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This was one handoff Rick Riehl (left) didn't mind taking as he was accepting a $1,000
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gentleman that sold him the ticket, Glenn Price. (David Emslie photo)
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elected by the people and whatever is said
about me I understand. I will continue to
work in the best interests of the county but,
I will not be intimidated. I will continue to
do what is proper. All we as councillors
can expect is fair press, " he said.
Mr. Cunningham said the board has
tried to handle the personnel problem
• most discreetly" and out of the public
eye, but press reports have made it hard to
deal with the problem. He said the county
solicitor, Mr. Murphy, told the library
board not to discuss the matter in public
until it is resolved.
He also said he wished to dispel rumours
in the county that the library was a low
priority in the county. He quotes some
figures from the last 10 years that point to
the contrary.
According to Mr. Cunningham, in 1975,
the total library budget was $167,000 com-
pared to $607,00 in 1985 which represents a
jump of 263 per cent over the 10 year
period. Of the totals, only $109,000 was set
aside by the province in the 1975 budget,
which rose to $177,000 in 1985. The .overall
provincial share in the county library
budget is 62 per cent.
In the same 10 year period, the provin-
cial share in the county's Board of health
went up 298 per cent while the county share
went up only 33 per cent.
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By Shelley McPhee Halst
CLINTON - The long, drawn out debate
between town council, the recreation com-
mittee and the Clinton Raceway may be
over.
Council has propsed a new contract bet-
ween the municipality and the raceway
association. It now remains up to the group
either to accept or reject the proposal.
The development of a new contract has in-
volved months of deabte as the groups in-
volved have worked to iron out differences
and problems.
ewiy agreement
The latest draft. nresentpd by connt41 calls
for the inclusion of a controversial in-
surance clause that the raceway association
wanted written out.
The clause gives the recreation commit-
tee the authority to charge higher rental
rates if the insurance directly related to the
raceway rises.
The raceway association wanted the
clause deleted in the new contract.
Council members disagreed. Councillor
Gord Gerrits noted, "Recreation shouldn't
be giving the raceway a cut rate. Full rates
are charged to the fair board, minor
hockey."
Council members agreed that the issue
had become more of a problem than was
necessary. Councillor Gerrits noted, "It's
not only a monetary problem. It's a matter
of principle."
In a recorded vote the majority of council
members approved to have a contract
drawn up for a three year period, and, to
have the insurance rate clause included.
Councillor Case Buffinga was the lone
objector.
Clinton to receive $15,000 for home renewals
CLINTON - Council here has received
word that a $15,000 Home Renewal (OHRP)
grant has been approved by the Ontario
Ministry of Housing.
To be administered by the municipality,
the program assists homeowners to upgrade
their homes, with the emphasis on faulty,
structural and sanitary conditions, and on
plumbing, insulation, heating and electrical
systems.
Loans of up to $7,500 are made available to
,eligible owner -occupants who wish to bring
their homes up to standard. A portion of the
loan may be forgiven, depending on the reci-
pient's income. Interest rates range from
zero to 10 per cent, again depending on
income.
Physically disabled homeowners, or
homeowners with physically disabled
relatives living permanently with them,
may qualify for loans of up to $9,500. This
special maximum loan recognizes the extra
costs involved in alterations that make
homes more accessible inside and outside.
Walls should have been
By Wilma Oke
GODERICH - A coroner's jury in
Goderich, was told on December 4 by a con-
struction safety officer of the ministry of
labor that the walls should have been shored
up on an Egmondville watermain trench
that collapsed September 8, killing Ralph
Melville, 26, of Thedford, and injuring Terry
Hodgins, 21, of RR 3 Parkhill, employees of
Lavis Contracting Company Ltd., Clinton.
Arthur J. Goddard of London, in the
ministry's local office there, said the walls
of a trench that's more than four feet (1.2
metres) deep should either be propped or
should slope at an angle to prevent collapse.
When he inspected the site the day after
the fatality, he testified he found the walls of
the trench, which was about six feet (1.8
metres) deep, had been vertical and
unshored.
He said he couldn't be sure if some of the
earth around the trench had been previously
undermined, but "for whatever reason, that
site was not safe."
Coroner Dr. Kenneth Rodney of Seaforth
said Mr. Melville died instantly of massive
head injuries when the trench at William
and Victoria streets collapsed.
"He would not have known what hit him
and he did not suffer."
Besides the skull fractures that killed
him, Mr. Melville sustained severe chest in-
juries in the cave-in, Dr. Rodney said.
Mr. Melville was buried to his neck and
co-worker Terry Hodgins to his chest in the
trench collapse, the five -member jury was
told.
Lavis construction supervisor Ken
Eagleston, of RR 3 Parkhill, said he drove
Mr. Hodgins and Mr. Melville to Egmond-
ville on September 8 and dropped them at
the job site. Mr. Melville was in charge of
the trench work that day, he said. He was a
very competent man who always looked
ahead.
Mr. Eagleston testified he was not at the
site long that day as he was at another site,
but he had judged the soil hard and firm.
He and Gordon Lavis of Clinton, general
manager of the family run business,
testified that on-site safety discussions have
been held with workers.
Mr. Lavis said safety regulations are also
posted at locations where employees punch
in their time clocks and that the company
For applicants, the maximum annual
qualifying income, after allowable deduc-
tions are made, is $20,000.
Since 1975, Clinton has received $60,000 in
grants which have helped upgrade 27
homes.
OHRP benefits are available to owner -
occupants in all municipalities which have
adopted minimum housing standards,
bylaws or resolutions establishing stan-
dards, and have decided to take part in the
program.
shored up
has a safety committee to discuss and deal
with safety-related issues. Mr. Lavis said
his company has a record, according to
Workmen's Compensation, that is better
than most in the industry.
Mr. Lavis said since the fatal accident the
company has distributed safety rules and
regulations with employees' pay cheques.
Terry Hodgins, who was treated for chest
injuries after the cave-in, said he and Ralph
Melville were smoothing a shallow layer of
sand at the bottom of the trench in prepara-
tion for laying the waterpipe when he heard
another employee, Ron Eggleston of Clin-
ton, shouting. He was able to turn slightly,
he said, but Ralph didn't have time.
When the cave-in was over, "I looked over
at Ralph and I knew he was dead."
The jury's recommendations focussed on
more training and instruction for construc-
tion workers on safety regulations, with ver-
bal reminders about specific job site poten-
tial hazards and all workers should have
copies of construction regulations in the Oc-
cupational Health and Safety Act, the jury
said, and all trenches to be dug according to
the rules and regulations in this act.
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