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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-05-27, Page 1139 YEAR - 21 Cottager finds bo y on beach on Saturday A Port Albert cottager, while taking a walk on the beach, discovered the body of one of two area men who have been miss- ing on Lake Hur•onrsince April 25. The body . of Doug McKay, 32, was discovered on the beach at 9 a,m, on Satur- day,.May 23, nearly a month afte'r'the Kip pen resident set mit from Goderich on a fishing trip with Bili Daters, 28, of Exeter 'in a 12 -foot aluminum boat. Daters is still listed as missing. An extensive search, involving Goderich Police, Provincial Police, Canadian Coast Guard, and Canadian Forces Search and Rescue. personnel and equipment failed to turn up anything but the missing men's boat, 'two lifejackets and. a baseball cap. All found between" Bayfield and Grand Bend. " The scaled -clown search has been conti- nuing when time and manpower allowed, for the past three weeks, using opt? helicopters and boats. Plans for a helicopter search of the shoreline in an at- tempt to find Daters were under con- sideration for today. An autopsy revealed- the cause of McKay's death to be drowning. Coroner Dr, Ray Flowers, of Clinton, has not yet announced if an inquest will be held. Coast Guard to ,' strate control: of spills The Canadian Coast Guard Marine . Emergency Officer and his staff, from Parry. Sound, will be in Goderich next month to demonstrate pollution control techniqueseto Goderich police, firefighters and members of the public. On June 9 and 1;0, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.. each clay, the Coast Guard will demonstrate methods of cleaning up, oil spills at the South Pier of the Goderich Harbour. Vegetable oil will be used for the demonstrations, "se there will be no actual pollution of the water," said Goderich Police Chief Patrick King: GODERIC'11, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1987 60 CENTS PER COPY '• Victoria students compete Students at Victoria Public School par- ticipated in a track and field day Mon- day. Clockwise, bottom left, is Tammy Cook, Trisha Rumig and Lisa Forrest, racing for the finish line; Kelly Johnson in the highjumping competition and Drew MacCauley strives for distance in tongjump.(photos by Yvette Zandbergen) Budget m bring -good `Y1 e vr T to area in the guaranteed income supplement received by some, The government will spend $26 million to 'subsidize child care this year and a further $33 milion in capital funding over the next three years. McCabe said the increase is more likely ttarn an funding to private day care operations locally, than the institu- tion of a municipal day care set up. A new interest relief plan for pl"ple hav- ing difficulty repaying Ontario student loans will gear repayment 'to the graduate's aqtual income. Fitzgerald Called the budget, which was released on May 20, "a fleshing out of the Throne Speech". BACELTAINS BY.PATRICK RAFTiS The provincial budget introduced last week by Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon has put $246 million back into the pockets of taxpayers, but how much of this govern- ment largesse will filter back down to Huron County and the Goderich area has yet to be determined. The budget programs will have a "big impact" on the large agricultural sector in the county, said Jim Fitzgerald, executive assistant to Agriculture Minister, Huron - Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. Both new programs, like a 17 per cent increase in farm tax rebates, and continuation of ex- isting programs such as the Ontario Farm Family Interest Rate Reduction (OF- FIRR) program, should "trickle into the local area4" said Fitzgerald. „h While he felt many of the general aims of the budget will translate into assistance in this area, Fitzgerald said it was too early to comment on whether such measures as a $290 million expenditure on transporta- tion over the next three years will benefit ,such local concerns as the proposed expan- sion of Highway 8 between Goderich and Stratford. "I have no idea of specifics at this time," Fitzgerald said Friday. However, he add- ed, "the people of Huron County have made their desires known to the premier and to Jack ( Riddell L". Wnether the Highway 8 project gets 9 boost due to the budget will depend to a large degree on how funds are divided up between urban and rural roadways, said Goderich Administrator Larry McCabe. "Certainly if there are increased alloca- tions for both urban and rural roads, we could benefit," said McCabe, cautioning that if the majority of new funds are slated for "back' roads," the allocations would probably not free up, any funds for highway expansion in this area. McCabe said that many of the programs could ultimately affect the Goderich area, but it's too early to tell to what extent. "We have to wait until we get the fine details of the programs and that often doesn't happen until as much as a month or so after. Certainly, as soon as we get those details, we will find out what's ap- plicable and go after it," said McCabe. ' Despite media speculation the budget, rich is expected to directly benefit one in four Ontarians and contains no new taxes, was designed as a precursor for a spring or summer provincial election, Premier David Peterson has made no indications to date that an election is coming. "It's not an election budget," insisted Fitzgerald, "It's just a budget". BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS The budget contains: $150 million in tax breaks for the elderly and low income peo- ple,. and a substantial allocation designated to facilities for the elderly; The GDCI chapter of Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) has entered a competition sponsored by the Ministry of the Attorney General. The students must distribute 900 anti - drunk driving car window stickers by June 10, in order to qualify for a draw for $500 for the school. To kick off the carni sign, Mayor Eileen Palmer had students Tammie Allen and Mark Rittinger install a sticker in her ear, as Goderich Police Chief Patrick King looks on. (photo by Patrick Raftis) another $21. million for farmers and in- creased the seven per cent sales tax ex- ,emption on fast foods to $4 from $2, a measure that will leave $50 million in,the hands of consumers. A $20 million program will increase the number of low-income people expempt from paying Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) premiums. A surprise factdr in the budget was the lack of increase in traditional "sin taxes,' on liquor and cigarettes. Nixon's budget is the first by any treasurer since 1980 to con- tain no tax increases. The budget contains help for the disabl- ed in they form of a $50 per month increaseMW Movie to be shot in Goderich -and Blyth BY PATRICK RAFTiS If Toronto can teodubbed "Hollywood North,"due to the spate of motion pictures which have used the city for a backdrop in the last few years, then perhaps the com- munities of Goderich and Blyth can be considered a sort of "Hollywood Southwestern Ontario," at least for the next three Weeks. Beginning May 30', the Toronto-based film company Shatalow-Raymond Produc- tions . will be shooting scenes from a feature film, due for release in theatres this fall, based on the original Blyth Festival stage production "Blue City"in the two communities. The original stage script, written by lane Coleman, made it's debut in Blyth during the 1985 Festival season. It revolves around the players on a top-ranked women's softball team, the Blue City Stammers and takes place during a cham- pionship tournament. Coleman also co -wrote, with cd producer -director Peter Shataiow, the screenplay for the movie. Shataiow, who has won numerous awards for filmaking over the last 10 years as producer, director and writer, has also developed a special computer software program called "FiImSTAR," a "fully- inigrated film managment" system which will be used for the first time in a feature film on this production. The film has a $1 million budget, but the revolutionary software mill improve effi- ciency and "make it seem like $3 million," said unit publicist Sharon Singer. Co-producer Bruce Raymond has been involved in 111111 stall 6elevwivu p1uuucuUll and distribution since 1960. His production credits include the award-winning CBS and CTV teleplay. "Special People," a docu-drama based on the Famous People Players, and he is a distributor of the cur- rent television hit, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous". "Blue City," marks the first time Shataiow and Raymond have collaborated on feature film. Local settings and local faces will be in- volved in the film, which will be shot most- ly in Blyth, with some scenes in and around Goderich. Goderich locations in- clude the local EMA grocery store and general shots around' town. The ball dia- mond at the Blyth arena, The Blyth Inn, a local church and a variety of other loca- tions will he used as well. local people will be enlisted to act as ex- tras in the film. Production manager Tony Armstrong said extras, while not paid, will be "fed, given T-shirts and generally shown a good time." About 200 extras will be needed to act as a crowd for a ball gdme scene, which will be shot this Saturday or Sunday, Arm- strong said. Interested people can 'register as extras at the Blyth arena, beginning at 8:30 a.m., both Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31. The film will star many of the actors and actresses from ,the Toronto stage run of "Blue City". Included in the cast are: Eric Keeleyside, Mary Ellen Mahoney, Stewart Clow, Gary Farmer, Barry Green, Paula Barrett, Tracy Cunningham and Murray Westgate. None of the actors from the original Blyth production will be involved. Council makes no c ges on subject of liquor Goderich Town Council has decided not to make any changes in policy concerning concerning the payment of bills for liquor . consumed at meetings of the town's boards and committees. The issue of liquor at meetings arose at' the March 23 meeting of council, • when Councillor Jim Searls introduced a motion, seconded by Councillor Bill Clifford, to have committee members, town employees and others attending•lunrh or dinner meetings held at licensed establishments pay their own bar bills. At that meeting, Searls objected to the payment of an account for $89, including a $28 bar hill, for a lunch meeting, of the Economic Development Committee. held at the Park House, The motion was tabled, for further study by the Adminstration and Personnel Coni mittee, who made a recommendation not to change the policy, which was passed by council, with only Searls objecting to the motion, at their May 25 meeting. The recommendation from the commit- tee reads as follows: "The Administration and Personnel Corrunittee have reviewed the matter and will not be recommending any policy to council. It is felt that a pro- blem does not exist concerning this subject with boards and committees of the municipality, Discretion should continue to be used." Cyclists hurt In accidents Two bicyclists were injured in collisions with motor vehicles last week, reports the Goderich Police Department. A 19 -year-old male was taken to hospital with' minor injuries after a vehicle turned in front of him while cycling on Huron Road, May 20, around 3:10, p.m. On May 21, around 11:40 p. ., a 1 'ear- old .girl, a Victoria School student, was riding • along Blake Street, • at Bayfield Road, when' she failed to stop for a stop sign and collided with a vehicle. She was taken to Alexandra Marine and General ,Hospital with major injuries. While the nature of the' injuries in 'both cases was "fortunately, not very serious," Goderich ;Police Chief Patrick King said the latter at least, could have been avoided had the cyclist obeyed the rules f the road. The chief warns parents to remind ei children to to obey all stop and yield sign( and also not to drive bicycles on' the sidewalk, "as it's not only against our by- laws, but it's dangerous." "Motorists expect to see cyclists on the road and they're not prepared for them coming,off the sidewalk," said King. King said noon hour on school days is a particularly dangerous time, with so many children cycling home for lunch. H.= - SIGNAL STAR Circus time Young and old alike travelled to the Goderich Arena Sunday to see a' number of acts performed by members of the Garden Circus, Sponsored by the Junior C Sailors, the circus attracted 2,000 peo- ple to Sunday's two shows, which featured elephants, tigers, clowns and aerial acts. For pictures, see the front page of the Community section. Square dancing Designated as a fitness activity, square dancing remains popular in Huron County. On Saturday, the Huron - Bruce Swingers and the Clinton Wheelin' Dealers were at the Sunconst Mall demonstrating the art of sgaure dancing. For story and picture, see inside this section. Vikings defeated The GDCI Senior Vikings were eliminated in the Huron -Perth soccer semi-finals 3-0 by Stratford Central on Friday in Stratford. The Vikings finished in fourth place. For story, see the Sports section.