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News
Local workplaces try to prepare
employees for smokefree bylaw
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used an indoor smoking section by walling off part of the
lunch room, that wall is now coming down since the bylaw
prevents any indoor smoking at a workplace.
"There's been discussion about quitting smoking since
that's the ultimate solution but the diehard smokers are not
giving up," says Hill, adding that at least half of the
Creamery's 150 employees are smokers.
Charlie Smith, owner of Seaforth's Boilersmith, says he's
facing the same challenge with a large number of smoking
employees.
"We've been sending notices out to people in the plant to
give them advance notice and incentives to ease themselves
into it but I've not seen a great reduction in the people who
smoke," says Smith.
He says Boilersmith's smoking room will no longer be used
but he's hesitant to create a designated outdoor smoking area
since the plant is so large, some employees would have to
travel a great distance to use it.
"I expect people will just step outside at the nearest door,"
he says.
Jim MacLeod, president of the Seaforth Legion, one of the
Area musical talent gets chance
vocal opponents of the smokefree bylaw when the county was
debating the issue last year, says no preparations have yet
been made to comply with the bylaw.
"We're still trying to get exempt, 1 think," he says, adding
that the issue will be discussed at the next executive meeting.
"I think our guys are going to have a hard time with•it. I
look around today and I see 20 people in here smoking," says
MacLeod, during a phone interview from the Legion. •
Hak agrees that her patrons at Janet's Donuts will find the
bylaw difficult.
"We have a lot of smokers coming here and I hope the
bylaw doesn't affect business too much. A lot like to sit and
relax and read the paper with a coffee and cigarette and
maybe now, they'll leave after one cup instead of hanging
around for two," she says.
But, Terry Smith, owner of Terry's Restaurant, doesn't
anticipate any problems.
"It will probably upset a few people for a few days but we
have picnic tables outside to accommodate them. We'll tell
them to put it out or get out," says Smith.
"We have a pretty good clientelle here. They'll be
cooperative," he says.
to shine at Huron County Idol
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in the choir. At that school he also started penning his own
reggae songs.
Francis had stopped performing music in public until he
started singing at karaoke.
"I never really thought 1 was a singer until karaoke. I
gave it a try and everybody seems to like it (my singing),"
said Francis.
At last Thursday's Huron County Idol, Francis
performed Rambling Rose by Nat King Cole and his
karaoke signature song What a Wonderful World by Louis
Armstrong.
Francis said that he qualified for a previous contest, but
he did not make it too far.
He said that his "favorite part is just singing for people."
The winner of the first week's Huron County Idol was
Darcy Davie, of Waterloo, who heard about the contest
from a friend from Stratford.
"Everything I'm performing right now is all new
material. So I'm just excited for next time and hopefully
I'II have some new stuff," said Davie.
The winner of each of the eight weeks' competition will
face off for the top four seats in a semi-final contest on
Oct. 7 and then the top four will compete for prizes on the
grand finale, Oct. 14.
Prizes for Huron County Idol include a $1,500 in studio
recording time and $1,000 cash.
Mike Francis, of Seaforth, competes in Huron County Idol
Huron East has third most deer collisions
Huron East is third in line
for the most deer -car
collisions so far this year in
Huron County, reports the
Huron OPP.
Of the 150 deer collisions
in Huron County this year,
Huron East has had 23,
topped only by Ashfield-
Colbourne-Wawanosh at 37
and Central Huron at 25.
Last year, Huron County
experienced 348 deer
collisions, resulting in
several injured passengers
and drivers.
Huron OPP warn that the
most crashes near Huron
East are happening on
London Road, Highway 8,
Highway 4 and Brussels
Line.
Early morning and evening
hours are the worst times for
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Huron OPP
crashes involving deer and was charged with a number
police urge drivers to scan of driving offences after he
the roadways and ditches for was pulled over by police on
deer while travelling at dawn Brussels Line in Huron East
and dusk. As well. high on Aug. 13 at 8:45 p.m.
speeds can be a factor in deer Driving a red northbound
collisions. pick-up. the man was found
Ottawa man charged with alcohol on his breath
with driving offences and blew a warn on thc
A 28 -year-old Ottawa man alcotcst.
While working on the case,
Huron OPP discovered the
man's licence plates were on
the wrong truck and then
discovered the driver had
been suspended for previous
driving offences.
As a result, he was held ofr
a hail hearing and was
charged with driving while
suspended and using plates
not authorized for the
vehicle.
Second dead bird with West
Nile Virus found near Exeter
A second dead bird with West Nile virus
was found in Exeter recently by thc Huron
County Health Unit.
The health unit reports that no positive test
findings in mosquitoes have been made yet
in Huron County but the first mosquitoes
carrying the virus in Ontario have bccn
found in the Greater Toronto arca.
Dr. Beth Henning, Huron's medical officer
of health, reminds local residents and
visitors it is important that people continue
to protect themselves and their families from
mosquito bites from now until the first frost.
"Use personal protection against mosquito
bites as the risk of being bitten by an
infected mosquito and contracting the virus
will he the highest during this period", says
Henning.
Eliminating areas of standing water is
critical and is the single most important
measure to reduce mosquitoes and control
the spread of the West Nile virus stresses
Henning.
"You are most likely to be hitten by a
mosquito from your own backyard," says a
press release for the heatlh unit.
For more information or to report dead
crows or hluc jays, please call the Huron
County Health Unit at 482-3416 Ext. 2001
or if long distance, dial 1-877-837-6143 Ext.
2001.
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