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PAGE 8•A-..QODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, TFIURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1975
Nick Hill says
Huron's planning dept.
model for others
BY DAVE SYKES,
`'DNick Hill thinks of the Hurort
County Planning Board as
having pioneered planning in
t,he.ClauntOevel. He believes it
has evolved to a stage where it
has become a model for all
counties in the province,,
Butas much of an ac-
complishment as that has been,
he is sitting out to blaze new
trails and achieve new goals.
He will be leaving the 'Huron
County Planning department
Sept. .3,0 to pursue a career in
architecture. Nick will. return
to Toronto and work with an
architectural firm for six
months to • complete the
necessary practical experience
before taking the architects'
registration exam in the spring.
He is both familiar with and
interested inggrchitecture sand
has . an extensive educational
background with the subject.
He claims that the four 'years'
he has spent with the county
planning department have been
invaluable because of the close
link with planning arid ar-
chitecture.
"I think my stay ;has given
me a grasp of rural venacul ,c
and an .appreciation of the
aspects that make up the total
environment," he said, " I also
think I've,grasped the realm of
rural versus urban land use and
an appreciation of the natural
environment and structure of.
towns."
Planning on "thea county level
is still in its infancy across the
province but Nick believes that
ft -is' maturing rapidlylargely
due to the efforts of the Huron
department. b "
"The most-, impottnt ac-
complishment has been public
participation which , was
initiated by Gary", (Gary
Davidson is the Huron County
planning director) he said
"Planning is new 'in the county
and the educational process of
discussion has put. us years
ahead of other counties who in
fact look to the Huron County
Planning Department for -the
development of their own
,,departments.
But the development of the
department. has been
evolutionary and in fact it was
a tough product to sell to the
people, Nick stated that when
the department was formed
fouryears ago it was greeted.
with hostility and suspicion, but
the department overcame that
by K•pionerring citizen par-
ticipation= in rural - planning
through -public workshops.
"The ' public workshops
createda"forum for debate for
the rural communities,"° he
said, ..."Perhaps the main ac-
complishment %of the depart-
ment has been the aspect of
communication and the .sub-
sequent participation of the
people in the planning
operation."
The Huron County Planning
Department was established in
1971 under the direction of Gary
Davidson. The initial duties•of
the department were• to get
approval of the county's official
• plan and to initiate a county
e
planning program. Once the
county official plan was ap-
proved the department
proceeded with its recom.d
mendations to establish official
plans for the municipalities and
townships of the coUanty.
Since the approval of that
county official 'plan, the
planning department has
concentrated most•of its efforts
in `drawing up plans for the
townships and municipalities.
During his four years with the
department Nick has been
involved with plans for Zurich,
Brussel, parte of Exeter; Grey
Township, Howick and he is
presently drawing up a plan for
Usborne which he hopes to
complete before he leaves.
The proce- of drawing of-
ficial plans.- througlff' public
workshops can be confusing
with conflicting views and
interests of the people and the
diversification of land use in
some townships. Nick cited the
plans for Goderich and
Colborne townships as
probably the most difficult in
the county. -
"The workshops can
sainetimes seem f1ike total
-confusion and our job is to bring
out some clatity from it." he
,said. "But I havebeen sur-
prised with the conservation
aspect of the people who have'
now realized the intrinsic,
values of nature which is really
the raison ,d'etre behind
planning."
The implei'nentation of rural
planning • has ,Wade people -
aware of their natural
surroundings and the need . to
preserve it through good
planning. Nick insists that the..
success of the department ,was
made possible by the in-
volvement of the people right
from the beginning whom he
claims , have shown good
Manner and temperment.
When Nick 'completes his
architecture exam in the spring
he will have twin registration in
both architecture and planning
and has hopes of opening a
private office someday.' He' is
now working on his second book
of rural architecture, ' "
Although his planning days
may soon be behind him, Nick's
romance with ,Huron County
may never end.'
"I can really enjoy and relate
to this area," he said. "The
.people here have the blessings
of many worlds."
Offl ti tE 3 t e
,Ls'nda A. (Reinhart) Rogers,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilf
Reinhart, Goderich, recently
graduated from Ryerson
Polytechnical Institute in
Fashion Design. She ham'
Aqui red aposition with Davide
Rae. Bridal Boutique Dresses'
Ltd., Toronto. Her husband,
Owen S, Rogers, graduatedas a
chartered accountant at the
same time. Mrs. Rogers is a
graduate of cDCI, .
Point -Farms action
Remainingiui. nier progrurn
pirckeiFwith 4xdtemnt
BY CATHY CRUICKSHANK .
"Allemande left to your
partner, grand chain all", was
the cry Saturday evening at
Point Farms Provincial Park.
It was. the first square dance of
the season in the barn at the
park. ,
Approximately 300 people of
all ages danced to a fiddle,
harmonica, banjo, piano and
Horace Crawford at the mike.
Another dance and, hayride is
planned for the Saturday of
Labour Day weekend.
The park•also was host to the
Lambtpn Youth Theatre who
returned for the second per-
formance' of the year,
"Fireman Save my Child.",
This group of drama students
from Lambton College puts on
an excellent production and
,should he commended for all
their hard work in volunteering on the Wednesday e'`ening,
for the group, • Almo planned for the rest of
the Season is a Scotman's Day
Tie sumrimer is quickly-,Fth bgpipes, tug of war and
drawing to a close. This is to be acaber throwing contests. A
hoped that if you haven't made variety show and, of course, the
it out to the park' for a visit, you square dance are also on tap.
will soon.
The VisitorSer'vices staff this
year has consisted of , three
girls, athy Cruickshank,
Janet Harris, and Diane
Stainton. r Janet and Diane are
employed by Experience '75
and have done an excellett job:
this summer.
This weekend Park 'em-
ployees, received present.,
Peter Mansell built a model of
the park us it will look when it -is
completed, It stands on display
in the Permit office for the rest
of the summer and will' be usedfa
atThlere iis'lsomething
waiting
for "you at Point Furms
Provincial Park, just minutes
from your doorstep.i t ,1 t
The program for the rest of
the'summer is packed, with fun
and excitement: Next weekend
there is a—nature hike, the
regular Saturday night
baseball game, and a campfire.
Sunday there will ;be a
Watermelon eating contest.
The following week the
Goderich Playground ,leaders
will be bringing their daycamp
out to the park each day for a
full days' program • and
swimmingat the beach, The
children will be entertained by
the Huron County Library girls
witli theirweekly puppet" show
St G Hospital again
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The- bite of O.ptario's only
poisonous snake, the.
massassauga rattler, can be
fatal if not treated .promptly,
The rattlesnake inhabits a 20
mile wide , zone along the
shorelines of Georgian Bay, the
Bay Islands and Lakes .Huron
and Erie, particularly Wain -
fleet Marsh near the nor-
theastern shore of Lake Erie.
t The geography outlined 'as.
the serpents' living quarters in
the province''is _dotted with.
antivenin depots where persons
bitten by the snake, can be
.properly treated. In the
Goderich area there are ,three
of the 2$ prok'incially operated
depots. Alexandra Marine and
.. General Hospital in'Goderich,
Never handle any snakes,
always° carry a flashlight when
walking at night, "'and never
pick up a ;freshly killed rattler
because nerve reflexes enable
it tobitefdr a considerable time
'after death.
The massassauga rat-
tlesnake can grow to a length of
three feet and ° is •easily
recognized by its broad head
with a it on each side of the
face between the eye and the
nostril. Its belly is: black with
grey and white mottling ,on the
throat arifl chin. Its tall, which
ends ,ina rattle,is marked by
cross bands.
An afflicted person should
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,apply.. a tourniquet sufficient to
compress the soft tissues only
between the area of the bite and
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least .one minute to'allow for
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any part of the zone inhabited
by the rattlesnake should
contact. the Ontario Ministry 9
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depots in the area they are
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fact it's apotential resource. . -
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B .' recycling. Garbage .will be
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