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Times -Advocate, March 1 1 , 1987
TOP EPS SPEAKERS - Clay Murray of the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
presents prizes to the top public speakers at Exeter Public School. At the bock are Fred Steciuk, Ian
McLean and Laura Cook. Front, Derek Beckett, Jeff Bowen and Linda Snell. Jeff Bowen was a winner
in Legion competition in Clinton Saturday and continues on to Kincardine on March 21.
Riddell Iaud-s Loyalty, performance of Liberals
PRESENT PRECIOUS BLOOD SPEAKERS - The top public speakers 'at Precious Blood Separate School
received prizes from the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Above, Clay Murray
presents prizes to back, left, Jason Coolman, Giselle Charrette and Bryden Gryseels. Front, Erin Kraft -
check, Christie Bedard and Jill Sararos. T -A photo.
Nomination meeting 'not the most exciting'
An uncontested nomination has
allowed Jack Riddell to stay at the
. helm of the new lluron riding.
The _Ituron Liberals held their
nomination meeting on (larch 5 at the
Clinton Legion where they selected 12
delegates to attend this year's annual
convention from April :3-5. The second
portion of the meeting was the selec-
tion of a candidate to represent the
riding of I luron in the next provincial
• election.
IIPP and ;Minister of Agriculture
. and Food, Jack Riddell, was the only
person in the running for the Huron
riding candidacy and -received a star-
--- ding ovation -when the officiat_an-
nouncement was made. - - • -
Allhough Riddell said it was not the
"most exciting nomination," he was
pleased with the loyalty shown.
"i have always received strong sup-
port from This riding." he said.
Looking forward to future
challenges, Riddell said. "Never have
things looked better for the Liberal
Party in Ontario. and never have we.
in this part of the country. had so
much 10 look forward to in an upcom-
ing election." •
The phrase. "upcoming election"
Stephen council
Continued from front page -
Agricultural small holding at part of
Lot 21. Concession 19:
No objections were voiced to rezon-
ing bylaws for the township of-Bosan-
quet -and-the town of Exeter.
• A bylaw was passed to approve an
- agreement xi -Rh the township of Hay
to allow operation of the joint fire
area board and a similar agreement
with Hay -and the police village of
Dashwoocl concerning the rental of
the fire hall an?1 other fire equipment
owned by (he police village.
applicitljon is Nein made For a
government energy grantor ens a i
lion of a new heating system in the
Dashwood Community hall at an
estimated cost of
The tow•nshipiwill lx.• represented by
council and staff members at
the March 27 annual meeting of thi•
Huron Municipal (Ricers Association
of the South Huron Rec ('entre.
was tossed around by both Riddell
and Huron " Riding president Joe
Ilogan, but neither chinned any
knowledge as to when that election
niay be held: - -
Highlighting some of the Liberal's
achievements during their time in
power, Riddell said, "We have tackl-
ed problems head-on and made lough
decisions.
"it took courage and determination
for the Liberal government to put an
end to extra -billing by Ontario doctors
and to implement full funding for
Roman Schools.
"We also stood up for the rights of
seniors and- 'others to ensure they
W ercn1 overcharged " �t►I -
prescr'iptions.
"And we are taking strong stands
to help end wage discrimination
against 'women and to give the public
better access to government through
freedom of information legislation.''
The unique accord- with the New
1)emocrate Party (NDP► was also
mentioned by Riddell. Ile said that
after negotiating, both parties found
they had, common ground and that
convinced them. to sign the accord.
"But the accord was only a starting
point. It helped to get the government
out of the starting gate...
"About 95 per cent of all the legisla-
tion and changes that we've introduc-
ed are not part of the accord...We left
the NDP behind long ago."
- Riddell believes his party has had
a great impact on the Ontario govern-
ment. As examples. he used social
services, education. the economic
front. job creation and the health
field. -
in the social services area, Riddell
said the Liberal government im-
plemented almost $180 -million in im-
provements to areas such as com-
munity and home service for seniors
and accessible daycare.
On the topic of education he gave
a—creilit-to cotteiagues-GregSorbaraand
category.
As well. "Ontario has the lowest
seasonally adjusted unemployment
rate of all provinces in January at 6.6
per cent. Ilv comparison the rate for
the rest of Canada. excluding Ontario
was 11:6 per cent." said Riddell.
Citing examples of improvements
the Liberals will be making in the
health care area. Riddell poirited out
the 7.4 per cent increase on hospital
spending and the 6.8 per cent increase
on funding to health units as
examples. •
As Minister of Agriculture and
Food. Riddell's main interest :vas
looking after the farmers.
"My number one priority has been
the current difficult financial situa-
tion that farmers have faced since the
beginning of this decade," he said.
To help alleviate these probleins,
the Liberal government has increas-
ed spending on agriculture by 61 per
cent in two years.
According to Riddell, "That's a big-
ger increase than any other ministry
by far."
"1 find it incredible that Larry
Grossman has the nerve to stand up
Separate school has
a 5338,000 deficit
The Huron -Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
finished up 1986 with a deficit of
$338,000. The deficit is the result of the
•start-up expenses of converting St.
Michael's Elementary School in
Stratford to St. Michael Secondary
School.
"I'm sorry to say that wedidn't get
any grants for the start-up expenses,"
said Trustee Ronald Murray. finance
chairman
Ile stated that through the combina-
tion of provincial grants and local
taxes, the normal operating expenses
of the board for the year were
covered.
- - --Murray declared. "I'll guarantee --
the $:338.000 will be addressed."
Business Administrator Jack Lane
said the 1986 financial statement has
been audited and will be forwarded to
the Ministry of Education If satisfied
with the financial statement the
Ministry will give the Board the rest
of the 1986 grants amounting to about
three-quarters of a million dollars.
Th oard a reed to accept the of-
fer of the Roya anadfatr egion-10
carry out a video identification pro-
gram for the Catholic school children
in Kindergarten to grade 6 in the nine
schools in Huron County, providing
there is parental consent.
There are several staff changes. ap-
proved by the Board -- Gail Charlton
of Ottawa has been hired as French
immersion classroom teacher at St.
Mary's School in Goderich, effective
September 1. when French will be ex:
panding with an additional class.
• -- Justin Tomasulo will be transfer-
red from St. Mary's School, Hesson,
to St. Aloysius School. Stratford.
-- Debra Ross to be transferred
Huron council
Continued from Iron( page
the how to vote. We ask for advice.
but (hat's only natural. ft there• is
criticism. i1 should be directed at the
politicians and shouldn't be levelled
a( the staff and employees. 'That's
totally out of line. It's a personal
vendetta against the county," said
o inS 0r1. - . - --
Goderich Township Reeve Grant
Stirling said the press have an impor-
tant role to " play as long as they -
display fairness when dealing with
county: matters. Ile also said he has -
worked for a number of vears-wilh the
county administration and . found
(hem to tx• of "good calibre" with
"nothing to my knowledge done under
the table." •
Hensall Reeve Jim' Robinson said
his local council has been covered
well by (he two local newspapers in
the area and ''should not be judged by
the antics of the F'ree Press." •
Referring to the Free Press article
as "garbage", he agreed that the,
county should not respond to the ac-
cusations included in the article.
Former Warden Leona Armstrong.
reeve M Grey Township. concurred
with Robinson that no action should
he taken towards the article. She also
took offence to the criticism of the ad-
ministration in the article, saying she
was ''shocked at how it was degrad-
ed in the paper."
Ifullelt Reeve Tom Cunningham
said. because of a changing. society.
councillors today must be more will-
ing to accept criticism. He also ex-
pressed high,regard for both the coun-
ty administration and. with the excep-
tion "of one newspaper which i never
read" meaning , the Focus
newsmagazine which features a col-
umn by Huron County opponent Elsa
Haydon. he commended the local
press for their coverage of the
council.
"it seems society is in a mode to-
day of being more conscious of what's
going on and are more liable to
criticize. We have to accept that even
though it's hard to take. i've never
once had any problem with the press.
with the exception of one newspaper
which i never read. and I hope that
tit will continue that way." he said.
Sean ('onway for "top-notch jobs.
Through their efforts. adequate fun-
ding for colleges and universities has
been restored and an increase in
spending on new schools and renova-
tions to olderschools has been look-
ed after. he said.
For the economic side, Riddell us-
ed the latest budget as an example.
"Our last provincial budget
responds to the individuals. regions
and industries that need immediate
help and provides for the long-term
needs in Ontario's social programs."
In the employment area. 153,000
jobs were created in 1986 with 1:39,000
of that figure falling into the full time
•
c�%rsm� rain -
ack to the engineer
At the Tuckersmith Township coun-
cil meeting Tuesday the Ileyink
Drainage Works report was referred
hack to the engineer for a second time
for further consideration.
Engineer llenry Centen of R.J.
Burnside and Associates Limited of
Stratford attended the council session
to read the revised drain report. Ile
advised that an amefidment had been
made to carry out the wishes of
Harold Parker to have the report
completed leaving the existing
culvert on the drain within his
schedule.
Ross McKercher, who was also at
the meeting. pointed out to council
members that that existing culvert
had a 45 percent less capacity than
the proposed culvert under the first
report. Ile also advised that the grade
had been decreased by about 12 per-
cent all for a decreased cost of $6.25.
Kercher said he fell very strongly
that the revised report would not pro-
vide him with sufficient outlet and he
hoped council would consider adop-
ting the original reporL '
When council discussed this infor-
mation it was decided to refer the
amendment en the Heyink Drain
back to the engineer and that the
council have a further meeting to
reconsider the original report on the
drainage system on March 17 at 8
p.m. -
Court of Revision was held on the
Alderdice Drainage Works with court
members. Reeve Robert Bell, Depu-
ty Reeve Robert Broadfoot and Ilib-
bert representative Walter McKenzie.
Two appeals on the assessment
schedule were received on the Alder-
•
dice Drain from John and Arnold
VanMiltenhurg and Rowena and
William Wallace.
Engineer Henry Centen outlined to
the members of the Court.the method
he had used to determine the crop
damage and the benefits to be receiv-
ed. John VanMiltenburg questioned
the engineer as to whether any con-
sideration had been given to the
alfalfa crop, which is a three-year
crop rather that just one year loss and
Wallace said he was also concerned
about losing an alfalfa crop for three
years rather than the normal one
year loss. Vern and Gary Alderdice.
who Were also present, asked about
the benefit to two properties.
The Court of Revision denied the
'appeals by the VanMiltenburg.and
the Wallace families.
Six tenders on the Alderdice
Drainage were opened and referred
to the municipal engineer for his
recommendation.
in other business council establish-
ed a fine of $50 per owner will be made
for any stray dogs delivered to the
Seaforth Veterinary Clinic.
Road Superintendent Douglas
Poulton is authorized to attend the
1987 T.J. Mahoney Road School at
Guelph University from May 3 to May
6.
The Seaforth Optimist Club is
granted permission to use the
Tfickersmith Township shed for their
annual canoe race on April 5.
Council granted permission to Ron
Broome to relocated the Papple
Drainage Works on Lot 11, Plan 232,
to the edge of the property and then
*onnecl to the existing storm
drainage on Water Street.
from St. Michael School, to St. Mary's.
School. i lesson.
--.The Board accepted the resigna-
tion of Anita Renders at Precious
Blood School. Exeter.
Dennis Markey was appointed (0
the position of Religious Education -
Consultant, effectice September 1.
replacing Theresa (Iowins. on a two-
year leave of absence 10 return to
college. -
-- Margaret Rowland was appointed
to the position of Language Arts; a
Media consultant, replacing Edith
McCarroll, returning to college.
The Board approved the plan for
the effective utilization of -Computers
in Education in its schools, as the
Ministry requires each board to pre-
sent and implement such a plan al
elementary and secondary levels.
The Board approved the 14 -page an-
nual report by William Eckert. Direct
tor of Education, for the Minister of
Education.
and criticize our expenditures on
agriculture as being too little." com-
mented Riddell. -
Citing examples as to how the
government has assisted the
agriculture sector.. Riddell said the
Ontario Family Farm Interest (tate
Reduction Program (OF'F'iRR) paid
out $46 -million to over 9.500 families
in Ontario. Locally. 807 farmers 'in
Huron County were given a total
amount of $4 -million,
"If agriculture is depressed. the
local farm equipment dealer feels the
pinch. so do the feed and seed dealers.
the truckers. the sales barn operators
and so on.
"Employees of these operations
also -feed -the -pinch_ and may_even lone
their jobs. This in turn affects a
other local businesses. It impacts on
the food stores. the clothing stores.
the furniture and appliance outlets
and soon. And when the whole com-
munity is affected economically, then
the social. recreational and religious
institutions are also affected.
"So you can see the health of
agriculture very much affects com-
munities such as Clinton, Wingham.
Goderich, Seaforth and Exeter." ex-
plained Mr. Riddell.
Assisting Huron County
Riddell told the full house audience
that he believes Huron County
residents. have benefited from the
Liberals being in power.
• "Let me give you a few examples."
he said. "$184,722 to the Huron Coun-
ty Library Board for the creation of
a database of the library holdings:
$1.2 -million to the Huron County
Pioneer Museum; $:3:3.000 to Stanley
Township for culvert
replacement ;$770.0(30 to Hay
Township for a major water works
project : $13.134 for improvements to
the Stephen Township Arena and
$112,000 to the Ausable-Bayfield Con-
- servation Authority for a rural
• beaches study."
Riddell went on further to say the
Liberal Party values the many com-
munity hospitals, adding the Seaforth
hospital received $1 .2 -million to ex-
pand -its emergency department and -
the Alexandra Marine and General
1lospilal received $110,550 to expand
the psychiatric out-patient facilities.
"And the Clinton hospital. which the
Tories tried to close. received $4(1(1.(1(0
for a new obstetrical wing." he added.
Everyone is expecting an election
in the near future so preparations are
now underway, and Riddell warns
that if the Iluron riding wants to con-
tinue receiving the type of financial
support it has enjoyed recently. the
j1—Liberals-must-win_this._i ding. _
- "Il would be extremely dangerous
to sit back on our laurels at this.lime
and expect that we have some sort of
divine right to hold this riding.
"Nothing can be further from the
truth. We must continually work to
earn the right to represent the people
of this riding," said Riddell. "We are
now on election footing. I don't know
when an election will he called, but we
have to be ready."
Election of Delegates
Twelve delegates, with no alter-
nates will attend the annual meeting
to be held in April. They are Maude
Hoffman. Dashwood; Margaret
McClure, Crediton; Howard Aitken,
Goderich; Charles Erb, Zurich`
Janeth Sangster: Damian Solomon.
Exeter; Loretta Seigner. Exeter:
Beecher Menzies. • Clinton; Muriel
Murphy. Goderich: Eileen PaI►ner.
Goderich: Paul Steckle, Stanley
Township and Dan Weigand.
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