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The Times Advocate, 2008-11-19, Page 1• • t t IMES-ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1.25 (includes GST) IAHURON TRACTOR EXETER 519-235-1115 www.hurontractor.com JOHN DEERE WHAT S INSIDE Novel idea Exeter -based writer Rick Hundey publishes debut novel Page 8 Music Fest South Huron band takes part in regional festival Page 16 INDEX Editorial 4 Sports 19 Announcements 22 Classifieds 25 TIMES -ADVOCATE 424 MAIN ST. Box 850 EXETER, ONTARIO NOM 1S6 TEL: 519-235-1331 FAX: 519-235-0766 WWW.SOUTHHURON.COM BEER HAWKS vs N. MIDDLESEX FRI., NOV. 28 8:30 RM. — SH REC CENTRE TEDDY BEAR/PAJAMA TOSS FOR THE EXETER CHRISTMAS BUREAU Usborne remembers Wreath layers Usborne kindergarten students Dominik Shep- pard and Danika McPherson Zachar were two of the students at the school who laid wreaths during Usbornes Remembrance Day ceremony Nov. I I. (photo/Pat Bolen) GreenField still plans By Pat Bolen SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE VARNA - Finish one and we 11 look at another. That s what GreenField Ethanol managing director of logistics John Creighton told Bluewater council the banks have told the company about money to start construction of the Hensall ethanol plant. Creighton was at council Monday night to give an update on progress of the Hensall project and answer questions about GreenField s part of the pipeline project, although Bluewater Mayor Bill Dowson said no questions would be answered on GreenField s financial contribu- tion to the pipeline project. Creighton said the Hensall plant is a strategic investment for Green - Field and that with $20 million al- ready invested, "there is a passion to get it built." Creighton told council the com- TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD You've got financial options. Let's talk. TAPPeTz cLass r> , ; = PAWNBR #KERS Now carrying licensed NASCAR memorabilia 437 Main Street, Exeter 519-235-2800 Mon. - Thurs. 10-5 • Fri. 10-6 • Sat. 10-3 Accident kills two CENTRALIA Tragedy struck Monday night when two people were killed when the van they were in collided with a transport truck on Highway 4 north of Whalen Line. Killed were passenger 32 -year-old Trevor English of South Huron and driver Cindy Wilson, 52, of North Middlesex. OPP report that three young passengers in the van were taken to South Huron Hospital after suffering minor injuries. OPP Const. Joanna Van Mierlo said English was the father of the three children. The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. Monday night when the south- bound van went out of control, entered the northbound land sideways and was struck with full force by the tractor -trailer. Van Mierlo described the conditions as "wintry. The roads were slip- pery and it was snowing." The driver of the truck was not injured. Highway 4 was closed between Mount Carmel and Crediton roads for several hours. Monday tragedy A police cruiser is shown on scene Mon- day night after a fatal accident killed two people on Highway 4 north of Whalen Line. Several emergency vehicles were on scene and a section of the road was closed for several hours. (photo/Ben Forrest) Hensall ethanol plant pany has bought land and permits, has done design work and is work- ing with the Ministry of Transpor- tation to connect to Highway 4, a process he said has taken longer than expected. Although the project is in good shape, the economic downturn has changed the market outlook, according to Creighton who said the situation for ethanol is better in Canada than it is in the United States where several ethanol plants have filed for bankruptcy, although they are still in production. The situation is better in Canada, Creighton said, because of gov- ernment support. He added the presidential election in the United States of Barack Obama, who is a supporter of ethanol, may improve the situation in the U.S. "It s still very viable in Hensall to proceed," said Creighton, but he added companies are losing mon- See GREENFIELD page 3 Mark McLlwain Bus 519-235-1344 mark.j.mcllwain@sunlife.com Combined 35 years of experience © Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2008. Geoff Douglas CFP CSA Bus 1-800-499-4039 geoff.douglas@sunlife.com ,,,„ Sun Life Financial