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Housing project creates
• problems for residents
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A delegation ot Cambridge Street
residents petitioned, council last Thursday to
do something about , water lying 'close to
homes in the area.
Spokesman for_ 1Iie delegation was llarold
Lathb who told council the cousttuction,of
new homes by the Ontario Housing
Authority had resulted in. surface .water
running off the property being shed onto
private property on ('anihridge Street.
Mr. 'Lamb said there was a nine -foot heap
of , fill hellind the . buildings under
construction -and Water was [tinning off the
area and into basements.
He said he had recently completed a Lot of
work,in his own basement and didn't want it
ruined by water. Ile said there were others i11
the aiea MI6 we,,e.w0rse off than he.
A suggested ietaining wall was considered by telephone calls o11 Friday.
by the delegation to he unsatisfactory "as it
would be an eye sore.•'
Mr. Lamb said lie,1141 visited the site and
spoken to "seine killd of insl>iector" and had
been told it was none of his business.
"I told Hilo I •lived•hesidc that mess And it
was some (I' my business," Mr. Lainb said:
He pointed out the local , housing
authority can do nothing until the buildings
are completed and handed over. -
I)r. G. Frank Mills -informed the
delegation a stinilai coinplaint had been
received- in another. area and the Ontario
(lousing Authority had been.advised of the
condition by Ienet. He assuied the
delegation the wane! would 1)e followed up
AnEditorial
Why this secrecy?
Thursday, March 27, Goderich council
met for its regular weekly meeting. It was
the last regular meeting scheduled before the
April 1 'deadline on a dump site decision, set
in February by the Ontario Department of
► Public Health.
One would think something would have
been said at that meeting to let the people of
---Goderich know what the_situation w_a,,s._
Nothing was said at, the meeting by
anyone but Dr. G. ,F. Mills, mayor, who
pointed' out, it was the last meeting before
i the deadline and asked if any decision had
been made. He was told by Public •Works
Committee Chairman Harry Worsell a
meeting of the committee would be held
after council: '
No decision was made at that meeting and
• no details were released.
To date, no details of any special meetings
have been released and as far as the .general
public' is concerned they could well believe
that nothing -is being done, _ -
This apparently is not the case. The
committee is 'having, talks with an operator
• of a gravel pit in the area with a, view to
using his property for garbage disposal. The
pit is considerably further from town than
the wire approved by the health departments
of Otario and Huron County, but' the
'additional transportation costs areexpected
to be offset by bringing 'in two other
municipalities to share the costs of the site.
The Health department has tested the site
and there is a good possibility the site can be
approved. Engineers' surveys must be carried
out and the whole bit must be approved by
the department concerned in Toronto
• which, incidentally, seems to be the Energy
and Resources Commission now .- and then
approval,i, .must be had 'from the
municipalities involved:
It sounds" good and if the costs of
equipment and' opera -tion -can beshared
between the municipalities, it will no doubt
be a good thing for the town and a feather in
the cap of the men who pulled it off.
- But why all 'the secrecy? Why hide the
details from the people of Goderich who
"-have a big stake in the outcome of the talks
and who will be footing the bill if - and
• when - a new dump. goes into use?
Obviously, the committee would not want
to spoil the possibilities through a premature
statement as to what or whom is involved.
Equally obvious is the fact that costs can't
be revealed until it is known whether or not
other municipalities will enter, into an.
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agreethent to share the pita But what is
wiong with a general statement that talks are
being held; a site is being eonsidered; the
site might be approved and if all goes well
the town might save some money?
Surely the people of Goderich are entitled;
to that much at least.
There is also a possibility the town will Due to recent increases in postal
try to get -away without -buying equipment,rates and a general overall increase in
but rent, on-site equipment from the costs, the Signal -Star regrets it must
Skunk bounty
bylaw approved
Goderich council "Thursday night
approved 'a bylaw that 'will pay .i $2.50
skunk: bounty to town residents.
TI1e bounty will he paid to any resident
who signs an affidavit claiming to have
disposed of a skunk from his properly.
TI•(e town Inas been. experiencing a
problem. with 'skunks and it was. thought
advisable to take action. before spring
breeding starts.
The pests had been termed a -health
hazard by 1)r. G. P. A. Evans, nicdic,al officer
of health for Huron County.
It is not expected the bounty will he paid
to any residents,.elainiin0o have disposed of
skunks prior to the passing of the bylaw.
Signal -Star
announces
rate iflcreaS�
contractor who own it. That would be a real
money saver - on the surface at least '-
when the costs of heavy equipment could go
over $60,000. But .it would depend on the
equipment being adequate for the task and
the rental being within bounds.
But ' all of this is pure conjecture,
technically, because it was obtained from
sources other than the Goderich town
councilor its committee.
• It's a sorry state of affairs when the
--people r f -Goderich must learn about. the
actions of its council, and of the progress
being made on a vital issue, by going out of
town.
It's an equally sorry state Of affairs when
people in other municipalities know more
about what the committee from Goderichais
doing than the people of Goderich do
themselves.
It's about time this committee started
facing its responsibilities • toward the
taxpayers of this town and let the people
who pay the bills know what they are doing"
on their behalf. .
Hopefully something will be forthcoming
at the meeting of council tonight (Thursday,
April 3). Let us hope it is not goinkto be'
coming from the Ontario government.
These men no doubt' believe they will be
accomplishing in three months what the last
committee of council took 18 months to do.
But -let usnotforget the dump hasbeen
there far 20 years. Let us not forget that the
'approved, site could have been put into use
at the first of the year and above all let us
not forget that nothing can be done in short
order without prior ' knowledge of what
needs to be done. And it was in obtaining
this knowledge that the previous committee
of council took many months - and the
present committee will reap the benefits.
And let us also not forget that in the past
there has been no,hot breath on the backs of
the 'committee' members' necks from the
Provincial government because of an overdue
decision.
increase its rates.
Single copy rates will be increased
to 15 cents effective with the issue of
April 10. -Subscription rates will be
increased effective April 14.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Canadian
6 months $4.00
9 months... $5.00
1 year ..$6.00
United States
6 months $5.00
9 months $6.50 •
1 year , $7.50
Promote. former G�deijIcb to
OPP sergeant
to inspector.
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SINGLE ISSUES
FOR MAILING .27'
Due to Audit Bureau of Circulation
regulations, all subscriptions must' be
paid IN ADVANCE
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Wins trip
to Bermuda
A. C: Hutchinson of Hutchinson Radio
and T.V. 308 Huron Road, Goderich, has.,
won an all -expense -paid trip to Bermuda a
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the guest of Kelvinator of Canada, .Limited,
Mrs. Hutchinson will accompany him: -
Mr. Hutchinson won his trip during a
meeting at which he and other area dealers
were introduced to Kelvinator's 1969
products and programs. `Highlighting those
programs was :`Around the World with
Kelvinator". which paved the way for the
free holiday awarded to Mr. Hutchinson.
Kelvinator dealers' arc being shown the
company's 1960 products at a series of
meetings throughout the country. Each
dealer becomes eligible to participate in a
drawing and winncis arc ' awarded
all -expense -paid holidays in Bermuda
INSPECTOR. C. N. ANDERSON
on THIS -LAND QF
1 he "I own of Goderich wilt go "on'the
air" sometime in May ori ('13("s THIS LAND
OI' O1.11(5 series.
A six -man ('L'( crew Is scheduled to arrive
in ,town boon to start filming for the show
which- will bc,a feature on the opening of the
navigation season in "one 1 Ontario's Lake
• Ports." •
THIS LAND OF OURS is a weekly show
that reaches one million viewers from
HaliLix to Vancouver.
Producer John Lackey and his raw were
scheduled to arriv , "f ucsday of ext week,
but it is expected a camera crew will arrive
Saturday -for. the arrival of the first ship of
the season, the KIN(;DO( K, a Paterson Line
boat. is expected in for a load of salt from
the Silto wharf. •
• A team, has been i11 town i ser the past
tyvo weeks and researcher Bill Patterson had
nothing .but praise tor the men he, met:
George Parsons down at the grain elevators,
Gordon Muir al the Siftu intoe, Allan
MacDonald, our harbour master, and one
time rlewspaperrnar► Bill Elliott were
• included in the (audits handed .out as was
Mayor, 1)r. G. Frank Mills. Mr. Patterson
Sergeant Major C. N. Anderson of
\umbel (; District Headquarters, Ontario
Plovincial Police, Mount Forest, has been
piomoted to Inspector and tsterred to
Number 5 Headuarters, Downsview,
effective April 1. .0. ""
inspector -Anderson joined- the' force in
May, 1934 and was stationed at Walkerton.
Islington, Stratford and ('uderich. He had
served on the Motorcycle Patrol Branch for "
eight years.
While- on- posting to Goderich, Inspector
:lndeison was promoted to Corporal- and
.then to Sergeant. In January 1960 he was •
promoted to Staff Sergcant'and • transferred
to Moutlt Forest, lie was promoted. to
Sergeant_ Major +r-Aettaber-- i -V( .-
. 1rlspcctiar.Anderson is married and he and
his wife have 'a married son, two married
- dauglrters.and one grandson.
Town seeks
Maitland
survey
Goderich council is to make application
to the Federal Department of Public Works
for a survey of the Maitland River estuary
with, a view to establishing a . marina -
operation in the area. •
Councillor Paul Carroll, chairman of the
town's committee: told council Thursday
night Mr. and Mrs. 13. M. Homan are
interested 'in developing an island' they own
in the river but did not \vans to "go ahead
without the back ing .01_ tow n council.
Dr. G. Prank Mills, mayoi,said that under
the federal nulrirla policy, the government
would meet • the costs ,of on -water work
"dollar' for dollar'' with money spent for
shore 'facilities. .However, he stated, no costs
could be ascertained .until application was
made and the survey earried_-olt.
lfc pointed out a channel already exists in
the river mouth but it is unmarked. ' •
-The major portion of any' work carried
out by die federal government', would be. for
channel dredging and mark;)rg.
No details of oti;shore facilities have been
released.
programming, it is suggested times of
transmission on local 'channels be checked; '
Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, asked this week
that residents 'do all they .can to help `the
CBC personnel while they are here and
CSuggested it would be a good idea to have a
little early spring cleaning.
His Worship asked that as many as
possible show up for the arrival of. the fust
boat. The town's lire whistle will be sounded
• to announce the arrival.
Reeves stail:
street
t ' keove r
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The reeves of Goderich, Wingham and
Exeter last week stalled action that would
have led to county takeover ,of certain
streets,
The takeover was • proposed in a
said he couldn't have been more impressed "desirable road system" report which
with the reception Fre was given. y . county council referred back to its road
The show is being produced for CBC' -s- i;o.mmitl.ee or._additional „study after Jack,,_,..
Farm and Resource Department by John Alexander, Wingham reeve, and Clarance
Lackey and is tentatively scheduled for May Boyle, Exeter 'reeve, -- asked for time to
10; but with variation$ ' in local discuss the report. with their town councils.
If the report was accepted, Wellington
_Street_. _in Exeter, and Albert -Street in
Approve . heaIth
unit budget
Dr. G. P. A..Evans. MOH received Huron
County Council's approval Friday for a
,public health budget of 8227,511.
This figure includes 5167,016 for salaries
(including recent raises for the' staff which•
came into effect January 1, 1969): S 12,450
for total, personal services such as pension
--plan`-etc. -for mplOy ees: 820,600. fbr travel -
expenses; S6;225 .for „equipment including
new transcribing machines, for all unit
office; 54;560 for supplies; 512.075 for
rent and utilit)r services; and other, 54,585.
Last year's budget was S 187,000.
Nearly S10,000 has been budgeted ,to
alleviate the "source of frustration to
professional and technical .personnel "who
must spend hours writing or typing reports. -
With new transcribing equipment, they will
diciate • reports and typists will play them
hack and prepare the necessary forms.
As well, preventative dentistry; a dental
. service for pre-schoolers and school children.
should be available later this year. -Tile
estimates also include sums to extend the
medical and nursing aspects of the school
health service: this year particularly in the
high schools.
.County -wide 'sputum tytology will he
undertaken. -This is a technique wherehyilhe
co-mmOn "spit" of moderate and heavy
cigarette smokers is examined periodically in
order that abnormal cells which could lead
to cancer. can be detected while still in the
curable stage. -
Corriprehensive . Horne Care • is ur1der
development now in the county but it is
unlikely' there will be - any financial
commitment .of'signi.ficance this year.
The Province of Ontario. shares on a
50.50 basis with the expenses of the public
health budget. In effect; the county's share
will he about S1.14,000.
County to Ios assessment buildin
BY SHIRLEY J. KELL
Huron County Will not only surrender its
property assessing to .the Province of -Ontario
in January, butwill turn over its whole new
administrative building in Goderich as well,
county council learned officially last Friday.
Members of .the council's, executive
committee said that the Dept. .of Municipal
Affairs wants to rent the entire building and
will .reititidrse the county for furniture and
equipment purchased this year, for the
building.
The adminstrative building, opened only
last December, was erected ,to house the
county's own new assessing department
which no occupies the first floor of the
fwo=ss"itorey stiiacTu"re:
-The top' filtior-wag`
offered to the county board of education for
its offices, but the school board decided to
use space in Central 1 -futon Secondary
School in Clinton.
Members of the property committee said
they "regret that no one ( in Huron County)
was. advised of the proposed change in
assessment policy` prior to the actual
construction of this new building. this
information might have changed the plans
and the thinking of the property committee
at that time."
The building program continues at the
administrative building. Parking facilities are
- brirrrg-extended-r+ird-the-•arehrtee-Hs-seeufitig
,prices for partitioning.
. In other business at• county council's
Friday session, it was announced that
Raymond Scotchmer is the new 'curator of
the Huron- County Pioneer Museum .at a
$5,200 annual salary.
The -county renewed -its membership fee
in the amount of 85,000 with 'Midwestern
Ontario Development Arca Council, and
approved the following grants:
• Belgrave, Blyth, and Brussels Music
Festival, $25; Belgrave, Blyth and,Brussels '
School Fair; $25; Howick and Turnberry
School Fair, •$25; Midwcsfern Ontario
Science Fair, $25; Huron County Mutual
Fire Aid- Association, $250; scholarships of
University of Guelph, 8300; scholarships' 10
R idgetown College of Agriculture
Technology, $100; scholarships to
I'lnivcrsily of • Western_ _Ontario, $200;
schtilarships to University of Waterloo;
$2,09; scholarships to Centralia School of
Agriculture and.Home Economics, $200.
Bursaries to UWO, $1,000; bursaries to
University of Waterloo, $1,0M0; bursaries "to
Waterloo Lutheran University, 8200; UWO
building fund"; $900; Wingham ;and district
Hold conference for social workers
Wingham would have become county roads.
Goderich reeve Harry Worsell registered~
his displeasure at noting that parts of Elgin,
Wellington and Harbour Streets were
designated as county roads in the report.
The Exeter and Wingham streets are main
arteries leading to industrial sites and the
county believes it must take them over to
comply with the provincial _ highway
minister's criteria for desirable count)) roads
in urban areas.,
County 'Engineer James ° Britnell . told
county_ cnunc°il„ at its Friday afternoon
meeting that, the Huron, road budget this
year will remain within a levy of 1,0 mills.
Mr. Britnell presented a report submitted by
Elmer Hayter, Stanley Township reeve,.
chairman of the road committee.
The total road budget is more than S2.1,
million, with .the county's share just over
S 700,000. ° Road maintenance and
construction each total about S600,000,
with $,370,000 including new new S275,000
span budgeted for bridge building - one at
Benmiller on County Road 27',, and a
Middlesex °boundarybridge for which •the
Huron share will be $25;000.
• Mr. Britnell said the Ontario Dept. of
Highways has warned that "tiglit money"'
may prevent 100 per cent financing- of
supplementary bylaws. If so, he said, it may
be 'necessary to° delete some 'planned
projects.
Because final word from the DHO may
not come until late .this month or earlyMay,
the engineer said, the county is not now
calling for tenders. "We ;feel,' be said., "it
would be foolish to award contracts for
work that may not be approved by the
DHO."-
The county engineer also said that, plans
for ."hot mix" paving may not pass DHO
scrutiny because the province now feels that
some roads in.Ontario are "over -built." Plans
for new roads, he said, are for "just adequate,
and not luxurious" design.
to province
school ut 1110 retarded, 8350; Goderich and Tie consulting firm of -G..V. Kleinleldt
district school for Ilse retarded, 8350. -and Associates Ltd. has been engaged- to
'A, fund containing 5700 was set aside to - prepare ,,an _official plan for the County
GM! to- -hold variety show ri
By .Lorna Miller
The students of 61)(•I are once again
devoting Illdir lice time to a school el 1)11.
The- halls are hustling with activity in
preparation for out Variety Show entitled
"In 1)ays oI ('atirelot.”
The show involves ' approximately 150
cast nicnihtls and nuuly4nlure students and
teachers hard -at work'hehnnd the scenes. The
The Western Ontario regional conference . changing communities, he explained. school hand, undo :The direction of Mt,
-of -social- workers was-hold-at-CodGrlea--.". �ris-means social workers muck_be-.._ClaniC� h.11 Ile Is� I. Prepared rendItll)rIs
Psychiatric Hospital Tuesday, ( March 25. '► aware • of changing .pattcrlis in of the i lrisic I tool "('amelot" and are ready
Professor James Hackshaw of the University commTrnitics," Professor . Hackshaw for the show. ('hon musk' will he pro ided,
of Waterloo -Lutheran School- of ocial Work 'concluded. by a group of students under the supervision
.was the guest speaker. Following the workshop sessions, the of MIs. Robinson and Mr. Howe.
Professor Hackshaw, ' stated , that with annual election of officers of the association Athletically talented students are preparing
present-day social problems deeply was held with the following results: Hubert such events .is wrestling, tumbling, jousting,
imbedded in the fabric of the community, G. Schultz of Brantford was elected stilt -walking and dancing. One of the
social workers today Must place more president of the Western Ontario highlights of the evening will be a play. "The
emphasis on their prevention then in , the conference. He succeeds Basil Hall of
Ugly Duckling," put on by st►nlr of our
past. Goderich. Other officers are: vice-president, students. Behind the see' many studenls
. "Providing a service to the community is Michael* Conrioll of Woodstock, and arc prCparing, sage plops and costumes of
good, but is not good enough," he said. A executive members, Mrs. Audrey McLeod, (hal I,imc.
rapid growth in population and changes in Hamilton; ' Miss Maureen Walkley, Si, The entire show will he lieilurnled hrfr►re
age distribution -- one third of Canada's Thomas; Mrs,- Ruth Bacon, London; David King Arlhnn and Queen (,,ienevere as pail of
population -is_under-.5. on eight.hvovP.r. .kits°... - i 4lsot mid l;li Anie�t f �n :► tai di,„,1 .:uaki ,,ailAra.: iz1a.e,4. i2J-0,0101is_
are the majof elements in our rapidly Sound. . indeed a great display 01 1:lenl With all 1llc
he laid Co students need who are
attending o.1ller universities not already
receiving grants.
acts linked__ together ar.ound:_i►ttc central
theme.
Both' stat 1 and' studcnts are v orkingliard
revealing their talents. on the §cage and
behind the scerles. 10 stake the show a
success. 1 v(.‘tyoile involved deserves great
aeknowledgemei t fur their enol ts. The
Students Council 'is quite pleased with the
respottse from the student body.
'very student • 'in the school is
participating iii a massive ticket -selling
campaign. Tickets will also be available at
the door. Get your tickets now and don't
miss the show.
roma Club c�rnrnended
By Adrian Swanton
rl1 1)rama ('Iubof Goderich District
Collegiate presented the play ."Death Comes
To My Friend" by ('arI D011111mi, as its entry
in the fifth annual Huron -Perth District
Collegiate Drania ("estival, held at Stratford
Northwestern Secondary- School: March 28
alit. 29.
Prof. G. F. Buckley, English, and
dramatics instructor at the 1 niversity of
Western Ontario, was adjudicator.
In his review of the Goderich entry, Prof.
Bli k1ey tiaid he waw ,iusx t ipresscd f� yAlli
quality of performance and cited David
Royal, in his portrayal as Alecti, "a very
good leading man." The set design and
sound effects -altd won praise from the
professor.
Members of the cast, with David Royal,
were Janice Palmer, as Cynthia; Susan Miller
as Lady Lenster; Diane Muriday as Mariachi,
Paul Black as Jackson; and Greg Markson as
The Announcer.
• Directors were Barry Buchannon and
Beverly Chapman.
The play presented . by Stratford •
Northwestern Secondary School -The Fools
F rrand-was sblccted to represent
I 11 uron -1'crtl District a ttic rcgiar►a)
competition in Kitchener.
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