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Budget is tight
Rec board reshuffles duties, boosts half rental
A reshuffling of board
member's duties and a new
schedule for hall rental fees
were approved at the
December 8 meeting of the
South Huron Rec Centre
board of management.
John Pym will be taking
over the chairman's duties
from Jerry MacLean who is
leaving the board. He will be
assisted by the new vice-
chairman Gary Bir-
mingham.
Bruce Shaw will also be
leaving the board to be
replaced as Exeter council's
representative by Al Epp. A
member from the town of
Exeter to take Jerry
MacLean's spot has yet to be
named.
Carolyn Merner and Bill
Mickle were returned as the
board's finance committee.
Stephen Township
representative Eric
Finkbeiner will be joining
Merner and Anne Prout on
the program committee.
The facilities committee
will be John Pym, Al Epp
and the board's second new
member.
Birmingham will be mov-
ing from facilities to join
Mickle in forming the per-
sonnel and policy com-
mittee.
Hall rental rates have
been increased slightly and
bar rental has been
categorized by the type of
group using the facility.
Friday evening hall rental
has been increased to $200
from $175. Saturday night
rentals were also increased
$25 to a new rate of $250
between 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Sunday to Thursday hall
rentals remain unchanged at
$15 per hour. but because of
increased clean-up costs,
midweek banquets will cost
$20 per hour.
A flat rate of $5- :tour
will be charged I., groups
still using the hall after 2
a.m.
Bar users will be defined
in two categories.
Category A includes local
service groups, recreation
groups connected with the
rec centre. the fair board
and minor sports groups.
This group will be allowed
to run the bar themselves as
long as supervision and
clean-up staff are provided.
Category B includes wed-
ding receptions. company
events and other activities
not covered in group A.
The Category B users will
have to pay a $4 per bottle
and a $4 per case corkage fee
for their drinks and supervi-
sion and clean-up will be
handled by the rec centre.
Both groups will be charg-
ed a flat rate rental of $25 for
groups of up to 200: $75 for
groups of 200-300: and $125
for groups over 300 to the
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hall's capacity of 517.
Both groups must also buy
mix and juice from the rec
center at 11.25 per bottle,
which includes ice and drink-
ing cups.
Kitchen rental has
dropped to $25 from $35 for
groups serving hot meals.
There will however be a 15
cent per plate fee added for
kitchen rental.
Cold lunches served from
the kitchen will be charged
$10 for the rental.
Foyer rental for groups
serving lunch in conjunction
with a hall rental will re-
main the same at $25.
Foyer charges for auction
sales and craft shows was in-
creased to $75 from $50.
Gary Birmingham said
those groups that are mak-
ing money and can afford to
pay for rentals should be
charged and smaller groups
should be accommodated.
The board hopes to use
some form of rec centre con-
trolled volunteer supervision
for hall events.
It was suggested the board
members each be made
responsible for arranging
volunteers on an equal
number of event nights.
MacLean. noting some
members may have difficul-
ty arranging for volunteers,
and would be devoting more
of their personal time to
volunteer work. suggested a
new committee of the board
be set up to arrange the
volunteers.
Pym said volunteers could
be arranged through the ser-
vice clubs and be paid by the
user's corkage fees. This
was it would be no added ex-
pense to the centre.
Pym added the new fees
were trying to generate
more income from the areas
the facilities committee felt
the centre was losing
money.
He added that weddings,
anniversaries and out of
town events were the area in
which the board ran into the
most problems.
The personnel and policy
committee reported that
Lynn Farquhar was
recommended to council as
the rec director.
MacLean said council was
quite excited about the
recommendation and felt the
board was on the right track.
Mickle suggested the
board's old and new per-
sonnel committees meet to
draw up a new job descrip-
tion now that the board has
hired a rec director in place
of a recration administrator.
It was also suggested
some form of working agree-
ment be arranged with
Stephen township for Far-
quhar's services.
MacLean said later that
this would be a step towards
a regional recreation
program. He added that
Grand Bend had co-operated
in swimming with Exeter
last summer and suggested
Stephen could join in a
summer program with the
rec centre.
The rec centre hasn't "an
extra penny to put
anywhere" reported Carolyn
Merner for the finance com-
mittee.
She said the budget would
be really tight for the
remainder of the year, but
noted that concession booth
returns were up.
Facilities reported there
was still work to be done on
the showers in the dressing
rooms and garbage removal.
A fee of *200 for a Junior D
hockey tournament was
accepted as recommended
by the facilities committee.
The rec centre will supply
and serve food to the
players, while the hockey
group will help serve meals
and clean-up.
The group will also pay
$470 for about 17 hours of Ice
time and will be running the
bar for the event.
In other business:
The board hired secretary
Joanne Fields as a full time
employee.
The rec centre may play
host to a Nomads camping
club meet in May of 1983.
Mickle said this would re-
quire camping spaces for
over 400 trailers and
suggested the event by co-
ordinated with the grounds
development committee to
make sure it does not con-
flict with phase three of the
development project.
The board will also be in-
vestigating an offer made by
the Exeter Lioness Club to
donate creative playground
equipment to the rec centre.
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Fires cause damage
Continued from front page
$10,000 to 120,000 to repair
the damage.
The firemen were at the
scene for close to three hours
fighting the stubborn blaze,
which was contained
primarily to the attic and
roof. They had to chop a hole
in the roof to get at the fire.
Fire Chief Gary Middleton
said the cause of the blaze
was an over -heated stove
pipe from a wood stove going
into the chimney.
It was the second fire in
the Kirkton area in the past
couple of weeks associated
with a wood stove.
Middleton urged all home
owners to have all wood
stoves installed according to
the Ontario Building Code
and the Manufacturer's
specifications.
He also noted that chim-
neys and pipes should be
cleaned out every two or
three weeks if they are being
constantly used.
& qqF A Guide For Homeowners From Your Fire Department
•Heating with wood fuels
Burning wood may produce a higher temperature
than oil and gas. So it's important to keep
anything that could catch fire at least four feet
away from the charging side of the appliance.
Wood -burning units also shouldn't be connected
to any chimneys that aren't capable of handling
the higher heat levels.
Other hazards include sparks escaping from the
stove and buildups of creosote. a highly combust-
ible tar -like deposit from condensed wood gases.
But these threats to your life and your home can
be reduced by using some common sense and
following these guidelines.
Shopping
Buy only units which have been certified for use
with wood by the Canadian Standards Associa-
tion or the Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada.
Combination wood -gas units are not approved.
Stoves. including the grates. should be in good
condition Doors and dampers should fit tightly so
that you can control the rate of combustion.
Before installing
Hire an expert to make sure the flue pipe and the
chimney are in good repair and can handle the
higher temperatures
If you originally had a coal or wood -burning
furnace in your home and later converted to gas
or oil, restoration should be relatively simple.
However, some chimneys are designed for oil or
gas and may not be adequate
Masonry of ULC -certified, factory -built chimneys
are safe for use with wood. But masonry chim-
neys should have a fire clay flue liner.
No materials that could catch fire should be
closer than two inches (five centimetres) from the
chimney. Chimneys should extend at least three
feet (90 centimetres) above a flat roof and at least
two feet (60 centimetres) higher than any part of
Other Pamphlets Also Available AT The
- Home Hazard Warnings
- Sixty Ways to Prevent Fire in Your Home
As energy costs continue to soar, many Ontarians are rekindling an old
Home—wood fires. With proper forest management w.00d can provide
a cheap, clean, renewable energy source.
But don't forget you're playing with fire. An improperly installed or
maintained fireplace, stove or combination wood -oil unit is a fire
hazard.
a sloped roof within ten feet (three metres)
horizontally of the chimney.
If flue pipes must pass tnrough combustible walls,
a heat -dispersing thimble at least 18 inches (45
centimetres) in diameter should encircle the
pipes.
. Contact your insurance agent before adding a
new heating system. It may be considered an
additional risk resulting in higher premiums. If
you do not notify your agent and a fire occurs,
your insurance may not apply.
A building permit will probably be required.
Check with your municipality about this before
work begins. Because of the additional fire
hazards consider installing a smoke detector.
Installing
Keeping your unit a safe distance away from
combustible materials is the most important
consideration here. Safe clearances are listed in
the Ontario Building Code, referred to here, the
National Building Code and the Canadian Heat-
ing, Ventilating and Air -Conditioning Code.
Copies are available at your local library.
The stove or free-standing fireplace must be kept
at least three feet (90 centimetres) away from
unprotected walls or partitions unless its label
indicates a closer clearance
If a metal or a metal and asbestos shield is used,
and at least one inch (2.5 centimetres) of
clearance between the shield and wall is provided,
the stove may be located as close as 18 inches
(45 centimetres).
Furniture, wood storage bins and other flammable
items should be kept at least three feet (90
cenfimetres) away from wood -burning units.
Exeter Fire Hall For Your Safety
- Check Your Home For Fire Hazards
- Check Your Home For Electrical Hazards
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It's safest to connect the stove to its own
chimney. However it may share a chimney with
appliances on the same floor provided the
chimney is large enough and connections con-
form to the Ontario Building Code.
Lighting
Use wood chips, kindling, shavings or newspap-
ers to light your fire. Never use flammable liquids
such as gasoline, kerosene or charcoal lighter
fluid.
Maintenance
Chimney fires are commonly caused by creosote,
a tar -like deposit from condensed wood gases,
which can be ignited by heat in the chimney.
Minimize the buildup of creosote by avoiding the
use of green wood. Slow burning fires such as
those in stoves with tightly -controlled drafts also
increase creosote deposits. Raising the flue
temperature will reduce the amount of creosote
buildup.
Clean stovepipes and flues regularly. When your
unit is first installed, check it daily for creosote
buildup until you have determined how frequently
cleaning with a specially -designed wire brush is
necessary. Because hotter fires produce less
creosote, you should have to clean less often in
cold weather.
Ashes should be removed from the stove fre-
quently, disposed 'of In a metal waste tin with a
tightly -fitting lid and moved outside immediately.
Always treat ashes as though they contain hot
embers.
Danger!
Units which are added on to oil or gas units are
hazardous. For that reason they are not certified
for such use and should not be installed.
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