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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-15, Page 1PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Wednesday, June 15, 1994 55¢ O.S.T. included Michael Hoggart Is lucky to be alive after local heroes pull him from.the water. Safe and sound Michael Hoggart back on feet day after almost drowning by Scott Hilgendorff A Lucknow mother is thankful to some area heroes who saved her six-year-old son from drowning on Sunday. Sandi Hoggart and her son Michael were at the beach on Sunday at the bottom of the 12th Concession of Ashfield Township. "When I saw him, he was playing at the edge in the sand," Hoggart said. The next thing she knew, Donny Cuillerier of RR 3, Holyrood was yelling for help. He had found Michael sub- ' merged in the lake and pulled him out of the water. "He came out and he was blue," Hoggart said. She said it was the scariest moment of her life. People at the beach came running to help and Paul Mac- Donald and Les Livingston of Lucknow performed CPR. "They're heroes," Hoggart said and is thankful to all the people who were there to help. Michael was at The Sentinel office the next dayand said he is fine. He said he doesn't remember how he ended up in the water. The beach is on a soft slope and Hoggart thinks it's possible Michael slid down theslope and into the water. She said her son doesn't remember too much about the incident. He was taken to a Goderich hospital to be checked over and was home that night. "He was pretty quiet," Hoggart said but by Monday, Michael was back to normal. MacDonald and Cuillerier did not want to comment about the incident and Livingston was unavailable for comment. Coalition given advice by Pat Livingston WEST WAWANOSH - Represen- tatives from the West Wawanosh Landfill Coalition Group didn't get exactly what they wanted when they appeared before council at the June 7 meeting. However, they didn't come away empty-handed. The group asked for council's support - moral and financially - in their quest to oppose a proposed Huron County landfill site on any of three candidate sites within West Wawanosh Township. "As our elected officials, we believe you should give us 'your support," said Audrey Johnston, spokesperson. Reeve Bob Hallam, who sits on the Planning and Development Committee overseeing the waste management master plan, wouldn't go on record as opposing the landfill site. He did say, "You have to beat them on their' own rules and terms. You have to explain to the consultants why the site is not Extra landfill An alternative 'time for a trip to view the Oxford County ' Landfill site will be set up for those lan- downers who were too busy plan- ting crops to go on the original bus trip June 4, Huron County Council decided last week. Jack Coleman, deputy reeve of Stanley Township, pointed out that with the cold, wet spring weather, many farmers were, behind in plan- ting and would not be able to afford the time for a bus trip which was set up to allow those involved in any of the 11 sites (four in Col- borne, three each in " West Wawanosh and Ashfield, and one in McKillop), to see what a site similar to that planned for Huron looked like. Craig Metzger, project co-or- dinator for the Waste Management suitable. You know the area, go over the criteria and you might find a lot of the sites will be eliminated." After repeatedly saying he couldn't go on record, comments from Ethel McAllister, landowner, prompted Hallam to finally declare a conflict of interest and vacate council chambers. Deputy -reeve Alex Chisholm informally polled Councillors Ron Snowden, Richard Foster and Wal- ter Elliott. All four councillors agreed they didn't want the landfill site in West' Wawanosh. "I don't want it in my backyard," said Foster, "but you have to beat them on their terms." When he suggested a petition should be cir- culated, Foster was informed that one was already in the works. "To be credible it should be taxpayers signing it," he cautioned. Elliott, although he is opposed to the landfill site in West Wawanosh, "see Council, page 2 tour time set Master Plan acknowledged that the original date had turned out to be inconvenient but he was worried about giving as many people as possible a chance to view the Ox- ford site before they signed their agreements allowing the countyto enter the property to view it, and if necessaryy drill test holes, to assess the viability as a landfill site. After. Pat Down, reeve of Us - borne, also expressed her concern over the timing of the trip, Lionel Wilder, chair of the planning and development committee, suggested another date could be arranged with the Oxford landfill people to ac- commodate those who couldn't make the original visit. Meanwhile, Metzger said, agreements allowing inspection and *see Tests, page 2 Kinloss mill rate held at last year's level KINLOSS TOWNSHIP - There's good news for Kinloss Township taxpayers. Council has held the overall 1994 mill rate at last year's level. Public school supporters are looking at 46.38 mills. During the June 6 meeting, coun- cil passed a bylaw authorizing the agreement between William and Brian Percy, the owners of Lot 17, Con. . 10, and the township. The agreement deals with the municipality's proposed application for a wayside pit on the Percy property while Conc. 10 is under construction and the amount to be paid for the gravel. E.S. Hubbell & Sons Ltd. had the successful ' quote for corrugated metal pipe. The quote was for $7,369.39. Gary Ritchie and Glenn Porter attended council's meeting to dis- cuss'the condition of the unopened, unmaintained roadallowance at the east end of George Street. After lengthy discussion council authorized the road superintendent to co-ordinate removal of unsuitable material from the road surface of the extreme east end of George Street and install course and "A" gravel to solve run-off problems. The clerk, Mark Becker, was instructed by council to send a letter to the.. Ontario Municipal Board requesting them to dismiss the appeal of Lloyd Irwin regarding proposed rezoning by Snobelen Farms to sever a house and piece of • property. The dismissal is requested due to no planning grounds, accor- ding to Planning Act Section 3425. Four building permit applications were received from Amsey Wideman, Ross Myerscough, Vil- lage of Lucknow and Paul Martin, and are subject to the building inspector's approval. A report from the livestock valuer regarding three lambs, owned by Connie MacKenzie, that were destroyed by wild animals was accepted. The recommended value is $•180. Kinloss Township endorsed a motion from the Township of Car- rick to eliminate all commercial bait fishing catchers due to destruction of the food' chain for the wildlife and fish habitat. Cwouncil also endorsed a motion from the Township of Derby in reference to a letter to Bob Rae indicating opposition to same-sex benefits. '`see Rezoning, page 2 Lucknow woman attends Women's Institute conference in Halifax As a delegate of the Bruce South District, Joan Murray, of Lucknow, recently attended the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (FWIC)Conference in Halifax, from June 2 to 6. This was the 75th anniversary of the FWIC. Each day of the conference was filled with speakers using the theme "Today's family - tommorrow's future'. Workshops were held on. various topics including `laughter is the best medicine' and 'women beware'. The world president, Valerie Fisher, of New Zealand, was one of the guests. Mrs. Murray says she was very congenial and "mixed with everyone each day. She talked of her travels RI some of the poorer countries where she checked. out some of the projects the ACWW money sponsors." The new Canadian president for the next three years is Charlotte Johnson from Ontario. Mrs. Murray said the trip was ,not all business. She had the oppor- tunity . to travel through central Nova Scotia to Springhill where she visited the Anne Murray Centre and then on to Parrsboro for tea with the local WI. The return trip was along the Bay of Fundy. The conference centre was at the Agricultural College in Truro, sur- rounded by beautiful grounds and apple trees in full bloom. A resolution was signed and given to MP Marlene Cowling of Manitoba, to be handed over to Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The resolution read "We the women of Canada wish to see . a United Canada." Ms. Cowling served on the agriculture committee of western Canada representing the FWIC. Mrs. Murray says the conference was "a wonderful experience and the friendships formed will not easily be forgotten." The next conference, in three years, will be held in Hamilton. It will be the 100.th anniversary of the founding of the WI by Adelaide Hoodless, Erland Lee and his wife Janet, from near by Stoney Creek.