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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-02-06, Page 1a \ a * 122nd YIEAR4 THURSDAY FEB Nimmehomposomemsolowommilkommiomiummosminimiloomiiminimunimmingolimpowimoiniiiminomoinimmillommonnommunimmouno,...ilow,li" o' • SINGLE 'copy i. 0 .110cdtit'Offlor,-.-..Gray#Copconiod Over Coufitit A0100 On ppitnp • • Dr. G. P. A. Evans, medical •officej of health , for Huron County, has expreSied grave 'Concern over the decisionof town council not to sign the lease, for the proposed site of a new town dump. In a statement issued this week, Dr. Evans said the dump )s\a "...disgraCe to the town," and stressed it is in direct contravention of section 83 of the Public Health Ad. "For ° several reasons it cannot be converted into an acceptable waste disposal site andattempts to accomplish this would be futile and a waste of public funds," he said. Dr. Evans stated a new Section of the Public Health Act, section 95A, still to be proclaimed, deals specifically With the general improvement of waste disposal sites t tiro u g hout the province and said sitbsections 12, 13, and 14 of section 95A merit quotation in full. "Subsection 12 states: 'The Minister or a medical officer of health may order any person who deposits any waste upon any land or in any building that has not .been approved as a waste disposal site to remove such waste and to restore the site to a condition satisfactory to the Minister or the medical, officer of health, as the case may be'. "Subsection 13 states: 'Where a. waste disposal system or a waste disposal site is not in conformity with the regulations; the Minister may order the operator to take such action .as 'he may require to bring the system or the site into ,conformity , with the regulations within the time specified in the order'., "SUbsection 14 states: 'Where an operator fails to comply with an cirder under subsection 13, the Minister may cause .the onecesSary work to be done and charge the Owner with the cost thereof, which in the case of an operator other than a . municipality may be deducted ffrom the deposit mentioned in subsection 6 or may be recovered • with hosts k any court of competent jtiris•diction'.".' ' • Dr. Evans said it is accepted that Section 95A is not yet in force, "...but its implementation will take place in the very *near future. The alternative site for disposal of solid waste inlvestigated by the 1968 Council, the County Public Health -Service, 'and the 'Public Health Engineering Service of the Provincial Department of Health is , acceptable asan area suitable for this • pu 'ose using the principle 'of Sanitary Landfill. The Provincial Department of Health and the County -Public Health Service subscribe to this view, and in addition, the proposal was submitted to the Maitland River Conservation . Authority and the. Ontario Water Resources Commission. Both these last mentioned agencies have indicated that they have ' no objection to the development of the designated site -for the purpose proposed, subject to the development taking place in -accordance with the advice of Idcal and provincial public health authorities. "It is my- earnest recommendation that ISSUES MAYOR Councillors Veto Lease STATEMENT Idals Condernn Action anuay 30DGn 'r eitsJ e yGod h ricOWncounc r. . FrankMills,Godericaor,as condemned the actions of me rs of town Meeting decided against signing a lease for, council who last Thursday v ted against, the proposed site of a new town dump. signing a lease that would have paved the Voting againSt signing the lease were way for a new town dump; Reeve Harry Worsell, Deputy Reeve Walter On Tuesday of this week, Dr. Mills issued Sheardown, Councillors Frank Walkom, Reg • the following statement 'Jelfratiir Delbert Shevyfelt. In favour of 4ellow Citizens, ' igning were His Worship Dr. G. Frank Mills, Two years ago, you asked me for maycir; Councillors Pal Carroll, 'Save Gower consideration of relocation of the town and Ed. Giesbrecht. The vote l' was •• dump, in the interest' of good health, safety, , recorded. Speaking on the. motion, and appearance. Your request was neither Depiity Reeve ,Sheardown said he did not the development of the proposed site and shelved, nor forgottenwant people o think he was agamstMovin g the closure of the present dump, an A Special committee OF council was the dunip but he felt the town should wait undoubted , public health • hazard, be OPPOinted Composed of, representatives -of ° three or four more weeks to "...see what this L.proceeded with as soon as possible." Seek The Cbunty Health Unit, The Department of new legislation brings, the deputy reeve had read from a press clippimg taken from London newspaper which stated new legislation would he forthcoming in the near future. Councillor Jewell, also quoted from a press clipping which stated new legislation . ealth ,of Ontario, and. the Ontario Water Alma- Resources • Commission, under the R,,,... -chairmanship of Mr. B. R. Robinson. The csitcallun. terms ,of reference were to study site locations,, participation ' of other deighbourin municipalities, financial feasibility, an 11 other factors Ciinceinedin -; -Would be broughtirr-"...in one month." ses For icror„ auris ton • relocation of the present dump. . Dr Mills- explained the.,' proposed' • This studyt- involved about 18 months d of Iislation had been taken into consideration brought before council and the site committee e fort, and was finally table in when the plans for the new site had been • November of 1968. Mrs. Mary B. Howell, president of the The site suggested was approved by all conformed• with all specifications, required Go'derich Art Club, in a letter to town .the inyolved departments, after test holes, by the health departments of the province. • m . council, has asked that the possibility of dlainage studies, and engineering • He Alvised council if the new site was not using Victor Lauriston School as a recreatiOn examinations were comp ete . (Our presen centre be investigated* by town council, the dump • passes none �f 'the required Huron County Board of Education And the . *examinations, is not an approved site, and is _Go -der -16 Recreation and Cgmmunity Cent& subject to immediate condemnation and Board. closure When pending legislation Passes in In the ietter, Mrs. Howell said the art club the next few weeks) .twas interested and concerned with regard to - In an effort at fairness and diplomacy, all the fate of the school. She Also said that of the information gathered by this special while the, .cluh Was -directly -concerned_with_ -committee was reduplicated. and each locattng new quarters for the club's- -Memher of the present council given copies, operations, - it was also con'cerned as to and two 'weeks in which to study it. This matter was , br9ught to debate, at -the last, whether the school buildings and the council meeting; at which , time Cduncillor property on which they -stood would best Paul CartkAi again recapitulated the whole serve the town -by being torn down or by issue from initiation of the study to its being converted. Mrs-, Howell said it was the understanding of the club, the buildings had completion with .all details of the committee been i3ondemneci. study and the pending legislation, so that • The -latter stated the club felt. it had none could claim ignorance of the facts. contributed to the culture of the community " Ladies, and gentlemerk, I have never seen such a blind disregard for the needs of our • over the years and, offered suggestions for coMitunity as was evidenced in that debate the use of the buildings and immediate area. 'The dub...asked that consideration begiv bY, the repres.entatives of your„past councils. It brings to mind the many years of debate to, Me -Suggestions before a decision as to the . and indecision' on the Pollution Plant, the fate of the school is made. delay of which cost *this town a staggering The Goderieh Recreation :and additional amount because. of rising costs Community Centre Board at its January 27 over. the 10 years of decision; the storm meeting had made a resolution to ask town sewer programme, needed for years, will cost many times the cost of doing it years ago, when it should have been done. The dump relocation prograrrime could have been .ddne in this two year term' of office at a minimal cost to you the taxpayer, but as with so Snany other projects in our community over the years it is being put off -for a more , expensive day. I want you, the taxpayer, to know that I am in sympathy and understanding with bt h t 'put into operation by the town then the new . James Coulter' Appointed • aiporities to putthe site into operation and legi ation would enable provincial • • As bchool Superintendent /* -Huron County Board of Education has announced the appointment of James W. Coulter of Goderich as Superintendent of Schools for the county, ,The appointment becomes effective April 1. . The decision was made at the ,Monday meeting of the Boardand the annotincement was made Tuesday • by D. J. Cochrane, directorof education.. ••- - Mr. Coulter was Area Superintendent of Schools for Huron from 1960 to 1968. He was born in Morris Township in May, -1925; and attended schools in' Morris tOwnship and- Witigham. He attended ^ Teacher's College in Stratford from 1946 to 1947 and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Western Ontario. He received his Bachelor or Education Degree from the University of Toronto in 1953 and his Mast & of Education Degree from,the same University in 1959. He received the Elementary School' Inspector's Certificate the same year. h' Mr. Coulter hag' taught at schools in St. Helen's; in the .Parry Sound district and at Kitchener and was a master at Stratford Teacher's College from 1955 to 1960. He is the holder of Ontario - Department of Education Certificates for Special EducatiOn' (1965) and Velher-Librarian (1967). He \\\ \\\ ,,was yre,Antar'o Eke . p\ent, ,4; \ • ,Editeatiorl tri a t C nt in the Canasta A NI E id" on hool Superintendents and Inspectors.exchange to British Columbia in 1967 and I took the Canadian Education. Association course for school administration in Banffin 1968. The appbainent follows approval by the Board of the formation_ of a supervisory "structure recommended by Mr. "Cochrane a s• • , Maurice LOve of RR 3, Exeter, Thursday B'olton, RR 1, Seaforth, and assistant, Elston was re-elected to a second term as president Cardiff, RR 3, Brussels. of the Huron County Plowmen's Association Gordon McGavin of . Walton was during its annual meeting at Winthrop last appointed county director to the Ontario - week. . Plowmen's Association, and Simon Hallahari A - Other officers: .vice-presidents, Kenneth of Blyth,, a past ' president, was named Huron County Federationf Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth, and John Clark, director p e 'RR- 5-GOderich;'secretary-treasurer,- Russell .-,-Agric,ulture, • • • week ago. The structure provides for a superintendent anh tWo' assistants. The positions of assistants have yet, to be filled. This system would' be comparable to the three man inspeetion staff that existed in the 'Rounty prior to the .formation of the new board. Mr. Coulter has been a member of the Goderieh Lions Club since 1960 and is the 1968 ----1969 president. He is. a member of council to give consideration to making the school available to the Board for recreational pruposes. should the school revert to the - town when vacated. The request -was read with the letter from the Goderich Art Club. - Deputy Reeve, Walter Sheardown, said he could not say he was in favour of using the building, saying it would be costly to convert. He said the condition of the your community needs, u you ave no Knox Presbyterian Church and a member'o • existing filgace IT not g od and suggcsted $:\\ \Sess '\ns o The church, e i,..a.,_p_ast c ai itan \_i424_ Councillar Carroll spoke for 31. minutes outlining the events that had led up to the' lease, listing the offickd bodies that had approved the site and giving details of engineers tests a a been t with the approval of the 1968 council. Ile described the conditions at the existing dump and mentioned he had been afraid to get out -of his ,car there on one oceasion because the gtound was "covered with Tats • He said he had received complaints from residents' of the area who had seen rats moving away from the dump up East street. East street. He ,quoted from section 95A of the Public Health Act, legislation of which is pending, and advised council he had received indiations the 'province :was prepared to. move imand` change the dump for the tavyn„. the town did not act first. • He said he had spoken to Dr. G. P. A. Evans, medical officer_ of health, for the county and Dr. send the bill to the town. .Gouncillor Frank Walkom, chairman' of • the, town's., special committee, expressed concern with regard to other 'land fill' operations in the area Which .were permitting rubbish to be burned. Hp had prepared a report on visits to other sites made in the' coMpany of Councillors • Jewell and Shewfelt. Councillor Paul Carroll' said the sites where garbage was being burned were operating in 'contravention of the Public Idealth Act and under new legislationIrdillt - not be permitted to continue to operate in the same mahner. • Councillor Shewfelt said the report of the special committee of the last council, -Which 'included the polluting the Maitland River or area Councillor Carroll explained the report suggested inspections at regular intervals be made by the county health authorities -and ' if any pollution started to, show could be corrected by the installation .of drain tile,between the damp and the location "of the pollution was only "...very remote, " but should be recognized and - preventive measures taken at the outset. Councillor Walkom said it did not make sense to him to pay out $20,000 over 20 years for the lease and own no part of the land afterwards. "You could huy.a farm for that," he said. Mayor Mills pointed out farm areawould not be feasible for the location of a dump because any such operation would "...immediately Start to pollute springs in for er merber of sevewl cdininkt)i'T thel4tore `0 t\Vi \tri\ter. vgn, m ne ctive' p ogr iyAthe\ vi tty the,pro osed site was and iCkos;lis \ov\er claVA equat as on\the . . F -r Ilsr-rnayoi,\-ex.plaifted to Kects411 .h _will , in4F\ our_ site an o t e rd °clench Bay Scout Group Id not ha toT ketn\a a Committee and secretary "treasurer of Huron Deputy, Reeve Sheardown the request was community a leader in Progressive social it would on rm area n the sithad District Boy Scouts for 1967, 1968 and only that council give consideration to the legislation for the betterment of our people. received the approval of all nee essary 1969: , ' - use of the building and did not commit the ,As far as I am concerned the Dump issue authorities. "If we tried to get into , something like that we would be back to council in any way. Councillor Shearriciwn is closed. The study hasheen completed, the He is married and he and his wife, moved that the requests be given findings examined add . five Members Of where we were 18 months ago," he said. Elizabeth, have three children: a son, Councillor Ed. Giesbrecht said he Could Robert, 14and two daughters, Ann, 11 and consideration and the motion was seconded council have voted against it (Reeve Worse11, Joan, 9. ... ,. by Councillor Deb Shewfelt. , Deputy Reeve Sheardown, Councillors not understand the, town 'paying a lge PLOWMEN RE. -ELECT PRESIDENT • '1A7 lk Jewelld She felt) When the amount of money to operate a se ge , a om, an w . • treatment plant in ordeir- not to pollute the • Spring air is polluted by the burning stench lake and yet dump the garbage over the of the dump, and your children or pets are Evans had informed him the dump was only being tolerated due to pending legislation. sites hadbeent-teaskedand 4wifasa informedY by the Mayor the special committee lastlyear other bi 1 le de rn Sn hv swt ge al had inspected every available site in the area and had recommended the one proposed. Reeve Harry Worsell suggested test holes be drilled at the rear of the Mitchell Farm, now owned by the tinvii. He -'said if the town did get industry in the dump would be right -there. Mayor Mills said the area was a marSh and would „be economically unfeasible. • Councillor Carroll 'Said the- OWRC would ' require the 'area to be drained, and as the water table was at surface the area would have to be drained so far back %s to make the propositian too costly. Mayor Mills -said if refuse w dumped into tihrface water it would" p lute surface water in the area. • Reeve Worsell said he 'had seen in the report from Councillor WalltOin the town of . Mitehell• ,had plenty of water on their Site -- andneruthne ,m,nayyotrnerepnlnieor ienndewwhde unmtphewonuewld, legislation was passed Mitchell would not be .allowed to operAte.- ' - With reference to approval by Goderich Township, C,ouncillor Jewellsaid he had met with the township reeve and got the, indication the township was not interested "too much." He said the reeve had made it clear to him, the township would hold the • town restionsible, for the maintenance of the access road, including snow removal. • Councillor Dave Gower said he had also - talked with the.Teeve and felt the matter could be negotiated at a latter date. He said he felt whether the township went in with - the town or not the new dump Should .be'' started as soon as possible. He said he'had feitfh et hme,,, tboe;nnsthoi pl d wapproximately t eodn a cimuarostteor were taking their garbage to the tow,n clump. \ Carr e'd ediate now. existing facil ties had, been cal ed a health hazard, a source of pollution to the Maitland River and a nuisance to the citizens of the town, by health officials. Following defeat of the motion, Councillor Shewalt moved that the -existing site be opened as a land fill operation. . Councillor Carroll said following his talks with Dr. Evans, he vv.* certain there was no , way the dump coulee-keptin operation. Mayor Mills said he felt the health* department would not allow the 'dump to remain open and suggested Councillor Shewfelt • withdraw the motion until the feelings of the health. departments had b en assessed . bitten or frightened the. well-fed rats banks put into the investigation and- . roa in the streets or our -e%thetic tastes approval of the .site and the strong 1M1111111111111111111111111/11111111111 11 Mr. Love and Mr. Bolton were appointed /.11 g ; .Y . departments,- he could not see how the town the dump do not call me, but rather refer to convention later this year. The county , those who are listed above who are so could refuse to move the dump. "I cannot liSsOtiation's- annual Queen of the Furrow. , , unconcerned by this town problem. see any reason for not moving it and would award for 1968 was presented' to • Mary This decision, like many others of , suggest that we proceed immediately,' he 3 Tom, receivedits senior student award. defeated by experienced pocians said. Leeming of RR 2, Walton, and her brother, importance in our community, has been The mayor said approval by council of delegates to the annual provincial association are 'disturbed by the unsightly appearance Of reconimendations receiyed from the health UT 111-- wril Iris -info in the atier-on -the streets of the lease did -not guarantee the -dump would , • Councillor Gower asked where Councillor IliiiiiiiMpifilthiM111111111111111ffilitlitiffiffffilliiiiintmmtettemmnantannittilimpotanalowimi imam inwinumuutium tuna xam Mulg 4 .t? -Appro-xiinateiy 60 sturients'at Goderich Collegiate Institute "walked citif" of classes at 'Noon Monday 1n_prote4s agglyisflb,e extra days that will be spent in school this year before the summer recess. The school. has 'over 860—sitilifirs Selitutif-PrItitipal-161m-Srttinger-seld-the-group-wat-not representative of the students at the school. The student council had voted 27, to seven, against • supporting the walkoUt .that was to be staged aA other area schools. Mr. Stringer said he could not SOY If disciplinary measures would be taken Out added "this kind of thing can not be condoned." The students, Mostly from grades nine and 10.i.,were largely from vocational and commercial courses. Student Council PresIdeint bavid Royal spoke to the studentand proposed an assembly for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday with two representatives from the group to debate the issue. (Staff Photo) , fferrtIgritlitifaT7r2i" • A. ,:tel tem5ratoRT4i-tremhfeltzat4vortightuffilovould4;€. c'stoigttfained.tomzraared. re,gressiye attitudes. This kind of petty done until the town showed willingness to cover the refuse if a land fill operation could could be hewfelt replied he thought reasons for the development ot. _Regional. ° _ _ _p.te'd nut thlease would hesubjec et_ •e started at the present site and Councillor - Heoin- fill politiking is probably one of the main act. government, taking the decisions from those to approval -by the province, by Goderich obtained from the EIgih Avenue -Storm sewer who should have made them a dikliglhe responsity orde-C-iiions to t -who make them. It is regretful that our right to govern our mu-nicipality and make our own decisions will be taken from us because of the unwillingness of many elected officials to face up to their responsibilities to _themselves and the betterment of theif community. Dr. Frank Mills, Mayor, Town of‘Goderich. Township council and by town council. project. Reach -$1,6510 Betty Rogers, chief marching mother for the March of Dimes, reports- receipts from this year's campaign to be ‘,;ainitist $1,650". The industrial and -club donations are stilr to bereceived. • After the door to door blitz, Monday, January 27, one hundred and' twenty parching mothers gathered at Victoria .and ----firey-Tntst-eornmy-fcr-coffee-and-do while the donhtiOni were counted by Rotarians Bill Curry and Norm ,McIntyre. The Goderich Rotary Club sponsors The March of Mines, whose' purpose is to help the disabled help thernifelves, t - Boar -Discusses rena The GoderiCh Recreation and was agreed the changes suggested for the - CoMmunity Centre Board held its weekly front of the building were of prime concern • meeting Monday night at the Memorial- at the. present time. . building and discuss Changes proposed 15y . -in the town to provide recreational facilities. Arena_instead of at the:town hall. - The meeting, was held with Bill Lumby, . board had a responsibility to all the people Councillor Carroll said the recreatiori , arena manager, in -order to tor the arena Mr.°Lurnby. During the tour Mr. Lumby outlined changes needed' in the entrance area. The changes would include a new eritrance with a centre ticket selling window to facilitate entry and eliminate line ups; the.addition of a room • for the St. John's Ambulance persortnel first aid station;,a new furnace room, The retocation 01 tne spnnkter system, wider corridor space, relocation of the He suggested the questien ofchanges should keep in mind any additions that might have to be made to the arena at a future date, to house arts.and craft rooms; physical activity rooms, etc., should Victor Lauriston School not be made 'available to the recreation board (see story this page). Board secretary Ron Price suggested any additions to the arena would not affect the. new facilities proposed by Mr. Lurhy as the concession stand on the main floor, plan provided for a central entrance way utilization of. rooms- - at, jiregent used as that could be extended t rmit access to ressing rooms - as *11111M-brrn foytawrrfrr.-addltiena14bomi-wIthout-having-to.ehteLtb Women, changes to -the ice side wall of the arena area. corridor and relocation of the show it. A. It was decidedqo discuss the availability minimum of structural changes are needed - of .grants for the purpose when the Board to make the improvements. . . meets with G. II. Miller of the Ontario Other major changes were discussed but it. Department of Education On February 10.