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nment is extremely weak: In
fact, what' took place in the
consolidation of school boards
bears no relation whatsoever to
regionalization. In the
presently functioning regional
governments whole • units of
administration were not wiped
out: A second tier of ad-
ministration was,added, ser-
vices and delivery systems
were consolidated with a view
toward Tong term cost ef-
fectiveness. This same cost
effectiveness approach was
implemented the the case of the
school beards. .There were just
too many . school boards to
maintain even a modicum of
efficiency.
Since Mrs. Keller uses the
word "Tories" with • such
disdain we can only suspect she
represents either pf the' -Liberal
or N.D.P. Parties. If that is
true, I should think that Mrs.
Keller . would want to steer
clear' of the regional govern-
ment issue given the
- statements ' made by Robert
Nixon and Stephen Lewis.
Robert Nixon in particular has
wavered • and waffled . so
numerously between his ideas
of regional planning and
regional administration that we
are left dizzy. What is clear is
.Nix.ota'.s.._ ..repeated stand for
some sort of regional scheme
for high-growth "areas in
Ontario.
I would suggest that inthe
future Mrs. Keller should do
her homework if the subject
es important
provincial matters,
tncluders, especially
when she holds a 'potentially
influential position in the
community.
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There was a big black friendly
bear, ,,,
And monkeys that would swing
in their cage,
And funny looking ostriches
With long necks and feathers of
beige:
As we look at the anjn},afs,
And think of them as,the zoo,
The animals might look at
people,
And think of us as their zoo, tool
by Elizabeth Near
Loves Goderieh
Dear Editor,
MY FOND MEMORIES
OF GODERICH
Beautiful Goderich on Lake
Huron shore;
The sunset from Harbor Park.
The .moonlight on the Maitland
after dark - "
The stroll around The Square,
the Godenich Band to hear.'
Meeting friends so very dear.
The beautiful bldss'oms in the
springtime;
-in the fall the gorgeous maple
tree,
Wherever I wander; over land
or sea,
My heart goes " back, to
Goderich, always home sweet
home tome.
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• Sincerely,
Chris Fletcher
Goderich Twp.
Truth in poem
c , THE ZOO '
The cheetah -- an overgrown,p
pussycat,
With its.sweet face and spotted
self,
Was blinking•away peacefully,
As it; rested upon its shell.
There were also the beautiful
peacocks ..
With their bright colours like
church stained glass ;
Then a shaggy llama, ,
As behind the fence it passed.
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GODERIC1i SIGNAL -STAR , THURSDAY, AUGUST 1;4, 1975 -.PAG 3
leo predictions yet —_but some personal observations
I was pleatsed a few weeks
ago` to find a photo ` of my
beloved uncle; A.J. Moore iii
your much appreciated Signal -
Star. He was seated' in the
centre of the group,.,taught in
the GDCI for imany years, was
dearly loved by all who knew
him. Such a. -pleasing happy
personality. •
Also pleased to read letters of
appreciation in the top section
3. They expressed my ap-
preciationalso. But I was
surprised no one gave credit for
the quality of the paper the
letters were printed on. Really
super! . Some papers J read I
fear they 'will fall to pieces.
I am forced to live,irb a warm
climate or I surely would be in
my beloved Goderich.
Sincerely,
Mrs. James Powrie,
(Ada Lillian Moore)
8235 N.E. 1st Ave.,
Miami, Florida.
`33138
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The long wait: s over and the Ontario
.provincial election is set for Thursday,
September'1..tt will be the 10th ,election
since the Progressive Cons,ervati yes took
office in 1943...and many in -the -know
citizens are . predicting another PC
government, A reduce majority maybe ,.r...,
but a Tory victory for sure.
Premier William Davis set the pace for
the election when he said it would be, a
"no-nonsense . campaign"
Although politicians across'. the province •
have been expecting an election anytime
and most are well prepared for the contest,
there will only be 37 short days in which to
shake hands, kiss babies and spout
promises, There just won't be time- for
frivolity.... it will 'indeed be'a "no-nonsense
campaign" with every hour packed with
the serious business of getting a message '
to the people.
This will also be the first election to be
held under new legislation governing
election financing. The legislation limits
• the amounts individuals and corporations
can donate to each party. It requires the
recording by parties of all, donations of
more than $10 and it provides for partial
T
but that's not really new It isn't really
surprising that Mr. Davis will expound on
this• issue when he attends the annual
conference of premiers in N foundland
next week" : •
- NIXON, LEWIS IZEADV'`' •
Liberal leader Bob Nixon k Said to
confident .that 'his party will unseat the
Prog`res§ive Conservatives this time
but few voters, even hard-nosed Liberals,
are willing to wager, much on his hoist.
Late last ye r or early this year, maybe. --'-
Rut- n;h..,the reasoning behind the
- unpopularity of •-the Tories then has been
forgotten; the Grit grasp was severely
lessened by the sharp blow of the federal
budget and a few other controversial issues
of which Much political hay was made,
But you can' bet that Nixon will he in
there sluggin It will be a right to the jaw
with the Fi :iam affair, a left to the eye
with a ren4rnder that the elimination of
sales tax on North American cars is -
dangerously
dangerously unwise and couldjeopardize
Canada's trade balance; a quick series of
jabs over regionalization and the school •
system and the plight of the farmer, He'll
be fighting for his life and he'll be out for
blood.
' funding of candidates by the government;"" Whether or not Mr, Nixon will have much
It limits advertising to the last 21 days of 4. impact on the people of Ontario.remains to.
the campaign. Strictly "no-nonsense"! be seen. In his previous two tries, he has
Interestingly enough, Mr. Davis; wasfailed to catch the imagination of the
the only one of the three leaders who would voters. One wonders what will be
not promise to disclose the names of donors significantly new and different about Mr,
Nixon this time around to 'make him an
acceptable alternative to the surprisingly
e practical.' timeless Mr. Davis. • •
And it will be "no-nonsense" issues Nobody gives much thought to the
this, time around. Such things as the .. possibility .that Stephen Lewis,•,will lead the
Ontario economy,. energy, housing; land New Democratic Party to victory in
use°and the overall rights of the people will ', .Ontario this time. That's not really a black
• 'b y rediscussed ' mark against Mr. Lewis either :..: for few
• urrdau tedl be discussed,
arrd-discussed-again until -election day next • people really -expect the NDP under any
°month. leader in Ontario to make any astounding
In announcing the election, Mr. Davis ' leap into office in this province.
admitted his government's record -had not In fact, it is doubtful if even Stephen
during the campaign. He said he would
consider it and determine whether it would
b
been "lawless, faultjess and failure -free".
He did add that voters throughout the
province Would°probably bear out his own
belief that the government had 'been
"competent, diligent and dutiful".
One of his more profound statements has
to be that one of the PC election, priorities
will be "maintaining the,values ora civil,
compassionate,- tolerant society,- the
-personal privacy and security of the in-
dividual in that society and to preserve our
physical environment against ' the . 4
inevitable onslaught ,pof industrial growth
and modern technology". Certainly a "no•
nonsense" mouthful worthy of much
w thought on the part of voters in Ontario. . ,•,
Predictions that Mr "Davis wilLuse the
federal budget to swing support his way in
Ontario are proving to be, true. Already the
premier is telling the voters his govern -
mentis waging the battle against inflation
all„alone. He says Ontario is f educing taxes
while Ottawa is raising them ;,freezing oil
prices while Ottawa is increasing them;
curtailing the growth of the ,civil service
•while Ottawa is adding staff. Certainly a.
• strong, "no-nonsense” appeal for votes.
The Ontario premier has called for a re •
appraisal of federal -provincial relations •
Lewis expdcts he has much of a chance to
become Ontario's premier 'after- Sep-
' ternber. 18. But that doen't mean that he'll,
.be: ineffective. On the contrary,•• Stephen
Lewis will provide as much color as ever to
the election scene in Ontar o, -,
He's already promised to;use rising costs
and lack of housing accommodation and
the, loss of prin agricultural land as
election issues. He won't hesitate to tell the
voters 'that recent PC legislation p''assed
precisely to wob the voters cannot possibly
last, ;..,and won't repair the damage e done in
a ,what he will likely ter Ma -long -period of
mismanagement, neglect, bureaucracy.
and indifference. •
But. Stephen Lewis, considered to 'be one
• of the legislature's top orators, will,only set
people to honest pre-election' pondering ►.:.
and when you think about it, that's. a
mighty, important role to play.' He„won't
• -,gait he support the CIDP needs to come to'
power in Ontario but "he's a much' valued
voice to hear•and to study. .-
• THE H '•RON MIDDLESEX gtENe
• No one is•quite prepared to estimate the
impact the recent Riding change will have.
Young Voyageurs find some differences here
BY DAVE SYKES
Well the "myth has been destroyed. All
those images and pictures conjured up
' about rural life were completely distorted.
But when the myth was shattered it wasn't
the least°bit disheartening. In fact,; it was
, more like a pleasant surprise,'a revelation.
Early Tuesday morning' a group of 28
teenagers left for Vancouver after spen-
ding eight days in Huron County under the
..a Young Voyageurs„ ,program, ;A cgmparable
group from Huron arid Middlesex counties •
visited the city of Vancouver on the first
leg of the program during the first week of
July.
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One of the prerequisites of the program •
was that the area students live on a farm to
exchange with,an, urban community,from
' British Columbia. The travel costs of the
program were paid by the federal
government while other ..costs of the f
program were shared'. by" the federal
"government and the ' Ontario Ministry of
, Education, All students were billeted in
homes in the communities they visited.
The program's objective was to provide
students with the opportunity to gain a
• better understanding of the life styles of
other Canadians. In this case^-the.,.s.t,udents
had a chance'to experience the difference
between rural and urban living.in different.
provinces. '
The B'.C. group was supervised,by Lou
Greenwood ,and Donna Lee -Graham of
• Vancouver and their Huron dainty hosts
•
were Mr. and Mrs. John Ball of Seaforth.
But. the difference between the two
groups was • not just one of rural versus
urban and geography:. It was also 'a case of
distorted ,-,notions about, 'each" ocher's
lifestyles. However', when the Vancouver
group Left early Tuesday, what remained
was a -group of 56 teenagers elated to have
had the experience to travel' and meet new,
friends and saddened by the fact that those
new friends were leaving. Perhaps never
o be,se, n'aga n. ,...-.....
For both groups the trips were an in-
valuable learning experience it not only to
gain a•, better understanding of Canadian
lifestyles to also gain a better un-
derstanding of people.
Prior to each tripboth groups were taken
to Ottawa for a brief visit. This, it seems,
was the most enjoyable part of the trip for_
all involved and although nobody, would
volunteer any information as to the nature
of their activities in the capital city, there
was plentyrof,giggling arid whispering.
They were understandably amazed that
their , B.C. counterparts thought their
return trip to rural'Ontarip would be d tale
of Hardship ` in the .Back woods without
plumbing or electricity. A type of pioneer
adventure that they were, not really too
keen on experiencing.
They had even visioned their, rural
visitors to be just that. Very rural.' They
had vision's of showing the country kids
their ' first city and communicating in
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-0-'country vernacular, Unfortunately the
myths were. 1estroyed, .
Their trip to -Huron County however, was
• both active and enjoyable, Although they
were. only here for Ceti days they attended
the production of Trumpets and Drurns at
the Stratford Shakesperean _Festival and
also visited Ontario P1aee5 in Toronto and
Niagara Falls. ,
Marry ,of 'the \'ancouverites were im-
pressed with the scenery that Ontario had
to offer -despite' living in one of Canada's
most scenic centres. But..they did find the
area flat and hot and were • rather
disrrtayed at the lack of beaches. and skiing
areas.
The young B,C, visitors were also a very
perceptive group. They readily admitted
that,.teenagers their own age in -Huron
County„appeared to grow up faster and act
more .mature. They 'explainned, that the,
ygq;ng° people'here'•ere ".normal as they
called it, .perhapsr-more "normal''. than
'themselves. Tl'i T,TbeTieved that farm life.
and the related work involved were more
conducive to maturation than city life.
They, too, .experienced farm life and
while sone, expresyeddispleasure at being
involved in farm chores others excitedly
related stories 0f't zilking cows and chasing
chickens. They were impressed with the
friendliness of the people and rhany were
hopeful of returning someday.
Farm• experience for the • young gen.'
tlemen „involved driving °a tractor into a
shed and leaving two small •engines 'in
irrepairahle 'condition after attempting to
fix them.
' The.Huron-Middlesex contingent trip to
Vancouver was 'also talked about' with
great enthusiasm. The. students were all
billeted in the city and visited the capital of
Victoria and other attractions ,around the
Vancouver arca. Understandably the most
impressi''e part of,' the 'trip was the
scenery, Miles of sandy beaches and the
Rocky Mountains rising majestically over
the outskirts' of the metropolitan area.
They too talked Of the valuable learning'.
experience pt'ovided through the
,voyageurs program and plans to be made
to return to British Columbia. But as nne
talked to these two groups of teenagers
about thediffcrence in lifestyles between a
teenager from urban B.C, and one from
rural Ontario, there were very few
•responses. 0,
They searched for answers they couldn't
find, They:wired offer no differences' bt,kt
their hesitation indicated there was a kind
of intangible rift between rural and urban.
•,, Perhirfis it is one that will always' exist but
it is through programs like Young
Voyageurs that those rifts and barricades
are broken down. And myths, aEl•e shat-
tered.
on 'the outcome of the election in Huron -
Middlesex, There's all kinds of speculation
about why the changes were made at all ....
'...but the fact remains that the , r „w Riding"
here is just one of many that has undergone
redistribution. There have been eight new
riding§ formed in Oratarip, bringing the
total number of seats in the legislature to
125.
It will be a "no-nonsense campaign" in
Huron -Middlesex, however:
Jack Riddell, who was one of three
Liberals to win seats in the legislature.` in
byelections since the 1971 provincial
contest, is a hard,worker. he's been a good
representative for the people of this area.
He's been active in the house,' bringing.
forth the Huron viewpoint• on many dif
ferent occasions; he's kept the people of his
riding informed through a weekly column
in all -of the county weeklies; he's gone out
to meet his constituents and to hear' their
problefns so that answers could, be found
Where possible; he's spoken out'' for the
farmers time and time again in this rural
riding; ,and he's earned the respect of
ti many many people both in Huron •and
across Ontario.
Few can argue that Jack has not been on
the job ... and though his party did not form
the government, hewas effective and
efficient as a willing representative of the
people in this riding. With his cohorts
Murray Gaunt•; in Huron -Bruce and High
Edighoffer in Perth, he's helped to form a
dynamic trio which ,gives this 'part of the
province a strong voice, in Toronto.
Paul Carroll will be back for the New
Democratic Party. Anyone who knows'this
candidate accepts the fact. that he's
knowledgeable,in provincial political
matters, fearlesin bringing issues before.
the electorate, progressive in'his thinking`
and 7sincerely•dedicated to change for..tbe
betterment of all people in the province and
the preservation of the good life in Huron
County'.
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.Young and aggressive, Paul CarrCrll'witl
beworking with his usual intensity in this
campaign. He will he talking to people and
he will have a ' first class organization
behind him. Above all else, l.'aul Carroll
will be using 'every -opportunity to put his
paLy's policies 'before the voters in a
professional manner that will reflect past
experiences on the in this riding.
The newcomer? this time is J.C.Hayter, a
Goderich businessman who' is prepared to
work as he has never worked before to win
the riding back for the Progressive Con-
servative Party. Jim Hayter knows his
way around in Huron and that part of
Middlesexin this riding. He is perhaps as
well known — if not better known -- than
either- ° of the 'other two candidates
throughout the riding because of his past
work ori Stephen Township Council (next
door to Middlesex) and Huron County
Council. He's been involved in the Mid-
western Ontario Development Association
so h,is contacts, are varied 'and include
many people outside the area as well.
Jim Hayter, ariginally•, a Dashwood
resident, and Jack Riddell, a bashwood
area farmer, are old friends, .Lim and Paul
RCarroll have worked together at the county.
level; Paul and Jack are on very friendly
terms despite thefr political rivalry.
What does all this mean? ---
It means that Huron -Middlesex is going
to see one of the best election campaigns it
has seen in many long years. It means that
voters here are 'going to get the facts
without mudslinging ,and personal injury.
It means that three exceptionally talented
and competent candidates will make
0) meetings interesting, informative and
important. ' ' '
It means that the outcome of the'election
in Huron -Middlesex will be close ... and it
means' that few will be foolhardyenough to
make a prediction about the winner this
early in the game, if at all.
Fire trucks in rebel`lioa
BY JEFF SEDDON
A fire truck in Goderich does not lead a
particularly exciting life. Sitting around
the garage,,shiny and proud, a fire truck
sometimes. -goes weeks on end before it
even gets to go outside. A fire truck is no
different than anyone else, 'It needs a little
excitement to make its lifeworthwhile and
for -a fire truck, that can,only come from a •a n
fire call,.
When the alarm sounds, the trucks roar
`into actin with engines racing and sirens -
blaring to ease ,the anxious minds of the
houseowners or remove the danger of an,
out of control rubbish fire.
Under these circumstances one can be
.certain that a false alarm can be as . .
disappointing to- the:fire truck as it is
' frustrating to the volunteer. who has
-.`dropped what he was doing to go to the fire
hall.
But what the heck? Even a false alarm is
better than: sitting around the fire hall all
day doing nothing. One false alarm - that is .p
or maybe on a nice day even two - but not
the -five or six.
A firetruck can get sick and tired of
racing down .a street all excited about
doing its job only to find no smoke, no
flames, not even a cigarette butt burning in
the, gutter, Too much of that and
something has to be done.
Monday night the trucks rebelled against
false alarms..Having responded to several
of'them in the past fe'w weels,,they decided
to do something about it. The alarr
sounded; thefiremen raced up to the ball
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and jumped aboard the trucks to head off
to the blaze. , '
When the keys to the -four trucks, were
turned, only two responded.: The ladder
truck started and 1 t. The van started but
had its exit blocked b •, the pumper and the
'old Dodge. The D .:e, after several
anxious minutes sputte ` -d and coughed
and roared into .action, leaving only the
pumper ,and the van idle. The pumper'
simply would not respond tothe firemen's
coaxing and eventual•cursing.
"What's wrong with her?” someone.
asked fire.chief Ted Bisset. ' -
"How the heti ' do I know?" he roared.
"Ask the mechanic," '
"Right now push ,the- damn thing out of
• here 'and get the, wan going," he com-
manded. '
The town rriechanic later told the chief he
could not explain the problem. He,reported
he had made'his daily trip to the fire hall to
start air the trucks 0 and. -everything was
normal. He said the fdllowing•'fnorning the
truck had started immediately but he had
installed,ne.w batteries just to be safe,
Perhaps the probleni is not mechanical.
Thetown police 'do, not . suspect a
prankster of making the false calls. Th,e'y
feel that the Majority of them are due to
overcautious citizens who may mistake a
night light hurining in the rear of a store
for fire,
Perhaps• the fire trucks are wiser than
anyone thinks? Perhaps they are the only
ones in ',the town of Goderich that really..
know. the differen e_hetween a fire alarm
kith purpose - ane"just another screaming
siren,
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Three GDCI students participated in the 'Young Voyageurs
eurs prodram and enjoyed a trip to
Ottawa and Vancouver and hosted their B.C. counterpartslast Week. The six students (from
bottom) are Lois Adams,. Susan Cobbin, Rob Maskaant, Stephen,HHckett, Brian Waddington
and Mark-Kernighan. (staff photo)
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