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YOUR LAWN ROLLING NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK Monday thru Saturday till dark Sunday 12 to 6 OUR BRAND NEW SHOWROOM Plans for the Proposed Maple Mountain Development, confidential and withheld from the Legislature until the end of this week, had previously been shown to a select group of businessmen. The development was proposed as a way of injec- ting money into Northeastern Ontario by building a year round recreation centre to at,, tract tourist dollars. Maple Mountain, the proposed site is 350 miles north of Toronto and rises 1,000 ft. above nearby land, making it one of On- tario's highest ridges. An old logging road is all that leads into the wilderness site but with $26 million in 1973, costs of public money the Government hopes to turn the wilderness into a year round resort capable of entertaining up to 8,000 visitors at a time. A complete range of general recreation activities is planned including skiing, swimming, curling, golf, skating, horseback riding, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking and ten- nis with day care facilities and instruction offered. A self, contained village would be built beside Handle Lake at the base of the moun- tain and stores, hotels and con- dominiums are planned. In the first stage of a two part development $25 million in public funds would be spent in four years on the resort intra structure and about 80% of the recreation facilities. The Federal and. Provincial Govern- ments would be asked to share the cost equally and private in- vestors would provide another $53 million. The Minister of Industry and Tourism Claude Bennett, came under heavy fire in the Legislature, over the justification of his approach to the businessmen before MPP's and taxpayers knew the con- tents of the consultants' reports. Opposition Members branded the practice a total contempt for the Legislative process. Studies to date for the proposed project have cost $247,000 and the Minister in— dicated there is a strong possibility the Province will or- der more studies on the proposal for the $95 million resort at Maple Mountain in Northeastern Ontario. The Minister repeated previous assurances that the reports will be made public when the Cabinet's decision is announ- ced.. The Ontario. Liberal Caucus made a policy decision this week to fight the federal Liberal Government's decision to build an International Air- port at Pickering, Pickering area has Some of the best far- mland in the Province. Liberal Leader Robert Nixon said it would be wrong to have an air- port there, Mr. Nixon said Malton should be able to han- dle Toronto's airline traffic for the foreseeable future after which time planners could look north for less productive land near Barrie. He was thinking of the 27,000 acres of class 7 land at the Canadian Forces base Camp Borden, Mr. Nixon said, Premier Davis could stop the airport with a five minute. phone call to the Federal Government• saying that we do not want or need it. Mr. Davis maintains that. the decision to establish the airport is a Federal one. Mr. Nixon charged that Mr. Davis' neutral stand in the affair Was ridiculous. According to Mr. Nixon, the Premier speaking for the people of Ontario, ought to present an opinion about whether there should be an air- port or not in Pickering. Health Minister Frank. Miller, introduced new legislation into the Legislature yesterday which will permit lay people to play a substan- tial role in governing doctors, dentists and other health professionals. The proposed Health Disciplines Act will set up a board of 5 to 7 lay people to review complaints by the public or from members of the profession who feel themselves treated unjustly. It also proVides for lay people to sit on the councils of the Colleges, governing the professions. The first six parts of the act given first reading this week, cover medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry and pharmacy. The act would replace existing legislation such as the 'Medical Act. Later further parts of the Act will be introduced until regulation has been revised for all the health disciplines. Workers yet, to be covered in- clude chiropractors, oc- cupa tional and other therapiSts, technicians and podiatrists. Mr. Miller said the major im- portance of the new Bill is that it defines the scope of practice of many .of the health Professions as well as providing for the regulation and co- ordination of their activities, The Health Disciplines Bill has a duty to regulate and co- ordinate the health disciplines in the public interest to make sure they develop and maintain standards of practice and to en- sure individuals receiving their services. Due to these things it would authorize the Minister of Health to scrutinize what the governing councils . of the professions are doing and to ask them to change regulations , if necessary. If a Council fails to make the required change within 60 days the Act allows the Cabinet to make a new regulation. A report tabled in the Legislature by the Ontario Law Reform Commission recom- mends coinpulsory No Fault In- surance for automobile owners and the abolition of Tort Ac- tion-going to Court to establish blame. The Commission's recommendations if approved in Law would bring startling relief to Civil Courts. 40% of Civil trial time in the Supreme and County Courts is taken up with determining motor vehicle negligence claims. The report refrains from recommending takeover of automobile insurance by the Province, but it calls for careful consideration of whether in- surance should be underwritten by the Province, Private com- panies, or both. It also avoided saying whether a compulsory, No-Fault scheme will cause the cost of insurance premiums to go up or down. It does seem to suggest that aspects of a new scheme that would tend to in- crease costs would be balanced by those that tend to reduce cost. Since the new system would make it compulsory for all automobile owners to carry in- surance, the Commission recommends establishment of motor vehicle accident compen- sation board, The report proposes that the Province, un- der the new system, would be under an increased obligation to supervise and regulate the provision of insurance and to determine that rates are fair and based on appropriate rating factors and to ensure that no one is improperly refused insurance. The insurance would be first party rather than third party liability and would' insure ail accident victims against pecuniary loss arising out of personal injury, deprivation .of support to dependents through death or injury and damage to tangible property, including motor vehicles, The Commission said that. collision coverage should con- tinue to be optional. It is called a measurable, limited in- terest of the vehicle owner alone. However, it should be made abundantly clear to owners that they can look to po one for compensation if they choose not to carry collision coverage. The important elements of the . recommen- dations are for a compulsory scheme and for the elimination of Court actions to determine negligence and blame. Education Minister Thomas Wells announced . in the Legislature, increased grants and aid to Ontario School Boards that could total as much as $55 million. He told the Legislature that the in- crease, coming on top of last Atigust's 7.9% increase over the 1973 ceilings, was to cope with inflation. a visit by them last fall to most of the schools in Huron, They listed ten broad categories that they felt required further study at that time, Detailed reports on these categories were presented ver- bally at the meeting Monday by Superintendents W.D. Kenwell, Ralph Smith, Robert Allen and Coulter. These reports are to be presented in written form for the board members at another meeting as it was felt that it would be fairer to them to make a decision as to Whether to accept or reject the reports which were quite lengthy. They were on: class size/ teacher-pupil ratio; the need for senior opportunity classes at the elementary school level; the need for even more concentration in the field of special education; curriculum development; budgetary matters; professional development; ' organization: evaluation and accountability; programs and facilities; person- nel; the public image of education, A few highlights from these reports: Mr. Allen said the major request was for keeping children in their own classrooms with the remedial• teachers assisting t•he in- dividual student rather than putting children in opportunity classes. He said the regular classroom teachers nave now become better qualified in the last few years in dealing• with these students. Mr. Kenwell reported that Dr. Miller of the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital has volunteered to go into any or all the schools to talk with a pupil, teacher or principal. He will give about 20 hours per week if needed. Mr. Coulter outlined how the ,curriculum is developed. He said the ministry of education gives a descriptive course of study-guidelines only- and it is up to the local staff to work out. 'details for the teachers to follow. Mrs. .1. W. Wallace criticized the lack of guidance from the ministry. John Rroadfoot qnestioned the amount of local history and the different levels of government taught to the students. 'J,P, Alexander 'stressed the impor- tance . of students being well grounded in this as he said in the future these are the same people who will be voting. The members were assured by Mr. Coulter that these are taught. Mr, Coulter speaking op the public image of education said this is best done by the teachers in their own areas. "If Anyone can tell the public what is going on in education, it is the teacher", he said. A meeting of the • school board members and ad ,. ministration with the local news media on April 5 was cited as a good way for .the board to give them an opFor.- tunity to ask questions. The members of the press were shown through the Ad, rninistrative Centre at that time. ky heir IlitI4rlf, Mo; 1N, q' Huron board ... (Continued from pogo p