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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-04-17, Page 14Page 14--Ludmow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 17, 1985 BLOCK PARENT APPRECIATION DAY a Friday,April 19 SUPPORT THE LUCKNOW BLOCK PARENTS. NEW MEMBERS ARE VERY WELCOME. Marguerite Sanderson Barb Helm 528-3427 (After 6:00 p.m. ) LUCKNOW DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE OPEN DATES AVAILABLE FRIDAY AprIl 12, 26 May 17,24 June 7, 14, 28 FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Doug and Gladys Haldenby SATURDAY, APRIL20 W est Huron Junior Farmers SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Wayne Bell and Laurie Clarke FRIDAY, MAY 3 Stuart Alton Benefit Dance SATURDAY, MAY4 Rick Conley and Debbie Hayes CALL THIS NUMBER BETWEEN 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ONLY 528-3532 We're looking for someone who needs a start. Spring /Summer '85 the Job Ontario Youth Corps Our Investment inTomorrow. NTARIO BILD OUTH PRQRT!NIT! ES NT RIOR We've got good jobs going. Jobs for young men and women with little work experience; jobs for disabled persons; jobs for native youth. ' You're eligible if you are between 15 and 24 years old, with less than grade 12 education, out of school and unemployed for the last 12 weeks. To find out more, pick up a copy of The Job Ipook at your local Youth Employment Counselling Centre, Community Information Centre or YM/YWCA. Or simply call the Youth Hotline at 1-800-263-7777. It's worth it. Call theYouth Hotline at 1-800-263-77T/. Qirnio OUTH OPPORTUNITIES BILD ONTRO® Youth Secretariat Adults get farm safety lesion With the arrival of Spring, farmers gear up for another season of planting and plow- ing. The season, however, also creates a greater risk of an accident because of the increase in farm machinery use. • A farm safety night, sponsored by the Lucknow Agricultural. Society held last W ednesday at the Public School, outlined some of the dangers farmers should be aware of when working around farm machinery and chemicals used. in farming. Ruth Bell, a teacher at Lucknow Public School, along with two other school teachers, have been putfirig on farm safety seminars 'for six years. ' The course, conceived by the Bruce County Board of Education, is a month long venture which makes stops at nine public schools throughout Bruce County. Wednesday's seminar was an opportunity for adults to be better informed on farm safety. The night started with the OMAF film entitled 'Life and limb. The film offered. candid conversations with farmers who had lost limbs While working around farm ,equipment such as augers and harvesters, along with , starkly real dramatizations of farm accidents. It also • pointed out the alarming frequency of farm accidents in Ontario. In a six year, period, there were 185 farm fatalities with an average of 31 deaths per year.related to farm accidents. Mrs. Bell said most farm accidents are the result of human factors suchas not paying attention to the job or taking chances on machinery. instead of being cautious, She said machinery should always be shut down before making repairs and also to avoid wearing loose fitting clothing While working 'around machinery because of the danger of it getting caught in the machine's moving parts. Riders should never be allowed on tractors because..of the risk of serious injury'. from falls. If a fanner is .feeling fatigued when working around machinery, he should stop working for a while because a quick reaction time is the key to preventing 'an accident. An OMAF videotape presented a series SPECIAL REPORT of guidelines when working around farm chemicals. The chemicals, such as herbi- cides, should be stored in a locked area out of the reach of children. Gloves and, boots should be worn when handling it. The instructions should be read for proper usage and when cans are to be disposed, they should be washed out and buried in a disposal pit. Mrs. Bell said once the chemical has been sprayedin a field, it is important not to re-enter, the field for 24 to 48 hours as there is still residue in the area which could., cause sickness. The symptoms . exhibited by someone who has been in contact with a pesticide • are much, like that of the flu. Nausia, headaches, coldness, shivering and dizziness as well as the smallness of the pupils indictes there has been contact • with a pesticide. Another pesticide, anhydrous ammonia, must be used with extreme caution. Since the,liquid freezes instantly and is attracted to water, goggles and protective clothing should be worn to prevent the -liquid from coming in contact with the skin or eyes: After filling a silo, it should not be entered for three to four weeks. The silo gases present at this time may cause a chemical pneumonia. Hydrogen Sulphide present in liquid manure pits is also a deadly gas. If •a person is in contact with the liquid it could cause asphyxiation. A respirator should be worn when working around liquid manure pits. Mrs. Bell said the thrust of the program is to educate children who might one day be farmers, to exercise caution when working with farm implements. ' "W.e .hope they will. grow up to be safe adults; When they get a farm of their own they'll remember it if we drive it home now," says Mrs. Bell. Dump conditions discussed W e,W awanosh township council met for the regular April session in the office of the municipal building on Tuesday even- ing, April 2. All members attended' with Reeve Aitchison presiding. There was no disclosure of interest declared. The minutes of the March meeting and a' special session held March 20 were adopted as printed on motion of councillors Hickey and Todd. Joanne Sproul attended the meeting and reeve Aitchison presented her with a cheque for $50.00 in recognition of her winning design for a township logo. Mrs. Sproul was also presented with a pin and spoons incorporating the new logo, as well as a Huron County pin. The pins and spoons are available at the municipal office for $1.00 and $2.00 respectively. Fran McQuail presented to council a proposal which she felt would improve conditions at the dump. Her main thrust was a flyer to be mailed to all residents. outlining the necessity of segregating gar- bage - raw household garbage from steel and combustible materials. Mrs. McQuail feels that if users of the dump are educated to' segregate garbage before dumping better appearance and more efficient oper- tion of the dump will result. Reeve Aitchison stated that the•dump is sorely in need of improvement and action will have to be taken soon. Motion by councillors Brindley and Hickey, That the township of W est W awa- nosh hereby authorizes the building inspector to issue permits to J. Miller/ (moveable workshop); L. J. Miller (house); D. Syler (workshop); and H. Culbert (house addition). Councillor Hickey indicated that he would probably attend the Huron County Municipal Officer's meeting in Holmesville on April 23. Motion by councillors -Todd and Hickey, That the township of West Wawanosh hereby accepts the tender of Bannerman Contracting Limited, Kincardine, at $1.72 per cubic yard for crushing and hauling gravel and 1.2 0per cubic for stock - piing. $ yard The one other tender received from Lloyd Jacklin Construction of Molesworth quoted the same exact price as Banner- man. The award was made to Bannerman • because of previous years' work with the township and his proximity to the area. Motion by councillors Brindley and Todd, That the program for 1985 road expenditures in the amount of $257,100.00 is hereby adopted by the township of West W awanosh. Motion by councillors Todd and Hickey, That West Wawanosh township council hereby authorizes the reeve and clerk to applY to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications • for a supplementary allocation of subsidy money in the amount of $10,000.00, supporting a road program of $30,000.00 to cover construction propos- ed on the Colborne -W est Wawanosh boundary by Colborne Township. Road accounts ' in the amount of $21,207.14 were authorized for payment on a motion of councillors Hickey and Todd. The 1985 road tour was tentatively set for April 11 to start at 9.30 a.m. By-law No. 9-85, to change the Ontario Home Renewal program account in the bank to a trust fund account, was given third reading and finally passed on motion of,councillors Brindley and Todd. Council voiced no objection to a sever- ance application of M. J. Wilson for his 50 acre parcel of land on concession 5. General accounts in the amount of $7,728.09 were approved for payment on motion of councillors Brindley and Rayn- ard.