Clinton News-Record, 1977-05-12, Page 21farmers don't need oversize vehicle
permits, but care still needed
By Constable R. W. Wilson,
OPP
,Often jokes are passed
regarding farmers and how
bad off they are. . . always
complaining and so on. Well,
g as I stated recently at a local
Farm Safety Association
meeting, we as Law Enfor-
cement Officers sympathize
with the farmer concerning
the oversize laws we had.
Some of their equipment was
so oversized that not even a
pec}al permit would allow it
o be drawn on a highway
y ..,illegally.
• Finally, the Provincial
legislature has made
regulations for these over-
sized farmvehicles to be
driven or drawn on our high-
ways without a special
permit. This does . not, of
course, mean it will be safer,
it only extends the authority
under certain regulations
which are outlined below.
First of all, highway means
any road used by the public
either gravel or paved and
td�
includes King's highways,
County roads, concession and
sideroads. Night means one-
half hour after sunset. to one-
half hour before sunrise.
1. No farm vehicle over
eight foot six inches (8'6")
wide shall be driven or drawn
on a controlled access high-
way such as the 400 series
'highways, eg. 400, 401, 402 etc.
or the Queen Elizabeth Way,
itchener-Waterloo
xpressway etc.
2. Every farm vehicle over
eight foot six inches (8'fi")
wide, if on a highway at night
or in fog etc. when lights are
rquired by law shall have a
flashing amber light on each
side of the front and each side
'if therear of the overwidth
vehicle (tractor, combine,
cultivator, seed planter, etc.)
which shall be placed not
more than six inches from the
side of • the permanent
structure of the vehicle and
shall be visible for 500 feet
from the front and rear
respectively of the vehicle.
You don't require these
flashing amber lights if yo -u
are directly crossing _a high-
way, or if you have an escort
vehicle- 200 feet in front and
an escort vehicle 200 feet
behind the overwidth vehicle
using four way flasher ora
rotating amber light mous n ed
on the roof of these escort
vehicles producing a Light
visible for 500 feet.
•3. If your farm vehicle
(tractor, combine, planteh,
'V*. ltivator, etc.) exc'eeds
twelve feet six inches (12'6")
in width, but is less than
sixteen (16') while being
driven or drawn on a highway
at night orwhen lights are
required by law, it shall be
equipped with a rotating
amber light mounted on the
uptllermost part of the vehicle
producing flashes of amber
lights visible at a distance of
500 feet to the front and,to the
rear besides , the flashing
amber lights front and back
on either side mentioned in
paragraph two.
This rotating light and the
flashing lights are not
required if you are directly
crossing a highway or you
have the escort vehicles as
mentioned in paragraph two
200 feet front and rear with
the four way flashers on or a
rotating light on the roof.
4. In the daytime any farm
vehicle. (tractor, combine,
planter, cultivator, etc. which
is driven or drawn on a high-
way that is over twelve feet
six inches (12'6") wide shall
be equipped with either the
flashing amber lights on
either side. front and rear as
mentioned in paragraph two
or the rotating flashing light
on the uppermost part of the
vehicle mentioned in
paragraph three. These lights
or light are not required if you
are directly crossing the
highway.
5. Any farm vehicle
(tractor, combine, cultivator,
planter, etc.) that exceeds
sixteen feet (16') in width
while being driven or drawn
on a highway at night or at -
times when lights are
required shall be preceded by
an escort vehicle 200 feet in
front and followed by an
escort vehicle 200 feet behind
your overwidth vehicle with
four way flashers on OR a
rotating amber light on the
roof visible for 500 feet. These
vehicles are not required if
the vehicle is being driven or ,
drawn directly across the
highway.
As you see, if you don't feel
that vnti to string wires
and lights back, from your
tractor to the overwidth
vehicle, eg. cultivator,
planter, etc. you can use the
escort vehicles front and rear
at night.
It must also be understood
that apart from these new
lighting systems and the
escort vehi1cle, you must still
have '`r your usual two
headlights, taillight and slow
moving vehicle sign.
At first it all sounds con-
fusing but once operational it
will be quite simple and 'I
routine. Your safety can also
be enhanced if done properly
as was intended.
Any questions you have
please feel free' to contact
Prov. Const. R.W. WILSON c-
o Ontario Police, Box 6,
Goderich, Ontario. N7A 3Y5
or phone 524-8314.
Eight Huron Youth projects get
Federal Works fund
Manpower and
Immigration Minister Bud
Cullen announced last week
the approval of eight Young
Canada Works Program
projects for the constituency
of Huron -Middlesex.
These projects are ex-
pected to create 29 jobs for a
total of 311 man -weeks of
work at a federal cost of
$45,000.
Funds in.. the $26 million
1977 Young Canada Works
Program are being targeted
to communities hardest hit by
unemployment and are ex-
.
pected to provide em-
ployment for about 21,000
students registered in Canada
Manpower Centres and
Canada Manpower Centres
for Students.
Ontario has been allocated
$11,005,000 for Young Canada
Works projects this summer.
1 Young Canada works
projects will normally be
sponsored by established
groups or organizations;
Approved projects will
operate for a maximum of 14
weeks between May 2 and
September 2.
Bluewater Cable
discontinues FM station
The Bluewater TV Cable
Limited has lost the agdio
portion of its Channel 12, the
Community Programming
channel after an order from
the Canadian Radio -
Television Commission.
The order was issued six
months ago, but'the
Bluewater Cable company
continued the distribution of
CFCA-FM until a recent
letter from the CRTC forced
the company to discontinue
its use.
According to Bluewater
president, Ron McIntosh Jr.,
the company has no idea why
the radio station was ordered
off the.air, but they fought it
until their license was put in
jeopardy.
The ,company has re-
applied to the CRTC to retain
the use of the radio station
and McIntosh says that this
will require a public hearing,
likely to take place sometime
in June.
While Bluewater 'Cable has
the alternative to buy music,
this purchase would be costly
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because it involves
copyrights and legal matters.
However, McIntosh is hoping
that public response will be
great enough to avoid this and
bring CFCA-FM back on the
air.
He explained that the
public outcry over the
discontinuation of United
States stations last year,
quickly got that changed. aHe
is hoping that the same public
response through letters to
the CRTC and the Bluewater
TV Cable Limited will do the
same.
CFCA-FM is a Kitchener
based radio station that
proXided music, news and
information for Channel 12.
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CL NTON NEWS,RI CQi , D, THVRSPAY,.N MAY 12,1977.
The following is a list of
projects approved for the
Huron -Middlesex con-
stituency:
Huron Park Recreational
Program, Huron Park,
$7,120; Senior Aid grogram,
Seaforth, $7,382; C.R.I.P.
Goderich, $2,856; Youth
Recaptures History,
Egmondville, $5,720; Noah's
ARC, (Dashwood) Grand
Bend, $8,004; Wroxeter
Community Park Project,
Wroxeter, $5,280; Youth in
Action, Brussels, $4,400;
Operation Aware, Goderich,
$4,178.
Londesboro I
4-H
The Blyth area 4-H clubs
held their Achievement Day
on Saturday, April 30.
For the morning program
there were quizzes, games,
judging and choosing the next
project. The clubs all spoke
with the home economist.
- Th'e afternoon was fun filled
with skits, demonstrations
and fashion_ shows by the
clubs. The girls were given
their certificates and spoons
for completing the project
and the day ended with the
motto.
Smile
Middle age is when you
want to see how long the car
will last instead of how fast it
will go.
The Holmesville boys' basketball team wound up its season
recently in an elementary school tournament in Goderich.
The team members are (front row from left) Tim Gregg,
Gerry Nurse, Dave Elliott and Jim MacDonald; (second
Auxiliary...
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Bayfield home. It will be a pot
luck luncheon at 12:30 p.m.
and anyone needing tran-
Mrs. K. Wood.
Mrs. John Cochrane gave
some interesting highlights of
the spring conference of
district two which was held in
Cambridge.
Mrs. Barb Hicks spoke of
the enthusiasm manifested
for the new candy strippers
project, being implemented
at the hospital, There are 41
applicants interviewed to
date and some 50 have ap-
plied. Mrs. Hicks emphasized
the great enthusiasm of • the
young and noted that she is
greatly pleased by their at-
titude and response.
A schedule is prepared and
the work is already un-
derway. After a period of 50
hours work a candy stripper
earns a rap, 75 hours, a band
for the cap and after 100
hours, a gold pin.
Mrs. Stoddard reported for
cart stocking and wished to
convey the auxiliary's
gratitude to all those faithful
folk who knit and crochet so
many beautiful articles for
the cart.
Mrs. Wood reported that
the tray, favours for Easter
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were made by the members
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made by the United Church
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Further reports were made
by Mrs. M. Harley on the
library cart and a request
was made for smaller books.
Mrs. Davies announced the
placing of Hospital Day
placemats in all restaurants
to advertisep this annual
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