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The Brussels Post, 1979-02-07, Page 10CONTINUING EDUCATION Clinton Campus ClaSses are now being held at the Clinton Campus of Conestoga College in the following subjects: Home Study [Mathematics & English] Bookkeeping - Basic to Advanced Bartending Techniques There is still room available in these classes. For further information and for registration, please telephone 482-3458 or visit our Clinton Campus at Vanastra Road, Clinton, Ontario between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday. Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology Hievegotak•itcithare: Ontario Ministry of Labour , THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, 1978 (BILL 70) The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1978, [Bill 70] was given Royal Assent December 15, 1978 but has not been proclaimed as of this date. Copies of the Act are available from the Ontario Government Bookstore, 880 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1Z8. Price - 35 c per copy A limited number of single copies is available from the Ontario. Ministry of Labour offices in Hamilton, Kenora, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Windsor and the Information Serivces Branch, 400 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1T7. BRUSSELS ONTARIO Bus: 887-6833 REs; BB 7-9216 887-6277. Brussels We Specialize in Collision and Refinishing Classic 8. Antique Car Repairs *DONALD 18121AUIASSOCIATE STORE Mr. Builciall... FEBRUARY and 0/0 CASH SAVINGS off sale price 10 — THE BROWS POST, FEBRUARY 7, 1979 Developers will save If county can approve plans Huron County council learned Friday that it could spend $25,000 and save the county housing industry mil- lions of dollars in interest. Months of waiting for ap- proval for housing projects in the county can be avoided and huge interest payments on money raised by developers to finance those projects can be saved ac- cording to a report given council by the county planning board. The project basically turns approval power for housing projects in Huron County over to county council. Any projects now planned for the county have to go to the ministry of housing for final approval and under the suggested system final approval, if no objections to the development are lodged, would rest with council. The bulk of the savings would be rea lined by avoiding the provincial ap- take holidays in the winter, and benefit from special prices to get a suntan in Mexico, or slide down the ski hills of Austria. After all, why leave Ontario in the summer, when the weather is going to be better than it is somewhere else? In one sense, however, winter holidays present the same hazard as those in the summer - the chance that in your absence, you may . General financial advice by members of The Institute'` of Chartered Acw.f _untants of Ontario. sustain a serious loss through fire or burglary. The sad fact is that even if you are well-insured, you will never recover the financial loss you sustain if your home is ransacked by proval. Many plans clear the red tape of planning locally only to sit on the desk of the minister of housing for months. Developers are not permitted to start building until final approval is given by the province and end up waiting an undetermined amount of time. SAVINGS County planner Gary Davidson said the approval by council could result in "enormous savings". He said it could chop six months off the waiting period that is a thorn in the sides of developers. He said the savings may be passed on to consumers meaning slightly cheaper housing but pointed out that any decision to pass those savings on would be made by developers. The planner said the pro- jegt came before council be- cause if council decided it wanted to go ahead with it the county planning de- You will find that most insurance companies will pay only a portion of the original cost of furniture, rugs, clothes and other belongings -- any of the things that lose value over the years -- if they ' are destroyed or stolen. This is not altogether unfair. A television set, for example, may have cost $1,000 when new, and will now cost $1,200 to replace. If it is stolen after five years, it is half worn out and insurance will only cover $600, although to replace it will cost $1,200. At least one answer to this financial risk is to provide your home -- and your family -- with reason- able protection. I say "reasonable" because the cost of such protection must relate to the value of the property being protected. While I would not advise anyone to skimp on the partment would have to clear up all its outstanding work by January 1, He said a junior planner would have to be hired by the county by the fall of 1979 to permit some- one in the department to take over responsibilities created by the approval takeover. In a report to council the planning board said the total cost of the change would be about $25,000. The initial setup of the system will cost about $1,500 and the salary of the junior planner to be hired is about $16,000. The remainder of the money will be used to set ‘up the administration process to be followed locally. EAGER The ministry of housing is eager enough to give local governments approval of developments to give those governments grants to set up systems to allow those approvals to be given. Ministry officials indiratpri price of fire protection -- since lives can be at risk -- I might very well advise against the expend- iture necessary to provide air ultimate in burglar alarms. Spend whatever you can afford on smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and expert advice, to protect your family and your home from fire. But burglary really poses only a financial threat -- its seriousness depending on the amount you may stand to lose. ,Police tell us that few house burglars are pro- fessionals. More than half are under 18, and 85 per cent are under 25. Unlike armed holdup men, they usually do not come equipped to handle trouble. Generally, the break-in artist is after easy pick- ings -- and I doubt that you need to make your home a that grants are available from the province for such a move locally. In its report planning board said the grants have only been suggested and no firm commitments or amounts have been given by the ministry. The board said the transition could be budgeted for over two years suggesting that $10,000 in 1979 would be enough to get the project off the ground with the remaining costs to be budgeted for in 1980. The board suggested that the system be shelved for 1979 but that an in- vestigation be continued as to subsidies which may be available should the county assume responsibility in 1980 Davidson said the fina ncial realization of such a move would not be known until the county could determine how much the development in- dustry "spends waiting". "What's one percent a fortress in order to ward him off. An obviously occupied house is protection in itself. If you are to be away, follow the obvious steps and have your news- paper delivery stopped and perhaps install a simple device to turn interior lights on and off. But, most important, tell your immediate neighbors' the house will be empty, so they can call police at the first sign of tampering. You can even build your own alarm system before you go on vacation. Slip a thin piece of plywood between the top of your back and side doors and their frames, 'then pile it high with empty tin cans. If someone opens the door while you're away in Florida, your neighbors will hear the noise and, who knows, so may you. month on a million dollars?" he asked. The savings would only be realized on projects that are free from objections. Normal appeal processes will still be open to anyone upset by a development in their area and any objectio ns would go to the Ontario Municipal Board for a formal hearing and then on to the minister of housing for final approval or disapproval, Davidson said the types of projects that could be expedited under the new system are the type his office has an excellent track record with. He said only two of the last 34 projects that came through the planning department were turned down by the minister of housing and that both of those were because of in- adequate water supply. By Ian Campbell, CA a thief, or damaged by fire. More Canadians like to Dow° tot Be sure your house is protected while you're on holidays