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!Seaforth Firemen :are stilling holding,
meetings with both the town and townships
to resolve the future of the department,
Last Thursday night, the firemen, met with
Seaforth, council and on Monday night,they
met with representatives, from the
public,,,, openothe
townships, Neither meeting was
, to
Firemen will be discussing the results of
these two meetings at their regular meeting
tonight. The firemen hope to hold a future
joint meeting with representatives of both
the town and townships,
The Seaforth Volunteer Firedepartment
had been working for the Seaforth Fire Area
Board, However,,Seaforth's decision to form
an independent fire department has left the
future of the present fire department
unresolved,
The bcnd •played
o� during firs
at Queens
•'Seaforth firemen spent about an hour
Saturday midnight quelling .a fire on the
second floor of•the Queens Hotel,
Smoke was noticed by owner's Jim and
Joan Parkinson as they worked on the first
floor of the hotel tending to a full house of
patrons,
Mrs, Parkinson; notified the ` Fire
Department. A burningchesterfield was,"
found in their apartment at the front corner
of the hotel. Firerpen: threw itto the street
below where it was completely engulfed in
flames.
The smoke was so dense in the apartment
the firemen had to wear breathing aparatus.
The band played on and• the patrons
Partied on the first floor,` while the firemen,
cieared the smoke from the; second floor..
Fire Chief Harry Hak: said damage would
run between 51;600 to 52,000 from the fire
which probably was caused by careless
smoking,
Top S, •
Seaforth District High. School principal
Brice Slaw_ .announced at Friday'•s:
graduation ceremonies that two new awards.
have been presented to the school: He also
reminded the graduates that • when, they
become • successful; the school would' be
pleased to accept awards or scholarships
donated in their name:
The first .,new award!,was the Seaforth'
'Lions Club Business Award, for a Grade 12
graduate who is going into a business.
program; This'ye'ar thefirst' recipient was
Rose Groothuis :of Seaforth.
The second nolo award was the. MacKay.
Physics Award, presented to a student who
had.shown a special interest in physics.. The
award was donated by Ronald MacKay, a
retired public school principal from Toronto,'
who graduated from the Seaforth Collegiate
• 55 years ago. Mr. MacKay is now living
Seaforth. Paul Graham of RR2 Seafortbi' was.
TOURING THE VET CLINIC -These pupils from the Seaforth Co-op
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the Seaforth Vet .Clinic on Thursday afternoon. Thechildrenare �{ e
right) Megan Alkemade, Karen Nigh, John McKercher, Tyler Pap
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Cheryl McLlwain, Brad Ribey and Bonnie Palin:. (Expositor photo)
the first' .recipient of the new, award.
Mr. Shaw also announced that starting
next year, Wilfred Laurier University • in.'
Waterloo, will be giving a $1,000 scholarship.
to a. Grade 13 graduate from SDHS who
decides .to pursue their education at that
university. The award won't be 'entirely
based on the student's academic record, but
also on thier involvement in school and
community activities.. A panel of three
people from the community will assist the
school in choosing the graduate who receives
the scholarship.
This years graduation ceremonies, held
earlier than they have been in past years,
saw a number of students win special awards
based either on their academic achievements
or involvement in the life of the school.
Kathy Caldwell of Egmondville the Grade
12 valedictorian, was the top award winner
on Friday evening In addition to. winning
awards
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BY WO OBE:
Tuckersmith Township council promised
its ratepayers at a Tuesday night session to
hold a meeting to'discuss the addition to the
Vanastra recreation centre before a. decision:
is made to start work;,
Lloyd Eisler of Egmondville attended the
session. as spokesman for 75 ratepayers in
his area of the township to, protest the.
construction. He said the addition to'be built
at a cost estimated a year ago to be $225,1100,
plus the debt of S119,000 against the present
recreation centre, was not warranted,
He said he does not see how something.
the :people don't want can be forced down.
their throats. He reminded council that when
Seaforth. Clinton and . Hensall had asked in
recent years for donations to their arenas, to.
pay user's fees for those from the township
participating in sports, council had turned
them down until last month:
Speaking of the proposed addition, . Mr,
Eisler said, ."Something this big should be:
put to a vote to see how the people think.:
People at that end (Vanastra) don't want it'.
and we don't want it at this end of Tucker-
smith" (Mr. Eisler was referring to a group
of Vanastra businessmen who called a
meeting last: week to protest the addition.)
Mr: Eisler said he was asked to speak. for
75 Tuckersmith residents and more petition
sheets out hadn't come back in time for him
to bring them to the meeting,:
After Councillor William Brown' asked
how long it would taketo get a vote;
Councillor Frank Falconer said he :wasn't
worrying about' a vote, that he was elected to
make decisions, •
"You don't give a damn for the taxpayers,
You're not listening to them: The people in
the area don't want; the addition," Mr.
Eisler replied! and went on::
"If you think it shouldn't 't'.go to a vote you
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don't have confidence the taxpayers ers would.
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pass, it People don't complain about the
roads. There are•thin the ••would like but
tg y
they' don't say atiht ng..But'they do say
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they 'don't want is (addition)..
the Alumni Memorial Award;'... to •af
outstanding studentwho his also contrib-
.,
uted to school spirit;: she also won the CM:;
Smith Memorial Trophy, for having the
highest ayerage of any student in the school.
Miss "Caldwell, now a Grade 13 student at
the school, also won the Huron Expositor
English 1 Award, the• Roth's Physics Award,.
the McConnell, Stewart and Devereaux
taw award, and the Ball -Macaulay.
Mathematics Award.
She. was also presented with a Leeming`.
THECIDERMAN -- t erard M lrtenie df Marteile Orchards alwaY s has art
audience when he presses MaCintcah apples to produce the IOVely cider"
that was cold bytheglass or gallon at the Van Egmond Founda to 's 'fifth iy _ ,, gm t n fl th
Annual Clderfest on Sunday afternoon,,
(Expositor Photo)
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Memotial Award • for having. the highest
average in Grade 12; . ,
Another "student who took a number of..
awards ! was ..Bonita Van Veen, • of • RR ' 2,
Brussels, a., grade 13 graduate. Miss Van::
Veen was presented with the Seaforth
Creamery Chemistry Award,, the Ribey Math.
Award and the Seaforth Insurance Math 11
award; She also won the SDHS Accounting
Award Miss Van Veen was also presented
with' an Elizabeth: Scott bursary, which is
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BY JEFF SEDDON
Huron county council,
decided Thursday to
make illegal` tree Cutting.
in the county a very
expensive proposition.
County 'council 'told :its
development committee
to rewrite the county tree
cutting bylaw to in.
corportae recent changes
in the Trees Act.
The Trees Act,
provincial legislation
aimed at controlling the
cutting of trees and
clearing of forested.
areas, carries no 'weight
in the county unless
county Council passes a
bylaw to enforce it. '
Murray Dawson,
Usborne deputy
told council that recent
amendments to the Tree
Act put "more teeth" in:
the county bylaw.. He said
the big Change was in
fines now levied for of.
fendors of the bylaw:
Under the present
bylaw, which council will
rescind to-
a s the up-
dated
p
dated' version, the
maximum fine for
illegally cutting trees wag
$500. The maximum, will
now be $5,008.
The other changes will
deal with application
procedulres for lan-
downers wishing to clear
void $5000 fine
forested areas. Any uphold". the Trees Act it
owner planning to clear
landwill have to make'
application.to the county.
Notice of : the proposed
land clearing will then be
given ' to surrounding
landowners and they will
have 21 days to object. If,
no objection is raised the
county will then issue the
permit if it feels the
clearing is justified. If art.
objection is raised the
matter will be dealt With
by council or in court,
Marvin Smith of the
ministry of natural
resources said the
changes in the act are
designed: to protect
forests not bush lots. He
said the act clearly
describes the type of
trees and the Con-
centration of trees that
are to be protected,
Ile said if an owner has
three acres of hawthorne
and three maple trees the
act would not prevent
hien from clearing the
land. But he added that if
an acre of land contained
400 or more trees it would
be protected by the Trees
Act.
filth said the
legilsation: is designed to
protect a valuable
resource'=z".Ile said if
counties vigorously
does a "very good job" of
protecting forest areas.
Smith said forested
areas of the county are
necessary for a number
of reasons. He said the
forests play a great!•role
in the depth of the water
table as well as
preventing' soil . erosion:
He said the ideal ratio
for forest to open land is
80-20, 20 percent of the
land'. forested. But he
added that if 10 percent of
the land is under forest
„that's notbad".
Smith said that if a
landowner started
clearing. trees from a
protected area without a
permit he may be liable
for a fine but also can be
ordered to replant the
area cleared«
He pointed out that in
Some areas of Huron
County th.e tree act is
heeded badly .While in
others the ratio of forest
and open land is ideal. He
said townships in the
south of the county are
almost void of trees while
settle in the north .are the
opposite.
Smith said Huron
county has a decent ratio
of forest to cleared land
thathastg'tchanged much
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Mr, Eisler talked about the Vanastra.
Centre not making a profit over the years.
Reeve Ervin Sillery replied that these
centres don't make money.
The reeve said, "We are thinking of what
they people want but we have to get toa
certain stage --it has to be presented in a
proper series," '
Reeve Siliery, pointed; out that because
tenders for construction have been.
advertised, it doesn't mean the decision to
ga ahead with the building has been made.
(Tenders are to be in the Clerk's office and
ready to be opened at the' October, 16
ise
ain
they'll get a chance to have a say before•you'
make a.deelsion" Mr:.Eisler said.
Mr. Eisler then, returned to his seat where
he remained until adjournainent at 12:301
a.m. Wednesday
COMK AM.
In other business council° heard a
complaint from Clair Haskett, owner. of
Heather Gardens at Vanastra, and Lark
Haskett, administrator.
Mrs, Haskett asked for a swinging gate
across the road at the entrance to her
property which .is located at the end of a
street in. Vanastra. She said it: was needed,
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• Inside this Week:
Richardsons.
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Queens are[
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photgs • . . P. 11.
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meeting,)
The reeve was asked how much the `paper
work' had cost to date and: he said he didn't'
know. (At the Vanastra businessmen's
meeting last week the architect'sfeeswere
said to be' eight per cent, or about $24,000:"
if the addition was build.
"Is there any way you will call a meeting
and inform the people before you make a
deciston?' Mr, Eisler asked aain.
Reeve' Sillery replied, "Before a final;
decisionwe should' have a meeting with the
people of Tuckersmith. It's a big thing, for
the community."
"I think the people will be satisifed
BLUE
RIBBON
AVvARD
1979
for the safety: of theresidents of Heather
Gardens a home for emotionally disturbed
adults.
She said for the past few years since the
home was established she has been botheree
wttn outsiders entering, the building, haras-
sing patients and men entering the bed-
rooms of female patients.
She said the road was used asa speedway,.
One car was noticed as the driver repeatedly
tried tri run over the family dog tied to. a
a
tree/She said it: has been necessary to 1cal'.
the Provincial Police man
many times. '
e ders
Some ' of the off have been a n a
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RETIREES HONOURED'— The board of Seaforth Community Hospital
Honoured three retires at a dinner last Wednesday. From left are public
relations chairman Audrey Mcllwain, Father H.J. Laragh, retired board
chairman, Leone Rowat .a former nursing, supervisor, retired board
member Sheila Morton and board chairman. Wayne EMS..
(Photo by„Oke)
consultation in future?
London hospital helps here
Seaforth Contnunity Hospital (SCH) is
participating with University Hospital (UH)
in London ink new service sharing program.
SCH administrator Gordon McKenzie took
part in a panel Friday at the Conference of
Small Hospitals in Toronto 'with, Ontario
Health 'minister Dennis Timbrell at which.
theprograrn was described.
The local hospital has, been able to use the
large London hospital's teaching expertise in
educational and medical records fields and
plans to share other services, including; TV
Interact which would allow specialists at UH!
to .see and talkto local patients and doctors.
on a TV System and aid in diagnosis and:
treatment. Mr. McKenzie Said, .A doctor
here will be able to get 'a specialists opinion
on transfetritig a patient to a city hospital.
That totild 'mean more people could be
treated in 'Seaforth, and free up expensive
city hospital. beds. "It would be very
'beneficial”.
ATV interact pilot project is now going on
between UH and the Woodstock General
Hospital now and SCH hopes to get its°
program off the ground in a year to 18
months,
Seaforth people should be able: to expect
the same duality of care as patients ht city
hospitals and the service sharing program
Will ensure that,and keep costs in link, Mr"
McKenzie said.
Theinis . . , t
M try ptisid�bd on small hostipltats,.
Mr. McKenzie says it Hew do we maintain'
their viability and improve quality of cite["
Progri nis such as Seafortles µlilt
University, he sees as part of the answer.
Mr. McKenzie praises co-operation': the
local hospital has received from Ui•1 and its
administrator Pat Blewett, who was also on
the panel. Mr. McKenzie and Mr. Blewett
have been investigating- shared service
programa in other hospitals, for example
Henry FOrd in Detroit. ."
Following their presentation Friday the
two men were asked to describe the concept
to the Timmins Health Council and a number
of other Ontario centres expressed interest.
The ftealtit,Minister and senior officials
Were quiteimpressed with the SCH-U1I
initiative, according! to SCH board chairman
Wayne : Ellis, Mr. Otis told the • Toronto
meetng he felt funding for a shared services
prbgrant. Should be sought locally as well as
from the ministry
So far, SCH has paid mileage to U0.
people who've helped here and an hourly
rate is being worked alit, MrW McKenzie,
Said. There ere. experts at UH who could •
contribute a lot to the local hospital, "bad we
"'but we can't afford these people pill time.
Through a sharing of services, we canpay
them • when we 'need them," the
administrator said,
It's important the comithunity realizes that
the•.London hospital isn't interested int tang:
over here, "The don't, need us
„ Y i We beet
em, he adds.
them," ...
Seaforth has had a shoring agt+eessoa'i
With Stratford General H s . for
aP'l� several
years,. Mr.yr MoKe fe adds, to use their Islut
and that v„N't change 'uit s *adios
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