The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-06-21, Page 1o
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(;Oi)I•:RI('ll, Oti'F 1-tIO, WE1)NE:SUaV, RAE:A, A, 192'1
ouncil declares to
li.\1"1'1S
In a largely -sy nil)olu•" :vesture. the
"1'uw'n of (;odel•icli hos bet.11,declared :t
•'Nut.le,; Weapons Free '/tone." by town
council. •
A (lt'lt..tatlurl of about till people attended
council's ,lune 22 mellow in support of a
[Motion 'ratd iatedf at ;l ' 1Ley 26 public'
Meeting oh -World 1'ease. In the :Nuclein'
Age".. The prottrrull was presented by the
l;otlt'r•I(•f) Medical Society and sponsored..
I, tit' (;oiler'ich Munstt rl;ul• .1s;nriali(nl,
Fulluw'ing the program. ;d spontaneous mo-
tion to ask cotinc'lI to declare the town
nuclear fro(' was passel) by the 1)0 p(; )1tle
present. .
"1 have been to sc•y.'r;ll public Inceti\g5
in (;u(1Prich over they Inst I''\\ tears and
this w'as one of HIP I.li'1;est. that 1 f.uye
w'itt etised,' It' wo11111 )p(tI that' there is
\trey' (nn:,lclrrai)le support for the motion
from' local people." s;tid 1)r. .1. 1„ Ilull-
ingw'orth; one of twin [medical snrlt'ty
members whu•spoke to council r>n belholf,of
the (1e10gati(n
Hollingworth said -such a roscrlution
would send o • message to members of
p<u'lianl(rtt"••that the penpl0 of this area
are against tile -nuclear 91111s rale and are
expressing their desire to live ut n nuc'lcar
weapons free en\ Il t)ilillent"
Arnottg the, other point, )nude by I1011-
itlgworth were that passing the luotii>n
would give pi'nple a sense of achievement
that they ari'.,dulnt; something, about the
threat of nuclear «ar
lits oils() said the ulilhull is lir keeping
with ' the t'nited Nations c•rin'c•ept of
multilateral disarmament, as opposed to
unilateral clisartmainent and does not :n-
tc.rfere with the cis Man use of .I: uelear
technology , such ;is f>otcer, gl'neratuli.
stations.
"R'. decl;lr1119 I lo+Iiri•h to he a.'nucl0ar
wveapols free zone. t`Ilc people of (
`iiiil'd'"P)e" y`i)�t)irtfrlittc 1''iiYhit( f(;1: ,(tiiltCtd
('amaili<'nl participation 111 the pr•oliteration
•o1 nuclear wrap ii • : '10111 1lollingytorth.
Dr. Charlton ('hon told council respon-
sibility for ett)i'rttcncu's such as those that
,would be caused by 9 nucli'it'• t'xplusforl
begin~-ttIth local 1;o\:ernmu•nt
"In ;l paiIplet published by Err
Planning (';.[Insula in 1980, the federal
9uvrrnnlent stated that the initial respon-
sibility foil handling most einergencles lies
tt its the uituiucippl, proynu•lal and ter-
ritorial governnients.'I'he pamphlet defin-
ed enlerte11cles as anything from floods to
nuclear wars. Indeed, rtio,t err (reenclrs
air dealt 111th tit lite tttlinleip'.Ifltll's 111
winch they occur. Since it Is w•ult'ly
recognized that the only solution to a
nuclear war IS pit.%cilium, It is atlt'Isable
for all municipal' r;oyer'nnients t(o prutnoto
nuclear disarmament. Choi of the effective
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nuclear w
60 CENTS PER ( (WY
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ea ons free zone
Star to publish
on Thursday
l ht l;odt•r[t h 51r_r,ital-Nt,ti• ,\ 111 tot• prultt tt
tit' 1t 1 t•`, t•r11ri 4 A, ti,Uclf .11 the corn
pony •s EEucktrt, Street plant but due to the
July 1 (,inatfa Day holiday . troth mail and
carnet ddeli%e•ry of the paper will take
place Thursday .July
Customers on rural routes (',It, expect
cielit er'y of the paper '1 hurs(lay Prot 111ell
there t, no 111,111ptlufl ul the postal ser t ice
Carriers ty i11(Jelly t•r papers in tow n
da\ 1110rn1114 t , ,uhst•r'Iher, ;Irlrl the paper
will also he •i',1110t,1e• ,it new, .,tjnds on
that d;1y
In the tnt:•,ntlrut . .•111.11 th• 1'.1n911,1 1 1,1y
tt11.19 911.1 l.tke 1).111 nl tlu t anotia \\et•k
ld•stIt111t•s uttered tri d,oilt'r'l( h
Civic reception
size is reduced
I he size ui 111..1 ,', Ic 'Reception tor guests
Irtilli i;uttt•rIt'tt , setter city lkay Cit‘
:Mich ;ittei'tul.t the t;otleri& tt C;Inada lhty
Celebration, has Leen t'tt11,111t•riil)lt 1'01111.-
etl ati a result t .( det'l,tntl h\ 1;ode1'It'll
"I'uwrl ('1(11.911
('owned a:;reetl. 10 1 7-1 recorded vote. to
lirttit the (;ode'rtc'll delegation to the .lune .'
27 lunchewtr at the f;etift>rtf..11)tel to the
Nlavur Eileen Pauper•• Tourism Promoter
Rubin Stuart and Adirunistrator Larry Mc-
Cabe and then' guests.
The original plan called•for the reception.
to be attended by about sixty people, in:
eluding members of the Tourist ('ornnut-
tee, the (.'arlada Day Committee aril 6-8 •
council nlenlb1rs. Councillor Jim Sear's,
in a motion 'seconded by •('uuflt illor 13111
Clifford, questioned the idea of having lily
local r'epr'esentatives attend a luncheon to
host only five members of the Ba} City
delegation.. -'
Councillor • .John' Stringer, while
ultimately voting stet favor of the motion
said. "it's Li shame we have this dlsc•usstint
every year just a week before the recep-
tion." Stringer suggested the r)�ccption go
ahead as planned this year and that ctiun-
'ctl study the Matter in depth next fall.
Ree'ye Harry.' orsell anti CouncillorsSearrs.. ('liff0rd, .M,icCauley. Stringer,
Carey .and Profit .voted in favtr of the mo-
tit')n, with only list or .Eileen Palmer
opposed. •
Dr. J. 1.. Hotlingyyorth addresses members of'Gode*rich Town '22 (ouncil meeting. Council passed the syt3lbolic motion joining the
Council, as a memhrr'.of .a large' delegation petitioning for the ranks of 169 ,other nuclear ,free 'communities in Canada, by a 7-1
declaration of Gode.rich as a Nucletlr Weapons free' zone at the June ' margin in "a recorded cote. 1 photo by Patrick Raftis 1
means is,. I belit'vc, stet delcare a town a
nuclear weapons free zone," said
Since Japan was declared the first,
nuclear weapons free zone in1958,24 coun-
tries have declared themselves nuclear
free, as have 3,600 communities around the
world. In Canada, as of .lune 1, 1987. 1119
communities, including Some nearby
municipalities like Hrnsall, Owen Sound
and Sarnia have,inade the declaration,
Councillor (;len Carey, who prole the
motion, seconded 'by Councillor Jim
~earls, said 1t was.a •'iogica1 move-
.
"It seem, to me this [notion Is a logical
extension of what we profess to be and that
is peace loving." said Carey . "I think it's
probably true to say there is nothnl1 in this
motion ' we • could (infnrce!' he added.
noting that he is usually opposed to such
unenfor'cable a(hi ll by council, '..however.
i think an exception could he ritade in this
A
Goderirh letter carrier` v.alk the picket lines and talk with passerby i•londay, as the
local union joined a series of national rotating strikes that brought local peietal sem ire to
a stal,Jistill on Monday acid Tuesday. photoIby Patrick Rafti:s)
Goclerich letter carriers
picket local post office
1 iotlrrlc'It 9'11.1[ t',Irt I.'I, w,dkt'.1 off the Mille .,nit 11111,( lt.iit 1111111 11.11 111.11 ,4•1 t It t•
Joh Monday I, part of ;I sei les of rotating resumes Letter's can lo' posted at the of -
strikes ht the 20.000 tm 'tither I.ett('r CL r- rice, but they will not he possed on until the
tiers t'nton of Canada i local carriers return to work
No mail tt.ls deliyrret1 nl to1111 N.101(.1iiir \ The tialkouts, 1)e991) .111111' 111 an a
or Tuesday Howe\ et, if the local strike rotating basis tht'iughout the tmime%.
follows the pattern of rt(tot1014 walk outs in have sparked. clashes 111th the puller. or
other centres, the mall should he flowing r'tiNsts and minor injuries 111 some Iat'1tr
again by We'tltle\day (today 1 renlres.'towevrr, 1;nclertc it Police report
Ruth t•he loco; letter carriers union and no incidents my oly all; the striking workers
the Intal postmaster h„' t' been advised by hat(' t>t•cl"u'red
their head offices to stake nit comments to Workers are prOtt'stunt ;1 c';initis[ 1'a,t
the press contract offer ithrrh includes no pay in
While the Iloderich post office remains ereas(' for this year and a reduction in the
open. with inside w trkers on the lob, . starlit)); rate currently $13 13' for new
residents cannot pick Grp their mail at the corder.
case. We're certainly nut talking about a
zoning ht' -law.
' Holt at least," he concluded, "we'd be
doing something more than nothing:"
Councillor John Stringer. the only
menthol. of council .whit opposed the mo-
tion to a recorded ,vote, yeas concerned
about the long range uitplicatitms of the
motion both locally and on a world-wide
,rale.
"It's hard to
separate Yicapons from
nuclear 1 component' for commercial
use. Would the ban trlve 71 negative impact
on the economic developraent of this
area:' Stringer asked.
"1'111 peace be acheived if weapons free
zones pr'(ilifer'atc only. 1n thy' west, without
it similar spread in the Soviet Union'?" he
continued, noting that unilateral disarms
inept by. Britain, France and the United
State; loft those countrte, vulnerable to it -
tacks whuh led to vi trtd War II.
are nu legal impliations, Thr-. Is
5019tly a symbolic resolution,Eiull-
ing•w'orth countered. "There are rlo laws
required of the town to enforce,in con-
nection with the motion, he added'.layor Eilen E'1i4ner'nt)ted that 1n pass-
.1ng til' motion, ! by a 7-1 margin with theMayor, ReveHarry Wrsell, (ouncillorCarty, Scads, Hill ('liffrd.- Peter Mac1 auley and Stan Profit [n favor. DeputReeve .leihn L)oherty w;ts absent. I.thi'•ttwnas simply •conh)r•Inlrlg to what is
already provincial pulls ''' •1111.' provincull,/eovcrrunent recently
passed a' [notio 1 • declaring Ontario aNuclear Weapons Free /oneCounil 1s also cumiderine the • plact-
ml'tlt of .lon~, ilnnounlIng the towns
111910ar weapons fre, status. oh the entrroads to (;odrrlch
Provincial police coverage
considered by local =payors
kill PATRI("K
Mayors of the five towns in Huron Coun-
ty , are giving serious rnnsider'iitu)il to a
proposal that could (' 9111ually see local
police forces in. l; tticrtrh, Clinton,
Scuforth, Exeter and•W\'tTtgharn disbanded
and replaced - it tth one central 1)PP
detachment:
The five mayor's, w'lio are not ;I ;ancllun-
ed body htit meet informally to dlt(;us:s
rntfnl•t pal. issues. got tot ethi'r.in l;ud01'u'h
Tuesday afternoon.
"We discussed a number tf Issue, per.,
taming to !municipal policing!. but didn't
arrive ,It any dei isions, ,x111 (;oderlch
May or 1•:110011 Palmer
Goderi h is currently focitig ;I roan=
power crunch. when It tome's to the local
force. .1 deleeati>n, of l;odt'rich pollee of-
ficers petitioned the (loderu'h i'o11i•e Com-
mission last week for additions to the fo co
to lighten the overtime burden, but \ere
nut promised any 11i 111rtll,tte hiring of tt'w,
officers.
' A press release from 1;oderich i'olice
Sergeant (terry ltllgendorf state's that
"t'nderstaffing of the c;t)deri(•h Police
Force has placed an undue strata on police
manpower this past wt't'k. whlc'h resulted
In off -duh officers being i tiled in for duty ,
:\s well, officers on their normal tour of
duty were fared with 16 -hour shifts Incl one
offt,•er working 29 -hours straight dui. to a
court appearance at the end of his shift.';
saitf the release
Police last week Investigated .1 total of
1 j4 occurrences, ranging from distur-
bances at St Christopher's Beach, under
age drinking. assaults, durmestic disputes.
noisy parties. to ;9 (il eat, and thefts. -,
\lanpoyte'r shortages and o\ cytone en-ts
on the local force are irttensttu•d ht the los,
of officers to sick tune incl wor'krtarl's
compensation anti i)ieh degree of seniority
'oil the tort(' nit'arllrlk Int It'ct,t'tl yal'atU111
111111'
The cost of policing In small-town On-
tarlo is placing an undue burden on our
taxpayer's," said Palmer, noting that
1 itderich and other [municipalities where
court facilities are located are "penaliz-
ed," by not bel(ig reimbursed by the pro-
vince for officers' time spent 1n court.
While the province has increased its per -
household grants for policing In
tnilnlc'ipalltut's • lodt'r•ic'h currently
rec0lyes $1.19,00 from the province. based
On $50 per household 1• tt has not made ex-
tra Increases for towns where court, .or
detention facilities are located
The budgeted cost of puhclne In
(ioderich in 1987 is $1316,000. This figure in-
cludes $54,000 as ('foderi'h's short' of. the
Huron Central thspatchtng tiyStern and
$400,010 for the salaries of Chief Patrick .
King and 10 officers
Costs like these are the main factor 111
the Huron Mayor's groups decision to un-.
Vestlgate Provincial policing
.1t least a dozen c'ounc'ils 1n Ontario are
considering asking the province to disband
their local forces ' 'i irton is awaiting the
Ontario Police Commission's decision and
('hesley, i,lstowel, Thornbury. Nett
Liskeard. Pte'ton and Parry Sound have
formally requested costing studies
The Huron may ors are considering ask-
ing for an Ontario Police 1 ommis; Ion
costing study , a step that would hat' to go
first through the focal police commissions
or boards and then be approved by town
council in the yartaus municipalities
There are many municipalities in On
tario that are now policed by 1114,1)t'I' "
s,uol Palmer Asked if suet a move would
he unique in town the slit` nt Coq -tench.
Palmer replica, 1 tont think sitz' has
much to do with It"
T; IC cheques av Table Friday
Any one who Is c•olle(ting unrniploy-
rmt'nt insurance benefits can clout) their
cht'cdtl('s'at this ('aunty Courthouse dorme
Cie disruption 1n postal service
1 spokesman at the 1'an,ula Employ -
me'nt Centro soul 1.11- cheques will N.
t\ailablt' ('story Endo \ In the (aunt\
building ,nut signs w to direct people to the
proper location
The temp'onary facility wdt he open front
0 .30 a n) to 4 :10 p ml two pieces of Iden
tif)oahon will be required to collect the
cheques
i
Area risers
raise $.4,700
I"arty one moto'cycle riders from this
area ...raised over $4,700 for research into
Retiniti+ Pigmentosa during the nation -
'wide Rile for Sight, held .lune 13 and 1.1.
Local riders made the five-hour ride to
Minden, Ontario..tihore..they [net up with
about, 5,000 other par't'icipants in the annual
.event
Nationwide, said Itt 11 ride co-ordinators
,1olin and Emily 1 ttultis. the tide raised
some $51.4,000, with pledges still rolling -1n..
Ontario r'ider's alone raised at least
$'225,000.
Mr's, (•tlultr's said that the sit' range of
local riders tis from 21 to 70 y ears -of -age,
with, a large pe'r'centage in the' over -50
bracket. ..
The date for next year's Ride for Siuht
has already been pet. eecl as ,lune 11 and 12.
1988.
0NSILJF THF
SIGNAL -STAR
Life never dull
hie 1' .1 waitress its ,lot' , Landing is
ni't'er dull as Debbi(' Kerr found Out
recently She Tilade a bet with local
a\ rotor (;us Chisholm and ended up 140-
In1 for 21 short. albeit 'terrif\ 119 riot'
with him in his airplace For story and
picture. sett Page 2 in this section.
Elected president
,loy rt' Shack. director of nursing at
.\lexandra Marone and General Hospital,
h 15 recently been elected president of the
College of Nurses, a statutory body that
ensures ()titan() nurses meet registration
requirements For story and picture, see
the ('Immunity front page
Music festival
i'110 Rth Annual Optimist Music
Vestry al is silt to hcgtn Wednesday, July
1 ;tt Riverside Park 1n (;odertch The
[unto presented .by the Godeneh and
District Optimist Club, will include
entertainment'hy l(x'al musicians as well
as well-known acts including Blackwell
Srderoad, Valdy and the R \Wil Piw•1py
Road Show. For information, see
the story and pictures on the Community
front a -e.