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The Times Advocate, 2005-08-17, Page 1(519)235-1115 www.hurontractor.com L1.I HURON TRACTOR Exeter Ga a0 age ha,y www.hoy.net HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVING EXETER & SURROUNDING AREAS For as low as $19.95/mo. (519)234B-4333 TIMES ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, August 17, 2005 .25 (includes GST) A wide variety of items were on display at the Port Blake Conservation Area last weekend during the Grand Bend Premier Craft Show.Above are Dave and Sandy Dawe of Kirkton with their original wood carvings. Dave Dawe, who has been making the carvings for about seven years, uses a chain -saw and burns and sand- blasts his items to make unique figures. (photo/Scott Nixon) Accidental death for Lucan man LUCAN — A Lucan family is attempting to deal with the accidental death of a hus- band and father on the weekend. Adam Dow, 23, of Lucan died Sunday in London's Victoria Hospital nine days after being electrocuted at his home Aug. 5 while putting up a flagpole. Dow was married to Kelly Dow with nine -week-old twin boys and the son of Stuart and Frances Dow of Lucan. While Dow was hoisting the pole, wind pushed it into the power line. Attempting to rescue Dow, Kelly suffered minor burns to her hands. A trust fund has been set up and anyone wishing to contribute can donate at any TD Canada Trust branch to account number 2940 62116389. Visitation will be held today (Wednesday) from 2 p.m. to 4 and 7 p.m. until 9 at C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home in Lucan. Funeral services will be held Aug. 18 at 1:30 p.m. New MacNaughton pavilion going ahead By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SOUTH HURON — Construction on the new MacNaughton Park pavilion is slated to go ahead with a completion date by the end of October. South Huron council recently award- ed the project to low bidder Hippern Construction at a cost of $43,300. The municipality has agreed to kick in $18,000 for the project, while other large donations will come from the Exeter Rodeo Committee ($9,000), the Exeter Lioness Club ($5,000) and the Exeter Lions Club (up to $4,000). The new pavilion will honour the late Dalton Finkbeiner, who died in August 2003. Other council notes: New rep South Huron will have a new representative on the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority's board. Coun. Harvey Ratz replaces Coun. Pete Armstrong, who wrote to council that other com- mitments have meant he hasn't been able to devote the necessary time to the ABCA. Monthly building report South Huron's building department issued 27 building permits in June for a total building value of $3,639,057.48, and permit fees of $25,120.82. So far this year, building activity in South Huron is significantly ahead of activity during the same time last year. In 2005, 84 building permits have been issued at a value of $8.35 million, com- pared to 54 building permits with a value of $2.76 million during the same time period in 2004. Fire report South Huron fire chief John Morgan reported to council Aug. 8 that while fire calls are up over last year, overall, they're about average. So far this year, the Exeter station has responded to 20 calls, compared to 11 at the same time last year. Among this year's calls were four house fires and three vehicle accidents. Huron Park's station has responded to 14 calls, four more than at this point last year, including three house fires. The Dashwood station, meanwhile, has answered 11 calls, up from last year's seven at the same time. Morgan said costs for the fire stations are "about right on" estimates for the year. No new stop signs The municipality has rejected a request from residents made earlier in the summer that several stop signs be erected along Wellington and Gidley streets to improve safety. The request, which included a petition asking for stop signs in the area, came after a dog was killed on Carling Street by an allegedly speeding driver. The petition stated, "we have people who do not know the speed limit and drive at unsafe speeds." The petition was signed by 50 people. The new stop signs would have creat- ed "four way stops." Roads superintendent Ken Betties reported to council that, according to the Manual of Traffic Control Devices, "stop signs are not intended to be used as speed control devices ... stop sign control results in delay to motorists and may increase some types of colli- sion experience." Instead of erecting new stop signs, the municipality will pass on the con- cerns to the OPP and ask that the areas in question be patrolled for speeders. An information sheet from the City of Niagara Falls indicates "four way stops" do not alleviate speeding prob- lems and can provide a "false sense of security to pedestrians as drivers tend to roll through the intersection or fail to stop if it is perceived to be unneces- sary." The municipality has rejected a request from residents made earlier in the summer that several stop signs be erected along Wellington and Gidley streets to improve safety. Access to over 50 competing banks & lenders. MORTGAGE INTELLIGENCE THAT'S A FACT! TM The SunCoast Mortgage Team Justin Christie, AMP • Keith Walper, AMP 45 Ontario Street South • Grand Bend 519.238.HOME • 866.544.4001 Head office: 5280 Solar Drive, Suite 101, Mississauga ON L4W 5M8 • ©2005 SunCoast Consultants Inc. • Making it Easy... SunCoast. ca TMTrademark of Mortgage Intelligence Inc. • ®Registered trademark of Mortgage Intelligence Inc.