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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-03-06, Page 5• 'Dear Editor Dear Hditer, • It was with great -Pride and respect that the ';two UnderSiped Canadian Maritirne -Union representatives attended the Port of GodericJ first Annual Dinner -Dance Reception; February 23, 1980. - We wish to offer our appreciation 'for a very well produced and en- tertaining program: However, the over - publicizing and, corn- ments giving credit to the Seafarers' International Union by he guest speaker, M. George Parsons, was totally uncalled for, in our opinion. Upper Lakes Shipping • played an an important role in the Port of Goderich, and whose officers and crew members were very much in attendance, has been represented by our • union since 1962. The Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers, Local 401, has many Goderich sailors in, its membership of over 6,000 marine workers from coast to coast. With the above in- formation outlined, we do hope that the omission of the Canadian Maritime Local 401, in the speaker's address was only an oversight (apologies were sent and accepted). With thanks to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 109, Goderich. Yours very truly, • Walter Gonyou, President, Garry E. Ward, Vice -President, • Patrolman Split ends Dear Editor: Thanks for your graciqus response to K.T.'s "No No" ob- servation about the end of Canada's recent election. Our family wishes you had - explained- your suggested difference confeicT:-Eilt-11-6-did-rior mention P.T. by name "nor" ('?grammatical?) did he wish the man PET well as the nation's P.M. There is a difference. Until then you fail to make your point. The word "Liberals" we all understand per- tains to 'one and all who adhere to that party and P.T. being their so-called leader shouldn't require his own name to be used specifically. Or is his name so un- popular that it needs constant repetition for • emphasis? Of co e there are • those who do split hairs and some who even try to split the splits but do we have time for trivia? More power to you, Mrs. K., we like you. • K.T. , Thanks Dear Editor, The members of the Maple Leaf Chapter - IODE would-likato_thank _ you for the excellent coverage our chapter received in 1979. This is one way our name i kept before the public to let them know the good we do. Thanks so very much. Sincerely, Mrs. R. Breckenridge, • Corresponding Secretary. ouncii briefs Several Goderich persons have accepted nomination toa municipal committee to deal with the topic of vandalism. They are Police Chief Pat King; fortner mayor and piember Of the police commission' Deb Shewfeit; Director of Family and Children's Services John Penh.; Robertson School Principal Ralph Smith; lawyer Norm Pickell; and GDCI students' council iiresident Bill Tigert, , Three new names were added to the list Monday evening at town council. They are Mrs. Audrey Royal, Mrs. Muriel Murphy and Bruce Betties. Councillor Elsa Haydon proposed the names of Mrs'. Royal and Mrs. Murphy when she realized the original committee proposed was all male. Haydon also said_she_hassome_reservationd about the committee itself. She said she sometimes fears that the more you talk about vandalism, the more vandalism you can expect. Clerk Larry McCabe is -to call the committee together for its first meeting. +++ Council will have some delegates at the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Goderich's Sister City, Bay City, Michigan. Planning to attend the festivities are Reeve Eileen • Palmer, Councillor and Mrs. John Doherty, Councillor and Mrs. Brians Knights, ,Councillor and Mrs. Stan Profit and Clerk and Mrs. Larry McCabe. The council representatives will be travelling with the Legion delegation, on,buses arranged by their wives. The municipality will pick up ex- penses only for the council members and the administrator, not for spouses. Plans are to take a copy of the newest addition to Memories of Goderich for the mayor of Bay City. + ++ • Clerk Larry McCabe will be bringing in a complete report concerning photographershired by businesses to take pictures at very special prices. A letter was received by town council from S.E.Hadden of Iladden'sStudio on St. David St., complaining about photographers who come into town and offer pictures for "98 cents or less". "No one comes from out of town for nothing," said Hadden in his letter dated February 12. "Stores use this as a loss leader. Why don't they give a dozen eggs of 10 lbs. of potatoes or 10 percent discount?" Hadden said this is "unfair competition" for the three photographers in Goderich. He also charged that Goderich charges too little for transient traders' fees. + ++ Council gave approval Monday evening for the. Ldies' Legion Auxiliary from Goderich Branch • 109 tohold its 1=1)111 tag day on June 14. Councillors also approved.e. cookie day for the , Goderieh---Gipl-puide-Asseeiation-from-February-- 25 through March 13. "We're a week late," smiled Councillor John Doherty. "I imagine. the job is pretty well done by now." + ++ There's a new Housing Action Committee and it doesn't include a member of '‘Goderich Township. Gerry Ginn, who was Goderich Township's representative, resigned recently over a, • disagreement with town council regarding a proposal to study the annexation of a portion of the township. Goderich Township has not appointed a replacement.' Members of the committee are Councillor Brian Knights, Don Wheeler, Ray Fisher, Mrs. Martina Schneiker of Goderich, and Robert Jewell of Colborne Township. +++ A request for council's financial assistance for the Green and Parent Midgets and the Lakeport Steel Bantams, hockey teams planning exchange games with teams in Montreal this spring, was passed along to the town's finance committee. The request put forth by Brian Rumig, Tom Thompson and Bill Fritzley noted that the youngsters are planning several fund raising ventures on their own, but will need "all the assistance, monetary, that we can raise". The Goderieh 156S/rare-planning to travel to - Montreal in -early April; Montreal boys will be in Goderich March 26 through 29. Councillor John Doherty said he was an avid sports fan, but felt the finance committee would be "setting a precedent" if it gave financial help to these youngsters to make the trip to Montreal. He noted that the PeeWees went to Mon-• treal,but they had,raised the money themselves. The town did send gifts with the boys for the host club. "How far can the town go?" asked Doherty. ra....111.S.41,.....411,....-411,,...• 01.1 • ••••.. 41...7. • •—.4f...744.4..—....1'.—....1• -44. a •—....••-.4._.• • .....,,,,•-,....• -......,-..._• on4._ ...........•.....• -...,1•1-••"..4 ....el.., 4....1..,11,•., .1, l • . .tt Thank You 'I; ... . , ,.. , ,... To all those whoworked on my behalf and to those who support- i tegi 'ed us In the recent F$deral Election, my sincere 'thanks. '0 Special thanks to all those who ,./. i 1 l'i• , ‘e„. contributed in any way. c 4..z •A-,- , t i ▪ • GODH.AICHSIONAL'TAR, THURSDAY, MARC. NIP000 for tie* sewers BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Two disgruntled tax- payers from the Neigh- borhood Improvement Program (NIP) area appeared before Goderich town ' council Monday evening to find out why they are being billed 0.50 per month for sewage charges when • they are still not hooked into the sewers. The Jon Ginn and Don Scott, are among 27 ratepayers in that nor- theast corner of town where sewers were in- stalled -last year to rep lac er- ----ri m-b-er of septic tank systems still in use. The work was completed in conjunction with the NIP im- provements. Mid -December 1979, residents in that neigh- borhood were advised they could hook into the sewer. Because council's committee '-understood the cost of the hobkups would range from -$500 to $1,000 per household, the normal 90 day time limit to hookup was warVed, andcresidents there were • given up to one year to complete the connection: • But there is no choice, cemmiSsioner of Works Ken Hunter pointed out. All residents in that neighborhood must hook into the sewers by the end of 1980, and all residents must pay the sewer monthly charges . from the beginning of 1980. "It's in the bylaw," said Hunter. Reeve. Eileen Palmer said that for a Small area, the 'town has invested a great deal of money. She .said that if the, NIP funds hadn't been available_ to the town, it would have been years before sewers could have been afforded for that district. Some council members thought -Ginn and Scott had a legitimate argument. Councillor Brian Knights felt no sewer charges should be made under the "sewage goes through the pipes". But Deputy -reeve Bob Allen said that isn't the way it works. He said all homeowners are charged as if they were hooked into the sewers as soon as the sewers go by the house. Ginn .and Scott ad- mitted that some pressure was brought on town council to install sewers in, their neigh- borhood. They said they Fuel rebate ups sales Councillor John Doherty • told council Monday evening the members of the airport committee were trying to be good boys %ithout being good boys. Doherty . made the statement after learning that Western Air Services last year used only 10,000 gallons of fuel purchased from Goderich Municipal • Airport. • , A motion from •the • airport committee .......f:recommended_that_a_five_ percent rebate be given to Western Air Services at the end of 1980 providing the company uses a minimum of 40,000 gallons of fuel from the airport for Western Air Services aircraft. "I think 4 Western Air Services can increase its consumption by 400 percent this year, they • deserve a rebate," quipped Doherty. "I:dm glad you see the logic of this motion," responded Reeve Eileen Palmer who was in the chair Monday evening due to the absence of Mayor Harry Worsell. But Councillor Jim Searls said "something doesn't smell right" about the motion. He wondered why such a motion would be beneficial to Western Air Services unless the firm had something planned. Searls even suggested the company might be ,planning to buy all its fuel in Goderich, and none in Wirrgham where the company is based. Councillor Elsa Haydon said the airport minutes had pointed out that Commissioner of Works Ken Hunter said the town rade no money on the sale of fuel. "If we make no profit, then a five percent discount is like a gift out of our own pockks," reasoned Haydon. Hunter advised, however, that while the town does make money on the fuel in the sense • that the airport sells fuel • for more than it pays for fuel,- by - the' tithe all -the —co_sts._arefigured in,..there is no money to be made pumping the amount of gas that is sold at the airport in a year. "But if,we didn't have gas for sale, our losses would -be greater," said Hunter. The recommendation from the airport . com- mittee was approved. GRAEME CRAIG kuron-Bruce Liberal Candidate CULBERT'S - BAKERY 49 West Sf. Goderich 524-7941 "SPECIALS" • DUTCHAPPLE PIES MADE FROM FRESH SPY APPLES ST. PATRICK'S CAKES AND COOKIES LARGE VARIETY OF DONUTS FRESH DAILY B_U.NSD ALLY. ANNIVERSARY, BIRTH- DAY & WEDDING CAKES OUR SPECIALTY. , certainly were anxious to hook into the sewers, but added that they wondered about the legality of the charges on their utility bills before the hookups were made. 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