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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-04-04, Page 1syr Graduates — A4 Obituaries A5 Sports -- Al2, A13, ,x\15 Letters -- A22 ; Serving the communities and areas Of Seaforth, 'Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton Seaforth, Ontario 50 cents a copy PLAYING WITH FIRE - Andy Parker demonstrates his steam -propelled soda can to Grade 5 and 6 classmates at St. James' School.. Students held their annual science fair last week in preparation for county competition. Elliott photo. Canoe attendance up, one The sky looked threatening at times, but the weather managed to hold off for the 19th Annual Seaforth Optimist Canoe Race this past Sunday afternoon. Both the river and the races themselves ran extremely well as a field of 28 canoes and a lone kayak took to the Bayfield River at the Egmondville bridge, bound for Vanastra on the 16 kilometer course. Seven classes were offered this year, and atten- dance was up slightly from the 22 entries in 1989. The Optimists altered the format of the races this year, opening it up to encourage more amateur and local canoeists. In the past, the races have been sanctioned and a highly competitive field of professional racers have eked out the more fun -seeking canoeists, but the Optimists hope to see that change. This year's upped registration was a good sign, they noted. The paddlers had plenty of fan support all along the route, with a good 20 or 30 cars parked near each of the five bridges on the way. The rain held off for the ma- jority of the race, and the only mishap reported was a canoe that took a wrong turn after the third bridge and no doubt ended up in some farmer's drainage ditch in Tuckersmith. Better luck next year! The Seaforth Optimist Club members cooked up a storm on Sunday, offering breakfast at the Van Egmond House before the race and manning the grills at the Vanastra bridge finish line with hot dogs and coffee. Competitors gathered at the Optimist Hall after the last canoe was out of the water for some soup and coffee, and the trophies were handed out to the top three finishers in each category. Once again Bill Schmitz of Michigan was the first paddler across the line, flying his kayak down the 10 -mile course in one hour and 40 minutes, four minutes slower than his 1989 time for the course. Solo canoeist Dan Nichol was the solo in Hurop school's full of Local educators t'tink they are 'a step discovery that asbestos is a cancer caus- ahead of the Mini4tly of Labour in con- ing agent, schools in the province were taining and managing asbestos in school warned to have their buildings inspected. buildings, and are spending $80,000 this "We have had every nook and cranny year to try and stay ahead. inspected," says Carroll. "Asbestos had "Our buildings are full of asbestos," to either be removed or encapsulated." says Huron County"Board of Education A common use of asbestos ihAturon superintendent of operations Paul Carroll. County schools was oh ceilings fat sound "It's a question of 'whether it's going to " absorption, so many ceilings had to be escape and cause a problem." "encapsulated". This means spraying the Carroll says asbestos was used as a ceilings with a plastic material which common buildingg:Material for genera- does not permit the escape of asbestos tions, and only in Me past decade has dust. In some cases new ceilings were this stopped. The dilly .kind of asbestos built. which creates a known health hazard is At F.E. Madill Secondary School in friable asbestos, which breaks down, Wingham there were holes in a ceiling becoznes dust, and is breathed by a where asbestos was contained. The board building's occupants. Materials like sent an inspector to see if there was a asbestos tile do Yet "dust" health problem, and he reported there From 1979 to '1981, following the wasn't. Presbyterian church to make First Presbyterian Church in Seaforth will proceed with pans to make itself ac- cessible to the physically challenged. Members of the congregation met last week, and voted unanimously in favor of building an addition on the church's southeast w:'! - an addition that will house a hydraulic lift to make the church's sanc- tuary and basement level more easily ac- cessible to those with physical handicaps. A wheelchair accessible washroom will also be -constructed on the basement level, With existing washroom facilities either relocated and/or updated at the same asbestos But Carroll says rather than run any kind of risk, the board had the ceiling at Madill drywalled. "The boards that are having problems are those that haven't kept an eye on it," says Carroll. "We don't wait to get caught." "At the current time we have to do a thorough double check. I'm not an- ticipating any problems," says Carroll. The board will be getting mechanical drawings of plumbing systems and boiler systems where asbestos is used as insula- tion on pipes. Floor plans with the loca- tion of contained asbestos marked will be provided for school managers. "I hope our practice can demonstrate that we've done what's supposed to be done and that we are responsible." As already stated the addition itself will be built onto the southeast wall of the church, and will extend approximately 12 feet past the front of the building. The ad- dition will not infringe on the driveway located to the south of the church, but will line up with a garage that is Located on the southwestern corner of the property. Stained glass panes from existing church windows that will be blocked by the addi- tion will be removed and incorporated in- to the new design. A gently sloping sidewalk will lead up to an east entrance, but a southern entrance will be incor- time. All washrooms will be accessible off porated into the design as well, allowing the % hall.people more than one means of accessing the buildng, :project wasipipated in June of ,1989, ry i thelBoard o riagers' decided to 1 - apply for one of •the' gavernment's Access I. Fund Grants. The board met seven or ' eight times, and then Goderich architect Christopher ]lorgal was employed to design preliminary drawings which could be sub- mitted with the grant application by Oc- tober 31, 1989. First Presbyterian Church learned just recently that it would receive a grant for 40 per cent of the project cost. All that remained was for the congregation to give its approval for the expenditure, and the Huron -Perth Presbytery to okay changes to the church's appearance. Con- gregational approval came last Sunday, and Presbytery approval followed shortly afterwards on Wednesday. wro g turn self accessible In addition to housing the elevator, the addition will also house a small lobby and a place to hang coats. The lobby will in turn access an existing stairwell, again allowing people two options of accessing the different levels in:'the church. The elevator itself will be key -operator, meaning that people will have to be designated and trained in its operation. It will have a weight capacity of 1,000 pounds, and will also be large enough to accommodate three people and a casket. It will stop at three levels within the church - the entrance, the basement and the sanctuary. Turn to page 22 more ways than one, being the only com- petitor in his class. Dan finished the course in 1 hour, 56 minutes. In the men's amateur class, Nathan and Al Whiting of Michigan captured first place while Phil Neill and Jason Van Dorp took the field in the Junior competition. Paul and Neil Dockstader of Goderich won the Parent -Child class, repeating their 1989 victory, but were issued a challenge by Rick Kloss of Dungannon with 2 -year- old son Jason at the bow. When Jason can man a paddle, this team could be unstoppable. Barb Hopkins and Dennis Mackenzie of Chatham won the Cruising mixed class, while John Knights and Jeremy Miller paddled furiously to first place in the Ser- vice Clubs division. This team, in their hard hats, long johns and violently colored shorts, were also up for the Best -Dressed award but this class was forfeited due to lack of competition. BR1NGING HOME THE •HARDWARE - The .O:M.H.A. PeeWee championship belongs to rho Seafarth Legion team atter • their Saturday night win over Parry Sound Mike Walt, 'team captain, is joined by Jason Henderson, Boyd Devereaux •and StevEle too*, in a victory skate with the trophy..Photos and story on Sports pages. itott ;photo'. , Commissioner appointed to fill gap on PUC moved to Stratford where he took a job with the Western Ontario Credit Bureau. In 1969 he and his wife bought a small farm at Walton and returned to the area. In 1970 Mr. Steffler began work with his present employer, the County of Huron Highway Department. He is now Shop Foreman, and in charge of purchasing, specking and maintenance of all highway equipment. In addition to his work experience, Mr. Steffler has successfully completed the Municipal Financial Management (Unit III) course offered through Conestoga College. "I always thought I'd like to do it (be involved in town politics), so when the chance came up, I took it and let the chips fall where they would," commented Mr. Steffler. "I Reel with my municipal experience and keen interest in a progressive Seaforth, I would like the opportunity to serve the people of Seaforth to the best of my ability. I hope I do a .good job." Mr. Steffler, his wife Lin and son John reside on West William Street in Seaforth. The Seaforth Public Utilities Commis- sion was returned to full strength last week with the appointment of Joe Steffier as commissioner. Council and PUC members met Wednesday night to review applications for the position, and chose Mr. Steffler above two other applicants. He was officially sworn in to office on Thursday night, in time to make him functional had Ontario Hydro gone ahead with its strike plans. Mr. Steffler replaces Gord Pullman, who was asked to resign from the commission because of a poor attendance record at meetings. Although he has only been a resident of Seaforth since September 1988, Mr. Stef- fler indicated to council that he has a deep conviction to the town. Raised just outside of Seaforth in Tuckersmith Township, Mr. Steffler received his secon dary school education at the Seafort,t District High School. And since returning here in 1 he has become an active member of the Seaforth Streetscape Committee. As a bit of background, Mr. Steffler worked for Looby Construction In Dublin upon completion of high school, then JOE STEFFLER is the newest member of the Seaforth Public Utilities Com- misson. Robinet photo. bar one responded. Seaforth caption Mike 'Watt handed Joe Murray a nifty pass In the fiat period that the :Parry Sound goalie A only got a piece of with his skate. Jason 0 Henderson, Mike Devereaux' and Boyd Devereaux kept up this pressure as they peed on the ice for their first shift of e gatne,, getting a couple of good chances to pump in a goal. Parry Sound picked up tot the pace and hent a bard shot from the t1- blue line, testing the glove of Seaforth goalie Adam Agar. Jason Henderson miss- ed Parr Sound's net by fractions, after receiving a pass from Mike Devereaux, Sound and the score still remained 0-0. A penal- dforth ty on the play against Seaforth caused a lit Parry Sound powerplay which tested >�8rth`s goalie Agar, however, made a tib stick eat>e on an on -ice shet from tzsi i dtocover uptostop the 1u1d alleked though from the the puck was ripped in along int and deflected over 0 e'e shoulder at the nine k Of 'the first period. fills was to �� ittan,Y goais seeored from the hilts lines. Defeticeman. Wayne Sehoonder- woerd •tied the score at one when Jamie 1ifeRtdhol and Mike Devereaux saw him Tutu to page 12e QI 4