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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-07-19, Page 3I EDNESINIY, EMILY 19,1995 Belgrave Kinsmen plan public meeting on hotel BELGRAVE--Members of the Bel - grave Kinsmen Club plan to hold a public meeting later this summer or early this fall to get public input on the fate of the old Belgrave hotel. As of July 17, Morris Township will own the hotel on behalf of the Kinsmen Club, which cannot own property, according to Kevin Pletch, a spokesman for the Kins- men and a member of Morris coun- cil The township has agreed to con- tribute the first $5,000 of the pur- chase price and will lend the Kins- men the remainder to be repaid, plus expenses, at the earliest possi- ble date. The purchase price was not disclosed at last week's meet- ing of Morris council. The hotel currently is designated a Heritage property. Pletch said that a special Kins- men Club meeting was held Mon- day night to discuss the possibili- ties of what to do with the building. He noted that the deal for the former hotel was supposed to close sometime this week. "There are a lot of ideas out there," said Pletch. "We're going to discuss what to do with the building, and then go from there." • Kinsmen help guides..■The Belgrave Kinsmen Club recently contributed $750 to the Belgrave guiding group, for helping the service club with its cash calendars. The dona- tion will go towards the purchase of tents and a propane stove. Guide leader Barb Pletch" ac- cepted the money from in -coming Kinsmen president Harry Wilson. Shopkeep gien removal deadline TEESWATER--A Teeswater flow- er shop owner and the owner of the former Vendome Hotel in the vil- lage have been given until July 30 to have a trailer removed from the hotel parking lot. Flora Nabrotzky of "Flora's Flowers" and Alan Emerson, hotel owner, both have assured Teeswa- ter council by letters that the trailer will be moved by July 30, Teeswa- ter Clerk -Treasurer Kendra Rein- hart told The Advance -Times in a, telephone interview Monday. Originally, council had said the trailer was to be moved by last Wednesday, July 12, but later ex- tended that to July 30 or charges will be laid. The trailer, which houses Na- brotzky's bedding plants during the frost season, was moved from Bill Flett's Teeswater property after council threatened that charges would be laid. A non -permanent structure is forbidden under the°'vil- lage zoning bylaw. New training standards set Volunteers will receive certification on knowledge By JIM BROWN The Advance Times New standards of training for fire fighters will result in more paper work for Fire Chief Harley Gaunt and more training time for all members of the Wingham Area Fire Department. The new standards of training will be implemented by the Wing - ham Area Fire Department later this year through the trainer/ facilitator program, the chief told the July meeting of the Wingham Area Fire Board. Chief Gaunt said the new stan- dards of training will require many extra records be kept as every member of the department must be registered with the Ontario Fire College. "A separate record of every member must be on file to show what training he has achieved, Whether it has been completed to the satisfactory level of the trainer/ facilitator," said the fire chief. Deputy fire chief Lynn Hickey is the trainer -facilitator for the Wing - ham station and captain Bill Doig will conduct the training at the Gorrie station. He added that once this phase has been completed, a certified trainer will request fire department members to attend a special course to be tested on the training they have received. Chief Gaunt said that more train- ing sessions for the fire fighters would be involved and more records would have to be kept. He noted that it could take up to three years to complete all phases of the program. "Once the members have re- ceived all the training and have been tested they will receive a cer- tificate that states they are certified fire fighters within the province of Ontario, said the chief. Deputy chief Hickey said that as trainer/facilitator he will have to teach every aspect of the progr4m to every fire fighter. He noted that this would involve another four to six nights per month. The deputy chief said that train- ing sessions would involve about five fire fighters at a time, because a group of 20 would be too much. He said that the training will in- volve more time for himself and Bill Doig and the chief and will also leave a "paper trail." He add- ed that each fire fighter will re- ceive a certificate for each level achieved. Hickey noted that there are three components to the pro- gram. The first component is corn - prised of three fire related mod- ules. The first module is an intro- duction to the fire service. The sections include an introduction to the curriculum, the fire department organization, professionalism, and safety. The second module deals with fire sciences and the sections are on fire behavior and the chemistry of combustion. The third module is on fire - ground operations. "There are 18 sections to this module, but they do not include vehicle extrication, silo rescue, or ice rescue," said Hickey. The sect td component is com- prised of three especialized mod- ules. The first module is on envi- ronmental hazards, the second module is on rescue, and module three is on emergency care. The sections of these modules have not yet been completed. Component three is comprised of four, fire fighter in the commu- nity modules. Module one is con- cerned with public education,, module two is on public relations, module three is on fire inspections and pre -fire plans, and the fourth module is on applied communica- -tions. The sections of these mod- ules have yet to be determined. Chief Gaunt said a fire fighter will have a pre -determined length of time to complete each section, and if they are unable to complete the section, they will not be al- lowed to go on. The chief said Hickey and Doig are currently involved in a pilot project which has to be completed by Aug. 15. Everybody attending the pilot project course will then write the Ontario Fire College to appraise what was learned in the course and how it was taught. After the information has been assessed by the Fire College, Hickey and Doig will be qualified trainer/facilitators. Board member Paul Elgie of Turnberry township said that if all this additional training saves one life, even the life of one of the fire fighters, it was worth it. Because of the extra paper work involved in keeping the fire fight- ers' records for the new training standards program, chief Gaunt told the fire board that a computer at the fire hall would help "make my life a lot easier." The chief noted that the soft- ware would be the most expensive part of setting up a computer. He added that there are different pro- grams available. Chief Gaunt earlier informed THE WINGNAM ADI4WCE'T(MES East Wawanosh preparing for 911 emergency service Huron County is in the process of implementing a 9-1-1 and mu- nicipal addressing system. The dispatching of emergency services is becoming increasingly centralized with drivers not neces- sarily from the local area. Each property in the Township of East Wawanosh must have an unique addressing consisting of a property number and road or line name. Concessions will -now be known as `Roads' and sideroads as `Lines.' The proposed road and line names are: Concession 2-3, Lots 28 through 42, McGowan Road; Concession 4-5, Lots 26 through 42, Westfield Road; Concession 6-7, Lots 31 through 42, Nature Centre Road; Concession 8-9, County Road 20; Concession 10-11, to be named by East and West Wawanosh and Ashfield Townships; Concession 12-13, Lots 34 through 42, Reid Road; the board that a report from the members attending the silo rescue school indicated that the board would be required to purchase ad- ditional safety equipment in order to perform silo rescues. The fire chief said the depart- ment would need another 250 feet of safety rope, pulleys, snatch blocks, and a silo pack (self- contained breathing apparatus) to enter confined spaces, and a mini- mum of three sets of safety har- nesses. He noted that one silo pack would cost about $2,500, because it is specialized rescue equipment. Board member Mery Baker of Turnberry Township suggested that the fire chief does some shop- ping around for next year. He also wondered if there would be more than one use for the equipment. The chief said that the block and tackle may be used for some- thing else, but the silo pack and safety harnesses are specialized equipment, so there use would be limited. Board member Bruce Machan of Wingham was concerned about the cost of purchasing a computer and the additional training; as well as more equipment. The board budgeted $12,000 for training this year, but that could be doubled in 1996. It could cost as much as $10,000 to buy a comput- er and put in the required program, and also have a printer. Some members wanted to pur- chase some of the equipment as soon as possible, but Machan sug- gested the additional expense be budgeted for next year. The board approved Machan's motion that the additional expenses be put in the fire board's 1996 budget. Committee hires project coordinator Sideroad 30-31, Concession 1 through 6, Hoover Line; Sideroad 30-31, Concession 9 through 14, Beecroft Line; Sideroad 33-34, Concession 1 through 13, Marnoch Line; Sideroad 33-34, Concession 14, Norman Line; Sideroad 36-37, Concession 1 through 14, Scott Line; and Sideroad 39-40, Concession 1 through 14, Currie Line. Municipal addresses will be dis- played on a property identification sign in front of each developed property. It has also been suggest- ed that five -digit municipal num- bers be assigned at regular dis- tance intervals. A municipal number would be available every 10 metres. A consistent numbering system established county -wide and which is well posted, will greatly assist emergency response vehi- cles in finding the location of an emergency. Ontario Request for Public Opinion on the Proposed Nursing Home Annual Licence Renewal of Braemar Retirement Centre, Wingham In accordance with the Nursing Homes Act, public opinion is being requested prior to a final decision being made on the above. If you have comments or opinions and wish to bring them to the attention of the Ministry of Health, you may submit them in writing by addressing them to: Director, Residential Services Branch Ontario Ministry of Health 5700 Yonge Street, 7th Floor North York, Ontario M2M 4K5 (416) 327-7357, by August 21, 1995 Please include the name of the nursing home and quote Project #079-96 on all written submissions. The Director will consider all submissions before making a final decision. BLYTH — The Huron -Perth Injury Prevention Committee has an- nounced the hiring of Brenda Edgar as project co-ordinator for the first phase of "Living. Safely: Creating an Injury Prevention Action Plan for Huron and Perth Counties". The Huron -Perth Injury Preven- tion Committee is a group of inter- ested service providers who first met in fall 1994 following an Injury Prevention Workshop held in the spring of 1994. This group applied for and received a Community Inju- ry Prevention pant from the Onta- rio Ministry of Health. The goals of the program are threefold: ®develop an injury prevention ac- tion program for Huron and Perth counties to address the following issues: -motor vehicle occupant injury in the 16-24 age group; -motor vehicle occupant injury for all age groups; -cyclist injury in the 5-15 age group -unintentional falls in the elderly; -farm injuries. develop a network of interested in- dividuals, groups agencies and or- ganizations into a working group. ensure co-ordination and advocacy for programs addressing drinking and driving in young adults. In Canada, more than 9,000 peo- ple per year lose their lives to inju- ry. Many thousands more are ad- justed. Approximately 13.2 billion dollars are spent . each year in the treatment of injuries. In Ontario, in- jury is the leading cause of death for people under the age of 44 years and the fourth leading cause of death overall. The Huron -Perth Injury Prevention Committee clari- fied the above five points as key is- sues for our counties. MONTGOMERY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS Residential • Commercial • Industrial Plumbing - Heating - Sheet Metal Air Conditioning - Ventilation - Gas Fitters Beat The Rush - Call Us now! LENNOX Edgar, as project co-ordinator, will be involved in contacting citi- zens, groups, agencies and organi- zations in the two counties to assist with the development of the action plan and to provide information of current injury prevention programs or initiatives. The development of the action plan is a volunteer, time limited commitment. 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