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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-05-03, Page 16-CALL US For a demonstration of a •NEW I-H CADET. CUB or CADET TRACTOR, 5 to 15 'HP. " JUST ARRIVED • Another carload of PLANTERS . RECENT TRADES John Deere, 6-rOw 30 I-II 56, 4-row" Allis Chalmers, 6-row • • AYR "the'llusiitest Reliability Bulls" CAMBRIDGE SEAPORIT1 FARM EQUIPMENT $1,571 . $1,250 $1,299 MAIN STREET SEAPORTH our COMING SOON * FOURTH ANNIVERSARY SALE * •• a ..... • gclo.' Andrews presided • over. tike•in,onthly meeting of the 4.:,410 of First Church on •,••• ILTalr afternoon: The Coleman, 099 were in Charge and )*'(/, chosen by Misses Ina, 4.4.0. Marian Grey. Mrs. Harold • ;Agat'a read the poems "what is a Friend" and tIn the Stew." There lsere 40 ladies present. The .aeripture lesson was read by Mrs. Lawson and prayer was given by Miss Jennie Hogg. -JACK tHOMPSO,N'S FOOTWEAR SERVICE POLICE SHOES 1/3 OFF Fully leather lined '— Reg. price 24.95 From 7-9 FRIDAY NIGHT • • 8 Main• Street, Seaforth l' 14141!t00 '1609$11T° SEAFORT11, ON; hVi.Y• 3, .1973 MAY SPECIALS BILL O'SHEA MEN'S'WEAR, Ogrch* Ladies Aid ifitereiting .prOgram Jack Riddell who on March meet the population guidelines the cost of education (large Men's All-Weather COATS • 19:95 • • . 24.95 Men's Regular or Flared Casual PANTS. . 4.95 Up to 14.95 Value Boys' Sizes 7-18 PANTS , . . 3.95 Boys' Plain or Fancy With Zip-in LINING T-SHIRTS 1.35 to 2.95 Mrs. Reg. Kerslake read the Hiron in the Legislature, re- 150,000. Hurop county has a tralizat:lon o$ Our local schools tninlitea and letters of apprecia- cently made his maiden speech. •PoPutatiO tion•were read by Mrs. F. Kling. Excerpts of 52,000 people and and school boards. There will be a bake Sale ill f ano ., the largest urban centre in the , from hi s speech Strange as it may, seem, the NY: . county has a population of around added costs have not been justia Kling 's store in the near future. . 4 , ,, 6,000 people, which in itself fled by an enhanced'educational Miss Ethel MacKay received the . • . wouldn't even qualify for local systeam. According to an article floWer Money. Mr. Lorne•Law- Mr. Speaker: The member for son gave four selections on the Huron. • 'government guidelines of 10,000, in Saturday'sLondonFree Press, to 12,000 people under a regional 22 London elementary public mouth organ, and Mrs. Wilfred Mr. J. Riddell (Huron): Mr. government system. schools were checked and the Coleman gave a vivid story., of Speaker, I deem it an.honour' This means that for regiOnal tests shows that pupils' are a trip she and Mr. Coleman had to be given this opportunity to governmept to become estab- below the tionala standard in p • . taken from Fort' Lauderdale Speak to the assembly.consider- • lished irla western Ontario under many subject areas such as v0.- through the British West Indian ing that I have occupied this the present standards, neigh- cabulary, mathematical, concepts Islands. seat in the House for such a bouring counties would have to and mathematical problem .4 sport period of time. . be amalgamated with Huron solving, This•may not have any- ' Mr. Speaker, at the swearing- county and three or four towns thing to do with the adminis- in ceremony for the hon. member scattered across the riding tratlon of our schools, but it for St. George (Mrs. Campbell); would have to be governed by one does say something about the • and myself, and at the same time body. - ' . educational programme which is we were introduced to the Leal- "Mr. Speaker, I can inform you supposedly designed for the lature; You witnessed the at- thht the constituents In the Huron benefit of the students. tendance of some 250 people riding are not going to be treated As a former trustee of the from our riding, the large major- as nothing mere than a cog in a Huron county school • board, I ity of whom, sir, have never been wheel of the big blue machine. respect the ability and dedica- in the House before. And you .And municipal governments are aeon of my former colleagues and • - must have been embarrassed, as not going to disband in favour of the •board's addrinistrators. I I was, to see the Conservative a bureaucracy,, • am inclined to believe that larger members vacate their chairs An hon. member; whit is units of administration have made when the hon. leader of the the member talking about? possible the provision of special Liberal Party got up to debate Mr. Riddell: 'Whit a I am education services that would not Mr. Speaker former fragmented , I can assure er, I wish to pay trio to tlie under the have been economically possible . the Speech 'from the Throne. handing out bouquets, M . Speak- you that these people were as- .former member aor the Huron SYstem. However, the centraliz- ' tounded at such behaviour. It riding who most certainly was ation of ,ou'r local school boards was not only their feeling, but a good map for Huron, and ob- under a county system is 'a mine ,.as well, that if more of ariously, by the number of mini- typical example of the workings the electorates throughout On- stries that he headed in govern- of regional government where tario would visit the House tin_ went during his political career, the powers and authority and the 'announced while itwas in Session, he must have been considered decisions rests with the provin- the Conservatives might find. , a good, man for the Conservative cial government. themselves sitting on, the opposi- . Party; and I am sure he must have The regional governments are tion side of ,the House after the been well respected by hi s own expected to cater to its every next general election, colleagues and leaders. whim and fancy. . The county It is- our contention, Mr. Interjections by hon. mem- schobl boards are really nothing .Speaker, that this will happen bers. • • more than rubber stamps. I anyway - 111111•1110 • MINIM 77, Mr. Riddell; However, be- am sure that if the boards lad Mr. R. F. Reston (Essex- ' cause the statement was' inade, been given the responsibility of Kent): Right on.. Mr. Speaker; I am compelled to running their own affairs , our .Mr.Riddell: - for never has say that a will work every bit, educatiOnal standards would not the Province of Ontario been in as harct'as the former member now be jeopardized' because of such a sorry state of affairs as for Huron did for the better- imposed Ceilings on' the boards' it is in today, simply because of ment of society in Huron county - . budgets. irresponsible government; and and in Ontario for' that matter. 4 think I should point but at the people now know it. If a. fail to live tip to this corn- this 'time, Mr. Speaker, that the'' At. the time of the by-elec- mitment, then I will, be prepared boards .of education were, not tions, Mr. Speaker, the premier to surrender my position with responsible for the building of (Mr. Davis) and his colleagues integrity and with honour when the more schools in the wake of stated many times that the 'next election , rolls around. And declining. enrolment. but that such Liberal and NDP candidates were I trust that I will be man enough misjudgement and miemanage- creating .issues that didn't•exist. to congratulate my successor and ment of public funds again stems Red herrings, they called itt wisha him the , very best in .his from the complete inadequacy of The threat of regional govern- future„endeavours. ' the present government. - • merit in our riding was supposedly An hon. member: See what Air hon. member: 'Right on: . . ' another red herring, Mr, happens. The minister's got the message. speaker. The Premier is now . `Mr. Riddell: Mr. Speaker„ . He e got to go. 0, • denying eharges that he ever in- as yet I have said very' little Mr. Riddell:•Howthen do you , tended regional government . to about Huron county, but I feel become established in--western '_ . obligated td do so seeing that .. Ontario. Yet theformer member it is brie of the, most aggrese for Huron and his hand-picked live and self-sustaining •coun- • ' candidate, Napo contested the by- - ' ties in Ontario, and is unique in election in the Huron, riding, that there's practically an even openly stated that regional - balance of rural and urban people - government was recommended with 'the scale being tipped a • for Huron county, bUt on 'a pres, • little in favour of the rural people. ent county boundary basis,. Hon. J. W. Snow aMinister of Now, Mr. SPeaker, perhaps Government Service); Sounds like ' ---, jou can tell me how regional the member for Downeview. • the confines . of present very,,capable people at local and Mr. Riddell: Huron county has* government' can be kept within boundaries when it aan't,hope to county,. levels who are able to plan and make decisions on their , ' a own initiatiVe and who are not T prepared to accept policies im- posed by' the Ontario government without bang consulted and without. having a voice in 'the proposal of policies Which will ultimately affect the area in' which they live and work. They remember too well the railroad job that was done in establishing'. county school boards. avir.Singer: Order, Mr. Speaker, for the members who want,toaisten. Mr. Riddell: T,liev have seen Donald G. Eaton Insurance Agency Limited office in Masonic Block Main Street Phone 5271610 — Seaforth 15th was elected tO TePresent laid down' by the government of beyond reason, Since the en- (i—rwsTEDNIA" GAR NOW OPEN pruTr LIEN I It . INSURANCE. Auto, Fire, Life Huron MPP makes/ mai en s eech OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TILL 9 P.M. With SHRUBS, ROSE BUSHES, FRUIT TREES, FLOWERING CRAB, ETC. • We also carry Bone, Meal, Fertilizers, Sheep Manure. for Your Lawn and Garden • OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY 119W A credit ' system ,that has affected secondary: school edn- cation much more than the for- mation of larger units of administration. ' The credit system,might have 4ome merits, but I am inclined to believe that pupils at the grade 8 ' level are„ neat:1)r mature enough, wise enough nor suffic- iently sure of.futuregoals to pick the right subjects , if there are such' thins, for grade 9. I am afraid that' many grade subjects are picked eitheron the basis of prejudice of 'older brothers or sisters, sometime's even parent's, or on the consensus • of popularity by the peer groUp. Sometimes' a rather frustrating or bitter past experience with a teacher can easily colour .a youngster's perspective. Con- versely, a happy experience that has nothing really to do witha the subject itself can have a powerful influence. I am one of the proponents of a compulsory course at the first - and second-year levels in secondary school educatiorr, and .I'm sure that had the Premier been 'compelled to study mathematics in ' secondary School, he could have added $600 million and $200 million and arrived at $800 million-with very little difficulty. Mr. Speaker, if you will par- don , the digression, I will get back to remarks I wish to make about Huron county. At • the present time there are in the County 16 townships with a population of approximately 29,000, there are five towns with a population of '1'8,500 people, and five villages with a population of approxiMately 4,0,00' people. This, ' according to my mathe- matics, adds up to 51,500people. By the year 1990 the cpty planners have proposed Oat the rural population in the townships will remain the ' same, but the• five towns will increase their Population by 12,000 and the villages by 3,000 people. It is anticipated that the increased ' urbantaation of the Lpndon and. Kitchener areas will begin to have a spillover effect in Huron county. Although , the tong-terni his- torieal population” rend has been a reduction in population of about aillatero 500 perspns per annum since ' 1680 - which has been' explain the expenditures that -brought about in , the ,past by the tied up triathese vacated schools? , depopulation of the rural farming I am probably not as concerned, \ communities of the county due Mr. Speaker, about the business to the mechanization and econo- adrninistration of our schools as mics of the farming industry,, it, am .about the educational pro 'is probable, that this trend has grammes to which our young substantially ceased and that a people are subjected. Our ed- . ucational curriculums have been industry will be experienced in bounced around-like a volleyball, the future. datihg back to the [tine that Mr. It is anticipated that • the RObarts ,. was ',Minister of Agri- modest powlation increaee in the culture - . • • , „10 incorporated atowns • and Mr. Singer: Education. villaged- will continue and. will Mr. Riddell; Minister. of increase as these municipalities Education, pardon me. ' •offer a higher level of municipal Mr. Singet: Be ran it like the services. It is assumed that the Depertment of Agriculture. public interest i's best served by Interjections by hon. directing future urban growth, members., to those areas and municipalities Mr: Riddell: .The greatest which have the capacity to absorb boence came when, the present additional development as econo- Premier was acting , in that ca- mically as possible. ' pacity. Wei-lave seen the sys- _ Most future utter development* tern go from one of structured in'the. county will occur en full' courses, .basic compulsory sub- municipal services. Rural resi- jects, and disciplinary measures, dential development may be per- to one • of open concepts, a mitted in areas designated as do-your-own-thing attitude, a agricultural, subject of course definite lack of discipline, and to the land division policy of the '' ' county plan., It is assumed that it .is not, in the public interest to allow substantial additions to the cottage development along Lake Huron and that further, lakeshore development will be curtailed until such time as it has been found that no municipality or county or provincial agency, wishes to• acquire additional land for`public purpoees. It is assumed that the neces- sary additional municipal ser,- vices for water supply arid sewage disposal, as noted in the plan, will be, undertaken by the respective local municipalities and that the capacity for urban - development will be made avaii- able. Mr. Speaker, I have Mentioned, briefly the plans for Huron county and, as you well know, the implementation of such plans poses many problems. Planning is not new. It was done more than 140 years ago with very little change or concern for plan- ning until these past few years. The original surveys divided their land into neat 100-acre parcels, bounded by roads laid out in S. systematic manner. Towns and villages were first located at river mouths, on streams and later on' railway lines, as means of transportation were important. Most towns, villages and ham- •P lets were surveyed in a..proper 1) way, with streets properly laid out. Some of these prospered and some disappeared. Never- theless, this sytem Was adequate for over 100 years. Within recent years, however, a spill- over has occurred and the trend is continuing. Towns and cities are bulging and spilling out into the county concessions and locat- ing in clusters here and there with no thought given to the effects of these developments on the rural countryside and the wise use of our land, resources. ' ' At present, Huron county and the' Province of Ontario are' co- operating in a study of rural development and 'its effects and desirability. 'Such development cannot be justified without a reasonable coneedidation Oland- to maintain field efficiency. We in Huron can still put together a viable farm unit but without pro- stable population of the farming ..P.eF -planning the prObleM will bccut.' In planning our livestock operations, a •new series of pro7. blem sm ari ses, sprasyr wahstcah strikes air rPrikleus-f ro fear-ion the urban mother with a small family on a small lot in the country. Fences around !arra boundaries are alivays aCpro- blern. There is an apparent lack of respect for fences by sports enthusiasts. Dogs owned by urban people seeking a Reentry home cause considerable 'concern to farm operators as well. From• the' study must come re- commendations for the amount and location of recreational land available for both private and public development. Sound plan- ning must be done for housing and commercial and industrial development to avoid a claph between true farmipg interests and non-farming interests: Since. the original planning over 100 years ago, the trend has been to fragment these 100 acres into one, 10, or even 25-acre lots for the 'construction of houses, was stations, and so forth.` Standards, of service must be upgraded in the rural ares to accommodate the .Urbanites, services such as ,snowploughing early in the morning to permit travel to and from work, grade ing of roads, garbage disposal and other services. School bile routes are oftep changed to accommodate the most children in one area,-resulting in rural children on,the concession roads being picked Up first and re- turned home last. These are 'just a few prob- lems, ,Mr. Speaker, associated with rural planning, but there are just as many 'problems in .con- nection • with planning urban areas. Towns are struggling to maintain industries in order to keep their people employed and their taxes toiaa minimum, as most Villages are heavily populated with retired people. Me'atjlvillages and some towns have documented evidence of .septic tank contamination of nearby streams and have no 'alternative but the installation of expensive sewage systems. A lack of planning in some towns and villages resulted in a great number of non-conforming uses in zoned areas. The ex- pense of services such as water,' sewage, roads and recreation to serve a few people has led to real hardship for small towns,, and villages. Yet our towns and, villages • are essential to the farming community. One area which could .stand to be improved in helping our towns and villages to survive would be a speeding-up and les- sening of the red tape involved, in setting up five- to 20- lot, subdivisions within their limits. This would benefit towns and lessen the pressure for lot de- velopment in rural areas. In p r °ane cases, h to pianbi b g ispositive reaps: sativei the local lbeuvteilt. must be d e i donee that planning results in protec- tion must be stressed. The per- son wanting a house and lot, in the country because there are no zoning regulations against it, must recognize that in that situa- titen there are also no regulations against an expanded tog operat-, ion, or ages station, or the village dump being located next to him: With no planning, you get a hodge-podge of conflicting land uses and they all seem to land on the lap of the municipal council. At the present time ther e, is not a shortage of good agricultural land in Ontario. However, .the .need for preserv- ing it is becoming more 'clear every year as we see more good farm lad being paved,. built on, driven .on or ,excavated. It is! a crop rotation, Mr. Speaker, Which cannot be repeated, Again, all of us wish to pre- serve the visual effects of Our countryside, such as maple tree bush, diver valleys and rolling pasture land, but who is going •to pay for this preservation? The landowner who has his land frozen lor recreational or agricultural purpOses, who might otherwise realize $1,000 per acre for some other Use? Or the taxpayer who could be asked to share-in com- pensation to landowners whose land is frozen at a value less than could be realized on the open market? We must remember, mr: Speaker, that the land is the farmer's bank account, or his re- tirement savings plan, or his nest egg against hard times, and by freezing the value Of this land his savings have been reduced by, one half. I suggest, Mr. Speaker, it will take brilliant minds to solve that problem. Mr. Speaker, I seem .to be emphasizing the importance of planning at all levels of govern- ment and the reason for this is that I personally believe there has been a very definite deficiency in this area on the, part of all government. I am not that naive to think that regional planning is unnecessary and pat regional planning no doubt suggests ,the necessity of having a regional torn; of goyernment, whith I am opposed to on the basis of the manner in which it has been pro- posed and imposed. I 'don't believe you can have regional planning without having a regional form of government, providing that such a govern- ment is structured to simply reinforce municipal and county govienrtnemr jeenettsio. ns* by hon. memmbre.r sR. idde. 11: Regional plan- ning is not a single-purpose planning• atone which would serve tO only establish pOlicy or design for one project.' for •one.given area. Rather, regional planning is comprehensive plan- ning, combinipg VW:MS.:Angle functions to benefltA large area. Therefore, the irnpliCAion of. • "greinforced t mbuo dn icei ps else ni ud tceo uaript parent and certainly the Onta government becomes quite 1 volved, as it is the only govern' went which has the -authority, both moral and legislative, to implement . a broad ranke of r social, economic and. physical' : policies and prograprimes. Ontario's regional policy, Mr. Speaker, both planning and government, is confused and con- fusing. . Mr. Good: That's for sure. Mr. Riddell: Simply stated, there are'two opposing forties In regional definitions for purposes of regional planning. Functional planning requires large areas for control - not for efficiency, . as is• so otter: stated - whereas• social planning requires' sthall• areas for human interactions and relationships. Aid another way, policies are set for large 'areas• in general terms while mentation requires small areas for local adjustment .and inter- pretation. These factor's conflict in defining regions and the region will always be a compromise between the twoa . In summarizing.,my remarks about planning, I would like to ' • review ,Huron county'S planning approach and point out certain •key factors. Huron county is' • carrying out certain phases of regional planning. atlas a county plan and, based on this• plan, local municipal plans whiCh don- tain a gkeat deal of public partici- pation are being developed. The restraining . factor is local staff and not provincial staff. One point which should be made, and made qufrte frankly, Mr, ,Speaker, is that municipalie ties or regions, regardless of size, must plan. They must, I feel{ set policies to determine their futtire. They cannot just drift. I believe the province must be ptepered to assist. in bcaopth2ity. ,financial and an advisory • ' I -detected in the Throne. Speech, Mr. Speaker, that 'the government is • concerned 'about preserving the'. province's land, environment and • resources. Therefore, I would .iike to say a ,word about conservation in • Huron county. ' ApprOximately 98 per cent • of Huron county-is covered 'by • conserv'atien authorities,. a pri- „ marily "by the Ausable, Hayfield and Maitland Valleys Conser- vation, Authorities. The Saugeen Valley authority eideild's into the northern fringe of the county. Conservation authorities are a . type of regional government but at a grass-roots level and although , they do not really govern, they do manage the renewable natural fesour-Ces of the watershed. Every._ municipality in the .county• but one has a repre- sentative on one or two of the . conservation authorities . These authority members decide what programmes' will be' undertaken and ensure the wise use and management of 'the' county's natural resources. Examples of some of these prograMtnes which have benefited the county are flood control, erosion control, reforestation .and provision of recreational open space. I would like to 'elaborate on 'each one of these programmes, Mr. Speaker, but time does not per- mit.Other less visible but equally important programmes.' include ' the restoration and conservation of fish and wildlife; conservation' education; pollution monitoring; conservation services for land- owners, such as tree planting; land-use planning input to official plan; Zoning bylaws; severance applications; and sub-division proposals. Concerns of-the authorities - for the future will be; first, con= tinued acquisition ofjey recreat- ional lands for public use in the face of accelerating demands for these lands by private indi- viduals; second, further control of flood plains and valley lands to keep development out of hazar- dous areas and reduce the neces- sity for costly flood-prevention measures such as dams and con- crete channels; third, continued work ion the problem of prime agricultural land washing away anti) galleys, and a serious look at what should be done along the Lake Huron shoreline; and fourth, stepped-up programmes to in- crease fish and wildlife populat- ions and protect existing import- ant swamp and wooded areas. 1. link it is time, Mr. Speaker, that the Premier realized that there are, areas outside of Tor- onto which require adequate fin- ancial assistance, and that people' in these outlying areas are not convinced that what is good for . Toronto is also good for them. I would rather choose to believe, sir, that the reverse is true and that the lives of people in large urban centres is largely affected by the conditions that prevail in atie rest of the province. Now, in winding up -my rea marks, Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on the business of fal-ming in Huron county, seeing that ft plays such 'a major role in generating. revenue for the county and income for its in habitants. A total of 5,052 Huron farms were recorded in 1961, with a decline to 4,213 farms according 4: (Continued on Pei* 15) •