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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-10-15, Page 12Page.12 Times -Advocate, October 15, 1997 COMM UN ITY 54f fM eAr-e SAY ey 4191411510 w ' Where Are They Now? is an extended series on South Huron District High School graduates and their career choices He also said many pilots will get their aviation license through the military, but if you have any sight deficiency what -so -ever, they will not accept you. That was when he decided to 1 go to Paul's Flying Service at the Centralia/Huron Airpark. He is now a flight instructor at the Academy Air Services, finally doing what he has always .wanted. "1 knew I wanted to fly since 1 was little," he said. "Sometimes it doesn't sink in just realizing my dream." But this is just the beginning. Wilson said he hopes to one I Gary Wilson I day fly for Air Canada. Wilson said itis a difficult process for one to become a pilot. He said each year -only 120 people are accepted -into a college aviation program, and after -two semesters only the top 30 students are allowed to continue.: 'White the two most popular colleges for aviation training are Seneca and Sault College in Sault St. Marie, it possible to obtain a license through a private school, such as the one offered at Centralia/Huron Airpark. Wilson graduated from -South Huron District High School in - 1991. He explained in high school he and his friends would sometimes haveto take advantage of a nice warm sunny day. • "Some of my friends flew in high school," he said. "On a really nice day in June we would have to leave a little early and go flying." Gary Wilson: flight instructor • CENTRALIA - Gary Wilson has a two per cent color vision deficiency: He was told he would not be able 'to become a commercial flight instructor; thus living out his.Iife-tong dream. Wilson, who after high school enrolled in aviation flight technology at Seneca College in Toronto was forced to drop out because of his partial color- blindness. . After hearing this, and suffering disappointment, he went to Fanshawe College to study electronics engineering and technology. Still, he knew •his heart belonged to the sky. It took a lot of visiting doctors for many years:until a test could show the percentage of color blindness I had," Wilson said; :'adding the percentage of color deficiency -was so small it hardly effected him. - After he found out how rninirnal his color -blindness was, he - dropped out from Fanshawe College almost immediately. so he could continue to live out his dream. .While Wilson was eligible to become a pilot, therc...werc very .few outlets left for him. . • He said he could nor go back to Senecabecause '9f for any reason you drop out of the program., there's no going hack." Main St. sewer line extension a step closer .."‘ By Craig Bradford_ T --A Reporter. LUCAN .- The extension of Lu- - can's sewer system. into Biddulph Township has moved closer to re- ality but a_business owner has put a "wrinkle in the village's plans. Administrator. Ron Reymer said at last week's council meeting that Herdonjoc's Herman Lansink has_ 3g`rced to pay $I5,0Otlto get the. Main St. sewer line to the first man- hole cover over into Biddulph Township. The -wrinkle is Clarke's • 'Food Mart's Martin Clarke, the-oth- er heoth-er principal landowner immediately affected by the' project, wants the plan changed. . - Clarke has requested his business • :at the southeast corner of the .Main St./Saintsbury-Line intersection be - hooked up to the. Saintsbury sewer . line instead of to the Main line. The Saintsbury line would then be ex- . tended. further up Saintsbury to pick up other Biddulph users. Lu- • can administrator Ron -Reymer said sewer work on Saintsbury would be .Biddulph's responsibility. But going that route will end up costing Main St. •landowners af- fected by the project more in the long run, Reymer said, adding Clarke wants the Saintsbury 'hook up because it looks like it will cost him less. • - "It really comes down to money," Reymer said. "He's making a husi- -ness decision." Public works superintendent Doug Johnston said he doesn't know whether going the Saintsbury route will be cheaper for tither Clarke (based on his frontage on Saintsbury versus Main) or tke vil- lags. If the- project goes ahead, Bid- dulph residents that hookup to Lu - can's sewer and water systems will have 16 pay similar surcharges for the services as Lucanites have paid — $2,500 for sewer hook up and $1,000 for water. Biddulph Town- ship would collect the funds and hand them over to Lucan. The water figure may end up closer to the fee for owners of just built houses in Lucan to hook up — $1.125. part of the $7,943 total de- velopment fee charged to building contractors per home. The surcharge agreement be- tween Lucan and Biddulph is ex- pected to be finalized by the next Lucan council meeting on Oct. 21. Work on the .project that includes the sewer and waterline extensions and road reconstruction is expected to begin in about a month after the tendering process and other red tape is cut. Johnston said Main and Saintsbury don't have to be entirely closed to traffic during the work but the decision is up to the con- tractor. Other public works notes from the meeting: Chipping time Lucan public works staff will be touring the village with its wood - chipper on Oct. 21-23 to clear up unwanted brush. Homeowners are asked to drag branches and other unwanted brush to the curb by 7 a.m. on Oct. 21 for the fret service. If people have use for the chip), they can pick some up after con- tacting Lucan's public works de- partment. . epartment.. • Unwanted leaves can be dropped off at Nicholson Greenhouses north of Lucan. - - • Thanks for the raise Lucan sewage treatment plant op- erator Bob Thompson has a -new ti- tle and a raise due to his taking over management at the ilderton plant. His new. handle is direct re- _sponsihle controLsuper_visorand_his-- salary range goes from $14.49-- $18.50/hour 14.49-$18.50/hour to $16.45-$21. Reymer -said taking on Ilderton's sewage generates about $12,000/year for the village and Thompson has "ba- sically doubled his responsibility." Patching it up Main St. road patching that had motorists experiencing bumpy rides through Lucan.last week •was -done by London's Del -Ko Paving and - Construction (with subcontractors doing- concrete and other non - pavement work). The entire con- tract, which includes roadwork -at the Main St./Saintsbury Linc corner to be done along with the extension into Biddulph Township of Lucan's sewer and water lines, costs- about $98,000. Pumps working their magic The September flow through the Lucan sewage treatment plant was 12,033 cubic metres compared to a whopping 43,007 during Sept. '96 when there was some heavy rain- fall. Reeve Rob Brady credits the sump pump improvement grant program for the drop. "it's pretty obvious what we've done has paid off in spades," he said. To date $547,498 has been paid out of the sump pump program al- location fund with - $80,893 .left. Council approved $45,000 of the balance be re -invested in the pro- gram for r about 30 more sump pump installations. The pumps will be available to any Lucan home- owner on a first come first serve basis.- Pick up application forms at Village Hall or for more in- formation call 227-4253. Some of the money will also be spent on storm sewer headers to help stop sidewalks from freezing in the fall and spring thaw periods. Garbage news Council approved the $85 pur- chase of 300 florescent warning stickers that will be stuck on gar- bage bags that don't make collec- tion criteria such as weighing over 45 lbs, not having a tag or if con- taining recyclables. Contrary to what was previously reported by Reymer, Lucan's 'gar- bage collection contract with Lon- don's Superior Lawn Care . (who bought the contract from Lucan's Lewis Disposal) is in the first of three years and expires at the end of '99. Lucan pays 513,000/year for garbage collection. Benn Drain meeting There'll be an on-site public workshop/meeting for affected property owners at the Been Drain on Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. - Don't need it Council shifted $9,800 it had budgeted for a sewage treannent plant computer into a reserve ac- count because the computer was not needed this year. Keep A Good Home Going Town and Country Support Services salutes • our front-line staff and volunteers who work with Huron County residents to "Make Life Better".,; if7-,z1x111xxxxxxxxxx11zxxxxx12z KIM SCOTT. would like to invite m customers and friends q to visit her at her new business location 11 CUTS PLUS ►4 ►1 ►1 14 1' 4 44 14 H ii ►1 ii14 ii 14 - 363 Main St ExeterNair t: ►� 235 -CUTS (2887) ' F .II14 -• • Tann ngng t 1997 - - • as of October 7, g t2.r-zzxzxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz±1 One Life ends... ANOTHER BEGINS Everyone is Warmly Welcome to attend a DEDICATION SERVICE Sunday, October 19, 1997 at 2 p.m. at The Morrison Dam Conservation Area (East of Exeter) Rev. Cordell Parsons of Exeter United Church officiating C The Dinney Funeral Hoine in Exeter and the Box & Smith Funeral Home in Seaforth are pleased t� - announce the 3rd annual memorial tree planting program committed to the dignity of life. - In cooperation with . the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, we are planting trees in memory of those whose funerals have been held at either of our funeral homes. Trees will be planted in any of the sixconservation areas. - Tree planting will be supervised by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority. All trees are native to the region and includes varieties of.oak, maple, ash and other species. The Conservation Authority has chosen the oak leaf which represents quality, stamina and strength to symbolize our commitment to this significant project. Donated by Dinney Funeral Home in Loving Memory of • Thelma Anderson Olive Bierling David Blackwell Irene Bossenberry • Maybelle Cann Anna Coolman Barbara Corbett Margaret Dinney Beryl Glenn Myra Heywood Elsie Hodgson Norman Hunter Hazel Jeffery James Johnson Mona Kerr - Howard Kerslake Lela Kestle Adeline MacNaughton Keith McLaren Alma Nottingham Rodney Parent Grace Penhale Ethel Mae Preszcator Mahlon Ryckman Irene Schlenker Thomas Slavin Robert Turner Mary VanCamp Gladys Wein Dinney .funeralJCome Inc. AUSABLE BAYFIELD CONSERNisial FOUNDATION 1) By planting a tree in the Ausable Bayfield Commemorative Woods Program you can celebrate the life of a loved one or mark a special occasion such as an anniversary or birthday. -Six sites are available in the Ausable and Bayfield watersheds for commemorative plantings. Donation arrangements may be made with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation. 0. In loving memory of Audrey Passmore Mac Hodgen Janet Moir Elizabeth Lamport Cleta Dixon Don Stephen Bill Elliott Hazel Snider - Margaret McClure Leo Gibson Lila Hume Wim Overweel Rev. John Beaton • Donated by Box & Smith memory of Gordon Wright Veronica McGrath Mac Scott Edith Jessomc Patrick McGrath Dennis Arney Ken Gardner Gordon Hulley Mabel McMichael John Barringer James F. Scott Jack Graham Frank Ryan Jean Hoff . Edward Little Bill Masse - Joc Morgan Roy Pepper Percy Webster Gerdus deBruyan Shirra Gaffney - Mona Kerr Margaret Stokes Jack Blair - Greg Hartman David McLeod Funeral Chapel in loving • Jeab Pethick Peg Larone Christine Souter Jack Beattie Adelene Beattie Marian MacDonald Keith McClinchey Archie Somerville Nellie Gallop Lillian Pepper -71vo special trees in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mother Teresa. r,?KLF, 1 Bob, & Smith mineral Chapel 471 Main Street Exeter 235-3500 DIRECTORS: William Dinney • Robert Dinney • John Hendrick 47 High Street, Seaforth, Ontario NOK IWO Office 527-1142 • Residence 522-0360 Christopher M. smith - Funeral Direcdtor