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NOM 1S6 ■ mei — — — — 1 Proud to be Canadian Health hazards a concern in flood clean-up 1 Inside Hay Days '96 Homecoming weekend See page 8 Announcements pages 18 Classifieds es 21-24 • Counterfeit $10 bills Jaclyn Rau clutches a Canadian Flag Jtvrlfllai front of the Main Street Town Hall with' het discovered by, Day Party. local merchants HURON COUNTY - Police re- port numerous Canadian counter- feit $10 bills have been found by local merchants and financial insti- tutions. The bill appears to be faded, has a different texture and looks small- er than legal tender. The serial numbers of counterfeit bills are BDF8620332, BDE6892235 and BDF1332982. OPP advise people who come in contact with anyone passing these bogus bills to retain the bill and if possible get a description of the passer and vehicle plate number. Contact police immediately. Crowds well behaved for long weekend in Grand Bend GRAND BEND - A combination of hot sunny weather and a family oriented crowd made the Canada Day long weekend one of the most pleasant holidays for visitors and merchants in Grand Bend. OPP laid a total of 110 charges as of noon Monday, several under the Liquor Licence act, but reported a quiet weekend overall. "That's not very much consider- ing the crowds that were here," said Sergeant Stephen Reid of the Grand Bend OPP detachment. "it was just as busy as any other long weekend, but people behaved them- selves," he said. On the Victoria Day weekend in May, OPP laid 351 charges and in- vestigated a stabbing. In compari- son police are calling this weekend "extremely quiet." Reid credits this in part to an edu- cated public and highly visible po- lice presence. Officers on All Ter- rain Vehicles, bicycles and on foot kept an eye on crowds while a ma- rine unit patrolled the waters of Lake Huron. Jane Musser, of Gables Tavern said lc:.al bars were busy but no- ticed more of a family crowd this year. Stephen moves to put liaison committee on hold Township passes motion to suspend committee un- til Bill 26 outcome known STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - Stephen Township Council passed a motion at its June 18 meeting "that the South Huron Liaison Committee be put on hold until the outcome of Bill 26 on our current structure is known." In other business, council will defer making a de- cision of whether to proceed with the expansion of the Grand Bend Sewage Plant for one year, pend- ing the completion of an updated capacity analysis. Council moved into Court of Revision for the Khiva 'B' municipal drain at 4:55 p.m. The court was advised no appeals have been received and no members of the public were present. Bylaws Bylaw 20-1996 was given a third and final read- ing and was adopted as the Khiva 'B' Muncipai Drain 1996 Bylaw. Bylaw 23-1996, to authorize the removal of trees obstructing drivers' vision at the corners township roads was adopted. A temporary use Bylaw 241996 to allow a gran- ny flat on Lot 15, Concession 10 was adopted. Council carried a motion to undertake a study in respect to' land use planning policies to determine "the appropriateness of a tent being allowed as a structure as it relates to the definition of a motel." This study is to commence immediately and be completed within a one year period. Bylaw 25- 1996 was adopted as an interim control restricting the use of tents as motel units. A motion was carried authorizing the road super- intendent to negotiate with the owners of Part Lot 5, Concession 19 for the removal of trees at the cor- ner of their property. The low bidder George Radford Construction was awarded the contract for the supply of gravel at $4.55 per tonne for 'A' gravel and $3.75 per tonne for 'B' gravel plus taxes. 19E16 grants approved for area recreation The recreation grants were approved at a recent Hay Township's council meeting HAY TOWNSHIP - The 1996 recreational grants were approved at Hay Township's June 3 council meeting. While the Zurich Community Centre is to receive $10,000 for op- erating costs and $5,000 in capital, the Dashwood Community Cen- tre was allotted $1,600 and $600 goes k the Dmhwood Athletic Field. - The South Huron Community Centre wia bit given 51,000, the Hensel) Community Centre $2,800 and the I1* Township Ball Park S1,000 if needed for capital projects. in further council matters, it was resolved the external equipment custom rates be increased by $10 per hour. Also, Jud Bumstead, representing the Lake Huron Commtmity Church, attended the meeting to review the proposed site plan. Council indicated it needs further information such as building measurements, proposed lighting and waste disposal structural, pfd the distance of the buildings from the west property line to the blip of the gully bank. 1- :r -..- EXETEK e s _.,1..ents and pri- vate contractors continue to clean- up after the flood on June 20, it is important they be aware of the proper process to follow. The Huron County Health Unit recommends after water has been from the premises, all mud and de- bris should be eliminated by scrap- ing and washing. It is rec- ommended material be placed at least 50 feet down grade from any well and combustible ma- terial be raked up and burned. The premises and furniture should then be thoroughly washed and dis- infected. Walls, floors and cellars may be dis- infected by washing and brushing a chorine compound such as Javex or Chlorox mixed with water in a 10:1 solution. The house should be completely aired and dried after this treatment and before oc- cupancy. Furniture may be scoured with soap and water and placed in the sun to dry. It is advised food that comes in contact with flood water be dis- carded and food handling equip- ment be thoroughly scoured and washed before treated with an ef- fective disinfecting solution. "You may have a problem with mold down the road, so it's im- portant to get the house aired out. Usually carpet just has to be thrown out," said Bob Worsell of the Huron County Health Unit. Professional cleaners carry in- dustrial strength disinfectants that kill micro-organisms. After carpet and furniture has been removed, walls are washed and baseboards are soaked. Water residue re- maining in carpets may contribute to a later problem with mold and mildew. "We are "If there's any sewage, we don't question it, we just tear it out." trying to convince peo- ple that they're better to discard...their health is more im- portant than a carpet or a piece of furniture," said Bev Prest of Fa- bricmaster. "If there's any sewage, we don't question it, we just tear it out. If it's water or silt, some can be sal- vaged but a very small percentage in this flood." He also recommends home- owners use a dehumidifier during the summer months because humid weather can cause mold to grow in damp basements. Newer homes that are more airtight do not allow air to recirculate properly. Flood damage also presents elec- trical hazards. Electrical ap- pliances should not be operated un- til home wiring has been inspected and found safe. Heating systems should also be inspected before re- suming use. Several factors contribute to flood Every improvement in drainage system wouldn't have prevented flood EXETER - The early morning flood on June 20 has left many res- idents wondering why Exeter's downtown was deluged with such a tremendous amount of water. What factors contributed to water forming pools in back yards, base- ments filling with several feet of water and sewage backing up into homes? Basement drains in Exeter run into the sewer system rather than the storm drain system. Exeter's storm sewers are designed to take the street and surface run-off but are too high for footing tiles to be directly connected with them. In addition, not all streets have storm drains. "if you are at the end of a street in a subdivision, for example, your storm drains would start about two thirds of the way down from the end of the block because the curb and gutter system would take the run-off to that particular catch basin," ex- plained Town Administrator Rick Hundey. He, added there isn't a system in Ontario that is designed to cope with the amount of water that fell prior to the flooding many residents ex- perienced. When the storm drains can't han- dle the water because it's coming too fast, the suface is flooded. This wa- ter, intended to go into the storm drain, pools on top of manhole cov- ers over the sanitary system where it empties. "Water has to find its own level," said Hundey. " if your basement drain is lower than the level of the water in the system and outside, then it's going to come up the drain." The town has been involved in or Continued on page 2 '" Jilif y4:L.AI�v Hay Township resident Leonard Grob rings in Hay Days on School Section #2 Bell on Fri- day night. The bell will be rung at 6 p.m. for the next 150 days, marking a new tradition on the Rowe family farm at Lot 3, Concession 2. Greb originally bought the bell, which was erected especially for Hay Days, at a cost of $75. \I(llll 11%1 MN ( (1\1•14%(;1.: O\ I'\(;l S