Times-Advocate, 1982-06-30, Page 1Area we%auei cross4ountry wheelchair Oder
I knew Ontario wouldn't
IC qua down," Dan Altan said
after encouraging stops in
Exeter and Hensall,
Saturday.
Altan is attempting a 6,400
• kilometer crossing of Canada
by wheelchair, in a quest to
. raise funds for disabled
athletes.
Altan noted he began his
marathon in Halifax June 1.
After 2,000 kilometers, before
reaching London, he had
managed to raise just over
67,000.
"That's really nothing com-
pared to what's needed,"
Altan said.
London however is Altan's
home town and the city
responded with receptions
and donations of over 63,000.
A visibly encouraged Altars
noted Saturday that between
$1,500 and $2,000 had been
GETTING AN AUTOGRAPH'- Caroline Degraw was
one of the many Exeter and area residents to get an
autograph from Dan Alton when he travelled through
town, Saturday afternoon. Alton, a University of
Western Ontario student is crossing Canada in a
wheelchair to gain proceeds for handicapped athletes.
ATTACHING TOWN STICKER - An emblem of the town
bf Exeter was attached to the wheel chair of Dan Alton
Saturday afternoon by mayor Bruce Shaw. Alton is
crossing Canada in support ofhandicapped athletes.
McGillivray wants
animals contained
A bylaw to prohibit,
animals (livestock) from
running at large was passed
at the June 22 meeting of
McGillivray council. Con-
viction under this by-law
could result in a fine up to
$300.00.
. The bridge on Concession 2
3, Lot 31, 32 (Maple Lodge
Culvert) has to be replaced.
Council voted to proceed
with replacement of the
culvert and call tenders for
an eight foot culvert
(diameter), 50 feet in length.
The Gilbert -Windsor drain
report was considered, with
engineer Brian Haskett,
drainage commissioner Levi
White, and ratepayers Mike
O'Leary, Carol Hartle,
Harvey Ross, Jim Ross in
attendance. The report was
given two readings and
tenders are to be called to
coincide with the court of
revision.
A grant of 62,000.00 is
available to McGillivray
Township for creating
employment in the Town-
ship. Suggested work
projects are cleaning out the
township vault, painting the
council chambers, and
painting at the ball park.
Preference is to be given to.
those on welfare or unem-
ployment and must be
registered with Canada
Manpower. to Th
Tony DeVos
Associates was
engineer on
petition of Tom
others. and 4
raised since London.
M�athat
�a Canadntut winsseveral medals in interna-
tional cornpetitlea he is
welcomed home like a na-
tional hero, He questioned
why disabled athletes, many
with international medals, do
not get similar welcomes or
the recognition they deserve.
Altan was welcomed to Ex-
eter Mayor Bruce Shaw. In
Henson he was met by Reeve
Paul Neilandsand councillor
Minnie Noakes.
Fine levied
on drug count
A Hensel! area man who
said he was using marijuana
in lieu of valium to relieve
pain from a neck injury suf-
fered a few years ago, was
fined 8300 or 30 days after
pleading guilty to the posses-
'sion of narcotics in Exeter
court, Tuesday.
The fine against William
Laurie Purkis, RR 2 Hensall,
was levied by Judge J.
Seneshen.
Purkis, who had a previous
conviction in 1977, was charg-
ed on October 23 after police
found marijuana plants and
an amount of the drug at his
residence.
Barry Willert, RR 2 Zurich,
was fined 8200 or 30 days after
pleading guilty to a charge of
stealing a highway sign own-
ed by the ministry of
transportation and com-
munication on June 4.
The court learned the man
was under the influence of
alcohol at the time and the
sign was recovered. It was
valued at ;50.
Willert was given until Ju -
y 27 to pay the fine.
A Dashwood resident,
Gerald Tyler, was remanded
out of custody to July 27 for
entencing and to allow him
to make restitution on a wilful
amage incident on May 14.
Tyler pleaded guilty to the
harge of damaging a motor
ehicle by pounding a fender.
In the other case at Tues-
day's court, Edward James
Lewicki, London, was fined
or 14 days and had his
cence suspended for three
onths after pleading guilty
a charge of driving a motor
vehicle while he was over the
gal limit of 80 ntgs; of
cohol in his blood.
He wigi pfd` March-
and a breathalizer test
ve 'a reading of 190 mgs.
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Rec budget
set in Stephen
Stephen township council
has set the municipality's
recreation budget for 1982 at
$22,479. This amount is about
the same as a year ago.
The recreation budget is
exclusive of operatidns at the
Stephen township arena.
At the same time, council
approved an expenditure of
;1,504 to be paid for the
services Exeter rec director
Lynne Farquhar in con-
nection with Stephen's
summer playground
program.
Five tile drain loan ap-
plications were approved in
a total amount of 833,100.
Reports on the Sitter and
the Faulder-Muller-Nagel
municipal drain will be read
this week.
The township and reeve
Doug Russell in particular
will be participating in Sand
Castle Days in Grand Bend
on August 21 sponsored by
the summer resort's
Chamber of Commerce.
A land severance ap-
plication was approved from
Jack Gaiser for part of Block
C, Registered Plan 130 in
the police village of Dash-
wood.
Permission has been given
ompson-Warner Motors
of Grand Bend to operate an
entertainment tent on their
property at Lot 5, Lake Road -
East Concession for July 2, 3
of Spriet &
appointed as
the drain
Mclnroy and
r
In both cases, many
residents gathered about to
hear Altan speak, to pass
along donations and collect
autograph.his
In Hensellhe was invited to
join the residents of the
Queensway Nursing home at
their open house and
barbecue. He got a chance to
say hello to friends. and
relativiss et the home and
joined them for hamburgers
and fresh strawberries.
HELPING WHEEL CHAIR TRIP — A large number of
people turned out in Exeter Saturday afternoon to greet
Dan Alton who is travelling across Ca do in a wheel
chair. All proceeds received go to a d handicapped
athletes. Above, Dan receives a done n from Robin
and Bob Harvey of Huron Park. T -A photo
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In both municipalities Atia
beamed with visible pleasure
at the greetings. He joked
with town officials, signed
autographs and had his pic
ture taken with local children
andbabies. even got to kiss a few
"I come into town with a
smile on my face -- no blood
dripping off -- and people
think it's easy," Altan said.
He assures those gathered
that the marathon was not as
easy as it may have appeared
and noted most people don't
see the strain of taking 45
minutes to climb a single hill.
Altan said he was on the
road about 12 to 13 hours per
day, seven days a week. It is
a hectic schedule Altan said,
noting he expects to be in
Vancouver in
mid-September.
With the prairies behind
him Altan said he expects to
have no major problems
crossing the mountains.
He pointed out that his body
had gotten used to the pace
and the challenge was to
maintain his determination
especially in the face of steep
uphill climbs.
With the hectic pace of the
crossing, Altan lamented the
chance to get to know the peo-
ple he was meeting. Coun-
cillor Noakesextended an of -
n ficial invitation to visit Hen -
sail's centennial in 1984.
Altan's crossing has been
harder on his support staff
than on himself or his
equipment.
A van follows his
wheelchair and contains two
extra chairs. Altan was ask
ed if the journey was wearing
out the chairs tires.
"Man, these are
Michelins," Altan quipped,
saying the same tires had car-
ried him thus far.
A stall of four left Halifax
with the wheelchair
marathon, none of which re-
main in the crossing.
Two others now accompany
Altan. They are photographer
Ashley Lubin and promo-
tional person Shawn Lynch.
Altancommended the men
for the work they were doing
in alerting the pommunities of
the marathon's approach and
of keeping up with driving 12
hours per day.
Altan was a victim of polio
when only a year old. With the
help of a leg brace he is able
to walk and drive a car.
A special bank account
under the name Dan Can
Cross has been set up by
Canada Trust. Donations can
be made directly to the ac-
count at any Canada. Trust
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SHARING THE BERRIES —Marathon wheelchair rider
Dan Altan stopped in Henson, Saturday. He was invited
to share some local strawberries with Queensway Nur-
sing Home residents who were holding on open house
and barbecue. Here Altan shares his treat with Doris
Jantzi, administrator at the home.
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EXETER, ONTARIO, June 30,1982
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Hay reeve leads opposition
Price Per Copy 50 cents
rem okays manure bylaw
n County Council hThe bylaw, prepared by a at count council's
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voted 19 to 11 in favor of a special committee of county session, because it didn't
model liquid manure storage council, was criticized by take stronger action against
bylaw. some reeves when presented earthern and uncovered
manure storage areas.
"I for one can't support
this," said Hay Township
Reeve Lloyd Mousseau.
Hay Township, he said,
has had a bylaw for seven
years which does not allow
earthen or uncovered liquid
manure pits.
"How do you think I could
support this? It would allow
Hay residents to build
earthen pits," said Reeve
Mousseau.
The bylaw is a model one,
meaning although approved
by county council, it has to
be approved and enforced by
individual municipalities.
Zurich Reeve Fred
Haberer who chaired the
special committee, asked'his
colleagues to support the
_bylaw. A draft of the bylaw
had been circulated to all 26
municipalities in the county
and 10 replies were received.
"From the replies,
distances (of the . manure
storage areas to neighboring
buildings) seemed to be of
some concern, so changes
were made," said Reeve
Haberer. ‘ ,
The bylaw, which provides
regulations on the various
types of storage systems was
changed to increase .the
distances.
• Reeve Haberer added that
the bylaw ' tad 'been. ch'
culated to various farm
groups in the county, and
representatives of these
groups at a June 17 meeting
unanimously supported it.
The bylaw was compiled
Please turn to page 3
DISCUSS CONSERVATION — Talking about conservation at Wednesday's annual
summer meeting of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority were chairman
John Tinney, Ken Flett and Exeter representative Don MacGregor. T -A photo
Authority leases park
to marina operation
A bid by ce.,e. w<...i.
A by Seven Winds
Marina of Port Franks to
lease the publicly owned
part at Port Franks from the
Ausable-Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority was ap-
proved, Wednesday.
A full meeting of the
authority's 32 member board
at Morrison Dam held back
on an original request for a
20 year lease and gave
permission for only a one
year 'term.
The Port Franks Marina
intends to establish a $5
million year-round resort
development including a
condiminium and hotel
complex.
The $5 million in capital
development proposed by
Seven Winds hinges on $3
million being spent by the
federal government to build
a breakwater and other
erosion control works at the
HONOUR RETIRING FIREMEN — Three members of the Exeter volunteer fire department hove retired. boive,
chief Gary Middleton congratulated Don Cowan, Bill Musser who has completed 30 years and John Wraight.
At the right is deputy chief Don Wells. . T -A photo
mouth of the former main
branch of the Ausable River
The development program
which would be carried out
over the next five years was
approved Monday by
Bosanquet township council
and by the " Province of
Ontario, Tuesday.
Authority member Doug
Gilpin, a resident of Port
Franks and Thedford said he
was puzzled that use of the
park was not put out by
tender.
He was told by Authority
chairman John Tinney that
no one else had shown any
interest in leasing the park.
Gilpin continued; "I hate
to see the park taken over
like this. it's the only park in
this area and up to now no
fee has been required for
using it. I think the Authority
has been short on public
No decision
on inquest
Goderich OPP advised this
week that they are still
awaiting 'a decision on
whether there will be an
inquest into the death of a
young pilot killed north of
Hensall last Monday night.
William Heyink, 21, of RR
2 Hensall, was operating an
ultra -light aircraft when it
crashed into a plowed field
from a height of about 200
feet.
The crash occurred 1.6
kilometres from the Heyink
farm, from where the youth
had taken off around 8:00
p.m.
Police say no further
information is available at
this lime as to the cause of
the crash.
•
relations in the Port Franks
area."
Grand Bend member
Harold Green suggested the
sign advertising free park
use be removed to "spare us
public flak."
A recommendation by the
executive committee to offer
cottage lots'orf two blocks of
land in Port Franks was
delayed until a legal opinion
can be obtained. Under
provincial expropriation
regulations, lots must be
first offered to the original
owners -
A former chairman of the
Authority Bill Amos led the
opposition to immediate sale
of the lots. -Amos said, "We
should defer this matter until
a legal opinion is obtained
and we can get a cash flow
projection on the lass of
rentals. We now get 616.000
from these lots."
Last year's chairman Ivan
Hearn of Lucan added. "if
we use the money from the
sale of lots for special
projects as suggested we will
lose this 616,000 we now get
from leases."
The Authority agreed to
proceed with plans to pur-
chase about 40 acres of land
adjacent to the easterly end
of the present Morrison Dam
property.
Erasion control projects at
Port Franks for 650,000 and
at Grand Bend for an
estimated $100,000 were
approved. '
A recornmendation from
the township of Adelaide to
use header tile in municipal
drains to reduce the number
of outlets was approved.
Member Charles ('orbett
commented, "That's a good
recommendation and we
should encourage other
municipalities to do the
same."
Firemen drop clubs
for hose
Fire damages garage
Damage has been
estimated at between 65,000
and 67.000 in a Saturday
blaze that damaged a frame
garage on the property of
Angela Sweitzer, 103 Huron
• St. E.
The fire broke out around
1:00 p.m., and despite the
fact Exeter firemen were
enjoying their annual golf
tournament at ironwood Golf
Course. they quickly arrived
on the scene and brought the
flames under control.
Fire Chief Gary Mid-
dleton, who was on a back
part of the course and
arrived after the engines.
said the brigade did an ex-
cellent job in knocking the
fire down so quickly.
Billowing clouds of smoke
were spotted by the firemen
when they heard the siren at
the golf course and they
feared the fire was more
serious than it turned out to
be.
Middleton said this week
that cause of the blaze has
still not been pin -pointed, but
said it appeared to start near
the floor where a battery
charger was sitting. .
Damaged in the blaze was
an older model car being
repaired by neighbors of- the
wt.
property owner. along with
several other items stored in
this garage.
A REAL HOSER Neighbour Ed.Hunter-Duvor wos one
of the first people on the scene of the Huron St. garage
fire at Angelo Sweitzer's, Saturday, and attempted to
slow the flames by using o garden hose. He said he
was trying to keep the flames down so they wouldn't
inflict so much damage to the tree that wos being scor-
ched until firemen arrived to quickly quell the blaze.
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