HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-10-30, Page 1Opinion
LeUers
in response
to coaching
concerns.
See page 4
Sports
Dublin's
Rem Murray
praised by
Don Cherry.
See pages 9 & 14
Agriculture
a)OFA vice president
. speakers to farmers
in Seaforth.
See page 3
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Briefly
Halloween
came early in
St. Columban
Hallowe'en came early in
the St. Columhan arca on
Sunday night. A large group
of very polite spooks were
seen travelling on a hay
wagon drawn by -a tractor.
instead of candy they were
asking for canned goods for
the Scaforth Food • Bank.
Their leader was•a rather
Targe man with a very deep
Vpiee,and he had a very
"colotuful;' head of hair. By
thc way, does anyone know
where Father Hardy was on
Sunday night? •
Eisler induction to
hall of fame on TSN
Lloyd Eisler of- Seaforth
was inducted into Canada's
Sports Hall of Fame in a cer-
emony , last Tuesdj in
Toronto, along with his figure
skating partner Isabelle
Brasseur and four other *-
flews of national renown._
Lloyd, 33, and isabelle, 26;
won a. world figure skating
• championship in 1993. They
also finished third and won
bronze mcda!s •in two
Olympics, 'among- other
accomplishments. Thcy arc
now a professional pair.
Also inducted were former
NHL . 'hockey star Guy
-Lafleur, now 45, figure skat-
ingcoach Ellen Bhrka, tennis
great Bob Bedard and eques-
trian star tan Miller. along
with his horse Big Ben.
A hook on Eisler and
Bra. seur's story. To 1tatc•h a
Ureum, was published recent-
ly and is available al •The
Huron Expositor.
Last, week's Hall of Fame
induction ceremonies arc on
sports channel TSN tomor-
row (Thursday) night, from
7:30to8p.m.
OPP asking public's
help in investigation
Thc Goderich detachment
of .the Ontario Provincial
Police is requesting the pub-. .
lic's help in its investigation
of the fatal motor vehicle col-
lision which occurred on
Highway 8 in Goderich
Township. two kilometers
west of Holmesvillc two
Weeks ago, Oct. 17, before
4:20 in the morning.
The OPP asks anyone who
witnessed this van accident,
or passed through this arca in
the early hours of that morn-
ing hefore it happened, to
please contact the Goderich
detachment at 519-524-8314
or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-
222-8477.
Teens file unique suit
• A dozen teenagers say they
were manipulated and abused
this year al correctional facil-
ities in London and Goderich
and filed a lawsuit, the first
of its kind in Canada, claim-
ing government negligence
and violation of basic person-
al rights.
Thc lawsuit filed Monday
against thc Ontario govern-
ment totals $2.6 -million.
There was a riot at the
Bluewater Correctional
Facility near Goderich Feb.
29. Forty young offenders
were subsequently moved to
a London facility. Allegations
of mistreatment followed.
October 30, 1996 — $1.00. includes GST
PHOTO BY KYMM FRANKER
OOH, SCARY STUFF - Amberly Brosens, 11, of the Dublin and Mitchell Youth Group was a scary piano player at a
haunted house Saturday night at the St. Columban Church. Proceeds are going to the Seaforth Food Bank.
OMB dismisses appeals, proceeds with hearing
ew subdivision for town approved
Wilson guilty of
four sex charges
A former English teacher at,
Scaforth District High School
was found guilty on four sex=
related charges in a London
courtroom Monday after -a
• five-day trial.
The jury found Buryl Leroy
Wilson of London guilty of
three charges of paying for
the sexual services of males
under the age -18. between
1990 and 1993, and also (con-
victed him o'n. a .charge of -'
gross indecency ,between-
l 980 and 1982.
The' S2 -year-old was also
found' not guilty by' the
Ontario Court general divi=
sion juryini seven women
And five men on a second,'
indecency charge from th
1985 to 88 period.
'The jury took less'than half
an hour to return the verdiots.
He was remanded for sen-
tencing until Jan. 2. He was
the. 30th person arrested in
the controversial Project
Guardian.
Wilson was living in,
London and teaching in
Scaforth when arrested in,
May 1984. He, was immedi-
ately removed from the'class- ; '
room after his house was
raided and/left the employ of
the, Huron County Board of
Education almost immediate
r.
ly. -
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BY DAViD SCOTT
Expositor Editor
Thc Ontario Municipal
Board (OMp) has given the
go-ahead to a Scaforth zon-
ing bylaw for a proposed sub-
division by Joe McTcaguc
north of Scaforth and District
Community Centres.
Bylaw 33 was appealed by
George Ring. a neighbouring
landowner. The purpose of
the OMB meeting held
Thursday in town hall coun-
cii chatnh4rs was to hear the
town's motion to have Ring's
appeal dismissed without a
hearing.
Instead.. Gary Harron.
OMB chair of the hearing..
dismissed the motions from
both Ring and the -town and
opted to. hear evidence from
both sides.
"i think rhe town doesn't
know exactly why Mr. and
Mrs. Ring arc'against the
development and I think Mr.
and Mrs. Ring don't know
exactly what's going to hap-
pen with the subdivision.
Following preliminary
addresses we can re -address
the motions," said Harron.
Asked for Adjournment
Prior to Harron's announce-
ment to hear evidence. from
both parties, Ring's lawyer.
Hugh McDonald. asked to
adjourn the hearing of the
town's motion. The lawyer
said he had just recently
received eight year's worth
of ,documents on the matter
and needed 30 to 45 days to
sift- through thole.
The chair said if the hearing
was adjourned it would prob-
ably he six months before an
OMB member could return ii►
hear the case.
"l'd like to hear exactly
what arc the concerns from
Mr. and Mrs. Ring." said
Harron.
Planner & Engineer Speak
Huron County planner
Cindy Fisher took the stand
and answered questions about
the plan of the proposed sub-
division.
She confirmed that an offi-
cial plan for the Town .of,
Seaforth which was 'approved
on January 10, 1983 desig-
nated the land as residential.
On December 11. 1984-a
zoning bylaw was passed by
the town designating thc land
for "future development."
An August 1988, bylaw 26
was passed which approved
the development of 82 resi-
dential units in total which
included an apartment build-
ing, single family units and
semi-detached houses: -The •
zoning included low. medium
and high density dwellings.
The Rings were living adja-
cent to thc site at this time. -
"Was there a public meet-
ing held." Were notices given
to people affected?" 'asked.
lawyer Mike Mitchell. 'repre-
senting the town. The county
planner answered •ycs'.to
both questions.
Mitchell asked if the road
patterns were the sank in
bylaw 26. in 1988 as they are
for hylaw, 33, the updated
1996 pl:m.
"They are similar but
moved further south in.one
location but they're basically
the same road patterns." said
Fisher..
The planner also confirmed
that the number of units had
decreased to 28 detached
homes from the original 82
units and that full municipal
• services are available to the
subdivision.
The Ring's property is three
lots away from the proposed
entrance to the subdivision.
.'They're going to lose
some privacy. They want
some fencing. hedging."said
chair Harron. -1 can under-
stand the need' for that."
answered Fisher.
A 20 -foot wide walkway
beside the arena. will also
serve as emergency access to
the south.
Fisher said with the emer-
gency access. she believes
the site will he adequately
serviced.
Bruce Potter of B.M. Ross,
Consulting engineers for the
town, answered questions
next.
Potter told trhe chair he
hadn't had any recent discus-
sioyrs with the,Rings-abosut
drainage.
"Were you aware of the
broken tilt (that George Ring
discovered on the site.)?"
asked the chair.
"I suspect it was put there
for the fairgrounds."
answered Potter. He wasn't
aWarc it was .a Municipal
drain.
Thc engineer said the prop-
erty has .historically drailred
from.east to west and he's
"satisfied" with the drainage.
"in extreme storms there
could he flooding. But I'm
not aware of any ongoing
concerns," he said.
As far as privacy concerns.
Potter said the town would
require the- developer to
install'a fence and a one -foot
reserve which would he town
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Farming creates one-third of fobs in Huron
BY DAVID SCOTT
Expositor Editor
If Huron County was a
province, it would be the sev-
enth leading agricultural pro-
ducer in Canada.
This along with other inter-
esting facts about the impact
farming has on the economy
of Huron was made public at
a press conference in
Vanastra last Friday and pre-
sented in greater detail that
evening at the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture's
(HCFA) annual meeting at
Seaforth and District
Community Centres.
The first phase of a two-
year study by professor Harry
Cummings of the University
of Guelph and graduate stu-
dent Dan McLennan showed
that "despite declining farm
numbers agriculture is still
the backbone of the county
economy, accounting for
more than 10,000 jobs and
$1.5 billion in agriculturally
related sales."
"We knew farming was
important to the people
engaged in it," said HCFA
director Bill Wallace. who
initiated the study in January.
"But we now have some hard
data on just what kind of eco-
nomic activity is generated as
a result of having viable
farms opertains in a commu-
nity."
The telephone survey of
223 Huron County agricul-
turally related businesses
conducted from May to
August of this year reveals
that farms and agribusiness
employ more than one-third
of all workers in the county.
"The study has not included
related, or spin-off effects
such as spending on food,
clothing, restaurants and
other consumer retail goods,"
stated the press release.
The economic impact was
looked at in three ways:
1) Direct agriculture
employment and value; 2)
Businesses selling to and pur-
chasing from fanners and 3)
Spending by families and reliable for the number of
workers involved in agricul- businesses that were inter: -
tore, said McLennan. viewed.
"It's estimated that in 1996 One tongue-in-cheek ques-
there are 4,580 farm employ- tion from the audience was,
ees in Huron, including farm "Where are we going with
owners and workers." this study? Can we go to
The university student also Huron County and say we're
stated that Huron's value of almost as. important as
agriculture production is tourismr'
more than each of the four "In the context of Huron
Atlantic provinces. County revising its plan, we
McLennan estimated that can say we're not 19 per. cent
6,280 jobs existed in this of the population,.we repre-
county in the agriculture sent one-third of the jobs,"
related sector, and 10,000 to said Wallace.
13,000 exist itt total here The net agriculture work -
because of agriculture. shop for new county plan
In answer to questions after is being held Monday,
the presentation Cummings November 25 at 8 p.m. at the
said the study is 96 per cent CONTINUED on page 3