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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-08-18, Page 1hi 'S,MeFlnlaysondd Mortgage Consultants "Finally a company that starts with a dicownt" I.0 \I „,..i . .. .1.,. tit 1�It)I -11;,-1►11 Sharon Medd, Associate Broker M.V.A. Appraiser Visit: lnls.c i for information of listings in Huron/Perth 4a.lsawa.+e.-, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004 si ■25 includes GST GiCraaamit Aug 2004 AN ries sir as.ai angio chew %Otto inutile aany tm. Seat ,1.I.C. Rites won 45?.k% 4110 DUNDEE' PIIIVAI! IHVtli10Rs INC.1 wu.ta.. sou•.. 1:11■I■l■II 26 Main St., Seaforth 527-2222 In brief Two - vehicle crash sends three to hospital A two -vehicle crash at the corner of Hydro Line Road and Hensall Road on Aug. 13 at 11:15 a.m. sent three people to Seaforth Community Hospital with non -life threatening injuries, reports the Huron OPP. The crash occurred with a 2004 Ford Free Star van, driven by a 21 - year -old Ayr woman, was going northbound on Hensall Road and failed to stop for a yield sign. When it entered the intersection at Hydro Line Road, it struck the side of a 1997 Ford pickup truck, driven by a 34 -year-old Staffa man, who was westbound on Hydro Line Road. After impact, both vehicles entered the ditch and the pick-up truck rolled. The two drivers, along with a 60 -year-old Hibbert Township man, who was a passenger of the truck, were taken by ambulance to hospital. Both vehicles were demolished and Huron OPP say seatbelts saved them from more serious injuries. Huron East man charged with assault A 25 -year-old Huron East man was charged with assault after Huron OPP were called to a domestic situation on Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Seaforth. Police report that a 25 - year -old woman was pushed to the ground by the man during an argument . ' The man is scheduled to attend court in Goderich on Sept. 20. $3,000 in lumber stolen in Seaforth Close to $3,000 in lumber was stolen from the yard of Harold Smith. Construction on Birch Street in Seaforth during the two weeks prior to Aug. 13. Police were told a person has been entering the property and stealing piles of 2x6 boards in the yard during the early morning hours. Anyone with related information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. Inside... Seaforth Sea Lions come second in swkft meet P0940 10 Seaforth Junior Mites' baseball Me 12 Smoking bylaw coming into effect on Sept. 4 By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor While some local businesses have been urging employees to join stop smoking classes for months, others are happy to wait until Huron County's smokefree bylaw comes into effect Sept. 4 to start removing indoor ashtrays. "I figured if we had. to do it, the ashtrays would just come off the table that day," says Janet Hak, owner of Janet's County Donut Cafe in Seaforth. Huron County's Environmental Tobacco employees be trained about what to say to patrons who light up after the bylaw is in effect and to create a smoking policy for each workplace. As well, she says designated outdoor smoking areas with outdoor containers for cigarette butts will be helpful. Outdoor patios at restaurants and bars can still allow smoking but the bylaw includes company vehicles including tractors and forklifts as smokefree Quoted 'I figured if we had to do it, the ashtrays would just come off the table that day,' -- Janet Hok, owner of Janet's Country Donut Cafe Smoke bylaw, which prohibits smoking in all workplaces and public places, with the exception of long term care facilities and the psychiatric ward of Goderich's Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, begins Sept. 4. Local businesses should begin receiving free bylaw education kits from the Huron County Health Unit this week, which will include a copy of the bylaw, questions and answers about compliance and enforcement, appropriate signage and information on quitting smoking. "We've been receiving phone calls from workplaces that are preparing for the • bylaw since July and there have been restaurants that have already gone smokefree in anticipation of the bylaw," says Linda Stobo, of the Huron County Health Unit. Stobo recommends that zones. "It's up to the employer, manager or owner to ensure compliance with the bylaw and they should keep a record of the actions they've taken to ensure compliance to protect themselves if there's a complaint," she says. Derck Hill, human resources director at Seaforth's Creamery, says he's in the process of finding a solution for an outdoor smoking area at the food plant. He says the Creamery is challenged by existing health regulations that prevent employees from wearing the same apparel outdoors and indoors. "We're in the process of constructing an appropriate shelter and we're in negotiations with the health unit about how open it has to be," he says. While the Creamery has See LOCAL, Pole 2 Jason Middleton photo Huron County Idol competitor, Brandy Leslie, of RR3 Seaforth, performs a song last Thursday. Huron County Idol will take place for the next eight weeks at Hurley's Celtic Inn in Seaforth. Contestants vie to become Huron County's Idol By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff While contestants in Huron County Idol don't have to deal with the insults of Simon, they will have to deal with the sounds of clinking beer bottles, bar conversations and their own nerves. Every Thursday at Hurley's Celtic Inn in Seaforth, up to 20 contestants will be competing for a chance to be the Huron County Idol. Hurley's owner, Sara Morgan said she's been receiving phone calls from interested participants in London, Toronto and Windsor. "I just hope each night we'll he able to accommodate the number of people that are coming out (to perform)," said Morgan. She said she decided to host Huron County Idol because there weren't a lot of places hosting local musical talent. "This is a really new thing that's happening and it is trying to recognize and find the talent that's out there," said Morgan. Brandy Leslie, of RR3 Seaforth, said she's been waiting awhile to perform,at an "open mike" night. "About two years ago my younger brother passed away and I wrote a song for him. Then I just carried on with song, after song," said Leslie, who explained writing the song was like therapy for her. Although she never taken a guitar lesson, Leslie said she has written 20 songs. "I just want to get my music out so people can listen to it and sec what their opinion is on it," said Leslie. For her performance last Thursday, Leslie performed two of her own songs, One Day and Life Will Love You. The judges choose each weeks winner based on their ability to sing and play in tune, how they deliver the song to the audience and if they have rhythm. They also judge the contestants on how they put their "own person stamp" on a song and how well the audience reacts to their performance. Contestants arc allowed to perform in a group of up to three performers that can use only two instruments. Each performer is allowed to perform two songs, either accompanied by an instrument or by karaoke music. For Mike Francis, of Seaforth, music has been part of his life for a long time. As a boy, Francis attended a Catholic school in Kingston, Jamaica, where he sang See AREA, Pope Radon in Seaforth home prompts action New homeowners find levels that exceed American radon standards in water and air By Susan Hundertmork Expositor Editor After a routine test for radon in the air and water of his new home in Seaforth, John Picciottoli found high enough levels in both that. he is taking remedial action. The Goderich Street resident bought three radon test kits from a North Carolina company on the internet and recently received the results from the first one that there are 4.3 picocurries per litre (the Canadian measurement is 159.1 becquerels per cubic metre). of radon in the air and 682 picocurries per litre (25.2 bequerels per litre) of radon in the water. Radon is a radioactive gas. that occurs naturally around the world when uranium in the bedrock deteriorates. The Environmental Protection Agency (LPA) in the U.S. considers radon gas in air the• second highest cause of lung cancer, next to smoking. While the EPA in the 11.S. recommends that homeowners take action to John Picciottoli, of Goderich Street West, used radon test kits from the levels of radon gas in the air and water in his new home. Susan Hundertmork photo North Carolina to determine reduce radon gas levels in the air if they are any higher than four pCi/L (148 Bq/m3), Health Canada recommends 800 Bq/m3 as an upper limit for radon in the air "However, because there is some level of risk at any level, Health Canada suggests that homeowners may want to reduce levels of radon to as low as possible," says the webpage of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. For water, however, there are no Canadian standards Tor radon because both the federal and provincial governments "feel the health risk is not significant enough to work about," says engineers Steve Burns, of B.M. Ross and Associates. In the U.S., EPA recommendations for radon in water are 4,000 pCi/L if the air is also being vented but only 300 pCi/L (or 11 bq/L) if not venting the air. "I guess he might have a cause for concern using U.S. standards but there's certainly a lot of debate if the fee tNNTIMG,lllgti 8