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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1987-06-10, Page 234.3CJ Page 2A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987 Seaforth Tile, a subsidiary of Fletcher Tile Ltd., a company which has patented a breakwater unit which could save a waterfront property, is now producing the units. Built to absorb the energy of waves, allowing them to deposit, rather than carry away sand. They have proven successful along the Lake Erie shoreline. Rob Cook stands behind the product. (Mellwraith photo. ) one hundred & nineteenth annual HENSALL SPRING FAIR FRIDAY, JUNE 12 and SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ,l�l,lllllI�! t11;11 ail, I. 'I •�if 111 1 111 •II 11111111 1,111'11 Dn• ;� 1.,1,0, rn • .415,'1. ,..I • Hensall South Huron Agricultural Society PRESIDENT Bevin Kinsman 262-5472 LADIES SECRETARY Marlene Bell 262-6349 SECRETAR Judith Parker 235-0978 r HENSALL FAIR BOARD FRIDAY 4:00 p.m. Sheep Show 235-0437 5:00 p.m. Ladies & School Sections open 262-6349 6:00 p.m. Youth & Amateur - Owner Horse Show 236-4818 6:30 p.m. Mini Pedal Tractor Pull 262-5350 7:00 p.m. OFFICIAL OPENING by Murray Cardiff, M.P. 8:00 p.m. Jr. Talent Show 262-5608 Queen of the Fair sponsored by Hensall & District Kinette Club SATURDAY 10:00 a.m. Appaloosa Horse Show 236-4818 11:00 a.m. Market & 4H Calf Show 262-3033 11:00 a.m. Poultry Show 235-0437 12:00 noon PARADE 262-2201 1:30 p.m. Calf Club Show & Sale 262-3033 1:30 p.m. Ladies Programs & Baby Show 262-6349 2:00 p.m. Horseshoe Pitch Competition BEEF B.B.Q. Saturday, Evening 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Advance Tickets Only - 262-2048 MIDWAY Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday OLD McDONALD'S FARM On Saturday Trying to stop erosion There may be a way to stop the erosion of waterfront property - and it doesn't involve the construction of metal or rock barricades. "People are going about it the wrong way," said Rob Cook of Seaforth Tile, a sub- sidiary of the Fletcher Tile Ltd., which has patented a structure, proven to have reduced beach erosion along the Lake Erie shoreline. "People are trying to stop the water dead in its tracks and you can't, it's relentless. You have to allow the water to pass through and then let it use its energy against itself to steal sand from the water." With that thought in mind last January, Fletcher Tile hired a team of professional engineers to come up with the schematics for such a breakwater unit. The result was a portable prism -shaped concrete structure which will dissipate wave energy thus reducing beach erosion and, where sand is available, result in beach establishment. "Higher water level is a portion of the pro- blem, but not the entire problem," said Mr. Cook, adding that stormy water conditions are responsible for a large amount of lakefront erosion. NEED ROUGH WATER "You need rough water to carry the sand but you don't want it carried away from the beach. Our units make use of storms, which would normally be destroying everything, so when the storms are over, you (the pro- perty owner), have the beach instead of the Jake having it." Named .the Lenson Mobile Breakwater after the engineering firm that designed it, the unit comprises a series of prism -shaped modules placed in side-by-side relation in the surf area where waves normally break. Each module measures four feet high, four feet wide and six feet four inches deep and weighs 6,300 pounds. Each has oppositely in- clined front and rear walls which face lakeward and landward respectively. Flow control passages extend through the module which assist in dissipating wave energy and minimizing wave impact tending to move the unit. Contrary to rock or steel barricades, the Breakwater unit does not attempt to stop the water dead in its tracks. Instead, the flow control passages, allow it to absorb some of the wave's energy and at the same time let some of the water pass through. By taking the energy out of the wave the unit allows it to deposit sand. That sand creates shallower water on the lakeward side of the unit. That in turn causes future waves to be slowed down before they reach the block. The net result is that the wave continues to break sooner and the sand is deposited further away from shore. The units are subsequenly moved fur- ther and further out from shore until the desired beach size is achieved. SAFER FOR SWIMMERS And, according to Mr. Cook there are no ill effects. The units not only create shallow water and more beach, but they reduce the undertow, making the area safer for swim- mers, especially children. They also permit a downdraft so that beach nourishment is not being stolen from neighboring properties "Kids love them," said Mr. Cook. "They crawl all over them just like they were a ladder, and they're as safe of a pro- duct of any that I know of on the market. It is a uniform shape and product, and you're going to know where it is at all times." Made from impact resistant concrete reinforced with steel the units are guaranteed to be less subsceptible to scarr- ing damage from ice, debris, sand and gravel. The air -entrained concrete also helps them withstand freeze/thaw cycles, spalling and cracking. Each unit is numbered and its location and condition log- ged to facilitate frequent. monitoring of the units. "We're going to take the best care we can to see that noone, gets injured off the blocks," said Mr. Cook. "It may cost a little more but the quality of the blocks and safety are our top priorities. If we don't feel something is right, we'll pull the block out." For that reason and others, Fletcher Tile Ltd. will not allow the units to be installed without an engineer's approval. "We don't want just anyone taking and sticking them in when there may be no chance of them working. That's just bad public relations. If our engineers don't think they'll work then we'll refuse to sell thein," said Mr. Cook. However if their installation is approved, then Mr. Cook said, he almost guarantees the success 'of the Breakwater units. "Unless you've seen what they can do, you wouldn't believe they work," he said. Unless you've seen what these blocks can do you wouldn't expect them to work. But, they do work," he said, citing the success of the units in Lake Erie along the Dyke Road in Harwich Township, four kilometres west of Erieau, and in Lake St. Clair, three kilometres west of Stoney Point. "If you want to create beaches this is about the most cost efficient means of doing the job. So far we haven't had any problems." "In fact if you ask anyone in Erieau they'd say that town would have become an island if it hadn't been for these blocks." The Lenson Mobile Breakwater Units can be purchased from either Seaforth Tile or Fletcher Tile Ltd., Tupperville, at a cost of $600 a unit for a quantity of 1 to 100. The cost per unit decreases according to the number purchased. "We're not after free publicity,"said Mr. Cook. "We have a product that meets customer need. What we're offering is a viable means of saving the shoreline." Host families needed for agriculturalist program The Junior Agriculturalist Program will be getting under way June 22 and continues on through August 22. As of now, host families are still needed for Huron North and South. Host families provide a ,Junior Agriculturalist with room and board plus $10 of the $20 a day allowance. As part of this experience program, the host families offer to teach the Junior Agriculturalist about the agricultural industry. If anyone is in- terested in being part of the Junior Agriculturalist Program as a host family, please phone Donna Kieffer or Susan Diemert at 482-3428 or 1-800-265-5170. Time is running out. We need your help in making the program a success so please ap- ply now. The deadline is June 8. 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