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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-08-05, Page 3The ponds on the Dave Middleton farm are a popular spot for wedding photographs. Recently they also formed a backdrop for the film Blue City. Today the ponds are blackened with pollution and dead fish float on the surface of the water. (Shelley McPhee waist photo) Laws can do little to stop water • from page 1 Mrs. Middleton added, "You hate to create bad feelings ( with neighbors ), but you have to protect yourself." "And what about the people who drink this water?" asked daughter Joanne. The Middletons are concerned that the water coining from their ponds is adding to the serious pollution problems along the Great Lakes. Mr. Middleton referred to a re- cent article in the London Free Press that reported links between cancer and water pollution on the Great Lakes. -I thought about calling the mayor of Goderich to tell her that polluted water is going into her harbor and that people will be drinking it," he noted. As it is, the Middletons have spent a great deal of time over the past few days on the telephone, calling various agencies and officials. pollution... "We didn't know where to get help," Mrs. Middleton said. "Everyone passes the buck." The Middletons, with support of concern- ed neighbors, took their case to Hullett Council last night. Council members have previously indicated that they are limited in their powers to remedy the situation. "Council is sympathetic. They've been behind us, but they can't do much," Mrs. Middleton noted. Who can help the Middletons? How can the pollution be stopped and guarantees be made that such an incident not happen again? How can we protect our waterways? Do the laws need to be changed? These are questions that the Dave and Marie Middleton are asking and in their frustration are seeking answers for. Additional X66,000 grant for Stanley Township STANLEY TWP - Council here learned during their July 28 meeting that an addi- tional grant of $66,000 for the Watermain Project wi11 be received. Clerk Mel iiral am announced he had received verbal conrrnitrnent from the Ministry of the Environment that the township will be receiving the $66,000 grant, bringing the total to $1,420,00, for the construction. A public meeting on the waterworks will also be held on the labour day weekend. Council also passed a bylaw to accept the government's Water Works Project Management agreement. In other business discussed by council during their .1uly 18 and July 28 meetings, Robert Webster of Varna was hired for the position of custodian for the township. After caring for the grounds around the township complex. Mr. Webster was chosen for the position over seven other applicants. The township has been turned down for a Wintario grant to help pay for the new playground equipment erected recently at the complex. ('ouncil had applied for a $4,000 grant to help pay for the 810,000 project. Rental rates for the community centre will increase in 1988. As of ,January 1 the hall rental from Monday to Friday will increase by $10 from $120 to $130. Saturday hall ren- tals will rise to $180, up $30 from the previous cost of $150. Rentals for family gatherings will face the largest increase, one of $40, up to $50 from $10. A representative from Frank Cowan Com- pany Ltd. was on hand during council's first July meeting to give an insurance report and discuss any changes council might like to see. The only change made by council was to increase the insurance on the township fire pumper to $110,000. up $20,000 from last year'r, figure of $90,000. The total insurance premium is also down by $250. ('ouncil moved that shoreline property assistance payments be made in the amount of $7.300. Tiro other loan applications were also by the township officials, but no bylaws were passed to accept them at the meeting. A request for permission to install a water distribution system on the south side Con- cession Road North Boundary Township of Hay from Bill and Bfrerld'ayl Boundary, was accepted by council'' ' .ti: a A bylaw to amend, "Bylaw No. 22, 1985 Range 1, Part Lots 6 and 7, Township of Stanley changing Agricultural Small Holding ( AG4) to Recreational Commercial Special ( RC3-3) was passed by council. The regular meeting of July 28 was briefly adjourned to hold a public meeting on a planned expansion by Steve Grainger of an existing building on Part Lot 15, Con. LRW. Mr. Grainger explained the expanded building would he used as a work centre and storage building. Back at the regular meeting council passed the bylaw to change the zoning of the lot from Agricultural Small Holding) ( AG4) to Agricultural Small Holding -Special ( AG4-3 ). ('ouncil moved to accept the application for a zoning change on Part. Lot 30, Conces- sion 1 requesting a special AGI zone recognizing insufficient lot area as AGI re- quired 38 hectares and the subject parcel comprises approximately 33.5 hectares. The application will be forwarded to the Huron County Planning Department. Council was invited to attend an apprecia- tion afternoon and supper in honor of the retiring Fire Chief Stew Broadfoot and his wife, Olive. Chief Broadfoot held the posi- tion for approximately 24 years. Advertising can • save. shopping time. CANADIAN ADVERTISING FOUNDATION GOOD MOVE RATES AS LOW AS $29,95 A DAY Plus .10 per kilometer If you're moving goods around town, call Thrifty. We've got the truck you need to move your goods properly and affordably. Have your next moving experience with Thrifty. Call your local Thrifty today. To rent from Thrifty in other cities, call 1 -800 -FOR -CARS (1-800-367-7271). STRICKLAND MOTORS 524-841,1, 524-8311, 524-9381 ///S// / TruckRenta/ 6 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1987—Page 3 Brandon Roorda attends giant camp. Eight boys and their adult leaders from this area, recently joined more than 1,000 other campers and 200 camp staff members in a "Back To Nature" camp experience on Ontario's Credit River. The campers, who participated in the week long Cadet International Camporee, lived in hand -made Shelters, studied wilderness survival, and prepared almost all their meals over open fires. Those attending the camp included: Bran- don Roorda from Clinton, Israel Huygen of Mitchell, Spike Bakker (adult leader), Jef- frey Bakker, Mark Bakker and Jurjen Guichelaar all of Lucknow, Kevin Dekker of Wingham, Kevin Van Donkersgoed of Gor- rie and Edward Havinga of Monkton. The camp ran from July 22 to 29. It was located on isolated land about seven miles south of Orangeville. The thousand campers came from throughout Ontario, from Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and from as far away as California, Arizona, and Florida. The camp was organized by volunteer Cadet club leaders in Ontario whose clubs are sponsored by Christian Reformed, Reform- ed, and Presbyterian Churches. Highlights of the week long event included rafting on the Credit River (more than 150 rubber rafts were involved), riflery, canoe safety lessons, maintaining sections of the Bruce Hiking Trail, and excursions to historic sites on Georgian Bay. More than a thousand members of the campers' families drove to the camp site Sunday afternoon for a camp -style dinner serving more than 2,200. Cadet International Camporees are held once every three years in various locations throughout North America. They are co- ordinated by the Calvinist Cadet Corps, a religious youth organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The camps emphasize remote wilderness sites, conservation skills, camperaft skills, spiritual growth, and com- plete restoration of a camp -site: to its natural state when the experience is over. Previous Cadet International Camporees have been held in Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Washington, South Dakota, and California, This year's camp was the largest ever for the organization, and one of the largest events of its kind held by any youth organization in North America. During this year's campout, hundreds of "cadres" I groups of about eight boys and Brandon Roorda (front, right), of Clinton, recently attended the Cadet International Camporee near Ontario's Credit River. His tentmates during the campout were (back, left), Peter Riemersma, Mark Wynia, Tim Bil, Chris Hekman, Warren Post. (Front. left), Ryan Kramer, Mike Vail, Charles Dykstra, Ron Bowman and himself, Brandon Roorda. (submitted photo) two counsellors) lashed together shelters made of fresh -cut poles and sheets of plastic. A central commissary supplied each cadre with food, which was prepared over a log fire. Tens of thousands of gallons of bottled water were trucked into the camp from nearby towns. During the week of camping, the campers consumed 7,000 litres. of milk, 6,000 ham- burger and frankfurter buns, 2,000 loaves of bread, and several tons of vegetables and fresh meat. Some of the food, as well as other supplies, was donated by merchants in the Toronto -Guelph -Barrie area. ' "This was the first time in 20 years that the Cadet organization has held a'Camporee in Canada," noted Richard Broene, the Ex- ecutive Director of the Michigan-based organization. "This year, however, a group of highly motivated volunteers in the Toronto area made it happen." Broene continued. "They donated hundreds of hours to organizing the Camporee. and they also raised tens of A thousands of dollars worth of contributions, food and services. The provincial govern- ment, especially the Credit Valley Conser- vation Authority, also contributed to the success of the Camporee." Approximately 250 of the campers canis from Canada - mainly Ontario, but also from Saskatoon and the Vancouver area. The rest came from throughout the United States. "Over the years the Cadet organization has developed systems for staging this kind of giant camp," Broene noted. "There are many youth organizations that put boys in barracks -like housing and feed them in cen- tral facilities. But as far as we know, this is the largest camp .:.at has boys sleeping in handmade shelters and cooking over open fires." The Cadet organizatin lists about 14,000 members in 650 clubs scattered across North America. About 3,600 volunteers serve asCa 'ounsellors. CLINTON FARM MARKET. 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