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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-10-15, Page 1INDEX Births /A9 Classifieds 1 A10, 11 Dublin /A5 Entertainment /A13 Family /A9 Farm /A14 ee "Pge A3.. Hensall /Al2 Legion /A13 Obituaries /A9 Sports /A6, 7 Walton /A13 Weddings /A9 'Best care possible' is Auxiliary goal 'See Page A4. 1 cKe�rSm% age ,A4e Huron cl) Emo X OSA SEAFORTH ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15, 1986 — 14 PAGES Serving the • communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dub- lin, Hensall and Walton. 50 cents a copy Two men charged In local break -ire Two men have been charged in connection with a series of four break-ins in the Seaforth area over the past week. The suspects, of no fixed address, appeared in provincial court, Stratford, on Tuesday for a bail hearing. Three of the break-ins occurred between the evening hours of October 6 and the early morning hours of October 7. At approximately 8 p:m., the Starlight Bowling Lanes reported thieves had broken into the office through a sliding window and taken a number of cigarettes, cigars, a bottle of whiskey and a case of beer. On the morning of October 7, Hoffineyers Mill Ltd., High Street, reported a break-in to the office, through a window and the theft of cash from a cash register. Sometime that same night, a break-in occurred at the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic, north of town, On October 10, Seaforth Police Chief Hal Claus discovered a break-in at the Seaforth Curling Club. Some damage was done, and. several cases of beer were stolen in the incident. Seaforth police investigated three of the break-ins, while Provincial Police investi- gated the occurrence at the Veterinary Clinic. SOI -IS Drama Club to stage western comedy at school The Seaforth District High School Drama Club is once again preparing an evening of family entertainment. The club's second performance since it was revitalized this past spring will be staged in the SDHS auditor- ium, on November 20. This production will be a departure from the drama, Teach Me How To Cry, which was staged by the club on June 5. The upcoming play, is a western comedy. Chief Shaking Spear Rides Again, otherwise known as The Taming of the Sioux, was written by Canadian playwright Warren Graves. Set in Edmonton at the turn of the century, the action revolves around a saloon and the proprietress, a feisty survivor called Nellie Hogan. The cast includes an Indian Chief, a Mountie, saloon girls, virtuous young women and, of course, a dastardly villian. Because the Drama Club has a limited costume department, and the era being re-created is challenging, the club is putting out a plea for the loan or donation of costumes from the community, All donations will be gratefully accepted, so club organizers are encouraging anyone planning to clean out a closet to keep them in mind. Needed items include Indian jewelry, saloon girl dresses and accessories, formal tail coats, a top hat and feather boas. If you have any of the above items, other things you believe the dub may be able to use, contact Janice Rose, at SDHS, 527-0380. No fire -related fatalities in Huron County in' 85 Although there are usually a large number 60. Cooking equipment is blamed for 23 of fires in Huron County every year a report deaths, heating equipment 20 and electrical released by the office of the fire marshal] distribution items 9. indicates there were no injuries or fatalities PROPERTY CATEGORY due to these fires in 1985. Each fire is put under one of nine W ithin the county Tuckersmith Township categories by the Statistics Canada Division had the greatest fire loss with four fires of the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office. causing $473.000 damage. The town of in the residential category, 11,067 fires Seaforth recorded three fires causing a total were reported, causing $103,996.938 dam - o( $250,000 damage; Hullett Township had age. In these fires 1.476 injuries and 165 two fires causing $35,000 and McKillop deaths occurred. Township nad one fire causing $4,000. included in the assembly category are Overall in Huron County there were 104 theatres, museums, sports, education and fires causing approximately $2,505,375 dam- W religious facilities. ires s.wInich tchis category t go y5th6 e ere age for the year. PROVi.NCIALFIGURES damage, 44 injuries and no deaths. Both the number of fires and the number of There were 201 fires under the institutional fire deaths were down for the Province of category, causing $530,058 damage, 14 Ontario in 1985. Corripa-red to 1984 there were injuries and four deaths. 134 fewer fires and one fewer death. Last year Although there are two categories under a total of 23.541 fires caused $253,105,581 commercial facilities, combined they totall- damage. and in 1984 23,675 fires caused a ed 2,141 fires with 577,427,405 damage total of 5232.211,304 damage. caused. There were also 248 injuries and four Of the 184 deaths caused by fires 85 were deaths listed under this category. men. 51 were women and 48 were children. in With 183 fires causing 525.012,646 dam - 1983 there were 185 deaths with 96 men. 51 age there were 106 injuries and oneg death women and 38 children. under e - Although there was only a minimal decrease in fire deaths over the past year, the numbers have decreased by 43 since 1981. in 1981 the Ontario fire death rate stood at 2.6 per 100.000 population. and in 1985 it was at 2 07 The lowest figure over the past five years occurred in 1983. with a 1.7 death rate. in the category of suspected causes of fires. gory. There were no deaths in the 304 fires that caused 510.849,092 damage in the warehous- ing and storage category. However, 57 injuries occurred. In the miscellaneous structure -property category there were four deaths and 17 injuries in 1.023 fires that caused 52.984,513 it is estimated that 27 per cent of fires. damage. including vehicle fires, are caused by In the final category. vehicle. there were mechanical or electrical failure, nine per cent 7,541 fires that caused 521,547,263 damage, by arson, 11 per cent through misuse of 93 injuries and four deaths. igniting object. 15 per cent through misuses FIRE INVESTIGATIONS of material ignited. six per cent accidental in Ontario in 1985 there were 1,552 ,fire and the remaining 32 per cent are cause investigations, 131 fatal fires, 44 large loss unknown fires. 32 explosions. 152 accidental fires, 136 Sources of igniting fires. other than undetermined fires and 1,057 incendiary. Of vehicles, are 13 per cent heating equipment; the fires investigated there were 483 criminal 10 per cent electrical distribution items; 13 charges laid, with 309 of these being cleared per cent smokers articles: 20 per cent cooking by charge and 84 otherwise. equipment. 44 per cent are other objects or investigationsruron w th twoo undetermined fires there were six fire unknown. While smokers' articles are suspected of and four incendiary. Five criminal charges taking the highest number of deaths at 63, were laid with three of these being cleared by other or unknown sources come in second at charge. iS IT SERIOUS? •=1" Heather Perry, seated, Is not under emergency care of paramedics, as 11 might appear. She Is merely having her blood pressure and temperature taken by workers at the Seaforth Hospital booth, during the Huron County Health Fair, held at Seaforth District High School last W dnelsday. Raftphoto Huron BOE ratifies agreement BY W IIM A OK E The Huron County Board of Education ratified a one-year agreement Monday that gives 80 of its unionized workers a four -per cent salary increase. The average hourly rate under the new pact, which is retroactive to July 1, will be 59.40. The contract covers clerical and secretarial staff, teacher aides and audio- visual technicians who belong to Local 1428 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The union had already ratified the agreement. Trustee Graeme Craig of W alien also said a mediated negotiating session between the board's personnel negotiating committee and negotiators for Huron secondary school teachers was held Tuesday night in an effort to reach a 1986 agreement, A provincial fact -finder attended a meeting on October 14, between board and element- ary school negotiators also trying for a 1986 contract. The fact -finder is Eric Runacres of Coldwater appointed by the Education Relations Commission. He will meet with the parties and write a report setting out which A 20 -member committee represents all matters have been agreed upon and which employee groups of the board and it is matters remain in dispute. The report may anxious to determine a number of effective also contain recommendations for settle- strategies for building Netter public under- ment. standing and support for the school system. It JOINT COM MITrEe1S will survey all employees of the board, as well In other business it was learned the Huron as providing an opportunity for parents in County Board of Education and the Huron- selected schools. to offer suggestions about Perth County Roman Catholic Separate how the Board might improve its image with School Board have established joint commit- the families served by the school system. tees which will permit the continuation of the Members of the general public will be former informal liaison committee formed in encouraged to contact local trustees or school 1984 principals to offer comments and suggestions The new pint education liaison committees or the board office before October 27 This will consist of three trustees and one administrative representative from each of the two boards. Those representing the Huron County Board of Education are Trustees John Jewitt of RR 1, Londesboro and Tony McQuail of RR 1, Lucknow and Joan Van den Broeck of RR 4, Goderich. Those representing the Catholic board will be appointed at its regular meeting on October 14. The joint committee will hold public meetings to report on its work. Its duties include exploring opportunities for transfer- ring facilities, leasing .facilities or sharing services, facilities, resources and staff. The boards will receive written reports of proceedings and recommendations and of the planning and implementation commission. RISK MANAGEMENT Representatives of the Prank Cowan Insurance Company and the Board's Agent of Record, Caiser Kneale Insurance Company of Exeter attended the meeting to discuss the 1986 Risk Management Report. The board derided to continue with its present carrier, the Cowan Insurance Comp- any, rather than join the Reciprocal Insurance Exchange -- The Ontario School Boards' Insurance Exchange. The reason to continue with Cowan is because the board's current policy expires November 1, 1986. The board information will be the basis presentation to all board employees at a special activity on May 4. 1987. POLICYACC I k'fta) Chairman Joan Van den Broeck of the Education Committee recommended that the draft copyright policy the committee had been studying, be accepted and distributed to WI schools. This was given board approval as well as the committee's recommendation that the book The Family, Changing Trends in Canada by Maureen Baker as requested by F.E. Madill Secondary School in 1Vingham, be approved for use in Senior Family Studies Courses. Also receiving board approval were the following recomme,idattans: that the Board increase elementary core French instruction in Grade 5 and 6 to 40 minutes a day (up from 201 to comply with the Ministry of Education requirements for a total of 600 hours of Flenrh at the end of Grade 8. tin answer to a question of which course the 20 minutes of French would be taken, Arnold Mathers, Superintendent of Program, replied that the Ministry had not indicated the course but he expected it would be from the language course.) Approval was given to have the Huron County schools continuing the use of the W awanosh Nature Centre on a per capita requires coverage for November and Dce You - 0 i4 Jr THANKSGIVING ART — Grade 2 students from St. James Separate School, Seaforth, did some artwork with a Thanksgiving theme, during clas9ki$ last week. Displaying their handiwork are: front, Brandon Devereaux. Nash and Patrick DeJong; back, Lindsay Raft's photo rn basis. ber as reciprocal coverage will not be Board approval was given to adopt the available until January 1, 1987. If the report cards that are recommended for reciprocal is successful it is probable the students from Kindergarten ton Grade Eight (Continueboard may participate in another year's time. Cardiff aware of weather Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff said farmers can be assured federal officials are well aware of the weather woes being experienced by farmers throughout the riding and elsewhere. "it's a blow agriculture doesn't need," said Mr. Cardiff. Reacting to a suggestion by Ontario Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell that farmers should put some pressure on federal politicians, Mr. Cardiff said that was not necessary as he and others were well aware of the situation. A farmer himself, he said he also had first hand knowledge that weather conditions have been devastating to the white bean crop. Mr. Cardiff still has white beans in some of hisfields in the Brussels area. in a recent interview Mr. Cardiff indicated some parts of the province could be classified as disaster areas, and added he had advised federal Agriculture Minister John Wise some weeks ago about crop loss in some'paris of his riding. He said, however, specific areas would have to be identified by local townships, then passed on to the pprtMnelal and federal governments for consideration of assistance. "We all have to work together," said Mr. Cardiff, adding discussions were already underway. However. similar to Mr. Riddell, he said officials would have to be careful and cautious the concept of crop insurance is not destroyed. He said the first and foremost priority was to ensure farmers are helped to the point they can put in a crop next year. Mr. Cardiff said the plight of farmers in the area is the topic of most conversations at events he has attended and noted many farmers are now feeling the weather conditions on top of previously low commod- ity prices could be the straw to break the camel's back. He explained the wet, humid conditions have resulted in attacks to crops by insects and moulds and "it's all very devastating." Imam