The Brussels Post, 1974-11-27, Page 5A Campaign Letter
to the
ELECTORS OF BRUSSELS
from AL NICHOL
A Candidate for Reeve
This letter is intended to express my views and opinions on some of
the issues concerning our Municipality, and to solicit your support for
the Office of Reeve in the forthcoming election.
Due to the closeness of the vote for Reeve two years ago, it appeared
to me the Electorate were considering a change.
The Ratepayers' meeting called by the Reeve for November 8th
("For ,a chance to voice your opinions") turned out to be a nomintion
meeting at which the Reeve was Chairman and Guest Speaker for the
evening., In my opinion this did not appear to be very good procedure,
and alSo anyone considering to be a candidate for council was not
extended the courtesy of making their intentions known.
The only financial report was some verbal estimates that did not tell
the Ratepayers anything.
Two main projects for the 'Village were mentioned, one with the
contract let, but no definite starting date available; on the second
project the only information available was that a site had been .
purchased.
If elected as your Reeve the, f011owing issues will be given my
immediate attention:
- Take a good look at Capital, expenditures.
- I am opposed to any immediate increase in Councillors' salaries.
- Any appointment by Council for a local "representative to serve on
any Authority, Board or Committee will be advertised so that
anyone interested may make their intentions known, and these
appointments will not become a one party affair.
- Building permit fees or' any fees set at the local level and are
required for record purposes, should be kept to a small minimum
charge. I feel these permit fees are just a tax on tax, and we pay
enough tax on building material now.
- Due to the two year period for elections, I feel Ratepayers'
meetings should be held once a year, depending on public
opinions, and that the public should attend council meetings.
- Under the Secondary Plan for the Village which has now been
approved, a building by-law will also be adopted. As .a Building
Contractor I am qualified regarding matters of this nature.
Over the past two years I have made it my personal interest to
investigate Municipal Procedure. I have found that the procedure is set
out and well explained, and that no one person has all the answers.
Experience is fine but good diplomacy must be applied, and in this
type of business will take you a lot farther.
For transportation to the polls on election day, or to discuss any
issue
phone 887-6.874.
and on Motiday, December 2nd
vote
G. ALLAN(AL) .NICHOL
FOR •:REEVE
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) detailed what he called
option in the Seafarers Inter-
sod Union of Canada this
)EKKER
k during a budget debate' in
legislature, and urged the
tab Government to call a Roy
mission inquiry into violence
the waterfront.
r3hulman said he had spent
months investigating what he
ed the abuses and beatings
bed by Si U thugs on
sident members of the
pping union.
fter the SW negotiated a
lenient with the Great Lakes
ping Association last April
fly union members opposed
settlement and were coerced
accepting it. Union members
inclosed were beaten, fired or
vented from getting a job
ause "the SIU and the ship-
ers control the waterfront,"
ording to Dr. Shulman.
Shulman said he has sworn
davits from SIU members who
e to his office asking him to
rcedeto stop' L._ beatings.
he Community Recreation
tres Act received second
ding this week. It replaces the
mer Community Centres Act.
ince the programme was
sferred from the Ministry of
culture and Food to the
istry of Community and Social.
vices in 1972 , and up until the
dof last March, 1974 a total of
419.000 was paid out in grants
help provide 1,500 community
lilies. The present Act has
dened its definition of a
mmunity Recreation Centre to
n"land, or all or any part of a
Iding or buildings or structure
dished under this Act that is
'stained and operated for
salinity recreation activity."
s will provide the legislature
ibility through broader regu-
ans, the needed flexibility to
rommodate present and future
ids in community recreation
wity. For instance, tennis
twill now qualify for grants.
Under the new Act, the maxi-
m amounts of capital grants
be the same for all types of
munity centres. More over it
proposed that the maximum
el be raised. An increase in
maximum grant ceilings is
fled as the lesser of $75,000 or
• per cent of the project cost.
Increased maximum up to
,000 will allow for improved
oda] assistance more in
ping with rising construction
Is,
l're•approval of plans will still
required in the new Act.
Ontario Revenue Minister
lISIrMeen intends to introduce
Amendment to lower the
eetive rate of the Land Specula-
Tax.
This statement followed a
mmunication from Federal
nce Minister, John Turner,
Ube speculation tax would not
n eligible deduction in
mputing federal income taxes.'
This point was argued heatedly
kg the debate on the Land
ecillatioti Tax Bill. In effect the
tax applicable without the income
tax deductible allowance is some-
thing in the neighbourhood of 110
per cent.
The big news this week at
Queen's Park Was the announce-
ment that Ontario was cancelling
plans for its magnetic trains.
The West German Government
and the large German corporation
Krauss-Maffei AG of Munich
were both committed to spend
large sums of money on research
of the train which would then be
picked up by Ontario, according
to Ontario's agreement with the
company.
The Minister of Transportation
and Communications, John
Rhodes subsequently announced
cancellation of the $25 million
transit test project started on the
Canadian National Exhibition
grounds.
The Government now has to
decide whether to risk millions of
dollars to build their pet transit
vision. For the moment the
project is on the shelf, probably
for four to six months, while Mr.
Davis and his colleagues assess
the risks and costs of going ahead
with the project alone.
At this point Ontario is left with
drawings, test equipment in
Munich, future rights to the
system, and more than two miles
of concrete footings at the C.N.E.
The Krauss-.Maffei concept
sold to Ontario, and to the
Premier personally in 1973, was
to provide a fully automated,
driverless transit system
controlled by computers and
elevated by magnetic suspension
to provide a smoother ride than
wheels.
Ontario has been refunded $8.5
million by Krauss-Maffei toward
money Ontario has spent at the'
C.N.E. test track.
Liberal Leader Robert Nixon
called on the Government to
abandon the whole project "and
save our taxpayers an astrono-
m ical amount of money".
"Look at the waste of funds on
the Spadina Expressway that's
still just sitting there after three
years," he continued.
Ontario Housing Minister,
Donald Irvine, came under strong
-and prolonged attack in the
Legislature this week when he
said the Ontario Housing
Corporation did not. appraise
individually properties it bought
in the South Milton area. The deal
gave three related development
companies a $1 million profit in a
matter of months.
Altogether the Government
bought 2,300 acres for land
banking and future development,
Smiles
A hopeful young lady visited a
computer dating service and
listed her r requirements. She
wanted someone who liked
people, wasnt too tall, preferred
formal attire and enjoyed water
sports. The computer followed
her wishes to the letter. it sent
her a penguin.
and paid up to $7,000 per acre for,
the land,
The Opposition charged. that
0„H.C.is buying land by "back
room bargaining'', and that the
Corporation purchases land by
whim,
Horticultural Society
marks anniversary
The Brussels Horticultural ' The '`In Memoriam". list of 38
Society held a pot luck supper at
the United Church when ' 28
members and 27 guests took. part
in a celebration of their 20th
Anniversary.
The meeting opened with a
welcome by the president, Mrs.
Wm.. Hewitt],
Mrs. 0. Datwieler provided a
demonstration of dressed snow
men made from foam balls and
Raffene. Mrs. E. Cudmore
thanked Mrs. Datwieler and
presented a gift.
Report from
Queens Park
By Murray Gaunt, M.P.P.
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names was read.
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Christmas carols were sung
with Mrs. Walter Kerr at piano
and Mrs. D. Hemingway leading.
The meeting named a
nominating committee of Mrs. D.
'Hemingway, Mrs. Jas. Smith and.
Mrs. A. McCall.
The door prize was won by
Mrs. A. Knight. Mrs. Datwieler
gave two corsages which were
won by Mrs. A. McCall and Mrs.
H. Steffler.
THE BRus-sas Post..NovemBEft 27, 1974-5