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The Huron Expositor, 1983-06-15, Page 14 Incorporating 4 Brussels Post; 50c per copy Jurnu, SEAFORTFI, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983 — 22 PAGES xpositor McKillop location optional for dump Alter- investigating more than 20 sites, engineers prefer 38 acres in McKillop Township as the location for the new Seaforth and area landfill site. An option to purchase the land, part lot 24, con. 4, owned by John 14. McLlwain Construction Ltd, has been taken and the purchase price, if the site meets final ispproval, is abopt S100,000...$3,333 an acre, for not less than 30 acres. The site is a hill near Grieve's Bridge on the former Archie Smith farm, which McLlwain bought in 1980. Just 11 acres will be landfilled with the rest of the land serving as a buffer. The site is just east of two small gravel pits on the farm. The company is using the pits now and hopes to continue that, Mr. McLlwain says. The proposed site itself is rented as farm land and is now cropped. Seaforth, Tuckersmith and McKillop will share the site which will be designed to handle garbage from . the combined 6,827 population. Grey Township, which shares a dump with McKillop near Walton now, is expected to let the municipalities know by June 22 if it waOnts t participate too. A landfill site committee, reeve Bill Campbell of Seaforth, deputy -reeve Bill Brown of Tuckersmith and councillor Bill Siemon of McKillop, has been working with Seaforth's engineers, B.M.Ross and Assoc- iates, in planning for the site. After a wide search, preferred 'sites were narrowed to three, says George Godin of that firm. The other two were land right beside Seaforth's existing dump, and an abandoned gravel pit at lot 11, con. 24, Hullett Township. Both were unsuitable after testing because sand and gravel went right to the bedrock, meaning the soil was too permeable. We've tried to solve environmental and public related problems," says Mr. Godin. Public meetings, in the form of an open house, June 29 and 30 at Seaforth's town hall, will have demonstrations and plans "to show how we will resolve odour and ground water contamination problems." After de- tailed drilling on the site, "we know what's there now and how to protect it." Wells within 1.5k of the site have also been studied. The open house will show how the engineers have tested and selected the IylcLlwain site. "We want to hear public complaints. If they have them, now's the time to get them out," Mr. Godin says, adding there may be some concern the engineers haven't thought of. SECRETIVE Although the experts call it a landfill site to neighbours it's a dump. Herman and Christine Hoste, whose farm is one of three which touches on the proposed 'site, have some concerns. The site selection was sec- retive, Mrs. Hoste says. Someone was around asking questions about their well but didn't say why. "We had no idea it had anything to do with the dump." Because the Henderson municipal drain is at the foot of the hill that's proposed for the site, the Hostes worry about eventual seepage into Silver Creek. "It could be a pollutant." Mrs. Hoste says her husband wonders how detailed the survey of the site was. Someone who was surveying was unaware the municipal drain was there. Access to the new landfill site will be from county road 12, the engineer says. An existing road to the gravel pits will be extended but there are no plans to pave it. There's a proposal to buy additional land for the access road from the Hostes, but Mrs. Hoste says they don't want bottles and bags of garbage thrown over the fence. "a dump is always a mess." He understands neighbours' concerns, says seller Jack McLlwain. "None of us want it (nearby) but all of us need it." He hopes anyone interested will attend the open house and find out exactly what the site will be like. "I don't want it there if it's going to cause problems." PROTECTION The review of the site selection under the Environmental Assessment Act, he feels, protects the public. , After the open house meetings (a preliminary meeting last summer was poorly attended) the engineer's report goes to the Ministry of the Environment, Mr. Godin says. While it's reviewed there the public has 30 days to bring any unresolved complaint to the ministry. ' The present landfill site just outside Seaforth has space to last for about a year, Mr. Godin says. We'd like to get into this (the new site) by the beginning of next summer at the latest." Off the tracks BY MARIE DYNES A train derailment which took four Canadian National cars off the track two and one-half miles west of Mitchell has put the track out of use for- several days, with an estimated $30,000 in damages. The accident took place Monday at approximately 6:30 p.m., but the cause, now under investigation by CN, is unknown. The Sebringville OPP officers were called to the accident, about one-quarter mile east of Sideroad No. 5, Hibbert Township. There were no injuries or dangerous chemicals involved. The four cars derailed included a caboose, a flat car carrying two road graders, a covered topper car carrying 100 tons of salt, and the engine. Canadian National crewmen were on east of Dublin the scene Monday evening and still hard at work Tuesday morning clearing away the wreckage. Residents from nearby farms were also out S -to take\ a look, since the sound of the derailment Monday caused some alarm. The scene is a nightmare of splintered railway ties and gravel scattered through the overturned flat car and topper car, while the caboose sits at a 60 degree tilt off the track. There was no sign of the engine Tuesday morning, or the two graders. "We don't know the cause, although we have some speculations" superintendent Jack Church oftheWestern Ontario division of CN said. "The investigation will involve members of the crew, and could take possibly two days." Huron reps mixed about Mulroney The 1983 Progressive Conservative lead- ership convention is over with Brian Mulroney, new leader for the federal P.Cs: Approximately 30 residents of the Huron - Bruce riding, attend. �, hose ,iaywer vuth�de, gatcs.g ere was a lot,of-emotion. •I;ve,tteefea seen that much interest in .f a total convention," says riding 141' • Murray Cardiff. Mr. Cardiff, like the leadership candi- dates, is relieved the convention is over. He was co-chairman of the programs committee which involved scheduling the complete convention, timing the speeches and feeding the delegates At a barbecue Friday, over 8,300 steaks were served. "it took 400 cattle to get that many wing steaks." The beef came from Calgary and the catering firm of Campbell - Cardiff of Seaforth were not the caterers! "it was hard work, but an interesting challenge. Counting and recounting ballots took longer than expected. We had hoped to be finished by sot or seven, Saturday evening. The leadership race may have been hot, but temperature in the convention centre was hotter. '`It was close to 90 inside. It was a hot day. it was a good duay for lemonade." Former prime minister and leader of the PC party,Joe Clark, was defeated in his hid to retain his position. "i'm quite pleased with the outcome. Following the convention, we had a caucus meeting. It was the most united and positive caucus since I've been elected. "i think we picked the. future prime minister of Canada. 1 see common sense in Brian. He has the desire and ability to get IF A PRIZE was'gIvan for Best Trained Calf at the HensalISpring Fair, Gerald Kerslake and his calf would have won. The animal followed Gerald wherever he went. One of the younger competitors, Gerald had no problems with his calf. The fair was held at the Hensall arena last Tuesday (Wasaink photo) things . done. The message I got at the convention was, people want to see a new face to lead the country, other than the present prime minister or Joe Clark. As for delegatte�s ;,�£torn his ri '�ug Mr. Iry"Cardiff<said'theyWife spot aolid;'t rig dfdiit •,vote in one block. "They came here with open minds." ' Attendance at the convention did have drawbacks, "1 missed all the little deals and media interviews that were taking place. It was nice to get to a television to see what was happening," "We want to see a government that will get the people back to work. We have to show there is an alternative." LOCALS ATTEND Ken and Joan Campbell of RR 1, Dublin were Michael Wilson supporters. Ken, a voting delegate, could not be reached for an interview. "I feel probably the right man did win, although I am not overly enthused," says Mrs. Campbell. "The convention was good, but a lot of people were tense. Now that it has taken place, Mulroney is the one we have to work with." The Campbells supported Wilson "be- cause we thought he had down-to-earth qualities. He would have worked for the people. He might not have had as much charisma as Mulroney. Maybe that's what we need." "Ken said he didn't have any use for Mulroney. We can't do anything about it now. You never know. The party needs unity. If Joe was still the leader, the party would probably still be divided." Mrs. Campbell says she din't know she was going to come home with a souvenir, a sprained ankle. "My foot slid off a step. At' the end of the convention, 1 was down at the St.John's Ambulance withmy foot on ice." ONLY THREE CANDIDATES "It was the biggest convention ever held. It was really •_tmar abler"'said Elmer Bell, IVIr.'4Bell an Fite; r'`lavv"jef; ° is a formet chairman of the Ohtario-Police Commission. "It was fantastically hot." Mr. Bell was amazed at the number of young people attending. "I would say there were 1,000, plus 1,000 alternat hey had energy to burn. They never- ave up with their chanting and bobbing signs. it astonished me how they could maintain that pace for nine hours." In charge of the provincial convention which picked John Robarth as PC leader, Mr. Bell says that was the first one where moderate, American methods were adopted. "i asked Mrs. Frost what she thought of this type of convention. She said it was too wild and wooly. I thought of Mrs. Frost this past weekend. (The wife of former Ontario premier, Leslie Frost.) 'Although it was a tough contest, I could see no bitterness between the delegates. Each camp put on their own show and worked hard. There was tremendous good humor. The convention was well-run and candidates exercised the greatest of good- will. There were only three candidates. The others set the tone for the party. The fact that very right wing people only got a minimum of votes and were hurt, shows that the conservatives are swinging away from give aways. The swing is definitely to moderate right." TAKES TIME A firm Clark supporler, Mr. Bell said he supported Joe tor tom first two votes. "1 believe we shouldn't have had a review in the first place. It isn't like a ball game, where you lose one and win one. It takes. time for a leader to learn to lead. * 8r 1 S w,Joe was -not gom tp,;wid, I voted :for * cbsbse 1'-: eiofteq ppptiI ' attendtid from the county. Mast s ere stffing Crosbie supporters. .He's by,all means the best orator. "I didn't know Mulroney, only by what I read in the papers. He is like a Horatio Alger, poor boy who made good. He will be remarkably good if he doesn't make any faux pas. He was a very astute labor lawyer. Anyone who survives this type of law shouldn't find parliament that difficult." Mr. Bell said the past weekend possibly his last leadership convention, was like an Old Boys Reunion. "it was wonderful for me. "Unless the PCs snatch defeat from victory, they have it in the bag. Whoever they would have chosen would be the next prune minister. Even if Joe was chosen he would be prime minister. It is destined to be." Killed in the north Arthur Looby, 21 -year-old son of Kather- ine Looby and the late Clayton Looby of Dublin was killed Tuesday morning in a motor vehicle accident near Marathon in Northern Ontario. An engineering student at McMaster University. he was working with the family firm, Looby Construction Ltd. on a job in Atikokan. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. PUC debates dipping into reserve fund The Seaforth Public Utilities Commis- sion is experiencing a new kind of problem with its waterworks section. Traditionally poor, the waterworks department has built up a reserve fund of $25,000 and some of the commissioners don't know if they want to spend it. A loan of $2.500 from the reserve fund -in the rough draft of this year's budget sparked debate over what the fund should be used for at Wednesday night's meeting. Expendi- tures on the budget included a study of the water system. repairs to the water tower, a new hydrant, 544 feet of watertitain, and a new truck. "Are these big enough expenditures to warrant going into the reserve fund?" asked commissioner Jim Sills. He said that since the water rate has stayed at $6 a month since 1977. while the costs of the waterworks department. have been increasing, the commission should consider raising the rate before dipping into the reserve fund. The fund was established for "the operation and maintenance of the water system" and therefdre, the PUC should borrow from the fund and pay it back next year before raising the rate, said chairman Gord Pullman. "By using a little bit out of the reserve fund now. we can pay for the study and put money back in it out of that $6 rate," he said. Mr. Pullman said that money has been taken out of the fund before to pay for a new well and a new building and was replaced without raising the rate. Mayor, Alf Ross sugBested that the commission consult with its accountant about the reserve fund before making a final decision about the budget. The commission received a price of $6,950 for repairs to the water tank and decided to give its approval, subject to approval of the engineer and the PUC manager. "These repairs are minor considering that You may get As part of a continuing effort to better serve its readers and advertisers, the Expositor has commissioned a telephone survey to study newspaper reading habit 1n this area. The survey, which begins next week, will be conducted by the Small Business Consult- ing Program of the University of Western Ontario. Results will be fed into the UWO computer. the price of a new water tank would cost half a million dollars," said manager Tom Phillips. The report from Ran Steel Works, who would be doing the work, said that the repairs would restore the tank to a good and safe condition. a call Numbers have been chosen at random in the Expositor's coverage area. Those answering questions will not be asked for their names and all responses are confidential. If you are one of those called at random, thanks for your contribution. if you aren't called, watch for a story on the results of the survey later this summer in the Expositor. Dfid*m Looking for help or a job? Tips for students, employers /A21 Babies, parades and livestock at the annual Hensall_ Spring Fair /A 13, 14 Moto -cross mom talks about the sport /A9 Herd improvement is dairy former Allan Carter's goal /A 12, 13 Births/A10 Brussels news/ A16,17 Classified I A18,19 Dublin newslA4,5 Entertainment/A6,7 Family/A10,11 Farm/Al2,13 Hensall news/A14,16 Lopdesboro/A20 Obltuarles/A18 People/ A9 Smiley/A2 Something to Say/ A2 Sports/ A8,9 1