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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-08-26, Page 5Explosion ®®0 ® from page 1 local fire depaltntent arrived at the scene minutes after the 1:45 pm call was received. Clinton police Constable Don Armstrong admitted that he was shocked to see what had happened, especially since his wife Rosemary Armstrong was one of the victims. Mrs. Armstrong was in the auditorium at the time of the blast and suffered second degree burns. Blood, broken glass and debris covered the floors and parking area at the home for the aged but Con- stable Armstrong said that everyone was in control and handled the situation with complete efficiency. Volunteer help from all areas at Huronview rushed to the scene to offer assistance from sweeping up glass to preparing bandages. Resident physician Dr. C.F. Doody, ,Dr. Ray Flowers of Clinton and Dr. Linda •Steele, who is helping during the holidays, removed handfuls of glass from faces, arms and legs. They stopped the profuse bleeding, dressed cuts and tried to comfort the injured who were stretched out across the Huronview lawns. 'Others stood, holding large white sheets over the victigis to shade them from the hot afternoon sun. Ambulances 'from Goderich, Seaforth and Zurich rushed the injured to Clinton Public Hospital. Staff there was prepared to handle the emergency and eight workers from the next shift were brought in to help. Dr. W.T. Harrett and Dr. Brian Baker, both of Clinton, along with Dr. Steele, Dr. Flowers and his daughter Michelle, who is studying medicine, cleaned, stitched and bandaged the wounded in the hospital's sinall emergency room. Dr. Ken Lambert . of Goderich performed minor surgery to repair an injured tendon. "The victims looked a lot worse then they really were," hospital administrator Doug Coventry noted, explaining that most of the injured suffered from. many small cuts and lacerations from tiny pieces of glass, resulting in a great loss of blood. The Clinton hospital, in the process of.raising funds to help pay for a new, larger emergency wing, was filled with the injured. The emergency room, nor- mally capable of handling two cases, was filled. The operating room, waiting room, X-ray room and examination rooms were also put into use while .doctors and nurses tendedto the wounded. - Mt. Coventry praised Mrs. Scruton for her responsible actions at the hospital, by bringing in Day Care records of the injured for the doctors' use. "It helped the doctors in.knowing who had heart conditions and any other medical history," he noted. , Beds and rooms were made available for. the more seriously injured, a waiting room was set aside, coffee was served, and Mr. Coventry .said, "There was no panic or fuss. The staff just went abouttheir jobs and treated everyone." He noted that the emergency was a good test for the hospital . and said that the doctors and nurses could have handled twice as many injuries, if they weren't serious ones. If any victim had required immediate surgery they would have been transferred to Goderich of London. • Many people, M r. Coventry said, are now realizing the worth of a hospital in this community, "It will,. bring 'it to their attention that we're needed around here:" At Huronview adminstrator Wayne Lester says that things are almost back to normal in the 310 -bed home. Seven Huronview residents who lived above the auditorium are still livingin other portions of the home. The apartments were not heavily damaged, but will need to be cleaned. The damaged section of Huronview is undergoing a detailed survey and investigations by the Ontario Fire Marshal's office, a structural .engineer, the ministry of ,labor,°. the ministry of energy and the ministry of community and social services are taking place: GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1981— PAGE 5 Flyers prepare for Dunnville reunion Dear Editor, There may be readers of your newspaper who would be interested in knowing of the forthcoming 36th annual reunion of No. 6 Service Fly- ing Training School, Dunn- ville, Ontario. Details of this get-together are as follows: Fot' the past 35 years, ttuy ai l allallSaA1 tut turce personnel who were station- ed at No. 6 S.F.T.S. during the war have gathered in Dunnville to celebrate their station reunion. This year marks their 36th get- together . which will take place September 18,. 19 and 20. The event begins with a Town in line... 41i -from page 1 - The' BIA construction plan, would include West, Kingston, North, Hamilton, South, East, Montreal and Colborne Streets and calls for the concrete sidewalks to be replaced with interlocking brick. Decorative plantings would also, be added along the walkways. While the proposal has received approval -in - principal from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, clerk Larry McCabe said the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) must also approve the project. McCauley said the BIA must now write back to then Ministry and show just ca use why the proposal merits the revitalization loan. Once approval is given and final plans organized, work could begin next summer.' - ".If we have approval we could start next summer and we have a plan to do priority streets first," McCauley said. "The plan calls for general im- provements that would upgrade the shopping area." If work gets underway next summer, the BIA hopes to complete phase one at a cost of $219,000. The approval -in -principal means that the municipality has an acceptable project, but certain conditions must still be met prior to final approval. Participants at the Huron Day Care Centre were preparing fora fund raising rummage sale when the quiet wing at Huronview was blasted into a•state of disaster last Thursday afternoon. An explosion heavily damaged a section of the building and sent 111 people to hospital. (Shelley.McPhee photo), Damage, originally estimated at the4500,000 mark has now been re -assessed at a $100,000 estimation. Mr. Lester said that talk of tearing down the section is still under consideration, but. first the suspended ceiling which was blasted out of its hold and set back •down in place will be removed. After that an engineer will again look at the structural damage. . The Day Care Centre's quarters at Huronview will be out of commission for sometime to come but Mrs. Scruton is hoping that temporary accommodations • will be set up in the next few weeks. She noted that Day . Care clients are • anxious to keep up with `their programs. Most of the furniture and equipment in the Centre itself has been salvaged, but tables and chairs in the auditorium lie in bits and pieces. Articles for a rummagesale that was scheduled on Saturday to help raise funds for the Centre, still remain in the building, some are intact. some are , completely destroyed. - • eFINCHER'S PINCHER'S it's. \''r• iffli€ TART Fincher's carry all the school supplies you need to start the year off right. Make going - back -to -school easier with a trip first to Fincher's BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAIS' 250 LINED SHEETS X1.99 nr.r SHEAFFER PEN SPECIALS Now Only 1111 ..... '„' (Not exactly as shfawn) FEATURES INCLUDE: *Mentor*•Square Root •Porcentago Four Basic Functions SAVE $ ,,✓✓ t3oOO ® SAVF45O° $1.99 The Main Street Revitalization Program is designed to assist communities throughout Ontario with a population of 35,000 or less upgrade and im- prove downtown areas using the BIA concept. Once- the BIA is established under the Municipal Act, merchants and business people may designate and tax themselves • for improvements • .to the streetscape and related facilities. To qualify for the loan the municipality must also have an official pin;r"' a property maintenance and occupancy standards bylaw, an active BIA. and the demonstrated support of council and the community. The town ,must also demonstrate that' it has the necessary financial and administrative capabilities to oversee the entire project. The program is. geared . to assisting municipalities and business' in com- . munity renewal activities. reception Friday night at the Riverview Motel, agolf tour- nament Saturday morning, a parade to the memorial ser- vice and flypast of wartime Harvard aircraft in the afternoon followed by a ban- quet and films of past reu- nions on Saturday night. The weekend closes Sun- day morning with a breakfast Cookout of pan- cakes and sausages. All veterans of No. 6 are in- vited. If not on the mailing list, please contact Frank Scholfield, Box 187, Dunn- ville, Ontario, N1A 2X5 or call him at the municipal of- fices at (416)774-7595 or evenings (416)774-5480. 'Sincerely, Frank Scholfield, Adjutant -General. Yamaha Snowmobiles Here Now OUR PRICES WILL NEVER AGAIN BE ANY BETTER. Come in and see he sleekest, 'raciest, most cd' advanced snowmobiles in the Industry Check out the dozens of new exciting Improvements and features. 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