HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-10-04, Page 1Vol. 11 No.39 Wednesday, Oct. 4 1995 61e -i- 40 GST 650
The North Huron
itizen
HCBE copes with cuts
Electrical shock
victim now stable
A
Brussels
youth is
in stable
condition
in Vic-
toria
Hospital,
London
as the
result of
a tragic
accident
on Sept.
26, which
claimed
the life of his brother.
According to his mother, Joan,
Randy Beuermann, 18, is "coming
along" from injuries sustained after suffering electric shock in an
industrial accident.
Beuermann and his brother Dan, 22, were shingling a house with their
father, Neil at Lot 1, Conc. 9 in Morris Twp. According to Sgt. Greg
King Mr. Beuermann had left for a while and his sons attempted to
move the scaffolding, which was on a wagon. Sgt. King said the 8.6
metre high scaffolding hit power lines, located about 6.6 metres above
the ground.
"The 4,800 volt line electrified the scaffold and wagon, electrocuting
both men," Sgt. King said.
Firefighters from Blyth provided emergency response. Randy was
taken to Seaforth hospital before being transferred to Victoria.
Dan Beuermann was taken to Wingham Hospital where he was
pronounced dead on arrival. A post-mortem, conducted on Sept. 27 in
St. Mary's listed cause of death as heart failure due to electrical shock.
Funeral services for Dan were held Friday, Sept. 29 in Brussels.
The Construction, Health and Safety Officef, Ministry of Labour Ken
Armstrong and officers from the Wingham OPP investigated the
accident.
Randy Beuermann
Vandals worry
Brussels, MVCA
The hunt is on
The search for crayfish in the Maitland River enthralled Vicki Jordon, left, Brandon Thorold,
centre, and Matthew Jordon, all of Goderich,as they enjoyed a day at Wawanosh Nature
Centre on Oct. 1, for the annual Fall Colour Tour. Visitors to the centre were treated to
wagon rides through the conservation area, hot or cold apple cider, a fresh locally-grown
apple and the children could participate in several craft activities.
Community
Remaining results
from annual
Brussels Fall Fair
Special
6 pages of
fall home and yard
improvement tips
Entertainment
Harron, McKinnon
team up for
Festival fundraiser
See page 8 See page 13
By Janice Becker
With the next fiscal year three
months away, and the finalization
of provincial funding in the distant
future, the Huron County Board of
Education has already set to the
task of coping with massive cuts to
their budget to counteract the
imposed reductions in transfer
payments and an increase in the
portion of the education bill which
must be paid by the local property
owners.
In preliminary discussion with
the trustees, Director of Education
Paul Carroll says that with the
factors already known; the $8 per
pupil ceiling reductions in
September and January, a
continuation of the phased-in
increase of 20 per cent plus
assessment values for education tax
purpose and the historic down-
loading of costs resulting in a
standard mill rate increase of six
per cent, the county is looking at
9.69 per cent increase in the
education portion of the taxes, or
$61.86 on a $44,000 residential
assessment.
To compensate for these known
changes at the provincial level, the
board will begin working to reduce
expenditures by $3 million.
Carroll outlined several areas for
the committees to examine when
they gather to consider budget
estimates.
Trustee for Brussels and Grey
Twp., Don McDonald was pleased
that the vast majority of suggested
cuts would come from non-
classroom costs, therefore not
affecting the deliverance of
education to the students.
Some areas for consideration,
among the more than 30 suggested,
included initiating an Early
Retirement Incentive Plan in
conjunction with discussions with
federations and unions with regards
to not replacing the retired staff or
by saving costs through the hiring
of lower paid members, introducing
staff alternatives for school
libraries, enacting a hiring freeze
Continued on page 26
Brussels village councillors are
worried that ongoing vandalism
might lead to the reduction of ser-
vices at the Brussels mill conserva-
tion area.
Councillors were reacting to a
letter from the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority (MVCA)
read at the Oct. 2 meeting of coun-
cil. Dave Grummett, director of
operations for MVCA said it would
be difficult to replace a privy at the
conservation area that was burned
to the ground on Sept. 19, for the
second time in less than three
OPP lay
charges
Wingham OPP have charged a
20-year-old Brussels man after an
investigation into the torching of
the outhouse at the Maitland Valle-
cy Conservation Park in Brussels
on Sept 20.
Police say Jeremy Pasztor has
been charged with arson and breach
of probation.
Sgt. Greg King of the Wingham
OPP says the investigation is con-
tinuing and further charges are
pending.
Damage was listed at $5,000 and
Sgt. King says the MVCA has stat-
ed they do not have the funding to
rebuild.
years. His letter estimated the cost
of replacing the building at $4,000.
Also, he wrote, on Sept. 14 some-
one damaged the box coverings
housing the dam operation winches
— for the second time in six weeks.
"Due to the present financial con-
straints, coupled with the $5,000
deductible on the insurance policy,
the Authority has its back to the
wall, in terms of trying to replace
this structure through a normal
budgeting process." He asked if
council or local service clubs might
assist in the cost of rebuilding the
facility.
"I'd hate to see that thing closed,"
said Reeve Gordon Workman of
the park. "For people to sit and
Continued on page 2
Office closes
for holiday
The Brussels office of The
North Huron Citizen will be
closed this Monday for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Anyone with advertising or
editorial copy should have it at
the Brus.sels office by 8:30 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 9. There is a slot
in the door for your conve-
nience over the weekend.
The Blyth office will remain
open with no change in hours
or deadlines.
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