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Toronto transformers filled with toxic
Liberal Leader Stuart
Smith disclosed in the
Legislature that almost 6,000
electrical transformers and
23.000 capacitors in buildings
around Metro Toronto are
filled with a highly toxic
PCB liquid.
Many of the tranformers
and capacitors are located in
hospitals. government of-
fices. newspaper offttes,
schools and even the Ontario
Legislature itself.
He expressed his concern
that a fire in these buildings
could expose thousands of
people to toxic PCB by-
products. and warned that
PCB's have been leaking
STEPHEN STUDENT COUNCIL ,— The 1981-82 student council at Stephen Central School from two of the -three elec-
wos named recently. From the left are secretary Patti Love, vice-president Tracy Remkes trical transformers in the
president Scott Miller and treasurer John Willemsen. T -A photo Legislative Building which
hold more than 3,000 litres of
the chemical.
Citing the case of the 1980
transformer fire in an office
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3'
building In Hinghampton,
NY.. he warned that even a
•small fire in the
transformers could result in
these buildings being closed
- for ever.
OHIP
A Legislature Committee
has recommended in its
report that OHIP should be
extendedtocover dental care
for children under 18, costs
of transportation for
Northern Ontarians travell-
ing to medical care, ar-
tificial limbs. wheelchairs,
hearing 'aids and eyeglasses
for children and certain
drugs such as insulin.
It also warns that excess
billings by some doctors who
practice "revolving door
medicine" could lead to the
collapse of medicare in On-
tario, and recommends that
a system of arbitration be
set up to settlr' the doctors'
fee schedule on a basis that
both the doctor and the
public would feel is fair and
that. with such a system,
both excess billing and op-
ting out of OH1P by doctors
be discouraged.
Presenting the report of
the select committee on
company law, the chairman,
James 3reithaupt (Lib.
Kitchener) made a special
plea, on which he said com-
mittee members were u-
nanimous t t before the
Internationa Year of tthe
Disabled ed, OHIP
coverage be e nded to ar-
tificial Lim ,s, braces,
wheelchairs and other such
devices.
Hydro
Opposition Members have
stated that Ontario Hyrdo
has cost the Province's tax-
payers about $3.5 billion in
OFA president enthused
over provincial farm aid
"I'm really enthusiastic
about the program put
together for the provincial
government by the 'Action
, Committee', "Ralph Barrie,
president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
said today.
Barrie was a member of
the committee, which was
formed to develop means of
implementing the recom-
mendations made by OFA's
task force. The committee's
report was tabled in the
Legislature today.
The idea of the program.
Barrie said, "is to
USBORNE STUDENT COUNCIL — The 1981-82 student council at Usborne Central School
is shown above. From the left are president Darlene Sillery, vice-president Gory Parsons.
secretary Carolyn Dykernan and treasurer Robbie Hern. ' T -A photo
• I STUDENT COUNCIt'AT McCURDY- At a recent election the 1981-82 student council at
McCurdy School at Huron Park was named. From the left are president Shelley
Tomes, vice-president Christine Smith, treasurer Doug Smith and slecretary Julie Russell.
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PRECIOUS BLOOD ELECTS - The new student council at Precious Blood Separate School in
Exeter was elected recently. Back, left, Robert Verberne, Mark McDonald, Lisa Rankin and
Lisa Birmingham. Front, vice-president Mike Rankin, president Marc Winters and Dale
Kints. T -A photo
EPS STUDENT COUNCIL- The 1981-82 student council at Exeter Public School was elected
recently. ,From the left are president Tim Long, vice-president Janice Beuerman, secretory
Kim Talbot and treasurer Sarah Patterson. T -A photo
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restructure and re -organize
the finances of farmers who
are in bad shape, but whose
operations could be made
viable."
Barrie said he thinks the
committee "worked out a
reasonable, practical plan,"
and that he hopes the
provincial cabinet will act
quickly to put the plan in
action.
"After all, the program
was drawn up by key public
servants and farmers who
know what farmers need and
what the government can
realistically offer."
Blanshard township
.gets OHRP grant.
Municipal Affairs and
Housing -Minister Claude
Bennett today announced
grants totalling $638,000 to 18
municipalities under the
Ontario Home Renewal
Program (OHRP). Of that,
$30,000 goes to Blanshard
Township.
Administered by
municipalities, the program
assists homeowners to
upgrade their homes, with
the emphasis on faulty
structural and sanitary
conditions, and on plumbing, -
insulation, heating and
electrical systems.
Loans of up to $7,500 are
made to eligible owner
occupants who wish to bring
their homes up to standard.
A portion of a loan may be
forgiven, depending on the
recipient's income. Interest
rates range from zero to
eight percent, again
depending on income.
For applicants, the
maximum annual qualifying
income, after allowable
deductions are made, is
$15,500.
Bennett said that since
OHRP was launched in 1974,
more than $142 million in
provincial funds have been
given to 694 municipalities
across the province, and to
individuals in unorganized
communities.
"That translates into
repairs being carried out
with OHRP financial in-
centives in more than 35,000
homes. It's a measure of the
program's success and
popularity," he said.
More than $16 million in
OHRP grants have been
made to 340 municipalities
since April.
OHRP benefits are
available to eligible owner -
occupants in all
municipalities which have
adopted minimum housing
standards bylaws or
resolutions establishing
'standards, and have decided
to take part in the program.
In communities without
municipal boundaries,
OHRP is administered by
the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing's
community housing division
in conjunction with the
Ministry of Northern Affairs.
OHRP is one of the
province's major renewal
initiatives intended to assist
municipalities and the
private sector in conserving
and recycling existing
resources through com-
munity renewal activities.
Since its inception in
Exeter five years ago, 56
projects have been approved
under the Ontario Home
Renewal Program (OHRP)
according to deputy -clerk
Laurie Dykstra who filed a
report for council at their
last meeting.
The total amount loaned
over the five years has been
;283,109.35, of which
$126,455.65 was forgivable to
the recipients.
The average interest rate
charged on the ;156,653.70
repayable portion was 3.2
percent.
All money for the
programs is provided by the
provincial government and
is now being recycled.
Loans of up to $7,500 are
available to eligible home
owners for bringing their
properties up to standard.
McGillivray deals
with drain items
At the December 21
meeting of McGillivray
township council. W.J. Amos
reported an error in calcula-
tion of the Watson Drainage
Works. and there 'will be a
.change in the assessments.
Gerald Lynn appeared
before council concerning
his chargeA on the Lynn-
Rollings drain. All repair
work is charged to lands up-
stream of the repair work.
Doug Mawson attended
concerning the charges to
him for drain repairs assess-
ed to a property he did not
own when the repair work
was done.
Council agreed to
purchase a used copy
machine for the treasurer's
office at a dost of $112.35 and
tile drain loans totalling $12,-
000 were approved.
A resolution from the
County of Middlesex was
presented requesting pay-
ment four times a year -
March 31 and June 30 - 20
percent, September 30 - 30
percent. and December 20 -
30 percent. Council did not
concur with this request.
A grant of $25 to C.N.i.B.
was approved.
Council endorsed a resolu-
tion preFtinted by the
township of Glanbrook re-
questing the Government of
Canada to lower interest
rates 'on loans and
mortgages.
Council has no objections
to applications under Pits
and Quarries for Donald
Scott. Pt. Lots 20,21,22, Con.
10; Jacob Lagerwerf, Pt. Lot
3. Con. 19; Township of
McGillivray, Pt. Lot 25,26,
Con. 1.
Under the new proposed
Planning Act, the North
Middlesex Planning Board
will he dissolved and each
council of each municipality
will have its own planning
board.
Estimates for drain
maintenance on municipal
drains to he repaired in 1982
are to be submitted by
February, 1982 for grant pur-
poses.
- Tax arrears for 1981 are
down slightly.
The Eire Agreement with
Ailsa Craig was received.
The increase for 1982 is 4.2
percent for a total of $5,-
280.00 phis $100. per fire call.
The next regular meeting
of council will be held Mon-
day. January 11, 1982, at 1:00
p.m.
Producers have to fit
certain criteria to be eligible
for the program. Their
equity must be between 10 to
50 percent. "But there will be
enough flexibility in the
system to help farmers who
are great managers but have
hardly any equity," Barrie
said.
Eligible producers must
have over $25,000 in grass
farm receipts, and their
interest and principal
payments must be over 20
percent of operating costs.
Those producers would be
screened by a local com-
mittee made up of a bank
manager, a farm ac-
countant, and a
management specialist from
the Ministry of Agriculture
and Food.
"If the committee thinks a
farmer has potential, even if
he doesn't fit all the criteria,
he could still be eligible for
assistance. I think that's a
positive way to approach the
problem," Barrie said.
The committee will help a
farmer by devising a tailor-
made assistance package for
him. They will work with the
farmer to see that the plan is
followed and that progress is
made.
If the cabinet accepts the
plan, the government will
arrange to defer interest
payments for six months,
and will give banks a
provincial guarantee on that
interest. Interest will not be
compounded.
The program recommends
that the provincial govern-
ment offer an interest
reduction grant of up to five
percent on floating rate
liabilities, but not below 12
percent. The province would
also guarantee that farmers
would get future operating
loans at prime.
The total program could
coot well over $60 million fn
1982 and would help several
thousand farmers.
"Together with the 880
million program for beef
producers, this proposal has
great potential to help our
ailing industry. We've
bargained with the govern-
ment in good faith. It's up to
them now to move as quickly
as the Action Committee
did," Barrie said.
Liberal
Leadership
Delegate
Meeting
A meeting to select
members of the Huron -
Middlesex Provincial
Liberal Association to
act as delegates to the
Ontario Provincial
Liberal Leadership
Convention being held
in Toronto February 19,
20, 21 will be held at
Hay Township Hall,
Zurich at 8 p.m. Thurs-
day January 21.
All persons who are
members in good stan-
ding and on the
membership roll of the
Huron Middlesex
Provincial Liberal
Association 7 days prior
to the meeting are
elegible to vote. The
constitution also allows
that any past member
of the a+ociation may
renew his or her
membership at the
meeting prior to the
commencement of
voting. '
recent years due to an un-
timely and poorly negotiated
uranium supply contract and
the utility's inability to
forecast trends.
They have 'eked the
Minister of Energy, Robert
Welch, to reconstitute the
Legislature's select com-
mittee on Hydro Affairs, but
the Minister defended Hydro
decisions and said the com-
mittee would not be
reconstituted.
Opposition Members said.
the "unfortunate" contracts
alone are going to cost On-
tario taxpayers an extra 81 -
billion over the life of the
deals because Hydro was un-
able to forecast that the
price of uranium would drop
by 50 percent since they
were signed.
They listed other Hydro
misadventures, such as the
loss of 8500 million because
of a long-term contract
Hydro signed with Petrosar
Ltd.. for heavy fuel oil for
two large oll-fired
generating stations.
Ontario farmers
Agricultural sector
spokesmen say that On-
tario's plan to spend 860
million to bail out farmers
facing bankruptcy is vague
and won't prevent farmers
from being forced off their
land.
The Minister of
Agriculture -and Food, Lorne
Henderson, stated that his
staff will come up with a
plan before Christmas which
- would include interest rate
rebates, a six-month interest
rate deferral and provincial
loan guarantees which would
enable farmers to get
refinancing.
The Provincial Treasurer,
Frank Miller, for his part,
has stated that the province
would make $60 million
available for the programs
to help out the farmers, in
Seniors
After the singing of .0
Canada. the president, Ken
Johns asked for a minutes
silence in memory of
deceased members at the
latest meeting of the Exeter
senior citizens.
Last month's minutes
were read and treasurer's
report given. A motion to
give 810 for stamps to the
secretary and card com-
mittee was passed.
Mrs. L. Thomson asked for
a show of hands of those who
would like to have a bus trip
to see the "Ice Capades". No
date was set as yet.
The program consisted of
readings by Hazel Snell and
a piano instrumental by
Blanche Dougall and Alma
Rundle. Saxophone selec-
tions 'were given by .Lorne
Johnston accompanied on
the piano by Dorothy ,
Bullock, interspersed with
some favorite 'songs. Edith
Love reported for the ad-
visory committee.
The meeting was brought
to a close by everyone play-
ing euchre. or U.N.O. follow-
ed by lunch served by the
Evening Unit of the United
Church Women.
The next meeting will be
held. Monday. February 1,
1982 in the form of a pot luck
dinner at 12:30.
addition to the 860 million
already spent on subsidies to
the beef industry.
Farmers in Grey and
Bruce Counties, who have
banded together tophysical-,
ly block the banks from
•foreclosing on farmers, are
angry that the province will
rot get involved in a
moratorium on farm
foreclosures. They have
vowed to continue their ac-
tivities to keep batlkers from
taking over farms.
Freedom of information
Last fall the Minister in
charge of Freedom -of -
Information policy of the
Provincial Government
stated that legislation on this
question would be available
in draft form by December
15.
Now he says that a white
paper and draft legislation
will be coming in the New
Year.
Opposition Members have
charged that the Ontario
Government has broken its
promise to bring in
Freedom- of- Information
legislation this year because .
By Jack Riddell MPP
it is not committed to the
principle.
Hydro line -
The adequacy of Ontario
Hydro's assessment of the
environmental impact of
proposed transmission
systems for Southwestern
Ontario is being questioned.
At hearings. next month,
Hydro will support its case
for a major 500 -kilowatt
transmission line between
the Bruce Nuclear Power
Development and the Lon-
don area and other transmis-
sion lines between London
and the Hamilton area, and
between Toronto and Barrie.
Ontario's Legislature is
now adjourned, and will be
reconvened in March 1982.
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ONTARIO
Environmental Assessment Board
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Town of Exeter
(Township of Stephen)
PROPOSED
SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS
EXPANSION
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has
'crewcl an application from the Town of,Exeter for
approved of a ;'rsvnge treatment works expansion con-
'.it,nct of the upgrading of the main pumping station,
odclotoonrtt waste stabilization pond storage capaci-
ty, clod the inclusion of aerotion and phosphorus
emovcrl. The main pumping station is located in the
Town of Exeter and the waste stabilization ponds
cur Inroted on Lot 24, Concession 11 in the Township
of Stephen. .. •
The Environmental Assessment Board will conduct
c: poblir hearing to obtain information and to hear
the views of the public so that it can make recommen-
dations in respect of the proposed sewage works.
Written and oral submissions may be made to the
Board at the hearing. The Board will not consider
cony submissions regarding the proposal after the
heu, incl hcts been closed.
Thr hearing will be held on January 12, 1982, at
10 00 o'clock in the morning, local time, in the
Town of Exeter Council Chambers, Municipal
Buddies'. 406 Main Street, South, Exeter, Ontario.
Plans of the proposed sewage works will be
avculable for examination and inspection during
no' mor business hours in the office of the Clerk of the
Town of Exeter 406 Main Street South, Exeter, On-
saoro in the office of the Clerk of the•Township of
Stephen, Crediton, Ontario, and in the office of the
Env,. onmental Assessment Board, 5th Floor, 1 St.
Cion Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1K7.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
The Ontario Water Resources Act, (R.S.O. 1980,
(hooter 361.) -
H. Browne,
Acting Secretary,
Environmental Assessment Board,
'Dated at Toronto this 9th day of -December, 1981
Open Artists Exhibition
the Gallery/Stratford
The Gallery is dgain holding its Annual Perth -Huron Open
Exhibition. This show, open to all visual artists in the counties of
Perth and Huron, will be held Between February 12 and March
14, 1.982. -
Artists are invited.to submit one or two works each. Works
are to be delivered to the Gallery/Stratford on Saturday,
February 6, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 7,
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please label each piece separately and clearly.
The Opening of the exhibition will be on Friday, February 12,
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. A critique of the show by Paul Bennett,
Gallery Director, will be held on Sunday afternoon, February 21
at 2:30 p.m. Please come and bring friends for both occasions.
For further information and entry form, contact:
Paul Bennett, Director
the Gallery/Stratford -
54 Romeo Street
Stratford, Ontario NSA 4S9
( Telephone - 271-5271)
THE PERTH -HURON OPEN EXHIBITION IS BEING
SPONSORED BY LEESON-KILLER INSURANCE LTD.,
S TRATFORD.
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