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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-08-13, Page 2Page 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1986 Tuckersmith residents soon to join water system By Wilma Oke TUCKERSMITH - The 15 Egm ndville homeowners who live on the southsic a of the Bayfield River will be hooked up son to the Egmondville Water System. It has been two and a half years of 'waiting and negotiating since a group of these homeowners voiced their concern about the private wells being able to continue to supp- ly their needs. The question was whether they should have a new well dug for the group or to connect them to the Egmondville system which supplies residents north of the river. Tuckersmith Township Council appointed the engineering firm of B.M. Ross & Associates of Goderich to do a study of the situation. It was agreed the solution should be the extension of the Egmondville Water System to the south side of the river. Tuckersmith Township applied for a grant and has received notice that approval has been given for a grant from the Ministry of Environment to pay for 85 per cent of the extension costs with the township paying the remaining 15 per cent. At the council meeting on August 5, coun- cil accepted the tender of Lavis Contracting of Clinton for $134,425 (the lowest of eight tenders, of which the highest was $198,675) for the work on the project. The extension under the river will start with the Ray Coombs and Wilfred Huggett properties. The Ministry of the Environ- ment will pay $105,000 of this cost. The extension' is to be completed by Oc- tober 15 to the 15 homeowners and the 15 va- cant lots south of the river. While the extension work is on a grant from the Ontario Neighbourhood Improve- ment Program, $55,000 will be used to up- date the Egmondville Water System on the north side of the Bayfield River. New Appointment Hu . In other business council appointed Ken- neth Devereaux of Seaforth as the municipal solicitor. An application for a tile drainage loan for $10,500 was approved. The tender of McGregor Farm for snowplowing during the 1986-87 and 1987.88 seasons at a rate of $35 per hour operating time, plus $26 a day standby time -when not operating 'was accepted subject to the ap- proval of the road superintendent and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Clerk -Treasurer Jack McLachlan was authorized to forward a letter to the Pension Commission of Ontario requesting an ex- planation as to the substantial increase in the annual filing fee of the Pension Annual Retirement program from $7..59 to $80. Passed for payment were the following accounts: day care centre at Vanastra. $8,223.62; Lady Diana day care centre at Vanastra, $6,611.91; Vanastra Recreation Centre, $12,671.84; roads, $35,905.05 and general $132,844.40 for a total of $196,256.82. on soil conservation district to old Conservation Day on August 20 at Gordon Lobb's farm GODERICH TWP. - On August 20, the Huron Soil Conservation District will be holding Soil Conservation Day. The theme of this year's event is Conservation Farming - Putting our Future on Solid Ground. Conservation Day will give farmers a chance to view a variety of soil conservation demonstrations on the host farm of Gordon Lobb. Guest speakers will include the Honourable Senator 11.0. Sparrow, Chair- man of the ' Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, that produced a soil conservation report, Soil at Risk, in 1984. The tour will include erosion control struc- tures, tillage equipment and practices, her- bicide trials and reforestation. John Schwindt, Conservation Services Co - Ordinator with the Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority, will speak on the role of trees and reforestation in soil conservation. Bob Debrabendene, a Perth County farmer, will discuss the development of his own con- servation farming techniques. Other. speakers will also be present to share their knowledge of soil conservation. The public are invited to the event. It will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the farm of Gordon Lobb, 1 1, miles west of Clinton on Highway 8. Just follow the signs to the site. Canada Grade "A" Fresh Constable Don Shiropshall of the Clinton Police Department demonstrates the use of the department's recently purchased video camera. (David Emslie photo) Schneider's By the Piece Store racy eu Blue Ribbon BOLOGNA 'BACON ENDS New equipment... • from page 1 often a tale told by the scene itself. However, once disturbed the scene may never be reconstructed precisely enough to tell the same story. By filming a crime scene as it is centered upon the evidence it is again preserved and likewise the sometimes hidden story that the scene can tell is available to all investigators in its original form. ll be put to far Certainly the equip greater use than simply filming the police picnic. Disability survey to be conducted Over two -million Canadians have health problems or disabilities. Statistics Canada has designed a survey to identify the numbers, distribution and characteristics of disabled persons in Canada which will be conducted during the summer and fall of this year. The Health and Activity Limitation Survey will be the largest study ever under- taken on disabled people in Canada. Approx- imately 200,000 men, women, andchildren fdrren from all age groups and every part the country will be included in this voluntary survey. Over 24,000 people in Ontario will be interviewed during the months of August and early September. The responges to the disability questions asked in the 1986 Census provides the sample frame to conduct this survey. Many disabled Canadians face barriers to employment, training, or opportunities for promotion. This survey addresses issues relating to the nature of the disabilities and their impact on such matters as employ- ment, education, transportation, housing, and leisure activities. This information be invaluable for developing governme and private sector policies and programs to better serve the disabled and enable them to participate fully in Canadian society. The design of the Health and Activity Limitation Survey follows extensive con- sultation with various levels of government and private organizations and is in response to the Special Parliamentary Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped Report recommending the need for comprehensive data on disabled persons in Canada. 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