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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-06-02, Page 2EOM 2 Times -Advocate, June 2,1993 • Rei ona�' wrap up Counterfeit money could become a problem GOD)i - More than 25 Jocal #rink- idlesgers and enc ployees were gj4en a crash course in spotting counterfeit money, credit cards and travel- lers' :cheques at a seminar orga- nized by Goderich Police Sgt. Jerry Hitgendorff on May 19. RCMP officer Moshe Gor- don, -with the Commercial Crime Branch, said the money usually trickles into a community by people who don't know it's coun- terfeit, it was reported in the Goderich Signal Star. Gordon said if communities don't have a problem with coun- terfeit money now they will in time. Advanced technology, he said, will increase the frequency. Storm :causes wer failure 0 BLYTfi - A muoderstorm last ,.Monday -night .:caused a five- rbonr.pcnverfailura iriyth :and Belgrave as well as affecting some residents in Hullett, Morris and East Wawanosh Townships. The power went out at approx- imately 6:30 p.m. when a comer pole on Concession 7. in Huliett Township fell .across the :wad, said Wayne Kinnz.aLine$iades _Supervisor for OntarioiHydro. in Dineen. „Kuntz told theekkath;Hnr it't -Citizen he believotlte:pole was struck by lightning which started the fire and caused the insulators to fail. All residents had power again by 11:30 p.m. Thorndale annexation still unresolved ST MARYS - The .City of London owes approximately S65,i000 iniac wears for land annexed ore ■nary- l and has yet to doellb-W pensation payments that are also due. According to the Journal Ar- gus. the money owing is pari of $132,000 to be paid on the land that was annexed. from Thorn - dale. London has paid approximate- ly $65.000 of the money that is duc. As politicians continue to grapple with the complex issues of annexation; residents of Thorndale wonder about the va- lidity of the process. Reeve Allen Budden said in- formation that has been made available to the public hasbeen confusing. Teen makes plans for Drop -In Centre MITCHELL - A teenage is spearheading a drive for a drop- in Centre in Mitchell, it was re- ported in the Mitchell Advocate. Rick Hutchinson, a 17 -year- old student at Mitchell District High School, said wens need a place to spend -time rather than hanging around at the local post office or loitering on the main streets. He wants the Goitre to be a place where students can play video games, cards, listen to mu- sic o -sic and perhaps hold dances. Hutchinson has picked out a spot. but needs to tivalize,details and get feedbeck from teenagers and parents. • ospital budgaliw�,llll�r By ked Groves T -A staff EXETER - The future of Exeter's South Huron Hospital has a very targtttuestion mark surrounding it. A strategic plan which was to change the `day -today operation and function of the hospital has been put on the back burner for awhile. (The Times -Advocate has done a series on the local hospital and will have the fourth andfinal parr upon the announcement of the strategic plan.) That is the day when the hospital will find out what it's cut towards the new social services contract will -be. The province -wide Ontario Public Services Employees Union, of which half the 100 South Huron Hospital employees are members of, are negotiating a new contract. Don Currell, administrator of the hospital, said there could be some big changes to the hospital as a re- sult of the contract. He would not elaborate at this time. ' However, he did say the recent cut of the grants 10 Ontario hospi- tals by the government is putting a strain on the South Huron budget. . Last year, the _gtocial • hospital's budget was close4044.5 million. Currell said the gegetaaaent last year gave hospitals 15149em'illion but has slashed that iti'i993tual$49 million. "The ministry (of Health) is go- ing to take some money away and we have to decide what were going to do," said Curren. "We've been preparing the last couple of years :through attrition." He said the hospital board is still plugging away at the strategic plan but admitted some things could be changed from which were original- ly planned upon. It appears as though the entire health care budget in the province is in trouble as a group of family physicians representing 7,000 gen- Don Coneil - big changes for hospital eral practitioners met in London on Wednesday to discuss how the gov- ernment's proposal to axe $1.6 bil- lion from the health budget will have a devastating impact on health -tare in Ontario. '',Happy Anniversary: Despite the eurmoil and confusion, South , }Iu- -Ton Hospital is in the -midst of plan- ning its 40th Anniversary party which looks like it will be one of the biggest community parties in Exeter.in quite a few years. ' "We're going to have a big family t,,arbectie at the arena on August 11. Were selling 1,000 :tickets," _said Currell. At S10 for aduttsand35,for chil- -dren .the :day of fun which runs from 5 pen. to 9.p.m. 'chill be in the form of a:giant picnic with silent auctions and lots of door prizes. And instead:of the -traditional an- niversary cake, .Currell said every- one will be making their own sun- daes. "Our primary function is to have .the people come out and enjoy. It's a public relations thing," said Cur- rell. He said hospital staff and board members will be doing the serving and will mingle throughout so peo- ple can get to know them. "I think it will be one of the best parties this town will see in a long time. We want the staff and board members to mingle. This day -and - age people want to know who is on the board." There wilt be continuous enter- tainment at the event and just a few of the local entertainers include the fleeterJug'land,-Julie Godbolt:and Alysia Darling,' Intl Brothers and Shirley mid the South -Huron Dis- trict High School Jazz Band. Which village is.rriar�ltt? Hensall aid Zti1: lock horns tt in fitness challenge HENSALL - Civil war erupts once again in Huron County as two villages aim to out-er tonight for Canada's 1 itweek. • The Crownlife PaiU lenge gauntlet is thrown down again as the Village of Hensall aims to retain its title as being more active than their neighbours up Highway 84 in Zurich. Members of Zurich council have likewise vowed they will not suffer the indigni- ty again of seeing their reeve forced wear a hat festooned with "I Love Hensel!" buttons as the spoils of war. Zurich, however, has a hardieskrabsad of it. Seventy-one percent of Hensall's population was __ _ joining in at least one of the 15 -minute exercise activities- village, besting Zurich's turnout by some 13 percent. ` enatill also"has a full slate of activities planned for tonight starting at 7 p.m. , followed by a 15 -minutes warm-up aerobic dance at the park. Events include a wheelbarrow race in which teams will push their barrows (decorated to taste) down posted lanes while trying not to spill beans from a can on board. Officials severely caution that "in- tentional interference with other racers will result in disqualifica- tion." A "White Bean Water Balloon Toss" is also on the agenda, (for which participants should probably not wear anything dry-clean only) as well as a "Bean Sack Race", which includes bonus points for not falling. Zurich isn't taking the whole affair lying down, nonetheless. A'\ complete route through the village has been mapped out for resi- dents to walk, bicycle, skateboard, or even rollerblade to qualify for the exercise requirement. Those even more energetic can join in an exercise class at the community centre at 7 p.m. Even those in the Dining for Seniors program are getting in on the act with an exercise class of their own. In all, it would appear Hensall has the hardest task. With a larger population they have to get more people out exercising to reach the same percentage of population as Zurich - but as- Hensel! organizers are quick to point out, they managed it last year, and then some. Participants should be mindful, however, that in order to be court- ed in for the Particpaction Challenge, they will have to be registered with the officials. Lanrffill site choice byyear end HENSALL - A public meeting was held in Hensall at the Cammu- aity Centre on -Thursday evening to :discuss the landfill watch process :.and criteria used -to locate avow site. More than 40 residents isattsyltgiv- en _ background information:cn?he Waste Management Master Plan before breaking into groups to . dis- cuss siting constraints. Three type of criteria is used to locate a new landfill site; •Exclusionary Constraints: plot- ted first on a map of the county to identify areas that are unsuitable. • for landfill, such as urban areas or wetlands. These areas will not be considered as potential landfill sties. •Secondary Constraints: lands which are suitable, but the group would rather avoid using if another site could be found. •Boundary Constraints: such as •.zaitway lines, roads . and property lines that need to be considered each time a candidate site is found. Each group was .aimed ,to 'lank five of the least important -and five of the most important of the secon- dary -criteria The groups then.dis- cussed the pros and cons .of-itssen- •ingeestricnorts' on some secondary constraints such as classes of agri- cultural land that cannot be used or the distance of buffer zones. It is expected that ten new sites will be announced at the end of the year, said Craig Metzger, prmiect co-ordinator. "On site investiga- tions such as drilling will be done during the winter to minimize dis- ruptions to affected properties." The sites will then be compared and assessed on the basis of envi- ronmental impact in what is called Stage 3A of the process. An environmental assessment will then be made before the Mas- ter Plan is submitted for final ap- proval in Stage 3B. "This process began in June 1988 and hopefully tonight will be the fi- nal public meeting," said Dave Lee, chairman of the Steering Commit - Landfills. Rotting Waste or Precious Resource By Paula Hohaer When thinking of a landfill, it is difficult to imagine it as any- thing more than a large pile of rotting waste. In acuial fact, landfill sites are a very precious resource, one that is .too often taken for granted. Landfills are not by them- selves a viable long .term solu- tion to waste management. By throwing .so much away, we are taking up valuable land. increas- ing the possibilities of pollution and spending tax dollars unnec- essarily. It is now well-known the things we have been throw- ing away arc, in fact, resources which have further uses to socie- ty. This is why combined efforts of reduction. reusing. recycling and composting arc of utmost importance. It is appropriate to say that throwing waste away to be buried or burned is no longer acceptable. The saying "a penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye" scems Cuing to satin stitua- nen. Society has been blinded by the penny...the every day de- tails in life. Too often the impor- tant things are aboopd; .ate control is WIC 014111000011.011t will never go away. Waste gtpgnt toes *IX have to be a pea ilrn aslant Ls we we not blind;Itl,Itc,l m probles of nt j M t and as long as we Mite qy sample sigpcickilitt,ourAsior k life. ,One pleasant thing often makes us want to forget about all of the unfavorable things that exist. We cannot forget about taking care of the very thing we depend on most...the earth. When we see that our behaviour needs to be altered, why wait? The three R's make mase. Waste has been one of the hot topics in the newspaper, televi- sion and people all around you, all of which*-Aould get a little tiresome; but waste management shouldn't be looked at as a bus - den but as a responsibility. Think of it as your occupation to reduce, reuse, recycle and com- post because you are geuing paid a monumental wage...clean running water. clean streets, san- Wiry living conditions, etc. Taking the time to think twice about buying a product with ex- cessive packaging, throwing re- cyclables in the blue box and turning your compost every so often seems like a small price to pay. if not for the environmental benefit, knowing that opening a new landfill would have taxpay- ers spending millions of dollars should definitely stow how sig- nificant waste t,pt real- ly is. There are itiItNmare pref- erable things on which to spend money than starting new landfill sites. Next week well be talking about l;.xeler's waste manage- ment program in detail. see. The new site is expected to las for 40 years and will only Zak landfill materials from Ebro County. sea t MAiTLAND RESOURCES Youth arrested for break -i n EXETER A male youth was ar- rested on Thursday and charged with break and enter after the Exet- er OPP investigated a break-in at an Oakwood residence. Police are not releasing his . name under the Young Offenders Act. t Police are also investigating van- e dalism at McCurdy Public School. n Last Tuesday police found two l Wipd°wa.•of tthe 41410a7T; jt1,81 110,h cap PUBLIC NOTICE Park had been broken, the third isuch occurrence since May 18. Damage was estimated at about 1200. Also last Tuesday, police were investigating the theft of a laptop computer from a vehicle which was parked in the Highlands 3 subdiv- sion in Hay Township. The com- puter is described as a Dell Model :'320 laptop, vattiedett $3,733. Maitland Resources. a joint venturebetween Sifto Canada and Philip Environmental. proposes to establish a storage and placement facility for post recycled industrial residuals in the Sifto Goderich rock salt mine. The mine is located on lands in the Goderich harbour The proposal' may include a sorting and recycling facility eV -the mine site The type of materials under consideration will'be limited to -carefully selected and screened solid. bulk. post recycling residual industrial materials. The materials to be considered for .placement it the mine will include solid industrial waste Approval of this proposal may be required under provincial and/or federal legislation. including Environmental Assessment Act of the Province of Ontario Evaluation of the proposal will involve a study .of all environmental, tran,sportation, safety. land use. economic and other factors associated with such a facility. Maitland proposes that this evaluation be carried out with full public participation by the Goderich community. As the first steps in the process of evaluating the proposal. Maitland will hold a public meeting and form a public Study Group. All interested are invited to • attend a PUBLIC MEETING Thursday, June 10, 1993 7:00 p.m. Goderich District Collegiate Institute 260 South Street Goderich, Ontario At this meeting representatives of Philip Environmental and Sifto Canada will outline the proposal, describe the proposed study and the approval process, introduce the companies who have formed Maitland Resources, and ask for volunteers from the community to loin the.. public, Study Group. •Theibitland Environmental Assessment Study Group -How to Get Involved Public -participation in the evaluation of this.,prpposal is important. Maitland proposes to form an Environmental Assessment Study-Gfpup and inviteaapplipations from all citizens interested in membership. The Study Groupvill play a vital role in the evaluation of the proposal. The Study Group will include representatives of Municipal Government, the public at large and Maitland. The activities of the Study Group will include: • ..participation in making decisions which will guide the environmental assessment of the proposal • identifying community concerns and ensuring that those concerns we addressed throughout the Environmental Assessment process; and • communicating to and receiving communication from.the publit. at lie If you would like to participate in the Study Group, please send ypiarafijme, address and phone number, along with a brief description of your interest to: Mr. AI Hamilton - Mine Manager, Sifto Canada Inc. P.O. Sox 370 Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y9 or attend the public mee,Ung and advise us of your interest at that time. for further information,;ylease call Mr. Hamilton at (519) 624.8180