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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-02-25, Page 1fl• 11: •Al ).0 }( As: A< }t A( ft }t )( i{ M -M• MA ft 3(• Al Ai• A •yl• tic i'1 I 01\i. ON 7 y NOM .11..0 .At• A. A. Ak -At• A: 'A(' .Al..A,. k Ar: /;: ifr f4 Al 41 M. A'• * A( k• y ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY �!$E $ a Vanua Lucknow Central Public School students were having some fun inthe. snow last week preparing their snow sculpture for the Lucknow Kinsmen Club's annual snow sculptur- ing contest for the area schools. Putting the finishing touches on Garfield are, from left, Peter Neufeld, Peter Reavie, Candy Fielder, Lyndon Johnston, Jodi Hackett and Dennis Johnston. (Alan Rivett photo) • ` Board recommends hydro route through Huron A hydro transmission corridor for this area appears imminent after the Joint Hearing Board made public their recom- mendations on February 20 after 131 days of hydro hearings last year. The Joint Hearing Board, an impartial three member board, recommended to the Ontario Cabinet that a transmission • cor- ridor be established to bring power from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. (BNPD) down to southwestern Ontario. The corridor, known as Plan 1, would in- volve a double circuit 500 Kilovolt line from the BNPD through Bruce, Huron and Middlesex Counties to Hydro's new transformer station just south of London in Caradoc Township. Another corridor would be established from the London Transformer Station east to the Nanticoke Generating Station as part of Plan 1. According to Ontario Hydro- spokesper- son Donna Prout, a 28 -day appeal period will go into effect in which interested par- ties can make their thoughts known to the Joint Hearings Board. After this appeal period, the Joint Board would then take their findings back to the Ontario Cabinet and ask for an Order in Council, which would allow Hydro to pro- ceed with land acquisitions for the cor- ridor. The land acquisitions could start as early as August 1, 1987, said Prout. Under Hydro's current timetable, con- struction could begin on the hydro corridor in the spring of 1988 with the first "in ser- vice" of the line scheduled for March -1,, �• 1991, she said. For the Foodland Hydro Committee, an organization representing 1,200 farmers opposed to the hydro corridor, the an- nouncement came as a bitter disappointment. "It's disappointing. We fought a long, hard•fight ever since 1980. All I can say is we've done the best we could," said Foodland Hydro Committee Secretary Bill Jongejan. "We've got the best farmland in the world here. We just thought it was worth it to make that point known." he said. Mr. Jongejan said the primary effects of the -corridor, the inconvenience of farming around hydro towers, will eventually be overshadowed by the secondary effects of the new hydro corridor which will promote more industry, and take more farmland out of production. "It's the secondary effects is what we're really concerned about. How large will London will become with 15,000 acres about to be annexed by the city? Is that the stewardly thing to do as every acre is uni- que in its production ability," he said, ad- ding that the hydro corridor will be supply- ing London with five times as much power. as it really needs. He also spoke out against Hydro's claim that the corridor will make the inter- change of power easier between Ontario and Michigan, saying Ontario Hydro should not be subsidizing the Americans with cheap hydro. "The real reason they're (Ontario Hydro) coming through with the line is to be near the Michigan utilites. Should agricultural land have to pay the cost to have Americans get cheap, subsidized Turn to page 2 Simpson will step down as Ashfield clerk -treasurer Donald Simpson, the long-time clerk - treasurer for the township, will step down from the position as soon as a replacement is found, council learned at its February meeting. Council authorized him to call for ap- plications for a new clerk -treasurer. Ashfield Township Council set the salary schedule 'for council members and township employees The new pay schedule is as follows: Reeve - $1,300; Deputy Reeve - $1,225; Councillors - $1,150 per year.. All members of council will receive $40 each for extra meetings. The clerk -treasurer will earn $23,629 with the assistant receiving 150 -per month. The road superintendent salary was set a $23,000 which will be reviewed in six mon- ths. Grader operators will receive $10.40 per hour with part-time operators earning $7.60 and general laborers earning $6 an hour. Council has agreed to pay off the ac- cumulated sick leave pay to road employees at the 1986 wage scale. A bylaw authorizing the reeve and clerk - treasurer to borrow up to $500,000 from the Bank of Montreal, Lucknow for current ex- penses was passed by council. The following grants were approved by council: Salvation Army, $50; St. Johns Ambulance, $50; Ontario March of Dimes, $50; Wingham and district Association for the Mentally Retarded, $375. An application was made to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for a supplementary allocation of .subsidy money for paving part of Concession 4 and 5 from Sideroad 3 and 4 West Division, to, Sideroad 9 and 10 East Division at an estimated cost of $107,000. Also included in the application is the purchaseof a new grader at an estimated cost of $135,000: The clerk was instructed to negotiate with the Ministry of Natural Resources for the acquisition of the Market Square are in Port Albert for park purposes. Road .accounts for $29,082.72 and general accounts for $41,683.13 were approved for payment. Rabies inereasing in Huron More than 92 cases of animal rabies have been 'reported in Huron County in 1986 compared to 36 in 1985. As a result, 50 people have received the anti -rabies vaccine after coming in con- tact witha rabid animal, Dr. James McGregor, medical officer of health for the Huron County Health Unit said today. McGregor said that, under a provincial regulation that has ,been adopted in Huron County, it is compulsory for all dogs and cats three- months of age and over to be vaccinated against rabies. The regulation. is intended to protect people from • the disease, he said. Most cases of human anti- rabies treatments result from contact with cats and dogs which have been infected by a rabid wild or domestic animal: Although vaccinating domestic animals is the only barrier between rabies and peo- ple, only 40 per cent of dogs and 15 per cent of cats in Ontario are currently immuniz- ed. More than 50 per cent of the human ex- posures to the disease occur from contact with owned, unimmunized dogs and cats — often one's own household' pets. Special low-cost clinics will be held and pet owners will be charged only $6.00 per animal for the rabies vaccination. Owners also have the option of going to their regular veterinarian. An immunization certificate will be Departmnt: called to barn fire The Lucknow District Fire Department were called to a barn fire in the Dungan- non area which caused an estimated $65,000 damage on February 11. Fire Chief Bud Hamilton said there was no indication of what started the fire to the barn on the property owned by John Fielder .and rented by Terry Bauer. The, department was at the scene for five hours to ensure the fire didn't spread to two near- by buildings. A quantity of hay inside the barn was lost in the fire. A second fire call on February 20 was for a chimney fire in Ashfield Township which was extinguished by the owners' before the department was called out, said Mr. Hamilton. issued to the owner; indicating when and where the animal was vaccinated and when the vaccination must be repeated. In addition, a rabies identification tag will be provided for each vaccinated dog and cat. The regulation requires that dogs and cats be re -vaccinated on a regular basis. Pet owners who do not comply with the regulation are subject to a maximum fine of $5,000. In the interest of protecting the people zn the community , from rabies, the Huron County Health Unit urges dog and cat owners ,to meet the regulation by getting their dogs and cats immunized. .Inquiries regarding this regulation should be directed to this Health Unit. Sports In sports this week, the Lucknow Atoms won the WOAA Atom "D" Cham- pionship in an exciting series with Paisley recently. They will start the OMHA quarter -finals against Wasaga Beach in Lucknow on Sunday, March 1 at 6 p.m. SEE PAGE 10. Scouts The Chairman of the Lucknow Group Committee for Scouting reports that despite repeated attempts to find a leader for the Lucknow Scouts, one has stilinot been found. The Scouts may fold unless a leader is found for the group by next year. SEE PAGE 2. Lochalsh In the Lochalsh News, correspondent Kae Webster reports on a surprise birth- day party held last week in that com- munity. SEE PAGE 8. 4-H The 4-H Clubs in the area are working on another worthwhile course called "Surviving with Style". For the reports of the area clubs...SEE PAGE 14.