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pODh RICH SION4 L -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 11914PAGIC t3A
BY BILL DIMMICK.�
The banquet hall ,hushed as
the. messiah of Ontario
,Liberalism, Robert Nixon, con-
fidently gazed , past the
microphone at the 230 party
faithful gathered to hear what.
was wrong with the Davis
Government and what the
Liberals were going to do about
it.
"After 30 years of conser•-
votive.. government it's time for
. a change. After three years of
Bill Davis' government it's
definitely time for, a change,"
Mr° Nixon. declared. • .
,He was speaking to the
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the throne should include.
Tocombat the ever rising
cost of " living, the province.
needs a'prices ,eview board to=
investigate and report causes of
rising prices.,
The government must in-
troduce a balanced or surplus
. budget to `'help combat in---
flation, Mr. Nixon said.
He 'cited a recent statement
from the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce. "The current rates,
of growth (of governrnentopen-
IdingLare excessive and hays
contributed in a major way to
domestic inflation," was the
extract from the statement Mr.
Nixon produced.
Deficits from , the last four
• budgets have exceeded $1.4
..-'billion dollars, he noted.
The deficit is only one con-
cern,.' he said.
A farmer himself, Mr. Nixon
is concerned about the rapid
loss of prime farmland.
•"The provincial 'govern-
',Anent's' objective should be to
keep viable h.rmland • in,
production," he said.
'Western "Ontario North
Regional., Liher'als ''at their
lead,er's dinner and annual
meeting, February 27,. at the
.Wingham Legion hall.
Mr. ,Davis's recent cabinet
shuffle was .termed "irrespon-
sible' by;Mr.
Nixon.
When the legislature
resumed, new men, who don't
know 'their jobs well, will face,
questions from the Opposition
they won't be• able to answer,
Mr. Nixon "argued. •
Mr. Davis announced cabinet
changes last. December.. The
changes,should have. been
made ,sooner., M -r, Nixon said.
. As .for Dalton Bales, former
Attorney General? `
"Fired" andput, out on the
street," Mr, Nixon commented.
Why did 'the shuffle take
i�.a. Qui'.'. program motoring
The-- 1.ar"ge,..�turn....out•..{.o....:o�r�...� , ,Jt-..�. ,
craft•sessions has prompted us Young Canada. Week as .we un=
to set up a definite -time period derstand that most mothers
.for the teaching of crafts. Lin- will have their hands full with
f Ruth B t children who are at home, The
der the 'di.rection o ut eu -
tenmiller the sessions will take program will resume on March.
P who -is a home economist with
nesday mornings between 9:30
and 11:30. Ruth will be the Children's. Aid' Society,
devoting the Wednesday; speaking on the topic of
March 20th class to the art of „ Money Management'''. She
bottle antiquing. If you ' have will cover all aspects of home
ever' wondered :how you could budgeting.
furnish your house with an - The .programs, are held at St.
inexpensive bti't highly George''s Hall., Babysitters will
decorative form of,art, come by • be provided at the Hall' for
' and find out. ,The ;process is. those mothers who would like`
easy, to learn and the results tocome to the program 'with
worth the effort: -'All that we their children. It is hoped°that
ask is' that you bring some tin- mothers will ,bring one of €heir
lace at the Centre on .Wed- 28th vyith 'Maralyn Penfold,
He stressed the need for a
,policy .allowing the provincial
minister of 'agriculture to ob-
ject, not only to federal projects
eating up the land such as Sar-
nia to Montreal pipeline, but to
provincial highways and hydro
dams.
Speculators should be,
regulated to prevent. farmland
from °laying in disuse.
Mr. Nixon urged strict ton -
to prevent foreign owner-
ship of Ontario recrehtion,al
lands.
Municipal governments
should be given, more. freedom•.
Provincial grants • .should be
ties
without strict 'directiv'es as to -
where the money should be
spent, he said.
"The -Powers of the Ontario
Municipal Board to review and
reverse municipal government
foil. -
The biggest news this week is
something we're sure everyone
,children's toys.
- Our income tax service for:,
those over 65 years of age• and-
with an income of less than
knows about and that is Young $5,000 has been going very
Canada Week which is 'being " well. The service is freeto all
held here in Goderich: However those who qualify and is• run by
since, many of our programs specially trained volunteers. If
place? take place at the arena we. have you are having any trouble
To present more political , had to relocate .:them for this with your tax orw'you are not
embarrassments, Mr. Nixon week. As a'result we will be • sure how to fill out the Ontario
• moving our 'card games and Tax Credit system form .come
"Listen 'to Your ' Body" .. by or call' us at the Centre .at
program to Mackay Hall. - 524-6651.
All of our' programs are free
The cardam'es will 'be held
g of charge. If you are inte'r'ested
in any of the .above feel free to
drop in at ,our office at 34
Kingston Otreet or call us bet-
ween 9 and .5, every weekday.
said.,
d
'When the speech from the
throne/ is read, the Liberal
party will listen with care, Mr.
Nixon maintained:
' ith great precision, he
outlined .what the speech from
..at the same time on- Monday,
..Wednesday and Friday bet-
ween 2, and 4 p.m. If you' enjoy.
Bridge, Euchre or 500 come out
and join:, us.• Prizes ° will be '
awarded to_ the high winners of
each days game.
The "Listen to Your Body"
prograin _will still be held on F
Monday, Tuesday and Friday
between 10 and. 11:30 in the •
morning. If you find it difficult
to relax or would like to learn a
different approach to losing
weight come out and -join in the
session. The exercises are cen-
tered around: yoga r positions'
and - learning - how to con-
sciously control your muscles
and mind to relax and lose ten-`
sion, and anxiety. All you,,have •
to bring is 'a heavy blanket or
sleeping •bag and come dressed.
in comfortable clothing.
There will be no "Women's
NOTICE
1974iNTERiM-TAXES
DUE MARCH 31st, 1974
Interim tax bills are bean rf►alled this week and are due
March 31st 19744.>, interim bill is paYable in one installment at all Char-
tered Banks and Victoria & Grey Trust. ,Co., Goderich
The interim tax rate is 40 mills and interim taxes of
$10.00 or less are exempt from this bijling.
Final tax billing will follow at a later date, du sten
June- 30th and October 31st. Tho bill will reflect the
, total rate, less interim .-levy of '40 'Mills.
J. Harold Walls, A.M.C:I`., C.M.C.
7, Clerk -Treasurer
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decisionsshould be sharply
curtailed,; he emphasized.
He„ called on the provincial
government to use its powers to
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alleviate the steep housing
costs in the province.
Removal of, the provincial
sales tax on building materials
and opening up •provincially
owned lands were his solutions.
Mr. Nixon, attacked provin-°
cial
BO 11 27 5 saying: "The
rights of- teachers and trustees
to negotiate the 'Level and
nature of education services
witljout compulsory arbitration
should be guaranteed." '
Rewrite or abandon bill 275,
he said. The, function of the On-
tario Development Corporation.
should be changed from "a
'grantor of funds to an initiator
of •businesses",, Mr. Nitron
maintained.
The money would spark
growth in Canadian companies'
to combat the flame of .foreign
domination now' engulfing On-
tario's economy, Mr. Nixon
said -
He also felt that women's
rights in the courts should be
strengthened; denturists'should'.
be licenced to provide low-cost
dentures; landfill,, sites should
„be : abandoned and •replaced
with recycling; 'urban transit
systems should hely ,on tried
and tested- transportation
means.
The government should at-
tempt to equalize the7cost of
Young canaaa tourney....
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judge and a representative to
'count shots on goal .during. the
extra periods. ' -
A shot on goal is defined as a
shot that would have entered
the net had there been- . no
goalkeeper in the net.
While the rules are r1igid and
° the competition is keen, Nip
Whetstone has said that he
likes to think the main em-
phasis is on good sportsman-
ship and fun.
There is too much -emphasis
;on winning now than in ,^the •
past,- he has said.
During the early, tour-
•" naments, young hockey players,
dressed together, ate together
and generally chummed around
together.
They got to be good friends.
The fraternizing is'rare now.
Some coaches won't allow their
Ontario . living throughout On-
tario,especially, in the north,
Mr. Nixon said.
He was greeted with
deafening applause when said
that the Conservative 'Govern -
Ment should be dealt .with
critically and the peciple'of• On-
tario ,,should be shown that a
responsible alternative=; the
Liberal party, was available.
At the conclusion of Mr,
Nixon's speech, . the . °Western
. Ontario North Regional Liberal
Association conducted a, brief
annual meeting. ;
Retv,rned to - office " were
President, Douglas Sell, Strat-'
ford; �' Vice-president, Duncan
McCallum, Hanover; Treasurer
William Elston, RR 4
Winglain; Secretary, Willian;�
Somerville, -Stratford; and
Directors, Kent Lamont, RR- 5
Paisley,; Ross McLelland„
Mount Forest, Robert Camp-
bell, Owen. Sound, and Beryl,
Harper, Goderich. •
The executive also' includes
,presidents of all riding
associations.
Tredstirer William Elston
reported a bank balance of $97.
The meeting cameto a close
amid hoisted' drinks,, backslap-
ping, handshaking, and plenty
of smiles al•1 around. • ,
players to eat with members of''
other teams.
While a bit of the tour--..
`.'ntC'nienth's tr"fierid '1 1r ess__'_h' s-..
disappeared the caliber of play
certainly has not diminished.
• "Goderich can be proud of the
forthcom-ing silver anniversary
of the You'`hg Canada Week .
.hockey tournament. • -
The Ontario Society for Crip-
pled Children"s current active '
case load consists of-rxr-ore than
13,000 handicapped children
throughout Ontario. ,,
The Ontario Society for Crip-
pled- Children's
rippled-Children's 21-aistrict Nur-
sing Offices prM fide a con-
sulting , nursing ,service to h`an-'
dicapped children - and their
parents in the home though its
40 specially trained •' public
health nurses. • • •
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