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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-09-09, Page 1un for T*ErryF�x this Sunday This Sunday, thousands of joggers, runners and walkers in communities across Canada will par- ticipate in Terry Fox Day. . Terry Fox Day will feature a series of special runs in towns, cities and villages across Canada to raise honey for cancer e ' rch•. The day has been set , aside in recognition o Fox, a cancer victim who, attempted to run- acr Canada in aid of cancer research. - On Sunday there will be a series of 10 kilometre runs in many communities, including Goderich, sponsored under the guidance of the Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Track and Field Association, Fitness and Amateur Sport Canada and Four Seasons Hotels. ,The Goderich Kinette and Ki smen Clubs have organized the run here that will begin at the Suncoast Mall and follow the same 10 km. route as the April bike-a-thon for cancer. Participants can register at themall anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday. Each runner has the option of soliciting pledges or a $5 fee can be paid at the registration table. Pledge sheets are available at Beckers, Zehrs, Garb and Gear, Finchers or the ticket booth in the mall. The Kinsmen and Kinettes will be offering free coffee, lemondade and sandwiches at the Kinsmen Centre on South Street, the halfway point in the run. Everyone in the community can participate in this specia 1 day by running, jogging or simply walking the 10 kilometres in memory of Terry Fox and in aid of cancer research. But all participants are reminded to register at the Suncoast Mall prior to the run. New contract for PUC ratified by employees.. The Goderich Public Utilities Commission and its employees, members of CUPE Local 2478, recently ratified a new one-year contract agreement. Cord MacDonald, London CUPE representative, said the first union contract for the local representing 14 employees, calls for an 11 per cent wage increase. The contract expires May 31, 1982. ' The increase applies to all classifications and MacDonald indicated that employees maintained all benefits. previously offered by the employer while overtime pay was improved to double time for overtime and work on statutory holidays. The 'wage increase means, that linemen foremen will earn $11.85 per hour; linemen, $7.20-$11.48; meter 'foreman, $11.48 and meter employees, $6.75•to $10.73. During negotiations, PUC manager Al Lawson said the employees were offered 9.3 per cent in the first year and eight per cent in the second year of a two- year contract. the package included a cost allying allowance clause' in the second year that called fora one per cent increase in wages for each one per cent increase in the consumer price index over eight percent to a maximum of three per cent. The union rejected the offer and applied to the Ministry Of. .labor for conciliation. The employees unanimously ratified the agreement following a two- day conciliation session in Stratford. ' MacDonald said the union was only looking for a one-year contract but indicated the concessions could have been better. "This is the first contract for the union and there could have been better inprovements in the benefits and' contract language," he said. "But it's difficult in the first agreement. I think this is the best deal we could get without strike action. It's not bad but not that good." ' The 14.niembers of CUPE Local 2478 were certified inJanuar 1981. INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR IA The new homestead The first group home in the area for disturbed children and licenced by Family and Children's Services has opened up in the old Mcllwain homestead on Highway 21 south of Goderich. Read about the group home and its staff of Betty Bedard, Pat Gabbert, Roberta Stemp on page 1A. Tomb gets grant Tiger Dunlop's tomb is getting an $8,100 face lift in the form of landscaping and removing the ricketty old 120 -odd stairs leading to it. Road about the Ontario Heritage Foundatitltin grant on page 1A. Tourney pictures l'Irotographer Cath Wooden was at the 13th annual Labor Day Weekend Fastball Tour- nament. and readers can find pictures of the action in the sports pages and on the front of the TIC xt section. Zr" • SNWSZNEDIEKEnrrErEalii "Get Me a towel! Bring me my lunch! The Speedo . -taking his turn manning the Goderich Minor Hockey King is drying off!" mocks dunk tank victim Ken Association's dunk tank at the fastball tournament Fagan before being plunged into the depths. Ken was last weekend. (Photos by Cath Wooden) Hydro speaks to public about lines BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Officials from Ontario Hydro were on hand this past week to speak with concerned citizens about the proposed six alternate routes for transmission lines. The information centre in Clinton, one of several Ontario Hydro is sponsoring across Southwestern On- tario, was the first opportunity for the public to learn about the routes firsthand. Ontario Hydro is seeking response from the public and the information centres are one of several methods. There are five working groups throughout Southwestern Ontario which are made up of various organizations, including representatives of the On- tario Federation of Agriculture, the Association of Major Power Consumers, the Ontario Historical Society, and various a representatives from municipalities_ Of the five working groups, four are still meeting, while the Listowel group, involving the counties of Huron, Perth, Wellington and Waterloo has been postponed until November. Besides these two methods of involving the public, Ontario Hydro has compiled television, radio and newspaper advertising. Hydro wants to know what the people are thinking and the public are asking questions. Most visitors to the information centre wanted to learn more about the proposed routes, and what On- tario Hydro terms "conceptual planning". "Conceptual planning", according to Steve Rim- mer of the Environmental Planning Department of Ontario is "the highest level of transmission plann- ing". The proposed routes,. shown on literature available at the information centres, are the broad areas where the tra-Rssmission lines may go. - As of June 1 of .lis year, Ontario Hydro started public involvement in the route selection. In November, Hydro hopes to submit an environmental assessment document to the provincial government, recommending a preferred system plan, i.e. the route most agreeable to all. Once government approval is obtained, under the Environmental Assessment Act, 1975, Hydro will start further detailed studies which will involve the public. These studies will select actual routes and sites for the required transmission facilities. This will then be brought to the government for approval. On- tario Hydro has projected the facilities will be in ser- • vice by July 1988. Of the six proposed routes, four run through Huron County, from Bruce Nuclear Power Development at ougi%C Point in 0 o idoni There were 38 people who went through the infor- mation centre in Clinton, which Ontario Hydro con- siders a "pretty, good turnout". The questions asked by those in attendance related to Hydro's compensa- tion policy, the need for the transmission lines, the impact on the environment and alternative energy sources. . Bob Peck of Varna said he realizes people. have to have power and while he hopes the transmission lines won't go on his land, he will have to put up with; the lines if they do. "I'm here to learn more," said Mr. Peck. Both Mr. Peck and Don Lobb of Clinton said they had learned from the information centre and they in- tend to remain interested as the project continues. Mr. Peck said he could decide which proposed route is best when he had gathered more information. Mr. and Mrs. John Moffat of R.R.1, Brucefield said they were naturally concerned about the proposed routes and wanted taknow what the alternatives are. Turn to page 3 • oderch part of government NIP study The Ontario Ministry .of Housing recently com- pleted a study that indicated the Neighbourhood Improvement Program (NIP) has been a substantial success inthe province. . NIP, which i§ financed jointly by the provincial and federal governments and . the participating. municipalities, has offered assistance to 134; municipalities in Ontario, with a goal of preserving older., established neighbourhoods. The town of Goderich has made extensive use of the NIP program over the past several years and work is still being completed in some areas. At one time, the East side, neighbourhood in Goderich was in poor condition. Residents were confronted with flooded basements after rainfall and in many areas pools of water lay Township awarded grant forsecondary plan work The Township of East Wawanosh has been awarded a planning grant by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to assist in the preparation of a secon- dary plan. The grants are allocated as part of the Ministry of Housing's objective of helping municipalities and planning boards prepare sound planning programs. The township council of East Wawanosh will use the grant to off set.costs of technical studies required for the preparation of a secondary plan. 11 The Huron County Planning Department has completed technical studies on the project and the township has held public meetings. East Wawanosh is one of only four townships in the county without a secondary plan, butall plans will be completed within the next few years. Secondary plans simply,refine the planning policies of local municipalities while expressing priorities and detailsforzoning bylaws. A draft plan is now being completed and will be. circulated within the township in the spring of 1982. Theft reported at Anglican Church The Labor Day weekend was a quiet one according to the Goderich police report. There were three thefts, three complaints of noisy parties, one break and enter and the usual number of liquor seizures. The break and enter Took place at S. George's Anglican Church. A communion box and three silver spoons were taken. Two young girls were seen run- ning away from the scene and police are continuing their in vestigat ion. The weekend thefts included a bicycle, a tail light off atruck and $1,000 worth of tapes from a car. along the roads from antiquated sewers and water - mains. But the town has made judicious use of the NIP program and in 1978 Goderich received the first instahnent toward a total $2 million used under the program. With the NIP funds and some further financial assistance from the Ministry of Transportation and Communication, new sewers were installed in the East side, roads were rebuilt and new curbing in- stalled. The .program also helped with' upgrading of • soft services m town and extensive work and renovations. were completed at Judith Gooderham pool... • . The NI -P program has also expedited plans for the creation of a new park along the Maitland River flats and tons of f ill was dumped onto the slope area. The Main objective of the NIP program has been to help municipalities in cooperation with the residents to improve the appearance of older neighbourhoods, to upgrade municipal services in the areas and also to develop and improve social and recreational aspects of the community. Goderich was included in a recent study. by the Ministry of Housing that examined NIP areas in seven. Ontario municipalities. The study suggested the program has stimulated municipal and private investment in older neighbourhoods and helped to make the entire community a better place to live. The program was initiated in 1973 and since then $137 million has been invested in projects across the province. The federal government picked up.,50 per Turn to page 3 Enrolment down in county schools Huron County students are back to school this week, but there aren't as many as last year. There is a total of 10,776 students projected to fill the classrooms in Huron County, compared to an ac- tual figure of 11,088 students on Sept. 30, 1980. These figures are from the Huron County Board of Educa- tion. At the elementary schciel level, the projected enrol- ment is 6,721 students. with the 1980 actual figure of 6,788 students. At the Secondary school level, the projected enrol- ment is 3,992 students, with last year's actual enrol- ment at 4,235 students. In the trainable mentally retarded schools, the pro- jected enrolment is 63 students, with the 1980 actual enrolment at 65 students. The total number of teachers across the county are: secondary, 245 teachers; elementary, 332 teachers; and trainable mentally retarded schools, 9.5 teachers. The total number of teachers withthe Huron County Board of Education is 603.45 which in- cludes teachers working out of the Board office. The actual first-day • enrolment figures will be presented at the Board's meeting on Sept. 10. It was back to class for elementary school children, ' secondary school students, and college students on Tuesday after a u 5 summer of freedom. Grade 2 Victoria student Bobbi Jo Wilson gives her mom Carol a good-bye kiss before entering the hallowed halls yesterday morning, and at right, the hike stands at Robertson were Jammed as students wait tor that fateful bell. i Photos by Cath Wooden)