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County will
not d�se
small
libraries
4,1970.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
"The library committee has
no intentions of closing down
any small libraries," Chairman
Walter Sheardown told members
of Huron County Council sitting
at the December session Friday.
"In fact, they'll have better
reading because they'll have a
change of reading material more
often," stated Sheardown.
The chairman was referring to
'rumors that small libraries in
Varna, Cranbrook and Ethel
were°to close.
"I don't know where these
- stories got started," Sheardown
said, "but they are definitely not
true."
Charles Thomas, Reeve of
Grey Township, expressed his
relief and said the stories
probably began over poor
wording in the minutes . of a
previous meeting.
"Rural • libraries 'are very
important to rural people,"
Thomas said.
Reeve Elmer Hayter
suggested there may be some
difficulty to find a new location
for the library in Varna.
Sheardown told him that in his
opinion, township councils
should assist the library board
wherever possible to find a new
location so that library service
can continue in these areas.
There was some discussion'
concerning a new county policy
to retire county employees at
ie age of 65 -years. _ It was
suggested that since some r
county employees work
part=time after retirement -at 65,
it might be possible to retain
librarians although they had
reached their 65th.' birthdays
,'because libraries, especially
those in the smaller centres, are
open only on a part-time basis.
Warden Roy Westcott said it
_was___ now understood that
• employees who had reached the
age of 65 years would not be
engaged by the county, even on
a part-time basis. He said the
policy would-be reviewed by the
executive committee if council
wished.
Reeve Ed Oddliefson of
Bayfield said he thought the
subject should be reopened. He
said that persons over 65 •years
of age should have every right to
expect part-time employment if
it was available in the county.
He said retired.people living on a
fixed income would simply be
"augmenting their income", a'
Necessary eve wi a present`"'
"inflationary trends.",.
Oliver Jaques, reeve of
Hensall, disagreed. Jaques said,
"When you come to the age of
retirement you should retire and
leave the opening for someone
else."
He said part-time openings
with .the Huron County Library
system should be updated and
made attractive to young people.
Chairman Sheardown said
there was evidence to support
the theory that a younger
librarian' seemed to inspire more
reading interest among library
users.
Mr. Sheardown outlined the
service to schools offered by
Huron County Library at an
annual cost of $1 per pupil.
Information has been sent to the
Huron County Board of
Education, the • Huron -Perth
Separate School Board and the
Calvin Christian School Board.
There were salary
adjustments approved for the
library staff. Cathay librarian
Miss Ethel Dewar received a
$600 adjustment' to $10,600 per
annum and her assistant, Mrs.
Mary Robinson, got an increase
of $500 per annum bringing her
salary to. $5,100.
Eugene i; rayne, deputy -reeve
of Ashfield, praised Miss Dewar
Whore she said "really took hold
of things" - and Walter
Sheardown,, library committee
chairman who P rayri°t_ said "did
a very . capable and very
*tremendous job this year."
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Road Needs
Study presented
The long awaited Road Needs
Study for the County of Huron
1960-1979 was presented to
Huron County Council Thursday
afternoon in Goderich at the
December session.
County engineer Jim Britnell
said it is understood that 75
percent of the cost of the study
will be borne by the Ontario
Department of Highways. He
said that the implementation of
the study will "mean a reduction
for Huron County in total
subsidy dollars but I don't think
it will affect us that much".
The impressive booklet
containing a, multitude of facts
and figures was studied only
briefly by members of Huron
County Council due to shortage
of time in the lengthy session.
Members were urged to do their
homework and take plenty of
time to study the report in
detail.
During the presentation of
the regular road report, Britnell y
predicted . a slight surplus in
funds at the end of the year.
Preliminary estimates for the
1971 program, he said, indicate
that total by-law expenditures
will be $1,556,000 or about
$27,000 more than 1970.
Britnell advised council that
the work week for all "out of
Court House" employees will be
reduced from 50 hours per week
to 45 hours per week i.e. five
9 -hour days from 7:30 to 5:00
with a half hour for lunch).
"This work week reduction
coupled with the recommended
increases ® in salary," said
Britnell,"will' mean that the
hourly paid employees will
receive only a slight increase in
total pay for 1971 but they will
work"a shorter week."
Pay increase for all hourly
rated road employees was 23
cents per hour. Salaries now
range from $2.51 for a laborer
to a maximum of @.76 per hour
for a maintenance sub -foreman.
Salaried road employees also -
received raises ranging from
$650 per annum to $73,500 for
a shop foreman to $1,500 per
annum to $20,500 for county
engineer Britnell.
All Huron County hourly
paid road employees below the
rank of foreman will be paid for
all hours worked beyond 55
hours in any week at one and
one half tines their hourly rate.
"Since the Employment
.Standards Act was passed several
`years ago," sail _Britnell, "it
became mandatory to p y
employees at one and one half
their normal -,rate- for any hours
worked in excess of 110 in any
two week period. The
recommended policy will allow
us to simplify our record
keeping and to pay the
employee for any overtime work
in the same period as it is
earned. Our overtime -hours are -
nominal and 99 percent of them
occur during the snow plowing
season."
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Hospitqi
Alex aft. Marine
p.and
General Hospital has received
full accreditation by the
Canadian Council tin Hospital
accreditation, hospital board
chairman Jim Britnell
announced this week,' In the
ann,ou'hcement, released
Monday, Mr. Britnell said the
hospital had been advised. of the
action by Dr. L. O. radley,
executive director. • of the
council.
receives
It was the first 'attempt_ at
accreditation by the local
hospital which made application
in the spring of this year after
making preparations for the past
three -rears, Kr. Britnell 'told the
Signal -Star it is very rare for a
hospital to receive accreditation
on the first attempt and ' only -
one other hospital in the county
has been accreditated in the past.
and that is. at Wingham.
Hospital administrator. Tim
full accreditation
Elliott, was commended. by Mr.
Britnell for' his efforts and Mr.
Britnell said that withoui the
motivation of the administrator
..the hospital perhaps would not
have passed ort {the first attempt
and might root have received
accreditation at all.
"It was a case of blood, sweat
and tears for everyone," said Mr.
Britnell, "but without him (Mr.
Elliott) we wouldn't have done
it." Mr. Britnell applauded the
CFB Clinton too: large for
college says professor
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER.
Professor J. W. Church of
Conestoga College told members
of . Huron County Council
meeting in .Goderich Thursday
that CFB'Cljnton was ,much too
large to be fully utilized by the
College ' but indicated that the'
College would participatewith
the federal and provincial
governments in .any plan to use
the former base as an
educational complex.
Professor Church noted that
Conestoga College would be
introducing four courses here
after the , new year for the
benefit of interested Huron
-County citizens and claimed that
the college's foremost concern
was to serve the needs of this
county.
Church claimed that students
presently in school would"
probably have to ---go through a
relearning or ungrading program
a minimum of five times during
their life span. In the year 2000,
young people will have to be
prepared to change jobs' and
learn new skills a minimum of
10 times in one lifetime.
"Our 'college is at a
cross-roads in education," stated
Church.
R. S. Cummings, the
co-ordinator retained by Huron
County Council to promote CFB
Clinton expressed his hope that
the federal government will take
ower the . major 'portion of the --
base.
"Everything is up in the air
until the , federal government
makes up its mind," Cummings)
said.
Council _approveda�proposal
by the County Development
Committee chaired by Girvin
Reed, Reeve of Ashfield, to
purchase a package .of reforested
land in East Wawanosh. The
150 -acre property presently
owned by Raymond Redmond,
will cost $10,500 and will•
become known as the Redmond
Reforestation Alea. • •schools would not lose ' their
------The- -County has -a written individuality in the future.
- agreement with Redmond that a - Murphy tossed out another
half -acre of land at the North question for thought.
West corner of the property . "I'V,0 been wondering lately,"
reserved for the use of Mr.' mused . Murphy, "will the day
Redmond and his wife, will . come when you have high school
revert back to the county at no students with some maturity,
additional cost upon the death perhaps Grade 13 students,
of the couple. ' sitting on this board?"
Another parcel of land, about Gordon Moir, Wingham,
165 acres in Goderich Township praised the administrative staff
owned by Kenneth Tyndall and of the Huron County Board of
offered for sale. •at $50,000 is " Education. He said he had had
"more in line for the 13 years on, school boards and it
Conservation Authorities • or was "now,, time for someone else
to step up". He promised not to
private enterprises."'
The property is considered criticise the board members for a
ideal for ski aid snowmobile period of two years - until he
—Tgelli+iia an -wfnter recreation. . had "lost touch" with them and
Construction Safety -,their problems.
Inspector Everett Smith made Chairman John Lavis left
his annual report to council some thoughts with the board
during the Session and told members. He suggested an ad
council he was responsible for
new construction and
demolition work in the county.
He did not, he said, have any
authority over the buildings in
Huron which were in a state of
disrepair and perhaps even
unsafe.
Reeve -.Jack Alexander of
Wingham suggested .that Huron
County Council make some
move to draw up a bylaw . to
cover such buildings.
"It—has been , kicked around
for years," said Alexander.
"Maybe it is • time we passed a
countrbylaw with some teeth in.
it.
Dan Murphy leaves school authority
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Alexander felt- that a county
bylaw would bring uniformity in
such cases and prevent as many
different regulations as there are
municipalities in Huron.
Reeve Charles Thomas of
Grey Township concurred,
stating that it would not be
economical for each
municipality to retain an
enforcement officer for such
bylaws.
Smith again urged municipal
officers to notify him when new
construction was going on
locally so that safety checks
could be made by him on these
sites.
etiring board
member urges chcrnge
Three members of the Huron
County Board of Education said
their • farewells Wednesday
evening in Clinton to the other
members of the board with
whom they have worked for the
past two years.
First speaker was Dan
Murphy, Goderich, who
admitted he was reluctant to
quit".
"On, every board there should
be a certain turnover," said
Murphy who will. be replaced
next year by 'John Morrissey,
Crediton. "The longer you're on
a, board such as ,this, the more
risk you're running -of
becomeing rather stale. We have
new members coming in and I
think that'sthe way a_ board
it;rows and matures.”
Murphy warned of the
dangers of conformity when a
board attempts to provide equal
opportunity for all students in
the county. He said he hoped
hoc committee of the board to
work with principals and
perhaps ministers concerning the
religious education question,
particularly if the problem
should come to prominence in
the county; • urged that
complaint forms to be signed by
parents be * handled by the
director of education personally
with no one else involved and
therefore, no one else knowing
who,made the complaint and the
nature of it; stressed the need
for board members to think in
terms of . a county board of
education and to get . over their
littled red schoolitis; 'warned
members not to; have . so many
policies that they become
"rubber ___ ._stamps";. asked
members to treat each new
policy as , "an area of deep
concern Whit it is passed";
suggested ' that transportation
routes be studied thoroughly in
an endeavor to cut down
duplication of runs ,and to
increase efficiency.
In closing, Lavis told the
board members that judging by
election results, the board must
have "satisfied the electorate".
He stated that not one member
had been defeated during an
election and, members who were
not returning had reached a
decision to decline nomination.
It was Vice-chairman Robert
Elliott who mo'Ved a vote of
thanks to the three men who,
Elliott remarked, represented
over 40 years of experience.
"You leave hard shoes to
fill," Elliott told them. ,
Elliott also stated that true to
form, Chairman John Lavis had
left the board at least six months
of work and consequently only a
year and a half to . make their
own plays.
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cooperation of the medical staff
and the hospital employees.
Mr. Britnell said that the
CCHA in issuing the r:
accreditation stated it would use
Mr. Elliott as an example of
what nonprofessional people
could do in hospital
administration..
All members of the hospital
board and staff worked hard for
three years preparing for the
application ; which involved
completing. a 48 page
queptionaire and complying with -
regulations and specifications
coveringevery facet of hospital
operation. Spot checks by top
flight doctors with the council
were made of all `areas of the
hospital from waste disposal to
the operating room and at„the
filial inspection Mr. Elliott *as
the
quizzed for four hours by
inspector on hospital routines,
records etc.
The accreditation means the
Goderich Hospital° now provides
,?services equal 'to the best
hospitals in Canada. Guidelines
are set down for the operation
of the hospital to provide
maximum benefits to patients
and -programs even include a
disaster plan.
In summing up, Mr. Britnell
stated the accreditation was a
tribute to the work of the staff
over the past three ears and in
particular over the ,. i the since
application was mad: e added
the main benefit that would be
derived from the work now was
that the people of Goderich and
t ._ surlcounding area would
"always be assured of the finest
medical care in Canada.
The member Organizations of
the council are Canadian
Hospital Association, The
Canadian Medical Association,
'The Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada and the
L'Association des Medicins de
Langue Francaise du Canada. ,
The council appoints, a
leading Doctor to conduct the
appraisal of each hospital and
Dr. J. „ 11. Murray, Medical
Director of St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, visited and
recommended -the award for
Goderich.
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