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Fish Derby postponed due to heavy rainfall
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
With the threat of heavy
rainfall, the Seaforth Lions
Annual Children's Trout
Derby has been
postponed to the follow-
ing week.
"Due to a special weather
statement and the chance of
flooding down at the Lions
park, we will he postponing
the fishing derby to May 13,
starting at 7:00 a.►n. "Thanks
and sorry for the inconven-
ience," it stated in a press
release by the Seaforth
Lions.
Several weather networks
across the province called
for 50 mm of rain in south-
ern Ontario.
From May 4-5 the area
received an abundance of
rain showers, this posed
problems as the ground was
already saturated.
The derby rules are as
followed:
•No fishing before 7 a.m.
.You must be 14 years of
age or younger
.No snagging
•No use of lures
.Limit of two fish per child
•Fish must be caught and
landed by child
On the day of the event,
registration launches at 6:45
a.m. and prizes are expected
to be given out at 11:00 a.m.
Fence at Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club declared a "safety hazard," so they're getting a new one
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
The fence surrounding
the Seaforth Lawn Bowling
Club is slanting; so Huron
East council has accepted
a proposal to replace it.
From a report com-
pleted by Huron East dep-
uty clerk, Mark Gilpin, it
stated that the fence is
currently situated on con-
crete slabs and over time
these pieces of cement
have caused the fence to
lean.
Besides age, road salt
has also played a contrib-
uting factor, in what Gilpin
is calling a "safety hazard."
There were previous
procedures put in place to
"shim the fence's concrete
posts," but those measures
have proven to be
ineffective.
There were ideas
brought forth to poten-
tially rebuilding the exist-
ing fence onto a stronger
foundation, however the
cost has proven to be too
much.
Instead Science Fence &
Deck was chosen for the
task with a cost of roughly
$15,000 to build a new
iron fence.
Gilpin said the fence is
slated for installation in
mid-June.
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