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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2014-06-25, Page 3Teaching children about farm safety is of key importance at Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Tara Ostner The Clinton News Record The importance of child safety can never be understated. On Tues., July 8, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation will be hosting a Progressive Agricul- ture Safety Day specifically geared towards children from 8:30am to 3:30pm at the Stanley Complex in Varna. The main goal of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation is to provide safety and health information to farm- ing communities such as Huron County. The idea behind the founda- tion's Safety Days program is to provide this information to children specifi- cally. In particular, the Safety Days pro- gram offers age-appropriate, hands-on fun for children and, at the same time, helpful information about how people can stay safe and healthy when in a farm environment. As Brenda Chuter, the Lead Coordinator, says, "it is impor- tant to teach the children so that they can then teach their parents." At the beginning of the one -day event, children will be divided into groups and learn about various impor- tant topics such as road safety, lawn- mower safety, water safety, hand tool safety, ATV safety, tractor safety, fire safety, 911 safety and farm equipment safety. Two-time paralympian and Zurich, Ontario native, Darda Sales, will also be attending the event as the guest speaker and will discuss what it is like to experience a farm accident. Sales, who lost her right leg at the age of two in a farming accident, won the 2000 Female Athlete of the Year in Sarnia, ON and the 1998 International Yes I can Award, an international prize for athletics. The Progressive Agriculture Safety Days program has been in Canada for 13 years now and 20 years in the United States. This is Varna's second year host- ing the program and Chuter is excited about this year's prospective turn out. As Chuter said, "134 kids attended last year. This year our goal is 150. If we can just stop one injury then we have done our job." The cost to attend the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day in Varna is $5 and each child will receive a t -shirt, 2 snacks, lunch and a take home goodie bag. For more information or to regis- ter, Chuter asks that the public contact the program at farmsafety4kids@tcc. on.ca. Central Huron councillors not happy with proposed plans for Bluewater Youth Centre Dave Flaherty For the News Record Several Central Huron coun- cillors have voiced their dis- pleasure with the Ministry of Infrastructure's plans for the Bluewather Youth Detention Centre. The ministry had requested comments from Huron County on its plans to separate the lands of the former youth detention centre from the OPP station at 79437 Bluewater Hwy. While the ministry requested these comments, it does not require consent from the county to proceed with the separation. Huron County planner Mon- ica Walker -Bolton provided a report to Central Huron council on this issue at the June 16 meeting. In her report, Walker -Bolton said, "The Huron County Official Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) only allow lot creation in prime agricultural areas for agricultural uses, agriculture -related uses, a resi- dence surplus to a farming oper- ation, or infrastructure such as sewage treatment systems, elec- trical generation, water systems, oil or gas pipelines or other ser- vicing corridors. It is the opinion of Huron County Planning and Develop- ment that the OPP station and the vacant former Bluewater Youth Centre lands do not con- stitute infrastructure under the definition provided in the PPS. "The Ministry of Infrastruc- ture has proposed that the OPP station will be serviced by the installation of a new individual septic system. The OPP station currently receives services from the sewage lagoon on the former Bluewater Youth Centre lands. Section 4.3.3.1 of the Central Huron Official Plan contains policies for water and sewer servicing. According to this policy, communal sewage services are preferred over individual on- site services. The proposal to service the retained lands with an individual septic system is not in conformity with the Central Huron Official Plan because it is moving the ser- vicing arrangement for the retained lands to a less -pre- ferred form of servicing. The proposed septic system for the retained lands will require approval from the Huron County Health Unit." Walker -Bolton's report went on to state that Huron County Planning and Development cannot support the severance because it does not meet the policies of the Central Huron Official Plan, Huron County Official Plan or the Provincial Policy Statement. She also suggested the minis- try should seek comments from the Ministry of Transportation, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Town of Goderich, Municipality of Central Huron staff, neighbouring property owners and Huron County Health Unit as well. Coun. Brian Barnim said that Central Huron should get repre- sentatives of Infrastructure Ontario at the table and negotiate. Barnim said "it has been made known that all the fixtures in the building will be stripped, rendering it useless." Coun. Alison Lobb expressed her displeasure with that possibility. "It's shocking they would waste taxpayers money," Lobb said. "It's totally unacceptable. They are destroying the remain- ing value." A representative from Infra- structure Ontario told QMI Agency while the organization is currently reviewing plans for the future of the building, a decision on stripping it of its fixtures has not been made at this time. ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! DEADLINES Our Weekly Deadlines are as follows: ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL Friday @ 2:00 pm Flews Record 53 Albert St. S, Clinton PH: 519-482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5pm CLOSED TUESDAYS Wednesday, June 25, 2014 • News Record 3 It was a Lorne House and Trevor Henry driving clinic this past Sunday at Clinton Raceway. As race fans were treated to another spectacular day of harness racing in Clinton, Henry with five wins on the days card, and House not far behind with three. House started the winning in the first race with a gate to wire win for American Grace for owner and trainer Kevin McMaster of Guelph. Eyes of a Fool in race two was Henry's first win of many for owner Catherine McClure of Clinton, trained by George McClure. Race four on the card held a second place finish for Seaforth owned and trained Raiders Boy (Ken Carter) driven by Ross Battin. Leaving from post eight in race six, Yo Gabba Gabba managed to squeeze in a third place finish for owner Tyler Durst of Clinton, and trained by Heather Toll. Karl McNaughton's Jazzman Hall picked up another cheque in race seven with a second place finishing. Decroft Havaball finished up the days race card with a second in race ten for owner Clarence Dekens of Clinton, driven by Trevor Henry and trained by Randy Marriage. Live racing continues this Sunday June 29 with the $30,000 Kin Pace Eliminations taking place on track, and a fundraiser for the Mitchell Optimist Club with BBQ, bake sale and 50/50 going on track side. 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