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THIIRSDAY, MARCH -1.8, 1971
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The business and commercial department of GbCI opened its doors last.1Week to business and
commercial people of the town to afford an, opportunitY,for them to learn firsthand just what is
going on in school these days to fit young people for the labor force. Here, Goderich town clerk
Harold Walls --(left) and Jim Coulter, superintendeht of education for Huron -County: discuss the
event With Brenda Allin, GDCI student. (staff photo)
Street lighting .package
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Maitland Golf and Country
Club may be fot sale in the 'nearear
future and if the'shareholders of
the Club agree to let it go for
$101,000, the Town of
Goderich may be the new
owner.
This fact became clear at last
Wednesday afternoon's meeting
of' Goderich Town. Council when
council voted four to two in
favor-, .pf' presenting to the
shareholders of Maitland Golf
and Country Club an intent to
purchase the property at the
At ' last Wednesday be installed the length of Huron
afternoon's meeting of Goderich Road in return for a letter of
Town Council, members intent to purchase lighting or
'discussed ,a letter froDave the Square.
Ralston of the Public Utilities If the Square ilighling project
Commission concerning new is not taken on by Council very
lighting for the Square+. . . and a ,.soon, it is the feeling of •galston
gift o! atichit-$12,000 worth of that the offer from CGE maSi
new lighting on Huron Road. .:-.A.,,,i,bavoto be withdrawn.
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Co n n ei I I ea r lied that "CGE doesn't give away
Canadian General-----Eleetrie,..,$12,0a0.. wort ii.:.of-lighting- tQr-
Co mpAy which - provided the nothing," stated Ralston. ``If the,
amber -colored lights for Huron company gets the contract for
Road has agreed to replace all lighting 'on. the Square, it plans'
the lights -on 'that street if the to nse this uniquecircular park
town agrees to go ahead With the .in company advertising. But
Square lighting project estimated CGE is developing new lights all,
to cost abOut,$25,000. • - the time. If the town Waifs too
- The- lights ' on Huron Road long to accept CGR'S offer, the
have been a source of problems deal may not be available since
since, installation in the •fall of the need for advertising the light
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1987. Dave' Ralston says there May have paSsed."
has been a, re -cycling difficulty Ralston _also. explained that
in the lights which has caused CGE has given assurance that a
- them to blink. Some lights have price given _two years ago'. for
*already been replaced by CGE lighting on the Square will stand, '
while at the present time; 14 and- added that this ' price
unitsneed'replacement.' :. ,,, . includes some extras such as
CGE has since developed a 'adequate outlets • to
better light, adds Ralston, which accommodate additional lighting
is trouble-free and which gives at Christmas etc. as well- '
as
morelight for the same cost. It- plenty of electrical power for
would. be this -light that would various_needs,* within the Square
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Municipal Board.
company's promotional
departrnent. Ile recalled a •
passenger on a .large airliner
telling a, bout being shown the
orange strip, of lights below
which was the tip of the town of
Goderich. or course the •• pilot
-Vasteferring to the Huron Road
lights supplied, by CGE:
Town councillors , seemed
receptive. -to, the, idea butagain,..
the budget for 1971 was .a
corisidezation.
"L'd like to see it settled,",
• said Reeve Paul Carroll.
If the • town ' decides not to
'proceed with the Square lighting
project, CGE has promised to
replace the 14 faulty lights on
Huron Road ' but until a
decision is reached 'concerning'
the' Iitattef, the lights remain
unsatisfactory.
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Study mobile
Square, .Ralston says, are aboUt
„ 30 y.ears -Old and rusted badly.
He claims the PUC is reluctant
to. put any additional: load on
these lights because it would be
The Town soliOtor and the Icomidered unsafe. He also feels
members...of the planning board that "because the Square lights
will have the job to decide' will need replacement within a
whether or not the request fromyear or two anyway, the CGE
a citizen to locate a 50 -foot offer should be accepted.
mobile home ori a lot on Albert' "It. is a good deal for the
'Streel_wilLbe approved. , town," says Ralston. '
Clayton Edward explained in Ralston also noted that if the
a letter to ,council that his son Square lighting was' used for
and his wife would .like .to bring •
• advertisrnent by'CGE, ,.it
their mobile home to Goderich
wouldn't be -the first. time the
nd place it on the lot presently town _was featured- by the
owned by Clayton Edward. The •
letter stated the trailer would be
put on a' foundation to make a "
permanent home, and that was
expected that the dwelling'
would be "assessed in the regular
manner and taxed in ,the usual
way".
A building presently situated
on the lot, continued the letter
from Edward, wouldbe then
down.
Members of council agreed
that the trailer Would be an
improvement over the present
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home request ,
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higher taxes--
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As budget time approaches
for, Goderich •Town Council,
there Is some indication that
ratepayers will be facing an
increased tax bill in1972.
At last Weneday
"It doesn't, afternoon's+ the fact afternoo's a .. meeting :town
that' 'we have regulatiorts-orr-yountil, • Councillor Reg. Jewell
trailers in Goderich," Stated predicted "an enormous jump in
Councillor Ed Giesbrecht. taxes". '
It was pointed out there were However, taxpayers in
two trailer parks near Goderich Goderich • must adopt the
for the convenience of those 'wait-and-see attitude until the
persons with trailers desiring to budget is released sometime in
April.
loeate here.
Board says
Ashfield school
may dose
Huron County Board of
Education is keeping a close eye
On orth Ashfield Public School
'Where ,' school populationHs -
steadily declining. The whole
situation will be caiefully,,
reviewed in '1972 and if -the
conditions warrant, the school
will be closed in -June, 1973.
Students from North Ashfield
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will then attend classes at
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Brookside Public -School,-
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Statistics showed ,that present
enrolment'ilt Noah Ashfield is
90. Next year i,tis expected to
. drop to 80 ( by 1975,
enrolment ispredi,t1 at 9
students.
Brookside enro ent is
dropping too. Present enrolment
is- 418." This fall, enrolment •is
expected to be 400 and by
1974, predictions are there will
be 342 students at Brookside.if,
." North Ashfield remains open.
combining the two
schools, enrolment in Brookside'
in the fall of 1973 would be 428
and would drop in 1974 to404.•
The board did agree at
MondaY- -e'venin es meeting in
:Clinton, that kindergarten pupils
who reside in the NOrth. Ashfield
area will be permitted to attend
:either - Brookside PS or North
Ashfield PS for,Grades,1 to &for'
• the present.
Finan.ce Chairman
Deputy -reeve Dave 'Gower
reported.„to council concerning a
meeting his committee had with
six representatives of Maitland
Golf and Country Club.
Topic for discussion at the
meeting,. said, Gower, was the
possibility of the- Municipality
. purchasing the .Maitlan,d Golf
and Country Club to retain the
asset for the present and future
tizens of the Town of
Goderich. •
The suggegted.prite, reported
Gower, 'was • $101,000 -
$16,000 to absorb the mortgage
and $55,000 as a • cash
transact ion.
The finance committee
chairman said thee
recommendation from his
committee was Co purchase the
Maitland Golf and Country Club
at the suggested price if it Was.
m'ailable following the
i•sliareholders2 meeting. ,,
Deputy -reeve Gower said the
property was well worth the
suggested price. He did express
hi,. feeling that there'would be
small likelihood of . the
'shareholders agreeing to those
terms. •
• Councillor Reg. Jewell was
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Reeve advocates support
from private enterprise
"We may be, sitting on a gold .
mine and not doing much about
it," said Reeve Paul Carroll after
returning to Goderich following
a meeting held last • Thursday
evening in. the Victorian Inn,
'Stratford, to discuss tourism in
thiS part of.Ontario.
Reev.d- Carroll with
Deputy -reeve Dave Gower arid
Councillor Reg Jewell heard the
Hon. Fernand GuidriOn; Minister
of TourisM arid Information -for.
Ontario speak- concerning the
booklet .The Land' BetWeen-tli-e.
Lake's.
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The • minister told , the
gathering Ontario residents
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benefits are, not fully recognized
by most municipalities. ..
For. 'instance,. only • 1.7
percent of the shoreline along
'tho lakes surrounding South
Western Ontario is accessible to
the public. Studies have shown
as 'well, that there is a real need
for major marina developments.
Hunting and fishing. spots
may • mit' be well enough
adve.rtised, it was learned. •
C.amping, + a popularsport for
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opposed 'to the recommenda-
tion.
"We're recreation poor in this
town," stated Councillor Jewell.
He called for a recorded vote
on the matter."Tr.showed that
Reeve Paul Carroll, Deputy -reeve
Dave Gower, and Co.uncillors Ed •
Giesbrecht and Deb Shew.felt
were in favor of purchasing at
the ' suggested price if the
property was' available to the
town. Councillors Reg. Jewell
and Stan Profit were opposed.
It is understood by council
that if the town of Goderich
purchased the local golf and
country, club, it -Would- be
expected to retain the property
for future recreation in this area.
Councillor Jewell pointed out
that other new golf clubs , are
proposed for this area and
-golf and country club would be
a poor investment 'for the town.
Reeve Paul Carroll disagreed.
Reeve Carroll maintained that if
the property -could be obtained
by the town at thq, suggested
price, it would be an asset to the ,
-community in the future and
could pay its own way in the
bargain. — ,
He reminded council that as'a
municipally -operated facility it
would be eligible for some •
government grants as well.
Newservice
for readers
It" isn't tob often that a_fellow gets a chance to show off in
school for his mother and his big brother but David Ruxton
got ,his big break last week during Open Houseat Victoria
• School. David (right) explains an intricate problerfi in .his
kindergarten class to his mom, Mrs. John Ruxon and his older
brother, Steven, a student -in Grade 2. (staff photo)
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As an added service to its
readers,, The Goderich
Signal -Star will this.. week
initiate an Entertainment
Guide . . . a page inthe first
section of this' newspaper, -
dedicted to . tfik,
advertisements and stories
commaiiity. . N
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So that the page Can be ,
completely- - co-ordinated,
decision has' been. reached -to
move • the Coming Events
advertisements off the
classified page :and' onto the
entertainment page where a
quick glance will tell just
what is going, on in and ,
around town in the next few
days or weeks.
The Staff of the Signal -Star
hope the readers will approve
of this change designed to
provide better service for all
concerned. •
re rt system costin
South Western Ontario, the
land
model for the Province of
Ontario, it was pointed out. It
has 20 million,. visitors annually
Who' spend $300,000,006,,ot 25,
percent of the Ontario total of
tourist dollars irrthis area.
If was stressed that economic
teachers in Ilitron County and
cost the taxpayers
d'Oproximately $150,000:
Although itmeans an increase
c)fonly two teachers across. the
county next • year at the
secondary , school • level, the
Ontario Department of.
Education's mandatory
introduetion in September 1971
Of 'a ' revised credit system in
-Grade 13 will in • 'actual • fact
require a total of '15 extra
•That's because the new credit
robin?. system requires more teaching
• time. The board had hoped td
The !rish enut on St. '
Patrick's Day, we know; but
now we find that robins also
come out, even in Goderich,
on March 17 for, the \IVeAring
of thegreen.
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the _ .s_p_copdary
teaching staff back ,during the
1971-72 schOol year but now,
since the new regulations, two
'additional teachers added to last
year's staff -will be needed to
meet bare requirements in
Huron's secondary schools 4his
fall. , •
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D. J. Cochrane,"-tlirectorof
education, explained ,that under
the current system in use, a
Grade 13'student could get two
„credits in English,. f9r instance,
with'seyen periods or EnglishiJer-
weeknr cycle. .
Under the new system, said
Cochraneiterattire and
English - Composition will
become two separate courses,
English One and English Two,
and will require five periods each
per week or 'cc'ae--oren rather
than .ge3,7.e..ri es per \ek nr
cycle to get two English credits.
Similar conditions exist in
almost all courses offered to
Grade 13 students in Huron
County and will ' necessitate
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there is any such thing as an
Irish robin but We haves
report.from Mrs, Stan..T.elford...
GDCI business department
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and her son Kevin that they „
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many additional hours „, of •
teaching in the classroom.
"The Department puts a lid
on spendingand then offers a
course 'Which will'require more '
teachers," stated 'Chairman Bob
Elliott shaking his head, "I can't
follow' their reasoning always."
Dr. A. B. Deathe, Goderich,
told Elliott his problem could be
that he assumed the Ontario
Department of Education
reasoned 'things out before
passing legislation:
hoped that 255 would carry the'
load in Huron „this year before
the new system was impdsed.
"Maybe we should,region'alize
small demand options," said Dr.
A. B. Deathe.
M rs . M a r4n , Kunder,
Seaforth, agreed. She noted that
a very small, percentage of the
Seaforth High -School 'students
ere, taking Lainthis year. '
Since Latin is not re uired for
'anything but entering a course -
to 'become a Latin teacher,
Elliott asked Cochrane what suggested Mrs. Kunder, maybe
benefits the new credit system the 'Latin course should be
-would have over the old one. .offered at only a couge of ,
Cochrane admitted - -scifobTS iirtfieCOlirifY "With • the
not convinced there would be students desiring a Latin course
new. •--system would be a "'I've been there and back,"
too many benefits but added the travelling there tt‘iorntakteoitp.age
"resolution of -some of the '10
inequities of thempast".,,
The director also told the
board there is the distinct
possibility of:a credit system in
Grades 9 to 12,'- becoming
guests .
. All • students in Ashfield sighted andistrict
entertains .
' orange -breasted
presently attend Brookside for harbinger di spring in their - ,
Grades 7 and 8. The director of
' ba ck yard Wednesday
education, John Cochrane, morning just after breakfast.
Busih-ess , and commerce generally, . assist the guests. to
predicted, no _transportation people frOm the ' town of make their afternoon pleasant
problems.° iiimiiiiliiiiiiiiimaiimaimainamailiamill01111, Goderich and area were invited _and informative.
to Goderich .District,' Collegiate After coffee, those present
Institute last Tuesday afternoon were required to fill in a
to ,view the business and questionnaire concerning the
commerce department at the -value of the outing. These,
school, learn of its curriculum comments will be, tabulated and
and meet with its students. the findings recorded for study
An a brief lecture which by the business and commerce'
preceded a tour ,of the' heads at GDCI.
.?? departrnent, the visitors were .
. warned that because of the wide -
variety of business and Local jail
commerce courses offered at the
e
school, employers would be wise
to entiuire of prospective new neds repairs .
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employees just what subjects
they have taken at school. While Huronview, the Huron
County Home for the Aged at
It was learned that most any
Clinton and the Court House in
School in the province turns out the Square at Goderich werer a percentage of bu-
siness and
0 found Tuesday by the Huron
commerce people who are not County grand "jury to' be in.
profisient in ,.' typing, for_ excen___t
ell -shaper-the. provincial
, inkance, beause it is possible to jail in town leaves somethipg „to '
graduate in some courses • ,N.
be desired. -,
,-, ,,., \ vtvyipthinogia.t a full knowledge of After the annual inspection
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were on hand to give the jail is in need of repairs:
Trophy winners vv,ith the Goderich Figure Skating Club received Wildgen; front row, Carol Chapman, Laura Ross, Julie Shanks, demonstrations of equipment, The ja,i1,_ is .%an., and.. !th
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Debbie- Chesseli, Karen' PedersonrBeckr 'Crawford -and Casey ' ' SallOws. (PhOtd.by &th-Legg) . ' them by' their visitors and reporCalso noted. .
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,mandatory in September 1972,
and in that case, it would
become necessary to reassess the
whole questiOn Of number 6T
staff. ,
"If it is going to take this
many teachers,, for the new
system in Grade 13 'only, what
will happen when it goes into
the other grades?" asked John
Henderson, McKillop.. "Isn't it,
fdoliSh all round?" ,
Cochrane told Henderson'
that in the other grades, there is
a broader base of both teachers
and students and the change
would not require as .much
additional Slating.
Although - some board
members expressed displeasure
at the new system and suggested
that a letter be forwa-rded to the
Ontario Department of
Educatidn voicing that
disapproval, it was agreed that a
document from Huron would be
USA', skiers
send thanks
to Mayor:
Members' of ,Goderich TOwn
Council learned last week frOrn
MaY9r "-parry Worsell that
hospitality in Goderich to
strangers. in trouble is second to
none.
The Mayor, was reporting to
council on' the 80 snowbound'
skiers from' Michigan 'who spent
a couple of nights at Goderich
Memorial Arena.
,telegram had been received
by the Mayor from Bud4
Mccourt, principal of Riverview
High School in Michigan
thanking the town for its
generous concern for his
students and their chaperones.
The'telegram read:
"The Riverview High School
will always be in i,tour debt for
the kind and thoughtful
treatment you and ybur citizens
a little premature. are showing to our students in
",`This credit system is a few _ theirjime of need. Some dar r�,. .
game,' stated COchtane. 'It WIlt hope to repay your wonderful
involve, education of the , hospitality. Ever grateful.", -
teachers, of the students and of The \Mayor admitted that,
the public. Let's take a look at it . when it became evident the
firsti.i" , young peopleon the trip were
the meantime, Director of becoming 'low in funds, he'
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Education Cochrane received the arranrd -for filianeing aLa.local_
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telichers for -Abe secondary.. ..'
'Were able to return home.
school systemiphen it had been
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