The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-10-21, Page 4•r
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Ido you fEivOtlr
higher speeds
on 400 highways?
So, what's your opinion on raising the speed limit
on the 400 series highways? This topic seems to be a
hot one these days as our provincial ,government takes
the matter into consideration.
a recent phone-in prograrn at a Toronto radio
station, 60 per cent were in favor of raising the speed
limit.:Is speed a priority over safety? I'd have to think
not. :
I'm not sure why it is important to raise the speed,
limit. The highways are
now posted at 100 km and
the majority of drivers
exceed that speed by a
long shot. If the posted
limit is raised to 120
krn/hr, will those drivers
who were exceeding .the
100km •by 20 km/hr
increase their driving
,speed to 140 km. 'Tisa
scary thought; • .
The., ].eve of my life
travels, the 400 series. on a
regular basis. •He tends to
be a very cautious driver
and by no means . is a
speed d'errton. Heck, I
drive faster than he does.
He's shared some .horror
stories with me about antics On the 400 series. The
frantic lane changers are a menace. He's also noticed
females drive•faster than males. The larger percentage
of. those speeding females 'are• younger women in.
sports cars or little cars;,
One point made; by a caller• to the phone-in pro-
gram I referred to earlier, was that it is now hard
enough when you exit a 400 series highway to adjust
your speed to 80 km' road
And that brought to Mind the ridiculoussituation
we. face :locally; If you travel between Huron and
truce counties, youwill have noticed county roads in
Bruce are still posted at 80 km, while those in Huron
areposted at 90 km: The'fortner Hwy. 86 runs between
Bruce and Huron counties but is now, under: county
jurisdiction after the province's downloading. ,
Travelling east from Amberley the limit is 80; once
' you get a little east of Whitechurch, the limit is• 90
because that portion of the road is in Huron County..If
you continue east towards Har iston you can travel at
• 90 km until you reach Wellington- County wlaere the
limit drops back to,80 km, 'Inmy opinion, it's insane,:
Either Make • all county's roads 80 km or 90 -km.: .i
.:Sol•• like I, asked earlier, what,'s' your opinion. ;on.
increasing speeds on the 400 series?
the nu t , back
Readers will HQ doubt be pleased to see the .letter "u
returned to words such as colour, labour, honour etc.
Newspapershave traditionally followed the Canadian
Press style which was to drop the "u". It's; now -come full
circle and you will, be seeing, "our'! not "or" on these
pages.
1 The new style retlects'the spelling taught in most
I Canadian schools and preferred by many readers."
Ten yearsago when, I moved to the editorial depart-
.ment, 1 had a difficult time, adapting. to color, labor,
honor, etc. I'd been taught to use the "u" so I'm .riot
complaining• about this about-face; I'll; simply have to
challenge my grey matter again, (P1.)
Sentinef Mrs.
Hamilton
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10 years ago,
Oct. 1:9,1988
dung at heart himself, Al Hamilton's dev
tion to area youth earned hi.tn an Air Canada'
Heart of Cold Award.
Father of five and "Papa'° to 10 grandchildren,
one might conclude Hamilton has a keen interest in
kids.
As a . result,. 'he has involved himself in many
fund-raising projects :for • low recreational activi-
ties, including arena renovations, swimming pool'
and a community centre
The contract for .snow removal' in the Village of
Lueknow has been negotiated at lastyear's price,;:
Now all that remains is the see how much of the
white: stuff will need to be removed from Lucknow
streets during the winter of 1988-89.
There was only one bid for the contract. Kinloss
Sand and. Gravel will supply a blower for $5: per
hour and .a truck for $35 per hour
2A...years ,ago;
.
Oct. 18,197t3...
be . Lucknow, District Kinsmen and Kinette.
Clubs have combined effortsto donate
$5,000 toward the Lucknow and District
Community Centre: building fund: The money wa$.
recetves
raised at the 1978 Kin Supunerfest staged this past
summer. .
St. Michael's Boys' Chou', Walkerton,provided
the anthems at the Evening Worship in celebration
,of the 116th Anniversary of the Lucknow ,United
Church congregation's life and work on Sunday.
The choir is under the direction of William Sewers,
Master of 'the Choristers.
S0 years ago,
Oct. 21, 1948
f October .rains continue it looks as if the month
may set a record for rainfall. At the first of the.
week aboutthree inches of rain had fallen, and
on Tuesday, as this was written, :it was at it again.
Steele's Rodeo. Circus which is playing to large,.
crowds in this section of Western .Ontario; will
came to'Lucknow fora one night show, on'luesday,
November 2nd.
Steele's, "Cavalcade of Stars" features "25 of
America's finest trained horses and novelty;.circus:
acts." Those .whO have seen -•the show claim it is •
tops
It will be presented her under auspices of The:
Clansmen, with :their share of the proceeds to, `be'
devoted' to the Community Recreational. Centre
,building fund..
healthy Streams..
�arkstiogblook at heart cif area steams
The Huron
•.. Stewardship. Connell and
the Maitland, "Valley
Conservation Authority
(114VCA)are hosting a
workshop on Saturday,'
October 24th, at Hullett
• Central School,
Londesboro. •
Entitled. 'Healthy
Strean'is...Healthy, People,
the• workshop Will focus
on the ecological health
of area streams as well as
updating part pipants, on
.local efforts toiniprove
. stream conditions
MCVA staff will begin
the workshop with an
overview of what is
known about the condi-
tion of watercourses in
the Maitland watershed. '
This will be followed
by a presentation by. spe-
cial guest Bill Andrews.
Professor Emeritus of
Environmental Science,
University of Toronto,
Dr. Andrews will be out-
fitting techniques that
landowners and 'coin nu-
nity residents can use to
evaluate the condition of
their local watercourse.
: Roth physical. and biolog-
ical leattires.
iological.'features. are used to
evaluate stream health.
Phil Beard, Ac•ting'.
General Manager of the
MVCA, reports that
although chemical rests
•'read to Odle to mind',
when water quality 'is dis-
cussed there are numer-
ous" factors to .be consid-
ered when determining if
• a: stream is healthy •
"At the workshop we'll
•be stressing ,things like
bank vegetation, erosion,
insect life and shade
cover,"said Beard.
During the' afternoon
the .workshop will look at
how individuals and cora;
.munity„groups cart.° create
Plana to -improve `stream
health in their own neigh-
bourhoods. MVCA staff,.
and Huron Stewardship :
Council;;representatives
will outline local water
quality initiatives current-
ly. underway. .
'The workshop 'is
intended to be.a casual
eventwith participants
and presenters. sharing
information .about, how
,strearn '.health can be.
improved across the
watershed," said Beard.
The' Hearth
Streams....Healthy People
workshop is scheduled to
begin at 9:30 AM.
Ad.m:ission,-is--free .but
space is 'limited so anyone
interestedin• attending is
requested'; to pre -register •
by, contacting the MVCA
at .335-3557.
Golden c Idi a schord.;
Students navies remain a mystery
Not'mueh information has been forthcoming about .wines Kerr who;taught at the school.frr m 1893-1897:'
the, school picture at SS 10 Ashfield whicht was taken He received the sum ',of $300.00 and in,1895 he
on September 12,'1894 and featured in the, October received a raise•to"$350.00 for•the•year.
7th issue of The; Sentinel: Eileen Ashton brought the
picture in and while no students have yi t been identi-;
tied, Teresa Courtney informed us that the tea:her was