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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-09-13, Page 161 • 14 THE HURON EXPOSITOR*" SEPTEMBER 13, 1979 sulation merits BY DEBars44NNEY About 15 people U14;44114 firemen from Grey Townsbip, Brussels and Exeter crowded the Grey Township Council Chabmers Tuesday Light to listen to Cliff Strassburger from Strassburger Supplies, Ltd. in London, defend the use of iti).:hane insulation In buildingS, Grey Township has a statement on its building permits which prohibits the use of urethane foam. The present council did not make the rule. Mr. Strassburger asked how the rule came about. Reeve Roy Williamson told him that the danger in Using the insulation was of concernto firemen, and Grey Township Fire Chief Gordon Engel told him that through the Fire Marshall's offiee, firemen had been led - to believe that a Poisonous gas comes of(the insulation and they had been told not to go into a building that had that type of insolation. Mr. Strassburger said there are definitely gases or toxic fumes that Come off the product when it burns but the percentage of toxics was not nearly as bad as that apning off the rug in the Grey council thambers. "There's toxic off any type of building materials," he said. • He added that the insulation should have some kind of coating on top of it so, as not to leave rthe foam exposed. "The one thing we as an industry have : taken a stand on is that you've got to indicate that urethane foam, is combustible and we are recommending coating." •He said that the problem is that some Insurance. companies have -accepted . the exposed insulation. "Properly done and covered you've got a good system. It's not a hazard if done corrently,'' he said. Grey Township building inspector Gerald Exel told Mr. Strassburger that the former. Grey council made the decision to put the statement on the building permits about the, urethane insulation. LIVES OF FIREMEN "They were not interested .in how good the insulation was but about the lives of our firemen," he said. ' • He added that he thought if somebody put, urethane in a building they should indicate •on a sign that the building had that kind of insulation. Mr. Strassburger said that was :absur d • and asked if you would indiCate a house that had combustible furniture inside? Dave, Hastings, Brussels fire chief said firemen there hadn't run into any problems with the insulation. think people forget about the breathing apparatus which is what we got them for: We're not against it. If .theres a house burning, were going t� try and put it out." Councillor Ed Krauter said one point in Ivir.Strassburger 's favor was 'that he'd say most farmers didn't expect people. to risk their lives to save livestock. • "The. way 1 look at it if it's gone through -half an ineb of gyprock it (the building ) is gone anyway" fire chief Hastings said. Mr. $traSsburger said that their only concern was. that the township was still allowing styrofoara and eliminating urethane foam. He said it just didn't add up; when 'both kinds are combustible. "We'd just like to see urethane insulation get back into your township. The basic idea we're affirming tonight is that if handled properly it (urethane foam) doesn't increase the hazards in that structure," he said. Mr. Strassburger said the urethane industry was trying to get together with the firemarshall's office and the insurance companies to find out what the concerns about the urethane, insulation were, .HAMLET Council ,a1s0 bad a delegation from about nine ratepayers- concerned abbot the possibility that Moncrieff would be designate and urban residential area and made into a hamlet. This possibility had beeu presented at a public meeting as a proposed amendment to Grey Township's Secondary Plan. The delegation at council's regular meeting on Tuesday night didn't want this change to go through as they didn't want their agricultnral area to 'be restricted'. Huron County Planner Gary Davidson had said at the pablic meeting.that if the hamlet was made into an urban residential area agricultural practices could be restricted up to 2000 feet away from the area. Councillor Charlie Thomas 'told the delegation that if everybody wanted to leave the area in Moncrieff designated agricultural as. it is now he couldn't see any problem. One of the: men presented council with seven' •lettersfrom people who were. pr °testing the proposed amendment. He said their lawyer had told them they should bring letters and register them with the township to be kept for further use and reference. Council then made a motion thatcouncil would not proceed with the propoSed amendment in the Moncrieff area and that it will remain an agricultural area. • It.. was, pointed out by. councillor Ed Krauter that if the arca remained this way they probably wouldn't be able to. get severances anymore as the Grey Township Secondary Plan restricts severances in an agricaltural area. • Council also had a complaint from a resident ?f Ethel who,was concerned with dogs Fuming loose in the village. Council advised him to find :Out from the police village trustees if there was a by-law stating that dogs in the village had to be tied up. • The clerk read a petition from some Cranbrook people asking for four way sto signs at the intersection there. It was decided that the cleric:should get information from the Ministry of Transportation and. Communications for the correct:by-law to do this. • WEDDING INVITATIONS THE HURON EXFOSITOR The Signing o the alireeMent. 'between .Merr'is and East Yfawanosh councilategard- big the Belgrave Community Centreresulted lot of disettASiett When Morris Township, COuncil held it regular Meeting MITUesdaY aftetnefan, On4, of the Main Oncerns of Morris ix)uncil members. was a ,sentence stating that the agreement could not be dissolved unless botb councit agreed to sign to dissolve it. Morris also thought there should be an addition to one sentence in the agreement that stated that the two councils would divide any deficit 50-50. Some of the council members didn't like the idea of guarantee- ing, pay the deficit no matter what the circumstances. They thought that if the Community Centre Board knew they were Wing to, -have a deficitthey should inform council members of it beforehand. It was finally decided by council that Morris council would meet with members, of Perth Farm News 10.0 gAst Wilwari941l4Ponacil; to *Wolfer the agreeMent- In a discussion on previous meeting minutes, Council reScinded a. motion due to the fact that the aPPlieatiOtt fOr a severance *the name of Keith and ElOrmie ?fetch was Withdrawn bY Mr. Pletch's solicitor Campbell andire-submitted in the name of Sam and Thelma fletch at the Land Division Rearing. Also in connection with .the fletch subdivision, council received a letter from Burns Ross engineers, stating Several thingS that still had to, be done in the subdivision before the roads would be up to MTC standards. Morris council had agreed to take over the roads in the subdivision only after they had been ,brought up to MTC standards. Council also discussed the new provisional equalization assessment proposal which has not yet been Made law- The new assesS- BY ALAN W. SCOTT, winter when the full need has PATLYNCH By the end of August both Elora and Ridgetown had received 200 less heat units than 1978 and 150 to 175 less heat units, than normal. Strange dr it may seem, Centralia has recorded about the same number of heat 'units for 1979 as for 1978, Farmers don't need the figures to tell -them that the ,corn crop is away behind in Maturity. However, this information may encourage some to _harvest- by maturity rather than date. The corn has reached its maximum dry weight when the black layer forms in the kernel: The ideal stage to harvest is just after this 'black layer' formation,' The ideal Moisture content for storage can range from 55% to 65%. The higher moisture level is best for bunker silos and small uprights. LIVESTOCK FEED. FOR OXFORD Do you have extra feed this year? The tornado ravaged farms' of Oxford may have a shortage.. At present: a com- mittee in Oxford, is assessing just what will be needed. The Perth Federation of- Agricul- ture co-ordinating the project in Perth. • , - • -They are not looking to move feed right away. Many of the- farms 'don't have storage.. Standing 'crop isn't really too. useful. Disaster victims don't have time or, in some cases, equipment to take it off. The most useful offers will be ones where the crop is stored. temporarily: It can be moved in late fall or been, determined. The. Federation will be sending a letter to every farmer in Perth county. Farmers will be able to make their offers on an enclosed form, The Federation IS, encouraging individuals to, donate one ton of grain as roughage donations are in the majority at present. Further information can be obtained from the Perth County Ag, Office, 271-0280, or from the Federation co, ordinators - Victor Roland, 2, St. Pauls, 393-6729; Ken Green, It. 1, St. Pauls, 273 -1107 -and Bill Osborn, R. 3, Monkton, 347-2770. Wal- ter Kollman, R. 1 Stratford, 271-6538 has a vadant barn, that others can ,iise to store hay or straw until, it is needed in Oxford.. Walter is lowed at Lot 37 Conc. 4, North Easthope. If at all possible stay away from that filled silo'for 2 to 3 weeks. There's always a - danger of silo gas formation. It can be present within a few hours after filling with the greatest danger. being 12 to 60 hourslater. Silo gases uualtrhave a sickly sweet odour and a colourless or yellowish brown • colour. Sometimes there is no evidence that the gas is present. The gases are heav- ier than air. Thus they form just above the silage surface. It's easy for them to. spill down the chute and injure humans or livestock in con- tained areas at the bottom. • Scnne people have' to start • feeding their silage as soon entiofl ean'.:GrOwert:.. DIVISION OF GERBRO CORP. in association with Lou Maloney Dublin Feed Mill ore pleased to announce' Receiving facilities for the as they finish filling, In these cases, any maintenance on the unloader should be start- ed before filling starts, It's also vital to make sure that the distributor is adjusted so that the silo is filled evenly. Running the blower for 30 minutes MAY expel the gas. This action may not displace gas if the silage is below the open door. Climbing and/or entering the silo is risky at the best. If someone insists on going in the silo, then he. Should operate with:a part- ner. A life line may be usefut in some situations. , smuts had been discussed at County Council and Reeve pill Elston said the rural municipalities whose assessment would be increased two or three times were upset. Morris Township had the second highest oasxseatsrnewnot.ullidnbdeerasthefonueowwss:ysti:m4ecoMuodrriarye, education their 1979 actual apportioned requirement was S84,320. Had the Itovincial Equalizing Factor (PEF) been used, the 1979 apportioned requirement would be 5119,568. That represents an increase of 535,248 or 41.80 per cent, In elementary education the actual 1979 apportioned requirement was S98,511 com- pared with 5140,480 if the PEF had been used. That would mean an increase Of S41,969 or 42.60 per cent. An Expositor Classified will pay you dividends. Have you tried one? Dial 527-0240. ' The CoontY opporthmteeet *the actuit 1979 General and RequisitiOn wu $75,683 but if the EEF Were Irk effect It would' be $94,301. 7114 represents an Agenagt , $18,6/8 or 24.6 per cent. Reeve} Elston also told the other council, members about the results of the Walton. brary meeting which included a better way to heat the old library and to look into building a new library. Council made a nriotien that Deputy Reeve Tom Miller, should look into the operation and heating of . the library and take whatever steps necessary to .ensure the satisfactory oper- ation of the library until a permanent solution was found to the problems. Council decided to give a donation of 525 to the Muscular Dystrophy Assogiation. . • Mr Farmer..:.... The corn season is fast approaching See us for •Forward Contracts *Grain Bank (tfeedc"timtrtler on) *Storage (for sale later on) Seed wheat is also available! Seaforth 527-1910 Sometimes you reap a lot more than you sow. If quackgrass is showing up in your harvest, use Roundup* before you fall plow. You didn't plant it. But that quackgrass came up anyhow, choking your crop and taking a bite out of • your potential yield. 'Jamming up the works at harvest time. Don't let it happen again next year. Get the jump on quackgrass, right after harvest. But not by plow- ing. Plowing just breaks up the weeds, leaving under- ground root networks ready to send up new shoots' in the spring. This year, before you fall plow, let quackgrass regrow until most of .the weeds are at least eight -inches high (the three or four leaf stage of growth). Then, anytime before the first weed killing frost; apply Roundup* - herbicide by Monsanto. Roundup quickly translocates • throughout the treated weeds, destroying them— root networks and all. Just five days after using Roundup, you can plow as usual. • (Note: If -you prefer to apply Roundup in the spring, don't plow the fields this fall.) • \ Stop quackgrass before it attacks next year's crop. With a post-harvest application of Roundup before you plow. There's never been a herbicide like this before, Monsanto Monsanto Canada Inc. Torento, hionneal, Winnipeg, Vancotaver ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS FOR ROUNDUP. Roundup* Is a registered trademark of Monsanto Co. RCN 4/79 ©Monsanto Company.1979 1979 WHITE. 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