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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-10-09, Page 1CAI{ RENTALS DAILY • WEEKLY • M0Ur11.Y CALL US FOR INSIMMIOS REPLACEMENT NMI • Complete Alto Ow,rg Potts • Ic Su 235-3381 or 238-8839 after hours Gaiser-Kneale Insurance • Check our rates It on Travel Insurance 235-2420 Serving South Huron North Mitltlle,-ex & Ldimbton Since 1873 r' Inside Election update Who's running page 5 Puppets Volunteers sought to fight child abuse page9 Family heritage From Germany to Crediton page 11 r Royals Loss in finals Second front ..ue Water Rest home celebrates 25 years page 27 �fl€fix•. Prohibited weapon EXETER - Exeter Police arrested Jeremy Morgan, 18, of Huron Park on Saturday for possession of a prohibited weapon, a shuriken. He is scheduled to appear in Ex- eter Criminal Court on Nov.12. A two -car accident was investi- gated at Main and Alexander Streets. Robert Drummond of Exet- er, was turning at this location when he was struck by a car oper- ated by Gerheld Mills, Charges are pending. There was also a two -car acci- dent on Main Street in which a ve- hicle operated by Maxine Miller of Dashwood collified with •qthicle operated by Dc )aid Joh ,n of Exeter. Town cutting back on charitable grants EXETER - A grant request from the Huron County Plowmen's Asso- ciation was tumed down twice by the town. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom's executive committee report Mon- day evening indicated a request for a grant to the Association was turned down. The Plowmen's Association asked for $100 from the town last year and received $50. Councillor Dave Urlin wondered if Exeter, in the middle of a farm- ing region, should be rejecting the appeal for funds. He made a mo- tion to give $50 to the association. Councillor Ervin Sillery seconded the motion, but Hoogenboom said the committee is attempting to cut back on such grants. "We should eliminate any grants, period," stated Hoogenboom. "Recreational?" asked Urlin "Cultural?" added mayor Bruce Shaw. "Nursery school?" wondered Sil- Icry. "Yes," insisted Hoogenboom. "That's a big step to take before an election," observed councillor Dorothy Chapman. Council did, however, support the Township of Ashfield's petition to the federal government for more support for programs to aid Onta- rio's farmers. Christmas parade date set EXETER - The Exeter Business Improvement Association has final- ized the date for the annual Santa Claus Parade. Local stores will begin extend shopping hours on weekdays until 9 p.m. beginning Thursday, No- vember 28 with the parade set for Saturday, December 7. Helping mask the 350th Anniversary of Huron County are Goderich mayor Eileen Palmer and Huron county reeve Jim Robinson who planted a tree outside of the court house in Goderich on Thursday to commemorate the occasion. Huron County celebrating 150 years of union GODERICH - The banners are flying and a new tree is blooming as Huron County Council is cele- brating its 150th year. Thursday afternoon in front of the county build- ing, banners were hung to commemorate the county's first sitting in 1841. After its morning ses- sion, warden Jim Robinson of Hensall and Eileen Palmer, mayor of Goderich planted a tree to also help celebrate the event. "Certainly the county has a long and proud histo- ry, full of heritage," Palmer told county councillors. "I know this council and future councils will fol- low in that direction." A dozen former wardens sat in on the morning ses- sion, and represented by Grant Stirling of Goderich Township, unveiled a beautiful new wooden clock which now ticksin the council chambers. "I've sat on council council for 25 years but I don't think I'll be here for another 25," said Stirling. Huron MPP Paul Klopp also attended and he said Huron County has a heritage that will continue. "My great grandfather (Elmer Klopp) was the war- den in the roaring 20's and I'm very proud of that. This county has a lot of strength and a lot of people want to see this county go ahead another 150 years." Child Find chapter is formed in Huron County By Ray Lewis EXETER - Nearly every ifili evening the media bears news of a missing child. While most of the inci- dents are confined to larg- er metropolitan areas, oc- casionally the small town is affected. In an effort to become better prepared should the occasion arise, a group of local volunteers has foamed Child Find of Huron County. A crowd of over 40 volunteers at- tended a general information meet- ing at the Exeter Lions Youth Cen- tre Wednesday evening, to show their support and become involved. The organization welcomed Exeter police chief Jack Harkness, who outlined the goals of Child Find. "I'm not here to shock you," said Harkness. "But crime doesn't take a u -turn because it sees a small town." Child Find is not a police pro- gram, but it does have some police affiliations. The first Ontario chap- ter was established in November 1983, and was registered as a non- profit charitable organization in June 1984. The national headquar- ters is located in Calgary with pro- vincial headquarters in each prov- ince except Newfoundland and Quebec. Each chapter works on a local level, primarily addressing the community's needs in areas of pub- lic awareness and abduction pre- vention. Wednesday's keynote speaker in Exeter was Judy McDonald, execu- tive director for Child Find Ontario. "Over 61,000 children disappear each year," said McDonald. "Of those, most arc runaways while two percent are missing children or the victims of abduction." Carol Darling is largely responsi- ble for the existence of the Huron County chapter. A "My oldest child was about to be- gin kindergarten," said Darling. _ "And I went to the police fttion to see if there was a kit available as a preventative measure." Darling was placed in contact with the Child Find organization in Oakville, and began to lay the groundwork in August of 1990 for a chapter ffight here at home. Hard work paid off and in June of 1991, Child Find of Huron County be- came the organizations first rural chapter. "We have about 60 applications Please turn to page 2 Carol Waft and Judy McDonald of Child Find 6 Wednesday, October 9, 1991 75 cents Dump leaking, council concerned EXETER - An engineering report on the Town of Exeter's landfill in Hay Township says that the site may be leaking leachate into sur- rounding land and may need to be improved. "There appears to be some deteri- oration and some [environmental] concerns," said public works com- mittee chairman Ben Hoogenboom at Monday's council meeting. The life of the current phase one of the site has been calculated to last until the spring of 1993. Mayor Bruce Shaw asked how this year's engineer's report on the dump was different from previous years and works superintendent Glenn Kells said it was similar, ex- cept the deterioration to the west and south has been seen to be get- ting slightly worse, according to groundwater samples taken. Deeper wells which will be con- structed to pave the way for the phase two site Kells said would give a better impression of the situ- ation and what action needs to be taken. Concerned about the amount of municipal garbage, councillor Har- ry Klingel asked Kells what per- centage of household garbage could be composted. "Have you got a composter?" asked Kells, to which Klungel nod- ded. "Well, how much have you cut down? I don't know." Town administrator Rick Hundey said he has read that 17 percent of waste is biodegradable. Councillor Dorothy Chapman agreed but noted centralized composting may be able to divert up to 35 percent of indus- trial and household biodegradable waste from the landfill. Kells noted that only about 75 composters have been sold through the town's program to date. Leaves do not go to the landfill, but are composted at the cemetery. Province backs down on hydro 'tax grab' TORONTO - The province -wide protest of the Municipal Electric Association (MEA) and Public Utilities Commissions has paid off. The provincial government has agreed to amend legislation that would have given the government greater control over Ontario Hydro. The Exeter PUC joined the fight against Bill' 118 this month, com- plaining that the government would be able to use utility bills to subsi- dize provincial government energy programs. Ontario Hydro has oper- ated under the philosophy of pro- viding power at cost to the consu- mer. On Thursday the MEA an- i nounced that it was victorious in convincing the government that the legislation could not go ahead as proposed and the government agreed to change parts of the Bill, specifically those that gave the gov- ernment the ability to issue binding policy directives to Ontario Hydro. The MEA had argued that Bill 118 could possibly lead to electric bills becoming • another "tax grab" for the province. They also argued that electric costs should not be used. to subsidize conversions to other forms of energy in a bid to save electricity and the construction of new generating stations. Please turn to page 2 Contractor steps up pace to re -open Huron Street EXETER Huron Street West cut off from their usual traffic should be open again soon now that routes by the closure of the street construction crews have stepped up and have been concerned that the the pane to install a sewer line street has been closed longer than down the street. first promised. Exeter town works superinten- "The road will be open to traffic dent Glenn Kells confirmed last again late next week," said Kells on week that the contractor, Alan Friday morning. Hayter Contracting, had fallen be- The entire project to fit the south - hind in their work on fie line. west comer of town with sewer "They're behind their original lines, a pumping station and a sew - schedule," said Kells, but noted that er forcemain will have to be com- the company has brought an extra pleted by December 15 in order to crew in to make sure the entire job remain eligible for the province's will be done by the last week of 50 percent anti -recession funding November. under the PRIDE program. Residents in the arca have been 40.91,4 Fire department handing out free batteries to keep smoke detectors on the Job EXETER - In order to encour- age local residents to get into the habit of changing the batteries in their smoke detectors on a regu- lar basis, the Exeter Fire Depart- ment are going to be giving away batteries as part of Fire Prevention Week. The 300 9 -volt batteries, do- nated by Eveready Canada, will fit most types of smoke detector, explained fire chief Gary Mid- dleton. They will be handed out to anyone who visits the fire sta- tion between 6 and 9 p.m. on October 22, or 23. Middleton also has buttons, pamphlets and childrcns' colouring books which he will be distributing to the local schools for Fire Pre- vention Week. Middleton said that the batter- ies will be made available in time for the changing of the clocks from Daylight Savings Time to Eastern Standard Time on October 27. The idea is to get people to change smoke de- tector batteries twice a year and to do it whenever changing their clocks. "It's a good habit to get into," said Middleton. "Change your clock; change your battery." Middleton said that his depart- ment has responded to quite a few fires over the years where smoke detectors saved the lives of those in the home. He said people are alive today who owe their lives to having a smoke de- tector. But a smoke detector with a dead battery is no use at all. So the campaign to keep fresh bat- teries in detectors is important, said Middleton. Even homes that have wired - in smoke detectors (required un- der the current building code) can benefit from having a bat- tery -powered model as well. Detectors powered from the mains electricity can fail in the event of an electrical fire. "If I built a new house, rd have the pre -wired one, but rd also have a battery operated one too," said Middleton. "For the price of S20 you can't go wrong; S20 to save a life." Fire Prevention Week is being supported by Fire Prevention Canada and will be observed by fire departments in communities all across Canada. 1