HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-09-04, Page 1A. funeral service was held. Mon -
y. September 2 for 55 -year-old
Joseph Metzger. an Ashfield
Townshipfarmer, who died Friday,
August 30. 1991 as a result of a
farm accident. Goderich Ontario
Provincial Police report that Mr,
Metzger was overcome by toxic
fUmes after entering a silo on his
troller*
Boot at Wallenstein, on October
14,1935, Mr. Metzger was a son of
the late Noah and Irene (Snyder)
Metzger.
He is _survived
former 'Kathryn Gingrich, of Ash::
'fieldTownship; children Keith and
his wife, Irene, of Waterloo,. Ken—
neth and Sagan* of.
Guelph, Karen an her husband,
*id Atkinson, or Auburn, and
'Kathy. and her ,husband. Lloyd
of Guelph; - three
grandchildren, Steien. Michelle and
Joseph '14/fetzget,
Also left to mourn the passing of
a dear brother are Elsner of Clinton,
Amzie of Waterloo* Noah of R.R.
I, Elmira, 'Edna Martin of St.
Jacobs and Alice Metzger of Bl- •
nura. -
Visitation was at the MacKenzie
andUcCreathPuneraltiome„Luck•
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now on Sunday, September 1, from
2to5p.m.The funeral servicewas held at
the Glen Allan Mennonite Church,
Gle114-1101/4911, -Settenthet, 2,,at 2
11.M.ifithltev.Villaidlktetzger and
Rev. Gemld McFarlane, of the A
Lucknow United Church officiating.
Pallbearers were Trevor Metzger,
Martin Weatherall, Min Bauman*
Dennis Bauman.: Daryl Gingrich
and Noe. Gingrieh,
Jnterment Glen Allan Cemetery.
Jeach tentativeagreement
el•MsLEY--A tenative contra -et spite of what , union spokesman
ached Tuesday means a strike by Susan Blois called "tough
secretaries and teachers' aides with goings%
the. Bruce County Board of 9 Pay equity, wages and benefits
Education contd be avoided. are main issues for the union. de
As a,result of the August 1$ fire which es oy the90 x 90 fOot, century -old barn On the farm of Don
and Sherry Aitell of Ashfield Township, , two silos suffered extensive damage and it was deemed necessary
tO' demolish hi)* of them. On 'Anglia 290 dynamite experts were, called in and were Successful., their
attempt to level the smaller 13 x 35 foot poured cant)* silo.:Charges were strategically placed to. cause
the silo to fail into the area where the barn once stood (top pitture)*ThretattemOts the same eve*** failed
to cause the 20 x 72 foot silo (yid* at left-side:Of picture), full of haulage to foil. The experts returned on
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August 30 and charges placed in the middle of the silo were effective, causing the poured concrete silo to
collapse into the former barn area as well. The Alton home suffered no major damage, although some
windows were shattered as a resullef the explosions. - (Pat Livingston photri)• •
by Heather Boa
The Town :of 'Goderich istrying
to mate: a:Pitfit from a dileintna.
facing the:1%4144846n Landfill Site
Board (14SB), Says-TOwn of
torkboata representative Phil Cork
niSh*
He claims the town will make a
profit through the pending leachate
agreement- heti/men the Town of
004er-telt-.and member
municipalities of 1.41411t. Those
members include the Town .6f
,Ooderick as well as the towns of
Clinton and Serifintli, townships of
Goderich, ,Colborne and 'nick-
• 4
ersmith and villages of Bayfield and
Lucknow.
see that they're trying to get a
double benefit out or it." said Cor-
nish, pointing out that theltmt of
Coderich will be oil both sides of
the agreement. "Goderich, should
not be in it to. make money. They
should be trying to help by virtue
of (the fact) they're a Member of
• the board. They produce the
greatest amount of garbage, They
• should be conservative in price."
r The draft leachate agreement
° outlines the price and conditions for.
shipping Imitate' from the landfill
site to the Goderich Pollution
Control Plant, According to the
agreement, which was ratified by
VILS13 at the 'August 28 meeting,
the plant will accept the leachate at
a fee or Atte dollars per cubic
meter. The agreement must still be
reviewed by Goderich Township
Council, and Olen Sent to the Town
of Goderich for approval.
Cornish' Suggested the MLSB
member. Bill Clifford), who is also a
Town 'of Goderich councillor,
should. be • declaring a conflict of
interest in the matter.
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separate school board is asking the
federal governMent to close a loop -
"hole tut lets teachers collect VIC-
funded parental leave white they are
, on paid holidays.
Trustees were told of three cases
where male teachers :on full salary
ranging from $38,000 to $63.000
collected nine weeks of parental
• leave, during, summer holidays.
.1§406s of the teachers were not
released.
Parental leave can be collected by
either parent for 10 weeks within a
year of the birth or adoption of a
Child, but the personnel service
committee of the board said in most
vases a patent gives up income by
taking time 'off work to get that
leave.
In the case of teachers, salaries
are paid every two weeks through -
and, summer holidays.
"So; they are being paid brand
paid again by the taxpayer," said
Marie Zkottelo trustee.
BM Brown, director of education -
said we as aboard are not against
parental leave what -so -ever: But,
he agreed that because parental
leave is funded by Unemployment
Insurance premiums paid by the
employer, the loophole is *costing
money for employers, including the
board, through drastically increased
premiums..
Chairman Bill Zettel emphasized
the teachers re legally entitled to
the leave, but he feels the current
law invites abuse.
"Our battle is not with the
teachers, but were faced with the
governMent that passed this law."
The board says that during a time
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by Heather Boa
The Mid -Huron Landfill Site
Board (1411,SB) plans to construct a
new off-site office and Maintenance
buildings to ensure that it will 'not
be vulnerable to methane gas leaks
from landfill.
The board will purchase the
property from George Lois for
approximately $7,500, subject to
monitoring to ensure that there's no
gas leakage. The 30.000.squaraoot
parcel is directly south of the eXiS-
ting building.
The board is expected to put the
protect to tender next month. The
wood -lime steel clad building will
include a general office and ad;
ditional office* plus washrooms and
a three -bay garage with ,the option
of reducing' the' contract, to two
bar.,Itis designed for a possible
scaling operation.
The board will consider leaving
the existing building intact . and
using it for cold storage.
While original Sketches from
ILK Ross and Associates outlines
a ne x 36* building,, board memo
bets wanted the width increased to
40 feet.
Final drawings will be available at
the September 12 WAR meeting.
They will include information on a
heating system, possibility of a
hoist in one bay, and description of
insulation.
• In discussions prior to the
decision to • put the 'contract to
tender) Phil Cotnish. ,Tosvn of Clin-
ton. blamed the board's engineers
Conestoga Rovers and Associates
(CRA) for not anticipating the gas
leakage at the landfill site.
lloweverw Cliff Freeman. Village
of Sayfield, disagreed.
mybody's at. fault, it's the
people, at this table,' said Preetnan.
He said that CRA simply follows
instruct ions am the board,
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The Ontario Federation o
Agriculture in conjunction with
corn, soybean and wheat com-
modity organizations, has had a
list of demands on the table
before the government all sum-
mer. Citing a near total lack of
action by both the federal and
provinepiiaiLgovements to deal
with the, in 0 tarie agric4t.
ture. farmers will
gather in Lucknow, on Wedne.s
days September 11 where "A
Line in the Dirt" will begin to be
drawn.
All famters, consumers and
organizations arc invited to
attend this public presentation on
the current farm crisis facing
Ontario farmers.
The, meeting begins at 8:30
pin, at the Lucknow Complex.
Sponsored by Ontario Farmers,
this gathering will enlighten all
as to the tlisastrous conditions
facing food producers today.