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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-07-06, Page 1on Incorporating, Brrlssels Post 5Qc ;per copy ' gc • i It SEAFORT'H, =ONTARIO, 'WEDNE$DA , JULY 0# i$3 "* O PAOO,. Retail ALL RETAIL STORES in Huron County will have completely converted to metric measurements by September. Of two major food stores in Seaforth, one has converted and the second will be completed this month. Kevin Nixon, meat manager at Roth Food Market still weighs meat In pounds. Consumers will soon be buying all grocery Items In grams and kilograms. Tips on keeping cool Monday's downpour has put a stop to "boy, we could sure use some rain" as a conversational opener in Seaforth and area. As temperatures soar again, "hot enough for ya?" takes over as the comment most often heard on local streets. It is, for most of us. And to aid in the daily battle to keep cool, here are some hints from the experts: -cut back on strenuous exercise, and drink cold water before, during and after exercise. -consciously drink more liquids more fre- quently; if your body loses too much water it can't cool itself by perspiring. -wear light colored, loose cgtton clothing; synthetics won't allow perspiration out and will feel sticky. -a swim or bath in lukewarm water is more effective than water that's very hot or cold -salads and light dishes are easter to 'digest. and to make, in summer heat. -keep draperies drawn inside during the hottest daylight hours. -an alcoholic drink may cool you initially, but it will dehydrate you or remove water from your system. Sorry but sex won't help you keep cool. It raises the body temperature. Take a cool shower until the feeling goes away, the experts say. 01 1;014 WASSIL!IK j. Seaforth attbePers will soots by buytag a11\ their food„ Item$ With a diffetence ^ the difference being , metric. Most will have learned a centimetre isn't a bug and will soon realize a gram isn't much. Seaforth Superior and Roth's Food Market,' have been Selling pre-packaged items itu metric measurements. Weigh scale convers. ion to grams and kilograms has been completed at the Superior'. The change from pounds to kilograms will be completed at Roth Food Market this month. "I ftave mixed feelings about the change,' says Ken Roth. "It's not really a change I gams), scares people." One kilogram is slightly more than two pounds. The „price, therefore, per kilogram, aiso,doubles, Any system is good, once people become used to it. he said, Weight measurements will be the easiest. '.'It will take time and will be confusing.` Other than .being'a pain in the neck, I've heard few .complaints. The final phase of metric conversion In Huron County Began in June and will be rcompleted by September. There has been some opposition across Canada. But in the 35,000 retail outlets, there has been good co-operation says Peter McCulloch, spokes- man for .Metric Commission Canada. want to make, mainly for the sake of the Some food companies are still in transition customers. It will be easier for us because we stages which is resulting in uneven measure- willwbe have a convertforte backnuto pounds,."but it meats. "We are trying to rationalize package be harder for the consumer." " a sizes and are encouragingcompanies to go to Some stores are resisting the change, but" round, whole numbers. esisnoI n. "I've often thought. Th cifre Companies which have completed the resisting but I think I'm too chicken. ere.' . p are as many people for metric as there are( metric conversion have decreased the variety against." of sizes. The biscuit industry has gone from Most packaged food is sold in metric now • 115 imperial sizes to 15 metric sizes. Wine has decreased from 59 to 10 sizes and toothpaste from 29 to four/ A major consumer benefit is accuracy in weights. There are 28 grams in one ounce, so the metric system measures smaller units. and • labels for store packaged items are printed with metric symbols. The disadvan- tage of not switching is that everything is against us." VARIETY Metric may be confusing, but the variety of package sizes add to the confusion. As an example; Jello comes in four packages of almost the same size. One is 85 grams, the second 92 grams, third, 106 grams and the last is 113 grams. "The government has really screwed up. The idea of metric is everything divides by 10. These odd sizes cause more confusion." Seaforth Superior is completely metric. "Whether 1 like it or not, doesn't matter, says Brian Calver, manager. "It's here. It's something we have to live with." Working daily with metric units has made the gradual changeover less confusing for Mr. Calver. "Because I work with it (metric) every day, it's hard for me to look at it objectively. It will be most difficult for the older people to relate. The young kids learn it in school. We have to train ourselves to forget pounds and ounces," says Mr. Calver. "The price difference (pounds to kilo - Metric is not new in Canada. "We were metric in 1871. Camera equipment, eye glasses and light bu18s are all metric. Yes, a watt is metric." The United States is following Canada's lead. Heavy equipment, automobiles, farm equipment, pre-packaged food, wines and distilled spirits are all metric. "They're definitely switching. Only North and South Yemen are not using metric measurements - 220 odd countries in the world are." ..,hange to metric, consumers will not be faced Once retail stores have completed the With any more changes, says Mr. McCulloch. Although conversion will still have to be used, the secret is to think metric, not imperial. Converting celcius to fahrenheit can be a disaster. For those who wish to relate to weather forcasts, remember: 30 is hot; 20 is pleasing; 12 is not and 0 is freezing. People are creatures of habit, they don't Please turn to page 3 Majority oppose landfill site The proposed landfill site in McKillop township will be like a motel, one of the experts at Thursday's open house at the town hall said. Once it's there, you'll never know it. The comparison brought a flurry of objections from visitors at the landfill site information meeting. Approximately 40 attended each meeting, the first on Wednesday. , "The problem is, there is a lot of misconception concerning landfill sites," said Mike Mitchell, town solicitor. "It's against the law to burn garbage, but there are certain older sites where there is controlled burning. The Ministry of the Environment makes sure it's done properly.' Other questions included whether a weigh scale would be installed; how close can nearby property owners build to the site; and why the offer of Tom Schoonderwoerd. for the use of his property was declined. "I think people had a lot of technical questions answered - they understand the hydro -geological aspect better." says Burns Ross of the Goderich engineering firm of Burns -Ross and Associates. "I'm sure there are concerns that will never be completely answered." The outcome of the meeting was that the majority is strongly opposed to the proposal. "It is doubtful we could satisfy any group." Mr. Ross expects the matter will go to a consolidated hearing. If there are no objections to the final report, there will be no hearing. "The hearing will likely take place this fall." The reports will be available to the public for at least 30 days. Perhaps one set could be circulated among objectors, town derk Jim Crocker suggested. A second reason a hearing will have to be THE MAJORITY of the 40 people attending the Information meetings of the proposed landfill site in McKillop township were opposed. If there are objections when the final report is released, a consolidated hearing will be held, Tony Crutcher, right, a hydro -geologist, explained technical terms to the visitors. (Wasslnk photo) held is more land is required to provide access from County Road 12. "We under- stand we may have to expropriate two acres of land. There are two landowners involved.' The landowners whose property is requir- ed were contacted by landfill committee members, said Mr. Crocker. "There was an indication of not wishing to sell. We want access from the highway because it is maintained better; it's closer to the nucleus of the population and is closer to proposed site. We yvill have to take it one step at a time. If they refuse to sell after we make a firm offer, we will have to proceed with expropriation.". Con Eckert was unable to attend the open hmSe. "They need two acres from me. I've decided to see what happens. The way I look at `it,. nobody wants it (landfill site), but evetybody needs it." "We didn't get anything out of the first meeting, but the second -night was informa- tive," says Christine Hoste. "We are very much ..posed to the landfill site. They have S100,1 t t invested in studies so they will try to push it through. If we can prove that area wells and Silver Creek will be polluted from the site, I think we have a chance." Approximately two acres are required from the Hoste property for the access road. They have made no decision on selling. "The dump is not there yet, so why should we rush into anything?" The objections and questions at the meetings were expected said Mr. Ross. "They told us exactly what their feelings were. Points were raised that we have to look at. That's why such meetings are held. "I'm quite sure there will be a landfill site, but I don't know if it will be at that location. It depends on the outcome of the hearing." Time is of the essence. "If the hearing turns down the proposal, it could take another year before another site is found. In the meantime, I don't know what would be done with the garbage." Referring to styrofoam cups, plastic and pens, all in evidence at the meeting, "the problem is the way we live," Mr. Mitchell said. "We're going to be buried in our own garbage," said neighbour Mae Govenlock. Landfills will be around for 20 years Despite a new provincial policy that calls landfill sites old-fashioned, they'll be the only solution for garbage for small populations. like Seaforth, McKillop and Tuckersmith. "for at least 20 years" says MPP Murray Elston (Lib. Huron -Bruce). Recycling and reducing waste volume, announced by environment minister Keith Norton as Ontario's new waste manage- ment policy, are too costly to be used in rural areas. Although there will be more separation of garbage. even in small landfill sites, like the new one proposed here to serve nearly 7,000 people, "the difficulty is getting the volumes in small sites to make it worthwhile," Mr, Elston says. While there'll be more recycling in huge population area, like Metro Toronto, where there's very little now, Mr. Elston questions how many rural municipalities will be willing to put out money to ship their garbage to recycling centres. A Bruce County study has looked at setting up three or four regional landfill sites across the county, rather than the present 29 or 30. But the garbage still has to be hauled some distance. Incineration isn't feasible, because it's too expensive. The proposed landfill site is in Mr. Bston's riding, but the Liberal environ- mental critic hasn't been contacted by area residents who oppose it. Provincial legisla- tion allows expropriation for a dump site, he notes. "The most you can hope for is that it (any garbage at the site) will all be contained." Studies done in Germany near chemical waste disposal sites have shown that they do not seem to diminish the value of farms within their buffer zones. There's "not much of a track record in this area," though. If neighbours feel they can prove injury or loss because of the site they could bring a nuisance action against the municipali- ties, but such suits are costly and dragged out, the MPP says. ld Irl habca @ w@@1 HAPPY B RTHDAY Ct(NADA!-Two-year-old Timmy Sills takes time out from a morning of pony rides up and lawn Main St. to wave the Maple Leaf flag during Canada Day celebrations on Frida morning in Seaforth. •\ .�.".t. "S 4441.4.4ice,'-�,.... Canada Day celebrations end with a birthday bang Canada Day celebrations in Seaforth Friday attra icd a fair crowd during the day and a good crowd in the evening, says rec director, Bryan Peter. "All of the participants thought it was worthwhile," he says. At the pancake brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Optimists and the Lions ran out of sausages and were serving breakfasts at half price by noon. .The evening's baseball game between the firemen and the team combining council and the recreation committee ended in a tie. Organizers are uncertain of the final score and guess it was either 12-12 or 15-15. The fireworks, the finale of the day, were the best seen in Seaforth in years, onlookers said. For photos of Canada Day in Seaforth. see inside The Expositor. Liquor charges triple Two traffic accidents over the weekend in Seaforth caused close to $3,000 in damages and no injuries. Douglas Fry, of Stratford was charged with careless driving after hitting and breaking two hydro poles on Adam St. on Sunday morning at approximately 2:00 a.m. Dama- ges were estimated at 5900 to the car and $1200 to the poles, says Seaforth police chief, Hal Claus. - On Saturday morning at about 12:30 a.m., a car skidded and hit a tree on Goderich St. E. causing approximately $1000 damage to the car. The driver, Bruce Skinner, of Mitchell was charged with failure to report an accident. Eight liquor charges ,nearly three times the usual number, were also made over the weekend. No bui!ding permit The owner of a Seaforth lot who had new house foundation, poured before he had a building permit will he charged with building s IIIIUUI a p.:. 1111. "1'11 proceed with charges," said building inspector Herman VanWieren on his regular visit to town last Wednesda)r. A stop work order was served on the new home's owner. Leo Medd,.tune 24 and alter the uupct.aui appears before a justice of the peace in Goderich this week, Mr. Medd "will get a summons to appear in court." Building plans on the lot caused a controversy in the James and Ann St. neighbourhood. At two hearings of the town's committee of adjustment, where Mr. Medd sought a minor variance to zoning bylaws, several people who live in the area objected. The minor variance however. was granted. Two objectors appealed and an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing will be held on the matter. A building permit won't be granted until the appeals are heard, says Mr. VanWieren.There's been no word from the OMB yet. says town clerk Jim Crocker, who mailed the appeals last Wednesday. The controversy hasn't been officially discussed at council yet, the clerk says but he'll be reporting on it at the July 12 meeting. Charges were laid because "we don't want to create an atmosphere where people can put in a foundation and then ask for a permit." Laws like the one requiring a building permit are for everyone, and in applying them, the town has to be "fair and consistent". he adds. The building inspector says he told Mr. Medd he could be charged. "He didn't like the idea, but then 1 don't like the idea of a parking ticket either " Mr, Medd could not be reached Tuesday for comment. Good golfers start young/A8 Council up at bat /A6 Emma Friend heads hospital board /A10 Are you bored and bickering? Burnout may be your problem /A10 [12d Y Births/All Brussels news/A14,15 Ciassllied / A 16,17 Dublin news/A4,5 Entertainment/A7 Family/A11,12 Farm/A18 Hensel) news/A19 Kids/A13 Londesboro/A19 Obituaries/A4 People/ A7 Smiley/A2 Something to Sey/A2 Sports/ A8,9