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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-11-03, Page 6zz—u:zzzzZzs zzs_z�_s _zzzzsz _zszs:i PAGE, 6 -GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1982 4TH GODERICH BOY SCOUT BOTTLE DRIVE* Saturday, Nov. 13 When o cub or scout stops at your door please help a worthy cause. This is the boys only way of helping. THANK -YOU! ON NOVEMBER 8TH Vote Allen Gibson FOR Deputy - Reeve IN Ashfield Township I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON COUNCIL FOR 10 YEARS De.utyreeve Jim Britnell no stranger to county council As a former Huron County engineer for 21 years,, Jim Britnell will be no stranger to county council in his capacity as deputy -reeve. "I've probably attended more council meetings over the years than most of the others. I'm going to feel quite comfortable in that (council) 'room," he says. However, he feels it will now be interesting to see matters from "the other side of the table." When asked how he feels about being acclaimed, Britnell says, "It'smuch easier when you're ac- claimed but it's always nicer to be the public's choice." Whether acclaimed or elected though, Britnell knows he has an obligation to serve the public to the best of his abilities and he has some very specific ideas about how to do just that. Regarding local taxes, he says he feels it is essential to hold the line at five per cent and this could mean cur- tailing some services or delaying certain projects. "It's time to distinguish between what we want and what we need," he says. He feels the emphasis should be on labor-intensive projects which provide work for local people. "We must limit our spending to projects which ATTENTION 35 mm Film Users When you have a colour print film „ for processing bring it to dl's Campbe and roceive REGULAR OR GLOSSY PRINTS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE Ft BENJAM I N . 3'/s x 5 are still available FILM LABORATORIES LTD. 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Britnell says county council must be wary of projects involving gover- nment grants too. "We can't afford to pay our' share of projects which aren't necessary. There are times when you can't even afford a bargain and this is one of those times. We shouldn't be stampeded into projects because of grants. Those grants will still be available at a later time," he says. Britnell, who says that traffic is his specialty, would also like some input into the town's traffic study. He feels that Goderich has too many four-way stop signs. "They have become the rule rather than the ex- ception," he says while explaining that not only are they gas wasters but are conducive to bad driving habits as well. Britnell is also very concerned about the Huron County Pioneer Museum being moved to Vanastra. "I'm against that idea, I don't feel the county has considered all the im- plications. An empty building isn't reason enough to relocate. I don't think the county has looked at the long range cost implications of maintaining a building like the one at Vanastra. It's far bigger than they need." Britnell says he feels the museum should stay "where the people are." "Artifacts have to be where they will be seen. The lake draws tourists to Goderich and they visit the museum while they are here." Britnell says he hopes to defuse the "get-Goderich" attitude which Paul Carroll referred to in a recent letter to the editor of the Goderich Signal -Star. He says such an attitude is not unique in any form of county government but that one .doesn't try to decentralize things that depend on tourists. I Britnell is presently retired and feels that this will give him more time to spend on county council matters. He has lived in Goderich for 26 years with his wife and four children. In the past, he has sat on the Parking Authority and is currently on the Goderich Municipal Airport Com- mittee and Committee of Adjustment. He recently resigned from his position as the provincial appointee ori the town's police com- mission (the Goderich commission is made up of one elected representative and two appointed citizens - at -large. Now that Britnell will be holding an elected position on county council, he felt it was only•proper to resign from the -commission so , that another citizen -at - large could take his place as a non -elected member of that commission) . Britnell served on the Goderich hospital board for 16 years and is a past chairman of that board. He is also a past president of the Lions Club and the Ontario Good Roads Assocttiou. He has served as a director of the Maitland Country Club and on the Board of Stewards at North Street, United Church. He even ran as the Progresseive Conservative. candidate for Huron- Middlesex in the provincial election in 1980. Britnell hopes the citizens of Goderich will see his past experience serving on various boards and com- mittees as a valuable asset to the town at the county council level. RESTRA.I T There is a definite need to re -organize our priorities and use our tax dollars wisely. For further restraint in an uncertain economy: VOTE JIM SEARLS TO COUNCIL NOVEMBER 8, 1982 • 1..,01,®,.�44,.�41�.0THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACT Township of West Wawanosh Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Township of West Wawanosh that polling for the election of Reeve and Three Councillors and One School Board Trustee will take place on JOAN ARMSTRONG, CLERK Township of West Wawanosh. Monday, November 8,1982 Between the Hours of 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Four Polling Sub -Divisions POLL NO. 1 Home of Bev and Ken Ohm, Dungannon POLL NO. 2 - Auburn Community Hall ILlbrary] POLL NO. '3 - West Wawanosh Municipal Office P014 NQ. 4 - St. Helens Women `s Institute, Hall Deadline for making Application to the Clerk for a certificate by Proxy is 5:00 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 01982 Reeve Worsell eyes warden's chair in 19 As Mayor of Goderich for the past four years and a partner in Worsen Brothers plumbing business, Harry Worsen found his life getting a bit too hectic. This year he has been acclaimed as Goderich's reeve and he is hoping life at the county council level won't be quite so busy. "The mayor's job took up a lot of time. I was expected to sit on every committee and when you're in business for yourself, that's pretty hard," he explains. Worsen -is no stranger to local politics. He first got involved 16 years ago and since then he says politics has "gotten in my blood." In the past, he has served as a town councillor, a member of the PUC, mayor for eight years off and on and deputy - reeve at the county council level. He also served as reeve once before in 1969-70. However, this is the first time he has ever been ac- claimed to a position and not had to fight an election. Worsell was . born and raised in Goderich and as a life-long resident, he is very concerned with the issues affecting the town. He is especially convinced that the Huron County Pioneer Museum should stay here as one of the- town's most im- portant tourist attractions and will now be able to fight for that cause at the county level. "I think I can be very effective," he says. Worsell is married to Ila, a talented local musician and they have one son, Terry. He HARRY WORSELL is a. member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109 and North Street United Church. He is also- a past - master of Maitland Lodge no. 33.. His future plans? "I might run for warden in 1984. The town hasn't had one since the - 1940s." 1940s." Board of education Chairman seeks re-election Dorothy Wallace, who has served as chairman of the Huron County Board of Education for the past year, is seeking re-election this November 8. • Wallace has represented Goderich on the board since its inception in 1969 ex- cepting xcepting one year and prior to that she was a . represen- tative of the old Goderich Public School Board. Wallace says that, "school boards are now faced with a tremendous challenge." She explains, "with the Ontario government passing Bill 82 local school boards are being called apon to porvide alot of the funding. Between having to finance that, keeping staff contented and trying to keep the taxes down, it's just horrible." "There is going to be a very difficult time ahead in DOROTHY WALLACE regards to financing education without cutting courses," Wallace says. She realizes that dropping courses • from the curriculum, "will only make the offerings to the kids, poorer." A widow with four children., Wallace was brought up in Colborne Township and has lived in Goderich since. She taught school for one year. She is chairman of the Huron Historic Jail Board and is also chairman of the Local Architectural Advisory Committee. Discussing the possible addition of grades seven and eight to Victoria Public School, Wallace says, "if it proves to be economically sound to make that move, I suppose the board will do it." But she adds, "it has to be remembered that all the .: library, science, art and music facilities would have to be duplicated." Parent voice needed, Adams says Jean Adams is seeking re- election for a second term as trustee,for the Huron County Board of Education. Adams says she would like to see better communication between parents, trustees and the school board. She explains, "I would like to see more parents voice their opinions to teachers and to the trustees. She continues, "the best way to get from point A, to point B, is a straight line and therefore, I would like parents to come directly out and say, I have a complaint, will you help me?" Adams adds, "the trustee may not be able to help, but they will try." Currently, Adams is chairman of the Early School Leaving Committee and she serves on both the Education Committee and the Staff Improvement Committee. Discussing the possibility of children leaving school before they are 16, Adams JEAN ADAMS says, "I've got so wound up in kids, I just hate to see them wanting to leave school at 12 or 13 years old. At that age they can't get a job, so let's see them being educated." As well as serving on various committees, Adams is a member of the Legion, a past regent of the IODE, a member of the Eastern Star, a member of North Street United Church and she serves on the board of the Day Care Centre at Huronview. She is also an honorary member of the Goderich Arts Fondation, a life member of the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, a member of Friends of the Library and has served on the Tourist Committee for seven years. Now that Goderich will have only one trustee representing the town rather than two, Adams says, "having one trustee is going to make it a little tighter job and that person will have to be more responsible." She adds, "I want the best possible education for our children since they are the hope of the future." A widow with one child, Adams has lived in Goderich for the past eight years Energetic blood needed on board Jim. Kingsley is one of three candidates cam-, paigning for the one Goderich seat on the Huron County Board of Education. A first-time candidate, Kingsley decided to run for trustee after serving on the committee which studied the feasibility of incorporating grades seven and eight into Victoria Public School. He says, "after serving on the committee 1 gave it more thought and decided why riot go all the way and get completely involved" The forty -year-old Goderich resident feels, "it's time the board had some energetic blood and some fresh viewpoints as well as a little more get up and go." Kingsley has worked in administrative duties in research and development at JIM KINGSLEY Champion and thinks that his past experience will be an asset to the board. If elected, Kingsley has three main goals he would like to see accomplished. His first goal is to see Victoria Public School corporate both grade seven and grade eight. Kingsley says his second goad involves the school budget. He explains, "I don't like • paying school tax anymore than anyone else, so I would like to keep a close watch on the spending." His third goal he says, "is having a major interest in what happens in the schools, since I have three school age children." Kingsley has lived in Goderich since 1965 and was the founding member of the Goderich Chess Club. His wife's name is Linda.