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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-08-19, Page 1There's lots more on the inside... Fire agreement almost resolved A number of changes in the present agreement were recommended by a recent meeting of the Exeter and area fire board. A minimum contribution of five percent by any participating municipality was endorsed by Exeter. Stephen and Usborne. The latter township requested a ceiling of 33 per- cent on their contribution but this was rejected as it was felt that contribu- tion should remain by assessment. Other municipalities have to make up the difference. It was left to individual municipalities to adjust their boun- daries to compensate for minimum and maximum contribution: Another amendment would have the fire department administered by a board composed of eight elected members, four to be appointed by the town of Exeter as long as their percentage contribution exceeds 50 percent. Otherwise Exeter would have three appointed members with two from Usborne and one each from Stephen and Hay. All caad At a recent executive meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, it was decided to host an all candidates meeting from the up- coming provincial election. This will take place on August 24 at 8 p.m. at rfest highlights " Teed»r moves on * Sion festival ` WIenia 1 * Sky divers 111 * Soddle club show 2A * Press on GB hot soot 10A Ames Currently Exeter is represented by mayor Bruce Shaw, reeve Bill Mickle and deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller. Deputy -reeve Margaret Hern and councillipr Ross Ballantyne are the Usborne representatives, Murray Keysrepres,rnts Hay and chairman Tom Tomes is the Stephen representative. idates Hutton Central School in Londesboro. The panel will consist of Jack Rid- dell. the Liberal candidate; Nico Peters, Progressive Conservative candidate and Paul Klopp, New Democrative Party candidate. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Sixteenth Year The matter of hydrant protection as opposed to tanker protection was not resolved. Bill Mickle advised that hydrant protection in Exeter was a vehicle;of water the same as a tanker truck was a vehicle of water in the townships. Since Exeter paid more than 50 per- cent of the purchase of the tanker and its capital repairs .over the years. Mickle felt it seemed reasonable to expect the town:;hips to assist with the cost of hydrant protection. Fire chief Gary Middleton said hydrants are used most of the time for tanker fill -ups as ponds are hard to get at and. require more than one fireman. Tankers are sometimes 1004* EXETER, ONTARIO, August 19, 1987 taken to Exeter fires in winter if snow has to be dug from hydrants. The board feels it is on target to gel a new agreement in-place to be effec- tive January 1, 1988. The only outstan- ding issue as far as the board is con- cerned is the hydrant -tanker protec- tion. The old agreement nremains in effect until the new agreement is sign- ed by all municipalities. At Monday's meeting of Exeter council, Mickle said the agreement was being narrowed down and "hopefully we can resolve the remain- ing issues at the September meeting". He added, "It was an excellent meeting well handled by chairman Tomes." VOC & North Lambton Since 1873 Price Per Copy 60 Cents A WILD RIDE Brianne Wilds and her mother, Lyn- da go for one last ride on the merry-go-round at Crediton Summerfest Sun- day afternoon. They were visiting from Calgary. 1 .r Plow match The Huron County plowing -match is fast approaching. This year's match will be held at the farm of the Hon. Jack Riddell, M.P.P., Huron - located in Stephen Township. The match is set for Friday. September 4. In addition to the regular events. a special category using conservation tillage equipment will be featured. This will provide producers owning conservation equipment with the op- portunity to compete against each other. It will also be an excellent time for those looking for new equipment to see a variety of conservation tillage implements in action in the field Wim in Stephen where they can visually evaluate their effectiveness. Judging will be performed based on the residue cover, tillage depth, surface roughness, safety and general appearance. • If you are interested in competing in this category. or require more in- formation on rules. contact Wayne Cantelon (482-7170). Jim Ross (357-3845) or Brent Kennedy at the Clinton OMAF office (482-3428). Those interested in viewing or com- peting in this conservation category should be around no later than 2 p.m.. September 4. Need Fox. runners Residents of Exeter and area have the opportunity to take part in the seventh annual. Terry Fox Run. Local co-ordinator Brian Iliman reports the local run will be held Sun- day, September 13 at 1:30 with the South Huron Rec Centre as the star- ling point. Iliman has sent out information and pledge sheets to a number of area businesses. Others wishing to par- ticipate may call the Terry Fox Hotline at 235-1142. The way one completes the course is Optional. You may run, walk, jog. bike, wheel or ride. The Terry Fox Run is increasing each year. The first time it was tried in 1981, participants at 760 sites across Canada raised $3.5 million. The 1986 run attracted 284,500 participants at more than 2,000 sites around the world - raising $3.8 million. Each year the Exeter event has raised more than $2,000 and Iliman hopes to better this mark on September 13. Iliman paid tribute to the effort put forth in former years by local co- ordinator Doug Ellison. All participants with pledges will receive a Marathon of Hope certificate. Proxy student vote Students who are qualified electors and duly registered at a recognized educational institution away from their ordinary residence are eligible to vote by proxy in Ontario's 34th pro- vincial general election on September 10. - Whether voting in person or by pro- xy, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that their names are on the list of electors for the polling division where they normally reside. Proxy voting allows an elector to authorize another qualified elector in the same electoral district to vote on their behalf. A qualified elector may not act as proxy for more than two electors. Proxy application forms may be oh- tained from any Returning Officer throughout the Province. Once com- pleted. the form must be presented to the Returning Officer in the electoral district where the student resides. Upon receipt of the proxy applica- tion form, the Returning Officer may then issue a certificate to the proxy voter who will, irliurn. present it at the polling place to exchange it for a ballot. Persons eligible to vote in this elec- tion are those who, on election day, are 18 years of age or older, a Cana- dian citizen, and have resided in On- tario for the six month period prior to election day, and whose names are on the list of electors or on a certificate to vote in the electoral district where They reside. • South wall top priority Rec board troubled with high costs Bills and the high cost of repairs dominated the South Huron Rec Cen- tre board meeting Thursday night. The Facilities Committee recom- mended.in its report to the board that they carry on with Capital Conserva- tion to "bring the facilities up to par". That includes an estimated $17,000 ex- penditure to repair the flashing on tt e north and south ends of the arena, ad- Whiteford said that the doors were ding metal cladding to the south end . beyond repair. exterior and repairing the flat roof. "To keep.fixing these broken doors. The committee also recommended we may as well go ahead and replace placing a heater coil in one more them," she said. "This is just the tip dehumidifier at a cost of $500 and. of the iceberg of what has to be done. replacing five dressing room doors in but this is what has to be done." the facility. The doors will cost $1,000. A motion by Dorothy4Chapman to - Facilities chairperson Kathy proceed with the work on the south Grant makes ship sailing easier The long wait for a certain ship to come in at Port Franks is over. The ship was actually news that the federal department of fisheries and oceans has awarded Bosanquet • township a grant of $200,000 toward a pilot dredging project in the harbour and the mouth of the Ausable River. "That sounds absolutely wonder- ful," said Gary Weese, a member of the Port Franks harbor committee. vice-chairman of the Port Franks conservation area and president of the local yacht club. ` MP Sid Fraleigh (PC - Lambton- Middlesex) represented residents in their lobby for money. The grant is part of the federal government's three-year small harbor revitalization program. Sand collecting at the mouth of the river has made the harbor too treacherous for most large boats and residents felt the community's poten- tial as a tourist area was stifled. Township clerk Carol McKenzie said the sand also has caused many boats to run aground this summer because the draft. or clearance. at best is three feet (0.9 metre) . She said the Canadian Coast Guard stopped in- stalling buoys in the harbor last spring because a safe harbor couldn't be guaranteed. Fraleigh said "access to recrea- tional waterways is important to the economy of this area." Bob Burnett, owner of Burnett Brothers Marina, said that while there are boats permanently docked at marinas, the transient boater has been scared off and that's critical to the survival of businesses such as motels and restaurants. Burnett said the township waged a four-year battle for government money and deserves credit for fighting for the survival of private enterprise. "It's taxpayers' money that's going into the water to support the com- munity. The whole focus of Port Franks is on the water and so many of us derive our incomes on the boating industry. it was something they really couldn't walk away from. "But at the same time there's the safety issue. I've seen, when there's been rough water, boats forced to an- chor out in the lake because they couldn't get in the harbor and helicopters from Selfridge Air Force Base (in Michigan) needed to come and lift people off the boats." Weese said no one has had a chance to speak with government officials. but he hopes the bulk of the money will go toward buying a tugboat. Some studies of the harbor have ruled out building a pier because 0 would eventually wash out on the sand base and dredging is only a tem- porary measure. The tug would be equipped with an air compressor and prop and it would flush sand out into the lake. Much of the sand has -gathered at the mouth because little amounts of snow the last two winters resulted in a small spring runoff. In past years. the runoff was enough to flush the mouth of the river. Jack Hall, director of the small craft harbors branch of the fisheries and oceans department, said any studies he's seen indicate a tugboat -is the best idea at the moment. We will work with an engineering firm to develop -a mobile pumping system and then turn it over to the township ( which previously agreed to pay for the operation if the government pro- vided initial financing). This is not tho kind of thing you can buy off the shelf." While the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority is not directly af- fected by the grant and the proposed • work, general manager Tom Prout said, "It is certainly good news. It will *be better for boaters and those using our conservation area at Port Franks." TUESDAY FIRE — A fire early Tuesday owned by John Anstett and o car owned east behind Anstett Jewellers. morning destroyed a garage by Tom Yellow on John Street T -A • hoto wall and then take the remaining pro- blems to town council in an appeal for a larger portion of their provincial grant was carried. Chapman expressed concern that certain Capital Conservation Grants were not being taken advantage of by the board. "We have known for two years that we needed money for these walls." she told the board, adding that the grants should have been applied for at an earlier date. Facilities manager Cam Steward - son explained that only expenditures on the roof are covered under the grant Chapman cited. He also noted that the various problems were not discovered until after the March deadlines had passed. Chapman pressed the issue, saying that the board needs " some kind of future plan or direction". The Facilities Committee reported that they had rejected solar heating on the north and south walls. The • solar equipment would heat only small portions of the building and the six to seven year pay -back period is prohibitive. The board felt the report was a necessary thing in light of the work need on the walls. Adding to the list of costs, Steward - son revealed in the Facilities manager report that the Rec centre flooY Grubber needs repairs that will total $1000. He noted a problem with the main water line coming into the building. The Exeter PUC recom- mends that 'zinc anodes' be installed on the line to prevent corrasidii caus- ed by chemicals in the soil. The Rec Board alsg owes a number of small accounts and a is expected that they will be 60-90 days late in payment. . In light of the board's financial dif- ficulties, a motion was carried that the board members meet outside of the regular meetings to concentrate op the major financial problems. In other business. a motion was car- ried to draw up contracts for use of the Agricultural building during various events in order to avoid misunderstandings between (he par- ties involved. The board decided to cancel. the roller skating program until September due to lack o; interest • TOY SOX WINNER Jamie and .Crediton Summerfest parade. Sandra Bibby were in a toy box and won o first prize in Saturday's T -A photo