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Exeter connects to pipeline
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — It's expected the
Exeter water system will be switched
over to the new Lake Huron water
pipeline near the end of April.
While the Exeter system is now physi-
cally connected to the new pipeline,
water is still coming into town through
the original connection until the new
pumping station at the corner of Huron
Street and Airport Line is commis-
sioned. South Huron operations manag-
er Don Giberson told the Times -
Advocate Monday that he expects the
station to be commissioned soon.
In terms of the project itself, which
sees 29 -kilometres of pipeline installed
from Lake Huron to Exeter, then north
to Hensall, Giberson said, "It has been a
pretty smooth project overall." South
Huron's share of the project is about
$13.5 million, minus a $4.3 million
grant the municipality received from
the Canada -Ontario Infrastructure
Program.
"Our costs are still on track," Giberson
said.
Giberson was on hand at South Huron
council's April 7 meeting and updated
councillors on the municipality's poten-
tial savings after the new pipeline is up
and running and the current ground
water wells are decommissioned.
While savings in 2008 are expected to
be "negligible," according to Giberson's
report, starting in 2009 the municipality
will save about $110,000 annually after
the wells are shut down.
Giberson told council last week that
the Springs Well, now out of service,
can be scheduled for decommissioning
"at any time," while the Cudmore Well
will also be taken out of service and
decommissioned. The Morgan, Hicks
and Moodie wells will remain opera-
tional and on standby until the munici-
pality is assured the new pipeline is
fully functional. When that happens, the
Hicks Well will be scheduled for decom-
missioning, while the Morgan and
Moodie wells will remain operational
until the municipality comes up with a
plan to keep customers in the catch-
ment area of those wells serviced.
Following that, the Moodie Well will
be taken out of service and decommis-
sioned, while the Morgan Well will be
taken out of service and will be used for
non -potable purposes.
In the meantime, sampling of the
wells, as well as paying land leases,
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CanGro to close
By Pat Bolen
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EXETER — After several months of speculation
about its future, the doors of the CanGro food process-
ing plant will close for the last time at the end of April,
putting 150 workers out of work.
The decision was officially announced by CanGro
April 9, ending hope that the plant could be saved
after it was announced in January the plant would
close if a buyer wasn't found.
Wendy Absolom is the union representative for
United Food and Commercial Local 175 and said after
rumours that the plant would be sold, the final
announcement came as a shock.
"CanGro was telling us there was a potential buyer in
the wings and it was almost 99 per cent that it was
going to be sold. So when they dropped the
bomb...people were in shock."
Absolom said negotiations were under way on
Monday between CanGro and the union to determine
the final status of the employees. She said Tuesday a
closure deal between the union and the company had
been reached and employees will be informed of the
details Sunday.
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Council updated
on Victoria Park
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — The Exeter Lioness presented
plans to council April 7 for its project to revitalize
Victoria Park.
Shirley Mousseau explained that upgrading the
park is the main project for the Lioness. She said
fundraising for the $100,000 project has been ongo-
ing and will continue. About $50,000 has been
raised so far.
Plans to revitalize the Huron Street West park
include new walkways to make the park more
accessible. There will also be new lighting, addi-
tional benches and more child play areas. For chil-
dren, there will be a learning aspect to the park, too
— the new sidewalks will have games, numbers
and other educational activities on them. Mousseau
said the Lioness also hope to maintain the existing
wading pool.
Mousseau said the Lioness want to work on the
park over several years.
"Victoria Park has a lot of great memories for
me," said the former Exeter resident who now lives
in Bluewater.
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