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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-06-23, Page 5Wednesday, June 23, 1999 Exeter Times–Advocate 5 Mud Creek cleaner than before Dombind spill By Kate Monk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF MCGILLIVRAY TWP. — Mud Creek is in better condition than it was be- fore the spill of Dombind at the McGillivray Twp. works yard June 8, ac- cording to water tests. The substance seeped into the Morley Robinson Drain and Mud Creek. Water tests taken late last week show no sign of phenols and ammonia levels were below de- tection levels. Turbidity tests measuring the cloudiness of water were seven times better one kilometre downstream of the spill than in an un- contaminated upstream portion of the same creek. Municipal staff and community members pumped 10 million gal- lons of water from the stream which had been contaminated with 300- 700 gallons of Dombind, works department super- visor Bruce Karr told the Times -Advocate Monday Festival hosts art exhibit BIs�'H - Once again student artists from 11 secondary schools will have their works on dis- play in the lower level of Blyth Memorial Hall. The exhibit will be offi- cially opened on June 23 by John Patterson, associ- ate director of the Avon - Maitland Board of Education. A reception will wel- come all participants and their families and friends A pay -what -you -can pre- view performance of That Summer by David French will begin at 8 p.m., after the reception. French is the playwright who creat- ed the Canadian classics Salt Water Moon and Jitters. The Student Art Exhibit will run concurrently with . professional shows in the Blyth Festival Art Gallery and the theatrical season, thus ensuring maximum exposure of student art to the thousands of Blyth visitors. -Submitted by Blyth Festival afternoon. Fresh water was dumped into the wa- tercourses and aeration pumps increased the oxy- gen levels. The cleanup on Mud Creek was completed Thursday and the Morley Robinson Drain cleanup, delayed while the Mud Creek was cleaned, was nearly complete Monday afternoon. The substance was in- tercepted at the low level crossing on West Corner Drive, more than seven kilometres upstream of the Parkhill reservoir (as the stream flows). A heifer in a herd of cattle which used Mud Creek for drinking, died last Monday but autopsy reports completed at the University of Guelph in- dicate it died of pneu- monia. The liquid removed from the watercourses was applied to the town- ship's road network but substitute drivers also ac- cidentally applied the substance outside the mu- nicipal boundaries one night, Karr said. Dombind, a byproduct of the pulp and paper in- dustry, is a dust suppress- ant used by several mu- nicipalities across Usborne & Hibbert Mutual R' Insurance Company Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S1 (Established in 1876) Provides Full Insu- rance Coverage for Farm Properties New Applications are Welcomed , DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Joy Monk. RR6 MichsU 31S- 7011 Ron Foam* RR 2 Dublin.. 34S-2110 sem. 1182 ..sl0o 3111341144 l.any Gndi,er. R. SPA Jack hafted. RRI. Kr10on.. Michael O'Shea RR3 Cion.. Monis WUows. RR2 St. Paula. AGENTS Wayne thaw Ex sr..._........::. -...-»...LOCH/ i David Moon. Dubifn-....:...:...-........3ft2 Bob Warden. Dubai........:.. .....».MS.VT7 Joseph Unite.. Michel Held Office. Easter.-- ..:....:. 231103QQ A refund from surplus was declared for all poli- cy holders Who qualify, are on record and in good standing as at December 31, 1998. YOUR NOME ENVIRONMENT SPECIALISTS CLEAN WATER • DISTILLERS • Reverse Osmosis • Filtration • Pore Water/Low Cost • No bottles to carry • Softeners/Conditoners • Water cooler rentals • Water testing service CLEAN AIR • "ALPINE" Home Cleaning Units (HCU) with electronic ionization • "ALPINE" Permanu it electrostatic furnace filters Wernile HOME PRODUCTS EXETER 235.0699 1 Long Distance 1.800-529.9292 Mark ikointrich sages Managor Ontario. The Ministry of the Environment is phasing out Dombind because it is believed to contain cancer-causing agents. Trace elements of newspaper ink is the toxic component of Dombind measuring 0.03 parts per trillion. Provincial guiieline& for Ontario sport fish con- sumption recommend it is safe to eat fish with more than three times the levels of dioxin present in Dombind. Ministry officials re- ported 1,000 fish died as a result of the spill. Fish kills occur because Dom - bind's sugar elements deplete oxygen levels in watercourses. Karr said the fish pop- ulation has recovered with many fish present. With the Dombind ab- sent and fresh water added, aquatic life will be able to survive. Area residents were upset they were not no- tified of the spill but Karr said the information he read indicated the sub- stance would not hurt people or animals and his priority was to pro- tect aquatic life which he knew could be en- dangered by the depleted oxygen levels. The MOE has ordered McGillivray Twp. to stop using Dombind and Karr predicts the township will return to salt brine or calcium. The township plans to have more than 85 per cent of its roads hard -topped by 200E which will reduce the need for dust suppress- ant chemicals. The ministry has not decided if it will lay charges against the township. :' The 6th Annual Oakwood Mixed Invitational raiseci$7,000 for Community Living -South Huron for a hydraulic lift Special thanks and appreciation go to the following sponsors of the May 27/99 Oakwood Mixed Invitational Dave Scratcherd, Oakwood hunt & Golf Club. Corporate Donators Andex Metal Products Decker Farm Equipment Cobble Design Inc. Cook's Division of Parrish & Heimbecker Eric Campbell Ford Lincoln Mercury Sales Ltd. Exeter Chrysler 'Glee E. Urquhart Godbolt Insurance Agency Grand Send Produce Hensall District Co-operative Huron Motor Products Huron Apothecary Ltd. J.M.R. Electric Ltd. McCana Redi-Mix Inc. Petersen Ergonomics Inc. Shoppers Drug Mart - Ex Stevenson and Hunt Veri Trucking inc. Wallis Motors Limited Prize Donators A.J.'s Gifts Active Labels Inc.' 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