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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2007-04-11, Page 3Huron County questions why Carol Mitchell's constituency office isn't accessible Cheryl Heath iffEEMEMED Huron County's Accessibility Advisory Committee wants to know what the rules are with regard to making constituency offices accessi- ble for the physically challenged. County council learned April 4 that after months of communicating with staff from Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell's constituency office in Clinton, a stalemate has been reached. In reporting to council, committee chairwoman Coun. Dorothy Kelly (Morris-Turnberry) said committee representatives met with Mitchell's constituency representative, Brian McBurney, as well as Central Huron clerk Richard Harding, only to learn from McBurney that changes to the office aren't considered feasible. In response, the committee is drafting letters to each of the province's three main political par- ties to ask what exactly the stan- dards are for constituency offices given that lower -tier governments are ordered to make all of their facilities accessible, regardless of the cost or feasibility. WIINNIER of the Huron Expositor's draw for JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER CASH TICKETS ><S TANYA COSTELLO OF EGMONDVIL THANKS TO ALI. SUBSCRIBERS WHO ENTERED! News Alisa Walton photo jhis barn fire just west of Dublin could have been a lot worse had it been full of livestock. Acting West Perth fire chief Phil Graul said the department was called out about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 to a chicken barn fire. The barn was empty at the time of the blaze. He said the department battled the fire for about three hours before it was extinguished. About $600,000 worth of damage was done to the barn. A cause has not been determined. If you are unemployed or on El FR Group Professional Resume Development Interview Preparation Job Seekers & Coaching Club Call The Centre for Employment & Learning for more information 519-524-2515 Goderich 519-482-1700 Clinton 519-235-0471 Exeter 519-527-0305 Seaforth 519-357-4995 Wingham EMPLOYMENT ONTARIO E mploymAnt Ontario programs are funded In pert by the Government of Canada The Huron Expositor • April 11, 2007 Page 3 JTI DI1 1) T11 ONE DAY ONLY 04111 Friday April 13th! 1 'Jewellery Excluded. O /O ON 3ALL MEN'S & LADIES OFF SPRING FASHIONS.* CEIRDMO'S MEN'S LeDIES WEAR "Sr '.IAIN SI SOUTH SEAFORTH issiTIZ 79527-0596 �- 1 CarSt with P:!/ r;herk. the OW Car Detective�.�� O¥OU rHEARTLAND TO Yt)U BY CREDIT UNION THE 1929 BUICK WITH THE BACK SEAT URINAL By Bill Sherk "The Old Car Detective" Gord Hazlett worked 5o years as an auto mechanic in Toronto. He retired in 1984 and joined the team of writers at Old Autos newspaper in 1989, where his hilarious old car stories are published twice a month and eagerly read by hobbyists all across Canada. One of his all-time favourite stories took place in the early 195os: "Remember when drive-in movies first started? They were a boon to the family man with children. Six got in for the price of two. Dad paid for Mum and himself and four kids under 12 got in free. "At this time, I had a 1929 Buick six -wheel four -door sedan in love- ly shape. Only 22,000 miles on it - our family car. You who have been to drive-in movies know the problem with the kids. Well, I do too! No sooner had one relieved himself than another started bouncing on the back seat. He's got to go too! A lot of good movies I never saw, as I was making these rush calls to the washroom. "The wife says, 'I'll fix this. Next time we'll bring a jam jar.' That worked fine for a couple of times until it got kicked over by one of the kids in the excitement of Bugs Bunny, and the lid was cross-threaded. The woven rear mat had to be dried and aired. "I decided to take care of the situation myself. I drilled a two-inch hole in the wooden floorboards and installed a three-foot length of rad hose. I had the only '29 Buick, to my knowledge, with a built-in urinal, and not a drop was spilled inside the car from then on. And as you may have already realized, my four kids were all boys." One night, Gord and his wife took the four boys to the Maple Leaf Dairy on Danforth Ave. in Toronto's east end for some ice cream. As Gord was pulling into a parking spot with the '29 Buick, the car behind began blowing its horn. Gord got out and went back to see what the fel- low wanted. He told Gord his gas tank was leaking, so Gord got hack into the Buick and said to his wife: 'No ice cream tonight. Our gas tank's sprung a leak and we have to go home.' Gord's wife started laughing. 'There's nothing wrong with our gas tank. Little Gordie just had a pee.' The photo shows Gord with three of his four boys around 1952. When he sold the '29 Buick, he filled the hole in the floor and kept the I rad hose. it now resides in the hack seat of his 1927 Pontiac four -door sedan, a car he has owned for the past 40 years. I)o you have any car stories or photos to share with our readers? Email: bill(aacarstory.com or write Bill Sherk, 33 Oak St. E., P.O. Box 10012, Leamington, ON N8H 2C3.