HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-08-02, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2000.
Propane drivers take the heat in course
Battling the blaze
Participants in a propane truck drivers’ workshop in Blyth last Friday had the opportunity to
practice on real life situations with a one-of-a-kind mobile propane tanker and remote loca
tions. One attendee works at extinguishing a ground fire near a residential tank quickly enough
so the tank would not blow. The first-ever such workshop, the Ontario Propane Association
and the mobile’s sponsors hope to take the equipment to several locations as well as eventu
ally train emergency workers.
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
There was a lot of heat and Paines
at the Blyth arena last week when
propane truck drivers learned how to
tackle potentially explosive situa
tions.
Thanks to a co-operative effort
between the Ontario Propane
Association and a dozen gas supply
and safety equipment companies,
area truck drivers were amongst the
first to experience real-life emergen
cies involving propane apparatus.
Such a piece of machinery is the
first of its kind, said Tom Scott, driv
ing force behind the creation of the
mobile fire training unit, consultant
MP talks about initiatives
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specialized training for health pro
fessionals in rural areas, enhance
ments to primary and home care,
strategies for the recruitment and
retention of health care profession
als, and improvements to rural infra
structure.
“To meet the needs of approxi
mately one-third of our population
who live in rural Canada, the
Government of Canada has devel
oped initiatives to help improve
access to quality health services in
rural areas,” said Minister Rock. In
addition to receiving the report from
Rural Caucus, the federal govern
ment announced new health initia
tives with specific application in
rural communities. From the $50
million devoted to the program,
innovations in Rural and
Community Health, $18 million will
be directed toward pilot projects in
rural and remote communities.
Such projects would develop inno
vative solutions to problems of
health care access; foster networking
among rural health researchers;
explore changes to improve the
delivery of health services; and,-
engage rural citizens and communi
ties to define solutions that meet
their needs.
The two-year, $80 million
on fuel safety matters and former
transportation of dangerous goods
co- ordinator.
Participants in the workshop have
classroom instruction on how to deal
with emergencies then move into the
field where they are challenged by
an array of fires.
In class, participants are taught the
theory of propane handling, fire
extinguisher operation, transporta
tion of dangerous goods and respon
sibilities under legislation regarding
those materials.
The first physical test is a wheel
fire on a tanker truck. If not extin
guished in an appropriate amount of
time, the tanker blows, shooting a 30
foot plume of fire from the container
Canadian Health Infostructure
Partnerships Program (CHIPP) is
designed to support information and
communications technologies that
will improve the delivery of health
care to all Canadians and rural resi
dents in particular. The Minister has
invited government institutions and
not-for-profit organizations to apply
for funding to develop and imple
ment large-scale model projects in
the areas of telehealth and electronic
patient records. For example, the
images of an ultrasound in one part
of the country can be sent to a com
puter terminal in another region.
This can make a huge difference to
Canadians in remote areas who will
be able to get a diagnosis from a
specialist without having to travel
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for the driver to deal with.
Next, a ground fire at a residential
tank must be put out before moving
on to the industrial vaporizer. The
final encounter is with the pump at
the rear of the tanker.
The equipment has a double safety
system which shuts down all fires in
three seconds if a problem arises.
Both the operator at the main control
board and the instructor in the field
have safeties which must be held
down for the fires to bum. If either
button is released the fires are extin
guished automatically.
Scott said it is important for driv
ers to have training in fire extin
guishing as they are the first on the
scene in an emergency.
long distances. Residents in Huron-
Bruce now have access to specialists
in Edmonton and Calgary for tele
consultations, radiology and
Opthamology through this telehealth
initiative.
Health practitioners also benefit
from this technology through oppor
tunities for telenetworking and edu
cation that would otherwise be
unavailable in rural and remote
areas.
I am confident that initiatives such
as the CHIPP are the wave of the
future. Practical and economical use
of new technology is in the best
interests of all Canadians and I am
proud to be a part of that future.
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After working on the project for
five years, Scott is pleased with the
realistic result achieved by the unit.
“These are real world scenarios
and the biggest fires this group
might face in their careers,” he said.
He also thanks the many compa
nies and organizations which donat
ed to the project. The bulk tank was
donated as were the dozen dry chem
ical extinguishers used in the train
ing.
Scott credits Sparlin’sg Propane
with being pro-active in encouraging
Writer argues gun control
THE EDITOR,
I’m not too sure if the gun regis
tration (not a ban on guns) will do
anything to prevent murder. To me it
seems to be more of a tax grab on
firearms.
Nevertheless, arguments against it,
as expressed by Aubrey Toll in The
Citizen are very weak. He argues
that if the citizens of Germany,
Russia and others had had guns
Hitler and Stalin could not have mur
dered millions of innocent people.
That argument doesn’t hold water.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC ROAD NAME CHANGES
SECTION 210 (111) of the
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990
NOTICE is hereby given that the following Councils intend to pass
a by-law to name public, roads which may not have been previously
named, and to change the name of public roads which may have
been previously named.
_ The public road naming, or change of name is intended to facilitate
■J the County-wide municipal addressing system which is required to
be in place prior to the implementation of the 9-1-1 Emergency
Response System for ambulance, fire and police services
throughout the County of Huron.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed naming/
renaming of public roads is available for inspection at the
respective Municipal Offices or the Huron County Planning and
Development Department at 524-2188.
DATED THIS 27th DAY OF JUNE, 2000
J.A. Mdrray, Clerk-Administrator
County of Huron
Municipality Clerk Public Meeting
Date
Ashfield Twp.
(519) 529-7383
Linda Andrew Aug. 09., 2000
7:30 p.m.
Colborne Twp.
(519) 524-4669
Judy Kay Aug. 01,2000
7:30 p.m.
Goderich Twp.
(519) 482-9804
Linda Cranston Aug. 21, 2000
8:00 p.m.
Grey Twp.
(519) 887-6268
Brad Knight Aug. 21,2000
8:00 p.m.
Howick Twp.
(519) 335-3208
Valerie Przybilla Aug. 08, 2000
7:00 p.m.
Hullett Twp.
(519) 523-434C
Rhonda Fischer Aug. 22, 2000
7:30 p.m.
McKillop Twp.
(519) 527-0160
J.R. McLachlan Aug. >6, 2000
7:30 p.m.
Morris Twp.
(519) 887-6137
Nancy Michie Aug. 15, 2000
7:30 p.m.
Stanley Twp.
(519) 233-7907
Ansberth Willed Aug. 08, 2000
7:30 p.m.
Stephen Twp.
(519) 234-6331
Larry Brown Aug. 01,2000
5:00 p.m.
Tuckersmith Twp.
(519) 527-1997
J.R. McLachlan Aug. 01, 2000
7:30 p.m.
Tumberry Twp.
(519) 357-2991
Dorothy Kelly Aug. 15, 2000
9:00 p.m.
East Wawanosh Twp.
(519) 357-2880
Winona Thompson Aug. 01,2000
8:00 p.m.
West Wawanosh Twp.
(519)528-2903
Liliane Nolan Aug. 01, 2000
7:30 p.m.
drivers to enrol in the course and
having Blyth as the first training site.
It is hoped firemen will be trained
on the equipment in the future.
There is a secondary tanker which
is used for the classroom experience
as well as public relations, said
Scott. It can be taken to schools,
malls and other locations to
make the public aware of propane
safety.
The fire safety unit will move to
St. Thomas for a course later in
August.
Suppose that every German and
every Russian had had a rifle and
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