The Citizen, 1991-03-13, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991.
MVCA issues safety reminder
The Maitland Valley Conserva
tion Authority (MVCA) has issued
a reminder about the hazards that
can be posed by streams and rivers
as spring approaches. Parents are
particularly urged to warn their
children of the dangers of playing
along frozen or flooded water
courses.
Warm temperatures cause the
ice on streams and rivers to become
thin and weak, leaving it unsafe for
walking, skating, or snowmobiling.
Melting snow leads to high water
levels, and dramatic increases in
the speed of water flow. Even small
drains and creeks can become deep
and fast moving.
The temperature of water at this
time of year is between one and
three degrees Celsius, or 33 to 35
degrees fahrenheit. In water this
cold, a person rapidly loses the
co-ordination of arms and legs.
To help make for a safer spring
time, the MVCA suggests everyone
stay away from watercourses, both
large and small.
Royal Homes calls back workers
Manufacturing operations at
Royal Homes in Wingham began
Monday in time for work on spring
production.
Royal Homes Ltd., the largest
modular home builder in Canada,
is also calling back employees from
seasonal lay-off to begin spring
production at its Peterborough
plant on March 18. A total of 105
plant and site employees will be
returning to work.
According to Pieter Venema,
vice-president, the slow down in
the home building industry has not
affected Royal Homes to the same
degree as others in the industry.
He says demand has increased for
Royal’s energy saving “R-2000
plus” technology. Four new dealer
ships have been added in Eastern
Ontario and there is continuing
interest from Israel for Royal to
export homes to help solve their
housing crisis, says Mr. Venema.
Donation
Cameron Ross, seated, presented a cheque to Lions member
Tim Prior on behalf of the Brussels-Walton Trailblazers
Snowmobile Club towards the Easter Seal campaign. When a
donation to Easter Seals is made through a Lions club
member, 50 per cent of the funds will be used to help a child
in the area. This donation, presented on March 1 proved
timely as this month kicks off the Easter Seals campaign.
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Bride-to-be honoured
Several ladies from this area
attended the shower on Sunday
afternoon for Debbie Neil whose
marriage to Neil Mitchell takes
place next month. She received
many beautiful and useful gifts at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Hugh Johnston in Brussels.
A number of people from the
surrounding communities took in a
day or more, even the week at the
Brier in Hamilton. Alberta won the
Canadian men’s curling champion
hip in the final round Sunday
afternoon.
This being the winter school
break, several families have left for
the week’s vacation to the warmer
climate.
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UCW reschedules meeting
Due to the storm that blew in
early this past Thursday morning,
by noon the U.C.W meeting that
was to be held that evening was
cancelled.
It has been rescheduled to be
held this Wednesday evening,
March 13 at 8 p.m. with guest
speaker Valerie Milson of Seaforth,
a social worker. This is a joint
general meeting on World Out
reach, members of both units are
urged to attend.
WI meeting, Mar.20
The Walton Women’s Institute
meeting will be held on March 20 at
8 p.m. Other Institutes are invited
and men are most welcome to join
in and hear the speakers. Olene
and Murray Dennis who will show
pictures of their trip to South
America. Roll call was to bring a
current event.
There will be no noon luncheon
in March, see you all on April 17.
Fed. of Ag. members meet
Huron County Federation vi
Agriculture meeting was held at
the Walton Hall, Thursday even
ing, March 7. There was a good
tarn out with representatives pre
sent trom the County Waste Man
agement Committee who shared
their views on a discussion on the
proposed waste management for
Huron County.
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