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Times-Advocate, 1986-01-29, Page 17so i .. s Ministry gives operafgr time to clean. up grantee;:-Lucait dump w1U expire, but outside the house Bradley said the extension had been approved "in the past couple of Environment Minister . Jim, Bradley has granted a six-month ex- tension for operators of a controver- sial garbagee dump near Lucan, and unwittingly responded to a question his own leader, David Peterson, ask- ed about the site'more than 21/2 years ago. New Democrat MPP Rutb Grier (Toronto -Lakeshore) pulled a fast one Monday when she rose in the legislature to ask Bradley about the continued operation of the C.H. Lewis (Lucent Ltd. landfill site which, she said, has been in contravention of con- ditions set by the environment ministry since 1972: "Is the minister aware," Grier said, reading from a document, "that the dump was registered to receive waste from 5,000 people in three com- munities and it is now receiving the waste from some 16,000 people in many more communities, including London Township, Lobo, the Univer- sity of Western Ontario and the Ipper- wash army base?" Bradley said he was aware of the situation. It had been brought to his attention by some of the local residents at an environment con- ference in late November or early December. "I reviewed it with my officials and I am not satisfied that it is operating appropriately. As a result, I have given them (the private operator) a period of six months to clean up their act. If they do not clean up their act, that's it." As Bradley was speaking, Peter- son, seated farther down the govern- ment row,was trying fronty g to attract Bradley's attention, apparently because the NDP environment critic's queston had rung a bell. But Grier managed to interject her ploy into the record, saying to Speaker Hugh Edighoffer: "I am glad you did not rule my question out of order because it was a verbatim ex- tract from Hansard of June 22, 1983, at which time it had been asked by the member for London Centre." Peterson was leader of the opposi- tion at that time. A check with the Hansard record of that earlier debate disclosed he had put the query to then Conservative environment. minister Keith Norton who had replied there were 1,500 landfill sites in Ontario and he did not have details of the Lucan dump at his fingertips. Environment ministry officials con - { Sim vi By SHIRLEY COOPER Elimville United Church W 1neii- " met recently at the church. The World Outreach committee were in charge. Mrs. Emerson Penhale led in the "Call to Worship". Mrs. Penhale led in prayer of con- fession. Ruth Skinner read articles on three different missionaries. The Bi- ble study was on Rahab. Ruth Skin- ner read the scriptures and then everyone joined in groups to answer questions on Rahab. Mrs. Penhale then read an article on her and led in discussion on the answers. Mrs. Marion Skinner receiv- ed the collection and Mrs. Penhale led in the prayer of Dedication. Miss Skinner read a poem "A New Year's Pie". The hymn "In Christ There is No East or West" was sung by all. President Mrs. Floyd Cooper open- ed the business part of the meeting with a poem "If God Went on Strike". The roll call was answered by "Bring a tea towel or dish cloth". Members were reminded to save Valu Mart and Darling's IGA tapes for the manse committee. The meal and quilting prices were set. A committee of Mrs. Marion Skin- ner, Mrs. Howard Johns and Mrs. Dennis Rowe were put in to look after fixing the song books. Mrs. John Bat- ten read the auditor's report. A social time followed. Correction- During the church ser- vice, Jason William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Batten, was baptized at Elimville United Church. suited later were not. Immediately aware of Bradley's decisions or the precise date the six-month extension six-month extension weeks." The Lewis dump was issued a pro- vislonal.operating certificate in 1972 WINNERS Winning pa cipants in the M.S. Readathan at Exeter Public School were (back left) Fred Godbolt, Becky Morgan, Maeling Chong (greatest number of books read), Jennifer Eifert, Corissa White and (front) Chris Jongkind, Chris Cowell (most money collected), Ben Guenther, Rebecca Darling, Kim Campbell, Andrea Weigand and Lisa Bean. Absent: Susanne Fader, Bert Fader. PagelA • Imes - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North timbton Since 1873 I: a: ,:•.i, a. voca 1 3 • January 29, 1986 Huronview changes suggested tQ make less .institutional Huronview Home for the Aged suf- fers at present from several short- comings of design which are typical of the homes built about a generation ago, says an architectural study prepared last year. The design philosophy at the time Huronview was built concentrated on the ra- tionality of design which was almost relentless in its maximization of economy, centralization of services and use of minimum standard s and dimensions throughout. The homes that such thinking pro- duced are very similar to hospitals, — institutional in both character and operation, says the feasibility study prepared by architects, Snider, Reichard and March. The study was commissioend by the Huronview Management Committee for the County of Huron. Over the past several years it has become clear that this institutional environment is insufficient in caring for the emotional and social needs of the aged. Experience has shown that the rational environment has a detrimental effect on the morale of both residents and staff alike, says the report. In contrast, every effort is made to- day to create an environment which fosters a sense of dignity, privacy, respect and as much as is possible, in- dependence. This new thinking at- tempts to provide the resident with a place to live which is supportive of their sense of self worth and purpose, while at the same time providing for their special physical needs and limitations. The specific shortcomings at Huronview stem directly from the in- stitutional character of the design. They include the large centralized washroom facilities and the loss of privacy and dignity they impose; the high precentage of 4 -bed hospital ward type rooms which inhibit any measure of resident privacy; the relentless corridor circulation system which displays a total lack of mean- ingful communal space and W WELCOMES UCVISITORS --- At Monday's Huron -Perth Presbyterial UCW conference, Exeter United Church president Audrey MacGregor welcomes Myra Lovell of Kippen, Lois Wilson, Centralia and Shirley Cooper, Elimville. T -A photo nhtr{fr Mid- Win ter Specials OIN Fresh baked from _our oven to your Bread ``�� ' table Tasty, pkg. of 8 Chelsea Buns Fresh baked Soft Dinner Rolls Delicious, pkg. of 6 Butter Tarts 6/'1.59 '1.69 dor. 99C Danish Havarti "Butter" Cheese Ib: '3.49 Maple Leaf Processed Slices Ib. '3.19 Tasty Nu Pi -ice Fresh doily - Good selection ea. 40C d '2.99 Donuts 6/$1.99 Battery (# Cheese House maw aw ' ZURICH 2964112 i. 4 discourages attempts at casual social f to create a place which emphasizes its interaction; the minimum standards function as a home, by offering a live - applied to the residents' rooms in ly interesting and character rich terms of size and lack of personal series of spaces for the elderly to in - storage space; the centralized lova- 'habit. They have tried to address the tion of the nurses' stations for patient t chronic problems of the institutional surveillance and the hospital type t home with the consistent aim to segregation of males and females. humanize its character, to preserve Given the state of the existing I the dignity of its inhabitants and to building and a concern for budgetary make proVisions for their special constraints, the study proposes to physical needs. renovate the home to bring it up to the . In today's world, economic and con - standards of design require for to- ;servation concerns force acceptance day and the future, as m h as is 1pfl the inherent value of existing feasible, - In the opinion of - the 'ar- . ;kJ.) clings. They must be considered as chiteets this involves the decomposia resources to be enhanced and recycl- tion of the institutional character of ed rather than merely discarded and the home and its replacement with a replaced. According to the study, the warm, dignified and humane proposal for the renovation program environment. can extend the effective lifespan of The study proposes major the buildings and ensure the home's modifications to the existing circula- continuing success in both serving the tion system geared to providing a needs of the elderly and in what is more varied, lively appearance and soon to become a very competative a more intimate sense of place or marketplace. identity to each wing. This new system winds through or around larger group activity areas as well as brushing by many small occasional sitting areas, creating many oppor- tunities for social interaction. Wherever possible the centralized washrooms have been taken out to open up the service core for new recreational uses. The alternative proposed introduces many individual washrooms adjacent to the units themselves at a rate of one washroom per two units. The improvement in privacy along more than justifies the expense this involves, says the report. A large proportion of these new washrooms are sized to service the handicapped. The architects observe in the report that it is important for the residents to become attached to their wing and think of its as their home. To this end each wing is provided with a signifi- cant area to act as a recereational focus and give each wing a sense of individuality. This has been achieved in the various wings through the in- troduction of several skylights, solaria and an enclosed atrium. The design proposes to radically reduce the number of four bed ward type rooms in favour of the two bed type. Careful planning and the reallocation of the under used "end of corridor" lounges has enabled the ar- chitects to reduce the impact of this more to the minimum. The home's overall capacity drops by seven per- cent. In the opinion of the architects, the improvements in care that the two bed type of unit provides justifies this minimal loss. The existing units are marked by minimum size and by a lack of per- sonal storge space. By modifying four bed units into a two bed unit with built-in closets, adjacent washrooms and small sitting areas, the units have been genuinely improved. Where this was not possible, improvements have been made in other ways. For exam- ple, the bedroom solaria in Sum- merhill wing. A large porportion of the units are built for handicapped use. All new units feature built-in closets. Statistics indicate that in 15 years the over 65 population will reach a whopping 12 percent of our society. These expanding numbers of elderly persons will obviously include people with a wide range of interests and ac- tivities, as well as varying physical needs and limitations, says the study. As a consequence, they will need both a more flexible and vital environment in which to live than the older institu- tional homes can hope to offer in their present state. In the proposed renovation of Huronview, the architects have tried tinder a grandfather clause of the pro- vincial waste' management law in- troduced at that time. In the past two years it has been the subject of wide- ly publicized hearings and court cases and a provincial environmental ap- peal board ordered it closed last year. A grandfather clause is a term used to describe legislation which permits existing nonconforming operations time to comply with a new law. However, the operators appealed the board's decision to divisional court and the closure order was struck down when the firm assured the court it would comply with operating conditions set by the pro- vince and accept wastes from only the three municipalities approved by that document. Bradley said arguments often rais- ed against closure of many local dumps is "where are you going to put the garbage - on the street?" He said the Lucan situation could not be tolerated indefinitely and if it is not brought within compliance of its operating certificate it will be ordered closed. Interviewed outside the legislature, Grier said operators of the Lewis dump had "signed contracts to take garbage from a wider and wider area, in defiance of or ignoring the approval process." 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