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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times-Advocate, 2002-10-09, Page 22 Exeter Times–Advocate2 Wednesday, October 9, 2002Exeter Times–Advocate Regional wrap up Grain eleva- tor reopens PARKHILL – The Parkhill Gazette reports Beechwood Agri Services is stor- ing excess wheat and will accept soybeans and corn this fall at the former Cook’s grain elevators at the west end of King St. Dog saves owner in fire AILSA CRAIG – Kevin Hindmarsh’s pet doberman woke him up in time to escape his burning workshop. The Middlesex Banner reports an old TV started an electri- cal fire on the second floor. Take walking tour of town ST. MARYS - Visitors can pick up a new self-guided walk- ing tour map of St. Marys at the Museum, Town Hall or VIA sta- tion. According to the Journal-Argus, walk- ers are invited to make suggestions or comments about the test tour. Gift shop owners retire BAYFIELD – Richard and Sarah Dick are closing The Village Guild gift shop after 32 years in business. The Clinton News- Record reports visi- tors from 90 coun- tries have signed their store guest book. Ciderfest well attended SEAFORTH – More than 850 people attended Ciderfest at Van Egmond House Sept. 29. The Huron Expositor reports his- torical crafts, bale toss and tours of Papple’s cider press were new events. Hockey hazing GODERICH – The Signal-Star reports Goderich minor hock- ey teams will attend an abuse and harass- ment seminar after bullying, intimidation and extreme practical jokes were investigat- ed by executive mem- bers. Continued from front page C.O.P.Corner (Community Oriented Policing) IS IT LEGAL TO DRIVE A MOTORIZED VEHICLE IN BARE FEET? Huron OPP say Yes! For your own safety, it is recommended you protect your feet from possi- ble injury, but it is not required by law to wear footwear while driving! IF YOU WANT A QUESTION ANSWERED, LEAVE A MES- SAGE FOR JOANNE MORGAN AT 234-6605 OR E-MAIL SFORSTER@SOUTHHURON.COM. JOANNE MORGAN C.O.P. CORNER Some councillors were critical of the errors. “I have a very big problem with this,” Coun. Drew Robertson said. “These screw-ups shouldn’t happen.” Robertson said he wants to know the source of the problem and called the sit- uation “a disgrace.” Deputy Mayor Dave Urlin echoed Robertson’s statements, saying, “This is really disturbing.” He said the mistake made councillors and staff look incompe- tent. Mayor Rob Morley cautioned council- lors to wait for an explanation before jumping to any conclusions. Other notes from the meeting: Agreement violation? Council, as mandated by the province, entered into a franchise agreement with Union Gas to allow that company to dis- tribute, store and transmit gas in the municipality, but Coun. Ken Oke has some problems with the company. He said the former Usborne Township already had a franchise agreement with Union Gas and Union Gas has violated the agreement by not restoring a proper- ty at the corner of Morrison Line and Hwy. 83 to allow the property landlord to cut the grass as he did before Union Gas worked on the property. Oke said he’s called Union Gas but has received no answer on why the property hasn’t been restored. Operations manager Dennis Hockey will be instructed to contact Union Gas to discuss restoring the land. Christmas schedule The administration office at the Olde Town Hall will be closed from Dec. 25 to Jan. 2. Clerk Sandra Strang said the municipality closed the office in the same manner last year and there were no complaints. She said the closure allows staff to take off some of the overtime they’ve built up and spend time with family. Council also set its November and December meeting schedule and has lightened the load for the Christmas sea- son. South Huron council will meet Nov. 4 and Nov. 18 with a committee of the whole meeting Nov. 25. It will also hold council meetings Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 with a committee of the whole meeting Dec. 9. Other meetings will be scheduled if required. Day care meeting Council is holding a special meeting Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. about the new day care centre proposal. LAST 4 DAYS Sale Ends Saturday, O c t . 1 2 INCREDIBLE FLOOR MODEL SALE Huge Discounts an d N o T a x Savings on home f u r n i s h i n g s from all our major m a n u f a c t u r e r s LAST 4 DAYS Sale ends Saturda y Fall CLEAR OUT FINE FURNITURE & FLOOR COVERING 71 ALBERT STREET • CLINTON • 482-9505 NO TAX STOREWIDE *discount equivalent to PST and GST Continued from front page Shortfall turns into surplus before council and spoke of ideas they have for Memorial Square, including a flagpole which would fly different flags to commemorate different historical events. Dougherty and Heywood wondered if dedicating the Memorial Square would be possible the same time the grand opening of the library is held. Another idea was to dedicate the square during this year’s Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph. Heywood will keep council apprised of the Legion’s plans. Memorial Square dedication The extensive study ana- lyzed the costs of each pro- posal, the volume each option could hold and the cost to the haulers. The joint Wingham and Exeter option would be the most cost effective and be able to hold more than the Goderich option. However, engineer Burns said holding tanks, screen- ing and pre-treatment areas would need to be built or extended at these town treatment centres. North Huron Reeve Doug Layton asked Burns who would pay for the operating costs of these new facilities. Burns explained the tip- ping fees, when trucks come in to dump a load of waste, would cover the expected cost of about $400 per user every three years. Goderich mayor Deb Shewfelt said he didn't think people would pay the fee. "People will let it flow over," he said. Shewfelt wondered if there was a way for legis- lation to enforce getting a septic tank cleaned every few years. Councillor Bernie MacLellan of Huron East wanted to know if there was a way to put the cost onto property taxes. "Why not have a rural septage charge?" MacLellan asked. However, Carol Mitchell said there was no clear def- inition of septage and that if the county rushes into this and things change, North and South Huron municipalities may be left with big facilities and lit- tle storage. Council approved the recommendations present- ed by Burns but may wait until the details of Bill 81 are finalized before any work is approved. South Huron council dis- cussed the issue Monday night, with operations manager Dennis Hockey saying the amount of waste wouldn’t be a problem for Exeter, but the concentra- tion of the waste could be a problem. He said the waste would be 30 to 60 times more concentrated than waste the plant usual- ly handles. Coun. Pete Armstrong was concerned the munici- palities would be bailing out the county and said the county should pay for the program. “When the province or the county wants to pay for it, then they can talk to us,” he said. Hockey said no one has suggested South Huron and Wingham will have to pick up the tab. He said it’s a group problem, but the county has to be proac- tive. Mayor Rob Morley and Coun. Joe Hogan both said the issue is the municipali- ty’s problem and not the county’s, with Morley say- ing South Huron has to pay attention to any develop- ments. Sewage drop-off consideration Continued from front page New reporter at T-A I know you’re not supposed to be able to go home again, but I’m hoping coming back to something at least close to home will be possible, working here at the Times-Advocate. My name is Pat Bolen and I will be assum- ing Craig’s beat as he has moved on to another job. I have a deep love of sports, have tried many of them, failed spectac- ularly in almost all of them, and have now decided I might have more luck and cause fewer injuries writing about other people in sports. Exeter is almost full circle for me, having grown up on a farm outside Kenilworth, Ont, just over an hour from here. Five years in the Canadian Navy carried me to a few places both dis- tance wise and cul- turally about as far as you can get for an Ontario farm boy. A few more stops and I was working at the Hockey Hall of Fame In Toronto carting tro- phies around. (Lord Stanley isn’t as heavy as you might think). So here I am now hoping I will be able to do as good a job as Craig did. The phone number is 235-1336 ext 113 so give me a call if you’ve got an idea for a story or just a question. Looking forward to hearing from you. Pat Bolen