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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-07-07, Page 4Taking the plunge Letters Reader tell land facts THE EDITOR, At the last county council meeting in June Robert Fisher, reeve of Zurich and past warden of Huron County, made a motion to adopt site 5 of Grey Twp. as its new landfill site for Huron County. He seems pretty ignorant as to what the site consists of. Here are a few facts so the next time he stands up and makes a motion he will know what he is talking about. All workable land is classed as 1- 2. Approximately one-half of total site area one-quarter is classed as wetland bush. One-quarter of the site is hardwood bush — beech and maple, 2 - 3 ft. at the stump. The hardwood bush sits on the highest part of land and falls both ways. On the north side, seven springs, six feet apart leave the bush. They emerge about 1,000 feet from the bush. Three springs run into a water hole checked at 6 1/2 to 10 gal. per minute. The other four run into a four inch field tile. At the south side of bush, seven springs leave the bush and run into a water hole for cattle. There is a four inch tile from the hole to a field outlet. In the centre of bush there is a 100 foot circle, about five feet deep in centre. The circle is shaped just like a wash basin. The seven springs start from here or run through it. Maybe you can tell the readers why water runs out both sides of the bush. From the north siae, from bush to outlet is about 1,000 feet with 11 feet of fall. The seven springs run about 20 gallons per minute. At the south side there is 18 feet of fall. The water hole never runs dry. Also why was $20,000 spent drilling holes on this site when you said it was disqualified because of land classification. My suggestion to you is go have a talk with this farmer. He will tell you where every spring comes from and where it goes. I am sure you will come away a lot smarter than when you went. Art Bell, Goderlch. THE EDITOR, Congratulations to the co- Through the Years FIVE YEARS AGO July 6, 1988 Huron County was hit with the worst drought since the "Dirty Thirties", then on June 28, a killing frost left plants twisted and seared. Wingham OPP found $150,000 worth of marijuana in a secluded area of Grey Township. There were approximately 800 plants. Allister and Dianna Willie took over ownership of Snell's Grocery Ltd in Blyth. The name was changed to Blyth Supermarket. Grey Township landfill site users were required to use their identifi- cation cards before dumping refuse at the site. Grey Twp. Reeve Leona Armstrong volunteered for guard duty until an attendant could be hired. Preparation for the county's Photo by Bonnie Gropp ordinators, writer, director, of Many Hands. We are proud of our history, brought alive by dedicated local talent. Expertly staged. Excellence without a flaw. The street scenes, stage acts, were outstanding, music super, as were the costumes, lighting, mobiles and automation. It was theatre like no other. Many Hands won the hearts of every audience; from the first toll of the bell, to the grand finale; a gloved hand wave from the Queen, with her entourage of turnips. This fine production truly deserved the applause and credits that it received. Wow! What a show. Charlie and Verne Dakin. Waste Management Master Plan began. It was undertaken by the Toronto consulting firm of Gore and Storrie Ltd. West Wawanosh council learned it must set a tax capable of raising $138,233 in revenue for the coming year. After taking a year off, the cele- bration known as Hullett Days was back. The two-day celebration had been a township highlight for many years but was cut back to one. Dave Overboe was named Lon- desboro Lions president. Bodmin Ltd.'s hog carcass tops the Ontario Pork Congress compe- tition. Glen McNeil, of Heather Holme Farms, RR6, Goderich returned form a five day stay in Japan where he had been invited to judge of that island nation's top dairy shows. Ann Gamiss and Krista Bird of Belgrave were presented with their All-round cord as a culmination of years in Guiding. Cast and crew of Blyth Festival's final play of the season Fires in the Night travelled to the historic School-on-Wheels to meet Cela Sloman, whose life story along with that of her late husband Fred's was the basis of the play. t's nsm cnn. r V pile VA rif.3fiit'itIlillf rr PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993. C The North Huron itizen eNA CCNA P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 162, BLYTH, Ont BRUSSELS, Ont NOM 1H0 NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887.9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887.9021 Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Sales Representatives, Jeannette McNeil and Julie Mitchell VUTAF1110 CIVICULATION P•10 The Citizen Is published weekly In Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable In advance at a rale of $20.60/year ($19.16 plus $1.34 G.S.T.) for local; $31.03/year ($29.00 plus $2.03 G.S.T.) for local letter carrier In Goderich, Hanover, Listowel, etc. and out-of-area (40 miles from Brussels); $60.00/year for U.S.A. and Foreign. Advertising Is accepted on the condition that In the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. We are not responsible for unsolicited newscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright. Publications Mall Registration No. 6968 There is no fairy godmother While the provincial NDP government seems to have come to the stunning realization that money doesn't grow on trees and that somebody has to pay the bills, it still seems to be under the mistaken impression that government can be the fairy godmother who makes dreams come true. If something's wrong, the ditorial government must fix it: that's the feeling of many in government. Latest evidence of this thinking is the government's plan to require all employers with more than 50 employees to produce a plan to show how they will reflect the minority make up of their community in their workplace. If there is a certain percentage of Blacks or Asians in the general population, that percentage must be reflected in the company. The plan must show how the company plans to employ handicapped people, not just making workplaces accessible to wheel chairs, but providing people to sign for deaf employees. The plan would have to show how the company will provide for the advancement of women. A whole new level of bureaucracy, the Employment Equity Commission, will be set up to oversee this plan. These bureaucrats can order companies to comply with their rulings and impose a $50,000 fine if they refuse. There's nothing wrong with the goal the government is setting of reducing the barriers to success of women and minorities. The problem is that government can only do so much. We already have the Human Rights Code in Ontario that prohibits discrimination hiring on the basis of sex, colour, ancestry or handicap but despite that there are still incidents of discrimination. Those who believe that it's up to government to produce Utopia now call for the government to go a step further and enforce equality. The problem is that to do that requires such a cumbersome process that it becomes almost an impossible system. Imagine if someone decided that, since people ignore the speed limit, we had to hire 10 times more police? Ontario has already had one example of this kind of misadventure. The previous Liberal government brought in Pay Equity to ensure that women in large companies and the government offices got equal pay for work of equal value. Years later, the County of Huron still hasn't been able to develop an acceptable Pay Equity plan for some of its employees. The plan never resulted in a discovery that some men were overpaid but that women must receive more. We ended up with a higher paid civil service that now must be trimmed by layoffs. We're talking a lot about international competitiveness these days but this new legislation will be one more bureaucratic boondoggle that will drive up the costs of doing business in Ontario. Profits in business are already at record lows. Red tape has been increasing at an alarming rate. Is it any wonder many businesses have been looking to locations outside of Ontario where it is easier to conduct their affairs? Yes, there should be equity in the workplace. Yes, there should be equal pay for work of equal value. But sometimes these things take time to come about. When the government gets in a hurry and invents an unworkable system to try to make change come quickly, it just creates a mess that may cause more problems than it solves. —KR We're no great patriots, but . . . Canada's 126th birthday came and went last week with little fanfare on the part of most Canadians. Sure, there were celebrations on Parliament Hill and in some communities across Canada but most people just took the day off . . . and complained because the holiday wasn't moved to Monday so they could have a long weekend. Many have bemoaned Canadians' lack of patriotism over the years. Living next to the most patriotic country in the world, watching the exaggerated expressions of love of country, it often seems that Canadians care little for their country . . . or at least that people are afraid to express it. Looking at what's happening around the world, however, perhaps our quiet approach to patriotism isn't so bad after all. Take a look at what's been happening in the former Yugoslavia and one might agree that it would be better to have no sense of nationalism at all than to turn it into a reason to hate. Neighbours who once lives peacefully side by side now find themselves mortal enemies. In Georgia, one of the former Soviet Republics, thousands have died because of a war of secession by one ethnic corner of the republic. Israelis and Palestinians continue to kill each other. On and on it goes. A country, a people, must feel good about itself but where does one draw the line between patriotism and stupidity. Perhaps we Canadians haven't done a bad job after all. — KR