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The, Ontario healthministry has dip.
roved a $.1:,818,751 budget for inn
Public Hospital to last 14141Marc
,
•and hospital ., administrator Doug
Coventry said it looks hopeful for the
institution that is threatened . with
closure.
Mr. Coventry said the budget ap-
wo solutio
According to the Municipal Act, the _.
Clinton Town Council has two choicis
open to them when they .go' about
selecting a new mayor to replace mayor-
elect Don Kay, whose untimely death
last week left the community in a state of
shock.
Two sections in the Municipal Act
apply to a municipality where a vacancy
has occurred, and Town Solicitor E.
Beecher Menzies says that council could
take either course.
The newly elected council must make
the decision however, as the old council
ceases to have power after the end of
Deceniber.
At their first meeting: on January 6th,
the ne IG i "..ick apee
from the existing council', ior~draw up a
new bylaw calling for a new election in
Property budget up slightly over 1976
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Subject to final review by the 1977
council, Huron. County Council voted to
approve the . Property Committee's 1977
general maintenance budget on Friday
which totals $116,325. The budget in 1976
was $114,152.
Malang up that total will be main-
enance at the: Court House, including
alaries, employee benefits, supplies,
uel, utilities, insurance and telephone
:ost $83,450 next year as opposed to
78,650 this year,
Registry Office maintenance budgeted
to cost $7,425 in 1977 as compared to
$. 8,292 in 1976 and maintenance at the
Assessment Office is down to $25,200 in
1977 from $27,000 in 1976. An insurance
By Jim Fitzgerald
Well, the . Jolly Old Gent- arrives
tomorrow night, . and it looks like
everyone is prepared for him except
yours truly, who has yet to complete his
Christmas shopping. Well now -that this
greeting issue is finally done, it's off to
the battle lines at the local cash.
registers'.
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It seems pretty certain that we'll have
a White Christmas this year, unless you -
are one of our faithful readers scanning
this from your-Iawn chair on your patio
somewhere in Florida.-
fact,
if the
In
wind doesn't soon die down. well have a
White-out Christmas.
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And if you haven't heard by now, most
everything will beed for the next
three days, Saturday, Sunday, and
Monday,,with things opening up again on
Tuesday morning, except the post office
which "will be closed until Wednesday
morning.
-Here at the News -Record, we're
taking a well-deserved break and will be
closed l ridai and Monday, but back to
normal Tuesday, and publishing as
usual ttext Thursday, with a great deal of
sct"trmbling around. We hope the
tTfutndents will either hold on to
the r spy and we will prick it up, or drop
ito fat ouroff<ce +
eeking of correspondents, we'd like
eleoinobackMilvena Erickson, who
lake over as bureau chief of the
eid Bugle, replacing Janet Talbot,
to 'did an admirable lob the last sir
also •like 10 t'ha nk 'qtr. atad
!'lcho o rfor `hurling .that
ply`". ��irrn` onlay `i t: fr '
clad. t
weleig 'in
policy on the old Huron County Jail, now
leased to the Town of Goderich, will cost
$250.
The 1977 budget for the Huron County
Museum was struck at 569,975 for 1977,
up 53,975 from last year. Revenue to
cover that cost will be generated by
admissions at 512,500, a provincial grant
of 512,000, sales at 52,000 and a grant
from the county of 543,475.
The property Committee met with
representative of the Prank Cowan
Company recently along with the
chairmen of various boards and com-
mittees and members of the Executive
group to review County insurance
policies.
In connection with crime coverage, the
committee authorized the limits re
Broad Form Money for the Court House
be reduced from 56,000 to $3,000, and
raised from 53,000 to 56,000 in connection
with the County Home.
In other budget matters council ap-
proved a budget for 1977 to cover
operating costs of Huronview as
presented by the Huronvietv Committee
of Management. The 1977 budget will
total 52,381,600 with the County share of
the budget being $194,184.
This represents an increase of less
than 570,000 and council asked Huroo
view administrator C. X Archibald how,
when costs continued to rise the
establishment could manage such a
Cur hits sander
small increase in its budget.
Mr. Archibald explained that
residency at Huronview has increased
from 280 to 305, genera' -tg more
revenue, while no, expansion o: increase
in staff had been necessary to ac-
commodate the new residents.
Mr. Archibald also reported that
earlier this year a one year agreement
had been reached with ` the Service
Employees' Union, Local 210, which
provided for a 45 per cent per total wage
increase (25 cents effective January 1 of
this year and 20 cents effective July 1 of
1976) in all categories,subject to ap-
proval of the Arai -Inflation Board:
"This increase," the report noted,
"resulted in an average 10.3 per cent
increase which was rolled back by the
A.I.B. to eight per cent."
As a result the council approved a
recommendation at -Friday's meeting t�
authorize, es,lerk and the Warden to
sign a tWtoat' agreement, providing for
a 35 per- -cent hour ,increase in . al
categories, effective January, 1, 1976
and 27 cent per hour increase in all
categories effective January -1,1977.
In other Huronview business the
council supported a recommendation
from the Huronview Committee.that the
per diem rate for residential care
resin at $15.32 per day, subject W
approval of the Ministry of Community
and Social Services.
geared tofM ndicate the hospital would be.
kept ope'n openforat least 15 months, a
transition_ period during which the
hosp tai, ould have totoring its budget in
line witirthe ministry's requirements.
The. extended budget is one that is
given all other Ontario hospitals and
brings the ministry's hospital budget,
s open for
the municipality. .
According to section 45 of the'
Municipal Act, "...where a vacancy
occurs in the office of a member of the
council of a local municipality, the
council may by by-law require an
election to be held to fill the vacancy...."
ut council can also - use Section 44
which reads in part: "Subject to Section
;ouncillors s'
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Lt&' for 15 months
which used .to finish on Dec. 31 of each
year, to finish at the end of March, the
end of the Ministry's fiscal year.
The new budget represents a nine
percent increase in spending, over 1976,
but further reductions in hospital
spending will stili be made, Mr.
Coventry said.
yor
45, where a vacancy oc-curs in the office
of a member of the council of a local
municipality, the council at a meeting
called for that purpose shall appoint- a
person who has consented to accept the
office if he is appointed to fill the
vacancy and, in the case of the office of
mayor, reeve, deputy reeve or con-
troller, such person is a member of the
council on the date of his appointment."
ing swan songs
The final session of the 1975-76 term of
Huron County Council wound up on.
Friday with 14 members who are
retiring giving' their swan song, The
common theme of those remarks was an
expression of fond memories of service
on the council and a promise to continue
an interest in the affairs of the county.
Reeve of Brussels, and warden during
the past term, John L. McCutcheon was
among those retiring from council af-
fairs. He has served on Huron
County Council for six years.
Goderich Reeve Stan Profit is retiring
after four year's; Tuckersmith . Reeve
Elgin Thompson is stepping down after
15 years; John Baker of Hensall, after
six years; Harry Mulvey, Turnberry
Reeve, after four years; Harvey
McMichael, deputy reeve of Howick,
Swine flu shot
clinics cancelled
Huron County Health Unit's swine flu
shot -.clinic in Clinton last Thursday,
attracted only 120 people and a health
unit spokesperson blames the poor
turnouton the lack of advertising.
"We would have had better results. if
we had done more advanced advertising
for the clinic, but we didn't find out until
Mast Monday that it would be held in
Clinton an' Thursday," the spokesperson
said.
About 13 percent of the peoplewho
attended the clinic were over the age of
65 with the majority being between the
ages of 20 and 65, the ' minimum age
requirement.
People who missed Thursday's clinic
and are looking forward to attending the
next one, may have a long wait. AU
further clinics have been °cancelled said
the spokesperson, until further notice.
Side effects experienced by people
getting flu shots in the United .States led
IMO ea -tic -dilation of further clinics.
However, no side effects have been
reported among, the 120 .peep'Te who got
Five
injured
in
crash
Five men, two in critical ctttrdtion,
were taken to Goderich and London
hospitals early Tuesday morning after a
head-on collision betweena car and a
three -ton highway sander,west, of
Clinton.
OPP constable Bob Wilson said the
driver of the ' car and its' three
passengers. Randall Hugill, 22, of 92
Cambria Rd., Goderich; 1'?dward
Beckon, 30, of 269 Albert St, Clinton;
Paul Radford, 22, of RR 3 Clinton and
Roger' J. Stephens, 22,.,of 25 Rattenbury.
St., Clinton, were all in scoots condition
at the site of the accident that was
reported at 4: 30 a.tn.
Neil A. Taylor, 33, of RR 4. Clinton,
driver of the sander,- escaped serious
injury despite the fat•that thhe sand box
that the truck was carrying shifted two
feet during tbe crash, crushingthe cab.
The Hug *1 +err Was travelling south On
Highway wben it collided with the
Sender travelling WI, et thejunction
f �nCaty Rd. 1, The true ' driver
lt!'st,r Ila l: a e chic at' t e time of,
ii pct Ie l t' rid corning to 'r c t
tt, , `fit h .of" a ho a owed
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Damage to the itugill vehicle was
estimated at 52,000 while the sand truck
was left a total write-off, according -10
Goderich OPP, who' are still` in-
vestigating the accident.
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Clinton fire fighters weyre cal d itft r`
assist the Blyth Vire Department at an
Auburn fire that destroy'eda two storey
100,000iturkey barri'IastSaturday.
The Blyth department r'eceiv'ed 'the
alarm at -10:50 p.m. and art yed at the
site within 10 minutes.
The 200 by 32 foot, building, owned ley
Rnechtel Mills: Ltd.,.f enover,and 12,000
dung turkey; worth about $20,000 were
beyond saving by the time the ' nnea
had nrrlved, ac rding to
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partment ea Wino_ Nth
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four trucks ►nd It men f'I
loot
alghag`ojft
theirrt
after six years; Stanley Township
Reeve, Anson McKinley after , nine
years; Exeter Reeve Clarence Boyle
orter4 Years; 31, 14,0011 41,31, dePM
' reeved:I/E eter=after-twoyears.:
Also retiring are, Harold Lobb, Reeve
of Clinton; Joe Miller., deputy Reeve of
Hay Township; Walter McBride, -Reeve
of Usborne; William Elston of Morris
Township and Robert Gibson of Howick.
He said he did not know what form the
cutbacks would take until the New Year,.
when he could start working' out the
breakdown of the new funding, but
predicted cutbacks to be made in every,
area.
Mr. Coventry said the hospital's
spending is well below average in every
department, but further cuts would be
made to try and make the hospital more
efficient.
The new budget requires the hospital
to decide how best to spend the money it
is allotted, unlike the former procedar+
when the administrator would come up
with a figure for wlat he thought the
hospital needed and submit the
proposals to the ministry for approval.
In September, Mr. Coventry said, the
ministry had approved a 51.3 million
budget for the coming year.
He said that under the new budget, the
hospital had been treated very fairly and
felt it was a good sign that the hospital
might be allowed to remain open.
The budget indicates the government
is reconsidering its decision for closure,
he said.
At present. the Ministry is waiting,for
the decision of the Ontario Supreme
a,Court'bI'e t`tel3iRl \handed .duw#t . # 4,
Q s � 'to`
Whether feV1. rcrt�s �t
rn
right to close down the hospitals.
Mr. Coventry said he was not sure why
the Ministry would hand down a budget
for the full period before the decision had
been handed down.
Welfare budget up slightly
Huron County Council on Friday
approved a proposed budget from the
Social Services Committee for 1977,
subject to review'by the new council and
the - approval" of the Ministry of Com-
munity and Social Services.
The budget totals 5337,400 of which the
County's share is $107,930.
In 1977 5268,900 will be set aside for
general assistance as compared to
5276,900 last year, homemakers and
nurses services next year will be up
from 58,000 to $8,500, supplementary aid
in 1976 was 59,600 and will be 512,10(i in
1977.
Special assistance will be increased by
5300 from the 1976 total of 511,400 to
511,700, and administration costs in 1977
are ex-pected to total 576,100 as -
compared to 572,200 in 1976.
The Social Services Committee
caseload as of December 1 this year
stood at 117 compared with 109 on
December 1, 1975. This number of cases
is in the range experienced for the period
of January to March 1976, the committee
reported, which is considered normal.
The highest months are , usually
November to March, as job op-
portunities are fewer during the winter
months In the local area. -
Part of the increase in.November, the
report explained, is due to various lay
offs in the area. Onewbright spot however
l
Dominion Roads n Goderich has
is that Hann
started to recall some of the 75 men
which they laid oft in November.
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Three of the department employable
clients have been placed on the County
Winter Works Program which is funded
by' the Federal Government under the
Local Initiatives Program grant.
66dancer".Exotic . u
to leave country
An exotic dancer appearing recently
at a Clinton area hotel was ordered to
leave the country when she appeared in
provincial court last Thursday.
'herolyn Denise Tucker. 19. of Buf-
falo, N.Y. was found guilty of fraudulent
use of the telephone and received an
unconditional discharge on the payment
of 544,47 to Bell Telephone and the un-
derstanding that she would leave
Canada as soon as possible...._
Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake
said Tucker had tried to dial a number in
Buffalo 45 times=4n the period of a daSr
and a halt and succeeded"'bs making 21
calls, all of which were billed to a non-
existing phone number. The 21 _suc-
cessfulcalls totalled 5144.47 in long
distance charges.
Corliss Duson, 20, also of Buffalo, and
Tucker's friend, was found guilty of the
same charge acid given ;trie same tut -
conditional discharge.
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