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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-02-28, Page 1SEIP 'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 44) Kids Video Rentals ,. 490 Hodiue 235.3535 SEtP'S. valu-mart Exeter 235.062 r • a you aren't to The 1Tt a o «� • 1 subtlest* today/ 1 Naim: 1 Address City 1 Prov. • Postal Code Canada WNW miles (66 km) addrsseed 1 b ran Wier carter addressee *33.00 pkrs *2.31 O.S.T. 1 Outside SO miss Mots - (65 km) aMt dreier address *63.00 + =4.41 O.S.T. Outside cassis -tssoo 4.a moo ro.roy 1 tiaLIQUILMIZINISMD 00000000 1 00000000 Card No. 1 Expiry Dam ❑ Visa la Master card C3 Cheque enclosed 1 Regi to; TIMES ADVOCATE � . �s,sr sl.i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 nside Farm Update See page 10 Leap Day birthdays See Crossroads Second front Announcements pages 18-19 Classifieds pages 21-24 Experts page 24 Hensall firm feeds. protesters HAMILTON - Pineridge Bar- becue of Hensall was selected to serve meals to the labor protesters who participated in the organized labor strike Monday. Pineridge spokesman Julian Bay- ley told the T -A the protest was ex- pected to attract 60,000 to 70,000 demonstrators who are opposed to the wide -raging cutbacks of the Hams government. Bayley said about 120 workers were needed to cope with the de- mand of supplying food to hungry demonstrators. Cash stolen from Hensall Community Centre HENSALL - Cash was stolen from the Hensall Community Cen- tre during a break and enter on Feb. 23. Tom Dickins reported the inci- dent to Exeter OPP and advised police that two weeks prior one of the exterior door locks was tam- pered with. A piece of cardboard was placed to prevent the door from locking when closed. Suspects gained entry to the cen- tre by prying open the north east exterior door. Once entry was gained they made their way to the office and attempted to pry open the steel door. The attempt was unsuccessful and the culprits gained entrance into the office through the ceiling tiles. Once inside, they removed the grey cash box containing $20 as well as $10 from the skating fund located in the desk drawer. The damaged cash box is valued at $400. Wednesday.February 28. 1996 Men survive plane crash Instructor Steven Marsh alked 2 km to Crediton to find help Plane crash. Above, Cam Stewardson, far right aims a flashlite for Donna Hoffman as she treats Andrew MacGregor who was injured in the plane crash on Monday night.MacGregor was rescued from the wreckage by Stephen Fire Department fire- fighters after the 1980 Cessna 172 air- craft he was learning to fly clipped a tree end prashed west of Centralia airport. Chris Skalkos T -A staff STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - Two London men are lucky to be alive after their single engine aircraft crashed near the Centralia airport on Monday night. Steven Marsh, 30, of Sharon Drive, was instructing student pi- lot Andrew MacGregor, 44, of Whisperwood Avenue, in night landing and take -offs. The plane was approaching a runway at the Centralia Airport, reported Exeter OPP, when the left wing clipped a treetop about 1/4 mile west of the airport and caused the craft to crash shortly after dusk. Marsh was was able to free him- self from the wreckage and. walked two kilometers through farmers' fields in the dark to Cre- diton in an attempt to get help for his injured companion trapped in the plane. He managed to find his way to Jordy's Gas Bar on Main Street where Daryl Trip and Dianne Fau- bert were working. "He came staggering in with blood on his face and covered in mud," said Faubert who immedi- ately called police. It was nearly two hours before rescue units including Exeter OPP and three ambulances were able to locate the site. MacGregor was freed from the plane by the Ste- phen Township Fire Department when they arrived on the scene at approximately 8:30 p.m. OPP constable Leo Weverink, one of the first to arrive ori the scene said-he';)]etl-to locate_ .the plane with the help of the injured man who was still disoriented from the crash. "He was pretty banged up and in a state of shock," he said. The wreckage was located in a swampy area near Concession 4 and 5, west of the Ausable River. The plane was flipped over and the remaining survivor was found conscious and dangling upside down in the wreckage. Firefighters extracted the man in 30 minutes and proceeded with the difficult task of transporting him across the river and through mud- dy fields to a waiting ambulance. Witnesses said he sustained mul- tiple injuries as mbulance crews attempted to stabilize him before transporting him to hospital. OPP estimate, he was trapped in the place for approximately three hours and wouldn't have survived much longer: "If he didn't make that walk to Crediton we wouldn't have even known anything about [the crash]," said Weverink, surprised the injured man could make the journey in his condition. MacGregor was taken by Hoff - ,man's ambulance from the scene to Victoria Hospital in London where he is being treated for mul- tiple limb fractures, lacerations I and possible internal injuries. Marsh, who is suffering from lacerations and bruised, was taken by ambulance to South Huron Hospital in Exeter. According to police, the 1980 Cessna 172 was demolished. OPP aqd a Transport Safety Boards of Canada investigator were investigating Abe _crash, ,site on Tway II PACS meeting stirs disapproval Brenda Burke T -A staff HURON PARK - "What gives you the idea that the people of Hu- ron Park are hard -done by?" de- manded a man of PACS (Partner- ship in Community Services) organizers at their first public meet- ing held at McCurdy Public School Thursday night. Members of the Housing Association idents displayed their distrust and confusion with the organization. As of Jan. 10, PACS was in- corporated under the provisions of the Canada Cor- porations Act as a non- denominational, non-profit, non-governmental agen- cy. Formed in September, the or- ganization has a mandate to provide an outreach ministry and develop social services for Huron Park res- idents. The meeting's speakers included the agency's Executive Director Brother James Steele, who under a separate company, Steele Semper Fidelis Inc., is attempting to pur- chase the residential area of Huron Park. The Ontario Development Cor- poration, which leases the homes, Huron Park and area res - claims Semper's recent purchase bid has been declined and the cor- poration is neither currently ac- cepting bids nor negotiating with interested parties. Other speakers at the gathering included PACS Chairman Claude Brodeur, Secretary Don Pierson and Treasurer Belford Voegelin. The Huron Park Housing As- sociation, which claims to have a - 90 per cent household mem- bership of the park's 361 res- idences, formed in late October to represent the community in is- sues concerning Exeter and Ste- phen Township including amal- gamation and rumors of the park's sale. The association began a house- to-house survey in early December. Now in the process of becoming in- corporated by the end of March, the group does not see PACS as a threat to its existence. At the PACS meeting, Brother James advised association members. to reserve their organization's name before becoming incorporated. An- other group called the East Huron Park Home Owners' Association exists, he warned them. "PACS is too vague...I think if you're going to create such a stir in peo- ples' lives, they should know how...We need some concrete evidence as to what their plans really are." Concerns expressed by the audi- ence at the meeting included the background, honesty and motives of PACS, fear of further park de- velopment and duplication of ser- vices as well as questions about housing. "We have a master plan," said Brother James. "We're going to take things cautiously and slowly but very sure-footedly." He assured PACS does not plan to duplicate services already avail- able but will instead "facilitate and coordinate with existing groups." He claims he planned to lease Centralia College in October to set up an ecumenical or integrated de- nominations Bible college and sem- inary after being approached by government contacts. The college had previously been leased by the time he looked into the prospect. Under plans to implement a youth ministry program, PACS aims to "wean" people off social assistance by offering jobs in print: -1 ing, graphic design, marketing and writing. The agency's "creative fi- nancing" plan involves purchasing the park's houses and selling them back to the residents on a unique, affordable rent -to -own basis, with assurance tenants may remain in their homes. Brother James pointed out the im- ' Continued on page 2 Brother James Steele addresses people at the first meeting of PACS, held at McCurdy Public School on Thursday night. Many In the audience were members of the Huron Park Hous- ing Association, who disagree with Brother James' attempt to purchase the subdivision's residential area under a separate company, Steele Semper Fidelis Inc., (which means 'always faithful') while being affiliated with PACS, an outreach min- istry/social services agency for the area. Government workers strike for first time Heather Mir T -A staff EXETER - Small groups of government workers gathered at area picket locations including the Exeter OPP office Monday after months of talks between the two sides broke down last Thursday. Provincial public service employees began to strike across the region at 12:01 a.m. Monday. It is estimated almost half of the province's 64,000 workers walked off the Job the first day of the strike and union officials said an- other 23,000 to 30,000 could join picket lines by today. Emergency ambulance and police dis- patching services are not affected by the strike and some services will be maintained by managers and essential worker on a limited basis. Jails, psychiatric hos- pitals, ambulance and snowplow services will operate with skeleton staffs. Local 121 President Greg Hanson said he hopes the strike, that has received an excellent union response, will promote a fir deal for both sides. . "We're hopeful the government will go back to the table," he said. Issues of concern for OPSEU members include job security, severance pay, pensions and the elim- ination of successor rights if a section of govern- ment is privatized. Public sector workers feel be- trayed by some sections of Bill 7 and Bill 26 which they, feel treat public servants inequitably. The government also plans lo chop 13,000 civil service „We're hopeful the government will go back to the table" 4 1 jobs and this has been an issue that has continued to polarize OPSEU and government representatives at talks. OPSEU wants to have a say in how these cuts are made. In a letter dated Feb. 22, Hanson addressed the contract and issues of concern. "There are many items in the contract which appear fair and reasonable, however, the contract is riddled with phras- es such as 'when feasible, will consult before moving, will make reasonable efforts, may consider, in certain circum- stances, may apply to certain employees, in certain cases.' I hope you understand whi many employees are skeptical of what this government really means by these phrases and would prefer to negotiate a collective agreement that would bind the employer to fair and equitable treatment to all em- ploYeas."