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The Huron Expositor, 1994-08-31, Page 1Huron X� rs70 cents 5 cents G.S.T. (75 cents) AGRICULTURE Local residents took part in a part of Huron history... ploughing. see page two. 1 Briefly 1?o° 1c Local businesses experience thefts The following is a report from Seaforth Police Chief Ilal Claus: This past weekend thieves removed one of the town's hang- ing plants from in front of Hildebrand Paint Store. On Friday, August 26 employees at Boiler Smith dis- covered a break-in at the rear of a storage building. The entry appears to have been done by youths. Damage was confined to the hold made in the wall and various items inside the building were thrown about. Facts on Seaforth PUC water tower proposal given Problems with Existing Water Storage Facilities • Existing storage facilities are not large enough (55 per cent of current needs). This results in: - wells operating more frequent- ly than desirable. - limited resources for fire pro- tection and emergencies. • Existing elevated tank has a low elevation, resulting in sys- tem pressures less than current- ly -desirable values. This, in turn, results in: - poor level of service. - inability to provide, or create, adequate fire flows in some parts of the community. Locations for Storage • North of Brantford St. near Sparling. A new tank at this site would be built on Town/PUC property. • Seaforth anti District Commun- ity Centres - A new tank would be built at this site within the existing gravel parking arca east of the building. (12-15 parking spaces will be lost, according to Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates Ltd.) • Seaforth Community Hospital. A new tank would be built at this site about 26 metres (85 ft.) northeast of Seaforth Medical Clinic building. Proposed Storage Facility • To design facility for a popula- tion of 2,950, based on existing rates of water consumption. • Total storage volume of 420,000 Imperial gallons. Design Options • An elevated tank which has the entire stored volume in a steel tank located on top of a concrete support column. - overall height - 35.5 m to 39 m (125 ft. to 135 ft.) depending on site - column diameter - 8.5 m (28 ft.) - tank diameter - 16.5 in (54 ft.) • A standpipe, which is a cylin- drical steel structure containing water for the full height. A pumping station would be con- structed at the base of the standpipe to make the full vol- ume useable. INDEX Entertainment ...pages 12, 13. Obituaries...page 3. "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 t�l �iPURINA FEEDS i & PET FOODS August 31, 1994 COUNTRY LIVING Nursing home residents from London found out a little about rural life. see page 15. Your Full Line Dealer FORD MERCURY Sales -Service • Selection MART FcRD MERCURY USED CARS 'The Friendly Dealer With The Big Hart' PHOTO PULLIN' POWER - Charles Hynes of Bowmanville drove Busy Bee, a 1924 C -Cab ForDAVID d roadster SCOTT across the finish line pulling the 'Executioner's Sled' at Pullin '94 Big Rig Show & Shine at the Seaforth Fairgrounds on Saturday. Fans were entertained by truck and tractor -pulling. Busy Bee was a finalist In the 2 -wheel drive class. A country music dance followed featuring Ilhe-dancing demonstrations. TRAVEL World visitors experience farm work and travel during visit to Huron. see page 16. Health care changing, local committee told BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor There is a new 'paradigm' of health care which goes beyond hospitals, the East Huron Long - Term Care Planning Committee was told on Thursday. "We're moving from institutional - based care to community-based care," said Yvonne Kitchen to the committee's meeting at Seaforth Community Hospital. A videotape was shown about how 'paradigms' (set patterns) put boundaries on one's thinking. The reform of long-term care requires going beyond current boundaries of health care, the meeting was told. "The film shows how we get blinders on." She said the committee must go out to the people to get their input on the reform of long-term care (which includes the creation of a special government agency to coordinate some health and social service delivery). The committee wants to know what kinds of help Seniors and the chronically -sick need, she said. The committee is busy working on recommendations about how care for the elderly and physically - challenged can best be delivered in East Huron. At Thursday's meeting a wide range of topics were addressed on the issue including the policies of Seniors' apartment buildings, the status of the mobility bus proposal and supportive housing. "When they build seniors' apart- ments they should build laundry rooms upstairs," said Rose Altman, a member of the working group on supportive housing. The committee member also felt that Seniors buildings should cater to Seniors only and not those under 60, such as those receiving social assistance. "I would like Seniors' buildings kept for Seniors." The committee is considering a questionnaire on Supportive Hous- ing, which has the purpose of help- ing the elderly and disabled to stay in their homes where possible. The next meeting of the East Huron Long -Term Care Planning Committee is Sept. 22. Public poses questions on water tower plan BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Staff The current tank volume is approximately 185,000 Imperial gallons. "You should have 340,000 (gal.) for a community this size," said Burns. The proposed tank would have a storage volume of approximately 420,000 gal. The three proposed locations for a water tower; hospital, arena and Brantford St. sites, were discussed by Burns. In addition to either an elevated tank or a standpipe water tower design, additional facilities will have to be constructed. These include: a watermain to connect the storage facility to the existing sys- tem, an overflow from the storage facility, various controls to start and stop pumps, possible minor modifi- cations of the well pumps to permit operation at the new higher pres- sures. The Seaforth PUC held a public information meeting on Thursday night in Town Council Chambers on the three proposed sites for a new Seaforth water tower. Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates, Consulting Engineers on the water tower project, made a presentation on the background and procedure of the project. Problems with the existing tower include low pressure and limited storage capacity. Burns said the water pressure from the tower should be at least 50 pounds per square inch (psi). "There are already places in Seaforth lower than 40 psi." Burns outlined possible street extensions at the hospital and arena sites with the construction of a water tower. An extension at the hospital site would provide a sec- ond access route to the tower and the hospital. At both the arena site and the Brantford St. site, the closest houses are at least 100 feet away from the proposed tower. At the hospital site, the nearest home at Alexander St. and Centennial Drive is 360 feet. A water tower at the arena location would be about 45 feet from the edge of thc community centre, said Burns. A proposed sub -division for the town is located in a field just north of the arena. Members of the audience were given an information handout from B.M. Ross and Associates that includes a comment sheet. Members of the public may fill out the com- ment sheets and send thein in by September 6 to: Seaforth PUC Box 719, Main Si Seaforth, Ont. NOK IWO Attn: Tom Phillips, Manager Phone: (519) 527-0350 At the conclusion of the PUC's screening process for the water tower (which included the public meeting and public comments) a Notice of Completion will be pub- lished, outlining the project and setting out a formal 30 -day notice period. If there are significant environ- mental concerns which cannot be resolved in discussion with the PUC, a person or party may request the Ministry of Environment and Energy 'bump -up' the project to a higher level of environmental assessment. If the 'bump -up' is granted, additional studies and a formal public hearing may be required at additional expense. Question Session A public question and answer session opened up after the initial presentation by Steve Burns, P. Eng. Q. Which is the best possible site of the three? A. It's not determined at this time. We have to know what the public wants...The least cost is the Brantford St. site. It's closer to existing watermains. see Brantford, page five Local NHL athletes hoe strike not imminent Y BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Staff BY DAVID Staff It could be a quiet October in professional sports. Major league baseball has been on hold since Aug. 12 because of a player's strike and things are start- ing to look the same for players in the National Hockey League (NHL). The fluron Expositor spoke to Ottawa Senators centre and Seaforth native Dave McLlwain during his current hockey school at the Seaforth and District Community Centres about the possibility of an NHL strike or lock -out. "I'm still going to (training) camp as planned," said Dave. "Hopefully the doors will be open when we get there." Dave is planning to return to thc Senators training camp in Kanata on Saturday. "Baseball is on strike. It would be too bad if our game wasn't around," said McLlwain. With the current ball strike many sports fans might turn to hockey in the fall, suggested Dave. A teammate of Dave's, Ottawa goalie Craig Billington, attended meetings between the league and the NHL Players Association last week. "When (the NHL) talks of reduc- ing playoffs and awards money from $9 million to $2 million, it didn't mention the money would go only to the finalists," Billington saki in an interview with the London Free Press. NHL official Scott Driscoll of Seaforth also had some comments on the chance of a hockey strike. "I think Gary Beaman is hardballing them (the players). 1 don't think it's good for_ the game. hardballing them (the pla ers). I think good ame. Every time you have a work stop- page it's not good for the fans." Driscoll talked about the CBA - or collective bargaining agreement trying to be reached by both sides. 'I'd like to know what the 'b' stands for, for Gary Bettman. He doesn't bargain, he just has his lists of proposals," said the NHL lines- man. NHL commissioner Gary Bee man's list includes reduced rosters, pension plan reductions, elimination of per diem expense allowances, mandatory community service, public appearances and commercial appearances. There is also a proposal that players wear only NHL -approved apparel off the ice and approved equipment on the ice. The NHL has their own line of clothing they want players to wear, like Roots -brand, said McLlwain. "It's regular clothing," said Dave, who stem unfazed about the cloth- ing. directive. NHL linesman Scott Driscoll thinks the current baseball strike is an excellent opportunity for hockey to expand to the States. "The U.S. is starting to put hockey on the major networks. Fans (in the U.S.) begin to appreciate hockey. It's a fast, exciting, tough sport...It (the baseball strike) could be the big break hockey needs," said Driscoll. He doesn't want to sec a lock -out in the NHL. "It would be bad to see two pm sports out." On September 3, Scott reports to training camp. A change this year will be the introduction of numbers and the elimination of names on officials' jerseys for identification. What does Driscoll think of the y4C • �t k ,� 1' k DAVID SCOrr PHOTO NHL COMES TO TOWN - Members of the Dave McLtwain Hockey School got a surprise visit from Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Dave Ellett on Friday at Seaforth arena. Ellett was signing autographs for young hockey fans. Front row, from left: Stephen Medd, Nicholas Jansen and Brent O'Reilly. Back row: Dave Md-Iwain, Ottawa Senators; Dave Ellett, Toronto Maple Leafs; Scott Driscoll, NHL Linesman. change? "Years later when they want to fire you, they're firing a number, not a person...Andy Van Hellemond - everyone knows him. Ten years from now, no one will know who the mast popular official is. They'll just be a number." And what if an NHL strike goes through? "If it goes six weeks, Mac can buy me dinner," joked Scott.