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pointment follows the ,resignation of forrner Chief Inspector
William Empey.
Mr. McCaul is a graduate of Ryerson where he receid
,his certificate in Public Health Inspection. He presently is
an undergraduate at the University of Waterloo, :where he is
studying Anthropology. He lives with hiS 'wife and two
children at 40 Wellesley Street in Goderich.
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The winter watch is on
He comes to Goderich with a great deal of experience.
He spent four years with' the Perth County Health Unit and
-two and -'Z rie `tralf years�with-the--Ministry-ef-Envtrortrneot• --.w:
serving -both Perth" and -Huron `Counties:' He is .also -a mem.,
ber of the Advisory Board for the drop-in centre here in
Goderich.
Some of his outside interests include music and antique
cars,
James K. McCaul of Stratford has been .officially appoin-
ted Ch.►ef_ublic Health Inspector of Huron- County. His ap-
One of his aims for the future is to provide a total health
environment for th'e county. He feels that there are certain
areas of the county that are not quite up to par, but he
hopes that he can rectify the situation in time. At present,
he stresses a high level ofco-operation within his own
department and .with municipal and provincial .authorities.
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As well, tte is attempting to 'Standardize the rural sewage
systems with surrounding countis. Right now. each county
has different sewage regulations.,
Mr. McCaul encourages anyone with questions about the
Health Unit or related problems to getin touch with him. He
will behappy to
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When the snow flies in late fall and most of nature begins
to grind to a halt for a long winter's rest. the massive cargo
carriers of the Great Lakes begin their voyage home to their
winter docks.
One such barrier is the Great Lakes freighter Thornhill,
owned and operated by the Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd The
Thornhill slowly cruised into Goderich harbour on her last
-journey of 1972, Tuesday evening December 19th.
After unloading about 125,000 bushels of grain, the for-
ward crew were all paid off forthe Season. They include the
captain, wheels.man, watchmen, deckhands, a night cook
,and a porter.
The aft men then proceed to lay up the forward section of
the ship. This includes draining all systems and generally
closing down for winter. All of the shore lines are then
fastened. securely to tbe. dock. -_The storage. hatches are all
covered with a layer of double tarp to prevent rusting. Other
general equipment suctL as life preservers and 'fire ex-
tinguishers are safely stored for the winter
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Once docked, the Thornhill ties on shore power much
like a house hookup. During its stay in Goderich: the Thor-'
nhitl will, be 'completely inspected and any maintenance
work necessary will be done o\,er the next thee months.
By the end of March,rttie Tho .hiII will be prepared for
another laborious season . of shipping. The men? Well,
they'll be back too. carrying on the age-old occupation of
sailing the Great, Lakes. _
The shipping_season of-
ficially came to. a ;close in,
Goderich on December 22,
1972.1n the past season 100
boats used the harbour
while ,'1,250,000 tons of
cargo was handled.
Here is the llist of boat
' Movements in Goderich
Harbour for December.
Dec.. 2, MVlarthe Mattawa,
light, to Montreal, 10,500
tons; Dec. 2, R.A. Jodrey,
Port Colborne, light to',
Quebec, 20,000 tons; Dec.
3, Parker Evans, Tight ' to
Thunder Bay, 10,500. Mons;
Dec.- 9, E.B. Barber, Wirier*
- sor, light' to Milwaukee,'
10,600 -tons; Dec. 17, E.B.
Barber, Sarnia;! ,light to.
Cleveland, 12,000 -tons:-
Dec. 19, R.A. Jodrey, Little
Current, light -.to Parry
Sound, 18,000 tons; and
Dec. 22. -E.B. Barber,
Cleveland, dight to Detroit
and St. Clair, 12,000 tOns.
This massive boiler is now undergoing repairs to prepare
it for the upcoming shipping season. There are tWd" such
boilers.: (staff photo) "
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One' of the officer's rodms here shows that life aboard a freighter can also be cozy..The
rooms are very private, warm and dry. (staff photo)
The dining area of the freighter is made to look as "homey" as possible. This particular one
is the officers' diningroorn. (staff photo)
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The Thornhill from. which this photo was taken is just one of
several ships-spelidtng the winter in Goderich harbor. (4taff
photo)
When last unloaded,, the double layer of tarps .now snow-
covered were laid o'er ,the holds and 'securely fastened
down. (staff photo)