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PAGE 14—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1976
Council• hears open -pit bylaw defined
The Huron County Council
heard a number oaf recom-
mendations' from the County
Planning Board at the
regular council SeSSiOri. last
Thursday concerning the by-
law recommended by council
to be passed .by
municipalities banning open
liquid animal waste storage
• lagoons.
Following discussion at. the
•'October session of County
Council and meetings with
• the Huron County Federation
of Agricultu;eand Jacob Pos
of the University of Guelph
some suggestions were put
forward.
• Modification of the by-law
to require a lid, or a safety
fence on an open , liquid
animal waste storage tank'
was. suggested. It was also
recommended that a cer-
tificate of compliance be
• required prior to the issuing
of a building permit for any
proposed liquid manure
storage tank.
According to the Planning
Board report there, are
several factors implied in the
first suggestion.
That .any lid be constructed
in such a manner that it
would be sufficiently strong
to meet climatic
• requirements, to support
additional weight which may
be added by people or
animals which may ac-
cidentally venture on to' the
lid, and be provided withan
adequate closure to prevent
• access to the tank by children
or animals.
• Also, that any safety fence
be high enough, solid enough,
and strong .enough to prevent
access to the tank by children
and animals, and be provided •
with an adequate closure to
• prevent access to the tank by
children or animals.
There are several factors
as well, implied in the second
suggestion.
•That the provisions of the $
Agricultural Code of Practice
will be an adequate method of
• evaluating a livestock
operation and its manure
'handling facilities, and that
•-the municipality can enforce
the provisions of the
Agricultural Code of Prac-
tice.
The structural strength of
the lid of the tank is covered
by the Ontario Building Code,
and the provisions of the
Canadian Code for Farm
ensure structural sufficiency.
Standards for a •safety
fence are, however, not
covered by the Canadian
Code for Farm Buildings.
A comparable structure to
open top liquid tanks would be
a swimming pool, according
to the Planning Board. •The
standards recommended and
circulated to all
municipalities include that
the fence can be of chain link,
solid wood or metal or open
-
board with a maximum
opening of two indhes. It must
be a minimum of 60 inches
high and all gates must have
• a self closing latch.
Fr silo type storage tanks,
the height of the ladderabbVe
ground is established by the
Canadian Code' for Farm
„.Buildings at, five feet,
although moSt contractors
use an eight foot minimum.
The Ontario Farm Safety
Association recommends a
safety fence around an open
tank. They do not have
standards for the type and
height of fence however.
The Agricultural Code of
Practice is the only method
available for evaluating the
type and location of liquid
manure storage structures.
As part of the evaluation the
type and numper of livestook,
the method of manure
management, the increase .in
size of the livestock operation
and the type and size of the
manure storage structure are
all considered,
The Board recommended
that the townships passing
by-laws, concerning the
• construction of liquid animal
• waste storage tanks should
includ, as a minimum, a
requirement for a certificate
of compliance and a site plan
diagram. A requirement for
a safety fence meeting the
standards of the proposed
swimming pool by-law for
any portion of an open liquid
tank which is less than five
feet above the ground and
provision of a penalty for not
meeting either the provisions
of the site ,plan diagram, or
the provisions of the safety
fence by-law.
Zoneconferencetow0s.10.0101e-
The reluctance of some
township councils to pay
toward the cost of area
recreation services was one
of the' Major- concerns ex-
pressed • by municipal
recreationists at the annual
conference of the Lake Huron
Zone of O.M.R.A. held
Saturday, November 20th in
Sacred Heart Senior School in
Walkerton.' The conference
drew 70 • delegate
representing municipal
recreation committees from
townships, villages, towns
•andcities' in Grey, Bruce,
Perth, Huron and Wellington
counties.
An open forum discussion
moderated by Mrs. Ruth
_Wolfe of Clifford followed a
morning panel presentation
on "Sharing the Cost".
Panelists Lindsay Inglisfrom
Osprey Twsp., John Smith,
Milverton; Ian Jamieson,
"Port Elgin and Tom Shepard,
Walkerton, gave information
and viewpoints about cost
sharing of their recreation
programs arid facilities both
within the • community and
between communities. The
afternoon program featured
four participation workshops,
• covering these topics, (A) To
.what extent shbuld com-
munity groups and programs
be subsidized by the
municipal recreation com-
mittee; (B) Comparative
rates for recreation facilities
and programs; (C) Com-
munity use 'of schools and
school programs, and (D )
Sports councils - the pros and
cons. Resource persons for
the workshops included
Mount Forest Recreation
Director Elm r Wick, •
Listowel:Recrea ion Director
Don Town? Gr County
Board of u.cation
Superintendent Nick Nicholas
and Meafor0 Athletic
Assotiatkn Past President
Don Doran.
. The Lake Huron Zone Of the
Ontario Municipal
Recreation Association is one
of 15 zones in the province.
• Pinelake expands for 400 sites
Robert Elliott, owner -
operator of Pinelake Camp in
Goderich township, met with
township council in a special
meeting recently to set up an
agreement allowing him to
expand a waterworks system
for the camp. The new
• - It is, -under the
provisions of the Ontario
Building Code, the con-
tractors responsibility to
•
Gordon
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lime although some delegates
'felt a subsidy should be
placed on fertilizer as.well.
The OFA also agreed to
request the Ministry of
• Agriculture and Food to in-
crease the number of par-
ticipants of the Junior
' Agriculturist • Program ,in
order that more farmers may
secure help with this
program. The Federation
agreed to support a resolution
• calling on Bell Canada to
institute much, larger toll free
areas in the Rainy River and
similardistricts.
system, when installed, will
have capacity to service 400
lots in the camp, the
maximum permitted under
townshiphylaw.
Mr. Elliott told council he
was in the process of wading
hain accident
,125 daniage
The Goderich Police
Department reported four
accidents in town during the
past • week, two of which
resulted in' major damage
estimates. •
A single car accident
November 27 at the in-
tersection of Essex and
Lighthouse Street resulted in
191:10___darnag_e to a vehicle
driven by Helen Burbine, 255
Christina Court, Goderich
after she' lost control of the
vehicle and,, struck a.hydro..
pole. There were no injuries.
A spectular chain reaction
accident on • The Square
November 27 involving four
parked vehicles resulted- in a
total damage estimate, of
•
$5,125.
A vehicle driv.ne_by Linda
Godkin, RR4 Walton struck a
parked vehicle owned byR. J.
• Patterson, 157 Wellington St:,
Goderich, then continued and
struck • • a parked vehicle
owned by Pergel Custom
Home's, Zurich. The Pergel
vehicle was pushed into a,
third parked car belonging to
Deborah Johriston,• RR2
Goderich which was also
pushed into a parked vehicle
owned by. Chris_Black, 187
Britannia •Rd. W., Goderich.
Damage to the Godkin
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vehicle was estimated at
$2,500 ' and the remaining
damages were $200 to the
Patterson vehicle, $1,200 to
the Pergel vehicle, $1,200 to
the Johnston vehicle and $25
to the Black vehicle. There
were no injuries.
During the past week the
Goderich Police_ laid 16.
charges under the Highway
Traffic Act, seven under the
Liquor Licence Act, two
under the Criminal Code of
Canada and one under the
Narcotics Act. '
through provincial red tape to
get the project to the stage
when construction can begin.
The camp now has 250 sites in
it and Mr. Elliott requested
the special meeting, at his
own expense, to get his
agreement with the township
finalized as soon as possible, •
I • The agreement basically is
an insurance measure
required by the Ministry of,
the Environment. If for some
reason the ministry requests-
• the township to step in and
operate the system in the
future the agreement permits
them to without specific
permission. It is also a
safeguard against a problem that that could develop would
make it impossible for
Pinelake personnel to operate
the system themselves.'
, The township had to pass a
• special bylaw at the meetingi
to permit 'them to enter into'
the agreement ani tnen wrote
the contract up. Council has
no expense involved and can
• even regain any expense they
incur operating the s stem if
they are requested to by the
province.
' In their last regular
meeting council provisionally
adopted the • Lobb Jenkins
drain and gave the drain
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bylaw the third and final
reading. They also passed a,
bylaw appointing Gordorr
Lobb as drainage com-
niissioner for the drain.
In other businesS council
received requests for building
permits from Alfred
McAlister for :a house; Fred
VaWerhaar for a house,
Dave McKenzie for a house
and R. Littlechild for a house
addition and ,granted all the
requests except McAlister' s.
Mervyn Batkin presented
council with six wolf pelts and
was paiu five. dollars apiece
for them A sheep claim by
Aart Jongejan for 4388 was
paid by council.
G.M.R.A. president Jim
Charmers 'was on hand to
welcome the delegates on
behalf of the provincial bqdy,
According to Mr. Chalmers,
the Lake Huron Zone is the
most active in the province
and a model all others are
trying to follow.
Provincial member of
parliament ,Bob McKessock
_brought greetings from the
Ontario government and
Walkerton Reeve Arthur
Brown welcomed the
delegates on • behalf of the
town.
Jack Bird, president of the
Lake Huron Zone of 0.M.R.4.
chaired the conference. Mr.
Bird is also treasurer of the
Provincial Board . of Direc-
tors. Bud Bitton, consultant
with the Ministry of Culture
and Recreation co-ordinated
the •conference, and paid
special tribute to the con-
ference committee, the
-resource personnel and , the
delegates. Mr. Bittbn pointed
out that it was a "delegates
conference" and the con-
ference content was deter-
mined by municipal
recreation committee
members in the zone through
cluster group meetings held
during the past year. .0
Delegate attending from
dOderickr was Mike Dymond,
Conference discussion leader.
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