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Times -Advocate, March 8, 1995
Page 3
Regional
wrap up
Seaforth-
area girl
shot in leg
SEAFORTH - Julie Bachert,
14, suffered the only injuries
early last Tuesday morning
when the front of her family
home on R.R. 4 Seaforth was hit
with gun fire.
Bachert was treated at Victoria
Hospital in London for a bullet
wound to her right leg, reported
the Huron Expositor. She was
considered in "fair condition"
later the same morning.
Manure
storage
subject of
concern
MORRIS - The method of
storing liquid manure was the
subject of concern from Bel -
grave residents at a public coun-
cil meeting on February 14.
It had been discussed that the
Terpstra operation at Lot 25,
Conc. 7 was considering using
earthen tanks for manure storage
but Paul Josling assured con-
cerned residents that a cement
tank will he installed as soon as
weather permits.
Josling told the delegation
present, "The tank will not be
covered, though the permits
have not yet been issued," re-
ported the North Huron Citizen.
Parent
concerned
over junior
kindergarten
MITCHELL - During an infor-
mation meeting at Mitchell Pub-
lic School, parents were in-
formed that a junior
kindergarten program will be of-
fered at the school.
Parents of senior kindergarten
students raised concern over jun-
ior and senior students in the
same classroom. They were not
convinced that senior students
will not suffer from the move,
reported the Mitchell Advocate.
Dr. James Brown, director of
the Huron -Perth Roman Catho-
lic Separate School Board indi-
cated that elementary schools
who have been offering hleted
classes since 1991 have worked,
"'extremely well."
Festival
season
announced
BLYTH - The Blyth Festival
will celebrate its 21st season in
1995 with a line-up which prom-
ises "a wonderful year," reported
the Clinton News -Record.
The festival will continue its
tradition of Canadian content
with the debut of three world
premieres. Starting off the sea-
son June 16 is, Ballad For a
Rum Runner's Daughter. Also
included in this year's run are,
The Tomorrow Box, June 21,
This Year, Next Year, July 19
and Jake's Place, July 26.
Ventilation
may have,
contributed
to flu
OODERICH - The ventilation
system "may have contributed"
to the flu which shut down
ODCI for two days, the Signal -
Star reported.
The Huron County Board of
Education is evaluating what
conditions may have added to
the spread of the virus.
Crediton Optimists
sponsoring Kid
Check in Stephen
• • CREDITON - Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., the Crediton Optimists are sponsoring a "Kid
Check" identification program at Stephen Central
School.
Parents or guardians are asked to bring children of any
age including teens along with a school photo if possible.
All youngsters from Stephen township are welcome.
Finger printing will be done of children and foot prints of those un-
der two years of age. Polaroid photos will be provided for those
without school or 35 mm pictures.
The parent or guardian takes home the "identity kit" of prints and
photo for safekeeping and easy access. Children up to six years of
age need to be reprinted frequently.
In addition to the Optimist club sponsorship and assistance from
the Exeter detachment of the OPP, others helping out for Saturday's
event will be Jem Variety, Crediton andExeter One Hour Photo and
Framing, Seip's valu mart and McDonald's, all of Exeter.
The Huron County chapter of "Child Find" was started in 1992 and
Pam Bell is co-ordinator. Its mandate is to street proof people, not
just kids and to increase awareness of dangers to adults and children
and to provide the proper identification kits.
Country Playhouse
is seeking funds
EXETER - Past president Jack
Riddell and Artistic director Max
Reimer of the Huron Country Play-
house attended Monday night's
meeting of Exeter council to ask for
support, both financially and moral-
ly.
Riddell told council , " I believe
the Playhouse is an asset we can all
be proud of. From the standpoint of
full houses we are the best in Onta-
rio and Canada. The Stratford Festi-
val and Shaw Festival may be larg-
er, but they are only about 60
percent of sellouts where we are
playing to over 90 percent of capac-
ity. We sell more than 67,000 tick-
ets each year."
He continued, " We generate over
$6 million. Our payroll is over $3
million and this has to spill into the
economic stream. We feel Exeter
benefits as much or more than Ste-
phen or Bosanquet townships. Fed-
eral and provincial governments
base their grants on what local gov-
ernments do.
He added, "For the past three
years, and for the next few years as
well, our renovations project will
create work for over 100 people for
various lengths of time throughout
the hard winter months. These ren-
ovations will allow the Playhouse
to remain open, preserving the 290
jobs created at Huron Country
Playhouse each year."
We were placed under mandate
by the Ontario Fire Marshall and
Chief Building Official to improve
the facility to a level that meets all
current fire and building codes, or
be closed to the public.
We are now in the fourth year of
addressing these deficiencies and
we remain committed to bringing
our entire facility up to the required
standards. Our financial reserves,
built up over many successful
years, have been depleted. We
hope to continue our renovations,
however using our operating sur-
pluses and funds raised with the
continued support of our patrons
and our community."
In closing, Riddell said, " I urge
you to look favourably on our re-
quest for urgently needed financial
support and to continue the partner-
ship you have established with Hu-
ron Country Playhouse. The sur-
rounding towns and counties rely
on our patrons and staff for a major
portion of their business revenue.
We make too valuable a contribu-
tion to the region to be lost due to
the deficiencies of our building."
On the suggestion of reeve Bill
Mickle the matter of a donation to
the Playhouse will be determined
by the executive committee during
budget deliberations.
Cost of county's
waste management
plan over $1.5 m
So far, Huron County has already
put in $450,000 of its money
GODERICH - Since 1989, when Huron County began its Waste
Management Master Plan, the county has poured in half a million
dollars towards searching for a county -wide landfill site.
"Is there any indication what the exercise of getting a landfill will
cost the taxpayers of Huron County,?" asked Exeter reeve Bill Mick -
le.
"It seems like a consultants dream. How much will it cost the tax-
payers?"
The total cost so far, includes $450,000 from the provincial gov-
ernment and even before the land is purchased, co-ordinator Craig
Metzger estimates the cost, just for the plan could be $1.55 million.
At Thursday's county council session, it was announced that the
county has been informed that the additional drilling work planned
for this spring on the remaining candidate site is not eligible for
Waste Management Master Planning funding.
There is one site remaining in Ashfield Township, which is owned
by former warden Allan Gibson.
While funding won't fall under the master plan, the Ministry of the
Environment and Energy has another funding program, the Financial
Assistance Program. This program is available to fund the following
items: Environmental Assessment Act Hearings, Hydrogeological
Investigations, EPA Public Consulation, Landfill Design, Environ-
mental Protection Act Hearings, Landfill Design Purchase, Equip-
ment, Landfill Site Preparation and Structures.
Cost for the above items is estimated at $5 million.
While there is only one candidate site remaining, it is still not cer-
tain that this is where the landfill will be located.
"We do have a process that the Environmental Protection Act re-
quires. You have to find a site that is safe," said Director of Planning
and Development Oary Davidson.
Blyth reeve Mason Bailey questioned whether or not, with all the
modern technology for waste reduction, a landfill site as big as the
new one was necessary.
"Basically it is assumed 50 percent qf the waste stream will be re-
cycled. There doesn't seem to be any form (of waste reduction) that
doesn't require a landfill," said Davidson.
Zone winners
Zone winners in the Lucan Legion sponsored poster and essay contests received their
prizes recently. Above, Legion rep Gord Clubb presents prizes to Rachael McPherson,
Christine Mathers and Dan Pletch of Biddulph Central.
Tax rebate
to continue
LONDON - Ontario Minister
of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs Elmer Buchanan has
confirmed that the Farm Tax
Rebate Program, currently at 75
percent, will remain in effect
for at least the next three years.
He also said that proposed alter-
natives to the program include
changing the criteria to make
the application process more ef-
ficient and improving eligibility
opportunities for operations that
produce value-added products.
"Our government is commit-
ted to continuing the program
and to making it easier and
more accessible to farmers who
are diversifying their farming
operations, such as ratite farm-
ers," Buchanan said. "Ideally,
we'd like to see reforms in the
property tax system, but in the
meantime, we will continue
with this program in order to
support our farmers' economic
viability."
Buchanan said that ministry
staff are working on the Order -
in -Council that will make the
program extension official, and
that details will be available
once it is approved by Cabinet.
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