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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-11-09, Page 1r'7 A 'a 9a • ih r3rporating russet 1 " n( +a» V'VrfQr Gj)i/ fit+ of Y•. v • „ SEAFORTI#r 0„;1'ARO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ti; 1983 - 22 PAQES 10" r REMEMBRANCE DAY is not a school holiday this year, but students of St. James' Separate School have been working on projects related to the event- Janice Mero, left and Brenda Barry, are completing posters they will enter In the Seaforth Legion poster contest. Other students are entering poem and essay contests. All students and those from SPS will be participating in Friday's cenotaph service. (Wassink photo) ...5,e :•y..n,. ,.,6U « Ftw..`i",.�FxnrR.rf^r . �. - • Carroll! getsFpromotion The' principal of Seaforth Public School has been named superintendent of opera- tions with the Huron County Board of Education, effective Jan, 1. Paul Carroll, who has been principal in Seaforth since 1977, was chosen from 34 candidates for the position. Chairman Dorothy Wallace announced the decision at the board's meeting Monday. Mr. Carroll is also principal of Walton Public School, "it's a chance to move forward in Huron County," he says. "1 grew up here, we wanted to stay here'," The Carrells - Paul, Mary and sons Karsten and Kalen - will stay in Seaforth where they live on Goderich St. W. Mr. Carroll received his basic teachers' education at Stratford Teacher's College in 1967. He started teaching at Victoria Public School in Goderich that year. He became vice-principal at that school in 1973. Before attending teachers' college as an adult student, he was a manager trainee with Woolworths and a psychiatric nursing attendant. In 1973, Mr. Carroll became a vice-princi- pal at Seaforth Public School. He has his BA from Wilfrid Laurier and an M. Ed. from the University of Toronto. Active in the community, having served as Goderich councillor and later reeve, Mr. Carroll is currently chairman of the Van Egmond Foundation in Seaforth. Mr. Carroll starts the new -position at a salary range of S55.000. ,Although his replacement as principal for Seaforth and Walton will probably be named soon, Mr. Carroll says he has no idea what the board plans. Tuckersmith rents its land Representatives of 31 Seaforth . clUbs,' , the rec committee win organize/. nleeting of sports and institutions spent Saturday at th , ;each interest.group to sofve the problems'•that new community centres talking over common•=: were identified Saturday. problems and;Ways of working together 01%.IT WORKS • solve them.'ft was Seaforth s first eve.t Such community recreation conferences Community recreation confgrence, organized&?aren't common, says Melanie McLaughlin, by rec director Bryan Peter and members of'. the Ministry, of Culture,, and Recreation the town's recreation committee., consultant who gave a keynote speech to Almost teIdeleg but they work,QnbinOwenSound more active membrs.twants get stara pie of, years ago& "stimulated that across to the public and would like to. cut out/' corn unity tremendously "- duplicationof effort and scheduling prob's The idea for Seaforth's conference came !ems. Almost every grotty agrees thaC. • .from the town's new recreation master plan. Seaforth's facilities for recreation, are first-, The flan noted rhe, town's high quality rate, but "wecould use then[ better, promote.; facilities but called for -more area wide joint them more," summed up recreation commit- • planning. An arts and cultural organization tee chairman,Bob Dinsmore. reporting from. was also suggested for the area. aid the summer group. discussion in one group. Saturday touched on Five interest groups met separately in the;. the same thing, - morning and then got together to report after;' A NEED FOR CARDNO'S HALL lunch. .• in the churches and schools group,, Those attending represented over 60' pert' chairman Larry Plumsteel said getting - cent of the community's 50 or so groups. Mr: ; Cardno's Hall back. in use would give a Peter says. "We wopld have liked 100 pet,. tremendous boost to the arts here, "Estab- cent, but It's a start." Each of the 50 -some -'4 lishing a need for it as a cultural fadility would people, including volunteer chairmen and: help get it going." added Dave Kemp of SPS. recorders, will receive copies of all that wai Non -sports activities that could be organized discussed in every workshop. The me for kids included chess, drama, crafts and departmen opes they'll take that informa; stamp and coin club's.' tion back toes h organization. Then. perhapsn' "Is it possible too much is going on in this not before Christmas, but as soon as possible, town?" asked Sybil Miller of the Girl Guides of'' Canada as pebpie complained about inactive members and difficulty, •getting volunteers, in the service and community groups workshop. Maybe groups could look at combining, said Kathy Elliott ' of the Lioness Club, if they were .bigger. 'ait'd fewer, they could be more effective. A similar suB6eshpn-calne out of the cultural group? d. iSc ssion; reported Terri- ; Lynne Dale. Combining more events would spread the wotkfoad, the funds raised, the successes andhelp the community grow, she satd. In the discission for ttithntet' groups., Ki=n Rodney ofMinor soccer inted,tothgsltccer of a skatathont held' jot, sly by itis sport, and baseball. Volunteers are afraid of ,making mistakes, especially in An sport , they aren't familiar with, this workshop concluded. Educational programs are needed for them and both seniors and teenagers child be used more as volunteers. Ai,L IN ONE N1(iHT One registration night for all summer activities, combined with a parents' meeting. was suggested. Money is always a problem, said Ron Drager of miner baseball, and local amps' and referees would be:of benefit. But an experienced :reftaee Said 1ocal officials'don't like the -criticism they get from Ibcal people. "We have to educate our kids that tirgp and refs are valuable and sho.uldbe respected," said Cazolanne Doig of Seaforth Golf and Country Club. "Rarents haVP;to set 'd an example." Discussion irr all five groups, was' unani- mous about the value of the rec department and its director. ,'He's a real asset,jo" the community.and, its organfzatie .4epofted Bill Bennett froth tfte winign,g gupa: Schools'saidthey appreciate ,th 1Qhoirs0 free ice time each''gets at thg ateda, and emphasized that their facilities ax(e available . • at low costto the public, within fliritts Th Fomm nity groups an'd,serytcg�clpbs:' even turned hugs around, said ste gesteij?the " .community do somethIIha or the recrgatiibl,, committee. "You p e Bryan• if` you Wanf something. and you get •t," 'summed up; chairman Bruce Hoelscher. 'ft'S been aone, way Street." All the groups want - t recreations" department's help in scheduling expanded and they want to have future meetings both by ' interest group; and for community recreation as a whole. "What We thought were speciel'problenjs are similar ones," said Mr. Bennett. "There's ad hoc co-operation now. Lei'S expand it." • ; SEE CONFERENCE ON PAGE 3 McKillop people want McKillop tovv}y'nship residents want writ-"` ten guarantees thpt their water will not be. contaminated if a new landfill site is located near their properties. Six property owners including Gerald and: Mary Vanden Hengel, Neil Govenlock, Mae,' Govenlock and Joe and Anne Van Dooren), asked McKillop at Monday's council meeting' to keep them informed of progress on the proposed landfill site and do something about their concerns. "We want guarantees written - into The agreement before the dump goes ahead. It's easier to deal with now than after it's in place," said Mr. Vanden Hengel. ' Asked by Mrs. Van Dooren how much tax assessments would be lowered, councillor Bill Siemon said nearby properties are going to be evaluated. "We understand we can hire our owij evaluator," said Mrs, Govenlock. "We have no objection. You are quite abl fo,' rbppljfed,,Mr,,,Siemen. ONEPERtENTREDUCTl61eA' '' Acquisition and site preparation cos(-h/as -' been estimated at $325,000. • Mcltlllop's share of the operation of the site will be reduced one per cent. from 19 to 18•per cent. "We asked for a reduction of fiveper cent." said Mr. Siemon, "It was based on an agreement between Goderich and Colborne. We used it as a means of argument to get ours reduced but neither Tuckersmith Township or Seaforth would go along with it." Tuckersmith will pay 44.5 per cent and Seaforth 37,5 per cent of the operating costs. "We figure one per cent would allow McKillop some reduction to allow Wayne BY WiLMA OKE Goderich will investigate several hook-ups at Tuckersmith Township Council will again Vanastra Waterworks system which were not rent 60 acres of its farm on which its gravel pit correctly installed initially. is located at Lot 23, Concession 4, Thc tender DRAINS of Love Brothers of Zurich was _accepted at Considerable time was spent discussini $120. per acre fora three-year term. It was the several municipal drains. 1t was a "talk' highest of three tenders. The Love Brothers meeting rather than an "action" meeting as are the present renters. two councillors were absent -• George Velma (Ashton) and John Smith of 70 Cantelon and John Brownridge. The latter Victoria Boulevard, Vanastra, were invited to was present for the last few minutes of the the meeting to receive the thanks of council meeting. for the flower bed at the entrance to Vanastra. Approved for payment were the following The Smiths planted and volunteered to care accounts: day care centre, Vanastra• for the bed and say they have already been $5,987.19; special day care centre, Vanastra, planning the planting of the bed for next year. $3,948.20: Vanastra recreation centre, Reeve Robert Bell presented the Smiths $11,067,13: roads, $57,241.98: general with a large framed colored picture of the accounts $32,672.50 for a total of S110,917.00 flowerbed and told them of the many Reeve Robert Bell will lay the wreath for compliments for the attractive entrance to the Tuckersmith Township at the memorial hamlet, Legion service in Seaforth on Remembrance The engineering firm of B.M. Ross of Day. Nov. 11. Grant to Cardno's Hall approved Final approval has been received from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture for a S25,000 grant to restore Cardno's Opera Hall. Total oost of the project is 552,000. "The construction blueprint hasn't been drawn up, so construction won't start until spring," says Ken Cardno, owner of the building. "We were just waiting for final approval. 1t gives us the green light to go ahead." The Building Rehabilitation and improve- ment Campaign grant (BRIC) will be used to repair the exterior of the building including brickwork, windows, roof and the historic four -faced clock. Cardno's Opera Hall was built in 1877. "The opera hall is the first building to be restored in Seaforth," says the Honorable Susan Fish, minister of citizenship and culture. "The town has one of the few completely historical main streets in Ontar- io." UnzOd@ it02 NVc**l Dolmage (the township's road superinten- dent) to pick up any garbage that may' end up en township roads.' TEST WELLS Residents were also concernedwith testing. "Have you tested our.wells?" asked Mrs, Vanden Hengel. (J�ra nte "We would.be quite willing to test wells." said Mr. Siemon. "Why weren't they tested before now?" she asked. ((.'We would like to, but we need permission feom' property owners first," said Mr. Siemon. No one is looking at landfill site`reP ort Copies of the 200 -plus page landfill site repoFt and, accompanying maps, schedules and a pendices • ate available., at ,the,; McKjll Town &psi ige;;a ,rSeff ctI and,. � �((ff TucEe•ra •th laiit'tie �1• o nU ff�es:an raE- he, local library. But they're not exactly best sellers. • Volume one, the environmental assess - Meat report for the Seaforth and area waste management program is, the, book that explains how and why the McKillop site was chosen for the area's garbage. Produced by B,M.Ross and Associates, it can be borrowed. Volume 2 must be viewed in the office and Volume 3 will come later. The Goderich firm. is employed by the three municipalities ``who share the costs of developing and operating the new landfill site. Final date for submissions or object- ions on the report. is Nov. 16. . As. Of,, a tecefit'Weekday,..no one had. bettnw10gpp edifhe3tirt; ttvn' 'iaTI A'' X►•dfx1MI<h ! p Jlial i�1y" those closesty,to;,tj`ie siteive 1tmfive ratepayers htid'tdken%'a >x Copyfiv, th township's office, as of the end of October, WI LL -ORGANIZED The reluctance to wade through the technical data is understandable, But dedication and persistence would allow a reader to get an idea of the scope of the study. It's well organized and fairly simply written. The public's concerns about the site as SEE REPORT 'ON PAGE 3 "We request all wells be tested. the results shown and if thedump conies. we want them tested annually," said Mrs. Govenlock. "Any type of testing that is done, at the Site or the wells, we request that two property; owners,be present." TESTING "Mill ask the engineer to see if testing in possible," replied Mr. Siemon. "Wedon't want anything getting into the water:" (_ "If something does go Wrong (water pollution) in five years, can you go back on the engineers??" aSked Mrs.. Govenlock; ' -"No," Siemon. "We have td -put certain amount of faith' in the people we hire," said councillor John George. "The Ministry of Environment looks after and will make tests after the site is in place. They will be checking it for the�petiole in the area." MONI • Tests Shbw,the sithhasSg/ elaayy soil ,''When l r Ak�pty,in; m. e 1 a uranin' ,iptp se tifirO �^.gravel ['' ykI iillEt1ar' .g` '` • , shy ou *oh't bit •someitriiig die tills' it the site? asked Mei Vanden'lengeK They say the soil in the area is so tight, that water can't get away fast enough and that causes leach8te. 1 have no faith in it at all, "The site is going to be monitored. If the collection system (a 1.000 gallon tank) has to take leachate, then we're in trouble," said Mr. Siemon. "Supposedly, the system will never have tq be used," "Once the dump is there; it will be hard to do something about it," said Mr. Vanden sEEGUARANTEESON' PAGE 3 Win is a surprise for canoeist BY SUSAN HUNDERTMARK Sharri MacDonald was born with a handicap. But, even though her left arm ends at her elbow, the 15 -year-old canoeist doesn't let it slow her down. After competing in canoe races for three years, she has won a trophy from the Ontario Marathon Canoe‘Racing Association. The trophy for the handicapped canoeist who has accumulated the most points in races came as a surprise to Sharri when her trainer, Dick Kloss brought the award over to her house last week, "1 had no idea I was getting the award... she says.. Sharri started paddling when she was in grade eight at Huron Centennial School. Her friends Kim Rathwell and Rachel Munn took her canoeing and she soon joined the group of children who go canoeing with Mr. Kloss. "Sharri learned to paddle very quickly the first day 1 took her out - more quickly than most kids do. Canoeing is more difficult for her than for someone with two good arms but she doesn't let that get her down," says Mr. Kloss. Holding the top of the paddle with her left arm, Sharri finds she can control the paddle pretty well although it sometimes slips. Whenshe and Mr. Kloss paddle together. they have a system; since Sharri finds it difficult to change sides quickly. then forget about being together when they paddle. "It works. We've passed other canoes that way," says Mr, Kloss. Though she's mostly raced in 'special races for the handicapped, Sharri would like to race in regular races. "Regular races are more of a challenge. It feels like i've accomplished more when I finish a regular race,' she says. So far, Sharri enjoys canoeing more for the fun than the competition. She's competed in races as long as eight milds and practices for two weeks before races. But, she can see herself training harder in the future. "I'd like to try racing in the nationals. 11 wouldn't really matter if i won or not: I'd just like to try," she says. As well as canoeing. Sharri says site enjoys any sport. A grade 10 student at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. she is a member of the downhill ski club and is trying out for the volleyball team. She didn't make the team when she tried out for basketball and volleyball teams last year, but she keeps trying, In April, she'll be getting her mother, Barb into a canoe for the first time for a 15 • mile race to raise money for the Huron County Foster Parents Association. They'll he entering the cruising class so they can take their time from Wingham to the Wawanosh Conservation Area. "My mom thinks it's a good idea and I'm looking forward to it," she says. Sherr! 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