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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-11-22, Page 3411111101111111111111110111.1111 JACK'S JOTTINGS FROM QUEEN'S PARK Seven -week -course completed GODERJCH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMB$R 21 11/13-4440114 - 9 Jack Riddell,, Huron MPP An interesting and amusing lee incident happened t rlionent Buildings this John Spence, Liberal pi. (Kent) received. a very dly letter signed Biill, from ier William Davis, asking Spence for his advice and ogestions for future Govern - pot action. This letter was in- vaded only'for the members of eConservative Caucus but by 'Oahe Mr. Spence was sent tk, letter as well. Mr Spence rose in the legislature the same day he ;tteived the letre'markr sdtcec�ed the following, he premier: "This is a remarkable change (tope' rating policy on the part. of the Premier who has never Igoe asked the opinion of l(pPs even those of outstan- ding ability outside his own p rty., Obviously the policies .htch have been devised by the Tory Caucus bankrupt r u have provena n dh e ab- solutely pt Premier must now turn finally to the more experienced mem- bers of the Legislature for guidance". Mr. Spence made the following recommendations to the Premier: 1. Return control other than planning, .co-ordination and borrowing to area municipalities and reduce costly Queen's Park inter- ference by making all grants unconditional rather than 90% conditional as at present. Queens Park should only in- troduce broad guidelines such as the prohibition of the development of good agricultural land, strip development and destruction of important natural features. The Government should also provide- for effective pollution control. 2, Implement the measures proposed by Robert Nixon in Ms Reasoned. Amendment" to Bill 196 which called for a guaranteed minimum income of 1216.00 per month for all per- sons 60 years of age and over. Remove the Provincial sales tar from building materials andreturn the retail sales tax rrtett) 5q. Allow bidding for • all eminent control project.5 and purchases by open tender, sly. institute a program of moving Government Depart- ments and bodies 'away Queen's Park to decentralized lodtions in the Cities and towns of Ontario. "1 am most pleased that the Premier has finally seen fit to make use of the great knowledge and experience which the Private Members of the Legislature bring to Queen's Park," said Mr. Spence, "1 hope that the Premier will now make a prac- tice of consulting Members of all Parties regarding policy matters and 1 hope that the policies that I have outlined fill prove of some assistance to the Government..—e Premier .Divis told the Legislature that as of September 1 1973 the Premier, Cabinet Members and senior Public Servants will not use Government chartered Planes for trips unconnected with Government business. The announcement appears to end for the time the controversy which -began, in March when the Provincial Auditors' report revealed that ministers, senior public servants and their a to families were making trips on Government planes inside and outside. Ontario. Subsequent testimony before the Public Ac- counts Committee revealed some Ministers trade regular use of Government aircraft for trips back to their home ridings on weekends. Premier Davis has paid, $21,856.00 to the public purse in return for per- sonal trips by himself, his family and friends on Govern- ment or Government chartered aircraft from April 1, 1971 to March 31, 1971 The Ontario Government has adopted'a new sytem to reduce the time required to process 1974 motor vehicle registration renewal sales. Motortss will be able to renew regjs(ation by mail or in person with a reduc- tion in paper work. They need only sign a form declaring that they are insured and will not have to present proof of in- surance as in the past. They will then be given a special tag with an adhesive for fastening to 1973 license plates. Registration fees for passenger vehicles remain th same as last year but the sur- charge imposed on uninsured drivers has been increased from $15.00 to $40.00 to provide greater support for the- unin- sured motor vehicle funds. The sales begin December 1. Ontario Health Miniter, Richard Potter, took the $2.1 billion spending estimates of his -Ministry to the Legislature committee and was criticized quite severely for not taking his position seriously and for not honouring commitments that he had made some time ago. The Health budget is- the highest of any Ministry and in- cludes $599 million in Ontario Health Insurance Plan Payments to doctors. The commitments made by Dr. Potter but not yet honored include a restraint package of proposals to limit amounts paid to doctors,under the OHIP plan. Dr. Potter was reminded that the Justice Ministry had enough evidence to prosecute several physicians who treated too, many patients in a day and over charged for services but as yet no - doctors had been charged. Nor have charges been laid against denturists who by legislation passed June 27, are forbidden to deal directly with the public.Dr: Potter indicated that he was giving denturists a chance to qualify as dental therapists - allowed to work under the supervision of a den- tist - before the Government prosecuted them for carrying on their business. Dr. Potter justified a 2.6 million dollar in- crease in expenditures over last year becx,use of expanding home care and extended .care programs. He said the Province has broken the escalating pat- tern of health costs by limiting its increase in spending this year to 6%, by its moratorium on new hospital construction, and , by removing or reclassifying 1600 active treat- ment beds in hospitals in On- tario. Ontario has a doctor for every 606 people on the average, Dr. Potter said, but in some areas is short of general practitioners,. He said Im- migration laws in the future may have to be changed to license newly arrived doctors only in areas of the Province where they are needed. Medical schools too should be en- couraged to train fewer specialists and more family physicians according to Dr. Pot- ter. Ontario Energy Ministry Darcy McKeough announced in the Legislature a $300,000 ad- vertising campaign to push voluntary conservation of energy by the public as various Provincial and Municipal an- nounced plans for reducing their consumption of oil, elec- tricity and other energy sup- plies. The Government's plans for conserving energy include replacing large czars in its fleets with compacts whenever new purchases are made. Mr. McKeough told the Legislature that. Ontario has -enough natural gas, coal, electricity and crude oil from Western Canada for its own immediate needs but with indications that Eastern Canada will receive barely sufficient imported Mid- dle East oil to meet demands., He said Ontario must face up to the fact that some of our domestic oil supply will and should be diverted if necessary to other Canadians. °-a The advertising campaign will be supplemented by a memo from Education„Minister Thomas Wells to all Boards of Education in the Province suggesting ten ways to conserve energy. Iustry and Tourism= Minister laude Bennett, is preparing a•sirrrilar memo to in- ciustry. During the debate in the Legislature on Education estimates, Ontario Education Minister, Thomas Wells, -an- nounced what could be the beginning of a swingback to compulsory courses for secon- -dary school students. Mr. Wells s;;id students star- ting in a secondary school program next- September will need four credits in English and two in Canadian, studies• to get a diploma. His announ- cement., followed growing criticism. that ending com- pulsory courses a year ago has allowed students to avoid achieving basic literacy . >in English. Mr.. Wells said in the future ,the student will be able to pick his courses after fulfilling cer- tain basic course requirements. He added that this is essential if education is. to be”developed equally for all children, not just - those bound for Universities. He emphasised, however,- that - students .must learn to read, write and do arithmetic because the three is still con- stitute the price of admission to our adult society and no child should pass through our schools without acquiring those skills. Energy Minister' Darcy McKeough told the Legislature that Ontario wikll not enforce stringent Federal regulations governing automobile exhaust emissions. He said control devices installed in automobiles which increase gasoline consumption may be desirable or necessary in some parts of North America but they are unnecessary in some parts, maybe all of Canada. He indicated that they 'may make sense at 'the corner of King and Bay streets, in Toronto but they are something that we simply cannot ,,afford while we - have an energy problem. 4 1 employees from four industries earn safety credit At a banquet held Monday evening at the Bedford Hotel Austin Bettridge, representing the Industrial Accident Preven- tion Association, presented cer- tificates to representatives of a wide cross-section of local , in- dustry for the successful com- pletion of an accident preven- tion program. Receiving awards were Charles Allison of Dearborn Steel James Dick of the Dominion Road Machinery Company; Elgin Fisher, DR -MCO; .Jerry Hamilton, DRMCO; Marvin Good, Goderich Manufacturing 'Ltd.; W. Milley, Goderich Manufac- turing; Ted Baechler, Goderich Manufacturing; Fred Ander- son, Goderich Manufacturing; Ray Mugford, DRMCO; C. Stewart, DRMCO; Robert Straughan, DRMCO; Grant Farley, DRMCO. Don Goddard, DRMCO; H. E. Preszcator, Goderich Manufacturing; Bill Stanbury, Dearborn Steel; Mike O'Brien, DRMCO; W. Bradley, DRMCO; .. Wilt, Kinahan, DRMCO; Ted Rowe, DRMCO; Art Bourdeau, DRMCQ; L. Schoehnals, Goderich Elevator and Transit. William Barlow, DRMCO; Clark Chisholm, Goderich Elevator; George Doak, Goderich Elevator; Al Dunkin, Goderich Elevator; Terry Hodges Dearborn Steel Les Pitblado, DRMCO; Ivan i Representing four btfthe major industries In Goderich these men were among more than 41 employees to successfully complete aprogram on safety organized by the Industrial Ac- cident Prevention Association. Left to right they are, Grant Farley and Wilf Kinahan of DRMCO; Scott Young, Goderich J. E. Baec.h,ler, Goderich Manufacturing; John Grace, DRMCO; Ted Dunn, Dearborn Steel. Karl Teichert, DRMCO; Bert McConnell, Goderich F _9'ator; Scott Young, Goderich Elevator;- Dennis Brennan, Dearborn Steel; Bruce' Lockhart, Goderich Elevator; Elevator Bill Stanbury and Charles Allison of Dearborn Steel and George Doak, Goderich Elevator: Seated ars Wally M1Tley and rHoward Preszcator of Goderich Manufacturing. (staff photo) - • Squires; DRMCO; George Mizen, DRMCO; Doug Sizer, DRMCO; Don Siemon, Dear born Steel; Doug Zoethout, Dearborn Steel; Ken Bauer, Dearborn Steel Colin Howes Dearborn Steel; Bruce Lockhart, Goderich Elevator and Ben Botz, Goderich Elevator. Huron Board tables matter • 1 0 AINSLIE 0 piCENTRE SLICES -LEAN Back Bacon LB. MARKET • ON LTD. 524-8551. s $1.37 P $1.39.11E 99c 89c TOP - ROUND Tender Speaks LB. WHOLE OR HALF Ham Roasts of .Pork LB. BUTT - SHOULDER Pork Chops LS. OPEN FRI.EVENINGS TILL9,p.m. Sive with fir Wbsl.ssIi /Prices • Ws bey Direct Ftell Fr011110rs • BY WILMA OKE The Huron County board of education tabled a request for -transportation of five students to the Amish.. Parochial School at Gorrie for further 'in- vestigation at a meeting in Clinton Monday afternoon. John H. Byler, spokesman for a delegation of three men from the Amish School, stated at the present time there are 20 - students from their settlement attending their school and another 20 of their students at- tending the Howick Central School. He said his people had first planned to build' two schools, one on each end of the set- tlement, so that the students would be able to walk "to school. Until that second school is built, Mr. Byler said the families have asked if the Huron County I board of education would be able to pick up those students, whose farm they were going right by, and then let, them off at the nearest corner to the school. He said this would involve five students this year as, the students already attending Howick Cen- tral would continue at that school for the remainder of the 1973-74 term. It was felt that it was too late now to change schools this school year, he said. Mr. Byler proposedll;at next year, if the second school is not built; That some of those 40 or so students at the Amish school, too far distant from it to walk, be picked up by the Huron board owned ,bus en route to Howick Central and then driven directly to the Amish School by the driver as he returned to his home which is located near the Amish School. In the afternoon, this process would be reversed as the Ainish children were picked up at their school and taken to Howick Central and then dropped off at their homes along with the Howick Central students. Answering Trustee. -Jack Alexander, Wingham, Mr. Byler said the teacher at the Amish School was an experien- ced teacher, a landed im- migrant, hired by their Church. In the discussion that followed the departure of the Amish delegation, the question arose at; to whether they should be asked to pay transportation on a pro rata basis. R.B. Dunlop, " hoard business ad- ministrator, will seek advice from the regional office of the ministry of education so that a decision can be made at the December 17 meeting: The.. board hopes to call ten- ders and accept one ,of them for the construction, and renovation- work, to be carried out at the Exeter Public School, by the 17-th of Decem- ber. The' updating of the 1938 and 1950 sections of the school will provide a new • library .resource centre, move three classrooms and renovate six other classrooms, provide new - washrooms,. new lighting, new heating system and other renovations to bring these -sec- tions of the school .up to stan- . dards of a new school. The 1954 wing may be updated next' year. Brian ••Garratt Stratford, with the firm of -architects, Kyles, Kyles and Garratt, was present ---at the meeting to show the final plans for the work Which was given approval by the ministry of education three weeks ago. Mr. Garratt spoke of material shortages which are giving contractors problems in setting completion schedules for construction work. A committee of three trustees in the Exeter area was named as an- ad hoc building commit- tee to oversee the Exeter school project: Herbert Turkeim of Zurich, Harry Hayter of RR 2, Dashwood - and Clarence McDonald of Exeter. Donald M.- Young of Auburn, was appointed atten- dance counsellor at a rate of $3.50 per hour and with 'mileage at 15 cents per miles. He succeeds W.T. Langille of Goderich, who resigned at the end of October. A number of recommen- dations from the Education Committee were presented by Mrs. M. Zinn of RR 2, Lucknow, the chairman, and were approved: •• The publication, "Education News", will be published in March of 1974 by the board as was done last year. • The board will increase the rate of hourly pay to $8 for qualified staff, engaged by the principal, for the purpose of home instruction of a pupil. This increase will be effective as of November 1, 1973. The previous rate for a teacher was $4 for an elementary teacher and $6 for a secondary teacher. ' D.J. Cochrane, director of education, reported the total cost of home instruction last year,. including mileage, totalled $1,177.90 for six elementary students and two secondary students. • An animal care commit- tee was approved as follows: Trustee Harry Hayter represen- ting the board, Dr. J.O. Turn- bull of Seaforth, Cameron Ad- dison of Clinton Public School, -- John Gray of F.E. Madill Secondary School, and Ronald Jewitt of Zurich Public School. They -.may prepare regulations establishing the number of animals kept in any one room, standards of care and: facilities for- animals, etc. Dr. R.F. Moore, Veterinary Services Branch of Guelph has offered to meet with the committee when it is formed to provide guidance and assistance. provided by the board for the exchange visitors and their hosts. THE HIGH FRY • The . board will par- ticipate in the Young Voyageur Program i.a 1974 and will assist with the necessary organization. Since 1971 a Unit has been centred in Huron County. A Unit consists of 10 girls -and 10 boys who are in their third year of secondary school. Approximately ',:1/5 of these students have come from Huron schools and the others trom Middlesex. The only ex- pense to- the board is a dinner The October issue 'of Canadian Consumer, of- ficial publication of Consumers' Association of Canada, pinpoints the dangers of high-rise fires. The Association calls on Canadian schools of architecture to make studies of the National Building Code, with particular reference to fire protection, a pre -requisite in architectural training. CAd,,.0 . National Headquarters is located at 100 Gloucester Street, Ottawa. THE. GODERICH ROTARY. CLUB IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SULLY FOUNDATION PRESENTS ANIGHT AT THE SYMHONY • (A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM) FEATURING THE..LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY CLIFFORD EVENS WITH THE EARLE TERRY SINGERS about HARTNELL of ENGLAND Perfumer To Her Majesty RIECK MONA CLEMENTS PHARMACY [!fr�U) Larry Rieck, PHM.B. Archie Barber, PHM.B. Saturday, Dec. 15 8:30 P.M. AT GODERICH DISTRICT COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE TICKETS - ADULT $2, STUDENTS 8 CHILDREN $1.*. FAMILY IS AVAILABLE iN GODERICH AT FiNCHERS CAMPIIELLS COACH HOUSE RAWSON 1 SWARTMAN IN GUNTON. AT.,, CLINTON NEW!-1M1CO110 BART JFF's BAKERY