The Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-05-26, Page 010
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Turnberry will proceed - ,
wi constructmion on 4th
Turnberry council has made con- Ministry of Transportation and
struction on the township's fourth Communications earlier this year
concession a priority and placed for road work, but as of last week's
paving the B-line on the back burner meeting he said he had not heard
once again. anything from the government.
Council members discussed the When council members
t3vo road projects at last Tuesday discovered they would have to make
evening's meeting. a choice concerning their road
Road Superintendent Ross Nichol- priorities for this year, they were
son said he applied for supple- divided.
mentary subsidy from the Ontario Councillor Mery Baker said he
would prefer to see the B-line paving son had estimated construction on
con)pleted and Mr. Nicholson one mile and three-quarters of the
agreed. fourth concession would cost $70,000,
However, Deputy Reeve Doug while paving the remaining mile on
Fortune said he, believes the fourth the B-line is estimated at $50,000.
should be council's first priority as it When asked by Mr. Baker if the
handles mainly township traffic, road crew had enough time this year
while a great deal of traffic on the B- to the fourth construction, Mr.
line is out -of -township. Nicholson said it would be rushed.
Earlier in the meeting Mr. Nichol- However, Mr. Fortune, Reeve
Brian McBurney and Councillors W.
Paul Elgie and Underwood seemed
to favor going ahead with the fourth
uron e rt s c oo concession. Mr. McBurney said the
entire B-line may need re -surfacing
in a year or two and maybe the
proceeding
could be put off until then.
oar says u Out cewith
Finally Baker suggested
ocding with construction on the
fourth this year and paving the B -
By Wilma Oke, Trustee Ben Brown of Sebringville The Perth board will pay 70 per cent line as well if the grant money is
After September 1 tobacco smoke questioned how the board will en- of the costs while the Huron -Perth available:
will no longer waft through meeting force its new policy; "If we can't board will pay 30Igr cent. "The fourth is in worse shape,"
rooms at the Huron -Perth County enforce it, why make these rules?" The annual report of the special commented Mr. Underwood.
Roman Catholic Separate School The board left a bit of leeway. It education advisory committee was When Mr. Nicholson asked the
Board office in Dublin, declared all properties under the approved by the board. It provides council members if they wished to
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VICTORIAN GARDEN PARTY — Sisters Rachel and Natalie Campeau of Wingham enjoyed homemade
popcorn made by Leo Sanders at Sunday's Victorian Garden Party at Sacred Heart Church in Wingham.
At a recent meeting in Dublin the
board updated some of its policies
board's jurisdiction to be non-
smoking areas, except where pro-
programs specially designed for
exceptional needs to develop toward
hire the county engineer to design
the road, they said no.
Cull
the smoking ban. Vincent McInnes
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and bylaws.
visions have been made for
the maximum of each child's
"Just make it (the road) wideTom
places
students under the board's care are
discouraged from adopting the
rules and regulations set down like
this." He said, come September, he
Its new policy on smoking states
designated smoking areas within
potentials. As well, the board con-
enough and take the dips out," said'
smoking habit.
Student smoking will be banned on
would declare his desk space at the
board's meeting table to be his
the board recognizes smoking is a
health hazard and is encouraging its
existing building structures as
determined by a consensus of staff
tinues to offer summer school for
pupils with speech, hearing and be-
Mr. McBurney.
In addition to the construction on
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in scompetition
trustees, administrators and staff to
within their own working environ-
havioural problems. Gifted pupils
the fourth, council authorized Mr.
ticality, which is exactly the route
stream study currently is underway
Another policy involved a com-
at area homes next week which to the Wingba`m and'
taken by Tom Cull, a Grade 8
take strong leadership to ensure that
ments.
are given top priority in summer
Nicholson to advertise for tenders to
station,
Roman Catholic Separate Board
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disabled, elderly or unable to travel stimulation program.
adverse health effects from both
Only one trustee openly opposed
school and during the entire school pave Duncan, George and Bell
Next to physical education and
direct or "second hand" smoke are
the smoking ban. Vincent McInnes
year. Streets in Bluevale.
recess, science appears to be a very
minimized and, wherever possible,
of Wingham stated, "I don't like
Wingham's sewage lagoon project
popular course in public schools,
students under the board's care are
discouraged from adopting the
rules and regulations set down like
this." He said, come September, he
People
project and find out when it could
are asked to complete
altheagh sometimes not for its in -
tended purpose.
smoking habit.
Student smoking will be banned on
would declare his desk space at the
board's meeting table to be his
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a transportation surrey
Science can be an avenue for
children to experiment in
all property owned by the board.
private office. Mr. McInnes smokes
been "in the works" for four years,
imagination, creativity and prac-
Wingham Mayor Jack Kopas said
a pipe.
A questionnaire will be appearing , chair, ,tKoyels in the van each week
ticality, which is exactly the route
stream study currently is underway
Another policy involved a com-
at area homes next week which to the Wingba`m and'
taken by Tom Cull, a Grade 8
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puter. The Huron -Perth County
yDistrict
could be of vital interest if you are Hospital to the developmental
student at East Wawanosh Public
station,
Roman Catholic Separate Board
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disabled, elderly or unable to travel stimulation program.
School.
responds
Following a series of studies, the
to
approves the establishment of the
Computer Assisted Learning
in a standard automobile. One of the driving forces behind
The bringing the to this is
Last week he brought home a
Reeve Bruce Machan. The town
sewage facility, complete with
might be eligible for a grant of up to
pumping stations. Late last year
purpose of the survey is to service area
bronze medal and $100 from the 26th
treatment plant, but even at that,
Committee for the purpose of
assess the transportation needs of Brenda Edgar,kinesiologist at, the
annual Canada -wide Science Fair
acar fire
providing both short and long-term
these people and to determine if a Wingham hospital. Ms. Edgar said
held on the Erindale campus of the
the ministry officials at last week's
direction to the board relative to the
special transportation service could she feels there is a real need in our
University of Toronto.
Firefighters from the . Wingham
development and implementation of
operate locally. community for this type of service.
Tom, from RR 1 Belgrave, is no
and Area Fire Department's No. 2
"' computer programs.
Municipal grants are available For - homebound people, even
stranger to excelling at science
station at Gorrie responded to a car
Another policy involved author-
through the Ontario Ministry of getting out for a drive in the country
fairs. In Grade 6 he won at his school
fire last Saturday.
ization for use of school facilities and
Transportatation and Communica- can provide an incredible lift, she,
and regional levels, which was as far
Chief Harley Gaunt said the call
gave a lengthy and detailed list of
tions, although users are required to adds. The service also could be used
as a student his age could advance in
came at 6:20 p.m. to Lot 1, Con, 7 of
rules.
pay a nominal charge. The Town of for residents of lodges and nursing
competition.
Howick Township. A fire of un-
The board accepted the resigna-
Hanover receives similar grants to homes and long-term hospital
Last year he advanced to the
determined origin totally destroyed
tion of Patricia McCormick, a part-
fund the service which operates as patients could go out on day or
national fair in Calgary where he
a car owned by Charlie Moore of
time teacher at St. Mary's School,'
the Bruce, Grey and Huron Disabil- weekend leaves.
received honorable mention and a
Wroxeter. The vehicle was a 1981
Hesson, effective August 31.
ity Transportation Corporation and The client base for the service
$100 cheque for his entry. This year
Chevrolet and the loss is estimated
The board hired Pamela Haid as
provides service to clients in Owen could be extensive, Ms. Edgar says.
his project was on the strength of
at $2,000.
principal's relief and in the library
Sound, Tara, Port Elgin, Kincar- The survey will be included with a
construction woods.
In a separate incident Sunday
part-time at St. Mary's School,
dine, Walkerton and Teeswater. mailing from the Wingham and
"Last year ldid surface density of
night in Wingham, firemen
Hesson, effective September 1.
Young Darryl Schiestel of RR 2, District Hospital Foundation and
woods and this just seemed like the
responded to a call at 9:50 to the
The board approved a cost-
Wingham, is a perfect example of an will appear at area homes next
next step," he says.
home of Lorne Roberts, 129 James
sharing formula with the Perth
individual making use of the trans- week. Those who would be in-
Before advancing to the finals in
Street.
County Board of Education when the
portation service. Darryl, a student terested in the service are urged to
Toronto he and Ian Morton, another
Mr. Gaunt reports no damage in
two_ boards jointly host the Provin-
at Immaculate Conception School at fill out the questionnaire and return
student at EWPS, were chosen as
the chimney fire.
cial Education Week next spring.
Formosa who is confined to a wheel- it to the hospital.
the two finalists in their school. The
Authority
will
continue,
two boys competed in the county
science fair at the Clinton Public
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School and again, Tom was picked
water quality study
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as a finalist in the physical category.
The other two categories were
computer and biological..
The Maitland Valley Conservation
owners interestea in improvingTom
says there were approxi -
Authority is beginning i.he second
manure handling and storage sys-
mately 50 projects from schools in
year of a long-term study of manure
terns.
,
the county and four were selected to
to the Toronto fair,
management practices and the
During 1986 a similar program
go which
featured 300 projects from 88
problem of rural sources of pollution
was carried out in Elma Township.
regions.
in the MVCA watershed.
About 70 landowners were Con -
He
He spent nine days in Mississauga
As part of this study MVCA staff
tacted. The response of farm oper-
,
with the other three students and a
will be visiting about 250 farm
ators to the study was favorable.
F.
chaperone on the Erindale campus
operators in the study area that in-
eludes Grey, Wallace, and parts of
Water samples taken during the
and competedn the "Junior
Howick and Turnberry Townships.
1986 study indicated the farm wastes
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physical" category.
were causing a significant water
For his project, Tom made an
Only farmers with livestock
quality problem. Of a total of 197
apparatus which exerted pressure
operations in close proximity to
water samples taken, only four met
,
on the wood and when the piece
watercourses will be contacted.
the standard set by MOE for surface
broke a scale registered the amount
These operators will be asked to
water quality. Bacteria present in
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of pressure reached.
complete a questionnaire surveying
the samples indicated that animal
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He tested Douglas fir, pine, spruce
manure storage and management
waste was the source of the pollu-
and cedar, using ten samples of each
practices.
tion.
and working out the averages. He
Visiting staff will also make farm-
The water quality problem can be
concluded that fir was the strongest,
ers aware of the various grant
attributed to a variety of factors
then spruce, cedar and pine.
programs available for funding
related to manure management
Coincidentally, Tom says the
improvements to waste handlingincluding
� run-off from solid manure
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same type of tests were being
systems including the Ontario Soil
storages, direct tiling of milkhouse
carried out by students at the
Conservation and Environmental
wastes to a stream or field tile, the
Erindale campus. "My results
Protection Assistance Program
application of manure on saturated
correlated with theirs."
(OSCEPAP 2), offered by the on.
ground or near streambanks and
Tom can't remember what the
tarso Ministry of Agriculture and
allowing cattle access to streams
winning project in his category
Food.
and drains.
Involved, but says the second -place
In addition to the farm operators
Since 1986 a number of farm
project tested marshmallows with
survey, the study also includes a
operators have begun improve-
about 20 separate experiments.
water sampling program designed
ments to their waste management
"I don't think anybody would go
to determine the impact of various
systems. MVCA staff expect to
out and buy marshmallows on the
pollution sources and the general
receive more requests for assistance;
grounds of how they stretch or
water quality conditions in area
in 1967.
bounce off a wall, but was still a
streams and rivers.
This study of agricultural pollu-
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very neat and well thought out
The objectives of the study, funded
tion was initiated by the MOE under
periment. Ithink Iwon on the
by the Ontario Ministry of the
the provincial rural Beaches Pro-
practicality of my project, but t
Environment (MOE), are to deter-
gram, after it was suspected that
SERVICE FOR DISA9LED — Young Darryl Schlestel of RR 2, Wing-
should have had more ex -
mine the impact of various livestock
rural sources of pollution were
ham, comes by van from Irnmaculate Conception School at Formosa to
periments."
No manure management practices
contributing to the water quality
the developmental stknulation program at the Wingham and District
He says wood was a natural thing
on water quality. Additional effort
problems that closed a number of
Hospital. The Bruce, Grey and Huroh Disabi ty Transportation Corpora-
for him to work with because his
wN be directed toward reducing
Ontario beaches in past summers,
tion provides service to c#ernts throughout the tinea CMmIles. The
father, George, is the technical
water pollution by assisting land-
including Goderich in 198,9.
drlvor In Teresa Weber.
director at Central Huron Secondary
School. For Tom, the visit to Toronto was
Apparently the judges of the a very enjoyable experience.
national fair were not the only "It was probably the funnest week
people who were impresed with his I've ever had. You get to meet kids
exhibit. "While I was down there," your own age from across Canada
he says, "I met the head of the and make, a ton of friends. It was a
forestry department and he gave me great week and I would really like to
sort of an open invitation to join the do it again."
U. of T. after high school." As far as the $100 is concerned he
He says he would "like to enter the - gays, "I think I will put it in the bank
field of life science, such as with the $100 I won last year to help
zoology". withmy university costs."
BUDDING SCIENTIST — Tom Cull, of RR 1, Belgrave, a student at
East Wawanosh Public School, recently returned from the Canada -
Wide Science Fair held on the grounds of the University of Toronto. For
his participation in the fair he received a wooden plaque and for his ef-
forts, placing third in his category,
he received a bronze medal.
Streani stud required
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for the sewage lagoon
After several lengthy delays,
frame for the project, added the
Wingham's sewage lagoon project
mayor. Council members say they
appears to be moving again.
want to begin to budget for the
Town council met with Phil Bye,
project and find out when it could
Marc Bell and Dennis Veal of the
begin.
Ontario Ministry of the Environ-
However, Mr. Kopes said council
ment last Tuesday afternoon to get
was assured that any proposed de-
an update on the project, which has
velopment may go ahead as plan -
been "in the works" for four years,
ned, including industrial develop.
Wingham Mayor Jack Kopas said
ment which does not require a lot of
the ministry officials told council a
water.
stream study currently is underway
The sewage lagoon has been a
to determirw water quality at the
concern of town council since April
lagoon. The results of the study are
of 1983 when the ministry said the
expected by late summer and then
lack of reserve capacity at the
will go before a committee of the
lagoon could be detrimental to the
MOE to determine the urgency of
water quality of the Maitland River.
the project.
Following a series of studies, the
The original cost forecast was $22
town applied for direct grant financ-
million, according to Wingham
ing from the MOE to update the
Reeve Bruce Machan. The town
sewage facility, complete with
might be eligible for a grant of up to
pumping stations. Late last year
82 per cent for the coat of a sewage
council was informed the town's &p.
treatment plant, but even at that,
plication for funding still was under
council probably would be forced to
review.
debenture its share of the cost, said
In February of this year, council
Mr. Kopas.
What council was looking for from
wrote the ministry's regional
director to ask about development
the ministry officials at last week's
restrictions and request urgent
meeting was some kind of time
approval for the project.
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