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-Heated
but scheme
council session created by proposed counter welfare s
to take out' of municipalities' hands gets cr�
The entire morning and a
large part of the afternoon at the
April session of Huhn County
Council last Thursday was taken
up with heated discussion
concerning the pros and cons of
a co inty welfare system, but by
mid. -afternoon council voted 20
to 19 in favor of the system
which will take welfare matters
out of the hands of the local
municipalities and plait all county
residers on an equal basis as far
arw 1 re
a First- estimates are that the
plan will cost the county"
between $30,000 and $40,000
-- _per-anmamdepending•an the- size -
of the staff engaged. Of 'this,(
money, 5 -0 -percent, would be -
_ refunded by tl e province of
Ontario making the net cost to
the ratepayers of. Huron County
$15,000 to $20,000.
The., 'recorded vote showed
that those in favor of county
•
welfare were Warden lash,
Alexander, 4ohn Baker, Derry -
Boyle, Paul Carroll (2) Frank
Book,- Cecil Desjardine, Joe
Dietrich, Gerry Gin, David
Gower. (2).Gordon Hess, Harold
Lobb, Robert Lyons;, 0. 'R.
MacGregor, J. L. McCutcheon,
Doug McNeil, Ed Qd`dleifson,
Charles Thomas and 'Harold
Wild. •
Thcise opposed were George.
Baillie, Allan Campbell, Bill
'Elston;:. ;i!+��d-Fergas ah
Flannery, Hugh Flynn,. Eugene
Frayne, ' Either Hayter•, Lloyd
Hendrick, Joe. Hoffman, Alec
-McGregor, Everett McIlwain,,
Anson McKinley, Ken
M"c1Vlichael, Roy Pattison, Girvin
Reed, Harold „Robinson and
Elgin Thompson.
royal
and other services. Many" rural be striving for a uniform social satisfied, he said, with the taxing that council set up a committee He said his.' department in
representatives who 'come from service equal' to or surpassing the system.., , W "to study tax reform in, the Bruce' has been achieving results
municipalities where the welfare provincial „ standard for our `'Paying on an assessment county with an eye to inequities " in their bid to retrain and
problem is almost noxi-existant people." basis it is almost guaranteed between urban and rural , re-employ welfare recipients.
pp ° `,`Let's try to, keep cost down • we'd spend more than' our share dwellers. Porter noted that sometimes
Were reluctant 'to support a
program which wasgoing to cost ., as much 'as possible," retorted in Grey," stated Thomas. "I'd" Hess said the county welfare , welfare ,recipients. are moved
them more money at the local Allan Campbell. "I'm not afraid like to vote in favor... of county program for Huron had been ' from one•, area ,9. the county to
level. to bet that in three Years time welfare if it didn't put us '.,at a discussed for three years. • , another where there is suitable
"If McKillo p township had we ' will be understaffed in the . disadvantage , because" 4�f . the '' . "I don't think anything has employment -to be'found.
. industry in it like some of the ,. county w lfare; department and taxing "systiem. I would like to had a harder work over, than this Figures showed; said' Porter,
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naunici j aiities I don't $,bink we'd the- costs' could' be $60,000 or see it pro -rated on .a population thing has had, said Hess. "And that while welfare payr ents
kick• about county „ welfare,". $65,000, . Our revenue on the basis.!' . there is ,pne thing, I want, to were on the' increase in the first
stated Allan Campbell; reeve of ,r farm is not very big. Gentlemen, ° 'Reeve Gordon 1 -leas; Who make very clear. The provincial `year, it now appears they are'
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our, own welfare , problems �- ,taxpayers down to a minimum.' which , brought in the approve ;of ttr-or not. We. cannot , in April this year, added"
efficiently." "I agree with the Reeve'of recommendation for the county, ,' change it." y;� Porter "we will . be issuing less
Reeve Paul Carroll, Goderich, 'Goderich," stated Derry Boyle, welfare system noted that many
welfare than�we Norman Porter, the director 'did'last year for
--said .he - felt '- it would be - a . Exeter reeve.' "We're-here.for `he .area.._ of taxat.iton„.rare uhf air and of welfare for the Bruce County April."
" regressive step" to turn down whole county. I'f we're not, we it points up the need for tax Welfare program said that people, Porter made' no comment on
.welfare just because.- -might as well stay at home and raform_ '-' ' ' were well aware of their rights Reeve Bill _-FFlston's statement
county'1,
one's own municipality did not look a f ter our own "13ii,t.,4it is unfair to use tax these days. He said television that one' Bruce County reeve had
have a problem. municipalities." inequities as a crutch to lean on carries all kinds of programs told him that welfare in Bruce is
"We are here to represent The reeve from •GreY,,Charles, when making a decision on ' advertising Welfare .. and people now more expensive, that people
are becoming, very knowledgable tend to stay on welfare longer
now and that the only thing the
county welfare' program has
Discussion showed that . the
greatest welfare problem is in
the urban areas of the county
where people come seeking jobs
50,000 people," said Reeve Thomas, n9ted he. was in favor county _welfare, stated Hess. He
Carroll, -"not only those people of the' county' welfare plan in added that he would' be pleased concerning all facets of the
in our municipality. We should principle but he , was not to enter a motion at the session program in' Ontario.
done for him is -to get people off
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treasurer regarding, , the.
administrative costs for welfare
in the various munieipalictlealu ' ,
Huron,. from' the. 7information
received it was almost4impossible
to give ah accurate, picture.
Following the successful vote
for' county. welfare, Hess .pilled'
supportir otic
aa committee to ,make a
study of needed' tax reform,-ln
Huron:ppoint ''",
Reeve Allan Gatnpbell' asked
how the committee would be
selected but Hess informed him
that method had not been laid
down in his motion and would
depend on the decision ° of
council. None was forthcoming
at this session. --'
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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1971
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A program to involve, young. pool, .which . presently, offers a
.people in creative activities with, -Summer programme of
members of the adult swimming instruction for all age
community during the Summer groups and crafts and
months has already been drawn playground , activities for
up by tife 4f8'oderic'h' recreation pre-school ' 'to elementary aged
committee and now merely children. The . duties of the
needs the . approyal of the additional -staff would involve
Ontario government. Y .' specific' programming' for the
Called, "Youth in Action,.— teen to:20'age group.
,Summer 1971" the youth and The group is prepared to
recreation branch of the Ontario absorb the cost .of renovating an
' unused portion of the swimming
Department of Education put pool building as an office facility
the" plroposal before the town for .the -use of the programme
fand from thereon in it was the
detailed work of reeve . Paul director and also to remodel the
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Carroll and his recreation' board basement area as'a drop-in type
which would be the base . .
that led do the 'final presentation, centref youth a A 28" - 4 pound, 12 ounce rainbow was•well inrortli the effort -for -Mike Qonaellyraruho caughx the
trout . in the Maitland .over the weekend:`iVlike is the son of Mr. and Mrs.- James Donnelly of
Goderich. .
of the program. ' ' o ,of operation o .
Total cost of Youth in Action ,programming. .
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is $3,450, with the town's share g
totalling, $1,450 and provincial 01
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assistance amounting to $3,450. the masses
herjhcounciors oin
of � CountyC ., .
program are to expand the use
of :existing facilities to involve 4 .
programming for use by -young eS
people in Goderich and . to ' es for . -er e. v gin a ro�rtnpay therecreational - • �.
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- examineexisting
resources with a view to a
long-range and ' permanent
increase/expansion of
recreational ' programming over
the total age range ' of the
community for a' year-round
programme to be initiated. in
19.2 un er a , ` u - ime
recreation director:.
see
.Reeve Elgin Thompson of,
•that night 'he is' the victim " '�'Tuckersmith urged,icouncil not
to ,approve the raise for county
councillors,a•t this time. •
• "This' is nota good time, to go
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BY 'SHIRLEY J. KELLER January will , remain' the ."He is the victor that day, •
Members of Huron County incoming. wardens own .
Council voted themselves a raise responsibility. quipped clerk John Berry.
in pay for committee meetings'
along ,thein April Session and e it
vice in
area
also granted the warden of. the
ebunty ' $800 extra per annum
and an expense account. "
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'Phe recreation board plans to ., Effective July 1 this year, may
o,e'coni,.e r
k the services ,of a student in councillors will receive $28.50
'one of the community college ..••..Per day for-.committee.neetings,
recreation courses 'to act, as a a 71/2 percent increase over their
program director during the- present wage scale, $25 per day.
Summer' months at a salary of Provisions . were also made fox an
$100 per week`:In addition, it is annual review of committee pay.
expected 'that two secondary . Also ' effective July . 1,,, the
school students with an interest warden's honorarium will be
in The flight is a „.prelude of
programme will.be employed as , will also receive an expense .
assistants at $1:50 per�hour. account for "legitimate public possible airline route that' could .
The programme director and relations expenses" paid out 'on be flown daily.
the two assistants will ' behalf of the county:``As you are'aware," a press
supplement the. existing staff at It was agreed, however; that, , release' ' to mayor
Judith' Gooderham Park and the warden's victory party in Harry Worsell signed by the
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A demonstration ,....aircraft ,,
.,flight throughout',this-•area, and
including Goderich, feeding into
Toronto Island Airport, has, been
set by DeHaviland Aircraft .of
Canada Limited and CKNX in
.,Wingham for Saturday, May 8.
the details of the proposed hiked 'from $1200 to $2 e •
addressed
and
news director _of CKNX
radio-televisian 'r'eads,
"transportation in' this area .of
Western Ontario is a , vital
problem and DeHaviland are:
more '- . than interested in
demonstrating that air,
wtransiortation could be an asset'
to our'cbfnmunitieg."
The flight plan for next
Saturday shows the 'aircraft
arriving in Listowel at 9 a.ni.
with' final arrival 'in Downsview
at 12:15 p.m.
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Pins given b... Huron County for 15 Years of service in the road
department were issued to four gentlemen during last week's
sitting hf.*Huron County Council: Those receiving the awards
w► were (left to. right) Jim Britnell,' county engineer; 'Henry
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"Pott -Albeirt " Gordon 'idobbie," ruhurn; Carson
Hendridks, n .
Watson, Brussels,, and ''Afoe Hoffrni!r� Reeve of Hay' township
and Chairman of the Huron County Road Committee who
Made the preselntafions.,(staff photo)
nnn mtmlWlililnlnn nq nilniYnR 1"AI
for a r"aise.• in pay;" ' 'advised
Thompson. "It should be
considered a privilege to serve on
county council'. The ,,. federal
government didn't set a good
example and I don't,think we'd
be ' setting �a good example
either;"
Reeve Paul Carroll., Goderich,
said that while he considers it a
real privilege to represent •
Goderich and work for the
people of Huron he does not
believe he should- "pay an
economic ' penalty "• for this
privilege".
On a recorded vote, 26
councillors voted for their raise
and only h11 were opposed.
Those in favor were warden
Jack Alexander, George Baillie; •
John Baker, Allan Campbell,
Paul Carroll (2), Frank Cook,
Cecil Desjardine, Joe Dietrich,
Bill Elston, Lloyd Ferguson,
Eugene Frayne, Gerry Ginn,
David Gower (2), Elmer Hayter,
Lloyd Hendrick, Gordon Hess,
Joe Hoffman, Harold Lobb, D.
R. , MacGregor, Alec McGregor,
Everett Mcllwain, Ed
,Oddleifson, 'Roy Pattison, Girvin
Reed, Charles . Thomas, and
Harold Wild.
Those opposed were Deny
Boyle, W�mer Cuthill, John
Flannery, ugh Flynn,, Robert
Lyons, J. L. McCutcheon, Anson
McKinley, Ken McMichael, Doug
McNeil, Harold Robinson, and
Elgin Thompson.
Reeve Deny Boyle, Exeter,
and reeve Elgin Thompson then
entered a motion that county
councillors pay for' their own
meals while attending county
council sessions. That motion
;was also defeated.
In the matter of the warden's
'salary, Gordon Hess, chairman
of the Executive Committee,
noted that five past wardens had
leen con'tacted concerning their
income- and expenses • during
their year tis warden,of Huron. It
was discovered that last year's
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Dear Sir; , ' . . .
.After twenty years of trying to run a sanctuary for wild. .
geese on our; farm south of Goderich, I am ceftainj,pf only
one thing: just as soon as you try to figure out ways to
Deputy -reeve Dave Gower protect and keep wild creatures alive on your property,' IV
someone else will start to figure•out ways to sneak in and
who, coincidentally, lust.. _
happens to be the chairman of kill,them. • • ' • . ,
th'e'Finarictommittee,;'was not Our sanctuary, or "Baited Area",' is. a ..non-profit
over -elated with the newt—that enterprise. Our 'Satisfaction comes from watching the birds '
Huron County Board • of ,return year after year, and from showing children. and
Education's 1971. requisitions -
for the town were up something adults the flock which stays tp nest in our orchard and '
like $11,000 over last year's barn -yard. The great majority of vi, itors,are decent people
''figures. • ,, ' • who respect the birds and our'property. Last winter our
The .board's 1971, requisition. feed bill averaged two dollars a day. At. present'we feed .a
elementary panel totalled bag. of corn a day.. I ' also 'lose endless 'amounts of? time,
$16'7,842," with the secondary energy, money and sleep trying to keep the. two and
-retarded _.panel a neuntirig-,tp,�.-fat'r--j•�gg } poae.hers-'(ehie-fly e -t -fe'ge4-var-ice from
• our flock:
"I understood the budget was ' Last October a _party ' of "sportsmen". .H.ped their car
down - I don't 'understand why
on the highway, jumped the fence at a "No 'Hunting -=
`• it is up around $11,000 here;" " Baited Area" sign; fired into' resting. geese, killing�and:l
the, depu
ty-reeve said, ,
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. ' - wounding many. ',One' out of ,town man was caught. and
A report from the Huron charged. He 'hired a sharp lawyer who tried in every way ter
County Board of Education's
last meeting said there ,will lie'a
beat us. He was finally convicted January 2L T1971. T•o ,
-date I have not even received witnessfees, and omapplyiing
redo t' "'of"�3�.�""p,+�r� t
c ion- • en on the
overall expenditures this year for half of the penalty imrosed, :as yl am entitled to under
• Chapter .179 of the Migratory Birds Act, I was informed by`'
It vas agreed that 11?ar letter from Lands and -•Forests in Stratford that I. was not'
Harry Worse'll" ,the
deputy -reeve, ' ``pay the county eligible for this portion of fines "as I had not personally
---} t:3 nna prosecuted the case." Just -before getting this,,letter I had
"""`^ on." dragged out and buried one of our best old ganders, finally
u
o t what's going
Meanwhile, the Huron -Perth' 'dead after being shot; by these characters last fall. At a
Roman Catholic Separate School time when our Government is tryin
run-around nervation
11 t and I've received` that I feel like tearing down all
g to get everyone
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Board., 1971 requisition . was _ Cos Conscious", I'm. so
disgusted at 'the
presented. The ' $19,675
requested`, representing mi ra es
of 22.97 residential — 25.52 my signs and saying: "Come on in sportsmen — shoot
about
commercial, is $5,000 them all."
from last
year.
up
Bruce McClinchey
Story;.time • is film .`for. ifl. ages , Herd T �m►l i r,,.and..,$ l jQfep as Mrs. Louise Petrie, a
volunteer worker b't the• 'nursery schbiol for pre-school retarded children and their "pre. chool
`brothers and sisters, a reads storybook: Kathy has lost interest for a few moments while napping.
Other volunteer workers are Mrs: Elsa Haydon,-Mrs. Irene Vanderburgh,Mrs. Betty Miller, Mrs.
Barb Shewfelt, Mrs. Connie Osborne, and Mrs. Evelyn. Garland. (staff' photo) _�.
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