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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2002.
Seaforth water problem
could be wider issue
Page turn
Brussels student Lindsay Watson, daughter of Mike and
Val, was page at the session of county council last
Thursday. Left is Morris-Turnberry Mayor Keith Johnston
and Warden Ben Van Diepenbeek. (Keith Roulston photo)
Heart anti Soul efforts continue
Residents of Blyth and
surrounding areas are encouraged to
donate before Dec. 31 so that they
may be issued a tax receipt that
would enable them to use their
donation on their 2002 tax returns.
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VILAGE
The Blyth & District Community
Centre is now in full operational
order and all users are enjoying the
newly renovated facilities.
Most visitors to the arena and
auditorium are amazed that the
project was able to be completed in
such a short period of time. "The
Heart and Soul committee is
extremely pleased with the
outpouring of donations that have
come in to date and the success of
the auction held in September," said
spokesperson Anne Elliott.
However, the project still requires
additional funds. At this point in
time, it appears that the project will
come in on budget and the
committee is paying off the last of
the final bills.
The Heart and Soul project needs
to raise $116,000 to complete the
payments. This figure includes an
estimated cost to finance the
construction costs until the
Superbuild grant money is fully
received.
The Superbuild commitment is
$30,000 less than the projected
donation was to be which has
increased the fundraising necessary
to cover the construction expenses.
Letter
THE EDITOR,
I just wanted to pass on my
compliments to the organizers and
participants in the Santa Claus
Parath. I think for a first-time
evening event it can be judged a
resounding success. The parade was
a delight to the ear and eye and I
look forward to many more
successful parades.
Yours truly,
Cathrine Campbell.
By Keith Roulston
• Citizcu publisher
Problems with low levels of radon
in a Seaforth water well could affect
people well beyond the town, a
Huron County health unit official
told county council.
Radon, discovered in water tests
of one Seaforth well on Oct. 21, is a
colourless, tasteless, odourless,
chemically inert radioactive gas that
is formed by the natural radioactive
decay of uranium in rock, soil and
water. Since the water from deep
wells may originate as far away as
Sudbury, other wells may be
affected, suggested Penny Nelligan,
director of the Huron County Health
Unit. For this reason officials
beyond this area have shown an
interest in the events in Seaforth.
There are no standards in Canada
for how much radon can be in water
for it still to be safe. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
recommends a level of no higher
than 4000 pico-curies (pCi) per litre
but the Seaforth well registered
11,340 pCi per litre. Another new
Seaforth well also showed similar
levels.
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Huron East Councillor Lin Steil-1er
told council that American Water
Services, which manages the
Seaforth water system, has put
forward a plan for dealing with the
problem to the Ministry of
Environment and is waiting for the
ministry's response.
A search of records showed that
the issue of radon in the water of that
well had first been raised with both
the Ministry of Environment and the
Ministry of Labour as long ago as
1982. The Ministry of Labour had
declared it safe for workers to be
around the water, despite the
potential for the gas to enter the air
from the water-. The Ministry of
Labour had suggested blending
water from two wells to reduce the
level of radon,
Steffler said it concerned her that
the Ministry had asked the health
unit to remove a copy of this
correspondence which had been
posted on its website. She
interpreted the request as an attempt
of the ministry to "pull" its
letter.
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