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Approximately 100 voting -age students at Central Huron
Secondary School listened in on a debate between the three
Huron -Middlesex candidates in the provincial election. Tom
Fox moderating the discussion between Conservative
candidate, Anson McKinley, Liberal candidate,' Jack
Riddell and NDP candidate, Shirley Weary. (News -Record
photo)
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The students at Central Huron
Secondary School were able to see
politics in action when the three can-
didates of the Huron -Middlesex riding
for the upcoming provincial election,
met in a debate on June 2.
Some intense debating and arguing
arose amongst the three when one
student raised the question of hospital
*di closings.
"I want you to remember that the
onservatives closed the hospitals,"
.aid Liberal candidate Jack Riddell. He
went on to add that the closings have not
been dismissed by the court appeal but
have only been postponed.
"I feel that if the Conservatives come
*ack with a majority government they
will try to close the hospitals," he ex-
plained to the 100 students attending the
N debate.
Anson McKinley, Conservative . can-
didate,,came to the defence of his party
and explained, "The government can
make mistakes if they're going to ac-
complish something."
He noted - that a problem of the
government is that it forgets the corn -
Ln unity .
111 "I know these communities, I feel for
them. They feel as though their security
is completely gone," said McKinley
when referring to the hospital closings.
Shirley Weary, NDP candidate, noted
that there would, be no hospital if it
hadn't have been for the local people.
Riddell came right back to question
the health grants system which says that
Huron County gets a 50 per cent grant,
while others like Perth County, receive a
5 per cent grant.
" R iddell told the students that this is a
agovernment move to come in the, back
door- w ith regional government.
"Riddell's trying to mislead you with
scare' tactics," retaliated McKinley and
went on to say that extra, money must be
given to needed facilities and Perth is
just a new unit.
Tempers rose again when another
student questioned Riddell's action of
not voting on the hospital iss-re.
"A very serious, misleading error is
ling put in the papers. I have great
respect for Mr. McKinley but I feel that
his organizers did this, Mr. McKinley
should have checked this," said Riddell
in reference to his actions.
"I have lost all faith in Premier Davis.
He closed the Goderich Psychiatric
Hospital and it was acclaimed world-
wide as a model hospital," he explained
further. "There is no way I was going
into the house to show Premier Davis
that I'm showing confidence in him, so I
stayed out to protest the closing."
He also added, "I'm sorry that this
campaign has turned into one of per-
sonalities."
Weary debated this issue and said to
the students, "W.hen you go to Ottawa or
Toronto you are going to represent your
constituency. There is no way that ab-
staining will solve the problem."
Tuckersmith faces snow costs
by Wilma Oke
The excessive snow removal costs on
the township roads in Tuckersmith
Township last winter amounting to
$73,850 are the reason behind council
requesting a supplementary road
maintenance subsidy of $21,399.20 from
the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications.
It was also learned at the council
session in Brucefield Tuesday night, that
council received a $17,000 sup-
plementary subsidy allocation from the
ministry for part of the balance of the
grader purchased this spring.
Council authorized the Vanastra
Recreation Centre board to purchase a
new 10 HP tractor lawn mower with 36 -
inch cut twin blade from Maple Leaf
small engine sales and service in
Clinton. The mower listed at $1,149 will
cost $650 plus tax and trade-in of present
mower.
Council learned that the survey on,fire
protectionneeds in the township has
been completed by Don Owens of the
Ontario Fire Marshal's office. His
report is to be discussed with council
members in a committee of the whole in
camera. When council has been in-
formed of the contents of his report an
open meeting with the ratepayers in
Tuckersmith will be held to discuss the
report if council believes it contains
information of interest to them: Owens
had offered to attend this meeting to
answer questions on his report.
Requests for building permits were
apppved as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Holland, RR 4, Clinton, swim-
ming pool; Arnold and John Van
Miltenburg, RR 4, Seaforth, two con-
crete sealed silos: Jack Bell, Kipper),
addition to house: .lames R. Knights,
Egmondville, addition to house: Ivan
Forsyth, Egrnondville, attached gdrage:
Roy Henderson. Harpurhey, new house.
W hen Clerk -treasurer James
McIntosh of R R. 3, 'Sea forth, quits his job
at the end of the -month the township will
lose its township office. It has been
located in the spacious country home of
the McIntosh's.
Jack McLachlan, presently treasurer
with the Municipality of Bracehridge,
will assume Mclntosh•s position the first
of July.
The 31 -year old McLachlan was born
in the township, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McLachlan of RR 3, Kippen. He
has rented a farm house for his wife the
former. Mary Helen Buchanan of Walton
and his two-year old daughter, Sherri
Ann near his parental- home on the 4th
concession.
Council is negotiating with the Bank of
Montreal for its former hank building at
Vanastra. Part of the building now
vacant would be used as an office for the
clerk. The Federation of Agriculture
occupies an office. there as well.
Ronald McGregor attended the
meeting to complain about flooding
problems which he has had each heavy
rain period since the Cooper municipal
drainage system was closed in. "It has
even put the furnace out," he said.
Council will make an inspection of the
drain with the engineer.
Council accepted the resignation of
Diane Black from the Vanastra Day
Care Centre Board; no explanation was
given for her decision.
Council will ask the county of Huron to
reconsider its decision not to take over
the Hensall .road as requested,
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY; JUNE 9, 1977 PAGE.3
Council heats up over by-law
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By Shelley McPhee
Landlords may be feeling the heat
under their feet if they oppose Clinton
Council's newest by-law.
The by-law which was read for the
first time at the council's regular
meeting on Monday night will provide
adequate standards of heat for rented or
leased accommodations.
The by-law states that every building
leased or rented shall be heated yearly
at a minimum temperature of 68 degrees
F. (20 degrees celsius). It also states
that a medical officer or his represen-
tative may enter and inspect the
premises to determine if suitable
heating is being met.` If not, a ine not
exceeding $500 and inclusive of costs will
be charged to those who go against the
by-law.
Some rewording in the by-iaw post-
poned its thii-d reading until the next
council meeting.
In other business, Ron Young was told
by council to settle his building problems,
with his neighbour. This decision was
reached after the council discussed the
construction of Young's new house on
Matilda Street.
Young's neighbour is worried that
water will drain onto his property but
Young says that he has enough land to
prevent this, and he will grade his
basement higher than his neighbour's
windows.
Although Young has a permit from the
Health Board for a septic tank, he asked
council if there was any possibility that
sewage could be run up his street,
Matilda between Bond and Walker
Streets.
The sewage w9uld service at least five
lots and Young was put in charge to
gather a petition from the various
property owners for the sewage, at
which point it would be eligible for local
improvements.
Huron Pines were also awarded a
permit to construct a single dwelling on
Townsend Street. Previously there had
been some confusion as to whether the
house would face Ransford Street, but
after design changes the house, owned
by Barry Buchanan, was okayed by
council.
In other business, Councillor Ray
Garon made a request to council to have
an audit statement on the Centennial
Committee.
The request was made after some
confusion had arisen as to whether a bill
from the PUC was sent and to whom it
was sent.
Councillor Roy Wheeler told council,
"There is an. outstanding account of
$2,300 for labour supplied by the PUC
during the Centennial."
He also noted that he had been talking
to ex -Mayor Dori ....Symons about the
problem and Symons explained that an
agreement had been made with the
council and the PUC to have the cost
absorbed.
Garon said that no bill had been sent to
the Rec. Board and Wheeler said that
one was not sent to the town.
Councillor Armstrong added, "If we
had these books this would solve the
problems."
Mayor Lobb added that the books
should be seen and kept by the town for
future references. Marie Jefferson,
assistant clerk,' enforced this and said,
that Goderich and Wipgham had been
calling and wanting some information on
the finances of Clinton's Centennial but,
the clerk's office had no information.
MacCaulay ended the discussion by
saying, "We shouldn't criticize the PUC
until we see the books."
MacCaulay was appointed to check
into the situation and to obtain the books.
Deputy Reeve Frank Cciok reported
that the 1977 police budget averaged $15
per man hour. Also in police report he
noted that letters are going to be sent out
to dog owners regarding the tads.
He told the council that there has been
little public 'response to the trap that was
purchased to. catch stray dogs and he
hopes that more people will call the
police to set up the trap when needed.
Council also passed a number of
building permits to the following: Ron
Demers, single dwelling, $45,000; J.
Kassies, single • dwelling, $30,000; J.
Kassies, alterations, $2,000; L. Turner,
carport and pool, $6,000; and Ron
Demers, carport, $1,000.
Aug. 25 hearing set for Bullen
A preliminary hearing has
been Set on August 25 for
Terrence Lloyd Bullen, 45„of
Bayfield who has been
charged with murder and
attempted murder.
He appeared in Goderich
Provincial court" on Monday
when provincial Judge John
Burridge set the date for the
hearing.
Bullen was charged on May
22 with the murder of Ronald
De.long, 25, and the at-
tempted murder of his
brother Leroy, 22, both of
R.R. 2, Bayfield. The charges
followed a shooting incident
near the Bullen home at
North Hill Terrace in
Bayfield.
A .22 -calibre pistol was
found at the scene of 1:30 a.m.
shooting, The incident oc-
curred after the DeJong
brothers had been involved in
a dispute with Bullen's son,
Terrence Jr. The quarrel had
begun at the Bavarian
Tavern, south of Bayfield and
continued to the Bullen home
after the DeJong brothers
followed Bullen Jr. there.
Leroy DeJong was released
from Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital in Goderich
shortly after the shooting. He
suffered from bullet wounds
to his arm and shoulder.
Bullen, a French teacher
with the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board, was
released on S1 .000 bail on May
27 in the Ontario Supreme
Court in London. He had been
previously held in custody in
the Walkerton jail.
He now faces a judge mid
jury trial by the Supreme
Court and Bullen chose to be
tried in the same court on the
attempted murder charge.
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Until that time, Bullen is
required to abstain from
alcohol and the possession of
firearms as the conditions of
his release stated.
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