The Citizen, 2010-02-25, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010. PAGE 7.
construction crew heading to Haiti.
It will, however, be a smaller group
than was originally planned to travel
in January. Originally 42 people
were planning on going to Haiti, but
after the earthquake hit, there were
travel concerns and the trip had to
be delayed.
Datema says she would like to
collect as many used crutches as
possible and even fold-away
walkers would be acceptable.
She will be accepting donations
well into March at her home on
83341 Currie Line or she can be
reached at 519-523-9407 and she
can possibly arrange to pick them
up personally.
“I’m willing to set aside the time,”
she said. “People can bring them
here or I can come and get them, but
there are so many amputees there
now who need support just to get
around. We hope to fill a whole
container.”
Flipping out
Dave Cartwright, left, and Keith Richmond were on pancake
duty on Shrove Tuesday. Trinity Anglican Church held its
annual pancake supper at Memorial Hall with dozens of
diners coming through for dinner. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
North Huron joined the
bandwagon at their Feb. 16 council
meeting to provide the Municipality
of Morris-Turnberry with mutual aid
fire service.
Because Morris-Turnberry does
not have a fire department of its own,
they would not be able to reciprocate
a mutual aid deal, and as such, it
would not have worked if all three
departments didn’t agree to it.
The agreement means that the
Howick and Huron East and North
Huron fire departments will join in
the efforts inside the Morris-
Turnberry borders in the event of a
fire if all the resources are exhausted
by the department covering that part
of the municipality.
So, for example, if North Huron is
fighting a fire, and they run out of
resources, they can call upon
Howick or Huron East to help, at no
charge.
The deal has a potential to cost
$6,000 a year per municipality.
“It seems to me this can be seen as
a fine gesture,” said Coun. Brock
Vodden. “A little bit of sugar helps
sometimes.”
He was referring to the sometimes
strained relations between the two
neighbouring municipalities, in the
wake of an Ontario Municipal Board
hearing last year regarding
commercial zoning, and a pending
arbitration between the two about
the Belgrave water infrastructure.
North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent
agreed with Vodden, saying that they
should provide the service at no cost.
“If it’s costing any of the three
municipalities, it might be reflected
in the next contract,” he said.
The current contract will last two
years.
Deputy Reeve Murray Scott, who
was the chair of the former
Wingham and Area Fire Board also
agreed with the proposal.
“I feel we’re somewhat obligated
to them,” Scott said.
Couns. Alma Conn and David
Riach opposed the motion.
“Why can’t it be billed back to
them,” said Conn. “Approximately,
Morris-Turnberry is gettng $18,000
(worth of service) for free. I just
don’t understand how they can
expect that service for nothing.”
Break on mutual aid for M-T
Donations of crutches
sought to help Haiti
The pool at the North Huron
Community Complex will be closed
for approximately a month this fall,
according to director of recreation
and facilities Pat Newson.
She said at the Feb. 8 North Huron
committee of the whole meeting that
the liner in the pool needs repairs,
and is aiming for September to have
them done.
The pool will need to be drained
for the work to be done, which will
take about three weeks, and then the
pool will need to be refilled and
heated.
The problem with the pool stems
back to when the complex was first
built. According to Newson, water
gets under the liner and creates large
wrinkles on the pool floor.
In a written response Keith
Richardson of NCAquatics, the
Toronto firm that constructed the
pool, said that their inspection
showed the walls of the pool to be
structurally sound and sealed, and
the floor liner is still functional,
except where it has been breached.
“The problems we note, and have
noted from the earliest intervention,
are all attributable to either damage
(cuts, abrasions), installation defects
(poor welds or seals) or possibly,
other causes (groundwater or leakage
of piping systems),” Richardson
reported.
The letter, addressed to Newson,
went on to say that a proposal to
source the water under the pool liner
given to the NHWCC staff last year
was not followed, “and the result is
that now we are no closer to
identifying if there is a leak in the
pipe and fittings under or around the
pool.”
As a course of action, NCAquatics
recommended that North Huron
secure the services of a London pool
repair contractor that deals in Myrtha
pool liners, which is the brand at the
NHWCC.
Myrtha, “as a goodwill gesture”
will provide materials to the
contractor at no cost to repair the
pool, however, North Huron
recreation will be on the hook for
labour cost.
Newson also recommended some
upgrades to the pool while they're at
it, such as a Softwalk padded floor in
the shallow end, which was not
available when the pool was
constructed. Also, a sub-drainage
system in the deep end, that would
allow for any water breaching the
pool liner to be drained through a the
floor to a weeping system.
“The repairs... are to bring the pool
back to 100 per cent both in
operation and aesthetics,”
Richardson wrote.
Newson said she just wants to get
this “infamous” problem over with.
“Let’s get it fixed. We’ll see how
much we can get from them, and
move on,” she said.
North Huron pool will
close for repairs in fall
By Lindsey Kuglin
The Wingham Advance Times
By Lindsey Kuglin
The Wingham Advance Times
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