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Editorial
Speed and
carelessness kill
not highways
A series of fatal accidents on the 401. A series
.of fatal and serious accident on Huron .County
Roads.-
And drivers who still pass on solid lines and
drive at speeds in excess of 140 km an hour on
80 km/hr highways.
Highways that are sharedr with slow moving
farm equipment.
Highways that have hills .and hidden
intersections. . •
Intersections that .have stop signs drivers.
ignore. -
Ignorance of the basic rules found in the
driver's handbook.
A book used by youngdrivers with rules that
have been forgotten by almost everyone_
And everyone's lives are at risk. 1
The Canadian Automobile Association is asking
for an all-inclusive inquiry into the, accidents. on
Highway 401 that have killed 12 people in nine
crashes between London and Windsor.
-
The -association -would -like -everything from the
surface of the road to the companies who
maintain the highway examined- to determine '
why these accidents are happening.
While there may be many factors that make
that particular stretch more 'dangerous; regular
driving practices are surely to blame for many of
the accidents that occur'
In fact,it hardly makes them accidents at all
when looking at the ones caused by the
negligence of a driver
There has been one suggestion to strictly focus
on road maintenance and improvements such as
paved shoulders and barricades along the
median because it's just a fact of life that people
are going to drive 140 km/hr these days and
there's not stopping them
But there is. Since lives are put at risk by, the
excessive speeds, increase the fines several
hundred per .cent and Maybe revisiting'.photo
radar isn't such a bad idea. When it was in place
in the Toronto areas, there was a signifcant
reduction in speeds. Rather than -treat it as- a
cash grab, use the proceeds from the tickets to
make -the highway upgrades.
Regardless,, a serious campaign needs to be
launched to reeducate drivers about the rules of
the road with more than just police blitzes on
aggressive driving once or twice a year:
And drivers who don't care about their own
lives had better start caring about others when
they decide to pass on a solid line.
STH
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Opinion
Band will march on
with community support
To the Editor
The Avon Maitland
District Board of Education
has reversed it's earlier
decision and agreed to
provide' $3700.00 funding
and assistance with
transportation for • the
coming school year. The
Band will not he considered
a School Board Program
however. -so continued
support from the community
i. vital. - When .the Board of
Education announced it's
decision to cut the Band
Program. we. appealed to
rhe Huron ;County
community to save this 47
year old music program.
unique to -our area. Citizens
responded quickly. attending
School Board meetings.
writing .lettere and• offering.
fund raising ideas and
donatiohs..Service clubs.
businesses. organizations.
individuals and even a
sports team from a small
village gave financial
assistance to .ensure that the
Band could continue into
the next season.
Even though the Band will
receive some funding from
the School Board for the
1999-2000 season. there has
always been a large shortfall
between the amount
allocated for the Band and
the actual cost of running a
program of this size. The
Band Booster Club has
raised funds almost
constantly in recent years
just to meet expenses and
there has never been much
left over to replace ageing
instruments and uniforms.
Some instruments are
cobbled together with duct
tape because there has never
been enough money to
replace them. Repair bills
increase constantly even
though a "Band Dad" with a
soldering gun does minor
•fixes whenever possible. `
Through the generosity of
our community. the Band
has recently been able to
purchase 2 new trumpets, a
tenor saxophone and a
trombone to replace a few of
the instruments which no
longer work properly and
We hope to purchase a few
more. in the near future.
Recently. the Band with
the Goderich Lions Club as
their sponsor. applied' for a
grant from the Ontario
Trillium Foundation. If
approved, the survival of the
Band will be assured for the
next five years: Special
thanks to the, Goderich
Lions Club: -
So, Huron County. you
can give yourself a pat on.
the back that we were in
Mickey's Hometown Parade.
in Goderich on July 24th.
The Band will keep
marching on into the future
because nt' your continued
support. . .
In the .parade, hand
members wore special
"Disney" pins on their hats -
a gift when they performed
at the."Magic Kingdom" in
March. The Drurn Malor
carried the trophy awarded
for the Band's •performance
at "DisneyWorld." • . .
Huron County should be
extremely . proud Of. the
Seaforth and District .All
Girls Marching -Band - part
of this coinmunri.y since
1952.
Shirley Bragger.
Penny Breen.
Seaforth and District .\ll
• Girls Marching Band
P.S. :See you at ;he
International. Plowine Match
in September. •
Managed forest program hasbenefits-
B David Olinger, for the
Ontario-:6linistrv.of Natural
Re sources •. .
Landowners in southern
Ontario. 'and. across the..
province are..gaining a better
appreciation for their
forested. , property and
receiving “ax break while
they're at it. .. - . .
The Managed Forest Tax •
Incentive Program..
introduced by the province in
January '1'998. allows
qualifying landowners to.
have their. forested property -
reassessed and taxed' at 25
per cent of the residential
rate - similar to f rmlitnd.-
In exchange: they submit a
Managed Forest Plan which
provides . a . detailed •
description of how they will
actively manage their forest
during the- next five years'
and also ', provides an'
.overview of their. long-term
goats (-for t. twenty year-
•
period') for the property. The
pian must be. approved by a
government -authorized
.Managed. Forest Plan
Approver.: As well. every
five years a review and
update of the plan must.
occur.
Future generations of
Ontarians are assured of
better managed • and
sustainable private forests as
a result of this voluntary
stewardship program:
And many landowners say
they aregaining far more
than the tax break from the
program.
"We expect to have the
property in our family for
generations so we are doing
things now that .are not just
affecting our kids. but
hopefully our grandchildren
and great grandchildren.. as
long as we -can keep the
property:" says John
Sandusky, who owns 155
Old Boys' R
July 21. 1899
Willie Humphries of
Walton had an operation
•perri:irined on his right
toot. Ile had suffered an
injure from a fall. - -
Messrs. Reid and Wilson of.
town are preparing to
have a new plcite,.s;luss
front, placed . in • their
-hardware store.
Messrs. D:D. Wilson :fC
Co:. have. had placed in
theiregg emporiuJ-la very
in,;<enious machine for the
testing and ."candling of
eggs... .
Wm. - Routledge has.
Show* 'us a swnple of oats
taken. from .a field on the
farm of John Govenlock of
McKillop. near, Seaforth.
:which measures 4 feet 6
inches..•
We notice that Miss
.genes '•Huvs and ,Miss
Nellie' Devereaux of
Seaforth have passed their
normal. school
.exwninatiuns arta J: M
,tiicKinfev of Egmondville
has passed • his
examinations at the
Normal College.
Dundan .Ne•Kellar's, new
house al Cro,nartn is in the
Course of erection and .bids:
fair to become a ,fine
addition to the appearance
u/'the urea. , • -
•
A lecture was given at
Dublin on slavery.- which
was interspersed • with
music and song. -
Wm. Goetz and John
Haywood of Hensall, while
driving down Main St. had
quite an •e.xciting
experience. They were
driving Mr. Cudmores
horse and when nearing
the post office. they were
passed by some parties in
u buggy who gave a loud
crack of 'the whip. The
horse dashed into the
ditch. They were both
thrown out of the wagon
but were not injured,
acres of land near Mansfield,
southwest of Barrie.
"When -you. are •talking
about- trees. it is something
you do.- • for future
generations.".
V 'You can't dismiss it (the
tax savings r, hut really; in
the scheme -of things. it is
totally irrelevant as far as 1
ark. ccincerned." save
Sandusky.• "Lt's the
excitement 'of doing things in
the hush. le rning more
about the.woodlot and heine
responsible."
• "It is interesting that •the
tax break was what got.u's•
going. but nitw when we talk
about the program. we talk
about the hush.''. •
The program'; .eligibility
:requirements •include: that
the f)rested area in the plan
_cover at least four hectares
.09 l9 acrest, exc l.udin.g all
-residences. that there he a
minimum number of trees
per hectare. that •the direst he.
•all on •ine property tax roll
and thaet:the land must he .
owned by. a Canadian •
citizen_ . corporation.
partnership or conservation
authority.: •
. Sandusky:-;. plan Calls for
.him to thin oxtt his 1.5 .axes
of Black walnuts. White pine
had been planted 10 throe •up
the •red oak and now- That
they have :i good start. the •
white pines were taken down
and left. on the ground first to.
form corridors . tot small -
animals. and seclind' to .
provide nourishment for. the •
soil. Walking trans wail he
added to rhe -property.• .About .
1.11) trees will he cut in an
11 -acre section to open .up
the canopy and ihm the.bush
out. -
Bengt Skoegard..: of
Toronto. whose t.unily Owns
a.I00-acre island property in
•Ses LEARNING, Pag8.5'
Bunion draws Campbells in 1924
In the Years Agone
• July 18, 1924
We extend
congratulations to Jeanette
Finnegan... - Margaret
Ferguson, Winifred Kruse
and Alex Finnegan. pupils
of: Egmondville School.
who wrote theentrance
examinations. Much credit '
is' due the teacher. Miss
Knechtel.
F.L. Downey of Toronto,
formerly. of the Dominion
Bunk here was in town this
week '
Gordon Hays of town has
been transferred to •the
Windsor branch of the
Dominion Bank and left on
Saturday to take up- his.
new duties.
J. W. Beattie of town is
making extensive
improvements to his
butcher shop on Main
Street. Jle, is having the
doarpurpt-the north end
and•a large. plate glass
window.
Chas. Dungen of town. is
erecting a cement
.verandah in front of the
Commercial Hotel:
Zack McSpadden - of
Winthrop lost a valuable
three year old horse 'by
falling through a feed door
on the barn floor.
Old Boy's Reunion notes:
The Campbells are coming,
hooray. W. Chas. Campbell
of Brooklyn N. G. writes
that he is bringing the
celebrated New York Pipe
Band at his own expense. •
Amongthe old timers to
arrive are Miss Fergus
Campbells, Nashville Tenn.
Mr. .and . Mrs. Alex
Broadfoot, Moose Jaw:
Senator John McFadyean,
Del Monro. Col, and Lorne
Porter; Kansas City.
htb 22, ltd!
Mrs. R. McClure, Mrs.
,Middlesex and Elgin
Counties has upset Huron
County -officials: .
Les . Pepper and: Miss - Wer weather Weilnesdav•
1?arya ret 8roudtont nj; night,forced postponement.
Winlhrup iendrrit_r/r�-'�/_1hLt i0_speud ./.'IL t rl�_ . __,_...
trousseau tea for Miss race. that .was a ht;Irlisrht •
• . Shirley Oldfield. . .. r)I . this year LfonJ•
Seuforth ratepayers will Carnival. The race Was
held Thursday. .011(1 / r
vriting •rtde r•s raced e1 front
the Klin; s .gravel pit in • .
•blcKi/lop to the Lirins•
Park.
:liter only •sloe year in
•aperatiun, 00 ,uidition to
the Ontario.Bean -Gm►vers
Co -Op outside SN Seujrirtlt
will more thnn double its
capatirr. The addition -
should .be 111 0perdtun by•
the be;+i,lnln.,' 01
September.
Seujnrrlt PC.0 customers
face a' /t) per ceit.rincrease
in hvidro rates this hull, but
according to Commission
C'hairmun Or Rodger .
Whitman, local hydro users '
are lucky because the lust
increase~w«.', isi ri Gerirs " ""
ago.
A. Clinton wilts led a
itiglt speed chose vlt/r the
Seaforth -Police; early.
Sunday . morning from
Seaforth to Dublin.
The -proposed new .
'million dollar hulk ,grain
handling and seed plant
which Mgple Leaf :Hills
Ltd. wants to build •in
Tuckersmith Township ,Brut
the go-ahead at an Ontario
Municipal. gourd rneeting
in Toronto. on Tiresday. .
Francis Hickneei in
reporting the July 4
meeting of the Trustee
Clergy reported,on two
other areas that were
discussed. He said that it
was agreed that • each •
pastor had prime
responsibility for assessing
the Christian.witness of the
staff members in his local
school. •
be given the opportunity to
decide if they are in- favour
of the town issuing. u
debenture to 0 maximum Of
S40.;000 -to assist •in. the
erection of .a Seaforth :and
District. C'ommrinity
Memorial • Recreation
Centre.- • - .-
Climaxed by u display.of
fireworks. the 1 •lth
carnival.concluded its
activity far anotherveer. L.
Wasman of Seaforth was
the lucky winner. of the -
Frigidaire.
Jack Cleary . received
word , that. he had
suc'c'essfully passed the
exams of the -Canadian
School -of -Embalming... :
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Simpson .of Hensall are
getting settled in their
home on -the corner of
Main Street they recently
purchased from the
Buchanan -Estate.
Ludwig Shultz .of Hay
Township, Iasi . the end and
nail. of his ring fingers in
an accident When -his hand .
was caught in u pulley. The
injured finger. was dressed
at the office of Dr.: J.C.
Goddard
Percy Phillips of Toronto
wits a visitor in Hensall,
motoring- up R.J.
McMillan, who came to
take his new car home,
which he won at the Legion
frolic.
July 25,-1974
A report on regional
health planning in Ontario
that would put Huron
County into a Health
District with Perth, Oxford,