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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-01-15, Page 1It • • ".",-4 •'¢?"^. " 1""I "r""n.rar++w�e My M RM!►!"-'*.+y�wo. .e.r,..... _ } Y • ,f r L • * r +, y ,c4<Y t'� • L,.,y,,p�„yy�,f1i.or,kap,•�•, a�p,,¢rSr r• ...w.�. iw .cf :, f` Fl .�,• • eegt a yeari nOniatsbePlif de* 1 fol', i d A preface reportysuggee. the salaries'were arrived at by tak- ing the averse paid to similar or com- parative positions in the adjoining counties or in Southwestern Ontario in 1980 and adding cost of living in- creases of four percent in each year for 1986 through to 1988 inclusive. - The increase means the county Medical Officer of Health will earn 561,672 in 1986, a 7.2 percent increase.'. The salary will increase by 7 percent in 1987 t0 $68,014 and by 7.1 percent in 1988 to $30,694. The administrator of Huronview Cow , Aged,currently ester Set $41,002 in 1966, +g'.it 411. in VII;Whieh represents an 6.4 ,crease and a -further creairp is 1988 will bolks2 the to $47,8912. • The social services administrator,`: curren pip,- ng M will receive 835,954 iu 1958; 08,00 in 1987 and $40,890 in1988. The increases average-, over 7.8 percent over the three Years. The county clerk -treasurer and ad- ministrator will have his present salary of $.51,974 boasted to $55,172 this year. In 1987 the administrator will receive a 5.8 percent increase to rs#� okiiy-pcy hikes ttfd ii 5.4 percept Ro 4o1Inty -enOneees • MiarY nt 8811.1/ Will increase by 8.7 peFpsnt to O(1 9g7 erreiv`1 by 8.2 percent his increase* 5.9 988 The deputy clerk -treasurer, will receive a "8. n increase this year to $47,450 and 8.3 percent in 1987 to 558,440. The salary will increase by 5.9 McCort in 1988 to $53,430• The county planning director, cur- rently $45,188, will receive a 7.4 percent increase this year to PICTURE PRESENTATIONS — Retiring principal Bob Reaburn was presented with two pictures by Hensall Pyblic• School teacher Eric Mansfield (left) and former pupil Steve Kyle, who acted as MC fpr a short program during a reception in Reaburn's honour held at the Hensall Public School (Kyle is now vice-principal of a school in Tillsonburg). 146,40 and 8.9 percent in 1917 to $51 *. Ad -percent Increase in 1988 will boost th�annual salary to $55,224. The wunttby' librarian's salary will increase 5.8 percent to $0,8114 from • A 5.5 percent increase in 1987 bo8pt the salary to $38;922+and a 5.2 Percent increase in 1988 will push the salary to $40,950. - The salary of the museum director will increase by four percent each year from $5$,080 to $38,298 in 1988. Goderictl deputy -reeve John Doher- ty argued that there was no need for council to go into closed session to discuss the salaries of department heads. The motion, however, passed 0.411r - Serving South 1000on, North Middlesex �, r: . One Hundred and Fourteenth Year EXETER, ONTARIO.. January 15, 1986 with five councillors voting against. Both Doherty and Goderich Reeve Harry Worsen voted against going in- to closed session as did Goderich Township deputy -reeve Laurie Cos end Exeter's two representatives; Reeve Bill Mickle and deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller. Warden Leona Armstrong told Doherty the motion to close the ses- sion was introduced because there were several new members an coun- ty council and she "didn't want them intimidated by reporters." The salary increases passed by a margin of 18-13. & North Lambton Since 1873 Price Per Copy 60 cents Poor weather, road conditions lead to increase in collisions Two minor injuries were reported in the eight collisions investigated by the Exeter OPP during the past week. Several of the crashes were partly blamed on weather and road conditions. The list of crashes started last Sun- day when a vehicle driven by Donald Blenkhorn, RR 4 Brussels, collided with a snow bank on Highway 4 north of Exeter at 11:00 a.m. Damage to the vehicle waft only $50. There were two collisions on Mon- day, the first occurring at 8:15 a.m., when a vehicle driven by David Swan, Kirkton, collided with a parked vehi- cle owned by Olive Thompson, Ex- eter. The collision occurred on the Kirkton Road when the Thompson vehiclebecamestuck in a snowbank. Total damage was $3,200. At 9:45 p.m., a vehicle owned by Kenneth Johnston, RR 2 Bluevale, sustained damage of $300 when struck by an unknown vehicle at the Stephen Township arena in Huron Park. The lone accident on Tuesday was in Dashwood, involving vehicles operated by Melvin Restemeyer and Martin VanRay, both of Dashwood. Damage was estimated at: At 3:00 p.m., W esdaycies, driven by Ca Eyre,;, 1'Hen- ' sailY' 151gnan, Rh Hem. �4 SII, i b on WeTlingtontt. Iii lien.; call. Damage was set at $200. /1 Diane Andrews, Centrad, suusli- ed minor injuries on Thursday when her vehicle was in collision with one driven by Esther Rau, Exeter. The collision occurred on Highway 4 south of Exeter and damage was listed at $1,800. On Friday at 2:10 p.m., a tractor trailer unit operated by Ernest • , 1• 1 R ' t•1: and 'entered the ditch as the unit jack- knifed. Damage was $900. The final collision of the week oc- '-ctwred on Saturday at 1:05 a.m., when a vehicle operated by Lloyd Salter, London, left Highway 4 north of Ex- eter and rolled over in the ditch. AWAY WE GO — Shannon Snow and Danny enjoyed Seabourne, London, went out of con - Van Roestel sliding down the hills of Morrison Dam Sunday afternoon.T-A photo trol due to heavy snow on Highway 81 Salter sustained minor injuries and damage was listed at $400. During the past week, the local detachment officers investigated 27 general occurrences, including two damage complaints, two thefts, one domestic dispute and one disturbance at at area -hotel. One charge was laid for theft and two people were charged for having liquor illegally. There were 27 charges laid under the Highway Traf- fic Act and the Motorized Snow,Vehi- cle Act. LOTS OF FUN — Enjoying themselves at the Stanley township sesquicentennial bonspiel held at Vanastra on Saturday are Stanley councillor Jack Coleman and Stanley Reeve Clarence Rau playing against the kilted Glen and Bill McGregor. CCAT vet finds Chinese responsive to technology Canadians - and their technology - are very welcome in China, according to Dr. Stan Alkemade, a veterinarian at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology's Animal Health Section. Alkemade spent 12 days in China ir. November helping to promote a front line transportable veterinary diagnostic laboratory set up for stu- dying various microbiological disciplines which was introduced at the Agri -China '85 Exposition in Beij• ing (formerly Peking). The idea for such a lab had been the brain child of Irlterimco, a company of agricultural projects engineers dealing with Third World countries and was developed by Vetrepharm Inc., a London-based company form- ed recently by a group of veterinarians. Alkemade had been the veterinary resource advisor and microbiology consultant, supplying original draw- ings, and designing equipment and techniques, when work began on the lab last spring. Ile was chosen to ac- company the showcase exhibit to the Chinese Exposition as one of 65 Cana- dian exhibitors of everything from seed and fertilizer to wine. Huron seeks 1992 contest The County of Huron may again host the International Plowing Match. Representatives of the Huron Coun- ty Plowmen's Association appeared before council Friday requesting the county government's moral support for the group's hid to host the 1992 plowing match. The association, which is now 60 years old, will make application at the annual meeting of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, to host the ' 1992 edition of the international match. The international match sites are chosen three years in advance and the association wants council's support in writing. The matter was referred to the agriculture and property committee for a recommendation. ft was noted that the 1978 international Plowing Match near Wingham was one of the best attended matches on record. During the days, Alkemade demonstrated the lab's use to the Ex- position's many visitors. He answered dozens of questions pertaining to the lab, and many more personal ones: was he married'? how many children did he have? what kind of house did he live in? Communication was relatively easy. Alkemade's interpreters were bright agriculture and business students from the School of Business Administration, where English is mandatory. Alkemade was very im- pressed with the calibre of the young people being chosen for hip'her educa- tion, and ability is the only criterion. He talked to one girl who had been selected from 45,000 applicants. "One morning of careful explana- tion, and those students had it right, as if they had done this all their lives," Alkemade said admiringly. One of the first people Alkemade met on arriving in China was the minister of agriculture, who spoke ex- cellent English. Alkemade's Australian -Canadian roots were a double -gilded guarantor of coopera- tion. Canada is highly thought of because of the still revered Dr. Nor- man Bethune, and Australia was one SACK FROM CHINA Dr. Stan Alkemade, a veterinarian employed at CCAT, spent 12 days in China last year demonstrating a high-tech transportable veterinarian laboratory at an exposition in China. of the first countries to recognize Red China and open an embassy there. Alkemade's request to visit a state farm was quickly granted. Alkemade was allowed to tour wherever he wanted on two of the ten state farms around Beijing. (A total of 73,000 people are employed on the entire 175,000 farm acres. Alkemade pointed out that 16,000,000 people live in the two provinces around China's capital on a land mass not much big- ger than the golden triangle area around Toronto.) From what Alkemade observed, time seems to have stood still in many areas from 1949 when Mao Tse-tung took over until the advent of Deng Xaioping. He saw well -cared for Hols- tein herds which would have won rib- bons at the Royal 30 years ago. Most farm buildings were brick, and old but in good repair. A Jamesway milking system dating back to the late '40s caught his eye in one barn housing 180 head. Side by side with these anachronisms were examples of 1980s technology, though the latter were not always used to best effect. A modern computerized feeding system in one pig barn was inoperative because one component was broken, and feed was trundled around manually. Alkemade was one of a chosen few given the oppurtunity to meet Chinese Premier Deng Xiaopeng one evening at a reception in the Great Hall of the People. Alkemade came away with the impression the ruler of China is "very forceful, very energetic, doesn't look his age, is cognizant of what is going on in the world, and knows a lot about agriculture." China is now self-sufficient in food. Workers on state farms are allowed little private plots, and vend their pro- duce on the city streets. Groceries , meat, canned goods, vegetables, wine and other basic commodities are in good supply, Alkemade said. Many consumer goods are available and prices are very reasonable. Ile bought a beautiful down -filled jacket for $20 Canadian. All Westerners stayed at the Sheraton Great Wall, complete with circular restaurant on top. "We might as well have been stay- ing at the Sheraton in Syracuse," Alkemade commented. Alkemade reported the food was "fantastic". He said what Westerners call Chinese food originated in San Francisco, and food in China is quite different. Cantonese cooking is closest to what we consider "Chinese". He was served a great deal of seafood. Alkemade reserved his greatest en- thusiasm for the Chinese people he met. The Australian -born veterinarian has travelled extensive- ly, and said of all the countries he has visited, the Chinese are the ones he would most enjoy as personal friends. He expects to be back in China soon . He has been asked to return in June for six weeks of lecturing in microbiology and diagnostic techni- ques to veterinarian and agricultural students at the University of Beijing. Alkemade said the level of veterinarian training in China is equivalent to CCAT's Animal Health course; it is a three-year course bas- ed on more practicality than diagnos- ing diseases. He said the Chinese, though serious about closing the technological gap, are still not ready for a high-tech veterinary lab. They will be in another 10 years, Alkemade believes, but must improve basics first. "They're closing the gate on the cows in the field before repairing the fences," Alkemade stated. Alkemade is sure the Chinese will catch up. He predicted that within the next 15 years, China will overtake and surpass Japan, to become one of the major world suppliers of a diverse ar- ray of products. Dr. Alkemade is pleased he has been given the oppurtunity to play a small part in that accomplishm'ent. Dry spell has ended After exercising caution over the festive holiday season, area drivers ended their perfect record of not be- ing caught by the breathalizer this . week. Four people were charged by the Exeter OPP during the past week with impaired driving or driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit. The accused face stiffer penalties recently enacted both federally and' provincially. Okay added staff for snow removal In response to a growing list of com- plaints about the build-up of snow on town streets anis the dangerous situa- tion caused by high banks at many street corners, Exeter council's ex- ecutive committee moved this week to address the problem. In an emergency meeting on Tues- day, one night after snow problems had been discussed at the regular ses- sion, it was decided to authorize the hiring of three casual laborers for the works department on a part-time basis for up to six weeks. The laborers would replace the private contractors now hired to clear snow from the Main St. and in other areas where problems are being experienced. The added staff would enable full- time members of the works depart- ment to remove snow from sidewalks and undertake other duties. Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller, in an- nouncing the action approved by the executive committee, indicated there should be no additional cost to the town for the extra staff members as the move will reduce overtime now being recorded by the regular staff as well as eliminate the need to hire con- tractors to remove snow. Costs for contracting out snow removal on Main St. has amounted to about $1,500 per session. One regular staff member will be assigned to the crew who will have the town's three trucks and backhoe available for snow removal tasks dur ing the night. •