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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-12-10, Page 3• r Time -Advocate, December 10, 1986 AID MAN IN MOTION — Profit from the recent bake sale held at ARC Industries in Dashwood has been turned over to the Grand Bend Lions, who are collecting local donations for Rick Hansen's Man in Motion campaign. 'ARC Industries baking committee members Donna Jones and Colleen Carter pre- sent the $173 cheque to Lions past president Jim Hoffman. Santa gets welcome from parade throngs Santa's annual visit to Exeter drew hundreds of spectators who were lin- ed along both sides of Main street from Huron to Victoria. The parade sponsored by the Ex- eter Lions with assistance from the Exeter Business Improvement Association attracted more than 50 entries. Organizers had planned on awar- ding four prizes, but with a tie in one Huron Park strike over The two week strike by 25 workers at the GRW Industries (1985) Ltd. auto -tubing plant at Huron Park has ended. They retprned to work. Monday. Canadian Auto Workers national representative Bert'Rovers said the workers ratified first contract agreement at a meyting Friday night. Rovers said the $8.70 hourly rate for machine operators increases 50 cents in each of the first two years of the contract and 15 cents plus a cost -of - living allowance in the third and final year. ' The union rep said the formula in- creases the $10.70 hourly rate of maintenance workers 60 cents in each •of the first two years of thet•ontract and 25 cents plus a cost -of -living bonus in the last year The new agreement also includes job security assurances and improv- ed benefits. Striking workers (pm Huron Park were at a London 'plant on Industrial Road, Wednesday d police were called in to stop ,rcations. Jim Ashton, president of Local 27 of the Canadian Auto Workers union, said London- arta trade unionists helped set up the picke4line because ,much of the machinery and work from the auto -tubing business has been, or will be. moved from the strike -bound plant to -London. GRW owner Grant Wilson said he moved machinery from Huron Park and employed non-union workers in the London plant because "we have a contract to supply tubing to General Motors and the work had to be clone." George Kaupert, union chairman for 25 hourly paid workers at GRW in- dustries. was in London foe the picket line demonstration. He said moving ''Machinery from the Huron Park plant to tie Industrial Road site and employing non-union workers was a "direct attack on the union -and an at- tempt to do us out of a job". category a fifth was handed out. Winning the best Christmas theme category was the Community Bible Fellowship. The tie occurred in the school division where the judges couldn't decide between the J.A.D. McCurdy School and South Huron District High School. The best commercial float was entered by Country Flowers and the Exeter Hawks were judged best in the private vehicle category. Most of the boys and girls watching the parade along the route followed Santa Claus to the South Huron Ree Centre and enjoyed a few minutes on the lap of the jolly red suited fellow from the North Pole relaying some of the gift wishes for December 25. At the Rec Centre many of the youngsters participated in a free skate session provided by Tuckey Beverages who also supplied free Soft Cooks fined for infraction Infractions uncovered by federal in- spectors from Agriculture Canada have led to three convictions in Quebec and Ontario, the latter in Hensall. An Arthabaska, Que., abattoir has been fined $500 for selling meat packaged in boxes from othe slaughterhouses. Abattoir Mailhot, which is not federally igspected, was found guilty of putting veal sweetbreads into boxes from two federally inspected slaughterhouses. The offences, which. occurred in March 1986, violated the Melt Inspec- tion Act and the meat, worth about $3,000, was confiscated by Agriculture Canada inspectors. The federal act controls the import, export and inter- provincial movement of meat to pre- vent the spread of disease. In another case, a company in Hen- sall, was found guilty of selling seeds that did not conform to prescribed standards set out in the federal Seeds Act. Cooks, a division of Gerbro Inc., was fined $100 for selling seeds false- ly identified as "Canada no. 1 Augusta." The Seeds Act ensures that farmers and other seed users are buying suit4le seed stocks that are ,ac- curately described. Also in Ontario, a Bramalea man was fineti $200 for importing a parrot (corn Mexico without a permit, in violation of the Animal Disease and Protection Act Gi ✓ether a Unisex Hairstyling The $30, Difference Christmas Gift Certificate of Beauty! BFF()R! Every tvon$al�,t `-• (leserves • AF TER Her beautifying treatment will include - a relaxing facial -, eyebrow shaping - expert hair design - professional makeup application Total Beauty In The Best Under One Roof r ` 346 Main St., Exeter 235.0421 drinks. Chips were handed out through the courtesy of Frito Lay distributor Lloyd Moore. Two bands provided appropriate music along the parade route. They were the Mitchell Legion band and the band from South Huron District High School under the direction of Jean Waring. earade convener Ross Mathers said he was very pleased with the good response of the participants and added, "I would like to thank Tuckey Beverages for the ice time and pop, Lloyd. • Moore for the chips, Darling's IGA for the meat for a reception following the parade, Stan Frayne for candy canes and Exeter town coun- cil and the Times Advocate for spon- soring the bands." ,BCA- okays work I.sI�n.eonfr�i und•rw.y Province will provide 85 per cent of the cost with Hi base and supplemen- tary grants while the A.B.C.A. wW contribute. 1.5 per cent of the cost from its general levy. The Conservation Authority estimates that the project will take until March 19137 with final landscap- ing and restoration reserved for later in the spring. . The engineering study determined that approximately 500 grave sites would Be affected if the erosion pro- blem was left unresolved. Erosion control to protect life and property is a top respdnsibility of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation, Authority. the A.B.C.A. serves its watershed residents by trying hard to have serious local problems ranked highly on provincial priorities for funding. Provincial funding is vital to ero- sion control projects. The Province, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, contributes a regular grant of 55 per cent of the project.cost. For the A.B.C.A. it adds an extra grant (called supplementary) of 30 per cent for a total provincial con- tribution of 85 per Belt of project costs, to protect life and property. Local dollars account for the remain- ing amount. The Bayfield River (Tuckersmith Township) erosion control project which began on November 10, will correct an erosion problem on a bend in the Bayfield River about one quarter mile upstream of the Clinton Conservation Area. Two landowners requested the work but about five pro- perties will receive some protection. Alec Scott, Water Resources Co- ordinator with the A.B.C.A. describ- ed the construction. "The river under- cut the 16 metre high bank on the out- side of the bend, so we are moving the river channel away from the bottom of the bank and filling in the old chan- nel", said Scott. "We are protecting a portion of the outside bank with rock rip rap to seal off the area where the river used to flow," added Scott. Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd. of Clin- ton and George Radford Construction Co. Ltd. of Blyth are working on the project for the A.B.C.A. Scott expects that the firms will complete the ma- jor tasks by December 19 with land- scaping work held until spring. The A.B.C.A. estimates the total construction- cost at $79,000. The Township of Tuckersmith is the special benefiting municipality, for funding purposes, but the two proper- ty owners are covering the Township's 13.5 per cent of the cost. The A.B.C.A. general levy provides 1.5 per cent of the cost, the Province contributes the rest. •'••••••••••••••`•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • EVERYDAY AT POLKA-DOT 0 oFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE (Except Patterns) Poh1.V1ftFABR.CS 373 Main St., Open till 9 p.m. till Christmas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Alec Scott pointed out that the pro- posed remedial measures for this site included three phases and the current' project is only phase one. "However, that's aU that the A.B.CA. anticipates doing at this time because phase one solves the major problem", said Scott. The A.B.C.A. will proceed with the second and third phases if the need arises and funding is available. An erosion problem with a unique twist exists at the Nairn Cemetery. - Work will begin on December 11 to protect graves at the cemetery from the destructive forces of Nairn Creek. The A.B.C.A. thought at first that the erosion problem was occurring on just one part of the 14-17 metre high bank. However, the scope of the pro- ject had to be enlarged when a preliminary engineering study show- ed that the entire 150 metre long bank on the north side of the cemetery was unstable 'and required immediate protection. Scott, said that the study found two facets to the erosion problem. "The Nairn Creek is undercutting the bank because the channel bends here and there is water seeping from the bank itself", said Scott. "The. slope in unstable and there are 28 gravesites .within three metres of the top of the slope", Scott added. - The A.B.C.A. will deal with the ero- sion by relocating the creek channel 15 metres to the north, adding fill •to create a stable slope without chang- ing the top of the slope and by protec- ting the outside bend of the new chan- nel with rock rip rap. An extensive drainage system will be put in to col- lect the seepage from the side of the bank. The A.B.C.A. hired Elgin Construc- tion Co. Ltd. of St. Thomas to carry out the work, at an estimated cost of $318,039.50. The Township of East Williams is the special benefitting local municipality and thus is respon- sible for 13.5 per cent of the cost. The Plan session on managing Short of spending money? Can't get ahead of the bills? Concerned about increasing costs? These are common worries faced by most families today. Family Financial Management, a new home study course for farm families, offers the opportunity to plan to get the most value from their family living income. The course consists of five lessons mailed at two-week intervals to your home, beginning in February. Lesson topics include: assessing your spen- ding habits; developing a`, spending plan, the farm homeoffice; and per- sonal. credit.. Registration fee is $10, and ap- plicants must register by January 20. 1987. 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