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The Huron Expositor, 1984-11-28, Page 1L. t; Kesidents don't want dump • ;the communitiesositor of . Dublin, Hensall bn ; trls f4 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEI=, 28, 1984 -.22 PAGES 50c a copy Property at the aforth lagoons is being considered as a possible landfill site. And technically, it's a very good looking site, says Burns Ross of the engineering firm of B.M. Ross and Associates of Goderich. But many residents of Seaforth, Egmondville and Harpurhey feel the site should never have been considered. A concerned citizens group opposing the location is gaining support and momentum in a bid to halt further testing at the property. A last minute meeting was called by concerned citizens on Thursday night and over 70 people voiced their objections, "The possibility of a dump in the Harpurhey area raised many concerns," said gated, said Alex Stephen, spokesthan of the The other 41 sites should be examined in Jim Moore, Seaforth resident. "I have the Harpurhey group. He said that of the original more detail, or the engineers should look impression`that'others have concerns about 31 sites studied over one year ago, one was elsewhere',said Jvlr, Stephen.'" If it's decided the location in terms of Wind and other things ' chosen, That site was later abandoned due to that the lagoon property is the best site, after dumps create. And one way to learn of those' poor soil conditions. writing off other sites in a cursory manner, concerns was to hold a meeting." "After the one of 31 sites was dropped, the then that's where the dump will go," The impromptu meeting was a follow-up to engineers found all the restof the sites have TVvo main concerns of the lagoon property a Tuckersmith Township council meeting been written off and forgottenfor various . is close proximity to residences and quality of Tuesday night. About 25 Harpurhey resi- reasons," said Mr. Stephen. "1 was shocked water. How could it have been considered for., dents approached council with. reasons that that some of the investigation consisted of a moment, asked Mr. Stephen? testing at the property should be discontin- just driving by a site. And so much money WORST LOCATION ued. As a result, council filed a motion that was sunk into that one gravel pit that all other "Tuckersmith council admitted the new testing be halted until tore isolated site can gravel pits were abandoned as possible sites. dump would be in the worst possible location be found, ' i feel they should have' looked at the other regarding prevailing winds. Burning is an Approximately 42 sites have been investi- pits." option to reduce waste at the site. And itis the DON'T GET IN—Parents are advised to "streetproof" their children. One way Is to warn kids not to accept rides from strangers. (Wasslnk photo) Streetproofing saves lives An increased number of child related comes and accidents has sparked a growing desire by parents to streetproof their children There is a need to educate children about the potential dangers of the outside world. says Laurie Thomson. a counsellor at the Huron Centre for Youth and Children. She told local parents recently that in street• proofing children they should consider three principles. The first. deals with the establishment of a child's safety on a day•to-day basis in their physical setting. The second, deals iv h the prevention and reduction of ph% steal or sexual attacks on the child. The third. deals with the child's protection in an emergency In addition to the concern of parents over the number of abductions and sexual attacks on children. Miss Thomson sass there arc mane accidents that could he prevented through streetproofing. To avoid such accidents. she suggests parents know the physical area they live in, walk it carefully and identify the danger arras Such areas could be railway tracks. busy streets, creeks. or construction sites. Parents should also be aware of the heasy traffic times of day. By knowing these things about their neighborhood. Miss Thomson says parents arc more capable of giving their child guidelines to Follow for their safety. Miss Thomson recommends parents know the various routes their child will walk in a week — either to a friend's home or to school "it's necessary for parents to establish a specific mute home from school for their child and teach them the importance of sticking to that route. That way it'll be easier for parents to locate their child if necessary.' she said. "Children should be taught to walk with other children whenever possible." Miss Thomson recommends the educa- tion of children in these areas through the USC of roleplay and games. SITUATIONS DIFFER "Day to day different situations can come up and parents worry that they can talk ton much and scare their kids. You can never talk too much, but the way they do it can make a difference. Parents have to find a • ON PAGE EIGHT cheapest. There will be burning, smoke and everything that goes with a dump," he said. The decision of where a landfill site will be located is made by the engineering firm, hydrogeological firm, and the local landfill committee. Each municipality, McKillop, Seaforth and Tuckersmith, have one council representative on that committee. Ultimate approval rests with the Ministry of the Environment. The Varley farm. in Tuckersmith was tested, but abandoned because of springs, said Wilma Oke,. Seaforth residt Wit. And RESIDENTS /ON PAGE EIGHT Incinerator could be an alternative Further testing at the Seaforth lagoon property, a site which was being considered for a new landfill site, has been put on hold after Tuckersmith Township council recom- mended that testing be stopped at the site. A concerned citizens group of Seaforth. HarBurhey and Egmondville oppose the site becadge of concerns of air and water pollution. The concerned citizens want the lagoon location taken off the list as a possible site. At a recent public meeting, the question was raised about looking . at alternative solutions to the landfill problem. The present landfill site east of Seaforth is scheduled for closure early next year. So far, about 5120,000 has been spent in the search for a new site. n And one alternative that several citizens said should be looked at is incineration. "We should have taken the $120,000 to Charlie Smith and asked him what he could build with it," said Dur Hopper. Mr. Smith is president of Robert Bell Industries, a Seaforth industry which manufacturers boilers. Though the firm doesn't normally build incinerators of that „size, they do build small incinerators for ships. Incineration was disco'Ssed in 1974 by -Slliff6i f" iiEU. (Until Itad decided to install an incinerator, but the decision and plans did not meet with the approval of the Ministry of the Environment. "That was a long time ago. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then." said Mr. Smith. "Incineration shouldn't be written off as an alternative. It's very likely that incinerators have improved in design since then." High costs are involved with incineration, But the actual burning of garbage is only part of the price, said Mr. Smith, The balance of the cost is taken up by separation and material handling, he said. Burning garbage not a technical difficulty "Burning garbage is not a technical difficulty except when it comes to plastic and metal. But it's reasonable to ask people to separate paper, tin, and plastics, "We're having so much trouble finding a landfill site that maybe it's time to look at combining landfilling and incineration," he said. The place they've picked odt now (lagoon site) literally stinks." said Mr. Smith. incineration is costly. But taking the garbage out to the side of town and burying it is not the answer," said Mr. Hopper. Break-ins may be related Break-ins continued in Seaforth this week as three businesses on Main Street reported thefts. Piet's Place. Anna's Dress Shoppe and Box Furniture were the victims of the latest robberies Friday night. Seaforth police reported the ambulance garage which joins all three businesses at the rear was the main means of entry to the shops. A cash sum of S445 was taken from the three shops as well as a quantity of costume jewellery from Anna's Dress Shoppe, and a Mitsubishi VCR valued at $900 from Box Furniture Store. Police recovered Slh, 50 cents in quarters, S8 in dimes, and some jewellery which was apparently missed as the thief/thieves fled the scene. Police Chief Hal Claus says the department is unsure if this series of robberies is related to those that occurred last week. "They could be related, but we're not sure. They could just be copycats," he says. The police are asking for any information the public may have in relation to the break-ins. Anyone with any knowledge and/or suspicions is asked to call the Seaforth police department at 527-1500. Seven injured in four car crash Four local residents and three others were injured in a four car collision early Sunday morning in Stanley Township. The accident, which left Ronald McIver of Arva. John Janmaat of Seaforth, Tracy McPherson of RR 5. Seaforth, Cheryl McAllister of Egmondville, Scott Miller of Grey history, Lot by lot. concession by concession, the history of Grey Township has been recorded by Marilyn Engel of Cranbrook. The 380 page hook was commissioned by the Township of Grey in 1981 and was made available to the public earlier this year. And the hook is truly a history of the township, jam packed with historically significant facts dating back to the 1850s. The book entitled "Grey Township and its People" not only records facts of past and present, but is filled with anecdotes of township residents. And to balane • the editorial content, over 200 phot graphs compliment the history. The history hook was made possibl when the township received a govern en grant in 1981. Marilyn was hired by th nship to assist in organizing data. She in turn was assisted by four students who helped with the leg work and gathering of information. "1 started collecting informatioh in 1981 not knowing where it was going to go. it was filed and then Grey township council asked if 1 would write the book," says Marilyn. She started writing in June, 1982 and finished in October the same year. The deadline set by the printer was met. But delivery of the book was not made until 1984. The book relates the history of each lot in the township. starting at the south end of Grey. To collect the history, Marilyn Engel and her assistants not only interviewed township residents, but gleaned facts from numerous scrapbooks, collections and al- bums. "The north end of the township was the most difficult because nobody had scrap- books. And the people didn't come forward with information as freely as, residents in the south. 1 could have done a better job and more research on the north if 1 had more time." says Marilyn. Marilyn's mother-in-law. Annie Engel had a wealth of information which included newspaper clippings and scrapbooks. The clippings included births, deaths, notices, poems and articles iron past issues of•the Brussels Post. • Though she didn't know it at the time when she asked her mother•in•law for something. Annie would spend much time going through a shopping bag full of clippings to find the required piece of information. Needless to say, those clip- pings are now mounted in books. And those books have been indexed on a Computer, on 35 pages of computer printouts, for easy reference, Collecting clippings is part of the Engel family history. The scrapbooks are updated and handed down through the family. "it's a crazy hobby," says Marilyn. "1 can't throw out old newspapers in case there's something in them that needs to be clipped." CRASH WRITING SESSIONS Having collected as much history as possible. Marilyn proceeded to write, in long hand, "Grey Township and its People". Her daughter Tracey typed the second draft. Tracey also researched and sketched the maps in the book. "We went to our cottage in Bayfieli every other weekend for crash writing sessions. It was easy to go through the notes. And we didn't miss any township lots," Says Marilyn. "Now i can appreciate what people say about authors being crazy people," she says with a laugh. GREY/ ON PAGE EIGHT then and now THE HISTORY of Grey Township has been Engel of Crenbrook and a lifelong resident of published. The book was written by Marilyn Grey. (Wassink photo) Londesboro, and'Debbie Siertsema and Sirpa Tunkelo of Bayfield injured, occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m. Sunday on County Road three about .2 kilometers west of County Road 31. A 1975 Chevrolet driven by Mr. Miller crashed,lnto the rear of the 1973 Chevrolet driven by Ronald Mciver, which was travelling at a slower rate of speed. The collision resulted in a domino effect when the McIver vehicle then collided with a 19'2 Buick owned by James Mciver which was parked on the side of the road. It in turn collided with another parked vehicle, a 1978 Chrysler. owned by Stuart Wilson of Brucefield. Damage is estimated at S2.000 to the Miller vehicle, SI .R00 to the Ronald Mciver vehicle, 51.500 to the James McIver vehicle, and 51.000 to the Wilson vehicle. Mr. Miller has been charged with careless driving. The accident was investigated by Constable Wayne Moulton of the Goderich OPP 1 Stift 1A9 I ini cis .!B3 Ctass trod IA9 d, 11, 12 iE tibttii .pews /M, T •Enitiettliortiont / A 14 Nally /At, 1.2 khatiOti. Owe /@S Tha 1tlon lilt is1M3. 'Mari JAM t eit ttarto IAt 100,2. "1i�s lion' .i i4