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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-12-04, Page 311 Bill PT.rtri Q sand featurs ge receives award of erit Though he admits his role in the publishing of the Huron County Historical Atlas was one of the key factors leading to his award of merit from the Ontario Library Trustees' Association for 1985, Bill Par- tridge refuses to take all the credit. "The historical atlas was partly my idea and it was probably the reason I got the award. But, the award is a reflection back on the library board and county council," said the chief librarian of the Huron County Library. • "County council gives you the latitude to try things. Ithad•a lot of courage to do what it did. And, we had a lot of cooperation from all the county departments," he said. The award of merit is presented annually 40, The the Ontario Library Trustees' Associa- tion to a practising librarian who has made a significant contribution to public library service in Ontario. Also contributing to the awa •d was Par- tridge's work during the past few years towards a library board which is more open to the public. -He has nutured and encouraged the growth of his local board, to the extent that many trustees are actively participating in regional library affairs, they themselves realizing that library trustees are a part of a larger picture emcompassing the whole pro- vincial scene," said Margaret Coburn, president of the association, while presen- ting his award. "By his example, he has demonstrated that dialogue between municipal represen- tatives and professionals is an integral part of good library service and communication is afterall an important aspect of librarian- ship," she added. With 15 years experience in the library field, Partridge, who was raised in Van- couver, earned his degree in library science at the University of Toronto in 1969. His first library position was librarian at Pine Hill Divinity Hall in Halifax from 1970 to 1972. From.1972 to 1974, he was assistant county librarian at the Essex County Li brary. He has worked as chief librarian in Huron County since 1974. His accomplishments in Huron include relocating the Huron County Library headquarters, planning the renova- tion and move of the Clinton Branch Library and studying computerization of various county departments. Partridge said he hopes to see the library system in Huron computerized in the next couple of years. He said he would also like to see the library become more involved in the literacy program that's been operating for six years in Goderich. "If we have people who can't read, it's becoming a more serious problem since more and more workers have to use com- puters. In rural areas, there is still a. residual idea that people can get through life without doing well in school," he said. He said he plans to order more high interest—low vocabulary books for mature people learning, to read. In the future, the library will also work closer with the Huron County Pioneer Museum with cultural and historical material. "The library acts as a cultural and infor- mational centre and the museum is an im- portant adjunct of culture. We want to do more to appeal to the culturally -bent kids as well as the sports -bent kids," he said. Partridge is co-chairman of th'e Task Force on Ontario Newspapers, chairman of County and Regional Municipal Librarians and the Association of County and Regional Libraries, president of the Maitland Golf and Country Club and active in Little Theatre. " New rabies regulations .announced A new regulation requiring people in some areas of the province to immunize their pets • against. rabies took effect Dec. 1, Health Minister Murray Elston announced. The regulation, which is being added to the Health Protection and Promotion Act, enables the local medical officer of health to require the compulsory immunization of cats anti dogs. over three months of age in his jurisdiction where he is of the opinion that , the program is warranted and will benefit the public. . Three health units have already asked the ministry to apply the regulation to their areas•. It took effect in the Borough of East York Health Unit on Dec. 1 and will take ef- fect in the Haldimand-NQ.r£olk Regional • Health Unit on Apr. 1, 1986 and the Halibur- ton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit on Sept'. 1, 1986. Several other health units have approached the ministry to discuss being included in the regulation. "Ministry statistics show that during the first 10 months of 1985 there were .1,651 reported cases of rabies among animals," Elston said. "This is 43 per cent more than the number of cases reported in the same period in 1984, when 1,156 cases were reported. "In addition, so far this year, the number of treatments for human beings who have been exposed has increased eight per cent from 1;626 in 1984 to 1,758," While most of the reported cases of rabies occur among wild animals such as foxes and skunks, the major threat to people is through pets that have been exposed to rabies in wildlife. Rabies in pets causes between 50 and 60 per cent of human ex- posures and anti -rabies treatments. • Local medical officers of health are ex- pected to consult with local veterinarians to arrange for lower-cost rabies vaccination clinics to be available once a year in each community where it is made compulsory. Pet owners will receive an immunization certificate from their veterinarian in- dicating when the animal was vaccinated, and when it is due to be re -immunized. They will also receive a rabies vaccination'iden- tification tag for their dog or cat. Where necessary, the medical officer of health may exempt aged or infirm animals from immunization, provided the animal is not permitted to come into direct physical contact with anyone other than the animal's owner or caretaker. Local medical officers of health will have the option of ,extending this regulation to animals used for recreation and exhibition, • such as saddle horses or animalsin fairs. • Council agrees with extra funding HULI•,ETT - . Council here were in agreement with a resolution from the village of Omemee which requested extra goVernment funding for volunteer fire departments. The resolution stated that volunteer fire departments providing health services such as CPR, first • aid, auto' extrication and traffic control are a heavy financial burden on the.taxpayer should be funded by the province. . According Jo clerk Harry Lear, Hullett Township is provided with fire protection by the Blyth. Seaforth and Clinton Fire Departments, all of which have one or more of these extra services. The • 'resolution further • urges the municipalities to petition the Ministry of Health for the additional funding and write to local MPP's.with their concerns. In other business, the clerk was instructed to prepare a bylaw concerning a three-year. operating agreement for the Seaforth Community Centre with four other townships. Clerk Lear says Hallett pays a small percentage of the operating costs of the centre. A tile drain loan application was approved Extensive damage but no injuries TUCKERSMI'TH TOWNSHIP - An highway accident which occurred 00 November 28.caused extensive damage to a .vehicle driven by a Clinton nian,.accor•ding to the Goderich detachment of the OPP. While travelling north 00 Highway 4. 1 km south of Vanastra Road, a vehicle driven by Ian Cochrane of Clinton attempted to pass a vehicle driven' by 'Teddy Hendersoh of RR2 Eden. The Cochrane vehicle left the road • - way, struck a fence and carne to. rest on its roof. There were no injuries in the mishap which caused $2,000 damage to the Cochrane vehicle. The ,Henderson vehicle was undamaged. An accident in Vana:Stra 'caused $800 damage to a vehicle driven by a Clinton area man on November 29. A vehicle driven by Antoon Stauttener of RR5 Clinton !truck a hydro pole while , travelling on Victoria Blvd. in Vanastra. Mr. Stauttener escaped uninjured. 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Council also . opened, and after three readings, closed the court, of revision regarding the Ball Drainage Works. The • court of revision gives those affected by the assessment of the Ball Drain time to appeal the assessment, said Clerk Lear. There were no appeals.. A bylaw to ,provide $22,600 for drainage works in the township borrowed on the credit of the municipality was .passed by council. (r .manly aria Wue.Rra:lrOR.n Wi nivr•.8.T11Ay. DECEMB.FR 4. 1983 --Page 3 w moi, Bill Partridge, of the Huron County Library in Goderich, presented a copy of the 1984 Huron County Atlas to Marianne Scott, National Librarian of the National Library of Canada as MP Murray Cardiff looked on. The 1984 Atlas is an update of the original 1879 Beldon Atlas of Huron County. Most of the materials received by the National Library of Canada on legal deposit are catalogued and listed in Caladiana, the national bibliography. 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