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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-01-28, Page 6PAGE 6—GODEEICH SIGNAL•STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY •1,1981 ;a�•t K.....:dnti'A:.tuAlltai'•"_.•++_�._ vwniu,�.m. <__sx•an. we.wzl •- a+:a[cWt:'4a5ni?¢,:.--.u.-Hw•i*r+MS-T4"":.�,�-. Budget subcommit formed. for 1981 The Goderieh Airport Committee learned . at its meeting last Wednesday . vening that $125,287 out of a budget of $124,200 had been spent- on the airport in 1980. Approximately .,x,000 of this went toward land purchases; $19,000 toward a reserve fund; $16,000 toward the co- ordinator's salary; $12,000 toward„ a debenture debt; $7,000 toward the airshow and$7,000 toward runway maintenance. A subcommittee, consisting of Chairman Dick Wright, Jim Britnell and Don Wheeler, airport co-ordinator Ed Scruton and secretary Ken Hunter, was formed to.•. prepare the airport's proposed budget for 1981 and tm'forward this budget to the clerk for council'sapprovaL; +++ In his December report to the airport committee, coordinator Scruton ex- plained that be had been plagued with equipment breakdowns this winter as well as difficulty in starting equipment in the cold weather. Scruton noted that; "These problems are -not new ones and I would hope this committee would consider some form of heated storage at the airport forp- ment in the near future. The time factor in plowing or blowing the runway' at times is extremely crucial as you know, and it's imperative the snow removal equipment operate well when required to do so." Secretary Hunter suggested that after a terminal is built at the airport, that another reserve fund be started for the construction of an 'equipment storage building +++ The committee was informed that David Taylor. the man who bad been leasing the farm property at the airport, had officially 4eelared bankruptcy thus cancelling bis lease agreement. The committee decided to advertise for tenders for this property and to adjust the :..Iease to include some \changes. For example, it was suggested that half the lease be paid at the start and the other half after the crop is in. It was also suggested that the lessee should be allowed to plant corn in the fields where it would not in- terfere with air traffic vision. Secretary Hunter was asked to check into Depart- ment of 'Transport regulations about growing corn near airports. +++ • The committee received a request froth Public Works Canada to inspect the weather station to see if it contains a fibrouis. asbestos elethen , in keeping with its inspection of all buildings occupied by federal public servants. .Secretary Hunter said he would look after the spatter of inspection since the weather station is now fully automated and no longer manned by people anyway. TWo persons have been trained as e AIRPORT BRIEFS Private Aviation Weather Reporting Station (PAWRS) observers and the equipment at the weather station has been adjusted so lliat cloud and visibility in- formation reports can`be received. The PAWRS observers have been in- structed in the exact procedures which must be followed to receive such in- formation from the sta'tion's anoetic equipment and will only, go to the station wherein need of this information. +++ The committee agreed with a request from Business Air Services (BAS) that they be given their fuel rebate at the end of each month rather than at the time of purchase. BAS receives a rebate in return for the use of some of their equipment for snow removal purposes. A motion was passed by the committee to authorize co-ordinator Ed Scruton to issue N.O.T-A.M.s (notice to airuaen) when he has to close a runway, due to lighting problems or for the purpose of snow removal, etc. Scruton explained to the committee that because be is just a co-ordinator and not a manager at the airport, that he is having problems with the Ministry of Transport whenever he tries\ to have a N.O_T.A.M. approved. The committee decided to write to the ministry explaining that the co- ordinator has their authorization to close a runway whennecessary. +++ The new members for the airport comxfittee were approved. The committee now consists of three members at large, Dick Wright (chairman), Jim Britnell and W.A. Finnie; two representatives of town council, Reeve Don Wheeler and councillor Glen Carey; a representative of Colborne Township, Reeve Bill Bogie; a representative of Goderich Township, councillor Chester Sturdy; and two representatives of Huron County Council, Warden Fred E. Haberer of Zurich and Reeve Robert M. Bell of Tuckersmith Township. The committee decided to appoint Bill Bogie vice-chairman subject -oto his ap- proval. +++ The committee passed a motion to renew its membership :in the Airport Management Association of Ontario,. appointing-;iator.Scrutcn as a fall member and Chairman Wright and Secretary Hunter as associate members. Card party well -attended There was a large crowd at the card party in Colborne Township Hall Thursday evening, January 22 and all reported an enjoyable evening of euchre. -Those lucky in cards were - Millie Johnston and Roberta Porter for the ladies and Alex Nivens and Peter DeGroot for the gentlemen. The next card party is planned for Ttbursay, February 12 alit 8 pine„ weather permitting. • " These card parties are sponsored by Colborne Township Recreation Committee. BRIDGE CLASSES Colborne a Township Recreation Committee are also sponsoring bridge classes in- Colborne Town- ship Hall. There'was a class this past Monday and the next class will be Monday, February 2 with beginner's bridge in the afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. and intermediate bridge in the evening from 7 to9 pan. If interested, plan to at- tend either class Monday. CREWEL EMBROIDERY The crewel embroidery class sponsored by Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute has been very interesting and now members plan to pit their skills to work on something for Achievement Day. There will be another meeting in a couple of weeks, (date to be decided later) in Coibotrie Township Hall to receive final instructions from the leaders and to plan for Achievement Day. Plan to attend. ' W.L Tiger Dunlop Weinen'e olborne corner Gertrude Kaitting, correspondent 524-2076 Institute next meeting will be Thursday, February 5 in Colborne Township Hall at 1:45 p.m., weather per- mitting. The topic will be op resolutions and public relations. The meeting is in the charge of Mrs. G. Kaitting and Mrs. Emerson Elliott .with roll call - Suggestion to save energy in the hoti`te. Bring a resolution to present or a suggestion to a problem you know of. Plan to attend and bring a friend. SKATING RINK While most people enjoyed a lull in the severe cold weather, it wasn't favourable for making the skating rink at Benmiller. Making of the rink has been delayed. When It is ready, the public will be advised through' this column in the paper. SOCIAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pope of Smith Falls and Mrs. Lowson of Toronto visited with their mother, Mrs. Lottie Pope, 'a patient in Goderich hospital last week and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. R. Buchanan of Colborne.`" Mrs. Worthy Fowler, daughter, Mrs. Lyle Brown and Mr. Brown visited Mrs. Fowler's son Donald and family in Glen Williams over the weekend and also called on Mrs. Albert Shackleton in Toronto who was celebrating her 85th birthday. Mrs. Shackleton is enjoying good health. ore butting out Non-smokers now make up 60 percent of the Canadian population 15 years of age and over, according to statistics released recently by Health and Welfare Minister Monique Begin to mark this year's National Non -Smoking Week, January 18 to 24. A December 1979 survey e,�overnmeni shows only, one in three Canadians td be a regular smoker. As with previous surveys, the number of regular smokers continues to decline — almost two per- cent since 1977 and nine per- cent since 1965 when Health an Welfare Canada began to ' .t • tor Canadian emok- ing habits. BY JACK RIDDELL M.P.P. The family-owned faun is still alive and well in Ontario, but farmers are worried by high production and land costs and 'ow product prices, says a report commissioned for the provincia i government. "It appears that the family farm ireOntario will continue to be the dominant form of operation. Vertical in- tegration and corporate farming except by family corporations, do not appear ten be threats t_rs. its existen- ce," says the report released recently at Queen's Park. Vertical integration in-, volves ownership of the complete chain of production of any product. In farming, it involves farms owned by food processors and retailers. ' The . report, written by retired deputy agriculture minister, Gordon Bennett, is based on a survey of the operators of 1,000 family owned farms in Ontario last year. Farmers were asked. to identify ,their major con- cerns and the top three in order, were high production costs, high land costs and a low return for their produce. High production costs are blamed largely • on skyrocketing energy prices, while the rising price of land is attributed to high interest rates and competition among prospective buyers. TEACHER STRIKES There has been some publicity recently about the fact that the Ontario Teacher's Federation—or some of its spokesmen—are recommendingthat teachers in Ontario should work against the Liberal Party in the next provincial election because of its position` on teachers' strikes. It certainly seems sur- prising that professional educators, who are currently pressing for self-governing professional status, would place the future of education in this province in jeopardy because of this one issue. Having been a teacher, I was well aware of the frustrations inherent in the system and I was pleased to have been put in a position where I could help to bring about improvements. I think it is only fair to say that the Ontario Liberal Party is committed to fin- ding a workable and just alternative to strikes. The experiences of the past seven years have in no way im- proved teacher -board relations. The needs of students, for whom the entire education establish- ment exists, have not been served by strikes which have averaged 40 school days in length. The OLSE study of the Toronto strike and public statements by students during_ • the Sudbury and " Bruce strikes show clearly that students do suffer and that they feel they are pawns in a game between teachers and boards of educations. The Ontario Liberal Party has played a significant role in the field of education. When ehaotic conditions were created by the government's im- plementation of the optional credit system, it was the constant pressure in 1975-76 from the Liberal Party and the release of its education policy statement which forced then Minister of Education Tom Wells to re- introduce English and math as well as Canadian history and 'geography as com- pulsory subjects. - The Liberal Party was concerned about the 40 per cent drop-out rate in secondary schools because of the perceived irrelevance of courses which was so well documented in a recent OSSTF study. It was also concerned about the education career mismatch between the 157,000 unem- ployed in Ontario, aged between 16 and 24 and the °40,000 skilled workers needed m Ontario today. Ontario Liberal Party was on record (before SERP study was ever announced) as being prepared to reorganize the secondary schools. It called for the provision of more career oriented programs and signdicant update of the . guidance and counselling services beginning in Grades 7 and 8. It stressed the im- portance of improved liason between secondary schools, community colleges and employers. The Ontarioldberal Party played a signifirant role in the recent special education bill—Bill 82- This legislation was seriously deficient as proposed. NDP amend- ments, which were strongly opposed by the OTF, would have made it an ad- em.'C(r=,.rirvin"3-rgg.a.r :qu,x,'arvxal t::e,7',y�{`,MIz'aeaa•yrc_�_.m`[w:+.r.rmrr taurMvr'••,.uG,,, a.1%•=':'� ,,, •,•..„ 110 mrnistrative nightmare. Due to Liberal amendments, it finally emerged from Third Reading as a significant and workable • piece of legislation. -This has been attested to by s for officials of OTF, the Pr •den_' of the Federation of Women Teachers and the Executive Director of ACLD. During the years of con- tinuing frustration for teachers when they made every effort to meet the academic expectations of parents, students and the. public with little or no curriculum guidelines, it was the Ontario ' Liberal Party that corinraitted itself to greater direction and support for teachers on curriculum and evaluation. Time -lines which allow negotiations to continue for 20 months create a hostility which makes a strike inevitable. Mandatory shorter 'time -lines can only be enforced ;when a board is stalling) by some form of third patty intervention. The Ontario Liberal' Party is recommending that this fact be recognized and that mandatory third party in- tervention with strictly adhered to time -lines be built into the negotiating process at the outset. Since both - teachers and boards would prefer not to use a third party, there would be a strong incentive to. settle. Surely a time -line extending from January to August is sufficient for even the most difficult negotiations and it would lead to settlement for the September school opening. In order to make such negotiations respon- slble, there would have to be a commitment to make grant financial figures available, to school boards in January each year. The Ontario Liberal Party is committed to finding a workable and just alter - elk V. i iii native to s'trikes., It believes that a court of arbitration for educational disputes, with semi-permanent, well- trained, impartial arbiters, represents a very suitable alternative,to the strike-lock- Out trike-lockout route. The Ontario l4beral Party is prepared to work closely with teachers, school boards, parents and students to arrive at the most satisfactory alter- native. Conference approaching More than 1,009 real estate brokers and sales representatives will, gather in Toronto next month for the annual conference of the. 25,000.. - member Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). Utilizing two of the city's largest hotels, conference delegates will be discussing the housing industry at a time of high mortgage in- terest rates and a lowering • housing supply. Among the topics slated ^ for discussion at workshops and full delegate sessions are fair housing practices and new forms of mortgage finan- cing. Guest speakers already scheduled for the conference include Hon. Claude Bennett, Ontario Minister of Housing, David Crombie, MP, former Mayor of Toronto and Minister of Health in the Clarke, Cabinet, John McDermid, MP ( Brampton - Georgetown l, andClaude Renaud, Director. of Business Development for the Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada. During the conference, officers for 1981 will be elected and installed'. Outgoing President Maurice W. 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