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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-10-09, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, October 9, 1991 HE NE W,S Home of crafts HOLMESVILLE - The sixth annual Country Craft Festival was held in Holmesville on the weekend Patrons flocked to the hamlet where 30 different exhibitors of- fered everything from mop dolls to stained glass. The festival opened Friday evening filling the community centre and near- by parking lot Man charged with 57 counts of break and enter TORONTO - A Kitchener man has been charged with 57 counts of break and enter of public and private buildings, in a rash of thefts spanning Ontario, New Brunswick and Prince Ed- ward Island. Establishments targeted were found to be those containing safes, and communities victi- mized included those of Clinton, Listowel, Goderich and Mitch- ell. Court houses along with law and municipal offices were fre- quent targets, and 19 PUC offic- es reported break-ins or at- tempts. Police investigators noticed a similarity in break-ins across the three provinces, after two safes were cut open in Cobourg's Northumberland Court Building. Annual Seaforth Fair SEAFORTH - The Seaforth Agricultural Society held its 146th annual Fall Fair in the._ townon the weekend. The event was kicked off Fri- day morning by a parade fol- lowed by the official opening. In addition to events such as an antique machinery show and special entertainment by The Huron Strings Christian Puppet Caravan and juggler Doug The Great, spectators flocked to at- tend a sports card show which featured former NHL and WHA superstar, Bobby Hull. 600 hogs destroyed in West Williams fire WEST WILLIAMS - Fire- fighters from four departments were called in last Tuesday to battle a barn fire on the farm of Pete Kustermans. Parkhill, Arkona, Thedford- Bosanquet and Ailsa Craig fire departments battled the blaze for nine hours. 600 hogs were de- stroyed with fewer than 100 res- cued. Damage is estimated at $300,000, but the cause of the blaze is still undetermined. Crop insurance delayed RIDGETOWN - Cheques for crop insurance claims for farm- ers in Kent and Essex county are being delayed at the worst possi- ble time. Payments to needy farmers are being slowed as computers pro- cessing the claims are clogging up. Cheques for wheat and re- planted soybeans and corn should have reached the farmer already, but may not reach the needy until this week at the ear- liest. Crop insurance payments arc expected to top the S20 million mark, dealt to the two counties following the drought of 1988. tirowers have since seen in- creased coverage levels and a decrease in price. Soybean yields are especially low this year with many farmers expecting less than 20 bushels per acre. Six locations suggested for county landfill By Fred Groves GODERICH - After three -and -a - half years of study,six sites have been selected as possible locations for a Huron County landfill facility. Thursday morning, Les MacMil- lan of Gore and Storrie Limited, re- leased the information that the en- tire county has been waiting for. Along with Jo -Anne Richter, co- ordinator of the county's Waste Management Master Plan, they dis- closed the six sites, four of which are in Grey Township; the other two are located in Goderich and Howick Townships. While County Council was listen- ing to the particulars, property own- ers were being contacted and they and surrounding land owners would be given the opportunity to meet with Richter and the county. "We've got a lot of property own- ers who are going to have a lot of questions," said Richter. The Master Plan indicates that by 1997 there will be one county owned and operated landfill which will be 24 hectares in size (approxi- mately 60 acres). With four of the selected possible locations being in Grey Township, reeve Leona Armstrong was quite surprised. "I had thought it would have been identified as a potential area for one site. It's really overwhelming that it's four," said Armstrong a former county warden. "Some of these people are long time Grey Township residents that I'm sure are not going to want to re- locate. We must have 50 people identified here and with 50 people you are bound to have some upset" Hulleu reeve Tom Cunningham had several concerns about the lo- cations and said the land in the sur- rounding areas could quickly deval- ue. He said farmers depend on their property as future financial securi- ty. "They shouldn't be put in the po- sition where in three years, they are going to lose their pension plan," said Cunningham. The preliminary report released on Wednesday will be followed by a final report. Exeter reeve Bill Mickle questioned to when that Province breaks down Continued from front page While the government still says fuel substitution programs will go ahead, it has promised the MEA that municipal utilities will be in- volved in developing criteria for the programs. "I expect that fuel substitution programs supported by Ontario Hy- dro will stand up to economic scru- tiny and will be in the best interests of the electrical system, the envi- ronment and the people of Onta- rio," reads a letter from minister of energy William Ferguson to the MEA. "Our campaign to change Bill 118 was successful due to the ef- forts of municipal electric utilities and their allies across this province, which lobbied hard to make the public aware of the dangers of this legislation," said a release from MEA chairman Mary LeClair. TAKE IT FROM A BORN-AGAIN NON- SMOKER, After 30 -odd years puffing and 7 of not, quitting was worth it. Trust me. Why? " Stamina "Good appetite " Elastic arteries • Great lung capacity • Excellent general health Eat your heart out, you ad- dicts. Trudeau doesn't smoke, does he? BAILEY'S OF HENSALL LTD. FURNACES - HEAT PUMPS CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING Highway 04 North 262-2020 Hensen 262-2626 0 cnr.±uLy* yourHomecomfortftopk would be released and county engi- neer Dennis Merrell said it could be April. "If the ministry puts a high priori- ty on our study it could be earlier," said Merrell. The Master Plan indicates that by the year 2000 the amount of waste going to the landfill site will be anywhere from 15 to 50 percent less than it is now. MacMillan pointed out in his presentation, that the county's ur- ban centres of Exeter, Hensall, Clinton, Goderich, Seaforth, Wing - ham and Stephen Township will be diverting 50 percent of waste while the rural auras will be 15 percent. "The 15 percent is not a Ministry of the Environment objective, the 50 percent is," said MacMillan. Rural areas already have means of disposing a lot of their waste. "When you have in the rural are- as much lower waste generation rates there isn't the same quantity of waste that can be diverted. You can't expect the rural population to divert 50 percent of that remaining quantity," he added. Whether or not 24 hectares will be big enough to handle the waste created by 60,000 people, is one question many county councillors wanted answered. "I hope the size is large enough. I really expected it to be 100 hec- tares," said Hay Township reeve Lionel Wilder. MacMillan said at first the Waste Management Plan considered a 100 heac tare site. "With the information we have from existing, remaining capacities in existing sites and with what is viewed as the likely development in the county, taking those factors into account, yes 24 hectares is large enough." Mickle wanted to be certain mu- nicipalities with capacity still re- maining in their landfills would not have to use the county site immedi- ately nor would they be penalized. Child Find Chapter in Huron County Continued from front page and of them 24 have already been cleared," said Darling. An executive has been estab- lished, and individuals all over Hu- ron County have come forward to offer their assistance; individuals such as Dave Moore of Dave Moore Fuels, who is aiding by dis- playing missing children on nine of his vehicles at his own cost Volunteers are needed to help run information booths at special events as well as to participate in kid checks, but first must be cleared by both the police depart- ment and the Children's Aid Socie- ty. Kid checks involve the finger- printing and photographing of chil- dren which is placed in an informa- tion booklet for parents. If the time should arise, everything is in order. The first kid check in Huron County will take place in Wing - ham, October 19, and another will follow shortly in Exeter. The growing program is not a re- placement for others, but is instead meant as a compliment. How many take their children for a joyous outing at Canada's Won- derland? How many realize that it is the country's number one place for children to be abducted, and rates second in North America? Dave Moyer of the Exeter Fire Department plods through the corn field adjacent to the South Huron Recreation Centre fol- lowing a fire there last Tuesday. The fire and police depart- ments epartments were called to investigate the fire set by two youths. The fire was extinguished with minimal loss and no injuries, while the youths were reprimanded and parents advised. Due to their ages, names can not be released. Police were also called to Precious Blood School on Wednesday, to investigate a complaint of children playing with matches. There were no damages and the youths were dealt with by a teacher and custodian. ONE STOP -11 c-1--1 ...for all your e 1 financial needs = LIFE INSURED SHARE ACCOUNTS 22 DAILY INTEREST ACCOUNTS TERM DEPOSITS & RRSP INTEREST BEARING CHEQUING ACCOUNTS 12 LIFE INSURED LOW RATE, PERSONAL. FARM = BUSINESS AND MORTGAGE LOANS and many more services. Where service and friendliness are #1 Clinton Community CREDIT UNION 70 Ontario Street 374 Main St. South CLINTON 462-3467 EXETER 235-0640 GREAT NEWS! Our New Office in Clinton will soon be completed. Planned moving date is November 23-25 Just because you're from a small town, doesn't mean the possibility doesn't exist. "There have been several instanc- es where abductors seize a child in the washroom, cut and die the hair, change the clothes and sedate the child all in a matter of minutes," said Darling. "It's really scary." If a person goes missing, Toronto is immediately contacted where a case worker, who has contacts all over the world, sets to work. The case is registered, posters are print- ed and distributed, and the case worker assists police and investiga- tors in their search. But even more amazing are the instances where Child Find has found missing children. McDonald related incidents where one abduct- ed child was found in Australia af- ter a poster was recognized by a tourist in a Canadian airport, eleven years after the abduction. Child Find used a form of photo enhance- ment to simulate the victim's age which proved to be near perfect. Currently, Child Find's office can be reached in the Exeter United Church or at 235-3385. For more information on being a volunteer, interested persons are invited to contact Carol Darling at 235-1043. HOLIDAY 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. THE BRILLIANCE IS WRI 1 1 EN uv STONE. A Lazare Diamond comes with its own identification system. So, like the love it represents, its inscription is unique, providing immediate and positive identification. So why settle for smart, when a Lazare Diamond offers brilliance. Forever. Lazare Diamonds. 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