The Brussels Post, 1976-12-01, Page 15`.;
To the ELECTORS of
BRUSSELS. AND GREY
TOWNSHIP
VOTE .
DON
McDONALD
For
Huron. Cot School. Board
If elected I will do my best to both upgeade
the education Of our .children and keep the
taiCet' dOWh,.
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To the Electors of
THE VILLAGE OF BRUSSELS
With your help, I am seeking election to the Brussels
Council and would like to take this opportunity to express
my views.
I am sick and tired of seeing individuals being elected to
a position and immediately losing touch with the very
people that elected them. I believe that a village council
has an obligation to inform the taxpayers of any business
that is going to have a long lasting effect on the village, so
that they can voice their opinions before any decisions are
made., Even at the Provincial and Federal level a bill must
have more than one reading before being approved.Here
in a small village where we can be in immediate contact
with each other we are kept in the dark until everything is
settled. I am amazed and disappointed when I hear an
elected official say "Doing what the people want is taking
the easy way out I would• like to remind these officials
that .they are elected by the people for the people.
If I am elected I will make sure that the taxpayers are
informed of all major issues so that they may take an active
part in the running of the village. If anyone has any
question please call 887-9422.
Mick Conaboy
To the Electors of
MORRIS
For a good Township Government
and sound judgement
at the County level
I solicit your support• for Reev
Re-Elect
Bill 'Elton•
Keep Morris a good "place in which to live.
To the Electors of
BLYTH
EAST VVAWANOSH
and MORRIS
As a candidate for the
Huron County Board of Education,
I ask for your support on
Monday, December 6th.
Wilfred Shortreed
• THE BRUSSELS, POST, DECECEINBER 1 1976. -15
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Bayfield Reeve .Ed
Oddleifson called a $1!,508 ceiling
on salary increases
"discriminatory and called for a
recorded vote when the Special
committee tabled its
recommendations for salaries • at
Huron County Council on
Thursday afternoon.
The vote lost 49-5 but Mr.
Oddleifson told County
Clerk-Treasurer Bill Hanley to be
sure his name was recorded as
being in objection to approval of
the recommendation.
Mr. Oddleifson was protesting
a clause in the committees
recommendation which said that
a "six percent increase be
granted to each of the Executive
Group personnel, to a. maximum
of $1,508."
The Hayfield Reeve, said that if
everyone else was entitled to a six
per cent increase in salary it was
disicriminatory to place a ceiling
on the two top paid County
employees. Those affected by the
ceiling were Medical Officer of
Health Dr. Frank 'Mills, who
earns $37,024 per year; and
County Engineer Jim Britnell,
who receives a yearly salary of
$32,578, after the increases.
Oddleifson said it was not the
money he 'was objecting to but
that it was a point of principle.
Warden Jack McCutcheon,
who headed the Special
Committee made up of council
executive committee and the
chairmen of all its, other
committees, said the limit Was
put on the increases for the two
employees because of provincial
government regulations on such
increases. The government pays a
large portion of their salaries, he
pointed out.
Stanley Reeve Anson McKinley
said the men were giVen 11 per
cent raises last year which were
much larger than those., given
other employees. He told the
.meeting that the lower,end,of the
:pay scale was held back last year
Oelgrave
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ospita
This community extends
Sympathy to the Anderson
families in the loss of their mother
Mrs. 0.G. Anderson:
Stanley Zurbrigg of R.R:
Gorrie, visited, last Wednesday
evening with his uncle arid aunt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibberd.
Jeffery Scott was able to return
home on Friday after being a
patient in the Wingham and
District Hospital with pneumonia.
Intended for lai;t week
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Hazel Procter is a patient in
Wingham and District HOspital.
9n Sunday, Mrs. Leonard
Bruidley, Brenda and Susan of
Dungannon arid Mrs. Jack Ladd -
of Goderich Spent Sunday with
their mother Mrs. William Gow in
Wingliam and District• Hospital.,
Monday visitors with Mrs. Gow
were Mrs. Al Hendry of 'Bolton
and Mr., and Mrs: Glen Wales
and Glenna of London. '
110y de Haas of Bolton' and
Michael Wales of London visited
bWitillFiarmidaGYowI
*" frtri and "rs'
)3ayfield Reeve's objection. He
said because it was a percentage
increase, all employees appeared
to be getting about the same
treatment, when in fact the,
"higher paid help" was getting
significantly more money.
Before the increases the
M.O.H. received $35,520 and the
Engineer $31,080.
Other increases include $1,456
for the Clerk Treasurer and
$1,274 for the Deputy
Clerk-Treasurer bringing their
salaries to $25,870 and $22,360
respectively. The Planning
Director will receive an increase
of $887 bringing his salary to
$23,062, the Corinty Librarian
`gets $656 more bringing the
salary up to $17,056, the
Administrator at Huronview now
earns $19,292 after a icaise of
$742. .The Sobial Services
Administrator recieved an
increase of $634 to raise his salary
to $16,484, the Development
Officer got $611 bringing his
salary to $15,886 and the
Museirin Curator received $520 in
increases bringing his salary to
$13,520.
The sailing wasn't a great deal
smoother for a recommendation
that milage allowance be
increased effective. January .1,
1977, from 14 to 16 cents per mile
for those , receiving the car
allowance of $60 per month and
from 19 to 21 cent per mile for
casual mileage.
Exeter Reeve Clarence Boyle
told the meeting that anyone who
would take 20 cents per mile was
"a robber."
He said that' even if petrol goes
to $1.00 per gallon it would still
only cost him $6.00 to attend a
county Council meeting where he
received a free meal "Which I
should not get" and $12.50 gas
renumeration. "I would still be
making a profit by coming here,"
he said, "and I shouldn't."
Goderich Reeve Stan Profit
suggested that at least the County
Councillors should be taken off
the list of those to receive the 21
cents in milage.
Warden McCutcheon
suggested that "that is easy for
someone who walks to meetings
to say."
In the end council approved the
increase in mil age rates as well as
an increase in the per diem rate
for Councillors. That rate will be
increased from $44.00 to $46.00
for a full day or night meeting and
from $27,50 to $28,.50 for a half
day meeting. The Warden's
Honorarium was increased by the
same motion by six per cent from
1977, from $2,500 per annum to
$2,650 per annum.
Warden McCutcheon told the
meeting that increases for the
council members were often left
'without moving up "To reality"
so that one council was left with
having to make one large
increase.
The increases he said were in
,"keeping with the times."
Special Huronview
Christmas programs
f,area-w puilrlchbaeseudsttr fogr!sri iatiriiicattagi rsip. inAecnlsh g ift has been received and
, ,l . -rom
The Clinton Christian Reform volunteers were at the Home on
Monday to assist with the activities. Marie Flynn, Lorne Lawson
and Norman Speir provided the old tyme music for the first part of
the program followed by a sing-song.
The Harboraires, a men's chorus from Goderich and surrounding
area, entertained on Family Night. Owing to the illness of their
leader George Buchanan and pianist, Ed Stiles', John Greidanus was
emcee for the program and Rev. John Woods played the
accompani..ment. The men sang several old favourites, a negro
spiritual, some Christmas carols and finished the program with a
sacred number. George Jenner, one of the original members of the
'Harboraires, expressed the appreciation of the residents and invited
them to come again sometime in the New Year.
;and this year would make up for The residents enjoyed an afternoon of organ music on Thursday
that inequality. • :payed by Mrs. Elsie Henderson and Jake Roorda.
Stan Profit, Reeve of Goderich;Special Christmas programs bave been planned and beginning
said he did 'not agree with the , December 5th the Seaforth Corrimunity Band will play for a concert
a 2 p.m.; seventy students of the Exeter Roman Catholic School will
present their program on Tuesday, December 14, at 2, p.m. and the
,Seaforth Lions will., pay, their annual visit on December 19th at 2
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The; residents appreciate the generous gifts and donations that
haVe hdeiVineSented to the Hoine to be used for added comforts.
!The,Kiriette-Cltib.Of Clinton have presented a cheque to cover the , . major part of the purchase of another Ambulift for the Home. The"
Huronview Auxiliary has made *A donation to the ambulift and have
Bayfield reeve:
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