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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-04-12, Page 1:1r j r 0.4 silks this repeat themselves time after time along the les of Huron County's lake front as high waters and storms over the past winter have laid waste to cottage ther holiday property. Medical officer of Health Frank refers to the 'barrels in the foreground and "Huron y Septic Tanks" and in fact that is just what these‘ s, and many 'others like them are. Thiebarrels are '— on the beach and leeching action takes place through the sand. It is possible that in "their original locations the barrel type tanks served their purpose, even though' they are not legal, but now they have been exposed by high water and are well short of the legal distance of 50 feet from the water line. This means.the sewage now. runs into the water table. As a result Health officials, see' a serious health problem coming tb a head.(staff photo) rich Memorial Arena is an assistant arena r again and the matter derich 'Town Council • Recreation and Com- _Ce:ntre , .Board -in .-.a- the resignation of Denis e on March :31, the Rec at its last meeting ended'to Town Council yd Moore of Exeter he r the position. st Thursday's council g, considerable 'on was heard on the d hiring of Moore - and ter was turned -back -to tee for further study. position of an assistant anager was first adver- st__fall. On the first • calling, there were' seven ap- plications. Three people were interviewed as a result and the committee .recommended that Lloyd .Moore of Exeter be hired --as •-assistant-•arena--mauagert There was some feeling, however, that the' situation. hadn't been handled properly and it was decided to call once more for applications. This time, 13 people applied (Moore wasn't one of them) •and all were interviewed. From those interviews, Denis Lassaline was hired as -assistant arena manager. • • With-- the resignrttion of Lassaline, the committee decided it would be "pointless" to re -advertise the' assistant arena manager's position since two callings had been made in the past few'rilonths. The (lint-' mittee reviewed the list of ap- plicants from the , previous 'callings and agreed to recom- •rnend-the..._cnost._qualified, Lloyd Moore of Exeter. During- the discussions a% Town Council last week, coon dr voiced •disapproval of the Rec Board's recommendation. Councillor •Leroy Harrison said the position should have been re -advertised after Lassaline's resignation. "I don't know whether we should -have re -advertised" said Deputy -reeve Stan Profit who sits on the Rec Board but missed the last. meeting.."But if 'not, the board should have uron County Judge. dies Honor •Judge Robert Hetherington M.B.E. ry suddenly Thursday, after collapsing in the' of Dr. .J.W. Wallace. Hetherington was taken xandra Marine and 1 Hospital immediately he died • without regaining consciousness about one-half hour later. Dr. Wallace reported the . judge had driven to Owen Sound in the morning and had returned to Goderich by noon. He said .Judge Hetherington,64, had not been well recently but added that he'd had no history of heart disease. The son of the late Isaac and Jane (McIntosh) Hetherington, he was born September 14, 1908 in Goderich. A resident and lawyer., in Wingham for many years, Judge Hetherington was involved in municipal politics there. In •-•,--1936 he was elected to Wingham Town Council and in 1938 and 1940, he was elected reeve of the town. He was later named Mayor of Wingham. Judge Hetherington. was called to the bench in Septem- ber, 1964 and was a County Court Judge, County Court of Huron. He served during the Second World War with the 99th Bat- tery RCA and when the war en- ded he held the• rank of lieutenant -colonel. He was decorated by King George Vi (M.B.E.) for his distinguished war service. Judge Hetherington was a past president of the Huron Wellington - Huron and Huron -Bruce Liberal Associations. He is survived by his wife, the former Louise Thompson; two sons, Captain ian Hetherington, CFB Trenton and Rae Hetherington, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Jane) MacDonald, Saskatoon ' and Mrs. Peter (Barbara) Kalhfleisch, Waterloo; tw.o grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Amelia) McKay, Leamington and Mrs. Alfred (Marjorie) Ivy, Goderich. He was tlredeceased by one brother, Murray Hetherington. Funeral service was Sunday, April 8 in North Street United Church with Rev. Robert. L. Raymont officiating. - interment was in Colborne Cemetery. Pallbearers were Alex Corrigan, George Patter - _son, E.A. Ted Elliott, Robert MacKenzie, Harold David Thompson and William Newton. A Masonic Memorial Service was held at the McCallum Funeral Home Saturday evening. gone back to the second calling. Reeve Del Shewfelt asked council a pointed ,question. "Walt's wrong with Russell Prader?'-' asked Shewfelt. Shewfelt - said Pi:ii Ter had helped out "when we were caught shorthanded" and even worked 011 night long one night to complete scitne, necessary work. "I don't know why wt. couldn't give a local boy a chance," 'said Shewfelt. "Ht• loves this work." . Councillor Dave Gower agreed. He' -said -there's a.ttr►- dancy for young people to leave the community because they can't find jobs locally. "We shouldn't go outside the community if local people. can '`be trained," said Gower. Profit argued that if the com- mittee had gone back to the second calling for applications, Pruder probably would hav( had the job. "He was on a very short list ,behind Mr. Lassaline," remarked Profit. Councillor Elsa 1-laydon said that • • in her opinion, qualifications should be the major criteria by which staff is hired. She_said that if the local man and the out-of-town ap- plicant have - the same qualifications, the local plan should perhaps be chosen, but in cases where the out-of-town applicant, is the best qualified, the committee should acquire the best qualified man for the position. "i am prepared to approve the committee's recornmen• dation,•, said Mrs. Ilaydon. The lady councillor alAo suggested it may he time the town reviewed its hfring policies.s ' The Signal -Star contacted Recreation Director Mike Dymond concerning the matter. "it. is a $70,000 operation over there 'and it is business," said Dymond. "1 believe the committee chose the man test qualified for the position and that is -the way it should be'.' .Moore, the committee noled, continued on page 16 '1'o elate Huron County Health officials have placed notices on about a dozen cot- tages along the shore of Lake Huron setting the premises aside as being "Unfit for Human habitation: Medical Officer of Health for the County, Dr. Frank Mills, said there were many many more cottages unfit for habitation but that due to short staffing the Health Unit just did not have the time to sign all the properties. "We hope by spot signing cer- tain properties," he explained, 'to draw the cottagers atten- tion to t -he problem•so that we ''can work together to solve I heat:" 1)r. Mills estimates .that in all . 1,001 to 5,000 cotl•ages along the lake bank are affec- ted to varying degrees'. The pi Obiei i arises from high. 'water levels. on Lake Huron. The lake is the highest it has . bee'11 in many years, and severe -stomps over the winter, com- . hined with the.high water, have r(-sultt'd in the washing away of many feet of, lake hank. This, combined with erosion on the bank from surface drain runutf•; has resulted in large portions of the hank slipping Almost • ,.everywhere along 1luriln County's 45 miles of eroded coast line cottages are threatened with falling from their perches atop 'tlee lake bank. In addition the high water and erosion, hllve washed away earth leaving sewage systems exposed and in some cases causing tile systems from septic • tanks to empty directly into the lake. As a result. the Health • Unit and the cottagers . are ' facing a dangerous health_ situation as well. "Many cottages were built with their septic tank and tile systems between the building and the lake }lank," Dr: Mills •:•expla-ins. •-"-Witlt•-tlw erosion of-. the bank these sewage systems are left exposed. Many leeching • pits have been washed away during storms or have simply disappeared under the high water." - The solution will not be an easy ode according to health officials, and it will also be ex- pensive. The most immediate answer is the establishment of • old fashioned out-houses,..but colt, houses built to government ap- proved plans which are available from the Health Unit. Ideally, the Medical Officer- of fficerof Health, suggests, miniature sewage treatment plants should be installed, with perhaps groups of cottagers in a certain area going together, to pay for what will be an expensive operation. presently pushing the Ministry see these students conduct dye of the Environment for help. • tests on the sewage systems "They don't seem to under- along the lake because many stattd," Dr. Mills notes, "that were built before proper per - even though we have a high mits were required and there is hank along the lake in our area ` no way of telling just where we have. problems. They seem . they are located: to be only concerned about the Dye tests • would show if flood plain areas in southern • seepage was occurring, where it Ontario and don't understand was and how serious the" that the very bank they think situs on was. • gives us protection is also ' Further inspections are being creating our problems." carried out by the Health Unit The Health Unit had applied as time is available and more for two students to conduct an' cottages will be signed by the environmental `study regarding officials. . cottages in the area and had "What we need is some sort their application approved last of an All Terrain Vehicle," year only to -have it cancelled, Chief Public Health Inspector at a later date. "'They will have Jirn McCaul suggests, "then we to reconsider;" Dr: Mills said. could esti along every foot of the Health officials would like to (continued on page 16) (;clerkh 4`Ii .vnshIp .Council has been "flooded" recently with •various applications for the establishment of tourist camps and trailer parks. Several pieces. of .rorrespon-. Bence have been received by Council frolil c_onlpanies and. -private individuals to develop land along the Maitland River for use as tourist havens. Most of these applications are being held, pendirig ('ohncil's decision on how much the Maitland River Conservation Authority should he involved in the matters. The .most recent application to he received by.council is one from ,Ray W. Bush representing Kampgrou rids of America l('anadal. KOA is a franchise company involved with cam- ',grounds in the united States. Canada and :Mexico. According to Mr. Bush. this i'i,mpa-ny-does not --in any -t%8V (0 1) the campground but serves the purpose .of controlling it s franchise owners such that they provide • c:onsistant and high standard camping facilities for the camping public." Mr. Bush presently•has an Of- fer to purchase on a tent and trade cramp now owned by H. C. NTacAdartl. This camp' is located l-lighw.ay.8, lots 2'3 and 24 of Goderich 'I (wi ship and Hu ron C'ou n ty. The necessary permit to run such a business has already been given to • Mr.. MacAdanl, and. what Mr. Bitsh requires is the Town- ship's approval to expand and upgrade the existing site to KOA standards. - The proposed facilities wouId conform to any present local 'regulations and would consist of 'the following basic- services., central service huildint*• con- taining washroom, laundry, recreation and- More facilities; initially 106 camping sites with .50 --per-cent • having electrical. and water services: and development of the river shoreline for swimming. A playground area is also plan- ned. • N4r. Bush requires a decision from council before May 1, 197:3 since this is the closing date on his offer to pur- chase. Aii her such application was received from the Bayfield Golf Course of which lion Sarnways -is the owner. Mr. Samways wishes to establish about 96 sites ,where the present driving range is located. Some of the applications received by Goderich Township Council are borderline to affec- ting the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority powers. On Matt e rS concerned with changing the shape of the river )ba nks in any way, the Atithori1v should he consulted to "air" their feelings;about the ...changes. according to • Marlene Shiell, secretary -treasurer of the M.V.C.A. Goderich Town Council was host Friday evening at a wine and cheese party convened by Special Committee Chairman Eileen Palmer. The event brought all the town's boards together with council and also served as an opportunity to honor retiring board members and council officials from the 1971-72 term of office. Those who received a small token on behalf of their efforts In the past were (back row, left t0 right) Jim Skoech, planning board; Ed Giesbrecht, planning board; Paul Carroll, recreation and community centre board; (front row, left (aright) Trevor Ormandy, tourist committee; Mrs. Martha Rathburn, recreation and community centre boprd; and Fred Salter, planning board. Carroll • and Glesbrscht also served on col ncil during those years. Ab- sent for the presentations was Reg. Jewell, also a former fown councillor. His Worship Mayor Harry Worsell and Mrs. Worsen greeted guests at MacKay Hall during the evening.