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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-10-26, Page 21INDEX Sports - A8, A9, A10 Hensall - All Walton - Al2 Dublin - A13 Graduates - A20 Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensel) and Walton Seaforth, Ontario Plowmen honored at Brussels banquet. See page A5. Huron xpositor HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988 50 cents a copy Federal showdown ill attended BY PAUL. RUDAN CLINTON - There were about 150 people here at the federal all -candidates meeting but that total would have been much less if the four parties left their supporters at home. The meeting, held on October 27, at Clin- ton Public School was sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. All four candidates running in the Huron - Bruce riding were in attendance: Conser- vative Murray Cardiff; Tony McQuail of the New Democratic Party (NDP); Liberal representative Ken Dunlop; and Tom Clark from the newly formed Chris- tian Heritage Party (CHP). The evening was uneventful with each of the candidates preaching party policy. Each nominee had the opportunity to deliver opening remarks and then they fielded questions from the audience for the remainder of the evening. Mr. McQuail opened by saying the NDP is for the ordinary person. He criticized the Conservatives and the Liberals for receiv- ing campaign donations from banking in- stitutions and the government for the free trade deal. Mr. Cardiff began by reminding the au- dience of the country's poor situation four years ago. He pointed out that 1,250,000 jobs have been created with 50 per cent of those jobs going to women. He spoke on the government's farming policies and the farmers' $22 billion debt which he called a very severe problem. The CHP believes the strong family unit is the foundation of society, said Mr. Clark. Ministry, police investigate The manager -owner of Brussels Stockyard Ltd., and the focus of a cattle fraud investigation involving about $1 million, may be in West Germany. Police and officials from the Ontario Agriculture Ministry have been looking for Klaus Henschel of RR 3 Brussels since ear- ly last week, following complaints from a number of Western Canadians, that they haven't been paid for 733 cattle - worth an estimated $400,000 - bought in the Brussels Stockyard's name, but never sold there. The western cattle were apparently ship- ped to a feedlot south of Beachville, near Ingersoll, then sold through a number of livestock sales barns across Southwestern Ontario. At the same time 556 cattle purchased by Brussels Stockyard Ltd. on credit from a local bank and put on pasture locally, were also apparently processed through the Beachville area feedlot and a number of sales yards. He stated his party affirms the, sancity of life and the protection of mother and child. Speaking on day care Mr. Clark said, "The CHP believes the best environment for our children is our home, with us, the loving parent. The government should not pro- vide a babysitting service...Daycare should be based on need alone and not the wants of parertts." He said local churches, the private sec- tor and companies should take the respon- sibility of day care. Whether it be John Turner or Mr. Dunlop, the Liberals have focused their campaign on the free trade deal. Mr. Dunlop said Canada already has 80 per cent free trade and the price is too high to pay to gain the remaining 20 per cent. He Turn to page 5. $1 M fraud .. STANDING GUARD - Seaforth and Area Firefighters were called to the lot adjacent to the EMA store Monday, when two gas mains were severed after a roof truss fell on them during construction on the new Flower Magic store. A gas leak continued for about 30 minutes until firemen were called to the scene, and Jim Sills, seen here, was able to stop the,flow into the environment. During the incident a portion of Main Street was evacuated, and traffic was detoured down John Street. Mcllwraith photo. .., ,: .: .. ... n...... •:; ..:.; .. :.: .:........ .......:,:::: i•: :. ::...,. .... :..:....:v.:h.v.•:•;•.::,..:�:.v.v::::::;:..v:: :::[x:•}}:.}}i•::0!r:.Y+:^:.y;•}i}}%it;•K.;:•::ry}:G}'.}•;:: .:::::::::::: •: .. ..:.. }:, .n.....:n .}:h..v:::::::; }::::::::.+...:.::•.:,:•.......n+....6...8........................:, ;•,�}:::.:......4.::yi}:.}:•}:till:.i}r.his: �vv}: }'.::: L:::' .::.:. .....i.•:•YvT 4 ? - ... The worth of the total number of cattle in- volved is estimated at $900,000. Tracing the cattle is expected to prove difficult since it's very likely some of them are on meat counters. Wingham OPP Constable Al Hunter said authorities may seek the extradition of Henschel, but as yet no charges have been laid and no, arrest warrant issued. Canada does have an extradition treaty with West Germany, but a formal charge must be laid before proceedings can begin. In the meantime the stockyard is closed and has gone into receivership. According to former stockyard owner Bruce McCall the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Brussels has frozen the stockyard's ac- counts and refuses to honor cheques issued to local farmers who have sold cattle on consignment through the stockyard. To remedy OA situation and-pretect bet- ween 70 and 80 Southwwstern Ontario farmers who filed for compensation after cheques bounced for cattle they sold through the stockyard last week, Mr. Mc- Call is trying to get the operation going again. He himself is owed $170,000 in mor- tgage on the stockyard. Pending a formal hearing in Toronto on November 3, Dr. John Henry, Ontario Livestock Commissioner, said he hopes to get the yard running again next week. "Our interest here is that the farmers get 100 cents on the dollar," he said. The Livestock Financial Protection Board will pay only 90 cents on the dollar to producers stung financially by the collapse of a business such as the Brussels Stockyard Ltd. Fire department called to leak A SOD TURNING ceremony was held to begin the Seaforth Community Hospital ex- pansion project, and a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially open the new Health Centre, on October 29. Seen here, Huron MPP and Minister of Agriculture Jack Riddell, outpatients and emergency representative from the Seaforth Community Hospital Darlene Hetherington, chairman of the hospital's board of governors Fred Tilleyi and Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff drive a spade into the ground to turn the first sod for the building project. Corbett photo. Production was interrupted at the Seaforth Creamery on Wednesday at about 6:30 p.m., when the building was cleared because of an ammonia leak. Seaforth firefighters were called to deal with the incident, and searched for the cause of the leak using their breathing apparatus. Manager of the creamery, Larry Ebisuzaki, says there are sometimes minor leaks of the ammonia used for refrigeration at the plant, but these are generally found and dealt with without the necessity of call- ing in emergency personnel. The major leak, caused when the fittings on a com- pressor let go, forced the evacuation of the building by employees. Nothing was damag- ed by the ammonia, nor was anybody hurt. The leak was repaired in time for produc- tion to begin again Thursday morning. "It's just like a water pipe letting go in your house -there's a one in a million chance and it's completely unforeseen," says Mr. Hospital addition project soon to be underway The contract has been awarded, the first sod has been turned, and construction on Phase III of the renovation and addition program for the Seaforth Community Hospital should get underway next week. The Waterloo firm of Melloul-Blamey Con- struction has been awarded the contract, and completion date is set at one year from now. Destined to provide for a 10,900 foot addition to the north side of the hospital, Phase HI will accommodate new and enlarged out patients and emergency departments, an enlarged physiotherapy department and increased x-ray and laboratory accommoda- tions. All plans for this phase have received official approval from the Ministry of Health. The total project is expected to cost $2,342,477 with ministry funding to cover two- thirds or $1,559,651 of that cost. Hospital officials hope to raise the remaining $782,826, plus an additional $100,000 to $200,000 to cover the cost of incidentals like equipment and furnishings, through a series of community fundraising projects, and through a door-to-door canvass scheduled for sometime in the early spring. "There are always changeovers and upgrading of the old system to fit the new that result from an expansion project like this," said Jim Etue, Chairman of the Hospital Board, about the extra money the board is hoping to raise. "Unfortunately you can't foresee those type of situations until you get right down to them. You can only do them as they arrive." Mr. Etue noted Phase II of the renovation and addition program - construction of an addition on the east side of the hospital which will provide accommodation for enlarg- ed heating, mechanical and electrical services required by Phase III - has been com- pleted. It cost approximately $700,000 to complete. However the mechanical/electrical addition doesn't really mean much to most people. "You don't see anything. There are no rooms for patients, nothing, so people are likely saying 'holy smackers' $700,000 is a lot of money for a 50 by 50 foot room. But, when you add square feet to a building, you have to service it and update the old," said Mr. Etue, adding the patient area, for example, will now be serviced by air conditionning. "The main bricks and mortar, though, will occur in this project (Phase III)." Phase I of the renovation and addition program was the completion of a new fire alarm system in the existing hospital. Plans for that system provide as wellf or the hospital addition. A fourth phase, which may be looked at for the hospital sometime down the road, will consider expansion to the interior of the hospital, the addition of a sundeck, and closing in of the current patio in order that the cafeteria may be extended. Mayoral candidates drawing on past experience Seaforth residents will have two mayoral candidates to choose from when they go to the polls on November 14. Both are well versed in the politics of municipal council. BOB DINSMORE Bob Dinsmore has been a member of Seaforth Town Council for 14 of the last 22 years, and has served for all of those years in the capacity of councillor. In 1982 he ran for the position of Mayor but was narrowly defeated by Alf Ross, who is retiring from the position this year. Mr. Dinsmore has been chairman of every standing committee of council, and has also been involved with the Local Ar- chitectural Conservation Advisory Com- mittee, and the Recreation and Parks Com- mittee. He is a member of St. Thomas Anglican Church, and Past President of the Optimist Club, but his interests, he said, are wide. Mr. Dinsmore was, at one time, Branch Chairman of St. John's Ambulance Service, a Volunteer Fireman (eight years), a founder of the Seaforth Ringette Association, and a coach and volunteer for various other sports organizations. "The major things I've been involved in up until the last two years has been recrea- tion," admits Mr. Dinsmore. But it hasn't been the only thing on his mind. Running for Mayor, has been something he has had at the back of his mind for eight or nine years, something he didn't forget about even after losing the 1982 election for mayor to Alf Ross. "Alf has done a good job over the last six years. They've been six of the best years for the town, as far as keeping up with area. But there are a lot of projects that have been started, that I'd like to see kept going, and completed - projects like the stireetscaping, Victoria Park, and the sewer," he says. Mr. Dinsmore says the town is facing no major issues, but should be considering ways to keep its taxes at the current level or in pace with inflation. One way to do that, he says, is to have more industry in town. "I'd like to see the town develop the in- dustrial land in the southwest corner, or else annex more land. One industry is good, but we need more than that," says Mr. Dinsmore. "We need industry to keep our tax base and to keep taxes low. Right now they seem weeie high because we don't have the industry." But despite its problems, Mr. Dinsmore says Seaforth is great town to live in. "I don't think you'd find another town like it in Ontario. Seaforth has more to of- fer, has friendlier people and 90 per cent of the people I've talked to would sooner leave their town and move to Seaforth. Sure we have problems - ups and downs - but Seaforth has more ups than downs," com- ments Mr. Dinsmore. "Over the years Seforth has been an ag- gressive town, and maybe a little more pro- gressive than other towns. It's always stayed with the times." Mr. Dinsmore works as a truck driver for Dave Moore Fuels. He is married, and he and his wife Shirley have five children and four grandchildren. HAZEL HILDEBRAND Like Mr. Dinsmore Hazel Hildebrand br- ings a wealth of experience about municipal politics to the election race for mayor. A member of town council for eight years, five as councillor, Mrs. Hildebrand currently occupies the position of Deputy- rnto age6 4 BOB DINSMORE HAZEL HILDEBRAND