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The Huron Expositor, 1997-11-12, Page 3PHOTOS BY GREGOR CAMPBELL UP, UP AND AWAY - Workmen raised the tank on Seaforth's new water tower In a compli- cated task that took about three hours last Friday morning. The tank weighs approximately 61 tons, and 12 hydraulic jacks were used to lift it, each lifting about five tons. Two workers up top were in contact by walkie-talkie with the foreman below, and they adjusted the jacks so the tank, which didn't have much clearance, slid smoothly up the tower. The top of the tank is scheduled to arrive this week and will be lifted up in pieces before positioning. Murray launches suit against police CONTINUED from page 1 been missing since May 31, 1995. The three appeared in Godcrich Court on Friday but were remanded in custody until Wednesday when their lawyers would be available. The three arc being held in thc Elgin -Middlesex Detention Centre. Meanwhile, Steve Murray has launched a $100010 civil suit against The Goderich Police Services Board, thc pet, alta ,present police chief, Members of the Godcrich Police Service and members of the OPP from the local detachment and Orillia, the OPP's headquarters. Among Murray's claims arc "damages for negligence" and "aggravated" damages in regards to his boat, which had been seized during the course of the police investigation into Mistie's disappearance. The claim 1994 speed boat, "sustained extensive and severe damage" while in the possession of the defendants. According to the claim, the boat was held by police for 16 months before Murray was contacted and told he could pick it up in Orillia. The claim outlines numer- ous examples of damage to thc boat from removal of all carpets in the boat's galley, cabin and deck areas to the removal and damage of the boat's toilet. The defendants arc accused of misconduct in the care they took with the boat while it was in their possession. The matter is to he tried by a jury. For those affected in the Godcrich Police Service and the police services hoard, the matter has been referred to the town's solicitor. The Murray's are represented by Michael M. Lerner from Lerner and Associates in London. During the trial, he was represented by Brian Greenspan of Toronto. Christmas bureau helps children BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Editor Last year the Huron County Christmas Bureau helped brighten Christmas for 1,110 children. This year in Seaforth peo- ple can donate gifts of non- perishable food, new cloth- ing, new toys and financial support the week of December 8 to 12 at Northside United Church at 54 Goderich St'. West in Seaforth from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's bureau man- • agers for Seaforth are Joan Stewart and Elaine Penner. t "For 40 years, the churches and the Children's Aid Society of Huron County have been working together to ensure that every child in Huron County receives a new toy and a new article of clothing for Christmas. We also make sure that there is food in the house for the fam- ily," according to the CAS of Huron. In past years there has been a shortage of donations of new clothing in adolescent sizes and children's sizes from eight to 12, organizers state. The five bureaux in Huron cooperate with the food banks in the county to ensure the needs of all families can be met at Christmas. "A recent survey of the food hanks across the county indi- cates that there has been a tremendous increase in food bank use over thc past two years. This is a very telling indication that thc number of needy families in our com- munities has grown. It will take a concerted effort by all of us to ensure that every household has food on the table this winter," according to the Christmas bureau. "The shocking reality is that Canada now has the highest level of child poverty since the Great Depression of the '30s and the second worst child pover- ty rate in the industrialized world! This truth is hard to comprehend, especially in a rural arca like Huron County," states thc bureau. Huron council concerned county mistreating Huronview staff $Y BLAKE PATTERSON SSP News Staff Members of Huron County Vouncil arc concerned the county is mistreating staff at Huronview, the home for the aged located in Clinton. ' At the Nov. 6 meeting of Huron County Council, Reeve Tom Cunningham of Hullett Township and Reeve Brian McBurney ' of Turnberry Township announced they had iecently toured Huronview nd had concerns regarding ow the administration is sting staff at the facility. McBurney said there is a secure area of the facility iehich at times only has one tali member on duty despite fact some of the residents Id turn violent. "i wouldn't want my daugh- r (working) in the secured ing," he said. 1Cunningham questioned the facility's policy not to notify i aft of personal phone calls tl cyircceivcd until break time. "As a good employer, we should look after our staff's needs," he said. McBurney tried to contact a staff member and said the call was important, but was told he could only leave a message. "If this is the way we are treating our elderly and our staff, it's no wonder they're upset," he said. Huronview Administrator Cathy Brown responded by saying the policy regarding personal calls is lin on-going "difficult situation" for the administration and the staff at the home. She said the difficulty arises from the facility's efforts to "strike a balance" between being a residence and an insti- tution. On the one hand, they realize it is important to notify staff if important phone calls are received, yet on the other hand, use of the overhead page system is "tough on resi- dents' because it creates "a feeling of institution." She assured council that staff members are notified if an emergency call is received, but beyond that, written mes- sages are left in.a specific location for staff to check dur- ing their break time. She said the notice regard- ing the phone policy was post- ed in February, and no com- plaints have yet been lodged. Regarding staffing in the secured arca, Brown explained the doors are kept locked to prevent residents, many with Alzheimer's, from wandering out of the facility and onto the highway.. She said the 20 or so residents are not necessarily violent, but in case of emergency, there are call buttons for staff in each of the rooms and a panic button at lite nurse's station to unlock the doors. At present, she said the administration is working with staff to alter thc schedul- ing to avoid having one staff member left alone in the locked area during coffee breaks and lunchtimes. Basic skills. stressed CONTINUED from page I On top of that, he says, five per cent of Huron's stu- dents were 13ngllsh second - language students and only one per cent of students were exempted here whore - as other boards had more. • Carroll and assistant to the 'superintendent of schools Marie Parsons agree that in the HCBB basic skills are stressed rather than the application skills stressed in the tests. November 5 Expositor Exposed! The Ex -Files: Spotted Mistakes, I) Page 1 - "and editor" should be "an editor" - Shirley Steffen 2) Page 4 - "inspect" should be "inspector" - Dolly McQuaid 3) Page 20 - "addresses" should be "addressed" - Ethel Walker TIN HURON RXPOIIIIIgl, INvi ur 11. 1tM7-e Susan Carter Financial Consultant 408 Wallace Ave., N. ERs Listowel, ON N4W 1L3 Bus. (519) 291-1383 Res. 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