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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-11-09, Page 1Huron • E-0 Exposito 70 cents plus 5 cents G.S.T. (75 cents) ART Local artist Alf Dale is featured in new book, donated to area schools. see page 18. Briefly The Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario, November 9, 1994 MILTON J. DIETZ UMITED SEAFORTH 522-0608 •Pesticides & Custom Spraying • Spraying Equipment & Parts • Nutrite Premium Fertilizer • Ventilation & Livestock Equipment PURINA FEEDS & PET FOODS BUSINESS An old chopping mill becomes a tea room and tourist destination. see page three. Your Full Une Dealer FORD MERCURY Sales - Service - Selection HART FOND MOW UM CAMS� Friendly Ftw r Bob Fotheringham phone commissioner Township transfers assets to new phone system cooperative Tuckersmith Township council met in special session Thursday night and signed a draft bylaw transferring the assets of the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System to a Co- operative. Council appointed Bob Fotheringham as the Co-op's new commissioner. He replaces Bob Cooper who recently resigned. Mr. Fotheringham, 53, of RR 3 Seaforth is a cash crop farmer. Township clerk -treasurer Jack McLachlan says anybody in the system can now become a member of the co-operative, which is in the process of arranging for public input and membership. Under the now replaced system, Tuckersmith authorized commissioners and was trustee of the telephone system. The commissioner's term of office would normally have ended next March, but under terms of the new bylaw Mr. Fotheringham was appointed commissioner for the first year of the new Co-op. Children's Aid honours couple from Seaforth Gordon and Ada Blanchard, of Seaforth, who have been foster parents for the past thirty-five years were recognized for their many years of service to the children in the care of the Children's Aid Society at that organization's Annual Foster Parent Banquet. The banquet was held at the Goderich Legion on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Car wrecked in crash with deer A Kippen-area man was not injured but his car was severely damaged in collision with a deer near Staffa early Thursday morning. Ian McMorland, 34 of RR 2 Kippen, was driving the vehicle on County Rd. 16 four kilometres cast of the village when the accident happened at 4:9 a.rv. INDEX Entertainment... pages 15, 18. Sports...page eight. Rec Preview...page 18. "Your community newspaper since 1860...serving Seaforth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities." dr..awKa till.• Xlaair.:..-....-. -►/11•1O,r----.. ...-.__ I_ '•.— r,. '' tiM CUMMING PHOTO QUESTIONS ASKED - Ontario Agriculture Minister Elmer Buchanan listens to questions posed by Dennis Hodgins (far right), Student's Council President at Ridgetown College. In the background is media personality Murray Gaunt. Agri -minister fields questions BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor A Ridgetown College student pressed Ontario's agriculture minis- ter for an apology for the fact stu- dents at the agricultural school were not promptly informed of a BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) case. Student's Council President Dennis Hodgins rose at the Huron County Federation of Agriculture to questionElmer Buchanan, Minister of Agriculture. He said two veal calves brought in for a veal trial in August had signs of BVD but stu- dents weren't promptly informed. Buchanan promised to look into the matter. "You're suggesting there should be a stricter protocol and I accept that," he said. Hodgins said many students could potentially carry the BVD back to their family farms. "The staff knew but didn't tell students," he said after the meeting. "When you go to a government A vehicle stolen from Monkton farm you shouldn't have to worry was recovered Saturday near Dublin about taking a disease back home." but the thief fled the scene. Hodgins said 250 students in one Sebringville OPP reported that a day, mostly from livestock farms, 1985 Pontiac Reliant was stolen could go through the facilities in from Ward's Garage in Monkton. one day. BVD is a potentially -fatal At about 10 a.m. on Saturday, it viral disease in cows. was found on Perth Rd. 10, north of Dublin. It appears the driver was southbound on the county road, went off into the Liffey Creek and collided with the ditch. Blood found in the car suggests the thief "was injured and may have been picked up by a passing motor- ist. Police are continuing their investi- gation. vice president Henry Boot and second vice president Pat Down. Directors of the Huron Federation are Tom Hayter, Barry Elliott, Jody Durand, Charlie Regele, Fred Hern, Murton Brock and Simon Bleeker. The Huron County Federation of Agriculture Award was presented on Friday night to Usbome Township's Bob and Pat Down, of RR 1 Hensall. Ontario's agriculture minister, Elmer Buchanan, fielded questions about such issues as the decline in pork prices and the delays in Net Income Stabilization Account (VISA) payments. The cost of fighting the counter- vailing duties was expensive, according to the Minister, who was speaking at the annual meeting of Thief flees after vehicle stolen s*• Stephen Thompson has been named the new President of the Huron County Federation of Agri- culture. He was named at the federation's annual meeting at the Brussels - Morris -Grey Community Centre on Nov. 4. Thompson is joined by first Local teens injured in accident Six people were taken to two hospitals with major injuries follow- ing a single motor vehicle accident in Hibbert Township early Saturday morning. Sebringville OPP reported that Paul Glanville, 19, of RR 41'tWalton, was westbound on Perth County Rd. 16 driving a 1982 Pontiac. At about 2:50 am. Saturday, he went into the south ditch one kilometre west of Sideroed 25/26 and hit a tree. Glanville and his five male pass- tingera: ttfm1 Udtento Seaforth Community ' 1 tal and South Huron Hospital in ' - by • • 1" "#As'+Y.6 'f1,,.asi .- .. :'<S-•.• ambulances with major injuries. A Dublin area teen was not injured following a single motor vehicle accident on Friday night. Sebringville OPP report that Jesse Britton, 17, of RR 2 Dublin, was eastbound on Hibbert Concession Rd. 2/3 driving a 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass. He left the roadway at about 7:10 p.m., entered the north ditch and struck a hydro pole. The other injured were: Paul Dolmage, 20, of Walton; Brent Whitmore and Michael Campbell, both '14, of Walton, and Dalrymple, 18, and Corey HHeerrttddeerr , 20, both of Seafocth. the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. "if we interfere more we have a countervail problem that costs you even more money." see Federation, page 14 x ELECTION '94 It is the final week of the 1994 electi Business group voices concern with 'gangs' BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff The arrogant attitude and increasing size of local teen "gangs" is worrying Seaforth's Business Improvement Association (BIA). It sent a letter that was discussed at Wednesday night's regular meeting of the Seaforth Police Services Board. The local BIA asked that existing bylaws be enforced to control these groups of young people and, in the same vein, requested that the police board implement some kind of program to make downtown sidewalks safe for pedestrians by controlling bicycle riders and rollerbladers that shouldn't be there. The BIA feels these attitudes and behaviors are intimidating to the town's older citizens, among others. Local Police Chief Hal Claus and the Board agreed there is a problem and it is getting worse, but the solutions aren't that simple. Chief Claus, for example, said Seaforth's loitering bylaw is easy to flaunt and has no .teeth. While the bylaw requires loiterers to move on when adds itidoetiti't.say.11owfar:. "Unless they are doing something specifically wrong there is little you can do without co-operation," he said,"and we are getting no co- operation, especially from parents." The police chief said his department has gone so far as to use video cameras to try and control the problem. He added that Seaforth's problems with idle youth aren't unique, "it is a real social dilemma and if we had a mall that's where they would be hanging out. Nothing interests them and everything has been handed to them and they can't think of anything constructive to do." "These are not bad kids..." He pointed to Toronto's problems with youth "swarmings" on Halloween and said Seaforth shouldn't feel smug because we had some incidents here on the same night when older youths threatened younger ones and forced them to hand over candy. Seaforth has had the same problem in the past only in different locations on Main St., Chief Claus said adding that, it tends to go in cycles. "These are not bad kids but some need a guiding hand," said Police Board vice-chairman William Teal!. "Some of them think they've got it all figured out and they will push and push and push," he added. Chairperson Lin Sterner said if we've got bylaws they need to be enforced, so the Board agreed that bicycles on sidewalks will be charged and warnings will be announced through local schools. The Board also agreed a curfew would be another approach to controlling Muses. ern clans did`"thdr'ir1tt ar merchants are really concerned with the loitering they can use police as their agents and enforce trespassing laws. The Board was told one person has expressed interest in the past in setting up a juice bar for youth locally, but if one was begun it would be like any other commercial enterprise, and it is far from certain that the youths not wanted on the streets would use it. The Board also said it would touch bases with the local recreation department to see if it had any ideas or input into these problems. IILl.P .tiuPPoNT 1 MOBILITY BUS Call 519-482-5666 THE MOBILITY TEAM - Representatives from the towns of Clinton and Seaforth, and the townships of Tuckersmith, McKillop and Hullett met in Seaforth last Wednesday to ratify the agreement that should make a mobility bus in the area a reality. Front row from left: Marie Jefferson, Beverley Shaddidk, Thomas Cunningham, Marie HIcknefl, Marion McClure, Jack McLachlan. Back row: Case Buffinga, Mike Regier, Jim Crocker, Bev Brown, Ron Latham, Hazel Hildebrand, Bill Camochan. Councils join for mobility bus bus can become a reality. Organizers insist municipal tax dollars will not be required. A CHuMS study indicates 471 out of a five -municipality population of 11,789 would be eligible for specialized transit now. A steering committee press release notes: Fares for in -town trips will probably be $2.50 for each one-way trip and out-of-town trips will be slightly higher, while the rates for distance and charter trips have not been set: 24 -hours advance notice will be needed in order to guarantee service, with calling recommended when making an appointment; escorts, if required, may ride free; companions pay regular fare; local taxis and other vehicles will also be used to provide service; and, once - a -week charter trips are being consid'red. BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff committed and merely a phone call away." The Central Huron Mobility Service (CHuMS) agreement which Representatives from five area will provide transportation for municipalities met in Seaforth individuals and groups with Wednesday to sign a district impaired mobility and hopefully be mobility bus agreement. operational by next Spring, was An Ontario government ratified by representatives from the representative from the Ministry of towns of Clinton and Seaforth and Transport, Peter Coghill, said the townships of McKillop, Central Huron agreement will Tuckersmith and Hullett, who thus become the 100th such service in enter into an agreement with the the ' province, representing 212 CHuMS organization and MTO. municipalities. Despite government The signing came after long cutbacks in many areas, Mr. negotaions with the townships. At Coghill said he does not foresee one time it appeared township any future problems with funding. support would not be there for the "This is the 15th year the service. province has provided funding in About 820,000, of a total of this welt,"- he- ° ;="r—d t"- ap y 851,000,`remains to anticipate any problems because the be committee f fundraisingS sue ling government is still very much g •c•