HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-08-31, Page 2• Page 2 Times -Advocate, August 31, 1988 PARADE AT THE -CNE Josh Watson .took part in an Equestrian pa- -above at the reins of a pony cart. The -Exeter youngster has been driving rade at the Canadian National Exhibition recently. -Watson is Pictured pony carts for the past three years.. Readers write letters about , su-brnarines,-bilingualisrn. Dear Sir:. "Arctic sovereignty" and "defence of tipped- missiles with ranges of ornate that the U.S. armed forces I- rcad•with interest Mark Bisset's canals.: - - 4,(x10 miles and more. consume six percent of the U.S.A. editorial entitled "Beatty's Folly" -in I feel that Bisset -had every right • c. anti-submarine - Hunter/ gross national product? Are these - the T -A on August 3- and also let- - to use the word "offensive" in talk- - Kilter type operations pit one attack the -countries - that the •Canadian tors in reply tion Philip H. Ga- _ ing about nuclear -powered boats submarine against another. Attack Government wishes to emulate? ..nester and Ronald \V. Helm on Au- • The submarine is designed for: . _ submarines- can work alone or with Yours truly, gust 17. other attack submarines and /or in Donald A. Reynolds As a young man without a mill a. anti -shipping -The stigma conjunction with surface and air. - y tart' background Bisset deserves .a zinc's prime weapon was the convect units. A -typical weapon for the at- * * * torpedo which exploded on contact.. . bubjcreatct of nuclear -powered t in lsubtnac Early in 1943 the acoustic homing tackisub futcdcw submarine nuclear depth Au usl 2 'Quebec torpedo came into use. Another b rines proposed for use by the naval -charge or homing torpcdo.paylbad - anti -shipping role is mine -laying.- arm of the Canadian Armed -Forces:. - with a range of 50 i tiles. Dear Editor; Since WW2 the design and shape of - Recently The London Free Press the submarine has changed, its pro , d. reconnaissance - Beneath I am writing- to you concerning reported on a speech made b Perrin pulsion system- is nuclear and one the water the submarine uses active an article titled 'council protest bi- • -.. Beatty -in y -in which • he .was quoted as can only surmise that torpedo and an(1-passive sound equipment. At - lingualism" in the August 17, 1988 . saying: "With three oceans. and as •mine development have also kept sub-surfacc a submarine can activate issuc..Necdless to say after reading dependent as Canada. is on trade, various type of antennae for active the article the first time I was left how can we afford not to rebuild Pace' . - and passive -electronic rcconnais . with the feeling of disbelief. Canada's navy? This will he the b. ballistic missile carrier Bance: Reconnaissance may also in- After reading -the article a second first time -we'll be able -to patrol all and launching -platform - Time vol've-the actual landing and taking- and third time' my disbelief turned • of Canada's water." • - - . - Magazine recently reported that the off of• a small number of highly to anger and finally was appalled by In all the rhetoric about the acqui- - Soviets have produced newer sub trainee{ personnel in specialized mis- the attitude of the • Exeter town sition of nuclear-powcrcdboats,-no- classes that' tan .go -faster, travel Bions.; e.g. commandoes, saboteurs council regarding bilingualism. The where have 1 heard or read inforina-' deeper and carry more weapons than - - concept that the Exeter town coun- tion as to the employment cif these their American rivals. The Soviets cil protest the opportunity for our subnu,rines-, especially in Arctic have -made great strides "Iballistic--in _ the accu- younger generation to learn a sec - waters. his topic is conveniently racy of their ballistic -missiles.. and language seems beyond com- covered up by phrases such as Their* subs •bristle with nuclear- h - - - b d . prc,tcnsron. - -- - - - - Or perhaps because the majority -of-the-council-.members-arc_proba-- bly unilingual they object to the fact that future citizens may be bi- lingual, thus posing a threat to their integrity due to the fact that they can only communicate in one language. - - 1 question how Mrs. D. Chapman can come to the conclusion that it has "cost the taxpayer far too much money for bilingualism". 1 might suggest to Mrs. Chapman that she do some research before coming out with such a statement. Mr. I toogcnhoom's comment was or agents. • c. training - Acting as -the tar- get for other submarines and/or stir -- (ace and air units; and playing the part ofthe aggressor in anti- submarine and -anti -Shipping opera- tions is another -offensive role..- .-- f. search and rescue - Of all the tasks outlined,. surely only search and rescue can be described as non=offensive, `unless the rescue takes place in enemy coastal wa- ters. - Thc Captain and crew of a nucle- ar -powered, Canadian submarine (conventional armaments) would have to navigate undetected in. -Arc - ft waters under the ice and in coast- al waters perhaps -infested with ice-. bergs and large iccflocs . Not only -would they have to - detect a hostile" submarine but determine narrow minded and contradictory. in its class and nationality.. - .one breath he said he didn't have • Suppose the crew of the Canadian any trouble with travelling in Que- boat did detect a submarine operat- bec "once he made it clear he did ing in Canadian waters and deter- not believe in bilingualism". i ask mined that it was a Sovicty Oscar then how did Mr. Hoogenhoom class attack boat. What then.' Do communicate? they continue to play "cat and • 1. might also suggest to Mr. Hoo - mouse" with. a superior armed op- . genoboin that "making it clear he ponent, or reveal their presence and dries not know French" is nothing report the detection to Cana' tian Na- to he proud of and i suggest that a val Headquarters'' (t can't imagine trip to Quebec where there arc uni- any Canadian Government -in peace- lingual signs hardly qualifies Mr. • time providing a directive to Naval-Hoogenboom as an expert on the • Headquarters which gives the an- language issue in Canada. thority to -a Canadian submarine • 1 would also like to point out that commander to destroy a ' hostile" Mr. I (oogcnho orn failed to mention boat operating- in Canadian waters.); hoer many of the -English copies of What docs the Canadian govern- the frcc tradcagreement also "found mcnt do with the information? • their way to the dump". Obviously Docs the Minister=of External Af- he has a reliable source of informa- fairs protest to the United Nations, tion concerning What. pcople throw impose trade sanctions or break dip- -in the dump! iomatic relations with the USSR? 1 was • disappointed that Mayor As my sons used to say to- mc, . Shaw could not sec a difference in "Get real (lad." "Sunday Shopping" -and bilingual; I believe the Canadian Govern- . ism. Sunday shopping has no real mcnt should now openly admit•that effect on an individual's life. How - submarines of other nations (nude- ever the fact that a person is bilin- ar powered and nuclear armed) are gual just may give a person many likely operating at times in Cattail- mor options to choose from and an waters and there is nothing the may open many doors.... to suc- Government can do even should the ccss, happiness, and satisfaction. 1 Canadian Navy be equipped with feel, Mr. Editor that perhaps I am nuclear -powered submarines, • more qualified to comment on this The world is faced with over- than the majority of the people population, acid rain, ozone (genie-than sit on town council. tion, chemical pollution, starva- My final comment Mr. Editor is tion,• landfill sites overflowing- with directed towards Mr. Mickle. it is garbage and deforestation which is - my opinion. that if town cciuncil destroying the world's ecological protest 'bilingualism he has auto - system. In addition we have AIDS. matically precluded any Quebec or drugs and abuse of alcohol threaten French based businesses from lo= ing to destroy the family and the eating in: Exetcr. Udwcvcr lidsindividual. After Three -Mile island short sighted attitude obviously and Chernobyl, do the politicians, seems to prevail on the Exeter .military and military industrial Town Council. complex actually believe- that the Yours truly world can continue to exist if nu- 1Paul Charrette clear weapons are used' J. rime Stoppers Crime Skippers and the Criminal Investigators at thc Exeter Detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Po- lice arc asking your help in solving this theft: On December 10,1987 at •-8:30 a.m. the operator of a back -hoc for Richard Bedard 'Construction-re- ttirncdto Cantain Beach Rd. in.Hay. Township -and found his back -hoc missing. Ile had parked the back- hoe on Cantain Rd. 150 metres west of Hwy 21 the afternoon before at 4:30 p.m.. Because of the size and weight of this vchicic, police be- lieve a tractor .truck with a float trailer was used to move it from the • arca. . The back -hoc is described as a 1986 Case 580c, yellow and brown in colour with damage to thc right rear fender. 1t has the following serial numbers: Case 580e - #I7039772 Engine - #0044170099 Transmission - #(016297192 Back -hoc unit - # 0017433545 If you witnessed anything about this theft or know the whereabouts of this vehicle, call Crime. Stop- pers of Huron County toll-free at 1-800-265-1777. If you have any information dealing with a crime call during officc hours 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Your call will not be traced nor recorded and your anonymity is guaranteed. You will never have to identify yourself nor testify in court. if your information leads to an arrest you could earn a cash reward of up to $1,000. Huron Day Centre plans annual bazaar CLINTON.- if you. enjoy social- izing. a piece of pie or muffin with tea, come and join us on October 28th here at the; I luron Day Centre • (11uron•icw) for our annual Bazaar. In recent months, the Huron Day Centre has been very busy. In May, volunteers and staff attended the Joint Conference which was held in Ottawa of Older Adult Centres of Ontario, Meals on Wheels and On- tario Home Support Association. The information acquired by those who attended was shared with those who wcrc unable to attend, to fur- ther enhance thc program. Several other informative workshops wcrc also attended in the spring. The -wheel-chair accessible bus was put to good use recently, with day trips to McCormick Home and Parkwooi Hospital in London, El- gin Manor in St. Thomas and to Dundas to visit with Ann St. Jean (former co-ordinator) at her Day Centre there. Incidentally, the bus is available for community use with advanced notice. The Stroke Recovery Club swim therapy has resumed again, running from June through to September. . • Many oatings have been enjoyed over the summer. The trip to To- ronto to a Blue Jays game proved a fun -filled day.. Several picnics to Bayfield, Godcrich and Mitchell wcrc cnjoycd in spite of the hot weather. The Godcrich Museum provided some nostalgia for many of thc clients. Back at the Day Centre, card play- ing, shuffleboard, playing ball, and crafts are enjoyed daily, as well as lunch. They have even pursued the making of jam. A sticky situation, matching. the weather. They will continue with footcare every six weeks while hairdressing and whirlpool baths are provided daily. A survey, conducted by the Uni- versity of Western Ontario is pres- ently being done, funded by Com- munity and Social Services to accumulate information on Day Care Centres. Staff, volunteers and clients arc being interviewed as to their feelings on Day Care. The Centre will be returning to thc bowling alley in September, both Tuesday mornings and Thurs- day afternoons. A hearty welcome to all new cli- ents and volunteers, and newly add- ed additions to the staff - Jo -Ann Todd, Activity Director aid Cathe- rine L3niRborough, Assistant Ac- tivity Director. Should anyone be interested in becoming involved in volunteering or as a participant in our program, .. please give us a call at 482-7983. ManyWestern ex St. -Bruno (Quebec) ports estimate Editor's note: Paul Charrette was that the Soviet armed forces con- Editor's and raised in the Zurich arca sumo as much as 17 percent -0300 � and lived in Exetcr for a number. of ,billion) of the Soviet gross nation- years before getting an employ - al product. Although actual figures merit vansfer to the Montreal arca arc not given, the same -experts es- in thcpast year. Lucan project costs Continued from fiont page debt. Steeper responded by explain- ing that, with high bacterial emis- sions fromthe current village la- goons, the ministries would not give priority to the water project. "The one I suspect they will okay is the sewer project," said Steeper. "la order to attract growth..,the sewers will not be enough," he said, pointing out industrial as well as residential growth is possible with a larger water supply. "In the past four years, that I know of, we've had to discourage four factories that would have come - into Lucan," said Steeper. • - Growth for 2,400 Steve. McMinn from M.M. IDjI- lon Consulting Engineers, detailed the reasoning. behind building a sewage treatment plant for Lucan. With enough capacity for a popula- tion of 2,400, the plant should be- - able to meet Lucan's demands for at least 10 years. A man in the -audience wondered why the plant was not being built for a larger population and a longer lifespan. McMinn replied that a population of 2,400 was an optimistic 40 per- cent increase, but noted the plant had to be kept affordable. "What we try to design for is a reasonable design period so the peo- ple here now can., afford it," McMinn said, adding that the design calls for the plant to be easily ex- pandable as the need arises. Don Plctch said the water pipeline will be hooked into the present Grand Bend/London line and will easily serve a population of 6,500. He was asked why the existing.net- work of wells could not be expanded at less cost than a pipeline. "The problem with the wells is there's just not enough water in the ground," Pletch said. Hydrogcolog- . ical studies, test wells, and environ- mental assessment studies on each well location would complicate the process. "It could cost up to twice as much to install a well," said Pletch. The pipeline will also require a new water storage tower. The present tower only has water re- • serves to provide up to 20 minutes of fire protection. Beyond that, the village- has to rely on emergency measures such as creeks, pons and swimming pools. After a barrage of angry com- ments from the audience, Steeper confronted the hecklers and said it was easy to take "cheap shots at council. "The fact remains, that we need - water, we need sewage, we need the growth," he said. From that point, the tone of the meeting changed: - "It's not for thrccor four ycars we - would have to pay this money. Let's go ahead and do it," remarked -one man, followed by the applause - - of the audienee.—Flc suggested there was enough time to save up the .. money to pay off the project up front. - Reycraft supports meters • MPP Doug Rcycraft arrived later in the -evening, but told the audience Lucan's experience was similar to when he was reeve of Glencoe. The town installed a lake water pipeline, but debentured it over 40 years, be- cause interest rates were lower than today. Reycraft did say he was pleased with Lucan's intention to eventually install water meter's on each house- hold. "Without water meters, there is no real incentive to conserve water," he said. Rcycraft, when asked why mini- stry approval and funding was hold- ing up the projects, explained that more project applications arrive at the ministry of the environment than there is funding to support, but he did say he was optimistic work could begin before Steeper's esti- mate -of three or four years. The Lucan Projects: what they will cost Total water pipeline project: _ $4,311,000 Total sewage treatment project: $5.428,000 Lucan's share after 79.63% funding $1,983,834. Option One: pay it off water - . $1,295 sewage - • $1.752 total - $3,047 Yearly maintenace water- $132 * sewage - $163 equals $24.58 mo. Option two: over 10 years water - $18.75 mo. sewage - $25.83 mo. plusmaintenance means a monthly bill of $69.16 * Same as current charges i Only single vehicle mishaps EXETER - All four accidents in- vestigated this wcck by officers of the Exeter detachment involved only one vchicic. At 12.30 p.m., Tuesday a vehicle driven by Jcnny Mommerstecg, RR 2 Grand Bend sustained heavy dam- age when it went out of control and rolled over on t lighway. 81 in Ste- phen township. The driver and a passenger Pam Park were treated at South lluron llospital in Exeter for minor injuries: . Only 15 minutes later the same day, a vehicle driven by Albert Chumanchcw of Trinidad went out of control on 1 tighway 81 while at- • tempting to avoid a pedestrian and rolled over. The driver and a passen- ger Debbie Gocan received treat- ment for minor injuries at South Huron llospital. - A vchicic driven by John Bjcrg, RR 211cnsall was demolishes{ when it left the roadway of Hay -Stanley road and flipped over in the ditch at 11.30 p.m., Friday. Bjcrg suffered minor injuries and was taken to Clinton Public Hospital for treat- ment. • The fourth mishap occurred Satur- day at 5.30 p.m. whcn a vchicic driven by Tammy Weir of Stratford left the roadway of Usborne sidcroad 15-16, cast of Exeter. it struck a raised furrow in a nearby field and flipped over; landing on its wheels. No injuries wcrc suffered, but the vchicic was demolished. During the wcck, offibc investi- gator 51 general metier n/es, laid 58 highway Traffic/ ct/charges, four under the Liq* iccnceAct, three Criminal Code , onc'trc pass to property and tw imparic driv- ing charges. They also issy four driving licence suspensions of 12 hours each. Unknown vehicle involved in Lucan area accident LUCAN - During the week of August 21 to 27, officers of thc Ontario Provincial Police detach- ment at Lucan investigated 50 gen- eral occtirrenccs'and two reportable motor vehicle accidents. Sunday August 21 at 5.15 p.m. ,on I ligtiway 7, an unknown vchicic was responsible for a mishap in- volving two other vehicles. • The unknown vchicic left the ac- •cident scene. ilte.011l. �. hides wcrc driven by Kenneth Sanders of Bloomfield, Michigan and Angela Jochems of London. Monday at 8.15 p.fn., a vchicic .operated by Ian Barr of Lucan went out of control in Weldon Park in -Arva and struck a tree. Two -pe ons received minor injuries. ' During the wcck, four cons wcrc charged with impaired dtivi three for violations of the Ligyi'or Licence Act and one driving liccncc suspension of 12 hours was issued. • Separate school teacher assistants get raise DUBLIN - The Huron -Perth Ro- makCatholic separate school hoard has approved a seven percent raise for teachcn assistants and a five per- cent raise for continuing education counsellors and driver education in- structors. Teacher assistants will receive from S7.23 to S8.62 an hour with up to five ycars' cxpericncc without an early childhood education certifi- cate and from $8.90 to $10.29 an hour with up to five ycars''cxperi- ence with an early education certifi- cate. Continuing education teachers will receive S22.95 an hour and principals will receive 528.40 an hour. Attendance instructors Will receive S13.75 an hour and driver education instructors will reccivc 513.75 an hour in the car and 517.15 an hour 'in the classroom.