HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-08-12, Page 1414 News Record • Wednesday, August 12, 2015
History at the Sawmill trail
Photos by Laura Broadley Clinton News Record
Lewis Thomson, son of mill owner, James Thomson, moved bricks
from the old house on the flats up the Cumner Hall to satisfy his
fiance. But after the ruins were salvaged and the house was built,
Lewis' fiance broke up with him, giving the hill the name of "Lewis'
Heartbreak Hill."
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Rae Fraser, grandson of the mill owners, and his wife Erma had
this sign on their front door.
Before moving to Cumner Hall the family had a house on the flats
on the north side of the river. The dam broke and the house was
flooded. Gillians said there are no remnants left of the old house,
except a few apple and lilac trees.
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Dave Gillians, author of the book For the Love of Bayfield led the
Bayfield River Valley Trails Association's history hike through the
Sawmill trail last Sunday. It is a two kilometre trail found on the
north side of the Bayfield River. Cumner Hall used to sit at the top
of the hill, overlooking the river valley. The hall was home to mill
owner, James Thomson and his family. The house was burnt to the
ground in 1960.
NWMO Learn More Centre
The Municipality of Central Huron is one of several
communities in the early stages of learning about Adaptive
Phased Management (APM), Canada's plan for the safe,
long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear
Waste Management Organization is working collaboratively
with the community to advance preliminary assessment
studies.
If you would like to learn about APM, meet NWMO staff,
ask questions or offer your thoughts, please drop in to the
NWMO community office and Learn More Centre in Clinton.
Everyone is welcome.
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There are still remnants of the old Thomson Mill on the south side
of the river.
OPP BRIEFS
OPP report one of the dead-
liest civic day long week-
ends in recent history
From vehicle occupants and
motorcyclists, to boaters and
swimmers, the OPP worked
around the clock over the Civic
Day long weekend investigat-
ing numerous tragic deaths
that occurred during a wide
range of transportation and
recreation activities on roads
and waterways.
By midnight on August 3, a
total of nine people had lost
their lives on OPP-patrolled
roads. An additional six people
drowned and one person died
in a boating incident on water-
ways within OPP jurisdiction.
Of the nine people who died
in road crashes, three of them
were travelling in one vehicle
and four by motorcycle. One
was a cyclist and the other
a pedestrian. In the fatal car
crash, all three vehicle occu-
pants, all in their twenties,
were killed.
In one of the motorcycle
crashes, both the 59 -year-
old driver and his 61 -year-
old passenger died. While OPP
investigations are ongoing, ini-
tial reports reveal that at least
two of the deceased motorcy-
clists were driving properly at
the time of the incident.
Investigations into the week-
end's drowning incidents
revealed that all six of the vic-
tims were males and three of
them were youths.
The marine fatality occurred
after a canoe carrying two
males capsized. Neither of the
men was wearing a personal
floatation device at the time.
Over and above tending to the
weekend's numerous tragic
incidents, OPP officers also
kept busy on roads conducting
education and enforcement of
Ontario's "Move Over" law.
OPP marine officers also
took part in "Operation Dry
Water", an annual education
and enforcement campaign
aimed at raising awareness of
the dangers associated with
operating a marine vessel
under the influence of alcohol
or drugs.
Drivers don't heed the sober
driving message
Huron County OPP officers
were busy patrolling County
roads during the Civic Day
long weekend traffic initia-
tive which ran from July 31
to August 3. As part of this
past weekend's patrols, traf-
fic education, and Reduce
Impaired Drivers Everywhere
(RIDE) programs, the following
enforcement numbers were
generated.
- 105 speeding charges were
issued
- 5 Seatbelt charges
- 4 Distracted driving charges
- 5 Moving violations
- 18 Other Highway Traffic Act
charges
- 11 Compulsory Automobile
Insurance Act charges
- 9 Liquor Licence Act charges
-1 Marine offence
- 5 Other Provincial Statutes
charges
-1 Drug offence charge
- 3 Other Criminal code driv-
ing charges
- 2 Warn Range Suspensions
(Blood alcohol from .05 to
.08%)