HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-06-12, Page 1Few complaints
about tainted
meat in Huron •
establishments in the county.
If a business doesn't have a
stamp on its meat or can't
produce a receipt then the Health
Unit will seize it and the Ministry
of Health will be notified, Mr,
McCaul said..
Mr. McCaul said there are
three types of exemptions. There
are exemptions for those who kill
and cut for personal consumption,
those who custom kill or butcher
and give the meat back to the
owner and those who butcher
their own cattle and sell the meat.
Mr. McLaul said there is only
one slaughter-house that custom
kills in the county,
If a farmer owned his own
slaughter-house then he could
sell uninspected meat, but he
must have owned and fed the
cattle for 60 days prior to
butchering them, Dr. Tom
Melady from the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food,
Veterinarian Branch, said.
There are a few people going
against the health laws but these
are getting fewer all the time, he
said. The difficulty is
determining how long the
butcher-farmer has owned the
cattle, Mr. McCaul said.
Beef rings are also exempt from
inspection but this form of
association is going into history,
Dr. Melady said. In this
association, farmers would band
together and hire a butcher to kill
their cattle for them, each
. member getting a share of the
kill.
Federal inspection of meat is a
Service that iiatuie is paid out of
tat money, he said.
The selling of tainted meat may
be a problem in the rest ofCanada
but there seems to have been no
problems in Huron County.
The Huron County H ealth Unit
gets the "odd complaint" about
uninspected meat, Jim MeCaulof
the HCHU said.
One man claimed the meat he-
sold was uninspected only to
convince his customers his prices
were lower, he said.
Mr. McCaul said the health
unit 'has had no case ,of
misrepresentation of meat or
horse meat being sold for beef.
In spite of the inquiry raging in
Quebec about the more than 16
million pounds of federally-
inspected horse meat being sold
as beef products, the Huron
County Health Unit had' received
no previous calls on the meat
situation in the county, Mr
McCaul said.
At the request of the Ministry
of Health a study will be done in
the county where all food stores,
restaurants and butchers will be
inspected.
"I expect the Montreal
situation would have something
to do with this inspection," Mr.
McCaul said although rnost of the
meat comes from the Kitchener
and Bruce County area.
This is a specific survey on
meat and will mean checking each
kind of meat in every area, he
said. ,
Mr. McCaul said all food
premises are under routine
inspection but "we are doing a
specific study to answer questions
like this." Be said it would take a
week to inspect the more than 300
o?
PROVINCIAL HONOURS — Awarded their provincial honours at Saturday's
Achievement Day in Seaforth were, back, left, Mary Ann Van Bakel, Connie Van
Dyke and front, Barb Maloney, Joanne Van Drunen and June Eggert.
(Photo by Oke)
oomAl'e,r.InMiyanee
$in#10 vemr 2S cents.
6 Whole No. 5596
116th Year. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 12, 1975 4;`2O• PAGES , FIRST SECTION PAGES 1 -
Council pgrees to do
:aster rates, two vote no
THE GOVERNO' ENERAL AND GRADE 8
"I'll Just s d over here", Canada's Governor
I Jul Leger said when .he met the Grade 8
class fr• St. James' School h ere at an Ottawa
'audience. "And he. went over and stood with our
kids", said Sister Mary, St. James' principal, who
accompanied the class. The students had the
experienbe of a .lifetime when they presented a
Centennial mug and pen to the governor general on a
class visit to Ottawa last week.
A councillor said the issue
shouldn't be decided as "a pig in
a poke", but that what the whole
discussion was about.
't Topnotch Feeds Ltd.
approached Seaforth building,
inspector, Wilmer Cuthill to
reque st permission from council
to expand its barn ten to 12 feet
'on the south side, Councillors
heard at Monday's meeting.
Mr. Cuthill said the purpose of
the increased space would be, to
experiment to see if more space
will be better for their livestock.
He said Topnotch would like to
-know as soon as possible.
Councillor Jim Crocker said "If
next year, they want to
experiment to find out the effect
of crowding conditions, they will
double their livestock."
Councillor Campbell said "I
don't think we can make a snap
decision, we should have some
facts and figures."
Mayor Betty Cardno said "I
can see a problem if they add
more livestock and then we are
getting into an environment
problem".
Councillor Dale said "pigs are
pigs, I've had'enough of them and
they're in town." '
Councillor Hildebrand made a
motion to go ahead and restrict
the livestock population to the
present number but since the
present number was unknown
council defeated the motion.
Council passed the motion to
have a committee deal with the
request, since it was unknown if
there was any by-law restricting
the number of livestock in
Topinatch's operation.
Mr. Cuthill reported he has
issued 19 building permits at a
value of $141,000 since January.
Council told Clerk Robert
Franklin to raise the policemen's
life insurance from $10,000 to
$20,000 as negotiated under the
contract of last month.
The city agreed to buy the
streetlights in the town of
Seaforth for $33,861 from Seaforth
PUC. The town will take over the
cost of street lighting, the unpaid
debenture and any additional
(By Nancy Andrews) Mrs. Jackson said the CAC
The days may be numbered for didn't come out with any
the white bean industry in Huron recommendation and feels a
County, John Haziitt, director of study has to be done. She said the
the Ontario Bean Producers' CAC is concerned that large farm
Marketing Board say. machinery can't operate around
Mr. Hazlitt spoke about the hydro towers.
danger to the bean crop from a
proposed nuclear power plant in
"P.• western Huron County at
*Town wants more info
on pig barn extension
Phil Durand, chairman of •the
bean board, said they are putting
'Thursday night's Huron-. County „on etessure to make sure peepl,e„and,,Detroit.
acre4.krif:e. of the problem. Mr. Hazlitt said more than a
He said the bean crop is very year ago, Ontario Hydra'
susceptible to pollution. The published a report ,that showed
nuclear plant will encourage the long-range location for a plant
development in the area and a would be centered in the Blake
large amount of beans will go out area.
of production, he said. This' was to be completed by
Huron County provides 85 per 1983 and would double in, size by
cent of the $50 million white bean
industry and this nuclear plant
could affect 40 per cent of the
crop in Huron County, Mr. Haziitt
said.
He said Essex County has
experienced an 80 per cent drop
in the production of white beans
due to pollution from Windsor
NOW, LOOK HERE!--'The
new student council at SDHS gather around their
new president, Anna Lee Stevenson, centre. Other
council members for 197546 are, left, Joanne
expense.
The streets lighting will be
managed by the PUC but the
cleric will be in charge of issuing
purchase orders from stock.
Council paid the first bill to
Kyles,Kyles and Garratt who did
the arena design proposals.
Council decided not to order
any more designs for the arena's
renovation until the Ontario
Municipal Board, (OW) makes a
decision on whether the town can
debenture for an arena.
Council approved.the p urchase
of 12 new chairs' fOr council's
chambers at $123 apiece and the
major's chair for $173.
Mayor's Chair
The difference in price, the
mayor joked, was so everyone can
aspire to the mayor's chair.
Councillor Flannery said 'the
road workers will be involved with
re-enforcing the sides of the
lagoon because the 'sides are
eroding.
He said cement sidewalks and
rocks should be laid aside at the
dump for this use.
Councilor Flannery said the
last time it cost over $400 to
bulldoze the dump and there
should be more control over what
is placed in that dump.
Councillor William' Bennett,
chairman of the arena board, said
the arena is always running short
of parking space.
It was suggested an agreement
could perhaps be reached with
the curling club about the use of
the land behind the club.
May die
Hopes for a new senior citizens'
unit may die if seniors don't mail
their questionnaires. The survey
is to determine whether the town
has a need for additional senior
citizen units, but so far only one
questionnaire has been mailed to
Toronto.
The questionnaire need only be
folded and sealed, the stamp is
already on it and dropped into a
mailbox. This doesn't guarantee
anyone of a • unit, but
demonstrates their interest in
more units, Councillors said..
(Continued on Page 3)
To some, it might have seemed
like a rerun of an old movie when:
;council agreed to a doubling of
"the water rate in spite of the
PUC's request for a tripling of the
rate.
In March 1969 a study done by
, James F. MacLaren Ltd.
recommended a tripling of the
sate, but in October of that year
council agreed to only a doubliIng
, from $15 to $30.
Walter Scott, manager of the
PUC, has said the PUC has been
shy of funds since 1966 and their
lack of reserves was due to
council only partially meeting its
demands in 1969.
The PUC claimed a tripling of
the rate would be needed to
revamp the system, to connect
the new well on Brantford ,Street
and put it into operation, and to
install meters in all commercial
establishments.
Mayor Betty Cardno said the
present system of charging water
users is unfair, because the small
water users are being charged the
same as the large water users.
Councillor Wayne Ellis said "I
think we are wasting a lot of
money On water meters. We could
be cutting our nose to spite our
face."
"There are no big water users
on Main Street and if It's going to
take ten years to pay for it ..." he
said "Are we getting any com-
plaints from small water users?"
Councillor John Flannery asked.
"I think we need the $40,000 for
other things, I think we have
other uses for it," he said.
Councillor Jim Crocker said if
council vetoes meters then
council would only have to double
the rate.
Mayor Cardno said council
tild really be doing the PUC a
fivdr by saving them the trouble
of putting in meters because they
don't know how to fix the rate yet.
George Hildebrand said he
thought- the. PUC, MacLaren or
someone is trying to do "a
snowjob."
"I think this should sit until we
get the auditor's report," he said.
Councillor Ellis said: "I think
we have to be realistic, we have to
look• at the present and future.
They have to have money to make
improvements."
After the meeting, Mayor
Cardno said it was "stupid" to
talk about doing nothing about
the PUC's request for increasing
the water rate, because inflation
has put everything up.
Both George Hildebrand and
John Sinnamon requested that
their opposition to the doubling of
the water rate be recorded.
When it came time to approve
the debenturing, of $250,000 for
revamping the system and
installing meters, council decided
to wait until the PUC could
Submit firm prices.
When Walter Scott submitted
the figures at a PUC and
Committee Chairman meeting a
week ago he described them as
"ball park" figures and said he
would have to submit them to a
bank for costing.
Also he plans to proceed with
the work in stages so with -the
inflationary trend it wpuld be
har d to calculate costs to the
decimal, he said.
After the meeting, M ayor
Cardno said she felt the PUC
should • have been coming to
council every year and badgering
council for money so at least the
council would be acquainted with
the problem.
Dietz, Barb Doig and
elected by the student
(Photo by Oke)
Peter Sawyer of MacLarens
was present at the council
meeting to explain the reasons for
the diesel standby units and the
new well.
These diesel units are to
operate under a system of
emergency, in case of an
electrical breakdown. "You may
never need it, but you design for
safety ," he said, /
Mr. Sawyer said that any
extension to the water system
goes to the Ministry of the
environment and they would like
to know in the long-run if the
town will have a safe system.
Plans for the 600,000 gallon
reservoir have been shelved for
awhile. Mr. Sawyer said this will
continue to depend on how long
the old 60,000 gallon elevated
tank stands up.
The lining was guaranteed for
20 years he said, and council
could be talking about eight to ten
years until a reservoir will be
needed.
Dissatisfaction was expressed
by several councillors with the
Four out of five members have
been appointed to the
development cOnunittee. This
includes a member of council, Jim
Crocker, and four citizens T, L.*
Habkirk, Ernie Williams, Lloyd
Eisler and ope—niember of the
Chambefil'Commerce.
Clerk Robert Franklin said the
by-law to establish the committee
and its function has not yet been
written or approved.
Pool Grant
Council continued the grant of
$2,500 to the Seaforth Lions Club
to, help support the swimming
pool.
The pool is in financial trouble,
and Mayor Betty Cardno said "I
would hate to see the swimming
pool close down, it would be
costing us far more if we took over
the pool." There is a provincial
grant available on a fraction of the
cost of instr uctor's fees and
maintenance.
There seems to be a doubt
..whether over the past few years
the town has returned the grant
portion available from the
province to the club.
Couneillor Charlie Campbell
(Continued on Page 3)
If nuclear plant ,causes pollution
Huron's bean days may be limited
Federation of Agriculture
meeting.
Ruth Jackson; speaking for the
Consumer Association of Canada,
was asked if CAC would put
pressure on the provincial
government to get the plant
moved.
1995, he said.
Mr. Hazlitt said the farmers are
not saying there has to be a choice
between electricity and white
beans.
"We are saying we need bot h
but we can locate the plant in
non-agricultural land," he said.'
There are no studies done by
the government on the effect of
air pollution on the white bean, he
said, but we have all kinds of
information proving our point.
On a hot summer day, you
could come out and see the beans
wilt on the east side of the
highway due to pollution, he said.
Mr. Hazlitt said they are
getting support and have already
got support front dr6eii Giant. ',
About a year ago, they were
told the nuclear plant was moved
from the short to the long-range
plan, but Mr. Hazlitt said this is
"just a ploy."
A study is being carried out
along the North shore and
hearings will be held in August in
different locations across the
country where a possible plant
may locate. •
Then it will be up to the
residents to either' support it or
submit briefs in opposition tdi
its location in their community, he
said.'
Schenk, Don Heard, Brian
Barry Lane. Councillors are
body at the high school.
,