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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-04-08, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4.& 83 Exeter 235-0262 tulations Atom AE Ontario Champions St)/Vint: I wk.r din/ ,►►O.► birjrini SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 1 New Release Videos 235.3535 Reservations Wednesday, April H. 1998 (q re. ► v, c s r ) ONE DOLLAFt Landfill site neighbors attend council meeting Residents raise several concerns with water quality, site management and property values By Kate Monk T -A Reporter • EXETER - Nearly • 30 people from Hay.. Stephen and Exeter at- tended the Exeter ctluncil meeting on Monday night to hear about couneil's•plan for the •landfill site, ' Council would like to sell the landfill site to Huron County for $2.1 million. The county's draft • waste management master plan calls for Exeter's landfill. site to be- come the destination for garbage from the southern •portion of Huron County as municipal sites close. - .. Council and staff spent more than an hour answering questions. with the information they had available:, . Of greatest con - corn was the possible impairment of surface and ground water from the current landfill site and the. po- tential for increased contamination. - Neighboring landowners were. concerned about the current appcar- anec of runoff water from the site as well as the 'possible con- taminants. The implications for hu- man and animal health were dis- cussed. • Wallace Fletcher said the Town of Exeter has an obligation to pro- vide affected landowners with clean drinking water. _ Noise pollution from increased inachinerat the landfill site and the visibility of the. site, was also brought to council's • attention. As "Thr actio' not tryi anyon landfi hav more garbage arrives at the site. it will he expanded vertically ince the designated "footprint" is used. Bill Purdy thought the town was not asking a high enough price stat- ing i:xeter taxpayers were entitled to a better return on their in- vestment. Not only. has consid- erable money been invested into the operation of the landfill site. farm 'prices have escalated and •the mar- ket could hear a higher price. Management of the current land- fill site was also dis- cussed. Chuck Par- sons, a neighboring farmer. said when there's a strong wind and the gar- bage is not covered, plastic hags blow onto his land. He claims four of his cattle have .of on plastic hags and died. ugh our is, we -'re ng to put e at risk. There's a 11 site we e to deal with." • i3oth Parsons -'and Leon Coolntan said _they wanted the landfill site closed, not expanded. expecting the management problems will get larg- er as the site expands. Bob Rowe said he can sym- pathize with the concerns of neigh- boring landowners. His concern is increased traffic on Stephen and Hay concession .2/3. He' is also con- cerned about the liquids leaking from the garbage trucks as well as light materials flying off and lit- tering the roadsides. Other landowners wanted to know who was considered to he ad- jacent landowners. The landfill site. affects more than' just adjoi,ning• properties. They also wanted clar-. • The T -A apologizes The.Times-Advocate apologizes • for--misinformation'in last week's _ front-page story on Leonard Steep's rumored return to Huron Park after he served 15.months at a con -cc-- , 'tonal facility for sexually assault- ing three young brothers. The. -assaults occured at Steep's former home located.across the street from.their father's residence where the hoes had been visiting. not at their father's home as report - cd in the star The T -A regrets the'errorl • T A wins newspaper awards TORONTO -The Times - Advocate is the winner of two '.Premier awards in the annual .awards competition held by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association. Reporter Craig Bradford received a first place award for the hest sports and recreation story which was about difficulties between the Grand Bend SWOOP Club and neighboring farmers..The new Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker and the Oakville were the other finalists in the competition. . The T -A placed second in the hest agricultural story category with a feature story on manure manage- ment by reporter Kate Monk. • ification on the guarantee of prop- erty values Exeter _is seeking from the County. Residents- were also concerned about the lack of local control if Huron County owned and managed the site. Fletcher said he already felt "like it ping pong hall" being bounced between agencies and lev- els of government as he tried to get his concerns addressed. ' ..Many residents were concerned they only 'found out about the pro- posed sale and Monday- night's meeting through the Times - Advocate. They wanted .10 he no- tified by letter personally. Reeve Roy -incliner represents council at Huri►n County council • Continued on page.2 They are the champions Atom power. The Exeter Nabisco AE Atoms won the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship by beating Ennismore 5-2 in their barn on. Friday night. Here the boys are seen on the traditional fire truck ride as they are proudly shown. off for the entire town to see on Saturday afternoon. From left: assistant coach Brian Taylor, Adam Johns, Mark Dietrich, Adam Hayter; Jordan Darling, Mark Seip, Luke Kerslake, Brett Hackett, Scott Loosley aqd hockey mom Pat Hackett. Of note: three hockey dads can say their sons have followed in their aRWOntario championship- footsteps: Tom Hayter, Ron Bilcke (Son Corey) and Taylor all were on Exeter all-Ontario,championship teams in their heydays. For more on the AE Atoms'- win, see page 14. / Council urges rally participation GRAND BEND - Council members.agrecd to motivate the com- munity to take part in a.Canada Games rally slated for April 30 at the London"Convention Centre. At its- meeting 'Monday night. council 'revieved a press release from the 2001 London Alliance Canada Summer Games Host So- ciety. which outlines plans for the big event. "This will be a true community event," states Games co-chair Lib- by Fowler in the release. "We are hoping that people from each of the London Alliance -communities, including the University of West- ern Ontario, come out in full force and share in the fun. We want to keep people up to date on our progress, and more importantly, we want to make sure they stay as excited about this as we arc." The rally will include -the signing of the Games multi-party agree- ment, which details the partnership between the host society, gov- ernment and the Canada Games Council. The agreement' states Lon- don, Grand- Bend, Si. Thomas, Woodstock and the University of Western Ontario will work together 10 provide facilities to host the Games. Present will he Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Is- abel Bassett, Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, and London Mayor Dianne Haskett. London entertainers and former ath- letes will also attend the rally, where games, merchandise will be of- fered for the first time. •- Last May, the Canada Games selection committee visited the Lon- don Alliance before making a decision on who would be host. Grand Bend Administrator Paul Turnbull claims four bus loads of people took the trip from the village last year. "I think we heed a big push out of the whole society," said Mayor Cam Ivey. - "Get in your cars and get the hell down..there for that rally," echoed Councillor Bob Mann. Thieves steal $8,600 from Exeter Appliance store EXETER - Thieves went on an audio -video crime spree overnight on March 31. Exeter OPP said. Thieves broke into Art's Auto Repair at 586 Main St. S. by punching a hole in a window on a south` entrance door. They found - keys to a '89 Toyota 4 -Runner and then broke into Second Chance • -Appliances in the same building by breaking another window. The thieves stole a suhwoofer system and then took off in the 4 -Runner. Exeter OPP believe the same suspects broke into Exeter Appliance at 390 Main St. S. the same night. Thieves gained entry by peeling back the front door frame from the lock. About $8,600 worth of goods including seven VCRs, a 27" TV, a stereo receiver, a CD player, dual cassette player, satellite dish receiver, computer, laser printer, a box containing 50 CDs and a cash box containing coins were stolen. The 4 -Runner was later recov- ered on Saintsbury Line at Adare Dr. in Biddulph Township. OPP 'recovered the cash box, the CDs and a stereo remote control from the vehicle. OPP found the sub - woofer system in a ditch a short distance away on Adare Dr. The Exeter OPP continues its investigation. . Zurich may dump landfill agreement ZURICH - We want out. • - 1 That's what Zurich, Council members ihformed Hay Council at its meeting Monday night after they were told by Reeve James Love„"1. haven't.got any more information to give you, other than what you see in the paper.” • . , . .Zurich Council responded by stating it has recently considered hooking up with Bluewater Recycling Association, which would be abodt half the cost of dealing with Hay. . "We're leaning heavily in that direction," said Reeve,Dwayne La- Porte. "Which means we won't he signing another agreement " Zurich Council disagrees with the $6,000 annual fee and wants ad- ditional information concerning how that cost is broken down. La- Porte said council plans to vote on the rissue Thursday. Easter bunnies When does the Easter bunny come? Three-year-old Denise DeVries cuddles baby bunnies at Darling's Food Market on Monday. Exeter Subway bandit caught on Videotape EXETER -'A machete -wielding - man may. havenvalked,off with • some ,cash from Exeter Subway but he didn't leave without dropping a • telltale calling card — his mug on a. , vtdeohape, Exeter OPP said a lone male sus- pect armed with a machete walked into the sandwich shop'located near the comer of Hwy. 4 and Hwy. 83 at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. The man confronted the lone male em- ployee and demanded -cash from the till. The 'sandwich artist' gave: the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash and then the suspect left the store. - Exeter Subway manager Pam Meriatn said the incident was cap- tured on tape by the store's surveil- lance video camera and that the tape is now in the OPP's hands- - She said the thief walked off with A. "Minimum" amount of money since store employees tt`take a 'drop' of cash into the store's safe every hour. Subway, franchise owner Eric Heinrich wouldn't release the name of the employee who was robbed due to complications surrounding a possible court case. • The suspect is described as a white male. 35-40 years of age. tall with a medium build and receding dark hair with long -sideburns. He was wearing an untucked button -up beige plaid flannel shirt with a white shirt underneath, blue jeans • and new -looking white running shoes. • A gray or black late '80s model full-size sedan'was last seen headed southbound on Hwy. 4 in Exeter. The OPP ask anyone with infor= mation about this crime to call the Exeter OPP at 235-1300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-265-4444. GO ALL -ONTARIO FINALS Hawks vs Wellesley Applejacks AprIl 9th - Thursday April 11th, Saturday AprIl 14th, Tuesday In Exeter 8:30 p.m. In Wellesley 8:15 p.m. In Exeter 8:30 p.m. 4