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- Six people were taken to
Seaforth hospital after a two -
car accident in McKillop
Township late Saturday after-
noon in which the Seaforth-
fire department "was called
for extrication."
The Huron detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police
reports "both vehicles were
severely damaged and
charges have been laid."
It happened at about 5 p.m.
on McKillop.Conc. 2 and 3 at
sideroad 10 and 11.
- Police say new car driven
by 32 -year-old - Christopher
Rooney- of Midland was in
collision with another car.
driven by 44 -year-old
Elizabeth Steels of Seaforth.
The others hospitalized
were: Margaret Rooney. 31.
and Austin Rooney. six -
weeks old. both of Midland:
and Florence warnes. 65. of
Seaforth and Dean Vanraay.
11. of RR 7 Dashwood.
Judie 4, 1997 -- $1.00 includes GST
SATURDAY'S FORMAL. WAS "NIGHT TO REMEMBER" - Clockwise from left Jeannette
Denys, Christa Bennett, Christy Leonhardt, Jen Gallagher, Lisa Gingerich, Carty Price.
Don't forget
Don't forget the "Stuff a
Mini -Van" food drive in the
parking lot of the Seaforth
Food Market next week: •
Concerned- organizers plan
to forward donations to the
Seaforth and District
Foodbank.
Slow sales concern CAS
'Organizers are "very ner-
vous." They say ticket sales
are slow for the dinner and
auction in Goderich this
Saturday that is put on by
Sift() and the Children's Aid
Contract OK
On May, 13 Seaforth
Co'rocil accepted a five-year
maintenance contract, one of
three proposals. for the eleva-
tor at the Seaforth library at
$256 per month, less a 30 per
cent discount for low usage.
or $ 179.20 net.
Administrator Jim Crocker
reported the one-year. -guar- Tickets and further infor-
antecd maintenance period mation are available by call -
for the new elevator at the ing the CAS at 1-800-265=
local library had expired. 5198.
Society of Huron County to
raise money to send area chil-
dren to summer camp.
?Popular area songwriter
Jeff White will be providing
some of the entertainment."
states a press release. "In
addition to a Lively auction
and full -course dinner the
early bird draws on the
adventure raffle will be
made. Two lucky winners
and their companions will be
enjoying an adventure holi-
day•this summer on a work-
ing GreatLakes freighter."
Steckle returned
by hefty margin
Huron -Bruce Liberal
candidate Paul Steckle rode
the party's red wave through
Southwestern Ontario
Monday to win a second term
in office.
The returning Liberal MP
was a clear winner from the
starting blocks and collected
more votes than the other
four candidates .combined.
The only race was for second
place where Reform Party
candidate Doug Fines of
Goderich outlasted PC
Colleen Schenk of Wingham
by less than 1,000 votes.
Speaking with reasoned
confidence before . an
enthusiastic group of
supporters at campaign
headquarters in Goderich
Monday evening. Steckle
offered that voters of the
rural riding want a strong
candidate to represent their
views. .
"Huron -Bruce has spoken
and the message is clear."
Steckle told the group.
"There is a message in the
reduced Liberal majority and
-gives us cause to reflect on
COntinued on Page 14
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FAST TRACKS - Forget about sprinters Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson, Rob Janmaat of Egmondville made some
last tracks of his own on the weekend. He won the 100 -metre midget hurdles at WOSSA in Brantford. More on page 6.
MOre than U. -million jn pgw buildings in four years
Small business booms on bright side of tracks
BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Expositor Staff '
You could call it '"the Bright Side of the Tracks!"
Small business has spent more than a $1 -million in new build-
ings south of the railroad tracks in Seaforth in the last four years.
The figure is probably conservative. and was compiled on
request by Town Hall.
The total is $1,103,000.
Ilaat's the value of building permits, specifically ut new com-
mercial buildings in the last four years south of the railroad
tracks
There were nine construction projects there, the largest per-
mits valued at S180.000 Aad the aataBest; $50,000, between 1993
and 1996, by five local firms.
Last year's portion of this total equals almost half a million,
exactly $492,000.
The construction was for a wide variety of purposes, accord-
ing to the permits - putting up new buildings, additions, ware-
houses, storage, extensions. loading docks, office space and
new businesses.
The five growing firms and businesses arc - Sun North
Systems and Huron Ice Co.. both un Railway Street; Seaforth
Creamery •lnc., and Sharon Medd's office/car wash. both on
Main at the corner of Railway: and, the new Hensall District Co-
op warehouse up Main South towards Egmondville and Design
Concrete Systems Inc. on Birch Street. both only about a block
or so south of the Seaford' tracks.
Sun North in particular appears booming, with three of the
permits issued to them for three projects. The company manufac-
tures ventilation systems for all kinds of livestock barns, for hogs
to ostriches.
Monica Bowden, chief executive officer at Sun North, says
the new buildings are being used for manufacturing. warehouses
and office space. She says the company's workforce has proba-
bly tripled in the last four years, to about 40 employees these
days in peak season, and sales have increased in proportion. The
company does a lot of exporting. to the United States and •France,
among other destinations. and is working on cracking markets in
Denmark, Germany and Asia
about 80 employees at periods of peak production times, and this
has been paralleled by a respective growth in sales.
New building in the last four years allowed the loading docks
to be greatly expanded and streamlined, and more manufacturing
and office space.
The company has also specialised since thea and now only
manufacturers pourable and spoonablc salad dressings.
The recent cool weather has Kurt Stryker worried about sales,
this summer despite his new plant off the Railway extension,
which opened last October. The well-established local business
waled out of the plant behind Stryker's home on Spading Street
until then.
The new building allows for four times the storage space,
more floor space and an increase of 25 per dent in manufacturing
capacity.
It is now also far easier for the company's trucks to navigate
the loading docks.
Stryker says the number of employees at Huron Ice may
increase with the growth - but don't bet on it if it doesn't soon,
get warmer.
Design Concrete has added another shift in its busy season
since 1993, and now also employs about 35 to 40 people in peak
season says Nancy Hines. The company makes pre -east agricul-
ture slated floors for barns. Across the street is another business
the company owns. Pro -Mat, which manufacturers agriculture
cow mattresses for dairy cattle.
Hines says the trend in livestock production is specialization.
and it has benefited the concrete manufacturing company.
The Creamery has been in business in Seaforth since early
this century. Operations manager Gerry Cooper says it now
employs roughly twice as many workers than four years ago,