Times Advocate, 1984-08-08, Page 2Page 2 August 8, 1984
Hydro will
announce
plan in fall
'Ontario Hydro will an-
nounce in early fall the course
of action it is pursuing to con-
tinue hearings on the propos-
ed southwestern Ontario
transmission line.
Chairman Milan Nastich
said Hydro's Board of Direc-
tors, following a preliminary
review at its July meeting,
will be considering options at
the August board meeting.
Following discussions with
the Ontario government, a
final decision will be made at
the September meeting.
A recent Divisional Court
decision invalidated the fin-
dings of a 1982 public hearing
on the transmission proposal.
The court agreed With people
located in the Bruce to Essa
corridor and along part of
Highway 401 that the Joint
Board - which presided over
the hearings - did not arrange
for adequate notice of the
hearings to be given to all pro-
perty owners who could be af-
fected by the lines.
Nastich said the Hydro
Board will be weighing
several factors at the upcom-
ing meetings and how they
will be affected by the delay
in the hearings.
"We'll have to look at
system reliability and en-
vironmental factors, as well
as the huge costs of locked -in
power at the Bruce nuclear
power station," said Nastich.
"Only after examining all
alternatives can we come up
with the best option for
everyone involved."
In the meantime, Hydro
staff will take advantage of
the summer season to resume
the collection of environmen-
tal data in the general areas
between the Bruce Nuclear
Power Development and Lon-
don, and southeast of
Waterloo region to aid in the
planning of the new transmis-
sion facilities. The approval
process may require detailed
comparison of possible routes
between Bruce and London`
The additional studies will
provide comprehensive infor-
mation necessary to identify
environmentally acceptable
transmission line routes. If
this information is not col-
lected before the onset of
winter, the work will have to
wait until next year. Hydro
environmental planners ex-
pect to be in the field later this
week.
Bruce
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LIBERAL COMMITTEE ROOMS OPEN — Huron -Bruce Liberal candidate Bruce
McDonald was in Exeter Thursday night to officially open the party's committee
rooms, located at the former billiard parlour on Main St. Shown from the left are
local Liberal workers who were on hand to welcome their candidate: Joe Hogan,
Kim McLean, Bruce McDonald, Gord Strang, Maggie Burton and Heather Clarke.
Exeter delays decision
on zoning applications
Exeter council decided,
Tuesday, to delay a decision
on what action will be taken
regrading the zoning amend-
ments being sought for in-
dustrial and commercial ex-
pansion on the town's boun-
daries in Hay and Usborne
Township.
Stratford lawyer Ed
Hastings, who represented
council at recent public
meetings over the proposed
agri-industrial park in Hay
and the rezoning of land for
Frayne Chev-Olds and Huron
Motor Products in Usborne,
was not present at Tuesday's
session of council and a letter
he had written had not arriv-
ed either.
Deputy -Clerk Laurie
Dykstra said that she had
talked to Hastings on the
phone and he had recom-
mended that council put in ob-
jections on all three zoning
changes being proposed.
Mayor Bruce Shaw noted
that council had as yet not
decided on a course of action
and asked members what
they wanted to do, noting that
they could discuss the matter
in public or private.
Reeve Bill Mickle said he
would like to see the lawyer's
letter before making a deci-
sion and suggested that the
matter be set over until the
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next meeting.
He said he was not adverse
to discussing the matter at a
public meeting, but noted
there may be some problems
associated with council laying
their cards on the table at this
time.
His motion to open the mat-
ter up for discussion in public
at the next meeting was
amended by Councillor
Gaylan Josephson to holding
that session in camera. The
latter said he was opposed to
a public debate prior to an ob-
jection being filed and said
after the meeting that the
matter should not be argued
in the press.
His amendment was sup-
ported by all members except
Mickle and Councillor
Dorothy Chapman.
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Kindergarten kids get bus saf.ty Iessons
What started out as a cor-
oner's jury recommendation
is now a bus safety program
that has sparked interest
across the province.
A kindergarten student bus-
ed to the Kingsbridge Catholic
school was killed on his way
to school in September of 1981.
The coroner's jury looking in-
to the accident made five
recommendations.
"Four the board could do
nothing about because they
were for manufacturer's,"
said Lyn Steffler, transporta-
tion supervisor for the Huron -
Perth Separate School Board.
The fifth recommendation,
said Mrs. Steffler, called for
all children, when registering
for kindergarten, to be given
a bus safety lesson.
"I volunteered," said Mrs.
Steffler about the idea of a bus
safety program.
She has worked for the
board since 1970 and besides
transportation duties, she has
been secretary to superinten-
dent of business and finance
Jack Lane.
Mrs. Steffler volunteered
after the Huron County Board
of Education ran a one -
session bus safety program.
She started preparing the
program in January of 1983 to
be ready in June for students
entering kindergarten that
fall.
That preparation involved
many meetings, said the
transportation supervisor.
Those meetings were held
with two safety officers from
the Ontario Provincial Police,
Constable Eric Gosse 'ram
Goderich and Constable Bob
Morrow from Kitchc ter.
Gosse has recently been
replaced as safety officer by
Constable John Marshall.
"We wanted something
very basic," said Mrs. Stef-
fler noting the bus safety pro-
gram is aimed at four and
five-year-old students.
"What we did was let the
safety officers run the pro-
gram themselves," she said.
The volunteer program in-
volves an hour of both the
students and parents time.
The two constables first pre-
sent an "overhead" presenta-
tion based on Ministry of
Transportation and Com-
munications guidelines. It's,
entitled "How We Ride the
School Bus".
Mrs. Steffler explains that
the program covers eight
basic rules.
The rules are:
- Where do you stand
waiting for the bus - side of
the road, sidewalk;
- How do you get on - single
file;
- Sit down right away ;
- Don't throw things;
- Keep the aisle clear;
- No hollering or
screaming;
- Ask the bus driver for per-
mission to open a window;
- How do you get off the bus
- watch for traffic.
Then the program takes the
form of an actual bus ride
with the pre -students,
parents, bus drivers, police
officers and school staff tak-
ing part.
"The program has been
well received by parents,"
said ,Mrs. Steffler, "The only
concern is that for those ur-
ban children who don't ride
the bus everyday, the parents
may feel its not necessary to
participate."
She points out that it is
necessary because at some
point in the child's school
years they will probably ride
a bus on a field trip.
Last year, of 285 children
registered for kindergarten
across the system, 198 took
part in the program. This
year 334 children registered,
239 took part. -
Mrs. Steffler said parents
are asked for an evaluation of
the bus safety program.
Their comments include:
"I feel more confident now
to send my son on the bus."
The program had good par-
ticipation. Tell children and
they'll forget. Show them and
they may remember. Involve
them and they will
understand."
And now the program has
expanded beyond Huron and
Perth.
Mrs. Steffler understands
that both the Huron and Perth
public school boards are look-
ing into the program. Mid-
dlesex Board of Education
has already set up a similar
program.
Later this month two
representatives from the
Hamilton -Wentworth
Separate School Board are
coming to Dublin to speak
with Mrs. Steffler about the
program. Two other school
boards in the province have
expressed interest also.
The transportation super-
visor says the initial program
is also backed up with two
more visits to each of the
schools by the police officers
every year.
About 70 to 80 per cent of the
students in the Huron -Perth
separate school r ystem are
bused.
As one parent noted:
"When it saves the lives of
our children, then it is impor-
tant to continue 1 the
program)."
READY TO PARADE — A large number of Granton area boys and girls participated
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for Ontario's 200th birthday during Saturday's Fun Days
parade at Granton. T -A photo.
Heart canvass goes
well over objective
Once again, the "Canadian
Heart Fund", Ontario Divi-
sion, has exceeded its finan-
cial campaign objective. The
1984 "Heart Fund" campaign
conducted during February in
Ontario went over its objec-
tive of $9,0.50,O(K) by $10,500
in releasing the final
results, Patrick T. Johnson,
1984 "heart Fund" chairman.
expressed the deep gratitude
of the organi/,,tion to the
thousands of donors and
volunteer canvassers across
the Province who helped put
the "Fund" over the top.
For the past 30 years, the
Ontario Heart Foundation,
which administers the money
collected by the "Heart
Fund", has supported
research into heart disease
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and results of this research
have benefitted many. As the
results of this research un-
folded, it became evident that
there was a co -relation bet-
ween heart disease and
stroke.
Realizing the similarities of
cause between heart disease
and stroke and the need for
more vital research in both
areas, the Foundation decid-
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"Ilea r1 And Stroke Founda-
tion Of Ontario". The change
1s effective immediately.
The new name clearly
enunciates the Foundation's
intention of expanding in the
area of stroke, and it reflects
and creates an awareness of
this combined role.
Through this name change,
an awareness will be created
for the public which will
demonstrate the Foundation's
involvement as a combined
effort to produce a unified ap-
proach to raising more
money, to support more
research, that will ultimately
save more lives.
Keep your fears to yourself.
)ut share your courage.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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was empty. It wasn't.
One man speeded up to see if
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crossing. He' didn't.
One mon patted a strange
bulldog on the head to see if it
was affectionate. It wasn't.
One man touched an electric
wire to see if it was dead. It
wasn't.
One man cut out his advertising
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