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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-06-20, Page 1C▪ ' 1-- 5 t▪ ruing the communities and areas of 'ussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton F- • , CC L W 0, nr;e pe in plane, A former resident of Hensall, Gordon Moir was killed when the light plane he was piloting crashed into a car on Highway 87 east of Gorrie on Saturday. A Fergus couple, William Miller, 70, and his wife Helen. 65, died in the car. A passenger in the planer Warren Bali, of tobicoke, a son-in-law of the S6 -year-old pilot is in serious condition in University Respite', London. A Wingham OPP spokesman said the single engine Cessna 170-B was owned by Norman Fairies of RR 1, Gorrie. "The seat beltrestrained'the•passenger, but the pilot was thrown out," said the,OPP. Investigators from the Department of Transportation in Toronto, -and OPP detach- ments from' Wingham, Mount Forest and Toronto investigated the accident which occurred "at 8:20 p.m. The Wingham fire department was also called to the Scene to spray foam on the aircraft. • Police . said both vehicles were total wrecks. The 1983 Dodge received 511.000 damage and damage to the plane was estimated at S15,000. INTROUBLE. The only eye witness of the accident. Peter Browne of Gorrie, said he was driving east at the tune. "1 could see the plane coming and it seemed to have trouble ;taking Off. It was about 200 feet from the hiihway .Hos i!t• .! The Seaforth Community Hospital is ices. to to ealth �g to nzie and Seaforth representativP;lit the " and Joan Parkinson outlined the proposed estate-` Sion to council at theirreguiaf'. � .R Dnp. "We're looking at physical expansion -- to expand the out-patient area, not in-patient." said Mr. McKenzie. The hospital serves about 10.000 Seaforth and area residents. But in thc last few years. the hospital board has noticed patients are turning to out-patient care instead of staying m the hospital as in -patients. Homecare is favored by the Ministry which enables patients to recover in their own home. At the same time, the hospital has noticed a significant decrease in the number of births in Seaforth" "We also had discussions on relocating the doctors offices onto hospital property. but money for this project would have to be raised locally. But the board is prepared to provide the space. We're looking at about 6.000 square feet for professional offices." Mr. McKenzie said a master plan of the expansion has been forwarded to the Ministry. ")Cud they've asked for a second copy. the plan. there was also an indication of putting in a nursing home. but that's almost hoping to expand its out - eat ",'s And to do this. the hospital board lro' receive approval from the Miaistryof for an addition and the necessary fund onset costs estimated at 51,780,000 Hospital administrator, Ord MC ' r- 50c a go SEA'FbRTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDA • .i00grr'* i 0 _-7 :18 PAIGES pie aiE car crag andonly had one wheel off the ground when I first saw it_" He said the grass runway at the Fairies farm doesn't extend to the highway and the pilot was actually off the runway and in the adjoining field. ?When i was directly across from the plane, it was about 100 feet away and i had the impression the pilot was having engine trouble. I could hear the motor surging," said Mr. Browne. Hehad just passed the spot where the plane was about to take off when he saw it crash into the automobile that was following him. The car was following me pretty close. When I saw the pilot was having trouble. I knew he wasn't going to make it. In my rearview mirror, i saw the plane hit the side of the highway and land on top of the cai. The propeller went through the roof. The car rolled over quite a few times and landed in the ditch near the plane which was upside down in a farmer's grain field. "The pilot was pinned underneath the plane and the passenger was thrown clear. The roof was crushed on the car, and it was upside down," said Mr. Browne. The engine of the plane was torn loose and was laying about 10 feet away, near a wing. Mr. Browne continued on to a nearby farm house where -police. fire and ambu= hopes t lance officials were called. • A member otthe Brussels Flying Ctub s: Jim Armstrong Or Brussels said Mr Mot. wasn't a member of the club. , Bat Moir's son, David had taught flying lessor in Brussels for one summer.' £s Mr. Moir owned the Moir Funeral Home in Gorrie for 15 years. In 1974. he soldtthe funeral home to- Mas and Barb. Watts`,of -Brussels. Mr. and Mrs: Watts also own Box -Funeral Home in Seaforth. At the time of hisdgatb, Mr. Moir was t1te administrator of Clarltwoed Estates, a nursing home in Palmerston. ' 'A resident ofGorrie: he is survived by leis wife, the former Ann Luther; two sonts David of Wiarton mill -Paul of Stouffvtlle, one daughter, LoriMrs. Warren Gall' ofg Etobicoke, and one brotier Kenneth RIR` i Petersburg-, Ile is also survived by his mother;, Gertrude Moir, the former Anna Gertrude Love of Hensel' and two grandctiildt;en.. He was predeceased by hiss father Clifford Moir. Resting at the Gorrie Chapel of MZ_ Watts Funeral Homes.•. funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 20 at 2 p.m. Interment in Gorse Cemetery. A memorial-servicewas held by Forest; Lodge No:' 162 Wriiiieter. on Tuesday; . evening at the funeral,hotgt:. impossible because we'd need a ficen*-of which none are available and. probably vtp'b,'t "be available." i-' Total expansion is estimated at 114100 square feet for the hospital. A mental health facilitywouldtakeup about 2500 square This doesn't include a medical centre i e board is hoping the Ministry will tj two thirdsoftheproject. Mr. McKenzie d' the estimaied'construg lonrcosis areal 51 million more [lean the onginarcost to` construct the hospital. • The .area considered practical for expan- sion is the north-east section of the hospital. The waiting room now in use only holds about four people. The hospital has one treatment room that has two stretchers. The laboratory has been expanded to the point where the hospital•does about 85 per cent of their own lab work. OUT OF BASEMENT The pharmacy department will come out of the basement and be moved to the main floor and the present ambulance eniergency entrance will be moved. Physio -therapy located in the basement will be movedto the radiology department. By moving the quiet room at the main entrance. the room can be expanded for the radiology department and waiting room. "If we can get the necessary funding from the Ministry, we will build a mental health facility. Most of the lower level rooms only require renovations. We will probably have to add a quarter of a million dollars for air LIP -SMACKING CHICKEN—Six-year-old Judy Dolmage sinks her teeth into the 1 barbecued chicken at the Kinburn Foresters barbecue last Thursday. x conditioning if we expand." said Mr. enzie" e construction costs don'tinclude costs ditional equipment. tholftispital bard ping more employees wont have to be d to the present staff onceexpan orris cot fete. ` .} r+. _ BEF RCARE e to declininff.'birtl ting -.at the jird feels'the.):4 ernity [[lard coir b_ eftcr ufrtied. Lestyear; there were about ¢0`• births. "We're not losing beds (41 beds), Eat a; we're giving better patient care." About 5500000 will have to bey raised locally if the Ministry pays for the itr,tjority of the costs. "We don't anticipate any problem raising the money," said Mr. McKenzie. "Out-patient care is the thrust of health care. We do a bit of day surgery and can't justify adding beds." The board hopes to hear from the Ministry this month concerning thc expansion. But a construction and completion date hasn't been set. Clerk Jim Crocker said extending Centen- nial Street past the hospital could affect the nearby subdivision. "Yon would probably have to get the sub -division developers to sign an agreement." 'We'll follow any regulations set out. But we don't plan on extending the street far, just fol HOSPITAL/ SEE ON PAGE 3 -t' iLOT'KILLED - A foimer:Hensall resident, Gordon Moir of Gerrie wait killed when the ;Cesbna lit fires piiottng hitt a car east int; urtle. Gaof the crash hasn't beef. let1.riht 0410, u0 *earned to•be tiavintl.engtne itoublo.-Three: 'peopledled In theaccidentand the passenger sof the plane remalns in hospital. (Wasslnk photo) 1. a Exeter teacher not back South Huron District High School math teacher Joanne Young failed to show up for walk on June 11 and her employer wants to talk to her. Her employer is the Huron County Board of Educatiafi and director of education Robert Athan said that officially Mrs. Young failed to report to work last week and the board hasn't taken any action against her. He has heard through media reports that the Exetet teacher is in jail after failing to give her name when arrested at a demonstration outside of Ontario Hydro in Toronto. Mr. Allan said the board wants to talk to Mss. Young to find out wlte re she's been and why she has been absent. The director said she had asked for the day off school giving "in order to demonstrate" as her reason for wanting to be absent The request was refused. said Mr. Allan The Exeter high school started exanfJ this week making the previous week the last week of instruction. Mrs. Young is expected to have been arraigned June 19. but as of Mondayshe was not giving out her name to jail officials. PUC agrees to five per cent wage increase for one year Seaforth's Public Utilities •Commission agreed with the collective agreement be- tween the commission and members of Loral 636 of the international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers which was presented at their June 13 meeting. The one year agreement granted a five per cent raise to the outside workers. a raise in the annual clothing allowance from 560 to 580 and a raise in the UiC maximum of the weekly indemnity plan from $210 to 5255. The raise in wages brings the journeyman rate from 56.60 to S6.93 and from 510.22 to 510.76. The commission also agreed to the proposal between management and the union for summer hours for three months on a trial basis. During the months of June. July and August, workers will stare the day at 7:30 a -m. and end the day at 4:30 p.m.. but management can revoke the privileges if the proposal doesn't seem to be working. "it's up to them to make it work." said commissioner Jim Sills. SECOND CROSSE% The PUC also agreed to investigate the possibility of a second crossing of water main under the railway tracks other than at Main Street - "We looked into it once before but we never pursued it because the subdivision didn't go any further." said manager- Tom Phillips. "But, we've got to look to the future: a ten inch water main may not be enough." Siete a second crossing was suggested in a recent waterworks study by B.M. Ross and Associates, Mr. Sills said the preliminary planning for a crossing could be done. "That way, if it had to he done. we could just go ahead and do it." PUC employees. Doug Smale. Jack Muir. Denis Medd and Brett Finlayson attended a safety meeting head bythe Electrical Utilities Safety Association of Ontario in Mitchell on May 30. At the meeting. which dealt with aerial -bucket devises and RBD devises which contribute to injuries, the commission received a certificate for seven years without a compensation for injuries. The commission agreed to resurface the roof over the PUC garage. the same time as the town police resurface their office roof subject to the tendering project. "Our roof has been good but the police have concerns about theirs. if the roof is going to be done, it shouldn't be done in half sections." said Mr. Phillips. MayorAlf Ross said there would be less trouble with future leakage if both roofs were done at the same time. "It was put on together and if we don't do it all together. they'll leak and you'll have a lot of trouble. They're hard to join." he said. , Because the commission did not budget for roof repairs in 1984. both commissioners Sills and Pullman were hesitant about agreeing to the repairs. "The police station roof is definitely in need of repair," said Mr. Ross. "We're (the town) going' and we're going right away. We want to know if you want to go in with us." The roof over the police station and the PUC garage was put on in 1956. Two new Blue Spruce trees have been planted by the Waterworks building to replace two 30 -year-old Blue Spruce trees. Local Katimaviker in U.S. exchange There's a big difference between learning to take orders and learning to solve a problem by yourself. That's what Richard Whyte, of RR2 Seaforth learned when he spent three months in California recently as a participant in the Katimavik program. Afterspending six months in Haiiburton and Lac Beauport, Quebec, Richard took part in a youth exchange between' the California Conservation Caps and Katim- evi7c of Canada. In three different centres, he received training in forestry, carpentry, firefighting, highway maintenance and building parks and trails. It was the first exchange of its kind and we tried to expose as much of Katimavik as possible to them with bake nights and new games. But, i don't think con can even compare the two programs. The corps was a quasi -military group in a structured environ- ment," says Richard. The California Conservation Corps is a disciplined work force which works toward conserving the state's natural resources and provides work for people aged 18 to 23 with the slogan "Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions." Members include all ethnic groups, education levels and income groups and 37 per cent are women. They are paid 5581 a month with 5145 deducted for room and board" Participants can be fired for disobeying the rules which say no drugs, no alcohol, no violence, no refusal to work and no destruction `of state p it differs from Katima�whose basic philosophy is to teach participant's skills for living, says Richard. INSIDE Dave Murray, Faye Carnochan are SDHS Athletes of the Year / A10 The Farm Show will take centre ring/ A18 Pre-schooler kids graduate to kindergarten/ A7 Brussels Brownies, Guides raise 267.25 / 412 "Katimavik teaches how to get along with people. In the Corps, you take orders while the leaders stand around and watch you work; they literally think for you. But, I'm a thinker on my own." Living in one of the 25 centres of the corps was also difficult for Richard to adjust to. "We bad been doing all our own cooking in Katimavik." ['hey were impressed by the fact that we arranged things. They were always asking, 'Where's the supervisor?' They didn't realize that there's a big learning experience in arranging things." EASIER TO MOtI'i+ATE Richard says he used the journal writing exercise every corps member must do every KATLAAAVIKER/ ON PAGE 3 INDEX - Births /A6 Brussels /Al2 Classified /A14, 15 Community Calendar /A3 Dublin /A4, 5 Entertainment /417, 18 Family /46, Hensall /A8 Kids /A7 Legion /A 1.7 Obituaries /A6 People /A17 Sports /A10, 11 Welton /A13