Facelift For Township Community Centre

Tenders for the renovations to the Township Community Centre at Stonecliffe will be called shortly, it was decided this week by Community Centre Board of Townships Head, Clara and Maria. The present structure, a former 2-room school, is not large enough for most functions, so it is planned to re-locate the washrooms in an extension to the main building and open the two rooms into one. There is a small kit¬chen with refrigerator, stove, etc. and it is believed that when renovations are completed, the Community Centre will provide a greater service to the area.

The teenagers continue to use the building as a Drop-In Centre on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. A shuffle board has been installed as well as a juke box and the young people are now saving towards the purchase of ping pong equipment.

The Secretary, Mrs. Paul Sennack, reported that the Country Ramblers Band with John Bingley had been engaged for monthly dances to be held the third Friday of each month with the exception of during the Hunt when dances will be held each of the two Friday nights during that period. At the Friday, November 13 dance, a draw will be made for $1,000.

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Tickets at $1.00 each are now available from members of the C C Board and Mrs P Sennack, Bissett's.

At the regular Council Meeting which followed the Community Centre Board Meeting, Reeve Loretta Boissonneault, presented Road Superintendent, Charles Delahunt, with the certificate for Road Superintendent, which he had earned after 3-week courses, taken in 3 consecutive years from the T J Mahoney Road School at the University of Guelph.

A report on the recent Ren¬frew County Meeting on the Wildlife Interpretive Centre held at Champlain High School in Pembroke was given by Councillor Ernest Boudreau. It was indicated that no im¬mediate plans are made for this Centre and further meetings will be held with Department of Lands and Forests officials in attendance so that the parties concerned will be in agreement on Two or more possible locations for the Centre in Renfrew County. These will then be presented to the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs for further consideration.

Old cars and other abandoned vehicles within sight of High¬way 17 were discussed at County Council, Reeve Loretta Boissonneault reported. In¬dividual Councils were requested to take steps for their disposal.

Since the present Township Building By-law is apparently inadequate, Township solicitor, C A Merredew, will be asked to re-draft a more suitable By-law.

Road Superintendent, Charles Delahunt, reported ap¬proximately $6,000 spent on road work in the Townships so far this year.