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Farmer -s' stand an e
tax discussed by County
John Stafford, president' of
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, , Wroxeter, 4, and
Mason , Bailey, vice-president,
Blyth, addressed Huron County
Council .,Friday Morning lid
Goderich but didn't- gain the'
support from the councillors for
which they had'hoped.
The 'two men presented a
brief to council, on, behalf of
"Huron . County farmers in
particular and. Ontario farmers in
general" which explained the
Federation's _ proposal to all
Ontario, ratepayers; ; rural and
urban, to. withhold , education
taxes this fall.
"As you well know, .the
Federation has suggested that
toward education in Ontario. He unfair since high school districts
said 'he knew of a farmer,.who were first formed. I know of one ,,
1iad,ovei" 500 acres and paid no farmer, who is paying as much
income tax at all because "he education tax. -as the whole
put everything back intothe village of Belgrave. What can we
business." do? I don't know,but we must
"He must have a gopd do something. We've been
bookkeeper, chided Stafford. pressed into bigger and bigger
James Hayter' asked about a farms and the education tax is
study being' made right now by going to kill us." -
the a Ontario government R y Pattison, East
concerning ;farm assessme t. Wawanosh, said he had
Bailey assumed Hayter was completed a.. study °of education.
„ referring to the scheme now in taxes for the past 100 years. He
operation in a township near had noticed that even at that
Brampton where farm taxes time, education accounted for
were increased by 18 percent; about one-half ?f the tax bill:
urban taxes by three percent; Bailey estimated that about
and corporation taxes ' were 75 to 80 percent of the farmers
lowered. However, it was later in the townships of Goderich,
farmers withhold their education • `°pointed out that this scheme was West Wawanosh, •Turhberry,
tax at the .end. of 1970, if . devised locally and was not a Hullett and Morris -had indicated
legislation is not introduced to direct result of new assessment they, would withhold their
relieve the inequities," said methods. • .. • education taxes this fall.
Stafford. ' "We are somewhat . Bill.Elston, Morris, .said "Do you want a revolution?"-
troubled by ' this action, but so withholing education taxes was asked Reeve Campbell ° e ;
far have not found any other a poor method to use to get "Farmers : are the ' most
coursedrastic enough to prove things changed. unre'volutionary IS up I know of
to the 'lawmakers ^that we will "It is not going, to get what in Ontario,"ret rted . Baileys
-not tolerate the situation,'_';.° we want,,"� observed Elston. "but there could be a revolution
.r. „ '14.x.ax� arms rn re -been v�erm._ 'yet?' - -.
.. ; -.!�t'�.;.,un%ztunate that rrt7t'-•- . �
action will involve rctiuncilwand '
may cause some embarrass-
. ment," continued Stafford. A
"Our purpose here is to help"you
'understand our-position,and if
..
possible, to generate sonYi°°" -
support from you:' count on. equaiizatioii
The Federation brief noted
that while farmers pay 12
s.s�ssment staff instructs
percent of their income in Just after the question of
property taxes, • the rest of the educations taxes had been given
—--province-pays-between-three-and- --thorough- -study, --representatives
five percent. Taking professional n from the Huron County
people as group, the brief also' Assessment office presented .a
stated, they are paying only one brief instruction course on the
to two percent of their income application of • the equalization
in property tax. factor which will affect tax
"We suggest that all costs of ' assessment in the county
education - be paid by the beginning in 1971.. , . .�-..
province," said Stafford. "The Questions were invited by the
loss of revenue can ,be recovered Warden, Roy Westcotto . who.
through new tax structure and warned councillors they, would
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transfers to income °'and be expected to. -return homemith •
corporation tax:':. Po. • k nowledge about this subject.
Allan Cam bell reeve pof c31 have a question;" said
McI�iI1op vires
the first to stseg ' llYitier ',,f arily, reeve of
He told the representatives froii Colborne. "Who in the world
th/Federation that withholding ever came up .with a thing like
taxes this fall was not the best this?" • . '
solution to the problem. - "That's ;what education -
""Why don't they start down does!" interjected Ree3e _Anson
in Toronto- and cut down the McKinley Stanley to the deligit
• cost involved and' try- and. relieve of his fellow councillors.
the cost of education?" 'asked Figures attached to the report
C b Il showed what changes would
Campbell stated that it would have been
ampe.
In other business during the
morning session, couticil
approved. ' an_.__.- .executive
committee recommendation to
the effect' that beginning
.December 1, 1970, the
retirement polic of the county,
will state that all county
'employees retire at the end'of
the first full pay period beyond
their 65th birthday;
' Approved a reforestation.
report showing replanting costs
-at $2221.23 of which the
county paid $1,110.62. directly
as :♦well . as $562.10 in ,:other
expenses;
Heard that the surplus to the
end of August 19701s $195,5;43
with an , estimated surplus of
$201,394 'estimated for the year
ending December 31;
And planned a bus trip to the
'University of Western Ontario
where .members of council are to
.be luncheon gilests. -
a•
ffected in 1970 if the
cost. $222,000 to update new method of determining
education in • 1GYcKillop- where, percentage• of costs per
there are presently six one -room. ‘municipality, -had. been. used to
schools in operation. calculate taxes.
f t were
there anyway," continued shown in Hay , 'Tow'nship,
Campbell.. "Why don't they Ashfield Township, the towns'of
leave things as they are for a Goderich, Exeter and Win.glia%n' '
year or so until we see what and the villages of Bayfield and
happens?" Brussels. • -
We're old-fashioned ,back Signi scan increases
Warden - Roy Westcott, Sizeable decreaseswould have •
Usborne, said his .municipality • been effective in the townships'
has borrowed to the limit and - of Grey, Howick, Huilett,
would be-in"trouble.it it had to McKillop, Morris, Tuckersmith,
borrow much money to pay the Usborne and West Wawanosh,
• education levy. the, town of 'Seaforth and the
"Where do we go from here? ' village of Blyth., ,
asked-Westcott.
Stafford had no solutions but
he said it would be foolish to
concede now in this matter. -'
"We've got them thinking
down there now," said Stafford.
"If we ride this thing out we
may get some action."- '
'Wilmer Hardy, reeve of
Colborne, suggested a poll of the
municipalities present to '
determine support for the-
proposal.
he'
proposal
"As a farmer -I know that the
education • 'tax is• • a ' problem,",
insisted Hardy, "but as if
municipal official I , also 'kno
we're going to be - in real trouble -
• if people withhold their •
education taxes this
"You understand • that after"
three years, farmers stand to lose
their farms if the taxes are still,
unpaid," advised Derry Boyle,
_.. ee.ve_.o Exe Y.--.. __._ - _
"We're hoping there will be a
concession . before v then,"
retorted Stafford.
Reeve Ed Oddliefson of
Bayfield` said that by transferring
the cost of education to sales tax
or corporation tax' it would
increase the burden of day to
day -living costs.
"Where is this -,spiralling cost, -
,
going ' td 'end?" asked,
Oddliefson. •
Mason Bailey said that . the
money not paid out in property
taxes would be spent in Huron •
County , thus stimulating the
A cheque for $1,600 was presented by the Goderich Lions Club -to the Huron Division Girl Guides •
_of -Canada last week .to -be -used for initial preparation of a _new camp for the local' Guide
-organization. Mrs.-P.eter::11 acEwan, chairmanrottim ilam ncommittee .acne+peed*-_the:donattonrfrarax-
Lions Club Presiders Ken Dunn. ;The new camp is located on Black'stiPoint Road on land donated
last year by an area resident..The land has_been cleared anderection of shelters is planned. Future
plans call for a kitchen and the erection of cabins for use by Brownies. The former camp site was
located en leased land near Seaforth: Other projects by the local Lions Club included $8,707.75 in
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donations to local groups and .organizations includTig�$3',500 to Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital and $3,200 to Canairelief during the Biafra/Nigeria troubles. A further $2,481 was spent
for boys and" girls activities; donations were made to the Association ,for Retarded Children and
$1,714.73 was spent on 'welfare and health aid. - Staff Photo •
ingsb. -ridge- school
gets mobile classroom
At the Huron -Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
meeting in Seaforth Mondy
'night John Vinti♦ ,
Superintendent of . Education,
reported the portable classroom •
for • St. Joseph's School at
Kingsbridge had been installed.
In answer to,an inquiry he
stated it • was lcated 40" feet
, from, the school, as _were the
other six portables installed this
year for the board, as required
by the Ontario Fire
Office.
-John Vintar reported that an
exploratory meeting on.religious
education in Roman Catholic ,
schools in Huron and Perth
:Counties' was'• held -to' examine
the. , existing.., catechetical.
programs in the ' schools.
!Attending . the meeting, were
representatives ,o.f the clergy,
educational officials.' and
,religious consultants. They were:
Father Durand of St. • Boniface
'Parish, Zurich; Father .Keane of'•
St. Joseph's Parish, Stratford,
and the chairman of
Huron -Perth Deanery; Father H.
J. Laragh, St. James Parish,
Seaforth; ,Father D. J. McMaster,
• St. Patrick's- Parish, - Kinkora,,_
Sister Bernadette . and Miss
_Frances_. Conway,- Religious
Education Consultants; -Joseph
,Tokar, Assistant Superintendent
of , Education for the School
Board and John Viritar. •
From the discussion it was
concluded that, the Canadian
Catechism - program in . the
schools could only succeed with
'exploring in
contribution
family,, the
clergy-
▪ Brian_Garratt of the firm of
architects, Kyles, Kyles and'
Garratt of Stratford was at'the
meeting to present his almost '
° completed documented record
of the 19 separate schools in
Huron and Perth Counties. His,
report includes pictures . of the
interiors and exteriors, of each
school,a record of boundaries,
the makeup of acreage, such as
greater --detail the
to be made by the
teachers and the
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ear rate
in rec
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An application by. William the man warted. to put in meters
Gaucher, - owner of. the it was up to him but 'could see
Bluewater Taxi service- for 'no reason why he should be
permission to install .taxi meters ' given any protection in the way
in his cabs was rejected by town of changes` to the bylaw. *"We
council lase week, , have a business too and nobody.
, Mr., Qauaher made the gives us any protection, he
request of council September 17. ,stated. -
and had been ccasked to w.a:,it for Dr. Mills told 'council he felt
one week' to enable the special there was no doubt the meters ,
comtriittee of council to study were going to cause an increase
the possible implications. :.. in the rate,
Coun. Frank . Walkout, • Mr. Gaucher said . the
chairman of that committee, . company' that installed the
told council last week he and meters had told him that his
members of - his committee had present rate, with the meter in,
ridden in the pal? fitted with •a of 25 cents per mile was the
meter. They made the rides cheapest rate in Canada. •
separately he• said and he asked "I'm not trying to get. the
that each of them give their own ' rate change," he said, "I've got a -
opinion. He said he had no good rate now. But I would like
objections to the use of meters. to get paid 'for waiting time and s.
' Coun. Walkom told council provide a better service to my
he had ridden as far as. the customers. Cars are beingtied up
hospital and found the fare went now by -people. who aren't
five cents- above the maximum paying for them,. while other -
of 75 cents set by the town last people are waiting." '
year. He said in .other instances Reeve Harry _Worsen said in -
the fare in town would be less --his opinion the bylaw should
♦mi stated- he -had - no bbjectio'ns.-----; remairuin-changed: u� - _
• Coun. Paul- Carroll said he too Dr. Mills said it -had -been only
had ridden in the cab and felt •a short time since Mr. Gaucher
that he would have no ,had been given a. licence to
objections - providing other cab operate the taxi service and,since
companies that might start up in 'the ,plesent rate was set and said
town also used the meters. ', he felt it N -as a decision -• of
Mr. Gaucher told council his council. -
main object was to obtain Council decided against the
paylr rent for waiting• time which move.. `
was hard to get now. He said if a In other news: al ,bylaw
customer disputed the amount exempting certain properties in. ; -w
of time spent waiting it was hard town from recent __lot division
to make' them pay. He said he legislation was amended ' to
felt the installation of meters include a subdivision in -the °-
was a means of making fair south end of town owned by
charges for waiting time. , - Harold Shore. Mr. Shore made
Mr. Gaucher said he also had 'application to council last week
been unable to get the full fare and the amendment was made as
from customers in some council felt the area in question, -
instance b cause of the way plan 41, had been ommitted
s e
cabs had been operated in the from , the exemption bylaw
past. . He cited a run to the° through an error. -
Liquor Control Board , for A letter from the Canadian
which he said he was paid 'one --a d i o • - and •Television
dollar. Ile said the trip included Commission with regard to "the
waiting for the customers at the , town's application fora cable
store and then taking them , TV' service informed council • '
home. The' fare as •set • by the applications had piled up during
town should be 75 cents each a change in responsibility toward
way plus waiting time'but the $1 t he m• - -b y government
fee had been sets by someone in ._ departments and it was expected
the past -and customers who to 'be some considerable time
Marshall's p were used to it refused to pay before the one concerning
Ma more. He felt the meters would' Goderich received a hearing.
paved• play areas, etc; lists of provide an answer to the Council, will support an Owen
areas and sizes of - all rooms; problem: =4 Sound resolution asking the
qualo � province not to . allow . triple
ventilatytion,
of heating, list of Dr. -G.' F. Mills, mayor, "said trailer truck .units on the roads.
ventilation, etc; a list of
-requirements needed, the capital the council' understood Mr. of Ontario. The resolution stated
ex enditures in the s stem a list Gaucher's thinking, but he felt the ' roads in. Ontario . were
p y
of minor-requirerhents such as ' • • ' the town. had set the rates and it unsuitable for use by the trailers
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fire extinguishers; automatic .was up to Mr. Gaucher to of such -lengths- -
units, garbage disposal enforce them. He said the town Council will investigate the
program could not • approve ° the possibility of having a fire alarm
systems; and innumerable other water'
'
statisticsinstallation of meters without signal installed at the
t the
schools• - ' - -cabs that might operate in the
Mr. Garratt 'recommended town.
that annually check-ups be made
Commercial News local and the active co -opera on o on: landscaping at eac sc oo
Miss Marion. MacKa
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appointed acting clerk
Goderich Town -Council last
Thursday appointed Miss Marion,
,.MacKay as acting -clerk -treasurer -
following the death of
clerk -treasurer -Sherman Blake
Kitchener 'on September 19. '
Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, told
council, provision' was made in
the_ Ontario • Municipal Act for
the appointment and noted Miss.
MacKay would have all the
responsibilities and , signing
authorities that were held by the
late clerk -treasurer.
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Council also will advertise for
applicants for the riosition of
town , clerk -treasurer. The
advertising will be carried in the
Ontario Municipal World, Daily
o changing the bylaw to'affect all pumping station. it would
enable water pressure to be
increased at times of fires, aiding •
-
firefighters in their work: •
but -of -town newspapers in order home, the school, and the to maintain -them in attractive
to reach the greatestnumberof church. Subsequent meetingsondition; maintenance of P.A.
qualified personnel. will .. address themselves to systems, . temperature
• equipment, etc; .a check-up on
roofing at each school; water
direct mali issues
each school;• fire
g
extin uishers; and interior and
exterior -painting program.
Reeve Harry- Worsellsaid if
ew 1brari�n plans
The property and
maintenance -committee,
administrative officers and Mr.
Garratt' are to meet to 'finalize
the report. The report will be
brought up to date every year or
two so that it will continue' to be
a valuable source of information
for every member of the board
and executive officer.
The Board accepted the
tender. from. Stewart Brothers,
Seaforth, to deliver and. install
drapes -for - all the portable 'council classrooms at $85.00 per unit readers can write directly er the deer season in Huron this fall.
within two' to three weeks. county library headquarters in
Jack Lane, Business Goderich .' and the - book
given.
requested will be mailed out at Commencement lit
Administrator, wasg no cost to the -reader, just as ,„
approval to have private soon as it can be rounded up, GDC1 this Friday
telephone lines in tailed to all sometimes immediately. - -
selioolsin tIuK}=Pexthpate -
school system. At present four __sometimes
�° The o ertclt ` "`Dlstnet ' ��'
that out of 32 libraries in Huron, Collegiates Institute annual
schools are on multi-party lines. 11 libraries, all of them small, commencement and graduation
Cl i p p e r :old
have circulated fewer books this exercises w,ih �e held tomorrow
'" year than last year. In the overall (Friday) night in the, new'
picture,' there were almost auditorium at 8:1'50.a
• ��ba�t,gyp'* 10,000 more,hbooks circulated in
Th• e Gdderich° Industrial Huron County ,Iduring 1970 than A total of 64 students Will
Softball League finals now stand in 1969. - - receive .Secondary School
, at 3-2 with Sandy's Clippers • The new library vehicle was Honour Graduation Diplomas,
;ding over Benmiller. on' display for council's benefit while 120 others receive
The clippers dawned the end Miss Dewar quipped that she Secondary School Graduation
Ethel Dewar, Huron County's - etc. Allan Campbell, chairman of '
new librarian;;;rade - her first the.property committee, said the
appearance before county scheme had "panned out -better
council Friday afternoon, - than our expectations".
September - 25, and told There is. no charge to tour
members that she has found "a this bus and '• according to some
• real eagerness for books .in reeves and deputy -reeves
Huron. ' throughout the county,, it has
She also outlined plans for a fairs.The °busew received at the 'local
travel to the
direct mail library which will
give any Huron County resident . Plowing Match at Lindsay, . too.
"access to almost every book in in .6' a,r .,1, moon business,
the. country She explained that ..' �,,. •,flea« . J ire is to be no
1 4 ,Tuesday hoped she would be permitted Diplomas.
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tio wises and -tile unveiling of a" mike site a permanent memorial. Russell Kernighare, •night in ' a wet game at to stay in Huron for a .while
Dedication of the Behmiller United Church corrfmittee of
since she .had purchased a new Ontario Scholarships, for
laque to the former' Colborne liveAgricultural Park.
• ngeliCal Church near chairmen
p,•. The next game„ands one t}at dress to match the srilart blue achieving over 80 per cent in
' 'place °Sunda '., . September SOA The service trustees, unveiled the commemorative plaque. The dedication - Grade 18 exams, will be
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the museum valedictory
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