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Pumpkin party set
This coming Sunday, Oct.
18 Knox United Church here
in Auburn will be celebrating
its anniversary service at 11
a.m. Rev. Terry Fletcher will
be the worship leader with
special music being provided
by Ross Sturdy of London
and his band, Eclectique.
Ross was raised on the
Sturdy family farm just
outside of Auburn and is
looking forward to coming
back to perform in his former
church and to reconnect with
friends and acquaintances
from the area. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
It is that time of year again
when the much-anticipated
Village Pumpkin Party comes
back to Auburn. From 2 - 4
p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 at
the Auburn Community
Centre there will be pumpkin
carving and children’s
activities. Come out and
carve your pumpkin using
many of the neat stencils.
Pumpkin-carving tools will
be available with numerous
creative designs. Plus join in
on some fun children
activities. Please make sure
all pumpkins are cleaned out
at home.
If you require assistance
purchasing pumpkins for
your children please contact
the Horticultural Society 519-
526-7133 by Oct. 21 and they
will provide you with
pumpkins. All pumpkins
carved will be displayed.
“Lighting of the Pumpkins”
will be at 3:45 p.m. The
carvings will be sure to
amaze you! Come out and
join in a fun community event
sponsored by the Auburn
Horticultural Society.
NEWS
FROM AUBURN
By Mark
Royall
Call
519-441-2223
PEOPLE AROUND
AUBURN
Have a seat
The Auburn Lions dedicated a new Lions Club bench in the community last week in memory of Roger
Cunningham with a number of club members and Cunningham’s family members coming out to help mark
the occasion. Back row, from left: Steve Campbell, Marinus Bakker, Jim Schneider, Heather Verwey, Jim
Wytoch, Tony Martens, Ben Miller, Ben Craig, Lloyd Morley and Bob Worsell. Front row, from left: Leona
Cunningham, Linda Plaetzer, Ila Cunningham, Julia Cunningham, Debbie Coates, Jasmine Coates and
Cheryl McLeod. (Vicky Bremner photo
NH covered for hazardous materials
The Fire Department of
North Huron is entering into
an agreement with Quantum
Murray, a company that
handles hazardous material to
help with hazardous spills in
its coverage area.
Fire Chief David Sparling
said that North Huron
firefighters found themselves
battling a diesel spill recently
in Wingham and that they
found it taxed all the training
and equipment they had.
“We have limited resources
to manage hazardous
materials such as diesel,” he
said. “The reality is that
situations like that are rare
occurrences, but, when they
do happen, we want
resources, be it people or
materials, to be there whether
it’s 9 p.m. on a Thursday, 7
a.m. on a Saturday or 2 p.m.
on a Monday afternoon.”
Sparling said that he met
with representatives of
Foxton Fuels to ask who they
would suggest the department
partner with to have the
training and supplies
necessary to deal with
hazardous materials and was
told there are two companies.
After both companies
presented to representatives
from North Huron, Howick
and Morris-Turnberry,
Quantum Murray was chosen.
“They handle hazardous
material contracts from the
OPP for drug labs and work
with Wescast,” Sparling said.
Sparling said the best part
about working with Quantum
Murray is that, as long as
Howick approved a similar
motion, there would be no up-
front or on-going costs.
“If we work together,
Quantum Murray will provide
us with a large cache of spill
supplies,” he said. “More
supplies than we have now
and it will handle more than
just petroleum products. They
will provide the supplies on
consignment, giving us
thousands in supplies, but we
won’t pay unless we use
them.”
Sparling also said the
company will provide
instruction on how to use
products.
“We’re never going to be a
full-fledged hazardous
material response
department,” Sparling said.
“It’s nice to know, however,
we will have the basic,
immediate materials and
instructions and nice to know
the cavalry will be on the way
as soon as we call.”
Quantum Murray won’t
charge unless products are
used, as long as North Huron
calls them if there is an
incident.
“The three representatives
all agreed this was the best
choice,” he said. “Working
together, the three
municipalities will get
something we couldn’t get
individually.”
Council approved a motion
to have Sparling go foward
with the Quantum Murray
contract.
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