The Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-10-18, Page 3JACK'S J0TTINGS FROM QUEEN'S PAIK
Jack Riddell, Huron MPP
sin I am pleased to
this�g to report
opportunity
oceedingg °fthee Ontario
weekly
store In the Huron
throughout
• enc..
*summer which no one
y asbeing a typical old
summer, with an
ince of heat and .sun—
the Ontario Legislature
on October 2nd, with
little fan -fare.
pier Davis introduced a
establish a Prbvincial
of Housing. A report
the Task Force on
ag revealed a near crisis
sing in Ontario It said
every six families in the
'ce�needed governmental
nce of some kind. to
housing they could af-
Mr. Davis indicated that
!Mortgage and Housing
scion and the Ontario
ing Corpora tion were
ling ways to boost
gin 1976.77.
Premier Davis was
ng a statement about
a distraught, dark -
woman was escorted
the Ontario Legislature
she tried to speak out
t.the Workmen's Com -
tion Board from the
gallery,
mier Davis cold the "
ature that he will ask
Minister Trudeau to call
rat Provincial conference
mine the long terrp ef-
of inflation on the
'an economy.
Justice Committee of the
'1 Legislature dropped a
in a bill to regulate
information bureaus.
louse would have forced
us to notify a consumer
information_ about him
add. Two N.D.P. mem-
the Committee objected
change in the bill,
appointment of Civil
at David Caverly as
an of Ontario's En -
ental Hearing Board to
re John Root (P.C.
gton=Dufferin) goes part
towards meeting the_.
endation of the Camp
,ion -on the Legislature •
slid !hat the Govern-
slwialdend the practice of
elected members serve
ds and commissions.
io pensioners are to get
each from the Provincial
ent this winter accor-
to a plan announced by
r Davis. A • special act
introduced to provide
}payments geared to. in -
and' this year plans to
17 million- to low income
ners'that is single per -
with an income below
i,00 and married couples
$5,400,00. ccording to
Brunelle, Minister of
1 Services, the $50.00
nt is an in erim measure
ill only go to those who
e"the maximum Guaran-
ncome Supplement.
enue Minister Allan
Ian announced that On-
istomake lower cost mor-
' money available to
willing to construct
houses on their own
First mortgages will be
available at the preferred
8.70 percent to cover 95
tof the cost of house and
or the appraised value,
et is the lesser. ,The
must be sold between
and $18,000. Buyers'
incomes must be less than
$12,500.00
New Democratic Party
Leader Stephen Lewis accused
the Government of abandoning
an eight month old plan to con-
strain medical care costs.
Premier Davis replied by
stating that the Government
had indicated it wag developing -
some form of constraint but
had never committed itself to a
particular program. Mr. Davis
indicated that the Government
would have the beginning of
proposals that will introduce a
degree of restraint in time for
the next budget of the Province.
The big news this week was
the tabling of the,Hydro report.
The Committee began its in-
vestigation in May and it.stret-
ched over 50 days, involved 2.4
million words of evidence and
was one of the most thorough
investigations ever at Queen's
Park.
The Committee dealt harshly
with Ontario Hydro officials
and the procedures used in
giving developer Gerhard Moog
the „Contract to build Hydro's
$44 million head office.
The report said Chairman
George Gathercole and .'other
members of the Hydro Com-
mission were guilty of,"an ab -
diction of their respota-
sibilities". It •went on to say
that they had failed to guaran-
tee that the public interest was
being protected in .the deal
which could net Moog, a close
friend of Premier Davis, a
profit of $17.5 million over 30
years.
The report also'bfound no
evidence .. that Premier Davis
assisted Moog in obtaining the
Hydro Contract. It said,
however that Hydro Officials
were aware of the friendship
between Moog and the Premier
more than a year before the
contract ,was signed. The Com-
mittee, felt this known 'friend-
ship did influence the letting of
the Contract according to the
repprt which states "It is the
view of this Committee that it
may have been one of the fac-
tors which weighed upon
Hydxo, although it must be
stated, that in the view of some
members it was a factor."
The report indicated Com-
mittee Members felt .. Hydro
may have been able to bargain
Moog down to a lower rental
payment for the building.
Moog originally indicate
that he would accept respo education at a meeting in Clin-.
sibillty for sub letting 20,00r ton Monday afternoon set the
square feet of office area, salaries of the Board's senior
Hydro ultimately assumed the -administrative officials for the
responsibility for the whole of calendar year 1973, with all
the office space. salaries effective to Jan. 1, 1973.
The definition of cost of the The 1972 salaries are in
building was key. It will govern brackets.
the amount up to $45 million. Director of Education, D. J.
which Canada Square can Cochrane, $32,400 ($30,000),
borrow to finance the project Academic Superintendents:
and affect any possible rent James Coulter and Donald
rebates to 'Hydro, available if Kenwell $27,000 ($25,000);
the building cost less than $34
a square foot.
Mr. Moog was allowed to in-
sert, elements into costs which.
Hydro had never contemplated
then switched to the term "ap-
praised value", a definition
which plagued the Committee"
in its hearings because ,it was
never clearly defined.
The Commissioners were ad-
vised that Mr. Moog was
reneging and allowed him to do
so.
Hydro thereby lost not only
benefits of the earlier
agreement but, also exposed it-
self to the possibility of Moog
raising $45 million against the
security of the building without
investing that amount in the
building and without
abatement of rental to Hydro.
• The Committee also found
that the answers to Liberal
Leader. Nixon`s'quest-ions initt e
Legislature were in part
"significantly misleading";
The report also found that
Jahn Cronyn, a London
businessman and the Chairman
of the Government
Reorganization Committee,
was the person who phoned
Donald Smith, President of
Ellis -Don but, that no threat
was in fact issued.
In summary the ,Committee
found that there was no com-
petition and that Canada
Square was the only company
given serious consideration by
Hydro.
The Legislature has been
giving consideration to the
estimates of the Ministry of the
Environment, Natural Resour-
ces, and Social and Community
Services.
Congratulations go out to
Charles MacNaug)3ton for his
recent appointment to the
Board of Directors of Redpath
Industries.
The fall session- of the On-
tario Legislature will likely
continue until the Christmas
recess in which case I will
spend the entire week exclusive
of Saturdays and Sundays in
Toronto. If there are problems
which you are encountering
that I may be able to assist
with then I would suggeat that
you either contact my -home b -y
telephone any day of the week,
preferably during the evenings
or pay a visit to my home," on
the weekends. I am situated on
No. 83 highway 41/2 miles west'
of Exeter and my telephone
number is 237-3431. I welcome
any call and I will be pleased
to render any assistance that I
can.
continued from page 2
wronged sufferers does not
make good sense. After all, the
Press is our link with the
general public; at the same
time being a part of it. Besides,
it is also a little like a mirror.
If what I say does not look
good when quoted in „the
newspaper then it certainly was
not good when I said it.
Wishing to remedy the
situation I would start at my
end.
I was much intrigued by one
colleague's concluding obser-
vation, delivered with some
passion, that the atmosphere at
the Council is no longer what it;,/ put-down does not put me
used to be even a couple of down; it only shows some
there a bit of pretty questionable thinking on
the part of those attempting it.
I have no political or social am-
bitions; I am simply doing a
necessary job in the only way 1
can.
By referring to myself so of-
ten in these lines I had no in-
tention of patting my own back;
I can' only speak for myself.
\ Some •►f the things have been
half hanging in the air for some
time, they may as well be said.
Man or woman on the Council,
we are all different from one
another. It was as individuals
that each of us took the oath of
office and as such we must fun-
ction. If we are truly fair and
mature, we can put these dif-
ferences to good and positive
use instead of rejecting them
simply because they may make
waves.
Sincerely,
Elsa Haydon
heard, respected and included.
To work towards a more
responsive and open relation-
ship and philosophy between
the elected representatives and
the people on whose behalf they
serve is a worthwhile con-
tribution. It is the reason why
some of us wanted to join the
Council. There are different at-
titudes and opinions among the
townspeople. There are dif-
ferent attitudes and opinions
among the councillors. That
makes us relevant.
As to being a woman on the
Council - I have never thought
of myself other than "equal". A
years ago.' Was
nostalgia for the "good old
days" when a council position
in many small towns presented
perhaps a larger degree of quiet
prestige rather than the un-
predictable and often turbulent
challenge and pressure we face
today? For the days when coun-
cil meetings were more in the
pleasant nature of a "Thursday
evening club" instead of people
rocking the boat in order to
keep it in the mainstream of
the newly developed realities
around us?
Certainly `there is now Snore
controversy, a word I would
have used myself. Past councils
of more tranquil appearance
served well the public whose
attitudes they reflected. -But
many things have changed
everywhere and new attitudes,
interests and methods un-
mistakably-insist
n-
mistakably-insist that they be
Huron Bd. accepts
McKee's resignation
BY WILMA OKE
The Huron county board of
education accepted at their
meeting, Monday the
resignation of Donal. S.
Administrative
sateries
d
by Huron Bd.
d
The Huron. County board of join the Ontario Association of
Education Administrative of-
ficials. '
Effective Oct. 1, . 1973, the
board will Pay 15c per mile to
all employees driving on board
business.
Wilfred Shortreed, vice
chairman of the Board, who
was acting chairman Monday
in the absence of board chair-
man, E. C. Hill, stated, "We
have a good administrative
staff. We have to keep their
salaries in line with our neigh-
bouring counties."
In a press release from the
board it was .stated that
because of "the abnormally
high increase in the cost of
living which has occurred over
the last several months, the
Huron County Board of
Education felt that it must
bring salaries into line with
those being paiii by neigh-
bouring boards."
The cost of educating Huron
County secondary students was
compared to 71 other boards in
the province. In business ad-
ministration, at $18 a pupil,
Huron was tied with Halton
County Board for the lowest
cost operation in Ontario. In
operations and maintenance at
$112 a pupil, Huron County
Board of Education was sixth
lowest in costs. In actual or-
dinary expenses at $1,007 a
pupil Huron was again sixth
lowest.
Out of 120 boards, the cost of
educating elementary' students,
Huron County, at $i1 per pupil
cost for business ad-
ministration, tied with Niagara
South for the third least expen-
sive cost in Ontario. In.
operations and maintenance at
$58 an elementary pupil,
Huron has the least expensive
cost in Ontario., In instruction
at $454 a pupil, Huron is
twenty-first• lowest. In, actual
ordinary expenses at $533 per
elementary pupil, Huron was
ninth lowest in the province.
In other business, the salary
schedule for drivers of board
owned school buses was presen-
ted, retroactice to Sept. I, 1973.
The board will pay fee bus
drivers $2,250 per year in ten
equal monthly payments and
will pay spare bus drivers $11.25
per day. Sick leave will be paid
for ten (10) days at. $11.25 per
o day, if not used it will be paid
Superintendent of Business Af-
fairs: R. B. Dunlop, '$27,000
($25.000); Assistant Academic
Superintendents, Robert Allen
and Ralph Smith, $25,900
($24;000).
Effective Oct. I, 1973, the
board will pay 75 percent of the
premium cost o€-O.H.I.P. Blue
Cross drug plan and group life
insurance plan for these of-
ficials., •
The board will pay 50 per-
cent of the annual membership
fee for any senior ad-
ministrative official wishing to
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(Continued on page 141
McKee, effective October 15,
and approved a request that
M'rs. E, Merrill, a teacher at
Bluth Public School be permit-
ted to attend the directors'
meeting of .the Federation of
Women Teachers' Associations
of Ontario, on - Thursday,
March 28 and Friday, March
29, 1974. The Federation,
which made, the request,'.,will:
reimburse the board the costs
of supplying a teacher during
Mrs. Merrill's absence.
The board,will permit Mrs. J.
Graham, principal of Queen
Elizabeth Schools for the
Trainable Retarded, Goderich,
to keep the schools open on
l�lavember-=.21., 19.73-..._.-ta__.day
designated for professional -ac-
tivity) and close the schools on
April 26, 1974, to enable -the
teachers in the 1 raina
Retarded schools to attend t e
Annual Conference for teachers
of these children.
Four field trips for students
at South Huron District • High
School were approved, 35 to 40
students, members of the
Junior Outers Group, for an
Overnight trip in the Exeter
area on October 19 to October
20, inclusive, at no cost to ,the
board; 25 to 30 students, mem-
bers of the, Senior Outers group,
for an excursion for three days,
October 19 to October 21, in-
clusive, to the Tobermory-
Cypress Lake area, at no cost` to
the board; 25 students mem-
bers of the Senior Outers group
for an overnight trip to the
Maitland River area from
November 10 to November 11,
inclusive, at no cost to the
board; 40 Year 4 students on a
. one -day excursion to Greenfield
Village, Detroit, Michigan, on a
suitable day during the first
week in November, at a cost to
the Board and charged to the
budget of the South Huron
District High School of $105.
Ken Galbraith's request to
connect a six-inch tile to the
• Board's 12 -inch field tile at
Howick Central Public Central
School .at no expense to the
boa, was granted, and any
future costs resulting from this
drain are to be borne by Mr.
Galbraith.
A question of fencing en-
croachment at Wingham Public
School is to be turned over to
the board's solicitor for in-
vestigation and recommended
action.
At a regular Board meeting
on September 17, Trustee Her-
- Bert Turkheim, of Zurich
presented a petition from 62
students declaring that Exeter
Coach Lines bus no. 4 to South
Huron District High School is
over crowded/ R.L. Cun-
ningham, transportation
manager for the Board, repor-
ted the bus being used has a
manufacturers rated capacity
cif 72 students, but A legal
cApacity according to
specifications from ministry of
transportation and chm•
munications of 69 students, of
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOB*R 111, 1P7$ —PAO* 11
Town council briefs
In the report of the Public
Works foreman Stan Meriam
which was presented to coun-
cil's committee meeting last
Thursday evening, it Was lear-
ned that water runoff from the
Industrial Park may .soon be
,pausing a problem for at least
on Goderich Township
resident.
According to the report from
Meriam, Henry BriMicombe of
RR 2, Goderich "is not too
happy with all this extra
water".
"He tells me the water is cut-
ting away his lake bank,"
wrote Meriam. "The more dit-
ches and roads we make at the
Industrial Park, the more
water will flow across the
Brimicombe property."
"We can be facing another
storm sewer," remarked
Meriam in his report.
In other business involving
the Public Works Department,
it was reported that Bingham
Park has undergone a cleanup
with the brush being cleared
away, top soil added and
seeded.
Councillor Frank Walkom
reported Bingham Park is
now also equipped with town
lighting.
(Continued on page 14)
* * *
Council discussed only
briefly the recommendation of
Goderich Area Planning Board
to council regarding the
proposed Eric Krohmer con-
dominium at the south end •of
Gibbons Street.
The recommendation from
the planners is that the zoning
change requested by Krohmer
be granted subject to council's
appro-val of site design
drawings and plot plan to be
submitted by the developer,
possibly at the. Oct. 18 meeting
of council. told council last Thursday
Reeve Deb Shewfelt pointed evening that as chairman of the
out that council and planning Water, Light and Pollution -
board "fell_ all over themselves division of council he has or -
to approve a' multi -unit dered about $2,000 worth of
development just across the new Christmas lighting for the
road" only recently. Town Square.
"It d Rends who you are, I Walkom said he hoped to
guess," said Shewfelt. • purchase a similar •amdunt in
* '* * 1974 to build up a "sizable and
Goderich Town Council will 'respectable display" of Christ -
be asked this evening to adopt mas lighting over a period' of
time.
the Huron County Board of, -
Health's proposal and `them Deputy -reeve Stan Profit
bylaw concerning food premises asked if the Businessmen's
in the county. Association would be ap-
[ putt -reeve. St.an,Profit said- • proa.ched to share' in the cost of
council was interested : in the lighting and learned no of-
"uniformity throughout the ficial steps had been takento
county". that end.
. * * Pro it told council he� felt the
A recommendation goes Association should be coats*.
before Town -Council this ted as a matter of courtesy
evening for the Administrative since members had expressed a
Committee to attend a special desire to work for the ultimate
meeting with the Goderich betterment of the entire com-
Lions Club to make plans for munity.
,,, the 25th anniversary of Young_ * * * • - _
Canada Week coming up in An .interim billing from
March 1974. Todgham and Case Limited,
* * the engineet�in firm from
4 The Goderich Businessmen's Chatham which 'is ti involved
Association will be asked to with the South Storrtn--/Sewer-- -
submit a name for membership has been received by the Town
on the municipal parking of Goderich. The account totals'
authority. This committee can $15,965.36 to date.
• consist of -three or five persons, The account is divided into
depending upon how the local - three parts: the first for
bylaw is drawn 'up. preliminary studies and the
A recommendation goes to preparation of initial reports on
Town . Council tonight asking the type of' drain to be in -
for a bylaw to be drawn up to stalled, $2,328.03; the second
establish a parking authority in relating to design work,
Goderich. Other municipalities preparation of plans, profile,
of size similar to Goderich specifications etc., $9,686.17;
where parking authorities are and the third for the
now established will probably preparation of assessments,
be contacted- for bylaw ideas. $3,951.16.
Brief reference to the•The covering letter from the
meeting last Wednesday to engineers began, "Now that
discuss a facelifting for The this project has been approved
Square was made by Councillor by council and your bylaw
Leroy Harrison who declared provinsionally passed, it seems
news stories from the event had an appropriate time for us to
indicated Goderich had ap- send an interim account for
proved the proposals put forth work to date.
by Gary Davidson and Nick - The letter further noted'the
Hill of the Huron County Plan- invoice was prepard in accor-
ning Department. dance with the fee schedule of
"Goderich has not approved the association of Professional
it," said Harrison. "It has Engineers of -Ontario which is
never come to this table." recognized by all practicing
Harrison was reminded by consulting firms."
other members of council that -
the project will be completed by Harbor report
private ' business on private
business premises.
Two boats picked up salt at
* * * the DOMTAR Chemicals Sifto
Councillor Frank Walkom c'_►. Division�mine _., she
Goderich waterfront during the
past week despite bad weather
and another three are due to
make a harbor call .later this
week. -
Oct. 12 the Hamildoc putt" in
light •and took on 5,900 tons of.
salt while the Pic River put in
light out of Sarnia -on Oct. 15
and took on 5,800 tons of salt.
This week the Calgadoc,
Jodrey and Barber are all due
to make calls at the salt mine
loading dock.
Only one boat, the New York
News, put in at the local grain
elevators over the past week. 'It
docked on bet. ' 3.
As usual we offer you onty the
latest of this seasons merch*S•
, dies e1 sale prices. Thls mer•
chsndlse lust • few days apo
was at regular price on our
-rack*. Come In and bit well
dressed for much less than you
thought. Our blrthdsy Is a blip
went, don't miss It,
SPORTS WEAR
REG. IN
SEPT.
$17 to S38
$14O$25
Large group, including pants, skirts, vests,and jackets specially reduced
COATS
A GROUP OF COATS THAT ORIGINALLY SOLO
FOR 540.00 t. 599 00
SALE
s320° *° $495°
DRESSES
A LARGE GROUP INCLUDING 12 SIZES
ORIGINALLY SOLD IN SEPT.
FOR $26 to'S60
.A-$20 To $45 45
SUITS IL PANT SUITi
Nei alt litres In the group but Mead to
sen at substantial aavIngs trent leo
month's price.. (1
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