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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-04-23, Page 2Entertainment SPS student wins big with Remembrance poem. See page 14 Community Seaforth and District Foodbank in operation for more than a year. See page 2 Local Minister leaving Egmondville church at end of June. See page 2 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Seaforth, Ontario April 23, 1997 - $1.00 includes GST Murray trial begins Monday The second- degree mu trial of a former arca m Steve Murray now Godcrich, is scheduled begin Monday. Murray was charged Se 15, 1995 in connection w the disappearance of h daughter, Mistie, who has n been seen in almost two ye now, since May 31 th spring. - The Murrays used to live St. Colurnban. The trial, expected to la three weeks, is at Ontar General Division Court i Godcrich. Jury selection als takes place the same da April 28, at, the Knights o Columbus Centre i Goderich. Farm in magazine Wayne, Mark and Georg Cantelon of Seaforth describe their fanning operation in an article in Canadians Farming, an agricultural magazine dis- tributed nationally and put out by dealers of a farm equipment manufacturer., Johns in shuffle Huron MPP Helen Johns became parliamentary assis- tant to Ontario Energy Minister Norm Stirling in a minor shuffle by Premier Mike Harris last week. She had been parliamentary assis- tant to the health minister. Parliamentary assistants arc paid a premium on top of their MPP's salary and are considered cabinet ministers- in-waiting. rder an, of to pt. ith is of ars at in st io yn 0 , f n e No parking Seaforth Council passed bylaw at its April 8 mectin designating part of priva roadway off High Stree 'parts of Lots 28 and 29, "as firc route along which n parking of vehicles shall b permitted." The bylaw allows any vchi cle parked or left along thi route to be removed an impounded at thc expense o thc owner." Ilicketsmith in rflu« Restructuring could save more than half -million Restructuring could save up to $550,000, a reform corn- mittee for -six municipalities in south-central Huron County, which includes Tuckersmith, has concluded. Now the public is being u -canvassed for_ its input, at four meetings, two of which are this coming week, where the consultant will outline the study's findings. The first of these meetings is tonight (April 23) at Varna at 7 p.m. at thc Stanley Complex. Another meeting is next Wednesday (April 30) in Tuckersmith Township at the Brucefield United Church, also of 7 p.m. The townships of Tuckersmith, Stanley and Hay along with the villages - of Hensall, Zurich and Bayfield set up a municipal - reform committee last July. Its just -released report com- pares the costs of providing municipal services under amalgamation with the status quo. ONE MUNICIPALITY The amalgamation model of the area reform committee "would see a single munici- pality administered by a council of 10, four standing committees and four corre- sponding municipal depart- ments," according to Friday's press release. "Operations would be con- solidated into Stanley Township's municipal build- ing, while roads services would be delivered out of the three existing township works garages." Initially the reform commit- tee had an "intense review of the structure, costs and method of delivery of munic- ipal services to arca resi- dents." "The work was subsequent- ly reviewed by an outside consultant and resulted in (the) study report now avail- able for public review," according to the press release. The amalgamation study .. was in response to Ontario government legislation on restructuring. The third and fourth in thc series of public meetings are May 10 and May 24 at thc Bayfield and Zurich arenas respectively, both at I p.m. IN THE BAG - Flurries flew in town Thursday afternoon and so did visiting Exeter South Huron as they rolled to a 7-0 win over Seaforth District High School's rather glum and dejected iris soccer er squad in their chilly home opener. 'West Perth' includes Cduncilsname •new munici all BY ANDY If II municipality Hibbert, Logan, Fullarton, Mitchell BADER SSP News Staff What's in a name? Plenty. At least for the amalgamated municipalities of the Town of Mitchell, and the Townships of Fullarton, Hibbert and Logan. The four councils made a history last Wednesday night g when they decided to name to their new municipality the t, Township of West Perth. It a took fourballots to finally o decide, but in the end the • majority chose it over five others. The name, as well as the $ endorsement of their restruc- d turfing proposal, is the first f for Perth County, and paves the way for others to follow suit before the Ministry of Municipal Affairs deadlines. Book Day today Today, April 23, is Canada Book Day. This special day has been initiated by com- bined efforts of Canadian publishers, authors and book- sellers under the leadership of The Writer's Development Trust, a national charitable organization supporting and promoting Canadian writers and literature, according to a recent press release. Libraries across the country are also participating in Canada Book Day. Seaforth and area residents can cele- brate making a donation to .. the local library for the pur- chase of a hardcover book I: ($35). Each book purchased by a donation will be recog- nized ecd - nized with a bookplate hon- ouring the donor. And a tax receipt will be issued for each donation. However, Seaforth Library cardholders will have to wait until tomor- row when the library is Win!) 4, a goes- well, the entire proposal will he okayed by thc government by July I st, setting the wheels in motion for actual implementation by Jan. I, 1998. "We've accomplished something major here tonight," said Mitchell Coun. Michael Van Pelt, who chaired the joint meeting. "It's very clear from tonight that we've done our homework." The councils went through the final proposal fairly quickly, with little questions or concerns. It was a thor- ough job, but what made it quick was the position each au been in through- out the whole process, a tes- tament to thc professional job performed by the Municipal Reform Committee in keep- ing everyone informed. The actual naming of the new municipality was per- formed election -style, com- plete with scrutineers. The top six names (of 70 total submissions) were written on the blackboard, and partway through the evening, council took the time to write down their personal favorite on a special ballot. Hibbert Clerk - Treasurer Pat Taylor collect- ed the ballots, and she and Logan Clerk -Treasurer Karen McLagan did the tabulating. The other five choices in consideration were: Dunlop, Thames Centre, Thames Valley, Thameswater and Upper Thames. Dunlop and Thames Centre were struck after the first ballot, while Upper Thames was eliminat- ed after the second. Coun. Van Pelt, after the third ballot was tied, removed himself from the voting to create an odd number of voters, and after the fourth and final bal- lot, West Perth was chosen. Hibbert Deputy --Reeve Bob Norris made a motion to pre- serve the historical move by sending a blank ballot to the Stratford -Perth Archives. Five members of the public submitted the eventual name in some form, with a draw still to be made by the reform committee to select a $100 winner of a contest the com- mittee initiated. As for the restructuring proposal itself, there was lit- tle discussion except for the fate of current employees, and the creation of a "super" transitional board consisting of all four councils. The board will act on recommen- dations or advice from the CONTINUED on page 3 Engjneer not needed Bake break-in t drillings says MO r3' reak in y �.� on • BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Editor Tuckersmith Township is not in favour of spending extra money for engineering costs at a Holmesville landfill site that are not required by the Ministry of Environment andREnergy (MOEE). McLeod, Tuckcrsmith's representative at the Mid -Huron Landfill Site (MHLS) Board raised the concern at the April 17 meeting during discussion about Conestoga -Rovers & Associates (CRA) over- . drilling and capping a num- her of test wells at the site. Five wells are scheduled to be capped this spring when soil conditions are a little drier. Not as many wells arc needed i frog frequency will decrease. The MHLS board previously passed a motion approving the costs to contract a profes- sional driller and have CRA monitor the drilling. Engineer Jim Yardley of CRA was at the meeting to present three reports. McLeod had with him a let- ter from Christopher Hutt, MOEE Environment Officer for Huron County, who works out of the Sarnia District Office. "It is not necessary to have an engineer present." said McLeod. "A professional driller is enough. The $1,700 (in engineering fees) doesn't need to be spent." He said his council felt money was being "needlessly spent." "If something goes wrong (with the drilling), we can weekend en come hack on the well - driller," he said. Yardley said two of the five wells need careful monitoring during drilling. "The two key ones are number five and number 19. If you make a mistake, it will come back to haunt you," said the engineer. "Isn't a certified well -driller capable of that? asked McLeod. "The regulations (govern- ing well -drillers) refer to water wells. The way you fill up landfill wells is a little dif- ferent. You want to have a good seal. It's a completely different construction than a water well," said Yardley. He said if it's not filled properly, site supervisor Frank Postill might acciden- tally hit it when he's digging. "1 s go ng to bend and break. It's just a pipe. We have to removed it." He justified the extra costs to have an engineer present. "The added bonus is there will be somebody there who knows how to do it. We've done this countless times ant that's your insurance." "It's important to know. At least we understand it now,''' said secretary Larry McCabe of Godcrich, "We're not going to let ill driller out to the landfill site (without us being there) and certify it, We do it so the landfill base is protected.' That's thc name of dill game." Yardley said a mistake in the closing of the well could potentially cost the board hundreds of thousands for a x>;tltlrre clean-up. Provincial police say thcir investigation into a weekend • break-in at Tasty -Nu Bakery of Seaforth's Main Street continues. It happened sometime between 7 p.m. Saturday , night and 6 a.m. Sunday morning. The Huron detachment of the OPP says "a small amount of money was taken" and further details arc not yet available. 9-1-1 set up scheduled for 1998 Clerk/Administrator Jim Crocker advised Seaforth Council at its April 8 meeting that thc 9-1-1 process contin- ues to move forward with a the latest timeline indicati start-up should be in January or February 1998. g