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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-11-18, Page 1crI(Dh NO. 46 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1971 10¢ PER COPY FIRE CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE - Fire believed to have been caused from melting wax, on Saturday morning caused heavy damage to the Ferguson Apiary in Zurich. Two members of the Zurich fire department, Lloyd Denomme on ladder at left and Hubert Schilbe on ladder at right, are shown as they pour water on the burning roof of the building, as spectators stand in the back- ground. More photos on the stubborn fire, which took almost three hours to extinguish, may be found on page 16 of this edition of the Citizens News. WATER STORAGE TANK - The huge 70, 000 -gallon storage tank being built in Zurich as part of the water rebuilding program, is progressing very favourably with the ideal weather conditions of the past few weeks. Workmen are shown in this photo as they lower cement for the base of the tank by means of a large crane, direct from the cement truck. The hole is about 20 feet deep. Huron board discuss communications The greater part of the regular open meeting of the Huron County Board of Education Mon- day evening was spent discussing the 24 recommendations which evolved from October's meeting on better communications. Only two recommendations made by the'committee of com- munication were not approved by the board. The board decided not to provide monographs of each board member for each principal for publication on the staff bulletin boards. As well, the board accepted the princip- al's adverse feelings concerning the appointment of a staff rep- resentative to keep each teach- ing staff in the county school system informed and agreed not to implement the suggestion. In passing the report, the board agreed that wherever poss- ible, the board should have the benefit of teaching staff opinion (continued on page 5) Fire causes damage to Ferguson Apiary A stubborn fire which took close to three hours to finally squelch last Saturday morning caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to the building of Ferguson Apiaries in Zurich. Heaviest dam- age was to the east section of the building, where the fire was burn- ing between the roof sheathing, wood shingles and a metal roof. For a while it appeared the fire would get out of hand when the Zurich fire truck ran out of water, but an auxiliary pump was used to draw water from a neighbour's well, and then the Brucefield fire lepartment arrived on the scene with a large tanker. Bili Ferguson, proprietor of the apiary, said he was melting wax in the building when the fire broke out. He quickly summoned the Zurich volunteer fire brigade and they arrived on the scene minutes later. Mr. Ferguson praised the department for their efforts, and added that without their assistance he would have been wiped right out. The building is of frame construction. Outline sewage plans The village of Zurich have been advised of the programming sch- edule of the proposed sewage system to be installed in the municip- ality by the Ontario Water Resources Commission. Completion date for the project has been established as December, 1972. According to the schedule drawn up between the OWRC and B, M. Ross, P. Eng. of Goderich, a submission of draft plans and specific- ations is to be made to the commission by March 31, 1972. Three weeks later the commission is to return the draft plans and specific- ations to the engineer for final preparation. By April 28, 1972, the engineer must have the final plans and specifications back to the OWRC for their approval, and then on May 15, 1972, the OWRC plan to call tenders for the project. The tenders must all be in the hands of the commission by May 30, and op June 30 the contract is to be awarded and construction begins. The contractor then will have six months to complete the project. In discussing the proposed schedule with the Citizens News, Mr. Ross said it will keep them hustling to follow the program, but he added they would make every endeavour to see that every phase was on time. He felt sure that the work would be completed by the end of 1972, as scheduled. Oppose osal :: ell The Zurich Chamber of Commerce, at their regular dinner meet- ing last Thursday night at the Dominion Hotel, voiced strong oppos- ition to the approval given by Hay Township to a Sarnia firm allowing them to drill waste disposal wells in the municipality. Back in September the Hay council gave approval to Sub -Service Disposal Ltd., of Sarnia, to carry out this type of operation. The council, however, stipulated that any drilling must be carried out under the proper supervision and approval of the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission and the Department of Energy Resources, Apparently the Sarnia firm is looking for locations to drill deep wells in the ground for a means of waste disposal of material which has caused contamination when disposed of in the normal manner. Mem- bers of the Chamber of Commerce, however, feel that such disposal throughout this area could possibly cause pollution to the water supplies in the district, even though the disposal wells would be much deeper than wells for water supply. A committee was appointed to look into the matter, with a suggestion they approach both the township council and the Depart- ment of Energy Resources for further opinions. W.D. Armstrong, manager of the Zurich Water System, outlined to the meeting the progress which is being made in the village with the rebuilding of the water system. In other business members finalized plans to visit the Dashwood Industries plant at Centralia early in December. Boar t . A decision was reached at Monday evening's meeting of the Huron County Board of Education to look into the possibility of securing board office accommodation at former CFB Clinton. The board had attempted earlier this year to acquire space in this complex but had been unable to make suitable arrangements. Board chairman Robert Elliott claimed there were no stipulations ever laid down by the board concerning the floor space required by the board of education. It is understood, however, that complete off- ice accommodation plus a board room would be favoured by the members of the board of education. One board member, Dr. Alex Addison, Clinton, suggested at Monday's meeting that if the board is considering the construction of board -owned office accommodation, it might do well to look at a lot already owned by the board behind Central Huron Secondary School In Clinton on Raglan Street. The lot is 132 feet by 330 feet and is being sought presently by Wilfred McIntee and Company Limited. ((continued on page 20)