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BY SHARON DIETZ
Reeve Allan. Campbell of
McKillop , Township quest-
ipned the county's procedure
of informing township coun-
cils wften applications to
clear land have been receiy,
ed at Huron County Council
meeting, September 4.
Campbell said he was
travelling along the north
boundary of McKillop Town-
ship last weekend and notic-
ed more than 25 acres, of
bush on a McKillop farm had
been cleared and he knew
nothing about it.
Clerk-treasurer' Bill Hanly
informed Campbell that. Mc-
Killop Township Council had
not been told the land was
being cleared because the
county knew nothing about it
either.
He said the owner had not
applied to the county to have
the land cleared and the
county would by laying a.
charge.
The county's tree by-law
stipulates that no living tree
under the size designated in
the by-law shall be cut down
unless approved by a county
council hearing. One-half
acre or less is exempt frorri
the by-law.
Tom Cunningham, deputy-
reeve of Hullett township
told council the county tree
commissioner had issued a
permit to clear the land 2%
years ago. He said there was
never any authority to issue,
the permit and the validity of
the permit would have to be
tested in court.
He added the present
owner lives in Perth County
and had received the permit
to clear the land from the
previous owner when he
purchased the farm.
"I'm opposed to clearing
good bush" said Cunning-
ham, "but this is a poplar
bush and isn't profitable for
the farmer."
It's difficult to tell a farmer
with the price of land todiy,
that such bush, which isn't
good hard or soft wood and
won't make him some money
in the future should not be
cut down reasoned Cun-
ningham.
Hay's ,deputy-reeve Lloyd
Mousseau said he is opposed
to cutting, down any kind of
tree.
"If we take out all the
trees except the good maple,
(and) 'if we keep• on, we'll
have a desert." said Mous-
seau.
"It puts me in mind of the
west which cleared all their
land. Now they'll plant any-
thing, cedar, poplar, because
trees create environment."
"We should preserve all
our trees." added Mous-
Coup
McKillop
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AND THIS IS MY DESK;—Tracy Bosman of Winthrop shows her mother
Ann Boman, and sister Tina; her new desk in the Grade 4 classroom at
Seaforth Public School. Parents and students had a chance to tour the
school and meet with teachers at an open house held on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
(Photo by Gibb)
County concerned about evacuation
887-6641
BY SHARON, DIETZ
There is some concern
about the safe evacuation of
residents from the second
floor of Huronview during a
fire in light of the recent
disaster in a Mississauga
nursing home.
The committee of manage-
ment of Huronview recom-
mended to Huron 'county
council at their September 4
meeting that the administrat-
or proceed with plans and get
approval for a fire exit from
Women's BediCare onto the
roof over the infirmary, and
from Women's Bed Care
onto the roof over the Special
Care unit. The committee
suggested that residents
could then be arranged in
such a way that the most
handicapped could betyacu-
ated as quickly as possible if
Huron County Council
accepted a tender for con-
struction of the new Huron
county Health Building when
they met September 4.
The tender of William
Parker Construction Limited.
Guelph of $346,984, which
included an air conditioning
provision, was accepted on a
recommendation from the
council's property commit-
tee.
necessary.
Huronview administrator
Wayne Lester told .county
council, the ministry of
health consultant wants a
study' of exits to . the roof
before they proceed with this
measure, because it creates
an additional hazard to eva-
cuate residents to a roof.
Lester told council he is
confident that with proper
training the Huronview staff
would be able to evacuate the
Women's Bed Care by taking
the residents down the
stairs.
Lester outlined the train-
ing program which has been
set up by the Huronview
administration in co-oper-
ation with the Clinton Fire
Department. Lester said the
staff at Huronview have
concentrated onfire skills
training during the month of
The building will be fi-
nanced through the county's
capital works reserve fund.
Eleven tenders were re-
ceived ranging from a mini-
mum of $346,984 to a high of
$424,000. Ministry of COm-
munity and Social Services
approval has been recieved
Safety
Every province in Canada
has a law requiring motorists'
to .stop for school buses
taking on or discharging
passengers. The bus lights
must be flashing, demanding
attention, and drivers stop no
matter which direction they
may be travelling (except in
the case of a divided high-
way).
The law, the teaching, and
the flashing lights on the big
yellow school bus all combine
to give children a sense of
security.
One might be tempted to
say: "a false sense of
security" I
Yet, surely, only the most
August and he is confident
they can evacuate in three
minutes. The Clinton fire
Department takes between
two and three minutes to
arrive on the scene.
The fire department has
taught Huronview staff' to
use the fire extinguishers in•
the building, how to use the
hoses and to turn the nozzles
to spray a fog. Jester said a
fire manual has been prepar-
ed teaching the 'staff the
proper manner to carry resi-
dents during evacuation.
Staff has been trained to go
to certain areas should a fire
break out and staff is respon-
sible for certain jobs during
evacuation.
Lester pointed out the
highest risk is from 6 p.m.
until 7 a.m. when there is a
minimum of staff pia duty,
and construction will com-
mence within the next two
weeks. According to archi-
tect D.R. Snider of Snider,
Reichard and March, they
hope to have the building
closed in before the bad
weather with completion
scheduled for some time in
January.
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careless and callous would
drive past a stationary school
bus full tilt. Ordinary drivers
surely wouldn't. Would
they?
According to the Canada
Safety Council, based on
reports receivesd from school
transportation authorities,
the unfortunate answer is
that they can, and they do.
Frequently.
And the Canada Safety
Council wants to know
"why"? Because special sa-
fety programs like School
Bus Safety Week. (24-30
September )to be truly effect-
'se, it is necessary to know
what causes problems.
but it would be too costly to
keep maximum staff on
through the night shift just in
case of fire.
Lester said the staff will
continue monthly fire drills
and he is certian the training„
program will assist the staff
to remain clam during and
evacuation.
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Overloads of visual inform-
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may be a contributing factor
in urban areas, but not on
country roads.
Some drivers
may be pre-occupied, others
impaired by drinking or
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Lester explained the
Huronview staff works at fire
prevention. The home adhe-
res to smoking residents are
under constant supervision.
Lester cited two instances
where smoking residents
were under supervision when
their clothes caught fire and
staff were able to extinguish
the fire before anyone was
seriously hurt.
Lester said he is confident
that Huronview's staff is
capably trained in fire pre-
vention, the use of fire
fighting equipment and the
safe evacuation of residents
which reduces the risk of a
tragedy.
Guelph firm to build new health office
Council sponsors
new research on busing
Christmas is traditionally a special time
for good cooks. The Post plans to celebrate
the festive season this year with a special'
Christmas cookbook, which all subscribers
will receive free, early in November.
But we need the help of our readers to
make the cookbook a real treasury of
festive recipes. Send your favourite recipe,
whether it's for baking, poultry, meat or a
casserole to the Post by Oct. 10.
Be sure to enclose your name and
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time!
address and phone number. All the good
cooks who submit recipes have a chance to
win a $2 prize.
The first 20 recipes drawn from those
received by Oct. 10 will win their creators a
$2. prize.
Bring or send your recipes to the
Cookbook editor, The Brussels Post,
Brussels. Readers are welcome to -send
more than one recipe each.
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