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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-02-22, Page 8Page 8--13teknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Feb, 22, 1978 - County radio ,systern Necessary A county wide radio system is a necessity in our modern way of fire fighting according to a brief presented to Bruce County Coun- cil by the Bruce County Ivlutual Aid Fire Association. !Tire fighting is becoming increasingly- more technical and hazardous due to more plastics being used and the constant peril of transporting dangerous chemicals which are used more frequently,", said Irwin Lobsing- er, ' Fire Co-ordinator foil the association. The association asked that the County supply ' each department in the county with one aerial, one base and one mobile at an estimated cost of between $50,- 000 and $55,000. "It is the only way that the fire departments in Bruce will have an efficient all embracing radio network," SAID THE BRIEF. At the present time, South-, ampton, Walkerton and Kincar- dine are equipped with radios and use the Fire Marshall's frequency where there is no outside interference. Port Elgin has its own radio system and Wiarton and Sauble Beach are talking of radio. These are individual efforts, saidrthe brief, and possibly twoor three departments may obtain radios each year. "It is a hit and miss proposition which means it may take years before a county -wide radio sys- tem would be complete," said 'also be notified by home base to retujn to the fire hall, if not needed. Without .radio, truck operators • would not know until they, arrived at the scene. Lucknow volunteer fireman, Ab Murray, 'commented that a radio system would have been an advantage on the stormy night the Lucknow fire department went to a fire in Dungannon. The firemen took one hour to drive through the storm and when . they arrived the fire had been put out. • The fire hall had been notified that the firemen were not needed but they were already enroute and could not be contacted in the truck to be told to return. _,Murray said that in the situation of two country fires, radio. would inform the firemen what equipment is required at each fire and allow them to. make better use of their equipment. Lucknow Deputy fire chief, Bud Hamilton, commented that he hopes the county wide system is established. Energy Resource Centre CONTINUED FROM PAGE '1 Lob singer. "I hope groups can continue the program or successful aspects • of it, and not just one group but perhaps several church and civic groups," he said. "The program ,has a real and serious purpose and that is to impart the need for conservation and the practicality of it." Materials and ideas will be shared between centres, -the most immediate being Stratford and Owen Sound, and all will be backed up by the Regional Resource Centre in Toronto. The Canadian Public has be- come more : conscious about energy conservation' recently due to rising costs. It starts to hurt when we '.feel it in the wallet. McQuail said ' that immense savings can be , made through conservation and- the centre can provide some specific help. The centre, through Toronto, will have the resources to conduct a .computer analysis of, a homes heating qualities. Applicants will simply have , to fill out a questionnaire describing their Radios are particularly helpful at rural fires where a burnt off or disconnected phone causes com- munication problems. The brief stated that radio equipped fire vehicles could be used to call the home base to ask for police, ambulance, doctors or more fire equipment. _ Radio equipped vehicles could Sewage report...... CONTINUED FROM PAGE.. 1 the engineering report will be recovered by the ministry from the .village. The ministry will soon select a consulting firm to ,prepare a Design Report on the sewage works requirements of the village , amend B. M. Ross, and Associates Ltd., Goderich, are being consid- ered at the suggestion of Council. The Design Report will include a cost estimate for the propose.d sewage works arid together with the working drawings and con- tract documents would be the final design of the works. The cost estimate in this report will 'form the basis of a financial proposal the ministry willprepare for council's consideration. Although the request for the :project to be undertaken by, the ministry and the 'procedure with the' engineering report is being done now, ministry officials stressed to Village Council in September that budget, restric- tions will prevent the ministry from starting a sewage works project in Lucknow within the next five years and possibly not within ten years. faster Seal Campaign Easter Seals will begin to flow through the mail t� residents of ' Lucknow and District this week with the launching of the Ontario Society for Crippled' Children's 31st annual appeal;.: on March 1. . Members of the Lions Club of Lucknow and District havebeen busily engaged . in stuffing and addressing envelopes, in prepara% "tio'n for this special day.' The message that accompanies these seals urges people to back a fighter with their donation. From March 1 until April 2, 235 affiliated Easter Seal service clubs throughout Ontario 'will be working to raise $2,500,000 to support" the work of the. Ontario Society for Crippled Children.. Lucknow and District's share of that objective is $1500. Last year, the club's efforts produced $1275 to ,nielp parents with the cost of wheelchairs, braces, artificial limbs, camping, transportation and special treatment programs for physically handicapped .child- ren in' this. area. "Many of these youngsters could and should become active,. contributing ;members- . of this community in the future," said campaign chairman Ted Collyer' -of the Lucknow and•Tstrrict ;Ons Club. "But they may not get' that chance unless we can help them now." Chairman •Collyer added that anyone failing to receive his or her Easter Seal appeal can' still help by sending their tax deduct= ible donation to Bank of Mont- real, P.O. Box 100, Lucknow, Ontario. March of Dimes raises X1,350 Canvassers calling for the March of ,Dimes in Lucknow and Dungannon and 700 rural' letters sent to Holyrood, Dungannon and Lucknow raised $1,362.66, This amount -is $191.66 'more than in 1977 but Whitechurch was included in Wingham's canvass this year instead of Lucknow's canvass as in past years. It should be pointed out that'all advertising for March -of Dimes on radio, Ty and in the newspapers is donated time and -., space. All chairmen and caniVas- sers are volunteers. The many disabled adults who work for and are helped by the March of Dimes appreciate the work done by the following: in Lucknow, }Jennie Hiverda, Kay Collyer,. Rita Gil- more, Alene Clark, Tena Gard- ner, Margaret Wilson, Evelyn Cook, Janet Barger, Norma Weatherhead, Carol Atkinson, Lorraine Arnold, Bernice Davies, Kay Crawford, Jeau Kaufman, Gloria Murray, Vi Arnold, Sharon Campbell, Margaret. Finlay, Beth Ritchie, Mary McMurray, Jessie Alton, Olive Warren, Jane Cauchi Jane Treleaven, Mildred Loree, Irene Hodgins, Marlene and Sharon Struthers, Betty McDon- agh, Wanda Damsma, Winnifred Gammie, Hilda Andrew, Laura Lee Cayley, Peter Bilstra, and William ,Schmid; in Dungannon, Lynda .McNee, Penny Hodges, Sandy'McWhinney and Mary Ann Brindley. ' Stand -..pat budget won't cost anymore BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Warden Gerry Ginn called. °tile '1'978—budget for Huron County' a'"stand pat budget": Costs are up, Ginn told county councillors . at the February session of council in Goderich Thursday, but the county apportionment will not in crease. "That's good in these days with the. inflationary trend," added the warden. County administrator Bill Hanly advised in his preamble to the budget presentation that the • total expenditure in Huron in 1978 will be an estimated; $8,822',650. That represents an overall increase of $322,267 or 3.79 per cent over the 1977 budget. But the county ap- portionment - the amount of money raised in Huron County, - will remain the sarne,,_$2,630,000. This will be achieved by bringing into the 1978 budget an .accumulated surplus of $407,579 from 1977, and by the strict watch all c+bunty committees kept on their 1978 budget requests. Ail county committees attempted to keep their budget ,increases to within • four .per cent for this year. With increased assessrnent'in Huron, some taxpayers in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 , • • house and the heating capabilit- ies. The computer analysis will indicate to the home owner where insulation would best be utilized, what types and costs for both insulation and labour. ' McQuail said that small insula- tion clinics will be held as well as others on educating the public on how to make their home energy efficient,' Another major consider- ation for efficiency is renewable alternatives such as solar energy and wind power but Tony explained that the cost has been a deterrent. • He calculated that if a home- owner is now Paying $400 a year. for fuel to heat a -home then ! calculated on a -12 per cent increase per , year the cost . of heating that home in 1988 will rise to $3,900: "There will be lots of emphasis on alternatives because it will be beneficial if we can` substitute for some of our dwindling resourc- es," he said. "We must first, try to • make our society energy efficient and then look at substi- tutes and start working now for a secure and comfortable future." McQuail is quite conversant with the topics of energy and alternate resources having taught night school classes in Goderich and Wingham on alternate ener- gy for the home.• The centre in Goderich will open° in March and Tony hopes to turn his budget money into materials, that will_ be turned back over to the community in September, by solicitingpublic support in providing any old tables, chairs or desks the ..centre could . use for -six months. He explained it would ''`, be more beneficial to the community to spendthe money on resource Materials, that will be provided free at the centre ratter than spend the money for ' office furnishings. McQuail wants the community to be involved with the . project and its success largely depends on that involvement. Anyone having suggestions, questions or who would like to be involved can write to Box 532, Goderich. flOw- 4 When you are little and you're just learning to skate, it's fun to get a ride around the ice with Dad supplying the motivation. Erin Johnstone, gets a little bit of help from her dad" Ken, during the free skating period at the Kinsmen Club's Heritage Day at the Lucknow arena on Sunday afternoon. Erin and her sister, Megan wore colonial aprons as their Heritage Theme Costume. Prizes were given for the- best costume and the winners of the skate races. Pictures and winners on Page 14.