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
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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......
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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
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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.
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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.