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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-11-20, Page 1INCORPORATING -THE BLYTH STANDARD -THE BAYF NOa -47 120TH YEAR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1985 50 CENTS isfr s Huron's retiring warden Paul Steckle, Liberal supporter Beecher dinner. Copps presented a rousing pro -Liberal speech in the ag- Menzies and Bruce McDonald, Huron -Bruce candidate in the 1984 gressive, enthusiastic style that has made her a star in the Cana - election, were among the 200 guests on hand to greet Liberal MP dian political scene. (Shelley McPhee photo) frontliner Sheila Copps at the Huron -Bruce Association's annual Canada's survival at sta HOLMESVILLE - The Liberal momen- tum is on the upswing, according to Grit frontliner MP Sheila Copps. Copps, one of Canada's best known female politicians, was the guest speaker at the an- nual meeting of the Huron -Bruce Liberal Association, held November 14. The member of the Liberal Rat Pack is known best for her aggressive style, her outspoken stands and her enthusiasm as one of the up and coming stars of the federal Liberal party. It has been suggested by sup- porters that Sheila Copps may be Canada's first woman prime minister. And at Holmesville a crowd of more than 200 carne out to listen to Copps as she bolstered the Liberals and blasted the Con- servatives. s Copps noted that the Liberal party is rebuilding from the grassroots level through the work of .party leader John Turner, while the Conservative party members "are fall- ing like bowling pins." "The prime minister and the government are rapidly losing the Canadians' con- . fidence," Copps said. She explained that in the last election Canadians wanted the. Liberal reign to end because they wanted to give Brian Mulroney and his Conservative government ' a chance, but after one year in power, "they (Canadians ) simply don't believe him." • She cited the tuna scandal and the bank catastrophe as incidents of Tory blunders,. f but noted, "It's more than tuna, and more than the banks." "When we were the government you could sitdown and eat tuna and drink wine." . The Liberal MP said that the Con- servative government policies have hurt families, senior citizens and farmers. Regarding farmers, she urged people to rally in Ottawa, before the "final nail 'goes in the family farm coffin." Hydro's need to get power questioned ke, says MP Sheila Copps The Council of Canadians highlighted the issue publicly by flying a small plane over the Polar Sea and depositing a small Cana- dian flag. "Finally," Copps said, "the government was forced to sosomething, but it was like closing the barn door after the horse had gone." In September, she said, Prime Minister Mulroney spoke on Canada's sovereign rights, but she suggested that his speech came too late. "When the Liberals were running this country, the U.S. governrnont wouldn't have had the nerve to perpetrate that." She further noted thit Conservative government, instead ui taking 'action against the American.vessel, have brought charges against the Canadian pilot. Shouts of "shame" follo"•"d that Cnpps' statement. "Over the next four years the prime minister has the power to change the face of Canada", she stressed. She enthused that the Liberal party is dealing in "grassroots liberalism" in their At least two groups will question Ontario Hydro's need to get electrical power of the Bruce Nuclear Power Development when they appear before the Consolidated Hearings on theOntario Hydro Transmission System in Southwestern Ontario. Both Energy Probe, a Toronto-based research foundation and the Foodland Hydro Committee made up of Bruce, Huron and Middlesex farmers said they intend to prove need`does not exist over the course of the hearings which got underway in Guelph last week. The join hearings before the Ontario Municipal Board and the Environmental Assessment Board were bogged down in procedural wranglings'during the first day and the hearing was adjourned early another day while Ontario Hydro lawyer Bruce Campbell sought more information on a proposed alternative route to be presented by the Ontario Institute of Ag rologists. Campbell told the hearing the provincial until,ity is not prepared to have the route, proposed by the agrologists, considered by the consolidated hnard. Tax credit changes, she said, 'could see a work to rise towards the top for another family of four, earning $20,000 a year, have election. their purchasing power reduced by $4,000. The federal Liberals, she said, are ready She also warned that the federal govern- to see the commitment that Liberals like ment should not put agriculture's marketing Jack Riddell, Murray Elston and Hugh boards or other safety nets on the Edighoffer have made on the provincial negotiating table with the United States. scene. "They aren't bargaining chips," she said. She told the crowd of more than 200 that Copps capsule commented the Con- the Huron -Bruce annual meeting could be servative government erred in last sum used as "a jumping off point" for the local mer's incident involving the United States Liberals. The party's aim, she said, is to intrusion on Canada's territorial water elect a federal Liberal member from Huron - rights in the Polar Sea. Bruce. She suggested that four years of Con - A U.S. ship travelled into Canada's nor- servative power could be four years too long thern waters without permission from the and the Liberal party is working for a win in government and Copps said that the inci- the next election. dent turned into a scene from the Punch and "What is at stake here is the very survival Judy play. of the country that we know and love." Campbell also pointed out Hydro will not consider the route commonly known as modified M3 which vas quashed by the Ontario divisional court in July, 1984 after being approved by the previous consolidated board hearing. The Highway 401 route was discarded when several municipalities along the highway including Oxford County said there had not been adequate notice of the 1982 hearings in Stratford. Campbell cautioned. the lawyers and representatives of the Highway 401 municiaplities that a transmission line route could be built in the area even though M3 has been termed technically deficient. Campbell said the entire southwestern Ontario study area is at risk, Hydro wants a tansmission line to move bulk electricity from BNPD through Huron County to London. From there, the line would go to the Nanticoke generating station on Lake Erie. This line referred to as M7 is part of a recommended $432 million system plan. The hearings continue this week and are expected to run six months. ELECTION ROUND -UP Municipal who's who In one of the most exciting municipal elec- tion campaigns in years, a record number of voters went to the polls across Ontario on November 12. Locally the elections sawa number of sur- prise changes and predicted wins. Here's how local municipal councils and boards tally up for the next three terms. Clinton MAYOR - John Balfour REEVE- Bee Cooke DEPUTY REEVE - Rosemary Armstrong COUNCIL - Case Buffinga, Ross Carter, John Cochrane, Gord Gerrits, Ken Holmes and Bonnie Jewitt. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Chester Archibald, Al Lobb, Bob Irwin and Don Symons. HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCA- TION - Sally Rathwell Bayfield REEVE - Dave Johnston COUNCIL - Clifford Freeman, Lloyd Huff- man, Helen Owen and James Quick BOARD OF EDUCATION - Audry. McLennan-Triebner Blyth REEVE - Albert Wasson COUNCIL - Tom Cronin, Bill Howson, Bill Manning, Lloyd Sippel PUBLIC UTILITIES COIVIVIISSION - Don Noble and Jim Howson. BOARD OF EDUCATION- John Elliott East Wawanosh REEVE - Ernie Snell COUNCIL Ray Hallahan, Fred Meier, Don Clinton Public School students found themselves studying outside the classroom on November 15 and 18. As part of their history studies, they toured the . town hall, the library, Ontario Street United Church, Dr. Brian Baker's as well as the News -Record. White at the News -Record office, Grade 8 student Troy Hockings and Grade 7 student Susan Jewitt looked through the old files for in- formation on Upper Canada. (Anne Narejko photo) Schultz and Jim Taylor BOARD OF EDUCATION - John Elliott Voters here also cast ballots to decide whether the township would remain "dry". With a 473 to 189 victory, the liquor question passed easily. Hullett Township REEVE - Tom Cunningham DEPUTY REEVE - Joe Gibson COUNCIL - Ron Gross, Harvey Stewart and Vic Stackhouse BOARD SOF EDUCATION Graeme Craig and John Jewitt Goderich Township REEVE - Grant Stirling DEPUTY REEVE- Laurie Cox COUNCIL - Case Brand, John Rodges and Carol Wammes BOARD OF EDUCATION Joan van den Broeck Stanley Township REEVE - Clarence Rau DEPUTY REEVE - Howard Armstrong COUNCIL - Jack Coleman, Bill Dowson and Richard Erb BOARD OF 'EDUCATION - Audry McLennan-Triebner Tuckersmith Township REEVE - Bob Bell DEPUTE' REEVE - Bob Broadfoot COUNCIL - Bill Carnochan, George • Cantelon and Rowena Wallace BOARD OF EDUCATION - Sally Rathwell County council news. The new Huron County council elect as of Nov. 12 has several new faces. Out of 30 posi- tions on County Council, only seven were filled by election. The rest were acclaimed. In brackets is the .name of the current reeve or deputy reeve if different from the incoming reeve or deputy reeve. TOWNSHIPS. Ashfield - Allan Gibson acclaimed (John Austin) ; Colborne - Russel Kernighan ac- claimed; East Wawanosh - Ernest Snell elected (Neil Vincent); Goderich - Grant Stirling acclaimed; Grey - Leona Arm- strong acclaimed; Hay - Lionel Wilder elected reeve; - Clare Deichert acclaimed (Tony Bedard) ; Howick - Gerald ,D'Arcey elected (Jack Stafford); Hullet - Tom Cunn- ingham acclaimed; McKillop - Marie Hicknell acclaimed; Morris - Douglas Fraser acclaimed (Bill Elston); Stanley - Clarence Rau acclaimed (Paul Steckle) ; Stephen - Thomas Tomes acclaimed reeve (Alan Walper); - Ken McCann acclaimed deputy reeve ( Ralph Weber) ; Tuckersrruth - Bob Bell elected; Turnberry - Brian McBurney acclaimed; Usborne - Gerald Prout acclaimed; West Wawanosh James Aitchison elected. TOWNS Clinton - Bee Cooke elected ( Ernest Brown); Exeter - Bill Mickle 'acclaimed reeve - Lossy Fuller acclaimed deputy reeve; Goderich - Harry Worsell acclaimed reeve, John Doherty acclaimed deputy reeve; Seaforth - William Bennett acclaim- ed (William Campbell) ; Wingham - Bruce Machan acclaimed (Joe Kerr). VILLAGES Bayfield - David Johnston acclaimed; Blyth - Albert Wasson acclaimed ( Tom Cronin) Brussels - Hendrik Ten Pas ac- claimed (Cal Krauter) ; Hensall - Jim Robinson elected (Harry Klungel); Zurich - Robert Fisher acclaimed. New faces on board By Stephanie Levesque Three new faces will appear on the Huron - Perth Rofnan Catholic separate school board. Only one incumbent, Tim McDonnell from Ellice Township, was defeated in the Nov. 12 municipal election. He will be replaced by Ben Brown. The other two new trustees were acclaim- ed. Bernie Van Osh replaces Bill Kinahan to represent Blyth and the townships of East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh and Ashfield. Bernard Murray takes over for Ray Van Vliet to represent Downie, North Easthope and South Easthope Townships. Vincent Mclnnes, trustee representing the Wingham area managed to keep his seat in an election. Returning to the school board are: Mike Moriarity from the Goderich-Clinton area, Ron Murray from McKillop Township, Gerald Groothius from the Seaforth area and Dave Durand from the Hensall-Zurich area; Michael Ryan from the Exeter area, John Devlin and Ron Murray both represent Stratford, Arthur Haid is from the Listowel- Hesson-Milverton area; Ernie Vanderschott from the St. Marys -Mitchell area and Louis Maloney from Hibbert and Logan Townships. Upsets on board of education By Stephanie Levesque taro his post. Three major upsets in the Nov. 12 Joan Van den Broeck also managed to municipal election brought some changes to keep her post by defeating one candidate for the Huron County board of education. Goderichnd Colborne Townships. Three incumbents, Dorothy Wallace of Other elections were to determine the Goderich, Frank Falconer of R.R. 5, Clinton representatives from Wingham and Howick and. Robert Peck of R.R. 1, Zurich were' aa,ppd Turnberry Townships. Incumbent defeated by newcomers at the polls. tYustee Art Clarke was able to keep his spot Long-time trustee Wallace, who has serv- and the second position was won by Brian ed the education needs for Goderich for 30 Jeffray. Trustee Murray Mulvey did not years, was upset by newcomer Mary Ann seek re-election this year. Dempsey. The only other trustee who did not seek re - In a three-way race, Frank Falconer was election was Clarence McDonald. He is defeated by Sally Rathwell. Falconer replaced by acclaimed candidate Beatrice represented Clinton and Tuckersmith Dawson. She will represent Exeter and Township. Usborne Township. RepresentingBayfield and Stanley Other acclaimed trustees are Donald Township wilbe Audrey McClennan- McDonald from Grey Township and Triebner, replacing Peck. Brussels; Dr. John Goddard from Hensall, Other trustees facing elections fared bet- Zurandch JohndJewitt hfromSea orth and th; Graeme e ter. Tony McQuail, from Ashfield and West Townships of Hullett and McKillop, Harry Wawanosh Townships, defeated two rivals Hayter of Stephen Township and the two to keep his seat. John Elliott, serving Blyth Catholic representatives, Eugene Frayne of and the townships of Morris a d East R.R. 3, Goderich and Dennis Rau of R.R. 2, Wawa osh . w µ A . !.,ie other i al to re- Zurich.