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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-01-23, Page 1seeKs co rk with Co. Health By Wilma Oke The Huron County Board of Education is interested in having a School Health Co-ordinating Committee established in the county. The board chairman's advisory committee was author- ized at a board Meeting in Clinton Monday to ask the Executive Committee G Huron County Council to meet to discuss setting up the committee. It would in- clude elected representatives from each body. . The suggestion to form the co-ordinating committee was made in,a letter to the board from Dr. G. F. Mills, medical officer of health for Huron. Trustee Mollie Kunder of Sea - forth, chairman of Education Committee, said with the co-or- dinating committee the board would know ahead of time of new, types of programs introduced into the schools of the county, such as the birth control type of program put into the schools, of which she learned secondhand. She said the"sooner the board and council committees meet the better. Trustee Charles Thomas of Brussels said the Board of Health in Huron is different from most other areas where the board covers more than one county or where there are separated cities or towns. He said in Huron the health . board is directly account- able to Huron County Council only, and the two boards are in a position to co-operate more fully. Long Walk Complaints from parents of Grades 7 and 8 students ` in Goderich regarding the distance they have to walk to school to attend classes at Robertson Memorial School was referred back to the management com- mite of the board and the super- intendents of education for further study. The parents feel it is unfair for some of their ail- - -drew-tote-required ta-walkmotra than two miles to and from schoo daily in all kinds of weather when they have Victoria Public School in their area with students up to Grade 6 only. Ronald Bushell, representative for the concerned Goderich rate- payers, in a letter to the board last month stated that all the children who have to walk one mile or more one way to school should be bused, and that while the Huron County Board of Edu- cation is carrying out a con-- struction program at Victoria School in Goderich, "we would like to see arrangements made for the accommodation of Grades 7 and 8 to be taught at this school." In his letter Mr. Bushell had pointed out at the present time all separate school children in Goderich who attend St. Mary's School and live more than one mile away, are bused to and from school in the morning, at noon and after school. "We feel if this can be done for some children in our area, it can be done for all," he wrote, R. L. Cunningham, transporta- tion manager for the board, who had looked into costs of busing these students, advised that the quoted price from Huron Auto- motive and Supply, Goderich, is 1$40 per day for a morning and afternoon school route around the perimeter of Goderich (similar to the route followed by the Huron - Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board) or $60 per day if transportation is to be provided at the noon hour: D. J. Cochrane, director of education, pointed out if a single bus was -used to make the double run Morning and night then some. students would be deposited at the school long before bell time and then would be late leaving after school. Mr. Cunningham said to use two vehicles the total cost per day was reported to be $80, and Mr, Cochrane said he questioned the extra high cost for this. E. Cayley Hill of Goderich asked how ,Much grant is available, and was told 93` per centlf below ceiling, but that the $80• figure was above. Mr. Hill said it was a "fairly hot issue in Goderich" but it is something that should not be con- fined to Goderich and the Management Cominittee should look into other areas across the county where students must walk more than a mile from school. He said the board would be open to criticism if "we do differently from the separate school board." Seminar Approved An allotment of $4,500 was granted to be used -for a seminar from after school on Thursday, April 3 until noon on Saturday, April 5, possibly at the Sutton Park Inn, Kincardine di! another 'suitable location, to which would be invited all elementary school principals, principals of schools for the trainable retarded, all ele- z entary, school vice -principals, trustees and members of the executive council and 'that sec- ondary school principals and vice -principals be invited after school on Friday to the conclu- sion of the seminar. Approval was given for Mrs. MarionZinn, Lucknow and R. J. Elliott, Blyth, to act on the Budget Committee as represen- tatives from the F,ducation Com- mittee. The board approved a motion that Clarence MacDonald, Exe- ter, act on the Budget Committee as representative from the Management Committee but re- jected a motion that Jack Alex- ander of Wingham be named to the committee. Mrs. Mollie New radio system studied for police It's just a remote possibility now,, but the Wingham Police De- portment may get -a share of a centralized communication sys- tem for the county. Police Chief Robert F. Wittig speculates that such a system might be centralized in Clinton with small satellite systems in- stalled . in town police depart- ments. "If they combined efforts, we could afford the system. It's too expensive for each town on its own," he said. Chief Wittig explained that the .possibility is under study by various councils but said, "L don't know what the present negotiations are." The' county system would be partolly ftliided under the Inte- dio Ser,�yices :Program~;,. mt ted by die *Mail,' of the Soli itor General last year. Since • than time, grants under the pro- gram have been made to Ottawa, London, Sarnia, Lindsay, Barrie, Midland, Brantford, Guelph, Fer- gus, Orillia, .. Kirkland Lake and Windsor. The IRSP is adminis- tered by the Ontario Police Com- mission. The program makes smaller forces. eligible for grants up to 75 per cent of the capital cost of the system and is designed to assist municipal police forces to attain the same high standard of police communications services that exist in regional municipalities. Should such a program become a reality for the county, it would require the installation -of highly compatible communication sys- tems for all police force jurisdic- tions in . the area and the in- stallation of a common radio channel on all equipment. This would enable a policeofficer to move from one jurisdiction to another in emergency situations and always have the means to contact and co-drdihate "his ef- forfa'-vvitlr .neighboring police forces. Solicitor General George Kerr reported that the amount of total grants allocated to date was $900,000 but the total should reach $1,115,000 by March. By theend of • the three-year program, provin- cial assistance for communica- tions development to municipal police forces could approach $3 million. Huron County Council installs new warden Huron County Council installed a new warden for 1975 Tuesday, Jan. 14, with the presentation" of the ceremonial' key at Goderich. Stanley Township reeve, Anson McKinley who defeated Clinton Reeve Harold Lobb 34 to 22 ori a second" -ballot, replaces 1974 warden Bill Eston, Morris Town- , ship reeve: Warden McKinley was of- ficially sworn in by Huron County court Judge Francis Carter. He told council he has "no great or grand plans for the coming year . Our contribution will be measured by later generations. We are the pioneers of today. We have to look at how our actions today will affect tomorrow." Warden 'McKinley has been a member of the council for seven years as reeve and deputy reeve and for the past two years was chairman of the county com- mittee responsible for the management of Huronview home for the aged at Clinton. In his first report for 1975, Warden McKinley has issued a list of members of the new strik- ing committee. They are as follows: Road Committee—R. McNichol, R. Gibson, J. Kerr, R. W. Lyons and C. K. Campbell; Huronview Committee—J. Tinney, H. McMichael, J. A. Mair, T. W. Consitt and C. E. Boyle; Health Committee—E. W. Oddleifson, J. Miller, A. Mc- Kinley, W. J. Dale and J. Morrissey, provincial repre- sentative; Library Committee—N. Durst, E. Thompson, T. D. MacMillan, G. McCutcheon, E. Talbot and D. H. McKenzie; Property Com- mittee—S. Profit, W. W. Mc- Bride, J. Baker, G. G. Ginn, J. Jewitt and S. P. Hallahan; Plan- ning Committee—J. L. Mc- Cutcheon, J. F. Flannery. D. A. McNeil, C. Desjardine, G. H. Stirling and B. Clifford; Develop- ment Committee—W. G. Zinn, H. E. Wild, F. Cook, D. S. Eadie and C. W. Bray; Executive Committee—R. J. Lawrie, H. Lobb, A. Campbell, W. J. Elston, W. I. Morley and F. E. H+aberer; Social Services Committee—E., Sillery, H. Mulvey, R. 0. Williamson, J. R. Hunking and J. F. MacDonald; Land Division Committee—E. Hayter, H. Robinson, R. West- cott, C. Laithwaite and G. Reed. Kunder of Seaforth' first rai the objection, saying it wa right for someone to be 'i' committee "when they w� be here to attend' .% Mr..' . andel has been holiday% rida since December a ported to"be sta ng until " - The Management Tommi was asked to name One member of the committee IO in place of Mr. Alexander: Three trustees were re -appoint--. ed to act oir the Advisory Cott: mittee on Schools for Trainable' Retarded Children for 1975-76 - Vice Chairman Herbert ' rk . helm of Zurich, Mrs. Kunder and Mrs, Dorothy Wallace of Gorier- ich. The hoard approved the group insurance coverage endorsed Eby" the Ontario, Trustees' Councilfor; board trustees while on board. business for 1975 at a cost of. ,$ per trustee and as supplied byd the Reliable Life Insurance Com-, pany. Any trustee wishing 40 have the additional coverage„.of' the death and dismemberment!` clause in effect when a trustee=is, engaged on other than boar* business may do so if the coy rr, age of $25 is 'paid by the trustee himself. $8 Million By -Law A borrowing by-law for eight million dollars was approvedfor the board to borrow if necessary to carry on business. To the ques- tion as to whether the board had, ever borrowed the full amount; R. B. Dunlap, superintendento, business affairs, replied the most was half a million and only for a day or a few days to tide the board over until a grant payment came through. R. J. Elliott, Blyth, discussed` interest rates paid by different banks and Cayley Hill, Goderich,.F and Charles Thomas, Brussel, MEMBERSHIP AWARD WINNERS of the Kinsmen -Club of Wingham Grant McIntyre, Alex Strong, Gary Watcher and Leroy Jackson (seated) and Larry McDonald, Rene Jones, John Green and Don Carter (back row) were presented With tabs by president Andy McBride (standing far left) at the Jan. 14 meeting. uron-Bruce 'MPP. cites main issues Regional government, inflation and health delivery. systems were cited as major area issues for 1975 by Huron -Bruce MPP Mur- ray Gaunt. Speaking at a meeting of the Kinsmen Club of Wingham Janu- ary 14, Mr. Gaunt expressed his agreed that rates should be in.: ' 'personal opinions on vestigated and.Mr. Dunlop was. • be the topical issues for this dis- authorized to re -negotiate terrri;a strict in this and future years. with the -bank. .a Ile told some 27 Kinsmen,*that what would Mr. Dunlop suggested that if the board asked for school leivies to -be- paid oftener than twice . yearly by the various municipali- ties "interest would be down con- siderably. Cayley Hill was appointed chairman of the board's ad hoc salary negotiating committee with the teachers and he was given authority to choose a com- mittee of five additional trustees. Miss. Mary Campbell, student services teacher, has completed her probationary teaching con- tract satisfactorily and was given a permanent contract effective January 1. .. An amending by-law was approved for the chairman's ad - Please turn to Page 8 Commences l9thyear on p county council With the inaugural session of Huron County Council in Goderich last week, Reeve Joe Kerr of Wingham commenced his 19th year as a member of that body, many years longer than any other council member in the history of the county. During his years on council, Mr. Kerr -has attended meetings in four.locations — the old court house building, which was destroyed by fire, the British Exchange Hotel, a former high school building in Gocierich and more recently in the new court house. He has served for 10. years on the county road committee. and was re-elected to that committee lastweek for a further two-year term. Legal technicality A legal technicality could deny landowners in the Huron -Bruce area the right to appeal to the Ontario Land Compensation Board if they are not satisfied. with Ontario Hydro's purchase or easement offer regarding land being expropriated for power linea from Bruce to Seaforth. Under its new land acquisition policy, announced by Onthrio Hydro in September, 1974, far- mers were promised they would have the right to appeal compen- sation to the Land Compensation Board as a final recourse. The decision of the board was to be party to the Ontario Court of Appeal within 30 days. Land- owners in the Huron -Bruce area are the first to be dealt with under the new policy. Besides appealing to the On- tario Land Compensation Board, under Hydro's new policy, the landowner can also seek greater compensation by continuing to negotiate with Hydro or by re- questing his case be considered by the Board of Negotiations which is set up by the province to help in bargaining. Suggestions by the Board of Negotiations however are not considered bind - the question _ of regional govern- ment would become an important issue "mainly pause of the pressures created by Douglas Point." Studies on restructured government systems are already under consideration in both Hur- on and Bruce counties, he said. Inflation has hit everyone clos- er to home. "People are getting worried about what's happening to their dollars," Mr. Gaunt said. "People may not be very. nervous about the situation right now, but they're looking to the future and asking where it's going to get us." He noted that it was mostly an attitude of concern and frus- tration, even at government levels. "We're somewhat limited in dealing with inflation on pro- vincial levels," he explained. He cited a balanced. budget as one possible solution. "We've had ten years of being relatively prosper- ous, yet we've encountered con- sistently deficit budgeting;" Mr. Gaunt said. On a larger scale, Mr. Gaunt tried to discount rumors about a recessionary period in Canada's future. "We're confronted appar- ently, according to economic ex- perts, with higher unemployment and; people who are supposed to know say that it's going to be a difficult year until the last quart- er. But it's questionable which comes first. If you start talking long enough about recession, first thing you know you convince people there is a recession and they're going to start sitting back and doing nothing, and sooner or later we'll have a recession." Part of the reason for the grim outlook, Mr. Gaunt explained, is the state of United States econ- omy. "A lot of that's bound to spill over here and affect our economy," he said. The Mideast situation was also cited as a key factor. "The raise in oil prices was a key event in 1974 econ- omics," Mr. Gaunt said. Looking somewhat into the future, he con- cluded "That's a question mark ... but if everything holds to what it is nbw, 1976-1977 appear to be very good." Health delivery systems were highlighted as the third key issue for the area. Mr. Gaunt referred to certain changes proposed in the Mustard Report, prepared by a professor from McMaster Uni- versity. The report made ssniae "far-reaching • recommendations that have caused concern and anxiety," he said. Mr. Gaunt re- ferred specifically to recom- mendations • in the report that doctors operate only through clinics, that hospital boards be Kin receive awards for attendance Attendance awards were pre- sented to 13 members of the Kins- men Club of Wingham by the club president, Andy McBride, at the January 14 meeting. On hand to receive • the tabs were Alex Strong, four years; Grant McIn- tyre, LeRoy Jackson and John Green, three years; Don, Carter, two years; and Gary Watcher, Larry McDonald and Rene Jones, one year. Awards were also pre- sented to Mac Ritchie, eight years; Doug Layton, seven years; Gary Robinson, four years; Murray McLennan, two years; and Bob Middleton, one year, but they were not on hand to receive their pins. The radio auction chairman, Gary Watcher, reported on the success of the auction that netted a clear profit of $1,931.50. "It's the best year yet," he said, and "definitely thanks to the public who donated their money to buy the articles, to the merchants for the cash and merchandise, and to the Kinsmen Club for its sup- port." In other business, the club voted to\ continue to support the bike rodeo for yet another year and announced that the Mercy Brothers dance would be held June 7. "fazed out and that hospitals be run on a regionalized basis. Mr. Gaunt explained that this form of "specialization" would mean, in effect, the loss of local hospitals. "I'm sure we'd end ,up with several large hospitals in very large centers, while those in smaller areas wouldbe relegated to clinics. They may be able to get away with this iia some Eastern. European countries where they have a 'dictatorship; but I don't think it would be ac- ceptable'. here." The opinions were offered after Mr. Gaunt had shown a film on the workings of 'the Ontario Parliament entitled, "Rep- resentative of the People''. Mr. Gaunt had served on the film.con- sulting committee and explained he had brought the film because "it's easier than preparing a speech." The Huron -Bruce MPP ended his presentation with a humorous account of an incident during his 1962 election campaign in Wing - ham. It was during a door-to-door campaign on a rainy Saturday morning, he said, that he was confronted by a naked man, who opened the door in answer to his knock. "I was taken aback," Mr. Gaunt said, "but proceeded to ex- plain who I was." The man ex- plained he had just called for a doctor and "had mistaken me for the doctor," he said. "We chatted- - for about a minute and then Ileft. Needless to say I looked him straight in the eye throughout the whole encounter." Mr. Gaunt said that he still doesn't know who it was "..: but I can take you to the house where it happened." One firecall in snowstorm There was only one fire call for the Wingham Fire Department last week, but as luck would have it it came the evehing,of the Jan. 16 snow storm. Firemen were called out to the home of Harold Lamont on the B- line in West Turnberry to exting- uish chimney and stove pipe fires. Chief Crothers said there were no injuries or damages from the fire. Two injuries, high damages in accidents Two persons were injured and. damages were high in . seven separate, accidents investigated. by the ,Wingham detachment of w the Ontario Provincial Police this; week. sit Jeff Jillings of Fordwich was injured in a two -car collision Monday, Jan. 13 on County Road. 30, north of Howick Township.. passe Road nger. -2-3. Mra. Jillingscardnven+� Ewas' a Thomas Jiinllirlgs The sego .. was divan by v l also of !'otdwich.'Damages were estimated at $1,359,,,'l to second injury was the result of an acci- dent on Sunday at Lot 24, Con- cession 16 of Grey Township;. Christine Gulutzen of RR 2, Brus- sels, was hurt when the Moto -Ski she was driving .struck a tree. Jean McDonald of Belgrave was involved in a single -car acci- dent on Highway 4, south of the Maitland River Bridge Wed- nesday, Jan. 15, when her car drove off the east edge of the road and struck a pole. Total damages were estimated at $800. k Two single -car "accidents oc- curred Thursday, Jan. 16, result- ing in moderate damages. An estimated $250 damages were caused to the car of Leslie Bates of RR 1, Clifford, who had an accident on Highway 9, east of the Wellington -Huron County Line junction. Dorothy Moore of Kincardine was involved in an accident on Highway 86, west of the Maitland River Bridge when her car went into the south ditch, broke a fence post and then went through a wire fence owned by Daniel Ross of RR 2, Bluevale. Damages were estimated at $125. An estimated $600 damages were incurred in a collision on County Road 12 at 'Concession Road 2-3 involving Clifford Ritchie of RR 3, Walton and Roger McFadden of °Alma. An accident on Saturday involved Agnes M. Gaunt and Andrew l ,itskes of Wingham and an un- known third car in a collision on Highway 86, east of the Tees - water Road junction. Damages were estimated at $500. The Wingham OPP also re- ported one person charged under the Liquor Control Act, ten charges and 14 warnings under the Highway Traffic Act and 11 investigations -with six charges laid under the Criminal Code. denies farmers access to the Land Compensation Board Now, because of various "options" regarding land to be expropriated for transmission lines from the Bruce Generating Station to Seaforth, landowners in the area could be denied access to the Land Compensation Board, depending on which option they favor. As explained by Ken Crombie of Hydro's property division, Toronto, when Hydro expropri- ated land from Bruce to Seaforth they were granted rights to a 900 ft. strip of land from Bruce to Bradley Junction, a 490 ft. strip from Bradley south to Wingham to Seaforth. Hydro however then found it "could live with" a 490 ft. strip from Bruce to Bradley instead of the 900 ft. strip'and with a 120 ft. strip from Bradley to Wingham instead of 490 ft. Consequently, after discussing the matter with farmers and with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in general, Hydro decided it wold offer landowners the options of: selling 900 or 490 ft. or granting an easement for 490 ft. in the Bruce to Bradley section; selling 490 ft. or selling or granting an easement on 120 ft. in the Bradley granting an easement for 120 ft. in the Wingham to Seaforth strip. George Underwood of RR 1, Wingham, a member of the Bruce -Huron Negotiating Com- mittee and also of the Concerned Farmers of the United Townships (who are opposed to locating transmission lines across class one and two agricultural land), 'stresses that if the landowner chooses an option other than that granted at expropriation hear- ings, he is changing the terms of the agreement and therefore can- not appeal the amount of com- pensation to the Land Compensa- "We can't blame this on Hydro," Mr. Underwood said. "But the fact remains that we were promised access to the Land Compensation Board and unless legislation is changed we're not going to have it." Mr. Underwood said that while landowners were aware of the two different amounts of land (900 ft. and 490 ft.) with regard to the Bruce to Bradley portion because they were publicized during the Hearing of Necessity held in Wingham last year, the other options came after Hydro was granted its land rights. . in a telephone conversation on Mon- day, Mr. Crombie said, "in essence we have a problem". Ontario Hydro and the Bruce - Huron committee have held a meeting to try to resolve the matter. Both sides agree that landowners ought to have access to the Land Compensation Board. Mr. Crombie said Hydro of- ficials are working to try to find a way around the difficulty. He added that a recent report on the Land Compensation Boarll, made recommendations which could be helpful, but that the legislature has not approved implementing t �: • ecom endations, Mr. Underwood said the Bruce-., Huron group contacted the Minis- try \of Energy regarding the matter on Sept. 18, 1974 but has received no reply. They have also contacted MPP Murray Gaunt (Huron Bruce - Lib.) . "We're tl g first people to come under this neve Hydro land policy, but it's going to effect everybody connected with transmission lines from now on, so it has to be settled," he said. . Mr. Crombie said there were approximately 120 properties in- volved in the Bride to Seaforth line. Some of the' landowners have alrea ' settled, he said.'