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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-09-03, Page 25• 1 . I SEE . • By The Sentinel Off to school Many of the community's young people will be returning to school at a college or university this month. The Sentinel would like to run a eolumn telling where these young people will be furthering their education. Please phone Pat at the Sentinel, 528.2822, so that our column may be as complete as possible. Crown fair queen The Lucknow Agriculture Society will crown their fall fair queen this Saturday evening at a "dance being held in the Lucknow District • Com- munity Centre. The crowning will take place at 11,30 p.m. and last year's Miss Lucknow Fall Pair, Joan Hamil- ton, will, crown the 1980 queen. This year's ,Miss Lucknow Fall Fair will participate in, the Miss , Mid-western Ontario pageant to ,be held at the Lucknovv Fall Fair, Saturday, Sept- ember 20. There is some concern about the safe evacuation, of residents from the second floern of anronvieW during a' fire in light of the recent disaster in a Mississauga nursing. The committee of manageMent of Huron- view recommended to Huron County Council: at their. September 4 meeting that the ' administrator' proceed with plans and get approval for a fire eXit from Women's Bed Care onto the roof over. the infirmary, .and from Women's Bed Care onto.the roof over. Special Care. The committee suggested that residents could then be arranged in such a • way that the most handicapped could be evaeu d s kly_As: possible- if neces- 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 evacuate 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. Lesterontlined. the' training program which has been Set, up by the Huroriview Administration in co-operation with the Clinton Fire Department, Lester said the ` staff at Huronview haYe concentrated en fire skills training during the month of 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 Huron- view staff to use the fire extinguishers in'the building, how to `use the _hoses and to turn the nozzlesto spray a fog, Lester, said a fire manual has been prepared teaching the staff the proper manner tO'cairy residents during evacuation. Staff has been trained to go to= certain a should a fire break- ant, el . during evacuation.. Lester pointed out the highest risk is during the evening from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. when there is, a minimum of staff on duty but it would be too costly to keep maximum staff on through the night shift, just in case of a • Lester said the staff will continue monthly fire drillS and he is certain the training program will assist the staff to remain can't during an evacuation, Lester explained the Huronyiew staff works at fire prevention. The home adheres to smoking rules*, Smoking in thetrooms is not permitted. Smoking is only allowed in designated areas where smoking residents are under constant supervision, • Lester cited two instances where smoking residents were Under supervision when their clothes caught__fire_and staff were ab e t unit will be an addition for the Aged, :Huronview, Clinton. Thenew Home to the county's building is necessary because ,an expansion of the' county's health,program will mean an increase of staff and' the Clinton office is already 'operating in cramped quarters. Eieven tenders were , received ranging . from a minimum of $346,984 to a high, of $424,000. Ministry of Community and Social services approval has been received and construction will commence within 'the next two weeks. According to architect' D. R. Snider, Reichard and March, they hope to have the building closed in before the bad weather with completion scheduled for some time in January. The total cost of the new building is estimated at $400,000. A break doWn of the project budget includes general contract: $346,984; architect's. fees: $27,760 and - paving and contingencies $25,256. The building will be financed through the county's capital works reserve. fund. • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1980 Huron. Ceunty Council accepted a tender for construction of the new Huron County Health ,Building when they mete September 4. The tender of William Parker Construction Limited, Guelph of $346,984 including air conditioning was accepted on a recommenr dation from the cotincil's property commit- tee, " The new building which is to act as the Clinton branch office of the county' health extinguish the fire before .anyone was seriously hurt. Lester said be is confident that Huron., view's staff is capably trained jai fire prevent ion, 'the use of fire fighting equip ment and the. safe evacuation ,of residents 1owhich_reduees,,the risk of a tragedy. ' ' . • . . , . err Terry, who lost his right leg:to bone cancer three years ago, began his cross Canada run last April. He had just passed the half way mark last week when he was forced to stop running for now, when cancer tumours, were discovered on_h,is_lungs„He_has returned to ._ his home in British Columbia, where he 'is undergoing Chemotherapy treatment. Canadians responded to Terry's wish that "Canadians go kind of wild, inspired, with the fund raising". A weekend telethon has swelled the $3 million Terry raised to $10.5 million. Terry said when he began his run, if every Canadian would give $1, we could raise $22 million and we just, may. County tree by-law is an issue Reeve • Allan Campbell of McKillop. Township questioned the county's procedure of informing township councils when appli- cations to' clear land have been received when Huron County Council met September 4. • • Campbell said he was travelling along the north boundary of McKillop Township last weekend and noticed more than 25 acres of bush on a McKillop farm had been cleared and he knew nothing about it. Clerk-treasurer Bill . Hazily, informed Campbell, McKillop 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 be laying a charge. The county's treeby-faWstipplates 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 from the by-law, Tom Cunningham, deputy-reeve of Hul- lett Township told council the .county tree commissioner had issued a permit to clear the land 21/4 years ago. He said there was never any authority to issue the permit and the validity of the permit would have to be Turn to page 46 ALucknew -,_ wornan :has taken. Op the -Marathon of Hope started by Terry Fox on his cross country run to raise money for cancer research. Marj MacLeod has set up a Marathon of Repel and in Licknowariddonations can lie left at Quinn's Flowers and Gifts. The money raised will be forwarded to the Canadian Cancer Society in Terry's name. This•elherry tomato plant has clhnbed over seven feet up the wall of the Sepoy Apartments in- front of Belle Mole's living room window. Only one plant, it has branched out to cover the window and has blooms right to the top. Belle said she should have cut back the top, but was fascintaed by how high it might climb if left to wander. Belle says thi, plant has delicious tomatoes and the branches are loaded.