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Times Advocate, 1991-01-16, Page 2i Page 2 r Mmes -Advocate, January 16, 1991 Fraud suspects arrested EXETER - Thanks to the actions of an Exeter wanted for writingretailer, two men cheques in London were caught in town last week. The Exeter Police responded to a call from Canadian Tire that they had in custody two men suspected of trying to buy auto parts with a worthless cheque. The discovered one of the men alsowas wanted by the London Police for similar offenses. Exeter Police chief Jack_ Hark- ness noted the cheque was for a small amount, and may have been a test of local retailers' suspicions be- fore flooding Exeter with more bad cheques. "It's an alert merchant that makes that happeAp"paaiidr mess of the store staff checked with the tank to discover the cheque was wriuen on a closed account. After the suspects became ner- vous at the delay in accepting the cheque, they left the store. Canadi- an Tire manager Terry Schwartzen- truber followed them out of store, and decided to place them under citizen's arrest. The suspects ran off, but the police cruiser arrived in time far police to catch them. "As retailers we have to work to- gether to stop this kind of stuff," said Schwartzentruber, who noted that staff were alert enough to pre- vent any merchandise -from leaving the store. Arrested for false pretenses, es- cape of lawful custody and breach of an undertaking was Darryl Smith of Frontenac Road, London. Also arrested in connection with the oc- curence was Kevin Blackwell of Egerton Street, London, who was wanted by the London Police for similar charges. The men were returned to Lon- don under city police escort and faced a bail hearing Monday. Hockey school Continued from front page and they hung up," said Funston. There is ice in the arena all sum- mer as the Christian Hockey School also uses the facilities for two weeks. Keeping the ice in is very costly. "There has to be so many hours in order to pay for it," said Tomes. "If Huron School doesn't come in, that's die yend of summer ice." With the cancellation of the. school, Centralia College which housed the over 700 players and staff during the summer, could lose, a lot of revenue. "There is a considerable econom- ic loss," said township administra- tor Larry Brown. More for landfills? Continued from front page munkippaali1ides landfills. "If Exeter wished to keep their site open, are they paying the cafi tal cost of a new site that may �. by the county," He said if Exeter were to use i landfill and then go into the ne county's site, it would be joinin something that has already depre crated. "It may create a double pay situa don and that's one of the areas o concern," said Mickle. T c Waste t Commit tee decided to send a letter to municipalities in regards to ques tions that Exeter had br ought up. "I think Howick has a lot of the same concerns Exeter has," said Howick Township reeve Norman Fairies. "Who pays what and when?" County gel Belichammber explained to Mickle and the nest of the court lora that local munici lideswill be ying for a service. In other words, when their landfill is full they can use tate county's. Mickle said there are more prob- lems which have to be discnssed,to vent conflict between the county and the municipalides. issue argil anbe d all councery ils in county," he said. be asked is w g f all i* Pre the More no parking signs suggested USBORNB TOWNiSHIP . The Exeter Ontario Provincial Pollee has recommaided nooI� armed da s�dfa e the 1�� Morrison Darn so snow plows can pass through freely. Road.supesialendst Kat Parker will be Nonni into 'Ce,deteencil ire the' neae�pky m1° oimcil poled the rarity of pttak- eaa anile de and mmoost vi ' ll !WTJ-[FWFWL' Conservation award . Presented with an award for her work with the Ausable Bayfleld Conservation Foundation on the Wheels to Nature program was day ABCA annual ng in L can wasrtchirman Fred Lewis. the lLaThurs- ABCA salutes those who protect the environment LUCAN - The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority rec� at their annual meeting oa day those individuals who have gone above and beyond die call of duty improve their local environ- erva- tion awards y vldu and groups nominated by the ABCA's member municipalities at the meet- ing held at the Lucan Community Centre. The Ausable Anglers Club were presented with an award for their volunteer work to improve the fish- eries in the Ausable River's wa- tershed, including their sponsorship of the Parkhill Fishing Derby, game fish transfers, and habitat improve- ment in the Mitchell drain between Exeter and Hensall. "A lot of the things we don't get funding to do, they can do," noted ABCnk. communications manager KathyY Accepting the award on behalf of the Anglers was Frank Hardy. John Deeves, a former Huron . County councillor and ABCA di- rector, received an individual award in recognition of his work in rehabilitating astream on a Gode- rich Township property he used to own. Caffrey Cann received an award for dedicating a 50 -acre farm prop- erty to planung trees. One of the ABCA's goals is to increase Huron County's ptesatt four -percent forest arae to prevent soil erosion. Nancy , co-chairman of the �sTo Nature program, was recognized for her outstanding fundraising efforts to make the wheelchair -accessible nature trails a reality, as well as for her exper- tise in to lay out the trails Tom on behalf of Hayter��� an award Hayter Turkey Farms of Dashwood for their use of con- servation planting and tillage meth- ods to help decrease soil erosion on Petertheir farm rties. Rombouts�and Glen Stott received an award for constructing a pond between their adjacent erties in Warwick Township. The pond has created a new habitat for waterfowl and flora. Bill Thirlwall was nominated for his award by Lobo Townshipfor presenting a good example of land stewardship. He has created wind- breaks, planted trees, and main- tained his stream in a natural state. He is also a former ARCA, board member. "He has done just about every- thing to his land you could do for conservation," explained Monk. Not present at the meeting, but recognized for his work in control- ling erosion on his Bayfield River was ICei, 4e11y received no fur Connellforhihis work and has also granted the Bay- . field Angler's Club fishing rights an his Bo the increasing number of individuals who are contributing to the conservation of the Ausable and Bayfield River watershed are- as, the ABCA is considering re- classifying its conservation award categories for next year. Monk said awards are planned for specific areas such as soil conservation and wildlife preservation. Other Cate- gories are being considered. "It seems like everyone is doing something," said Monk, noting that as the environmental movement is "picking up" it may become more difficult to single out groups and in- dividuals especially deserving of recognition. Distin t categories may help in the selection of award winners. Monk also noted that as govern= ment funding for conservation pro- grams dwindles, conservation au- thorities may become more reliant on the work of individuals who take it upon themselves to improve the local environment. Computer systems saving energy, but causing town headaches EXETER - The new compu ized systems installed in the to public buildings to help save on ergy costs are doing their job, they are also giving their fair of headaches to boot. The computers, which have al complete control over all of buildings' heating, cooling, ven tion, and water heating systems, programmed to reduce energy sumption when the buildings not m use. However, the greaten number of complaints have co from the South Huron Recreatio Centre. "When ifwrong it's.the computerthe don knowm chines," said recreation direc ter- "We've been saving money, but wn's we've been having a lot of prob- en- lems that have caused some dis- but comfort." share Arena manager Cam Stewardson went as far as saying that up to 75 virtu- percent of complaints about the fa - the cility have been caused by the new tile- energy system. He said he has had are to disconnect the shower system con- from the computer because it kept are shutting off the pumps that keep t hot water in the pipes. Hockey me teams weren't too impressed with n the occasional cold shower. Stewardson also said the stand it heaters have given Recreation •Car: a- he staff more than- a -fair share of tor headaches. Lynne Farquhar. When the ice machine failed two Sundays ago, Farquhar said it was at first assumed the computer had incorrectly switched it off. In fact the motor of the brine cum had failed By the dine the failure was discovered, the ice was already go- ing soft. When ts surfaced about the exhaust fans inthe ng rooms not working, the energy turned out pat when ter was th wd�nwas installed on the arena last summer, the exhaust vents were covered over. Although the computer wasn't to blame for the ice machine failure, Farquhar noted that it took longer than usual to discover the problem because the computer was blamed first. "We almost lost the ice during the day and it wasn't that good for i the Mohawks that night," said Far- d quhar• "It just seems like a lot of g things have gone wrong - some of system it could bathe computer." Another source of prob that all appliances under ntrol have to be left tcco�mputer to If someone switches it off, such as a stand heater, the computer can't ad tum it on automatically. "The idea of them [the cgnput- down era] is great...but," mused Farquhar. _ bl Oddly enough, noted Stewardson, the system failures have seemed to coincide with Senior A Mohawks games. The staff get the blame. "People think we're trying to run soft ice," said an amused Steward - son. He agreed with Farquhar's obser- vation that mechanical problems take longer to track down because the computer is naturally the first suspect on the list. Nevertheless, Stewardson did de- fend the computer system's record, estimatingthat it has saved the Rec- reation Centre about 50,000 cubic metres of natural gas already this season - representing nearly a 50I percent savings in energy costs. The Exeter Library has also un- dergone some "discomfort" under the computer system, but it is hopedlthe problems have been ed. A few weeks ago, tem n the library soared to weirvvcrr30 egrees celsius, again due to a Titch in the energy. management Librarian Helen Hodgins noted that the insufferable heat was hard to bear and even "caused me throw one of my rare temper tan- trums". Since the library's computer was justed a week ago, the tempera- ture control appears to have settled W a more normal, and tolera- e, level. Grainer-Kneale Financial (a fin) (wiser Kneels Insurance Brokers Inc. Presents . How to ize Your RSP Portfolio Find out why there are advantages to having your RSP's and RRIPs with a Life Company. What you will find, can' save you a fortune. Placa,: Grand Bend PubNo School Datir Tuesday, January 2� lime: 7:00 p.m. iket. John Bourque • Retirement Specialist JM Bourque & Associates Cast FREE R.S.V.P. Susan GUI, Grand Bend 238-8484. Town administrator Rick-Hundey agreed that the computer systems have had their teething problems -since they were installed in town buildings in September. 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