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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-11-06, Page 17emM3lnia+nYN:P"ume'e W yerni 0 over the Womac hearth of the province and t 'e pbiems of Mfletteeand unemployment, 'Li ; ► 1rhe + iion oo e Government da to a nation wide attack e problems. A the first day of the ion, the B'onourable John later of Ho ng the ase on the for the introduction of review legislation,. Re cated that the one very -influence ---on- this le on is the federal programme on wage and price controls and the federal plans and funding in respect of housing.- The legislation to be introduced will provide for a rent review board, em- powered to review rent in- creases ncreases within limits determined under the Act. In ppropriate cases the board gill be to allow increases or roll back rents. For the benefit of tenants who are being asked to, or have signed leases, on or - after July 30, 1975, rent increases in excess of those permitted under the bill will be rolled back to the date . ofthe new lease and landlords will be required to refund those amounts. The Night to these refunds will not be affected by the fact the tenant has signed a tease on orafterJ'udy 30, 1975. The Solicitor -General, John MacBeth, introduced legislation designed to force large retail stores to close on Sundays and holidays, or face f lines �of up to $10,000, beg a�g, anuary,1976 is legis !tion applies to resat' more than three employees and more than 2,400 square feet of retail space. The ex- ceptions xceptions include small grocery stores, milk stores, news and tobacco stands, drug stores, antique shops, flower shops and service stations. Vernon Singer, Liberal MPP for Wilson Heights, said the introduction of the Retail Business Holidays Act, (Sunday Closing Law) had one serious omission. SS u . Sinc said. ! to Survli'e in enterprise, In Ina urban C0111:01$1,itt is necessary that their Iusiness be coed on, an Sunday{ , "'heir, religious convictions will not allow them . to operate their business on Saturday and the law will now prohibit, them from workingunSunday. Mr. Singer telt this would be most unfair and discriminatory. lkfr., Singer said he will, therefore be introducing an Amendment, to the effect that those people by reason of their religious ,convictions treat Saturday as their day of pause and -who close their business on Saturday, be included as one of the exemptions in the Statute and be allowed to remain open on Sunday. According to a statement by the Provincial Treasurer, the Honourable Darcy McKeough,. the Provincial Goverment intend to give the Federal Government in Ottawa the power to ad- minister totally their newly proposed wage and price control in Ontario. This would moan, in effect, that in ex- pected confrontations with teachers and ciyil servants the protagonists will be the Federal Government . and the unions. The Liberal party have, however, taken the position that the Provincial Government should be responsible for negotiations with teachers, civil servants and other professional people who come within Provincial jurisdiction. Albert Roy, Liberal MPP > �r4: for`'Ottawa E�ast, this t week in .!cede'. Olt Legislature a Private Member's Bill which would amend The Highway Traffic Act, reducing the speed limit on the Provinces highways, to 55miles perhour. He proposed similar legislation in April of this year. He said the bill has dual purpose, to save energy and reduce in- jury and death on the high - Ways. "Statistics have proven that when similar legislation has been implemented in jurisdictions outside Ontario, the result has been a con Save Hu PULS1F R MUSIC dreds on Pianos & organs at Pulsifer Musk For. 1^Y,. Hon .. teat A�l'c$C h• c'$ pdf tnlg'"+t krd6'1r tuat hr, ard • nti�R.;re(! t ;,, fir. ')°,jrr' up4-r$ F Ff 4$i aft,/ porton overt, accidents Coat,. system of this P million a day. When one considers that this one age in existing legislation could reduce death and injury, conserve our valuable energy resources, and at the same time reduce our enormous Prov.ineial medicare bill, Mr. Roy, said it seems completely illoglcal -and out of keeping with reality not to enact without delay an amendment such as he is proposing... In a special ceremony, held in the Legislative Chamber. Arthur Maloneywas sworn in as Ontario's first ombudsman this week. The ceremony confirmed the appointment made last May. Mr. Maloney referred to the enormous impact an alt our lives of public administration. giving rise to the need for an im- partial ombudsman when people "believe they have been prejudiced by an act or omission of a civil ser- vant", and acknowledged the pioneering legislative work done by Liberal MPP Vernon Singer, who proposed an Ontario Ombudsman for ten years before the Government yal+ gup the idea. 'I el_ tr, 'Royaso sgl+ IS ono l" i t atarOt v h ele Windtl'�iil� :.,. s ... . a �, a cem C M. g' e�� I !ty- even.me�ereejead.awi�l�tl at Illi farm of Robert Ratty', on the Baseline, RIR 1 Cy ton, last Friday afternoons October 31. The Battys are preserving the windmill as an'antl que. Mrs. Batty said old windmills are in great demand by antique dealers. (News -Record photo) Clinton merchants plan Christmas campaign A vigorous Christmas campaign is being planned by the Clinton Retail Merchants Association. Downton decorations and a Sonia Centre are among plans still in the making. Chairman, Clarence Denomme welcomed three new business people into the association at the last meeting held Thursday, October 23. Lynn Bosworth of the Century Restaurant, Joy Lavis of the Wedge and Noah Ziernan of the Home Hard- ware store were the new Clinton merchants who were welcomed into the association. tlP 1. Denomme also thanked everyone for the all out effort made to awake Clinton clean and attractive for the Cen- tennial celebrations. Letters of thanks were also sent to the Horticultural Society, the Clinton Kinettws, the PUC and the Public Works Department for their part played in helping with Clinton's. down town ap- pearance. The next meeting of the ANNUAL' MEETING Wednesday, November 12 8:00 P.M. Al THE BOARDROOM ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD Members are urged to come out and vote on the disposition of over 000,000.00 in undivided earnings., Assets S8.890,163. Lunch and -Door Prizes C o� 0111111 Credit Ur 111 Clinton Retail )iierchants Association will be held Thursday; November 6 "at 0:30 at Bartliff's Restaurant At this meeting, further plans for. Christmas shall be discussed. Young drivers Did you know that five unlicensed automobile drivers were injured in collisions in Ontario in 1973? There were probably a few more unlicensed drivers injured 'than that, speculates the Ontario Safety League, but these were all under five - years of age. Official records fist them as the driver because they were behind the -wheel at the time of collision. Parents are warned never to leave children in the car with >, the engine running or keys in the ignition -- not even for a moment. Men's - Boys' - and Ladj' ! 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