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The Huron Expositor, 1982-07-21, Page 1Incorporating -Bruisels Post rittron SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNiSDAY, JULY 21, 1982 — 20 PAGES usitor 50c per copy Look at 15 du A committee looking for a solution to Seaforth's garbage disposal needs has seen about 15 'Sites within six miles of Seaforth. engineer Burns Ross said at a public meeting here Monday night. And a couple of then,' are for sale. But. that's only one possible option. and he cautioned "the one with the least environ- mental impact will be selected...and that includes economic considerations." The existing Seaforth dump. located in Tucker - smith and shared with that township has less than three quarters of an acre of its 3.6 acre arca unfilled and the Ministry of the Environment wants a plan of closure by the end of thc year. Mr. Ross explained to the 20 people. many of them ciauncillor% from Scaforth. Tuckersmith. McKillop and Hib- bert. at the meeting. The search for a new site. or another 0,1 our way to THE NEW SEAFORTH AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRES $516,250 disposal method, comes under Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act. Acquiringland to expand the present site would be difficult, the engineer told question- er John Sinnamon. Seaforth's mayor. Provin- cial guidelines say class I to 4 agricultural land shouldn't be used for landfill site and land near the dump is class 1, 2 and 3. "The Ministry of Agriculture and farm organiza- tions could net upset:" Mr. Ross said. The committee has pretty well eliminated two of its five options. closing the dump and not providing any garbage disposal at all, and incineration because it's too costly. Still being considered are three options. expan- sion of the present site, buying services from nearby Holmesville or Mitchell dumps and a new landfill site. . Any new site should have a life of about 20 years. Mr. Ross said. and a minimum of 20 acres would likely be required. It's estimated 6 000 people will use the site if McKillop. whose present dump is being studied by the ministry joins in or 5.000 if just Seaforth and part of Tuckersmith are involved. Hensall's dump may be willing to take garbage from 600 or so Tuckersmith residents in the south part of the township and Vanastra garbage presently goes to Holmesville, Mr. Ross said. Although there's been no official reply from Mitchell or Holmesville yet. Mr. Ross said the Holmesville site, privately owned by Lavis Contracting had costs of about S170.000 for garbage for 16,000 people. "I caution you; costs will be higher than Seaforth's present costs (atout S13,000 last year)" he said, Seaforth resident Ernie Williams suggest- ed incineration shouldn't be quickly dismiss- ed as an alternative. trucking garbage will add to costs, and because of public resistance to dumps. sooner or later Scaforth will have to Crash kills local A young Seaforth man was killed almost instantly Friday w hen his ear was demolished in a head-on collision in London. Bradley Schenck. Pa was eastbound on Oxford St.. London police said. about 4:20 p.m. is hen his car struck a west -bound Petro Canada tanker, driven by Ronald John., 38. of London. Mr. Johns was not injured, and the truck received little damage. Bradley Irwin Schenck was the son of Joyce and David Schenck of 162 Gtxlerich St. W. He is also survived by sisters Janice (Mrs. James Flannery) of London: Jo Anne (Mrs. Peter Flanagan) of Seaforth: Jackie at home Egmondville look at incineration forgarbage disposal rather than "continuing to fuli up land." George Godin of Burns Rossfirm agreed technology is making modular incinerators more economical but said he doubted they'd . ever be feasible for 6,000 people. Mr. Williams described a small scale incinerator working in the Cowichan Valley of p.C. and asked if the engineers had studied Dresden's incinerator, which Seaforth council toured back in the seventies. Not yet. Mr. Ross said, and Mr. Godin promised examples of incineration would be looked at seriously. Local dump users are "pretty good" about separating garbage now. said present dump site attendant Bill Chesney. He said house- hold garbage isn't as much problem as old tires and wire, and wondered about a drop-off yard here for household garbage only: then trucking it to "Holmesville or wherever," and perhaps a separate site for tires. "You would be further ahead if you could segregate your waste and reduce the quantity." Mr. Godin agreed. He assured McKillop resident Mae Goven- loch that nearly all the refuse going into a future du ould be biodegradable (able to be composed by --acterial action). "We're not looking at hazardous wastes here," Mr. Godin said. "Even plastic containers are biodegradable." He couldn't tell her how long the decomposition would fake. but Mr. Ross said after a dump site is closed and covered. the land shouldn't be used for 20 years. - Could a private property owner open and run a dump, and bepaid by municipalities to handle their refuse. asked Tom Sehoonder- woerd of Hibbert. Although private sites are Please turn to page 3 Suggests bulldozing at Heritage meeting A sparsely attended public meeting on Seaforth's proposed downtown Heritage Conservation District turned from what Huron planner Roman Dzus called a "cheerleading session" to something a little more controversial last Wednesday night. Main Si. property oiwner Tom Schoonder- woerd started askinis,questions. About 10' people were at the meeting. several of them members of Seaforth's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Com- mittee (LACAC). which is working with Stratford architect John Brock on a downtown heritage district study. The meeting was called to g.et the public's ideas on what is worth preserving and how to revitalize the downtown core. "What about if you just want to bulldoze one of those things (a Main St, building) down?" Mr. Schoonderwoerd asked. "On a purely economic basis I might decide some day to dc that." _ If a Heritage Conservation District were established in Seaforth a demolition permit could be withheld (for a maximum of 180 days) 'while the situation is studied. the Huron planner replied. The building could be demolished but the "Heritage Conservation District plan's principles and guidelines young man and hs bro(hers. Bob and Brent. both of Scaforth. Two grandmothers, Mrs. Margaret ' Humphrey of Kincardine and Mrs. Wallace (Ethel) Moore of Mil% erton • also survive. along with one niece. Kendall and three nephew s. Billy. %dam and Matthew. The late Mr. Schenck rested at the R.S. Box Funeral Home. High St. Seaforth on Monday and the funeral service was held there Tuesday . July 20 at 2 p.m.. with David McKnight of Egmondville United Church officiating. Cremation and interment will be held at a later date. Park donated BY WILMA ORE The hamlet of Egmondville has been presented with a new park by Vera Pierce of Sun City . Ariaona. The park isaiscated on the south end of Egmondville on Bayfield Street and Water Street. The little park is Ih5 feet bv 330 feet Miss Pierce is the daughter of the late Emma Mac Pierce. nee Quinland whose home once stood on the land. Reeve Robert Bell said the grass will be cut and the land levelled with some topsoil. It is hoped that playground equipment can be put on the property next year. A liquid manure storage bylaw was passed Tuesday night in a recorded vote with Reeve Bell and Deputy Reeve William Brown voting against it and the three enuncillorL Robert Broadfoot. James Pap* and John Brown - ridge voting for it. would have to be followed tor a, new building." Then the plan would take away some personal rights. Mr. Schoonderwoerd said. "I m not saying I'm against it. Don't get me wrong.•• Seaforth's 100 year old downtown build, ings "may be obsolete". and Mr. Schoonder- woerd said he'd rather see a new mall, set back. with parking downtown "than someone sneaking in and putting it on number 8 highway." John Brock. the architect. suggested the heritage district study could look at the economic viability of bulldozing a block and building a new mall downtown versus restoring that same block and making it work economically. While agreeing with the architects and planners that government grants are avail. able for Main St. restorations. Mr. Schoon- derwoerd said "as a Canadian taxpayer, I have to worry about my buddy Pierre." "I will argue that" he continued. "with these empty stores, unless the economy improves (small towns like Seaforth) will be ghost towns, and none of this stuff is goin'g to help." Please turn to page 3 SDHS BAND IN CALGARY—Fast thinking photo -journal- ist Tom Goettler, 28, formerly of Dublin, was surprised to see a hometown band marching down this Calgary street, near the beginning of the famed Stampede Parade. Tom, son of Allie and George Goettler, is a journalism student at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and is working on a small weekly paper, The Cochrane Times, for the summer. See the story he wrote and sent back to the Expositor with the SDHS band. (Photo by Goettler) Stampede hectic but positive BY JOANNE RIMMER Despite illnesses and other setbacks. the Scaforth Girls Trumpet Band's trip to the algary• Stampede a as "on the whole. a s ery positive thing." says hand leader Charles Kalbfleisch. "The is hole trip was positive. these arc ilia( .1 couple of unfortunate incidents ac encountered." said the leader in an inters tea Thursday. The unfortunate incidents he referred to included a "flu bug" %filch struck aimc of the girls. problems with security and , urfew problems NOT–FAST, BUT MIGHTY — A feature during the mini -tractor pull in ,8eaforth on Sunday was a class for antique tractors. 25 yeprs or older. The antiques, some painted original colours and running smoothly. did not pull as fast as other entrants but did pull as they were designed to do. First place winner in the 5.000 pound class was Ron Driscoll of Seaforth. His tractor was a Cockshutt 80 Story and more photos inside the Expositor. Beat the heat with splashing at the Lions Park wading pool /A1 1 Chaperone Mary Doig said "it was %cry. seta hectic for the chaperones although it was a good experience for the girls. Some. boa e% cr. don't like curfews." Tight curfews had been set for the girls. Mr. Kalbflcisch esplained. because there was legitimate concern for their safety. "Calgary is a rough place. we had to be careful as it is not the safest. There was a stabbing while we were at Ole Slaalpede. SO nc had to he concerned for the girls, Some of the people let us down. he said. Chaperones encountered yet another prof, lem when a man introduced himself to them as the hotel security guard w as later found not( to be with the hotel. "There was a gentleman posing as a security guard and it caused a bit of pante when it was discovered he was not." said Mrs. Doig. There were how es er. no problems with the imposter. The final straw for the chaperones came with a "flu bug" said Mr. Kalbfleisch when SeNcral of the girls acre "down with fever, chills and upset stomach. There ss as a flu hug around Calgary and something was Please turn to page 3 Band scores well in Calgary BY TOM GOETTLER kfter a week of blowing. blasting. marching through the streets a Calg ry durtng the ins 's famous Stampede W ek the Seaforth Thstrict High St hoot Girl's Trumpet Band returned home last Wednes Wit The% had marched their way confidently to a score of h.2 out of 10 in the parade ''8.2 isn't had hand leader Charles Kalbfletseh pointed out "These girls hate done well considering the eompetition the% 're up against " The band left Ontario on Jul; Is anti flew dire. tit to ( Agar\ 'Members played in the 'stampede Parade anti tht• Stampede I- a 01.1 rt' tt hit h was a eompetitton for band, thj, imeeted into Stampede 55eck to haoat the morale If it should drop, "It took .1 lot of mone; for a -5 person hand to tome out here." act -airtime 1,, 'Mr altilleiat 8 1 he% needed 54S (1(10 mm„. this trip " He slaims the girls were hard at work throuL!hout the ear In their efforts ta raise the 1110/1e% I tic Boost( r Club %%.1s a real hand to them in raisino, the funds." he said A log house rises in Egmondville /49 Kalbfleicch also praised the strong community cupptirt that thc fund raising reeened, Thc band. he said. took in more than 51.000 in donations 'air Kalhfleisch admitted the SDHS band t annot handle all the or( that ts offered to them in a tear "Somettmcs we're booked up tear in achanee." he said Mr K albflewh. teat her at the Godera. h high sehool. rote his N.1 p to get the necescars ionnettions to eontact the Stampede people He a as sent a form tont erning the band's hictor; and other details He sent the in to algart anti was later comatied fit Stampede offitials and asked if the SDHS band would tome t. algart to march in the Stampede Parade The ',tarn peck Parade has been an an Mial 111 tor -0 tears It ied Itt a made marshall.who is honoured that Ne,lr bt the Stampede.• ommitiee The i int beittns two tt tel... of Stampede testi. nit v, hit h see hreak fasts thratiahaiii 4.11\ anti a ;.Irt;t tan that a tilejrnad million is1101". 1.1%1 1 eat