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REPORT FROM
QUEEN'S PARK
By
Murray Gatmt, fyIPP,
Huron Bruppi
19.01. April, '1970
This week. the Leader; of the
Opposition Parties had a chance
to reply to provincial Treasurer
Merles McNa ugh ton's ;Budget.
statement.
N'OTICE
Effective April 20th, our office will be open 5 days .a
week Monday to Friday 9 — 5
JIM CARDIFF
Realtor and General Insurance
Res. 887-6164 Off. 887-6100
"RECREATION TIPS"
Many an Ontario fisherman
will already have wetted his line
in open water. And believe it or
not, ..fishing from an open boat
during' the cold water months of
A.pril and May is one of the !nest
dangerous Of all sport's.
According to the Ontario Safety
League research, one-third of tho
people drowned, from boats last
year in Ontario Were fishermen.
Ajost of these tragedies happened
when One man, fishing alone in a
1)00, stood up to cast or land a.
fish and fell overboard, Not one
of these victims were wearing a
lifejacket,
The Ontario Safety licugue
claim that when a man falls into
30 or 40 degree water he has only
about 15 minutes before becoming'
helpless and eventually drowning
if not, given immediate help.
Warm clothing is a great help. es-
Peelally if circulation of water is
cut oft' at the an kles, wrists Had
throat, for then it becomes a
survial suit. A good floatation
device such as a DOT approved
lifejacket strapped over this warrt
clothing is then a necessity to
keep bini aflOat. this means
his energy is conserved and no
has time to make his escape Iron]
the water _ by one means or an-
other.
The 'Ontario Safety League
strongly urges, anyone using. small
Opon boats • during the, spring
months in be aware at all times
'Of" the seasonal baznrds they are
facing and to be •prepared to meet
them. The early fisherman who
does not do this, in all serious-
ness, is asking to become one or,
Ontario's Spring drowning statis-
tics.
GOLDEN WORDS
SPRING WAKING
A snow drop lay in the sweet dark.
ground,
"Conte out." said the Sun, "Come
out!"
But she lay quite still and she
heard no sound:
"Asleep," said the San, "no
doubt!"
"Yon call too soon. Mr. Sun, you
do!"
"No. No," said the Sun, "No no!"
"There is something above I can't
see through."
"It's snow." said the Sun. "just
snow."
"Hut I say, Mr. Sun, rue the
Robin's here?"
"Maybe," said the Sun. "maybe'.
"There .Wasn't a bird when. you
called last. year."
"Cenie out," said the Sun, "and
see!"
The Snowdrop sighed, for she
liked her nap.
And there wasn't. a bird in sight,
lint she popped out of bed in her".
And. 50011 as that small night-cap
watt seen,
A IZobin began to sing;
The air grow warm, and the
grass turned green.
"'TN Spring." laughed the Sun,
"'Its living
Opposition Leader Robert.
Nixon accused the 'Provincial
Government of "crying poor and
rich" in its spending pro.
poSaiS for 1970-71.
Nixon said it is ridiculous
for the Government to elatm that
its record $3,74 bilhon spending
pi.ogramme firs the corning year
reflects a, policy of severe and de-
liberate restraint.
The increase Of 11% over the
net umi cost of the Government
last year is "mach larger than can
poSsibly be associated with aus-
terity and restraint". The growth
is 20% when compared with last.
year's bmiget predictions, he said.
N.D.P. Leader Donald McDonald
staled that th.e Provincial Govern-
ment spent only $3 million of its
own money on medicare and
health insurance last year because
of its imposition of the highest
medicare premiums in Canada.
Mr, MacDonald said this low ex-
penditure was one of the reasons
why the Government enjoyed an
actual surplus of $100 million in
1009-70 fiscal year instead of the
.i20 million claimed by the Treas-
urer.
Highways Head Office in Downs-
view to view first hand some of
the testing of road material and
other research associated with
road construction,
75% or the paved roads
Canada are in Ontario.
O. P. P. QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
QUESTION:
I ant a bit confased about laws,
especially the one where I must
Pull over and stop for an (Trion
gency vehicle When-`it-has its red
light flashing or siren sounding.
I heard that this had been chang-"
ed, so I looked up the ;Amelia•
meats ill. a newspaper and T can't•
see where it has changed, Please
ntivise.
ANSWER:
Possibly the problem lies in the.
fact that you though the law said
red light. hut formerly, stopping
as closely as possible to the right
hand side of the road was only re-
quired when an ambulance, fire or .
police vehicle was sounding a bell
or horn. This has now been ex.
tended to include ambulance, tire
or police vehicle which is flash-
ing a red light on the roof. •
QUESTION:
I have been waiting a long time
to ask you this question. You have
been telling people when they can
or should use the Slow Moving
Vehicle signs on the highways
and 1 have heard your answers.
Can you answer one this queshion
- what. p urpose does this sign
serve when I cross the highway
front one field to another? Accord-
ing to the law I must have it on
when operating on a highway.
ANSWER:
• It would not, serve any 'purpose.
That is why the law now states
that, the. Slow Moving Vehicli.,
sign is not required on farm Veh-
icels and self propelled imple-
ment of hitsband.ry or :my veliiele.
towed by either of them when
they are directly crossing a high.
way. Is still required when driy-
along a highway.
QUESTION;
Can I or can I not operate a
snowmobile on a King's highway?
ANSWER:
V'es, you can, provided that you
operate the machine als Far away
from the roadway as is practi•
cable :under the circumstances.
Snowmobiles are not allowed on
the Ottawa Queensway or No. 27
highway between the Queen,
Elizabeth and I' o. 7 highway.
They ore not allowed on [fight
ways 400, WI., 402, -103, .[Ori, 406,
or the Queen Elizabeth Way.
QUESTION:
Now old does a person have to
be to operate a snowmobile On a
road?
ANSWER:
He must be lfi years, of age.
QUESTION:
1 am• getting lazy. Can •r"
directional lights on my snow.
mobile?
ANSWER:
There is no law I know of pro-
:Whiting installing directional
lights on stiowmobiles, but there
1s. a law stating you must give
signals when operating the snow-
mobile on a hihway, and they
must he:given by hand.
NOTICE —
For all your electrical 'wiring
needs
nt act: lion McLean
Phone 587-9264 Brussels.
The Snowdrop hoard, for she rais-
ed her head.
-Look Spry." said the Sun. "look
spry!"
"It's warm," said the Snowdrop,
"here in bed." Mr. Nixon pointed out that Mr.
"Oh. fie!" said the sun, "oh fie!" MeNatighton's statement that the
province had made tax reform its
highest priority was more serious-
ly misleading than anything else
in the budget.
wh i t e nigh 1.-ca p Many mernbers of the Legisia-
"That's right," Said the Sun; Lure this week took the °prior-
thal's right!" tunity to visit the Deparment of
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