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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-08-07, Page 16r . ' ' ' • . ) • '" ," ' " A ,., Mt 104 Wks., Arthur OM* Andrewind son ester inesota visited Iast week with the formers parents,- Mr, ThomasUS, Mrs. Wilmer MacDonald, and Mrs. Jack MacDonald ° and Mrs. Ruth Anne Penrose of ' Brampton were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cuchnore. Mr. and Mrs, Bert Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Peter McNaughton, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Corbett were in Newmarket on Saturday attending the wedding of Catharine Anne Vickers and Ronald Alan McGuckin in Trinity United Church, Newmarket. The bride Is. a niece of Mrs. Horton and Mrs. McNaughton. Queensway Highlights On July 24th, the Huron Country Playhouse of Grand Bend entertained the residents with several comedy musical numbers. On Tuesday Rev. Wilfred Jarvis conducted church 5or4ce .acCOmPani0 a the pia oh)/ Louise Mrs. Franklin $14finer, Exeter and MM., ItCnOt and friend of Kitchener visited Ruby Miners. Leonard and Vera Braggof St. MerYevis'Ited mow fkagg, Rev. puce and Mrs, Pierce of Crediton and Leile Finitheiner of Exeter visited with Hugo Schenk, On Sunday Leslie Mitchell of Crediton visited his mother Mrs. Louise Mitchell. Shirley Prouty of Exeter WAS a visitor with Lyn Latimer. Chester and llla Dunn, Exeter and Amy and Greta Laramie visited with Vera Lammie. Jim and Hazel McNaughton, Brucefield visited the latter's mother Mrs. Aria S millie. Parker -Keyes Picnic The Parker -Keyes picnic was held at Riverview Park, Exeter on Saturday July . with over 60 members and their families attending from London, Mit- chell, Stratford, Grand Bend, Port Credit, Exeter, Hensall, Seemith, Cpl Doug aIn udth and Rick Parker were in c.harge or the races and gams. They were assisted by George and Ken Parker. A delicious supper was enjoyed by all and a special feature of the.event was the celebration of the 25 wed- ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer McDonald of Brampton. A humorous mock wedding . was presented after which they were presented with the an- niversary wedding cake and many other gifts. Mrs. Margaret Ruston, Stratford was president and Mrs. Patsy Dalton, Seaforth was treasurer of the picnic. The climax of the program was a ball game. The picnic will be held at Riverview Park in 1976. Gokig away Don't forget to be a Mood Donor 'The provincial government of Ontario employed 70,877 civil servants in 1974 to administer' the day to day affairs of this province. En the last decade or so, government administration has become a more and more complex, sophisticated • and -costly, labour - intensive "industry". In his latest "mini -budget" July 7, 1975, the Treasurer of Ontario, Darcy McKeough announced an immediate freeze on replacement staffing for all internal administrative functions. With normal at- trition, this should result in 1,500 fewer personnel ,in these areas by the end of the fiscal year 1975-76. At the same time. Mr. McKeough also announced an immediate ntdtatoriuum on, new or renewed contracts for management consulting and organizational planning. This will mean that the total civil service complement in Ontario in 1975-76 will be69,221. The Ministry of Health is the largest employer within the provincial government with a staff of 14,643 people in 1975. Transportation and Com- munications employs 11,607 peopleihits year, Community & Social gervices 9,139 people, Correctional Services 5,056, The Ministry of Natural Resources has a staff of 4,182, Revenue,3,991, The Ministry of the Attorney General 3,327 and Government Services employs 3,143 people. Just 25 years ago, in 1950 the total number of civil servants in the'eniploy of this province was 11,685. By 1960, this number had grown to 32,302 - an increase of 236 percent. As of 1970 this number had almost -----Oubletragairr-to-•62;280:-•Fforn- 1970 to the present year the number of Ontario civil ser- vants has increased to 69,221. It is interesting that while Ontario's civil service Com- • plement (and all the other provinces') has increased dramatically, the. Federal Government civil service for years now has accounted for a declining portion of the labour force as well as a declining portion of total government,k, is in the provinces, and the municipalities where -the large increases in civil service staff is taking place. Within the federal „govern- ment, it is the same few departments that dominate the public service today as in the 1960's. The Post Office accounts for 10 percelit of • the public service,- National Defence's civilian workers for another 15 percent, National Revenue for 8 percent, Transportation percent, - that accounts for 49 percent of the federal public service in those four depart- rnents. By bark Ridden. Huron MPP remarkably constant, at about one in six of all Canadians with jobs. Statistics are difficult to -.obtain - especially at the municipal level -'however it has been • mated that as of 1973 there • t a grand total of about a • Million and a half govern- ment employees in Canada - at all three levels of government. This is about 7 percent of Canada's total population and about 17 percent of all Canadians who have jobs. This., figure of 1.5 million government employees breaks down as follows: Federal level: Departmental employees,' $490,000; Crown Corporations,$145,000; Armedforce, forces, $80000; (sub -total issit000r • Provincial level (all provinces); $475,000; Municipal level, general employees, $225,000; teachers. $255.000; (sub -total $480,06V1 trand total is 81,470,000. From 1961 to 1973, federal government employment grew at an average 1.0 percent per year, provincial government employment at an average 6.9 percent per year and municipal government employment at 3.9 percent per year. So it is evident that it is at the provincial level of government where the "bureaucracy', is growing-the.fastest. If these earlier figures- are extrapolated in 1986 - just slightly mare than 10 years away, the breakdown of the public service would look something like this: -A -I There are now about six or seven government employees for every100 Canadians - and that figure continues to climb. But it is climbing at the same rate in step with the Canadian labour force. The reason the labour force is a growing part ' of the population is the changing mix of age groups - there are enore people of waking age corapstred with those below 'worklAg age. But t,he governmettgi tdif Share tif the labour force remains Federal level: departmental employees, $450.000; Crown Corporations, $145,090; Armed forces. . $45.000 (sub -total $640,000). •' Provincial level: ,$800,000; Municipal level: general employees, $400,000; teachers, $300.000; (sub -total $700,000). Grand total is $2,140,060-, That's a lot of civil servants!! It works out to slightly over eight civil servants for every 100 Canadians but still about 17 percent of those forecast to have jobs. It is interesting to note how the mix has changed between the three levels. According to these figures in 1986, the provincial governments will account for 37 percent or the total crilirrEilltt comd with 32 percent in 1973. The federal government's share will have decreased to 30 percent compared with 35 percent in 1973. The municipal government's share stays steady throughout this time period. It is the distribution between the federal and provincial levels that increases steadily on provincial side. The growth in Ontario's civil service over the last decade or two is certainly indicative of this trend. It would seem that all governments - the provinces particularly, should heed the Warnings of such groups as The ' Economic 'Council of Canada. The . Council is warning governments to slow down their rates of growth and not let their rates of growth become another stimulant to inflation. HUROMMATILATQW, ACCESSORIES MFG. We Sell Wholesale: + Heatilators +Matching Woodboxes & Book Cases + Hea)savers & Services:. +Custom Welding +30 ton Hydraulic Breaker Service Authorized Dealer for: +Angle Stone Products + Field Stone Products +Ledge Rack Products +Stone Sills. Precast Sills 4 -Quarry Patio Slabs + Patio Stones- Sidewalk slabs We specialize in installing Fireplaces Com. in 0,114 watch us build your Heatilator For tree Estimates: Com hi Mosby s. Miley, 7:30 5:00 Niikt$ Sst. Moots, By Alifishilasat 4$2.971$ Huron Haatilotor & Actessorio; Manufacturing - hli4s i Vimastro L. A more uniform appli of tegislation avlating to land o will, result from Iments to the Drainage Act and the Tile Drainage Act announced by ann. William A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and POW. The amendtnentS to the Drainage Act ease the requirements for the petition required to initiate a drainage works. Signatures of the majority in numbers of owners or the owners of 130, percent of the acreage requiring drainage constitute a petition. There is provision for a preliminary engineer's report which will provide the petitioners with information on the feasibility of the project before an expensive detailed report is prepared. The preliminary report includes a benefit -cost statement and an environmental appraisal where this information is required: Municipalities can appoint a drainage superintendent to look after most of the duties previously performed by the drainage commissioners. Maintenance and minor repair work undertaken under the direction of the superintendent will be eligible for grant i from - the Province. Amendments to • the Tile Drainage Act provide for loans, to farmers unorganizcd municipalities at the same favorable rates as are currently available in other parts of the province. . The amendments, also provide for the establishment of the Ontario Drainage Tribunal to hear appeals on the technical and financial aspect* of land drainage. Under the Tile Drainage Act, if a municipality refuses a loan or reduces the amount of a loan below what is provided in the legislation, the farmer can appeal to the Tribunal for an impartial hearing. Under the Drainage Act the Tribunal will hear all appeals formerly heard by the county court judge and all appeals of a technical nature formerly heard by the drainage referee. The drainage referee will continue to hear appeals on matters of law. The level of , provincial financial assistance has not been changed by the amend- ments. In making this an- nouncement, Mr. Stewart said, "The amendments to these two drainage acts are basedon the -tkcellent recommendations of the Select -Committee on Land ., • Drainage, chaired by Mr. Lorne Henderson; MPP for Lambton. I feel that the amendments . will serve to simplify procedures in ap- PlYing for drainage assistance. and give greater efficiency in completing 04 projects," Complete information on the revisions to the Drainage Act and the Tile Drainage Act can be obtained from county agricultural engineers, or from the Food Land ' Development Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Forty-six residents_ visited Brucelea Haven at 'Walkerton on Monday and alt reportec very enjoyable afternoon. group travelled by bus 400 arrived at the Home at 2 p.p.'. The residents were welcomed by Mrs. Evelyn Husay, Recreational Supervisor and following a short tour of the Home, were entertained with a variety program consisting of accordion numbers, vocal doets, tap dancing, old time - music with several taking part in some of the dancing and a sing along. A delicious lunch was served in the dining room before the group returned home. The Seaforth Brass Band led by Doctor Toll entertained with a concert on family night. The band of 20 members was composed of musicians from Brodhagen and Dashwood as well as from the Seaforth area. An added feature of the Tu-esday evening concert was guitar and vocal selections by Patty O'Rourke and Tricia Hicknell with accordion numbers by Vicky O'Rourke. Ed Stiteto 040deric1t $004 an hour of organ m.441* Y n and mpanted tty Rogers several vocataolos- Winikus Mosoriois +Guarateed +Buy Direct and save OIMmleSialM BUS. PHONE 3574910 RES., 11S7.1015 • ALBERT ST. 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