Clinton News-Record, 1971-03-04, Page 1Hydro operates from new location
ONTARIO HYDRO
CLINTON AREA OFFICE
Ontario Hydro offices moved last week from their various the former base supply building and renovated it for the new
scattered location in downtown Clinton to their new offices at Clinton area offices. Part of the renovation included this new
the Canadian Forces Base south of town. Hydro recently bought entrance.
The reception area inside the glassed-in entrance provided plenty
of working area for Mrs. Marg Skov (foreground) and Mrs.
Barbara Oesch, in contrast to their old cramped quarters in town.
The girls are among the luckiest of the 45 employees at the new
headquarters because their working area is completed while final
work, including the arrival of new furniture, is still awaited in the
rest of the building.
County Council discusses
regional government
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Huron County Council will forward a
resolution to the Minister of Municipal,
Affairs asking him to give consideration to
strengthening the authority of Huron
County Coencil in order that the County of
Huron can be considered a region for the
purposes of government, and further•
requesting that Huron. County would be the
nucleus for any future expansion into a
larger region with areas surrounding the
county.
Prior to the motion, there was
considerable discussion on the matter,
It was the Warden, Jack Alexander, who
suggested that the proposal be forwarded to
the Minister, He received the full support
from three' spokesmen, Reeve Elgin
Thompson, Reeve Ed Oddliefson and Reeve
John Flannery.
Reeve Flannery said that in his opinion,
for the population in Huron County, this
county has "all the government that is
necessary".
Reeve Harold Lobb of Clinton disagreed.
"In order to progress and develop South
Western Ontario, perhaps we should have a
regional contact," said Reeve Lobb.
"I don't know what more government we
can give to the people that they can afford
to pay," said Bill Elston, Morris. "I don't
think they'll go along with this proposal
Toronto, They've got a plan for this area,"
Reeve Elmer Hayter said "that in the
Ottawa-Carlton region, it previously had one
engineer and now it has 14 with most of the
work done by consultants,"
"If that's what regional government is,
this county can't afford it," stated Hayter.
Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll felt it was
premature tq ask to be designated as a
region. He favored a request to be allowed to
sit in on the planning of Phase Two for
regional development.
"We should be asking ourselves how we
can improve what we already have,". said
Carroll.
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Tuckersmith tax rate set
Board reviews insurance
BY WILMA OKE
At the Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board meeting in
Seaforth Monday night Trustee Michael
Connolly, RR 3, Kippen, reviewed insurance
Mrs. Lloyd Butler of Rattenbury Street
was the winner of the four tickets to Maple
Leaf Gardens this Saturday night for the
game between Toronto and Chicago in a
draw conducted by the Bantam hockey
team.
Players and coaches of the team peddled
the tickets and the draw was made at the
Bantam Tournament last Saturday night. It
is understood the team made a nice profit on
the promotion and they'd like to thank all
those who co-operated.
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Brucefield Post Office was transferred last
week from Ken Scott's store to Art
Dutton's. While the move was taking place
forms dating back to 1913 were found. Keti
was the third generation of Scott to run the
Brumfield office.
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Thursday paper on Friday.
coverage for the board for 1971. All policies
are to be renewed from February 26, 1971
to February 26, 1972 at a total premium
cost of $9,092.83.
Trustee Ted Geoffrey, RR 2, Zurich,
reported on two meetings he had attended —
a Midwestern zone Ontario School Trustee
Council meeting in Woodstock on February
20 and an Ontario School Trustee Council
Salary Conference in Toronto on February
27,
John Vintar, Superintendent of
Education, in his report to the board
members notified them that Ontario
Education Week will commence on March 7
with opening ceremonies to be held at Sir
Frederick Banting Secondary School in
London on March 7 at 2:30 p.m. The theme
is Schools are for People and the guest
speaker will be Hon. John Roberts. Members
of the board ate invited to attend.
Mr. Vintar reported that $6,269 had been
received from the Department of Education
in the form of a grant for 1970 for French
language instruction which is carried On at
Ecole Ste Marie School at St. Joseph.
The grant Was a result of a
Federal-Provincial agreement, The
Department has given notification that there
will be no grant in 1971, however this will
be replaced by a weighting factor of the
pupils receiving instruction in, Freoch in
1971, Mr. Vintar stated there appears to be
no guarantee that this weighting factor will
be continued in subsequent years.
Edward F, Rooney, Stratford, special
education consultant with the board
provided an overview of special education
services within the two counties.
Mr. Rooney dealt with the classification
of learning disorders such as intellectual;
sensory — which includes deaf, hard of
hearing, blind and partially sighted students;
physical; behavourial which includes
emotionally disturbed; social; multiple
handicapped and primary learning problems,
Mr. Rooney stated to date that 285
pupils had been identified as requiring
special assistance and this number falls
within the four per cent to eight per cent
provincial average.
Mt. Rooney made a slide presentation
depicting the use of various devices such as
balance boards and beams; isolated work
centres for children with erhotional
problems; parquetry blocks fot perceptually
handicapped; electric typewriters for
muscular dystrophy cases; sportscope for
children with vision defects; and the use of
tape recorders and listening centres.
In reply to questions from trustees Mr.
Rooney pointed out that prior to the
formation of the county system most of
these cases bad gone undiagnosed and
untreated. With the formation of a county
board a modest start has been made and
additional staff should be considered ,for the
provision of more comprehensive services.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Meeting in Goderich Friday, February 26,
Huron County Council approved a budget
for Huronview, the county home for the
aged, which is up almost $100,000 over last
year.
The budget calls for total expenditures of
$901,100. Last year's budget was $802,069.
The share to be paid by Huron County
ratepayers amounts to $111,715. Last year,
county taxpayers paid $86,346.
The report noted the budget is higher due
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The subject of a Huron County Welfare
system was again a topic for lengthy
discussion at the Februaty meeting of
county council Friday, February 26.
James L. Deneau, regional administrator
for the Department of Social and Family
Services lot Huron and Perth, said that in his
opinion county welfare services were the
most efficient way to deal with welfare
problems. He said that in past, county
welfare services have been suspected of
causing costs to rise but he pointed out that
in Huron Comity last year, under the present
system whereby municipal officials
administrate the welfare requests, the costs
rose by 70 percent.
He said that under a county system of
welfare distribution, the province would pay
50 percent of the administrative costs.
Deneau also pointed out that his office
was not in any way attempting to "squeeze"
county council into a tounty welfare
system.
"If you chose not to institute county
welfare our office will still continue to give
you the best possible setviee," pledged
Deneau.
Reeve Elmer Hayter asked Deneau why
'the costs of Some centralized services had
"more than doubled" the original estimates
of cogs, Deneau told him it 'depended on
the type of service provided, an adequate
service or a service "with the frills",
"It all depends on what you want to
buy,' stated Deneau.
Deputy-reeve Gerry 'Gino was told that
the tool reeves and deputy-reeves as well as
the clerks- would still be valuable eon:;acts
within a county welfare system, thereby
maintaining the local link in some degree.
BY WI LMA OKE
Tuckersmith Township Council Tuesday
night approved the municipal tax rate for
1971 of 18.6 mills for farm and residential
ratepayers. The 1970 rate was 18 mills.
The commercial rate for Tuckersmith will
remain the same as last year at 22 mills. This
levy will raise $57,994.79.
The final 1971 tax rate will be available
after Huron County Council sets its 1971
rate and Huron County Board of Education
as well.
The firm of Diegel, Malcolm and Hagy of
Stratford, Chartered Accountants, was
appointed auditor for 1971 for the
township.
Taxes will be collected on June 15 and
December 15 for this year, with the tile
drain loan payments collected only on
December 15. .
Approval was given to Reeve Elgin
Thompson for permission to sign the tax sale
to the decreasing ratio of full paying
residents caused by an increasing per diem
rate.
Last year, residents at Huronview were
paying $7.76 per day or $236.50 per month.
This year they will be asked to pay $8.36
per day or $255 per month,
The report also noted that the salary of
the administrator at Huronview has been
increased from $10,700 to $11,500 effective
January 1, 1071.
Bruce Heath, director of the Huron
County Children's Aid Society, claimed that
about 15 percent of the work done by his
protection staff had to do with general
welfare assistance. He felt this burden would
be eliminated in a comity welfare system.
Heath also said that he thought the
Municipal clerks were often called upon to
become "experts in social welfare''. He felt
that was unfair,
As well, Heath concurred with James
Deneau that the local opinions would still be
sought.
"Consolidation doesn't necessarily mean
you throw out the local flavour," Heath
said.
While there was no action taken on the
matter at the present time, county
councillors are attempting to gather more
infotmation to help them in their decision
for or against a county welfare system.
In other business, the executive
committee received approval for a Huron
County Children's Aid budget for $280,029
With the county share being $87,973;
reported that a liaison committee to work
with the board of education in Huron would
be composed of Warden Jack P. Alexander;
Gordon H. Hess, chairman of the executive
committee; and Everett II. IVIcIlwain,
member of the executive committee;
obtained council's sanction for an
Emergency Measures budget of $800 With
the $600 salary of the acting co=ordinator,
Clerk John I3erry, refunded back directly to
the county; and reported audit fees for all
county departments at $4,220 to A. M.
Harper, county auditor.
warrant. At present there are 16 properties
with taxes in arrears for 1968.
The Seaforth Fire Area Board budget was
approved by the council. Tuckersmith's
share is $2,240 of a total budget of $14,000.
This is 16 percent as compared to 161/2
percent of last year. Tuckersmith's
assessment in the Seaforth Fire Area
amounts to $1,250,355.
In other business at the meeting held in
Huron Centennial School, Brucefield, gravel
tenders were opened with that of the Sandy
Contracting Company of Goderich being
accepted for a total of 18,000 cubic yards of
crushed gravel. Work is to start on May 1.
Clerk James McIntosh revealed that
snowplowing township roads has cost
$16,275.50 to date for 1971. There are 101
miles of township roads to plow.
Councillor Ervin Sillery, RR 1, Brucefield
was named to represent the township on the
Clinton Water Tanker Committee which has
BY ERIC EARL
Below are excerpts of two meetings of
Council, etc., held on March 1st, 1971.
During the afternoon of March 1, Miss J.
Darrell and Mr. L. Finchum of the
Department of Municipal Affairs met with
Bayfield Council, The Committee of
Adjustment and the Village Lawyer, Mr. C.
V. Laughton, to outline the duties of the
Committee of Adjustment and to discuss the
new Official Plan for the Village which has
been completed in draft form and submitted
to the Department for review and
comments.
At the regular Council meeting held
during -the evening the Reeve reported that:
a) Traffic By-Law pamphlets are now
available at the Clerks Office; b) Draft copies
of the Official Plan have been sent to the
Department of Municipal Affairs and
Planning Consultants of the County for
review and comments; c) An electrical
switch is to be installed in the Hydro line
supplying Village customers south of Deer
Lodge Park to assist in protecting the
Village.
In further business a letter from a group
of residents requesting permission to plant a
tree of their own choice in the triangle at
Victoria Place and Susan Street was
approved.
The Administrator of Conestoga College
requested Information as to how many
people in and atound the Village might be
interested in a short course On Tourism, The
course would be held on two successive
Saturdays 'or in 10 two hour sessions. A
small fee would probably be charged.
The tree pruning program, which was
Planning
director hired
A planning director for the County of
Huron has been hired at a salary of $13,300.
He is Gary Davidson of Halifax and he will
arrive on the job May 1, 1971.
The county has also agreed to pay Moving
expenses for Mr. Davidson and his family,
estimated et about $2,000.
Mr. Davidson will be responsible to
implement the official county plan when
approved land will be available in an advisory
capacity to all municipalities in Huron.
The proposed official plan will be
presented to the March session of county
council, Following that, 'the report will go to
the local municipalities fot Study. The
Planning. Board will again discuss the official
plan April 28 and after that, public meetings
will be held to acquaint residents with it.
'Rielly, the plan will be brought to county
council for final decision.
its first meeting on March 8 at Clinton Town
Hall,
Passed for payment were the following
accounts: roads, $13,041.28; welfare,
$1,235.24; grants, $515; drainage, $87;
general government, $519.04; fire and water,
$182.25; with a total of $15,579.81.
Road superintendent Allan Nicholson was
granted permission to attend the C. S.
Anderson School for Road Superintendents
in Guelph from May 9 - 12. This school is
sponsored by the Good Roads Association.
Clerk McIntosh reported the December
balance of the road subsidy for 1970 had
been received. This amounted to
$13,427.60. The total for 1970 amounted to
$52,110.
Permission was given to Ontario Hydro to
build a 44 K. V. line from Brucefield via
Highway 4 and sideroads 25 and 26 to a
junction of existing lines on Lot 3,
Concession 7. This is to be completed by
September 1972.
started last fall is to continue so as to be
ready for the arrival of summer residents.
Don Warner reported that expenses for
snow clearance was $1,000 higher than last
year. He also reported that most roads were
clear and in good shape for spring grading.
Brush clearing on Lidderdale was delayed
due to deep snow making access impossible,
An order for calcium to lay dust this
spring and summer was approved.
Don Beck reported that the new Scout
organization in the Village was now
operating and had requested continued use
of the Municipal Building and Town Hall.
A resident reque.sted continuance of a
non-conforming use of his property and his
request was referred to the Committee of
Adjustment for decision.
Hullett council
bears delegations
Three delegations appeared before Hallett
Township Council when the council met for
its March session on Monday,
Ratepayers were present to discuss the
lack of service in getting roads opened and
the possibility of removing a knoll on Lot 1,
Con. 1 that causes considerable drifting. A
further check by council is to be made to
investigate and find out more about the
fence allowance connected with it.
A delegation from the Huron Federation
of Agriculture was present to ask fot an
increase in the council grant to the
Organization. In the past the council had
contributed only to township level of the
organization. No action was taken on the
request.
Another group attended the meeting to
discuss proposed changes to the chutch hill
at Londesboro. No plans are presently
available for the project but 'council
explained the proposal. No further action
will be taken until cost of snow removal for
this year is finalized. At present the cost
stands at $20,000 as compared with last
year's $10,000.
Court of revision on the Sturdy Drain was
held but no appeals were presented,
The clerk was instructed to call tenders
for warble fly -powder, inspector and.sprayer
and for 10,000 yards of gravel. Tenders on
the Sturdy and Gibbings drain are also to be
called.
Reeve Hugh Flynn was appointed to act
on the area committee to oversee the use
and maintenance of the fire tanker based in
Clinton. A representative from each of the
area municipalities will Sit on the committee.
A $25 grant was voted to the Huron
Plowmen's Association. Building permits
were issued to Mary McDougall for a sun
porch end Joint Rapsoh for a mink shed.
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Weather
1971 1970
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24 35 26 39 27
25 39 23 31 4
26 44 27 21 -4
27 45 34 29 17
28 34 25 25 1
Mar. 1 29 13 28 -2
Rain .52" Snow 2"
Snow 2"
901,100 budget for Huronview
Welfare costs come
under county scrutiny
Bayfield council
discusses official plan