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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-01-03, Page 1Sekd g the communities., and areas of Seaforth, -18inesits, Dublin, Hensall and Walton Seaforth, Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR. 1114RplESDAY, JANktfklitY 3,1390 , SO cents a copy Crash claims two Police have determined that a heart at- tack was the cause of a double fatality car crash that occurred five kilometres east of Seaforth just after 1 p.m. on Fri- day, December 29. An autopsy conducted at 9 a.m., December 30, at the Stratford General Hospital established that William Bradley, 67, of R.R. 4 Walton, had suf- fered a heart attack while driving east- bound on Highway 8. As a result, his 1988 Ford Tempo drifted into the westbound lane and struck head-on a 1986 GMC pickup driven by Paul R. Ryan of R.R. 2, Dublin. Both drivers were killed in- stantly, Mr. Bradley from the heart at- tack chest injuries sustained from the steering wheel of his car, and Mr. Ryan from a broken neck. Investigating officer Constable Bill Wilson, of the Goderich OPP, arrived on the scene at 1:40 p.m., approximately 25 minutes after receiving the call. Because of the situation of the two vehicles, and the snow that had areereeleteA t-rt4tp. road since the accident, Constable Wilson noted that he was unable to establish the. point of impact between the two cars. He called for assistance from the Technical Traffic Investigator, Constable Paul McComb of the Sebringville detachment. With the help of the Seaforth Fire Department, who were on the scene, they shovelled approximately 100 feet of the roadway looking for gouge marks that might have come from either vehicle. None were found.. Although there were no witnesses to the accident itself, two independant witnesses who happened on the scene shortly after it occurred were able topoint out tire tracks to the police. "They saw tracks coming from the eastbound lane, but they were 25 paces ahead of where the vehicles came to rest," said Constable Wilson. "That led me to believe that something was wrong - why had that person slipped into the other lane?" As a result of his felons, Constable Wilson asked Coroi r.Jaines Gall of Mitchell to look intoillie Possibility of a medical problem 044 cause of the ac- cident. Road Coaditloi*were not suspect as it was only Snowing ;lightly at the time of the collision, and Highway 8 was track bare. Dr, Gall confirmed the heart attack. "It was complicated at firet, because both cars were in the westbound lane in a reverse position. But we knew it (the accident) was not weather-related." "There was no fault on either ide." Both men were adininistered last rites by Father Joseph Hardy of St. Columban Roman Catholic Church. The Mass of the Christian Burial for Paul Ryan was held at the St. Columban Roman Catholic Chur,ch on Monday, January 1. private serfyices for William Bradley will take place at the Whitney- Ribey Funeral Honk% Seaforth on Thurs- day, January 4, at il a.m. • Highway orata, ttik 04. Uv e'1022'," Mk.9 04'4 '12,44.-1:1'"iltailf&-x' ow4 vt.:4A401, 'te'‘:tt4V • •4, • r 74, 1988 TEMPO belonging to William Bradley of Walton, shortly Columban. Both men were killed in the accident which occur - after his car collided with a pickup driven by Paul Ryan of St. red on Highway 8, just east of Seaforth, on Friday afternoon. Elliott photo. COMPUTER CASH - Trudy Broome of the Seaforth Library accepts a Cheque from Mel Cooper of the Optimists Club. The $1,850 donated by the ergianiZatiOn will go towards the purchase of 'a second computer for the library, Elliott phetel. Library computer gets boost from Optimists The Seaforth Public Library has receiv- ed a donation frem the Seaforth Optimists in the amount of $1,850. The money will go towards the purchase of a second com- puter for the library, which will be install- ed in the children's section. Trudy Broome accepted the cheque from Mel Cooper at an Optimists' dinner on December 21, and explained the new com- puter system to the members. She noted that the computerS essentially replace the traditional card catalogue systems, and that they are very 'user friendly'. An impressive feature of the computers s the number of books that they can ac- cess at the touch of a button. Mrs. Broome explained that, while the library's old card catalogue only has the Seaforth branch's 26,000 books on index, each computer can 'instantly access any book in any library branch within the county, as well as bran - ekes in 21 different systems. All in all, the library -goes has about 2 million books at hie artier disposal, thanks to the computer SsteM. "And this is just the tip of the iceberg it's 'going to get better and better" Mrs. tirbinte`coniibefited, nOthig' that there ate featiires*Mi the etimptiter Which haven't even been used yet One ittiCli feature is'a cornititatity:, tiMetiOns databank, which would act as a Oat of eettinittility calendar ST. COLUMBAN FATALITY - This truck, belonging to Paul Ryan of St. Columban, collided with another vehicle belonging to William Bradley of Walton on Friday after- noon, five kilometres east of Seaforth on Highway 8. Elliott photo. 47, ;AA Si:AA,,,"`Aarte:Iettit A AN'teiteCteetteeete Tuckersmith Telephone to build in Brucefield The Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone Company has purchased three lots in Brucefield for the purpose of erecting an office building and switching station sometime in the future, and a public meeting was held in Vanastra on Tuesday, December 19 to discuss related' zoning changes on the property. The land in question, Lots 6,7 and 8 in Brucefield - bush property next to McLellans' Welding and fronting onto Highway 4 - is currently being sat on by the telephone company, as development plans are still a few years down the road. However, a by-law is required to change the lots from designated zoning `D,(Developmental) to `VCI-1' (Village Commercial General) and a number of amendments have been made to the original proposal. This proposal must in turn be approved by Huron County Coun- cil before Tuckersmith Council can give the go-ahead to the zoning change. A delegation was present at the public meeting to clarify some of the hdriditions of the application. Mr. Larry Hebb, who owns neighbouring property in Stanley Township, came forward to ask of there was some provision in the by-law concer- ning the width of the driveway. As well, Mr. Hebb would like to see some limit im- posed on the size of the building. Jean Lee of Brucefield also voiced her concern that as much of the natural land- scaping and trees on the property be preserved as possible. A diagram submitted to Mr. Hebb on December 15 indicates that the proposed business office will be one storey in height, with the work centre and the storage area to be located to the rear of the building. "I would hate to see it really restricted," replied Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone Company manager Mel Graham when con- fronted about the size restriction proposal. Asked if the buildings would be expanded in the future, he noted .that it was "..hard to say. It all depends on what happens in the next couple of years." Reeve's A compromise on the issue was struck, and an amendment was added to the ap- plication stating that the side lot re- quirements would remain the same and the width of the structure would be restricted to 72 feet. If additional space is needed in the future, the buildings can be expanded depthwise. The width of the driveway, which will come out onto Highway 4, was discussed. Wayne Caldwell, Senior Planner for Huron County, stated that the Ministry of Transportation has set a maximum width of 24 feet for driveways. Mr. Hebb propos- ed that the width be kept down to 15 feet. "You wouldn't want it, in fact, too nar- row if that would pose a safety problem," Mr. Caldwell replied. The original rough draft of the building plan for the lots shows a circular driveway passing in front of the proposed building and having two access points to Highway 4. It was suggested that a straight, two- lane driveway be considered instead, located on the most southern section of the property. An amendment to this effect was added to the application. When questioned by Mr. Hebb as to the maximum width of the driveway, Mr. Caldwell replied that a number really couldn't be applied "without knowing exactly what the criteria for the Ministry of Transportation is going to be." "Our interest, obviously, is a visual one," Mr. Hebb concluded. Mr. Graham of the Tuckersmith M.T.C., which is currently operating out of rented property in Stanley Township, is not par- ticularly concerned about amendments to the application. "I don't think the amendments will af- fect us," he remarked, noting that no building will be done on the property for at least a year. He also added that they will try to keep as much of the natural landscaping on the property intact as is practical and safe. "As far as the old trees are concerned, if they have to go, they're going to go. MAti-eeee'etteietitileteiietieteNeea. ...„... • cop,. " new house explodes George Cantelon got a nasty surprise for Christmas when the new house which he had been building in Vanastra exploded, totally demolishing all but the foundation. Clinton and Brucefield firefighters responded to the call on Thursday after- noon, December 21 when a propane heater in the house blew up. No-one was living in or working on the house at the time of the explosion, and there were no injuries. A witness who drove past the house after the blast reported that the roof was sitting right on tOp of the foundation, and the rest of the timber was scattered around the lot. "I guess they had the heaters in there, and something caught fire in the walls," Mr. canteion remarkea. l'he Reeve of Tuckersmith was building the new home across from the Vanastra Recreation Cen- tre. He added that the home had been nearing completion, and the workers had been putting in the doors and windows and applying the stripping for the gyprocic. Mr. Cantelon doesn't expect that any work will be done now until the weather warms up. "They're just going to start all over again." Ironically, firefighters had been called to the Cantelon's new house two nights earlier on a false alarm. .Neighbours, seeing flames from the propane heaters flickering ,through the windows, had alerted the fire deparhnent.