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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-02-27, Page 1•+• • 7774.17.79 ''' • . • " • ' "71. r, • 777!",,,9,77. 116' • 77,01707 777,77"' • The to tY t too ,t) reconst Mori and as " tien Wilt he includedhia prose**. n the tion . Y MaynrPaltner to county council dup. 041000'?11.1 :141. Ied .4 a special the MUSOLIM is to open •------ejietweetlelintiohertyt- ett, • et. OP Huron Catiftr Councillor Bin Cliffor-dagreed vnFit erye fend toward womb* of county council hnti 60me county council miscOnceptions about the funding of the reconstrue4Ori. 'There' a a strong feelingthat Goderich seems to be getting .the hog's share but the county seems to be forgettig that Goderich is paying the largest share." "Some think Goderich should be picking up 90 per cent el the $300,000 annually for five years but of course, that is not acceta table. The progressive thinkers on county cquncil do not concur with it," he Said, with any antOreceliredihrough the town. Gude* h couneire Motion, whieh carried unanimously, is a Show of both moral and, financial support to the museum committee, said Mayor Eileen Palmer. "From a report from the museum coni- mittee meeting, they didn't seem to be hear- ing from too many sources about the wishes of the people. They hoped to come up with some kind of support," she said. Gfirderic SIGNALia. no,•• hailing the: init:in town,Councillor, 'ford .aid 'CO 040/ sh 'VIP* tion as a oho*, of to vounw Mull* CIL • 1•• • cOligiAig ,wny 1849 alternate 11014- zeopea'Ale meg of plans that woUld possil*dowilliae the pre- sent pion or work in phuscs. When you hit a cotint Vat g get wine reluctance," he said. A feasibility plan ehows. that $1.2 Milken over five ,years isthe lowest figure possible to pay for the number ,of exhibits at the museum, said Deputy Reeve Doherty. Mayor Paltner aided that the total would be paid in part by grants and fund-raising. tokohoult winpaigirle 04%4 t, courage, Otizeto to how their sqppo1i to* the 'museum at th.O'couaty counUI „... - of Mar, 7,, "V.Ve really need spectatorete give Us SAP port to show people that the muSeninehototi jielteprepen7aiinteeittflortYWOreellr---"' The rnttseus was dosed Loa Dece4Atur after a feasibility study and .0 StrUeturta , • report from B.1L Ross and Associates. of Goderich showed • deficiencies in the building with respect to both the building and fire codes. Though the- museum was closed, the workshop, marine museum and log cabin were allowed to remain open. A museum committee, .set up to deter- mine the fate of the building, recommended $300,000 be paid every year for five years towards a new BEST AL OUND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN CANADA Predation 014as 3500 - 4500) C.C." '.A. Better Newspaper Competition 1984 137 YEal GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1985 50 CENTS PER COPY :et -^2.4 •••• • • .• • • •• • • Overall crime rate in town drops but vandalism increases The overall crime rate in Goderich drop- ped in 1984, for the third consecutive year. While there was an increase in acts of van- dalism, the rate of occurrence for most other crimes, was lower in 1984 than in the previous year. A • Crimes against the person decreased 5.78 per cent, while crimes against pro- perty decreased 2.41 per cent, according to the annual report issued by Goderich Police Chief Patrick Klig. Although dovin signifigantly from 1983, thefts continue to be the most common te, ,behavitarentafrorreettne- tesl?etfor-33-33-Wee— :,„---cef.min'alaetsliere. I98X there evere.21167, etegtraretedettg,eleeneetereeeesteeeeeette ,reported thefts over 0200 and 56 thefts to eight in '84 under $200. In 1984, those figures decrees- Of the thefts, bicycles accounted for 84 ed to 177 thefts under $200, or 14 per cent occurrences or 38.53 per cent. and 41 over $200; for a decrease er.78 pet cent. e The success rate for crimes cleared:Up (4144 - :through Charges or otherwiseAid went up Break and '1,ters (ineluding atteinpts) to 45.05 per cent, from 40.24 per cent in decreased maeginally, from 67 in '83 to 65 1983. in '84. Offensive weapons crimes decreas- ed from two to zero. Theft of vehicle reports went.froni 11.to seven. possession of stolen goods went from nine to four and disturbance complaints went down by one, from 19 to 18. There were 100 per cent fewer murder investigations. in 1984, as one murder was investigated in 1983 and none in '84. Assaults, other than indecent• decreased from 18 .to 16 and charges relating to im- paired or dangerous driving decreased a whopping 48.38 per cent, from 31 to 16. • Criminal acts increasing in frequency Were: mischief or wilful damage charges, from 116 to 155, for a 33.62 per cent in- crease; charges relating to fraudulent Chief King notes in his report that a high , percentage of thefts are items stolen from vehicles, which could , be prevented if vehicles were kept locked. Count em loyees et four per cent increase Salary increases of four per cent were approved for Huron Coady's non-union staff in various departments. • The salary increases were approved at county council's February meeting. However, all salary increases are subject to review if aleyunionized employee group receives more than a four per cent in- crease. children's ana assistant librarian receives $12.06 an hour, the van driver receives $7.02 per hour and the caretaker receives $511 a month; branch supertisors' per hour rate ranges from $6.09 to $8!17 branch staff per hour rate ranges frorn $5.84 • to $6.83. A—library—technicianta—salary—ran from $15,522 to $18,694. The health unit's health supervisory staff salary schedules are as follows: director of public health inspections range from $27,1\70 to $33,878; director of public • health nufaing ranges from $27,170 to $33,878; the director of home care salary ranges from $27,274 to $33,202. The health educator's salary schedule ranges from $24,518 to $29,432; the nutri- tionist's salary ranges from $23,556 to $28,470. Under home care a physiotherapist receives $29,432 and an occupational therapist receives $16.63 per hour; a social worker with a BSW-selery.schedulei anges from $23,478 to $28,158 and a social worker with an MSW has a salary schedule range of $24,518 to $29,432. The 1985 salary of department heads is as follows: clerk -treasurer and ad- ministrator $51,974; deputy clerk - treasurer, $44,460; county engineer, $48,074; 'medical officer of -health, $62,816; chief librarian, $34,866; planning director, $45,188; social services administrator, $32,578; Huronview administrator, $37,544; and museum curator, $26,728. Non-union secretarial staff salaries range from $13,234 to $21,944. Planning department staff salaries .....ranges as follows: planners, $26,832 to Work on underpinningthe south pier is progressing $3 XII, juiiior PMfinery $20-,115240 $26,520; planning technician, ranges from $19,916 to $25,480 and a contract planner earns $18,902. Port expansion will bring prosperity to Goderich When the Goderich harbor development project is complete in 1987, the harbor will advertise itself worldwide as a port capable of handling any sea -going 'vessel that is able to navigate the St. Lawrence, over 200 people were told at the annual Port of Goderich dinner on Saturday. "The harbor will be economically beneficial to Goderich as well as Canada's shipping indUstry,"said Lieutenant Com- mander F.D. Scantlebury, Regional Manager for harbors and ports, Transport Canada. The expansion will be the first of its kind , since the St. Lawrence Seaway was com- pleted in 1953. According to Cmdr. Scantlebury the total cost of the develop- ment will be over $20 million. The expansion will consist of five phases, the first will be the construction of a 2,000 -foot break wall on the southern edge of the Maitland River' mouth at a cost of $2.5 million. The next phase will involve underpinn- • ing the wall of the south pier. This pro- cedure will include drilling holes, dropping in steel pins and filling the holes with con- crete. The cost is another$1 million. The present depth of the harbors is 24 feet, which is too shallow for any seafaring vessel. The harbor will be dredged to a seaway depth of 27 feet and that will cost a urther$1 million. Also a new wharf is in the works along with the construction of some new con- crete cribs. This will help eliminate the surge problems in the new section of the harbor, said Cmdr, Scantlebury. The last stage of the developmerit will be the final dredging which will make the Goderich harbor a deep -water port. •"In terms of retrieving the money put in- to the project, the (federal,) treasury board has projected an income over a 20 year period," said Cmdr. Scantlebury. "It is estimated that 200 ships will come into the Goderich harbor and take with them an estimated 3.5 million tons of salt. The tariff will be 31 cents per on or $1.4 million a year in salt tariffs alone," said Cmdr. Scantlebury. During the 20 years the federal govern- ment will bring in well over $20 million which will more than pay for the harbor expansion. Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion.Branch 109 dinner and dance com- mittee held the event to honor both sailors and those who work in the shipping in- dustry. • • The chief custodian's salary ranges from $22,854 to $25,246 while the custo- dians' salaries range from $16,718 to $19,006. A casual---partetime--•-eustodian receives $6.50 per hour. The social service field workers salaries range from $18,850 to $23,400. A senior social worker receives an additional $650 a year. Library staff salaries are as follows: the schedules are asfollows: assistant ad- ministrator, $26,312 to $30,290; chief engineer, $22,750 to $25,844; housekeeping, laundry, soetalt serviuprvIsar, $21,476 to $24,700; food supervisor, $22,750 to $25,844; stockkeeper, $19,188 to $22,412. Nursing director, $27,846 to $32,344; assistant director of nursing, $26,156 to $30,706; and registered nurses, $24,466 to $29,042. Groups plan to sponsor child identification program in March A child identification program to provide free fingerprints of area children up to age 16 will be held at Suncoast Mall, Goderich from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mar. 6 for people whose last names begin with A to K and on Mar. 23 for people from L to Z. Sponsored by the Exemplar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and the Goderich Kinettes and in conjunction with the Goderich police, the program is the first ever to be held in Goderich The program will be held yearly for toddlers and newcomers to the area. "The fingerprints can be used in the case of missing children, runaways and kids who are involved in cults," says Joy McKee, ser- vice chairman of the Exemplar chapter. Members of both the Goderich town police and the Goderich OPP will be doing the fingerprinting. Polaroid pictures to go along with the fingerprints will be provided on re- quest for the cost of the picture. Footprints will be taken of newborns which can be used up until the child is three years old. Footprints taken by the hospital are a suitable record. • After that, finger- prints will be required. ' • The prints should be stored in a safe place along with a picture and information about the child's appearance and wardrobe. The picture and information should be updated yearly, says Mrs. McKee. "Even the hair color of children changes. And, parents should note their children's wardrobes especially when they start buy- ing their own clothes. Sometimes parents don't know what clothing their children were wearing when they left the house," she says. ,• The police department will not' have a copy of the fingerprints. The program will only cover children in Goderith, Goderich Township and Colborne Township. Those who miss the first day whose names begin with A to K can attend the second day although, Mrs. McKee says sticking to the alphabetical order would be appreciated. one are the kind Of People-deantilthOWAutte 4017 to hagele, Many calls atOpzue random and, are one-time affairs, but others are made„ specifically to harrass eatato people .ssys GodeAch Chief Patrick , King.; King recommends that anyone recebilog any obscene calls should contact the pollee. King encourages people to contact police even if they receive only one call, as callers "invariably" will call several' peo- ple. A single call may provide some infor- mation that .will "fit the jigsaw puzzle," and lead to an arrest, says King. "We will investigate, and if neccesary have Bell (telephone company) put a trace on the line," said King. Victims of calls should, if possible, try to tape record the caller's voice. "This can be a means of identifying the caller and also provides good evidence," should a suspect be found, says King. The telephone company will often recommend that victims of persistant callers change their phone number, but King says this is reit always practical, par- arly for business people. ails occur just as frequently in small towns, as in larger centres, says King. "A lot of people think it (obscene calls) only happen in large cities: but they hap- pen where ever there is a phone," says King. The chief cautions potential callers that any kind of telephone harrasment can be- iag dire consequences. "Even thought they might do it as a joke, or on a dare; it is still against the law." Board, teachers resume talks Representatives of the Huron County secondary school teachers and school board held their first meeting in almost three months on Monday. District 45 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (Huron Coun- ty) had its employment standards set down by the school board earlier this year. The teachers have been without a contract since September of last year. Huron's negotiator Shirley Weary of Goderich, said a negotiator from OSSTF in Toronto will be the chief negotiator in future discussions. The chief negotiator is Eileen Kenkin. The two sides have not met since they sat down with a provincial mediator on • - INSIDE THE ' SIGNAL -STAR Exit from playoffs Both the Junior and Senior GDCI Viking boys basketball teams were eliminated from Huron -Perth Conference playoffs last week. The Midget Vikes were Huron - Perth runner-up. The Senior Vikes lost on- ly one game through the regular season, so they still qualify for the upcoming WOSSAA playdowns. Stories and photo in Recreation. Bridal Edition This week, the Signal -Star includes the annualBride's Edition, a 40 -page tabloid insert feettieTtig Information on evetymibg couples considering marriage need to know.