HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-10-11, Page 1itizen
Vol• 11 Nt) 40
Fall frolic
The comfortably warm days of October have given people both young and old, the
opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities such as biking, walking the dog, even an early game
of street hockey. Stacey Beane of Blyth took advantage of a small pile of leaves near her
home, and under the sunny skies on a balmy Thanksgiving Day Holiday, showered herself
and anyone close by, with the colourful autumn foliage. Wonderful autumn temperatures,
which are to continue through mid-week, will give residents many opportunities to enjoy the
beauty of the season.
Wednesday Oct 11, 1995 614 GST 65T.
Series tells
stories
of AIDS victims
See page 6
Brussels Bulls
have
losing weekend
See page 9
A salute to
the volunteer
firefighters
See page 11
Education
8 former Brussels
students get
Menzies's fund
Starting page 21
Drano bottle bomb,
dangerous new 'toy'
Wingham OPP are investigating
a number of mischief and
disturbance complaints over the
past month in the Village of
Brussels in which a homemade
explosive device known as a drano
bottle bomb' has been used.
There have been a number of
charges laid and the investigation is
continuing with further charges
pending.
One of the components used in
making this explosive is the
product "Drano". Its active
ingredient is hydrochloric acid.
Constable Mike Alexander advises
area business owners to be leery
when selling this product to anyone
The increased activity of deer in
many parts of Ontario during the
fall often causes tragic conflict
between human and beast.
Entering the breeding season,
deer become very active and can be
seen crossing the roads of rural
counties frequently.
In September alone, Goderich
OPP reported nine incidents where
deer were directly involved in colli-
sions with vehicles or were the
indirect cause of a mishap, says
Ministry of Natural Resources Con-
servation Officer Bob Pegg.
During the same period, Wing-
ham OPP report deer were a factor
in 23 per cent of accidents.
Pegg warns drivers that where
there is one deer, there is probably
more. Don't allow yourself to be
distracted watching one run
through the field as another jumps
in front of you, he says.
The controlled deer hunt begins
on Nov. 6 and runs through Nov.
10.
"It is a good hunt in Huron
County with no problems," says
Twenty-two years after Huron
became the first county in Ontario
to adopt an official plan, county
council launched a plan to develop
a new county plan last week.
Senior planner Wayne Caldwell
told a news conference following
the county council session the new
study will be more than just about
land-use but will also include eco-
nomic and employment issues.
"We don't look at it (the official
plan) just the way the province
looks at it."
Under Bill 163, the amendments
to the planning act, Huron is one of
the counties which must prepare a
who would not have a legitimate
reason for purchasing it.
He also asks parents to warn their
children about approaching or
touching any of these devices.
There is at least a 30 second delay
before detonation so unsuspecting
victims could be caught in the
blast.
These bombs when mixed
properly can cause severe injury.
"Anyone caught in possession of
one or setting one off will be
arrested and could face charges of
having or using explosives,
aggravated assault and mischief
endangering life," Const.
Alexander warns.
Pegg. "The ethics of the hunters
have really improved over the last
few years and they are taking the
time to talk to landowners (about
hunting their property) so trespass-
ing is not an issue."
Most of those who hunt the local
woodlots are area residents of the
friends and relatives of locals, says
Pegg.
"We try to keep the hunt local,
but non-residents are not restrict-
ed."
Anyone wishing to participate in
the controlled hunt had to submit to
a lottery draw for a tag, by the end
of August or automatically qualify
by being a landowner with more
than 50 acres or a farmer.
Last year's hunt was very suc-
cessful with 46 per cent of the tag
holders taking home a deer, says
Pegg. "Even Perth, with less wood-
lot, had a 36 per cent success rate."
A total of 2,430 tags went to
farmers and lottery participants last
year and 1,115 deer were taken.
The archery hunt season runs
from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5 and again
from Nov. 11 through Dec. 31.
new official plan by December
1997. The new planning act, adopt-
ed by the former NDP government,
also contains a comprehensive set
of policy statements which virtually
freeze all development in rural
areas. Since the Harris government
has promised to repeal the act,
some county councillors and orga-
nizations such as the Federation of
Agriculture, have suggested the
county stall the process to wait for
the new government bill. But Cald-
well said that Huron, with a plan
that's more than 20 years ald,
should have been looking at revis-
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Deer population
hazard for drivers
County to design
new official plan