HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-03-27, Page 186A lintcn .NPws-fie,P9rd, Thursday, March :27, 1969
Tuckersmith warns against
regional government trend
At a special meeting at Huron
Centennial. School, Brucefield,
last week, the Tuckersmith
TQWnship Council accepted the
fire protection agreement drawn
lip by the six members on the
committee -- two from iiay
Township council, two from
Hensall council and two from
the Tuckersmith council. Final
signing of the agreement awaits
the approval of Hensall council
and Hay Township council,
Previously Tuckersmith had
an agreement for fire protection
with Hensall by paying a retainer
fee of $500 per year, While the
negotiations ' for a new
agreement continues, initiated
by Hensail because of the need
for a new fire engine,
Tuckersmith agreed to renew the
retainer fee for another six
months for $250.
In answer to a request from
'Seaforth, Tuckersmith council
approved paying an increase to
Seaforth firemen from. $2 to $3
per hour for eight men for any
fire they attend in the township.
Tuckersmith has an agreement
with Seaforth for fire
protection.
A new fire engine, fully
equipped, costing approximately
$13,000, was recently bought by
the Brucefield Fire Department.
This fire engine is equally owned
by the township of Stanley and
Tuckersmith for use in both
townships and was delivered in
Brucefield on March 4.
Brucefield Fire Department has
a water truck.
Tuckersmith also has an
agreement with the Clinton Fire
Department for fire protection.
The new fire engine recently
bought by Clinton was also
delivered on March 4.
The tender of Hubert Cooper
of Exeter for warble fly spraying
at 12 cents per head of cattle
was accepted and for supplying
15 ib. bags of warbicide at $5.25
per bag.
Robert Wallace, RR 4,
Seaforth, was appointed
livestock and poultry valuator.
He succeeds Robert Tyndall who
is moving to Seaforth.
Tuckersmith .council is
concerned aboyt the proposed
establishment of regional
government, feeling it will cause
increased taxes and contribute
to apathy by the ratepayers
towards his community affairs
with local government moving
farther from the people,
As a result the council has
prepared a resolution and has
gone .on record as opposing the
establishment of "regional
government" as presented and
recommending that the subject
of "regional government" be
given long and serious
consideration before any action
is taken,
The resolution has been
forwarded to all municipalities
in the County of Huron and all
counties in South Western
Ontario with recommendations
for endorsing and forwarding to
the municipalities' local
members of parliament and the
Minister of Municipal Affairs.
The preamble to the resolution
as adopted by Tuckersmith
provided:
"WHEREAS, the Provincial
Government of Ontario is
proposing the establishment of
"regional government" by
enlarging the size of the present
local municipalities, by means of
amalgamation and the formation
of regional units in place of the
present County System of
Government.
WHEREAS, we feel that the
proposals to date are unjust and
would place a much heavier tax
burden on rural areas, and
especially to all municipalities in
the County of Huron.
Centralizing the assessing
departments of all local
municipalities in the County of
Huron, to a county assessing
system has increased the
assessing costs from
apprgximately $50,000.00 in
1968 to a budgeted estimate of
nearly $260,000.00 for 1969.
The residents of the County of
Huron or the Prgvinee of
Ontario can pot in any way
justify centralization of
municipal functions through
regional government, with such
cost increases as evidenced here.
WHEREAS, local government
is moving farther from the
people and the average ratepayer
is apathetic towards his
coniinunity affairs. An example
is the introduction of county
school boards in 1968, Only a
small turnout of voters was
evidenced, . except where the
local municipality had an
election for their local municipal
officials which attracted a large
turnout to the polls.
Orange women
hold card party
The Ladies' Orange
Benevolent Association of
Clinton held another successful
card party on Tuesday, March
18.
Prizewinners were:
Mrs. Alex McMichael, ladies
high; Mrs. Milt Wiltse, Iadies'"
lone hands; Mrs. Malt Falconer,
ladies' low; Wilfred Glazier,
men's high; Mait Falconer, men's
lone hand and George Clark,
men's low.
A draw on a bone china cup
and saucer won by Miss Mary
Heard. Plan to attend the next
party.
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A bridal shower was held
recently by friends and
neighbors of the surrounding
area honoring Karen Littleton.
whose marriage takes place April
5 in Hensall United Church.
Mrs. Emerson Kyle and Mrs.
Rosn $roadfoot .opened the
evening followed by a sing -song
of old favorites.
Mrs, Keith Lovell and Mrs.
Orville Workman entertained the
guests with a few games. Mrs.
Eldin Kerr read a poem in
honour of the bride-to-be.
Miss Kathy Bell. and Miss
Louise Kirk presented gifts from
friends and relatives..
Mrs. Jack Bell presented the
honoured guest with a hat of
ribbons and bows.
Karen thanked all for the
many useful gifts and lunch was
served by the ladies in charge.
PERSONALS
Larry Stokes and friend of
London visited a week ago
Sunday afternoon with Robert
Thomson. Recent visitors were
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thompson
of Exeter.
Misses Shirley and Sandra
Reid of Scarborough spent a"few
days with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Reid,
Miss Dorothy Reinke,
Hamilton, spent a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Jackson
recently.
Mr. and Mrs, Don Kyle,
Penticton, B.C., spent several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Kyle and Jim on their return
from a trip to Rome,
Make heat
from tires
'In the U.S. about a million
tons of rubber is discarded every
year, in the form of scrapped
tires. The Ontario Safety League
reports that research now being
undertaken indicates that
scrapped tires may become a -
source of valuable chemicals,
and of gas for heat and power.
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