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Bleeding hearts
Twenty-nine people tumed out to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation recently to
help pedal the "Big Bike." Organized by Beckers Milk Company in Exeter and led by team
captain, Kim Bilcke, the "Beckers Bleeding Hearts" pedalled their way up and down Main
Street. Together they raised $4,467.10 in pledges. Riders were: Curtis MacDonald, Chris
Genttner, Denise Bilcke, Mike Funk, Jen McIntosh, Chrissy Morgan, Brooke Miskie, Dave
Robilliard, Bill Smits, Ann Prout, Al and Vicki Harvey, Scott Musser, Don Cotten, Clyde
Shaw, Kevin Tonner, Janis Bisback, Charlene Chappel, Janice Sanders, Tracy Bahro, Su-
san Graham, Vicki Garland, Gary Wilson, Matt Hummel and Ryan Beattie. Special metion
goes to riders Laurie Dykstra who raised $308, Jo -Anne Whetham raised $315, Peter Dar-
bishire raised $508, and Kim Bilcke who raised a whopping $1,070 in pledges. The Exet-
er Legion also donated $50 dollars towards the cause bringing the grand total to
$4,517.
You are better safe than sorry
TORONTO - Now that summer
has at last arrived, many students
and young people either will have
already started their summer johs
or will be looking for work.
Unfortunately, before the sum-
mer is over, .tragedy will have
struck many of them through work
injuries.
Every year over 18,000 young
workers in Ontario are injured and
some are killed in workplace acci-
dents. What is not realized until it
is too late is that these accidents
could have been prevented.
Worker and employer awareness
of workplace hazards and how to
deal with them are crucial to safe
working conditions. That is why, in
the early spring of 1996, Labor
Minister Elizabeth Witmer an-'
nounced a grant of $415,000 to be
divided equally between the Indus-
trial Accident Prevention Associa-
tion (IAPA) and the Workers'
Health and Safety Centre to create
the Young Workers' Awareness
Program, which gives students the
information they need to protect
their health and safety on the job.
There are two components to the
program: ,a general assemhly pres-
entation and a classroom instruc-
tion segment. Trained instructors
are available to conduct presenta-
tions at all Ontario high schools.
Both the general assembly and the
classroom segments stress student
interaction.
Using video and other materials,
trained'instructors wili'cdiri>.'ty any
Ontario high school to deliver the
crucial message. Students receive a
resource book and other informa-
tion .
But students don't have to wait
until schools open again in the fall
to learn how to protect themselves
Aborted take off
leaves two injured
GRAND BEND - Two people were injured when a small plane
went down shortly after takeoff from the Grand Bend Airport on
Saturday.
The Cessna 206, owned and operated by Grand Bend Sport Par-
achuting Center Inc., was taking six skydivers up for a jump but the
take off was unsuccessful and the plane descended into a nearby
cornfield at the end of the runway around 4:15 p.m.
The pilot, Anne Tilker from Palmerston, and one other passenger
were injured in the crash. Both persons were transported to the
South Huron District Hospital where they were treated and released.
Bob Wright, owner of the parachute center, said the cause of the
crash is not yet known.
"We haven't had a chance to analyze the situation yet. All we've
been able to do is get the airplane out of the cornfield.
Wright added that this was the most serious incident at the par-
achute centre in its 14 year history.
"If you have a lot of planes going up and a lot of (skydivers) jump-
ing there is going to be an occasional incident, but we've never had
anything this serious. This is new for us," he said.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police are conducting an investigation to determine the cause
of the accident.
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Two bicycles
stolen
EXETER - Two bicycles valued
at $300 were stolen from a Mill •
Street residence on August 3.
One bicycle was described as a
red Vagabond men's mountain
bike, the other a purple CCM
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EXETER - A VCR was stolen
but was recovered at the rear of 367
Main Street following a break-in
that occurred on August 2.
A portable classroom was entered
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