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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-08-06, Page 3Kerrio says they're only albinos Times -Advocate, August 6, 1986 Page* Oovernn.ont can't protect white squirrels If Exeter residents hope to protect the local white squirrel population, they'll have to do it themselves without the aid of the provincial government listing the squirrels under the Endangered Species Act. That was the message contained in a letter to council this week by the minister of natural resources, Vin- cent G. Kerrio. In his letter, Kerrio explained that the white squirrels living in the com- munity belong to the species sciurus carollnensis, which is commonly known as the eastern gray squirrel. "Albinism is the likeliest explana- tion for the white coloration of the squirrels in your area, although it CRUISE WINNER —Clarence Farwell,Zurich, holds a brochure telling about the cruise he won in the promotion draw sponsored by the Exeter BIA. He is shown with Doug Ellison of Ellison Travel (left), BIA chairman Karen Pfaff with the winning entry, and Jim Russell, chairman of the promotion committee. Driver gets addition to licence suspension A London man whose driver's licence has been under suspension for a variety of driving offences, was fin- ed $500 and given a further six month suspension when he appeared in Ex- eter court, Tuesday, on a charge of driving while under suspension. Douglas Allen Barrett, 492 Tecumseh Drive, London, pleaded guilty to the charge before Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake and was given five months in which to pay the fine. Barrett was stopped in Exeter on February 9 and admitted his licence was under suspension. The court was told the licence had been suspended for incidents of im- paired driving, dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. Glen Munroe Nixon, 72 Richmond St., Hensall, was fined $153.75 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident in Hensall on July 5. Local cleric bids farewell Exeter Christian Reformed Church bids farewell to its pastor of the last five and one-half years, Rev. Bernard De Jonge. It was on June 29 that Rev. De Jonge informed the congregation that he would be leaving to assume new pastoral duties in the town of An - caster, a larger congregation, which is only eight years old and facing the prospect of a Targe college campus being built only three kilometers away. Rev. De. Jonge will be taking leave of his duties here on August 17. He will be preaching a farewell sermon in the evening service at 7:30 p.m. All guests and visitors from Exeter com- munity are welcome to attend this service. He plans to move his household ef- fects on August 29, in time to establish his home and get the children in school the first of September. We bid him farewell and wish him God's blessing, on his family and his new work. August 10 at 7 p.m. the Exeter Christian Reformed Church will be having an outdoor park service in,Ex- eter's McNaughton Park. This ser- vice will be informal dress, (lawn chairs and blankets will serve as pews! ), music will be provided by Em- manuel Singers of Palmerston- Ilarriston. Exeter community is en- couraged to come and hear also Rev. De Jonge, who will be the speaker for this service. • Evidence revealed that Nixon was turning west off Highway 4 when he collided with a vehicle stopped at the intersection of Highway 84. A witness said the accused fell out of his vehi- cle, got back in and drove away. Nixon disputed a suggeston that he had been drinking, saying that he fell out of the vehicle because he wasn't wearing a seat belt and the odor of alcohol detected on his breath by the investigating officer was from drink- ing when he got home after being in- volved in the collision. The Hensall man was given 60 days in which to pay the fine and was ad- vised that the conviction would result in seven demerit points. Another Hensall man, James. R. Reid, 133 King St., was fined $400 after being convicted on a charge of hav- ing open liquor readily available in a vehicle on June 20. The investigating officer reported that he stopped a vehicle on conces- sion 4-5 of Hay Township at 11:40 p.m. and that there was a part bottle of beer under the seat and a bottle from which b1if had spilled on the floor mat on the driver's side. Reid, who pleaded not guilty, said he had not been drinking and the part bottle of beer was there from the previous afternoon and the spilled substance was a soft drink, not beer. He said another passenger in the vehicle at the time could have testified that Reid hadn't been drink- ing, but he didn't think he'd need the testimony and hadn't called the other person as a witness. Reid admitted to having five per- vious liquor convictions. He was given Authority Continued from front page The Huron -Middlesex MPP also thanked the Authority for joining his 'ministry as an ally in the fight against soil erosion and in promoting better soil and water management practices among farmers. Ile termed soil conservation of vital importance "if we're to sustain the levels of agricultural production we've achieved over the years." MP Murray Cardiff also brought greetings and lauded the greater level of concern now being shown throughout the world for the protec- tion of farm land, natural resources and air quality. Authority chairman Gordon Johnson was master of ceremonies and termed the anniversary an "auspicious occasion". Prior to the official ceremony, the Authority's new 130 -foot bridge across the Ausable east of the reservoir was officially opened. six months to pay the fine. Douglas Mason, Dashwood, plead- ed guilty to the same charge arising from an incident on July 20 and was fined $275 and given tWo months to pay. The court learned Mason had three previous convictions and the Justice of the Peace advised him that the next conviction would result in a fine of $400. His vehicle was stopped at 2:40 a.m. in Stephen Township and the in- vestigating officer said he saw something being thrown out the passenger's window. A search of the vehicle resulted in finding one full bottle of beer and a broken bottle under the front seat and a part bottle of beer was also found on the side of the road. Paying speeding fines at Tuesday's court were Carl D. Potter, 301 Baseline Road, London, and Domenic Cancilla, Mississauga. The London man was fined $126.75 for driving at a speed of 135 in an 80 km. zone in Hay Township on July 15 and Cancilla was fined $47.25 for a speed of 109 in an 80 km. zone in Hay Township on June 23. Lease car for inspector Exeter's building inspector and municipal officials heading out of town on town business will soon have a new vehicle at their disposal. Council this week accepted a recommendation of the executive committee to lease a 1986 Pontiac Acadian from Huron Motor Products Ltd. at the tendered price of $163.09 per month. Reeve Bill Mickle, in answer to a question, said the lease was the stan- dard three-year term with an option to buy at the end of that period. Ile said the building inspector's monthly mileage bill now exceeds $200 per month and Brian Johnston had asked council to consider supply- ing him with a vehicle. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom sug- gested council should deal with the on- ly local firm which had submitted a tender, but his amendment to that ef- fect received no seconder. The Huron Motor Products price was the lowest of four received and the highest was $199.59 per month. Councillor Gaylan Josephson said he would like to see a policy laid out for use of the vehicle for any members of council or town officials requiring it for out of town trips. llis amendment that a policy be set up was approved. GAS BAR EMPLOYEE OF THE . MONTH SHARI BLACK _ , EXETER COOP SAS BAR 51 Main SON., Exeter 235,0444 VISA > would be necessary to examine the animals to determine this with cer- tainty," he explained, adding that the species is well known for its variable color phases and the black phase is common in eastern Canada and the gray phase in the southern part of its range. "As you can appreciate, the En- dangered Species Act cannot be used to protect squirrels that are extreme- ly common and not endangered, he wrote. "The white coloration is an in- teresting phenomenon in a local population that has become somewhat isolated genetically, but it does not constitute grounds for designating the species as endangered." Kerrio suggested alternative methods should be investigated to protect the squirrels, such as an educational campaign to alert the public to the uniqueness of the white squirrel and its importance to the town. At Tuesday night's council session, NUMEROUS CHARGES Despite "unbelievable" crowds wtlich flocked to Grand Bend to mark the Civic holiday weekend, the OPP report there were "no more than the usual" problems of sleeping on the beach, excessive noise at some par- ties and a few minor thefts. _ _ The police reported 194 occurrences during the week, including the holi- day, and their "strict is fair" pro- gram resulted in 144 charges under the Liquor Licence Act. Two people were charged with impaired driving and three 12 -hour suspensions were handed out.. The marine patrol checked 65 vessels and issued four warnings and three charges, the latter for wind - surfers not having life jackets. One Criminal Code charge was laid against a boater for not having an observer on board while towing a water skiier. One liquor charge was also laid against a boater. ONLY ONE CHARGE Only one collision was reported by the Exeter police department over the past week, it occurring on Wednesday at the intersection of Andrew and Huron St. A vehicle westbound on Huron driven by Marien Venderhoek was in collision with one being driven on An- drew St. by Beryl Elgie, Exeter. There were no injuries and damage was listed at $5,240. During the holiday weekend, the Exeter police force joined with (he Exeter OPP to set up a spot check on Highway 83. One liquor seizure was made from the 450 vehicles stopped and checked. Councillor Gaylan Josephson disputed Kerrio's suggestion that the local squirrels were albinos, saying that they had pigment in their eyes. While he received support for a sug- gestion that the minister be so advis- ed, Josephson said it probably wouldn't make any difference in the response. ' Councillor Ben Hoogenboom advis- ed that he planned to visit the Ohio town of Olney where white squirrels abound and would bring back a report on how that community moved to pro- tect its white squirrel population. "Are you going to take the town car (the new one leased this week)," 'Josephson quizzed. Councillor Dorothy Chapman ask- ed what had happened to the plan to have houses erected in the park for the squirrels and was a little embar- rassed to be told that the houses had indeed been erected in the trees and they were available 'from Andy DeBoer if private owners wished to have one located on their property. "I guess I don't walk around in the park with my nose up in the air," ex- plained Mrs. Chairman in reference to not having seen the new squirrel houses. 6 & 6 Discount wishes to congratulate Dan and Mary Ann Lewis on winning a 1986 Cadillac on a Scratch Super Loto Ticket, pur- chased at G & G Discount, 433 Main St., Exeter. 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