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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-07-06, Page 22 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Regional wrap up Teen killed in crash ACW — A 15 -year- old male from ACW is dead after the dirt bike he was riding was struck by a car on Zion Road in Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh. The June 26 inci- dent happened just south of Lucknow. The dirt bike left a ditch and made its way up the road right into the path of a car. According to the Goderich Signal -Star the 21 -year-old dri- ver of the car, from Lucknow, could not avoid the collision. Truscott file still sealed CLINTON — A media request to review details in a comprehensive report on the Steven Truscott case has been temporarily quashed by an Ontario Court of Appeal judge. The Clinton News - Record reports solic- itor -client privilege is the reason and there's still a poten- tial wrongful convic- tion case being dealt with. Media outlets want to review the file so they can better understand why Truscott has not been exonerated in the murder of 12 - year -old Lynne Harper, near Vanastra, 46 years ago. A three-judge panel will render a final decision on the media's access to the files in the near future. St. Columban farewell mass ST. COLUMBAN — The walls of St. Columban Roman Catholic Church have fallen silent after the parish's final mass June 26. According to the Huron Expositor a seven-year struggle to keep the church open ended in the fall when Bishop Ronald Fabbro ordered its closure. Singing talent was on display Canada Day at South Huron Rec Centre as the 2nd annual South Huron Idol Contest was held.Twenty-five contestants competed and will move on to the finals during the Exeter Fall Fair Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. Linda Finkbeiner of the South Huron Chamber of Commerce said she was pleased with the event, noting there were 10 more competitors than last year and audience atten- dance was up. Most singers were local, although there was one from as far away as Windsor. Pictured above from left Paige Keller and Emily Van Mierlo of Exeter sing "Concrete Angel," Jillien Regier of Zurich sings "Oh Darling," and Megan Finkbeiner of Crediton sings "Big Deal." Singers competed in three age categories: 13 and under, 14-21 and over 21. Linda Finkbeiner thanked event sponsors for making South Huron Idol possible. (photos/Scott Nixon) Festivities are a illi Scout Jamboree trip By Stephanie Mandziuk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN — It's been a few years since Lucan Biddulph sponsored Canada Day festivities. This year it finally hap- pened and councillor Wayne Hall is pleased with the end result. "We are hoping to expand it over the next few years to make it big- ger, " says Hall. A com- mittee will review the ups and downs of what tran- spired in a few weeks. The festivities included fireworks Thursday night, a parade Saturday as well as live entertainment and free swimming at the community pool. • In other council news, summer ice time is filling up at the arena. So far 426 hours have been rent- ed over a seven -week period. That's an average of 60 hours per week. • Nine lifeguards have been hired for the sum- mer season. Seven are certified and two others are working on it. In the meantime, registration for swimming has begun and classes are filling up. • Will a skateboard park be built in Lucan? Council has discussed the idea and has asked staff to look into the costs and other issues. • Speaking of costs, council has directed staff to determine the pricetag for inspecting six bridges in the municipality. The inspections are necessary to ensure the bridges meet provincial standards. • A request has been put forward to repair the Elginfield drain between Granton and Highway 23. A notice will be sent to property owners in the area informing them about the repair work and upcoming meetings on the issue. • One final note, Lucan Biddulph's official Web site is getting a facelift. It's still a work in progress and you can check it out at www.lucanbiddulph.on.ca On June 30 the 1st Exeter Scouts left on a 10 day excursion. After camping in Pakenham for three nights and celebrating Canada Day and July 2 in Ottawa, they will proceed to the Scout Jamboree at Mille Isles, Quebec. Their fundraising efforts have brought in approximately $1,200 which will help offset the expenses for this excursion. A special thanks to all the volunteers and the community for the support. From left are Matthew Ellis, Scott Berendsen, Ben Case, Patrick Gehan and Andrew Smith. Back: leader Bob Gehan. Absent: Don MacLeod and leader Dave MacLeod. Objections from neighbours for proposed Dashwood severance Continued from front page commercial development would be a positive step for Dashwood. Council eventually decided to defer the mat- ter in hopes the Hoffmans can work with the neighbours to quell some of their concerns. In other council notes: Birch Bark approval Site plan approval was granted to Birch Bark Trailer Park on Highway 83, allowing owner Randy Glazier to add another 41 park model trailer homes to his site, bringing the number of homes in the park to 142. Among the conditions for approval is that Glazier widen the front entrance to accom- modate emergency vehicles such as fire trucks. Also, a "fire lane" must be dedicated within the park for the free movement of emergency vehicles. One year extension Mark McLlwain was given another year to complete the paving of his driveway at 183 Main Street. As building and development manager Bob Pattison explained, one of the conditions McLlwain agreed to as part of a building permit in June 2003, was that he pave the lot by November 2003. The driveway remains unpaved and McLlwain recently requested a five year extension. On Pattison's recommendation, council agreed to the one year extension. If the lot isn't paved, Pattison said the municipality can go in and pave it and bill McElwain. One of the issues is water runoff from McLlwain's property, which Pattison said in some spots is one foot to 16 inches higher than neighbouring properties. In his letter to council, McLlwain noted he hasn't paved the driveway yet because he plans to construct a garage on it, which will elevate the driveway allowing for a storm sewer drain to be built to allow storm water to run onto Main Street. Trivitt approval Approval was given to Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church to close Baldwin Street Oct. 1 to allow for a community -wide Thanksgiving celebration put on by the church Oct. 1-2. The event will honour the late Mildred Grimes for her donation of $5 million to the church. In a letter to the municipality, Roy Triebner said Trivitt plans to donate $500,000 this year to charitable groups and organizations. The Thanksgiving celebration will include breakfast, an entertainment tent, tours of the church, a special church service, a dinner and space on Baldwin Street for charitable groups to show what they do. The only resident on Baldwin Street had no objections to the street's closure. Oke described the event as good for the community. "I'm in favour of it." Cemetery investment South Huron is investing funds from the Exeter Public Cemetery into a 20 -year National Bond Investment, which will pay 4.5 per cent annually. The investment, $31,561.65 from care and maintenance on the sale of lots at the ceme- tery for 2003 and 2004, was mistakenly put in the municipality's general account for the last two years. Under provincial legislation, cemeteries have to invest their care and maintenance money and can only spend the interest. The investment is backed by the federal government.