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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-07-31, Page 1tie 14‘ • •t, • NO. ..32 3(- 120TH YEAR • WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1985 50 CENTS Fair Fun Laura Herman of Clinton didn't move a muscle as Patrick Cull of, Blyth put on her final clown -face toudies. But Laura'was all smiles when she saw the finished product. Clown face painting was one of the many features of the Blyth Country Fair, held at the Blyth ••11, ••, Jilemorial Hall on July 27. Portrait painting, dunking and kissing lbOths, craft and baking tables and a silent auction were among the many attractions. Proceeds from the day went to Blyth Festival capital projects. (Shelley McPhee photos) Tuckersmith won't back erosion control work By Wilma Oke TUCKERSMITH-The erosion problems on the Hayfield. Ri&r adjacent to Their properties was discussed at Tuckersmith Township Council session when owners of Part Lot 51, Concession 1, London Road Survey, Harold Black and Steve, Tyndall, were present. They informed council they believerIthat 13' per cent of the cost of the study to deterniine the cause of the erosion should be borne fully by the municipality and that the cost of the repairs necessary under the . report should be split half and half between the township and the residentsaffected. As well they requested council to cdnsider to ensure the temporary repairs are done immediately toprevent further erosion next spring. Reeve Robert Bell and Councillor John • Brownridge each said that council could not get involved financially in this. Reeve Bell said taxpayers' money could not be used to pay for the study or the corrective woyk necessary to prevent further erosion. -le said council would be setting a precedent for .future years as there were numerous situations in the municipality of a similar nature. ('ouncil offered to fOrward a letter to the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority to provide assistance to Mr. Tyndall and Mr. Black in having the river bed Cleared up adjacent to their properties in order to help • alleviate further erosion problems. In other business, Charlene Townsend, Princess •of he Tuckersmith Sesquicentennial attended the meeting to present to council on behalf of her cousin, David Townsend, Sesquicentennial King, rt 14- " ; ' ; • • t7 • Michele Tyndall, 5, and Naomi Duddy, 11, were two of several children who brought their dolls to the Second Annual Cabbage Path Picnic at Clinton's School Car Park on July 25. Not only did the participants get to enjoy cookies and drinks, the Cabbage Patch dolls went swimming and took part in other summer activities. Michele and Naomi even gave their dolls, Lana Veronica (left) and Rhonda Lee a ride on the swing. ( Anne Narejko photo) • and herself, a •cortificate of appreciation for the privilege and honor of serving the township in their respective capacities. She also presented for the municipal office a picture • of the King, Queen, Princess and l'rince. • ('ouncil will ask •the Town of Seaforth to proceed immediately to have an agreement prepared between the town and the township For the investigation of a landfill site. Councillor 13rownridge one of the township's, two representatives on the landfill committee, explained the criteria the ominitive is using ill its search for a new landfill site. ('ouncil will purchase from Electrozad Company Limited 56 street lights at $210.70 for eight foot light and arm: $235.32 for 10 foot arm and light; and $247.98 for a 12 foot arm and light for the new street lights for Vanastra. Council will forward a letter from Arthur Coombs concerning an obstruction in the U'Rrien Drainage Works to Township of Stanley for their information and corrective action. Reeve Bell and Councillor Robert Proadfoot will sit 9n a task force to review uniform ice rental rates and joint operating agreements with the Townships of Hay, Stanley, Usborne and the Villages of Hensall and Zurich. A request for work on the Upshall Drainage Works from Don Upshall was accepted and forwarded to the municipal engineer for his investigation. The meeting ‘‘(1 -it into committee of the whole to discuss the budget which will be reported prn August 6. $590,500 in debntures approved by CLINTON-Council 1ere passed a bylaw at their July 15 meeting, authorizing the bor- rowing of $590,000 in debentures. The $590,000 debt remains on the cost of renovating the Clinton Town Hall -Library complex and the construction of a new police station. The debentures will be dated August 7, 1985 and will be payable in 10 annual in- stalments of principal on the seventh day of August from 1986 to 1995. Interest payments will be made twice yearly. Interest at 10 per cent will be rated on the 1986 debentures; 1987 interest rates, 1014 per cent; 1988 to 1990 interest rates, 101'2 per cent; 1991 and 1992 interest rates, 10;4 per Council cent anu ueuentures maturing 111 low W Ind will be rated at 11 per cent interest. By the end of 1995, debenture payments and interest payments will total $991,997.50. A schedule of principal and interest payments outlines the amounts for the next , 10 years., In 1986, for example, the principal payment will amount to $37,000 and interest payments will total $63',177.50. In 1990, the principal payment will be $54,000 and in- terests payments will total $45,507.50. By 1995, the principal payment will amount to $88,000 and the interest payment will be $9,680. The debentures will be made payable to the Clinton Bank of Montreal. Joanne Young costs taxpayers less than By'Stephanie Levesque The Huron County board of education's legal battles with forrner Exeter high school teacher Joanne Young have cost taxpayers less than $5,000. says director of education Robert Allan. The main cost h s been lawyers' fees, he said. Young was fired from her position as math teacher at Smith Huron District High School in Exeter last Dec. 31 for being repeatedly absent from school. Her con- tinual absences were marked by time spent in jail because she refused to identify herself to police officials while par- ticipating in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Recently the courts refused to overturn the school board's decision to suspend her without pay. Allan said all costs associated with this most recent judicial review have been awarded to the Ontario Secondary ,000 School Teachers' Federation. The Huron school board, and thus the taxpayers, have had to pay for two days of Goderich lawyer Dan Murphy's time. Allan said the school board staff spent time on the Young case but costs were not separated. Before being fired, Young was suspend- ed without pay for 12 days in November of 1983. She filed a grievance with the Ontario Labor Relations Board which upheld the suspension without. pay. In turn, she ap- pealed that decision to the Ontario divi- sional court for a judicial review of that grievance decision. Allan said significant costs could enter the picture if a board or reference was called by the ministry of education. Young filed for Sikh a board When she was fired, but to date nb response has been made by the 'ministry. iachior tests negatite, vso far Water aupplies in Mitchell, Hansa. and the Lake Huron water supply system at Grand Bend have so far been negative in, tests for the chemical alachlor. London environment ministry official Ray Lampman said both the water and water treatment .plants. in these localities have been tested once a month for the chemical. Lasso, which is expected to be banned by next year, is the source of alachlor. The Lake Huron water supply system feeds water to Zurich, Dashwood and parts of Crediton. Huron medical officer of health, Dr. Harry Cieslar said the tests are considered negative if less than five parts of chemical per billions parts of water are discovered in the water supply. Cieslar said Lasso has been found in quan- tities above the five parts per billion in his native area of Dresden. Marketed by Mon- santo, Lasso is used as a pesticide for most- ly corn and soya bean crops. The Huron MOH said traces of the chemical surfaced in water supplies in California and other states last year. This year the Ontario ministry of environment has been keeping watch for the chemical which has been linked to cancer. Lampman said the places where tests have been positive are tested weekly. He ex- pects all testing will be completed by the middle of August because the chemical has a life span of six weeks. "Alachlor has a fairly rapid breakdown," said Lampman. As of the beginning of this month, the ministry had taken 1,380 water samples this year. Turn to page 3 • Co-operation in County Health Unit By Stephanie Levesque Co-operation will be the key word in the ninning of the Huron County Health Unit. "There'll be more co-operation between the board, the medical officer of health and the administrator," said board of health chairman Bill Elston following a special meeting of the board on July 24. The meeting was called to go over model bylaws and the roles and responsibilities of boards of health and senior staff as prepared by the Association of Ontario Boards of Health. The bylaws sidered to be the minimum requi necessary for boards of health. The meeting started with consideration of a bylaw to provide for banking and finance. The board of health didn't get through the :model bylaw, however. . Medical officer of henlfif Dr. Harry Cieslar, said he wanted his role as MOH and his relationship with the board and ad- ministrator Bill Hanly to be clarified. Hanly is the secretary -treasurer of the board and as such, handles the finances of the opera- tion. Dr. Cieslar said he is caught between the ministry of health and the board. The ministry tells him he is in charge of everything at the health unit, including finances, and the board gives final financial authority to the county administrator. Hanly said the only financial matters that don't pass over the MOH's desk would be leasing documents and payroll because these are handled brthe county's business office. "There are certain things I don't think I like. If the board doesn't support me ..." said Dr. Cieslar leaving the statement un- finished. ,Hanly quickly responded, "I have never tried to run the health unit nor do I intend to." Several times Dr. Cieslar indicated he was so upset by the lack of his task being clearly defined, that he said he would con- sider leaving the employ of the board. At one point, Hanly left the boardroom while the board of health went into a closed session. The MOH was w,ith the board for just ove- an hour in the closed portion then the board met by itself and then called in Hanly. The board finally came out of the closed session after almost two hours. From there it proceeded to go over the roles and responsibilities. The administrator's office will continue to do the finances for the health unit with Dr. Cieslar being notified of all financial mat- ters. Board chairman Elston also suggested that he be contacted any time, especially if there is a problem brewing in the health unit. Other board members, including Warden Paul Steckle made similar com- ments. The provincial representatives on the board, Bill Morley of Usborne Township, hinted that untrue rumors which are a result of poor communication could also be part of the problem. The board will consider the bylaws at future meetings. Seat belt saves life SEAFORTH-A 45 -year-old Palmerston clergyman, Rev. Eric Munro, is in good con- dition in University Hospital, London, following. a single car accident shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday, four miles west of Seaforth. Mr. Munro's car left Highway 8 west of County Road 15, knocked' over a mail box and struck a tree, demolishing his 1985 Horizon car. Two passing motorists summoned medical assistance and Mr. Munro was taken to Seaforth Community Hospital and was transferred to University Hospital in London. Constable Bill Wilson of Goderich OPP said Mr. Munro's life was saved by his seat belt. Damage was estimated at 000.