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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-02-16, Page 23Osborne calls gravel tenders Huron County's share of the proposed -1983 road budget -is ftp by 4.97 percent. County engineer- Robert Dempsey presented the $5 million plus budget at Huron County Council's February 3 session. In 1983 the county will pay $1,773,000 compared to the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communication's allocation of $3,169,000. The remainder represents the 1982 surplus of $121,000, In 1982 the expenditures came in under budget, l hope '83 does as well," commented Mr. Dempsey. Although there were over expenditures in such areas as winter control and overhead, less was spent in the areas of roadside and. hard surface maintenance resulting in the surplus. Almost 2.5 million dollar has been set aside in the 198.3 budget for fixed costs. This in- cludes $600,000 for winter con- trol, $307,000 for gravel sur- face maintenance and _$280,006 for new machinery. Under new machinery, costs include replacement and upgrading of three single ax- le dump trucks to tandem trucks with snowplow wings, replacement of a single axle truck 'to a new single axle Approve of Core French. Approval in principle has been given by the Huron County Board of Education to increase Core French lessons from 20 to 40 minutes in grades seven and eight. The approval was given at the board's February 7 meeting. The board also ap- proved a study on the staffing implications of this proposal to be completed by the per somiel committee. Trustee Art Clark asked what effect the changes would have on the grades seven and eight program as 20 minutes a day would be lost from other programs. Superintendent of program Robert McCail stressed the proposed change -in Core French would not ex- tend the school day. He added the time would come from -language arts time and .would not affect such prfigrams as history, . science and math. ' The' superintendent also noted the increase in Core French is be- ing recommended because, as of September 1984, the sub- ject becomes compulsory for a high school diploma. The ministry of education an- nounced last fall that one credit of Core French is •necessary for a high school diploma. "The trend in Ontario is to increase French to 40 minutes. At this time approx- imately' 80• percent of the school systems in the pro- vince have 40 minute French periods for students in grades seven and eight," commented McCall.. Trustee Tony McQuail said approving in principle thein crease' in French lessons allows the board time to develop the curriculum it wants, before one is imposed by the Ministry. He added that it provides an opportuni- ty for Huru:( County studentsmpelent in to bec,ome co ' French as Caiiada is is bit- ingual country. The ministry ,grants for the increase -in the Core French program will; also be truck' with a two-way dump box plus diesel power and a salt dome at the Auburn patrol garage. Other fixed costs are 8242,000 for overhead costs, .8172,000 for h%rd surface maintenance and ,5165,000 for roadside maintenance. Road construction and pav- ing make up almost another two million dollars of the total budget. Under hot mix pav- ing, 8327,000 has been budgeted for 10.75 km of County Road 17 and 5268,500 for 4.12 kin of County Road 32. Under road construction, $363,000 has been set aside for 6.12 km on County Road 30. Road resurfacing will take place on County Road 12 at a cost of $660,000 for 12 km and on County Road 20 at 858,000 for 1:85 km. Miscellaneous. construction on County Road , 14 and 11 has been budgeted at 849,000. Other costs under road construction include pre - engineering studies before 1984 at ;57,000 and land pur- chase costs at 87,500. The largest single cost is under bridge construction. In the 1983 budget, 8747,500 has been allotted for construction to the Forrester's'Bridge on County Road 31. Land pur- chase for the bridge has been budgeted at $9,500. Construction of the bridge. in 1983 will include the abutments, piers and place- ment of the concrete beams on the bridge. The construc- tion of the concrete deck, waterproofing, pavement and .. completion of the bridge ap- proaches will be done in 1984. Police report • for January A total 01 '21 thefts were in- vestigated by the Exeter police during the month of January. Warrants have been issued for two males sought in con- nection with 14 breakins and attempted breakins during one stretch. A total of $1,600 was taken and damage to the properties has teen set at $370. There were also two thefts of over 8200 with total loot be- ing 8988 and there were five where the loot,was under $200. The total -was -8162 -with -$80 be- ing recovered. A five-year-old was ap- prehended for shoplifting and was given$ &warning and the matter was turned over to the parents. Other statistics in the mon- thly report were as follows: 10 collisions with one injury and damage of 85,075, six parking tickets issued, six. drivers charged and eight cautioned under the Highway Traffic Act, four males charged with liquor violations, one mak charged with impaired driv- ing, five incidents of willful damage to private property with damage of 8150 and restitution of 8100 being made, one stolen car recovered, two fraud in- vestigations, one investiga- tion under the Narcotic Con_ trpl Act with charges pending, two animal complaints with one dog taken to the local pound, one place of business found insecure. During the mopth the of- ficers worked 12 hours of overtime, with four of those 'being for court duty. They recorded 3,013 km, with cost of gas set at ;458.73 and considered. repairs being $189.47. • PP G'1' TA SP A(' 11 'II 1'11' Rit ,Ittl Tuessdad Ladies P. H - Duvar 566 0 105 1.. Pincomhe 76:3 5 109 P Haugh 627 5 111 N. Dowson 641 7 85- H. Parsons 474 2 65 L Burden 509 • 2 68 S. Edwards 366 7 79 .1 Frayne 5.57 2 8.5 J. 545 5 67 D Dalers 590 5 62 Sheila 532 2 39 Thursday ladles CI) J Meriam 665 3 64 GF S. Wright 597 2 96 (;11 J. Scott 653 5 70 U) N. McKenzie 600 2 62 1313 .1. Simpson 709 2 50 ST D. Webster 679 ' 4 53 TB N. Jong 627 5 92 (;G L. Webber 646 5 tut Frlda% llixed LO 1'. Smith 612 • • 2 921 S(' R. Faber 767 7 85 ('H D. Newton 701 3 95 OC T. Young 821 5 103 ND M. Savage 683 0 67 ('8 R. Frayne 574 4 77 1'T 1.. Luther638 7 53/z 1111 1.. Heywood 670 7 02 MT .1. Darling 638 0 64 •Sunday Mixed IBB G -Tripp 756 5 106 AN R. Mason 596 2 77 HR DNB S(' J. Smith 560 NB K. Pavlich 644 3 65 TS C. Westlake 531 4 70 B() ST BU -PD1 IIA FI. PE WI SP Senior Citizens ('larence Dowel Tom Yellow Anna Toonk Gordon Hoggarth Chas Bendy Marshall Dearing Monday senior Jlcn Gordon Iinggarlh Marshall Dearing ('has Smith, , Lloyd Lovell Chas Bendy Tom Yellow Iluron (lope Andrew Volk Claudette Proulx Debbie Brownlee Matthew Baker Eileen Dekort Exeter Minor -T Mc('arter 300 9 T Ahrens 245 t 4 D. Denomme 320 4 K McDonald 314 4 S. Skinner 362 10 M. Kingma 363 8 R. Phillips 254 3 B. Rideout 292 7 K. Robinson 251 3 Ti B. tferon 118 2 BE' J. Dougall 74 1 (295 all 325 :344 331 :348 621 340 486 445 598 .521 122 115 113 116 90 82 45 53 62 99 68 50 64 49 20 13 Wednesday Morning Ladies 6 A. Appleton 2 V. Harbanulk 5 A. Brock 1 M. Lovell 4 L. Snell R. Berends 422 583 719 538 456. 512 MEET THE STAFF -- Members of the Town of Exeter staff were on hand, Tuesday. to meet Lieutenant Governor John Aird. Mayor Bruce Shaw introduces him to clerk Liz Bell, deputy clerk Laurie Dykstra, stenographer Donna Glanville, cemetery superintendent Albert Hummel and fire chief Gary Middleton. For all of 1983 Restraint on county raises By Stephanie Levesque Huron Coutfty employees received 1983 salary in- creases inline with the pro- vincial restraint act.. Effective Jan. 1, 1983, the salary increases were ap- proved by Huron County council at its Feb. 3 session. The 1983 non -union - secretarial salaries are as follows with 1982 figures in brackets: group one ranges from 812,116 to $14,352 411,362 to $13,598), group two ranges from 812,584 to $14,950 411,830 to 812,116), group three ranges from $13,442 to $15,964. ($12,688 to $15,210); group four ranges from 814,63810 $17,498, ( $13,884 to $16,666 ), group five ranges from $16,770 to $20;124 (815,964 to $19,162). The 1983 Health Unit staff salaries are as follows with 1982 figures in brackets: director of public health in- spections ranges fromt$24,908 to 831,044 ($23,712 to $29,562), director of public health nur- COMPLETES COURSE - Pte. J.A. John Osgood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 'Osgood, Exeter, has suc- cessfully completed the Recruit Training Course at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. He is now stationed at CFB • Kingston taking Teletype Communications. sing ranges from ;24,908 to $31,044 423,712 to $29,562); public health inspectors range from 820,800 to 824,960 419,812 to 823,764); dental and vision technician ranges from $13,598 to 816,198 (812,844 to $15,418); senior secretary - steno and secretary book- -keeper ranges from $13,104 to $15,574 ($12,350 to $14,82Q): secretary -steno and clerk technician ranges from 812,532 to ;14,872 411,778 to 814,118) ; clerk -typist and den- tal assistant ranges from .$12,012 to $14,274 411,258 to $13,520), senior inspectors and those with plumbing inspec- tion certificates receive an additional 8598 per year ($572), those with a B.Sc. degree or related equivalent receive an additional 8468 per year and those with an en- vironmental health ad- ministration certificate receive an additional 8286 per year ($260). Under home care; the 'salary increases are:. administrator ranges from ;23,140 to $28,579 ($22.048 to $27,222), co-ordinator ranges from 821,892 to $26,260 ($20,852 to 825,0121, physio- therapist ;26,962 ($25,688), oc- cupational therapist $15.23 per hour (814.50 per hour), social worker BSW ranges from 321,502 to $25,792 (820,488 to $2;4,570), Social worker MSW ranges from 822,464 to ;26,962 421,398 to 825,688), Public health nurses salaries range from $20,826 to 825,428 ($19,838 to 824,206), registered nurse salaries range from $20,176 to 823,946 ($19,214 to $22,802), a senior public health nurse receives an additional 8598 per year ($572) as does a nurse with a B. Sc. degree. In the planning depart- ment, salaries areas follows: planners ranges from 824,570 to 832,812 (823,400 to $31,252) planning technician ranges from;18,252 to $23,348 ($17,394 to 822,230), and junior planner ranges from;19,110 to 824,310 '$18,200 to ;23,140). library staff salaries are as follows: children's librarian $11.05 per hour ($10.53 per hour), van driver 86.43 per houny6.05per hour), caretaker ;468 per month, branch supervisor one ranges from $5.59 per hqur to $6.48 per hour 45.21 per hour to $6.10 per hour);.ranch super- visor two ranges from 86.48 to $7.49 per hour ($6.10 to $7.11 per hour). other branch staff ranges from 85.36 per hour to 86.26 per hour (84.98 to $5.88 per hour), library technician ranges from $14,222 to $17,134 (813,468'to•$16,328). Propertystaff salaries are as follows: chief custodian ranges from 820,930 to 823,140 ($19,942 - to , $22,048), caretakers' salaries range from $15,314 to 817,420 414,560 to 816,588). - The .1983 social services field workers salary ranges from $17,264 to 821,4241816,432 to 820,410). a senior social worker receives an additional 8546 per year 4520). Huronview employees salaries are as follows: super- visory staff - assistant ad- ministrator ranges from 824;102 to 827,742 422,958 to $26,416), chief 'engineer ranges from $20,826 to $23,686 (819,838 to 822,568), housekeeping, laundry and social serviegs ;supervisor .ranges from;19,682 to $22,620 ($18,746 to 821,554), food supervisor ranges from $20,826 to $23,686 419,838 to 822,568), stockkeeper ranges from $17,602 to 820,540 ($16,770 to 819,552), nursing director• ranges from ;25,506 to $29,640 (824,284 to $28,2361, registered nurses range from 822,412 to ;26,598 ($21,346 to 825,324) ; service employees - RNA ranges from $16,910 to 817,388 416,099 to ;16,556), ward attendant one ranges from 816,348 to 816,848 ($15,059 to 815,516), ward" attendant two ranges from $16,910 to 817,388 ($16,099 to 16,556,, ad- juvant ranges from $16,600 to ;17,139 (815,870 to 816,328), assistant to adjuvant and ac- tivities aide ranges from 816,432 to ;16,910 415,641 to 816,099), cook one ranges Hayfownship . learns. of f 1 I line ma n pp g. program Alex Scott front the Ausable teams is up 50 percent from Bayfield Conservation 1982, as is the 820 for night use Authority appeared before of the hall park, and 810 for (he second regular February daytime games. meeting of Hay township The hall rental is unchang- council to explain the objec- ed,'but the surcharge if liquor tives, criteria and use of the is sold has risen from $20 to Authority's fill line mapping ;40. Private parties number - program. Ile said the Author$- - ing more than 60 will be ty wishes to work in partner- charged 810 for clean-up. ship withtl a municipalities to control fling, erosion, and "protec•ting people from themselves" in preventing development in unsafe and • unsuitable areas. Scott stressed that the pro- gram served only as a guideline; each case will tx' judged on its ,individual merits. Even after Authority approval of a project, the• township can refuse permis- sion. Final say rests with the flay cot)ncil will ask for provincial Lands and Mining restraint in (he overall Commissionif a local decision , budget, and deferrment of is appealed. replacement of the van for A list of partial and full lots this year. affected by the fill .lines is Jack Riddell dropped in to available, making it easy for. "see government at its a building inspector to deter- finest", and request a clean - mine if an application for a out of his section of the building permit is in the: flood Visscher drain by the Ausable plain. Hayfield Conservation Council endorsed the fill Authority's new machine, line mapping program as which is now at work in Bid - presented. • dulph township. Council A bylaw was passed lower- agreed to contact drain ing the interest rate on over- ' • superintendent Rudy Engel. due.taxes from an annual rale Reeve Lionel Wilder, hack of 18 percent to 15 percent, ef- , from a Rural Ontario Murray Keys, the township's• representative on the Exeter area fire board, said the board's tentative budget for 1983 is up 18 per- cent from last year. The board would like to purchase more pagers at a cost of 8391 each, and discussetl replacing the 1961 equipment 'van with a new one carrying an unof- ficial 840,000 price tag. official said more than three years of effort have not pro- duced a solution that would enable councillors to act in such situations. "•1f it was the west branch of Black Creek we could all be involved", Wilder remarked as he glanced around the council table. Wilder said tickets for the annual meeting, banquet and dance of the Farm Safety Association are available from Association represen- tatives, ,including himself. The -event will be held April 8 in the Seaforth Legion Hall at a cost of 59 per person. Exeter works superinten- dent Glen Kells came to the meeting to discuss the town and township landfill sites. Separate studies have in- dicated the Exeter site can be used for another 20 years, and Hay's for 12 to 15. Kells said Hay township is the first to in- dicate real interest in cooperating in a future joint site, and promised to accom- modate the township if there is a need. Clerk Joan Ducharrne will submit a detailed sketch of renovation plans for the Farinville Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery to the ministry of transport and communication as the first in- fective April 1. Municipal Association con- step in getting approval to John Elder, reporting for vention in Toronto, said the stall a post and dran fence to the Dashwood recreation province has still not solved enclose the property.R committee and Dashwood the problem of conflict of in- A request from R and R community centre board, terest when elected officials safety -check Fabrication to approve a said user fees for the facilities on municipal councils are also lienced sta nn for have been set for the year. personally involved with licenced vehicles on their The $75 charge for adult municipal drat A ministry promises an tet concession 11 was granted. Times -Advocate, February' 16, 1983 Pogo 23 Pep talk starts farm meeting away Vitality tilled the Seaforth Community Centre on January 31 as over 200 Huron and Perth representatives from agricultural groups gathered to learn about goals and objectives, evaluation and meeting procedures. Entitled Rural Seminars for Vital People, the day -long event was one of the first of 26 held by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) across the province. The people represented various aspects of the farm- ing community such as Women's Institutes, Federa- tions of Agriculture, agricultural societies, 4-H and many commodity_ groups. A pep talk from Perth County Junior Farmers' past president Karen McLagan started off the day. She advis- ed the throng to "work hard and enjoy the rewards. The talks for the day cen- tred around meetings held by the various groups. How to evaluate- them, how to con- duct them according to parliamentary procedure and how to define a group's aims and objectives, "Effective meetings don't just happen, you make them happen," said Ms. McLagan. Federated Women's In- stitute of Ontario past presi- dent Florence Diamond of New Hamburg conducted the seminar on evaluation._ She suggested continuous evalua- tion of a group's goals and ob- jectives leads to action. Mrs. Diamond said the first thing a group must do is establish its aims and objec tives..Communication is also important within a group commented the former FWIO president. "We can't evaluate unless we communicate,'' said Mrs. Diamond. - She related how on the way home from a meeting group members may criticize how a meeting was handled, but don't say anything at the ac- tual meeting. "Listening to the member- ship," is important com- mented Mrs. Diamond and from 816,432 to $16,910 415,641 to $16.099), cook two ranges from $16,161 to 816,660 415,392 to 815,870), kitchen aide ranges from 815,808 to 816,286 I$15,059 to $15,516), domestic one ranges from • 815,808 to 816,286 415,059 to 815,516), domestic two ranges from ;16,910 to 817,388 416,099 to ;16,556), laundry washerman and handyman ranges from 817,284 to 817,763 -416,452 to 816,910), student ranges from 84.18 to 54.38 per hour; Inter- national union of operating engineers - shift engineer$10 per hour ($9.52 per hour), ap• - prentice engineer $8.96 per hour (88.53 per hour): added that all members should share in a group's progress. Once a program or project is established, continous evaluation should take place to ensure such a program or project stays on track. "Simple evaluation is best. One in ordinary language," said Mrs. Diamond. The programs or projects can be evaluated on the basis of "are they inventive . enough" was it handled in an "interesting and effectual way" or because "we've always done it this way." - Some members the group told how" some organizations they are involv- ed with evaluate each meeting for a few minutes at the meetings- close. This assists in preparing other meetings. Mrs. Diamond suggested an entire meeting could be devoted to evaluating a group's project or program. In evaluating, a group may ask itself, "are we better in- formed citizens" because of a program or "is the communi- ty a better place to live because of our organization." Doug Wagner of Waterloo, the editor of Dairy Contact magazine, conducted the workshop on parliamentary procedure. He' stressed the • use of agendas and referred to them as "a map to a meeting." Members of the audience answered the "why" of hav- ing agenda. It keeps the meeting on topic, keeps order, allows democratic decisions, uniformity, helps keep records, keeps the meeting on time, less confusing and keeps control of a controver- sial issue. Mr. Wagner sug- gested the agendas be sent out with meeting notices. 'Agendas should indicate the location, date and starting time of a meeting"and should be approved bv the general County budget for roads up ' Usborne township council will be calling tenders for the supply of gravel for the 1983 program. At Tuesday's regular meeting, road superintendent John Batten was instructed to call for tenders due March 15 with the work to be completed by June 17._ Batten was also instructed to bring in a road budget ,in line with 1982 expenditures. Approval was given to Robert Wegg to set up a mobile home on his property in Woodham providing ap- proval is received from the • Department of- Health. The Wegg home was recently destroyed by fire. Building inspector Herman Van Wieren reported issuing two building permits in January for a total amount of ;26,000. He also made 14 inspections. Deputy -reeve Margaret Hern was given permission to initiate a contest for all school children and citizens of Usborne township to prepare a suitable logo to be used on the new township office, crests and office supplies. A motion was passed stop- ping . any more emergency. dumping at the Willis farm site. Council supported a resolu- tion from the town of Clinton to petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to amend the Assessment Act to give a municipality the right to have a representative ap- pear at the assessment review, court to present arguments against assess- ment appeals which it con- siders to be unjustified. • membership at the start of a meeting, said Mr. Wagner. In preparing an agenda, Mr. Wagner recommended - several things. Time should be allocated to each topic and members should be assigted to each area of the agenda, such as having the secretary give the secretary's report. Important items should be dealt with first and another point Mr. Wagner was to have the speaker speak on time. Those listening to Mr. Wagner had the opportunity to 'work in small groups to prepare fictitious agendas. This was followed by a slide presentation on how to con- duct meetings in parliamen- tary fashion. Prepared by OMAF, Elaine Pym of South Huron was involved in putting together the slide presentation. "Virtually everything re- quires the setting of goals and objectives," noted CFPL Lon- don's agricultural director Ross Daily. He defined a goal as the "broadest definition of what 'we would do". A goal is a "statement of intent" said Mr. Daily and an objective is a "series of concrete steps.". As an example, he said a person's goal could be to stop smoking, but their objective ' is to stop smoking for three days. A goal, said Mr. Daily, should be challenging, but achievable and realistic. Mot tos are also goals, such as the 4-H motto, "Learn to do by doing." - The seminar closed with Fred Holterman, a represen' tative of Dale Carnegie, speaking on success. The key to success said Mr. Holter - man is the amount of"effort given to a project. OMAF representative Hal Thompson said the seminars were going well. He com- mended the quality of Peeple attending the seminars and noted how they had a real in-_ terest in how to run effective meetings: SECOND DRAW WINNERS - The second draw of the Exeter men's curling club was won by a rink skipped by Jim DeBlock. From the left are skip DeBlock; Ron Chanyi, Daryl Keyes and Bruce Karr. T -A photo MINOR SOCCER EXECUTIVE - The new executive of the Exeter Minor Hockey Association was named recent- ly. Back, left, registrar Pete McFalls, directors Gloria McFalls, Jim Beckett, Henry Winters and Aubrey Bedard.'• Front, secretary Shirley Phillips, president Simon van Dam, vice-president Margaret D'Anna and treasurerT-A JoQn Heywood: • ' photo' Subject to review • . County planning budget down Huron County's sharp of the proposed 1983 budget of the planning and development department is down over 810,000 from last year. Council approved the budget at its February 3 ses- sion. AM budgets are subject to review when county coun- cil reviews all the department budgets to make one budget. The total 1983 budget for the planning and development department is $340,227. in 1982, the two departments were separate but had a com- bined total of $323,054. To make up the difference after deducting the county's share, increased revenue is expected from community planning study grants, 433100 in 1983 up from $2't,'060 In 1982) and monies will be taken from the county's reserve fund, in the amount of 820,000. Salaries make up the largest portion of the expen- ditures at $160,579. This marks a reduction from the combined 1982 budgets of the planning and development, but planner Gary Davidson noted'the decrease is because the county does not have to pay the salary of a full-time development officer. The major increase in the budget is in production costs. The proposed 1983 costa are $62,250 up from $25,000 in 1982. Mr. Davidson. noted these costs Include producing maps, plans and zoning by- laws. ylaws. He added that the costs of the county's printing office are included. He aiisured council that what can he done by the county is done there, while such things as maps larger than eight by 14 inches, color work, work involving photographs, offset pressing and work for large scale distribution on newsprint has to be done elsewhere. Business development and transportation represents another large portion of the budget at $39,000, down from the 1982 budget figure of 842,800. This category encom- pa6ses travel for planning projects in the county and travel for development. in 1983, the planning and development department will be working on planning pro- jects in, 18 municipalities. Five of these, in the ' municipalities of Colborne. Grey, Tuckersmith, Osborne . and the Town of Goderich are expected to be completed this year. Seven planning projects will be started this year and four are on-going. Other on-going projects at the county level include: lakeshore management plans in conjunction with Maitland Valley Conservation Authori-' ty and the Ministry of Naturae Resources, a rural energy study in co-operation with the Ministries of Municipal Af- fairs and Housing and Energy, preparing an economic development strategyYfor the county, dgvemoping a county advertis- ing program, egviewing the Planning Act 'Ind updating background information booklets.