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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-08-17, Page 3Sharon Askes catches her breath after winning the girls 100 metre open race at the Seaforth Swim Meet held last Saturday. (David Scott photo) Area phone system could become a cooperative corp. The Huron and Kinloss Municipal Telephone System opuld become r a cooperative corporation. A meeting was 'held Aug. 8 to discuss the possibility. Customers of the telephone company were invited to the meeting througha notice in their phone bills. According to the notice, inde- pendent telephone companies such as the HKMTS are now under the jurisdiction of the Canadian , Radio -television and Telecommunications Commis- sion. Under the Telecommunications Act, the company "is eligible to operate as a •telecommunications common carver .if it is a Cana- dian -owned and controlled cor- poration incorporated or con- tinued under the laws of Canada or a province." The HKMTS commissioners are recommending the system become of co-operative corpor- ation to be legally recognized. ' Glen Grubb, manager of the system is on vacation and is unavailable to comment on the possible conversion of the tele- phone system. Province doesn't know where it's going •from page 2 can be sold as high-grade scrap metal for $90 a tonne. As far as provincial funding for landfills, Kay said the Province of Ontario doesn't know where • it's "going. "Budgets have been slashed over the last 'few.. years. The dollars aren't there. We're chasing more and more projects with less. dol- lars." There are problems that exist with the disposal of paint containers. A container with a"bit of paint in it is now considered waste to a landfill site, said Kay. "The manufacturer has 'to ,be. involved (in recycling). They try to push it on the retailer." Home Hardware has a program now where the customer can take hack leftover paint to the retailer and they, in turn, can return it to 'the manufacturer. "But you need 17 certificates of approval to move from point A to point B. People just throw up their hands," said Kay. In cities .like London, paint trade programs exist where people at no cost or a low cost can exchange leftover paint for home use. "By legislation this CAN'T happen. But they're (the government) turning a blind eye. "We have to change legislation," said Ministry of the Environment and Energy representative, Gary Kay. "We. need you people on the outside to point out the inequities." Kay again stressed the importance of the individual in reducing waste. "Don't buy a gallon of paint if you need a pint." In his report to the Mid -Huron, ..aiurtll Site Board, Supervisor Frank Postill told members that there ,is now someone crushing scrap porcelain "to use as a fill like gravel:" However, Postill reported "it's kind of sharp." "When you bust up a toilet you get cut 90 per cent of the time," replied Lynda Rotteau of the Town of Goderich. * * * The Mid -Huron Landfill. Board will meet with employees soon to discuss.possible changes because of waste reductions at.the site. Waste being landfilled by eight municipalities at the Mid -Huron La$dfill Site has been reduced by a 40 per cent average from 1993 figure's. Ken Hunter, of the Town of Goderich, presented a report to the MHLS board at their August 11 meeting about the reduction in waste. "If there's less garbage shouldn't there be less operating costs?" asked Bill Carnochan of Tuckersmith Township. There•were comments from 'board members on changing hours for landfill employees, reviewing the situation later or changing hours when preparing the next budget . "If were not handling as much waste there's no .way we should have as much machinery, employee costs," said Carnochan. .1 he board agreed to 'meet with landfill employees in September to discuss the situation. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 17, 1994 - Page;l Students to receive hepatitis: B vaccine One thousand elementary students in Huron County will receive hepatitis B vaccinations this year. The Ministry of Health is funding vaccination programs for Grade 7 students across the province in an effort to curb the rising number of cases reported each year. More than 300 cases of the blood borne virus that attacks the liver are re orted yearly. Up to 25 times more are unreported because people may not realize they have the deadly virus, the Ministry of Health reports. In 1994, there have been no reported cases of hepatitis B in Huron County, Assistant Director of. Nursing Marlene Price says. "It's not a big problem in our county," she said. But the county will vaccinate the pre -adolescent youths with three injections over a six-month period. The first will be given in October or November, the second a month after that, and then last one will be HELPING THE WORLD WRITE NOW CODE Self gr,f fu,eru y IF yh hter,F, yin the deve$Jrnn,3 Nord For inforrnatron, (all 1 800 661 26 i3 given five months later. The vac- cination, that contains no blood. products or living viruses, will protect people from the virus. The virus is primarily spread by sexual contact with an infected person. Thedisease is also spread through dirty needles, body and ear piercing and tattooing. About half the people who catch hepatitis B never feel sick. They can spread the disease. without knowing it, the ministry reports. An infected mother may pass the disease on to her newborn child after birth, but prenatal mothers are now screened for the virus, says Price. The Huron County Health Unit also suggests tiepatitis B vac- cinations for people travelling to other areas. The health unit provides vaccinations or the vaccine can be ,bought with a prescription from local pharmacies. For infor- mation contact the health unit at 482-3416. 'Round and about Lucknow Galloping to freedom • A horse and buggy were tethered to a post near Hender- son Lumber last week when the horse decided he'd like a little more freedom. The animal, hauling the buggy behind him, made it to the front lawn of a home across from the Medical Centre before the buggy overturned. The horse sustained a minor injury to his leg, with the buggy taking the worst of the damages. Car Fire The Lucknow and District Fire Department responded to a car fire at Amberley on the evening of Aug. 11. 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