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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-08-06, Page 1Young Campari Janet Amos directs Young Company ill entertaining collaborative. bee pae 3 Photo Vesture Part two of 'Yesterday' - a look back at Seatorth through photos of hank Sills collection. seepage -7 Sports Seatorth's Dave Mc ',twain heading to (iermany. See page 6 Your Community Newspaper -Since 1860 --- SSeaforth, Ontario August 6, 1997 --- $1.00 includes GST Briefly Increase in farm accidents prompts warning An increasing number of deaths and injuries on Ontario farms during July has prompted the Farm Safety Association to issue a warn- ing during this harvest sea- son. "Accidents involving farm machinery 'have killed and injured both adults and chil- dren. The Association reminds farmers that bystanders, especially chil- dren, should not be in the workplace during this busy season." states the FSA press release. "Tractors are still a leadnw cause of death. on Ontario farms. Safety procedure should be reviewed with all operators before work is per: formed and never allow extra riders on tractors or other machinery. Machinery being used during •harvost..season shotiltt have all shields and guards in place, especially. the power takeoff shaft.which has been. responsible for many disabling injuries and deaths " Exeter man dies in Hullett . hunting:accident •A 29 -year-old Exeter man is dead following a hunting accident in Hullett. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police from the Goderich Detachment arc • investigating a fatal hunting accident which occurred. at Lot 16, Coni. 5 in the Hullett Conservation Area of Hullett Township. northeast of Clinton, according to' a press release from the OPP. "John Douglas Windsor of Exeter was fatally shot while hunting with a male compan- ion at approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. A Huron County coroner pro- nounced the victim .dead at the scene. A post mortem concluded Friday mu sing at St. Mary's Hospital in Kitchener deter- minedddeath was -.the result of a single,20-gauge shot to the deceased's neck. A firearms examiner from the Cenireof- Forensic Sciences -attended. The 52 -year-old male com- panion is.not being mined ,due to the.continuation of the invnati icon. The investigation by mem- bers of the Huron County .OPP, ,Gederich Detachment centimes. .Mer injuries in twpr.ear crash • Huron County OPP report that on Monday,.August_4 at approximately. 2,20 p.m. on Highway 8, east of Vanastra Road, a 1983 Plymouttt„tytto driven .by Mary E. Connally, 79, of Seafurth was in a colli- sion with a 1985 Honda -auto driven by Patrick M. Culligan, 17. of ;Hullett Township. Both vehicles were severely damaged. Both drivers and an elderly male in the Connolly vehicle were all taken to Clinton Public Hospital with' major injuries. .Charges will be laid. BASEBALL IN -THE POOL - Members of the Levet 4 and Level 5 swimming classes played each other in a game of water baseball at Lion's Pool recently. •in the photo above, Patrick Kale hits the ball before div- ing in to swim to first base: In- the photo at right, -team members retrieve another. hit ban. From -left, at bottom of .photo: Janet -Boyd, Danielle Melady and Patrick Kale_go atter the ball. From of;.pbgtoalown:,,J3tsiin • Yee, instwctor. Don Sills, Jody Boyd; Carolyn Murray. Concern over incseasedlivestock,operttigns �Could Euroii become toilet 4if Ontario? BY BLAKE PATTERSON. SSP News Staff Hog farming has made Norah Carolina the "toitet" of the United States -- a growing number of people arc con- cerned Huron County may soon be the toilet of Ontario. As the number of intensive livestock operations in Huron County increases,.so has con- cern about how those opera- tions will deal with the amounts of manure they pro - .duce. The manure is usedas.fettil- izer, but if it is improperly spread or too much of it is spread, the raw waste runs off the land into rivers, .wells, water tables ..and the lake. The result -is unhealthy waters which con carry sickness -and even.death. The Killing Fills Colborne Twp. resident Ernie,MarshatI called the inegafarms "outrageous" and said, if.aomething isn't done, "they'reig-to kill us." .,Mar 4tull IPlak a. water aam- .plalinan-nahninnge ditch near his property recently .and gave it to the Huron County Health Unit. The water was tested and the results showed the liq- uid in the stream was little more than raw sewage. In 1991, a 250.000 -gallon liquid manure storage tank was installed on a farm .down- stream from Marshall's prop- erty. Since then, Marshall has complained to township and health officials each year as excrement is dumped annually into the creek. 'This year, with the submis- sign of 4he.water sample, aMarshall,koped ,action *mid be -taken,- but as far as he knows, nothing has yet been done. Some, feel nothing can be done, at .least .not by the gov- ernment. Several townships in Huron County have passed.by-laws requiring .fanners to complete Nutrient. Management Plans 1,NMPs)!prior to building bila, -Lor livestock operations wath,-lagore;than 150, livestock unitsi,Init,beyond;that, it is Uncertain if aafc environmen- .Ral practices,jgbe enforced. Mere Peer Treasure Needed George Thompson who co- ordinates the -Environmental Farm -Plan program -in -Huron County. said the Nutrient Management Plan requirc- ment will not do the job peo- ple want it to do. -He said the requirement for .an NMP is little more than a "good -will geswre".because it never has to be carried out. He said the townships hope the completion of .the manage - Mehl plans.willencourage ;$le megafarms to be good. corpo- rate citizens, but the truth is, paying a consultant $2,500 to complete a plan means little to someone who is investing a million • dollars in a new hog barn. "Everyone knows up front it's not going to.do anything," said Thompson. "There's no teeth in it." -He said the .only benefit from the bylaws,will hopeful- ly.be to encourage rural peo- ple, to -monitor themselves..and keep closer watch,on what their neighbours arc doing. Thompson admitted "fink- ing" on your neighbour seems strange to rural people -- known for their trust and 'tra- ditional honesty -- but he said peer pressure will protect the environment far more than legislation. Whereas legislation is reac- tive, peer pressure has the advantage of being proactive. Thompson said if neighbours are:forcing'neighbours to han- dle animal waste properly. they..will in Writhe more envi- ronmentally conscious them- selves. `rlf.yqu,are .watching your neighbour, you'd better .get your own shop in order," he said. Greetraele4 tespense A group of concerned citi- zens from Ashfield Twp.,arc starting to apply the kind of peer pressure,advocetod-.by Thompson. Last Wednesday (July30) pt. a public meeting he/cf.-in 'Kingsbridge, .afoot 250 ,peo- ple gathered to hear acwa ring message being sounded by a group called •PRQTECT (Presenting Recommendations On Township Environmental Concerns Together). 'Protect member, Julie.Kuik • CONTIN> Ep,prt,page 2 PHOTO BY DAVIQ SCOTT LUNAR LANDING? No, this isn't the Mars mission. It's construction workers welding 00I enforcing rods in preparation for Isbe)a gs.Al !1 iliaili ,AI i#191 U rt 1Pc 4Onet n o1$ rinvi Aingortfunniprijoiner. Clinton working to obtain video lottery BY DAVID EMSLIE SSP News Staff While the Ontario govern- ment has yeti() make a deci- sion on video gaming for the province. a local committee is continuing to work towards the goal of housing video lot- tery terminals (VLTs) in Clinton. In May of 1996. the govern- ment announced thea were considering placing video lot- tery terminals. which feature such games as spinning reels. poker, black jack. keno and bingo. at the 16 raceways in Ontario. ' After the announcement. a committee was set up com- prised of members of Clinton Council. the Ciinton Recreation Committee and the Clinton :4/Amway. .and • among •the committee mem- -bees is Jan :Fleming, director of.raeingnethe tteoeway. He explained the main rea- son the government was con- sidering placing the VLTs at raceways is due to the fact they are "already well estate- fished gaming areas." Fleming later added, that it was the government's.wish to have the gaming establish- ments in a separate area. where people -go to gamble- " If•gambling is entertainment you enjoy. you come to the racetrack." he said. He compared the govern- ment's plans to put the video terminals in established gam- ing .areas to the sale of liquor in Ontario. "If you go into a liquor store. you make a con- scious effort to buy liquor." CONTINUED on page 3 Over .1,100 -see horse, -raise money .for charity :11Y3NISH WILKINSON SSP.News Staff ThcJipart of Huron C runty cortainly,was in Clinton .this ,mwcckettd,as.over 1100 people Genic out,to:visit a living,leg- end while helping to raise money for charity. -Roth .young and old. camc out Sunday to see Cam Fella. known to.many as the pacing machipe for his outstanding weer ,as a Witness horse. .when -he stopped at the Clinton .Raceway Sunday as part of his North American good;will,tour. Jan Fleming, director of .Racing for the local taccway. SeInd that the crowd included "a ,lot of people .who don't ,gotsgslly come" to he faces. otgoslly we ,would be well under LOBO (people in attendance) ;on ,a holiday weekend," i1n ng stated, adding that die reac4on from the crowd was also very posi- tive. The 18 -year-old horse, who was recently gelded after a three year battle with testicu- lar cancer, went on tour at the beginning of Julie with the purpose of reacquainting hits wi, is fans ps well as rais- ing uuoney for the Jennifer Ashleigh Foundation, .4be Crohn's and Colitis CWINU .P un page 5