HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-10-05, Page 15Fire Prevention
Week
A few minutes checking your home for
fire hazards, and getting rid to them, could
save your family's lives.
Family hazards in the form of clutter
and flammable materials such as paint
thinner can accumulate in the cleanest of
homes, and can be lethal.
Electrical wiring can wear out and
become dangerous, heating equipment -
particularly woog,stoves - requires regular
safety checks.
Fire officials at the Ministry of the
Solicitor General recommend regular
checks of your home for fire hazards.
Start in the kitchen - kitchen fires are the
most frequent type of home fires. Can win-
dow curtains graze your stove top, toaster
or other hot surface? Is the stove and the
hood above it collecting grease? Do you
store paper products close to the stove? Do
you keep a pan of fat on the back burner?
Don't - if you turn on the wrong burner by
mistake, you could have a bad fire.
The kitchen is an excellent place to keep
a multi-purpose fire extinguisher. Be sure
it's bracketed to the wall at an exit, and
make sure everyone in the family knows
how to use it. Read the label, it tells you
everything you need to know.
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Check your home for hazards
Faulty wiring and electrical equipment
are the second major cause of fatal home
fires. Frayed or damaged electrical cords,
extension cords used as permanent wiring
or draped over nails or hidden under the
rug, damaged or spliced appliance cords,
bare wires, appliance plugs that heat up -
these are examples of fires waiting to
happen.
If you regularly use "octopus plugs"
(sockets which multiply the use of one
socket), or extension cords; or if you fre-
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quently blow fuses, or the lights dim when
the fridge kicks in, your household wiring
may be overloaded. It's time to have it
checked and upgrlided by a qualified e c-
trician. The cost' s minor compo th-
damage a fire can cause.
Check the basem (particularly
around the furnace) for clutter. and flam-
mables such as floor wax, paint thinner,
tins of varnish and so forth. Do not store
combustibles under the stairs. Be especial-
ly vigilant about oily rags, which can ig-
nite by themselves and start a fire. Have
the furnace serviced regularly by an ex-
pert, and keep the air filter clean.
If you have a wood stove or fireplace,
make sure the chimney is cleaned fre-
quently - at least once a year. Creosote
the gummy, tar -like material that builds
up in chimneys - can be set on fire by heat.
Make sure that all the doors are free
from obstructions, and that the windows
open easily. If you need to escape during a
fire, that isn't the time to unstick the win-
dow you painted shut last summer.
Children must be taught that it is OK to
smash a window or screen with a suitable
object if the window is stuck.
During your inspection tour, check the
smoke alarms - make sure they are free of
dust, and test them by holding a lighted in-
cense stick or a bit of smoldering string
under them.
Invite your children to join as you
check for fire hazards, and take some time
to make sure they understand what to do in
case of a fire.
Regular fire inspections don't take long,
but if a fire kills you, you're dead for a long
time.
Trick or treat for UNICEF
To most children, Halloween means can-
dy and treats, a trick or two along the way,
and finally a bedtime story with ghosts and
goblins. To others, Halloween is a time to
help UNICEF's children.
Last year alone, over one million
children across Canada, raised $2.7 million
in support of UNICEF! This year, this
33 -year old tradition takes another step. As
a result of the impact Canadian children
have had on children around the world,
Prime Minister Mulroney is supporting the
declaration of OCTOBER 31 at National
UNICEF Day.
A little goes a long way, and the money
collected will go to provide better nutri-
tion, health care, water supply, education
and sanitation to children, their families ,
and communities in 119 developing coun-
tries. A miracle in the making, an invest-
ment in the future!
Help give UNICEF's children a chance.
Have your coins ready when the kids come
trick -or -treating for UNICEF. And should
you miss them, a CANADA TRUST
branch, a SHOPPERS DRUG MART or a
SKETCHLEY CLEANERS near you will
have boxes so you can make your contribu-
tion to this special Halloween campaign,
and a difference in the lives of the children
of our world.
NOTICE
NOMINATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
TOWN OF CLINTON AND
TOWNSHIPS OF HULLETT, COLBORNE,
ASHFIELD AND WEST WAWANOSH
as per Section 35 (3) Municipal Elections Act
NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Town of Clinton,
Townships of Hullett, Colborne, Ashfield and West Wawanosh, in the Coun-
ty of Huron, that the period during which nomination papers may be filed
in the office of the Clerk for the purpose of Municipal Elections, will com-
mence THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988 and end MONDAY, OCTOBER 17,
1988, at 5:00 p.m., during normal office hours.
The office for which nominations shall be received is:
HURON AND PERTH COUNTIES COMBINED
ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL
ZONE BOARD:
1 Trustee representing the Town of Clinton, Townships
of Hullett, Colborne, Ashfield and West Wawanosh
FURTHER, take notice that, information as per Section 36 regarding the man-
ner in which said nominations shall be filed, is available at the Clerk's Of-
fice, 23 Albert Street, Clinton.
EACH of the members so nominated, if elected, are to serve a three-year
term, 1989, 1990 and 1991 commencing December 1, 1988.
THE REQUIRED Nomination Forms may be obtained from the Clerk's Of-
fice and must be completed and filed with the Clerk ,of the Town of Clinton
by the above deadline.
TAKE NOTICE that for the purpose of school support, the determination as
to whether an elector .is a public school elector or a separate school elector
shall be in accordance with the support indicated on the list of electors
delivered to the Clerk under Section 22, as revised up to the time the nomina-
tion paper is filed. (1982, c.37, s 5 part)
IF a greater number of candidates than required to fill the said offices are
nominated, and make theirrequired declarations, notice of the time for the
holding of the poll, including the advance polls, and the notice of the last
day for making applications for a certificate to vote by proxy will be given
forthwith.
FOR FURTHER information regarding the Election Act, contact the
undersigned
Marie Jefferson
Clerk -Treasurer
23 Albert Street
Town of Clinton
(519) 482-3997