HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-10-23, Page 88 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, October 23, 2013
MPP goes to bat for Grand Bend
Lynda Hillman-Rapley
In a letter to the Minister of
Transportation, MPP Monte
McNaughton said this ministry
has added a burden to small
municipalities.
"As you are no doubt aware
your ministry last year ceased
funding of construction projects
for improvements and mainte-
nance on the "connecting link"
portion of provincial highways,'
that run through municipalities,
McNaughton told the Honoura-
ble Glen R. Murray. "This Is a
severe hardship for small munici-
palities and, in some places, is
detrimental to sustained eco-
nomic growth. One such place is
Grand Bend in the Municipality
of Lambton Shores."
McNaughton explained in a
letter sent in August and was pre-
sented to Lambton Shores council
last week that, "At all seasons, but
especially during the summer
months, Highway 21 (the
"Bluewater Highway") in (;rand
Bend is thronged with automo-
bile, heavy truck, and pedestrian
traffic, I7urthern ore there is a bot-
tleneck on this road where it
crosses a bridge over the Ausable
River. Pour fast moving lanes of
traffic are squeezed into narrower
lanes; northbound flow is further
constricted by traffic turning onto
the busy main street of the village,
and southbound traffic is simi-
larly constricted by vehicles turn-
ing onto the main road into the
interior. Additionally there are
narrow pedestrian walkways
between the traffic lanes and the
railings of the bridge. Local
municipal representatives and
members of the Grand Bend
Chamber of Commerce have
expressed to me their grave con-
cerns for pedestrian safety on the
bridge."
Ile explained that short of
replacing and rebuilding the
structure the hest solution would
appear to be adding pedestrian
walkways outside the current rail-
ings, thereby providing space for
dedicated left -turn lanes and
POLICE BRIEFS
Human bone located
OPP
A human upper jaw bone
found by a Lambton Shores
business is believed to carry
historic and cultural interest.
Lambton OPP say a forensic
anthropologist has determined
in Lambton Shores
the bone is "ancient" after the
discovery was made
Wednesday.
Police have now turned over
the scene to the Ontario Regis-
trar of Cemeteries.
More details about the find
weren't hnmediately available.
Once human remains are
uncovered outside a cemetery
setting, a land owner may be
required to hire a licensed
archeologist to determine the
nature and origin of the burial
site, according to the registrar's
website,
The registrar will then declare
the type of burial site and notify
representatives of the person
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allowing a four lane continuous north -
south traffic flow. "I lowever, of further
consideration is that the bridge is
approaching fifty years old and, at the
very least, requires a thorough round of
inspection, repair , and updating."
McNaughton reminded the Minister
that there is currently a proposal from
the local municipality to improve the
safety features for pedestrians on this
bridge. Minister, I ask that you expedite
any required approvals for these
improvements. "I also ask that should
your ministry be moving forward with
highway safety improvements that con-
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buried at the site to determine
how the remains wilt be
handled.
In June, 1.ambton OPP assisted
with another discovery of his-
toric human remains found in a
Point Edward backyard. The
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First Nation claimed the remains and
reinterred them in their cemetery.
(SOU'l'l1 1IIJRON, ON) - Iluron
County Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) Officers are currently invest
gating the theft of a 14 foot alun►i a
num boat and trailer. On October
15, 2013 police were notified of the
theft that took place sometime
between May and September of this
year. The owner was storing his boat
and trailer in an unlocked barn
located on Elirnviile line in South
I luron.
The boat is described as a 1952
aluminum Aero (:raft, 14 foot power
boat with an attached outboard 25
horsepower Evinrude motor (blue
in colour). The trailer is a 1952
model Tee Nee, with an attached
Michigan plate.
The value of the stolen items is
approximately $2:300.
Any person with information
regarding this incident should imme-
diately contact the !Laron OPP al
1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain anony-
mous, you may call Crime Stoppers at
1.800 -222 -TIPS (8477), where you
may be eligible to receive a cash
rewurd of up to $2,000.
Thanksgiving blitz
Officers from the Huron County
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
detachment did their part to keep our
local highways safe 'Thanksgiving
weekend, however several drivers
failed to do their part.
Thanksgiving weekend Huron
County OPP officers were participat
Ing in Operation Impact, Canada's
largest annual road safety campaign.
Officers focused their patrols on the
"Big 4" driving behaviours that con-
tribute to the bulk of deadly colli-
sions: impaired driving, lack of occu-
pant restraint, distracted driving and
aggressive driving.
124 drivers were ticketed for speed-
ing, 15 drivers were charged with fail-
ing to wear their seatbelt, 6 distracted
drivers were charged and another 29
were ticketed with various Iilghway
Traffic Act violations. Two drivers that
exceeded the speed limit by more than
50 km/h had their vehicles impounded
and licences suspended for seven
days. Four drivers were charged with
impaired driving and another two
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