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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-08-09, Page 1INDEX Hensall — A7 Obituaries — A7 Sports — A8, A9 Graduates — A14 Weddings — A14 kir . See pope. Weighting figures developed for waste See page A5. Jxtor. See page Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton sit Seaforth, Ontario Wednesday, August 9, 1989 McKillop considers renaming concession McKillop Township Council is considering a request from Robert Tetu of RR 5 Seaforth, to officially name Sideroad 10 of McKillop Township, Beechwood Road. In a letter to council, Mr. Tetu, who has occupied the former Beechwood store for 15 years, cites historic and nostalgic reasons for the request. He says as owner of the old Beechwood Store he has become aware of the fond memories of the people in the neighborhood - both for the store, and other activities of the past, and adds in a society where numbers - social insurance numbers, sideroads, concessions etc..., prevail, he and his neighbors would like to see the `sideroad' have the name it "has unofficial- ly carried for over a century". Council is looking into the work involved in having the name of, the road changed. ENDORSE RESOLUTION In other business council endorsed a resolution from Howick Township, which petitions the province to enact legislation re- quiring all chemical companies to provide for the return and recycling of pesticide and herbicide containers. REMOVE BRIDGE Kenneth -Beattie attended the meeting and requested the bridge removed from the McCallum -Winthrop Municipal Drain, be hauled off the site. The Township will be contacting the engineer to see how the bridge was provided for in his report. OUTLINE REPAIRS McKillop Reeve Marie Bicknell and Road Superintendent Wayne Dolmage, met with Hugh McGugan of the Ministry of Transpor- tation, and Ken Dunn, a professional engineer with B.M. Ross and Associates, concerning repairs to the bridge on Conces- sion Road 6/7, Lot 22. Mr. Dunn will be filing a report outlining what repairs need to be carried out. ADVERTISE FOR TENDERS Road Superintendent. Wayne Dolmage was authorized to advertise for asphalt tenders for approximately 900 feet for Con- cession Road 2/3, Lot 26. Council agreed to pay the membership fee of $150 for the Road Superintendents' Cer- tification Program. Turn to page 4. Henna; Co-op buys p feed m i l HENSALL - The Hensall and District Cooperative has expanded once again. Acquisition of T.B. Allen Ltd., and Allboro Elevators in Londesboro make the local business the biggest in- dependently owned farmers' cooperative in Ontario. The Hensall based agri-business, which already has branches in Zurich, Brucefield and Seaforth, offically opened a four -dome, $L7 million fertilizer/grain terminal at the •Hensall site on July 12. 'This purchase adds a feed mill that handles 60,000 tonnes annually, and elevators with an 800,000 storage capaci- ty. The co-op will also be taking over a Shur -Gain franchise. ' "We were pleased that the Aliens ap- proached us first when they decided to sell," was Hensall Co-op manager Earl Wagner's comment after meeting with the Aliens to close the deal on August 2. Wagner went on to say that the Aliens could have offered their companies to the highest bidder. Instead, the Hensall Co-op was the preferred candidate. "The Aliens are glad their companies are being sold to a farmer owned business. They recognize the importance of rural Ontario, and felt the companies were best kept locally owned. They were very fair to deal with," Mr. Wagner added. Looking to the future, Mr. Wagner hopes for the .continued support of the farmers served by T.B. Allen and Allboro Elevators. He expects that in- corporating and consolidating the com- panies will . make the Hensall Co-op more efficient, and this in turn means increased benefits to both the farmers and the co-op. Peter Boersma, president of the co- op's board of directors, said the vote to buy the Londesboro facilities was unanimous. Turn to page 14 50 cents a copy WATCHFUL EYES - Young Gregory and Christie Medd keep Seaforth and District Community Centres Thursday, and 196 units watch over their mom Dorothy, as she donates her blood to the of blood were realized. The blood donor clinic was sponsored by Red Cross. Two hundred wind six people showed up at the the Seaforth Junior Farmers. Robinet photo. Blood .donor 'nears ears 200 unit mark The Seaforth Junior Farmers Blood Donor Clinic, held Thursday night at the Seaforth and District Community Centres, once again brought in more units of blood than anticipated. Organizers say there was a steady stream of donors from the time the clinic opened at 5 p.m., until it closed at 9 p.m., and added that in the last two hours it was extremely busy. Of the 206 people who showed up to donate their blood, only 15 were deferred, leaving a total of 191 donors, each donating one pint of blood. The quota for the clinic had been set at 175. In 1988 202 people showed up and 26 were deferred, leaving 176 donors, "We're pleased with the response," said Junior Farmer Lynda Feagrn, adding that from the questions be askeu at the onset, there appears to have been a lot of new donors out. "One hundred and ninety-one pints is good. Each year we've gone up." This is the third year for the Seaforth Clinic, and the Junior Farmers hope to continue it next year as well. cin,refiee �Mr U' I i FICI e pied at: a t le.atlit� ".4#010.0001,0* WifHill:HN M U a'1.. a L-dii..: •.RId leJl Wil bthere as n t Mr 7 rie>iSt'. Homes, businesses lack numbers The Seaforth Police Department is asking businessmen/women and residents of the town to ensure the buildings they occupy have properly displayed street numbers. During the month of July a summer stu- dent employed by the police department surveyed the town and discovered•that over 300•residenees and businesses either totally lacked the required numbers, or had them poorly displayed. Suzanne Walker is now fn the process of notifying ihose,homeowners and businesses of the town's bylaw on the matter. The bylaw, passed in 1966, states that all residential and business premises within the Town of Seaforth must: be affixed a number by the town, and that that •number must hang in such as manner that it can;be view- ed unobstructed from the street. All,apart- ment entrances must also have an identify- ing .number. "It's for the occupant's own.safety," com- rnmented Miss :Walker. She noted that ;unlike the :way things.were25 years ago, 0vertiythhig ns r unfrom a;centrat dispatclbcso snot everyone,has the; rtunity to findcut .$11,atMrsito-anda0;iirfact lives next, door to 'Mr.. What's.Jus-name. 'We alsobaveoutof town eonstables,;and ambulance .attendants ,who don't ;,known these people, and it would just help make rescue/service go faster, if homes and businesses were numbered," she added. Miss Walker noted that numbers obstructed by trees should be moved, small numbers replaced by larger ones, and those appearing the same color as the building they adorn should be painted a contrasting color. She also recommended that numbers that are on inside doors be moved as well, since in many cases during the summer, these doors are open to the inside of the house, and the number hidden to the observer. "If there's a fire you can usually see smoke, but if -there's a heart attack, you haven't got time to knock on the wrong doors," added Special Constable -Pam Soontiens. "It's not like ;25+30 years ago. Not everyone knows ,everyone anymore." According to;thetylaw passed in 1966, the Town:of ,Seaforth;reserved;the right:to.affix :;the ar°equired,number., or. n rszto-lhose h49'1108eYownersneglected 4040 fit t3 es. Thercostaoincurred•inthat, ac- tionmereargedrto�the owner. :Anyone:;yn- sure of .wbhaat;number .zshouid go ,on 3tkleir dw,ellling,;shouldxcontsct;tbeetowsn office. COMBINES:RUNNING Five pombines,.two,grain carts, seven or eight trucks and,a host of neighbors and friends harvested 400 acres of .wheat -for the Glanville ,family last week. Family h a u'} for caring Itmarnotbe havin-gr,butthree flar- neighbors joined forces ,to ,1 vest their "faitll%es inyM op Townshi Are wheat•a. etheygrjeved;overfihedeath,of :theserdays for cotmpassiona e;and the iir lather/004 Ather. piulyaeighbors. dive .carmines sllaarve ted :200 ,acres sof ^s, Lorne,and Kenr,Gienville,.and- their wheat. on•'Thursilay,and riday, and,a fur peetive# esrwere;8hownkagreatgift;ther.�L00acreson;SSunday,at;thethreefarms of ;friendeP est ,week, ewhon their located' within 12 pines of reaciiother bet- -ween Waiton,andlirussels. Two grain carts ,enti,sevon or, eight trucks helped them com- ;piete their . Rang e ckombines were Bill McClure, Murray dBlake, Mike Devereaux, Robert (Bob) Dalton .and Orville Storey. Driv, Xptp,to;Page 4 P