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Helping hand �
OCWA unveils Huron pipeline twinning
The $34 million project secures water.supply for all pipeline users on its way from
Grand Bend to OCWA's biggest customer, the City of London
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Natural walk. Mom Jayne Boyle, left, gives her daughter
Emily, 4, some help walking along a rail during the Exeter
United Church Sunday School's annual Worship Walk at
Morrison Dam -Conservation Area on Sunday. About 50 Chil-
dren, and their parents toured the park's trails to learn -
more about nature and .why they should be thankful for it.
Drinkinganddriving nets..
$1,500 fine for sleepy driver
EXETER - Judge.R.G. Hunter presided over. Thursday's session. of - '
Provincial'Criminal Court in Exeter. - - •
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" _ ' Drinking and driving
Early ort March 5, the Ontario Provincial Pollee -found James Ste-
phenson: 50. of.69•London 12d. Egmond _
Ville Sleeping tri his vehicle on the Side of -
the road in Tuckersmith Township; The en- .
gine was runnrne and the accused was
asleep at the wheel. _ ;.."
When the police officer awakened Ste-
phenson. he noticed an i)dor ofalcohol and .
a slight slur tri S,tephenson's-speech. As we1L.be.was unsteady -on his
feet 4nd staggered. An.open bottle of beer was also found in- the cat. •
Breathaly ter readings 'registered 340 and 330 milligrams of alcohol
in 100 milliliters of blood1, Stephensyn was fined S1..500 and a two- u
year driving -prohibition:
Arnold=Dvkstra. -14, of R. R.#1- i3rucetield was found guilty of driv- -
'sing with over 80 mg•of alcohol in -100'm1 of blood. - ,• --
•On Fehruary. 3 on Highway -4 in. (,rsburne,Township. a police officer •-
observed a ar Swerving and driving erratically. -When the OPP
stripped the vehrdle the drover had an odor of alcohol and bloodshot
eyes. .-\ blood alcohol'reading of 170 mg:was received: -
Dykstra was tined 5750 and •a S5 surcharge.as well as.a driving pro -
h r bt ti on li f_L' .months.
-,Darren Moir. 21:4'35 Richmond St. Si. in-Hensallpleaded not
' uilty to being impaired while operating a vehicle as well as having -a
.13Iood alcohol content over 80 mg in -100 rr)I of blood. = '
The basis ottthe not guilty plea was that Moir maintained he had not
-.undcrst )odhe.could contact a lawyer or receive lefal aid.
The Crown prosecutor -11:N Morris argued: based on'testimony of the police officer. that Moir had been read his rights and repeatedly de-
}lined the option of calling a.Iawyer. • ' • ' •
\noir,.'-s recollection of the arrest was different and maintainetl he did
notunaerstand Legal Aid would provide a lawyer; -if he could not af- ' ,.
ford to h,reone and that the Iawy.er would immediately come to the po
lice statior(. .
, Judge Hunter did not accept the argument. -
"I 4m satisfied the accused was given his rights aiid given the oppor-
tunity to contact counsel -and declined. [ don't accept that he Was. eon-
fused.'The*re is not doubt in my mind that he knew about legalaid and
he declincd.iegal aid." said Hunter.
Clic subsequent'e'.idence cif the breathalyzer readings (140 and 130
ing t was admitted. Moir was found guilty and tined 5850 and a S5 sur-
charge and received a 12 -month driving prohibition. '
Failing to.remain at an accident •
John Somers. 33. of 134 -Sanders $t. #208. Exeter pleaded-guflty:to
tailing to remain at an accident. •
-On April.21 in Hay Township: a pick-up truck rear-ended a vehicle
and then sped -sway. The victims reported the matter to the Ontario Pro-
vincial. Police who. based on -a description of the vehicle given -by' the •
victim. went to Sorner's residence.
Somer.'s truck haddamage consistent -with the accident and Sumer
had an injury also consistent, wnh-thc-acctdertt. Sourer also had the ve-
hicle's keys in his packet: -
Judge Hunter tined Somers 5300 and a -S5 surcharge.
• ' Suspended sentence for theft
Ryan Perfer, I S.,ot: R.E. 41 Grand Bend was charged with theft over
$5.000 in connecuun w ith a -theft at a cottage on the Huron Country
Playhouse properly on May -I.S. - .
In the earl% morning hours ot \Liv 18. $7:620 of property was stolen
train the residence beside the Playhouse: The thieves subsequently
burned most of the stolen items. '
Perfer maintained he only removed alcohol from the cottage and did
not participate in.throwing items into the tire.
Judge Hunter suspended Pellet's sentence. putting him on probation
for 12 months and ordering him to. perform 75 hours of community ser-
' ice work. - -
Dangerous driving .
Ronald K. Sinnamon, 22, of 116 Main St; Exeter. lower apartment,
was found guilty -of dangerous striving and fined S750 and a S5 sur-
charge. .
On October 28. 1994 at 2:50 p.rn. near Seaforth, a citizen notified po-
lite that a car was being driven through his corn field. A licence plate
became detached from the vehicle which the citizen gave to the police.
At 6 p.rn...the sante vehicle was driving through the corn field again
and the police were notified. When the police officer reached the vehi-
cle in Egmondville, the car took off with Sinnamon at the wheel and
the officer pursued. Sinnamon travelled through three stop signs in Eg-
rnondville at a high rate of speed.
Sinnamon left Egrnondville with the officer still in pursuit. Due to
safety concerns. the police officer abandoned the chase after five ki-
lometers. Speeds had reached 140 kph. Sinammon was later arrested.
Possession of marijuana
Charles Walker. 31, of 235 Marlborough St. Exeter, was found guilty
of possessing•marijuana. On February 20, Walker was pulled over by
police on a traffic violation. Police noticed an odor of marijuana in the
vehicle and an 11 -gram bag of marijuana was found on Walker. He
was fined $1.00 and a $5 surcharge.
By Craig Bradford
. T -A Reporter
GRAND BEND - There's noth-
ing quite like a cool, clean glass of
water to quench your thirst. '
And thanks to Ontario -Clean Wa-
ter Agency's "(OCWA) new twin-
ning link-ofthe Lake Huron water
supply pipeline, officially unveiled
during. ceremonies at • OCWA's
-Grand Bend plant .on- Friday, res-
idents of 14 municipalities in-
cluding Grand Bend, Lucan and the
townships of Hay; Stephen. Bo-.
•• sanquet -and McGillivray can: feel
Confident that clean water will
come out of their taps for decades
to come.
But the engine that drove the pro--.
jest was the pipeline's biggest user..
London -. its residents use 95.5'
per cent of the Lake Huron water
- supply system flow amounting to
about '128 million litres a day: For a
quick comparison, . Grand Bend is
the next -biggest user of the system
'al -0.59 per cerit of the total -tlow.
- Other -municipalities hooked- to the
system include the townships - of
. 'London, Stanley. - East -and West
Williams, Thedtiud, Parkhill and--
. Ailsa Craig..
The. $34 million- project ,added
three new sections totalling 20 km
to the 48 km -long pipeline over. the •
last r) 8 months alimg a I00 -Blot
wide easement that runs. froth the
OCWA .plant 'northalt Grand. Bend
-ln Hwy; 21 southeast to the Lon-
don -reservoir in Arva. The first -sec-
tion runs from the Grand Bend
,plant to _just:mirth-or Shipka in Ste-
phen Township: the. second-fhrough
McGillivray- Township. from -Cly.
-.Rd. 24 to .Maguire Rd.: and the
-third.from 12 Mile Rd: to the Arva
reservoir. Construction was done in
-• Dec.-'96..with'conditioning. testing
and disinfecting swabbing` con-
Meted in June and soil restoration •
-completed recently—L._ . _
The work was done tortwo main
Turning it on. London city engineer John• Jardine, left, Ontario Clean Water Agency Lake Huron.
plant assistant manager Garry Orchard and Stephen Township Reet%e' Bill Weber turn 'on .the
ceremonial tap outside the plant on Friday, officially. opening. the partially twinned pipeline' from- -
- Lake Huron' to London. :: - -•
•Water_ supply security — the
pipeline couldn't meet the -demand
during hot summer days:, severe
water shortages happened - during
prpeline-breaks In '83 and: -88: Lon-
- don's reservoir capacity is less than
tilurilays..
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:capacity the pipe-
- line lint 18 to 2_0 -per cent.(itats ca-
pacity because -of . pressure proh-
'lems:--the twinninti stops"_the'extra
pdessiire and inamtains proper wa-
ter now.:. . • - • •
"Vlaintatnrng the security and
Supply of water IV ethical' to'. our
custoriiers." OCWA 'Business 'de-
velopment:. -vice-presrdeni Fausto
Saprnara said. "Water is not only i
. vital part ot- evervone.s-lives but it
15 .a prime. resource for ecflnoimrc
development and a -catalyst for the
-ltmg tccm�uabtliuu 4Slntarao .
Stephen . Township Reeve Dill
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reasons: - Weber said the pipeline that .:cats
` -The first month of school is off -i-
cially over. Students have settled
into their classes. and'grade nines
are no longer finding themselves
getting lost on the way to their
locker.in this "huge" new school.
Students. of South Huron have
tried lit make •the new grade nines
feel welcome at` -the school. \
grade 9—.movie. and barbecue was
held after school •on the night of
the first dance:The student council
set up some TVs and VCRs in
classroo)ns. for the:movies and then
personally cooked. the grade nines
a supperof hot dogs and hamburg-
ers. The peer -.mentors held a'lunch
and served pizza to some Of the
grade nines. -- ;
A group that will be involved
With the grade nines all year long
are the peet mentors: Peer mentors
are senior students who try to
mak. the adjustment to high school
easier on, nevi students. The peer
mentor program involves organiz-
ing group events for grade nines:
attending Grade- nine classes to
help. out, and informing the stu-
dents of upcoming events. One
event that the peer mentors are
known for is the world's healthiest
relay race, the "Nutrithon."
The size of the student council
has been cut in half as there are
only 15 members this year.. This
means that extra time and •dedica-
uon is needed from all of the mem-
bers. The 1997-1998 student coun-
cil members and positions are.
Premier Sunny Dirine), : Co -
Deputy Premiers - Preslee Maver.
Terri Hamather: Social Conveners
- Darryl Romphf, Bryan Jesney:
Secretaries - Sarah Vermunt, Jen
- Wilbee; Treasurers - - Brian
Hayman, Katey Morrissey:
Atheltic Rep - Lori Richardson:
Environmental Rep. - Kristin
Brooks; Trustee - Jenn Mercer;
OSSSA/SAC Rep. - Marcy
Swanee; Gr. -10 Rep. Mike Blois;
Gr. 11 Rep. - Luke Shantz
Upcoming events
Wednesday, October 1 -
Cross Country meet
Thursday, October 2 -
Field Hockey in Stratford
Friday, October 3
Rugby in Stratford
Monday. October 6 -
Blood Donor Clinic from 1 to 4
p.m. and 5:30 to 8 p,m.
, .,
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through his_inunicipality has been :t, nod -o' er ice was affected'as little
• -blessing. . - -• •.. � • • its possible while a team of soil and
"1t means we have a good supply environthentalexperts •wtirked with
of water as ..ve11.7 Weber said. "It's ' landowners to create- a soil restorra-'
art asset to the ,:ommunttyT. 1 uofi,program.
- ,Also on hand ,..for the ceremony . - Engineering' studies ,show, un -
was Lucas Deputy Reeve Harry.. --.:.twinned sections of the .pipeline
Wraith along with other municipal - won't,necd the'wnrk till 2030. -Tile
representatives.. numerous OCWA'-` original 120(i ruin Cake Huron
afflclals, :int! ort scntatities from - pipeline was completed in -June -67 •
ahe. protects three contractors and c' aka cost of $20 million for the ptpe-
•three engineering :,msultants: ` line and Arva reservoir and,55 incl-
1'he work' required the. ceuitfac- lion..lin` aistrthution mains up-
tors lo -•tear up farmers' fields :md _' rayles, , , ,
•
disconnect -water customers front - London is also upplied With wa- '
the: system while the work was he- 'ter=diking with'inunicipalities -along •
ing done. `Burly=jour landowners ', Lake 'Erie", shores; .by - the Lake
and :5) properties were ;iffected hy' Erie pinelide that- runs, -.from the
the soil work.. - .' OCWA plant Outside Port Stanley
,''OCWA Grand,Bent-plant Opera- • td t:
the Se reservoir and •
eons'managef Bruce Boland. said ...then to- London.he Sty Thomas-.,
,nuniupaf waie�-:rcaer Sus-yore--Loridcrn-pipeline-• :ls_.;empleted-m
topped up during the :hut off ,pe- ._ Mav '9S.' .
t=a— Crimes of
the week
Theft id gates
Tree ;led gates were_ stolen
trots two locations on the Malt- •
• land Trail.- on. -September 15.
Two of the gates were , stolen
trona Colborne Township. cast
of the Ministry OfTransportation
building and the other from Con-,
.:esston 4-5 of Cnlhornc town.
Lawnmower stolen
- .On September 13-t4 .a MTD
push -lawnmower was '.tblen
from. the Maplewood-Manpr. -13
Church- Streylt in Seaforth. The,-
i►ppower was red.,with:'a 3.5 hp •
Briggs and Stratton minor: -22"
cut. and' a black rear mounted,
grass cittcher. ,
- • . , - Mischief -
Windows on some construe-,
tion Vehicles parked at.- Huron
Comity,Road 28. a half kilomet-
re. south of the Hawick -Carrick
Tllwnline were smashed between
-5 p.m. tat September • 11 1 and .7
•
a.rn. tin September 12. -'•
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Theft of stereo ;
' Stereo eg0ipment find speakers
' -were stolen from a vehicle some-
[Intel/Between
ome-time/Between September ,12-15. ..
• The vehicle was parked at a •
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business In McKillop Township '-
Concession f4'. Items -stolen in-
eluded a Sun cassette player,:
, model XR'-C/0O. Sony. CD
player. model CDX-72.-anll_two
MB quartz. speakers. . '
If- you - have infoemation'
,about these or any other
- crimes, call Crime Stoppers of
Huron County, 1-H00-2228477
and you could receive a re-
ward of up to $1,000.00:
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