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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-08-06, Page 1ESTABLDS ED ON 1873 "THE SEPQY TOWN"'o.N THE HURON BRLiCE BPUNDAR( PUBUSHED IN LUCIKNQW„ ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6y1986 20 PAGES 40o PER. COPY Suf'ferin' succotash! It's Sylvester. And latelyhe's one busy cat: When he's atot dashing around Lucknow's main street givh* out gift vouchers during last weekend's sidewalk sale, he's riding on the Lions Club 1164: at the Port Albert Sesquileicntennlai Parade on Saturday. With Sylvester on the float Is'Tom Helm [right] and Bob Irwin. (Alan Rivett photo] Provincial riding undergo change The local ridings of Huron -Bruce and Huron -Middlesex will cease to exist as five areas ridings are condensed into four following the revision of the province's electoral districts. As a result the members currently holding seats in the affected ridings may find themselves vying each other for the nomination from their riding in the next election. All five ridings are herd by Liberals which means the minority government will lose a seat when the election is called and the revisions take effect. The counties of Huron. and Bruce will each form a separate riding and part of the city of London east of Clarke Side Road and the area east of Highbury Avenue and north of Huron Street will be added to the Middlesex riding, which also incliudes the -whole of the county. Local MPP Murray Elston and Jack Riddell will continue to serve the'constitu- ents of the ridings of Huron -Bruce and Huron -Middlesex until the next election is called. The two members will then seek nominations in the new ridings. Elston is still deliberating and has not decided where he will seek nomination but it is expected that Riddell will run in the new riding of Huron. wawa As well as increasing the number . of seats by five to 130, the bill, passed just before the summer recess, makes changes to most existing ridings. Fifty-eight ridings have only slightly changed while 51 have undergone more significant shift's. The last redistribution, occurred in 1975 when the number of seats jumped from 117 to 125. Population increases generally dictate the need* for change. The interests of municipalities, comxnun- ity groups and individuals are closely examined. The passage of The Representa- tion Act culminates three years of Legis- lative review, public hearings and study by ail parties. The Ontario Electoral Bound- aries Commission, which was responsible for the review, conducted public hearings throughout the province and received. almost 600 representations. oil water order lifted By Man Rivett The contamination found in the Lucknow water ,supply has apparently been cleared up as the order to boil water was lifted by Bruce IVIedical. Officer of Health Dr. McPherson on Friday, said an official of the county. Harold Ranking, the head of . water inspection for the county, said the order to boil water was rescinded on Friday at 2:30 p.m. as extensive tests on the water supply last Thursday and Friday revealedthe contamination no longer existed. "We did two sets of samples, one taken yesterday (Thursday) and today (Friday) and there was no .coliform or any other organism present. 'Also the chlorination was determined to be in all parts of the system," said Mr. Ranking in an interview with the Sentinel last Friday, August 1. The order to boil water was given on Friday, July 25 by the medical officer of health for Bruce County after three successive tests carried out by the health„ unit on July 24 and 25 revealed a low fecal. . and total .coliforms, both 'bacterias com- monly found in contaminated water, in the Lucknow water supply. A complete chlorin- ation of the water supply ensued, which flushed the contaminants out of the system. Bill Hutchison, a senior environmental officer with the Ministry of the. Environ- ment, says the source of contamination has yet to be found, but he speculates a cross -connection, where water in a sink withbacteria, flows back into the distribtt- ion system. "A cross -connection can happen at any time and if it does happen there is no line of defence if there is no chlorination. of the system. " `Bacteria, introduced into a system . . without chlorination, can go virtually any where and multiply and it soon develops into a serious situation,'' ° he 'said. He said the Ministry of the Environment has communicated verbally and will write the village of Lucknow to consider the • ongoing use of the chlorinators currently • set up at one of the two village wells and at the standpipe. "It has always been our policy to recom- mend to municipalities to use a chlorina- tion system unless: they can prove by • bacterial sampling: that it meets the ministry's criteria," he said. uckrtow Cra, ft Festival a success Lucknow's .;16th annual Craft Festival sponsored by . the Lucknow Agricultural Society proved to be another successful one. Attendance was' about 500 over last year., Committees in charge of the various sections were, booth, Norm and Eva Bolt;. signs,, Bruce Skillen and Ian Clarke flashing sign, Don Bell; parking, Ken Mewhinney meals Friday, Kairsbea V.I.; Saturday, Hazel Hackett and Ruth Bell; gates, Norris Messenger; candy, Lillian Irvvin; registration, Spence Irwin and RoyCharles; draw tickets, Lloyd Morrison and Murray Irvin; door prizes, Ross and Elaine Errington;. guards, Leo Murray and exhibitors, Glen Walden and Vernon Hunter. Winners of the main prizes were drawn by Melissa Becker "Miss Lucknow Fall at 4 p.m. on Saturday. These were, two lawn chairs, Michael MacGillivray, St. Helens; a Coleman cooler, Jack Needham, R 5 Lucknow and a 12" oscillating fan, Shirley Bolt, 'Lucknow. A hospitality coffee cart was circulated both days among . the crafters by Dale Skillen and Elaine Errington, Door prize winners The following list names the donor, prize donated and the winner. Darlene Kirk, Bev Ballagh, place mats, Louise Brindley; plexiglas carvings, $10.00 voucher, Joanne Stanley; Noma Campbell, scissor holder, Paula ,Irvin; craft hidejh-way, bathroom accessories, Edith 'Cooper and Nancy Linklater; Anrelie Koning, handpainted scarf, Agnes Hodgins; Delores Colwell, blueberries, Dorothy Anderson; decorated hat, Doris O'Connor; Marion Krugel, can - day dish, Linda. Carter; Eunice Cunning- ham., painted plate, Angela Weber; Muriel Ritchie, coasters, Penny Hodges; Mamie Roulston, teddy bear, Melonie Elphick; Karl Skov, puzzle, Anne Nicolson; Gerda Abbott, hand towel, Betty Emborlin; Lynn Helwig, pie candle, Denise Mathers; herb and Marie Wilkins, toy duck, Prank Pent- land; england; race car, Michelle Lane; Marie Wiilfong, ceramic ornament, Janice Beyer- sbergen; Sandra King, pressed flowers, Mrs. Ross MacDonald; Vida Eckenswiller, fridgie, Jim Slater; Shirley Koch, rabbit puppet, Becky Bertrand; James and Kath- leen Webster, boot jack, Janet Nicholson; J.T:K.Graphic. Design, butterfly, Debbie Currie; Reg Gibbs, bird bracelet,. Lorna Askes; Theresa Campbell, spool holder, James Hogg; Leah Prott, mitts, Bill MacKenzie; Dominion Furniture, -pen holder, Shirley Brooks; Hildur Warankie, slippers, Janice Robinson; Mayme Wilk- ins, . Krispie squares, Donalda Moffat; *Turn ,to page. '7 Lottery The winners in the 36th draw of the Lucknow and' District Arena Complex Lottery are as follows: $500 - Tim and Colin Becker; $300 Jack A. Fairish of RR 7 Lucknow; $100 » Ray, Dalton of RR 7 Lucknow and $100 - Bernard O'Neill of RR 1 Ripley. New column This week in the Sentinel we're pleasedto introduce a new column . by Alexander Malcolm [A.M.] Nicholson called Looking Back. Mr. Nicholson, a former resident of the Lucknok area, has recently finished his biography. A good deal of material which is not la the book are memoirs of his time in this area. Ile has written it in column form for our use. Hope you enjoy it. SEE PAGE 5. - ` .