HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-08-13, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 13, 1986 — A3
County becomes, one riding
The possibility of two incumbent cabinet In addition to the nearby constituency
ministers campaigning for candidacy in the changes, the new act - as well as increasing
same rifling during the next provincial the number of seats by five to 130 - also makes
election is a possibility as the result of a bill changes to most of the other existing ridings.
just passed by the Ontario legislature. However, the extent of the change does vary.
Only slight changes will occur in 58 of the
ridings while 51 have undergone more
significant shifts. Sixteen of the ridings have
rbmained intact. •
The last redistribution took place in 1975
when the number of seats increased from 117
to 125, Usually dictated by population
increases which dictate the need for cltpnge,
redistribution rarely - at least in the past 50
years - occurs more frequently than about
every eight to ten years. The passage of this
bill culminates three years of legislative
review, public hearings and study by all
parties. Nearly 600 presentations were made
at public hearings conducted throughout the
province by the Ontario Electoral Boundaries
Commission, which was responsible for the
review.
The commission released its first proposals
The Representation Act, which revises the
boundaries of Ontario's electoral districts,
will take effect following the first dissolution
of the legislature after August 31, 1986.
The boundary changes will now mean the
counties of Huron, Bruce, Grey, Perth and
Wellington will each form one separate
riding.
The Huron -Bruce riding of Health Minister
Murray Elston and Huron Middlesex riding
of Agriculture and Food Minister Jack
Riddell will no longer exist. Both cabinet
ministers reside in Huron County - Mr.
Elston in Wingham and Mr. Riddell m
Stephen Township - and, though likely .a
remote possibility, both conceivably could
seek the nomination of the Liberals in the
newly created constituency.
for change in February of 1984 and public
hearings began in April and May Of that year.
Hearings were held in Windsor, London,
Kitchener, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Barrie,
Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa, Toronto,
Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
The commission submitted its report to the
legislature in November of 1984. Following a
period of review by members of the
legislature, debate on the proposed changes
began in July of last year and continued in
October and December.
Debate concluded in January of this year
and a final report was issued in March. The
bill was passed on July l0, 1986.
The Hon. Justice Samuel H.S. Hughes,
member of the High Court of Justice for the
Province of Ontario acted as chairman of the
three-man commission. The two other
members were Warren R Baillie, chief
election officer of Ontario and Professor J.
Neville Thompson, associate professor of
history at the University of Western Ontario.
Wizard Oil concerts outdraw Salvation Army band
AUGUST 13, 1886
The great attraction in the evenings now is
the entertainments given by the W izard Oil
Concert Company on the corner of Main and
Goderich Streets. They draw a larger crowd
than the Salvation Army did in its palmy
days.he following have passed their examina-
tions forteachers certificates: Second Class -
Bella Barr, Maggie McKenzie, James
Killoran, Allan S. McLean, Alex McIntosh,
John McFadzean, Benjamin, Smillie, Jas.
Nichol, Harry Beattie, Wm. McLeod, Harri-
ett Campbell and Lydia Edwards. Thirds - M.
Cash, M. Morrison, Samuel Couch, Elen
McLaughlin, Penelope McDougall, Alton
Anderson, Donald Dallas, Frank Wood,
Edmund Elliott, J. Hogg, A. McColl and A.
Hayman. All of these, with the exception of
the last three, were students at the Seaforth
High School.
Mr. Frank Gutteridge is erecting a new
brick schoolhouse at Irishtown for Father
Murphy.
AUGUST 11, 1911
The band excursion to Goderich on
Monday last was a great success. The
weather was ideal and over 650 tickets were
sold. The following were some of the winners
in fun events: bald-headed men's race, J.
Leatherland E Barnett; fat man's race, J.F.
IN THE YEARS AGONE
Duncan, Frank Smith; boys shoe race, grounds on Wednesday evening, when prizes
Master Leatherland, R. Reid; donkey race, R. were won by William Young and Robert
Faulkner, R„ Reid. Pinkney. It is the intention of the club to
Mr. Howard Hartry left with us the other repeat the tournament on W ednesday
day a beautiful cluster of roses which he had evening of next week.
cut from a bush in his garden. Mr. Hartry is a AUGUST 10, 1961
great lover of roses and has over one hundred Anxious to do their share in helping with
varieties in his garden, about sixty of which lions Park maintenance costs, a number of
he brought over from Ireland. Goderich Street west children sponsored a
Mr. George Murdie showed us the other bazaar Friday, at the corner of Goderich and
day a ripe tomato, which he had grown in his Adams Streets. Specializing in second-hand
garden and which weighed one and one-quar- comics and large doses of Fteshie, the bazaar
ter pounds. It was a beauty. cleared $2.38. Taking part were Elaine Oke,
AUGUST 14, 1936 Mary Oke, Debbie Miller, Vicki Miller,
Seaforth officially changed its manner of Rosemary Beynon, Margie McLean and
parking on Main Street Monday night, when D.C.G. McLean.
the town council carried a bylaw permitting Harold Parker, Hensall, has found a
angle parking at the side of the street. Side seven -leaf clover and August should be his
parking, rather than the former down the lucky month. He reported multi -leaf clovers
middle style, has been in use as • an in abundance and said there were literally
experiment for the past two weeks. hundreds of four-leaf lovers in the patch
The Seaforth baseball team defeated Staffa from which he selected the seven-leafer.
on Monday in the last scheduled game of the Fifty-eight members of the Dale clan
season and thereby won its first game in 16 attended the Dale reunion held at Seaforth
starts. lions Park on Sunday, July 30, with John
A large number of interested players took Flynn presiding and Mrs. A. Jamieson as
Daly, A. Forbes; thin man's race, George part in the tournament held at the horseshoe secretary -treasurer.
Reeder thinks
columnist should
stay out of parks
Although I realize that Mr. Raftis' weekly
article is meant as light hearted reading, I
must take exception to some comments made
TO THE EDITOR
DOWN A PINT — Laurie Mills was one of a number of Seaforth and area residents
b cod donor
wgho
donated a pint of their blood for the Red Cross effort Thursday.
clinic, sponsored by the Seatorth Junior Farmers and held at the Seaforth and District
Community Centres, netted 154 units of blood. Mcllwralth photo
New gas tanks add to capacity
The installation of new gas tanks at tanks by 4,000, 6,000 and 8,000 gallon tanks
Archie's Sunoco last week not only kept the took a little over three days to complete. It
station in line with government regulations was doge in compliance with government
but gave it an additional holding capacity of regulations which call for all tanks to be
6,000 gallons. replaced by fibreglass coated models by
The replacement of three 4,000 gallon 1990.
wish a party place. That in itself is not a recourse but eviction.
problem. It becomes a problem when their The solution to the problem is probably a
activities are accompanied by loud music and monetary one. If people had to pay rates
loud and -or abusive language. At this point comparable to what is charged in motels they
the partiers infringe on the rights of others in might not be so quick to risk the wrath of the
in the August 6 installment, the park. management.
I agree wholeheartedly that camping is not The situation in the park is really no One more point for Mr. Baths. Your
for everyone. In fact, it seems very few people different than that in your home neighbor complaint about the lack of adequate sanitary
I in today's society can really appreciate the hood.. If you carry on until all hours with fadlilieslsunfounded,;bthOthc ampiinggar here are as
tbeauty. ilii, =natpt i; 1poll„aroun4l ttl4 `'c Vii is similart lout. pall t-6 ��(end they have
;fitertooll� Yila>ria w1til: ftotx?r't+h idiU�3t11sti�'tdctife"�ltilit�Y.�RYtcee'r='park 'i LvaahtiiiotYl4 th ��
As a res t of this lack o appreciation andpolleeyears°
the rather inexpensive fees, our provincial someone is causing a problem and they will Sincerely
parks are inundated with people who merely not cease and desist then the warden has no M.T. Ash
Blood donor clinic not first ever
I would like to challenge a front page article
in the Expositor, July 30. Your reporter did
not have access to records reporting the Red
Cross sponsoring monthly blood donor clinics
in the Northside United Church, Seaforth. I
am not sure of the years, but it was during the
1940s and 50s. I'mow of many people
Ie who
went regularly. I myself attendeda few
times, enough to know how it was done, then
hepatitis stopped me. I remember Dc Brady,
Mrs. Frances Brugger and Miss Wilma Seip
helping, also the breakfast served by
volunteers after the "ordeal" was over.
The report ignores thesmall, brave efforts
of many local people. Perhaps these people
should be publicly rewarded for participating
in a blood donor clinic held right in Seaforth.
I know, because 1 was there.
Sincerely,
Anna Dolmage
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mrs. Dolmage's chal-
lenge was acknowledged and was corrected
in an editorial subsequent to the articles
appearance in the paper.
.. Again our apologies to all those who were
associated with the Blood Donor Clinics held
In Northside United Church.
Dublin area family visits Haiti during trouble
Visiting an impoverished Third World
country in the throes of a violent political
revolution may not be everyone's idea of a
family vacation. but that fs exactly what the
Britton family encountered when they spent
the month of Manch in Haiti this year.
Ken Britton, his wife Pat and their three
children: Jan, 15; Lisa, 1k and Jesse, 9.
arrived in the tropical country kW two weeps
after Haitian dctatorJean Claude (Baby Doc)
Duvalier was overthrown in a violent coup.
The Dublin area family went to Haiti to work
with the charitable organization Compassion
of Canada fid. Mr. Britton, a farmer who had
been to Haiti four years earlier, was asked by
a Sarnia man he had met on his first trip to
share his agricultural knowledge with the
Haitian agricultural community.
Because of the rebellion, only mission
flights were being allowed into the country.
The Brittons arrived on a frieght plane, along
with two other families, Haitians who were
returning hone. The freight plane, which
normally makes the return trip empty, was
full of people wanting out of Haiti, on the way
out, said Mr. BMRon.
The situation in Haiti was still unsettled
when the fancily arrived. In La Pointe, the
nearest city to the tiny community of Passe
Catabouis, where they were to stay, road-
blocks had been set up and they were not
allowed to pass through the city, a situation
compotmded by their inability to communi-
tete with the Haitians.
"We were frightened because we couldn't
didn't" understand what they w es g or Wewhat?dn"
know if they were angry n
said Mrs. Britton.
The turmoil in the capital city of Porten
Prince was even worse. The Ton Ton
Macoutes, Duvalier':Sspeeialpolice force had
been overthrown, but some of the ousted
police had conspired to poison the city's
water supply. The Haitians sought revenge.
"Three of them (the Ton Ton Macoutes)
7HE t3Rli1'ON FAMILY -- of the Dublin area, visited the tropical country of Halts, shortly
after a poiitical tebei'lon took place. The Brittons, pictured from left, front Ken and Pat;
teak, their children Jesse, age 9; Jan, 15; and Lisa, 11, were on a missionary visit in
connection with Compassion of Canada Ltd. Mattis photo
Growing old
(Continued front Page A2)
lemons and limes, and others looked like
beached goldfish. There were Annie Lennox
xeroixea (and Frit not sure if they were of the
male or female persuasion) and there were
guru facs`un'ileS. One guy ort the dente floor
Was even wearing his clothes inside out.
• Hair Was slicked back and hair was stuck
up. I couldn'thelp" wondering why, in view of
all this, ltd even bothered to make the effort
• to get myowri hair to stay down, when it was
obvious die Way inyhair'_goes naturally would .
have been inch snore 1n keeping with the
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submitted to the Munsixyof the FStvrronment
Aid council is currently waiting comments on
the *tort. TENDERS IE't
Three municipal dram' tand'ers have been
let within the township of McKillop
HobertNidio&son Constructionlimned has
• been awarded the fender "Tor the" Nash
Murticipal'DOM .with iia bid Of $7,563 and
styles evident in this den of prevailing tastes.
And make up — i thought afterwardsI
might have been better off to wear one of the
dozen or so Hallowe'en masks that should be
kicking around our house.
But (didn't do any of these things. So as
much as Iregarded the creatures at this night
spot as oddities; they must have harbored
similar feelings about my friends and T, with
our obvious failure to conform to today's taste
(or lack of taste).
The evening wasn't, however; a total loss.
plan'
Roth Drainage limited has been awarded the
tender on Branch No. 1, ,Dodd's Municipal
Drain with its bid of $8,254 •
Courts of revision were held on beth drains
but no assessment appeals were "reedited,
A tender -of $6,34 for an outfield fence for
the Walton SpoiSpoilsClub was also accepted.
That tender was received from tinkly Steel..
OT11ERBUSL11EES
. : In other business tile drainage loans
It was entertaining to say the least, - and the
music was good. And when the novelty did
fnallywearolfwzew content to wander off
to another spot, which although it sported
another young cxowd, was more in line with
our tastes.
At least in looking around us we could fmd
solace is the fact that, yes, there were others
On earth who were just like us, and no, the law
of gravity hadn't been broken. Someone had
jnstfried to make it Wok that way by making a
tube of styling gel feel needed.
were caught and executed," said Mr.
Britton.
CURFEWS SEr
Curfews were in place and no one was
allowed on the streets after8 p.m., an offence
sometimes punishable by death.
"A man was shot the day before we got
there." Mr. Britton said.
Mr. Britton did not let the political
difficulties interrupt his intended work with
Haiti's agriculturalists. In fact, the Britton
found the rebellion was hardly noticed by the
Haitians in the outlying community of Passe
Catabouis.
telephones and the radio is government
controlled," he said. However, in reaching
their destinations, they did find signs otrouble and f
one conununity
just hours after passed
had oaken place and the
homes of the local Ton Ton Macoutes had
been destroyed.
Just reaching their destination was diffi-
cult enough. 'There is only one main road out
of Portau Prince and Passe Catabouis itself Is
"18 miles from any sort of decent toad."
teen with a four-wheel drive vehicle, said
Mr. Britton, they occasionally found the
rough trails contained hills so steep they
could not get the vehicle moving and had to
get out and push.
tiipon reaching the village they discovered
the resident missionary had been injured and
was unable to work, leaving Mr. Britton to
spend 60 pet cent of his time in the local
welding shop, repairing and nlakuig the
rough tools used in local agriculture, and
tea ethers how to do 1.
' "The machete is their basic toot They dig
with it, plant with it, cut trees with it They do
everything but plow with it," he said.
When not busy at that, Mr. Britton spent
time at the main project for which he had
been asked to Haiti — to exatnhle and write a
report on the feasibility of developing a large
plain area for agriculture.
The area in question had alternate seasons
totalling $56,600 were approved, byMcKillop
township council; the road super itendent s
voudler was approved in the aniter& of
$97,175'.23 for the nioath. of July and the
generiil' +oudter for $112,529.9° for July was
also approved.
Compyelfon,eettificates" Were also given to
thell dram ofthe Nash M IME:1pal Drain, th"e
Barnbii Municipal dram and the O'Reilly
municipal draoit.
of extremely dry and extremely wet weather.
In addition, all the water flowing through the
area has an extremely high salt content,
leaving the land very salty when it evapor-
ates. Mr. Britton concluded it was develop-
able. if drained so as to allow the water to
pass through without evaporating, and so
wrote an optimistic report, he said.
He was also drawn into another protect
while there. Teaching the natives to a ize
the horses and other animals they have to
best advantage.
NO CONe;E4-I
sen though a horse can pull three times
the weight it can carry, the backward
residents of the area have continued to attach
packs right to their animals, rather than hitch
them to wagons.
"They have virtually no concept of the
wheel," said Mr. Britton. to locate
Mr. Britton is currently trying
simple horse-drawn planters, which will work
among corn stalks, to send back to Haiti, to
allow the natives to make better use of their
worst animals.
Mits. Britton also became involved in
helping the Haitians, through such eeiivittees
as assisting the missionary medical person-
nel that visited the village. One such
missionary, a dentist. was the first dentist
ever seen by the residents of Passe
Catabouis.
The younger Britton children enjoyed the
trip, as they readily adaotteeddn to
th
environment, picking up g
know-
ledge of the language faster than the adults.
"It's quite a different lifestyle for the kids.
They just run off and play and don't have to
worry about traffic or anything," Mfrs.
Britton said.
The experience was one the family won't
soon forget and feel the dience to observe life
in a society markedly different from their own
has enriched their lives. Would they make a
trip like it again?
Maybe, if we felt called to do it again,"
said Mrs. Britton.
COMV MU .. ITY CALENDAR
Wednesday, August 12
1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard at the
Arena
Hort. Society Flower Show at Legion
Houseleague Soder, 5:80 Bite tis St
Coluntban. 8:00 Red vs Grey.
7 p.u1 Turf Clubvs,Viliagers at Lions Park
8 pmt. Fitness is Pion at the Arena
8830tp.fri. Queens vs Topnotch at lions
Thursday. August -1'
7 p.m. Atom Soccer - Kincardine Vs
Seaforth at High School
7:30 -10:30 p.nt Men'sBal'C Hoekeyat the
Arena _
Friday. August 15 -
7.50 1010 Roller Skating at the Arena
Sunday, August 17
7 p.m. Villagers vs Firemen at lions Park
8:30 Turf Club vs Beals at Lions Park
Monday, August 18
7 p.m. Topnotch vs MainStreet at the
OptmP
8:30 p.fstrn:ark Quens vs Creamery at the
Optimist Park
Wednesday, August 20
10:30 a.m. lawn Bowling Anniversary
Tournament
1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard at the
Arena
7 p.m. Fireman vs Mainstreet at lions
Park
8 p.m. Fitness is Frei at Arena
8;30 p.m. Bears vs Creatrte y at tions
Park