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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1971
Snow on arena roofs
can cause problems
A warning of the dangers of
snow accumulations on roofs
of arenas and other buildings
was issued today to municipal
officials throughout the provinc(
by Harold Yoneyama, Execut-
ive Director of the Safety and
Technical Division of the
Ontario Department of Labour.
Recalling the tragedy of the
Listowel arena roof collapse
in 1959, he noted that several
other roofs of buildings have
collapsed due to heayy loads
over the past few years.
to a letter to all municipal
clerks in the province, he
stressed the necessity for qual-
ified professional engineers to
check the roofs of arenas and
buildings in their communit-
ies to assure they are structur-
Brussels reeve
critical of
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Health Unit. Dr. Mills told
council emphatically that what
might appear to the casual
observer as human waste or
some type of excreta, is noth-
ing more than dying algae.
The algae, said Dr. Mills,
is growing as a result of the
tremendous amount of nutrient
that is entering the river from
outside the county. He said the
fact that the river is as clean
as it is now is because "nature
is able to cleanse alot in its
own water. "
"Nutrients are a universal
problem, " stated Dr. Mills.
He told about a trip into Ont-
ario's northland and finding
algae growing on the streams
and rivers even though there
were no people around to pol-
lute them. It was the result
of nutrients dropping out of the
air from the industrial areas of
the north into the streams, the
doctor reasoned.
Dr. Mills referred to legisl-
ation which is pending to clean
such nutrients out of treated
sewage and indicated this was
the future hope to clean up the
algae problem.
ally designed to withstand
snow loads and meet safety
standards.
He noted that although
buildings have withstood the
onslaught of winter and heavy
snow accumulations in the
past years, they should be re-
checked to determine if there
is any deterioration of the
structure.
He said safety engineers also
stress the need for proper main-
tenance and snow clearance
to meet safety standards.
Mr. Yoneyama warned that
new factors affecting the drift-
ing of snow on roofs of build-
ings should,be taken under
consideration. He said that new
buildings erected near the roof
of an arena could vary the
weight of the snow placing
greater stress on some sections
of the building.
He said variations of climate
in Ontario create a variation
in snow load conditions. Areas
of heavy snowfall were locat-
ed through a wide band of
southern Ontario stretching
from Georgian Bay easterly
through Ottawa and included
a large portion of southern
Ontario and the eastern sect-
ion of Northern Ontario.
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FARMERS OVER -PRODUCING
"The fanners of Canada
have an amazing ability to
produce, in fact to overprod-
uce, " Ontario Federation of
Agriculture President Gordon
Hill told 400 delegates to the
Federation annual convention
in Hamilton on Monday, "I
picture our agriculture as a
high-powered automobile, run-
ning at half speed. It's tempt-
ing to step on the gas just a
touch, but when we do that,
the vehicle accelerates too
quickly, throwing us out of
control.
"It was our efforts to regulate
this ability to over -produce
that resulted in one of the most
divisive issues that ever hit
Canadian farmers, " Hill said.
"National marketing legislat-
ion became a barrier separat-
ing the farmers of this land
into hostile factions.
THE CHEESE HOUSE
Main Street -. Zurich
Peeping through the window
Is a little mouse
Look at all the cheese, he cried
In that little house.
That cheese would be so good for lunch
If I could get inside .
Soon he spied a little hole
And in he jumped with pride.
He squeezed right through that little hole
As fast as he could go
He jumped right on the great big shelf,
Where cheese was piled just so.
That Colby cheese looks good, he said
It looks so good for lunch.
But then he spied the limburger,
And started to munch, munch, munch.
Tomorrow is another day,
And I will have to leave,
This is the place I want to stay
'Cause they've got"Baden Cheese."
Special ibis Week!
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BUSY RESIDENTS - The folks living at the Blue Water Rest
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Emma Kipfer, right, with a quilt they have just completed.
Smiles!
Birthday party hostess: I'm
afraid your little brother is too
shy to enjoy the party. He
hasn't moved from that spot all
afternoon.
Big Sister: "He isn't really
shy. It's just that he's never
worn a necktie before and he
thinks he's tied to something.
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