HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-12-22, Page 28PAGE 6A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1977
Leslie Cole of the Stratford School of Nursing, left, the instructor of the third class of the
Homemakers course at Conestoga poses with three of the graduates of the course. Left to
right are Muriel Workman of Clinton, Viola Riley of RR 4, Seaforth, and Virginia Floyd of
Vanastra. (photo by Elaine Townshend)
MVCA sets flood plain priorities
Repairs to the Listowel
conduit and replacement of
the washed-out Gorrie dam
are high on the list,of,projects
to be undertaken next year by
the Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority,
authority members were told
at a general meeting
recently. "
Both projects,are included
in the authority's proposed
budget for next year; it ex-
pects to hear by the end of
this month whether, funding
has been approved and the
budget should be finalized in
early January.
Listowel has now given
approval in principle to the
conduit repairs and, the
authority.is awaiting only the
funding and the approval of
the minister of natural
resources to move ahead. The
project was allotted a grant of
$150,000. this year but more
than two thirds of that was
withdrawn when it became
'obvious it would not proceed
before next year. The new
budget proposes $70,000 for
detailed engineering of the
conduit and $350,000 'for the
construction of downstream
improvements.
Authority members were
told Maitland Engineering,
Wingham, has submitted a
revised estimate of the cost of
replacing the Gorrie .dam. It
now appears it could be done
for less than $50,000.
The dam is "quite a sore
subject in this area,"
Chairman Lorne Murray
noted, and he promised to
"get political" ifnecessary to
get the project approved.
"This is the third year it's
been in our budget," he said,
suggesting the authority has
been "pushed around by a
couple of civil servants".
Mr. Murray dlso announced
the authority's share of the
project's cost will be levied
over the entire watershed
rather than designating
Howick Township the special
benefitting municipality and
assessing it the cost,
TWO ZONE CONCEPT
Authority members L e
their approval at the meeting
to a plan that would allow
controlled development in
floodplain areas of qualifying
municipalities. The plan
hinges on the "two zone
concept" of a floodway and a
flood fringe.
Those areas that would be
affected by flooding during a
very severe regional storm
(one in 100 year storm) are
considered to be in the
floodway while areas beyond
this that would be flooded
only during a storm with the
intensity of Hurricane Hazel
make up the flood fringe.
MVCA Resources Manager
Ian Deslauriers, in explaining
the proposal, said he feels
there is justification for
allowing development in both
areas under some cir-
cumstances. Development in
the floodway will be
discouraged, however, while
flood fringe development will
normally be approved subject
to certain floodproofing
conditions.
He later noted what the
authority approved at the
meeting was the setting up of
criteria: conditions to be met
by a municipality for it to,
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quality as a special policy
area.
He listed the conditions as:
1) floodplain mapping to
regional storm criteria; 2)
assuming there is a sub-
stantial amount of floodplain
a remedial measures study
must be done to show how it
could be reduced through
engineering works; 3) if a
large amount of floodplain
remains even after the
remedial measures of the
studyshows nothing
economical can be done to
reduce it' then the
municipality qualifies 'for
special policy designation.
Presently, only Listowel
and Harriston in this
watershed meet all the
conditions he said, but
Lucknow is in the process of
having a floodplain and
remedial measures study
done and a number of villages
such as Gorrie and Wroxeter
could also qualify. ,
The authority has received
a letter from Harriston
requesting the special policy
designation and is expecting
one from Listowel. It will
refer the requests on to the
ministry of natural resources
where the final decision is
made.
Under the special policy
designation a permit from the
authority is required for
development in the flood-
plain; the permit ,can be
refused if floodproofing
conditions are not met,
although a developer can
appeal the refusal.
'"In effect this gives the
authority complete control
over (floodplain) develop-
ment in a municipality?"
member Bill Crump of
Lucknow asked. Mr. Murray
confirmed that this it true.
Prior .to this no control
whatsoever existed over
development in floodplain
areas, Mr. Deslauriers said
later. He said the authority
acts as a consumer. advocate
in making sure the necessary
floodproofing conditions are
met before the go-ahead.
Hay Council okay Phone debentures
In a meeting that was
delayed one day due to the
storm, Hay township council
authorized the issuance of
debentures in amount of
$200,000 for improvements on
the Hay Municipal Telephone
system,
An underground conduit
system is to be constructed in
Grand Bend so as to allow for
the placement of new feeder
cables when the village and
outlying areas expand.
Council accepted a petition
from the residents around the
Datars-Merner drain on
rnnC('«ionc 1'r and 13 that
requested that the upper
portion of the drain be
cleared out. Prior to the
commencement of work an
engineers report will be
conducted along with
notification being sent to the
Ausable-Bayfield Con:
servation Authority.
In other council riews, an
application for a tile drainage
loan from Grace Merner for
$12,000 was approved.
Authorization for the repair
of the lower end of the
Forrest -Thompson drain was
passed.
A motion from the township
Of Sandwich "',
alterations in the Highway
Traffic Act to allow the owner
of a motor vehicle to be
charged when violating
school bus safety procedures
was approved.
Hay concurred with a
resolution from the Zurich
and Area Fire Board that
specified a fee of $1000 should
be paid by Hay and Stanley to
the ' vOlage of Zurich as
compensation for the housing
of the tank truck.
Taxes in the amount of
$2010 were written off: Joe
Miller - $50, Ray Hartman -
$180, Harry Hayter - $1170 and
Walter Vermunt - $610
Fire Chief urges Christmas fire safety
A happy Christmas can
change in a few moments into
a ' family tragedy, warns
Clinton Fire Chief Clarence
Neilans, in homes where fire
safety precautions are
neglected. Such precautions
should head the list of every
sensible family's
preparations for Christmas,
he says.
The Fire Chief urges the
public to exercise special
care in the setting up and
decoration of Christmas
trees, and draws attention to
the following important
points:
If plans call for a natural
tree it should he bought fresh
and green, and kept outdoors
or in an unheated garage
before being brought into the
home for decorating, "Then,
one or two inches should be
cut diagonally from the butt,
and the tree should be set up
with the butt in water which
should be maintained above
the level of the cut.
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Check strings of electric
lights carefully for worn
insulation, broken plugs or
loose bulb sockets. Only CSA -
approved lighting sets and
only non-flammable
decorations should be used.
Declare the tree a no -
smoking area and keep
matches out of the hands of
children.
Do not allow discarded gift
wrappings to accumulate
under the tree. Dispose of
them as soon as the gifts are
opened. Even a green tree
will burn if ignited by burning
paper around the base.
Set up the tree away from
heat sources such as
fireplaces, TV sets or
radiators. Do not allow it to
block access to doors or
windows in the event of fire.
Switch off tree -lights at
bedtime or when leaving the
house.
Fire Chief Neilans points
out that tests have proved
that the safest tree is a tree
with its butt set in water.
However, if a tree has dried
out before it is set up, it
cannot regain its safe
moisture level. A dry tree can
be- ignited by a single match,
to burn violently to a charred
state in a few seconds.
.Even artificial trees can he
serious fire hazards. Metallic
trees are conductors of
electricity, and should not be
decorated with strings of
lights, but illuminated with
floodlights. Some plastic
trees, made from styrene
materials, are flammable,
unlike those made from
polyvinylchloride.
All trees should be removed
from the home as soon as
possible after the Christmas
celebrations.
Christmas
tree tips
When purchasing a
Christmas tree, there are a
few points to keep in mind,
says Burke McNeill, Ontario
ministry of agriculture and
fr od horticulturist,
`l1✓Ir•. McNeill suggests that
the Scotch Pine is ideal,
should you p,la'rl to keep a tree
in your home for a long period
of time.
"The needle drop ' is
minimal and it can be kept
safely for about three
weeks."
Spruce and fir are also
traditional Christmas trees,
but should be used only for
short periods of time.
"They tend to dry out more
quickly and the needle drop is
heavy."
To help reduce the fire
hazard of having a Christmas
tree indoors, Mr. McNeill
suggests setting the base of
the tree in water with a bit of
sugar to help .keep the tree
.from drying out.
He advises people who are
cutting their own trees this
season to let the tree warm up
indoors for about one-half
hour before . beginning to
decorate it.
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