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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-08-10, Page 11' L. . • , • 0130russe s *Ci per cop./ .•• .• • ' ' .",-t7e1"7•7.,fyiIi1.‘"7".1' . . VC • •1 • t , • •"4'1',, •.• SEAPORT14, ONTARIO,WEDNESDAY,AUGUST,10, 1983 — 18 PAGES xpositor rful, beautiful 'Yo!pWhpallOd at the public works cammittee meeting Aug. 2 agreed downtowit Seaforth needs'more plantings. greenery and beautification. The downtown heritage dis- trict plan, under study for a year now, will recommend how to go about it, deputy -clerk Luanne ?hair said, including some sort of • attractive arrangement at the main intersec- tion. The Highway /t8 corner needs something that says to passing motorists, "Hoy. don't drive through, drive down," Miss Phair says. Although there have been some problems with the plan, a draft is expected bv the end of Hailstones cause damage Hailstones he size of baseballs fell on farms and homes in the Cromarty and Kippen area for at least five minutes during a storm Monday night. The hail broke windows of houses, windshields , of cars, dented aluminum siding and cars, tore through the canvas of tent trailera, flattened gardens and fields of grain and shredded fields of corn. 'Of 40 acres of corn on. his farm, Bruce Dow estimates that 75 per, eent is ruined. A , field of wheat on his farm was also flattened with kernels of grain embedded into the ground. His father, Harvey Dow says insurance people are coming to look at the damage the hail did to the body of his car. "The damage to the houses and cars are bad but what the hail did to the farmers around here is the sad part," he says. iroultirMtt.w.ixnex-ei'•;„,,,; HMM, THE WHEEL LOOKS O.K, —Dave Brooks, Inspector for the- Ministry of Transportation and Communication checked over more than 25 cars in Seaforth last Friday, Another inspector, Clare Deveul le says Seaforth car owners generally keep their vehicles In good shape. 25 cars at inspection "invitation only" in Seaforth Car owners in Seatorth generally take good care of their cars, says Clare Devculle, inspector for the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. "They're not saints but their cars arc usually in average or above-average condi• tion," he said during the yearly vehicle inspection Friday in Seaforth. A general 15 minute inspection including the lig.hts, body. exhaust, engine, wheels. windshield wipers was conducted on approximately 25 cars whose owners were given summons by Seaforth police a week before the inspection. "It's by invitation only." says Mr. Deveulle. Owners who don't show up are charged. adds Hal -Claus, Seaforth police chief. With minor problems. such as a headlight not working, owners are asked to get them fixed. Bigger items must he re -inspected when fixed, and major problems such as faulty steering, brakes, exhaust or holes in the floor mean the car will he taken off the road. "lf a car 'is in pretty bad shape, sometimes the only way to get it repaired is by taking the license plates off." says Mr. Deveulle. Some people bring their license plates to t he inspector if they know their car will not pass, instead of paying for a tow truck to tow the car back home. The inspector, who is constantly travel- ling around Ontario says he must take close to 100 cars off the road in one week, In Seaforth 14 cars had the license plates taken from them on Friday. Keeping a car in safe condition requires a regular maintenance program with thor- ough yearly checks by a mechanic. "Your mechanic should be like a family doctor. Find a good one who you trust, stick to him and visit him regularly. Besides the regular check-ups you should go more often if something is wrong, just like you would to a doctor if you were feeling sick. After all, it's only for your own safety," says Mr. Deveulle. Unsqd@ 'V'k the year, she says. The planner should get in touch with the Horticultural Society and the BIA for comments and ideas, mayor Alf Ross suggested. Then, Miss Phair said, a beautification plan could be roughly laid Out in time to allow Spring planting. "We'll ask the architect to get in touch with either of you as immediately as passible," councillor Paul Ross told horticulturalists Gladys Doig and Ruth Beuttenmiller. The two were invited to the public works meeting after they appealed to council last month for action to make Seaforth more attractive. The BIA (Business Improvement Area) has been waiting for the heritage district study, Bob Fisher told the committee. When the BIA was first formed, members weren't in favor of borrowing, even at 1 per cent interest, for beautification, he said. Now with nearly two years in, he'suggested the merchant group could budget and plan for some improvements, along with the Horticul- turall Soc ty and LACAC, 'the town commit- tee co -or inating the heritage district plan. Lack o p ublic_property at Seaforth's main intersection is a problem 6 deputy reeve Bill Bennett, public works chairman said. The town only owns the sidewalk, 33' from the centre of the roadway to be exact, public wo 5.superlitteadent John Forrest said. 414'e y4th. you," on the need for imp Velneats, Mr, Bennett said. "But I dont kbew,h14, personally, to go about it." Eva aLlOWWowned 6' wide sidewalk at the ccinIel'AYMidd:allow room for some plantings, MrS 40i; mild; Teiot sIceet that links the downtown witliVeloria Park could be Jibed with trees, Mrsj, BeuttMimiller suggested. "Make it park-Iiite rather than cars and parking meters. Put trees in to the roadiine. Meanwhile, the eommittee agreed to seek prides for 1984 on more flower boxes similar to the 12 the Society owns and plants on Main St.every summer. "We started with eight (five years ago) because people were so sure they wouldn't last, they'd be wrecked," Mrs. Doig said. The boxes, which weigh 400 to 500 pounds, arevandalized at times but on the whole "the kids haven't bothered the boxes at all this sununer," said Mr, Forrest. Improving Seaforth's downtown, en- trances and main corner will take co-ordina- tioit and co-operation, those at the meeting agreed. "We can't just let the thing die...and a one shot meeting isn't going to do it," said councillor Ross. Over 2500 athletes register for Sportsfest Campsites at the Van Egmond house and the Agricultural grounds are filling up this week as the 2,500 people registered SQ far for Sportsfest prepare to participate in the weekend's competitions in Seaforth and area. Despite earlier fears that registration would be low, co-ordinator Mary Jane Nigh says each event, with the exception of trap shooting which has been cancelled', has a good number of participants. "That's a pretty good track record since in other years, organizers have had to drop three or four events," she says. Team events have the highest registration with teams on a waiting list in some categories. Ball hockey is full with 16 teams and five teams on hold, girls' squirt softball has two teams on hold with six teams filling the event and ladies' softball is full with 24 teams and three teams on hold. Most BY WILMA OKE .The cost of opening a new commercial entrance to Highway 4 at Vanastra will cost more than twice as much as first estimated. Tuckersmith Township Council Tuesday was given the engineer's calculation, ,$13,000, including the engineer's fees. "This is an appreciable increase", said Reeve Robert Bell, comparing it to the original estimate of $5,000. He said the road superintendent, Allan Nicholson, had felt this was a low estimate right from the time it was first made after the opening was requested by Vanastra residents. Tenders are to be called for the construc- tion work, NEW HEATER PURCHASED Council approved purchase of a propane air furnace to heat the swimming pool area in the Vanastra Recreation Centre, from Bailey's Heating, Kippen for $5,665. Reeve Bell presented a certificate to Mr. Nicholson from the C.S. Anderson Road School at Guelph for his successful comple- tion of a three-day school in road work in May. Council passed a $400,000 borrowing by-law to carry on council business until taxes are collected. An application for a tile drainage loan for OMB surprising is the six teams on a waiting list for ladles' slovypitch with 16 teams filling the event after organizers had troubles getting enough teams to participate last year. More participants are expected for indivi- dual events such as the fun run, horseshoes, ) tennis. darts, and euchre. \, "People usually show up at the last minute for those events." With 18 convenors, 15 members of the Lake Huron Zone Recreation Area (LHZRA)„ and Katimavik participants helping out, the Sportsfest committee still.needs 20 to 25 volunteers to help out with scoring, lining fields,,tefereeing and reporting scores to headquarters. Anyone wishing to volunteer can call Mary Jane Nigh at 527-0882, Information, about the campgrounds is available from Lynda Jones at 527-0413. anfs meeting. $20,000 was approved. / Councillor John Brownridge asked council to ask for a regular financial statement from the Vanastra Water and Sewage system. Concerned about the spiralling costs of the proposed new Seaforth landfill site and the lack of definite information, Councillor Robert Broadfoot has asked for an on-site meeting with McKillop and Seaforth coun- cils. Clerk Jack McLachlan is to apply for a grant to meet the costs of compiling a history. of the township to mark the sesquicentennial birthday in 1985. Committees are being set up to plan and carry out festivities to mark the event. A request from the City of Mississauga for endorsement of a resolution to conserve old railway stations as heritage buildings was turned down with only councillor Brownridge voting for saving the historic old buildings from the wreckers' hammer in the coming years. The Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Au- thority's offer to give the township the privilege of maintaining the Clinton Conser- vation area in the northwest part of the township was not accepted. Council agreed with councillor Brownridge that Tuckersmith (continued on page three) CLOSE CALL AT THE POOL—Four-year-old Shannon Dale doesn't look too pleased about being near the water after her ordeal at the Lion's pool last week. When she got into water over her head, David Cronin pulled her out and took her to the nearest lifeguard. Quick thinking saves four-year-old What could have been a tragedy was averted thanks to the quick thinking of 12 -year-old David Cronin. A son of J erry and Heather Cronin, St. Columban, David, used rescue techniques he learned at swimming lessons, to assist a four year old girl who experienced 'difficulty when swimming in the Seaforth Lions pool on Wednesday. Left unattended for several minutes by her older cousins, Shannon Dale, daughter of Datryl and Hilda Dale, Seaforth, floated on her back into deep water and started to swallow water. Shannon cannot swim. Noticing the youngster was having problems, David lifted her out of the water and took Shannon to lifeguard Carolyn Wilson, at the side of the pool. Shannon started to cough out the water and began to cry. "As soon as she started crying, we knew she was O.K.," says David Rimmer, another lifeguard. Neighbors of the Dales, Peter and Margaret Bannon, were at the pool at the time with their grandchildren and say they were impressed with David's efforts. "We were very proud of the boy for him to realize there was something wrong and to do something as fast as he did," says. Mrs. Bannon. "We need more swimmers like him" Life saving training starts during swimming lessons when children are as young as six or seven, says Carolyn Wilson. "We need more swimmers like David," she says. Shannon's scare has caused her mother, Hide to do some serious thinking about her daughter's inability to swim. "I'm going to enroll my children in swimming lessons as soon as 1 can," she says. hearing date set for Sept. 13 An Ontario Municipal Bo rd hearingk, concerning a minor variance is scheduled for Tuesday. September 13 at 1:00 p.m. The hearing will be held in the Seaforth council chambers. The OMB hearing stems from an appeal on a decision of the committee of adjustment of Seaforth which granted Leo Medd a variance for permission to build a new residence, by reducing the westerly side yard requirement from 25 feet to 15 feet, Mr. Medd was also granted approval to retain the existing dwelling on James Street until three months after final inspection of the new residence, at which time the present house is to be demolished. The appeal was made by Richard Burgess. David Tremeer and Christine Tremeer. "The OMB chairman will listen to arguments and will decide whether to uphold or deny the appeal. The chairman's decision will be final." said Roman Dusz, Huron county planner. "Since the matter has been appealed. it now becomes a new hearing. The committee of adjustment has nothing more to do with the matter," The promptness of the OMB hearing (two months following the.edeadline date for appeals) is not unusual said Mr, Dusz, "It can take from three to six months to schedule a hearing. It all depends on the schedule of the board. ' The committee of adjustment has made a decision, a decision the county planning department upholds. "We are on record that the application is reasonable and should be approved. Our position is that we Stand in favor. "The concerns of the surrounding neigh- bours are not so much of the variance but the possible future use of the property. The OMB will be dealing with whether it is reasonable planning. The board will only deal with the facts," said Mr. Dusz. "If the applicant does open a business in the future, then action can be taken. But that's a nonexistant issue at this point," Clerk of Seaforth, Jim Crocker will be attending the hearing. "We just hit it lucky that a hearing will be held this soon. OMB hearings are scheduled when convenient for the board. It just depends how you hit it." "This is a brand new hearing for a minor variance. The town will not be making arguments for or against," said Mr. Crocker, "The faster the matter is heard, the better," says Paul Ross. lawyer for the applicant, Leo Medd. "I'm confident the Ontario Municipal Board will uphold the decision of the planning board, because the decision was based on good solid authority." A September meeting did not surprise Mr, Ross. "1 wrote and asked if they could expedite it and they've done that. 1 did expect an earlier date." Thieves break into Legion, take six cases of liquor Liquor valued at approximately S1400 was stolen from the Seaforth Legion after a break- in just before daybreak on Monday morning. Six cases of 40 ounce bottles of liquor were stolen by thieves who entered the legion through the window St the main door. Crowbars were used to gain entry says Hal Claus, Seaforth police chief. The Legion in Clinton was also broken into. It was not known if the two incidents are related. \ Scott -Dickson decendants celebrated 150th, plaque unveiled A 3 Free rabie shots for pets A 10 Huron Cattlemen hold beef barbecue A 7 0 A second two headed calf born near Walton A 10 Births /A6 Brussels news /Al2, 13 Classified /A14, 15, 16 Community Calendar /411 Dublin news /A4 Entertainment /A7 Family /A6 Farm /A10 Hensel, /A 10 Kids /A11 Londesboro /A13 Obituarids /A7 Odds n Ends /A2 People /A7 Roulston /A2 Smiley /A2 Sports /A8, 9