The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-21, Page 34Your support on December 2 will be
greatly appreciated. -
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Jack'sJottings by Jack, Riddell
On�ri� Housing Corp. comes under fire
The Minister of Transpor-
tation and Communications,
Mr. John Rhodes, informed the
House this week: of. changes in
the Krauss -Maffei Go -Urban
demonstration programme at
the CNE. •
Mr. Rhodes said that
Krauss -Maffei %Inch has been
funded iii -part for this project
by the West German Govern-
ment had concluded that they
could not financially continue
with the programme, because of
a recent decision by the West.
German Government to with-
draw 'from certain long-range
technological programmes. Mr. •
Rhodes had been approached
to see if arrangements would be
made to modify ,contract.
Under a new agreement On-
tario is allowed to use over $30
million worth of .research and
development data of the West
-German Government and
Krauss -Maffei, and the
Minister told the Legislature
that the Ontario Transpor-
tation Development Cor-
poration will receive and
assimilate the data as quickly
as possible and begin.using. the
Munich test track and vehicles
as quickly as' possible.
The contract with Krauss.
Maffei has been ' terminated
and Qntario will • be' refunded
all the .money it has spent so
.far.. on the... demonstration
project at the CNE, and an in-
terim payment of $8.5 million
was made to cover most of the
costs. ,Ontario will have 'the use
of the Krauss -Maffei test track
and test equipment in M nick
free of charge. Since. K
Maffei will no longer beion:.
structing the NE test track
and since the Ontarib Govern-
ment is able to•use the Krauss -
Maffei facilities in Munich, Mr.
Rhodes said that further in-
vestment in a demonstration
track can" now be postponed.
Mr. Robert Nixon, Leader of
the Opposition, who has
vigorously criticized this
system, called on the Govern-
ment to abandon the- whole
project and save the taxpayers
an astronomical amount of
money. •
The Premier, Mr. William
Davis, said • that ,the. Govern-
ment was not apologizing' for
proceeding with research and
development•in the field of in-.
termediate capacity transpor-
tation. He said it „nay .be that
there arenot many other
'jurisdictions doing it but the
Province of Ontario initiated it
to a -great extent and will con-
tinue. He said the Government
was very anxious to.resolve ur-
ban transportation problems,
facing society, on a long term
basis, and it was only fair to
state that these problems will
not be solved by just bus . tran-
sportation, or totally by street-
car or . rail transportation but
that it will takea combination
of many things.
The Ontario 'Housing or-
poratiOn
HousingCor-
potation ' came under fire this
week when Mrs. Margaret
Campbell,' Liberal Member 'of
St. George, called upon the
—Provincial Government to
initiate a ,full public inquiry
into the activities of OHC. She
said Ontario Housing Cor-
poration should be investigated
fully, acid 'the activities of of-
ficials at every level, including
the "Board- of Directors should
be scrutinizedvery carefully, A
full official inquiry is , im-
perative, and all' recorda', in-
cluding the Corporation's
books and the minutes of the
Board of Directors' meetings
-should be, ,a table.• 'for
scrutiny. She said that in the
past, when it was requested
that these documents be made
available to Members of the
Legislature, it had been
refused.
Margaret Campbell, Liberal M.P.P. for St. George, called
upon the Provincial Government to initiate a full public
inquiry into the activities of officials at every, level, including,
the -Board of Directors, must be scrutinized very carefully,"
said Mrs. Campbell.
"A full official inquiry is imperative, and all records, in-
cluding the Corporation's books and the Minutes of the
Board of Director's -meetings mnist be, available for scrutiny.
„In the past, when we have requested that these documents
be made available to Members of the Legislature, we have
been refused. If necessary, the power to subpoena should be
exercised by those conducting' the inquiry;" she insisted.
"Information has reached my office which indicates very
clearly that the affairs of the Corporation have,. to a very
great extent,- been conducted against a background of
socializing, and the donation of gifts b.'' developers and
others interested in transacting business with the -Cor-
poration," she went on. '
•
"At the present time, there are cases involving the Ontario
Housing Corporation before the Courts, but in_my opinion
these only relate to•a comparatively small proportion of the
widespread practice of 'influence pedalling' which has been
prevalent for some years. Senior officials have been involved
in these activities, and'have therefore not been in a'position
to give any moral leadership," Mrs. Campbell added.
"A public inquiry is long over -due and should. be initiated
without delay," she concluded..
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I days a wow*
A. gigantic, three-day, non-
stop 'auction sale of -the con-
tents of over two thousand mail
bags ofparcels begins at 9 .a,m.
Monday, November 25, in the
Knights off' Columbus Centre,
Kitchener, Canada Post -•ran-
nounces.
This is the annual sale of all
theparcels received in the Un-
deliverable Mail Office in Ot-
tawa during' the ' previous year.
The articles, mostly new,
range from clothing to toys,
jewellery, tools, sporting equip-
ment,
. machinery, books,
records, cameras, medical sup-
plies. ,
"This is the direct result of
improper packaging," Kit-
chener Post Office Manager
Ray O'Brien said.
• "They couldn't be .delivered
for ariy one of a number of
reasons -- incorrect addressing,
broken containers, insufficient
wrapping, he said.
A. M. Brubacher of Kit-
chener is the Auctioneer, and
he and his staff will auction off
the items at the hectic pace of
one a minute. ,
The4Post Office has printed a
655 page catalogue which
groups articles together that
are similar. These .catalogues
are on sale at $1.00 plus sales
-tax at Kitchener Post Offices,
and will. be available onthe
three days of sale.
Buyers register at 9 a.m. and
the sale gets underway at 9:30
a:m. continuing until 10:30
' p.m. each evening.
Usual auction sale terms will
be in effect, such as all sales
final, no refu'nd's, all goods
must be removed on day- of
sale, and all must be paid for at
time of sale. The catalogue also
suggests whether the items
should he examined before 'pur-
chase, or whether extra
unlisted,. items are included.
During the debates of the
estimates of the Ministry • of
Housing, Mr. , Robert Nixon,
said he was concerned over the
business acument displayed by
Ontario Housing Corporation.
Mr. Nixon was particularly
referring to seven Government
purchases which provided
speculative profits to three
companies in excess of one.
million dollars. , 4
Mr. Nixon said that Ontario
Housing has assembled 2,300
acres ofland in the :southeast
portion of the present town of
Milton formerly known as
north Oakville. The assembled
land will be used indefinitely
for agricultural 'purposes but
will eventually be available for
housing development. The
three .companies purchased
• each of, the seven properties
less than seven months. before
selling to the Government and
one property was owned by one
of the companies, for only 32
days. The Government paid
$579,095 for that parcel on
'March 12. 1974, about $200,000
or 54% more than this com-
pany , had bought it for on
February 8, • .
Mr. Nixon said that six of the
seven • purchases were com-
pleted in March, 1974, when
real estate , prices around
Toronto, were at their, peak,
and less than one month before
the Treasurer's land
speculation tax was introduced,
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Using ; .
elegy ricity wisely
sn't just a matter
of avoiding waste.
Being watchful to avoid the
frittering away of kildwatthours is
everyone's concern, in the inter-
est of economy and conservation
of valuable energy resources.
But for some people,, liying in
older homes with outdated wiring,.
restricted use of appliances is not
always a `utter of choice. They
do not have sufficient circuits to
serve normal needs without
resorting to: octopus.' outlets and
extension cords. The result:
iN overloading and blowing of fuses.
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These conditions also tend to
diminish the performance of
appliances and shortens their life,
Inadequate wiring is not only
inconvenient, it can be a safety'
hazard: If you have any doubts
about.the capacity of your home's
wiring have it checked by a
qualified Electrical Contractor,
Then, use
electricity
wisely.. .
and safely.
in an attempt to deflate these
prices. According to Mr. Nixon,
the government purchases at
grosslyinflated prices, simply
reinforced and accelerated the
dangerous increase in land
costs in southern Ontario at a
time when all government
initiative should have been in
exactly the opposite direction.
Housing Minister, Donald Ir-
vine said that Ontario Housing
Corporation is conducting ex-
periments into the feasibility of
using solar energy •to heat
homes. If the economics are
reasonable, consideration
would be given to the in-
stailation of a system in,one or
two existing housing _projects
owned by OHC on an ex-
perimental basis. The solar
energy 'would only be usedo to
supplement conventional
systems rather than replace
'them:
In view of recent newspaper
reports, Mr:. W.D. McDeough,
Minister of Energy, made a
brief statement in the
Legislature, on Ontario
Hydro's ability to meet the
winter electrical . power'
demands in the Province. He
said this ability depended on
several factors. Because of the
loss of an additional one or
more of Ontario Hydro's
largest generators, and a
prolonged cold snap, the system
could be taxed very severely.
However, Hydro is hopeful
that" at least one, and possibly
two of the five 500,000 kilowatt
generators now shut down may
be - returned to service by the
middle :of December. Hydro's
overall capacity, including the
five generators not presently in
service, is 18.5 million
kilowatts, anticipated peak
demand, is forecast as 14.5
million kilowatts. The com-
bined capacity of the five cj,nits
not in service -is is 2.5 million
kilowatts.. -
As regards the coal situation,
Mr. McKeough Said that On-
tario Hydro normally stockpiles
its winter needs before the ship-
ping season closes in late.
November and did so this•.year.
3.5 to 5 <million tons of U.S.
coal is required to operate its
• generating facilities this winter.
By the end of the shipping
season, December 1st, Ontario
Hydro will have on hand 7.5
million tons of coal. This will
carry it through any contingen-
cies such as a strike in the coal
supply system.
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Better municipal Administration
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Electors - always bearing In mind It is they that I If
elected, represent.
, Details - that Shall not be Ignored or forgotten, for
what' shall not be solved today In council needn't
be 'shelved. _
Answers -if you the citizens of our community have
reason to fault the town administration, 1 shall
promise, if elected, to give you answers, as to why,
It is the way It Is, or why It cannot be changed, or
why it shall be changed.
Recreation for the youth o1 this town. 1 should like
very much to work with the recreation committee
hoping, to bring' about action that would give our
town its badly needed indoor pool and outdoor
rink. :.-
Direct Communication if you the elector have a
grievance difference of opinion or problem within
the next few years, always' feel free to contact me
directly anytime If elected, and I shall try to rectify
same.
ELECT:—
AGNES BEDARD
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ON DECEMBER 2.
RAY' E AYNyTO
BOB p WLAND
CAROL HARRISON
R�DK'RATHBURN
LLOYD ROBERTSON
,JOHN STRONG„,
BRIAN: ALLEN
JIM TULLY
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