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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-11-25, Page 1Riddell doubts Centralia will be chosen uron Is South Cayuga's gain go- ing to be Hurons loss? That's theuestion that ' frises for residents of Huron ollowing the decision by the Ontario Waste Management Corp. to reject the proposed South Cayuga liquid in- dustrial waste treatment and disposal complex. While residents of the South Cayuga area will be cheering the decision, it may have an effect on Huron residents. Sites in Huron are among those which may be considered as alternatives. Actually, a site in Ashfield Township north of Goderich was the top location selected HOT DOGS FOR SALE — Doug Deline and Terry Gibb were in charge of selling hot dogs at Saturday's Open House at ARC Industries in Dashwood. T -A photo Don't want roads used as headlands Tuckersmith Township roads are not headlands, Tuckersmith council noted and farmers should not use them for this purpose. At their November 17 meeting. council warned township farmers not to use the roads as headlands for turning'.plows' and stressed that if the practice con- tinues. farmers will be fin- ed. "People don't have to use the roads," Reeve Robert Bell noted. "they can turn on their own land." The main concern of coun- cil is that large deposits of dirt and mud are Left on the MOM HELPS, THE CHAiR TOO — With help from mom Barb and a chair, Kim Possmore skated during a moms and tots hour at the South Huron Rec Centre, Thursday morning. road by the turning plows, causing a possible hazard to other traffic. Reeve Bell noted however that mud from harvest machinery leaving the fields does not cause as great a problem, but noted that a bylaw is be- ing drawn up to restrict plows from depositing great amounts of dirt. Other townships, Reeve Bell said. have a set charge for and extra work required by the roads department to remove the dirt and the cost of the clean-up is charged to the owner. Tuckersmith may be taking a similar route of action to limit this problem. In other council news, it was decided not to build a $4,000 detour route around the Roman Line Bridge. A new bridge is being con- structed but Reeve Bell noted. 'I think for the amount of traffic on that road that a $4,000 detour would be questionable." Council agreed that it would be easier. and less expen- sive. to re-route traffic that regularly uses the road. Last year, Tuckersmith Council donated $100 to the Clinton Minor Hockey Association, but they agreed this year not to make this a regular donation. A request from Clinton Minor Hockey was turned down and Reeve Bell noted that council was not in the habit of donating to minor hockey because it could set a precedent. Coun- cil understood that last year's donation was a one- time effort to help purchase new hockey sweaters. More than 50 people have opposed the proposed ap- pointment of Jim Rose to the newly formed Seaforth and District Centre Board. Coun- cil received a petition signed by more than 50 township residents who recommended that Tuckersmith's Coun- cillor Jim Papple be named to the board. which will be directing the construction of the new community arena in Seaforth. The board members were selected at a meeting held,in Please turn to page 3 next chemical waste site? by the consulting firm of MacLaren Engineers. However, the South Cayuga site was chosen by the ministry of the environ- ment because it was more centrally located than the Huron site, the latter being considered more en- vironmentally suitable. One report indicated that a site near Centralia was also in the list of those which would now be studied in view of the decision to reject the Cayuga site. Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell, when con- tacted Monday by the T -A, said the report of a site near Centralia being considered "comes as a surprise to me". He reported that the Cen- tralia location had never been mentioned in com- mittee (of which he was a member) but added that he would check it out. Riddell called back later to say that a location near Centralia was in fact designated on the map out- lining possiblp site choices, but it was nOt considered a priority site. "I doubt if they'll give it (Centralia) a'second look," he commented, noting it would be in conflict with land use in the area, par- ticularly with the increased agriculture research being_ conducted by the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. Environment' minister Keith Norton has indicated that it will be up to the On- tario Waste Management Corp. to look at the previous- ly considered sites as well as any additional ones which can be located. Dr. D. A. Chant, president of the Corp. said there would be preliminary studies to determine the validity of the criteria on which MacLaren made its recommendations. "I think the criteria are subject to question. "It's totally impossible at this stage to judge how quickly we can move." Chant stated. Chant stressed that any future site recommended Five hurt in collisions Five people sustained minor injuries in the six collisions investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. Most seriously injured was Kenneth Wildfong, Zurich, who suffered leg injuries on Tuesday when his vehicle left Highway 84 west of Hen- sall and struck a culvert. The driver was taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment. Damage in the accident was listed at $1.500. Also on Tuesday, vehicles driven by Lloyd Schwartzen- truber. Hay, and Harry Debroat. Clinton, collided on Highway 4 north of Exeter, with damage of $2,400. Wednesday evening, a vehicle owned by Barbara Gackstetter. RR 2 Zurich, was struck by an unknown vehicle in the Hensall park- ing lot. Damage was $500. In another Wednesday collision, damage was set at $4.500 when vehicles operated by William Heather. RR 1 Granton, and Terry Ness -Jack, Oakville, collided on Highway 23 at the junction of the Kirkton Road. Minor injuries were sustained by both drivers and damage was estimated at 84,500. There was one collision on Friday, it occurring on Highway 84 at Nelson St. in Hensall. Drivers involved were Dorothy Corbett, Hen- sall. and David McGregor, RR 3 Kippen. Damage was $1.000. The final collision of the week was on Saturday on Highway 4 north of Hensall. Drivers involved in that one were Gary Armstrong, Lon- don, and Mervin Jones, Walton. Both sustained minor injuries and damage was listed at $650. Savings increase despite high interest Exeter Co-op The year 1981 was very successful for the Exeter District Co -Operative with sales reaching an all-time high. Close to 300 persons atten- ding the annual meeting Fri- day night at the South Huron Rec Centre were told sales reached more than five and a half million dollars, an in- crease of 24 percent from a year ago. Savings were listed at $118,716, up $27,801 from last year. In his report manager Derwood Braithwaite said, "Increased sales is the ma- jor factor that has enabled savings to remain at about the same level as last year and it is a tribute to the sup- port given by members and patrons, especially when you consider the economic climate we have experienc- ed in 1981. Braithwaite continued, ‘"Growth In sales and service is the one opportunity we have to offset continually rising expenses. We had an increase of about 12 percent in most product areas." sales hit The manager said the amount of interest paid was $154,000, an increase of $33,000 from the previous year. He added, "We were successful in August to ob- tain a small business development bond in the amount of $400,000." Braithwaite continued, "During the past year your Co -Operative has taken two major steps in assuring con- tinued growth in services to its members. One was the installation of a Waconia tower fertilizer blender should undergo an en- vironmental assessment with full public hearings, in- cluding provincial financing to provide persons in- terested in the issue to prepare their cases. Norton, however, would not promise an environmen- tal assessment. "What we see happening today is the successful working of a mechanism put in place by my predecessor (Parrott). I don't view it as a setback. This process is working and it will continue to work. It has led to a conclusion." Norton would not be precise on how long the site selection process will take but estimated it could be less than three years. "The urgency is still there. The waste is still being generated. We are not going to put any citizens of this province at risk." Huron County's prime agricultural land and rural community are incom- patable with a large scale toxic waste disposal site ac- cording to the Huron County Federation of Agriculture's president, Gerry Fortune. Huron County's Ashfield township or a location in the south end of thecounty has been mentioned as a possible alternative for the now re- jected South Cayuga site. At the HCFA meeting in Clinton. November 19, direc- tors unanimously agreed the site for such a plant should be centrally located, as close -as possible to the major areas of waste production, e.g. Windsor/Sarnia and Hamilton/Toronto to minimize transportation hazards. That it should be located adjacent to the ma- jor transportation routes which would be used, both road and rail, to minimize road upgrading and transportation costs. It should conform to all the criteria for selection of candidate regions set out in the MacLaren report to the Ministry of (he Environ- ment, August 1979. and that full environmental assess- ment hearings must be held to ensure public participa- tion and safety. The direc- tors noted that according to the MacLaren report Huron County is one of the few counties in SW Ontario with no sources of toxic liquid wastes. The Huron Federation has been following the develop- ment of the site selection process since the need was first announced over a year ago. In December 1980 they sent a letter to the current Minister of Environment. Dr. Parrott, asking for infor- mation on the procedures used to select disposal sites and the studies of the actual sites in Ontario. The Ministry never responded to the Federation's request - no information was ever received. Jim McIntosh, 2nd vice - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Ninth Year president summarized the poultry. milk and eggs into discussion by saying, "We the urban areas and don't produce and sell beef, pork, ask them to take our waste products manure), why should we have to take their wastes out in the country?" INVEST BEAVER LEADERS — District Commissioner Ross Hallam of Goderich was in Ex eter Thursday night to invest new leaders into the first Exeter Beaver Pock. Above Hallam congratulates Deb Waldeck and Dorothy Spears. T -A photo r_^ & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 25, 1981 Price Per Copy 40 cents CITIZEN OF THE YEAR — Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., centre, was named Exeter's citizen of the year. Wednesday, an honor that drew words of praise from many Ontario political and law dignitaries, including Premier William Davis. Mayor Bruce Shaw made the presentation and on the right is Clare Westcott, executive assistant to Premier Davis who mode a presentation on behalf of the province to the former chairman of the Ontario Police Commission and Ontario Progressive Conservative oar ty, Staff photo Premier Davis joins accolades for Exeter's citizen of year When Elmer"). Bel1,Q.C., was named Exeter's "Citizen of the Year" at Wednesday's annual civic banquet. he expressed the opinion that the honor was undeserved. However. the plaudits bestowed on him ranged all the way up to Ontario Premier William Davis and differed with the recipient's opinion of the deserving nature of the honor. "1 have a horrible feeling you're scraping the bottom of the barrel," the local lawyer commented after receiving a plaque from Mayor Bruce Shaw. but he quickly added that "One can't help but feel very good $5½ to be honored in this way". The choice of Bell as this year's recipient elicited con- gratulations to him from At- torney General Roy McMur- try. Acting OPP Com- missioner J.L Erskine. The Honorable Mr. Justice Frank Callaghan of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Ontario Police Commission Chairman Shaun MacGrath and Premier Davis. The comnnrnications were read at the banquet by Clare Westcott. executive assis- tant to Premier Davis. The former said that Davis was unable to attend due to a prior commitment in Boston. Shaw described Bell as an Did better than UCO million which provides increased output capacity along with the ability to mix micro- nutrients into fertilizer." The other major addition was the installation of a computerized accounting system which has provided savings in labour along with allowing for future growth. In the president's report Gerald McBride said members equity has decreased to 52.5 percent from 54.9 percent at the end of last year. This drop has been caused by the fact there is $106.350 in member loans coming due in 1982 and this amount has been taken out of equity and is shown as a current liability. McBride continued. "It is essential that your Co -Op be able to renew these member loans in the coming year if we are to maintain equity at the desired 53 to 60 percent range." The financial statement presented by district TJCO manager Bill Deyell showed gross sales in the lumber Please turn to page 3 "exceptional citizen.' in many ways. noting his con- tribution to Exeter as well as the province A former chairman of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and the Ontario Police Commission. the Mayor noted that the local roan was one of the community's better known citizens and the town had benefitted greatly from the fact this area was the P(' power base for several years through the efforts of Bell. the Hon. C.S Mac•Naughton and the Hon William A. Stewart Bell is a life number of the Exeter lions. honorary member of the hoard of directors of South Huron Hospital. a facility in which he played an instrumental roll in establishing. and a former member of the area high school hoard in his letter. McMurtry congratulated the citizens of Exeter "for their impec- cable taste" in the selection Please turn to page 3 Authority among grant recipients The Ausable-Bayfield conservation authority is one of seven area recipients of federal ministry of em- ployment and immigration, Canada community development project grants. A press release from the office of Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff announced that the conservation authority would be receiving a 810,816 grant to create 52 weeks of work for one ad- ditional employee. Dan Kennaley, watershed planning and community relations co-ordinator for the authority said he was a little dissappointed in the amount of the grant, as the authority had originally applied for grants to employ four people. He said the authority plans to scale down its original proposal which was to help with watershed planning. The person hired Kennaley said, would probably be working on a soil erosion potential inventory (survey) on the Bayfield river watershed and on an assessment of water quality and quantity in the Ausable and Bayfield Rivers. These two he said, were the most important aspects of the original proposal. Kennaley added the authority didn't expect to get the full amount requested, and was happy that they were getting a portion. The release stated the projects would bring 8100.000 of federal funding into the Huron -Bruce riding and create the equivalent of 11 new jobs. Other grants include: 823.712 to create four jobs expanding the facilities at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend: the Vanastra recreation centre will receive 813.000 for day care for the physically disabled: The Van Egmond Foundation will get 823.358 for "A million acres of history FLOAT 11 in Goderich will receive 88,320: The Town and Country Homemakers in Wingham will get 89,984 for a volunteer outreach program; and the Maitland Valley conservation, authority, Wroxeter, will receive 110,816. The release quoted Cardiff as saying "While there is never complete support from the government for projects which are proposed under this kind of program, we in Huron -Bruce appear to have gained increasing ac- ceptance this year for our proposals." Fire guts corn dryer A weekend fire in a Greenway corn dryer caused an estimated $200.000 damage Saturday morning. The facility is owned by John Twynstra and is under lease to Maple Leaf Mills. According to manager of operations Brad Ford. the cause is unknown although he said he suspects it was ig- nited by smouldering chaff. The burning started at the top of the dryer, he said. Unit 3 from Dashwood, Grand Bend and Parkhill fire departments responded to the call. They had to return to the dryer at 9:00 that same night when the remaining corn re -ignited. The replacement cost is estimated to be 8200.000. he said Fixing the dryer would he somewhat less expensive. he hoped About 1.700 bushels nt corn were lost. WIN CUP DRAW Thrid Of the four potential prize winners have been determined in the annual Exeter Lion: ('lub Grey Cup drays The first prize of 8500 was won hs John Michiels. RR 3 Komoka The third quarter prize of $75 was won by John Vtsch from Mississauga. him N1cl,ean of Exeter won the halt time prize of 850 The -only prize yet to be claimed is $25 for the first quarter score CO-OP HOLDS ANNUAL - - The annual meeting of the Exeter District Co•Ope'ative �,•, Huron Rec Centre Shown from the left ore local Co-op president Gerald McBride t sr -'r 0,"O,• UCO district manager Bill Deyell, UCO district director Bob Down. • i.w light at the South vc'od Braithwaite, T -A photo