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The Huron Expositor, 1994-05-18, Page 1E Huron E-4 sito 65 cents plus 5 cents G.S.T. (70 cents) POLITICS MP Paul Steckle is under fire for remarks in favour of corporal punishment. see page eight. Briefly MPP seeks input on same-sex benefit plan The member of the Ontario legislature for Huron says he wants your comments on pro- posed anti -discrimination legisla- tion for same-sex couples. "If you have an opinion one way or the other, feel free to write or call my office," said Paul Klopp, MPP for Huron. "The legislation will prevent discrimination of same-sex couples under the human rights code and will give same-sex couples the same rights and responsibilities as common-law heterosexual couples." Education bill raises taxes for town ratepayers Seaforth public school taxpayers will pay an extra 1.01 per cent in taxes for 1994. "That is the net impact of combined mill rates," said James Crocker, Town Administrator referring to increases in boards of education mill rates. Seaforth reduces size of council Seaforth Town Council passed a bylaw at their May 10 meeting putting into effect the reduction of Council from nine members to seven members for the upcoming municipal election. Council for the Town of Seaforth will be composed of a Mayor, Reeve, Deputy -Reeve and four councillors following the municipal election in November. OPP expected to submit costing The costing proposal for OPP police coverage for Scaforth was expected to be submitted to the Ontario government by this week. Police Board says 'No' to serial killer cards The Scaforth Police Board wants serial killer cards out of Canada. The board approved a motion to support the Sudbury Regional Police in opposing the cards. Hensall farmer named to farm implement board A Hensall cash crop producer has been re -appointed for one year to the Farm Implements Board. Robert Caldwell, owner of Hyde Brothers Farm, was named to the board by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). INDEX Entertainment...page 15. Obituaries...page 14. Weddings ...pages 15. "Your community newspaper since 1860...serving Seaforth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities." i MILTON J. DIETZ LIMITED SEAFORTH 522-0608 • Pesticides & Custom Spraying • Spraying Equipment & Parts • Nutrite Premium Fertilizer • Ventilation & Livestock Equipment ®(� �■ PURINA FEEDS L!�■J & PET FOODS HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1994. BUSINESS Local people are learning business skills and applying them to real life success. see page nine. i Your Full Line Dealer FORD MERCURY Sales - Service - Selection ffr. MART FORD MERCURY USED CAR$ ,n wit**:W+ s: crORIVA aar.1011:I 'The Friendly DOWN With The Big Hurt' • PAUL CION tt OTO SNOOKERED - Gordon "fob" Murray makes a shot during the Snooker Play-off, one of the events in the Senior's Games. The pool game was held in Murray's home. The local seniors who do well in snooker and the fifteen other events will go on to Tri -County Senior's Games in Strathroy. McKillop residents blast. site BY PAUL CIUFO Expositor Staff Huron County officials searching for a landfill site ran into a buzzsaw of resistance by McKillop residents during a public meeting Monday, May 17. Over 50 people gathered in the Seaforth Arena to express their conviction that the possible landfill site in McKillop is completely unsuitable and should never have been considered. "I'm a concerned citizen. I've lived on that road all my life. There are lots of spring -fed ponds in the arca. It's the highest spot in McKillop Township, with the river below it," said Jim Murray. "This is a preferred site, yet there arc gravel pits all over the arca," said Gerry Vanden Hengel, part- owner of the property being con- sidered. "What did you guys do, just (look at a map and] point? You can see the river flowing 100 feet from the hill!" cracked another man. The land being considered is approximately 103 acres and would be located on parts of Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24 of Concession 4, McKillop Township. Craig Metzger, co-ordinator of the waste management project, assured residents that thc site would be disqualified if found unsuitable. to check below the surface. "The site may not be suitable. We "We will walk the properties at can't have any contaminants leaving the beginning of June. If the site is the site. Our goal is to find the not eliminated, we will drill in June safest site we can. Public health and - July. Then another public meeting safety is the number one point," will be held after the drilling results said Metzger. have been obtained," said Metzger. He explained that members of the Other residents expressed scepti- project wished to quickly negotiate cism that the landfill, once oper- access to the McKillop site and ten ational, would remain solely the others throughout the county to repository of Huron County gar - check for obvious features that bage. Several people urged the would disqualify them. Any of the County to explore new technology sites that passed that test would and better recycling to deal with the then have bore holes drilled in them garbage problem. Foul play not suspected Foul play is not suspected in the disappearance of a 74 -year-old Zurich man. Patrick Harold Smith of 27 Centre St., Zurich, has been missing since April 21. He wasn't reported miss- ing to Exeter Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) until two weeks ago on May 2. "We don't have any grounds to believe it was foul play," said Sgt. Terry Devine Monday. "We're concerned that he's missing for this length of time. It's out of character, according to his family." Exeter OPP issued a press release last Friday (May 13) asking for help from the public locating Smith. A six -hour search was conducted by OPP helicopter the same day in the areas of Zurich, Goderich, Hensall and Exeter, but it provided no clues to the man's disappearance. According to the press release, Smith was last seen at his residence in Zurich on April 21. He left his home in a red, four -door 1990 Plymouth Acclaim (Licence PZT 138). Smith is described as being five feet, eight inches tall and weighs 209 pounds. He has brown eyes and white hair. Anyone with informa- tion about this case, please call Exeter OPP at 1-235-1300 . Osborn decries rush of proposal Seaforth's Deputy -Reeve said town council was not being given enough time to study such changes as a new management proposal. "It's another one of . those 'don't have time to think about it - gotta do it that night' things," said Garry Osbom at the May 10 council meeting. At its April 12 meeting, Scaforth Town Council had moved into closed session at 9 p.m. to discuss the new manage- ment proposal which would see changes to the job description and terms of employment for the Administrator, Clerk -Treasurer (James Crocker) and the Deputy- Clerk/Economic Development Coordinator (Cathy Garrick). The changes would free up time for the administrator, clerk -treas- urer to deal with more manage- ment issues. The Finance and General Oov- crnment Committee reviewed and approved the amended job descriptions and terms of employment for the two employees. The changes will be implemented on a temporary basis for thc balance of 1994. The committee will monitor the changes and report to Council at their November meetingivhether to continue the proposal on a permanent basis or with amend- ments. At the May 10 Town Council meeting there seemed to be a little confusion over whether the amendments had been approved. Deputy -Reeve Garry Osbom had some questions for Council. "The Management Proposal - are we agreeing on salary raises and new job descriptions?," asked Osborn. "It's in place on a trial basis," answered Administrator Crocker. "1 don't see how we can put it into the budget before it's okayed," said Osbom. It was approved at the last meeting," replied Crocker. "I can't see increasing salaries at this time of year. When nego- tiating committees have finished, salary agreements should be finished," said the Deputy - Reeve. It (Management Proposal) has nothing to do with salary negoti- ations... It's simply on a trial basis," said Crocker. The Deputy -Reeve said that councillors weren't given enough time to review. _the_ proposed changes. Osborn also commented on the Town's $33,016 contribution to OMBRS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Fund) this year. (The 1992 contribution for 16 town employees was $31,993). "The taxpayer is pay- ing more," said Osborn. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION A courageous survivor of abuse speaks out against sexual see pag2 two. Councillor warns town OPP service criticized Three municipalities appear to be had completely lost the ability to giving thumbs down to their new control policing costs, and that they police service by the Ontario Prov- would escalate rapidly. A recent incial Police. example was a charge of 324 over- Coun. Brian Ferguson circulated a time hours for a homicide investiga- report to Seaforth Council at its tion. May 10 meeting stating some "I have no means of verifying objections to OPP policing from these statements, but look upon this three Ontario communities currently as a 'heads -up' for us before we being served by the OPP. begin this process," wrote Ferguson The summarized comments on the in his memo to council. memo were taken from Ferguson's Reeve Bill Bennett said Wiarton conversation with the Deputy -Reeve was bankrupt when OPP service and Mayor of Picton. began in their town and then they • Picton is currently refusing to ' refused to pay for it. tet- "They (Wiarton) didn't want to pay whether it was private (police) or OPP," said Coun. Marjorie Claus. In response to Ferguson's report criticizing OPP service, Reeve Bennett replied: "I think Bill (Teall - Council representative on the Police Services Board) has done his pay for OPP services due to dissat- isfaction i isfaction with the service (making a total of three towns - Tweed, Picton and Wiarton). • Repeated requests to discuss this unhappiness with the OPP or the provincial government have been ignored, according to the memo. • Refusal to pay was based on the fact that the OPP did not honour job in contacting other communities the negotiated police services agree- with OPP service...It's like a car - ment. For example: no foot patrol. if you want anything special you • The municipalities also felt they pay for that" Region.. twochairp busy with new duties The new chairperson for Region Two of the Hospital Auxiliary Association of Ontario (HAAO) has wasted no time before beginning the duties of her new position. Since being named chairperson of Region Two on April 25 Frances Teatero, of Egmondville, has met with the HAAO council on May 1-3. She also attended a working meeting and a seminar in Don Mills on May 4-5. It has also been announced that she will chair a learning day for area hospital auxiliaries in Seaforth on Wednesday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. She says with a smile she had to buy a briefcase to begin her duties, which include keeping up with a great deal of reading, seminars and speaking engage- ments. The hospital auxiliaries in Ontario contribute millions of dollars in funds and volunteer hours. The association is also very concerned with the business of running hospitals. "Health care is very big busi- ness," said Teatero. The honour of being elected chairperson of Region Two followed several years of volun- teer work by Teatero. Although the provincial association will certainly benefit from her tireless work Teatero says she herself will benefit as a person. She said many friendships have been made during her years with the hospital auxiliaries. "I have met many people from many walks of life, young and old and in between, who are involved in volunteer work." As chairperson of Region Two Teatero will work with more than 4,000 volunteers (almost 300 are men and almost 400 are teens). The region is one of the largest of 13 regions in Ontario. It has auxiliaries which range from small to large. As chairperson Teatero will visit each of the 17 hospitals in the region, which are: Stratford General Hospital, Wingham and District Hospital, Scaforth Com- munity Hospital, Kitchener -Wat- erloo Hospital, Alexandra Mar- ine and General Hospital (Goderich), St. Mary's General (Kitchener), St. Marys Memorial Hospital, Palmerston and District Hospital Auxiliary, Louise Marshall Hospital (Mount For- est), Free Port Hospital (Water- loo), Homewood (Guelph), St. Joseph's (Guelph), Guelph Gen- eral, Groves Memorial (Fergus), Frances Teatero South Huron (Exeter), Clinton Public and Cambridge Memorial. The new Region Two chairperson will attend the Fall Regional Conference in Goderich on Sept. 26. Teatero was sworn in as chairperson of Region Two in Fergus by Andrea Porter, Presi- dent of Hospital Auxiliary Asso- ciation of Ontario (HAAO). She is only the second person from this area in the past 60 years to become chairperson of Region Two. The first from Seaforth was Mrs. Wilma Oke. As chairperson of Region Two she will sit on the council of 24 members for the province of Ontario. She says her job is to keep the region "healthy, viable, working and progressing." Attending the Fergus confer- ence, from the Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary, were Margaret Marion Mennell, Marjorie Rock, Janet Cluff, Dorothy Hays, Susan Dick, Maxine Marks, Pauline Benneu, Betty Hulley, Pat Bennett, Audrey McLean, Linda Huard and Frances Teatero. The mission statement of the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario is: As a provincial association we are advocates of community partnerships in the support of health care in Ontario through education, fundraising opportun- ities and the promotion -of volun- teer services to people." CORRECTION_. A front page article on May 4 wrongly stated that Prances Teatero was the new chatCr of the Hospital Auxiliary ci- ation of Ontario. Her correct title is chairperson of Region Two. The Huron Expositor apologizes for the error and hopes it doesn't detract from the honour she has received. 4