HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-12-22, Page 44—THE BRUSSELS' POST, DECEMBER 22, 1976
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WELCOME BACK Friends and family gathered
recently at a "welcome home" party for the
Hemingways. (Foreground left, Brian, Dave and Pat
Hemingway: (Background seated) Murray Cole,
Bessie Townshend, Cheryl Cox, Bonnie Cox, Mrs.
Carl Hemingway, Jim Axtmann, Marian Godkin,
Marilyn Friesen; (Standing) Ray Cox, ',avert
Godkin, Claire CoX, Ruth Axtmann, Barb Bosman.
(Photo by E. Townshend)
Report from Queen's Park
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speeding ticket. He cou
the bus around on t
instead he had to unhit(
and drive it back. Althc
all laugh about it now, 1
the only one who thoug
funny at the time.
The trip seemed long
boys kept busy thank,
ingenuity of a friend. SI
'"Care Package" filled s.
gifts. The parcels
activity toys, such as
• books, puzzle s, airpla
and play dough. The boy
one package in the mon
one in the afternoon ei
They played with each
for' a few hours and tl
something else to unwr
scheme kept the boys o
and Pat advises any
planning long trips to tr
Of course, not many
tackle a journey
Saskatchewan to Ontar'
school bus bearing a
belongings. But the
caravan is a star
Hemingways will long re
Auditor finds government was
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reduce payments to people whose
entitlement had been reduced.
The cheques kept going out up to
186 days after they should have
been stopped.
The auditor also pointed out
how OHIP has paid out million spf
dollars in claims without proper
checks.
One doctor, however, who
overbilled; OHIP for $489,000
has been ordered 'to repay the
money.-, •
The auditor, Norman Scott,
also 'pointed out that there were
many abpses in the student award.
program.
Management Board Orders
by Murray Gaunt M.P.P.
This week saw the tabling of
the annual auditor's report. The
report catalogued many instances
where the Government had
mismanaged a program or where
sloppy administration had
resulted in considerable waste.
For instance, the Ontario
Govdnment paid out more than
$19 million in welfare to people
who didn't need it.
In many cases the
overpayments were made
because the Ministry of
Community and Social Services
took months to stop payments to
people no longer in need or to
Morrie Township council
passed a by- law imposing a
special annual rate on two lots
under the Tile Drainage Act 1971,
as their final 1976 meeting on
December 15.
Tax refunds were made on
assessments totalling $5205.00.
An application for tile drain
loan of $15,000 was 'accepted
subject to the Ontario
Government allotment for
1977-78.
Refunds on dog tax were made
as requested.
$1,000 will be given Morris
Township Recreation Committee.
• Maitland Engineering Services
Ltd. will be instructed to make a
survey and repOrt for a drain
petitioned for` by. residents in
Gardner Survey Plan 5 on
southern part of Bluevale, subject
to the approval of Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority.
Jas. Mair will look after repairs
to Ellis Drain (Beaver Dam).
• Morris will requeSt.- a
supplementary- allocatiert of
$3600 subsidy Moneys for 1976
under the Public Transportation
and Highway Improvement Act.
A program of proposed
expenditures for highway
improvements for supplementary
allocation was adopted.
A program of proposed
expenditures for highway
improvements for supplementary
allocation was adopted:
Harold Johnston was appointed
also came in for sharp criticism.
These are Cabinet spending
orders that have not been passed
by the Legislature. In.1975-76'this
amounted to $289,965,005.
Another table in the report
details the month by month
spending of each ministry.
March is the last month in the
fiscal year, and it is obvious that
public servants scramble to spend
anything left in the till .before the
year ends. A full 13 per cent of all
Government spending took place
in March of the last fiscal year.
Industry and Tourism spent 30.7
per cent of its annual budget in
that one month; Environment,
25.8 per cent; and Agriculture,
24.1 percent.
Mednwhile the Public Accounts
Committee won its battle with the
Ontario Medical Association and
was given :the names .of 812
doctors who billed OHIP for more
than $100,000 each in 1974-75.
The _ doctors had fought the
release of the ' information by
OHIP, because they said the
figures represented gross
earnings, not net income, and -
could therefore give a distorted
picture. The committee intended
to use the information to give to,
the Auditor so that he could check
for overbillingor the possibility of
fraud. Before this was done, the
list appeared on the front page of
two Toronto newspapers in
violation of the Committee's
intention. It was later learned that
a N.D.P. member of the
Committee had intentionally
leaked the information to the
press.'
Wm. Newman, Agriculture and
Food Minister, has announced
thatmore than 15,200 Ontario calf
,producers should receive cheques
by Christmas averaging $1358.00,
to help offset this year's low
market prices.
The cheques are being
processed on the basis of $58.42
per cow,' minus the $5 p
enrolment fee. .
Net Government 'paym
.be$20.75 million for 1976.
The payMent formula hi
a support price of 50 ce
pound 'set earlier this ye
weighted average market
33.42 centis established
sales throughout the Pro
The Legislature prorogu
week, and so this will be
report for this 'Year.
I wish everyone a
Christmas and a Happ!
Prosperous 1977.
to Bluevale Cemetery Board.
Vote of thanks were extended
to retiring clerk Helen Martin and
Jas. Mair, retiring from council
after 16 years. • ••• '
The meeting adjourned to meet
again January 10, 1977 at 11 a.m.
Accounts paid were: General
$130,281.97 and Roads 8,097.29
for a total of $138.379.26,.
Morris sets
drainage rates .
aspn,5 Greetint
and BestW6h'e: -'or d HIPPY.Ne!!"Year