The Times-Advocate, 2002-11-13, Page 92 Exeter Times–Advocate2 Wednesday, November 13, 2002Exeter Times–Advocate
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C.O.P.Corner
(Community Oriented Policing)
WHO IS AT FAULT WHEN I, THE DRIVER, AM
TURNING LEFT AND ANOTHER
CAR PASSES ME ON THE LEFT
HAND SIDE AND THERE IS A
COLLISION?
Huron OPP says in addition to
giving signals, it is a driver’s duty
to first determine the proper and
safe course, and then to turn left
only if she or he can afford the
specified opportunity to the other
driver. In other words, always
check your blind spot before
turning left!
I F YOU WANT A QUESTION
ANSWERED, LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR
J OANNE M ORGAN AT 234-6605 OR E-MAIL
SFORSTER@SOUTHHURON.COM.
JOANNE
MORGAN
C.O.P.
CORNER
Posters win
award
NAIRN – A display of
227 ‘Respect for Law’
posters by East
Williams Memorial
Grade 4-8 students
won first place for citi-
zenship at the Optimist
International conven-
tion in Indianapolis.
The Parkhill Gazette
reports students at
Sacred Heart and
McGillivray Central
Schools also made
posters.
Lions build
access path
ILDERTON –
Members of the
Ilderton Lions Club
built a 135’ X 4’ con-
crete path and a 12’ X
15’ pad to Wes Clow’s
backyard clubhouse to
give daughter Ruth
wheelchair access.
The Middlesex
Banner reports Ruth,
who was born with
spina bifida, will join
her family in ping-
pong and dart games
in the converted chick-
en coop.
Minister joins
election race
ST. MARYS –
Presbyterian Church
minister Rick Horst
joined the Liberal race
for a Perth-Middlesex
candidate by-election.
According to the
Journal Argus, Horst
was a big fan of Pierre
Elliott Trudeau.
Marion Meinen is the
new Canadian Alliance
candidate.
Boy sorry for
barn fire
GODERICH – One of
the 9-year-old boys
suspected of setting a
barn fire at the
Agricultural Park Oct.
8 wrote a letter to
Goderich council apol-
ogizing.
The Goderich Signal-
Star reports the letter
read in part, “I will
never play with
matches ever again!”
Hog barns
approved
HURON EAST – At its
Oct. 29 meeting, coun-
cil approved a minor
variance for two hog
barns on a
Tuckersmith farm
with a sinkhole.
According to the
Huron Expositor, the
ABCA made seven rec-
ommendations for
manure not to be
spread within 30 m of
the sinkhole on Lyle
Kinsman’s Stone Road
farm.
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designed to meet the demands of the marketplace.
Poole said Kongskilde Ltd.’s new plant in London will
be smaller than the 85,000 sq. ft. it has in Exeter, but
the building will have adequate ceilings and will have
the correct proportions.
Poole said moving from Exeter “is a difficult decision
because we’ve enjoyed Exeter and been part of the
community. He said the area “has been very support-
ive” of Kongskilde and the company wants to continue
to supply its local customers.
Kongskilde Ltd. opened in Exeter in 1961 where
Exeter Produce and AIS Communications are now
located. It moved to its current location in 1973 and
has since expanded. Poole said the move is “a win-win”
for Kongskilde and Northlander because it provides
Kongskilde the opportunity to provide better service
and gives Northlander more space.
Northlander leaves Exeter
The Exeter United Church held its Country Christmas Bazaar Saturday,put on by
the Exeter UCW and the women of the congregation.The bazaar included a deli,
meat pies,baking,Christmas cookie baking packages,preserves and old jewelry.
The bazaar and luncheon raised over $6,000 for the church.Above from left are
Janice Bugyra,Laura Sillery,Leona Elliott and Marg Consitt;below from left are
convenor Marion Kerslake,Ruth Mercer-Ross,waitress Tristalyn Russell,Rev.Paul
Ross and Christmas cookie convenor Margaret Prout.(photos/Scott Nixon)
United Church Christmas Bazaar
Back to drawing board on land rent
By Sandra Forster
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN – For the first
time ever, Lucan
Biddulph administrator
Ron Reymer opened two
identical bids.
Five tenders to rent the
78 acres of land at the
Lucan sewage plant
were opened at the Nov.
5 meeting in council
chambers.
After consulting with
the municipality’s
lawyer, Reymer con-
firmed all five will be
asked to re-tender.
After approving
$20,000 in computer
software at the Oct. 21
meeting, council
approved $19,743 for
upgraded computer
hardware, a server and
a laser printer from
Servicad, the lowest of
two tenders.
The new system will be
set up in time for tax
bills Feb. 1.
Council received one
tender from Clarence
Carter & Sons for $1,000
to remove the former
Lucan Public Works
building and clean up
the site by next May.
Arena manager Justin
Fidler offered a storage
shed for items stored by
public works and the fire
department.
Anti-idling
Reymer received a
written complaint about
“unnecessarily idling
diesel trucks.”
As there is no anti-
idling bylaw, he suggest-
ed truckers use a 10-
minute warm-up time.
Blue Water
Recycling
Coun. Andy Van Geel
clarified Blue Water
Recycling will be ‘re-
tooling’ the plant next
summer to update its
garbage sorting equip-
ment.
The processing line will
not be ‘shut down’ as
reported in the Oct. 21
meeting. Collection will
continue as normal.
Playground
equipment
Following an insurance
report on a safety
inspection, public works
manager Barry Mills said
the old playground
equipment in Granton
Park must be removed
as soon as possible.
Coun. Doug Anderson
will ask the Granton
Lions Club if anyone is
interested in the old
equipment.
Not all the old equip-
ment was removed when
the new equipment was
installed. Anyone buying
unsafe equipment pri-
vately must sign a waiv-
er to not hold the munic-
ipality responsible for
any injuries.
Fire hall
Coun. Leroy Maguire
reported construction at
the new fire hall is only
one week behind sched-
ule.
The Fire board is look-
ing at a new county-wide
radio system. A repeater
tower may be installed
on top of the Lucan
water tower. Its eleva-
tion makes it a choice
location, so there are no
dead air spots in trans-
mitting messages.
Road names
No one attended the
Nov. 5 public meeting
about changing the
name of Stanley St.,
Clandeboye to Rectory
Dr. and Queen St., Lucan
to Community Dr.
There are no resident
on either street to
protest changing their
mailing address.
Mills said it may be too
late to paint lines on the
county project of paving
Fallon Dr. this fall.
To keep councillors
informed, Mills will print
a monthly list of building
permits issued. He said if
the construction com-
plies, no permits are
needed. Non-compliance
with a building permit
can lead to charges. Any
inquiries should be
directed to the municipal
office.
Bluewater man assaulted
in truck/car crash
GODERICH – On Nov. 9 at 4 p.m., Huron OPP investi-
gated a traffic crash between two vehicles on
Courthouse Square in Goderich.
An officer found a silver 1993 Ford Probe with dam-
age to the right front corner and down the side.
A 1994 Chev pickup truck driven by a 55-year-old
Bluewater man had apparently left the scene.
The car driver, a 19-year-old Goderich man and two
passengers were extremely upset, yelling and cursing.
The truck driver went to the OPP office south of
Goderich to report the crash. He admitted striking the
Probe as he backed his truck out of a parking space.
The car occupants allegedly called him many names,
banged on his truck and assaulted him. Fearing for his
and his wife’s safety, he fled the crash site.
Police charged him with unsafely starting from a
parked position and the car driver with assault. The
younger man will appear in Goderich court Jan. 3.
Window smashed
EXETER – On Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m., a window was
found smashed at the Exeter Food Bank building on
Main St., Exeter.
Huron OPP report someone smashed out the glass in
the window but the building was not entered.
Anyone with knowledge on this case is asked to call
Exeter OPP or Crime Stoppers.