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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-08-24, Page 11 0) 0 1-4 CC 0 z 3 W z w Cr-; • 0 0 ►i in -0 W *-1 (- x ::.I z 0 x 0 s►; z tY IRE Whitings Phone 235-1964 Man hurt in fall from boat An area man who. fell and hit his head on a concrete floor at a. industry on Friday remains in the inten- sive care unit at University Hospital, London. Karl Vermaeten, RR 3 Kirkton, suffered severe head injuries and other multiple fractures and internal in- juries when he fell about 12 feet from a boat he was work- ing on at Nordica Marine Pro- ducts on Highway 83 East. Vermaeten, one of the prin- cipals in the firm, apparent- ly slipped while working on the boat and fell onto the con- crete floor, striking his head. Sgt. Kevin Short and Con- stable Dan Kierstead of the local police department assisted Hoffman Ambulance at the scene of the accident. Vermaeten was transported to Sosrth Huron Hospital and then transferred to the London hospital. Another local man was taken to hospital with injuries to his hand and forearm after damaging a window ,in the door of "The Scoop" and a large window in the front of "Bart's Family Arcade" ear- ' ly Saturday morning. Police say charges are pen- ding against the injured man. Charges are also pending as a result of a fight in the downtown area early Sunday morning. Police were called to disperse the combatants in the altercation. One vandalism incident and an attempted break and enter are also being investigated by local police. The attempted breakin oc- curred Thursday night at Nordica Marine Products. Bill Windsor, 73 Sanders St. SUMMERFESTJUNIOR QUEENS - Christina Glanville was crowned Crediton Sum- merfest Junior Queen Friday night by former Exeter Fair Queen Barb Wareing. At the left is second runnerup Cheyenne Olmstead and at the right is first runnerup Laurie Glavin. T -A photo. Buckling up does help It could save money at least .where seatbelts could save lives," he commented. At Lucan ()PI', Sergeant Bruce Shaw said he an- ticipates an increase in the seat belt program with possi- ble spot checks. Shaw added. "Over the past year we have been keeping up a fairly constant watch on seat belt violators and have been laying anywhere from eight to 30 charges per inonth. " ('pl. Dave Woodward has conducted several roadside checks in the area over the past couple of years and many motorists have been prompted to buckle up due to his vigilance. There may be a number of area residents unconvinced that buckling up can save lives. Regardless, they may learn in -the next few weeks that buckling up can at least save money. Policemen will be mounting more stringent enforcement of Ontario's seatbelt regula- tions following a directive issued this week by Solicitor - General George Taylor. Following revelation of statistics from the federal government that show fewer than half the province's drivers buckle up. Taylor has advised the Ontario police commission to get police to be !more stringent in their enforcement The fine for those caught not buckled up is $28. Last year, 74,583 drivers in Ontario learned that fact the hard way. Exeter OPP Sgt- Ray Glover said the local detach- ment would be stepping up seatbelt enforcement and said that could occasionally lead to roadside check -points where vehicles would be asked to stop for observation of the rule. "Some people wear them (seatbelts) religiously," Glover commented, but quickly added the people in that category are probably in the minority. "Everyone's slackened off," Exeter Chief Ted Day admitted, noting the local department personnel would be checking closer on seatbelt infractions in view of Taylor's directive. A Transport Canada survey showed that from 1979 to 1982. an average of 49.5 percent of Ontario drivers wore seatbelts. Taylor said he would like the percentages to "get up into the 70s" and sug gested more tickets (for in- fractions► to achieve it. On the day that Taylor made the announcement, a Strathroy OPP Constable reported that he had proof that seatbelts could save lives. Ile suggested that a woman killed on Friday in a Mid- dlesex crash on Ilighway 402 would have been alive had she been buckled up. The Michigan resident was tossed from the vehicle when it roll- ed over after hitting; the median. Constable Al Ferrell said an inspection of the vehicle revealed that the dashboard and steering wheel were- in- tact and the interior in general suffered light damage. "This is a classic example W., Exeter, reported his vehi- cle had been damaged by vandals while parked behind Victoria & Grey Trust on Fri- day night. - Constable Brad Sadler is in- vestigating a report of two persons approaching residents of Exeter offering to sell $200 watches for $50. Residents are warned to be cautious regarding such a deal and anyone who has pur- chased one themen'swatches is asked to contact the police department. Lucan man fined for leachate dump The general manager of the. C.H. Lewis landfill site north of Lucan was fined $750 in provincial court in London Thursday for allowing leachate from the site to run into the Ausable River. Larry Lewis of RR 2 Lucan, pleaded guilty to the charge of allowing leachate (the ef- fluent produced from gar- bage) to run into a stream which feeds into the Ausable River. The charge was laid under the Ontario Water Resources Act. Ministry of the environ- ment supervisor of investiga- tions Ray Bowen told Justice of the Peace James Torrence that Lewis was observed pumping leachate from the site on May 12. An examina- tion of the leachate showed it to be above environment ministry standards, Bowen said. Lewis said there was a "misunderstanding" about the manner in' which the leachate would be discharged. A second charge against C.H. Lewis (Lucan) Ltd. was withdrawn. The maximum fine for allowing leachate to escape is $5,000 a day. Cecil Lewis, president of the landfill company, is ap- pealing a, ministry decision which would limit his cer- tificate of approval for the landfill site to serving the communities of Parkhill, Lucan and Biddulph Township. The hearing which began in May is scheduled to resume October 12. NEPTUNE ON THE BEACH Proudly holding the cup above the final champion sand sculpture Sunday on the beach at Grand Bend are the Merner team. Bock from the left, Jeff Kennell and Greg Forrest. In the front row are, coach Ruth Ann Merner, Jesse Forrest and Simon Chow. Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Tenth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, August 24, 1983 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Hope favora'-Ie readings continue WI' Swimmers could he back in the water at Lake Huron beaches this weekendfeilow- ing readings of reduced,pollu- tion by health officials on Monday. Samples, l ak,en; at Grand Bend on Sunday and confirm- ed on Monday showed safe bacteria levels, said Dr. Lucy Duncan, Lambton County medical officer of health. She said the warning against swimming. which has been in effect for two weeks. could be lifted by • today. There's been some guarded optimism over that sugges- tion because it is similar to one made last week that pro- ved to be wrong as the pollu- tion count took an upward turn and gave resort businesses their second disastrous week. Bacteria counts have fluc- tuated wildly over the past two weeks, going as high as 2.200 fecal coliforms per 100 millilitres of water. The pro- vincial guidelines for safe water are 100 fecal coliforms per 100 millilitres. The latest bacteria count at Grand Bend was 70.4. a level that had Reeve Bob Sharen optimistic. Meanwhile environment ministry officials are conduc- ting searches in the area to determine the source of pollu- tion. Included in the extra sampling was a check well up the Ausable River into Stephen Township. (:rand Bend's investigation into the cause of the pollution of one of the most favored beaches in Ontario will be an ongoing process with the help ing may resume at GB of the ministry of the environ- Tuesday. Sharen reported various tributaries of the ment and Lambkin Health that the village has taken. Ausable. The Walker drain Unit. tests from upstream in and the Pollock drain were WATER FLOWS AGAIN — : Two breaks/ in main line sending water from the Port Blake water plant to London stopped transmission for almost two days. The first repair is shown in the foreground While the ladder is in the area of the second break. The breaks occurred about a miles and a half northwest of Shipka.T-A photo. District centres escape water shortage problem A break in the Lake Huron water pipeline was repaired WINNING FORM Members of the Dashwood fire brigade show the fancy footwork that carried them to the hose relay title at the Crediton Summerfest program, Sunday. The men had to race to o piekup truck and pick up their kose and ladder, run down to o scaffold and climb it and then knock over two choirs with a spray of water when the lines were connected. Dashwood's contingent of Pat Masse, Ken Masse, Terry Sweiger, Ken Rader, Jim Hoffman and John Becker covered the test in 36 seconds to easily win. churl I Ix'tore noon Thursday and water was flowing again from Port Blake to London averting a crisis which would have occurred in another cou- ple of hours. The break in the four foot concrete pipe about a mile and a half northwest of Shipka was found early Thursday morning and repairs took more than 52 hours to complete. In addition to the close to :t00,(00 residents of London who are dependent on their water supply coming from Lake Huron, another 40,000 people along the way get their water from the same system. Areas hardest hit by the lack of water were Denfield and Nairn where a few wells and tanker trucks were press- ed into service to provide enough water to get by. Users from the Stephen township water system in- cluding the police villages of Crediton and Dashwood were without water for only a cou- ple of hours Tuesday after- noon. They were supplied when the system was revers- ed and water provided from Kirkton wells from the Iluron- Park system. Water plant superintendent Bill Sturdevant said staff at the pumping station were alerted to the problem about 9 a.m. when a dramatic drop in- pressure took place. When the pressure drop was noted, pumps were im- mediately shut down and crews sent out to look for the break by driving along Stephen township concession and sideroads. Please turn to page :3 tested and samples sent to the ministry laboratory in London. The Reeve reports he has the full cooperation from representatives of subdivi- sions surrounding Grand 'tend' with regards to the - testing of septic tank systems. He has been in touch with ex- ecutive members of Oakwood Park Association, the South Beach group, Southcott Pines and Beach '0 Pines regarding testing of septic systems. Regional director of the ministry, John Bray, said Tuesday morning that exten- sive testing of the Ausable and Maitland River systems did not indicate a great deal of pollution input from the river. Lest Week Shared saidtlttdt "the village will undertake to determine any possible sources of contamination within the municipality and report all of these to the ap- propriate body for investiga- tion. The village will seek to Please turn to page 3 Damage is high, but injuries not Only one minor injury was reported in the eight collisions investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, but property damage amounted to over $18,500. The lone injury was reported on Thursday when vehicles driven by James Glover, Exeter, and Maureen Stanlake, Huron Park, collid- ed on concession 2-3 of Stephen south of sideroad 20. A passenger in the Stanlake vehicle, Jennifer McNutt, sus- tained minor injuries and damage in the mishap was listed at $850. The rash of crashes started on Tuesday when a vehicle driven by Carol Brautigam, Huron Park, entered a ditch off concession 2-3 of Stephen south of County Road 21 and struck a tree. Damage was $1.500. On Friday. vehicles driven by Irvin Eckstein. RR 3 Zurich, and Mary Foreman. Zurich. collided on Goshen St. north of Mill St. in Zurich with damage estimated at $700. There were two collisions ' on Saturday, the first involv- ing a vehicle driven by Roger Ellis, Elmira, which went out of control on highway 83 west of the Ausable bridge and roll- ed over twice. Damage was set at $2,000. • The other Saturday crash was in llensall when a vehicle driven by Brenda Steward - son, Crediton, struck a park- ed car owned by Hensall Motors on London Road South. Damage was $400. The final three collisions oc- curred Sunday, the first on concession 14-15 of Hay Township north of Highway 84 where a vehicle operated by Jaseph Martens, RR 2 Crediton, went out of control and struck a inaii box and rolled over. Damage was estimated at $6,050. Vehicles driven by Ralph Astle, Dashwood and Barbara Morrissey, RR 2 Crediton, collided on the Crediton Road at the junction of Stephen con- cession 16-17 with resulting damage of $3,500. The final. crash involved vehicles driven by Norman Sinclair, Windsor, and Gary Jeffrey, RR 2 Zurich. They -collided on Highway 21 north of Highway 84 and damage was set at $3,500. THIS IS THE CAUSE - A break in the fourfoot main water line from the Port Blake station to London caused water shortages in London and other area communities for two days. The ruptured pipe is shown above. The break occurred in a wooded area northwest of Shipka. T -A photo