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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-11-14, Page 1M Waste bylaw New bylaw enables county to get into waste management See page 6 Bulls keep winning Bulls demolish opposition for 2 wins See Review Puppeteers tell tall tale See page 23 First winter storm causes slippery roads, accidents VOL. 6 NO. 46 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1990. 50 CENTS Remembering Flags flutter in the cold wind Sunday as Bly th Legion members file largest part of the congregation for the service as Remembrance into Memorial Hall for the annual Remembrance Day service. Day conflicted with regular church services. Legion members and Boy Scouts and Girl Guides made up the Snowfall and slippery road condi­ tions contributed to two area accidents on Sunday and Monday. Sgt. King of the Wingham OPP detachment said that a car driven by 55-year-old Henk Van Den Broek of Wingham was eastbound on County Road 16 at the west edge of Brussels at 2:50 p.m., Sunday when it slid into the opposite lane striking a pick-up driven by Daniel Machan, 22, of Teeswater. Volunteers from the Brussels Fire Department were called to the accident. Mr. Van Den Broek’s wife Ria, 45, who was a passenger in the car sustained major injuries and was taken to Wingham and District Hospital by ambulance. Mr. Van Den Broek’s injuries were listed as minimal, Sgt. King said, and he was taken to hospital by a police cruiser. Another accident occurred early Monday morning when a tractor­ trailer, driven by Joseph Krodow- ski, 29, of New Hamburg, jack­ knifed on Hwy. 4, just south of Belgrave. Sgt. King stated that Mr. Krodowski was driving north at 6:30 a.m. when the trailer slid to the east ditch. The unit then did a 180 degree turn into the west ditch. Mr. Krodowski was taken to Wingham and District Hospital where he received eight stitches co close a head wound. Also on Sunday, five people were injured when the driver of another vehicle failed to yield at the corner of Hwy. 86 and County Road 12 north of Brussels. Jody Strickland, of Milton was driving east on 86, when a car driven bv Hularia Valdez, 39, of RR 1, Bluevale, proceeded into the intersection in front of her. Sgt. King said that Valdez had stopped at the stop sign, then continued north when she hit the Strickland car. Ms. Strickland and her four passengers: Andrew Hostwser, 21; Cassandra Hostwser, four months, Andrew Hostwser Sr., 46 and Roxanne Hostwser, 32, were all taken to Wingham and District Hospital by ambulance. Sgt. King said, that Valdez, who was uninjured, has been charged with failing to yield. Huronview plans get verbal approval Debate shapes up on raising speed limits A lively debate seems to be shaping up over a plan that would see speed limits increased on some Huron county roads. Hints of the opposition on both sides of the argument about raising the speed limit to 90 km. per hour surfaced at the Nov. 8 meeting of county council when it was reveal­ ed Grey township and the town of Clinton had written letters oppos­ ing the move. Goderich deputy­ reeve John Doherty said that in his experience the police didn't charge people going 88-90 km. per hour in an 80 km. zone now so they probably wouldn’t charge people going 98 to 100 km. under the higher limit. The effect would be of increasing the speed limit 20 km. per hour, he said. Warden Lionel Wilder said he knew police did stop people for going 88 km. per hour because it had happened to him. If people are going to break the speed limit they'll break the speed limit, he said. Some people are already going 120 km. per hour. Brian McBurney, Reeve of Turn- berrv said he could furnish Council­ lor Doherty the names of a couple Hullett, landowner dispute boundary A meeting Thursday between Hullett Township Council and a township landowner failed to re­ solve a boundary dispute and the matter seems likely to go to a hearing under the Boundaries Act to resolve the issue. A special meeting was set up between township council and Don Greidanus and his family at the of OPP officers who would stop you at 85 km. per hour. Leona Armstrong, Reeve of Grey said that Bruce county is also looking into increasing the speed limit and a phone-in survey had been taken on a local radio station. She suggested the county should get the results. While she listened urging of Goderich Ontario Provin­ cial Police Constable Mike Scott after the OPP had been called in Nov. 2 to intervene in the dispute. A long-simmering argument over where the boundary was between the Greidanus farm on Sideroad 30-31, Concession 10 and the road allowance, came to a head that day /when the township wanted to to the show there had been only one caller supporting increasing the speed limit. If the speed limit is increased on county roads but not on provincial highways, it will only lure more traffic onto the county road system from the provincial roads, wearing out the county roads, she said. install a catchbasin on land it says is in the road allowance but the Greidanus family claims is on their property. The township had had the area surveyed but Mr. Grei- dar.us disputed the accuracy of the survey. Also at the Thursday meeting was Chris Kiar whose company Continued on page 23 It appears it’s just a matter of time before the new' Huronview/ North project at Brussels will get the official written approval for construction. Tom Tomes, chairman of the Management Committee of Huron­ view told Huron County Council Thursday that after meetings with the Minister of Community and Social Services and Ministry offi­ cials the county is now awaiting an official acknowledgement of the firm financial offer the province has made. The county has been assur­ ed that Huron’s plan for a new two-home seniors home at Brussels and Clinton is the ministry’s num­ ber one priority, Reeve Tomes said. On Oct. 30 Warden Lionel Wil­ der, Nigel Bellchamber, county administrator, Reeve Tomes and Wayne Lester, Huronview Admini­ strator rnet with the Minister. Later on Nov. 5 county officials met with other Ministry officials.