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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-23, Page 25Thresh:ers' reunion �e4 for Sept. 9 to 11 in Blyth There will be something for every- one at the 27th annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association. Bea Houston, of RR 3, Moorefield, the first female president of the association, says people will be sur- prised with the activity they'll find when they arrive at the Blyth Fair Grounds on Sept. 9 to 11. The smell of wood smoke as the steam engines are stoked and the sight of white puffs of steam are an ongoing part of the day. Displays will include at least 10 working steam engines, antique tractors and cars and antique gas engines. And an arena filled with crafts, hobbies and baking awaits all who attend. Demonstrations of belting, thrash- ing, bailing and saw, milling will be held, showing the capacity of giant steam engines. Use of the steam engines on farms ended years ago because of their large size and slowness. They were used to power gravel crushers, thrashers and wood saws. After, they were often used in to- bacco country where the steam was used to sterilize soil in greenhouses. During the weekend, a fiddlers' contest will be held on Saturday and a stepdancing contest on Sudnay. "It will give everything a nice old- time atmosphere," said Mrs. Houston. When Mrs, Houston first began at- tending the reunion, she noticed there wasn't anything besides the machinery- and, demonstrations at the show except for a small display of crafts. So one year, a quilt was set up, and visitors to the threshers reunion could get a close look at the work that went into such a project. Over the years, Mrs. Houston, along with many other people, has worked hard to bring in other dis- plays which now fill the arena. "I could see the potential in doing it," she said. "If you're going to do a show, there has to be something for everyone. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the Blyth Fire Depart- ment will host pancake breakfasts at the fire hall and an inter -denomi- national church service at the fair grounds. For the children, there will be puppet shows and clown acts and daily, at 4:30 p.m., a parade fea- turing all the steam engines will wind it's way slowly around the fair, grounds. Besides a log sawing cornpetitiop, belt setting competition and bag tying competition, a children's tractor pull will be held. On Friday evening, an Old Tyme Fiddlers' Jamboree will be held at the arena and on Saturday, a dance will be held. On Sunday, the Mount Forest Ca- meron ameron Highlanders will be providing special music. All-in-all, the thresher's reunion can be described as three days of action and nostalgia for young and old alike. It's taken a lot of organization by a lot of people, but Mrs. Houston said, "We've tried to, make it a family- oriented occasion." Ministry bans the use c�:oil orprovincial roads The use of waste oil to suppress dust on public roads will no longer be allowed in Ontario, Environment Minister Jim Bradley has announc- ed. The, ministry of the environment will not issue any new permits to treat roads with waste oil and will revoke all existing permits effective + Dec. 31, 1988, ending the practice in the province. Permits, in the form of Certificates of Approval have been required for road oiling, "Waste oil can contain high levels of PCBs and other toxic, materials which can contaminate the environ- ment," said Mr, Bradley. "We are acting now to stop the use of waste oil as a dust suppressant, to give the industry plenty of notice that it will not be allowed in Ontario next summer," Mr. Bradley said. The road oiling season generally runs from May through October. The prohibition on use of waste oil to suppress dust on public roads is based on the results of two consultant studies, as well as the ministry's experience with contam- inated waste oil problems. In one instance, road oiling with PCB -contaminated waste oil resulted in the pollution of Lake Clear in Sebastopol Township east of Ottawa. PCBs from nearby oiled roads contaminated Lake Clear and accumulated in the flesh of four species of fish at levels which required that human consumption be restricted. The cleanup which followed, in 1984, cost Ontario taxpayers $1 million. A study by Acres International Limited compared the environ- mental impacts of various dust suppressants. The report concludes that as long as waste oil is applied as a dust suppressant, the potential exists for environmental damage to be caused. It states that catch= chloride is effective and poses less environmental risk. A second study by Victor and Burrell Research and Consulting investigated the economics of waste oil, management options, including re -refining, use as a fuel and use as a dust suppressant. The study concluded that if road oiling were eliminated, waste oil would be redirected to re -refiners and fuel users and the cost to municipalities of controlling road dust would increase. This summer about 16 per cent of unpaved roads in Ontario were oiled to control dust. Alternative mater- ials used to control dust on unpaved roads in Ontario are calcuim chloride, spent pulping liquors and salt brine. Quebec, California and New York have also banned the use of oil for dust control. Crosbie is awarded NCC honor The National Citizen's Coalition announces the Honorable John C. Crosbie, Canada's Minister of Inter- national Trade, is this year's recipi- ent of the Colin M. Brown Freedom Medal and Award. 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