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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-01-14, Page 16• COMMI,INITI' Times-Adroc'ate, January 14, 1998 Page 15 Stretching -6 relax. Ael"obiciser • Mary Holtzmann (left). with instructor Sharon Steciuk and Sally -Lou • Raymond work out.at one of the senior group classes which takes place every Monday and Thursday morning. .A ►urmber of other aerobics classes are also offered at the club. TO - find out more information call Steciuk at 235-1289. -, Steppin' in the right direction - By Chantal! van Raav T A Reporter EXETER_ - Making New fear's resolutions for some people pay be difficult. ult. cspecial ly sucking w rah tt. '7 .Shedding a few pounds is maybe one of the most popular resolutions. •hut• it is also one of the. mot dl1- ficult lo keep. , • •• Step. Aerobics in Exeter has is . busiest time of the year in January: Besides Icing a popular resolution and the Tact that people want to •- shed a few of the •pounds they gaincd_.ovcr-Christmas. it is a fun form of exercise. said aerobics in- -structor Sharon Sicciuk. : Shc said one reason people loin .an exercise club in Januar is "he - rause the attitude is better. . "1 think people become more -aware that wehave to watch our diet.- stay healthy. quit smoking." Steciuk said.- • Shc said One of the biggest prop Isms many people encounter is try rng.to lose -weight by not eating, •I used to lose. -40 pounds. yo-yo • and put it hack -on again." she said.. 13ut.nol only is aerobics a was to stay in shape .and feel good about. ._ones body: it can he -a way. to re- • hew stress. - '.When you're doing-sonnething it • takes your . mind off your proh- iems." Steciuk said. '-Your• stress.- level tresslevel is down. your muScic tone is greatly improved and.it Lacs you_a better -outlook on life.'• • - People who acrohicisc may •do,it because. they want to get -in 'shape. - hitt some people have ulterior mo - oyes. • Mary Holtzinann has- been vis - Oink' Step Aerobics since it•hegan a . year ago and • yard if s• one of the hest things she ,c'er did . . "i'm on my own and •1, as find- ing that 1 just. sat and read brinks • and knitted -all of the time so I • joined this. and "it certainly does make me feel a lot better," Holtz- ' mann said. adding it helps her both physically and ' mentally and has been a great way for .het to meet people. • . • Another aeroht.iscr agreed. "People ask me Xshcrc 1 get my energy. .level front."' said Margaret Medd from Exeter. "I tell them have my energy because l -exercise., 1 have hccn exercising cchgiously for the past 20 years." Medd said, adding she wouldn't feel as well as she did if she didn't exercise,. Meddalso hikes, swims and walks` and said the sariety of ex- ercise she receives benefits her greatly . -Cross training as important." said Steciuk. "You have to do more. than one type of cxcrcisc to -see a change right assay." But: not only do you need to em- ploy a variety of exercises, you hay to cat properly. at:cording•to- "lrsing the Food Guide: Ministry. of Supply and Services Canada 1992. This hook suggests the approach- to pproachto weight' management is by feeling good about oneself and treating oneself properly. Ways to achieve this include: stop dieting. normalize eating . patterns and follow "Can- ada's Food Guide to Healthy Eat int.'" - The guidelines from• Health and Welfare Canada'arc as follows: en- joy a variety 'of foods. emphasize cereals,, hrcads. other grain prod- ucts, vegetables and fruit. choose lower fat dairy- ,products. leaner meats and foods prepared with little or io • fat, achicvc or maintain a healthy body . Wright by enjoying regular phy sisal activity and healthy eating and limit -salt. al- cohol and caffeine. - Acciirding to a variety .of studies, exerc iso IS one of •the hest ways to lose weight and feel great. Studies have, shown that exercise can im- prove moods,- lower blood pressure; control cholesterol, lower the risk of heart• disease, reduce stress, boost creativity and reduce the risk of cancer as well as achieve and maintain an ideal weight. • Biddulph will woo Sterling By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter BIDDULPH TWP. - If, you 'want something, best to speak to the boss and that's exactly. what Biddulph Township council decided to do concerning -the proposed $1.5 million Granton sewage plant. Reeve Earl French and-atdministrator Larry Hotson will meet with En'ironment.and Energy .Minister Norm Sterling at the Rural On- tario Municipalities Association conference in Toronto on Feb. 9. The decision was made at last week's council meeting. Hotson said they will pitch Sterling on the Granton plant in hopes Biddulph will receive a portion of -a $500 million water protection fund the province has created to help .fund municipal projects: that . protect water quality: "We're basically lobbying to try to get some grant money," Hot - son said: • Biddulph council was advised of the chance to meet Sterling in a letter from Middlesex MPP Bruce Smith. In other news from the meeting, council approved putting the closed portion of St. James Dr. on the block for $500 plus legal fees and survey costs. Hotson said the legal and survey costs could run over 52,000 and the piece of essentially uselessJand will be offered to its neighbors. • Old homes won't get sump pump help in Lucan By Craig Bradford 7-A Reporter I.UCAN - -Thc village's older. homes almost got a helping hand ss hen it comes to their leaky base- ments at last week's council meet- ing. But council uttiinalely. decided not to include those older homes with stone foundation basements in its sump pump grant program. Pub- lic works supervisor Doug John- ston brought the nailer up because sonic of those older homes have leaking -problems that could he rec- tified if a sump pump was installed and additional weeping tile work was done in the basements. the problem is the weeping tile work would be much more costly than the program's $1.500 oet home grant maximum. In addition, council put an end of Fchruary deadline to apply for the grant program. Deputy Reese Har- ry wraith wanted 10 suspend ,the program entirely fur a six month "breathing period" So council could put the remaining money. "to the hest use." Councillor Perry. C'askancnc said it's better to gel as many homes disctinnectcd from sanitary drains and set them up with sump pumps to reduce flows at the Lucan Sew - agc treatment plant.. Councillor Glenn Silver agreed and added council would have a hard time. picking. and .choosing who would get sump pumps, -under • Wraith's proposed more- choosier No subsidy for sewage inspections - HURON ('TY.- 1f you need a nese septic tank, the cost of getting it certified and installed just went up. . At the Jan..B meeting of Huron County council, the county . intplc- ntented a user -pay system to tiff -set the cost of servicing on-site sewage systems. . • the service, -provided by the Hu- ron County. Health Unit. used io he subsidized by. the province. hut 'is -• now a county responsibility. - "'lhe province isn't willing.. to subsidize. why should we." said Coun. Carol Mitchell of Clinton.. Users will pay 100 per cent othe inspection costs. • . For most people with average three-bedroom/Ivo bathroom homes in _Huron County, the change will mean substantially in- creased fees. .The current fee of $100 to have a septic system certified will increase to 5310. Likewise. installation per- mit fees for new septic systems will increase from $22 to 5295. Thc Health knit certified ahtiut 230 systems in the county last year. The debate at council centred on w hcthcr or not the increased tees would encourage people not to get their. systems . certified, thereby creating a potential health risk due to unapproved and possibly sub- standard septic systems. Coun. Brian McBurney of Turn- - berry Township said the user fees should reflect u0 per cent of the ac- tually cost of providing the service and the county should pick up the balance. Otherwise. McBurney said the :work will go "underground" and be done on weekends or at night. Coun.Bill Carnochan of Tucker smith Township said he agrees with the Health Unit and the rate charge d should be a 100 per cent user fee. He said the cost of such services - arc a small part of building a house and the costs should not be spread over the ratepayers of'. Huron County. McBurney said the user fees are fine for a new house being con- structed, but for inspection on sys- tems being updated, the ne*costs amount to nothing more than a tax. Klaus Seeger of the Huron County Health Unit said most sep- tic systems .need to be replaced about every 15 years and many sys- tems in Huron County are now reaching that age. , Carnochan said the council has to remember the budget implications, of paying for these services and did not agree with McBurney's "under- ground" argument. He Said user fees mean costs will go up, but whether people have to pay 80 per cent or 100 per cent will not change their decision to break the law. Coun. Mason Bailey of Blyih agreed with Carnochan. He said the cost should not be placed on the taxpayer's shoulders and added the increased cost may well serve to in- crease efficiencies. approach. Other notes• from last week's council meeting: • Ilderton dough drys up The 513,000 per year the t lNagc received from Merton lot pro- viding the services of Lucan srsv- age treatment .plant olxiaa►1 Bob "Iltnntpson has dried up. Two of 11- dcrton'sTOM: %works employees . have up 'graded their qualifications • and- no longer need Thompstnt's services- w run the plant. Ad - on its way -to- London could gang up when there is common problem. Healso said Lucan needs written rtssurtutces from London on water supply and plans .for pipeline ex- pansion: -"The concern is for the future." Benner said. "Whitt constitutes .11 minor amount (of water!. in ,London. .could mean the future ()I' growth in 1-u_ran." Lucan In -bloom?. Council decided to sign up for. • ntinisu-ator Ron Res mei added that the Communities In-.- Moon' pro- of Ildet ton needs help. they can also grain at the raging ot Wraith. It go to the Ontario ('Ivan Water costs $2(M1 to enter the nation-wide Agency (()('WA I , - - - contest that is sup - rather Man In 1.u- "These are the posed to boast civ - c an.kir'!dis ride 'and corn - The of programs P I'Ite 'y illagr could.j feel builds a lot - nn 1111)• - set a per hour_. tate irtvolven)erltwhile tor !Merton or other_ (!f C011f<dellWe ill beautifying the mu- 'lead))n municipal-• the community." nicy►alities ._par- lors . fit: Il►ou(p-.- ticipating. • son's scrslees .but 'council decided- - "These arc the kinds uf.progranls to hold till till they ie circ a ie- I !eel builds a lot of confidence in quest. We want our water . 1 nndon i. hoping 10 Iak,i mcg tate Lake ilurtut water pipeline - from OCWA and Lucan ,is considering how they will respond:- either en- dorse the plait that ss ill see 1.0tidon have almost all of the say on oper- ating the pipeline nr to' beg olt.and -simply pay -hoodoo for water: - -- If crnutcil decides Iii cnilorse Lon- don's plan. 1 ucan would have only one til n►ans voles 011_8 goserIrIng • hoard. •13ut. Reeve Robot Benner said. that scenario was better than .hay mg. no' say .n all since smaller municipalities that use the pipeline Ilse ciinlnlunity." Caskaucttcsaid. ('askanette added council should call on. corrmitmity groups and in- dividuals to volunteer their green tlluuths-and time and fool some of the hill to mike Lucan • pretty in plants conte judging time in July or August: • Nobody showed up • Though no one attended Benner's first open Ionise al the village, coup- - cil chainbers on Jan. 3. he did say some people called before hand to express merest itt the session. The open hoose on the first Saturday morning of carp mouth is supposed • to be. a forum for people to express their concerns find opinions to councillors in a laid hack uti. musphcrc. The. open sessions will continue. Phone the village office at 227-4253 for more information. • - •• Policing numbers off - Council's sigh of relief over the London OPP quote on policing Lu - can has turned out to be tilt - warranted. Reymcr said he found out frtnit Middlesex County ad- ministrator Nigel Bcllchaml►er the about 5250/household cost per year for policing was out $9(1 putting the new -Cost only 57 under the original $347/hnuschold quote. "Now we're. right hack to where we were• hefore," Reymcr 'said: "Why did (Ihc province) moil that from the Dec. 12 numbers''" In other OPP news. Karen Mof- fatt is the new staff sgt. with the London •OPP's. Lucan detachment. She .,wrote council and requested she meet council sometime in.the near future. Thc tentative date for the meet and greet is al the be- ginning of the Jan. 2i) council meet- ing._ - Where's the beef A p(hlic meeting on Donald and - Constance Pletch's request to put a . cattle barn closer to their William. • SI. home than the zoning bylaw and provincial guidelines say they can is Jan. 12. 7:45 p.m. -a1 Biddulph Township's council chatnhcrs. The Plerch's wane the Karn that'll house . 50 heel cows to he 625' away from -their twine while the minimum in the i'Janning Act is 1,089'. Architect's money request rejected Extra costs are denied by Huron - County Council. HURON CI'Y. - Fixed lee means fixed 1Cc. 'that's what the architeeis who • worked . on the Huron County Courthouse renovation project were • told last sleek ss hen they -asked county council for $1301(1 in extra ctis(s. (itxterich , architects • Allan Avis and John Rutledge worked together on the 5.1.7 million project and they --want to be paid' lin the extra work - they did as a result of unexpected changes to the project -completed early last year. •.. According to Ihc- county, howev- er. the contract for the. renovation project was. a 'fixed I•ce'-contract and the architects will have to live with the hid they niadc fit win the contract.. • . Rutledge said the architects were aware.. the contract was fixed fie. but said they interpreted -several clauses in the contract as saying they could Maim for extra services rendered, if required. The county doesn't agree. - "We determine the clauses one way and the county determines them another way. That's not fair,' said Rutledge. - Project co-ordinator, county cngi- neer Sandra Lawson • said, "Mr. Avis and his company assumed too titttch_ when they went into - this. They tendered too low." 1.awson's side of the story was clear and simple. Shc told the coun- cil everyone concerned knew when the contract was let out that it was • fixed- fee. - livcryine knew the renovations were being done with infrastructure ' money and as such, there would he no extra money around to payout if somebody screwed up. When the final hill was tallied, Lawson said the hill came to about ,$45 short of the $1.7 million esti- mated price tag. - Avis said he understood thc con- tact was fixed fee and as with any construction contract, he expected a certain nunber of changes. In • tht- case of the courthouse, however, he said - the degree of unexpected things was'grcatcr than normal He said• uneven floors and mis- takes in the building's original ar- chitectural drawings made for far more work than originally expect- ed. As well, the fact the. building was occupied during the -day caused fur- ihcr problems. Avid said demands to he quiet during court hours forced work to oil- hours and made the architects a "lightening rod" for complaints from the occupants. As a result. Avis said his staff had to he on site about 16 hours every week-, about twice as -much as re- quired by similar projects. Y our views Letters to the editor "We want our Pecs adjusted," he said. Lawson offered no apologies. , "Change orders and changes to the project arc something you ex- pect," she said. Coun. John Doherty of Godcriclt supported the architects in their re quest. He said the construction , changes were approved by the county and should he paid for. . ""this county would not he tri .gond standing if it can't come to an agreement." he said. Doherty called for a recorded vote on thc subject and when ftc vote was called, he stood along. Contacted Jan. 12, Rutledge said (here are no plans to take the matter tci court. "This. is the end of it," he said. Pop can drive for St. Boniface church ZURICH - Recycfcc'►t►p cans can mean a community church re- ceives the repairs they necd,-thc paint they have:been anxiously awaiting for mit can help bring them out of a dcht. - - - For altnost two years the Knights of Columbus have promoted a pop can drive, just one of the many.pro- jects undertaken by the church to raise funds. The Knights of Colum- bus said the drive will continue and anyone wanting to donate used cans can call Zurich K of C mem- ber Ray Hartman at 236-4483. Reprimanded Lucan Councillor wonders why? "lf-we all work together, we are a stronger team." Dear Editor: 1 was a little dismayed to read a recent letter to the editor. it seemed to be reprimanding myself acrd nth- - ers on Lucan council (and staff) for not bringing in a zero budget. it docs neem to he a little premature since the rough draft of the•budget has not yet seen thc Council agenda. In fact the final provincial num- bers for Lucan arc still in question. - The writer has had the experience -of Council and probably has much to offer new comers like myself. Some of the ideas in the letter sound like good ad- vice that should be discussed at Council. The thing .that the writer forgot was that. messages sometimes get clouded by the method of presentation. The tone of the letter saddens me. if you want my respect and attention then discussion should be honest, up front and above all informed. You can rest assured that I and the rest of Council will be working towards 'a -- zero budget if possible. After all we pay taxes, we have no desire to spend more. and we do not want to lose any services.' if we all work together, we arc a stronger team. Perry Caskanettc Lucan Councillor 100 years of V.O.N. care "What a beautiful and proud way of commemorating quality community nursing care..." Dear Editor: The V.O.N. wishes to thank the Allen's and the members of the Horticultural Society of Hensall for the beautiful "100 Year VON'.' sign and official color flower bed that has graced the corner of high- way 4 this past year. What a beautiful and proud way of commemorat- ing quality community nursing care in Huron County by the V.O.N. Thank you! Pam Bieman, On behalf of the staff of Huron County V.O.N.