organized by the Save the Jail Com-
mittee, a citizens' coalition to find alternative uses for the old
Woodstock jail.
Several municipal councillors went along to look for ideas in
the redevelopment of the Woodstock courthouse square.
"It was a worthwhile trip for councillors to make to see what
can be done," Peers said.
The Simcoe courthouse, which is more than zoo years old,
underwent a t750,000 renovation scheme transforming it into
municipal offices.
Norwich Coun, Jack Burn said he was impressed with the
amount of room in the new town hall.
"It is large enough to support a staff serving about 25,000
population,' he said.
Aid. Keith fatter said the Simcoe project was cheaper to
renovate than construct a new building. He is in favor of similar
renovations for the Woodstock jail, closed by the province last
year,
The jail would make fine administration offices with
renovations, he said.
The SimcoeJall is also closed and is about tiro same age as the
Woodstock jail, However, nothing has been proposed for the
Simcoe. jail.
"They have had some interesting suggaetions," Peers said
"Like tearing it down for a parking lot or using it for a hbrary
addition but nothing concrete.'
Save the Jail Committee Chairman Helen McDonald sold she
_I was pleased with the turnout to Simcoe.
Mrs, McDonald said the Simcoe courthouse impressed
members of the tour.
"But you can't compare the jail and the courthouse, other than
the fact both were built in the I000s," she said.
Peers said there was no discussion during the tour of the future
of the Woodstock fait. However, he said a jail would be. harder to
renovate than at bbuilding.
Shncoe is fit kliometrea southeast of Wood tock.
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By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review staff writer
County councll's special
budget session Monday night
may signal the beginning of a
full-scale attack on spending
estimates and an end to rubber-
stamp approval of projected
costs.
Concern with this year's
levy —in preliminary form
estimated to jump almost too
per cent —is rife.
one councillor has described
the feeling among councillors as
tense.
The $10.2-million budget poses
a threat to mill rates throughout
the county —particularly the
three major urban areas —
where mill rates in at least one
of the three already have risen
to the equivalent of about $30 for
a taxpayer for general
municipal purposes.
The public education increase
also amounts to about $30, a fact
that has prompted Woodstock
city council to send the
education budget back to the
hoard for more consideration.
The county levy on Woodstock
last year translated to 4.3 mills
for a residential public school
supporter, or about $20. H it
were to double as it threatens in
preliminary form, taxpayers in
Woodstock, with city and
education lax increases, could
he putting out an additional $100
in taxes for 1978, based on $5,e011
assessment.
That ties politicians worried.
City council not only has sent the
education budget back for
consideration, but It has tabled
pawing its own budget until the
final county and education
levies are known.
CHANGE POLICY
The city also will ask the
county to change Its policy of
paying off large accounts In
short periods of time The city
would instead prefer large
accounts such as those for ex.
pa notion at Woodingford Lodge
and Woodstock General
Hospital, spread out over longer
periods or debentured,
The gigantic levy increase can
be traced partly to the endin¢ of
4 county to nelp it through the
rat couple of years of
structuring.
The gpollminary net levy for
7819 i9.2 million. In Ian It was
There's apparently some gund
news in county circles that
grants from the province will be
higher than anticipated in the
praltminary budget,
now much higher Isn't known,
County Treasurer Howard Day
could not be reached for details
Friday, but one councillor says
the increase definitely sheds
some positive light on the
budget.
Support grants were
estimated at $107,859 while
unconditional grants were set at
$1.6 million.
Among the major ex-
penditures in estimates released
so far in this year's budget is a
$169,830 account for establishing
a co-ordinated county
Firefighting system. The account
was onl}• $5.000 last year.
That one mayvel be chopped to
virtually the leit held in 1977,
The budget also includes a
four per cent salary raise for
councillors. bringing the ex-
penditure for councillors and the
mileage they log on their
automobiles to $113.750 from
$108,587 last year.
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Now try the fop of the TV antenna."
$9.6-MILLION BUDGET OK'D
County taxes
due to go up
by 37*9 p.c.
By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review staff writer
oxford County council is going
to its taxpayers for an additional
$6n272 in 1978 taxes, up 37.9 per
cent from last year.
The county's $9.6 million
budget, an 8.66 per cent spen-
ding increase over 19.'7, was
approved Monday night in a
special 21z-hour budget session.
The budget, which includes a
net Jew of $2.2 million, was
passed in a 13 to 7 recorded vote.
The final levy —to be passed
officially through bylaw later —
is a drastic reduction from
preliminary budget estimates
that showed a levy increase of
almost 100 per cent.
The public works department
was largely responsible for
Wing down the levy as it
reduced its spending estimates
by about $489.900.
Among the major anticipated
expenditures taken from the
public works budget was
$2i0,9D0 as a "down payment"
on new or improved county
facilities, a move that met with
opposition from Warden Ken
Peers.
t,IMBO
The move effectively leaves
the controversial county ac-
commodation question in limbo,
along with a $25,989 feasibility
study on the courthouse square.
Also yanked from the county
budget was a $169,830 account
suggested by County Eire Co-
ordinator Charles Young for
establishing a comprehensive
county -wide firefighting system.
Young's proposal called for
Ken Peers
... opposed cut
providing each firefighter with a
page radio with which he could
be alerted through a page
system operating from a central
dispatch. The proposal included
providing all fire trucks with
mobile radios.
The only section of the account
approved for 1978 is an $8,700
operating budget.
RADIO
on the books is a proposal to
provide a mobile radio in each
truck as well as a base and
communications between fire
departments. The costs are to be
spread over a three-year period
beginning in 1979 with $10,000
and $40.000 in each of the
following two years.
County expenditures are being
offset by unconditional grants of
$1.6 million; transportation and
communications ministry
grants of $1.9million; general
support grant of $215,000;
general welfare assistance of
$1.1 million, rent payments of
$174,500; day nursery revenue of
$175,BW and assistance to aged
persons grants of $479,231.
In departmental budgets, the
account for general government
rose by 30.24 per cent. Protec-
tion to persons and property is
up 7.25 per cent; public works,
5.98 per cent; board of health,
13.95 per cent; general welfare
assistance, 4.4 per cent;
assistance to aged persons, 10.59
per cent; assistance to children,
3.2 percent; day nurseries, 15.60
per cent; recreation and
community services, 11.03 per
cent; planning, 15.69 per cent. -
The total public works budget
is $4.2 million and total public
health and welfare is $4.3
million.
While Woodstock pays more
than 30 per cent of the county
levy, it cannot yet be deter-
mined what the increase in the
city's share of the levy will be.
VARIES
The levy varies with the
assessment performance of the
municipality in the last year.
Peers estimated that of every
county dollar spent, 44.97 cents
finances public health and
welfare; 44.21, public works;
2.35, recreation and community
services; 2.79, planning; .33,
financial expenses; 3.87, general
government and 1.48, protection
Ito persons and property.
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MEDIC ALERT MONTH IN MAY
oxford County Warden Ken Peers, right,
proclaimed May Medic Alert month this week
with Howard Sweazey, past chairman of the
Oxford County Life Underwriters Medic Alert
committee looking on. The committee will be
touring the county high schools advertising
medic alert bracelets this month.
Zero base budgetting
among seminar topics
Zero base budgetting and
drain financing will higNight
discussions June 10 at the tiord
annual county council seminar
in Woodstock.
The day -long event sponsored
by Oxford County council is open
to all township and urban
councillors from the county's
eight municipalities.
Morning topics will include a
presentation on market
drainage financing by the
treasurer of the Regional
Municipality of Haldimand-
Norfolk and a presentation,
including slides, on zero base
budgetting by the treasurer of
Hamilton.
Afternoon topics will cover
areas such as the need or lack of
it for a county -wide industrial
commissioner and conflict of
interest legislation, possible
problem areas and how it ap-
plies to municipal councillors.
The event being held at the
Oxford County board of
education building on Graham
Street is being organized by
Woodstock Aldermen Wendy
Calder and Keith Latter,
Mrs. Calder, a strong ad-
vocate of the zero base
budgetting concept, has in-
cluded the concept on the day's
schedule.
The presentation of drainage
financing was requested at last
year's seminar held at the
community centre in Tillson-
burg.
Mrs. Calder said in an in -
terview Wednesday night
Haldimand-Norfolk uses a
different drainage financing
system that, local councillors
may be interested in.
The County of Oxford
Invites written applications
from
Secondary and Post Secondary School Students
to supervise and assist in a
Park Development and
Nature Trail Program
in the Beachville area.
This Student Summer Employment Project is spon-
sored by the Ministry of Culture and Recreation Ex-
perience '78 Program 0701. Duration 8 weeks.
Forward Applications to Mr. J. Harold Wails, Clerk,
County of Oxford, Box 397, Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7Y3,
on or before June 2, 1978,
Zorra Township approves
new Thamesford sidewalks
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LIBRARY
Requires a Librarian for Main
Branch Woodstock. Ontario.
Applications will be received
by the undersigned until .June
2, 1sa8.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A recognized degree from an
accredited Library School is
essential:
B.A., B.L.S. or equivalent.
Salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience.
A full range Of County benefits
- is offered.
Applicants are invited to sub-
mit a confidential resume to:
Mrs. Mary Jane Webb
Chief Librarian
Oxford County Library
93 Graham Street,
Woodstock, Ontario.
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COUNTYOF OXFORD
NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNERS
TOWNSHIPSOF
BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM,
E AST ZOR RA-TAV I STOC K,
NORWICH, SOUTH-WEST OXFORD,
ZORRA, TOWN OF TILLSONBURG,
TOWN OF INGERSOLL
TO DESTROY
NOXIOUS WEEDS
Notice is hereby given to all persons in
possession of lands and property owners, that,
in accordance with the Weed Control Act,
Chapter 493, R.S.O. 1970 as amended, having
noxious weeds growing on their lands shall
cause them to be destroyed by June 30, 1978
and throughout the season. The Weed In-
spector may enter upon such lands to cause
the noxious weeds or weed seeds to be
destroyed in the manner prescribed in the
Regulations, the costs to be charged against
the land in taxes, unless paid otherwise, as set
out in the Act.
In the interest of public health, noxious
weeds requiring eradication as they appear
are Goat's -Beard, Chicory, Thistles,
Ragweed, Poison Ivy, Wild Carrot, etc.
Although Dandelions, Burdock and
Goldenrod are not considered noxious weeds
within the County of Oxford under the Weed
Control Act, the co-operation of all citizens Is
solicited in the elimination of these nuisance
weeds.
BURNICE McALLISTER
Area Weed Inspector, County of Oxford
Blandford-Blenheim
tax increase slated
East Zorra-Ta vistock
tax rates to increase
Jail tour crowds
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tops expectation
of committee
Open house
at old jail
draws 2, 500
Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — About 2,500 area resi-
dents decided to follow the Monopoly
game order and went directly to jail
Monday.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., they lined the
street in front of the old Oxford County
jail to attend an open house in the now -
vacated building.
For 'refreshments" they were served
dry bread and water.
The 124-year-old jail was closed last
April when inmates were moved to the
new Elgin -Middlesex Detention Centre at
London. Since then the big question has
been what to do with the abandoned pri-
son.
Discussions in city council have ranged
from renovation to demolition, the latter
suggestion prompting history buffs to
form the Save the Gaol committee.
The committee posted a suggestion box
for visitors at the jail
Most of the "self -committed inmates"
said the building should not be torn down.
Some suggested converting it into a res-
taurant, but there were a few who could
not imagine eating where people once
were hung.
Other suggestions included: turning
the building into a crime museum; a pro-
vincial research centre for the study of
criminal activities; leaving the jail as a
tourist attraction; and using It for re-
unions for former inmates over the July
I weekend.
Reactions of the visitors were varied.
For youngsters who had never been in-
side a cell, there was either curiosity or
panic. Some were disappointed at not be-
ing able to see a scaffold out In the court-
yard.
The suggestion box will give the Save
the Gaol committee material with which
to approach a new county council follow-
Ing the next municipal elections.
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Zorra Tp.
taxes up -
average
'$87 - $115
BLUES CHASER
A tax lawyer is a person who solves a
problem you didn't know you had in a
way you don't understand.
Official plan changed
to allow peanut plant
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County council gave final approval Wed-
nesday to an official plan change which
clears the way for relocation of a Tillson-
burg peanut plant on Highway 19 north of
Ostrander.
With only minor discussion, councillors
approved a bylaw redesignating a 7.2-
acre parcel of land industrial from agri-
cultural.
On May 10, council gave initial appro-
val to the proposed relocation despite ob-
jections from county planner Peter
Atcheson and the Oxford planning com-
mittee which said the planned 18,000-
square-foot plant would encourage strip
development on Highway 19.
Jay Coyle, owner of Coyle's Products
Ltd., plans an immediate start on the
$300:000 peanut plant and sales outlet to
replace an existing overcrowded facility
on Tillson Avenue in Tillsonburg.
The new plant is to employ 20 to 30 per-
sons who will sell specialty goods and
farm products, process and package
peanuts and eater to tourist trade.
Earlier, Coyle said the new plant
should be open by the spring of 1979.
After the meeting, Coun. Wendy Calder
of Woodstock said in an Interview that
two speakers have been scheduled for the
third annual county councillors' seminar
here June 10.
These Include the treasurer of Haldi-
mand-Norfolk region, who will speak oil
marketing of drainage financing, and the
i treasurer of Hamilton who will do a pre-
sentation on zero -base budgeting.
The all -day seminar will also include a
discussion of conflict of interest, possiblt-
hiring of a county industrial com
miasioner and a question period at Ihr
day's end.
The seminar, which is open to all mem-
bers of Oxford's eight area councils, will
be held In the board room at the Oxford
County board of education office on Gra
ham Street beginning all) a.m.
Mrs, Calder said the seminar, which
e, gs*ted 44 councillors last yeur, la volu
able because it exposes members to first-
rate speakers experienced in their fields
and it allows politicans from all parts of
Oxford to mingle and discuss each oth-
ers' problems.
PUBLIC NOTICE
COUNTY OF OXFORD
Business Hours
Effective June 19, 1978
8:30 A.M. to 4.30 P.M.
Monday to Friday
J. Harold Wall.
Clerl.
Court House
Woodstock. Ontatw
BLUES CHASER
The government should be glad the
public has what It lakes.
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Activity in park
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Activities by the Beachwood Trail
By BRIAN MCANDRFW
%entinel-Review staff writer
A private citizens' group planning on
constructing a nature trail between Wood-
stock and Beachville will ask county council
to apply for a Wintario grant on their behalf.
County administration and finance com-
mittee agreed Monday to pass on the request
to council for the Beachwood Trail
Association.
Association spokesman Sid Tatham told the
committee the group needs $10,000 to con-
struct a foot bridge, and purchase a heavy
duty rotary mower, skitrail marker, and
snowmobile.
Tatham said the application to Wintario
will be ter one third the total amount.
Mike Cavanagh of the culture and
1 $9.1 million estimate
Association in the county -owned park bet -
recreation ministry told the committee the
'wean Waodatock and Beachville has raised
application would have more credence if it
the ire of some county councillors.
was sent by the county and the provincial
The association's request that county
council apply (or a "inlano grant to finance
government would be assured of the proper
disbursement of funds.
itsnature trail program at the park failed to
get approval Wednesday and was sent back to
Tatham said about three miles of trail has
administration and finance committee for
already been cleared and about .700 man
additional study.
hours have been put in to start the bridge
The association is applying for $5,OW for a
construction.
foot bridge, $1,000 for aheavy-duty rotary
1nower and $2,000 each for a ski trail marker
He told Woodstock Aid, Philip Poole that
three engineers have inspected the.site and
and snowmobile.
the bridge would withstand an average flood.
What was described by Ingersoll Mayor
Tatham said the rotary mower was
required to clear the trail.
Doug Harris as a breakdown in com-
mumcations,"the trail association has
The snowmobile would be used to pull the
starteed some work at the park, apparently
ski trail marker, a device, he said, to carve
without final approval from the county.
In February, the assocation outlined its
ruts in the snow for cross-country skiers.
plans for the park, plans that were approved
in principle by administration and finance
committee. The committee then asked the
association to submit its plans in writing.
But when assocation representatives at-
tended the June 5 meeting of the committee,
they reported- work already spent con-
structing a foot bridge and having cleared
three miles of trail.
That met with strong criticism by Conn.
Perry Si bbiek. of Blandford-Blenheim
Township.
I question if any group of individual
zens—they citihope to have exclusive rights
to the trail —should have exclusive ri¢hta to
anyy eountyowned property," Sibbie said.
Sibbick said he was surprised work went as
far m it did without county permission.
Warden Ken Peers said he supports citizens
getting involved with the park's deve]a
men(, but added that final approval should
have come from the county
Peers said he has learned the association
attempted to erect the footbridge across the
water in the park and it collapsed.
"Thank goodness no one was hurt when the
thing was attempted to be dragged across the
river," he said.
The warden said all activity at the park
should stop until the county has a chance to
examine the situation.
Harris defended the trail association.
saying the county was "as much to blame as
the citizens" for the apparent communication
gap.
!Five-year Oxford road needs set
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The Oxford
County roads department released a five-
year reconstruction forecast Thursday
which recommends that the county,spend
about $9.1 million on road and bridge im-
provements between now and 1982.
The forecast, prepared by county con-
struction engineer Stewart Watts, pro-
poses 40 projects with seven of them de-
voted to rebuilding County Road 6 north
of Embro.
It' the worst road in the county and
one ofthe most heavily travelled. We've
been working on the engineering since
L'172 ... it's been first in line for three or
four years," Watts said.
The forecast proposes spending $1.5
million to rebuild the road for about 16 ki-
lometres north of Embro in East Zorra
Township. The three-year project would
start In 1979.
The other projects proposed for Zorra
are: $250,000 worth of work on four
bridges during 1978 and 1971if; reconstruc-
tion of a Pour -kilometre stretch of County
Road 16 from Highway 19 west to Conces-
sion 8, in 1981; and two bridges for
County Road 16 in 1980.
Seven projects are proposed for South-
West Oxford Township during the next
five years. Two major ones involve re-
building Culloden Road in 1980.81 at a to-
tal estimated cost of $1.04 million.
Among the six projects proposed for
Norwich Township is reconstruction of
County Road 4 from Highway 2 to County
Road 15, which would start in 1981 and
cost about $300,000.
The forecast lists four projects for
Woodstock, including $320,000 worth of
reconstruction work on Mill Street next
year. The only project proposed for Tlll-
sonburg involves spending $433,200 to re-
build a section of Tillson Avenue in 1981.
Four projects are proposed for Bland -
ford -Blenheim Township.
Three projects proposed for East
Zorra-Tavistock Township include spend-
Ing $500,000 to rebuild County Road 4
through Innerkip next year.
Norwich Tp. decides
to appoint its PUC
OTTERVILLE (Bureau) — Norwich
Township council has decided to appoint
its Public Utilities Commission, rather
than have its members elected, township
clerk Bob Watkins sold Wednesday.
tinder Bill i ll, recent legislation which
restructured Oxford County utllitiea
commisgions, municipal governments
have the option of appointing cen.
missioners or having them elected every
two years.
Watkins said council decided to save
the cost of an election and allow for con•
finulty of experience next year — the
first full year the restructured commis.
Ingersoll's three proposed improve-
ments include rebuilding a section of
Whiting Street in 1980 for an estimated
$515,600.
The forecast, which allows for a five
per cent annual increase in spending,
predicts improvyements will cost $1.8 mil-
lion this year;'$1,8S8,000 in 1979; $1,982,-
000 in 1980; $2.082,600 in 1981; and $2,182d,-
600 in 1982. The province subsidizes 60
per cent of the cost.
Watts presented the forecast to the
public works committee. Members de-
cided to send it to the administration and
finance committee for study, but not to
county council because they feared coun-
skins will operate.
"Presumably these people — If the 1979
council reappoints them all — will be in
better shape to handle things than a
whole new slate of cotmnlssioners," he
said.
cillors would "pick it apart" as this is an
election year.
County engineering director Don Pratt
said the councillors might not want to ap-
prove the forecast, arguing they'd be
committing future councils' spending -
"But this is not the Case." he said. "This
isn't a budget, it's a forecast."
Woodstock Mayor Leslie Cook, a
county councillor, said council's approval
is necessary before any of the proposed
projects can go ahead. A fellow council-
lor, Zorra Township Mayor Bob Blair,
noted the forecast is based on a road
needs study which council accepted in
1974 and updated in 1975.
COUNTY OF OXFORD
PROPOSALS FOR
HEATING SYSTEM
The County Engineering De-
partment are seeking propos-
als for the installation of a new
heating system in the offices
of the Social Services De-
ppaartment located on the Court-
houseSquare, Woodstock.
Interested, qualified con-
tractors are invited to inspect
the building by appointment
with Howard Pye, 78 Light
Street, Woodstock (phone
ii19-9710) and to submit design
proposals and cost quotations
to Mr. Pye not later than Wed-
nesday, July 12, 1978.
Chosen contractor will be re-
quired to supply all labor,
materials and every other
necessary thing to provide a
complete, well -finished in-
sta.1latlon. It is anticipated
that the work should be com-
pleted not later than Septem-
ber 15, 1976.
The lowest or any quotation
will not necessarily be accep-
tled.
Donald L. Pratt, P. Eng.
,Director of Engineering
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Don Milton of Princeton, Judith Spring of
London, seated, and Marg Cameron of
—Staff photo,
Burgessville are working on the Oxford Court-,
ty archives during the summer.
Plenty of basement scrounging
goes into collection of archives
By JANICE CA"'ICKLE
.'tekinel-Review staff writer
Scrounged bit by bit from attics and basements. the history
of Oxford County is being catalogued.
Working amid yellowed documents and newspapers in the
basement of the county courthouse, three university students
plan to instill some semblance of order to the past- with the
hope that some day the county will have a permanent home
for its archives.
Working under a Young Canada Works project secured by
the Oxford Historical. Society, the students are turning up.
documents that were previously forgotten about.
The students. Judith Spring, 23. of Landon; Marg Cameron.
22, of Burgessville and Don Milton, 21, of Princeton, are all
history majors.
Among the records being indexed are the deed For the
properly on which the existing courthouseis located, the
original contract for the previous courthouse and jail, built in
I&M and the existing courthouse square buildings.
The students have also uncovered personal files and
documents on several county residents, such as Col. Fred
Burgess of the Oxford Rifles.
A recipe book of dental compounds is an example of some
articles being uncovered.
The students are restoring and preserving the articles to the
best of their ability until permanent storage facilities can be
obtained.
Miss Spring said most of the materials they have collected
are in pretty bad shape.
"Some things look like they survived through sheer neglect.
Some things are in pretty bad condition and we are trying to
preserve them to prevent further deterioration." she said.
The trio has travelled to other county archives to learn
more about the preservation of delicate materials.
Aside from cataloguing materials previously obtained by
the historical society, they will also he travelling throughout
the county visiting township offices in search of records and
data.
They are also interested in collecting such things as club
rosters, letters, post cards of the area, photographs, family
papersand church records to compile a composite picture of
the county.
Milton said residents of the county have been very helpful in
turning over materials for the project,
Residents who do not want to� Kive such articles up for good
can turn them over to the students who will photocopy and
return them
While they basically started the project from scratch, they
have complete access to several objects collected by former
county clerk -treasurer Len Coles.
In fact it is his office in the court house basement they are
working out of.
If the county ever has its own archives building, Miss Spring
said. the regional archives office In I.undnn has over no cubic
feet of Oxford historical data that will be returned to the
county.
By the time the project draws to a close at the end of the
summer, the students hope to have a complete inventory of
available records.
Shirley Woodall, executive member of the historical
society, said members of the society feel the county is in need
of a permanent archives.
She said once the students' project is completed, county
council will be asked to establish an archives.
Society members have been eyeing the registry office at the
corner of Hunter and Graham streets as an ideal location.
Mrs. Woodall said Oxford has fallen behind neighboring
counties that have already established archives.
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our postman sent us a card — and got
back in time to deliver it himself.
Oxford wants help
in developing park
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The
county's administration and finance
committee wants advice from the
Upper -Thames River Conservation
Authority on how to develop its 250-
acre county park.
The province has drawn up a three -
stage development plan for the park,
but committee members sold they're
not sure how to Implement it.
The committee wants to meet with
the authority and the Beachwood
Trail Association, which began con-
structlon of a bridge and nature trail
In the park on the outskirts of Beach -
Ville.
The trail association asked for
committee support for a Wintarlo
grant application to continue the
work, but the committee decided to
defer the matter until after the three-
way meeting, No date has been set
for a meeting.
County clerk Harold Walls asked
the association Friday to stop its
bridge and nature trail work in the
park.
Ingersoll Mayor Doug Harris said
the three groups should work Hi-
gether to develop the area, now bush
and vacant land.
The committee also approved tile
drainage loans to four townships.
Zorru will receive $00,500, Blandford-
Blenheim, $0,000; East Zorra-Tavis-
lock, $11A00; and South-West Oxford,
$5.800,
Oxford County council last
Wednesday night tabled
indefinitely a motion by
Woodstock Councillor
Walter Htdme to establish a
county industrial com-
mission.
Oxford tables industrial commission proposal
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Proposed children's services plan
i shifts load to local officials
Hv TERRY CRAIL.
tieefinel-Review staff writer
A proposed reorganization of
children services would add yet
another committee to the
county's responsibilities.
Regional director Murray
Hamilton of the community and
social services ministry told the
health and social services
committee Wednesday that the
province wants all children
services brought under one
wing.
Under the present system,
many children's organizations
are responsible to different
provincial ministries.
Together with a reorganized
children's services, local
governments will have an in-
creased role to play.
"The thrust is to have more
involvement from local
government and the community
through local children's ser-
vices," Hamilton said.
He said local authorities
would be responsible for
planning and identifying needs,
budget reviews and set
priorities.
The ministry is studying three
proposed ways to make up a
children's service committee:
consisting of elected officials
NOW UP TO THE OMB
Council Approves
police building
costs, locution
City council gave preliminary
approval Thursday for the
purchase of the Reg Ferguson
car dealership property on
Metcalfe Street for the site of a
new police headquarters.
The proposal now goes before
the Ontario Municipal Board
with a decision expected
sometime in October before
council can give final approval
for the E635,001 purchase.
Council gave first and second
reading of the bylaw for the
purchase and construction of the
headqaurters without
discussion.
The 51,000 square toot
properly is smaller than the
police commission had wanted
but its downtown location and
Ministry supports
water extension
to Denby area
The provincial environment ministry has approved ex-
tending water services from Woodstock to residents of South
West Oxford Township in the area of the Denby Landfill Site.
Oxford County Council received news of the decision
Wednesday In a letter from the ministry.
The less-than-50 Denby area households receive water from
wells but seven of the households have been unable to use the
water for more than two years because of contamination by
waste in the landfill site.
County officials have said in the Anal they fear more of the
wells may become contaminated although the landfill site is
no longer in use.
County Warden Ken Peers said after the meeting he was
"delighted" with the ministry's decision but added extension
of the services will probably be a long way off.
Before the project can be tendered, Ontario Municipal
Board approval must be granted and, Peers said, he expects
some of the Denby residents who aren't affected by the
contamination will object..
Under a plan to assist municipal water projects the
province will pay up to 75 per cent butratepayers in the area
will also bear some of the cost,.
When council asked the ministry for approval of the project
lax(January, Oxford MPP Harry Parroll said the cost to the
ratepayers would probably beabout $110 per yyear for io years.
The project calls for a 4,400 fool. watermain extended from
the city's westerly limits to service the Dunby area along
County Road 0,
Crxtnell referred the letter to Its public works committee.
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and service providers; con-
sisting totally of elected officials
or consisting totally of service
providers.
Hamilton said a joint com-
mittee has received the most
favorable response.
fie added the province is
moving towards more municipal
involvement in social services.
But Woodstock Aid, Keith Latter
said he feared that once new
programs were initiated the
province would back off with its
[unding.
Hamilton said the financial
compatible zoning was a major
influence in choosing the site.
Plans call for renovation of
the existing dealership building
plus the addition of a new wing.
City police Thursday in-
dicated satisfaction with the
proposed site over their existing
headquarters in the 83-year-old
Market Square building.
aspects of the proposal are
negotiable but pointed out that
since children's services were
scattered, no one knew the exact
cost of spending.
He said in areas where the
municipality will set up
children's services committees,
the province will provide 100 per
cent funding.
The financial responsibility of
the committee, he said, would be
for the delivery of rhildren's
service in the municipality.
Hamilton said the program
would take five years or longer
to evolve.
Zorra
boundary
changes
The Ontario Municipal Board
has approved boundary changes
in three Zorra township wards.
The revised boundaries in-
clude an extension of Ward
Three (parts of former East
Nissourf and North Oxford
Townships) two lots north, in-
crease the size of Ward Five one
lot south and extend Ward Two
(Thamesford) west to Banner
road from Stanley street.
The rural revisions were
requested to standardize the
ward's boundary lines.
Township clerk Wayne
Johnson said the extended
Thamesford Ward was
requested by residents of
Andron Subdivision who wanted
to be an urban rather than rural
ward,
To submit
draft plan
A draft copy of Oxford
County's official plan should
be ready for council's ap-
proval by the end of August,
1511sonburg Councillor and
Chairman of the Planning
Committee Ken Webster told
council Wednesday.
"We're pretty well
through receiving briefs,"
he said, "now we're trying to
incorporate them into a
rewrite,"
He said he hopes council
will recommend that the
official plan be put Into ef-
fect.
Under Bill 95, Oxford's act
of restructuring, county
council must prepare an
official plan of the Oxford
planning area with policies
to guide and manage
development over the next25
years,
County Planning Com-
missioner Peter Atcheson
said the plan must be
submitted to the provincial
government for approval by
the end of December.
When the re -drafted copy
is completed council will be
able to hear any unresolved
disputes and discuss them,
said Mr. Atcheson,
Committee
plans trip
to dump
Oxford County Councilos
planning committee will visit an
industrial waste disposal_ site
i near St. Catharines similar to
the one Dominion Steel Foun-
dries of Canada Ltd. (Dofasco)
plans for a quarry at Beachvitle.
Tillsonburg Coun. Ken
Webster, planning committee
chairman, also told council
Wednesday the Hamilton steel
company has been asked for all
reports the company has sent to
the environment ministry.
Dofasco wants to dump 350,000
tons of iron oxide, waste from
blast furnace operations. into
the quarry north of the Thames
River owned by its subsidiary,
Beachvil-ime Ltd.
BeachviLime has applied to
the county for an amendment to
the official plan and the plan-
ning committee has circulated
the application to area residents
who are fighting the project.
Webster said the St.
Catharines trip will likely be
within a month.
COUNTY OF OXFORD
TENDER FOR
FUEL OIL ••
The County of Oxford *I be
receiving tenders forsthe
supply of Fuel Oil (Heating
Oil) at various locations.
Quantity approximately
Tenders maybe picked upp at
the County Engineer's llffice,
County Court House, Hunter
Street, Woodstock, and will
be received up to 12:00 Noon,
Tuesday, July 25th, IM,
Lowest or any tender not nec-
essarity accepted.
Donald L. Pratt, P. Eng.
Director of Engineering j
Ingersoll Mayor Doug Harris displays the wooden clock, bearing a county crest, that
will be given to various organizations throughout the county for presentation as an
award in an event of their choosing.
Better to give
clocks than money
Oxford County Council has
decided to give a wooden
dock, bearing a county
crest, to various
organizations throughout the
county instead of giving
monetary grants. The clock
would be awarded as the
prize in an event of their
choice.
The decision to give a prize
item instead of money was
made at an earlier council
meeting. Councillors made
the selection of the clock as
the prize from several items
on display at the meeting
Wednesday.
Organizations had
previously been given grants
in the amount of $50 to $400,
but because of their good
financial positions, itwas
decided that a prize be given
instead.
Tavistock Councillor
Harold Vogt restated his
position that he was not in
favor of the change.
"I think money would have
been much more favorable.
I'm glad to hear this is Just
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for one year," he said.
Ingersoll Mayor Doug
Barris said, "I personally
would rather see us .give this
than money... because it is a
more lasting award with the
County crest. It makes more
sense to give this to promote
our county."
Blandford - Blenheim
Councillor Ross Livingston
said the individual may
appreciate the plaque but
the organizations can use the
money.
Organizations that will be
given the clock to be
presented in an event of their
choosing are: the Woodstock
Agricultural Society, the
Tillsonburg Tri-County
Agricultural Society,
Drumbo Agricultural
Society, West Zorra and
Embro Agricultural Society,
Tavistock Fair Board,
Oxford Farm Safety
Association, Oxford Poultry
and Pet Stock Association,
Blenheim Plowmen's
Association and the Platt-
sville Horse Show.
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Oxford County Council ap.
proved Wednesday debenturing
by Tillsonhurg of $325,000 for the
construction of a new fire hall,
The Ontario Municipal Huard
must also grant approval of the
project.
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OXFORD COUNTY LIBRARY REQUIRES A
LIBRARY TECHNICIAN
For Main Branch, Woodstock, Ontario.
Applications will be received by the undersigned until
July 22, 1978
QUALIFICATIONS; Recognized Certificate from a Com-
munity College. Must hove above average spelling and
typing skills. A full range of County benefits is offered.
Applicants are invited to submit a confidential resume to:
MRS. MARY JANE WEBB
Chief Librarian, Oxford County Library
93 Graham Street, Woodstock, Ontario, N4S 618.
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Hard times
Oxford farm groups ticked off
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County council's decision to present
agricultural organizations with wall
clocks rather than cash grants this
year has raised the ire of area agri-
cultural societies.
In fact, three of four societies who
have criticized council's move have
said they would prefer no support
rather than accept the $45 clocks.
Council decided July 12 to donate
clocks with county crests rather than
money in a bid to cut spending and
because some council members felt
most agricultural societies had
healthy bank accounts and didn't
need grants.
Organizations affected (with 1977
grants in brackets) include Wood-
stock Agricultural Society, West
Zorra and Embro Agricultural Soci-
ety, Tavistock Agricultural Society,
Drumbo Agricultural Society, Till-
sonburg Tri-county Agricultural Soci-
ety ($400 each): Plattsville Horse
Show and Oxford Farm Safety Asso-
ciation, ($200 each), Blenheim Town-
ship Plowmen's Association, ($150)
and the Oxford Poultry and Pet Asso-
ciation ($50).
In a letter to the county, Drumbo
Agricultural Society secFetary-treas-
urer Judi Meadows called the deci-
sion "a real blow" to the Drumbo
fair.
"It is the grant money we receive
which helps us make our expenses,"
she said. I wish to inform you that
we would rather not accept anything
than accept this award (clock)."
Tillsonburg fair president Frank
Benin, In another letter, said agricul-
tural societies weren't given due con-
sideration when the decision was
made.
"The grants in past years, though
small, were very much appreciated.
We would prefer to receive no sup-
little $put with the wife this morning, but
should be over it by now,"
NAVONAL r.Nyli,NAN
port from the county to the support
indicated this year."
Benin said cash grants were used
to pay part of the cost of trophies and
ribbons.
Woodstock Agricultural Society
secretary -treasurer Bev Wallace
said council was "seriously underrat-
ing" work of county agricultural so -
defies.
"The effect on the Woodstock soci-
ety is minimal. The effect on the
smaller societies in the county is
much greater."
Wallace said his society, like the
others, would prefer nothing rather
than accept the clock.
Robert Rudy, secretary -treasurer
of the Tavistock Agricultural Society
said council's decision "down-
graded" a segment of the agricul-
tural community.
"It is the smaller agricultural soci-
ety which provides the training
ground for the local exhibitors. These
same exhibitors in the past have
added greatly to the reputation of
Oxford County as a prime agricul-
turalarea.
Rudy said the changeover to a
clock from money was also inconven-
lent for his society because the 1978
prize list has already printed.
The Tavistock, Woodstock and Till-
sonburg societies all urged council to
reconsider its decision. The Drumbo
group invited a member of council to
attend its fair and "see for yourself
what we have to offer the public."
The clock decision cut the budget
for agricultural groups to $405 this
year, compared with $2,000 in grants
in 1977.
County clerk Harold Walls said
Tuesday the clocks were for 1978
only. Next year's council has the op-
tion of cash grants, he said.
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County foreman retires
County Warden Ken Peers (right) presented a plaque an behalf of the county to Alva
Black tnore of Burgessville at county council Wednesday. Mr. Blackmore retired from
his position as county roads foreman on May 31, 1978. after 31 years of service to the
county.
Shelter will close
if no action taken
By TERRY CRAIG
Sentinet-Review staff writer
The Oxford County animal
shelter will lock its doors at the
end of October unless the county
comes up with permanent
)shelter, operator Stephanie
Williams said Monday.
"H we don't pet new premises,
we will definitely close," she
said.
Mrs. Williams has operated
the animal shelter three
kilometres west of Woodstock on
Highway 2 for the past four
years.
The condition of the barn at
the shelter is a contributing
factor in Mrs. William's decision
to close the shelter.
"The barn suffered a lot of
damage during last winter's
storm," she said, "and I won't
keep any of my own animals in
It."
The shelter is currently
operating on a Canada Works
grant but it expires Aug. II.
Mrs. Williams has applied for
another grant but feels there is
no poim in receiving federal
funds if there is no place to
shelter animals.
There are about 15 dogs, 13
cats and various chickens,.
geese, ducks and a racoon now
at the shelter,
"The issue has come to a head
this year," she said. "Its no skin
off my nose if there isno shelter
but a lot of people in the county
will be up in arms."
The shelter will only be open
for adopting and boarding dogs
until the end of October.
"We won't be taking any more
strays"
Each of the county's five
townships has a canine control
officer but Mrs. Williams
questions their effectiveness.
She is also particularly upset
with Zorra Township which
forced her to take out a $30
kennel licence while she was at
the same time, sheltering
animals found in the township.
"The $30 doesn't bother me
that much its the principle of the
thing."
Mrs. Williams said the shelter
has not been em t in the past
three months and it�the problem
of relocating the shelter is not
rectified the county could face
serious problems.
"The only alternative to a
county shelter is the humane
society in London," she said.
Former
warden
is dead
Former Oxford County
Warden Arlington D. Watson, 81,
died Sunday at his Cedar Street
home In Ingersoll,
He was named warden in 1934
after being first elected In 1926
to West Oxford Township
council and reeve in 1931. He
was active in all aspects of
municipal government in -
eluding - school and planning
boards.
He was born and spent his
entire life in West Oxford
township and farmed on the 1st
concession.
In 1949, he was named to the
Upper Thames River Con-
servation Authority and served
on the executive committee.
He was appointed township
road superintendent from 1938 to
1940 and was assessor for the
township and village of Beach-
ville from 1954 to 1970. He was
building inspector for the
township and village since 1955.
He was the first chairman of
the township school board and
president of the Oxford County
Ex -wardens Association in 1953.
He was the first chairman of
the Ingersoll suburban roads
commission and served from
1945 until 1975.
He was a member and
chairman of the township
planning board and member of
the West Oxford cemetery
board.
He belonged to the Ontario
Milk Producers Association and
as a hobby owned and showed
draft horses and became an
authority and show judge.
He was a member of Trinity
United Church and served on the
church board of session.
DEATHS
ROBINSON — Suddenly at his
residence, 17 Cedar Street,
IngersnI on Sunday. July 23.
1978, Arlington D. Robinson. age
81. Beloved husband of Map
Bell. Dear father of Mrs. Mark
Bauder (Jeani of Winnipeg,
Donaldof Warren, Ohio, Wray of
London. Dear brother YfIlMrs
i
Gordon Adam
Stayner. Also survived by eight
grandchildren.
Fnends will be received at the
McBeath Funeral Home, 246
Thames Street South, Ingersoll.
where service will be held on
Tuesday, July 25 at 2 M. Rev.
Dean Cassidy officiating.
Interment in Harris Street
Cemetery.
Home care wants more space
The home care department of conference room at the health
the Oxford health unit wants So mShe added that increased staff
move into enlarged quarters, will further crowd the already
administrator Marlene cram office space.
Majernik said Wednesday night . home care department
Mrs. Majernik said the ppaay�s S48 per month rent to the
present accommodations in the Mrd. of Health Dr.
basement of the health unit Medical Officer
offices are inadequate for the William Butt told the board the
seven staff membershome care department has
Home care office s the uouse of
one the operate.
Insufficient
space in which to
ofce and a
WOODSTOCK—INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1976
BLUES CHASER
Science should be working hardief un
":.„surne method of living longer without
crow inp older.
Two polio cases discovered,
emergency clinic held today
The Daily Sentinel -Review, Thum, Aug. 3, 1978 Page 3
'We forgot -�
pofio threat'
Two Norwich cases of polio
point not the Importance of
Immunization, medical officer
of health Dr. Wiliam Butt said
ti'ednesday night.
'T,xi env people are com-
placent about immunization,"
he said in an interview.
Butt also said doctors are
partially to blame for lack of
immunization lie said man%
patients when visiting doctors
have enough on their mind
without thinking about Im-
munization.
"Slice joining the health unit 1
have become more conscious of
Immunization.- he said, f
Since the outbreak in Nor-
wich, Butt has contacted all r
physicians in the county and
advised them to update their
immunization program.
r
William Butt
...MOH
Oral vaccines work quicker
than injections, doctor says
OMB approves dividing
rural Oxford property
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The Ontario
Municipal Board has overturned an Ox-
ford County land division committee rul-
ing and will let a Princeton area couple
sever a five -acre parcel of land on
Concession 1, Blenheim Township.
The ruling will enable Ralph and Gail
Sparks to rezone the lot to residential
from agricultural and allow them to di-
vide it and build a house. They already
own a home on the property.
The property is about two miles north-
east of Princeton.
At a Feb. 22, 1977,.land division hear-
Ing, the application to sever was rejected
because planning officials felt establish-
ment of a two- to three -acre lot in a rural
area would lead to proliferation of sever-
aaces.
At present five non -farm -oriented resi-
dences exist on six five -acre lots. Plan-
ning officials felt one severance could
lead to further splits allowing a potential
12 residences where only six are now al-
lowed.
OMB board member C. G. Charron
now the county official plan discour-
Health workers
win wage raise
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — A one-year
contract calling for a six -per -cent wage
increase has been ratified by the Oxford
County board of health and 20 of Its em-
ployees, union and board officials an-
nounced Friday.
to a joint statement, Canadian Union
Of Public Employees Local 1146 president
Larry Arneill and board business admin-
istrator Isobel Gordy said financial de.
tails will not be released until the con-
tract receives antf-innation beard appro-
val.
Under the old contract which expired
Deeember 31, public health Inspectors re-
cefved $12,800 to $15,000 a year, clerical
staff 1116,51011) to $9200 a year and an I&
ometrist and dental technician received
14,50 an hour, Arneill said.
79 - 30
ages residences in rural areas but does
allow filling in vacant lots bounded on
both sides by development.
"It is our opinion that the adjacent va-
cant land to the east will shortly be built
upon," the decision said. "We are satis-
fied that a rural residential zoning is
proper In these circumstances."
Innerkip celebrates
'Silver Centennial'
N
— Staff photo by Philip Waster
Oxford public health nurse Muriel Webb puts drops of vaccine on
sugar cubes at the clinic.
Vaccine runs out,
more is rushed in
NORWICH—The polio immunization clinic held here
Thursday faced a shortage of oral vaccine as a result of
dwindling so phew from a Toronto labratory.
Jack Warden, chairman of the Oxford County board of
health, said Connaught Labratories usually manufactures the
oral vaccine in spring and fall for use during school im-
munization programs.
About 950 doses were available for the clinic and an ad-
ditional 000 were rushed in from London.
Oral vaccine is preferred in emergency cases because it
reacts faster than needle injections.
medical officer ofare lhealth Dr. Nancy ommended in Tutttlle said. Sim adlike this " ded
that oral vaccine has faster acting chemical properties which
make it ideal for emergency situations.
Grossman gives assurance
Oxford registry office not closing
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The Oxford In response to a letter from the coum County land registry office will not be opposing any closure of the building, the t I want to clarify .. , that my minis -
closed, Larry Grossman, minister of con- minister said, "1 state unequding, the
ry s review of the proposed consolida-
Sumer and commercial relations, has as that the, .. registry office In Woodstock lion Program for land registry offices
sured the county. will not be closed. does not apply to Woodstock," he said in
STAFF MEMBER HONORED
Christine Cocker was honored by county cotmcil Wednesday
un her retirement from the Oxford County library staff.
BLUES CHASER
car Ocknvs% IN what incurs nhca you
sac what file new nindels arc criwthlik
a letter received by the county adminis-
tration and finance committee Monday.
The provincial government Is review-
ing registry offices In small communities
with an eye to consolidating services in
larger centres. About a month ago, the
Grey County Law Association charged
that the government intends to close "_s
registry offices because of low volume of
business, but Grossman denied the alle-
gallon,
Despite assurances from Oxford MPP
Dr. Harry Parrott that the office would
remain open, county council protested to
Grossman, fearing it could mean with-
drawal of another provincial service
from the eounty.
Area lawyers were also concerned be,
cause closure would mean costly trips to
other offices, possibly Klteliener, to col-
lecl Information.
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City will lose
one trustee
on school board
By CHRIS NIXON
Sentinel -Review staff writer
Woodstock stands a strong chance of losing
25 per cent of its representation on the Oxford
County board of education, mainly because
its assessment growth is being outpaced by
Tillsonburg's.
Calculations by County Clerk Harold Walls
show W'oodstock's representation on the I6-
man board will be reduced to three from four
while Tillsonburg will get one more, bringing
its representation to two members.
The results of the calculations, based on a
comprehensive assessment formula, were
endorsed Monday by council county council's
administration and finance committee.
Woodstock is represented on the current
board by Earl Church, Dr. Pat Brown, Wilma
Boughflower and Austin Snyder.
While the city can appeal the reduction,
Mrs. Boughtflower, the acting board
chairman, said in an interview Monday she
wasn't overly concerned about the drop.
Before the 1976 municipal elections,
Woodstock had ony three members on the
board.
Mrs. Boughtflower said trustees on the
board are working for the whole of the county
anyway.
I've been amazed and very pleased by
what I've seen... each trustee sees it (board
business) from the point of view of the county
as a whole," she said.
Mrs. Boughtflower said it was premature to
say whether the city should appeal but added
that since board members are concentrating
on the entire county the city shouldn't be
"unduly upset" at losing a representative.
"I knew Woodstock was awarded one
(extra trustee) at the last election and that it
could disappear about swiftly as it ap�
peared."
Walls explained the distribution of
representation is based on total equalized
assessment of the county's municipalities.
Zorra, South-West Oxford and Norwich
townships get two representatives each as
well. One representative goes to each of
Ingersoll and Blandford-Blenheim and East
Zorra-Tavistock townships.
Two representatives from the separate
school board also sit on the county board.
The reduction in Woodstock represen-
tatives doesn't indicate the city's assessment
has dropped, Walls said. Rather, it's losing a
member and Tillsonburg gaining one is
because Tillsonburg's assessment increase
has outpaced the city's.
In 1976, Woodstock's public residential
equalized assessment was $113,999,914, in-
creasing to $118,153,605 in 1978, using 1977
assessments.
In the meantime, Tillsonburg's equalized
assessment grew to $53,062,460 in 1978 from
$46,624,100 in 1976.
Board of education elections will be held
this November, along with municipal council
elections across the province.
JONES-KONIHOWSKI CARRIES MESSAGE
Three in isolation,
first polio cases
since '73 feared
Three cases of suspected poliomyelitis have been
discovered near London, Ont.
The Ontario Ministry of Health reported the cases in
Norwich village in Oxford County yesterday after a
day -long investigation.
Two of the suspected victims are'brothers, aged 24
and 14. Both are in Victoria hospital in London.
The third person is also an adult, the ministry said. If
the cases are confirmed as polio, they will be the first
in Ontario since 1973. The disease had become virtually
extinct in recent years because of vaccines.
Earlier this week, medical authorities in Southern
Alberta confirmed a case of polio in an eight -year -old
boy, the first case in that province in 15 years.
All the reported cases, in Alberta and Ontario, in-
volve members of a religious sect, the Netherlands
Reformed Congregation. The health ministry says the
sect is opposed to vaccination.
Federal and provincial health authorities suspect the
disease was carried to Canada by tourists from the
Netherlands visiting relatives and friends across the
country.
More than 100 cases of the disease have been con-
firmed in the Netherlands in the last few months.
Dutch visitors
could be cause
Under bright, sunny skies Thursdes
Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by
Prime Minister Trudeau. officially
opened the Commonwealth Games at
u e e n officiallyopens theumont�n Q
Beachville dump plan
to get experts' scrutiny
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County council will hire a London consul-
tant to study a Hamilton steel company
plan to dump industrial waste in a Beach-
ville quarry.
Tillsonburg Conn. Ken Webster, chair-
man of the county planning committee
which recommended the $1,200 study,
told council Wednesday it will take a pre-
Ilminary look at whether Dominion Foun-
dries and Steel Company has a "failsafe
plan" for dumping iron oxide waste into
a quarry owned by its Beachville Lime
subsidiary.
The company wants to dump 350,000
tons a year of the material Into the
empty quarry. Dofasco officials have as-
sured area residents stringent precau-
tions will be taken to prevent pollution.
Webster recommended the study be-
cause the planning department doesn't
have the technical expertise to judge the
project.
Planners are considering an official
plan amendment which will designate the
24.7-acre proposed dumping site a quarry
for Industrial waste disposal.
"We don't want to make any judgment
without proper Investigation," Webster
said.
Webster said the study, likely to begin
later this month, will investigate all do-
cuments released so far, including envi-
ronmental assessment board evidence,
precautions the company has proposed
and concerns expressed by area resi-
dents and municipal councils.
If it uncovers issues which require fur-
ther Investigation the cost will run
higher, he said.
South-West Oxford Township Mayor
Louis Barrett, whose municipality is one
of several opposed to the dumping, said
the study will tell both sides of the story,
"We've had experts show the county
why material should go there (Dofasco
officials appeared at a July, 1977, envi-
ronmental assessment board hearing)
. If we hire this consultant it will be
for the purpose of finding detrimental ef-
fects ... Surely things can't be as per -
feet and as one-sided as they (Dofasco)
say. There are two sides to every story."
Although planners have not expressed
an official opinion on the planned dump-
ing, Oxford County and Zorra and South-
West Oxford Township councils have op-
.powed it. A Beachville ratepayers' com-
mittee has also voiced loud opposition,
claiming dust and runoff will pollute the
village's air and wider.
No shots,
no entry:
Council
County Council will petition
the federal government through
Oxford MP Dr. Bruce Halliday
to prevent anyone from entering
Canada from another country
without being immunized for
polio.
Council unanimously ap-
proved the motion made by
Ingersoll Cowr. Jack Warden,
chairman of the county's health
and social services committee.
The decision came in the wake
of four reported cases of polio in
Oxford County. Only two of
those cases had been clinically
confirmed but 14 other residents
have been quarantined after
laboratory tests proved they had
been In contact with the polio
virus.
BLUES CHASER
The mail is so stow these daps that by
the time a letter arrives at its destina-
Iioo. thestatvp is a collectors itern-
Zorra Township
joins protest
against dump
DEPARTMENT MOV F:S
County council decided Wednesday to move the serial
services deppaarhnetit into the former land registry office (rum
its present Cwuation in part of the abandoned Woodstock jail in
the courthouse square. Coun. Perry Sibbick, public works
chairman, said the building, previously occuppied by the
Oxford County Health Unit. requires a new Magog welt and
some renovations. He said His building should be ready for
occupancy by October, Heating problems forced department
employees to vacate their offices in the former turnkey'$
residence during extremely cold days last winter. ",y
ver Ken
up silver medal at the Game
EDMONTON - Ingersoll
native Ken Armstrong
captured a silver medAl in
the lometre tower diving
competition at the Com-
monwealth Games Tuesday.
Armstrong missed the gold
medal by a scant 3.99 points.
The Edmonton Games are
the second Armstrong has
competed in the was part of
The Canadian team at
Christchurch New Zealand in
1974) but the silver
represents his first Com-
monwealth medal
After the first round of
competition Armstrong was
in second place, just seven
points back of the then
leader, Andrew Jackomos of
Australia.
Springboard gold -medal
winner Christopher Snode
made a sparkling comeback
in the final half of the
competition to win his second
gold. Snode's points total was
5M.98 while Armstrong had
Aft
Ken Armstrong
...silver medal
534,99.
A former Canadian
champion and member of the
national team for the past
eight years, Armstrong was
in fine form on the tower. He
held a brief lead after the
preliminaries but Jackomos
turned in a strong final dive
to take over the top spot
halfway through.
Tuesday was a good day
for Canadian divers as Scott
Cranham, a Toronto native
who trains in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, won the bronze
medal. Cranham was well
back of Armstrong with
512.37 points. David Snively
of Pointe Claire, Quebec was
fourth and Jackomos wound
up in fifth spot.
Armstrong is expected
back late this week or early
next week. His coach,
Marnie Tatham of Wood-
stock was one of the diving
judges at the Games and is to
return to the city today.
5 in hospital,80 quarantined
as battle on polio continues
toy TERRY CRAIG
Senlluet-Review staff writer
Five persons, three with
dia(nosed polio and two
clinically diagnosed but not
laboratory confirmed, are in
London hospital today, county
medical officer of health Dr.
William Butt said.
As many as 80 persons are
under quarantine.
"The quarantine list grows by
the minute," Butt said. "Those
under quarantine have spread
beyond members of the
congregation of the Netherlands
Reform Church."
Sixth case
of polio
confirmed
in Oxford
Heart attack
kills Pope Pau-1
JUST ONE OF CHANGES
Parrott takes over environment portfolio
TORONTO (CP) — Ontario
Premier William Davis
restructured his cabinet
today by bringing in one new
face and shifting seven
present ministers.
Under the restructuring, in-
tergovernmental affairs be-
comes a separate ministry
under former Education Min-
ister Thomas Wells and two
ministers will hold dual por-
tfolios.
The dean of the cabinet,
James Auld former
management board chair-
man, takes over as minister of
natural resources and minister
of energy.
Dr. Bette Stephenson, former
labor minister, now is minister
of education and minister of
colleges and universities.
Dr. Harry Parrott, who was
minister of colleges and uni-
versities, becomes environ-
ment minister.
The new cabinet minister is
Dr. Robert Elgie, a lawyer and a
surgeon who becomes minister
of labor, replacing Dr.
Stephenson.
Robert Welch, a 12-year
cabinet veteran was sworn in as
provincial secretary for justice
and remains deputy
premgovernment house leader.
W elch's old portfolio of culture
and recreation goes to former
energy minister Reuben
Baetz.
George McCague, who was
environment minister, en-
vironment, takes over Auld's old
role as management board
chairman.
The cabinet change was
spurred by Darcy McKeough's
announcement Wednesday of
his resignation as treasurer.
Frank Miller, who had been
natural resources minister, was
named treasurer Wednesday.
Wells, a veteran of almost 12
years in the Ontario cabinet,
was first appointed in 1966 by
former premier John Robarts as
minister without portfolio.
In 1969 he was appointed
health minister and in 19`il
became minister of social
services. He took over education
in 1972, the year Davis vacated
that post and won the leader-
shWitip.
h his new reponsibuities,
Wells will be dealing directly
with the governments of the
other provinces in inter-
provincial and constitutional
matters.
Sources said he has a
background in inter -provincial
matters, having served with
other education ministers on
the Council of Education
Ministers.
Quebec officials are familiar
with Wells through student
exchange programs between
Quebec and Ontario --a
project which Wells has
championed.
Parrott
shuffled
Canada captures Games title Oxford MPP Dr. Harry
Parrott was named minister
of the environment in a
major cabinet shuffle an-
nounced by Premier William
with a record 42 gold medals Davis vToronto Friday,
Dr. Parrott's move to the
controversial environment
ministry follows a three-
$533-million project year sitar as minister of
colleges and universities.
While minister of colleges
and universities, Dr. Parrott
Windsor to get was responsible
ane program
for the in-
troduction
of a new student
assistance program, He also
tarok steps to increase the
huge Ford plant profile of trades training
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County councillors
split on Dofasco
waste -dumping plan
By HOWARD BURNS
Sentinel -Review staff writer
Oxford County council is
divided on the importance of a
consultant's report on the
Dofasco proposal to dump iron
oxide waste into a Beachville
quarry.
A poll conducted by The
Sentinel -Review Wednesday
night reveals that out of 14
councillors reached for com-
ment, seven have decided to
wait for the consultant's report
and seven others already know
where they stand on the issue.
London consultant M. M.
Dillon was retained by county
council Aug. 9 to review and
study the Dominion Foundries
and Steel Company (Dofasco)
proposal to dump 350,000 tons of
iron oxide waste into a worked -
out quarry at BeachviLime Ltd,
in Beachville.
Woodstock Ald. Keith Latter
said he fears the Dofasco
proposal would pollute the
ground and water in the area.
"I can't see how they can seal
the ground up to prevent the
leakage," he said,
Latter said the consulatant
will offer advice on the situation
at a later date.
The consultant's hiring was
premature, said Norwich
Township Coun. Jack Burn. He
said council's decision to retain
the consultant was a "wavering
decision."
Burn said: " I see the dum-
ping as a huge gamble, I just
don't want the stuff there."
Woodstock Aid. Wendy Calder
said she had mixed feelings
regarding the Dofasco proposal
and the consultant's report.
"The consultant's study will
provide a basis for a decision,"
she said in a telephone in-
terview. Mrs. Calder, who sits
on county council's planning
committee, said she has "gut"
feelings about the proposed
dumping.
"I don't like the idea of it," she
said. "I hope the facts back up
my gut feeling."
Dofasco has applied to the
county for an amendment to the
official plan to allow the steel
campany to dispose of its waste
material) in the county.
Ingersoll Mayor Doug Harris
said he is waiting for the study
by the consultant before he
decades if IMlasco should be
allowed to dump in Beachville.
"There is no way I'm going to
vole before I get all the facts on
the issue," he said.
Woodstock Aldermen Philip
Poole and Walter Hulme both
agreed they would wait for the
consultant's report before they
reach a final decision.
"It's very easy," said
Woodstock Aid. Ken Bullen. "I
just don't think that Dofasco can
control the pollution."
He said he would oppose any
amendment to the official plan
that would allow Dofasco to
dump in the quarry.
And Coun. Wallis Hammond of
Zorra Township said he is
against any rezoning of the area
for Dofasco's sake.
"I feel that Dofasco has never
really proven that the water
would not be contaminated.
There is a real hazard there," he
said.
Hammond said Dofasco
should be given a fair hearing at
the county level and that the
consultant's report will provide
that opportunity.
South-West Oxford Township
Mayor Louis Barrett said he
couldn't see the point of
changing the no dumping bylaw
in the township.
The consultant's report is due
back in early September and
will cost council an estimated
$1.200.
Although the province's
Environmental Assessment
Board has given Dofasco a
green light, the company still
must meet certain requirments.
A road must be built leading
into the quarry and tests of run-
off water must be made
frequently. Also, Dofasco must
ensure that truck traffic it
Woodstock will not increase.
The Dofasco scheme is r
posed by the councils of Sot
West Oxford, Ingersoll
Zorra.
If county council does
rezone the area, Dofasco
take the proposal to the Ont
Muniepal Board. The OMB
the authority to overrule
county's decision.
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'TO BUILD NEW CAREER'
McKeough resigns
cabinet postmillid
legislature seat
CHATHAM, Ont. (CP) —
Ontario Treasurer Darcy
McKeough confirmed today he
has resigned his post In the
provincial government af-
fective Tuesday. McKeough said
he also had given up his seat as a
member of the legislature.
McKeough, a cabinet member
for 11 years and member of the
legislature for Chatham -Kent
for 15 years, said he was leaving
his ministry in good shape.
The treasurer said at a -news
conference that he was
resigningnow to leave time for a
successor to get a grasp of the
post before the legislature
convenes in October.
McKeough said he was
heading for Toronto im-
mediately to inform his staff and
clear out his desk.
BLUES CHASER
Every mother knows which side the
bread is buttered on — fhe .vide the kid,
drop on, the floor.
Oxford seeks approval
Salford landfill site up to OMB
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — The fate of
the long delayed Salford landfill site lies
with the Ontario Municipal Board.
Oxford County council decided on a 13-
3 recorded vote Wednesday to seek OMB
approval to acquire land and convert it
from farmland to a 210-acre garbage
dump.
The site, on Concession 2 of South-West
Oxford Township, half a mile east of Sal-
ford, has already been purchased by the
county for waste disposal.
The county is obligated to seek OMB
approval before converting the land into
a dump and Oxford Clerk Harold Walls
says the county must also get approval to
acquire the site, even though it was pur-
chased previously.
"It (approval to purchase) is a bylaw
which should have been passed two years
ago," he said after council.
Oxford Warden Ken Peers said the
county's purchase of the land without
OMB approval was "something for the
lawyers to argue."
In an interview after the council meet-
ing, the warden conceded the landfill site
would likely be the subject of an OMB
hearing, noting that South-West Oxford
Township and a number of area residents
have objected to the location. Peers pre-
dicted the site might be operational in
two years.
The dump will replace landfill sites at
Holbrook and Tillsonburg and In Zorra,
Norwich and Blandford-Blenheim town-
ships, he said.
After the council meeting, South-West
Oxford Township Mayor Louis Barrett
confirmed his township plans to fight the
Salford proposal. Council has 80 land
owners and an 847-name petition to back
its fight, he said.
Eden Mills lawyer David Estrin has
WOODSTOCK-INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1978
been hired to handle the township's case.
The mayor said his main concerns
about the location are use of prime farm-
land, possible contamination of wells and
nearby springs and the fact the site is vi-
sible from Salford.
Voting against sending the issue to the
OMB were Barrett and fellow South-West
Oxford councillor Cecil Wilson, and
Wallis Hammond of Zorra Township.
In favor were Woodstock councillors
Ken Bullen, Wendy Calder, Leslie Cook,
Walter Hulme, Keith Latter and Phil
Poole, Ingersoll Coun. Doug Harris and
Jack Warden, Norwich Coun. Jack Burn,
Peers, Zorra Township Coun. Bob Blair
and East Zorra-Tavistock Coun. Leonard
Seegmiller and Tillsonburg Coun. Ken
Webster.
Council also agreed to stop spending
money at the site until OMB approval is
received.
High demand for polio immunization
leads to extra clinics being set up
Preliminary approval sought
for Plattsville subdivision-
YLATTSVILLE (Bureau) — Oxford
County's planning committee has asked
county council to grant preliminary ap-
proval to develop a 25-acre subdivision
which would Increase this village's popu-
lation by 3110 people.
Plattsvllle's present population is
about 0W.
A planning department spokesman
sold the proposal by Regional County
Park Estates Ltd. of Kitchener involves
eonstrucllon of a single-family units and
28 serial -detached writs,
Jim 0111 said It would provide about
four acres of open space or parkland and
would be north of Young Street and east
of Wilmot Street on the northern edge of
the village.
Council will consider the planning rec-
ommendation next month.
fill] said the developer will be given
three years to meet a number of condi-
tions laid down by the county. When
they're satisfied, council will be asked
for final approval and work flan begin,
The proposed subdivision would be ser-
viced by municipal water and sewage
systems being developed here, '
THANK YOU
The members of the Oxford Archives Project wish to
express their appreciation to all who made this pro-
ject possible. Thanks go to the people who either
loaned or donated maps, documents, personal papers,
etc. to the Archives; to the government offices,
churches, clubs, organizations, institutions, and the
curators of the various Archives for their amiable assi-
stance. A special thanks to Oxford County Warden
Ken Peers, Oxford County Council and Len Coles to[
providing us the facilities from which to work. Furth-
er Archival contributions can be, made by contacting
Mrs. Shirley Woodall 537.3077, Mrs, Lillian Chisholm
537-7024 and Mr. Edwin Bennett 5373325,
Sincerely Judith Spring, Margaret Cameron, Donald
Milton, Oxford Historical Society ( Project Spausor ).
Parks future to be
decided by new council
It will be up to Oxford
County's new council to
decide the fate of a 264acre
park on County Road 9
between Woodstock and
Beachville.
Members of the county's
finance and administration
committee met with Upper
Thames River Conservation
Authority general manager
Tuesday. The county is
seriously considering tur-
ning the park over to the
conservation authority by
selling, leasing or reaching
some other agreement,
Thecounty purchased the
park in April, 1976, and
operated it during July and
August over the past two
years through Experience
77 and '78 programs, With
the help of the Experience
programs, the county has
spent less than $1,000 on
operating expenditures for
the park over the last two
years,
Committee chairman Ken
Bullen told the meeting no
funding is available for the
park in the county's 1978
budget. He sought recom-
mendations on the future of
the park to pass on to the
new county council in 1979.
If control of the park is
transferred to the con-
servation authority, a
detailed arrangement must
be made and a master plan
for park development drawn
up before provincial natural
resources ministry funding
will be available.
BLUES CHASER
Teen -ages "Fif go out and seek mp
fortune if I weren't so badly needed of
home as a dependent "
Mr. Powell said the con-
cern of the UTRCA
executive is the direction
county council wants to take
on the park. He said he
would talk with the
executive at their upcoming
meeting and report to the
county before their Sept. 27
council meeting.
UTRCA planners may
proceed with a feasibility
study for the park depending
on the position county
council takes on the matter.
A staff report by three
students working at the park
for the summer under the
provincially -funded Ex-
perience '78 program was
also presented at the
meeting.
The report recommends
continuing the program in
1979 and adding another
employee for a total staff of
four.
Rental of a mini -bus to
transport children par-
ticipating in recreation
programs back and forth to
the park is also recom-
mended in the staff report.
County Road 9 -- formerly
Highway 2 --is hazardous for
children riding bicycles to
the park, the report says.
'A nature trail and "ad-
venture play equipment"
are the park's major
drawing -cards. More than
300 visitors were recorded at
the park, and many others
used the facilities after
hours.
Bank tries to bolster it
Canadian dollar
hits lowest level,
s •
since depression
MONTREAL (CP) — The Ca-
nadian dollar crashed below the
86 U.S. cent level on inter-
national money markets Mon-
day for the first time since the
Great Depression of the Buts.
The currency, which has not
marked a gain against its U.S.
counterpart in five days of trad-
ing, closed at 85.94 cents, 19.50 of
a cent lower than the Friday
closing rate of 86.32 cents.
The drop represents a loss of
almost one cent since Aug. 31.
when the dollar was worh 86.93
cents.
After the money markets
closed Monday the Bank of Can
ada announced that it has raised
the prime interest rate on loans
to commercial customers W 91h
per cent from nine per cent
akffectWe�jWday.
Perry Sibbick
Retiring After
Perhaps the most familiar
name in Blenheim and more
lately Blandford-Blenheim
municipal life during the
past decade Is that of Perry
Sibbick. Back, in 1965
Sibbick, a farmer from
Etonia (near Princeton),
became a member of
Blenheim Township council.
In 1971 he became
deputy -reeve, moved up to
reeve in 197V74; was
elected the first mayor of
the new township of
Blandford- Blenheim in
1975-'76; and for the past
two years has served as
councillor -at -large.
Not only has Sibbick
been prominent in township
politics, he has been a
leading figure in Oxford
county council circles. The
final Oxford County council
elected him warden in 1974
and on January 1, 1975 he
became the first warden of
restructured Oxford County
— a position he held for two
years. It is the first time
since the turn of the
century that a person has
been warden for three
consecutive years.
14 Years
County building
work put to '79
County council recommemded Wednesday that the 1979
council fix up the courthouse.
Council went on record to approve a public works com-
mittee suggestion that $185,000 be budgeted next year for
courthouse restoration, a figure quoted by Ontario
Restorations Ltd.
Committee chairman Conn. Perry Sibbick of Blandford.
Blenheim township noted that $175,000 for renovation work
had been pared by council this year in an attempt to hold down
spending, but agreed the work had to be done.
TO ALL RESIDENTS OF
OXFORD COUNTY
THE HON. DENNIS TIMBRELL, MINISTER OF HEALTH, ASSISTED
BY THE HON.HARRY PARROTT, MINISTER 0
ENVIRONMENT , WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN
F THE.
IHE PSYCHIATRIC WING OF THE WOODSTOCK GENERAL HOSPITAL
293 WELLINGTON STREET NORTH
AT THE HOUR OF 2 O'CLOCK P.M. ON
TUESDAY, THE 19th OF SEPTEMBER 1978
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UTRCA
to study
park
County council gave the Upper
Thames River Conservation
Authority the go ahead Wed-
nesday to conduct a feasibility
study of the county-ownedpark.
The park, used primarily as a
day camp in the summer,
stretches along the south branch
of the Thames River between
the west limits of the city and
Beachville.
The 82,80a study with the
county picking up Jl199 of the
expense, will include recom-
mendations for land use from
UTIICA's view.
In a brief from ULTRA
Wednesday, the conservation
authority said no detailed
planning should start before it
and the county agree on general
objective.
The study, which will include
the availability of financial
assistance from other levels of
government, should be com-
pleted by the end of March.
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County gives blessing
to municipal control
of land purchasing
By BRIAN rvICANDRFIW
Sentinel -Review staff writer
County council took its first step Wednesday in
relinquishing control of acquiring industrial land and handing
the power back to individual municipalities.
The move, if approved by the province, will allow each of
the county's eight municipalities to actively pursue land for
its own industrial development.
When county government was restructured in 1975 under
Bill 95, the province took the power away from the
municipalities. But the county has come under criticism from
the urban centres of Woodstock, Ingersoll, and Tillsonburg for
not taking an active role in acquiring industrial land.
By approving Woodstock Mayor Leslie Cook's motion, the
county now will petition the intergovernmental affairs
ministry for an amendment to Bill 95. It is not. known how long
the province will take in making a decision.
The decision was a reluctant one on the part of some
Woodstock representives, who felt the power would be best
left in the county's hands through the formation of an in
dustrial commision comprised of both municipal councillors
and private citizens.
Aid. Walter Hulme of Woodstock resurrected a motion
tabled last June that the county establish an industrial
commission. In a recorded vote, he was supported by
Woodstock aldermen Ken Buller, Keith Latter, and Philip
Poole, but the motion was lost by an 11 to 9 vote.
When it came to supporting Cook's motions many coun-
cillors felt it was the only option left for the county to take.
Although Poole, Latter, and Huhne voted for the county in-
dustrial commission, they also supported giving the power
back to the municipalities.
On the surface, it appeared to be a contradiction on the part
of the Woodstock representives, but Hulme said it was the
only choice left.
"It is an either-or situation," Hulme told council. He said
county development was still the best choice in his opinion,
but supported Cook's motion because industrial development
"isnow in limbo... there is no direction."
Cm disappointed something is not being done at the county
level, " Hulme said, '•but I'm asking support (for Cook's
motion) because something has to be done.... This is our last
alternative."
Coun. Jack Burn of Norwich Township said he opposed
Cook's motion because "it does nothing to unite the county."
Cook told council the individual municipalities were con
cerned about a proper balance of residential, commercial.
and industrial tax assessment.
He said industrial development is slow because of general
economic conditions, but added municipalities "should be
able to grasp any industry no matter how small if it becomes
available.
Aid. Wendy Calder of Woodstock said the city cannot even
purchase industrial land within its own boundaries but must
go through the county.
Bullen opposed Cook's motion and said in an interview the
county has already asked the province basically the same
question. He said council sent a letter to the province last June
about the possibility of the county pruchasing industrial land,
but with the municipality involved bearing the cost.
"I think we should get the answer to one question first,"
Bullen said, "before we ask another."
Warden Ken Peers of Norwich Township said he was
disappointed by council's decision.
"I hope this doesn't spell disaster for restructured govern-
ment," he said. Peers supported forming a county industrial
commission.
The county would not lose all control of industrial
development if the province goes along with the Bill 95
amendment.
Cook's motion specified that the county would still retain
control through the planning function.
County Planning Commissioner Peter Atcheson said
council could oppose any proposed industrial development if it
felt it conflicted with the official plan.
WOODSTOCK-INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1976
Health
body
disbands
The 25-member Oxford
County health services com-
mittee has dissolved.
Committee chairman Betty
Sergeant said Wednesday the
committee is no longer needed.
The committee was formed to
act as a liaison agency between
oxford County and the health
ministry and to assess the
county's health needs.
The committee lost most of its
power in 1976 when the Thames
Valley District Health Council
was formed.
The council became the
liaison with area health agen-
cies and the province for Oxford,
Middlesex, Elgin counties and
London.
Mrs. Sergeant said she regrets
the current trend toward cen-
tralization, but doesn't believe
medical services in the county
will suffer because the com-
mittee is disbanding.
The committee had
representatives from the
county's hospitals, medical
associations, county and
township councils and nursing
homes.
Worst air crash in U.S. history
has taken. total of 150 lives
At courthouse
38 new Canadians take
citizenship oaths
2 planes collide
under clear skies
SAN DIEGO tCP) — As the death toll inthe worst crash in U.S.
aviation history rose today to 150, investigators began the task of
finding out why a passenger jetliner and a tiny training aircraft
collided in clear skies after both pilots had radioed they could see
the other plane.
The Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 "et with 135
persons on board and a rented Cessna 172 carrying a student pilot
and an instructor crashed and exploded shortly after 9 a.m. PDT
moon EDT) Monday, after colliding over a suburb of this
southern California coastal etty.
All 137 persons on board the two aircraft, including one
Canadian, were killed. At least 13 more persona died oa the
ground when bodies and burning wreckage tore into homes in the
North Park neighborhood about five kilometres northeast of
Lindbergh Airport.
Dollar steadies at 84.97 U.S. cents
Oxford drafting rules
on service extensions
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County's planning and public works com-
mittees will meet to establish guidelines
for the extension of water and sewer ser-
vices beyond municipalboundaries.
Planning committee approved a rec-
ommendation from county council Thurs-
day which suggested the two committees
meet.
County council has said it will not ap-
prove any applications for extending ser-
vices beyond municipal boundaries until
the guidelines have been established.
County council's recommendation was
initiated by representatives of the Town
of Ingersoll, who asked the county not to
approve an extension of its water and
sewage services heyond its borders to
service existing subdivisions.
At the same meeting, council rejected
a public works committee recommenda-
tion that applications for service exten-
sions be considered Individually and rec-
ommended guidelines be established in-
stead.
Planning committee chairman Ken
Webster said the guidelines would effec-
tively determine the expansion of Oxford
municipalities for the next five to 10
years since boundary expansions and
service expansions go together.
"It's just a fact of life that as soon as
you start peripheral development, sooner
Committee wants
errors insurance
County council's ad-
arising from bodily injury,
- ministration and finance
death and damage to property
committee decided Tuesday to
from an acci ant.
recommend council purchase
Cowan sal the $1 million
errors and omission insurance
policy would cost the county $990
to protect the county and its
annually. ",
employees from any civil
The committee suggested
liability suits.
council implement the policy for
The committee suggested the
the remainder of the year. The
committee estimated the cost of
county purchase the coverage
from Frank Cowan Ltd., a
a policy for the rest of 197E at
Woodstock insurance company
that also holds the county's
about $300.
The report says legal actions
municipal liability policy.
against municipalities and
employees have been increasing
In a written report from
in recent years, arising from a
Cowan, the committee learned
British Columbia court decision
err the ors and omission policy
ruling that a municipal building
would provide the county with
in the event of
inspector was responsible for
building ad -
coverage
damages awarded from a civil
the collapse of a
dition after he inspected it.
court action arising from an
The report also said many
oversight by either the county or
civil cases arise from improper
its employees, including fire and
administration of employee
police officials.
benefits, errors in granting
The report says the municipal
building permits, and confusion
liability policy provides
of properties in the issuance of
coverage for any damage suits
tax certificates.
BLUES CHASER
Around the turn of the century, people
were amazed when someone drove 20
miles per hour. The still are.
or later there will be pressures for an-
nexation.
"i think this is going to affect every-
body. Once you extend service you are
giving the go-ahead to build up that
area.,,
Webster said he favors establishing
guidelines.
"f think this is the crux of the problem
if a city is going to continue to expand
we've -got to expand in an orderly way. If
we give the go-ahead, let hard services
expand, we should all realize what's go-
ing to happen. We might as well deal with
It right off."
No date has been set for the joint com-
mittee meeting.
.COUNTY OF OXFORD
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO THE
C/T/ZENS Of THE
COUNTY OF OXFORD
The County Planning Committee has
completed and recommended to County
Council a new Official Plan for the Oxford
Planning Area.
Copies of the proposed Official Plan may
be obtained at your local Municipal Office or
from the County Planning Office, Court
House, Woodstock.
County Council has scheduled a Public
Meeting to be held:
DATE: Thursday, October 12, 1978
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Court House, Woodstock
For consideration of comments and
suggestions from the public. Written
comments or a request to appear before
County Council at this meeting should be
directed to:
J.P. Atcheson, M.C,t.P., Planning commissioner,
County of Oxford, P.O. Box 397,
Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7Y3
Telephone 537-5524 zenith 72050
Plow Match: One year down one to go
By JANICE VANSICKLE
Sentinel -Review staff writer
It's one down and one to go before the International
Plowing Match becomes a local event.
As the 1978 match draws to a close in Wingham, plans
are well under way for the 1960 match which will be held in
Word County.
Oxford Plowing Match committee secretary flan Taylor
said in a recent interview preparation activities for the
local event will swing into high gear with the completion of
the 1979 match in Kent County, but local organizers have
not been idle.
Chairmen for more than 20 committees have been
picked to handle Ruch things as billeting, which Taylor said
is expected to be a problem because of a lack of ac-
commodationin the area.
Hesaid most local hotel and motel accommodations In
the area are likely already booked by provincial
organizers and exhibitors.
fitter committees include health and sanitation, a
county exhibit, camping facilities, publicity and so on.
One committee has been put in charge of the three
banquets which will be held in conjunction with the match,
including the awards banquet which will attract about
1,800 people.
More limn too people will be involved in committee
activities.
The plowing match site Is located just northwest of
Woodstock, off Highway 59. The match requires 700 acres
and Toylor said lease negotiations are stillgoing on with
the 12 landowners involved.
The city and the province own 300 acres of the land in-
volved, he added.
All of the required land is within a five -mile radius.
Taylor said requests are already coming in from
exhibitors in, concession space and these are being for-
warded to the international Plowing Match Committee
headquarters in Toronto for approval,
Taylor said local organizers are receiving a lot at
direction from the International committee, which is a
branch of the Ontario Plowmen' Association.
All local activities must be approved by the provincial
organization, Taylor said, in order in maintain uniformity
with other matches,
Local organizers are allowed to use their own initiative
as well, he said, in such things as plowing demonstration
categories.
Taylor said the local committee will receive a financial
loan from the provincial organization to cover casts, which
are expected to run close to $250,000
If the weather is good and gate receipts high, a high
profit should be. made on the match.
If a profit is made, Taylor said local organizers will
likely receive financial rewards for their work, Taylor
said.
The 1977 match In Frontenac County operated at a loss
due to wet weather, but this year's mulch was expected to
turn a high profit with opening day attendance figures
Aside from being a profit -making event for the Ontario
Plowmen's Association, the matches also carry high
financial benefits for the communities they are held in.
The 1980 match will bring an untold number of dollars
into the Woodstock area through food and aecommodation
alone, Taylor said.
•
Death of Pope'John Paul
shocks world's Christians
Died during night
of a heart attack
VATICAN CITY (CP) — In one of the shortest
reigns in history, Pope John Paul, who had
raised new hope among the world's 700 million
Roman Catholics, died suddenly in his sleep
Thursday night.
The 61-year-old pontiff, who suffered an acute
heart attack, had reigned for only 34 days since
he succeeded Pope Paul VI.
The death was discovered when his private
secretary came to wake him about 5:30 a.m.
today (11: 30 p.m. EDT Thursday) .
I51.00 U.S. Dollar
9$ Canadian Dollar
Values
96
94
92 1977 1978
90 t 2
8,7t2
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88
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In Norwich Township
Peers threatening
to fight the city
on annexation try
By JANICE VANSICKLE
Sentinel -Review staff writer
If Woodstock attempts to
annex land in Norwich Township
it had better be prepared for a
battle, township Mayor Ken
Peers said Friday.
"It looks like the only way
Woodstock can get industrial
assessment is to take it away
from somebody else," Peers,
county warden, said in an in-
terview.
Peers said there is no way the
township is going to give up the
assessment it collects from
General Motors prDpekty and -
other industrial properties south
of Parkinson Road and Highway
2 within its boundaries.
"We've got a lot of money
involved there," he said.
"If they (city council) want to
annex they better take up their
swords because there is going to
Dollar drops
half -cent more
to 83.89 4; U. S.
BLUES CHASER
11' you get the nolinn that the world i,
Jonringt too Pail, go over lv the post of -
Ken Peers
...ready for action
be a battle,"
Family court judge
reassigned to Oxford
Peers was commenting on a
Sentinel -Review story Friday
which indicated annexation of
property within Norwich
Township could be recom-
mended in a consultant's report
prepared for the city.
Woodstock 1 a r Leslie Cook
said at a Frlay news con-
ference the report recommends
the city will need less than 2,500
acres from some, but not all of
the neighboring townships.
But sources close to city hall
said the boundary adjustments
would follow closely along the
city's fringe where there is
pressure for development.
The Sentinel -Review story
also pinpointed sections of
South-West Oxford and Bland -
ford -Blenheim townships,
municipalities straddling the
city, as probable targets for
Woodstock annexation
Judge John F. Bennett, family court
judge for Middlesex and Elgin counties.
has been reassigned to the post of presid-
ing family court judge in Perth and Ox-
ford counties.
The appointment, to take effect as soon
as current court cases are dealt with, ;j1.
was announced by Judge H. T. G. An-
drews, chief of the provincial courts fam-
ily division In Ontario.
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Dofasco bows under pressure,
Beachville dump plan aborted
Oxford boosts day-care fee
to $8.50 despite objections �
By Denyse Lanouette
Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Users of Oxford
Countv's day-care centres will have to
pay $8.50 a day per child, up from $6, be-
ginning Nov. 1.
Oxford County council approved a rec-
ommendation from its health and social
services committee Wednesday to in-
crease fees 41 per cent, despite the objec-
tions of its chairman, Conn. Walter
Hulme of Woodstock, who argued the in-
crease was too steep.
"It's not too often I vote against my
own report, Hulme said. "Probably the
rate should have been Increased last
year. It wasn't. If you go to $8.5o, that's
too high a jump."
Huhne suggested the rate be raised to
$7.50. Any additional increases could be
considered by the next council, he said.
The last fee increase was two years
ago. At that time, Hulme said, there was
a "considerable drop" in enrolment. "It
took a year to build it up again."
The committee originally recom-
mended a two-phase increase — to $6.50
on Oct. 1. then to $7on Jan. 1, 1979.
However, county council asked the
committee to re-examine its proposal
after several councillors said it was still
too low.
The centre costs about $9.50 a day to
run, but most parents pay $6. The $3.50
difference, which amounts to $54,000 a
year, is picked up the province and the
county, with the province paying 80 per
cent.
Families whose total income is less
than $10,000 a year are eligible for sub-
sidies ranging from 5 to 25 per cent.,
Of the 82 children attending the centres
in Ingersoll and Woodstock, 16 receive
subsidies.
Hulme warned that the number of par-
ents receiving subsidies might increase
because of the higher fee. "The majority
of people using day care are not subsid-
ized. Many chose to pay the full rate be-
cause it's reasonable. They are eligible
for subsidy but pay by choice."
Seven of the 18 councillors present sup-
ported Hulme.
"The county gives $100,000 a year to
Woodingford Lodge (a home for the
aged), but no one gets upset. It's the
same thing with day nurseries for handi-
capped children," said Conn. Philip
Poole of Woodstock. "Compared to other
social services, it's (day care) not a big
shot."
Woodstock council voiced its disappro-
val of the 41 per cent increase at its last
meeting. However, Hulme's arguments
failed to sway the majority of county
councillors.
'You're still asking the people from the
rural areas to subsidize this service and
it's of no service to them," said Coun.
Robert Blair of Embro.
"The $8.50 is designed for people who
can pay," added Warden Ken Peers of
Norwich. "We should have subsidies, but
those that can, should pay."
A parent who uses the day-care ser-
vices asked council to modify the in-
crease. Linda Gibbon of Woodstock
agreed with the need for a fee increase,
but said 41 per cent was too high.
Mrs. Gibbon said she had met with
other parents before Wednesday's coun-
ell meeting. Of the 18 she talked to, eight
said they would withdraw their children
from the Bounty's day-care facilities if
the increase was approved.
She asked council to consider the rate
structure in Waterloo County. Day-care
users are charged $7.50 a day per child
while actual costs are $10.00, she said.
OMB allows city to debenture
$1.6 million for police building
A new leader for the Catholic church
Karol Cardinal Wojtyla of Poland, the first
non -Italian pope in more than 450 years, brings
to his high office as Pope John Paul II the skills
of an experienced diplomat, the intellect of a
scholar, and the concerns of a simple pastor
who, in Cardinal Wojtyla's own words, tries "to
be always close to the people." All these assets
should serve him well In his efforts to extend
the era of good feelings begun during the tragi-
cally brief rein of his gracious predecessor,
in adopting the name Pope John Paul 11, Car-
dinal Wojtyla has graced the beginning of his
new ministry with a meaningful symbol. As a
servant of the Church, he could act no better
than by trying to emulate the best qualities of
wisdom and grace displayed by his three Imme-
diate predecessors.
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Plattsville residents oppose
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Final trip to drawing
board for new Oxford
County official plan
County pplsnning committee will return to the drawing
board one Baal time for revisions to the official plan following
a special meeting of county council Thursday.
Sitting as county planning board, councillors were
presented with correspondence and briefs from more than 30
organizations, individuals and municipalities on the proposed
plan.
While the board took action on most of the recom-
mendations and requests put before it, planning committee
has yet to make a recommendation on a Tillsonburg town
council brief requesting a policy statement dealing with its
boundary problems ami the extension of urban services into
future growth areas.
The committee will also be discussing briefs presented by
Stelco and Domtar on the plan's quarry policy area.
Stelco manager Jack States said the policy outlined in the
final draft plan raised questions in several :areas, including
rehabilitation of quarry lands.
The committee will likely discuss these issues at a meeting
Oct. 19 in order to make a recommendation to county council
at its next meeting.
The plan, intended as a guide to county growth and
development up to the year 2001, must be submitted to the
province by the end of November.
At Thursday's meeting, the last for public input into the
plan, the !ward rejected several recommendations from the
Oxford Liason Committee, representing county chambers of
commerce and boards of trade, including further policy
.statements on truck bypasses for Woodstock.
Committee representative George Calder said the Wood-
stock policy section should include plans to reduce the volume
of multiaxle, commercial vehicles using Dorcas Street.
"Although a truck bypass route has been designated and
approved by the Ministry of Transportation and Com-
munication, that route in itself will not be a bypass which will
resolve the problem of through trucks," Calder said.
He added the proposed bypass is only a beginning.
Calder said an effort should be made to have more bypasses
or ring roads constructed as soon as possible.
The committee also suggested transportation network
policies should be more flexible, leaving room for public input
on proposed developments or changes.
In voting against the committee's amendment for more
bypasses and ring roads, County Warden Ken Peers said ring
roads would not lte wanted in his municipality of Norwich.
If such roadways could be located inside city boundaries
there would be no objection, he said, but if they overlap into
other municipalities there could be problems.
The board also voted down a recommendation from the
Vansittart Area Association that the plan include a policy for
heritage conservation districts, as well as buildings and sites
in the county.
In voting a 1 inst a motion to include the policy for heritage
districts in the Woodstock section only, Peers said local
conservation advisory committees have too much power now. -
"There are too many people sticking their noses in other
people's houses now," he said.
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JANICE VANSICKLE OF THE S-R
The board also rejected a request that the property abutting
the west boundary of the city,located between Bowerhill
Road and County Road 9, owned by Oakland Developments of
Woodstock, not be designated for future urban growth.
Requests that property owned by Adlington Farms Ltd.,
abutting the southeast corner of Otterville, be included within
village boundaries and property owned by Michael McHugh
and family, abutting the northwest corner of Ingersoll, be
included within the town's boundaries, were also rejected.
The board also rejected a request from Ingersoll town
council that Harris Street, Whiting Street and Culloden Road
be downgraded from arterial roads to collector roads.
It did agree to redesignate King Street East as a collector
road.
Briefs presented Thursday were in response to the %-page
final draft plan, which had been in circulation throughout the
county for the past month.
Woodstock, the Woodstock -Oxford Branch of the Housing
and Urban Development Association of Canada and Zorra
Township were among those submitting written approval to
the plan as outlined in the draft.
...recommendations out
Official plan amendments recommended by the Oxford
County Agricultural Land Use Committee were rejected by
county council Thursday.
Sitting as members of county planning board, councillors
voted not to accept the committee's 11 proposed amendments
on the grounds that they were too restrictive.
In making a motion not to accept the recommendations,
Blandford-Blenheim Township Mayor Ross Livingston said
inclusion of the amendments in the plan would lead to the
necessity of official plan amendments in future years.
A key issue was the committee's recommendation that
severances to enlarge adjacent farming operations should
ensure the remaining parcel of land containing the farm
buildings be not less than 100 acres.
Committee members, representing the Oxford Federation
of Agriculture, National Farmers' Union and the Christian
Farmers' Federation, argued that smaller land parcels would
lead to farm land fragmentation, hindering future farming
activities.
Planning board chairman Court, Ken Webster of Tillsonburg
said restricting severances to 100 acre land parcels would
make it difficult for smaller land holdings, permitted in past
years, to be put back into operation.
Webster said it was common a few years ago to permit
severances of 25 acres.
Many of theses properties now only have one or two acres in
use with weeds occupying the remaining acreage, he added.
"I would like to see these fields go back into an abutting
farm operation, rather than be split into additional lots," he
said.
He added the plan's point system for assessing severances
is a safeguard against misuse of farm land.
in response to the committee's concern of the influence of
the planned Highway 403 on industrial development, County
Planning Commissioner Peter Atcheson said it is only natural
to expect the highway to play a significant role in the future
growth of the county.
The committee also suggested the section of the proposed
Woodstock truck bypass, crossing Oxford Regional Centre
property, be scrapped in favor of using existing roadways.
Webster said the route of the bypass has been determined
for sometime and it is a situation that will have to be faced.
A request that use of landfill sites be restricted tb county use
was put down by Woodstock Aid, Wendy Calder, who said the
policy was left open as a safeguard for the future.
Mrs. Calder said there is a possibility that a method of
recyleing waste will be introduced in the future, and because
of the expense involved it may be necessary to share .
recycling facilities with neighboring counties.
In rejecting the recommendations, Livingston said the
committee had done an exceptional job in previous sub-
missions to planning committee.
...Tillsonburg problems will stay
Boundary problems facing Tillsonburg are not likely to be
resolved in the county's new official plan, planning board
chairman Coun. Ken Webster of Tillsonburg taht Thursday.
In response to a brief presented at the special meeting of
county council, Webster said in an interview Tillsonburg is in
a unique situation because it is located on the boundary of
three municipalities, Osfurd County, Haldimand-Norfolk
r�ton and Elgin Gwnly.
Wester said the brief container "powerful" statements
which the county planning committee will have to try
resolving.
County councillors, sitting as the planning board for the
special meeting, referred the brief to its planning committee
for further discussion.
But Webster said he doesn't know how the town's problems
will be resolved.
All the Plan can do is make a statement recognizing the
problem of boundary adjustments In the Tillsonburg area, he
added.
The draft plan hasn't addresser) Itself to the problem yet,
which woultf be a good thing for it to do, he .Raid.
Tice Ttllsonburg brief recommended a special text be added
to the plan explaining the boundary problem and the fact none
of the three regional jurisdictions affecting the town have
Included it in their planning policies.
The plan should explain the "unique" situation of the town,
the brief said, "in that mine of the three regional jurlsciletions
has planned for the tidal Tillsonburg community, but each of
them Is adopting policies, which taken at face value, lack
Tiflstmburjl within its present boundaries for all practical
Wes.,
The brief, presented by Deputyd;lork Treasurer Dave
Morris, said Tfllsomburg boundaries are a compromise
position, which do not reflect [lie potential of The community.
Tillsanburg council has carried out the only regional study
of the problem, the brief said, relating the unwillingness of the
three regional jurisdictions involved to plan beyond their
boundaries.
"It is also understood that the county of Oxford's official
plan stops at the county boundary," the brief added.
"Nevertheless, the total future land use pattern necessarily
involves lands beyond that line, it said.
The brief also asked for a policy dealing with control of
services in urban expansion areas and the need for boundary
adjustments to transfer such areas into urban jurisdiction
prior to servicing and development.
The brief said a provision: in the draft plan providing for
extension of services into future urban growth areas should be
removed.
"The basic concern of [he town of Tillsouburg is to have
land for future urban needs protected against premature
urbanization and to ensue that urban development occurs on
the basis that when land is needed for future growth It is first
of all protected from urban sprawl and premature change."
The brief added land should be transferred inside the
municipal boundary as agricultural land with no development
sit p=!It, serviemgg and development can be carried out by
the urbanmulicipallty,
The brief recommended that policies within the plan read
that the oal� proper agency for urban development and urban.
exppaansion a an urban municipality.
7'lie brief also asked that the plan recognize the Tillsonturg
airport and Its significance to the county.
Art -oriented industrialdevelopment. should also be
permlgtited in the airport area, the brief said,
T'hehrtefwilllikely bediscussMbythe planningcommittee
of a meeting Oct. 19.
The county s AP roved version of the plan must be sulf-
mitled to file province by the end of November.
CO -Lila, Naisei.._
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR APPROVAL TO
EXPROPRIATE LAND
IN THE MATTER OF an application
by The Corporation of the County
of Oxford for approval to *it,
propitiate land being all that par
Lion of tot 17, Concession 4, in the
Township of Zorra, formerly
Township of West Zorra, in the
County of Oxford and Province of
Ontario designated as PART TWO
(2) on a Reference Plan deposited
in the Registry Office for the
Registry Division of the County of
Oxford os 41R.1699, for the pur-
pose of road widening and
realignment.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN shot op.
plicatlor, has been made for ap.
proval to expropriate the land
described as follows: All that For i
lion of Lot 17, Concession 4, m the
Township of Zorra. formerly
Township of West Zo ,n, in the
County of Oxford and Province of
Ontario designated as PART TWO
(2) on a Reference Pion deposited
in the Registry Office for the
Registry Division of the County of
Oxford as 41R.1699. Any owner
of lands In respect of which notice
is given who desires on Inquiry in-
to whether the taking of such
land is fair, sound and reasonably
necessary in the achievement of
the objectives of the ex.
propriating authority shall so
notify the approving authority in
writing,
(a) in the case of a registered
owner, served personally or by I
registered mail within thirty days I
after he is served with the notice,
or,when he is served by I
publication, within thirty days of -
ter the first publication of the
notice:
(b) in the case of an owner who is
not a registered owner, within
thirty days after the first
publication of the notice.
The approving authority is
The Council of the Corporation of
the County of Oxford. Court
House, Woodstock, Ontario.
The Corporation of the County of
Oxford
J. Harold Walls,
Clerk
NOTES:
1. The Expropriations Act P
provides that,
(a) where on inquiry is requested,
it shall be conducted by an inquiry
officer appointed by the Minister
of Justice and Attorney General:
(b) the inquiry officer,
(1) shall give every party to the
inquiry an opportunity to present
evidence and argument and to
examine and cross-examine wit
nesses, either personally or by hit
counsel or agent, and
(2) may recommend to the op
proving authority that a party tc
the inquiry be paid a fixed
amount for his costs of the inquiry
not to exceed $200 and the op
proving authority may in its
discretion order the ex-
propriating authority to pay such !
costs forthwith.
2. "owner' and "registered l
Owner' are defined in the Act as
follows:
"owner" includes a mortgagee,
tenant, execution creditor, a per
son entitled to a limited estate or
interest in land, a committee of
the estate of a mentally in
competent person or of a person
incapable of managing his alloirs,
and a guardian, executor, ad.
min!strator or trustee in whom
land is vested; "registered
owner' means an owner of land
whose interest in theland is
defined and whose name is
specified in an instrument in the
proper registry, land titles or.
sherBPs ofncs, and inc"
des o
person shown as a tenant al land
on the lost revised assessment
roll;
3. The expropriating authority,
each owner who notifies the op -
proving authority that he desires
a hearing in respect of the lands
intended to be expropriated and
any owner added as a party by
the inquiry officer are parties to
the inquiry,
This notice first published on the
Sib day of October. 1970,
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New county
official plan:
C'est f*ini
Br BRIAN McANDRk.W
Sentinel -Review staff writer
Three years and more than $200,000 later,
Oxford County is on the verge of having an of-
ficial plan.
At its regular meeting Wednesday night
county council, silting as the Oxford County
planning board, approved the plan and recom-
mended council give it its stamp of approval
and send it off to the housing ministry.
Barring any unforseen problems, council
will rubber stamp a bylaw approving the plan
at its Nov. 8 meeting.
If the plan is approved, County Planning
Commissioner Peter Atcheson told The Sen-
tinel -Review, it will be one of the few plans
dealt with by counties and regions throughout
the province completed on schedule.
Atcheson, who devoted
countless hours preparing the
plan, said most areas were
about a year late in completing
their plans.
"We've hit a milestone here
tonight," Warden Ken Peers
told council. "It's a culmination
of weeks and hours of work
costing SM,OW plus to get the
work done."
Accompanied by the unusual
act of thumping their desks,
councillors applauded Ingersoll
Mayor Doug Harris, who said
Atcheson and county planning
committee chairman Court. Ken
Webster of Tillsonburg should
be commended for the work they
did in preparing and presenting
the plan to council.
Harris added: "The con-
sultants became scarce as the
project progressed and
Atcheson became more in-
volved."
The planning board also ap-
proved a number of amend.
ments to the plan originally
brought up at a public meeting
two weeks ago.
The most significant approval
Will allow for consultation with
the surrounding areas con-
certing development around
Tillsonburg. The tri-county area
Is bounded by Oxford and Elgin
counties and Hatdimand-
Norfolk region.
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Any development slated
within a three kilometre cir-
cumference of Tillsonburg Bill
be discussed by the three areas.
"The intent is to bring all
areas together to say what is
best for that area," Tillsonburg
Mayor John Armstrong said.
Haldimand-Norfolk has a
Ken Peers
...'milestone'
similar section in its official
plan.
"It's a unique situation,"
Atcheson told council. "The
policy statement here reflects
the suggestion (Oxford) county
sent to the ministry (of housing)
and included in the Haldimand-
Norfolk official plan.'
'Suicide intersection'
renovations requested
A group of Newark residents asked county council Wed-
nesday for installation of safely measures at a "suicide in-
tersection" at the heart of the tiny community west of Nor-
wich.
Community spokesman Clair Utter asked council to put up
flashing signals on the stop signs on County Road 13 at County
Road Ia and also install a rumble strip.
A rumble strip, county engineer Don Pratt explained, is a
roughed section of pavement alerting motorists to a changed
driving situation.
Council sent the request to its public works committee for
study. Pratt estimated the work could be done for between
$2,000 and 53,00o.
Vehicles go whistling throu�th that intersection as we sit at
our kitchen table and watch,' Utter said.
Utter said motorists travelling along the heavily used flat
stretch of road 13 aren't thinking about a slop sign.
Utter said area residents often observe "squeeling brakes.
many near misses, and Others who go right through the in.
tersection and stop on the other side."
Aid. Ken Billion of Woodstock suggested the signs be placed
on road Is, but Pratt told council traffic flow on both roads is
about equal.
Utter said provincial Police from Tillsonburg back the
community's request and were the ants giving the spit the
"suicide intersection" nickname,
He said OPP statistics show accidents at the interseetlou
are four times more severe than average collisions.
Utter said four fatalities have occurred In recent years
along with numerous crippling accidents.
Council committee
unhappy with rules
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
Countyy council', procedural bylaws
name to for,some criticism Monday from
its administration and finance commit-
tee.
The'committee will recommend to
council, for one thing, that business
raised by public delegations be discussed
Immediately, rather than at council's dis.
cretion.
Currently, any business raised by a
delegation will not be discussed by coun-
cil unless it is introduced by a councillor.
If not, the matter is referred to a com.
mittee.
Coun. Philip Poole of Woodstock said:
"It has to be dealt with. You have to con-
sider them (the delegates). They usually
sit and wait to see what's happened."
Poole added that Woodstock city coun-
Of deals with delegations at the begin -
fling of its meetings.
The committee also expressed dissatis-
/action with procedure covering reintro.
duction of old business which prevents a
matter being reconsidered fit the session
unless It 1s reopened by a member who
voted with the majority.
This means every vote should be a rec.
orded one or no one will know who voted
with the majority, Warden Ken Peers of
Norwich said.
Poole said there is also ambiguity in
the word session. It is not certain
whether it refers to the councirs two-
year term of office or to one meeting -
The committee also considered a time
limit that would allow a matter to be re-
introduced by any councillor at a later
date. The proposal was deferred for
study to see how it is handled by other
councils.
Duck sanctuary proposed
,in marsh area near Medina
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Ducks Un-
limited (Canada) wants to develop a
duck `sanctuary in a marsh owned by Ox-
ford County north of Medina.
In a letter to county council's adminis-
tration and finance.committee, Ronald
Schiedel of Ducks Unlimited said the
marsh would increase wildlife use of the
area, with particular emphasis on breed-
ing, and would also be beneficial to other
necies of wildlife.
The company proposes to build a small
dam, which would increase the water
level without flooding adjoining agricul-
tural land under normal conditions- All
costs would be borne by Ducks Unlim-
ited.
The marsh is on the southeast half of
Lot 28, Concession 11 of Zorra Township.
The committee referred the request to
the Upper Thames River Conservation
Authority for study.
Historical Society
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seeks county clock
Oxford County council has
interested someone in
receiving one of the con-
troversial county clocks
offered to agricultural
societies in lieu of cash as a
prize in competitions.
But the county isn't sure it
wants to give the Norwich.
and District Historical
Society one of the clocks.
The society .requested
county council consider it as
a recipient of a clock, as
offered to agricultural
societies, because of its
connection with agriculture
through the museum barn
and Norwich steam show.
However, the letter, from
society secretary Johan
Hopkins, indicates the
society believes the clock to
be a gift for use Of the
society. The letter said the
society would appreciate
having the clock on display
in its board room.
However, Warden Ken
Peers, Norwich Mayor, said
he would meet with the
society to explain that the
clock was offeredto
agricultural societies to
Present as a prize in com.
petitions at county fairs.
"It just seems funny to
me," Councillor Walter
Hulme, Of Woodstock, said.
"Firstwe couldn't give them
away, and now we're not
sure we want to."
When the clock was of.
fered to county agricultural
societiesthey opposed the
offer because they fell the
clock could only be used
Once, while the grants
Previously received by the
county went farther than one
prize.
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like it is
RvJANWE MIDDLETON
Sentlnel-Revlew staff writer
The real workhorses of Canada's judicial. system aren't the
judges, the crown attorneys, the lawyers.
T c workhorses in our courtrooms are the inconspicuous
men and women behind the steno masks who sit through the
evidence, day in and day out, taking it down and transcribing
it verbatim.
Oxford County has two full -lime court reporters, civil
servants Sylvia Reid and Harry Morton.
If questions concerning a particular witnesses' testimony
arise during a trial, the court reporter has the last word.
The reporter either reads the transcript back to the court
verbally or a transcript is ordered.
Transcripts are the court reporter's gravy. Done on their
own time, the original copy is $2.25 a page and copies are 25
cents a page.
Morton, president of the Court Reporters Association of
Ontario, which has more than 300 members, has been a court
reporter for 15 years and says the job his a pressure cooker
but a challenge he enjoys.
"When f started reporting I was in the courtroom three
weeks when I got an order for a transcript —before I got that
done f got another and I never caught up."
Formerly of Toronto, Morton has been reporting for Oxford
courts for the past three years.
He shares the load with Sylvia Reid, who started reporting
fresh out of high school in 1935.
Shorthand was essential at that time, Mrs. Reid said in an
interview. She received three months training on the job by
court reporter Emily Ball, who was also the crown attorney's
sister, before bliss Ball retired.
Mn. Reid said she can take 250 words a minute in shorthand
and up to 300 in short bursts if required,
Shorthand is no longer stock in a court reporter's trade
since the switch to tape recorders and dictaphore equipment.
A steno mask has replaced the flying pen and pad.
"Verbatim reporting isn't as physically tiring as shorthand.
Reporters were terrified of getting arthritis," she said.
Today a facile tongue and a broad vocabulary is the essence
of accurate reporting, says Mrs. Reid, who covered all of
Oxford's courts at one time, in addition to her duties as
judge's secretary.
"There wasn't as much litigation in those days," Mrs. Reid
said.
Provincial and county courts keep her busy now.
This summer Mrs. Reid passed up her holidays to type a
transcript of Oxford's four month fraud trial. It was more than
5,000 pages.
Rumors of replacing the court reporters with tape recor-
ding systems operated by court monitors, who are paid at a
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SYLVIA REID: Getting the facts down— the old way and the new.
lesser rate are lust tuat—rumors, says free lance court
reporter Vicki Scott.
Mrs. Scott, who has been a court reporter for 14 years, says
she was warned about the machine replacing the reporter
when she first entered the field.
Mother of Matthew, 4, and Jeffrey, 1, Mrs. Scott works as a
free lance reporter in courts across the province. She worked
in Hamilton's county courts full-time for four years and in
county courts in Milton until her husband, Ron, an RCMP
officer, was transferred to Simcoe.
Seven or eight months at home alone was enough, Mrs,
Scott, 34, said, so "I went to back to work as a free lance court
reporter."
As a free lancer Mrs. Scott earns $50 for a full -day and $30.50
for half days.
Full-time reporters employed by the province earn about
$15,000 a year.
Court monitors earn $30 for a full day and $20-50 for half day
in court.
Typing transcripts, though a lucrative sideline, is a never
ending task, Mrs. Scott said.
"Our marriage nearly ended in divorce. At one time I was
nearly a year behind and my husband and I never went
anywhere together."
Chris Lind. ay has found free-lancing as a court monitor the
ideal job to combine with motherhood, she says Mrs. Lindsay
works as a free-lance court monitor for the examinations for
discovery —litigation which is handled by a judge out of court.
A former legal secretary, Mrs. Lindsay likes the job
because "I get paid for what I do."
The COUNTY OF OXFORD "llij. skF "��i_'ildr , urn a a, s Cw Cm x Wi i ' 71
MUNICIPALquiresFFICE Oxford selects
CLERK TYPIST Fl h' 1' lit
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To perform typing and cler-
ical duties as assigned.
Salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience.
Applications will be received
by the Undersigned up to
Noon Friday, November 10,
Mr. J. Harold Walls
Clerk. County of Oxford
P.O. Be. 397
Woodstock. Ontario,
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NOTE Our employees are aware
of Ih,s job opening
as ing ig s
for intersection
Oxford County public
works committee approved
a request Thursday to install
'flashing lights at the
"suicide intersection" of
County Roads 13 and 18 near
Newark.
A delegation of Newark
residents attended county
council's Oct. 25 meeting to
request installation of safely
measures at the crossing.
County Engineer Don Pratt
said similar requests have
been coming in for at least 13
years.
Provincial police coined
the "suicide intersection"
nickname because the
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It:s common knowledge that an am
lifts loll times his own welghl. 1'et no one
I has found out what kind'rrl'eereal he cats.
crossing has been the scene
of four fatalities and several
serious accidents in recent
years.
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new trash dump
for Tillsonburg
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — Oxford
County's public works committee will ap-
ply to the Ontario Environmental Assess-
ment Board for permission to dump resi-
dential waste from Tillsonburg in the
county's Holbrook landfill site south of
here.
The committee made its decision
Thursday after it received a letter from
the ministry of the environment stressing
file gown's urgent need for a new site.
"'rhe existing domestic site in Tillson-
burg is vfrfually full and an alternative
site must be. available us soon as possible
to provide facilities for the disposal of
domestic garbage from the munief-
paBty," the letter said. r
It mentioned two possible locations for
the site — Holbrook or the towa's nearby
industrial landfill site, provided certain
conditions were met.
Either site requires au environmental
assessment board hearing due to the
town's size and the amount of waste in-
volved.
In its letter, the ministry recom-
mended the Holbrook site, which is also
used by Woodstock and Ingersoll.
"Although we agree to allow garbage
to be deposited in the industrial site, our
preference would be to have the wale
deposited at the Holbrook site. We will,
however, allow Tillsonburg solid waste to
be deposited at the industrial site until an
alternative: is available but the domes -tic
garbage cannot be mixed with the indus-
trial," said the letter, signed by J. F.
Janse of the ministry's London office.
Although hauling the waste to Holbrook
would be more time-consuming for Till-
somburg, county engineer Dun Pratt said
It would be less expensve-
"Il would save V5.000 a year and ore
would not have to slie'ad S2s.000 to c;,
velop a new area in the industrial spit
Pratt said. He added the industrial sill
not suitable for domestic waste bet•ao„
of the nature of the soil.
Committer chairman Perry Sibbick of
Blandford-Blenheim Township said the
move would probably bar unpopular
Tillsonburg but it was the least esp vti-
alternative.
"Tillsonburg would probably object but
this is coann mono. We're oparttin,v tit.•
landfill ;...: - 1i
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
TO EXPROPRIATE LAND
In the matter of an application by The Corporation of the
County of Oxford for approval to expropriate land being
parts of Lot 7, Concession 1, in the Township of Norwich,
formerly Townshipof North Norwich, In the County of Oxford
and Province of Ontario, more particularly described on
Schedules "A", "B" and "C" attached, for the purpose of
road widening and realignment.
Notice is hereby given that application has been made for
approval to expropriate the land described as follows: Parts
of Lot 7, Concession 1, in the Township of Norwich, formerly
Township of North Norwich, In the County of Oxford and
Province of Ontario, more particularly described on
Schedules ''A", 'B" and "C" attached.
Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who
desires an Inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair,
sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the
objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the
approving authority in writing,
(a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by
registered mail within thirty days after he is served with
the notice, or, when he Is served by publication, within
thirty days after the first publication of the notice;
(b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner,
within thirty days after the first publication of the notice.
The approving authority is
The Council of the
Corporation of the County of Oxford,
Court House,
Woodstock, Ontario.
J. Harold Walls, Clerk
NOTES:
The Expropriations Act provides that,
(a) wherean inquiry is requested, it shall be conducted by
an inquiry officer appointed by the Minister of Justice and
Attorney General;
(b) the inquiry officer,
(i) shall give every party to the inquiry an opportunity to
present evidence and argument and to examine and cross.
examine witnesses, either personally or by his counsel or
agent, and
(if) may recommend to the approving authority that a
party tofhe inquiry be paid a fixed amount for his costs of
the inquiry not to exceed $200 and the approving authority
may in its discretion order the expropriating authority to
pay such costs forthwith.
"owner" and "registered owner" are defined in the Act as
fof lows:
"owner" includes a mortgagee, tenant, execution
creditor, a person entitled to a limited estate or interest in
land, a committee of the estate of a mentally incompetent
person or of a person incapable of managing his affairs,
and a guardian, executor, administrator or trustee In
whom land is vested;
"registered owner" means an owner of land whose in-
terest in the land is defined and whose name is specified in
an instrument in the proper registry, land titles or
sheriff's office, and includes a person shown as a tenant of
land on the last revised assessment roll;
The expropriating authority, each owner who notifies the
approving authority that hedesires a hearing in respect of
the lands intended to be expropriated and any owner
added as a party by the inquiry officer are parties to the
Inquiry.
This notice first published on the 8th day of November
1978.
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SCHEDULE"A"
All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and
premises, situate, lying and being in the former Township of
North Norwich, now in the Township of Norwich, being
composed of that part of Lot 7 In the first concession of the
said Township described as follows: PREMISING that
bearings are related to the western limits of PARTS 6 and 7,
Deposited Plan 41R 1822, which have an astronomic bearing
of North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West according to
the said plan.
Commencing at the site of a standard iron bar set in the
western limit of the said Lot I at the distance of 415.78 feet, on
a course North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West from
the southwest angle of the said lot.
Thence North 78 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds East, 17.00
feet.
Thence North 6 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds West, 108.86
feet.
Thence North 87 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds West 27,85
feet to the western limit of the said lot.
Thence South 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds East along
this last mentioned limit 115.22 feet to the point of com-
mencement.
SCHEDULE"B"
All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and
premises, situate, lying and being in the former Township of
North Norwich, now in the Township of Norwich, being
composed of that part of Lot 7 in the first concession of the
said Township described as follows: PREMISING that
bearings are related to the western limits of PARTS 6 and 7,
Deposited Plan 41 R 1822, which have an astronomic bearing
of North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West, according to
the said plan.
Commencing at the site of a standard iron bar set in the
western limit of the said Lot 1 at the distance of 415.78 feet, on
a course North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West from
the south-west angle of the said lot.
Thence North 78 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds East, 17.00
feet.
Thence South 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds East, 153.00
feet.
Thence South 78 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds West, 17.00
feet to the western limit of the said lot.
Thence North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West 153.00
feet to the point of commencement.
SCHEDULE"C"
All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and
premises, situate, lying and being in the former Township of
North Norwich, now in the Township of Norwich, being
composed of that part of Lot 7, in the first concession of the
said Township described as follows: PREMISING that
bearings are related to the western limits of PARTS 6 and 7,
Deposited Plan 41R 1822, which have an astronomic bearing
of North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West, according to
the said plan.
Beginning at the site of a standard iron bar set in the
western limit of the said Lot 1 at The distance of 415.78 feet, on
a course North 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds West from
the south west angle of the said lot.
Thence North 78 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds East, 17.00
feet to the point of commencement at the south-west angle of
the herein described parcel.
Thence North 6 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds West, 108.86
feet.
Thence South 11 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds East, 108. 40
feet.
Thence South 78 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds West, 10.00
feet to the point of commencement.
A customer with an overdue electric
bill received this note front his utility
company: "We would be delighted if you
would pay your bill. You will be delighted'
ifyou don't. "
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NOTICE
Effective Tuesday, November 14, 1978, the offices of
Oxford Social Services will relocate at the former
Public Health building at the corner of Graham and
Huntor Streets, Court House Square, Woodstock,
Ontario.
The telephone number (537 3428) remains unchang-
ed. Our mailing address remains Box 397, Woodstock,
Ontario.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1978
Norwich post office fire causes
damage estimated at $125,000
By JANICE MIDDLETON
and TERRY CRAIr,
Sentinel -Review staff writers
NORWICH—A $125,000 fire which destroyed the post otflee
here this morning has halted the village mall service for today at
least.
Officials are looking for other places to sort mail, Win WALLS,
assistant postmaster, said today.
Fire department spokesmen said it wasn't known if the
building could be restored to serve as a post office.
The blaze, which broke out in the northwest currier in the
basement of the 80-year-old, two -storey brick building„ was
discovered about 5:30 a.m. by truck drivers delivering the
London Free Press.
Capt. Lawrence Griswold of the 14 man Norwich Fire
Department, said the fire is believed to have started about 2:15
p.m., the time the post office clock stopped.
Oxford gives final approval to plan
1 � P?pVEMBER 8,1978
Oxford County council
gave its final approval to the
draft county official plan
Wednesday.
Next step for the official
plan is ministry of housing
approval.
The ministry could ap-
prove the entire plan, part of
it, or send it to the Ontario
Municipal Board, county
Planning Commissioner
Peter Atcheson said.
County council rejected
petitions by three firms with
quarries in the Beachville
area for changes to the pits
and quarries sections.
Domtar, Steel Company of
Canada (Stelco) and
Dominion Foundaries and
Steel Company (Dofasco)
sent delegations to council to
express their concerns about
site development, proposed
performance bonds, control
of quarry truck routes and
conflict with setback
regulations of the Pits and
Quarries Act.
All three objected to a
section of the plan allowing a
municipality to request a
performance bond from a
quarry operation. They said
they already put up bonds
with the province to
guarantee developmenl.
However, Mr. Atcheson
said the section does not
refer to the same type of
bond required by the
province, merely the kind a
municipality requires for
any development to ensure
it will be carried out
satisfactorily. It would apply
only to new quarry
developments.
Councillor Wallis Ham-
mond, of Zorra, said his
municipality has always
treated the quarries near
Beachville well and it would
be a good idea for
municipalities to have the
right to require a per-
formance bond, at their
discretion. While his
municipality has never done
so, it is "quite right" that
they have the power to do so,
he said.
It would be impossible,
Stelco manager Jack Stares
told council, for the quarry
operators to regulate truck
routes since the truck
drivers are not employees of
the e..e.rry but independent
third parties.
Mr. Atcheson told council
the planning board wanted a
policy statement in the plan
regarding truck routes to
give municipalities a voice
in them. It was not intended
that an agreement must be
made with the quarry, he
said.
While the Pits and
,Eligible voters
in Oxford County
up to 60,OOOMUNICI9PALBER
ELECTIONS
By TERRY CRAIG
Sentinel -Review staff writer
The number of eligible voters in the up-
coming municipal election has increased
slightly In all eight oxford County
mumucipalities, bringing the potential
number of votes to more than 60,000,
But, those exercising their voting rights in
the 1976 municipal election ranged from a low
of 41 per cent in Woodstock to a high of 60 per
cent in East Zorra-Tavistoc•k Township.
Each of the eight county municipalities
reppoort a slight increase in the number of
obgfble voters.
In South-West Oxford Township, where
there is an election in two wards, the public
school board and a liquor question, there are
5,755eh ible voters. Acclamations abound in
South-West Oxford. The mayor, councillor -at -
large and five councillors were acclaimed.
In Blandford-Blenheim Township 4,973
ell ible voters have a vote in the councillor -
at -large election and there are races in four of
the township's five wards. The mayor, Ward I
representative and separate school trustee
were acclaimed.
Last municipal election in Blandford-
Blenhiem 46 per cent of the electorate turned
out fa vote.
According to the clerk's office there are
10,747 eligible voters in Woodstock, up from
18.382 In 1976, Approximately 41 per cent of
eligible voters in the city voted in the last
municipal election. There is a race in every
seal in the city.
East Zorra-Tavistock has 4,W6 eligible
voters compared to 4,550 in 1976, Last time 60
per cent of the voters went to the polls. This
election sees a race in every position except
councillor -al -large and public school board
representative.
Approxfmately 45 per cent of the 6.926
eligible voters in Tillsonburg voted in the 1976
municipal election. The clerk's office says
there are 7,528 voters for the upcoming
election for PUC and council positions. The
mayor's chair, public school board
representative and councillor -at -large were
acclaimed,
in Zorra Township 5,998 residents are
eligible to casta ballot compared to 5,872 in
1974 when 56 per cent went to the polls.
Zorra voters have an election for the
mayor's position, public board of education
and in Ward 4,
Approximately 53 per cent of the 5,1186
voters in 1976 went to the polls. This time
around there are 6,109 voters to elect a
mayor, public school board and PUC.
Norwich Township registered 6,669 eligible
voters for the election compared to 6,570 In
1976 when 51 per cent turned out to vote,
Norwich electors face a choice in Ward 1, 2
and 4 and the public school board
representative.
Quarries Act requires a 300-
foot setback for quarries in a
residential area, the official.
plan will only require 75
metres i246 feet). Mr -Stares
pointed out. In the interest of
consistency, and to avoid
confusion, the official plan
should agree with the Act.
Mr. Atcheson pointed out
that the 300-foot setback in
the Act referred only to
residential areas. The
county 75-metre setback
would refer to any area.
BLUES CHASER
Ive talk a lot about the equality of the
sexes, bul who in the world ever saw a
retired housewife'
Bodies under bodies
in cult suicide horror
Up to 800 'bodies under bodies' a M
u....Ae.la mnratlPad 'in cult suicide
Wire services
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The
Jonestown mass suicide took on a new di-
mension of nightmare Friday when D.S.
troops reported they were discovering
-bodies under bodies" and that as many
as 806 American men. women and chil-
dren may have died in the jungle cyanide
ritual.
Previously, the death toll was put at
409. But on Friday, the grim atithmetic
showed that at least 715 persons died.
Troops said they were finding "new
bodies every minute" in the People's
Temple commune where Rev. Jim
Jones's fanatical followers drank cyan-
ide mixed with a grape soft drink last
Saturday night as he exhorted them from
his throne -like chair: "You must die with
dignity."
"The bodies were just piled up," one
local source said. "It seems the Guay-
anese (troops) were not going through
them very thoroughly."
•11 spent 34 months in Vietnam, and this
is the worst I've ever seen," said one of-
ficer.
Many of the newly found bodies were
children under the age of 15 who lay un-
der the corpses of adults. There were at
Dead cultists home,
only 26 identified
DON -ER AIR FORCE BASE. Del. (AP)
The bodies of more than 900 members
of a U.S. cult who died by suicide or mur-
der in Guyana were back in their home-
land Sunday as FBI and military experts
mewed the seemingly hopeless effort to
identify all the badly decomposed dead.
The last 183 bodies were unloaded at 3
a.m. from a U.S. Air Force C,141 cargo
plane. the ninth flight of the airlift from
the steamy tropical country where the
havoc at the Jonestown commune of the
People's Temple religious _ sect was
wrea)ed.ajght days ago.
mono the
least 180 victims under 15 a _
dead.
U.S. embassy spokesman Fred Shaver
said "It appears the original count isse-
riously in error. At this time, 485 bodies
have been removed. Twenty more bodies
are at the Jonestown site, and the head
count 775
"s Therea a more exs reached 270,,, for atotal f
pectedasthehead
count continues."
Five other cult members died away
from the commune — one killed in the
airstrip massacre last Saturday of U.S.
Congressman Leo Ryan and four Mem-
bers of his party, and a mother and her
three children found with their throats
cut in Georgetown — for a total to date of
780,
U.S. Army Capt. Tom Moskatelli said
the new bodies were discovered when the
American troops moved into a new area
on the other side of the temple from
where the first mass of bodies were piled
up_
'They found smaller adults and chil-
dren under larger adults' bodies. We be-
gan discovering bodies and we kept dis-
covering more and more and more ...
And we figure there may be a few
more."
Moskatelli said that "as far as can be
determined," all died of poisoning.
Stoplight given priority
for new county council
BY KAREN MONCK
A stoplight for Norwich
village at Main and Stover
streets will be put to the 1979-
80 Oxford County council as
a high priority budget item,
Approve debenture sale
Oxford County council
Wednesday approved the
sale of debentures totalling
12,573,717, repayable over 20
years.
The money will be used to
finance capital projects in
Woodstock, Tillsonburg,
Ingersoll, East Zorra-
Tavistock and Blandford -
Blenheim.
In Tillsonburg, $22D,200 is
to be debentured for con-
struction of the public works
building.
Ia4.L'ls1J951olul(3gpuepo,
11 patolsal sett tsuy:)'pa.i
pus money sty to Suuolsa
>ftoAc lsa�8 ayl sf ff ;,uanea
sewers. Expansion of the
Woodstock public library
accounts for another $53,000.
In East Zorra-Tavistock,
$1,517 has been allotted for
drainage work and in
Blandford - Blenheim,
$15,000 has been set aside for
improvements to the elec-
trical distribution system in
Plattsville by the public
utility commission.
the outgoing county count&
decided Wednesday.
A delegation of about 40
village residents appeared
before. council to plead for
installation of the stoplight
at Norwich's main in-
tersection.
Carman Sweazey told
council, village residents
have "been after" a
stoplight at that corner for
years and several petitions
have been taken to try to get
it. The local council, of which
Mr, Sweazey is a member.
has supported the in-
stallation of the light in
principle but cannot take
direct action because the
streets involved are County
Road 18 and Highway 59, out
of the township's jurisdic-
tion, he said.
Brenda Stone, spokesman
for the delegation, told
council the intersection does
not have a steadily heavy
flow, but peak periods when
it "is dangerous for traffic
and citizens alike."
With heavier traffic, and
more trucks, the citizens are
concerned for the safety of
children and senior citizens
crossing at the intersection,
she said.
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In Washington, the state departmnI
said: "Current estimates are that there
eswn-
could he up ton18t * bode lheyare�cfittd
What is happe g
ing bodies under bodies."
John Bushnell, deputy assistant secre-
taryof state, said the new count had only
jast emerged because priority was given
to identifying it bodies grad seatch-
e ingforsurviv
e
calamity. uttpreedentetl in a
terri-
ble recent
times." he said.
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Ken Peers gives farewell
Waste, industry
county concerns
"Out of the goodness of our
hearts," Oxford County
council has left a couple of
problems for the incoming
council to take care of,
Warden Ken Peers said in
his final warden s report to
council Wednesday.
Waste disposal and in-
dustrial promotionshould be
major concerns for the in-
coming county council, to
take office Dec. 1, Mr. Peers
said. That council will also
have to deal with the
possibility of boundary
adjustments, for some area
municipalities and possibly
even for the county, he said.. -
County council must take
seriously its administration
of a multi -million dollar
budget, which must be put to
good use for the residents of
Oxford, Mr. Peers said.
Restructuring is
beginning to gel in the
county's five rural
municipalities," he said.
"But it will take a while to
bridge the gap between
urban and rural
municipalities."
Although there has been a
lack of growth in Woodstock
since restructuring, it is not
necessarily a factor of
restructured government,
since the other . seven
municipalities have all been
doing well, Mr. Peers said.
"The boundaries of all
municipalities should come
under scrutiny from time to
time, even Oxford County's
boundary might change."
Mr. Peers ends not only his
term as warden of the
county, but is retiring from
municipal politics as well.
Mr. Peers was presented
with a commemorative
plaque for his term in office
by Councillors Les Cook,
mayor of Woodstock, and
Bob Blair, Zorra Township,
Mr. Cook said Mr. Peers
should be proud that the
county's official plan was
completed during his term in
office and a study of
possibilities for the future of
the courthouse square has
been completed.
Mr. Peers was the coun-
ty's 122nd warden and the
first to he elected from the
restructured township of
Norwich.
Other retiring county
councillors were also
presented with com-
memorative plaques. They
are: Leonard Soegmliler,
East Zorra-Tavistack, for
two years on council; Bob
Blair, ZBrra, for two years
on council; Les Cook,
Woodstock, for four years on
council; Walter Hulme,
Woodstock, for two years on
council; Keith Latter,
Woodstock, for two years on
council; and Ken Bullen,
Woodstock, for two years on
council. A plaque is also to
be presented to Perry Sib -
hick, Blandford - Blenheim,
upon his return from a trip to
Japan.
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COUNTY OF OXFORD
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE
flii%arden.inner
SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25th, 1978
TOWNSHIP OF NORWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Norwich, Ontario
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK
Reception and Dance to follow KEN PEERS, Warden
IF UNABLE TO ATTEND. PLEASE REPLY TO BOX 397, WOODSTOCK
OR PHONE 537-3911. BY NOVEMBER 15, 1978
THE WARDEN'S DINNER
IN HONOUR OF
OXFORD COUNTY'S WARDEN
KEN PEERS
COUNTY OF OXFORD
TOWNSHIP OF NOR WICK C0DI111 UNITY CENTRE
NOR WICII, ONTARIO
.VATURR4 Y, NO t2EMI?6'R 'Sth, 197,V
Menu
CRAIVAPPLE JUICE
ROAST BEEF ROAST TURKEY
(Graty) (with Dressing)
DUCHESS POTATOES
GREENPEAS WITHMUSIMOOMS
CHEFS SALAD
RELISH TRAY COLE SLAW
HOT DINNER ROLLS
rtrtrtrtrt
ASSORTED CAKES
TEA OR COFFEE
Programme
CHAIRMAN — J HAROLD WALLS
•rtsrtr
GRACE
Rev. William A. Henderson, Knox Presbyterian Church Woodstock
TOAST TO THE QUEEN
DINNER
Introduction of Head Table Guests
J Harold Walls
Introduction of County Council
J. Harold Wails
Introduction of Ex -Wardens
Leonard K Cotes
Introduction of
Visiting Wardens and Clerks
Warden Ken Peers
Greetings from
Bruce Halliday, M.P.
Harry C. Parrott, e{LPP
Robert Nixon, ALP.P.
Entertainment
Fred Aloyes, Broadcasting
Song Writer Satirist
Presentations
Remarks Warden Ken Peers
DANCING TO "THE SINGA LONGS"
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OXFORD
COUNTY COUNCIL
1977 - 1978
KEN PEERS
Warden
Mayor Ross Livingston .....................
Blandford-Blenheim
Councillor Perry C.Sibbick..................
Blandford-Blenheim
Mayor Harold W. Vogt ......................
East Zorra-Tavistock
Councillor Leonard Seegmiller ...............
East Zorra-Tavistock
Mayor Kenneth Peers ...............................
Norwich
Councillor Jack B. Burn .............................
Norwich
Mayor Louis Barrett .......................
South-West Oxford
Councillor Cecil Wilson ....................
South-West Oxford
Mayor Robert Blair ..................................
Zorm
Councillor Wallis Hammond ............................
Zorra
Mayor John C. Armstrong .........................
Tillsonburg
Councillor Kenneth Webster ........................
Tillsonburg
Mayor Douglas Harris ...............................
Ingersoll
Councillor Jack T. Warden ...........................
Ingersoll
Mayor Leslie J Cook ..............................
Woodstoc•k
Councillor Kenneth T. Bullen.......................
Woodstock
Councillor Wendy L. Calder ........................
Woodstock
Councillor Walter Huhne ..........................
Woodstock
Councillor Keith A. Latter .........................
Woodstock
CouncillorPhilip Poole ............................
Woodstock
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Retiring Oxford County Warden Ken Peers, left, was presented with a gift by
Tillsonburg Councillor -at -large Ken Webster right, and South-West Oxford Township
Mayor Lou Barrett at the county warden's dinner at the Norwich community centre
Saturday night. Afterward, Mr. Peers presented Oxford Federation of Agriculture
President George Kloster with an 1852 Oxford County Gazetteer in recognition of the
group's help in preparing the county's official plan and for the OFA film, The Question
Of Balance, which dealt with the place of agriculture in Canada.
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PORTRAIT FOR A WARDEN
Retiring county warden Ken Peers, mayor of Peers, second from right, is seen here with his
Norwich Township, was presented a portrait wife, Vina and Dr. Bruce Halliday, Oxford
of himself at the annual warden's banquet. MP,and his wife, Janet Halliday.
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Special Debenture Offering
COUNTY OF OXFORD
10%and101/8%
DEBENTURES
MATURING INTEREST
15 DEC. RATE PRICE
1981-1983 1001 100.00
1984-1988 10 1 /8% 100.00
Interest paid semi-annually 15 June and 15 December
Denominations: $1,000 or multiples
The debentures will be available on or about December 15th, 1978, Delivery
and payment con be arranged by any method convenient to the purchaser.
Orders or enquiries may be placed through the following:
The County of Oxford
519-537-391 1
The City of Woodstock
519-539-1291
The Town of Ingersoll
519-485-0120
The Town of Tillsonburg
519-842-5252
The Township of Blandford-Blenheim
519-463-5347
The Township of East Zorro-Tavistock
519-462-2697
The Township of Norwich
519-879-6568
The Township of South-West Oxford
519-485-0477
The Township of Zorra
519-485-2490
or of local branches of
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or directly with
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Brantford Office 42 George Street
519-752-541 1
Head Office 44 King Street West - Toronto
416-364-8471
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519-539-9821
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416-363-8611
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1976-77 contracts
for nurses settled
The Oxford county Canard of
.health nursing staff has nettled
its 1976 and 1977 contracts
following a rejected appeal to
the federal anti-inflation Board
(A)BI.
The contracts, originally
ratified last December, gave the
nurses a 13.5 per cent increase
for 1976 and a 5.85 per cent in-
crease for 1977. But the AIB
ordered the settlement rolled
back to eight Qer cent in 1976 and
six per cent m 1977.
Following the rollback order,
the nurses appealed in March
and have been waiting since
then for a decision.
About 26 nurses are affected
by the decision
The board has re -negotiated
the contract since receiving the
rollback order and reached an
agreement with the nurses.
According to the settlement
the starting salary for a public
health nurse in 1976 was set at
$12.335 and for a registered
nurse al 1h1,63,5. The 1977
starting salary for a public
health nurse was set at f13,M3
and for a registered nurse at
$12.333,
With the 1976 and 1977 con-
tracts out of the way the board
can begin negotiations fill the
1979 contract.
Oxford won't pay
Polio bill sent
back to province
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) —The Oxford
County board of health feels the ministry
of health should foot the bill for polio -re-
lated expenses incurred by the board this
summer.
The board decided Thursday to return
a $993 bill to the ministry.
The bill from the London and
Middlesex board of health is for the ser-
vices of its assistant medical officer of
health, Dr. Nancy Tuttle, who was called
in to assist the Oxford board during the
early stages of a polio ourbreak last Au-
gust.
"We were told they (the ministry) was
going to pick up the tab," board chair-
man Jack Warden of Ingersoll said.
-That shoots the budget all to pieces
over something we have no control
over," said Keith Latter of Woodstock.
Normally the ministry pays 75 per cent
of the unit's expenses. During the polio
scare the minister of health, Dennis Tim-
brell, promised to pay 100 per cent.
However, when the London and
Middlesex Health Unitpassed its bill on
to the ministry, it referred the M3 item
to the Oxford County Health Unit.
The total costs of the polio scare to the
unit were $18,00 . of which the govern-
ment has paid 75 per cent. The bills,
other than the one involving Dr. Tuttle,
have been paid.
County debentures sell fast
Oxford County has proven view of the 1976 experience, Day what the selling activity has will take a while before that is
'd $395 000 was made been like in the various areas. It known, he said.
attractive to investors, says sat
County Treasurer Howard Day. available this year.
In an interview, Day said the The smallestdenomination for
county's agent has reported sale is$1,0oo which the treasurer
sales of county debentures have said is fairly common in the
been going well. bond market. The only bonds or
Denominations from 1984 to debentures issued in lower
1988 have all been sold and there amounts are usually Canada
are some, left for 1981, 19a2 and savings Bonds, Day said.
1983, Day said.
The first local debenture issue Debentures can be ordered
was In 1976 when more than through township offices and
isan,000 was made available. In Day said he does not know yet
Two vying for warden's seat
Ity JANI(-V d'ANSI('KLE
Sentinel -Review staff writer
Only two county coun-
cillors have declared their
intentions to seek the county
warden's
East Zarra-Tavistock
Ma or Harold Vogt and
T111sonburg Coun. Ken
Webster have announced
their candidacy for the
potation that will be decided
al the inaugural meeting of
county council Dec. 13.
Webster. entering his third
consecutive term on county
council, announced Flaps to
run for warden before the
municipal election.
A real estate agent.
Webster, along with then'
Aid. Wendy Calder of
Woodstock, made an on-
succeassul bid for the war-
deuship at the beginning of
the current council term.
Vogt confirmed his
rumored intentions of run-
ning in an interview Wed-
nesday.
Voggt, owner of a bakery,
told It has been several years
since a warden was elected
from his area of the county.
Since the 1980 Inter-
national Plowing Match Is
being held in Nast Zorra-
Tavistock Township, he
added, it would be nice If the
warden came from that
township.
Some other councillors
exptwded to take on the role
of retiring Warden Ken
Peers have opted to pass this
time around.
Woodstock aldertmurelecl
Charlie Tatham sold he was
asked by Moth rural and
urban people lit run for
warden, but has decided the
tob is ton time rnnsnmina
Making a return to politics
after a 20-year absence,
'ralham said he wants some
lime to get back in the swing
of things.
Blandford- Blenheim
Mayor Ross Livingston has
also decided against running,
although he too was asked to
consider it
Ingersoll Coun, Jack
Warden also said the job
would be too demanding on
lop of running his own
business.
Woodstock mayor -elect
Wendy Calder said her new
jnh will keep her from trying
for the ptvition again,
Mrs. Calder said both the
mayor's and warden's jobs
require full-time efforts.
While no other coutocillxs
have announced their can
didacy, Mrs. Calder said it is
ppr+issible some may vome
h.nrward at the last nuoute,
First part of new highway
opened in bitter cold wind
BRANTFORD (Staff) A blustery, bitterly
cold windpu t the klboeh an traditional long
winded political speeches Monday at the
opening of the first section of Highway 403
near here.
Transportation and communications
minister James Snow and other political
notables gathered on a platform to cut the
ribbon and officially declare the seven
kilometre, four -lane highway that in later
stages will reach Woodstock to meet Highway
401, open.
"This four -mile stretch of four -lane divided
S- q 9
freeway is part of an eventual hook-up bet-
ween Brantford and Woodstock (and) should
alleviate the traffic congestion now on Hlgh-
w% 2," Snow said,
e work included reconstruction of the
Highway 2 interchange, the twin structure of
the Grand River Bridge, underpasses at
County Road 27 and highway 24A and two
railroad subways.
Total construction costs came to just more
P2 million. The ministry anticipates final
completion of the Brantford -Woodstock link
in the mid-1980s,
oy
B terns do�A
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Taking it easy; for now
RyJANICE MIDDLETON
Sentinel -Review staff writer
OXFORD CENTRE —Ken
Peers sat in his favorite easy
chair in the corner of the pale
blue living room of his 138-
year-old country house and
talked about his retirement
from the political scene of
Oxford County.
It won't be easy, he said, as
a matter of fact, "I'm going
up a wall." Peers officially
gives up the office of county
warden on Dec. 13.
That's understandable,
because politics for Ken
Peers is as much apart of his
life as bread and butter.
When he was a boy
"politics was the main topic
at the kitchen table."
At 56, Peers has no in-
tention of just sitting around
and listening to the grass
grow, although he did say
precisely that in early
October when he announced
his retirement.
CITY MAYOR
He also said he might take
a crack at running for mayor
of Woodstock; he owns
property in the city.
However, that was a
facetious remark though 1
did give it some thought.
"They had two good people
running and I think the new
council will be a good one."
For now, at least until the
1980 municipal election,
Peers' main concern will be
his 270-acre farm on Old
Stage Road just east of
Oxford Centre which he cash
crops —mainly corn.
"The farm business suf-
fers," he said, "when you go
to 400 meetings a year." As
warden he attended at least
200 committee meetings in
the past year and the other
too were openings and um
veilings and other similar
functions.
"Sometimes I'd have two
or three things to go to 1n one
day and it would be hard to
unwind; coming home and
getting three or four hours of
sleep a night, lying there
wondering whether I should
have set d this or said that."
FOUR NEWCOMERS
Peers first entered politics
15 years ago when he ran for
council for East Oxford
Township on the suggestion
that he and three other
newcomers usurp the in-
cumbents and bring In some
fresh Ideas, Incidentally, all
four were elected.
One of his co -runners was
Ken Webster, whom he
defeated in the bid for county
warden two years ago.
He retained his seal on
council and was reeve of the
townshipp in 1971-72, dropping
out for the next two years to
return as councillor -at -large
for Norwich Township. His
next posts were mayor of
Norwich Township and
county warden.
It's no wonder Peers
should have such a strong
interest in the progress of
Oxford County. The Peers
family arrived here in 1844;
Ken and his wife Vina and
their two children, David, 22,
a student at the University of
Ottawa and Nancy, 18, in
Grade 12 at Woodstock
Collegiate Institute, still live
in the red -brick house built in
1840.
John and William Peers,
cousins of Ken's grandfather
were county wardens and
reeves of East Oxford in the
late 1800s. Ken's father,
Clair, was reeve and a
member of East Oxford's
council for eight years.
WROTE HISTORY
In 1967, Peers was laid up
with a kidney ailment so
wrote an 80-page history of
the township as a centennial
project.
How times have changed!
Two interesting facts to
Peers' booklet are these: Ih
1866 the total expenses of SS
No. 7 school were Y399.7714
and the teacher's salary was
$330. In 1968 the teacher was
paid an additional $5 for
doing the janitor work.
Two major items to change
the history of the county in
which Ken Peers was heavily
involved in was county
restructuring in 1975 when
East Oxford was
amalgamated with three
other municipalities to
become Norwich Township
and the county's official plan
just recently approved by the
province.
"The biggest advantage of
restructuring is planning."
Peers said.
"Rural restructuring
closed the urban -rural gap.
We're more aware of each
other's problems. The big
difference now is in finan-
cing."
Rural people stay away
from debentures, he said.
"H we don't have the cash
we don't buy."
PURLIC WORKS
"Amalgamating public
works crews eliminates the
need to rent equipment for
extensive road work —and we
can shift the crew around.
Before, each crew had a road
superintendent. now we have
one superindent and two
foremen.
Councils also are
streamlined. "In Norwich 11
councillors do the work of
20."
On Dec. 13 the new
warden for the county will be
elected by county coun-
cillors.
On that day Peers will be
relegated to the sidelines but
it's only time out to
"recharge his batteries," he
said.
It's also a change for Mrs.
Peers. She will be the one
going out to work now. With
Peers at home she has the
time to take up a part-time
job in a Brantford dress
shop.
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RETIRING WARDEN Ken Peers relaxes in the comfort of the Peers
homestead near Oxford Centre.
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Oxford courthouse
cooled by boiler blast
WOODSTOCK (Bureau) — A minor
fO�boiler ex lesion in the Oxford County
"OurlhOuse Sunday morning
peralure Plummeting to 13sdegent rees eby
%,nday. enough to glue most of the 75
cmploveea a brief vacation.
County engineer lion Pratt said the
"I"Ploy'ees are expected back to work to-
day,
he
in The burner, blew the smalfunctionn. caused by a
moke doors off
the boiler. The furnace was repaired
,ar - Monday afternoon, in time for prom
ncial court.
County
bodies
chosen
Here's the line-up for county
council's committees chosen
-
�W'ednesday for the IM-1980
term by council's striking
committee.
First on each list is the
committee chairman.
%dministration and Finance:
ro
Ald. Andy MacKenzie of
,1
`Woodstock, Mayor Louis
Barrett of South-West Oxford
„- -
Township, Mayor Jack Burn of
Norwich Township, and Ccan.
Barry Wallace of Zorra
k'
Township.
�J.
Public %Corks: Mayor Harold
Vogt of East Zorra-Tavistock
Township, Coun, Robert
Giiholm of Blandford-Blenheim
Township, Mayor Wallis
Hammond of Zorra and Aid. Joe
Pember of Woodstock.
Planning: Mayor Ross
Livingston of Blandford-
Mlenheim, Mayor Wendy Calder
!of Woodstock, Coun. Don McKay
lof East Zorra-Tavistock, and
Gild. Charlie Tatham of Wood-
istock.
l Health and 4ocfal cervices:
'Coun.Jack
Warden of Ingersoll,
�.
'Mayor John Armstrong of
Tillsonburg. Mayor Doug Harris
of Ingersoll. Coun. Roger Orth of
Norwich, Aid. Philip Poole of
Woodstock, Coun, Cecil Wilson
of South-West Oxford and Ald.
Lenore Young of Woodstock.
•
As county warden, Ken
Webster of Tillsonburg is a
member of each committee.
Forming the striking com-
mittee were Vogt, Hammond,
Livingston and MacKenzie.
Ken Webster
new warden
Webster elected
Oxford warden ro 0
p p ses
workfare, industrial body
i
By Denyse tanouette
Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A county -wide indus-
Irial coordinating committee and a com-
munity works project for county welfare
recipients were proposed by Oxford
County council's newest warden Wednes-
day.
Ken Webster, councillor -at -large for
Tillsonburg, became the county's 122nd
warden Wednesday, defeating his only
opponent, Mayor Harold Vogt of East
Zorra-Tavistock Township, 17-3 on the
first ballot.
The suggestions were contained in
Webster's inaugural address in which he
outlined some of the problems facing the
new council. The extension of water to
Denby area residents, annexation, need
for landfill sites and renovations to the
county courthouse were also included.
Webster said the industrial coordinat-
ng committee would be an on -going com-
mittee, responsible to county council. It
would deal not only with industrial land
but servicing problems, plant capacities
and labor availability on a county -wide
basis.
He said its members could be technical
people such as industrial commissioners
or development officers, planners, engi-
neers and municipal PUC managers.
The committee would not be incompa-
KEN WEBSTER
- - - awaiting London experiment
table with an earlier resolution by county
council to amend the county's Restruc-
tured Government Act to return some in-
dustrial development powers to the muni-
cipalities, he said.
The resolution to amend the act is be-
fore the province.
Judge condemns
courthouse lighting
WOODSTOCK (Staff) — Facilities at
the Oxford County courthouse — a favor-
ite target of criticism by county officials
— came under fire from an Ontario Su-
preme Court judge Wednesday.
At the completion of the second day of
a murder trial, Mr. Justice Douglas Car-
ruthers called lighting in the 86-year-old
huilding's third -floor courtroom "an ab-
solute disgrace."
"It's a disgrace that in 1978 people
have to live, operate and work in condi-
tions like this," he said as court ad-
Journed at 4:30 p.m, "In another half
hour, people (in here) will be sitting In to-
tal darkness, I can't believe there can be
a courtroom in this condition."
The courtroom Is lighted by a aeries of
hanging fixtures which provide a dingy
tint at best, even during daylight hours.
Windsor lawyer Gerd Thomson, who
with lawyer Guy Cottrell Is defending ac-
cused murderer Terry Nelson Kelly of
Windsor in the trial, also complained the
lights bothered his eyes.
Carruthers countered: "They are kill-
ing mine."
Oxford County Crown Attorney Fred
Porter pleaded innocence for the state of
the courtroom lights, "1 hope your honor
realizes i have nothing to do with this,"
After court, Porter said he would dis-
cuss the situation with Oxford Sherrif
Richard Beaudoin.
The building houses Oxford's admlnis-
tralive facilities and is owned by the
county, Parts of the structure, including
the courtroom, are leased to the pro-
vince.
In the past two years, county officials
have repeatedly criticized the building
for its temperamental heating, lack Of
space and run-down fixtures.
County council took no action earlier
this year on a consultant's study which
recommended renovating the structure
and adding office space.
It would enable municipalities to
acquire industrial land, a power now in
the hands of the county.
Webster said his suggestion to imple-
ment "workfare" — a system in which
able bodied welfare recipients are re-
quired to provide community services in
return for their allowance — is based on
an experiment being discussed in Lon-
don.
"if this experiment ever gets off the
ground in London I would like to see this
council consider it and possibly monitor
the results through our social services
department to see if it might work in ox-
ford. "
Webster also proposed:
• The extension of water services to 10
Denby area residents who have been
without their own water supplies for two
years because of well contamination
caused by seepage from the Denby land-
fill site. Webster said a report by an engi-
neering firm, which recommended the
city of Woodstock extend its services to
this area, was unacceptable because of
the ramifications and spinoff develop-
ment pressure it would invite.
• The urgent need to establish a land-
fill site in the county. The county is nego-
tiating a site at Salford despite objec-
tions from South-West Oxford Township
where the site , is located. Webster
warned council the situation will soon be-
come critical as the county is fast run-
ning out of garbage disposal sites.
• The need to establish guidelines to
allow for reasonable and orderly expan-
sion of urban boundaries in the county.
Webster recommended the county's pub
lic works and planning committees,
which are already working on a joint et
fort to establish guidelines for exxtentim
of water services beyond municipal.
boundaries within the county, also get to-
gether and work on a set of criteria for
boundary adjustments and urban expan-
sion.
• The problem of space in the county
)courthouse to carry an day -today activi-
ties. Webster said under a new lease
agreement, as yet unsigned, the pro-
vince, which leases space in the building,
will pay a "substantially higher rent.
He suggested this money be used to repo-
vate the building to alleviate "dreary
working conditions" and to. provide coun-
eli with needed facilities swell as confer-
ence or more committee moms_
Canada's population
reaches 23,548,400
OTTAWA (CP) — Canada's population
reached 23,5*400 as of Oct. I. Statistics
Canada reported Wednesday. This Is an
merease of 205,400, which represents a
growth rate of 0,88 per cent, the federal
agency said.
During the same period the previous
year, the country's population increased
at a rate of 1-05 per lent.
The agency said the slackening of pop
ulath0n ro%ath is explained mainly bi' a
drop in the level of immigration,
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County of Oxford
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KEN PEERS
Warden
"Home of the I980
International Plowing Match"
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THE COUNTY OF OXFORD
INCORPORATED 1850
RESTRUCTURED JANUARY 1, 1975
AREA 500,608 acres
782 square miles
POPULATION 84,492
EQUALIZED ASSESSMENT $789,174,694.
MILES COUNTY ROAD 300
TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM
Formerly Township of Blandford
and Township of Blenheim
TOWNSHIP OF EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK
Formerly Township of East Zorra
and Village of Tavistock
TOWNSHIP OF NORWICH
Formerly Townships of East Oxford.
North Norwich. South Norwich
and Village of Norwich
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH-WEST OXFORD
Formerly Townships of Dereham,
West Oxford and Village of Beachvllle
TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA
Formerly Townships of East Nissouri,
North Oxford, West Zorre
and Village of Embro
MEMBERS OF OXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL -1977 - 1978
MUNICIPALITY
NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE No.
SLANDFORD-BLENHEIM
Ross Livingston
R.R. #4, Bright NOJ 180
flea.
632.7585
Perry Sibbidk
R.R. #i, Princeton NOJ 1VO
Res.
458-46M
EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK
Harold W. Vogt
57 Woodstock St. S., Tavistock NOB 2RO
Rea.
W5-2941
Leonard Seegmiller
R.R. #1, Innetkip NGJ 1MO
Rea.
469.3885
NORWICH
Kenneth Peers
R.R. 4tb. Woodstock N4S7V8
Res.
467-5565
Jack B. Burn
R.R. #8, Woodstock N4S 7W3
Res.
467-SW1
Off.
539-1712
SOUTH-WEST OXFORD
Louis Barrett
Salford NOJ IWO
Res.
485.2758
Cecil Wilson
44 Clark Siderood, Ingersoll N5C 3R9
Res.
485-3446
ZORRA
Robert Blair
R R. #4, Embro NOJ 1.10
Res.
475-4305
Wallis Hammond
P.R. #3, Ingersoll N5C 3J8
Res.
486-2107
TILLSONBURG John G. Armstrong
336 Broadway St., Tilloonburg N4G 3S3
Res,
842-3358
Kenneth Webster
53 Parkwood Dr., Tillsonburg N4G 2B7
Res-
8424173
OH.
342J677
INGERSOLL Douglas Harris
250 Tunis St., Ingersoll NBC 1 W4
Res.
485-1867
Off.
485-1200
Jack T. Warden
245 Tunis St., Ingersoll NBC 1W5
Res.
486-0423
Off.
485-2430
WOODSTOCK Leslie J. Cook
752 Gladstone Dr., Woodstock N4S 5S9
Res.
537.9379
Off.
539A291
Kenneth T. Bullen
81 Light St., Woodstock N4S SG9
Ras.
539.2417
Off.
639-1543
Wendy L. Calder
133 Vensittert Ave., Woodstock N4S6E5
Res.
539.30S3
Walter Hulme
292 Broadview Ave., Woodstock N4S 2S6
Res.
539-1591
Keith A. Letter
770 Warwick St.. Woodstock N4S 4117
Res.
539.3068
Off.
537-2353
Philip Pools
487 Buller St., Woodstock N4S 4N3
Rea.
537-5977
Off.
S37.3449
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM
Clark -Treasurer S Building Inspector ...................... Keith Reibling
Drumbo NOJ IGO. Office: 463-6347, Home: 462-2475
Tax Collector & Deputy Clark-.... ...... .................. ..... Robert Hoskin
Drumbo NOJ IGO. Office: 463-6347, Home: 463.6336
Road Superintendent ._....... __......__ _.- .................... Herb Balkwill
Drumbo NOJ IGO, Office: 463-5347, Home: 463-5343
Mayor .... ............. -............. ...I ...... ,.... ..... Ross Livingston
P.P. #4, Bright NOI1BO, Home: 632.7565
Date of Meetings —
First Monday (day) and Third Monday (evening)
Township Office, Dmmbo, Ontario
TOWNSHIP OF EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK
Clerk -Treasurer .......... ...................... ....._..... _.... ,_....... John V. Killing
Hickson NOI ILO, Office: 462-2697. Home: 462-2833
Deputy Clerk -Treasurer & Tax Collector ...,......... Walter Schaefer
Hickson NOI ILO, Office: 462-2097. Home: 665-2964
Road Superintendent ._.... ...... ...._........ _......... ...... John S. Appleton
Hickson NOJ 1Lo. Office: 462-26%, Home: 462-2345
Building Inspector & Drainage Commissioner ...., James Harmer
Hickson NOJ 110. Office: 462-2697, Home: 482.2442
Mayor.__,.........._....__....._........_._.__................._......... Harold Vogt
67 Woodstock St, S.. Tavistock NOS 2RO, Home: 665-2941
Date of Meetings — First and Third Wednesday
Township Office, Hickson, Ontario
TOWNSHIP OF NORWICH
Clerk ....- .......................... Robert C. Watkins
P.O. Box 100, Otterville NOJ IRO, Office 879-8568 — 803-2709
Deputy Clerk ........... .......... ...._......... ........_.............. Wayne Johnson
P.O. Box 100, Otterville NOJ 1RO. Office: 879.8668
Treasurer ..,_..._.....,....-..... .-_........ ....__.. _. Fred Lowes
P.O. Box 100, Otterville NOJ IRO. Office: 879-6888
Road Superintendent ....... ........... ..._._... _.......... .___ Robert Buller
P.O. Box 100, Otterville NOJ 1RO. Office: 879-OM
Tex Collector.__...._................................_.............- __._. Fred Lowes
P.O. Box 100, Otterville NOJ 1RO, Office: 879-6568
Mayor........ ............ .... _....... _.....-............ .. _. Ken Peers
R.R. #4. Woodstock N4S 7V8, Home: 467-5565
Date of Meetings — Second Monday and Fourth Tuesday
Township Office, Otterville. Ontario
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH-WEST OXFORD
Clerk _. _..__.. __...._. ...__.. -... Mrs. Helen L. Prouse
R:R. t1. Mount Elgin N0J INO, Office: 4964477, 877-2702.
Home: 842-9M
Treasurer ... ... ._..._ __.. _.__.. __........_..._.........._... A. B. Forrester
R.R. #I. Mount Elgin NDJ 1NO. Office: 877-2702, Home: U24M
Road Superintendent __._..___ __._..............._. Lawrence Rooks
R.R. #1, Mount Elgin NDJ 1NO. Office: 877.2953. Home: 877-2344
Mayor ............_. _.....__ _. _.._... _........................_.... Louis Barrett
Sa1ford-NO11WO, Home: 485,2753
Date of Meetings —First and Third Tuesday
Township Office, Oereham Centre, Ontario
TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA
Clerk -Treasurer ..._.,. G. L. Gregory
R.R. #3, Ingersoll N5C 3J6, Office: 485 2490. Home: 349-2256
Deputy Clark -Treasurer .. ...._........., M. J. Thornton
R.R. #3, Ingersoll NBC 3,16, Office; 486.2490
Road Superintendent ......... .................. ._............... William D. Smith
R.R. #3, Ingersoll NSC 3J8 Office: 485.2490, Home: 476.4274
Tex Collector ....._.._ ...... Donald Peach
R.R. #3, Ingersoll NBC 3J6, Office: 485-2490
Drainage Commissioner & Building inspector ............ E. G. Rout
R.R. #3, Ingersoll NBC 3J6, Office: 485-2490
Mayor...... _..........._.............._.....:...... ....... ......................... Robert Blair
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R.R: #4. Embro NOJ 11,10, Home: 475.4305
Data of Meetings — First Tuesday
Township Office, 9.R. #3. Ingersoll, Ontario
TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
Clerk -Treasurer _.....,....._.,..__......... _.... K. E. Holland
Town Hall, Tillsonburg N4G 1Y4
Office: 842-5252, Home: 842-8127
Deputy Clerk -Treasurer _.. _ _......_ .............I ...... ., David C. Morris
Town Hell, Tillsonburg N4G 1Y4
Office: 942-5252, Home: 842-4188
Road Superintendent .......__.__.__.__.__ ................. James Hornsby
Office-20 Foundary St., 942-5951, Home: 842-4667
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Tax Collector .... _ _. _................ David C. Morris
Town Hell, Tillsonburg N4G 1Y4
,I Office: 842.5252. Home: 842-4188
I'd Building Inspector ...... _.._ _.._ .__. Harry Seelens
364 Simcoe St., Office: 842-2211, Home: 842-5705
fjlMayor .__ _.. ... _.... -. -.._. John G. Armatron9
336 Broadway St., Tillsonburg N4G 383, Home: 842-3358
Date of Meeting — Second and Fourth Tuesday
Council Chambers, Town Hall, Tillsonburg. Ontario
TOWN OF INGERSOLL
Clerk -Treasurer .... Wm. A. Maclntyre
Town Hell, Ingersoll NBC 3K5, Office: 486.0120, Home: 4854303
Deputy Clerk -Treasurer .. _._................. Mrs. Marion Knott
Town Hell, Ingersoll NBC US, Office: 4854188, Home: 485.13D2
q Road Superintendent ......................_.......__....._...-. Stephan Kovacic
1 Office: 486-4930. Home: 495.2467
Tax Collector ... ._...... ._.... _. Mrs. Marion Knott
Office: 485.4186, Home: 485-1302
Building Inspector ....................... .........._............... .___._ E. A. Hunt
Office: 485-4930
Mayor _.__.,....__._. ................................. ._..._-._..,.__. Douglas Harris
Office: 485-0120, Home: 485-1867
Date of Meetings —Third Monday
Town Hall, Ingersoll, Ontario
CITY OF WOODSTOCK
Clerk Co-ordinator .._.._ _.. _ Kenneth Miller
City Hall, P.O. Box 40, Woodstock N4S 7W5
Office: B39.1291, Home: 539-9048
Deputy Clerk .................... ....... ......._____ .... ....... ...... John McGinnis
City Hall, P,O. Box 40, Woodstock N4S 7W5
Office: 539-1291, Home: 639.3047
Treasurer .... ......._.._._.......... ....... .....__..:..._...... Thomas A. Sattram
City Hall, P.O. Box 40, Woodstock N4S 7W5
Office: 539-1291. Home: M1750
City Engineer .._ ........ .. ...... ............. Carl Hevenor
Office 5W9808. Home: 5394222
Building Inspectors .._. ... ............ Garth Ede. Don Parker
Office: 539-SM
Industrial Commissioner ..... .... ..._ W. A. Raid
Office 5391291. Home: 537.0%
Mayor ..... __, _. ._. .._.. Leslie J, Cook
Office: 639.1291. Home: 637-8379
Date of Meetings —First and Third Thursday
City Hall. Woodstock. Ontario
LAND DIVISION COMMITTEE
Councillor Kenneth Webster
Councillor Wendy Calder
Councillor Ross Livingston
Councillor Wallis Hammond
Mr. C. Wesley Dew. R.R. #4. Woodstock
Mr. George Wilhelm, P.R. #2. Tevistock
Mr. Marvin Hicks, R.R. #7, Tillsonburg
TREE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Charles Alin _.__..._......._....._. _..
_. .............. R.R. #7. Tillsonburp
Phone: 842-3932
Ross Calder _.__. _._.
_.,.__.............. R.R. #2, Thamesford
Phone: 283-6254
John Mitchell, Jr. _.._._._,......__....
._..,....,.-. R.R. #2, Innerkip
Phone: 469-3362
David Chambers ...._....._. _.... _...
_..,. __........_. _. _... Norwich
Phone: 863-3149
WEED INSPECTOR
Burnice McAllister _....... _...... _.__............... Salford
Phone: 485-1759
OXFORD COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
M. 0. H. _..__. -....
__..._ ._._. _. ... Dr. W.
J. Butt
Woodstock Office _.............. ._._. ..........._._.......
Phone:
539-6121
Ingersoll Office __.-_............_.._ __
............._.,., Phone:
485-1700
Norwich Office .............__.-._.......,...._......,,-_
Phone:
863-2330
Tillsonburg Office __._..... _.....,__._____...__.___
_.. Phone:
842-9088
COMMITTEES
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE — Sullen, Seegmillar, Harris,
Poole, Peers
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES — Hulme. Armstrong, earn,
Letter, Vogt, Wilson, Warden, Peers
PLANNING — Webster, Colder, Hammond, Livingston. Peers
PUBLIC WORKS — Sibbick. Blair, Cook, Barrett, Peers
WOODINGFORD LODGE — Wilson, Hulme, Vogt. Warden,
Peers
OXFORD COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH — Warden, Armstrong,
Burn, Hulme, Latter
OXFORD COUNTY LIBRARY — Harris, Seegmillar, Peers
FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF OXFORD COUNTY —
Armstrong, Burn, Vogt, Wilson
OXFORD MUSEUM— Bells. Seegmillar
NORWICH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY — Sum
VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES — Latter
WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL —Cook
INGERSOLL HOSPITAL —Warden
TILLSONSURG HOSPITAL — Armstrong
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Warden _ ...... ........................ _.
_. Ken Pears
467-5566
Clerk __ ......... ....... — ......................... __...
G. R. Staples
537-3911
Treasurer..................................................... ...................
H. G. Day
537-3911
County Engineer ._.____. ... ............... ---
......... D. L. Pratt
537-7961
Assistant County Engineer ....._._.... __
. Stewart Watts
537 7961
Administrator, Woodingford Lodge __....
J, E. Wood
539-1245
Assistant Administrator and Office Manager,
Woodingford Lodge _...__.. _... B.
D. McReynolds
539-1246
Administrator, Oxford Social Services
G. H. MacKay
537-3428
Assistant Administrator,
Oxford Social Services ... __. _.
H. J. McCulloch
537.3428
Planning Director _...... ... .......
J. P. Atcheson
537-5524
Librarian,
Oxford County Library ... ... _...
Mrs. Jane Webb
537-3322
Executive Director, Family & Children's
Services of Oxford County .,. Mrs.
Jeanne Deans
539-6176
Court House Custodian _.__.....
Howard Pye
539.9710
Auditors __.. .. Monteith,
Monteith & Co.
271-6550
PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS
County
Judge __., _.__.,.......__...
Kenneth Y.
Dick
537 5811
Provincial
Judge _..... ...... _...__..
R. G. Groom
Q.C.
537-2369
County
Court Clerk and Sheriff
........... R. S. Beaudoin
539-6187
County Crown Attorney - ......... ------. F. J. Porter 537-2811
County Judge's Secretary
and Court Reporter ......... _.........__ Mrs. Sylvia Raid 537-5811
Provincial Court Reporter ._...._................. Harry Mortan 537.2369
Provincial Court Clerk,
Criminal Division Alan Garner 537-2369
Provincial Court Clark,
Family Division _.......................... Mrs. Jeanette Hill 537-30a
Land Registrar ...... .... ...__..,..._..... ....... R. Keith Thomson 537-6286
Provincial Police Staff Sergeant ................: D,. K. Ross 539-9811
Probation officer ......................_ ............. T. H. Griggs M-4803
Legal Aid Director ._..........._....___...I J. D. Carnweth 539-2381
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