The Citizen, 2003-10-29, Page 25THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003. PAGE 25.
HE well prepared for emergencies says Bedard
By Andrea Hruska
Special to The Citizen
Huron East’s community
emergency management co
ordinator, Marty Bedard feels
confident saying that the
municipality would pull through any
major power outages or other
emergency situations fairly well.
In a report to council on Tuesday
evening, Oct. 21 Bedard explained
that an application has been made to
the JEPP program for a grant to
assist with upgrades necessary for
the two-way radio systems used by
emergency personnel and the need
for generations at the command
centre is being assessed.
“In our area, most farmers have
generators so we are looking into
making sure the retirement homes
and nursing homes would be o.k. if
we had a major power outage.’’
One area of concern in the last
outage to hit the area was the
overload to the phone system. EMS
personnel are now put onto a priority
access dialing system in an
emergency, which ensures no
disruption. With a generator at the
command centre, the community
could feel confident knowing that a
power supply would be available for
the EMS communication system
within the municipality should the
outage exceed two or three days.
Bedard also reported that his
committee is attempting to develop a
hazardous material or HAZMAT
database.
With this system, any 911 call
from a location housing hazardous
materials would show up on the
computer screen at the command
centre.
Currently, firefighters are not
necessarily aware of the nature or
danger of an emergency non-
vehicular call until they arrive at the
scene.
According to Bedard’s report,
emergency personnel throughout the
area will be attending a weekend-
long mutual aid meeting in Clinton
on bus extrication in the near future.
The two-day seminar will focus on
understanding the school bus
structure and then dismantling a
unit.
As many area children utilize this
mode of transportation daily, many
council members recognized the
importance of this learning
opportunity.
Grey Central Echo
Students see shows in London, Blyth
Monday, Oct. 27 Grey’s Grade 7
and 8s travelled to London to attend
shows at the IMAX theatre, while
students from Kindergarten - Grade
6 enjoyed Peter and The Wolf at the
Blyth Festival.
Friday, Oct. 31 is Black and
Orange Day at Grey. All students are
invited to participate in this special
dress-up day. A Halloween dance
will also be held at 2:25 p.m. for
Grades 5-8.
Mrs. Hemingway’s Grade Is
started measurement in math. They
learned the letter H. In art they
worked with secondary colours.
They learned about the needs of
plants and animals. They also started
singing Halloween songs.
Miss Hill and her Grade 1/2 class
were pleased to welcome volunteers,
Mrs. Bachert and Mr. Perrie, to their
class this week. Mrs. Bachert made
cranberry necklaces with the class.
The class hung these colourful treats
on a tree and went on a nature walk
with Mr. Perrie looking for different
foods that animals eat in the winter.
In math the class worked on two-
dimensional shapes and in language,
they did Halloween activities. For
science they talked about air and
water,
In Mr. Harrison’s and Mrs.
Burnfield’s Grade 4 class they did
pictographs in math and they are
learning about the Japanese Beetle
in language journal. They are
making a dictionary with the words
that they do every week.
In art they made cobwebs and in
science they are learning about
habitat. In social studies they are
learning about the Canadian
geography. In French they talked
about Halloween and in gym they
are playing basketball.
Miss Henry’s Grade 7 class is
having a math review test and they
are starting problem solving next
week. In spelling they are doing a
new lesson on “schwa” vowels. In
history they are doing projects on an
overhead and in science they are
learning about the continents.
Many of the students in her class
made “Miss Henry is the best”
painted posters with a drawing of
her on it for art. They are having a
French test on Friday. It is Jolanda’s
birthday next week.
In science Mr. Payne’s Grade 8
class was quizzed on water cycle
vocabulary. They have also had
math tests on perimeter and
circumference. They are starting
Unit 3 in geography and Unit 2 in
history. For language they are
reading a story called The Monkey’s
Paw and discussing ghosts.
Groundwater protection focus of community forum
Rural residents throughout
Ontario will have the opportunity to
learn what they need to know about
their wells, and their responsibilities
as well owners. Community forums
are being held across the province,
bringing well owners and
groundwater experts together to talk
about how to protect our precious
groundwater resources. Wingham
will be the site of a community
forum on Monday, Nov. 3 from 7
p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Hot Stove
Lounge in the North Huron-Wescast
Complex.
Guest speakers at the forum will
include representatives from the
Huron County Health Unit, Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority, a
licensed well driller, and a
hydrogeologist from the Association
of Professional Geoscientists of
Ontario. Topics will include ground
water basics, well maintenance,
water testing and the protection of
sources of ground water.
Most importantly, the forum will
be an opportunity for rural residents
to have their questions answered
about local groundwater issues.
“Safe, clean well water is in
everyone’s best interest,” remarked
Allan Wright, president of the
Ontario Ground Water Association.
“Becoming aware of how each one
of us as individuals can play a role in
the security of our drinking water is
the responsibility of all rural
landowners.”
The Ontario Ground Water
Association is working in
partnership with the Green
Communities Association to
implement Well Aware, a program to
inform well owners across Ontario
about the protection of their wells
and the protection of our
ground water. Well Aware receives
funding from the Ontario Ministry of
the Environment. The Association
of Professional Geoscientists
(APGO) is participating through
member hydrogeologists providing
the ground water education
component of the forums.
Admission to the forum in
Wingham is free. To register, contact
Geoff Peach at the Lake Huron
Coastal Centre, at 523-4478 or
geoff.peach@lakehuron.on.ca
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