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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2000-08-09, Page 9New Location SPECIAL FREE Canon Printer With system Purchase A News THE HURON EXPOSITOR, August 9, 2000-7 As many as i,000 taken to hospital from farm accidents From Pogo e Between 600 and 1,000 injuries that require hospitalization also take place in Ontario each year. Because most volunteer fire departments are in rural communities, Nelson said, "The chances of them dealing with farm accidents is very real.`' That was 'one of the reasons rookie Seaforth auxiliary member Mark Melady was on the course. "Being where we are, we're bound to get something like this," said Melady as he prepared to help his team handle the car/tractor collision, one of five scenarios the team worked through Friday. "It's really good because you get the hands-on, especially in an ag-based community," he said of the course. Looking at the five accident scenes set up around the Seaforth Fire Hall, he said, -If you think you've seen it all..." Another of the scenarios included rescuing someone who had become trapped and impaled in a baler. As a rookie. on the department for less than two Seaforth rookie, Mark Melody takes part in a farm rescue course. months now,. Melady found many of the more experiencedfirefighters let him get into the difficult situations to have more hands-on access. "They kind of watched out.. for me," he said. "We put these courses together because this training is not usually. available . through the departments," said Nelson. "You might call them specialty courses," he said. Small departments have regular training in such areas as automobile extrication with tools like the commonly used "jaws of life." The tool helps Seaforth area youth sail on tall ship By Julie Bell Clinton News -Record Staff For. most high school students, summer is a time for relaxing and working summer jobs. For two area students, however. this summer has involved living life on a tall ship. Brad. Thomas. 18 of the Seaforth. area. and 17 -year- old Brad Marsh of Clinton both recently returned from Sail Boston 2000, a boat race with more than 100 tall ships participating. ' "Some of them like Americo_Vespucci from Italy,. and Kruzenshtcrn from Russia, were monstrously huge, v/ith Kruzenshtern being 376 feet long. One ship, the -360 foot long Dar Mlodziczy, from Poland, came into the harbor and right up the dock under full sail. no engine at all, and only small help- from the tugboats." Thomas said. The two have been working on the 60 foot St Lawrence II', a youth sail training vessel originally used by the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, for the past three years. This. summer, they have already taken part in two cruises. and will depart TK) `NETWORKS ERIPHERALS SOFTWARE COMPUTERS LAPTOPS Hoa &O ttGym & 3'Obhii bur 16iDoi irStSuford !J5•1)996 :1?3•13?1 Come See Our For Our Stratford Office 548 Huron St. STRATFORD We Are EXPANDING! for a third on Aug. 29. The first cruise, Thomas said, took them 500 miles across the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Isle de la Madeleine, then through Bras D'Or Lakes of Cape Breton and then to Halifax. The second took them to Boston, travelling 350 miles across the Gulf of Maine, where they participated in Sail Boston 2000. Both Thomas and Marsh have worked their, way from the rank of trainees to petty officers through one weekend per month training sessions throughout the winter at Portsmou h Harbor - t Kingston. First aid, navigation, and learning the ship's parts were all part of the training, Thomas said, and were also ,covered on a mandatory final exam at the end of each winter. The role of petty officer, Marsh said, involves teaching trainees the _skills needed to run the ship. "We're basically their 'teachers," Marsh said. This summer, Thomas was responsible for helping the bosun, the person who is responsible for repairs on the ship. Marsh •said; that he will be promoted yet again on the next cruise to watch officer, and will be responsible for navigating the ship. A typical day on the ship consists of shift work, Thomas said. There are 30 crew and trainees, which are t`T.--split-into three groups. The groups work , four-hour watches around the clock. While one crew sleeps; he said,, one crew is on.duty and the third is in free time. The cruises also offer a chance to do some sight seeing. "We get to see a lot RATHWELL REFRIGERATION • Air Conditioning • Heating • Process Gas • 24 Hour Emergency Service • Industrial • Commercial • Agricultural • Residential Scott Rathwell Owner Tel: 519-233-3488 Cell: 519-525-9775 Fax: 519-233-3487 Pager: 519-525-7946 VARNA NOTICE OF PROPOSED BY-LAW TO STOP UP AND CLOSE A ROAD ALLOWANCE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Municipal Act. R.S.O.. 1990, the Council'of the Corporation of the Township of Hullett proposes to enact a by-law as described below to stop up and close a road allowance. Bylaw 2000-16 of the Township of Hullett proposes to stop up and close a road allowance known as Sideroad 20/21 situated and lying between Concession 7 and Concession 8. The proposed by -'law arld descriptions of lands affected may be viewed at the Hullett Township Municipal Office at the address hereinafter noted. The Council of the Corporation of the Township will hear, in person or by counsel or agent, any person who claims their land will be prejudicially affected by the said by-law and who applies to be heard at a meeting to be held at the said Municipal Office on the 22nd day of August 2000, at 8:00 p.m. Dated at the Township of Hullett this 22nd day of June, 2000. Rhonda Fischer Clerk -Treasurer Corporation of the Township of Hullett PO Box 226 Londesboro, Ontario NOM 2H0 of cool places," Marsh said. Marsh was also impressed with the ocean life and among the,mdst interesting. he noted, where whales, sharks and jellyfish.. Although both said they will , pursue computer programming in their post secondary studies, Thomas said that he may choose that line of work in the future, but "I'll need a bit more sailing knowledge first," he said 1 1 1 1 1 1 firefighters get into vehicles that have been badly twisted in a collision. But • Nelson said firefighters faced with. heavier, more solidly built farm equipment aren't going to have as easy a time getting a trapped person• out of farm wreckage with the jaws of life. The course saw firefighters trained in everything from CPR and first .aid and how to safely transport a victim to how to assess a farm accident scene and safely reach trapped, -injured or even impaled victims. 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