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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-01-31, Page 5Is )r C le a :y tg :o RONNENBERG Insurance Agency Auto - Fire - Casualty - Life MONKTON 347-2241 Glen Ronnenberg 347-2241 TOP RATES Guaranteed Investment Certificates Income Averaging Annuities INCOME TAX PREPARED BOOKKEEPING SERVICE Maitland Valley Financial Consultants Ltd. BRUSSELS 887-6663 Murray Siddall 887-6166 Night JANUARY 31, 1979 -- 5 County questions MOH on training Huron County council wondered Friday why the county medical officer of health needed to attend a management course in Banff, Alberta, in 1980 when he had just spent nine months at one in Toronto. Council was asked to ap- prove a recommendation from its board of health to send Dr. Brian Lynch on a three week executive development course for Bya slim two vote margin the town of Goderich could agreed to take a secon dlook Friday Huron County council find itself in a position where it has no choice but to have at a request from the town of "entire responsibility for the Goderich for a $7,000 in- airport revert back to the crease in the county's share county". of the operating costs of Sky Bob Allen, deputy-reeve of Harbour Airport in Goderich. Goderich, told council that In a recorded vote council Sky Harbour can only be agreed by a 27-25 margin not considered as an industry in to accept a property commit- the county. He said 65 people tee recommendation to turn are employed at the airport down the Goderich request and it is destined to grow. He and agreed to investigate the added that the decision to need for the county to chip in purchase land was made the extra money asked for by because the airport is now at the town. a point where it either expands lo permit the safe Goderich reeve Eileen Palmer told council that the landing of larger jet aircraft dr it reverts back to the size it town planned to purchase three lakefront lots bordering was before the town began the airport to permit the developing it several years construction of a new paved ago. runway. The three lots are to Exeter deputy-reeve be purchased over three Donald. MacGregor did not years and considering that agree that he Goderich additional expense the town airport was as important to asked that the county be the county as Goderich re- prepared to up the ante to presentatives indicated. cover any financial losses "We have a beautiful air- incurred at the airstrip. port in the south end of the WHOLE COUNTY county (Centralia) with all Palmer told council that kinds of buildings sitting the increase should not be there doing nothing," said considered a favor to MacGregor. "It can handle Goderich pointing out that medium size jets but not Sky Harbour is a boon to the large jet aircraft." entire county and is one of Exeter reeve Eldrid Sim- the main encouragements mons agreed claiming the the county has to offer in- county was being "more dustry being coaxed to than generous" giving $16,000 each year to Sky Huron. The reeve added that Harblur. Simmons said the the agreement the county has now to pick up $16,000 of benefits to the county maybe any losses is not a pact with noticeable around Goderich the town of Goderich but but he "couldn't see any with the Crown. She said the benefits to the south end of the county". county is under obligation to assist in the maintenance of Howick reeve Harold Sky Harbour. She added that Robinson did not want the if the county did not increase north end of the county to be its portion of operating losses left out of the issue pointing Lynch if he had learned of health. anything in his first session The MOH told council that at school. Stirling suggested the nine month session in that there must be "some- Toronto was the next best thing wrong with Toronto if thing to a waste of time and you've g'ot to go to Banff to money. He said he was not find out what you learned in the only student of the course Toronto." that was dissatisfied with the results. He said other year ago and spent nine county council just over a months in training to handle duties of the medical officer Dr. Lynch was hired by and had made the minister of health aware of the fact that it leaves "a lot to be same opinion of the program medical officers had the desired". Dr. Lynch said many pro- fessionals had come to the decision that they would be better off taking university programs for training. He told council that it was very important for the medical officer of health to be a good administrator. He said the "age we live in" out to council that while requires that the art of Goderich and Exeter both administration be "far more, sported airports Wingham necessary". H'e said he also had an airstrip. Robin- knew very little about son said 90 planes were on administration when he took the Wingham airstrip during the job of medical officer the International Plwoing conceding that he "learned a Match in September and he bit" at the nine month asked if the county had any course. He said agreements with Wingham administrative ability would to fund that airport. help him to get through SEVERAL budget cuts from the County clerk Bill Hanly province and may be the told ocuncil that there were difference between surviving several airports in the county restraints without service but that many of them had cuts or cancelling programs only grass runways and were now offered by the county used almost exclusively by health unit. private aircraft. He said few NOT BAD of the airports are as widely Paul Steckle, Stanley used as Goderich. township deputy-reeve, told Reeve Palmer pointed out council that the cost of to councHthat for most of its sending the MOH to Banff day long session it had given was not as bad ai it first approval to department appeared. He said the budgets "without batting an ministry of health pays half eyelash". the costs for the Banff course "Here we sit asking for and that the board had $7,000 and there you sit decided Banff would be the ready to bring down the only course Dr. Lynch would roof", she said. Ervin. be attending. Sillery, Tuckersmith reeve, Mr. Steckle said two came to bat for the Goderich things normally attended by request telling council that the medical officer, the he had served as the county Canadian Public Health con- representative on teh Sky vention and the University of Harbour airport committee Toronto refresher course, and had "really got his eyes would not be attended in the 'opened". Sillery said there years 1979 and 1980 if was a lot going on at Sky council approved the Banff Harbour and that it was "all course. very good". NEED HOLIDA MONEY • See Victori4 It's in your best interest. Few of us make a major purchase "shopping around" for the best deal, but how many of us shop around for the best deal in personal loans? There is a difference. Call or drop in to our office and inquire about our personal loan plans. 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That's the kind of person for whom the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship was established. 12 recipients are selected yearly by an independent Advisory Council of Ontario citizens whose honorary chairman is the Lieutenant-Governor of the. Province. Anyone may nominate a person for the Ontario Medal, and nomination forms are available by writing: Executive Secretary Advisory Council Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Making a nomination is itself an act of appreciation for good citizenship. All nominations should be received by April 17, 1979. Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship senior .health administrators at the Banff Centre School of Management in 1980. Costs for the schooling will be about $2,000, which includes tuition, books, rooms, meals and registration. The board of health suggested that the course costs be budgeted in 1979 and travelling costs be budgeted for 1980 to spread the expense over two years. Goderich township reeve Grant Stirling asked Dr. Wingham has one too County council debates spending on Goderich airport von 4884 w in stock •