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United
Church
moderator to
visit Exeter
EXETER - The moderator of the
United Church of Canada will be
paying a visit to Exeter tomorrow.
Rev. Stan McKay, the first native
to be elected moderator, will be at
the Exeter church for a supper with
high school youth. An open forum
to follow at 8 p.m. will allow the
public a chance to hear him speak.
A worship service and informal
reception will end the day.
Rev. McKay grew up on the Fish-
er River Indian Reserve, some 200
km north of Winnipeg. He present-
ly lives with his wife and three chil-
dren in Beausejour, Manitoba.
Works
department
initiative
praised
EXETER - The initiative of town
employees saved Exeter a few thou-
sand dollars, and kept a road sander
in operation, and the town adminis-
trator didn't want that to go unrec-
ognized.
Administrator Rick Hundey pre-
sented a letter to council praising
the works department for rebuilding
the transmission of the road sander,
which broke down on a Friday, Jan-
uary 28.
Even though repairs to the trans-
mission were expected to cost
53,000, there were no parts availa-
ble, and no garage could have
worked on it over the weekend.
Hundey noted that works superin-
tendent Glenn Kells and Gerry
Mills scoured salvage yards for a
suitable transmission and eventually
had the sander working for about
$1,000 by the Sunday evening.
"I think that was outstanding ini-
tiative, and 1 thought you should
know," said Hundey.
Shaw thanked the administrator
for bringing it to council's attention,
and then thanked Kells for taking
the initiative to make the repairs
over the weekend.
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'Rescue' in Stephen
Stephen Township fire chief Robert Pertschy tends to firefighter4Don Clarke posing as a
victim in a rescue scenario involving a rolled tractor Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters practise farm
equipment rescue scenarios
HURON PARK - Twenty seven fire departments
came to Huron Park these past few weeks to hone
their skills on farm equipment rescues.
Thirty-eight firefighters in all took the five-day
course, which was spread out over three days of
classroom theory, and two practical days dealing
with simulated farm accidents on the weekend.
Ted Nelson, an instructor of the course, said that
accidents with farm machinery are quite different
from the vehicle accidents most firefighters are
taught to deal with.
"Things like the Jaws of Life don't necessarily
work on equipment like this," he said, referring to
the five scenarios set up in the yard of the Centralia
Research Farm.
The firefighters were practising their extrication
skills on dummies ghoulishly trapped under tractor
wheels, rolled over tractors, of drawn into harvest-
ing equipment. On Sunday, the group simulated the
rescue of a farm worker trapped in a grain bin.
While most firefighters are well -versed in CPR
and first aid, Nelson said the course goes beyond
that the practice of packaging severed limbs, and
dealing with victims in shock or trauma.
The firefighters also have to deal with the stress
of such accidents themselves.
"There's a very high percentage of farm injuries
that involve children," said Nelson.
The $375 course was supported by the Municipal
Health and Safety Program under the Ministry of
Labour, the Ontario Office of the Fire Marshall, and
the Farm Safety Association.
Much of the old farm equipment for the rescue
scenarios was donated by the firefighters them-
selves, half of w.hom were farmers.
The instructors too, were both rural volunteer fire-
fighters and farmers, said Nelson.
"So they're actually teaching their peers," he said.
New life for old Huronview
Premier announces $1
million to revamp seniors
home into health complex
CLINTON - Premier Bob Rae
was on hand to announce new
plans for the old Huronview build-
ing, which stands partially empty
behind the new facility that now
overshadows it.
One_ million dollars
is coming Huron
County's way through
the jobsOntario pro-
gram to demolish the
old centre section of
the building and reno-
vate the remaining
parts into three separ-
ate structures. These,
said Rae, will form
the core of a centre
aimed at improving the county's
long-term care capabilities.
Rae said the project "symbolizes
the shift we're making in health
care and the shift we're making in
providing services for people."
County
a rea
in doit
thin
than a
The new emphasis for the com-
ing century will be in improving
services for seniors who choose to
live at home, rather than live in
homes for the aged.
"We need institutions, but we
also need better care
on the home front,"
said Rae.
While the Huron
County Health Unit is
already housed in the
old Huronview build-
ing, as is the Huron
Adult Day Centre.
and the United Way.
the renovated struc-
tures will also house a
home care program centre, a new
Multiple Service Agency, and the
Huron County Library.
The Library will be moving out
of the former church structure is
now occupies in Goderich.
Huron
can be
1 leader
'ng this
g better
nyone. "
The renovations of the decades -
old, and piecemeal structure is
aimed at making a facility that is
much more economical to maintain
and rut-,'
Rae stressed this project was not
a "Queen's Park decision", but was
based on ideas that came from the
community. The grant, he stressed,
will have to be supplemented by lo-
cal fundraising.
The premier also praised Huron
MPP Paul Klopp for the part he
played in bringing the proposal to
the attention of the government and
jobsOntario.
"If we don't blow on our own
horn these days, I assure you no
one else will," said Rae.
Huron County warden Allan Gib-
son received the cheque from Rae,
and also thanked the Ontario Minis-
try of Agriculture and Huron
'-Please see Health, page three.
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A private -style school?
Education board
seeks new uses
for Centralia
College property
EXETER - With the very real pos-
sibility that Centralia College could
be in mothballs by June, proposals
to keep the facility alive keep com-
ing forward.
Monday evening, Exeter town
council endorsed a feasibility study
being put forth by the Huron Board
of Education to see if the college
can be re -opened as different kind
of education facility.
Gino Giannandrea,
superintendent of
schools for the board,
presented the propo-
sal to council, saying
the board realizes the
college buildings are
best set up for educa-
tion.
"We asked 'is there
something we can do?'," said Gian-
nandrea.
Consequently, Giannandrea has
been released from the board to take
on the study on a full-time basis un-
til the end of March, or April.
"I'm not here on behalf of the
school board, this is not a school
Iboard initiative," Giannandrea told
council. "We see ourselves as the
logical choice to act as a catalyst to
see if there can be an educational fa-
cility there."
A study costing about $46,000
won't buy much, he said, but added
it should probably be enough to
come up with some conclusions.
Possibilities include a training fa_
cility for local businesses, industries
or the general. public, an extension
facility for existing colleges or uni-
versities, perhaps through satellite
classroom links, or even the intri-
"This
to be a
It's got
on i
guing notion of setting up a school
"that would be administered in the
fashion of a private school".
The last proposal calls for a
school open to all students of Hu-
ron County, but with strict dress
and behavior codes with special fo-
cus on academics and athletics. A
similar approach has been taken in
the Toronto area with success.
Giannandrea said
if a private company
were to lease the col-
lege tomorrow, the
study would he dis-
continued and all
monies refunded.
When asked by
councillor Ben Hoo-
genboom which of
the college *Wings
were being included in the study:
Giannandrea said all. five main
buildings, plus the recreation cen-
tre, were under consideration. But
he repeated his point this is not to
be considered a Board of Education
plan, nor a cost to the board.
"This is going to be a no -cost
item....It's got to stand on its own,"
he saidanoting present annual costs
to run the college include $450,000
leasing, and $350,000 in operating
costs.
He said any proposal has to break
even, so revenues must be exam-
ined carefully.
Council agreed to allocate $2,500
towards the studyt_which. should be
completed by the end of April, if
not earlier. Other municipalities
and agencies are being approached
to help fund the study:
is going
no -cost
item....
to stand
is own."
Ilderton
Community bands
together to help
victims of tragic fire
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
ILDERTON - "Ilderton Lions Re-
lief Centre...."
That's how Bob Young answered
the phone tucked in the corner of a
room at the Grace Anglican Church
last week.
With a list of items from furni-
ture to clothing to appliances to
cash donations above him, he was
making sure fellow Ilderton resi-
dents got back on their feet.
Young, president of the Ilderton
and District Lions Club and many
others from the small community
were assisting the nine survivors of
a tragic rooming -house fire last
Tuesday morning.
The fire completely destroyed the
three-storey structure and resulted
in the death of 64 year-old Victor
Moir.
He fell out of a third -storey win-
dow while trying to escape the
flames.
"The volunteer help we've had
has been tremendous," said Young
who said donations were coming in
from as far as St. Thomas.
Monday afternoon. Young was
pleased to announce that through
the generosity of many people, the
relief centre at the church closed
that day.
"It's ben a county wide and be-
yond response. We have more than
enough to meet the material needs,"
said Young.
Relief poured into the church in
the form of everything from clothes
to pots and pans and toasters. It
overflowed from one room and into
the rectory. Donated furniture had
to be stored in another building.
"We've had an overwhelming re-
sponse. We didn't know what to ex-
pect." said Young.
Just a few hours after donations
started arriving at the church,
Young said the appeal went out for
less clothes and more household
items.
The fire at the wood -frame build-
ing at 133 King St. started around 3
a.m. last Tuesday morning and it
took firefighters from Ilderton.
London, Arva and Bryanston to
hose down surrounding homes to
protect them from the flames.
The building was owned by Rog-
er and Bernice Christine who
bought it in 1972 and moved into it
in 1976.
Although this is the first time the
Lions Club has had to assist in re-
lief for a fire, Young and the volun-
teers worked very hard to make
sure the survivors were able to get
back on their feet.
"We've been involved in other
community projects. This is the
first fire relief one in the 18 years
I've been with the club," said
Young.
After the fire, the five men and
four women who lived in the house
found accommodations with
friends and families. Some escaped
with little more than the clothes on
their backs.
"We're keeping the trust account
(at the CIBC in Ilderton) open until
Feb. 18. All the residents have ac-
comodations." said Young.
After the centre closed it's doors
on Monday, a community based
oversight committee was estab-
lished to help distribute the dona-
tions and the financial assistance.
Although the Ontario Provincial
Police from Lucan and the Ontario
fire marshall's office were continu-
ing their investigation last week, it
was suspected the cause of the fire
was pease which came from a sec-
ond -storey apartment stove.
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