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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-08-25, Page 22 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, August 25, 1999 In the News Wingham man given five for violenttheftyears GODERICH — Michael Beldman, 27, was con- victed Aug. 16 on four charges stemming from the assault of former OPP commissioner Archie Fergu- son of Amberly Beach on May 25, reports the Goderich Signal -Star. The Wingham man pleaded Lathy to violently stealing Ferguson's 1994 Ford Eftplorer, breaking into two Amberly Beach cottages and driving dan- gerously during a police pursuit which reached speeds of 180 kilometres per hour.- Beldman was also convicted of charging $11,651 to a credit card he had stolen from his mother. Justice Norman Douglas sentenced Beldman to five years in jail for the robbery and was given one year for each of the other crimes. The one year sentences will be served concurrently with the five year sentence. In defence of his client, lawyer Mike Donnelly said Beldman's crimes stem from his growing de- pendency on drugs. Calling Beldman's drug problem "a battle," Don- nelly said the break-ins and theft were all part of a desperate attempt to finance the purchase of more drugs. Council approves pellets to frightengeese inMitchell MITCHELL — West Perth township council has approved the purchase of almost $200 in blank pellets in an attempt to rid the Mitchell Lions Park of the overpopulation of geese, reports the Mitchell Advocate. Council has received several complaints about the geese -- specifically the amount of geese drop- pings— at the park and has decided to adopt this course of action to solve the problem. The Ministry of Natural Resources in Clinton and tile Canadian Wildlife Service were contacted, and subsequently a Beamsville firm contacted West Perth administration, informing them of the cost of a gun and 200 blank pellets. Council was concerned the firing of the pellets wouldn't work, but felt it should be at least tried. "People are at the point where we have to do something," said Mayor John Van Bakel. Tuckersmith deputyre resigns from restructuring TUCKERSMITH TWP,. -- Tuckersmith Twp.'s Deputy Reeve first tried to be kicked off his" coun- cil's restructuring committee and then resigned at. Tuckersmith's July 20 meeting, . reports the Huron Expositor. Deputy Reeve Bill DeJong first presented a mo- tion to have himself removed from his council's re- structuring committee and then handed, in his res- ignation when the first motion was rejected by council. DeJong said he quit " the restructuring committee after being criticized byreeve Bob Broadfoot for expressing opinions against amalga- mating with Grey Twp. and Brussels. "I felt we had nothing in common with Grey Township and Brussels and should look at other areas if we needed more municipalities to join with. It was my own opinion, even if council didn't agree with me," he said. POLICE BRIEFS • POLICE BRIEFS Hit and run EXETER --- Police are looking for two men after a hit and run occurred on Nelson Street Saturday. London OPP Const. Myra Rusk said witnesses saw an older model Chevrolet Z28 travelling east bound on Nelson near Carling Street jump the curb and hit a small tree and the rear fender of a parked pickup truck. The truck sustained minor damage. Police said the black with gold Z28 must have sus- tained damage to the right side of the vehicle. The suspects are described as two clean shaven males in their 20s. Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call the Exeter OPP detachment (235-1300) or Crimestoppers at 1-800-265-4444 Lucan needs new amb By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN BIDDULPH — The township will soon have to come to a deci- sion on where to house its ambulance base since the existing base is inade- quate. Dave Goddard, manager of emergency services for Middlesex County, spoke to Lucan Biddulph council at its Aug. 17 meeting and told councillors a new location for an ambulance needs to be found. Council told Goddard it is willing to deal with enquiries from contrac- tors concerning a location for a base. The Lucan ambulance base is now at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home and, according to Goddard, doesn't meet Ministry of Health or Middlesex County specifi- cations; He said the loca- tion is too small, with no room to remove the stretcher and equipment for disinfection after use. Also, the garage door is too small for the new big- ger ambulances to fit through. Building owner Bill Haskett doesn't want to renovate the site to make it meet specifica- tions because he eventu- ally wants to use that site for business purposes. Haskett told the T -A the ambulance base has been. in the Haskett family since 1970. As a result, Goddard said contractors will be looking for another suit- able site for an ambu- lance base. He offered four possibilities: the Lucan Hydro facility on William Street if it is eventually vacated; a por- tion of the former Village Works building; renovat- ing the fire hall into an emergency services build- ing; or another privately owned building. Goddard said the hydro building is too big and would have to be renovat- ed to hold an ambulance. He also said there is a remote possibility of housing a second ambu- lance in Lucan if the new base ends up in the hydro building. Reeve Earl French said the township has to make a decision on ance base whether, or not to sell its hydro before it can make a decision on using the building for an ambu- lance base. Lucan is a prime loca- tion for an ambulance base, Goddard said, because of its proximity to highways 4, 7 and 23. Deputy Reeve Bob Benner said Lucan Biddulph should be doing everything possible to protect the ambulance services it now has or even consider expanding. He said he can't imagine township residents having to wait for ambulance service from Exeter or Ilderton if Lucan lost its ambulance base. Goddard said the town- ship could charge between $8-$11 per square foot for any municipal office it rented out for an ambulance base. He also said a new ambulance base needs to be found "very soon," explaining a " new ambu- lance won't be brought into Lucan until an ade- quate base is found. The existing ambulance Beach water samples update; LAMBTON COUNTY - The Medical Officer of Health advises the follow- ing update on area beach- es that were sampled as of Aug. 20, 1999. Beaches sampled: Canatara Park, (Lake Huron), Centennial Park, (Sarnia Bay),Grand Bend (Lake Huron), Ipperwash Main Beach, (Lake Huron), Pinery Provincial Park (Lake Huron), Port Franks (Lake Huron). Warning signs have been posted here due to recent high levels of E.coli bacteria. Signs advising of possi- ble high bacterial levels following heavy rainfall have been permanently placed at the following St. Clair River sites: Centennial Park, (Sarnia Bay). Lambton-Cundick Park, (St. Clair River). It should be noted that following a heavy rainfall, the water at area beaches may be temporarily pol- luted for up to 48 hours. It should also be noted, that if' the water has become cloudy due •to wave activity, bacteria from the : bottom may become suspended and increase the possibility of illness. The Lambton Health Unit has established a Bathing Beach Water GB 'council seeks to form "Area of Excellence" Continued from front page Farm has almost 2,000 pigs. Unanimous support Grand Bend's council unanimously supported the motion. Coun. Bob Mann said he would like the Environment, Tourism and Agriculture ministries to be informed of what Grand Bend is proposing. "I want the motion to have an impact on all three ministries so they sit down and start talking about this issue," he said. Coyle said he and a group of concerned ratepayers will be attend- ing Stephen Twp.'s coun- cil meeting on Aug. 31 with a petition objecting to factory farms. They are also planning on attending other munic- ipal government meetings in the area to express their concerns about fac- tory farms. Quality Information Line. Information regarding the status of area beaches will be available to the public by calling 1-519- 383-6231 ext. 825, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. in Lucan is a 1993 model, Goddard said, and has pretty much run its course. Business Directory AUCTIONEER r • Filson & Robson FULLY UCENSED & BONDED, CALL OR FAX (519) 666-0833 Pick up and sales of complete or partial estates. Specializing kt Fann, Real Estate, and General Sales. 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