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News
Centre plans to build new change room
From Page 1
She added that the total
cost to transform space at the
centre into a change room is
t'nknown but the room will
include automatic doors at a
cost of $5,000- and an
electrical height adjustable
bed which costs $4,000.
"We are applying for a
grant to help cover the cost
but if we do not receive a
grant we will continue
fundraising for as long as it
takes," she said.
And, Berard said she is
already planning next year's
corporate challenge.
"Next year we hope to
have more teams involved
and open it up. We hope to
make it bigger," she said. "It
will be great to have this as
an annual event."
Sara Campbell photo
Teams had to participate in many in and out of water
activities during the Vanastra Recreation Centre's first
corporate challenge on March 11. Above, teams had
to be the fastest to fill their buckets full of water while
in another challenge, James Wilbee tries to direct blind-
folded Toby Phillips to the next life -board to pick up.
Residents question when to start team
From Page 1
"If they know we're playing
games on their rink in front of
their families, they might want
to play for us," he said.
Gerry McLaughlin
expressed concern that the
effort to organize a Junior D
team for Seaforth has been
rushed.
He suggested fundraising
all summer and starting up the
fall of 2005.
"I don't think we have
enough money or players yet
and I want to have enough
money to pay for a whole
season up front," he said.
"Who's going to pay the
money if we're in the hole at
the end of the season. We
have to look at that too."
Larry McGrath wondered if
the OHA would give Seaforth
permission to take on the
franchise for the 2005/06
season.
"It's hard to ftindraise on a
wish. It's easier to go out and
fundraise knowing they have
a team," he said.
McGavin responded that he
thought the players interested
in playing for Seaforth
wanted to play in the fall, not
a year from then.
"We've got to go now
guys," he said.
Andrea Gingerich, former
trainer for the Centenaires,
agreed.
"There's never going to be
a perfect time. If we say no
now, it'll probably be
forever," she said.
"I don't think you're going
to lose momentum in a year
and a half," responded Kevin
Williamson.
Paul Hulley said the
London investors seemed to
have enough money to run a
Junior D team and should
have been given a chance to
do so.
"You should have called
their bluff and let them go for
it," he said.
But Papple responded that
if the London group had
folded after two years because
of a lack of local support,
Seaforth would probably
never see a Junior D franchise
again.
"Do you think the OHA is
ever going to let a franchise in
Seaforth again if the team
folds one more time?" he
asked.
Williamson asked why
local players who've move on
to other teams would want to
come back to play in
Seaforth.
Papple said six players
playing Junior hockey
elsewhere have expressed an
interest in coming back. As
well, he thought players
would come from midget,
bantam and triple A teams
from the Seaforth and
Brussels area.
Barry Young, who plays for
the Mitchell Junior D Hawks
this year, told the group he
would "much rather" play in
Seaforth.
"I've played for Seaforth all
my life. It's hometown pride,"
he said.
County fears new criminal liability bill
By Jennifer Hubbard
Special to The Huron Expositor
Just minutes before they
began their 2004 budget
deliberations, county
councillors got a wake up call
regarding a new bill that could
see municipalities held
criminally liable for health
and safety deviations.
Marg Szilassy, of the
London-based Hicks Morely
law firm, attended council's
Feb. 17 committee of the
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council about Bill C-45,
'which amends Canada's
Criminal Code to include
occupational health and
safety.
Bill C-45 addresses the
criminal negligence section of
the Criminal Code (Section
219), expanding the definition
of "everyone" to include
corporations and
organizations.
"It also holds anyone who
sets policies or manages the
activities of an organization
responsible for the negligence
if they allow or are aware of
violations," Szilassy
explained. "Bill C-45 helps to
confirm the legal duty of a
corporation or organization to
protect the health and safety
of their employees and the
public."
Criteria for sentencing
under Bill C-45 includes
moral blameworthiness,
public interest, prospects of
rehabilitation and restitution.
Penalties for a individual
summary conviction are a
maximum fine of $2,000 or
six months in jail.
Corporations, however, can be
fined up to $100,000 if
convicted of a summary
offense.
There is no maximum for
indictable offenses, leaving
penalties to the discretion of
the officiating judge.
"The definition of everyone
in this bill is so broad that it
does include public bodies,
allowing the responsibility of
liability to go higher,"
Szilassy said. "You have to
wonder had this legislation
been in place during the
Walkerton situation if the
province and municipality
would've found themselves in
criminal court."
Councillors questioned
Szilassy if their recent
decision to continue to allow
hunting in county forests
could hold them criminally
liable for any accidents.
And while she agreed
having hunters and hikers use
the same forests was a
potentially risky situation,
Szilassy said the issue was too
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"However, you may still be
civilly liable," she added. "I
don't want to say putting up a
'hike/hunt at your own risk'
sign will get you out of this. A
little more has to be done to
warn hikers of the dangers."
Warden Bill Dowson
(Bluewater) asked if the bill
would encourage people to go
after municipalities,
corporations and
organizations in an effort to
get a higher payout.
But Szilassy said civil suits
would still be where people
go to "get money in their
pockets" because criminal
courts require proof 'beyond a
reasonable doubt' and fines
don't go directly to the
victims.
County engineer Don Pletch
brought up a situation where
the county was asked to grind
off rumble strips before the
stop signs at a particular rural
intersection to reduce noise.
Szilassy told Pletch the
county could be held
criminally liable if the action
showed "wanton or reckless
disregard for the lives or
safety of other persons."
"If you fail to have rumble
strips and they are expected to
be on all rural roads and the
driver can show they would
have stopped if the rumble
strips were in place, yes you
could be held liable," she
explained.
"The idea is never to scrimp
on health and safety. You'll
end up spending the money
you saved on day one and
more in courts."
Pletch advised councillors
to consider Bill C-45 when
considering cuts to the
highways budget that would
cause a decrease in the level
of service that the public
expects.
"Basically we need to make
sure we ask as many questions
as possible to make sure we
can defend our decision if it
goes legal," Paul Klopp
(Bluewater) said. "We need to
get as much information from
higher up as to what is
ex "
ill C-45 received royal
assent in November 2003, bit
has yet to come into force.