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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-24, Page 1125 YEAR:. 34 �wi r _ _ H st AUG l� ■ �� i.. �_. ^-.., �...- o Orm h d Says local amalgamation thoughts just talk The Honorable W. Darcy -McKeough---was-ort-the- hot -sea t, at a special session of Huron County Council Monday afternoon ... and the subject was regional governnent, Accompanied' by Hon. C. S, MacNaughton, MPP for Huron, McKeough arrived later than anticipated by council and gave members an ' opportunity'to discuss what they believed to be the implications of McKeough's June statement on Design for Development Phase Three. It also gave. members time to formulate good questions which made for an informative session. The main questions in the minds of most county co.un.cillo.rs_, were whether._...._ regional government was coming, when it was coming and how it would affect Huron County. McKeo h told council members he could not provide direct answers to those questions -at, this time He ,said that his June statement has covered three topics the regional ,development' program, reforming tax needs and restructuring local government. ------ target date of 1975 had been set'. for the completion of data gathering which would point the way to' the. future. •McKeough's June statement went this way: • "It is our goal that everyone in the province Will Mile a . grod idea .of the direction local government r is going.by_-1.975:--Fwa°nt°.to-makeR it - clear that this does not mean it will be possible to have Two mishaps this week in Goderich Officers of the Goderich Municipal Police Department investigated` only two minor motor vehicle accidents on town streets this week. The first occurred at at 2:10 p.m. August 19 when a truck, owned by Bisset Brothers. of Saltford, and driven by• Chris Patterson of' 1 Heath Road, Rexdate Ontario, was in ° collision with a car driven by Donald Riehl of 96 Gloucester Terrace. Damage of $300 resulted to the Riehl car and $100, to the' truck. The second mishap occurred Auust 20. Aparked car, owned by William Wilson of 644 Hincks Street, was struck by e second vehicle driven by Leroy' Bedour of 126 Wolfe Street. Damage amounted to' $150 to the . Wilson car and $75 to the Bedour car. legislated all those reforms by McKeough told Huron councillors that a "restructured map',' of the province would - -have- to-be-drawta .up-before-any_.,.,n municipality can know the possible boundaries of their region. He said it wo-dld be- unwise eunwise to formulate tentative boundaries at this point since there could be "areas left over) unless somebody develops a whole map". He ---did reiterate his ---plan to - develop five regions in the province rather, than : la. McKeough said that during the past ' five years, many, many politicians .and lay . people throughout Ontario had come to realize that "the world is bigger 'than our own back yard." In the past; McKeough said, regional development . councils had- -been charged with. the responsibility to "develop a common point of view". He 'said he saay' the five proposed regions as a method by which to "strengthen the role of local' government" because the 10 .. for -mer- -regions were ---ta be • replaced with what he liked to ., term "the group of • 70" - 70 municipalities within five regions. • "The largest single input into '---the—Desigh---for-:.-Development program," said McKeough, "will come from this .group of 70."• • At this.juncture, McKeough indicated to 'council that the government was 'interested to hear from the "private sector" - of citizens as well as "politicans, retired• politicians and defeated politicians". McKeough touched on the Toronto-Centred"Region concept which is a plan to divert some of the -congestion of population as well as business and industry away from Toronto the Kitchener -Waterloo, Barrie and Port Colborne areas in particular. The Minister indicated that such growth cannot take -place too far out of the Toronto district because the Queen City is the base for business and industry and' development will - radiate around the base before spreaiding 'to the outer -reaches of the province. McKeough said he believed his government set goals which were "realistic and not impractical". Reeve Elgin Thompson of Tuckersmith. asked McKeough if he could provide any idea of the -size-of-the- regions --he was proposing. McKeough answered that the provincial aims and objectives of 1968• had- not - (continued on page 16) Little Satins _Kolozsvari was hard at work around the Ware- on..Tup'sday afternoon' —doing—her—pert—to- advertise' the Judith Gooderham Playground's upcoming Penny Carnival. The annual event will be held this Friday at the park area adjoining Judith Gooderham Swimming Pool. Events this year will include pony. rides, boat rides, food, a horror houseand various games. (staff photo) Margaret Gail Fisher daughter of M. and Mrs. Leonard Fisher, FIR 4, • Goderich, graduated on August 10 from, Victoria Hospital School of Nursing. Sheiwps recreational convener of hir class for the past year and has been o on the...a ff ali ciptriif Vloto'is Hospttat. ron share; The board of Calvin Christian School in Clinton would, like. to "share facilities" with the Huron— County Board of Education and Calvin Christian board•secretary Cecil Bruinsma and Principal Ralph Schuurman appeared before Huron's board Monday evening , in Clinton to ask for free busing for 23 of their pupils this fall. A recommendation before the' beard from R. L. Cunningham, transportation manager, suggested a "transportation agreement with the Clinton. and District Christian School Board for a trial period of September to December 1972" and that the Christian School board re- imburse the Huron Board their proportionate costs on the bus routes involved. Before much discussion was held on the recommendation, f �3 the r . e uansma tufo med bolted- theChristian School' Is6ard was t donate requesting transportation free of charge. "We're - asking for some -value for our ,taxes," said Bruinsma, reminding the board that Christian School supporters paid taxes to the public school although their children attended. ...the,Christian School. "The value is there if you send your children to our schools", stated Mollie Kunden Seaforth. "We cannot do that, on a .matter of principle," answered Bruinsma. The Christian School board was asking that a maximum of three students be added to some bus routes throughout the county. Bruinsma said these students 'are scattered throughout the ' district 'and about 60 miles of busing per day could be' eliminated if Huron School board buses would"pick up these children, alt residing on Goderich Signal Star Publisher, R. G. Shrier, left, and James Kingsley, a Signal -Star reader, admire the bronze medal presented to the local paper in connection with the "Our Hometown Paper" contest held .recently. Readers of community newspapers all over Canada were asked to write compositions regarding the functional importance' of -therr. -paper. Last weekend Mr. Kingsley- was presented with first prizefor the contest by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association. Mr. Kingsley received $300 from the Association for his efforts. (staff photo). a el I n dinner will include she : Hon: Charles 1ulacNaughtoni -Huron MPP; James Donnelly, Q.C., Goderich, and Frank Walkom, ' ,,Huron Federal PC. president, �lso of Goderich: Ch `arman of 'During an .awards: l as gnat. held at the HUetel ; Bonaventure in Montreal, as part of the annual convention of the Canadian Comrnunity Newspaper Association last weekend, Goderich 1Slgnal *Star L publisher K.G. 'Stirrer 'w'as .. presented with :two awards resulting from the association's 1971 "Better Newspapers The Signal Star was selected, by -an independent- ;panel of - judges _ from Information Canada, as the third best•weekly newspaper of its 'class (circulation 3,001 to 6,000) in Canada. The Goderich- newsp'aper.a iso' IGo`etk yet ontiM' place in that class for the best editorial page, • "We are proud to have placed so well," Mx. Shrier commented following .the presentations, adding, "look out next. year', we're aiming for top spot." In an editorial statement appearing elsewhere 'in this week's edition Mr. Shrier noted,' "For some years this company '."had; been undergoing change in staff, in . equipment and by virtue of acquisition. Nineteen seventy one was the first year that might be ,considered normal." "It takes ' many people to produce the product that arrives on your doorstep each (continued on page 'f6) Paul Hellyer, -former Liberal Paul Hellyer singlehandedly cabinet ministier and one-time , postponed legislation which leader of Action Canada, will , 'would have created major give 'one of his first addresses as changes in the family allowance a Progressive Conservative at a program. for Canadians. Huron PC fund-raising dinner ' 'Participants in the Huro Tuesday night, August , 29. The $15 -a -plate event, which will help to finance the forthcoming federal election campaign for the. Huron party, will be held at Pine Ridge Chalet near Hensall. Huron PCs have not nominated their' candidate yet but it's expected that sitting. MP Robert McKinley will carry the banner again. He now is deputy whip of the federal caucus and chairman of the PC -agriculture committee. For Hellyer, the Huron dinner will be one of his first appearances on behalf of the PC party which he joined last month. ,He will campaign for Robert Stanfield against the Trudeau, administration in w ich he formerly ' served as' Acting Prime' Minister. Hellyer ._ says he' . became . disenchanted with the Trudeau government when it failed to implement major recommendations of his task f n 'housing and urban orce o development. He resigned from the cabinet -and Liberal party -t41 form Action Canada which has been a severe critic of American investment in Canada. ` the dinner : committee, is , T erne Kleinstaver., Dashwood,, Tickets are being sold by the municipal' chairmen of the federal . Huron PC association. • This1ruck;.osrnedby Deme o_y Construction of Guelph and working on the St. David -Stanley Street reconstruction project, was rather unlucky Tuesday evening. Loaded with water to,wet the street for packing, it' pulled onto the loose fill and found it s rear wheels disappeared into the soft ground. After dumping it s Toad, the truck was freed. (staff photo) roads travelled by Huron!s> -buses. "Some buses are already stopping at these gates to pick up children attending other schools," sa id Bruinsma. at accordingto last outes, there would of room for extra Schuurman said n't like to think of t as being for "free on" but rather for o use "emit seats"- on Duron C ounty School - Board reed to former Education Thomas suggested that hoof boards go to° school boards, and see if arrangements could be al`s!' facilities". chairman �. M. 'Elliott said that _ view, hie ed on page 16) He said that year's bus r be 'plenty students. Principal that he did their request transporta ti permission t rinses. , - He refs Minister of Weirs who Christian Sc their public made to "sh Huron Bo (continu — -. Construction is _ r ... rssing well on a Municipal project that GonstruCtlOf Guelphunder a:l0,'' oontraat. Work arrra►�+► wilt .tMulte..he _, r,►buMiding of St. David and StanleyStreets will rebuild the streets. and install new sewer rims. (st. ioneil)The wo kbeingmarried out by Dem *ay piwtn ... .. _. ,