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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-09-11, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 11, 1991 Town of Goderich trying to profit HOLMESVILLE - The Town of Goderich has been accused of taking advantage through the pending leachate agreement be- tween the Town of Goderich and member municipalities of the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board (MSLB). The draft agreement, ratified August 28, outlines the price and conditions for shipping leachate from the landfill site to the Goderich Pol- lution Control Plant. The plant will accept the leachate at five dollars per cubic metre. Members of the MSLB in- clude the Town of Goderich as well as the towns of Clinton and Seaforth, townships of Gode- rich, Colborne and Tuckersmith and the villages of Bayfield and Lucknow. According to Phil Cornish, Town of Clinton board repre- sentative, the Town of Goderich will be on both sides of the agreement. He said they shouldn't be trying to make money, but instead should help because they're a member of the board. He feels that because they produce the greatest amount of garbage they should be more conservative in price. Beechwood man awarded certificate of merit PAR/CHILL - Gary Walker, of Beechwood area, received a pleasant surprise when two members of the Venturers group he leads bestowed upon him the Certificate For Meritorius Con- duct, on behalf of Govemor General Ray Hnatyshyn, also the Chief Scout of Canada. Walker received the award for coming to the aid of school bus driver George Pedlar, on Sep- tember 18, 1990. Two males entered Pedlar's bus in an at- tempt to threaten a student, but unable to find him they proced- ed to verbally threaten and phys- ically restrain the driver. After noticing the flashing lights, Walker investigated, boarding the bus and physically removing the two men. Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion '91 BLYTH - The 30th annual Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Reunion was held this week, with thou- sands cramming the village. The program began Wednes- day with the CKNX Barn Dance Road Show kicking things off, followed by a fiddle jam session Thursday evening. The show itself opened Friday evening with crafts and a flea market leading into Saturday's Firemen's Breakfast, parade and fiddle competition. Throughout the weekend, competitors took part in activi- ties such as belt -setting, log sawing, bag tying and an an- tique tractor pull, demonstrating that old pioneer spirit. Farmer overcome by fumes ASHFIELD TOWNSHIP - An Ashfield Township farmer died last Friday when he was overcome by fumes after enter- ing his silo. Joseph Metzger, 55, was dis- covered in the silo by his wife Katherine. A Wingham doctor pronounced him dead on the scene, and cause of death was determined later as pulmonary edema, or swelling of the lungs, which was caused by toxic gas- es within the silo. Re-election Continued from front page Urlin said he enjoyed being in- volved with new programs, getting the arena sided, bringing a cross- walk to Main Street, and being in- volved in the process of hiring the police chief: "a real learning expe- rience" said Urlin. "I'd like to stick around for an- other term," he explained. Councillor Harry Klungel who pointed out he has only lived in town for a little more than three years said a lot has happened in that time. "We were just lucky to be in the middle of these things as they hap- pened," said Klungel. "I've decided to let my name stand for re-election," said Klungel. Councillor Dorothy Chapman said that for over a year she has told people she would not be run- ning again. "I don't want any more commit- ments," said Chapman. "Certainly those of us who worked with you will miss you," said Shaw. "There were times when you wouldn't," replied Chapman. Councillor Morley Hall pointed out he has spent 11 years on coun- cil and consider the introduction of a recycling program to town as one of his main achievements. "As my wife said, I lived and breathed recycling," said Hall. "That's got to be hard on your health," joked Shaw. Hall predicted there will have to be some tremendous changes in government structure and taxation within the next five years. "It just can't go on the way it is," he said. "But as far as seeking an- other term, I'm not going to be run- ning." "You too will be missed Morley," said Shaw. Councillor Ervin Sillery was ab- sent from last week's meeting and could not be reached for comment on his election plans. Town arena profits from Hydro rebates EXETER - If Ontario Hydro has its way, the South Huron Recreation Centre, and other public buildings in the area, will be on their way to becoming more energy efficient in the fu- ture, aided by a rebate incentive plan. Lionel Lebrun, manager of Hy- dro's Clinton area, presented one of several forthcoming rebate cheques to arena facilities man- ager Cam Stewardson last week. The rebate was for part of the purchase price of buying 34 -watt fluorescent tubes for the arena's general lighting. Normal fluores- cent tubes are rated at 40 watts. "It doesn't look like much, six watts, but when you count the fixtures..." said Lebrun. Other plans involve replacing the 30 -watt bulbs in the exit -sign lamps with 7.5 watt compact flu- orescents. The arena has dozens of the signs and all are lit 24 hours a day, so the savings can be significant, noted Lebrun. Stewardson said compact fluo- rescents have already found their way into outside floodlighting and may eventually find use in storage and utility rooms. However, explained Steward - son, it is often hard to justify the purchase of a $15 light bulb to replace an ordinary $1 bulb just to save a few watts. The rebate incentive program, does make a difference. One big energy saving project, from Hydro's standpoint, may be the eventual replacement of the ice surface's 36 1,000 -watt mer- cury vapour lamps. The arena is lit with the lamps for an average of 80 hours a week in winter months, said Stewardson, so re- placing them with a more ener- gy-efficient design could be sig- nificant. The use of metal halide or high-pressure sodium lamps could possibly cut the total watt- age in half with little change in light quality. Sodium lamps, however, do have a more orange light output and may not be a popular choice. The trouble, said Stewardson, is that a complete refit of the ice surface's lighting could cost be- tween $15-20,000. Even with a hydro rebate of $10,000 or so, town council would still be reluc- tant to make the capital invest- ment, predicted the arena manag- er. Nevertheless, the savings on the hydro bill may pay back the expense in as little as three years. Stewardson noted the arena has already seen its yearly gas bill drop from $17,000 to $8,000 since the installation of a micro- processor controlling heating, and ice surface control. On the other hand, Lebrun said hydro rates are going nowhere but up, and any steps to save electricity now will pay off even more in the future. But, he said, Ontario Hydro has found it often takes a cash incentive to make people, organizations, and mu- nicipalities take that first step. "Do you spend $13 billion to build Darlington II, or do you spend $3 billion to save (electric- ity) now?" queried Lebrun, who said that while the incentive pro- gram looks like Ontario Hydro is simply giving money away, the energy saved though lower - wattage bulbs and high - efficiency motors' is well worth it. Lebrun said he hopes other area buildings will be following the South Huron Recreation Cen- tre's lead and will be taking ad- vantage of the incentive program when re-evaluating their electri- cal energy use. A Hydro rebate cheque was presented to facilities manager Cam Stewardson (right) by Lionel Lebrun. Condo owners upset with parking lot conditions Behind this wall Iles the parking lot that some say got out of hand. Reform Party gearing up for next election CLINTON - The Reform Party are getting ready to make sure that when the next federal election is called, possibly for late 1992, they will be ready to field a candidate in the Huron Bruce riding. Norman Gun, presently the inter- im riding association president, says that there are presently 200 party members in the riding and it is growing fast. "It's a remarkable phenomenon," he said, saying that more and more people are becoming upset at what he called the "destruction of the economy". "It goes on and on. We're not getting the leadership," said Gurr, explaining that is where the Reform Party come in. The Reform Party's platform en- dorses tighter fiscal responsibility for government as well as closer ties to public opinion through the use of riding by riding plebiscites, allowing the local MP to vote on policy according to the wishes of his or her constituents. The party's roots are in Western Canada, but Gurr said its policies are proving more and more popular in the east. Gurr said that after an informa- tion meeting in Clinton on Septem- ber 19 at the High School, the party will be getting ready to hold fully- fledged riding association meet- ings, possibly by October. One problem, said Gurr is that with the huge size of the riding, spanning from Southampton to Exeter, is that more than one meeting may be nec- essary:— - ec- essary-..-..- "To get the local people involved, you can't be dragging them off for two hours," said Gurr. New street names EXETER - In an effort to make sure future Exeter streets do not re- ceive bland names, such as Eastern Ave, town council has approved a list of family names that may find their way onto street signs in com- ing years. The list includes prominent town families, some of which were among the first settlers here. On the list are: Hyndman, Snell, Wil- lis, Tuckey, Hardy, Bissett, Pooley, Delbridge, Southcott, Fletcher, and Dunlop. A new Snider subdivision on the west side of town may be able to make use of some of these names. A public meeting to discuss the zoning change for the subdivision will be held tonight, Wednesday September 11, at 7 p.m. GRAND BEND - One of the largest taxpayers in Grand Bend has threatened to withhold paying his taxes. Matthew Richards, owner of Beachplace Development, the con- dominiums on the beach, wrote a letter to council stating he was up- set with the parking arrangements on an adjacent property. "As a taxpayer in Grand Bend, I will be appealing my tax bill and I would urge other taxpayers in Grand Bend who are sick and tired of the same situation year after year, to appeal their tax bill as well," wrote Richards. The parking lot next to the con- dos, is owned by the Devlon Group and, as disclosed by council, has been operated over the summer by Rick Merritt of Parkhill. In his letter, Richards indicated that those who parked overnight on the lot, did not have washroom or garbage facilities and that the in- creasing noise was a total disregard for the village's noise bylaw. "I guess it was pretty bad,' said councillor Dennis Snider. "People were honking their horns at four in the morning." Richards said he had contacted more than one council member and said Snider contacted the village bylaw enforcement officer Keith Crawford. Snider later suggested both the Devlon Group's Jim Hevey and Merritt should be held account- able. "Neither one of those people are concerned about Grand Bend or they wouldn't be doing what they're doing. They consider they don't live here and don't give a damn," said Snider. "We should make their names and phone numbers available and let people voice their concerns." Overnight camping is permitted in the village as there is a munici- pal operated lot which has an over- night parking fee and council is aware there are people sleeping in their vehicles. _ "I donut want to see our lot having overnight parking next year," said reeve Bruce Woodley. Crawford said a bylaw should be drafted which states there should be no parking lot that has a border within a residential area. "Our's is entirely different from anyone else's due to the location," said Crawford of the municipal lot adjacent to the legion. Richards told council in his letter, he has both still photographs and videotape, that the washroom facili- ty of choice for the patrons of the parking lot was the Beachplace ProPorh'. "We have confirmed photograph- ic evidence of people both urinat- ing and defecating on the Beach - place property, and against the fence separating the two proper- ties," wrote Richards. "It's pretty hard to sell $300,000 condos when you have to look out over that mess," said Snider. Richards noted that such behav- ior by the undesirable tourists on the parking lot seemed to be given a blind eye sort of treatment by members of council. Councillor John McDowell sug- gested Richards may decide not to stay in Grand Bend. "I was hoping that they (condos) would start changing the main street. They might just walk away from it," said McDowell. Fate of highways uncertain GODERICH - Whether or not the province of Ontario will turn the maintenance of Highways 83 and 84 over to Huron County is still unknown. Thursday, morning, Exeter reeve Bill Mickle was concerned those two highways may not be the only ones which the county will have to take over. "It was indicated to us by the MTO (Ministry of Transportation) that their goal is to look after the 400 series," said Mickle. He said if that is the case, then Huron County could become re- sponsible for other highways such as Highway 4 which runs through Exeter. "It's a serious situation that shouldn't be given to us like a baby with little support-" When Mickle asked county engi- VISSCHER FARMS COUNTRY MARKET Open Mon. - Sat. 9 - 6. 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