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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-10-04, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, October 4, 1989 Blue Box pickup for all of Hay township_ ZURICH - Hay Township coun- cil has now committed itself to joining the Blue Water. Recycling Association's program,,, bringing door-to-door blue box pick up to the entire township. Council has informed Blue Water that Hay is interested in starting a blue box collection as soon as pos- sible in thc new year, including per- manent•and seasonal residences in the plan. A public meeting will be held October 25 to put the proposal to township ratepayers and to gauge their opinions, but council has al- ready seen support for the recycling initiative from the public. Councillor Paul Klopp said he couldn't imagine the recycling pro- gram not getting full support from township citizens. He said a tele- phone survey he did a few weeks ago convinced him of the need for the program. "None of them said they were against it," he said. The only con- cern residents had was the blue box system's cost. Klopp said rural residents visit their landfill more often than urban dwellers and are thus more aware of environmental problems associated with dumps. Recycling, he said, is a way to extend the life of Hay's landfill. "To prolong a dump is to literally save thousands and thousands of dollars," he said. "The days are gone when you can volunteer your 100 acres for a dump." Klopp said he likes the fact the Blue Water Association is under the control of municipalities so the councils are ultimately responsible for it, yet it is run as a business in order to be as economical as possi- blc.' Klopp said all indications show Hay might not be able to start recy- cling until the spring, but because they are joining before the end of 1989, they can make use of availa- ble grants and funding. Klopp also hoped companies will continue to support recycling, if not voluntarily, then through govern- ment legislation to make them re- sponsible for recycling theirown products. Youth Centre - Jerry MacLean (left) made a donation last week to the Exeter Lions, represented by John Norris, to go toward the Youth Centre building fund. Only about $25,000 remains to be paid on the $375,000 building. Joins Ice Capades Continued from front page "I'm really looking forward to it myself because I've been through some really hard training in the past two years," she said. Elizabeth Manly has also signed up with Ice Capades this year, but because there are three touring companies, Merner doesn't know if she will be skating with the silver medalist. Meurer almost didn't make it to Florida. Obtaining a visa to work in the U.S. was difficult and Ice Capades was unable to help. The paper- work finally arrived last week and she was grateful for the few days she ' was given to get packed and ready. "I've already missed two weeks of training because my visa didn't come through," she said. Memer isn't sure how long her professional skating career will last. Her contract is just for one year thus far. She still plans to return to school and get a university degree in the near future. In the meantime, the local figure skating clubs won't be the only ones to miss her. As the reigning Grand Bend Winter Carnival Queen, Meurer will have to forego crowning her 1990 successor as well as rid- ing in the London Santa Claus Parade. A lot of the credit for her success thus far, says Merner, goes to her parents, Bob and Tootie Merner. "They've done everything for me ^accept be on the ice with me," she said. . 1 Donuts Now will be closed for Thanksgiving October 8 and 9 Sunday and Monday We wish everyone a happy long weekend. We will be back on Tuesday at our regular hours IN E ADVERTISING DEADLINE for next week's newspaper Because of the holiday Monday, all advertising must be in our office by Friday afternoon in order for us to maintain our publishing schedule. Rec board member explains ice delay Dear Frank: I am writing this open letter to you m response to your letter as it appeared in the Exeter Times. I worked with you during the four years I coached an Exeter Minor Hockey team in Tykes, Novice and Atoms. I know that you are a dedicated person whose contributions to minor hockey have been an asset without which a minor hockey system would be troubled. I know how you got ex- tra ice time for me for practice for the Tykes for two years. I know how you had to make phone calls., and juggle schedules to get me ice for exhibition games and I was only one of several coaches. Often, when I tried to phone you your line was busy, no doubt arranging scheduling for one of the many EMHA coaches. You have a tough job to do and the community should know that Frank Kints makes a big sacrifice of himself for minor hockey. I can just imagine your frustra- tion at finding that schedules ar- ranged last June had to be changed because of a delay in the completion of a siding job at the Open Letter to arena. It was unfair toyou and didn't give you much chance or warning to work on. There are a few things that need to be said concerning this incon- venience to you. I joined the South Huron Rec Board this year and after only a short time became aware that an engineering firm had been causing delays in the steel cladding pro- ject. Also I was made aware that the steel had already been pur- chased for the project. The South Huron Rec Board became irritated to the point that a new engineer- ing firm was appointed. I am impressed with the expedi- ence of Tillmann-Ruth Architects and especially Ron Milne of Till - mann -Ruth who very quicklyhad the situation analysed and within a few weeks had tenders called. On September 15 at 1 p.m. Ron Milne, Cam Stewardson and myself opened the sealed tenders. Great Northern Industries Inc. tendered and we were informed that they could start immediately and that all phases of the installa- tion could be done by their firm. This project is very special in Frank Kints that a moisture proof seal barrier must be installed on the inside of the cement block construction of the arena. Great Northern Indus- tries is one of only a few compa- nies that has the specialized ma- chinery to apply the surface. On the Friday night of the fair another South Huron Rec Board member informed me that as soon as the arena was cleaned up from the fair the contractor was to be- gin the application and needed ap- proximately three days to com- plete the inside. This being done, the outside siding work could be- gin in earnest. Frank, an engineering firm was responsible for the unfortunate de- lay and I agree that the job should have been completed during the summer months. I can assure you and the community that every member of the SHR Board was ir- ritated and upset with this delay. When the Board elected to find a new architect, things moved quickly with all the expedience we hoped it could. We were lucky at that point to have a contractor who could start so quickly. We cannot speak on the other issues you raised about Fair dates 'Frank, but I agree withou that an ice surface should be for hock- ey and figure skating. Our board is endeavouring to please all the users of our facilities. Arrange- ments have been made to rent an ice covering from the Ilderton are- na. This may be used at the Exet- er Home and Garden Show pro- vided that there are still hockey teams in OHA or Hardy Cup ser- ies. This experimental use of an ice surface covering, if successful, may allow us to have September ice in the future and allow us to accommodate the Exeter Fair. I feel that by working with the Fair Board and Local Service Clubs who need the ice surface, we can find compromises and so- lutions to our problems. We couldn't get along without ao ice surface but we couldn't get along without service clubs or a Fall Fair either. I hope this explanation gives a different perspective of the prob- lem. Sincerely, Mike Soldan. County waste management plan on schedule EXETER - Jo -Anne Richter spoke to council Monday evening on behalf of the Huron County Waste Management Master Plan and told them the program is with- in budget and on schedule. Stage one, which was completed last year, was an assessment of cur- rent landfill capacities in Huron county. Stage two, under study right now, is a "constraint mapping process" which is how new landfill sites will be found in the county in order to meet future waste disposal demands. The process first identifies and eliminates lands not considered suitable for landfills, such as urban areas and their buffer zones, wet - *lands, parks and conservation are- as, and those areas which have un- suitable soils to contain landfill leachate. Richter told council that Huron county may have to bend the selec- tion criteria a little because of the amount of agricultural land in the county. "We can't say we will exclude class one to four agricultural land because that would exclude most of the land in the county," said. Richter. "We're not sure right now how's many landfill sites we are looking for, possibly one or two in the county," she said. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom asked where these were likely to be located. Richter said as yet there arc no sites under consideration and the Master Plan had to be com- pleted before making such deci- sions. Councillor Morley Hall won- dered if local residents would have as much say in the process as when municipalities used to select sites and battle it out with property own - Look out! LUCAN - Ontario Provincial Po- lice are continuing their increased enforcement along Main Street in Lucan for speeding and scat belt vi- olations. Twenty-seven speeding and seven scat belt charges were is- sued bringing the total number of chargesto over 60 since September 21. Buckle -Up Ontario started on Oc- tober 1 and members of the Lucan detachment will add this program to their local enforcement. Buckle -Up Ontario will have police stop mot- orists for scat belt violations in at- tempts to increase scat belt useage and decrease the injurics and deaths in motor vehicle accidents. Bucklc- Up Ontario will be in effect for the month of October. During the past week, Lucan offi- cers investigated forty-two occur- rences. Nine occurrences involved criminal matters while the remain- ing reports involved only general incidents such as complaints of hunters trespassing and alarms. Seven property damage accidents were also investigated during the week. Two of thcsc mishaps result- ed from deer being hit on the road- way. ers as to whose "back yard" it would be in. Richter said all appeals would be allowed, even to the point of the county having to fund their legal fees to be sure of a fair hearing. She did suggest, however, that the Master Plan would help prove to a hearing that the best sites had been chosen. Reeve Bill Mickle was worried that Bill 201, giving counties con- trol over waste management, might require the municipalities to hand over their landfill sites. Richter said it might be possible, but would likely involve compen- sation. "I'm sure these are questions mu- nicipalities are going to be interest- ed in," said Mickle. The budget for the waste manage- ment study is $350,000, half of which is funded by the ministry of the environment. Deputy mayor Lossy Fuller said she had heard figures of up to $600,000 being spent even before a site was found. Richter agreed, say- ing that the Master Plan was only the first step to determine how new sites will be found. "I think that is part of the reason for the county taking over the pro- cess, because a municipality like Exeter can't afford to find a new site." Hoogenboom asked if incinera- tion of waste has been looked at and Richter confirmed that it is also under consideration in the master plan. . Bam fire - Grand Bend and Dashwood Fire Departments responded to this barn fire at the home of Tony Michielson, south of Shipka, Sunday afternoon and found it engulfed in flames when they arrived. About 100 pigs were killed and the older portion of the barn was destroyed in the blaze' but firefighters were able to save the new part of the barn. Buckle up or pay up EXETER - During October, offi- cers from Exeter town police and the OPP will be strictly enforcing the scat belt and child restraint laws as part of the provincial "Buckle Up Ontario" campaign. Anyone caught in contravention of either of these laws could be fined S53.75. A cyclist and a car collided at Main and Gidlcy Strcts on Septem- ber 19. Driver of thc vehicle was David Bambrough, St. Marys. The cyclist, 13 -year-old Randy Zechui- sen of Exeter, was treated at South Huron Hospital and released. A three -car collision involving drivers Douglas Hughson, Exctcr, Donna Bell of Hensall and Lorraine Scott, Bruccfield, occurred on Main Street near Thames Road on Sep- tember 27. J. WRENS DISASTER STRIKES! Visscher Farms Country Market Open 9 a.m. - 5 p m. 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