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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-06-17, Page 6clI ,tCQX,AS•Ci J M Q VAN -CITY. -Of ANGELS • 31S""ANC}' . AL,. ° •8U0•0h9.144i `UR 'CIL UYI kF. rM.m honour of thein MIMING: ISIVERSARY the f:sly: of Mite Taylor rxvite Matt t :hel#r.them. elebrate al 4, reception' oil tiny e—rn9 at tile Luciuw Legion beginning at.$1):nr1.. Dancin . h iu. part, to 1 osis, Sl„,Oiily,.. -Lou. Howarc June' Zl st,, 199a Love 4,110 '00$1' lit/,`ishc frQ:ra.. 1�l.owi and Kim, Wlendy Mike, Tatimy, •Pette. and Sara and: extra hurts, from grrands.ons..Ben, *Yon and. Matthe.wh h Blak: FattcrsoR. Questions, about the -quality of Huron County's water were challenged last week, at county ICurutcil. 1� v1a itobin Dunbar of Grey •ruwnship nutcdr a recent article iru the Thrrinto Sao- lack reference ter. Huron. County bear res being closed due to increased pciilttt oaf nt area wager', He said the atrtiele went on tit say a;: 1992 study of the wells in fithen. County showed 37 percent,, Nadi iisafeu bar:teria levels: Duni* said information 4011eclerl by . Carey `ptzwnship indicates. Maitland River Water flew, log: through Grey is fine. 13ra: he wanted to know if the referenced well study exist;t, and if so,. Wanted•it made: available to ' they municipalities. • Warders Jack Galena said, "Yes, IN likes to blow where they are ' getting diose statistics because Mr. (Mark) Sully. from Qt.:406dt was, on the .pro- . gram ttngruiiy . • >atnd he made the same statent tbat:,every well in the eoun- ty was polluted. WN they• er getting, 01a4 fr'er* 1: dttrrXt tctaQW,",, lieth Henning., Borax the ; Huron County Hearth Unit. said she has no idea: where: Sully wouldhaverecerve4: such information, Q.ciataeted Monday night(,;.StAliy.'said the well study, he referred to was; 0nducte0 by Centralia Colleges of Agricultural Techtiiolcrgy ; . in 1992' `ire study, was..based oar- a'ran- dom•sainplirtg„af snore than 31i0 wells. across: Huron County•. and, found the cauitty's. water:,quality:IS»'. generally: good, SpllY.. • how;ver, pointed out the study` also showedS.that, 4Q per cent of the: county's. shailcw, wolfs are contarni,: stated by' high; nitrate. ,levels:, and five, .tames the:: lariat muni altowable levels~of E- • drill bacteria, "This, is, "ikSailitv-" said:, er qu Sully noting approximately 12.010 people itt Hinorr County ate drinking water they shouldn't he drinking. i ecve J3siars li+lc33t ncy of 'illLrnberry Township said he has seen a similar. report slating every well in- tlte Ttarnbec'y art a:is china- triiilated, but it was : soon proven false. ,"Not seeing. anyone lying dead cart the street from bad water, l wen- dined ondried how they got this information." s;tid Mcaurney.:. • As it turned stat;, five of the 60 wells in the area had been tested and found cos- tainiiaated. Those ftv+ Wells*, however, were: wells: and did not have proper.e ingi. When 'ail the tpwells •werre eventual- ly tested. Mcl utrney snitt only the original five wells. wert suspect; t{e. rest were fine, • He said the report should have it clew 10Q per eta of tl `tested' Wells were cont tinated. #slA"c had, an awful time trying to get that reversed.' said, McBurney. live Mason 0ai1ey 'of 1iyth-wanted: to know why:, people insist on making scree• a "big furor" about dirt, its country water? He said the waterrooming into (Werich is probably no cleaiier before it gaits• treat? ed•wittt chlorine . . 'All we: bower tndesoat irk the QQ411), is. add` a little ikveX and it will ice just as good as only, of the vuat .i in any Of the cities,,, he said, "We're: trot et) dirty that We. onofiOt •,o,,19.o. it up that ways, Asa 1otagYtinu real estate - brokci, l3ai.ley, said county wells• are generally. ft/and'. to hegood' not bad. "Mostly they conte, out zero zero;:," Shid: adding water 4ua14'. is not emergency for this; sparsely poptaaated region. "1 just wonder why. •we: spend so nit►ch:•time worry- og al tit such a. trr nisc,ule thing" said, Bailey,. Sully said the.•) per cent: finding. of. the. study is pie>a :. ty, to worry about, • `°people areir'tdying, huts; they heing sick from -foot -a, aanintedry;`` �wa]iter)��(y�tr l/� th(�er time,: he said. "We've tit, a problem Bore and it's time we dish something. about it."' RcevL Laurie Cox of (aoderich Township. wlio. Works 4 the water tiltrit- tier plant in (iddelriell said: the level' of .%Qrnarititiaims in the lake waters is tested each week, by the Platrt,anti: statistics siitlw u improve- ment in: Marcsq.writers. "livery yea ie water ' is d Merica quality than it was. the year before," he said,: Cox admits, however. he 4ttt1tiot speak. l:Or.tlie ty of. water. along .the shoreline, The 'plant's intake draws water from .. l,tiUU tett oft shorn~. by Biala Patterson 'Aid off fiurclnv,iew. workers had their hopes quashed late last month in aL,ondon cuurtzoona. OR May 19', a panel of three, general division judges overturned an arbi- trator 's rbi- trat ir's Order Which had. •,ca11eti for Huron County to rescind the layoff' of 19 full*Liras~ Oct six: part-time. employees ai, Htaron;view, lHunto fcrr the Aged in :Clinton. The arbitrator's order had also called for the, employees to be colla:- pensatcd: financially for Inst benefits• and. wages ainountintg. tR' MOMthan "Tot tandsn*of:the ubi- trator unreasonably curtails• the :right*, of theemplayer., •'• i ncltrdi tg. the 'right to, determine the size of the workforce." stated the rail-, inig from the ease vulttc#a' pitted Huron County against. Service timployees Union Local 210, "We were •a little sus- pds'e L that the whole (lura was gnashed. They don•'t. itorn ally 40 that,, said, County . clerk Advrtinwsti~ tglr Lyn Munay regarding the eclair's dari-: slow.. III July_. of 199,3, the; province redttced funding: for homey for the aged.: As a result. 13uran'Couttty decided to reduce the level of services, 4 HinoirdOw: • W tit• the; reduction.: tits ser vieeis carne the:;layoff, of .tmcn,tu pe8 The- 1.4t. Kings crdge Browniea,a vanc m t. took place recently.. eft tQ right back row: Terre, .anp Qsch, leader; Tessio Vain GAO, .lesssca Knoop, and `Diane: Lalonde; leader.- Front row Amanda(- lehoczky, Hillary Johnstt (nnht tn°,st# nittiwd) lbs.: 7','v& m,linitt C;1t651N, fal44;rutts theut inigte i8, ant '��� j �ti•< Oytdouz 41 MX• stud Mrs.. koss min wish to anru Once the forthctrrniung inarrtagc; of their daughter uth Ann tn. Richard John SL1i1 faf, Mr, and Mrs., Richard. inn Juni4:2:th, 199$_. 1 U tLL?w1:critistian ?.. ticfpt'tried,:Chun h. Op ri reception Li ckiultnl rriitrituri?ty entre art% A LYNN McDONALD graduatLd Mq 22, 19+)& w.ftli her.liprtours diploma as; M dit,al AiJttlrttisti i i'. Assist4nt . :College. Ltrndon, She has• awe opted tt posititrttat Lon&Ion L 1c, Condit a� ,r 'mwdical cl. nzs.assisU tit, . Congratula ibns Pathicla from-Gran(,,Lurtst`ra Peter, aid Paul and, fritrnd;lircut, Ch ath im, Alst1 grancjpar eta tlarold,and lt;s"sie Hranke,