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Times Advocate, 1994-8-24, Page 3Regional wrap up Baseball Hall of Fame expected for St. Marys ST. MARYS - Although not yet officially confirmed, St. Marys is expected to be the new home of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. An official announcement is expected to be made at a news conference at the CNE in Toron- to on Thursday, it was reported in the Journal Argus. The hall of fame was located at Ontario Place in Toronto until 1988. The artifacts have been in storage, without a home, ever since. The proposed hall of fame would be situated on a 35 -acre parcel of land above the quarry, which the St. Marys Cement Company will donate to the town. The hall of fame proposal is the result of more than two years of work by a committee spear- headed by Lorne Eedy, publish- er of the Journal Argus. Former clerk- treasurer lerktreasurer seeking damages LISTOWEL - Thomas Miller of Wingham, former clerk - treasurer of Howick Township, is claiming damages in the amount of $150,00 from the township for wrongful dismis- sal. Miller was dismissed by the township on May 17. He was hired by the township as clerk -treasurer in 1986, it •was reported ,in the Listowel Banner. According to the Statement of Claim filed in court, "The plain- tiff alleges that his termination was a result of political issues within the township and was an abuse of powers of the members of council." No welcome centre for Goderich GODERICH - Plans for a year round regional tourism centre were nixed by Goderich Town Council last Monday night, it was reported in the Goderich Signal -Star. Council is turning down a $112,000 provincial grant and contributions pledged form local businesses to help build a wel- come centre, which was identi- fied a a top priority for this com- munity in a report released two years ago. Deliberate oil spill a concern MITCHELL - A quick clean- up of a chemical spill in Fuller- ton Township last week is cause for concern, reeve Don Hocking said last Friday. Hocking said he was alartlScd that the spill, most likely old motor oil and solvent, was dumped down a side road in the middle of the night to prevent its disposal in more conventional methods. "It's a pretty serious offence," he told the Mitchell Advocate. Dan Cromp, of the Ministry of the Environment, confirmed that the penalty can be severe if any- one is caught improperly dispos- ing of such materials. Cromp said for the first of- fence, a maximum $10,000 fine can be levied to each person in- volved. Hocking sad the township no- tified the Ministry of the Envi- ronment and the Upper Thames ;• River Conservation Authority 'about the spill, and they will both continue to monitor the sit - cation. • T1'J TF -IF WEWS OPP seeking public's help with investigation of fishing boat mishap Police want to talk to those who helped in rescue efforts of crew from Miss Stephanie 11 GRAND BEND - The Ontario Provincial Police are trying to lo- cate anyone who might have helped in the rescue efforts of crew mdm- bers on the Miss Stephanie II which sank August 11, near Kettle Point resulting in the death of a father and son. The OPP want to speak to anyone who may have had victims of the sinking boat aboard their vessels. Police arc also looking for the life jackets the victims were wear- ing and believe the jackets may still be on board the vessels aiding in the rescue. The Miss Stephanie, a Sarnia - registered boat operating out of Grand Bend, sank in approximately 50 to 55 feet of water. Police investigators, through the Grand Bend OPP, used vid- eotape to study the 18 -metre fishing tug underwater in an ef- fort to determine the cause of the sinking. Drowned in the accident were Jo- seph Howie, 33 of North Bay, and his two-year-old son Josiah Howie. Also on board the vessel when it sank were the captain, Timothy Purdy of Sarnia, and the crew in- cluding: Timothy Crossman of Sar- nia, James Tiedeman of Grand Bend and Dave Archer of Sarnia. Scott Austin of Clinton was also on board, under contract with the Ministry of Natural Resources as a fish sampler. The boat sank within sight of Kettle Point at about 11 a.m.' Some of the survivors were brought ashore at Port Franks. Resuscitation attempts were per- formed on Howie and his son until the two were taken to hospital in Sarnia. Earlier reports that a fire or ex- plosion on board caused the in- cident were discounted. Anyone with information should contact the Forest OPP at 786-2349 and ask for Detective Constable George Speck. Times -Advocate, August 24, 1994 Page 3 NDP announce cleanup money for beaches ABCA and Maitland authority get money from province for cleanup projects EXETER - The Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority will be receiving grant money from the province for cleanup projects targeted for area beaches. Paul Klopp, Huron MPP, announced on Thursday that $30,123 would be given to the authorities for cleanup projects in the rural portions of their watersheds. The payments, announced on behalf of Environment and Energy minister Bud Wildman, are made available under the Clean Up Ru- ral Beaches program. "Clean beaches are an important part of life in our rural com- munities," Klopp said. "By directly assisting farmers and other local residents, this innovative program is funding those who can best contribute to the cleanup of our beaches." For the ABCA, the funding will provide capital grant assistance to landowners for two manure storage/barnyard runoff control systems and for two septic systems. The Maitland authority will use the funding to provide capital grant assistance to landowners for controlling two livestock access locations and for two septic systems. The CURB program provides capital grant assistance to clean up beaches in 28 Ontario watersheds. Zurich garbage already user pay, argues reeve ZURICH - Although garbage bag tags may not be in Zurich's future any time soon, councillor Barb Jef- frey said she found the recent user - pay waste seminar "very, very inter- esting." Jeffrey told council that 36 munic- ipalities are now using some form of user -pay program, most with bag - tags. "Roadside dumping went up...they found more stuff along the side of the roads," conceded Jeffrey, but noted the problem can be policed with fines, or phone calls to offend- ers. "I strongly believe in user -pay," agreed reeve Bob Fisher. "But the system we have in Zurich now, it basically is that." • Zurich residents use a private con- tractor to have their household waste transported to the Hay/Zurich landfill. "We'll never get a cheaper system than we have now," said Fisher. 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