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xeter, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, March I0, 2004
Rain and a quick thaw last week led to flooding in several areas of the munici-
pality March 5, including on Simcoe Street, Eastern Avenue and Huron St. E. in
Exeter, and road washouts in Usborne and Stephen. Sewage lift stations in
Exeter and Huron Park overflowed.Above, Lyle Little of Simcoe Street tries to
unclog a sewer, while below, a car navigates the water on Simcoe, which in
many areas rose over the curbs. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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Council discusses
latest area flood
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — Discussion on last
Friday's flooding in the area took up a
large chunk of South Huron council's
meeting.
As operations manager Dennis Hockey
reported to council, overland flooding
occurred Friday in Exeter on Eastern
Ave., Simcoe St., Huron St. E. and on
Plugtown Line and Crediton. There were
several road washouts in Usborne and
Stephen. Water on Simcoe Street was
over the curb in some areas.
While there was rain Friday, Hockey
said the main culprit for the flooding was
the rapid snow melt.
Road superintendent Mike Alcock said
catch basins were working well and tak-
ing lots of water.
Coun. George Robertson, though, said
he saw drains overflowing and said the
intake drain on Simcoe St. is too small to
deal with such a large amount of water.
While there were reports of flooded
basements, there were no reports of
sewage back-ups. There was another
problem of garbage and debris blocking
catch basins, and Hockey and Alcock
thanked residents for helping keep the
catch basins clear.
"It's nice to see people out helping the
cause," Alcock said.
Regarding some of the flooding, Hockey
said the municipality can look at improv-
ing the water drainage problem in a year
or so when work is done on Albert Street.
One casualty of last week's flood was
the wooden arched Kinsmen bridge on
the north side of the island in
See FLOOD page 2
Grand Bend claimed
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
LAMBTON SHORES — Reaction was
muted in the Municipality of Lambton
Shores Monday to a story in the
London Free Press that some Stoney
Point natives have formally claimed
ownership of Grand Bend and Pinery
Provincial Park.
A deadline of 30 days
has been given to feder-
al, provincial and munic-
ipal governments from
Maynard T. George
before property will start
being seized and barri-
cades will go up around
the Pinery.
Lambton Shores Mayor
Cam Ivey was unavail-
able for comment
Tuesday morning and
Deputy Mayor Carolyn
Jamieson said the matter has been
passed to the municipality's solicitor
for comment.
Maynard represents two living
landowners, his mother, R. Pearl
George, and Ralph White, who in 1942
were forced off Stoney Point.
President of the Greater Grand Bend
Association Stephanie Donaldson said,
"It's a wait and see attitude right now.
Nobody should rush to judgement and
I hope we can do some damage con-
trol."
"It's a wait and see
attitude right now.
Nobody should rush
to judgement and I
hope we can do
some damage
control."
STEPHANIE DONALDSON,
PRESIDENT OF THE
GREATER GRAND BEND
ASSOCIATION
Faxes were sent by
George to the offices of
Prime Minister Paul
Martin, Premier Dalton
McGuinty, Mayor Cam
Ivey and federal Indian
Affairs Minister Andy
Mitchell.
The issue last surfaced
in 1996 when George
claimed the Pinery
demanding jobs for
natives at the park.
He also outlined plans
for reporcessing the park
under aboriginal title.
George said he is acting under a
proclamation passed in 1850 which
protects property occupied by natives.
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