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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-05-04, Page 3Jin! Burkhart, left, was recently presented with the Kinsmen of the Year award by Kinsmen President Tony Stauttener. ( Rod Hilts photo) NDP caucus changed Ontario NDP Leader, Bob Rae, has announced changes in the areas of responsibility for caucus members and outlined the priority issues for the caucus in the spring session of the Le:a stature which began April 18. As well as his duties as leader, Mr. Rae will himself deal with Housing issues, particularly the rights of tenants, the need for a fair rent review system, and the housing problems of or- dinary Ontarians. Deputy Leader Jim Foulds (Port Arthur) will be responsible for Industry and Trade, an area in which the government's inaction and lack of planning for the economy is particularly obvious. He was formerly Energy critic. Elie Martel (Sudbury East) remains House Leader. He will concentrate on the need for revision of rules governing the legislative procedures. and will continue to be in- volved in health and safety issues. Primary responsibility for Health and Safety issues goes to Bud Wildman (Algoma), who will continue to be responsible as well for Native Affairs. He was formerly responsible for Industry and Trade. Issues within the Ministry of Consumer and Com- mercial Relations will be i'vided between two caucus members. Mel Swart (Welland -Thorold) will deal with high prices, as well as continuing as Agriculture and Food critic. Michael Cassidy ( Ottawa Centre) will be responsible for Financial and Commercial Affairs, as well as continuing to be the critic for Franco Ontarian issues. Ed Philip (Etobicoke) will be a general government watchdog, responsible for the Ombudsman, Public Accounts and Management Board, as well as the Management Board of Cabinet. Richard Allen (Hamilton West) remains responsible for Colleges and Univer- sities, and takes on responsibility for Citizenship and Culture and for special issues in Education. Odoardo di Santo (Downsview) becomes the caucus Energy critic, moving from Citizens 'p and Culture. Richard Johnston (Scarborough West) remains the critic for Community and Social Services. .e is also Deputy Chairman of Caucus. Ross McClellan (Bellwoods), the caucus Whip and Deputy House Leader remains the critic for Health and Social Development. Other areas of responsibility remain un- changed. Firm hired to design new hospital win in Wingham WINGHAM - The firm of Kyles, Kyles and Garratt, architects, has been hired to desiu the new emergency and out,:, tient wing at the Wingham and District Hospital. The hospital board agreed to hire this firm, which has previously worked for the hospital, rather than ask for proposals from other achitects. Kyles, Kyles and Garratt, with offices in Stratford and Hamilton, designed and supervised construction of the new office section added to the hospital two years ago and has also planned and supervised a number of renovation projects. Architect's fees for the latest project were set at eight per cent of the total cost of the new work and 10 per cent for all renovations, to be based on the lowest tender received. Show Moth�,. she's special on Mothers Day A Mother's Day Gift to be cherished Diamond studded earrings set in 14 kt. white gold. Value priced from %49.91 to 179.95 -ye y1 y Stephanie Levesque Separate school taxpayers in Huron and Perth will pay an average of $37.50 more per $5,' „I assessment to raise $1,528,900 as the local share of the 1:.+';: budget. The Huron -Perth Separate School ::•'card approved a $7,622,314 budget for 1983 at its April 25 meeting. This is an increase of 12.53 per cent over last year's budget of $6,783,402. The local share increased from $1,295,800 in 1982. Chairman of the finance committee trustee Ron Marcy of Stratford reported that the board will be able to hold its in- crease to 10 per cent because of a $46, surplus last year and because one mill raises $900 more this year than last year. One mill raises $24,400 in Huron and Perth for separate school purposes. "This is due to the fact that our assess- ment base has increased by close to $1 million (this increase in assessment, which is becoming an annual event, shows that the support for our system continues to grow)," stated Mr. Marcy. The finance committee chairman pointed out that even if the board kept its expenditures equal to 1982, the 1983 budget would reflect a 6.04 per cent increase. This means the Ministry of Education sets a mill rate that determines the amount the board has to collect from taxpayers before the amount of grant to be received from the Ministry is determined. In 1982 this local requirement was set at 4.455 equaliz- ed local mills and in 1983 increased to 4.724 equalized local mills. "In simple terms this means that even if the board kept its expenditures equal to 1982 - in other words absolutely no increase in expenditure - we would be forced to in- crease taxes by 6.04 per cent," stated Mr. Marcy. Starting with that increase, the Huron - Perth board also faced other increases over which it has no control. The finance committee chairman outlined them as follows: - An increase of 10 per cent on general energy costs; - Seven per cent sales tax on all school materials, including textbooks which have risen in cost by a minimum of 13 per cent; - A minimum increase of 22 per cent in the cost of heating by natural gas because of the provincial government's decision to allow Union Gas to remove their group billing provision; - An increase of 59 per cent in the Board's share of Unemployment In- surance premiums; I! Bob 111 er - An unexpected 17 per cent increase in OHIP premiums last year and a warning of an increase for this year; - An increase in premiums for Workmen's Compensation. "We sho d note that this board pays ap- proximately 11,000 in statutory benefits per employee. These are benefits over which we have no control," commented Mr. Marcy. Statutory benefits make up two per cent of the board's total budget. The 1983 budget increase also reflects the staff increases for the French Core program expansions and the special education gifted program approved by the board. Both programs wu;! start in September 1983 and will cost a total of $60,000 for the year. Capital projects in the system have been set at $476,000 of which $200,000 is for work on the bricks and roof at St. Mary's Separate School in Goderich. The re- mainder is for various roof repairs to a number of schools. Mr. Marcy explained that the approval for the capital projects has not yet been received from the Ministry of Education. The local taxpayer's share of the capital projects is about $100,000 with the Ministry paying 81 per cent. The finance committee chairman noted that it would take 4.25 mills from local tax- payers to pay for the capital project. But with no commitment from the Ministry yet, the finance committee recommended raising half the local amount or $48,800 in 1983 and the board approved. "If we don't receive anything from the Ministry (for capital projects) we'll have a surplus and if not we'll have a deficit," said Mr. Marcy noting the board has been in a deficit position before and worked its way to a surplus position. Board chairman Ron Murray said he was "pleased" to see the budget passed at the meeting. He noted that most of the trustees, while not all on the finance com- mittee, attended the budget meetings. A breakdown off the budget is as follows: - Salaries and benefits, including teachers, administration, secretaries, trustees, custodians, etc., $5,536,587 or 72.6 per cent of the total budget; - Transportation, $954,850 or 12.5 per cent of the total budget; - Energy, plant operations and maintenance, $416,533 or 5.5 per cent of the 1983 budget; - Operating supplies and delivery of pro- gram, $714,344 or 9.4 per cent of the 1983 budget. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1983 - PAGE 3 En commemoration of Nurse's Week the Clinton nurses are holding a blood pressure clinic on Friday. The director of Nursing, Jean Cox, pictured, has been working at the Clinton Hospital for 32 years. ( Rod Hilts photo) Nurses' role is changing By Rod Hilts "Nurses care." The slogan for Nurse's week is self-explanatory. On May 1-7, nurses across Ontario are being recognized for their diligent work that much of the time, is taken for granted by the public. Jean Cox, director of nursing at the Clinton Public Hospital, has been in the medical profession for over 35 years. She says the nursing role has definitely changed since she started in 1946. "Nurses today are assuming more responsibility. Certain delegated medical acts that used to be carried out by the doctor are now be done by the registered nurse," said Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Cox attributes the added respon- sibility to nurses to a better education system. Nurses are trained to do a wider variety of duties. Institutions today spend more time in the classroom and the nur- se's practical work is being supervised more closely by the community college's clinical supervisor. "Nurses are very capable, competent members of the health care teams," said Mrs. Cox. In 1946 Mrs. Cox graduated from the Stratford General Hospital School of Nursing. That institution closed in 1971 and Conestoga College took over the nursing program. She started working at the Clinton Hospital 32 years ago as a registered nurse. "In a period of 32 years I've worked in every nursing unit in this hospital," Mrs. Cox said with a grin, "and I'd do it all again." Mrs. Cox accepted the position as the director of nursing in 1978. She is responsible for the nursing department as a whole and to supervise the functions of the nursing department. Approximately 60 full and part time nurses are employed at the hospital. "I make rounds and see patients as frequently as I can and my responsibilities include a certain amount of organization and supervising of the nursing unit," said Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Cox said that the demand for nurses is currently on the decrease. "The employment record varies. The pendulum has been swinging back and forth. It seems to be swinging back now and I think we're going to see a surplus of nurses again," said Mrs. Cox. In recognition off Nurses Week the nurses at the Clinton Hospital are holding a blood pressure clinic at the Wesley -Willis United Church on Friday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Nurses care," an appropriate slogan when it's considered that a nurse's first priority is always the welfare and care of the patient. ell looking for Myth council news g.welfare report encoura By Stephanie Levesque While the num'i., r of general welfare cases in Huron County is still high, more cases are being closed than opened. Huron County council, at its March 31 meeting, was told by social services ad- ministrator John MacKinnon that statistics "look encouraging" because the caseload decreased by 31 in February. "People are finding employment," said Mr. MacKinnon noting most of the employ- ment is opening up in the southern part of the county. The general assistance caseload for February was 273 up from 150 one year ago. The number of people benefiting from social services is also up from last year with 763 in February of this year compared to 564 in 1982. Along with numbers increasing from a year ago, costs have also gone up. To the end of February, social services has spent $217,.'', , exceeding the estimate by $30,1:- '1. The county's share of the over- expen c! Lure is $2,278 with the province picking up the rest. The costs for the same two-month period a year ago were $141,037 up $76,331 for 1983 or 54.12 per cent. "Hopefully we'll have a somewhat more encouraging report next month," com- mented social services committee chair- man Reeve Robert Bell. MAKE MOTHER'S DAY BRIGHTER tliPL LIVING ANT' GERANIUMS ®do®� TS ti�EiE�e & Pink L y • INCLUDING: BEGONIA , IVY GERANIUMS, FUCiS9 REG. °94.99 MOUNT BATTENAL $ 00 �• JUNI ER SHRU S E I RICKMA 'S COUNTRY GARDENS it* btingwilie Lot 24 c24 Com.7 P ,t4c 393-6223 PC LOrrillearn to fueitvor1ori Rostock ancermarAP uNear1 burg sgewire vtltw gift Hwy SPreseerciP to RP Marys from page 1 obtain a copy of the letter from Chris Borgal. Mr. Wasson suggested that once council receives a copy of the letter, they should have one last meeting with their solicitor to explore their course of action, before taking the issue to court. Tree Planting Program Councillor William Manning contacted Huron Landscaping about what type of trees the village should purchase. Huron Landscaping recommend -,,! that council purchase green ash, white ash, Little lin- den, red oak and red maple trees. Council agreed to order a mixture of 20 trees for replanting in the village. The cost to plant, fertilize and stake the trees is $15 each. ORDERED SOLD fo'he BARE WALLS the arbor gifts' modified RUMMAGE SALE! OF EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN OUR THE NEXT FEW DAYS CAN BE THE MOST IM• PORTANT SHOPPING DAYS" OF YOUR LIFE! For during the next few days , until the remain. ing stock is sold, you have a "once-in-a-lifetime" buying opportunity. YOU will be offered 50% OFF the regular price on every slgle Item in our entire stock! If you are looking for real bargains here is your answer. YOU CAN BUY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL POSITIVELY BE THRILLED WITH YOUR PURCHASES! We are going to make the Rummage Sale the most talked about "buying event" ever staged in this community. A SELLOUT IS EXPECTED SO BETTER GET HERE EARLY! 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