The Huron Expositor, 1995-01-18, Page 24-1010 OR 527-22911 �
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News and Views
ANDY BADER/ MITCHELL ADVOCATE
MISHAP ATTRIBUTED TO FOG - Heavy fog Friday was pinpointed as the cause pf a three -vehicle west of Mitchell, that caused Highway
8 to be closed for three and a hail hours. Injured and hospitalized were Graham Kerr, 86, of Seaforth and Jayne Walsh, 29, a teacher at
Seaforth District High School originally from the Dublin area but now living in Stratford. Above, firefighters from the Mitchell & District Fire
Department stand at the accident scene as OPP officers reconstruct the accident.
Huron prepares to seek Big Match
11Y TIM CUMMING
Expositor Editor
Huron County's plans to bid for
the International Plowing Match
(IPM) are two or three furrows
closer to reality after an organiz-
ational meeting held Thursday
evening.
Four farms have already been
suggested as potential sites for the
prestigious 'Big Match' in 1999.
One of the four proposed locations
is the farm of Ken Glanville,
Winthrop. The other potential sites
(so far) belong to Earl Becker,
north of Dashwood; Joe Semple,
Ethel (nortof Brussels) and
Anthony Soer, of Grand Bend.
"The Ontario Plowmen's Associ-
ation (OPA) executive comes up
and votes on the one they think
would be the better site," said Neil
McGavin, who is OPA director for
Huron County.
The host farm must be accessible
by roads, have three-phase hydro,
accessibility to phone and availabil-
ity of water.
"Any one of the four sites so far
would qualify," said McGavin.
"They've all got good land, good
accessibility."
Although a formal bid is not
required until next year, Huron
County is making sure the Ontario
Plowmen's Association (OPA)
knows that this county is serious
about hosting the event.
A large group of Huron represen-
tatives will be attending the Annual
Meeting ofihe OPA in Waterloo on
Feb. 12-14. They will be wearing
sweaters with the outline of the
Huron County map on the front and
the year '1999' on the back.
"We don't actually apply until
next year but we're attending the
convention telling them we're inter-
ested in hosting in 1999," said Paul
Beules, president of the Huron
Plowmen's Association.
Support for the proposed bid has
come from all corners of the
county, said Betties.
"It's not just all in one area, it's
pretty well from one end almost to
the other end."
Representatives of the Huron
Plowmen's Association say there is
nothing to discourage other farms
from coming forward...although
they should let the Huron
Plowmen's Association know
before the OPA convention in Felxuaiy.
"If there's anybody interested
we're still open to suggestions,"
said Betties.
Despite the fog, more than 40
people attended Thursday's evening.
The tourism promoters of Huron
have already expressed excitement
at the prospect of the large-scale
event coming to the area.
When the IPM was held in
Renfrew last year more than $13
million was brought into the local
economy.
Although organizational plans arc
just beginning for the IPM applica-
tion the Huron Plowmen will wel-
come the participation of service
clubs and volunteers.
"We're open to anyone who
would like to work on a committee
or head a committee," said Betties.
The year 1999 will be the 75th
anniversary of the first Huron
County Plowing Match in 1924
(there were no matches during the
war years).
If Huron's bid is 'approved it will
be the fourth time the International
Plowing Match has been held in the
county. In 1978 the 'Big Match'
was held at the Jim Arnistrong farm
near Wingham, in 1966 it was held
at Scou Poultry Farms in Seaforth
(nicknamed the 'Muddy Match' for
the wet weather) and in 1946 -the
'Victory Match' was held in
Ashfield Township (Port Albert,
north of Goderich).
Poor communication led to -rift with
BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Expositor Staff
Seaforth Town Council and top
representatives of the Huron Perth
District Health Council agreed poor
communication caused the sparks
that flew locally over its recent
decision to locate new offices in
Mitchell, when they met and
soothed the controversy at Town
Hall Tuesday night.
Seaforth Council's expectations of
the process and decision-making
timetable were its own, explained
Chair of the DHC Site Selection
Committee Diane Aitken, who said
99 per cent of the data that decision
makers used in recommendations
had been collected, much of it by
lobbying and unsolicited, by
October 24, when Seaforth thought
the process only in its infancy.
The selection committee
announced Mitchell as its preferred
site, followed by Dublin and
Planners discuss
strategic plan
Planners Cindy Fisher and Gary
Davidson were present to discuss
strategic planning with Seaforth's
new Council at its regular meeting
Jan. 10. Davidson urged Council to
determine "What the business of
Seaforth shall be" and initiate a
stategy and structure to impelement
it, much like Huron County has
recently done. Council agreed to
follow up on this, an intiative of the
prior council. "The strategic plan
already exists in your heads,"
Davidson told Council, getting it
out and acting upon it is the next
step.
Town approves
pay to council
At its regular meeting Jan. 10
Seaforth Council approved the
following payments to its members
for December meeting attendance:
Mayor Irwin Johnston, $190; Reeve
William Bennett, $165; Deputy -
Reeve William Teal!, $210; Coun.
John Ball, $120; Coun. Brian
Ferguson, $165; Coun. Michael
Hak, $210; Coun. Heather Robinet,
$120.
Block Parent
signs removed
from Seaforth
Superintendent John Forrest
reported Block Parent signs have
been removed from the town
entrances because it has been
confirmed the program no longer
operates in Seaforth.
Stratford, in November.
Seaforth Council expressed
surprise and anger at its next
meeting, firing off many official
letters of displeasure, and with
resentment still simmering accepted
an invitation from DHC
representatives in December to
attend last Tuesday's regular
meeting.
Chair Aitken said by October 24
the DHC Site Selection Committee .
was "just filling in the gaps" of
work begun in July.
It was a three-year process
involving steering committees in
both Huron and Perth Counties said
the Chairman of the DHC Perth
County Steering Committee Jeff
Wilbee, who added he did not to
wish to leave Council with the
impression the location was a case
of only listening to "who can cry
the loudest."
"That is not my perception of
what happened at all, ' he said.
Coun. Bill Teall wondered "how
you can acces. a facility without
looking at it?"
Wilbee also here is a very
low probability Ui.; fice will end
up in Stratford", in response to a
question by Coun. Brian Ferguson,
who earlier wondered out loud:
"How did we miss the boat so
badly, especially when we thought
we were so on top of it?"
Stan early, tots of contact and a
variety of steady lobbying,
recommended Aitken, who noted
this was the fust time she had been
involved with this type of touchy
decision-making process.
As Chairman of the DHC Perth
Steering Committee, made up of 20
volunteers with no paid staff,
Wilbee said he accepted the
criticism that communication, with
hopeful applicants such as Seaforth,
was not what it could have been
during the process, adding it will be
addressed as the DHC continues
NOTICE
TO
SNOWMOBILERS
The Seaforth Police Service urges all
snowmobilers to enjoy your winter
recreation. You are reminded to drive
legal. That means carry a valid driver's
licence, and proof of insurance. Do not
trespass on private property. Drive
within the speed limit - 25 km per
hour in a 50 km per hour zone. Driver
sober.
Town of Seaforth By-law does not per-
mit the following:
1) "Operate ,, snowmobile on a side-
walk."
-2) "It is illegal to operate a snowmobile
within the town limits between the
hours of twelve (12:00) o'clock mid-
night and seven (7:00) o'clock in the
morning."
HC
r •.
with its function of providing
quality health planning for the two
counties.
Site Selection Committee Chair
Aitken said accessibility for
volunteers, professionals and the
many committees reflecting the
broad representation which is the
DHC's mandate, weighed against a
Seaforth location. She added even
some Seaforth site selection
volunteers thought Dublin a
preferred site.
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