The Huron Expositor, 1987-01-21, Page 1INDEX;
Hansell /A18.,
• :Obituaries, /A14' •
People, /A14 "
w .Spo.r.ts,J'A&, 7', 9•
.Walton /A4
Births„ /A14
Classified /A10, 1'1
Dublin/A5 "
Ftit .er ainment. /A1•S
Farnily /A1.4' . •
Farm 1Al2 -
Serving the communities
and areas of Seaforth, '.
Brussels, Dublin,. Hensall
and -Walton
New •farm' safety standards. See page A4,
• SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,. 1987 —:.14 PAGES
:50 .cents a copy,
Seaforth
PUC, to get
a new transformer.
The Seaforth Public Utilities Commission
• (PUC) has received word it will.be supplied-
'• with. a new transformer.
• PUC.Manager. Tom Philips told, members
• • of the commission last week documentation
had beeni,reeeived from Carte Electric' Ltd.,
Winnipeg, ,the company that -supplied' the
•current transformer, the town would . be
supplied with a new transformer in accord-
. once' with original specifications.. '
The original electric transformer;: installed
the transformer and tip to 73 decibels further
back. " ` • •
• The FCC' had been presented with four
possible solutions to the.noise problem, The
first two solutions called for the unit to be
returned to Winnipeg, either for redesign or -
modifications to correct the •problein. Rede- -.
sign would have brought the noise level to: the
specified 59 decibels, while the modifications
wouldhave reduced it to 61 decibels at best.
Aprt122 at. Main,Station No. 1 is working: well The other two solutions involved working
mechanically, but the equipment is emitting ' on the transformer at its present location..
a higher noise level than contracted for by the Field.work coyld.have been done•to•bring the
Seaforth PUC: noise level down from 68• to 65 decibels.or
The contract for, the $85,000 transformer • sound walls could have been built to reduce
specified a noise level of 59 decibels for the level to 59 decibels. The last option would:
similar transformers, because Main Station have been an expensive proposition, costing'
No. 1 is. located in a residential :area.. from $9,000 to $10,000..'
However, tests conducted by the manufac- • Production of the replacement unit is .
Curer after the unit- was installed revealed • scheduled Tor March of this year, with the•.
decibel readings from68 to 6s within a foot of shipping date set for April 3. '
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Landfill. site put on hold
The Seaforth-Tuckersmitli'landfill .commit-
tee is not proceeding any farther with the
Kootstra property. •
The committee made that decision follow-
ing a meeting With Ministry. officials last
week, who told them there would• be no
•provincial funding of the landfill available at
this time. •
"W etheught-there might be some funding
Ministry. •`
"We've stopped. We're not going to spend •
any more money until• we get some different
guidance.:' • '
Mayor Ross added the committee will •
continue to investigate and work with the.
Ministry pf the Environment, and other
landfill owners to find a,solution, but said it
was pointless to spend any more money on a
for the monies we've, spent to date • -site, which could possibly still be turned
investigating the site," said Seaforth Mayor' ;down. until •they•can decide how it will be
Alf Ross finished.• .
"But they've told us there is none." The committeesaid itis hoping.to receive a •
"It's very disappointing but....this.landfill • temporary solution to its landfill problem, at
thing is getting pretty .frustrating," • said least until the County of, Huron finishes a '
Mayor Ross, adding the Kootstra site hadn't 'feasibility study it is ,conducting on the
• even been given final approval by the creation Of acounty-wide landfill. .'
Mawor PUC" chairman
Mayor Alf Ross officially assumed the' recorded PUC history that a mayorofthe
duties of Chairman of the Public Utilities town has also served as ChairmanofthePUC.
Commission last Wednesday evening. He- Mayor Ross said he looks. forward- to the
took over the position from Jim Sills, challenges of the job,
Mayor Ross's appointment to the Chair-
man'sposition marks. the first •.time in • "It'll certainly be different," he said.
SNOW QUEEN ,CROWNED — Rhonda Farag, -a student at the
Seaforth District High Scholl, was crowned Miss. Optimist at the.
Teen Dance. held Friday night at the Seaforth and District
Community Centres. Miss Farag, seen here with last year's Queen,
Anne Marie Maloney, competed against six other contestants for
the title. She Will rule over the Optimist Winter Carnival,, which
began on the weekend and will conclude Sunday. (Mcilwraith photo)
Library board reinstates Janis Bisback
• B''YAtAN tUVEPT ' bers who have not yet served a three-year,
The Huron County Library Board has `term have resigned or Council.has just cause
re -instated Hensen native Janis. Bisback to' undettthe Act forremoving them, they would
the board after a procedural error was continue to be on the board," the letter
•: discovered regarding the oountys citizen _concluded. • -
appointments to the board: r'' Mrs. Bisback, in .a recent interview, said
In a letter from the Minister of Citizenship she has received a letter of reinstatement
and Culture (MCC1 Lily Monroe'to 'W arden dated January 14 from.CountV Cleri(;Trea-
Briar* McBurney dated December 16, the Surer Bill Hanly. However, the letter said the
ministererephasizedthat the libraryappoint. ' instatement is "tinder review" between
meats "are for a three year term concurrent the county solicitor arid the MCC Minister
with the three" year terns of municipal Lily Monroe,
council.'" ",Until I:m notified one way or -the other;
Mrs. Bisback Was left off the library board f A continue to be a member of the library
for1987 in favorof itabei Elston after Serving heard,"said Mrs. Bisbaclt• in an interview.
only two yeas Of the three years as a Shehasbeen aboard memberforthelastfive
non -elected, citizen member -at -large on the yew .
board.According to former chairman of the
"Illiess the previous lfbraiy board them libraryboard''IiontCuriningham2 the situation
is "upthe air" with the county now seeking.
clarification Of the Library Act which governs
the Huron County Library Board.
"Our solicitor is discussing the -situation
tith.the,,Ministry of Citizenship and Culture
and wtI1the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to
find. out whether we are or are not On
contravention of the (Libraries) Act," said
Mr. Cunningham after the council- meeting
on January 8,
As for• an explanation as to why Mrs.
Bisbaek, a vocal opponent of some of county's
policies regarding the operation of the county
library system, was left off the library board
for 1987, Mr. Cunningham said it was title
for some new blood on theiboard.
"We felt that she had been oil the board for
a considerable length of tithe, and maybe it
was bet for the county to find a replace
nient, " he said,
Town 'makes akes changes to ineurtend
Seafoith Town Council his triade some
ehangesto its 1987 risk riranageriterit re -pelt
The repott" which is a eotide'nsed report of
!Ire- town's iiisrttante program, was prepared
by Robert Cowan, of Frank Cowan Company.
and Ken Catdno, Seaforth Insurance
•_Brio WIlli and`tint ttielbStlI8_-refrereur
cost to be- $37 87G tip only $49 from the
Following a recd 827 ,.
I980 87 cost o $27
g mmendahon made by its
' finance and general governihent eornnuttee •
council agreed fo this year increase the
couHoillor s accidental death and dfsniember
merit froth $25,000' to $50 O'OO at an itiefdate
of $105 fn the annual cost, to keep fire .
Commercial Blanket bond for c iiie at •
but to review it during the turret€
audit; to increase the deductible with'respect
to all licensedSehicles from $250 to$i,000 at
an' annual premium savings of $645; and to
AM t limit of liability At
$5 ,9'00,000
eseafortti cou M N also DIAAT
agreed to amend the
. Seafot'th sew+age rate by -lakes to reduce the
!ewage `surcharge mate froniii 120' per ceitt'10 •
• 93.3 per Cent the water:
P , n n the' heel's of a
bythe was made o
d ellaet dby thO Public Utiliti Comiiius'sibn td'
p i ` by $ any ft 2 effective Janu ` "'1:
up its water rate
Was advised' the town's, sewage surcharge
by-laws, which are basedon.a percentage Of
• water charges, should be amended so the
sewage surcharge would not increase with
the Water rate: •
BRIEFS
W._ _ CACt.71ENDERS •_.._
Seaforth Towyn Council has given authori-
zation to architect Nick Rill to call tenders for
the front porch Project. The tenders will be
subject to the availability and approval of a
community FacilityImprovement Grant end a
Building Rehabilitation improvement (scant
(BRIG,, a outlined in a LACAC "report
adopted by defined in June 1986.
ACtEFrT REPORT
Seaforth Town Council approved a recom-
tiendation• that the Town of Seaforth thake-
applicatiortto the
m . Ministry of the Environ-
ment for an "Emergency Approval" to
permit landfilling above_- the elevations
proposed in the original Plan• of operation
and Management procedures,
That ree rn'nie idation applied to the fact
the current landfill site is legally` full`"
beeause'tile Ministry never'approved landfi11=
Ing above the elevations presented in the
Plan of Operation. To continue to use, the site,
it is necessary to' apply for the "emergency
• approval" to build it higher!: •
• COUPVCILPAi'MENT
Seaforth• Town 'Council1 approved a total
payment of $2,770 to members •of to i
, council for meetings attended in December,
Mayor Alf 'ROSS attended t)n'e regular
o
council and nine special meetings and
received a total of $505. •Councillor Garry
()shorn attended one regular council and
eight special meetings and received $180;
Councillor Carolanne Doig attended one
regular counciland seven other meetings for
$390; Councilldr-1iarry Hak attended-on"e-
regt11'ar council,and six other meetings for
$345: Councillor Robert Dinsmore attended
one regular council and five other meetings
for $300 deputy -Reeve, Hazel -f i1debrpnd
and eounciliors Peg Campbell and Bill
Me a ighlm attended a regular session of
council and three other meetings to receive
$210 each and Reeve Bill Bennett attended a
regular meeting of council and Ode special
meeting for $120.
Council members receive payment of $75
for each regular session of council attended.
The mayor receives $100. $45 is. paid for
attendance at special .meetings• and=or
committee meetings
APPOINTMENTS M ADE
Seaforth Town- Councl approved last Week
the appointment' of John Ball to its Planning
Advisory Committee and George Hildebrand,
to its Recreation and Pari Commmmi�ttee Mr".
a Store..- W d• .. _.._
Hildebrand re laces Lie ry rest n
ed l "froth 4r* -.p position on the 6664 fi
en R,.
NoVefrlber 1986:
1111 -LAWS PASSED' .
, Seaforth Todv'n Council passed a bylaw' fo
appoint Lorraine BettleS. as a' full. We'
, municipal office secretaf;V.
(Continued oh Pago A3).
y t lg den eea'rs,.
CYP F'OFI
THE SNOT _:. Ron Vercru ssan, of the Seaforth Dlstr c# HI h School Golden
scored 18 points In his teams 57-51 win•over Winghahl.Thursday afternoon In Huron -Perth
y _ . rind
Senior b'�asl%tbaliaof�ion, Mr. Vercru sse �}s,a consisfent scorer for the Golden Bears, air
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has been chosen to play on the provinClal basketball .team When it competes in the Canada
Game' this spring. Also scoring big for the Bears In Thursday"s game'was John McCowan,
wi#h 28` points. On Monday the Bears defeatedLondon'a N'trthwestern 60-58. In other
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basketball action Seaforth''s Juniors. beat Wtra66 57 ori Thursday.'but lost 72-36 toing
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korthWeSteen Monday, TheABaritams also lost to Northwestern'bya score of 86-30' Monday,
• (Mcliwraith photo)'
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