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Donald Kloss of Victoria Public School, one of sixjunior
police chiefs who participated in the Police Week program
examines the many insignias on display at the Goderich
station. (staff photo)
Joe Trebich of Robertson Memorial Public. School doesn't
.fool aro with his prisoners and wastes no time in locking
up the crit. (Staff photo) '
m,,
inau�
for nuclear dower
said, ""as an integral part of 1$
Ontario Hydro Chairman,
Robert B. Taylor says, it is role, the .desirability of in*
virtually certain that future volving the public in the majgr'-
.• expansion of the Hydro system decisions for sytern expansion
will be heavily nuclear. He that must be made to ensurer
makes the prediction ,in the adequate supply of electricity
foreword of the utility's 1974 in the future."
annual report which has just He said that the continuing
need to maintain. adequate
been released.
He Said, "It became evident power reserves was clearly
in 1974 that fuel availability will demonstrated in 1974 when two
pose a problem in the future. major equipment failures= one,
"Inasmuch as,' uranium is at Nanticoke and the other at
indigenous to Ontario and ,the , Pickering --sharply reduced
CANDU reactor has proved Ontario Hydros generating
eminently successful, it_seems capacity.
J "r. virtually certain that future "Because of the bleak supply
expansion will be „based on outlook in late November as a
nuclear. power complemented result of this loss of generating
by. the addition 'of some fossil- capacity, arrangements were
fuelled generating stations,'' he, made with American utilities to,
said. obtain erriergency power
lies,,, he said.
Equally important, the past supe '
year brought a keener ap- However, only minor
preciation of the need to learn assistance was needed because
how to conserve energy..of warm . weather an
"The oil crisis abated but left slowdown in economic activity.
in its wake the vivid realization primary energy
that the day of `cheap' energy requirements in 1974 increased
7�4t� was over and that there exist
•` �x t"'r definite limits to such non- by 5.8 per cent to 82.6 billion`
kilowatt-hours and total energy
renewable resources as coal, generated by ' Hydro or pur-
"';� x �♦ e• . ,Q`>u oil and natural gas, Mr.
chased from other utility
�;,*+� �a•#«•M- •• r"111• Taylor stated. h
.� , , s # • « r �I i� * M ° 1 ; ', • "' systems increased 5.7 per cent
• Double-digit inflatio�i ,,, aP- . to90.7 billion kilowatt=hours.
Cathy Suyl�� 'of St. Mary's School proudly displays a peared on the scene for the first
Police 'Force identification card that identifies her time since 191. Total assets" reached' $7.1
of the force. (staff photo) "The cost of delivered coal, billion in 1974, compared with
for instance, went up 55 per $6;3 billion the previous year.
!ZaP
978 millionlast
Omaed had no million.
alternative but to announce
substantial rate increases ,for Value of goods and services .••
•" 1975," saidMr..Taylor. • • purchased in 1974 was'$L5
On - April 24, the utility billion. Of this amount, nearly
presented rate proposals for $1 billion was ordered in 1
1976 . that would mean an Canada with $733.7 million
average `increase of 29.7 per placed in Ontario.
cent in the wholesale costs of `Business
electricity. The report says,
r 7 In 1974 Hydro took important arising out of these 'projects
B Sh11 v �. Kehler steps to improve its relations will create a significant
with the public it serves. workload for manufacturers
Hydro accepts, Mr: Taylor and service industries."
of housing, we are handing over have to their ' elected • '1't"resentativesI am delightedSpring seeding- •
d approve to hear that such fresh ap
power to li'r•ocess� an pp ed
Cat •
Goderich
as chief
Trade mart
coming
toHuron
Manufacturers and suppliers •
will meet face to face at the The Hon. W. Darcy alternatives put forward
Clinton arena when the first McKeough was the guest solutions.
Huron County _Trade Mart speaker at the annual con- ``Regrettably, there
comes to town on May 28. The ference of The Organization of evidence on all sides that many more than 120 municipal
Trade Mart, which is: closed to Small Urban Municipalities people do not understand the governments in seven years.
the general public, proposes to G h t The changes that have been taking I'd certainly like to hear
1' and
as from 964 in 1968 to fewer than
840 as of this year. In other
is words, we • have eliminated
recently in raven urs . c n
bring suppliers - Minister of Treasury_ place in local, government over anyone explain -how that adds
manufacturers together. to see upto "M'ore and more
g Economics •and Intergove�•n- the past few years.
what the other does in hopes of mental Affairs was in fine "I'11 accept 'some • of the government"
promoting industrialization , in form...and he had, some in- responsibility • for that - both And there's another highly
the County.'-. terestingthingstosay. ''personally and on behalf of the popular Myth concerning
County Development Officer, . For this reason, Dear government. But in my' own' power. By --that I omeari the
Spence Cummings said that Readers this week will be defense, let •me say that I have power to mare decisions.about
many people were buying exerpts of Mr° McKeough's taken every opportunity I could local issues. According to this
goods outside of the area which speech: to set the record straight about myth, the process of local
could be readily purchased what was happening - and not government reorganization has
within the County. "By ' adopting 'the term happening - on the local gone hand in hand with a
Businesses haven't got the "small urban municipalities" " government scene, as far as the • process of centralization of
time to go out and hunt for you are performing a useful province was concerned. power. Somehow, some in -
manufacturers within Huron in -
public service : you are -I--1- visible means
which P -}- ` is never
County, so they go to books that reiminding people that ``urban "I'm sure you're familia ; described„ the province is
compile the names of doesn't just mean "big city" -- with some of the old myths: allegedly sapping ° local
roducers, most of whom are g governments of their powers
p it also means small cities and " The. old saw ab&ut're ional
located outside the region, he towns. People often' forget - or government having been and taking these powers .unto
said. ed perhaps h known - shoved down peoples' throats, itself: If you believe this myth, , more, a a , one, in won't be surprised, either,
Huron area
Mr, Cummings said he hop that e instead o a p reviewing the
both buyers and sellers would there is ab
corn crop
to regional municipalities the rep -
subdivision plans, provided proaches are being considered,
that theyh requested such ``The beauty of it is that
have
a
power,
handle tt°
"As well, the province now have been around long enough By Jim Fitzgerald
bel�-ieveS that responsibility for not to'expect the people they k -
water and sewerage services commission to come up with a What started out as a poor
-should be assigned; on request, perfect new form
hat agn vern-
new spring, following one of the
to local governments capable of menta They kno Y wettest and coldest Aprils in 30
administration worth setting up has blossomed into one
handling them.years,
," `As a result of recent is also Worth reviewing and f the xnicest Mays in 10 years,
legislation in the field of modifying later on. They know according to Huron County
transportation, many loeal there'll be bug to iron out. agricultural specialists.
decisions_ that formerly They know the community's Farmers have been able to
required approval from the needs will change - ,arid the get on the land and most have
Ministry of Twransportation and administrative setup, if it is to ow caught up with their spring
Communications are now left to be ' effective, will have to chores.
the discretion of each change accordingly. Mike Miller
and have the capacity to county leaders and their
• colleagues on city councils - a
Icauglit up!-
-
, associate
"W a °could use a good inch of
rain " Mr: Miller" ., said • on
Tries , ay, `ato1lorived by more..
sunny' Weather." - Some, of the
grain has not sprouted, he said,
' and some of the corn seed beds
are dry.
The -acreage sown in grain in
Huron will likely be up about 10
per cent this year, 'Mr. Miller
said, and the corrr acreage will
be about the same.
Because of the increase of
grain acreage, the bean
production is expected to drop
in Huron this year. Low prices
for last year's crop is one of the
main reasons cited.
Many` far•rners are now
working their bean ground, and •
barring any floods,, the first of
the crop will be sown next
week.
The winter wheat in Huron
survived the winter
"reason bly well,".Mr. Miller
said, a d total production is
'expecte td be up about 10 per
tent. I too could use a good
the counties
municipality, • "In other words, into agricultural representative for
"Meanwhile, the function of and cities that. go Huron County, said
policing is becoming,'more and restructuring, „will be going in Tuesday afternoon that all late
' local responsibility, with their eyes wide open. They
the spring grain in the,Cen,tral
has ave never f provincial o has been sown, and
that the great, majority of when in fat it was. brought. you has, to 1?el.ieve t a we're the commissions revi •
Ontario's urban communities about, in .every case, through approaching the. day when the regions.
• � ,"And in a pilot project that is goveirnments of Metro To`rontn
• out 75 per cent of the •
learn that time and money g somebody in Queen's Park will . now in the ground.
are small cities and towns. dozens of local meetings m -"It's been „a fairly good
could be saved in dealing with An one who looks up the volving hundreds upon hon- be making every local decision a real landmark in' this and Ottawa -Carleton th suggestionsetregion
spring after all," Mr. Miller
Y province, the council of come up
Display booths
firms in their own locale. imitation figures for local and deeds of man-hours of con- _right down to the garbage p some extensive overhauling.
,, ,_ _ .� • Imp area municipalities wilt see . sultation. And when, __ r•..... collection schedule in Kenora Waterloo region is accepting said. ``L wasn't the best for
set +++ seedingrain, but it was, the
responsibility for all matters I think the g
at the arena, each renting for that there are 270 urban .ones many of the proposals put and the thickness of new best in quite a few. years for
$20. Mr. Cummifigs said he had formed handled by the local One area w er
with populations of less than forward by' the province were •- sidewalks in Leamington.. Y message is now getting through'
received a fair response from 25,000 and only 43 urban cast aside or substantially "That. one, cif course, is pure Board of Health. seedin year
opposite "As a final note on this albeit somewhat belaQ ancial Lastg year, ' many farmers
f t and suppliers 1 th t e larger ped in favor of t mmyrot The very opo I t men the area of p did 't et their corn in until
mann ac urers a mynicipa sties a ar revamped
o d general subject mus i n g
throughout the County and than that. proposals made by the local process is taking place- an in
estimated
bout ' 20 booths governments involved �•� many instances, it has been ,tion one important function that municipal mance.
g as a new `'nI doubt very
much whether y rain.- •
a "Now, someone might ask: is o ten overlooked
would be set up for the Trade p"What difference does it..make "Then there's the familiar made possible through the
old ob'ection about the trend • organization of stronger local local responsibility:. that is the even one percent of municipal
Mart. J oig function of preparing the of- taxpayers would know that the
.Eventually, he said he would whether people know that or toward "more and more governments with a capacity
ficial lin for a region. This province expects to transfer local
June because of heav rainfall
� r P billion to o O
liket 'rade Marts held not. government People who for decision-making that their k . tremendous challenge some $2.7 b
cal lady Homed
o ,see task is a semen
regularly in various parts of the "Well, I happen to think it voice that objection manage to predecessors never had. More
t Clinton had whale of a difference•
and responsibility for a local governments in 1975-76, ort at
area, adding that makes a t and it's a we are committed to increase
for the Trade
been selected
Mart's debut because of its
i Wore the fact that the about that in a moment.
U le "s people'•understand the province has been saying far „As I say, have tried on govern n� that was not and these transfer ,payments at
n s -
of Ontario's ,that there are too many many occasions Co -"set the responsibility a provincial
d to local whatever rate pwe •
o Regional post
true character y ars ma � could not be assigned municipalities
governments, es can hardly important,�they ignore the fact other misconceptions Simcoe, was the setting expect them to understand thQt reorganization of local people ha�•c, about local ception of regions and Y
municipal issues, or form in- government has brou ht about restructured counties. And it is $380 million. That represents an first Western Ontario Regional it regarding the designation o
m g overnment• part of the whole process increase of 16.3 percent. This Council meeting for the all buildings' and- landmarks
member organa i
need by actions than increase m
Heritage Canada chitectura significance
And for this reason 1 g expenditure on its on-going
Heritage Canada is a community. The membership
fl a
believe the message is non-profit
get through. Budget statement, we are programs.
those figures are country -wide, non -p
beginning to as well at - other organization formed in 1973 and
``Take this question of cen- looking uppermost in the g
versus ..decen- provincial. legislation to see• not exactly upp initially funded by a 12 million
tralization what other powers might be public mind, but I do believe dollar" grant from the Federal
tralization of power, for � ers are beginning
d • t ' local govern- local taxpay r
e
stitucation.
Institutional and local
and their municipalities. And, more record straight about these and coo The Eva Brooks Museum, to follow through on the
rine tions which government before the in- revenue
inearasthe increase is
ttin for the recommendations contained'in`
' f
the event but pa vital
firms outside of Huron County telli entl opinions lems an�bauP- spar er of municipalities
the g '`But eople arc' m Cons
eadibly b zatio�s of with either historical or ar-
were excluded. _g p P P of decentralization of decision contrasts. with the 13 province's n
convince making power. 1 f canoe to the
words.
"A d• s I indicated in my
central
government buyers have also
been invitedfor ,
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example. I think that people delegate o' torealize our revenue-sharing
will realize that decen- mems, policy
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tralization is ai genuine
has been the means by
oneY' trendici
ed the see the results of "Mind while yet for the you, it ,maystake l; e m ichged tunho d lits line have
j measures such as the ones 1 taxpayer to realize that his come very near to holding the
outlined in the provincial�;,�,• . cm property taxes, despite
" local or regional council is p p Y
Budget last month. y pressures
"As you may .remember, the making decisions that were the obviously heavy p
Budget statement included a once made by the province, but from inflation,
l some taxpayers are
short synopsis of new treasures 1 am comlinced that the beginning to appreciate that
by which the 'province is con- - mefisage will get through. g g
tinuing to place a widening "And I•believe that once that the province has reached a
of
range responsibilities in the.happens, people will acquire a point where it cannot afford to
g,iitinic i r,l councils, new respect for their ()Urn ' enrich its revenue-sharing
Thhe ` of Ir the
'These inclucieci ii»Portant municipal leaders tronge foloeal unlessthe federal governmentthat commitment,
powers of decision-making or principle
o erational controls. in the government broadeith bpowers existsroader 1e in the taxsharing bets the imbalance t
P Tannin • resources "
fields of -housing, and.p g,
trap- of decision-making, be it ween Ottawa and the proven-
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environment, heaRil,
sportation, law enforcement regional government or some ces,
and municipal procedures. otherA d r I ' say "some other
+� + form': as a reminder to all Did you know that—In member organizations, a
"To show that more county leaders that we're
responsibility is going to loca'1 o en to new ideas agreement with the provinces, presentation was Canada. n
ade hy Mr.
respons Y • completely p the federal government collects K. Kelly,Heritage
government `and to local P
for local government structure. rovineial corporation' taxes behalf of the Ontario Heritage
Government, Its purpose is to
help conservation and
preservation groups• across the
Country and to assist in the
preservati.c)n of landmarks and
landscapes that make up our
national heritage,
'Following a walking tour o
Simcoe, luncheon was served at
tihe Lynnwood- Gallery. Lyn-
nwood House i now'recognized
as a Federal Historic Site and is
being graciously restored as an
outstanding art gallery. The
meet ing,of the Council followed
at the Eva Brooks Museum:
The delegate from the Huron
County Branch of the ACO is
Mrs, • Bernadine Kinney,
Kingsbridge.
Following a -
discussion on the
+ + + • concerns of the participating
councils, let me elaborate lust a
•
•
was urged to be of as -much
assistance as possible to their •
various communities with
designations.
The eeting was chaired by
Herita Canada Governor,
Pierre Berton, and the
executives elected at the
meeting ' for the John Galt
Council are: president Bob
Ganlow, chairman of the
Waterloo Region - Fh ritage
Foundation; vicevresident
Joan Van den Broeck,
president, Huron County,
Branch of the ACO; and
secretary Carl Woodside, vice-
president, Norfolk Historical
Society.
The Huron County Branch of
the ACO is an active par -
member
organization of Heritage
Canada concerned . with all
heritage 'properties in Huron
County which are threatened
with senseless demolition or
destruction to the dismayvf�thhe
community.
Some counties, I understand, for all provinces except Ontario Foundation, Mt . Ro ers e - more information please write:
p ;
bit on those subjects.Mrs.orJoan 'Van den Broeck,st� :
are examining ways of and Quebec, and personal tax plained in good detal Bill 176
"In the hope of expediting the eliminating one tier of local WellingtonSt.,Goderich.
in of housing matters, without depriving for all provinces except and the urgent need for al
handling government Quebec° municipalities in the Province
. and thus increasing the supply citizens of the access they. must