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Times Advocate, 1991-11-13, Page 2t#.tars}➢nµ� . Times -Advocate, November 13, 1991 Youth dumps diesel fuel into river MT HBLL - A 15 -year-old youth was caught deliberately dumping diesel fuel into Whid Creek, after a drum of it fell from the back of his father's trick. Police said that while driving the pick-up truck the heavy drum fell out and the boy was unableto lift it back in. Instead, he and a companion decided to empty some of its contents into the ever in order to make the drum light enough to be hoisted back into the trick. The Ministry of the Environ- ment has been contacted and the Mitchell Fire Department was called in to help with the clean- up. Charges are pending. Population of St. Marys up ten percent ST. MARYS - The St. Marys clerics office reports that their are 517 new voters on the voting list this election, a direct result of the increase in the town's pop- ulation. During the last municipal elec- tion in 1988, registered voters totalled 3,781, while the 1991 list contains 4,298 names. In ad- dition to more eligible voters, the population has increased from 4,923 to 5,483. Goderich man lobbies against i pit bu l l5_. . GODERICH - A Goderich man has approached Goderich town council about placing re- strictions on the ownership of pit bulls within the town. In a letter to council, Goderich resident Brian Petrie wrote that 1 he had been terrified by a neigh- bour's pit bull which had won- dered onto his property, barking fiercely at his caged pet rabbit. When an attempt was made to chase the dog away, Petrie said it lunged at him baring its teeth. Christina Schwaab, the town's bylaw officer, reported that the dog's owner has been fined sev- eral times for allowing the ani- mal to run off its leash. A court order has been issued which will see the dog destroyed the next time the animal is loose. At present time,vinciaL - Dog Owners Liability Act of 1980 has no provision for deem- ing an animal vicious. The Ad- ministration and Personnel Com- mittee is currently reviewing the situation, in hopes of finding a way to incorporate the term vi- cious" into the town bylaws. The Seafortb iashwOod Matithlnit_bIW brance Day parade In•Exeter. provided the accompaniment to Sunday's Remem- Goderich author releases second book GODERICH - Huron Country native Beth* Homan has just releasead� b boogk enti- 'I'hee boo Is a sequel e to A Place Called the Ridge, and the central location of the novel is modelled around life in the Goderich area. It tracks the sec- ond stage in the life of Sarah Sandy, now an older woman at- tempdng to ensure happiness in the futures of her two grandsons. Homan, aged 81, was born in Ashfield and has lived her entire life in the area. She shows no sign of slowing down, and plans on releasing her third book in the series within a couple of years. Homan is also known as the author of a children's story, Chadwick the Chipmunk and the Sun Flower Seeds. Placing wreaths at the memorial to the local war dead on Sunday in Exeter were mayor Bruce Shaw, Stephen Township reeve Tom Tomes, Lorne K!einsteiver, and Usbome Township's dep- uty -reeve Pat Down. - Laura Cook of South Huron *strict High School, played e Last Post at the three Re- lembrance Day services eld _by_the Exeter Legion Branch on Monday. Here she lays at Usbome Central School's 11 a.m. service. 1 Mike Rimmer of 2923 Huron Middlesex Cadet Corps bows ai h before the centotaph in Hen- _ sall on Sunday during Re• membrance Day ceremonies:----1------ Comrade Iva Recd of the Hen - sail Legion Auxiliary places a wreath at the base of the cen- otaph In Hensall during Re- membrance Day services held Sunday. ik 4 • • • • • • • • •