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County Council rejects
proposal for welfare
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER influx of new people.
4 Warden Hayter said modern
Alvin D. Smith, chairman of population was on the move and
the executive committee of that it was not always true that a
Huron County Council, asked local welfare officer knew the
for discussion Friday on the background of the people
question of county welfare and applying for welfare assistance.
was rewarded with a deluge 'of Reeve Roy Westcott,
comments that had to be . Usborne, said he would like to
curtailed by Warden James see some figures which would
Hayter in order to carry on with give him an idea of, the cost of
other business. operating a county welfare unit
The crux of the discussion for one year. He said the Bruce
was whether or not council County delegation which
should look into the possibility addressed county council in
of forming a county welfare unit September painted a "pretty
with trained personnel to rosy picture," but were using
manage its affairs. figures from, the six summer
Clerk John Berry thought the months. a °
government would look "with Westcott noted that in most
favor" on Huron County " municipalities, the winter
Council if it did enter the field months are the costliest where
of county welfare. welfare payments are concerned.
• Said Berry, "This is about the l-Lullett Reeve Hugh Flynn
only matter we have not taken commented, "Locally, we can
over that is within our look after it better than
authority." someone from the county."
,Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle Jack Alexander, Wingham,
commented, "I think the -thing- advised that- his town, on the
we have to concern ourselves other hand, believed welfare
• with is the even distribution of should be administered on a
county welfare. In the past the county basis. •
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the local taxpayer in mind.
"We seem to be continually
eroding away the authority of
local council," stated McKinley.
"I'm not death against any
county system that is working
well, but lettsArot change for
sake of change."
Goderich Deputy Reeve
Walter Sheardown said, "It
doesn't cost us a nickel to
operate our welfare committee
in Goderich; After the
assessment deal, I'm very
skeptical to go along with
county welfare."
Derry Boyle spoke again. He
asked if Exeter was a part of
Huron County. He said he
was "fed up to here" with the
smallness of municipalities in
Huron County " which had
concern only for their own
private problems.
Gordon Hess, Reeve of
Zurich, requested the,,, discussion
be closed. He warned council,
"If we keep turning down
responsibility, we mutat succumb
to -new legislation. The system is
changing and we must go along
or there is no future for county
council. I think we have to think ,
not what's best for today, but
what is best in 10 or 15 years*,
from today."
In closing the subject for the
day, council referred the matter,
back to committee for futher
study. In the meantime council
requested Clerk Berry invite a
report from some other county
which had been ' involved in
county welfare for a full year or
more.
In other business, council
agreed that there should be
uniformity in the gift given
employees at retirement, 1t --was::, ...�
decided that gold cuff links and a
tie .pin bearing the county crest
should be established as the
regular gift for retiring county
employees. ,
and bar . on
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burden has been placed on John Flannery, Seaforth, river
certain municipalities." ;; thought the larger municipalities
Warden Hayter had vacated were loading their" welfare
the warden's chair in order to problems onto the shoulders of'�
speak more freely on the matter`:' rural municipalities "who have
stuation'
He. told Chairman Roy B. worked hard to keep their
`dangerous
Cousins and other members of welfare recipients down".
council -,that the rehabilitation of Everett Mcllwain of Goderich
welfare recipients was a matter Township concurred. He.said his
of prime importance. municipality was blessed with an
"We shouldn't have one efficient welfare officer and
generation after the other doubted if Goderich Township
carrying on .with welfare," would be interested in the
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remarked Hayter. He said local introduction of county welfare.
welfafe officers have been The Reeve of Goderich, Harry
sincere, , but they are just not Worsell said, "Goderich isn't too
qualified to deal with many of hard hit. We're doing very
„ the problems that come up in nicely."
welfare work. McKillip Reeve Allan Stewart
Discussion revealed that some pointed out that' the urban areas
w municipalities in the county had an opportunity to get their
- have a very insignificant amount' welfare dollars back. "What
of welfare . payments while revenue have we as a township?"
certain other areas encounter , he asked.
real difficulty. .b Blyth Reeve Borden„Cook
There—was-some- indieation-----told-eounei-l---thhe-eou-rrty--had--no--
that municipalities surrounding welfare problem at the present
• Huron Park at the former CFB time. Stanley Township Deputy
Centralia are experiencing new Reeve Anson McKinley said the
problems brought. on by an matter had to be resolved with
v
it
,. Goderich mayor Dr. G. F.
Mills last weekqrged council to
contact the federal department
of public works and the federal
department of transpdrt
concerning a sand bar that has
formed across the mouth of the
Maitland River.
Dr. Mills suggested copncillors
go to the harbour and see the
bar which he described” 'as a
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cause for concern with regard to
the safety of the Sifto Salt Mine
property' if flooding does occur
and urged immediate action.
Councillor Paul Carroll,
chairman of the harbour
committee,. said he had viewed
the sand . bar from the air and
informed council it extended for
a considerable' distance under
Water on each side of the visible
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High scores are getting onto the record books at Little Bowl this year and on Friday evening of last
week three members of leagues were honored following regular league play. Mrs. Marilyn Bannister
has a high triple of 805 and a high average of 233 which is high for the house and the league; Russ
Gemmill, right, has a high triple of 892 and an high average of 256 which is also highfor the house
and the league and Jim McWhinney bowled a high single of 408 during play with the Thursday
night men's major league. He received a cheque for $20 from alley owner Harry Little, for his
efforts. Anyone scoring over 400 is presented With the award. Marilyn and Russ arehwith the
Friday Nighters Mixed League. - 'staff photo.
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"...very dangerous situation." portion c,f the bar. He said there
Dr. Mills said a previous bar appeared ' to be thousands of
across the river had resulted in tons of sand building across the
flooding of the harbour area and river mouth.
feared if the ,present bar is not The sand bar has formed
removed before winter sets in across the mouth of the river at
serious damage could be caused a, point level with the westerly
ooding-- and by ince— end -of- thr-wal--thatr'edges`the—
, breaking loose in the spring and
being washed onto the harbour
breakwall.
He said there was serious
The river moutlr-- has been
reduced from approximately
350 feet to_ 20_ feet by the bar.
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A Hallowe'en contest was held at Goderich Memorial Arena
• Friday evening, October 31 under the auspices of the Goderich
Recreation and Community Centre Board. prizes of $5 each were
awarded to the best five costumes entered. Children who
attended the arena in costume were allowed to skate free during
public skating that followed the judging. Left to right are
Elizabeth Anne Allan, 93 Elgin Avenue; Andrea Jackson, 22
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Three hour
holiday
apIJroved
for Nov. 11
Council approved closing of
businesses in Goderich for a
three-hour period on November
11 for the observance of
Remembrance Day.
A letter from the Royal
Canadian Legion, ,branch 109
requested council declare
November 11 a public holiday.
Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, said he
felt it was a good idea to have a
holiday to enable people to
attend the ' services, ' but
suggested council keep in mind
the possible effects the
declaration of a holiday would
have on local industry.
"It needs careful
consideration `before granting a
holiday inany town because
right away employees have to be
paid for the holiday and this can
place an unfair burden on
certain businesses," he said.
Deputy Reeve Walter
Sheardown told council he was
at the meeting of the Legion
concerning Remembrance Day
and said he felt the Legion did
not want the whole day made a
holiday. He suggested a holiday
be declared from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Council agreed.
In other business: Council
decided to take no action on a
'second letter from the Goderich
Community Safety Council
requesting assistance as the
matter is already in the hands of
the finance committee, Dr. Mills
said the finance committee was
waiting to hear from local
service clubs, who had been
approached by council on the
matter. '
Gloucester Terr. residents reach agreement
A delegation of residents of
Gloucester Terrace w s a gain
before Goderich Tow ouncil
last- week ""'to hear council's
decision with regard to closing a
section of the street's
right-of-way.
Council plans to sell a 24 -foot
wide strip of the allowance on
the north side of the street to M.
L. Hetherington who wants to
build- a house on property, he.
owns there.
The residents objected to the
sale of the property fearing
increased snow removal
problems and the possibility of
the street becoming dangerous if
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suggested but "...quite a bit
less," He said members of
council had measured the road
and found it to be less =in some
cases as narrow as•7 5 feet.
Council agreed the width of
the road would depend on where
the measurement _ was taken
from and Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor,
suggested the road be surveyed
to establish property lines before '
proceeding.
Mr. Hetherington told council
he did not want to interfere with
the - other homes on the street
and only wanted the extra land
to use as lawn area and plant
flower beds. He said he would be
willing to withdraw his request
Jr. Mils -asked -if -they--would,
then, agree to Mr. Hetherington
proceeding and hey said they
would.
objections to the proposition
under. the circumstances.
for the land if it • was ' going to
present problems.
"I have sufficient land there
now to build my house," he
said, "but it would have
improved 'the. appearance of the
street quite a bit if I could have ,
had that piece to mow and plant
a few flowers on."
-Members "of - the -delegation
said they had misunderstood the
intentions of Mr. Hetherington
believing he was going to build
out onto the area requested.
They said they had no
Council later gave third and
final reading to a bylaw
conveying the property
requested to Mr. Hetherington.
A similar request from another
area -man concerning the
remainder of the land on the
street has been held over
pending survey of the • land by
the town engineer.
ade narrower.
The delegation had been at nd -tecim•in
Jug ee entered
council October 23 and had
been asked to return in one
A letter from Donnelly and CHHL;plcin Sundciy
gornesweek for a decision.
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Murphy, "on behalf of the
residents, informed council A meeting 'of the Central The .Sunday contest will be Sunday night feature at the
closing othe road allowance Huron Hockey League was held between Bayfield and Goderich • Goderich arena and the
would restrict the "...use and at Goderich Memorial Arena Building Centre with the face off executive is looking forward to
enjoyment of the residents Sunday evening'to discuss' the slated for 8 p.m. providing fans with a good
property and would be
"d ,,operation of the league this year. The games will be a regular season.
considered escnmmat
ory
The letter added action would At the meeting the entry of aJuvenile team from Goderich
be taken if' council proceeded was accepted and'the first league Planschangedfor
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with the plans to sell.
Les Pitblado, spokesman for ) game was ,scheduled for Sunday
the• delegation, said the road was evening in Goderich.
not 99 feet wide as council The league now consists of six ru cepower centre
teams from: Clinton,
Holmesville, Bayfield, Goderich " „
North Street.
Building Centre, Dominion Road Two•new developments in the
Machinery Co. and the Goderich construction of the Bruce
minister is
recovering
Juveniles. Nuclear Power Centre 'were
- - -• A new executive is being announced last week by Atomic
• formed, headed by Ross Energy of Canada Limited and
Crawford. Final plans for -the Ontario Hydro. -
executive were made at a A fossil -fuelled steam plant
Friends ' of Rev. Donald meeting Wednesday evening and will be located on the 2,300 acre
MacDonald, minister of Northwill be released next week. site just south of the Douglas
Street United Church, will be ' - Deb Shewfelt has been asked Point Nuclear Power Station
pleased to hear Mr. MacDonald to serve as referee in chief .and which went into operation in
is recuperating rapidly from the will make his decision as to 1967. The steam plant will serve
recent sickness that sent him to whether he will accept or not by as an alternative' source of steam,
Alexandra Marine and General next week. to ensure maximum production
Hospital.from AECL'S :'lir ton -a -year
-M- Mr. MacDonald was ordered Coaches will be Bill Fritzley . heavy water-- prod tion plant
Cambria Road; Rick Moody, -240 Elgin Avenue; Angela Wray,--- and Gordon Walters.
245 Jones Street; Councillor Paul' Carroll, chairman of the to .hospital for rest after he was until the Bruce Generating
found to_ be suffering from A spokesman for the Station goes into full operation.
recreation board who presented the prizes and Debbie Chessell, fatigue following a very heavy executive said this week the The Bruce Generating Station
247 South Street. The judging was carried out by Bill Lumby,
arena Manager; Mrs, Martha Rathburn of the recreation board and
Ron Price, board secretary.
cold. Juvenile team was formed to to be built by Ontario Hydro
He will be released this increase the amount of good will be located at the northern
weekend but will not be allowed quality hockey available for end of the site. It was originally
- staff photo. to conduct Sunday services yet. local fans at the arena. - intended to locate this nearer
the centre of the site but safety
considerations established by the
Atomic Energy Control Board,
relative to the operation of, the
heavy water plant have
necessitated a . reassessment of
this.
Hydrogen Sulphide gas used
in the production of heavy water
is toxic and certain precautions
are .necessary in the vicinity of
chemical plants employing it. -
These,, are minimal outside the
heavy water production plant
compound and are quite
practical for nearby essential
construction and . operating
plants.
Since the Bruce centre
involves a complex of plants
including a chemical production
plant with overlapping phases of
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Council will set a precedent this- month
when it calls a public meeting later in the
month. -
Councillors Paul Carroll and Deb Shewfelt
suggested a meeting be held that would
enable the residents of the town to question
council' on it actions since the first of the
year and perhaps would serve to "clear the
air" on certain subjects.
Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, said he fel it
Councillors ask for public 'meeting
would be a good idea to . hold such a
meeting. He suggested the council had done
everything it had set out to do with the
exception of relocating the town dump and
suggested it might prove beneficial to
council if the public could offer concrete
suggestions on subjects,
Councilldr Paul &moil said the people of
Canada are too often unable - to
communicate with their government and
many problems are unanswered because the"
people are separated from their government.
He said to hold the meeting during the "off
year" (the year between elections) would
serve many purposes.
Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown said he
felt it would be a waste of time. Fie, said he
felt the press had' covered council meetings,
fai'rl'y well and said he doubted if 10 people
would attend. '
Dr. Mills suggested it might be better to
hold an invitational type of meeting with
representatives of the local business groups,
service clubs and industry.
Councillor Shewfelt said there was only
one way to find out if people would attend
and that was to hold the meeting. He said it
would at least be worth a try.
Councillor Ed Giesbrecht said, he felt it
would be a very good idea and Councillor
Dave Gower said he would go along with the
suggestion. '
Councillor Frank Walkom said he felt
people wo}d come only to criticize and not
to give codstructive talk. Dr. Mills said he
believed he could control the meeting' if this
occu rred.
Councillor Reg Jewell said he would have
to agree' with those who felt few people
would attend, but he would also agree to the'
proposal.
Reeve Harty Worsell said it didn't matter
to him "I see plenty of people every day
anyway." he said. ,
Council agreed to advertise the meeting
for sometime later this month.
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