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Times Advocate, 1993-10-06, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, October 6,1993 Regional wrap up Town status in the works BOSANQUET - Last Friday night Bosanquet township coun- cil and staff fielded questions from residents during a special meeting to discuss the possibili- ty of becoming a town While changing from a town- ship to a town will have little no- ticeable impact, Bosanquet Offi- cials said it will have some positive side affects. For one they say becoming a town will give the community more. credibility at Queen's Park and impact on grant applica- tions, it was.reported in the For- est'Standard. a If no objections are filed by to- day, it's expected Bosanquet will have town status byrnext fall. Huronview, Huronlea cutbacks CLINTON - The °elimination of 27 positions in the`Huroneiew and Huronlea Homes for the Aged were annotmced recently, it was reported in the News- Record. Wayne Lester, administrator of the two buildings, explained' that cut::, which are to come into effect Nov. 26, would be made from all aspects of staffing -from cooks to nurses and non-union personnel. - While many positions have been eliminated, Lester said only two or three people will ac- tually be unemployed as a result. Most will become casual part- time employees. Lester said the layoffs come as a result of changes in the provin- cial legislation concerning long- term health care services in the province. VTectsaidqg over town policing ST. MARYS - It only took 25 minutes for Douglas Drinkwal- ter, chairman of the Ontario Ci- vilian Commission Police Ser- vices, to announce the disbandment of the St. Marys police force. The seven officers have been offered jobs with the OPP and the full-time secretary will con- tinue in her role and be paid by the town, it was reported last week in the Journal Argus. OPP sergeant Ray Davis, who prepared the OPP costing , out- lined his proposal for the chair- man. He said the town's 5,400 residents would be served through an integrated detach- ment, with the host detachment being Sebringville and a store- front operation in St. Marys at the old post office on Welling- ton Street. Davis also said the town would have access to a number of specialized officers, including criminal investigators, technical accident supervisors, a tactical and rescue unit, a community services officer and a court offi- cers. Grand opening for addition SEAFORTH - Opening cere- monies are tentatively slated for Nov. 21 for the long -waited ad- dition to St. James School in Seaforth. The addition includes a kin- dergarten room, three class- rooms, a gymnasium, change rooms and a staff lounge, it was reported in the Huron Expositor. The board received a $500,000 allocation for the 5708,000 project which went about $8.000 over the projected cost. "The balance of those funds will have to come from the bud- get," said Gerald Thuss, superin- tendent of business and finance. Leaning tombstones concern Osborne Township council KIRKTON - Although Kirkton no longer has a Methodist Church, its cemetery lives on, but some local council members are concemed about the safety of the monuments. Osborne Township council dis- cussed the safety of the ceme- tery, after councillor Brian Hardeman raised the issue of some of the leaning angles of the stones and the possibility of their collapse. However, the cemetery, which sits on the north side of the vil- laks Anglican Church, is cur- rently the property of the United Church of Canada. Council agreed to send a letter to the church "advising them that it has come to council's attention some monuments in the Old Methodist Church Cemetery in Kirkton are unsafe and should Be repaired as soon as possible". "It does have some fairly old tombstones," acknowledged reeve Pat Down. Because the cemetery is not abandoned, it isnot theresponsi- bility of the township. •in fact, Down said there has been a couple of burials in, the cemetery in recent years. An incident in • Norwich,. Onta- rio, in which a young girl ,was killed by a filling grave marker, sparked revisions to provincial regulations for cemeteries. How- ever, Down said she does not wart to see the Kirkton ceme- tery follow the lead of other old burial plots in the township which had all markers removed and replaced with a single cairn to mark the spot. "You lose a certain amount of history," said Down. The angles of these • and other grave markers In Kirkton cemetery got the attention of township council, who wants to see them made safe. :Earthquake relief fund created HENSALL - Local residents wanting to help with relief efforts in India for last Wednesday's earth- quake, but don't know how to help can snake a donation in Hensall, The.Hensall Victorian Order of Nurses office at 115 King SL in Hensall isaccepting financial dona- tions on behalf of the Canadian Red Goss' Earthquake India Fund. The office is 'open from 1-4:30 p.m. and donations will be accepted until October 18. Outside those hours, donations will be accepted at the CIBC branch next door. Re- ceipts will be issued by the Red Cross to those who provide a name and address. "It's just that the Red Cross doesn't have an office in this area," said Pam Bieman at the VON of- fice. The idea to get the VON in- volved in the earthquake relief ef- 'Students quiz Continued from front page . Job creation: Student Fiona Walker' asked Steckle precisely what the liberals planned for job creation in rural areas. Steckle replied by saying that in- creased profitability on the farm will keep people in rural areas. He also said the national banks need to be encouraged to invest more in en- trepreneurial ventures. Cardiff said the PCs have put pol- icies into effect in past years that aro paying off in jobs, including the Small Business Loans Act, training programs like Huron's HTTAC, changes to the Farm Credit Act, and has signed agreements with foreign countries. Each billion dol- lars in exports equal 15,000 jobs, he said. Lobb said if the question of job creation is put to any rural busi- nessman "what they're going to say is 'get government out of my consu- mer's pockets'." Less taxation leads to more consumer spending, boost- ing the economy and creating jobs. he said. "Job creation can't be done with tax dollars. We've seen (the results of) that for 25 years,'' said Lobb. McQuail agreed that more dollars have to be kept in the pockets of the people, but he also spoke of youth corps programs to employ students. He said a government that educates and builds infrastruc- ture creates a sustainable economy. McQuail said the NDP also sup- ports agricultural programs such as fuel ethanol. Depuweiler said the Libertarians don't differentiate between rural and urban Canada, saying both need less government interference, to prosper. "We will not permit the market- ing boards to continue as they now exist," said Depuweiler, who called the groups "dictatorships' Zekveld asked the group "where are the jobs going?" Since Canada has raw materials, why aren't the products being man- ufactured in Canada, instead of see-. ing situations like where, Yukon iron ore is shipped to Japan. "The government is restraining business," said Zekveld, who said taxes, the health tax, workers com- pensation all make businesses doubt the worth of hiring even a summer student. The deficict: Another strident asked Lobb how his Reform Party would cut the deficit. He replied by saying the party's "zero in three" program would conic from "spend- ing only what we take in as in- come." He said cuts would be made right from the very top of government in MPs salaries and pensions, reducing interest group subsidies, and business grants. Ed- ucation and health care would be preserved with few cuts, he said. McQuail said Conservative at- tempts to reduce the deficit have re- sulted in high interest rates and un- employment. Even though the NDP plan has been claimed to create 500,000 jobs, McQuail said "of course we have to work on im- proving the efficiency of govem- meni". He said a Saskatchewan NDP government even ran surplus- es. IDepuweiler said the deficit must be reduced. When New Zealand was cut off by the money markets some years ago, it turned its social- ist spending around, he said. "We need to start living within our means," he said, otherwise a crisis will come. He said the Libertarians would cut grants to special interest groups and sell of many national agencies. Steckle said even if the Liberals were to completely shut down gov- emment it would only save $18 bil- lion a year. Deficit reduction will have to be done more gradually, but he said social programs will have to be kept. Cardiff said Prime Minister Kim Campbell has already reduced cabi- net as part of a spending cuts pro- gram. "If we have less government, we have to ask government for less as well," said Cardiff. Americaaisin: A question di- rected at Libertarian Alan Deptt- weiler asked why his party was pur- suing an American style of government "when an American system doesn't work." Depuweiler agreed the American system isn't the best, but acknowl- edged many Canadian profession- .als leave for the U.S. in search of opportunity. "We need something in between what we have now and what they Esse," said Depuweiler. fort came from discussing the trag- edy with people who wanted to make some contribution, but didn't know where or how, explained Bic - man. The reason financial contribu- tions are sought is that needed sup- plies, such as shelter materials, blankets, and cooking utensils can be purchased in India directly, rath- er than having to wait for them to be shipped from Canada. OPP charge man after fight in Hensall pub EXETER - The Exeter OPP were called to an altercation at a Hensel! establishment last Tuesday after- noon, resulting in several charges against an associate of a former owner. Police say the man, an associate of the owner of the former Hensall Tavern, became agitated In Kelly's• Place and began throwing objects around the premises. The OPP ar- rested Karl Brunner, who now fac- es charges of causing a disturbance, mischief to property, and assaulting police. Last Sunday, the OPP were called to an Osborne Township res- idence to intervene in a domestic dispute. Police say the couple had been drinking an an argument en- sued, during which a bed in the home was stabbed with a knife. Police say they are continuing their investigation and charges are pend- ing. Inallowe'en is not on a Sunday, in case you were wondesi.4 EXETIM - llallowe'en, When is it? It may' have seemed obvious to'many local lesiden's:that since October31 falls on a Sunday this Year. the 'dhi ken 'will be out trick or treating on the Saturday, ac- • cording to tradition. Town council wasn't so sure Monday evening. The f xeter and Area'Fi a Department asked for official confirma- tion :of what night they should provide patrols to keep the town's streets safe and vandalism free. The request sparked a small debate among council members. Coimoillor Robert Drummond said he wondered if the department would have to provide two night's coverage, just to be sure some children didn't go out both nights. After a resolution was put forward to endorse the Saturday eve- ning as Hallowe'en, councillor Ben Hoogenboom expressed some misgivings. "If we change this, .are we going to be changing Christmas to please somebody else?",asked Hoogenboom. When councillor Ervin Sillery inquired what happened the last time Hallowe'en fell on a Sunday, he was told it was held Saturday. However, cleric Liz Bell said she couldn't recall the town making any official resolution at the time. Reeve Bill Mickle said if council officially endorsed a Saturday Hallowe'en, then safety patrols would have to reflect that night only. "I don't think we can cover the eventualities of what will happen that [Sunday] night any more than we can cover the eventualities of what happens between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m..any night," said Mickle. Eventually, the official designation of Saturday, October 30 as Hallowe'en was approved, despite a close vote in which a couple of councillors declined to participate. • iron -Bruce candidates McQuail said he emmigrated from the United States in 1970. "It is not the land of milk and honey," he said. "Don't buy an American model from the televi- sion advertising." Cardiff said he too was proud of the Canadian system of govern- ment. "At times it seems its getting fur- ther away from the people, but we have to correct that," he said. The Senate: Another question from the student panel was directed to. all candidates by Sara Wallis. Would they support the�on of the Senate, yes or no? Cardiff said "we can &later- ally change the Senate," adding that a constitutional agreement would be needed from all provinces. He agreed it might be changed or re- viewed by Parliament, but he did not agree with electing Senators be- cause they would compete with Parliament. Lobb said the Reform Party "be- lieves the Senate is an absolute ne- cessity for Canada", - but accused the present group as being no more than patronage appointees. He said Reformers insist on a triple -E Sep - ate only: elected, equal representa- tion from Canada's regions, and ef- fective. Steckle said he agreed with Lobb, saying today's Senate "serves no purpose in this country". McQuail said the NDP has called for the abolition of the Senate. The provinces are no doubt tired of Ot- tawa's patronage appointments and would agree to a Constitution abol- ishing the house. Depuweiler said some of his par- ty members agree to abolishing the Senate, but he "personally would like to see the Senate changed to a form of proportional representa- tion". He suggested Senators could be appointed according to the per- centage of the popular vote given to each party in the election. Zekveld said the need for "sober second thought" does exist, but agreed the present Senate is no more than "lopsided appointments". Medical user fees: Student Shawn Wurm asked each candidate if they supported health care user fees. Stecklc said he did not, even Haugh he alight have answered dif- ferently three years ago. He now supports full universality in medi- care. Lobb said the federal govern- ment's duty is to provide transfer payments to each province to sup- port health care. The provinces should be the ones to decide on user fees, he said. Cardiff said he cannot support user fees, and argued there were better ways to get more service from health care funds. McQuail said the NDP pioneered universal medicare, and now wants to see extended patent protection for pharmaceutical companies. Depuweiler said he did a survey for his party and discovered while younger people tended to support - universality, some older people agreed they would pay user fees. "I don't have a full answer," said Depuweiler. "Our health care sys- tem isn't serving us as well as it should." Zekveld said there are abuses of the health care system user fees would prevent, adding some people visit a doctor "out of loneliness". "I would advocate a $5 user fee during the week, and $20 for emer- gency," he said. find time vettem, the students of South Huron District High School had their candidates meeting Monday• own ell-