The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-06-12, Page 1Easy does it..:
Dale Hutchison, a student at Lucknow Central School, carefully negotiates a turn in an
obstacle course set up.for the bicycle rodeo at the school last Thursday. The students not
only had fun but learned some worthwhile bicycle safety hints. The event was organized by
the Lucknow Kinsmen Club and the OPP. (Photo by Alan Rivett)
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Bic ce rodeogiyes students
valuable safety lesson
By Alan Rivett made of sponge to test how the student can
handle the bicycle. In addition, the
students had to respond safely to a
simulated intersection using proper hand
signals for stopping and turning. The cast
part was an obstacle course made of
pylons. The students were graded on how
well they took each phase of the course by
Kinsmen Blair Alton and Wayne McDon-
agh and by Constable Tony Uoyd of the
Walkerton OPP detachment.
Learning safety rifles may not be one of
the more popular tasks in school, but the
bicycle safety Lesson at Lucknow Central
School turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
The school, with some help from the
OPP and the Lucknow Kinsmen Club, held
a bicycle rodeo last Thursday. The students
weaved through pylons and kept their
bicycle under control while manoeuvering
through narrow paths during the session.
Principal Charlie Davies said a total of
178 students took part in the event this
year. The school hasbeen running the
bicycle ,safety program for the past four
years. The major thrust of the event is to
make the children more safety conscious
when riding a bicycle while making it
enjoyable.
e use the program to hopefully make
them a little more aware of the safety rules
and have a little fun at the same time," he
said.
The course Consisted of a decreasing gap
Constable Uoyd said a brief inspection
was also `done of the bicycles before the
riders entered the course. He said he was
looking for the overall condition of the
bicycle as well as identifying if a bicycle
was too big or two small for the rider.
However, the majority of the bicycles were
in good shape.
He said that most schools m the area
usually take part in this sort of bicycle
safety program, but Lucknow was the only
school to participate this year.
Public meetings planned for
_proposed sewage system
by Sharon Dietz
The Village of Lucknow and the Ministry
of Environment are planning public
meetings to allow Lucknow residents to par-
ticipate in the selection of a sewage collec-
tion and treatment system for the village.
According to Steve Burns of B.M. Ross
and Associates, the village's engineering
firm, as council looked et alternative sites to
the Finnigan - Snobelen properties in West
Wawanosh Township for the location of the
sewage treatment facility, they realized
more public participation was necessary in
a new site selection to avert the type of pro-
blems:. which arose when the West
Wawanosh site was chosen.
Residents in the area strongly opposed the
location of the treatment facility on the Fin-
nigan - Snobelen properties for fear it would
reduce the real estate value of their proper-
ties and present odour problems.
The ministry, the Bruce CountyHealth
Unit and the village council decided the core
area required sewage service but a meeting
in November. to ,discuss the proposed
sewage treatment facility saw several
`Luc`know :taxpayers ra i e the concern that
otherreas.ofthe village�are a probletn.
Council and its engineering firm as well as
the ministry agree that now they rnust find a
different site for the treatment facility since
they have decided not to purchase the Fin-
nigan - Snobelen properties because of the
objections of the neighbouring residents and
West Wawanosh Council, they should choose
a site which would permit the expansion of
the sewer service beyond the core area of
the village. Council has also agreed that
since it may be indicated . there are addi-
tional areas of the dillage which require ser -
vicing, a site for the treatment facility
should permit expansion of the sewage col-
lection system and the treatment facility:
Stew.: Burns indicated in an interview with
The Sentinel this will almost certainly mean
mc ving away from a tile bed system which
is a 'complicated system and is only used
when no other system is satisfactory. A tile
bed disposal system was proposed for the
West Wawanosh site.
Burns said location of the treatment facili-
ty at a more remote location further out of
the village to accommodate future expan-
sion would make it possible for the village to
use a rapid infiltration system with disposal
onto the ground rather than through a tile
bed system into the ground. A tile bed
system is also expensive, said Burns.
An open house and several public
meetings will give Lucknow residents an op-
portunity to participate in the decisions
about the type of sewage collection system
and treatment facility but they will not dic-
tate the choice.
Several solutions are /open to the village
for the sewage problems which have been
identified:in the village. Council intends to
conduct an environmental assessment study.
in co-operation with the Ministry of the En-
vironment to determine the solution best
suited to Lucknow's needs.
Three related problems have been iden-
tified. Raw sewage and/or poorly treated
private disposal system effluent is being
discharged to the existing storm drainage
system and the Lucknow River resulting in.
surface water contamination, potential
public health problems and nuisances with
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Amateur hockey decision may
adversely affect Lucknow
By Alan Rivett
Although baseball is currently ,in vogue
and hockey has been forgotten, a decision
made by the governing board' for amateur
hockey could have an adverse affect on
minor hockey in Lucknow, according to,
recreation director Bill Hunter.
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Associa-
tion (CAHA), at their May meeting in
Vancouver, decided to raise the age limit
one year in all categories of minor hockey.
As an example, juvenile hockey will
include 18 and 19 -year-olds rather than 17
and 18-year-olds.
However, Mr. Hunter says that all
changes sent down by the CAHA has to be
voted on by the Ontario Minor Hockey
Association (OMHA) before it can have any
effect on the Lucknow hockey program.
The age limit matter will be voted on at the
September meeting of the OMHA. But,
Mr. Hunter feels it will be passed by the
OMHA.
"Usually, whatever the CAHA dictates
is what the .OMHA will follow, so it will
probably be adopted," he said.
The juvenile category will suffer most in
Lucknow because of changes in age limits,
says Mr.. Hunter. The players of juvenile
age will usually be in college or working
away from Lucknow, which means a loss of
players for the team.
"At the top end of the scale (juvenile
hockey) it (the rule) is absolutely for the
birds. A kid of 19 -years -old is likely to have
other interests at this time. The drop out
rate is high in juvenile unless they're really
keen players. At this time your talking.
numbers and Lucknow is not blessed with a
great number of hockey players," he said.
Mr. Hunter says, however, that for
younger hockey players the rule is nothing
but good news. It will give them a chance
to mature before they enter competitive
hockey.. •
He says the rule was ultimately designed
for players in the city leagues where the
colleges are in the same vicinity as the
arena. It gives 19 -year-old players going to
.college the 'opportunity to still play minor
hockey.
En other recreation nevus, Lucknow has
. teams entered in the Mite, Squirt and Pee
Wee divisions in WOAA baseball. These
teams will compete against squads from
Ripley, Goderich, Teeswater, Mildmay,
Paisley,.Bervie and Tiverton. In addition, a
mixed recreational softball league has also
been set up with teams from Kingsbridge,
Brookside, Dungannon and Lucknow.
Teams from Kinloss and Port Albert are in
the `works. There is also plans for a T -ball
league in Lucknow. Hopefully, all these.
teams will be complete by the end of the
school term.
There are still people needed to help
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