Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-02-03, Page 3• • Miller back, avoids Clinton Almost a year after announcing the closure of Clinton Public Hospital, Ontario Health Minister Frank Miller was back in Huron-C$Unty last Wed- nesday, January 26, but not in Clinton, saying he doesn't foresee any closings this year and doesn't think he personally will have to close another hospital. Mr. Miller, who was in Huron to open the new emergency care wing of the Alexandra and Marine General.Hospital Planning board recommends choices in Goderich and to tape a panel discussion in Wingham on district health councils predicted that by next year or shortly after, any hospital closings will fall under the responsibility of a district health council. A steering committee composed of county officials from Huron and Perth counties as well as local doctors and public representatives have been studying the possibility of a two -county council for several months. Committee recommendations will be the most important factor in what type of council the area will get and when it gets it • About t,5 health councils, setup to take -Former councillor Jim Hunter was reappointed to the town's planning board for a three-year yterm at its Jan. 24th meeting. Mr. Hunter, who was council's representative on the board during his two years in office, replaces retiring member Seamus Doherty. The planning board has recommended to council that along with Mr. Hunter, the following slate of board members be appointed: council's representative Reeve Royce Macaulay, R. J. (Gus) Boussey, Gerald Hiltz, Rita Ryan, Pat Newington, Robert Mann, and Mrs_. Alice Fee, secretary. The next planning board meeting will over local administration of healthcare and to help the -ministry' set policy., take in 70 percent of the province outside of Toronto. Despite local opposition to a district health council, Mr. Miller 'said •Huron would eventually join with Perth county in the venture because it will not be allowed to be an island in the middle of ,the health 'council system, and would more or less be pressured into doing so once the rest of the province had been converted to such a system. The council will be made up of community volun- teers and a small full-time ad- ministrative staff. Mr. Miller said the, councils would make the $3.8 billion health care system more efficient by removing competition between hospitals in their search of ministry funds. The councils will be responsible for distributing hospital funds and will enable them to pool their strength together when dealing with the ministry. While acquiring the power to distribute funding, the councils will also be saddled with the dirty work, such as closing uneconomic hospitals. Whatever type of health council will be set up in the county, Huron will not be forced into the health council • with the five other municipalities of London, St.' • Thomas, and Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford counties as many Huron people feared. Bd. makes two appointments Meeting in its first session of the new 1977-78 term of office, the Huron County Board of Education took the regular step of appointing a consulting architect and solicitor for the next two years on Monday afternoon. Brian Garratt of the firm Kyles, Kyles and Garrat of Stratford is to be retained as the consulting architect to the Board for the calendar years 61977 and 1978. The firm of Donnelly and Murphy, Barristers and Solicitors of Goderich was retained as solicitors for the 1977-78 term. be held Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. And January figures not in yet Snow removal costs soar Snow removal costs throughout Huron -County for 1976 were double and in some cases triple the totals for 1975. Although costs for clearing the roads in January of 1977 have yet to be compiled, the ex- cessive amount of snowfall indicates a continuing rise in snow removal costs. A survey of the County, Clinton, Ir Bayfield, Hensall and the Townships of. Tuckersmith, Stanley, Goderich, Hullett and Hay, shows Bayfield and Hay Townships spent three times as much for their snow removal in 1976 compared to 1975. Bayfield's cost last year was $9,000, up from $3,000 in 1975, while Hay Town- ship's $18,400 in 1976 was triple the costs r Schools closed.... a (continued from page 1) with many of the smaller villages like Londesboro, and Brucefield completely out of both essentials since last Sunday. A convoy bf fuel trucks made a run for Bayfield, Goderich and Kincardine on Wednesday, and bulk tankers were also expected in Clinton the same day to replenish low stocks at the local dealers, although nobody ran out. Despite all the blocked roads, however, the London Free Press trucks got the papers out to most towns, with a few delays, and everyone that could get a paper could read about their plight. of 1975, according to Clerk Wayne Horner. . The majority of areas surveyed ex- perienced at least a 100 percent increase in snow removal costs. According to Clinton clerk Cam Proctor, the $29,374 spent in 1'976 com- pares with the $15,780 spent two years ago. The ministry of transportation and communications subsidizes up to half of the town's snow removal costs or $31,900 in 1976. Mr. Proctor estimated a $35,700 subsidy from the Ministry, for winter road maintenance in 1977. Hensall's snow removal costs of $4,055 last year were double the costs of 1975, as were costs in Hullett, Goderich, Tuckersmith and Stanley townships. In Hullett Township, 1976 costs of $28,737 were up from $14,378 in 1975; in Goderich Township costa of $20,000 were up from $12,000 in 1975. Tuckersmith Township recorded $41,131 for snow removal costs last year, compared to $17,177 in 1975. - Figures for Stanley' township are lower than any other township, but are still double for4976. Township Clerk Mel Graham ex- plaifI'ed the lower costs due to the fact that the township did not rent additional snow removal equipment over what it owns. In 1976 the snow removal costs for Stanley were $12,093 as compared with $5,013 in 1975. Winter road maintenance for the 350 miles of road in Huron County in 1976 was a somewhat staggering $382,766, up from the $257,524 spent two years ago. County road superintendent Jim Britnell said the county spent between $1,000 to $1,200 per road mile per year for snow removal. Biizzard. ... CLINTON NEWS -RECORD; TIOISDAY, l l " 4PV iluron park farm into. receivership , If It weren't for the generous efforts ' of snowmobilers, many persons would have suffered discomfort during the big blow of '77. Here a group from the Clinton area Snowmobile • Club makes a run out to Vanastra with a supply of bread for residents at the former base. The highway was completely blocked at the time, Tuesday afternoon. (News -Record photo) area Middleton by Blanche Deeves Mornirig prayer at St. James Church, Middleton, was cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions. The card party that was to have been held at Mr. and Mrs. Ed Deeves', with the ACW of St. James Church, was cancelled due to the weather, and will be held when the weather breaks.4 • We have one place on Telephone Road where the pile of snow is so high, you would repair the wires by standing -on it. Good question: Where do we pile the snoW, - now? I'm sure everyone agrees the. men on the . snowplows ' deserve a lot of credit for battling .the •roads day and night. Keep up the good work men. Sorry to hear Ken Merner is a patient in Clinton Public I-Ipspital. Our good wishes, go out to Ken. I hear Peggy Gibb of the News -Record staff, is battling the snow to get to the office on foot, so hope she dresses warmly. Happy holiday to those in the area who are hoping to glO to warmer places this week. (continued from page 1) • Despite all the hardship, there were no deaths or serious injuries attributed to the recent storm, as people seemed to adjust to a winter that has been severe since its start last October. So far, over 10 feet of snow has fallen on the .-immediate Clinton area, with other parts of the county recording up to 12 feet. Altliaough the total snowfall is not belied to be a record, the fact that there have been no thaws since early November to take any of the snow away, compounded the problem. Because of -the high banks, any wind' at dlteo nbinec y with snow, tilled in the roads quickly. As of presstime, the weather office was predicting another snowstorm for Wednesday night, with small snow accumulations and milder tem- peratures. However, much colder temperatures, snow squalls, and higher winds were predicted for Thursday. Places like Debbies Custard Cup on Highway four, south of Clinton, became meccas for stranded motorists and truck drivers during the weekend. With the roads plugged solid in all directions, truckers had to sleep nearly shoulder to shoulder when their rigs ran out of fuel. This picture was taken{early Sunday morning during a four-hour lull in the storm. (News -Record photo) - By Rena Caldwell Kippen East WI held an euchre party on Jan. 25 in the Legion Hall with 13 tables in play. Ladies high was won by Mrs. Harvey Jacobi; ladies low, by Mrs. Stewart Pepper. Ernest Whitehouse was the men's high winner and Gordon Love the men's low. Lone hands prize was won by Bill Pepper. Alex McGregor won the draw for the bag of oranges and Robert Kinsman won the bag of apples. The centre group served lunch and were in charge of the party. The South group will have .charge of the next euchre party to be held in February. Kippen had many unex- pected guests on Friday and Saturday as the storm brought traffic to°'a standstill. Many Kippenites opened their homes and McLellan's General Store took on the aspect of a motel. For- tunately, the store was well equipped with provisions and eltcellent cooks to help with the deluge of visitors. TO all the customers who a§Tied, and for those who may ' still be wondering, Marg Carter, Hal Hartley, Len Theedom and Corn Buruma want to let ' you know that even though our name may have changed, we will - still be doing business at the sante old stand. We have the same phone number and post office box to serve you. OUR NEW NAME IS GAISER•KNEALE INSURANCE AGENCIES INC. CLINTON OFFICE OUR OLD NAME WAS, OF COURSE lt.W. COLOUHOUN LTD. North Star Yachts of Huron Park was placed in receivership Jan. 20 after failing to find the necessary capital to meet a deadline set by the Ontario Development Corporation. ODC had set a deadline for Jan.. 20 at midnight for the firm to raise $100,000.; The Clarkson Company Ltd., London, -have been named as receivers by ODC and a chartered bank. A spokesman for Clarkson, 0. W. Parkes, said they were now attempting to assess -the situation at North Star, which laid off its remaining 60 employees about . a month ago. The majority of those workers have back pay owing from late December: Mr. Parkes said ODC were anxious to explore every possibility of ' reactivating North Star. It was suggested this could" probably be un- dertaken through the sale of the firm and he indicated there was "considerable interest" from various sources. -- -A the present .true, Clarkson officials are assessing the costs involved in completing the inventory at North Star and there is a possibility the workdrs will be recalled to undertake that task. 'Mr. Parkes told the T -A his firm hoped to have their assessment completed by the end of this week or early next weelt ant a decision would then be made about com- pleting the inventory and the future of`North Star Ya.ehts. He was unable to give any Indication of what may happen regarding the back pay owing to the employees. Meanwhile, . most of the employees are ' looking for jobs elsewhere and in- dications are that few openings are available in this area at the present time. Advertising... is your way of introduction. CANADIAN ADVERTISING ADVISORY BOARD l0! 22nd anniversary specials! continuing through the end of February.... ... we're having perm specials, at big savings! Our regular $25.00 . Our regular $20.00. . j$20.°0 for only . for only $1 5.00 And our newest hot permanents, "Great Feeling" and "Warm and Gentle" Charles BSalon 74 Victoria Street Phone now for an appointmen Clinton 482-7065 people problems can be serious problems. s is what Ontario is doing to helpsolve them rn advance. Recently arrangements were made for a group of Indian children to attend the public school in a northern Ontario town. The principal of the school in the town was aware that Indian children sometimes had a rough time at the, hands of other students, and to try to forestall this kind of situation, he called in a Human Rights Commission .. counsellor to talk to the other children. The counsellor asked the children. if any of them had ever moved to a new •school, and what they thought it would feel like if they were the strangers. In this way he helped them understand how the Indian children would be feeling when they arrived, and the' integration proceeded relatively smoothly. Community counselling is one of the major roles of your Ontario Human Rights. Commission. We hold seminars and discussions with police in areas where there are communication barriers between them and minority groups, to help relieve tension and prtYmote mutual understanding. We attend meetings of immigrants and native-born minority groups to explain to them both their rights under the legislation and their responsibilities as citizens of this Province. We also help bring people into contact with local agencies like home -and -school groups, community and government agencies, and Churches, which are available to help but which many people don't even know exist. Wherever there's a difficulty based on -race, language, colour or creed, the Human Rights Commission is available to generate discussion and motivate people to develop understanding and respect for the other's point of view, . 4' a Our job is to help bring people together and encourage healthier relationships among all groups. If you would like more information or assistance, contact the Human Rights Commission at any of the following addresses: HAMILTON 1 West Avenue South Postal Zone' L8N 2R9 Telephone: 527-2951 • LONDON 560 Wellington St. Postal Zone: N6A 3R4 Telephone: 438-6141 SUDBURY 1538 LaSalle Boulevard Postal Zone: P3A 1 Z7 Telephone: 566-3071 WINDSOR 500 Ouellette Avenue Postal Zone: N9A 1B3 Telephone: 256-3611 KENORA 808 Robertson Street Postal Zone: P9N 1X9 Telephone: 468-3128 OTTAWA 2197 Riverside Drive Postal Zone: K1H 7X3 Telephone: 731-2415 THUNDER BAY 435 games St. S. Postal Zone: P7E 6E3 Telephone: 475-1693 KITCHENER 824 King Street West Postal Zone: N2G 1G1 Telephone: 744-7308 Ontario Human Rights Commission Ministry of Labour Bette Stephenson, M.D. Minister PETERBOROUGH 267 Stewart St. - Postal Zone: K9J 3MB Telephone: `743--0361 SAULT STE. MARIE 125 Brock Street Postal Zone: P6A.3B6 Telephone: 949-3331 TORONTO 400 University Avenue Postal Zone M7A 1 T7 Telephone 965-6841 William Davis, Premier Province of Ontario