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Huron Expositor, 2000-11-01, Page 88 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, November 1, 2000 News Chris Colbourne photos Haunted evening in St. Columban Erin Flanagan, seen above, is getting a head start on her hands while bringing mtich in the way of spooky experiences to the table as students gathered in 5t. • Columban Saturday night to hold a haunted house. Avery Swinkles, right, gets a rude awakening by. Katie Elston just prior to the haunted house opening. No concerns about proposed, bridge work in Dublin By Scott Hilgendorff Expositor Editor White work won't actually start until probably 2002. the Dublin community had a c'hance to respond to proposed plans for' replacing the Liffy Drain Bridge on Highway 8. , .. . -While several options for rerouting traffic were explored. the Ministry of Transportation unveiled its preferred plan at, a public meeting held 'Oct. 25 at St. Patrick's School in Dublin: "For a period of about four or five months. there'd be a traffic light and one' lane across the bridge." said Andrew Turnhul,l. a . Ctructural engineer with the Ministry. "All of this is preliminary. We're looking atall the options." he said. 1 11 1 1 11 11 1 While the Ministry of Transportation has. determined its preferred option, concerns from the public could lead the ministry to look at another option. However. only four people from the community •attendcd with 'no major Concerns about the bridge construction or the preferred option. "There wasn't much interest shown' which means. there's not -toomany issues to be concerned with'," said Turnbull: - The preferred option reduces the environmental impacts . of having to • construct a temporary bridge and roadway that reroutes traffic around the bridge and reconnects them to Highway ' 8 at the edge of Dublin. Other options send traffic - - on longer detours around the community. . y: The preferred option allows one half of the bridge to be built at a time. creating a single -lane bridge controlled by a trtftic light. . The idea of the meeting was to identify ally concerns -before the project proceeds to a preliminary design stage. Those ' • designs are expected to be complete-by------ the omplete by -----the end of February and will include the type of structure that willbe built in place of the. current bridge which has deteriorated to a• degree where. the Ministry of Transportation •has determined it must he replaced... • ft is.at too early. a stage to determine.the cost of the bridge replacement. project. 1 1 1 1 ACCESSORIES 1 1 1 1 1 1 www. Saving4U.com ONLINE -COUPONS ' L IMMO qualifies for Boston Marathon Lynn Devereaux could join Faye Murray at the Boston Marathon in April 1 - after qualifying at a Niagara Falls race last weekend. "Now that l'vc qualified. 1 have to send in a. form and wait and see if I'm accepted." sa\ Devereaux.'adding she should know within fotir weeks. - The two local wonted. who have been running together with a group of five Seaforth=arca women for several years. decided to aim for the Boston Marathon after Murray discovered .she'd. run a marathon in London, Ont. - with a qualifying time in the spring. - A friend from Sarnia looked. up Murray's time - on the Internet and told her she had- qualified .utd Murray began encouraging• her running friends to,try and qualify too.- Devereaux took up the challenge and chose the qualifying run in Niagara Falls' over one held recently in Toronto. _ .The entire tun ,n Toronto i. do\vin( \+n -,and• -- you have to run on the cit\ • streets with people booing . \t)tr hCt.:,tt•i you're holding ttp traffic But. in Niagara Fall. I • ran along the riper the whole time... -over the Peace Bridge: 'thrttu h Old Fort Eric. and•next to the falls at the- she says.. . • • While' Devereaux .she. didn't feel'\vindud during, the whnk rarc:.t he. hack: of her legs „re Andh� her. • \ to:lhe massage therapist and chiropractor .lo loosen up. her •lt:g muscles for the Boston. - By Susan Hunderlr,urr/. For • STRONG • RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT NOV. 13th ( RE-ELECT LOU MALONEY FOR COUNCILLOR IN HIBBERT WARD Your Support Will Be Appreciated 'I REWO)()I) ...for winter! We have plenty of Debarked Hardwood Maple or Ash Slab Wood - Free Delivery within 20 miles - WE'RE NOW BUYING... STANDING TiMBER! Call us for a FREE QUOTE! H CRAIG HARDWOODS LTD. Auburn, Ont. 519-526-7220 "Family Business Since 1866" For Strong, Accountable Leadership in West Perth f ELECT BOB NORRIS COUNCILLOR - HIBBERT Get your hands on the best tools Lifewise Lotati http://www.canoe.ca/lifewise/home.html :..111 Go to Beauty, Health & Fashion Wine reviews & recipes Forums and Polls Everything you need to make your life easier. 1d1t tEe fad cR tO€.Cf-, Yews Internet Nstwortc