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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-08-03, Page 10.�9� (519)235-1115 www.h urontractor.com HURONTRACTOR hau www.hoy.net HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVING EXETER & SURROUNDING AREAS For as low as $19.95/mo. (519)23a-4333 TIMES ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday,August 3, 2005 1 .255 (includes GST) Local man receives Huron Park, Edward Street projects going ahead lifesaving citation By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF MILDMAY — A local man was recently recog- nized by the OPP for his assistance in helping three-year-old twins from a burning home just north of Arva. Bob Hamilton, 23 of Exeter, received the OPP Commissioner's Citation for Life-saving at a May 25 awards ceremony in Mildmay. Bob Hamilton, 23 of Exeter, recently received an OPP Commissioner's Citation for Life-saving for his help in rescuing two girls from a house fire in Arva. (photo/submitted) On Sept. 11, 2003, on his way to work, Hamilton saw a home on fire and stopped to help. Another man had already stopped and helped a woman escape, but her two daughters were trapped in their upstairs bedroom. Hamilton and the other man tried to find a way upstairs, but were blocked by intense fire. When the OPP arrived, Hamilton helped the offi- cers get into the bed- room, but police were also blocked by the rag- ing fire. When the fire department arrived, the girls were quickly res- cued and taken to hospi- tal for burns and smoke inhalation. Their mother died in hospital two days after the fire. "Robert Hamilton is highly commended for his life-saving assis- tance," OPP Commissioner Gwen Boniface stated. Hamilton's father, Larry, says he's proud of his son's bravery. "It means a lot to help another person," he says, adding that his son will never forget the experi- ence and hopes he can meet the two girls again. Hamilton was not the only local person recog- nized at the awards cere- mony in Mildmay — as already reported, Elimville's Winston Churchill also received a Commissioner's Citation for Life-saving for help- ing rescue a man trapped inside a vehicle. SOUTH HURON — Two South Huron construction projects are closer to reali- ty after council awarded tenders at a special July 26 meeting. The major reconstruction project for the residential side of Huron Park was awarded to low bidder J-aar Excavating Limited at a project cost of $7,080,782.45. The project will see the replacement on Huron Park's residential side of roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewers and water lines. The former military base's infrastructure is about 60 years old and in need of repair. Chief administrative officer Larry Brown said some construction will start this fall, although the bulk of it will take place in 2006. Some preliminary work, such as installing sump pumps in basements, can be done right away, Brown added. Council also awarded the tender for the reconstruction of Edward Street between Huron and Sanders streets. Low bidder Birnam Excavating has been hired for the project for $698,053.19. The work on Edward will be similar to what was done on Carling last year — work will include new sewers, water - mains, sidewalks, curbs and improve- ments to the Anne Street drain. Work will start in about three weeks and probably be finished in November, road superintendent Ken Betties said. The fmal surface of asphalt on Edward Street will be done next year. Municipality to finally display historic Burke paintings By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — Historical town paintings by late Exeter artist Harry Burke will finally by displayed by the municipality, as originally planned. The paintings, which had hung in The Ranch House Inn for several years, had recently been removed by Burke's son Tom. A (closed to the public) meeting was held last week between the municipality, Tom Burke, mediator Bill Dinney and members of the heritage foundation and the OPP to determine who actually owned the paintings. As Burke explained to the Times -Advocate last week, his father's will gives him owner- ship. The issue of Harry Burke's historical paintings goes back more than a decade when a grand opening was held to unveil them for an exhibition at the Olde Town Hall in August 1993. The collec- tion was also framed and copied for archives. The paintings (over 60 of them) remained at the Olde Town Hall until the building was renovated and used for town council meetings, when they were taken down and put in the basement. "They just languished in the base- ment," Burke told the Times -Advocate, "and I was concerned," since Exeter has a history of flooding. Burke said his father's intention for the paintings was for the public to enjoy them, "not for it to be hidden away and languish in closets and basements where it could ultimately get damaged." Eventually, the paintings were taken and displayed in a meeting room at The Ranch House Inn, where the collection was on display in its entirety from April 1999, until recently, when it was decid- ed they weren't being seen enough by the public. Burke then took the paintings down and has most of them in his possession. He'll now help decide where in town the paintings will be placed. South Huron chief administrative offi- cer Larry Brown says the municipality will renew its agreement from years See BURKE page 2 Lower than posted MORTGAGE INTELLIGENCE TM The SunCoast Mortgage Team Justin Christie, AMP • Keith Walper, AMP 45 Ontario Street South • Grand Bend 519.238.HOME or 866.544.4001 bank rates. THAT'S A FACT! Making it Easy... 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