HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-06-14, Page 1Wednesday, June 14, 1995 Vol. 11 No 24 610 + 4e GST 650
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Taking the plunge
Sunny skies last week made the waters of the BMG Pool inviting enough to entice even the
young swimmers. A game of "Jump, Jump Little Froggy" and a helping hand from instructor
Jay Hahn make taking the plunge a little easier for Tiffany Roetcisoender. Other swimmers
are Michelle Cousins and Wade Stephenson. This week begins the second week of
lessons at the pool, which opened for the 1995 season on June 5.
News
Poll by poll listing
of local results
from June 8 election
Accomplishment
Blyth Legion youth darter
right on target
at national contest
See page 11
Theatre
`The Boy Friend',
a lot of fun
at Avon Theatre
See page 23
A3 still on landfill list
Less than one hour after the polls
closed on June 8, Helen Johns of
Exeter was declared the new
provincial government representa-
tive for Huron County, by televi-
sion broadcasters, as the
Progressive Conservative Party
went on to take 82 of a possible
130 seats in the legislature.
"I was not surprised with the big
numbers," says Johns. "We saw a
real change in the last week of the
campaign as we went door-to-door.
People were listening to our
answers and saying that fhey liked
our policies."
"I am very pleased with the
results. The people have given us a
mandate which calls for real
change, a government which will
be fiscally responsible."
As for her next move, Johns will
be spending a few days with the
family which she says has been
very supportive through out the
campaign.
Caucus is to convene this week
and though Johns doesn't say which.
cabinet post or ministry might
interest her, she feels she will be
given an opportunity sometime
The Law Enforcement Torch
Run for the Special Olympics, held
on June 6 raised $2,000 in the
Wingham area. Runners from all
over Huron County participated.
Torch Run Co-ordinator Lorra
Easterbrook of the Wingham OPP
would especially like to thank the
Blyth Legion and the Blyth Public
School. The Legion donated $500
and the school also donated money
plus several runners that accom-
over the term of the government.
"For now, I will get a chance to
look at several areas."
In conceding his defeat, Hulleu
resident, Liberal John Jewitt of
Londesboro, says he sensed the
uphill battle (the Liberals) were
fighting in the final days.
"I wasn't expecting such high
numbers, but Johns ran an impres-
sive campaign. I gave it my best
shot."
"I have no time to feel sorry for
myself" and in quoting a former
radio announcer, Jewitt says, "You
always win if you can lose with a
smile."
Jewitt will now return to his job
at Champion Road Machinery in
Goderich where he has worked for
many years as well as tending his
farm.
Incumbent NDP Paul Klopp
could not be reached for comment.
With 71 per cent of eligible vot-
ers going to the polls on Thursday:
Johns took 46 per cent; Jewitt, 24.2
per cent; Klopp, 23.96 per cent;
Phil Cornish, Family Coalition, 4.9
per cent and Kimble Ainslie,
Reform, .7 per cent. (Total may not
be 100 per cent due to rounding.)
panied the Torch Run throughout
the village of Blyth.
John Hulzebos of Blyth,
contributed, as well, by collecting
pledges and accompanying the
entire Torch Run throughout the
Clinton, Goderich and Wingham
area.
Other sponsors from the Blyth
area were: Radford Fuels, Elliott
Insurance Brokers, Scrimgeour's
Food Market and the Blyth Mini
Mart.
By Pat Livingston
Members of the Huron County
Planning and Development
Committee learned on Monday that
A3 remains a candidate site for a
proposed Huron County landfill.
The most recent bore hole drilling
did not eliminate the Ashfield
Township property.
However, Craig Metzger, waste
management project co-ordinator,
said, while drilling did not
eliminate A3, it "did not say it was
suitable."
The next step in the process is to
conduct impact studies on the site.
Metzger explained ... "we look at a
number of areas - biology,
archeology or heritage, more
indepth agriculture studies, social
impact, surface water,
transportation in terms of how do
we get to the site, and air quality.
We get an idea that if we decided
on a landfill in that particular
location, what will be the impact at
the site and the surrounding site."
These studies will be carried out
during the summer months.
Although there will be no further
drilling on the property at this time,
there is more to come. Metzger said
that there's actually two areas of
requirement to be met.
"There's the Environmental
Assessment Act (EAA) and the
Environmental Protection Act
(EPA). The EAA drilling - that's
pretty much what we did last fall.
Although there were still some
questions and we needed to do a
little bit more, and that's what we
completed this spring."
"Under the EPA, we need to do
some more drilling and that will
come in the next stage after the
impact studies are done - some time
next year," said Metzger. "We're
looking at a total of 30 holes and
we've done about half of that right
now."
Participant funding
Ashfield Township council will
not know until September, at the
earliest, whether its request for
participant funding will be granted.
Council, during its June 6
meeting, requested that county
council provide participant funding
for a peer review of the test results
of the bore holes on A3.
Last fall, the planning and
development committee reviewed
participant funding. Excerpts from
that meeting read: "Participant
funding involves the proponent (in
this case the county) providing
funding to study participants (such
as groups of property owners) prior
to formally submitting an
Environmental Assessment. By
providing groups with funds to
seek independent advice and
become better informed, the public
can participate more effectively in
the planning process. Participant
funding can be provided at any
point in the planning process and
would be at the discretion of the
county. Any participant funding
provided would be paid for entirely
by the county - the province does
not subsidize participant funding."
Participant funding is not the
same as intervenor funding which
provides financial assistance to
Continued on page 15
Smiling in defeat
Liberal candidate John Jewitt addressed a gathering of
supporters at Blyth Community Centre on June 8 after
conceding defeat to Tory candidate Helen Johns. By his
side is wife, Barbara.
PC Johns wins
Huron riding
Area Torch Run nets $2,000
`Citizen' in the top of its class
The Citizen's entry in the General Excellence Class for tabloids
with a circulation under 3,000, was awarded a Blue Ribbon in the
Canadian Community Newspapers Association's Better Newspapers
Competition.
To achieve a Blue Ribbon designation, a newspaper must place in
the top one-third.
The final results will be released at the CCNA convention to be
held July 26-29 in Saskatoon, Sask.
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