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The Huron Expositor, 1986-09-10, Page 1INDEX Births 1A17 Classifieds /A14, 15, 16 Dublin /A6 Entertainment /A18 Family IA12, 17 Farm iA19 Hensall !A7 ��7��� 'f.•iJ 1'Kiiilili6►fKLiNkq..1.: ae.iiik:.wY.WiiMi!'i'i`4'�!�i 11. Legion !A18 Obituaries /Al2 People /A17 Sports /A8, 9, 10 Walton /A8 Weddings /Al2 Area economy declining. See page A4. !�;ilii•...... • L Huron xpos1 Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dub- lin, Hensall and Walton. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1986 -- 20 PAGES 50 cents a copy Autopsy is planned Construction worker crushed An autopsy will be performed on a construction worker who was killed Monday in Egmondville. No derision on whether or not there will be a coroner's inquest has yet been reached, 'i Ralph Melville, 26, of Thedford was crushed to death when the wall of a trench in which he was working collapsed on him and a fellow worker. Mr, Melville was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Kenneth Rodney of Seaforth. Dr. Rodney said Monday until he had performed an autopsy he couldn't be sure of the exact cause of death but it "appeared he had a crushed chest." M r, Melville' s co-worker, Terry Hodgins of Thedford, was in stable condition in Seaforth Community Hospital with serious chest injuries. The twn men were connecting a watermain at the bottom of a trench at William and TRAGIC CAVE-IN — Workers and em.. gency officials confer beside a trench where a Thedford man was crushed 10 death when a wall collapsed Monday. Oke photo Efforts to acquire MOH stalled BY ALAN RIVEFF While efforts have been made to acquire a new Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Huron County over the summer recess, an official with the health unit admits the search is back to square one. Brian McBurney. the chairman of the board of health for the county, said the board Was set to hire Dr. James Fan, the MOH for the Western Newfoundland Health Unit for the past year. over two other applicants for the position. However, the board recently received a letter from Dr. Fan, stating he was unable to take the jib because of "problems with immigration." The decision to hire Dr. Fan was based upon good recommendations made by the Associate Deputy Minister of the government of Newfoundland and !abrader, the depart- ment of health, and• the associate deputy minister for whom Dr. Fan had been working. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle questioned Mr. McBurney as to what immigration problems could be created by moving from one province to another. Mr. McBurney said Dr. (Continued on Page A)1) Bill 30 could BY SHELLEY McPHEE-HAIST The possible repercussions of Bill 30 could be of serious concern in the county, says the Huron County Board of Education. At their September meeting, board mem- bers voiced grave concerns regarding the new legislation and its possible impact on Huron County. Bill 30 provides all secondary school students in the province with full access to both public and separate high schools. The legislation also gives children of public school supporters attending Roman Catholic high schools an automatic exemption from reli- gious studies. This September the Huron -Perth Separate School Board (HPSS pehed $ eeearate high school in-Stratfp a separate -board has indicated that it will consider the establishment Oa similar secondary school for Huron County in 1988. The issue dries not end there according to the Huron County Board of Education. At a special meeting in July the board passed a motion, requesting assistance of the minister of education, Sean Conway, local members of parliament and other support groups to rectify the impact of Bill 30 in Huron County. Art Clark, chairman of the Huron Board, wmte to Mr. Conway, "Huron County ratepayers felt assured that the proposed legislation had no immediate impact upon them. Public school ratepayers went to the polls in the November municipal election and elected board members to represent them. Separate school ratepayers elected two members to the Huron County Board of Education to represent them fordsecondary school purposes. public separate school supporters were confident and com- fortable that this was the best possible arrangement to accommodate the secondary education requirements in this county until 1988. "The recently enacted legislation appears to frustrate the ratepayers of the county and deny them the representation which they believed they elected to serve them until Bank to be restored to near -original design The preservation of the architectural heritage of Seaforth's Main Street got a shot in the arm, when efforts began Monday morning to restore the exterior of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building to, in the words of bank manager Jun Gould, "as dose as possible to its original appearance." The project is part of general renovations and redesign of the building built in 1905, the exterior, with its pillared entrance -way hasn't changed a great deal since it was originally designed as a bank 81 years ago, but `some alterations will be needed to restore the original appearance. Two globe -style lights on poles will frame the front doorway and illuminated identifica- tion signs will be replaced by gold lettering on a backlit front window. Handrails, to assist the elderly will be installed along the steps. Repairs to the roof and other maintenance projects will also be done, although Mr. Gould says the exterior dimensions Off -the building will not (Mange. The exterior changes Were agreed upon in consultation with the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (IACAC). "They (LACAC) made some suggestions, such as replacing the illuminated signs _- and we agreed to do that," said Mr. Gould. The project, which also includes major changes to the uuerier of the bank, has been in, the works for several years. Mr. Gould, Who has been manager of the Seaforth branch since1974,, says planning first began in 1979. The project was approved by the bank hierarchy and was almost ready togo in 1982 when exonofnic•conditions caused a setback. "By 1984We started getting it off the ground again, Mr. Gould said. The interior renovations call for a vacant recon' -floor apart:Merit to be converted for use by the bank employees, allowing more r floor space to be utilized for business on the main floor. "We were crammed for space in our customer service area, and also our behind - the -counter area is not large enough," said Mr. Gould, adding the staff area also requires expansion. 'In order to rectify that, as well as dress up the branch, which is in dire need of renovation, we've come up with this plan." Moving the washrooms and staff area to the upstairs, will allow the bank to create ai office fertile assistant manager and a waiting area for customers, as well as increasing the lobby space by 30 to 50 per cent, said Mr. Gould. The bank plans to install a series of rope partitions, creating a quick teller area. The new system would allow the customer at the front of the single line tohe served by the fust available teller, replacing the current sys-tem, where customers form separate lines behind each teller window, which often causes frustration for customers who end up in a slow-moving line, says Mr. Gould. Mr. Gould says there will be some inconvenience to customers while renova- tions are underway, (the projected dornpre- tion date is December 12) but once finished, there will be a number of advantages, Greatercustomerconfidentiality willresult from the quick teller system, which will keep people waiting forsetVice back further from the tellers so they ale further away from the transactions The service will also be speeded up and'a `inner environment' provided, said Mr. Gould. Changeswvill alsobemadein the rear of the building, where the parking lot will be paned and more lighting nstalled to aid c'ustomers making night deposits, The general contractor for they job, which began September 8, is 1 atos General Contracting I.Eci., of Tillsonburg. Victoria Streets when a wall of moist earth River. collapsed on them, according to Corporal A distressed John Levis, president of the Richard Hiuser of the . provincial police at contracting firm, said Monday night both Mr. Goderich. Police estimated the depth of the Melville and Mr. Hodgins started working for trench at about 1.8 metres (six feet). his company about two years ago during a Mr. Melville was "buried upright" to his Lavis project in their hometown of Thedford. neck, said Dr. Rodney, while Mr. Hodgins Mr. Melville was. supervising the Egmond- who "was facing into it" and "had a little ville work Monday. warning" was not buried to the same extent. Mr• Levis said he understood the trench "He (Hodgins) called to the other fellow collapse was "kind of a freak thing" that and he tried to jump away," the coroner said, might have been the result of rain weakening The incident has been reported to the the trench wall. The wall was not propped ministry of labor's industrial health. and because "you don't prop" when the trench is safety branch, which will investigate, so shallow, said Mr. (avis, who estimated its Mr, Melville and Mr, Hodgins were depth at 1.2 metres or 1.5 metres (four or five employed by Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd. of feet). Clinton. Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bob Levis Contracting, which employs about 45 Ben said Monday night the company had a people, hasn't had a bad accident in 30, contract worth about $100,000 to extend years," he said. • Egmondville's water system to about 30 "W e've had a perfect record, This is a blow properties on the south side of the Bayfield to us." lead to fragmentation 1988. We recuest your assistance to rectify In response, Mr. Clark said, "I took the this matter." letter as quite a severe setback. It was rather The board found the answers to its a blunt letter saying that's the way it is folks, concerns in a letter written by Mr. Conway to like it or not." William Eckert, director of the HPSSB. Mr. Eugene Rayne, a separate school repre- Conway's letter confirmed that the separate sentative on the Huron board noted, "Ninety board could proceed with its plans to per cent of the people (ratepayers) don't implement a secondary school. (Continued on Page All) Youth threatened with knife in Main Street scuffle A main street scuffle, in which a Seaforth youth was allegedly threatened with a knife, has resulted in the laying of charges against an area resident by Seaforth Police. The incident. which occurred Saturday night, was reported to Seaforth Police at approximately 11:05 on September 6. Sea - forth Police Chief Hal Claus said a 17 -year. old Seaforth youth reported he had been threatened with a knife by another man during an altercation,in front of the Queen's Hotel. Asa result, the Seaforth Police subse- quently charged a 33 -year-old Dublin man with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, under Section 85, of the Criminal Code. The accused will appear in provincial court in Goderich on October 20. Tuckersmith sets $100 fee BYWLIMA OKE Tuckersmith Township council has seta fee of 8100 for all rezoning and minor variance applications. Council approved the request of the Van Egmond Fbundation to hold the annual Ciderfest at the Van Egrnond House in Egmondville on September 28. The township will supply the steel culvert for any private drains crossing municipal read allowances. A building permit was granted to Steve Dallas for a mobile home on Part Lot 26, Concession 11, Huron Road survey. Council accepted thetition of William DeJong for a municipal drain on Loth 39, 40, Concession 1, London Road Survey and that R. J. Burnside and Associates be appointed as the engineers to bring in a report 30 days after notification to the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority. Council approved the following extras on the Quebec Street reconstruction at Vanes- tra: water main breakage costing 8300; for the repair and replacement of the water main breakage under Toronto Boulevard costing 8903; and that the following item be renegotiated between the engineer and the contractor for the repair of the catch basin at the comer of Quebec and Toronto Boulevard costing 8860; and that the extra reconstnlc' tion of the berm along Quebec Street for 81,941.20 be denied. Passed for payment were the following accounts: Day Care Centre et Vanastra, $8,741.98; Special Day Care at Vanastre, $463.02; Vanastra Recreation Centre, 813,363.05; Tuckersmith roads, 817,039.22• and general accounts, 810,618.13 fora total of $50,225.40. SINCE 1905 —'when itwas orlglnall'y bath, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Conimlerce building has undergone torte cosmetic alterations. Here iii the thank a§• It appeared in 1905. CNA NOL S PLANNEb The exterior of the Canadian lingerie! Bank Of Corrrnieree building twill be restored to "as Close as possible to the original appearance," as part of an extensive fenovatton piaci Which got underway 611 Monday. Here; batik manager Jiro Gould, right, examfn'es the blueprints for the project, along With administrative alticer BarbGaidweii, centre and assistant Manager'peridt3'tharrette. • Raffle photo