Huron Expositor, 2000-12-13, Page 22 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Oocembor 13, 2000
News
Scott Hilgendorff
Moving mountains:..
Jessica laycox. 6, lends a hand with her tiny shovel, digging out her home on East William
Street after Monday's storm.
Ligh
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During thc storm
Monday night some
residents reported thunder
and lightning, something
Phillips said was
uncommon but not strange.
In fact, Phillips said
warm air colliding with
cold air was a likely cause
of the winter thunderstorm.
"All kinds of activity
takes place in the clouds."
said Phillips. "While it's a
rarc occurrence and
catches some people by
surprise it does occur once
not uncommon.
a winter."
Phillips: compared
Monday's storm to another
midwest system that
battered Huron County
hack in 1998.
While that system
produced plenty of
snowfall over a two-day
period,strong winds were
not associated with the
system. -
"Winter is always better
if you can case into it,",
said Phillips. "When the
first blast is such a huge
dose it makes things a little
more difficult."
While Phillips stopped
short of saying this storm
might be indicative of
what could be in store for
this region in the months
ahead; he did say a trio of
mild winters may have
charged conditions for this
season.
"Clearly the fact that
winter has arrived early
may indicate a long
winter, said Phillips.
"This is just an
observation, not a
forecast."
Count report says
cost-effective alternative
to road salt is needed
By Susan Hundertmark
Expositor Staff . , •.
Cost-effective alternatives to road
salt must he found before it can be
considered toxic, says a rcport from
Huron County that was scnt
Environment Canada. •
Any new technologies will be
expensive and there has to he a balance
between public safety and the
protecting of the environment. Salt
storage and application practices 'need
•to he monitored to reduce the impact on
the environment..
Huron County threw their comments
into the road salt debate following
previous input from Sifto Salt and thc
Town of Godcrich.
All had until'Oct. 11 to respond to an
Environment Canada report that
• proposes road salts should be
considered "toxic" under a section of
the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act, 1999, and that it he placed on thc
toxic substance list for Canada.
The county said if road salts were
considered to he toxic it would have a
great impact on the county as the public
works departments use salt to enhance
safety on paved roads and that Sifto
Salt, the largest road salt producer is a
major employer in the county. .
The federal,government should be
working. with municipalities and the
industry to, find cost-effective
alternatives to reducing the impacts of
road salt while ensuring maintenance of
roadway safety.
Huron County also found a few
discrepancies in the rcport.
The report looks at three key areas
that impact the county; patrol yards,
roadside application and snow disposal.
Many of thc studies reviewed in the
report arc more than•a decade old and
don't reflect the current improved
storage and application practices or the
modern environmental designs'of our
road rights of way.
The rcport docs not indicate a
threshold above which any change
would be regarded as an "adverse
effect." It details how salt -tolerant
plants have replace salt -sensitive plants
on rights of way; not indicating that
highway professionals have selected
those species for their ability to thrive.
The rcport also suggests that plants
and animals can't make their homes on
highway rights of way and find them
uninhabitable because of salt.
This is not the case because rights of
way have been engineered to keep
animals away from the roadway for
public safety. Salt should not be the
only contributor to protect the roadway
environment but the impacts of cat ad
truck traffic, and the associated noise
and chemical emissions, plus the
proliferation of noxious weeds should
also bc.considered.
Road salt presently is the only
practice used to protect public safety on
its paved roads. Urban areas have used
other technologies that are extremely
expensive and so far have proven to
only work effectively on high traffic
volume roads.
Recent warm winters
could make this one
feel much worse
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did but then nothing happened." said Phillips. "Then we
were waiting for summer to arrive and . •
it never did."
With some of the warmest winters jn history experienced.
over the last decade, Phillips said any return to normal
winter conditions will make things seem extra frosty.
So, despite Environment Canada's winter forecast.
bundle up and always be ready for anything.
Drinking
drivers
stopped
A 29 -year-old Kitchener
man was charged with
driving with a suspended
•licence and a Highway
Traffic Act violation after
being stopped on Amherly
Road. in Grey Township .on
Dec. 10 at 3:15 a.m.
He was stopped for a traffic
offence outside of
Molesworth and the officer
discovered his licence had
been suspended.
Impaired driver stopped
A 46 -year-old Exeter man
was charged with a drinking
and driving offence after
being stopped by OPP at
1:15 a.m. on Dec. 9 in
Hensall.
. He was pulled over on
,County Road 84 when an
officer was in the area to
check for a suspicious
vehicle. The officer noticed
alcohol on the driver's
breath and he 'was
subsequently charged after
failing a breathalyser test.
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_HEALTH ON THE HILL_
A Review of activities at -
• SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL- .
COMMUNITY "FLU" VACCINE CLINIC anyone in Seaforth -
Community Hospital catchment area still wishing to receive a flu
immunization is requested to contact the Hospital Switchboard
(519) 527-1650 by Friday December 15.'2000 OR their Family .
Doctor. Registered individuals will have their name placed on list for
a first come first served basis. Please wear a short sleeved top and •
bring your yellow immunization Record. There is no charge for this -
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care initiative. •
SCH FOUNDATION CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN an opportunity
for community betterment in the gift of..a donation toward the
purchase of a pressure relief mattress (approximate cost of
$18.500.00) is. now. underway. This mattress provides an -aid in the
prevention of ulcers in patients at high risk of skin breakdown. as
well as treatment of existing pressure ulcers. If you.do not receive a .
letter in the mail and wish to make a donation.• pledge cards are
availahle atthe Hospital Switchboard.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS Seaforth Community Hospital
Foundation gratefully acknowledges recent'donations received in •
loving memory of the late: Nancy . Hak. Dorothy Parker.. Bernice
Looby, Isabel Murray and John Soontiens.
TREE OF LIGHTS this year proceeds go towards the purchase of a
lift weigh scale and hip chair for. patients convalescing post hip
surgery..Tickets as a "Gift To" ori "In Memory •01" are available at -
the Hospital Switchboard or.from Auxiliary members up. until
Christmas at the cost of S5.00 each. Visitors. patients;. staff .are
invited to reminisce, as they view. the names of the. gifts to whom..
tickets have been purchased: down the half from Switchboard. .
Congratulations to Draw' Winners: Ron .Lavoie. Christmas
wallhanging made and donated • by Don Corbett. -and Ruth.
Beutenmiller.recipient of the Anne of Green Gables_ doll donated by.'
. Anne Ste. Marie. Special Thanks to the St. Patrick's Church Junior
Choir. Student Volunteers. Santa and all other participants: •
MORNING OUT reminder for parents of newborns -of Parent
Support- Group Program available a( Seaforth Community Hospital.
For further information. please contact Grace Dolmage at 527-3001:
SEASON'S GREETINGS as• we quickly approach this wondrous
Christmas season. the management and staff extend our.warmest
wishes to you,. the community. Indeed. we thank everyone. for the
warmth and. spirit shown to our Hospital'over the past,year and.
together look forward to anew year of peace. goodwill and
happiness.
Merry Christmas. to one and all:
The Winners of our
Amanda Poppe - Seaforth
Elsie Jory - Clinton
Joanne Flanagan - R.R. 5 Seaforth
Tracey Swart - R.R. 3 Brussels
ompangs min&
Chocolate
everything
Cookbook
Draws are...
Rowena Wallace - R.R. 4 Seaforth
Helen McLean - Seaforth
Carol MacLean - Egmondville
Elizabeth van Maanen - Seaforth
We ask the winners to drop by our office at
11 Main St. Seaforth to pick up their prize.
Thank You.
A special. thanks to all who donated this year to the .
Huron County Christmas Bureau. Even though you
might not have won a cookbook, you won by helping the
people in our community to enjoy their Christmas. We
were pleased and proud to be a partof this generous
community. •
ExiYositor
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