Huron Expositor, 2000-09-13, Page 1September 13, 2000
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In brief
Youth
allegedly
steals car
after
motorists
stop
to help
Four people were
- assaulted and a vehicle
was allegedly stolen after
motorists stopped to
assist a youth found lying
• in a road near Staffa
Sept. 2 at 9:40 p.m.
The youth, not in need
of any help. left the area
atilt was later located in
the vehicle in the
Vanastra area.
After 4 OPP
investigated. he was
connected to al vehicle
stolen' from !London
elarlier that evening.
As a result, a 16 -year-
old London youth faces
four changes of assault,
three of breach of
probation, a possession
of stolen property charge
and one • charge of
possession of a
controlled substance
when alleged marijuana
was found in his
possession.
Man barricades self
inside Dublin business
A man fleeing OPP
barricaded himself in the
O'Rourkd Transport
building in Dublin Sept.
6.
OPP were in the
Dublin area after being
told a van, stolen the
night before from the
Shakespere area, had
been located.
While at the scene,
OPP had received a tall
about another stolen
vehicle which they
spotted and pursued for
about five kilometres
before calling off the
chase.
The suspect was then
seen going into
O'Rourke Transport and
police arrived on the
scene to find the suspect
barricaded inside.
Police and emergency
response team members
later entered the building
and . the suspect was
apprehended. •
A 36 -year-old man of
no fixed address has been
charged with six criminal
offences.
Seaforth loses ambulance
County votes on plan to move service between Seaforth and Clinton
By Sarah Caldwell
costings in the four locations of
ooderich Signal -Star Staff Goderich. Clinton-Seaforth. Exeter
area and Wir,gham.
Seaforth's ambulance service will 1 Coun. Bert Elliott. reeve of Monis
be moved from town to a location Twp: abstained from the -vote on
between Clinton and Seaforth. a location of ambulance site!, as he has
decision made at Huron County
Council's Sept. 7 meeting.
County councillors decided four
ambulance stations , not the current
six stations. will be serving the needs
of Huron County once the -county
assumes management of the service
beginning on Jan. 1. 2000.
The location of where these
ambulance sites will be located was
up for debate at the council table.
The recorded vote was 42-20 in
favour of simultaneously developing
close relatives in the ambulance
business.
In the Goderich area costings for
the vacant county, property on
Highway 21 at County Rd. 31 will be
made. This was the only location that
was submitted for evaluation:
1A location on three acres of land
4:5 kni east of Clinton and 9.2 km
west of Seaforth on Hwy. 8 will be
costed out. County administration
will also work•on identifying other,
properties closer. t? Hwy8 and
911 officially
activated
•
By Dave Emslis -
Clinton News -Record Editor •
With the clanging of an antique phone and the wail of sirens.
the 911 emergency telephone system was officially launched
for Huron County last Wednesday.
Dignitaries: and representatives from Bell. along wlith the
fire, police and ambulance services. addressed a large crowd
which gathered in Millennium Park to celebrate the. launch of
this emergency system.
The first to bring greetings vias:Clinton Mayor Ron
McKay. who welcomed all to Clinton's newest park and to
the town. and tendered an in' itation for all to return.
Patricia Jacobi. Bell, rranager of emergency 911 •services.'
who was the next speaker at the podium. said that the system
that came into effect that morning was state of the art. and
will be the envy of mane.
As of Wednesday morning. she said. when a Huron County
resident dials 911. their call will be routed to Ottawa. The
address for the person making the :call will appear on the
operat'or's screen in Ottawa. and after it is determined
whether fire. police or ambulance are needed, with the push
of a button. "help will be on its way." Jacobi said.
She passed on thanks to the many who helped make plans
for 911 la reality-. including municipalities. representatives.
from fire. police and ambulance services, and area telephone
systems.
Representing the county's ambulance services. Donna
Hoffman said that it is the hope. of diose in the services that
911 will benefit all. making addresses easier to find for•tllose•
answering calls, as well as being more"convenient to the
public. Ambulance setrvice providers. she added, believe 911
is an important service for -the county..
For the -past, few• ) ears. Harley Galunt. mutual aid
representative" for the county.• who represented the
firefighters, said he had the opportunity to work .on the.911
project on behalf of tire departments. With the launch of the -
program. he said. those receiving emergency calls will know
exactly where emergencies are taking place. 1 • •
"It makes it much easier for emergency services.' Gaunt
said. "It is also much caller for the public," as they only have
to remember one phone number to receive all emergency
services.. , , - -
He thanked the 911 committee, and gave special thanks. to
Jacobi. He also made mention of the work put in by county
and municipal workers, who ensured signs were placed at
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County Rd, 15.
In the 'Exeter area three properties
owned by the Town of Exeter will be
costed out. •
These locations are as -tollo*s: east
sideofAirport. Line. corner of
County Rd. 83. south side of -County
Rd. 83. airport line: and the north
side of Hwy. 83. adjacent to the
Exeter landfill site. 2.5 km west of
the Exeter town limits.
In the Wingham area the hospital
and the vacant county property on
County Rd. 85 approximately 1.3 km
from Hwy 4 will be costed out.
Parties interested in submitting
expressions of intetlest to operate an
ambulancestation for the county.
were accepted until Aug. 4. arid -were
asked to be familiar with Marshall..
Macklin and Moriaghan/Pemac Inc.:s
report on Huron's -ambulance
deployment strategy.
County council decided to further
pursue the option of having four •
ambulance stations in the county. also
referred to as the population densety
model with a recorded vote of 54-4 at
their July 6. meeting. -
'Coun. Jack Coleman.. reeve of
Stanley Twp. and acting chair of they.
Administration. Finance and
Personnel committee said. there were
Only two people who voted against
the population density model so tete.
had • to take the next step a,'
•committee to move on from there.
See COUNCILLORS, Page 2
Cort Stavros photo' -
Warden Carol Mitchell makes the first 'calf' to 9 1 1 from an antique telephone as part of last
week official launch of the 911 emergency service telephone number across Huron County
Students' council only extra -curricular group
as teachers protest government's Bill74
Sy Swan Hundsrtmork
Expositor Staff
After 30 years of teaching
and coaching year-round,
Terry Johnston may be
spending' his last year of
teaching off the sports fields.
Along with teachers
across Ontario, Johnston and
the rest of the teachers at
Seaforth District High
School are not volunteering
to run extra -curricular
activities in protest of the
provincial government's Bill
74.
"It's difficult but at the
same time, there's only so
much teachers can do. says
Johnston. citing the heavier
workload imposed by Bill
74 along with the continual
changes to high school
curriculum, including new
standardized tests for Grades
9 and 10 students, as reasons
why volunteering for extra-
curricular activities is
impossible this year.
"Teachers are not refusing
to coach out of spite. It's a
necessity for their wellbeing.
1 feel very strongly about
teachers not pushing
themselves to the limit," he
says.
Increased workloads
legislated by the province
are forcing teachers to teach
an extra class that often falls
out of their subject area,
creating a worse workload
than anticipated, says
Johnston.
While students at SDHS
are usually involved in golf,
tennis, boys volleyball and
girls basketball in the fall.
Johnston says they're
"obviously disappointed"
that no sports activities are
being held this year.
"But. they also understand
it's a problem and that the
classroom has to come
first," he says.
• Johnston says he hopes
the issue is resolved with the
provincial government to
salvage some of the sports
seasons this school year.
adding that tennis could be
rescheduled for the spring.
"But. the whole sports
program could be kaputs this
year because it's not a
problem that's easily
solved," he says.
SDHS principal Jeff
Reaburn says .:he is
respecting the teachers'
stand against Bill 74. adding
he sees it's difficult for
teachers, who have been
involved in coaching their
whole careers, 10 now find
the extra time to coach in
light of the increased
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