Times Advocate, 1999-07-14, Page 19•
Wednesday, July 14, 1999
Exeter Times -Advocate
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The 25 -foot -high Kokanee inflatable floating glacier was a pre nce in Grand Bend on the weekend as the Kokanee Glacier Park tour took
place.Activities included kayak races, beach volleyball, ultimat frisbee games, ultimate Glacier Mountain belly flops, Kokanee iron man and
woman contests and wakeboard and Sea -Doo demonstraticAs.This was the Kokanee tour's second stop in Grand Bend.
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SPECIAL. TO THE TIMES ADVOCATE
Council hears report Warning sig
from Bend's
-,. HURON cry. -�'Research is under Way
that will assess the quality: of ground
water in Huron County aquifers.
This research will create a `baseline'
from which to test future water quality.
It will also help in the development of a
network of wells within the county that
will permit the monitoring of water ousel-
ty
The quality of the water will be deter-
mined by examining bacteria levels, the
amount of natural contaminants, such as
sodium and the amount of man-made
contaminants that present in the water
Mable.
This research is being done by the
County Health and Seniors' Committee in
conjunction with the Huron.County
Health Unit and the Conservation
Authority.
The total cost of the project will be
`hpproximately $240;000. A grant pro-
posal will be submitted to the Ministry of
the Environment (MOE) Ground Water
Protection Fund, and about 75 per cent of
the cost will be covered.
Wingham can send garbage to
Exeter
County Waste Management Consultant
Steve Janes reported to county council
last Thursday and told councillors that he
had been in communication with the
Ministry of the Environment's legal ser-
vice, and would soon be sending a pro-
posal to the MOE.
The proposal would state that the coun-
ty would assume the responsibility of pro-
viding long-term disposal services for all
municipalities.
The proposal also states that Exeter will
enter into a contract with the Town of
Wingham to provide waste disposal.
Also, Wingham would have to enter into
a contract with Exeter for the supply of
waste.
According to Janes this removes We
need: for Wingham to find an alternative
According to Janes this removes the
need. for Wham alternative
landfill solution. •
Council voted to explore this approach.
Joe Kerr to plow countytoads
Joe Kerr Ltd. of Winghiun has been
awarded the county contract for plow
routes by county council.
This is a three-year contract with an
additional two years possible.
Kerr wilt plow three routes •for $72 per
hour and must guarantee that the equip-
ment used will be 1995 or newer.
The three routes are on County Road 4
from County Road 86 to Clinton, County
Road 4 to Highway 9 and County Road 86
from County Road 4 to Listowel.
Y2k preparations
Work has ,started that will prepare
Huron County in the event of a Y2K
emergency.
Council approved a plan at the July
meeting that would help prepare the
county bykeplacing computers and by
purchasing a large generator.
The total cost of the project has been
estimated at more than $219,000.
More than 150 pieces of equipment,
primarily computers, also will need to be
tested in order $,o ensure, that they will
work. If work needs to be done to the
equipment a cost of $50 per unit will be
incurred. .
Since Union Gas cannot guarantee that
gas service will not be interrupted, the
county has decided to purchase a 200-
kilowatt portable generator.
The. generator will be mounted on a
trailer and used to provide heat to the
Huronview and Huronlea homes for the
aged. -
The Health and Library Complex shares
a generator with the Jac Memorial
Building which will provi more than
enough power in the cas of an emer-
gency. For this reason, the library com-
plex will be used as the centre of opera-
tions.
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ZURICH -- Play ball!
The committee raising
funds for proposed expan-
sions and renovations to
the Zurich arena is plan-
ning a ball tournament for
Aug. 5-6. •
Committee chairperson
Shelley Rodgers -Bedard
said the committee needs
12 teams for the co-ed
tournament and anyone
interested in entering
should call Kevin Geoffrey
or Jeff Webster at the
arena.
In other fund-raising
news, canvassing for the
arena project has been
delayed because the com-
mittee has been waiting
for a xwbudget to be pre-
pared.
Rodgers -Bedard said
there will be no canvass-
ing in July, although there
was some discussion of
canvassing the lakefront
areas soon because
Rodgers -Bedard said she
would like to raise funds
from summer vacation-
ers.
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By Katherine Harding
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
GRAND D -- The beach is safe
again -
Beach -goers were warned td stay out
of the water at Grand Bend due to high
levels of E. coli bacteria last Friday.
On Saturday, the warning signs were
removed by the Lambton Health Uinit
after additional sampling found the bac-
terial Levels had returned to Health
Ministry guidelines.
The Lambton Health Unit said after
rainfall, water at area beaches may be
temporarily polluted for up to 48 hours.
Other contributors to the higher bacte-
rial levels include faulty septic systems
and urban sewer overflows.
Anyone ingesting the polluted water
risks developing skin, ear, eye and
throat infections and stomach disorders.
Signs advising possible high bacterial
levels have been permanently posted at
Centennial Park in Sarnia and Lambton-
Cundick Park on the St. Clair River.
Information about the status of area
beaches is available by calling the
health unit's water quality information
line at (519) 383-6231.
Some Exeter Mosquito! baseball players took some time out during a practice
recently at the Nabisco Field diamond to visit with Justin Cann's puppy Sydney.
Pictured are Brett Crerar, Cann,Trent Taylor and Matthew johns.