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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-06, Page 3Bye. bye Bend Summer's end A quiet Labour Day There weren't as many srttj/es on Grand Bend's beaches last weekend. Perhaps everyone was thinking of the coming school year. Traffic leaving Main Street Monday was a reminder that the peak season is over and the Bend will not see as many visitors until next Victoria Day. Police said the weekend was busy but uneventful. 40 .400•11111Ory, 111) OPP at four accidents EXETER - On Sunday a vehicle driven by Richard Ivey of Stratford, left the roadway of Hwy. 83 and rolled in the ditch. Minimal injuries were sustained by the driver and the vehicle was demolished. Wednesday a vehicle driven by Babriellc Ferguson, RR 2 Alvins- ton and a vehicle driven tby Jerry Stinnissen, Godcrich were in colli- sion at Cty Rd. 5 and Conc. 18-19 Stephen Twp. Both vehicles were demolished and all three occupants of both vehicles sustained minor in- juries. Thursday a vehicle operated by Sharon Carter, RR 3, Exeter, left the road on Conc. 6-7 Usborne Twp. and struck a hydro pole. There was moderate damage. Friday a vehicle operated by Rob- ert Berends, Hensall, Icft the road at Hwy 83 and Cty Rd. 11, Usborne Twp. Damage to the vehicle was light, and the driver was not in- jured. School is back in session. The OPP want to remind arca motorists to watch for increased traffic related to school: pedestrians, bicycles, skateboards and of course,school buses. It is an offence under the High- way Traffic Act to fail to stop for a school bus whcn red signal lights arc flashing. The set fine for com- mitting this offence is $128.75. If the motoring public will pay more attention the roads will be a far saf- er place. Police called to EXETER - Exeter police inves- tigated four collisions last week. All took 'Place on September 1. Three were two -car accidents, and the fourth involved four vehicles. Cars driven by Gregory Defoe, Norwood and Kim Kirk, Exeter, collided on Main St. Another oc- curred the same day at Sanders and William; drivers were Charmaine Beirling, Crediton and William Mercer, Exeter. The third two -car collision happened at William and Victoria between vehicles operat- four collisions ed by Arnold Campbell, Exeter and Dirk Hoonaard, Centralia. The multi -vehicle collision be- gan when a vehicle driven by Mi- chael Burdon, Exeter, struck a ve- hicle parked by Timothy Lawrence, Wingham, at the Ex- eter Inn on Main St. The Law- rence vehicle was set inmotion, striking a vehicle owned by Larry McCarter, Hensall. The Burdon vehicle then hit a fourth parked vehicle. Water line Continued from front page Smith was informed he will have to use his entire 25 -acre property Bluewater plant opens Continued from front page said that municipal program such as this can make recycling possible, but he called for tougher provincial and federal legislation to make man- ufacturers responsible for the even- tual destination of their products - whether it be to a landfill or a recy- cling plant. Russell asked the audience to look around the facility and to note its cleanliness,a condition he said' meant a higher grade of recycled goods. "No matter what anyone says this is not a garbage site," said Russell. "This is an industrial concern." Francis Veilleux, recycling coor- • dinator for Bluewater, talked tough about ,the plant opening. He said he expected to exceed the five per- cent recovery figure immediately. "We hope to pick up 20 to 25 percent right from the start," said Veilleux, claiming a move to 50 percent would come quickly. Veilleux said the organization would be looking toward new recy- clable materials in the near future, including cardboard, fine paper, oil, and used tires. When asked about the markets for recyclablcs in Ontario and the con- cern some municipalities have voiced about market surpluses, Veilleux said he was not worried. He said industry is not yet fully geared up to accept recyclables, but added that Bluewater's promise of high quality, non -contaminated ma- terials has secured their markets. Plastics from Bluewater will go to Domtar in Sarnia, glass to Lib- by, aluminum to Alcan, steel to Stelco and newsprint to a London operation. Russell acknowledged that while the province is stockpiling news- print at the moment, a new plant. opening in 1990 promises to be_ able to take everything the blue box programs generate. "People who tell you we don't have the markets, don't have the facts," said Veilleux. The Bluewater program is already preparing to recycle cardboard, but Veilleux said it will be on an indus- trial basis only. He doesn't expect to be able to handle cardboard on a household blue box basis. Veillcux also mentioned charities that currently collect newsprint to raise funds. "We don't want to compete," he said, suggesting the charities could instead collect such things as card- board or litter and be paid for them by the Bluewater Association. The start-up costs for the Bluewa- ter Recycling plant were $460,000 - two-thirds of which was funded by OMMRI and provincial grants. Op- erating costs for the first year are expected to be $325,000 to be paid half by the member municipalities and half by ministry of the envimn- mcnt grams. concerns fronting Highway 21 at lot 12, Range F and lot 23, Range I if he wants 25 lots. K. Smart and Associates, Kitch- ener, acted as agents for the owner in submitting a plan to develop 14 lots at lot 25, concession Lake Road West. This plan concurs with . the township's secondary plan, which stipulates that any land from the lake back 1,000 feet is designated developmental. Paving of a five -mile section of Concession 2 from the town line north was completed in late Au- gust. The cost of supplying and applying the 5,789 tons of asphalt was $197,000. Two tile "drainage loans amount- ing to $30,800 were approved. The county of Huron has set an equalization factor of 73.09 on as- sessments for 1989 taxes. Back to school Times -Advocate, September 6, 1989 Page 3 Two Exeter -court sessions last week EXETER - Both JP and provin- cial courts were held in Exeter on August 29. In theonly case to come before him, JP Doug Wedlake fined Eric B. Coolman, Exeter, $100 for al- lowing a noise likely to disturb other inhabitants at 176 Sanders St. Acting on a complaint, offi- cers went to the address at 11:30 p.m. on August 18 and asked the accused to turn down a stereo. The police returned at 1:50 a.m. after another complaint about noise was received. Provincial court judge RGE Hunter occupied the bench for the rest of the day to deal with charges of assault, drug possession, and al- cohol-related offences. John Birch, Exeter, pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife Mar- tha on May 13. He was given a suspended sentence, put on 12 months probation, and ordered to perform 75 hours of community service within six months. The couple has since reconciled. Judith E. Millar, Stratford, en- tered a guilty plea to a charge of as- saulting Laura Hann on the Exeter ball diamond behind the rec centre ' on June 10. Millar had been ar- guing with the umpire. Hann, act- ing as field umpire, came in. Mil- lar knocked off her glasses, which broke, and hit her near the knees with a baseball bat. Millar was given a conditional discharge, placed on probation for six months, and ordered to make $75. restitution for the broken glasses. Darrell L. Coleman, Exeter, was given 60 days to pay a $100 fine levied as the result of a guilty plea to possession of a narcotic. A search of his residence on Decem- ber 8, 1988 had turned up a one - gram vial partially filled with can- nibus resin, and drug paraphernalia. Robert Dale Jones, Stratford, pleaded guilty to having a BAC over 80. He was stopped in Exeter on January 27, and two samples gave readings of 110 on the breatha- lyzer. He had a previous record of impaired driving in 1985. Jones was finest $1,500 and had his li- cence suspended for two years. Randall McKinnon, Zurich, was fined $750 and lost his driving pri- vileges for 12 months for driving with a BAC over 80 on August 3 on Highway 84 in Hay township. Two breath samples taken at the police station gave readings of 260 and 250, Thomas B. Morkin, London,was before the court to answer to nine charges. He pleaded guilty to refus- ing to provide a breath sample in Bosanquet township on December 4, 1986; operating a vehicle on that date on Main St., Grand Bend, while disqualified; failing to attend court in February, 1987; Driving in London township on November 11, 1988 while his licence was sus- pended, refusing to provide a breath sample at that time; refusing to at- tend the London police station when summoned on October 11, 1988; failing to attend court in London on September 12,1988; driving in Bidduiph township on July 22,1988 while disqualified, and driving on Richmond St. near Fan- shawe Rd. on August 21, 1988 while under suspension. Evidence showed a lengthy record on similar charges. The 74 -year-old was sentenced to five months in jail, with recom- mendation that he be released to a half -way house as early as possible for treatment of his alcohol prob- lem. His licence has been suspend- ed for three years, The ministry of transport will be advised to never send it back. Busy PUC spurs hiring EXETER - Exeter PUC manager Hugh Davis received permission from Commission members to ad- vertise immediately for someone to be hired and trained as a linesman. He explained that "we have a lot of older employees here, and it's reaching the point where some peo- ple are considering leaving". In addition, in recent years two men trained by the Exeter PUC have gone on to management positions with other utilities. Davis noted that three or four years training is required before a trainee is knowledgeable enough "to take care of the system", and acquiring journeyman linesman status takes six years in the trade. Adding an extra person to the staff will also eliminate the need, for some extra summer help. Davis reported the hydro depart- ment is still very busy. The capi- tal budget will be over the estimat- ed budget. A transformer for Gerry Glenn's three apartment buildings has been ordered from Toronto. It will cost $500 more than one from the PUC's traditional supplier in Winnipeg, but will be delivered in 12 weeks rather than 30. A transformer bank is being built at the Shell station to accommo- date their car wash, and the Sunoco station requires "a biggie" to ser- vice a large car wash and the even- tual addition of two or three stores. Davis had heard the morning of the regular August meeting on Thursday that a 12 -unit apartment building may go up ,within a month, with a second to be built later. The service at the new Laidlaw location has been completed, and street lig' ; .vill be 'installed in. Stoney Riuge Acres in October. A hitch in delivery' of the units is re- sponsible for the delay. "Profit -wise, the picture is good," Davis assured commission- ers. The water department has been equally busy, with about 40 new services installed this year. The Highway 4 water main installation is now completed; and three other holes on town streets have been as- phalted as well. Commission chairman Murray Greene has received a number of replies from MPPs in response to a letter he wrote objecting to giving counties authority over water de- partments in a proposed restructur- ing of county government. Com- missioners received the impression the matter will be studied, then al- lowed to fade away. The PUC is coming closer to ob- taining a fax machine. Davis re- ported he is checking into the mer- its of a number of machines., after two orders sent by mail went astray. One was the order for street lights for the Taylor subdivision, and the other was for materials for the fire hall water main. Mayor Bruce Shaw suggested Da- vis share the information he is gathering with the municipal office, which is also considering buying a fax machine. aluewater opens - The Bluewater Recycling Association officially opened its doors last Wednesday to show off the facility. Talking in front of the magnetic separator are chairman John Russell '(left), and board members Irene Morrison and Peter Groot. The separator is used to sort aluminum and metal cans while operators remove plastic items by hand. Back to school - Students dressed in their back to school clothes could be found lining up for the bus early Tuesday morning. Shown here waiting for their ride in Crediton ake Sarah Hodge, Julie Ste- wardson, Janelle Gillen and Lisa Stewardson.