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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-10-18, Page 1th Gtheo'erc ONIIIIIMENEMEMINIMer GODERICH,'ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER -S, 1986 138YEAR -41 60 CENTS PER COPY High water _.,t -Gree e*.-.•.• rl..ve'^yy-" £14 py*Aa4Ve• YBu.•J Sd./ Water. It's been on Ken Hunter's mind a lot lately. While the town has been for- tunate there has been limited'flooding dur- ing the recent heavy rainfalls, high water levels in the lake have posed a bigger pro- blem, says Goderich's commissioner of works. The town works department reabutted around the water treatment plant preven- ting damage which could have resulted in the loss of the flume during the high winds a week ago. -Hunter said the water treat- ment. plant would have been seriously threatened if the town had not created a new beach beyond the plant this summer. More than 190,000 cubic metres of material was pumped into the area from the harbour and channel dredging opera- tion as part of the $17 million harbour reconstruction and expansion project. The beach, part of the Goderich Bluffs Erosion Control Project, is 150 feet wider as a result. Another six feet has been lost at the top of the bluff in the area along St. Christopher's Beach. Hunter said the bluff erosion would have been a lot worse if the new beach had not been created. The new beach will help to stabilize the bluff and permit it to find its own slope which should slow erosion in the future. The St. Christopher's Beach parking lot and roadway were flooded the morning of October 6 after high winds swept water on ,shore throughout the night. Hunter said the water was a foot deep in spots on the parking lot. Hunter said the town was fortunate dur- ing the heavy rainfall this past month because it is situated on a high bluff and there are no big rivers running through the town. Several storm sewers backed up because they could not handle all the water. The works department smoke tested sewers to look for illegal' connections but discovered only two where eavestroughs wen connected0the: sanitary sewers. .pt unter gait%-tlfiere `vwas= = sol i6 F znni i ` flooding on top of the ground and a - drainage study is being Prepared for three spots. Storm sewers are designed to flood once in every five years and they only flooded. one night in a three week period of steady rain, said Hunter. This occurred September 10 after 6 p.m. The commissioner df works said there were one or two spots where water flowed in windows through private property. Town works officials have instructed the property owners on grading of their pro- perty to prevent such flooding again. Hunter said there is still one area of town where there are no storm sewers. There _ was a problem with water backing up into a basement in this area of town. Overall, -Hunter said he is pleased with how the town has faired. Strolig winds and high water levels are causing erosion problems along the waterfront beach areas. St. Christopher's Beach was flooded a week ago and the town's watertreatment plant -escaped serious damage because fill from the harbour expansion project was pumped into the area this `summer creating a new beach. (photo by Corinne Boyle) Residents can participate in During the month of October, Goderich residents will have a number of oppor- tunities to participate in the preparation of the town's Recreation Master Plan and Feasibility Study. Over the summer, 200 households were surveyed concerning their present recrea- tional activities and future priorities. Twenty-nine recreation groups and associations completed an assessment handbook and interviews were held with a number of leaders in the community. Information gathered from the surveys, handbooks and interviews have helped the consultants undertaking the projects, to identify five priority issues for the future. A general public meeting and three • workshops are scheduled in October to allow additional .pubhPinput and discus- sions concerning 4these issues. 11:L:.t:ng cc__ cerns "the need for a new multi-purpose community centre in Goderich". The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. at Victoria Public School (please use the south-east entrance). -At this meeting the consultants will seek public expression of the need for and im- plication of developing a multi-purpose community centre. All residents are in- vited to attend and offer their comments and insights. A series of three workshops will be held with representatives of special interest groups concerning the following issues: -Recreational and Cultural Services for Seniors, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2 to 4 p.m., at MacKay Centre. -Recreational and Cultural 'Services for the Disabled, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2 to 4 p.m., at MacKay Centre. -Recreation Services for Pre -School Aged Children, Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 to 9 p.m., at St. Marys School. If you represent a group interested in any of these issues or are a resident who Turn'to page 2 • Hydro and town reach said Murphy. This money would be put into a reserve account for construction of a new runway which would run on a 45 degree angle from the tower line. This arrangement will be considered by the Consolidated Hearings Board. Chair- .,.i man Robert Eisen answered concerns regarding the "rational of this trade-off" raised by farmer Tony McQttail, reassur- ing McQuail that this deal had to be ap- proved by the board and "the board has the public interest in mind, notwithstan- ding what the parties agree to." McQuail was speaking on behalf of ' concerned farmers who own land along the alternate two route. Eisen recommended if such an arrange- ment did come about a cut-off period BY CORINNE BOYLE The town of Goderich and Ontario Hydro have reached a tentative agreement that would allow transmission power lines to be constructed along the, more easterly of the two alternative routes proposed for the line running through Colborne Township. Lawyer Dan Murphy told a three member impartial hearing board in Clin- ton on Tuesday, October 7, that Goderich and the Goderich Airport Committee would agree to the construction of the transmission towers on one condition. "They are prepared. to withdraw their objection and support alternative two on the understanding that this board would impose a term and condition...payment to Goderich by Ontario Hydro of $100,000," 01. tentative agreement should be defined whereby, if a new run- way wasn't built by a certain date, the money would go back to Ontario Hydro. - Runway 1028, the existing primary run- way at the Goderich airport runs east -west and Hydro's preferred route runs north - south 1.8 miles east of the airport. The alternative route is another half mile east of that, but. "there isn't enough difference between routes to ensure safety," said Murphy. ,He said alternative two was preferred as further away from the airstrip but, "to a pilot in trouble, it doesn't matter how far away it is." "Our plan is to build a new runway,." said Murphy. After having entered into negotiations with Ontario Hydro and Students from Kinder garteir td# u r e k >m.litobertson School, Stu;, i c .., r ' ch, of were nter. 'Victoriii Selre4l, Sri 1VltCry s� Otho t esti Nq���1�y Se � e �eeeh of o rorgto Beech, a Cana- dianla* ii�day by Sandra�' dian recording artist' had kids'latighing, clapping and singing and de she performed her otie-hour shaW, She recently released a video e .. Watch, she . •. .. ..had called The Pretend Box p�� diiriag, the show is all the student rising they ;pret, did boxes (Which, for those who ' e ' o byCabbie Boyle) le don't know, is their irli�ginatf8l�• ;tphot y ) Liquor stolen A small quantity of liquor and approx- imately $40 in cash was taken from a home in Goderich after a break and enter over the weekend, reports ' Police Chief Pat King. Chief King would also like to warn children and their parents against bumper -jumping or hanging onto the bumper of a car and being pulled behind. Last Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m., a seven-year-old boy climbed onto the rear bumper of a school bus and fell off receiv- ing facial injuries. "This is the first time this has happened' when there is no snow on the ground. We get incidents reported when there is snow on the ground but it is unlawful and highly dangerous` towdo it any time of ear," he Transport Canada, "because of the peculiar location of the present runway, the only viable alternative is to proceed with the construction of anew one." Murphy confirmed board member -,a James Mills' suspicion that the idea for a new runway was in existence long before the plans for hydro lines came along. The town and the airport committee are basing their argument on the safety hazard the ,power lines would create if pilots were to use the existing airstrip. "Any obstruction at an airport is a hazard," said Murphy. "The town would like the line as far away from the end of, that runway as possible." a Witnesses called during Tuesday's pro- ceedings included experienced pilots who Turn to page 3. Abuser is often someone_ the child knows INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR Though it's really important for children to be streetproofed about talking to strangers, more often than not, a child abuser is someone a child knows, say Family and Children's Services 'social workers Cathy Graham and Nancy Brown Brunton, who together fill the new com- ' munity child abuse coordinator's role for Huron County. "Statistics show that before a, child reaches the age of 18, one. in three girls is a victim of sexual abuse and one in seven boys is a victim of sexual abuse. And statistics are getting smaller all the time," says Graham. That's why it's also important to teach children methods to deal withthe possibili- ty of sexual abuse including teaching children to trust their feelings about peo- ple touching them, encouraging an open - nets about sexuality in an age-appropriate • way and encouraging trusting relation- ships with adults they'can Minden'',e• The community child abuse coon - turn to page 3 Ballerinas Ballet and jazz dande classes are in full - swing at the Goerich School of Dance Arts. Signal - Star photographer Susan Hundert- mark spent Saturday morning with the budding ballerinas and the results are a. photo feature on today's community page. Viking showdown It's showdown time for the Vikings this week as the undefeated local teams meet the only other undefeated team in the con- ferenee, the Exeter Panthers -tomorrow. The Vikings maintained their domination of the conference by defeating the Strat- ford Northwestern Huskies who played here last Thursday. See today's sports page for details.• . . Slopitch champs A rose by aniyypt'ger name is still a winn- ing teed. The, same team, kno n this year as Ideal Supply, has dominateti the Men's Slopitch Leaguechampionship for seven years. This years title is their third con- secutive, Catch the action of playoff baseball an today's sports page.