Clinton News-Record, 1986-10-08, Page 3CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1986—Page 3
Huron's record clean - no 19$5 fire fatalities
Although there are always a large number
of fires in Huron County every year, there
were no injuries or fatalities due to these
fires for 1985.
Within the county, Goderich Township
had two. fires causing $3,500 damage, and
McKillop Township had one fire causing
$4,000 damage. The Village of Hensall had
Bht fires causing $8 damage, while
yfield had 14 fires, Clinton 32 and Blyth
"Tuckersmith Township had the, greatest
fire loss in Huron County with four fires
causing $473,000 damage.
Overall, in Huron County there were 163
fires, causing approximately $2,505,375
mage for the year.
Provincial figures
Both the number of fires and the number
of•fire deaths was down for the Province of
blitario in 1985. Compared to I984 there
Jere 134 fewer fires and one fewer death.
Last year a total of 23,541 fires caused
$253,105,581 damage, and in 1984 23,675 fires
Caused a total of $232,211,304 damage.
Of the 184 deaths caused by fires 85 were
Mien, 51 were women and 48 were children.
In 1983 there were 185 deaths with 96 men, 51
women and 38 children.
li Although there was only a minimal
decrease in fire deaths over the past year,
the numbers have decreased by 43 since
1981. In 1981 the Ontario fire death rate stood
at 2.6 per 100,000 population, and in 1985 it
was at 2.07. The lowest figure over the past
five years occurred in 1983, with a 1.7 death
rate.
In the category of suspected causes of
fires, it is estimated that 27 per cent of fires,
including vehicle fires, are caused by
mechanical or electrical failure, nine per
cent by arson, 11 per cent through misuse of
igniting object, 15 per cent through misuses
of material ignited, six per cent accidental
and the remaining 32 per cent are Cause
unknown.
Sources of igniting fires, other than
vehicles, are 13 per cent heating equipment;
10 per cent electrical distribution items; 13
per cent smokers articles; 20 per cent cook-
ing equipment; 44 per cent are other objects
or unknown.
While smokers' articles are suspected of
taking the highest number of deaths at 63,
other or unknown sources come in second at
60. Cooking equipment is blamed for 23
deaths, heating equipment 20 and electrical
distribution items 9.
Property category
Each fire is put under one of nine
categories by the Statistics Division of the
Ontario Fire Marshal's Office.
In the residential category, 11,067 fires
were reported, causing $103,996,938
dam'age. In these fires 1,476 injuries and 165
deaths occurred. -
Included in 'the assembly category are
theatres, museums, sports, education and
religious facilities. In this category there
were 421 fires which caused $10,757,666
damage, 44 injuries and and no deaths.
There were 201 fires under the institu-
tional category, causing $530,058 damage, 14
injuries and four deaths.
Although there are two categories under
commercial facilites, combined they totall-
ed 2,141 fires with $77,427,405 damage caus-
ed, There were also 24$ injuries ;and four
deaths listed under this category.
With 183 fires causing $25,012,646 damage,
there were 106 injuries and one death under
the manufacturing -processing. category.
There were no deaths in the 304 fires that
caused $10,849,092 damage in the warehous-
ing and storage category. However, 57 in-
juries occurred.
In the miscellaneous structure -property
category there were four deaths and 17 in-
juries in 1,023 fires that caused $2,984,513
damage.
Jcick Riddell, MPP
Liddell says early ,to assess damage.
Crop Damage
• Last week as Minister of Agriculture and
Food, I toured a number of rural areas in
the province that have suffered as a result of
the record rainfalls of August and
September.
I wanted to look first-hand at the crops
that may have suffered damage from the
:excessive moisture. Included in the tour
were stops in Simcoe and Durham, Counties
in the Central regions, visits to parts of
Essex and Kent counties in the South of the
Province, and crop tours in the heavily
• agricultural areas of Lambton, Middlesex
and Huron Counties.
I- have also established an emergency
group within my own ministry to assess the
situation and, without undermining the crop
insurance program, to assess the situation
and suggest ways of helping producers who
have had their crops damaged or wiped out.
Until the full extent of the damage is
known, the Ontario government cannot
make an accurate pronouncement of what
•measures will be needed to help the food
producers of this province affected by the,
weather. . .
Recently, my travels to meet, greet and'
listen to Ontario farmers have taken me all
over this great and vast province.
On September 23, I was pleased to visit the
Temiskaming district in North-Eastern On-
tario, where I had the privilege of announc-
ing an agronomy research laboratory and a
multi-purpose indoor facility will be built at
New Liskeard. The $1,400,000 facilities not
only allow space for additional research
area, but, will allow for training facilities for
livestock and machinery courses.
It is part of the government's long term
goal to adopt new crop technology to the
North.
Veterinarian Lab
A new, five-year plan to upgrade
veterinary service in North Cochrane, in-
volving establishing new facilities in
Kapuskasing and Cochrane was also an-
nounced and will serve 25 communities of
about 33,000 people.
New Agriculture Office
On Thursday, I was again fortunate to
participate in the opening of a new field of-
fice to serve Stormont Country.
Located in Avonmore, the new 'jag office"
is a prototype for all new field offices that
Marie Jefferson sworn
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Councillor Gerrits said.
"Not really, it's only fair to council, the'
clerk and taxpayers," Mayor Balfour
'replied, adding that the taxpayers have the
right to have the job done properly. "We
have to cut off somewhere."
There was some good news from the
Hospital Board in that the Clinton Public
Hospital's Atlantic City Casino Night raised
$12,000 in funds.
' Council is awaiting news on the
Holmesville Landfill Site study before mak-
ing a decision on whether to join the
Tuckersmith and Seaforth site.
For the Fair Board, Councillor Ken
Holmes gave the news that a motion was
made at their meeting to hold a flower show
on June 5 and June 6 in the arena.
The final bit of business at the meeting
concerned the Clinton -News Record.
"In last week's edition of the Clinton -
News Record a lot of figures were quoted on
what council was supposed to have spent
over the past six months. I didn't vote on
them," Councillor Cochrane stated.
Mayor Balfour explained that in the arti-
r,
in..•
cle concerning the settlement for the past
clerk -treasurer Cam Proctor there were a
few misconceptions, the first of which was
the listing of Mr. Proctor's salary_ for the
whole on 1986 in the settlement.
Mr. Proctor's salary should have been
listed from May 9 to December 31 of 1986,
Mrs. Jefferson said, and this salary is ap-
proximately $23,075. The 1987 salary was
correct as printed.
"The other thing was the $17,000 and
change. It was sick leave benefits, it was not
part of the settlement, it would have had to
be paid out regardless," Mayor Balfour
said, as these benefits would have been
payable upon retirement.
The final matter council wanted cleared
up was the matter of legal fees. "The $500
towards his legal fees was just a portion, it
was not the whole fee. The town didn't pay
all his fees," Mrs. Jefferson noted.
"This council did not start this crap, this
man stood up and resigned and council was
put in a position (of taking a stand)," Mayor
Balfour stated. "Any citizen can come into
the Town Hall and read the record. It is a
public record."
may be constructed in the future in Ontario -
a move that will save money and yet serve
our clients - the food producers - much
better.
Increased Funding For Ontario Vet College
The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) of
the University of Guelph will receive in-
creased funding, I was happy to announce in
Elora on September 26. The College has
receive $1.8 million from the ministry
under the Farm Animal Health Improve-
ment Program and that will be increased to
$3 million for the current year to help them
maintain their reputation as one of North
America's top Vet Colleges.
At the same time in Elora, 1 officiated at
the unveiling of the new computerized milk-
ing recording system at the Elora Dairy
Research Centre. The new equipment,
which instantly records milking data on in-
dividual cows, will permit researchers to
monitor animal health and performance,
helping milk producers in the long run.
As well, during my trip to Elora I an-
nounced that Phase I of the new Animal
Health Research Station) at Elora, and run
by the University of Guelph will be built.
The $2.5 million first phase, scheduled for
completion in 1988, and including sheep and
dairy facilities, is part of this government's
$5.2 million pledge over five years at Elora.
'Grape Festival
After, attending three functions in the
riding on Friday night, I was pleased on
Saturday, September 27 to be asked to be
Grand Marshall orthe Ontario Wine and
Grape Festival Parade; held in St.
Catharines every year.
The huge parade, which attracts several
hundred thousand spectators, is billed as the
third largest parade in North America.
Finally on Sunday, to round out a busy
week, I was more than glad to help the Van
Egmond Foundation in Seaforth raise
money at the Ciderfest, by acting as auc-
tioneer for a number of celebrity items.
Unclaimed Lotto 6/49 Prize
My colleague John Eakins, Minister of
Tourism and Recreation, has recently an-
nounced a number of unclaimed Lotto 6/49
and Lottario prizes, among which there is
' one which was sold in Exeter for the July
19th draw, which could win you the second
prize of $38,579.50.
I would advise you to check any old tickets
you might have around - you rould be a win-
ner! The numbers are 7, 25, 28, 32, 37, 43, and
the bonus number is 16.
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Electrical Distribution Items (9)
Heating Equipment (20)
Cooking Equipment (23)
Smokers Articles (63)
In the final category, vehicle, there were
7,541 fires that caused $21,547,263 damage,
93 injuries and four deaths.
Fire investigations
In Ontario in 1985 there were 1,552 fire in-
vestigations; 131 fatal fires, 44 large loss
fires, 32 explosions, 152 accidental fires, 136
undetermined fires and 1,057 incendiary. Of
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the fires investigated . there were 483
criminal charges laid, with 309 of these be -,j
ing cleared by charge and 84 otherwise.
For Huron County there were six fire in-
vestigations with two undetermined fires
and four incendiary. Five criminal charges
were laid with three of these being cleared
by charge.
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