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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-01-16, Page 9GOD ERICH' -SIOiALSTAR, THURSDAY, JAVC,6.11' until dist-us A public meeting to hear meeting, a letter was "In 1964.-65 .a plan was ,, citizens suggestions , for, received' from D.J. ,. prepared by the Regional changes o.n Highway--2l-south Cochrane, '-� "'director of Qf€iee (London) of the (Bayfield Road Wand .education for the 'Huron M, T.C.' showing all of the, Britannia Road to Victoria County -Board of Education, detail (buildings, trees, etc.) Street)" will be held Wed-,, .advising members of the-' alorig the Connecting Link nesday evening February 5 bgard's "`very real concern and extending from Elgin in the board room of the for the safety • of school . A;venve southerly to a point assessment office. children if the' proposed South of Bennett Street. The "'he matter of widening changes in the Victoria 'St,, detail was, also plotted on' the that' section of , roadway Britannia Road and Bayfield extension southerly-' of , along with major changes at Road traffic pattern become • Victoria Street to include the the intersection of Bayfield, a reality". • homes fronting on Strang.' Road and. Britannia Road "Unless it is possible td Court and also to include were discussed i,t . a special include , a pedestrian Ain, those homes -in the 'triangle committee meeting following derpass 'in the construction North of Britannia Road and fi st week's council meeting, • prq,gram the Board urgently "East of Victoria Street. " AC that ' time, council . requests council to seek "A copy of this plan is members, talked ' about other alternatives to the., available in our office, and it various possibilities and proposed' widening! . and is, apparent � that con- considerations, including •an through traffic pattern on sideration was given at that underpass 'to • aeconlmodate Britannia Road,' wrote Mr: time to ' changing the school children in Goderich Cochrane. alignment .as has been who „will have to cross four A letter' as ai"o received discussed in the newspaper. lanes of traffic if the ' from B.M. Ross,.- -town Presumably the study was widening proposal is• ap- engineer, regarding the carried out b,y the "Fund- . proved. • proposed-reconstruction.....The , tional Planning" branch • of During last week's council letter, in part states: ' ,,. ' the Ministry, now known'as ngin the System Design Branch,'`following information is ministry some ten years ago, traffic study pre`pare.d by the relocation of ut lito M.T.C..at the re uest of the pgwerl�icies, watery l,a We .:,�:�'e ,been -' advised by :submitted for your 'eon- - and than it' is -still the best q , Ministry p Y p was telephone lines, and ersonnerthat-the sideration: answer to the problem, "own: This study P - are unable to locate a formal "(2) The pedestrian traffic; submitted to the T;awn in a ' In a i n s • . - 'P r e`1 t n , letter dated April.25. 1974. discus eocohave been repprt on the study '- con- _-- "(1) With the �resent�,, is .,a; major consideration, "with th duped at that time. proposal for alignment, only primarily because of the , "(4) Twenty-four hour , _ P t� ^� . two properties "(the .store and proximiSy of Victoria Public' '” traffic cow -Its by the-M.T.C. Any questions, relating "We are also informed by o`ne residericel are 'seriously,- School. The traffic islands . on Tuesday; April 3q, 1974 alignment of t1le,, roa �� : Ministry personnel that if affected; whei""eas, with a will provide some ref for show the' following traffic be • resolved befO . Council wisli-es to pursue thee- realignment to . provide , a the ,`children,, but as the v©lures: Victoria Street, e'thor• zing, the relocatiafl of matter sof a feasibility study cross -intersection, many traffic volume increases, - north of Britpnnia (toad, utilities. If construction la it4 on, the routing of this Con- properties would ,k be signal lights will probably be 4,740 vehicles; Britannia proceed in� 1975, slob t Link, a resulution of - ted It opinion d Road between Victoriza ' authorization must soon be • fleeting in , _... ` , p ismy p' i required atthe intersection , Council will be required that a change in the"align- of q Britanni-a- Road" and Street and Bayfield Road, given to the local P.IJ C,, td, Bayfield Bell Canada. and to the requesting the Ministry to ment to eliminate the two Bayfield Road. C„h,anging the 5,100 vehies; y. ,. give consideration to such a "T" intersections, would- be" intersections to one cross Road;'' south of Britannia . Union Gas Company study. We' are further ad• extremely expensive .from„ intersection will'eliminate Road, 4,460 'vehicles..,', "In 1974 we we�c. -`vised'- that the' Ministry's the standpoint of property neither the pedestrian safety "In my opinion, these •authorized by cqunoil to roceed wit). -design,°and the workload is such that a acquisition as...well as con -problem nor the nee volumes justify the bon- P gJ of "'plans olid ° request of t s nature will `"struction. Moreover the signals. ruction of a four, lane high- preparation likely delay e project at traff'i'c -on . Britannia Road way, particularly since the specifications so that tender's least`on`e year must still be accommodated „(3) ' The proposal to " 'c'oun'ts excluded both • might be 'called , in,, '1975. whether by .� a cross- reverse the stop condition at weekend traffic and summer Unless -otherwise directed, "Some members of intersection or two "T" the corner of Victoria Street traffic. ` 4 we are proceeding' on this Council have contacted ,,,me intersections.: It is my' and Britannia Road,, bases and will 'shortly • be' for information relating to opinion,. that the present tffereby, making Britannia "The proposed recon requesting authorization to the a'lign'ment and the need ' alignment, was considered Rp• ad a ' through street,is a struction of this "'Connecting order the relocation ' of for a fohr ' lane road. • (The and approved .by , the recommendation of the 'the Link" will involve extensive. utilities." IACK'3 JOT.TINB$ --;fitto, QUE.EWS PARK Recreation complex proposal almost ready ��tte�qoesbefore counti• :i ommitte� earl u t' th complex._The''results`of the amount of motyey The committee hopes to and townships on an official d for wi .: 4 With Weknow t at the history acupuncture -might b� The propose recrea ion a - - • -Might be used - � the committee opes,,�xo trained lay acupuncturists complex Goderich 'll be thequestion allowed ',the available to the town and give council' an estimate of note,tO ,�. of ,acu unct dates back at before expert medicalcommittee to. list the townshipin the form of are total cost - with- � the in- be able to work clos�ly p, _,.._-_i been o ,__ _.. whom , have passed a4_n, offrcialLy put before -town 'study' w,.._,. -_ .- tiler alities in least 35 coteries, because diagnosis has been` obtained, examinti �� __ _. _,�_ f nci-a-1•-. -x e m u - rehistoric artists—recorded ' Wit:h'a�ut, such diagnos,�,r,. working''under the super- acupuncture ` treatmentsp by proper • medical .care could P next few weeks according to should be included in the The ,government recently commitment vision of a `physician,., This m lex stud corn- building. They selected the revamped the grant struc- ur committee feels ' on and are council 'some, ti a in the important facilities that government grants."" tendon., of^getting a inn - �•°��"''" ' '� �, 'from them. -• clearing the hurdles of- `�'• tie h the complex yb eaueracy be delayed, and serious most' popular re uests, an. ture and the new s stem of The study depicting them through Y h will •put most of Ontario's . mittee. �`q y 'ter„ that it 'has done just' abort The ,mayor's- , - mayor s" The committee is putting' 'indoor poo in o r e nis funding sou work to e nd is , dress may hav ,W 100, outof business, as 1VIr,, the'. final touches • on' a roux s,, o a muni ip�i. i take pis' hope in'tl�ejef fCo . presentation �i health ' m members. a ><E etchings on -bones. Much ,consequences to the in- acupuncture, • c 1 r n i CS ,'� 1 d 6 t `h f d' should k th later, about 25 centuries ago, dividual could r.estilt. estimated to number about •th t' fixed seat c' 1' 's advanta tin for co ncil in auditorium, a centre/ Whenthehopes of /getting `°t. a and zen' room With te surlAo, ming �� a sten reiti1 whe'el'`s of .bur"eaucracy and . inept' ed' these n the' tcwnsh/p s: involved ' in� the y the •complex 'an} was re ort / scheme at is possible that at r,r gv the first medical .book was Last June the Gov written in China " which . in- took the, first step toward Miller .estimated •only abou "h h d 1 it can: do on its own ho t. to step. ing , the co ya l it . / . the • mayor said . Members are confident - programs eluded many details • of .the controlling the prate ice of acupuncture, cupu'ncture which was (ready ancient Health M•n at that time , ,•'„ / Miller st upunct re in Canada i not a recent discovery. It has always been practised in . Chin'e'se communities. .Howev'er,, in : the • last : f-ew years,, Western physicians ,-have been looking ,-at ' the'. possible benefits of this type of -treatment, and many have v-i:sitc„d- • China for actual, d t t s `a f ractice of, ''1�2 to 15. non-med Ontario. acupuncturistsw will' be ster, Frank to pass the examination t/O-d it yye�as.. • Lay acupuncturists acct and could gni required to submit toy a - o in lex a augural, in tilled mittee ring to. creation, le —rolling. The proposal. •. R '� del�aye i/\.for. nearly •. three The. projected ..cost of the more grants wilt --be that they will meet, with be months after t e committee complex will he dealt with -in' available .for the project favorable reaction when they, •. medfcal performed . trainin ` course and special decided to wait until the new gthe presentation and the than if the town of Goderich'go to council. Once ,the be bya non-, medical person on , referral g ° council was electefi • and comrrii.ttee. has., investigated were footing the bill alone. matter is taken to the towns examination to, be ad'-' + irtt^o1 office before - � � • g by physician, ministered by the College of „ in writing a sician,, worn YLL esentation. • diagnosis _ F thus ensuring . that. a'" ins and Physicians Surgeons. established. At that' time he a. medical. act, 'acuprincture announce three, research will of be covered by OHIP.. grantsg , However, scale " of ap- matter ' was ,going to be 'totalling $75 000 to a assist in establishingthe roe aro gat to his attention soontournam proved rates will, be drawn •' , h 1' d acupuncture `in the �-' u " `b the' Ontar}o Medical •` "� ' d th n dicated in his inaugural - • speech that, he • knew the e m o n s r a i°o n of acu.pu and said that a yea ize o P Y that .matzy._..x.axp acupuncture.delivery of health care.. Association. At the present, ° - Because this type; of Unfortunately,... the time people are"- paying looking Tor" regarding t - = treatment is relatively new , Minister's directive in June anywhere from _ $10.00 ,, to The ma; in Ontario, there ,.....was no did riot do. very much to $35.00 per treatment. : need for a . legislation covering the prevent „the continuing Hopefully, the new Gover- practice' ,.;