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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-01-24, Page 1Civic Corner — A4 • Obituaries -- A4 Weddings -- A5 • Sports — A8-AlO Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton Seaforth, Ontario HURON FXPOSIY®R, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24. 1990 5O cents a copy Tuckersmith clamping down Tuckersmith Township will be tightening up their policies on approving 1990 Tile Drainage Loan applications. "We're starting a new year, and it's possible that we may not get the same allocation as last year," cautioned Coun- cillor Rowena Wallace. In the past, the amount of money distributed to the Tuckersmith has been sufficient to cover every application, and the application pro- cedure and sequence of approval has been rather loosely monitored. The original policy, which grants farmers a maximum of $20,000 for drainage tile installation on their property, states that the application must be approv- ed before an allocation can be granted. As well, tiling should not already have been commenced before the application is submitted. "That's the way it should be' in this township," agreed Clerk Jack McLachlan. "If the application isn't in ahead of time, they shouldn't be given an alloca- tion...we've been lax." Council concurred that the policy should be followed more closely in the coming year, and that the loans, once approved, will be paid out in the order that the cer- tificates of completion (of tiling) have been filed with the township. There have been some problems with the funds distributed to other municipalities in the past couple of years, Councillor Wallace pointed out. "That's when you have to go back to the policy and reinforce it." "I don't think it's fair to people who follow the proper procedure to come in and have the money gone out to people who either have their tiling underway, or whose tile is already in the ground." Prize forms border on fraud Chief of Police Hal Claus is warning Seaforth residents to not be taken in by a get -rich -quick currently circulating in the mail. A local man recently received a "Passport to Cash" notification which declared him eligible to win either $14,000 or a 1990 Chrysler LeBaron valued at $17,072. The notice invites the recipient to send $11 to a Scarborough address to receive their "Proprietory Word List" that contains all of the winning words for the contest and further instructions. The mail -out borders on fraud, but covers itself - barely - by the inclusion of the sentence on the Approved Auto/Cash Selection Form which states" "To receive just the PTC entry form without the word list and all the winning words, print on the lower left corner of the reply envelope, 'without proprietary word list'." The form, then, does not state that the $11 word list is absolutely necessary to win the contest, but strongly infers it. Another form in the mail -out, an elaborate looking Declaration of Eligibili- ty, appears to be covered with official signatures and authorizations concerning the contest. However, closer inspection reveals a typographical error at the bot- tom of the document where a sentence meant to read "...word list that contains ALL THE RIGHT CONTEST WORDS...", instead reads "...word list that contains ALI. THE RIGHTS CONTEST WORDS...". subrant star Olaf o blrtatjo n,� �L,ASSPOR ' O ,.r,rl,au� •.1 DECLARATION OF EUOG89G.OTY • RINFRvicn IMAM, 90,y61 nw �P a w.,.wp.ss )„,. M iPo '-.A'oa1H ON tg Wally Ow we. raroio • h'•.�...u5!000.00... pvw,w> 6IMITOSN t•l .. os0urnnr+rwt2a,�.• ...0;oyim. /IMO Cmi r prw,..,<ammnxs er uBBVd4�L�._14'00 • •...,li.eaa.ea..: cn; �9 r0ug.ul..wbel"a Pwnlw ww beam.•P..w.. IE}. MOUND Wt46S 131.x0 0001w nPfliOK0 CAS11OTO SEUCTIO, ,1,,,,6, CERTIFICATE NO. 41IN.001•' •:70, 1CM0 pgtt,iO, i+E:7DCWRm wC' •1 .r.••,• I,},••,+u3.ral01it 6a/',4Y,e0180• The Seaforth Police force is looking in- to the matter, and the Metro Toronto Police are currently investigating the com- pany at 485 Finchdene Square, Scar- borough, that is distributing the contest forms. for hefty sub.si ed to rather thus always lie res' ty of money," Sdpetintendent road., and adding fiat the prnpo- est for op" terchangeabilr wit`s recanstruc- drafted list at any time Abudget is ptanlninl the revrsed kt wany a, point dui submit A number of the prop (iri0, ft reviewed..by C uncli beta PROVIDE VENTILATION? - Seaforth Firefighters were called to the Main Street South home of Cecil McNall at noon on Wednesday to battle a fire, that appeared on the outside to be more smoke than flame. Here, one firefighter looks on while anothers climbs to a second floor window. Robinet photo. SMOKE FILLED ENTRANCE - Seaforth Firefighters were at the home of Cecil McNall on Wednesday to fight a fire, that caused extensive smoke damage. Robinet photo. Horne damaged by fire, and smoke Seaforth Firefighters were called to the Main Street South home of Cecil McNall just before -noon op Wednesday, to fight a fire that appeared to be more smoke than flame. Mr. McNeil discovered the fire himself, within minutes of its start. He had left the home to remove some garbage, spent a few minutes tinkering in the back shed, then returned to the home when he heard his dog barking. Upon his return Mr. McNeil found he was unable to re-enter the building because of the thick smoke emanating from the side entrance. He let the dog out and ran across the street to summon the fire department. Firefighters, with only a short distance to travel, arrived on the scene shortly after, and remained there for almost two hours. Because of the dense smoke, they were forced to donn Scott packs, and Turn to page 15A tion projects £or e 0 weed li wffihs f91t s>z • UIIG dUIUUU uk ajJl FX P'I+ was deeid that r project would :be chosetl +� a, ret d �l 1by to ilp Dada Sti drat eat Dov mr1Wn, these 0.0i0:0 reconstruction of. tSk�t>t�g � 8�, �.,y�� etik ssiolca -4) at a eos or t l , Court r•aronet�r actio v)I Vatsastta at a, cost of $9J,h70;:04.410.kr on the Tat Concession London; Ind Survey b10404 Lots X10 ;ata figure of $63, i. t`HIopefulliy what we budget�for,•it covers, McG ath' raised tip tills, . noting t, that `other stteets�� , r ut It and N'ortlt e'ln rrloite needtopping and d. ' that Work in Victoria St. wowasted should the Egaitondville water'systean need re-engineering. Turn Torp to page it • nal 'e can't be cleared ''24 hours a day A feasibility study has been brought back to the Mid Huron Landfill Site Board, estimating that a recycling program will cost the Board either an estimated $700,000 or a contract with an outside firm such as Grand Bend's Bluewater Recycling. It was also reported that a $700,000 program would only net the municipality a revenue of $14,000 per annum at this point. "It's going to be very expensive, and we're going to get very little back, monetarily," Deputy Reeve Bill Carnochan cautioned. At their sitting last Tuesday, January 16, the Deputy Reeve reported back to Tuckersmith Township Council on the pro- ceedings of the last two meetings of the Landfill Site Board. The firm of Consetoga Rovers had been hired by the Board to determine viable op- tions for the Holrnesville site, and garbage disposal and /or recycling for the County. The Ministry of the Environment has stated that 25% of all waste material should be recycled by the 1992. That figure is projected to jump to 50% by the year 2000. A four -tier plan for recycling was presented, outlining programs ranging from a complete Blue Box system to a depot approach such as the one operated by McKillop and Grey Townships. A full Blue Box plan with curb pick-up would cost the Board area $22 per house, per an- num, up to the fifth year of the program. At that point, subsidization would cease and the cost would rise to $58 per household. In comparison, a depot -based system would cost the Board area $6 per house annually for the first five years, then $13 per house after that, based on an estimated 2800-3800 homes per township. Bluewater Recycling, operating out of Grand Bend, is projecting an annual cost of $17 per house in 'urban' areas, with that figure reduced to $8 for homes in rural areas. Currently, Grand Bend and municipalities in Lambton are using Bluewater, while Clinton is slated to to on Turn to page 14A • Staffa family wins ABCA award for efforts ANDY BADER PHOTO DEARING FARMS WINS AWARD: Elgin Dearing, of RR 2 Staffs, and his family, along with brother Douglas runs Dearing Farms In Hibbert Township, and the family was honored on Jan. 11 with a conservation award during the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority's annual meeting. Elgin Is pictured standing amongst o row .of trees the family planted to use os a shelter belt around their home, part of the reason they were deserving winners of the award. servation in all these areas," she said. row of trees is being established around c}� y:. „:a;.� sax �wnti ,n: s:} . w:o�:.::x tea>.,.:a:a::::<.},}}:::,;•.,::,,:.:•.;.:. ¢ �„1 ,.} rOpt��'' ents nominated the farms to prevent wind erosion, plus a . r3 .. a.1:. ,...;:... ...,.a} ......sip;:Ka<„'K`3i.••cs Y hes. mosi Q}«...: tK} •Y.;ro3• •:.; .� ;�. %:a•+:;ua+}•u;•::,•. •.:• .3�:�::}. �.':h�}.':� ii�4�::•by: %•: •r.4;.v,. }:;}:y:S}H•..q �•.•.,}:}.;n:: •.1:::}'t } ig:i:Y.. { C :3;.}Y. riiy i;}:3::1: } n.. BY ANDY BADER Dearing Farms of Hibbert Township, run in partnership with Elgin and Donald Dearing, were awarded the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority (A.B.C.A.) individual conservation award on January llth, for their continued efforts in conser- vation practices during the authority's an- nual meeting in Exeter. But Elgin Dearing, of RR 2 Staffa, who accepted the award with his wife Nancy, said last week that if we all do a little, the environment as a whole will benefit. "I think there's more concern for the en- vironment in general," Dearing said in an interview at his home last Thursday. "All these little things (like recycling, planting trees, etc.) help. If we all do a little...." The 6th annual conservation awards are given to an individual and a group who significantly contributed to the conserva- tion of natural resources within the authority's jurisdiction. These `activities have helped the A.B.C.A. in its work in en- vironmental management. "We were quite impressed with what they've done" said Kathy Monk, A.B.C.A. Communications Manager. Ms. Monk said the A.B.C.A. looks for worthy environmen- talists who practice conservation of soil, water and tillage, plus- are interested in reforestation. "They've done a lot of con - for the award by the township, Dearing's entry was judged as the winner on Dec. 21st during an A.B.C.A. Board of Directors meeting. The Dearings were told of their award before Christmas. The Ausable River Nomads won the group award, honored for their support in maintaining the camping grounds owned by the Authority, adjacent to Highway 4 at the bridge at the north end of Exeter. "It's really more to it than I thought it would be," Elgin said, explaining that the entire A.B.C.A. area is quite a large area. "We were fortunate to win it." Dearing said the work at the farm, 200 acres he owns and another 200 acres his brother Donald owns, began back in 1982 when he and Nancy, his wife of 14 years, and their three children moved to their current home at Lot 21, Concession 6 of Hibbert. His children, Melissa, 11, Gregory, 9, and Brett, 6, "all contributed in their own special way," he said, to making their household environmentally what it is. He admitted that he and his wife had always been interested in the environment and in conservation practices, but they "really caught the bug" when they moved to Hibbert from Egmondville. A chisel plow is used to work the ground in the fall, he said, with a mouldboard plow used on most of the corn stalks. A grass strip with trees planted on it along the ditch banks to prevent soil erosion. Approximately two acres of scrub bush has been cleared, and reforested with white pine and spruce. Shelter belts around two sets of buildings have also been planted, as well as around manure storage tanks. Along the roadsides, maple trees have been planted too. Trees have also been planted around a small pond to provide an area for birds and small animals, some of which include berry -producing bushes to feed the birds. Birdhouses have also been placed in this area. Dearing said this swampy area, which actually had no real use to his farm, has been converted, and "is better than grow- ing weeds." He said this spot provides a good loca- tion for birdwatching, which is a family interest. The planting of trees around his proper- ty pays some dividends down the road, he admitted, as the family can watch them grow to fruition. "We see the fruits of our labor, sure," he says, "but you have to patient, too. Really patient, When you get into something like this, you're really providing for the next generation. You can't think five to 10 years down the road, but 15 to 20 to 50 -year terms." „1