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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-03-13, Page 3As of March 3, Doug Harrison, of 143 Stoiielidi se Street has'taken Goderich's new .building inspector. The former inspector, Andy Boutelier, will now be administering the government's Ontario Home Renewal Program (OHRP) and the Registered Homeowners' Assistance program (RHAP). Before accepting his new position, Harrison was in the carpentry business. (photo by Cath Wooden) over Railroad torpedoes still missing Dangerous train explosives stolen GODERICI-i SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 13,19.80,PAGE 3 BY JOANNE RUCHANAN Some young people in town may have very dangerous stolen goods in their possession, ac- cording to Goderich Police Chief Pat King. On Saturday', March 8 about 9 p.m. some young people broke into a train at the. CNR station and ,rang the bell. They stole ten flares, some of which were recovered near the track where, , they had been burned. They also - stole ten railroad torpedos which are still missing. These are signal devices which fit onto railroad tracks. They are brown in color, of convex shape and about the. size of a mat- chbox (two inches by one and a half inches and about half an inch thick). They have' wire attatched to them and DANGER written on them. They are very dangerous, according to Chief King, because if banged or hit, they will explode. .He is asking anybody who sees what they think could be a railroad torpedo to please report it to police. Do not touch it! On Wednesday, March 5 a • stone was thrown 'through a window at Dale's Gulf .Station at the , Five Points. Police have no estimate . of the' damage yet.' On Friday, March 7 in the early afternoon, Goderich police officers recovered a car on Gloucester Terrace which had been stolen from Wingham. There are no suspects. On Saturday, March 8 at 9:15 p.m. a vehicle turning eastbound onto Britannia Road from Warren Street struck a parked vehicle on Britannia •Road causing $3,400 damage. There were no injuries. A charge of careless driving has been laid. DC writes land use proposal The Gode'ric.h Economic Development Committee met on March 5 to develop a written submission containing proposals on industrial land uses for the sub- committee of Planning Board currently co- ordinating the official plan update and zoning by-law update for the Town of Goderich. The GEDC decided to recommend to the Planning Board sub- committee, Planning Board and Goderich Town Council that land easily serviced - by .rail and water within the Corporate Limits .should remain under the in- dustrial designation. It -also -d-ecided to suggest that the .__ Pl'arlfai Board sub -commit review the Huron Road Study. Prior to the vote adopting the minutes of the regular GEDC meetir - on February 20, Councillor Elsa Haydon stated that she felt the minutes were unbalanced in 'their content and that comments were made concerning the future of the woodlot in Industrial Park which were both for and against the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority takeover. She indicated also that the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority comments were xe.q-u_est d:..- — A motion was then passed that further to the motion of February 20 lag a erning the Maitland tee Valle Conservation Authority's report on Goderich Industrial Park woodlot, the committee finds that, while the developmental zoning of the woodlot is to be retained and no major changes take place, the town would benefit from making use of the Authority's offer for advice and help in order to create a moderate degree of public ac- cessibility (walking trails) to the woodlot in its natural state. Following a discussion, the GEDC decided there were no items of deletion ,within its budget of $36_,•000., This_ . -budget contains the cost of surveying along Highway 21" ($25,000), a park en- trance ($5,000), servicing ($3,000),, advertising Who else cars? Caring is our business. Caring for severely retarded adults and children in 17 centres across Ontario. Caring for mentally disturbed patients in 10 psychiatric hospitals. Caring for deaf and blind children in four special schools. There are more than 11,000 such people in government -operated facilities. Because of their illnesses and handicaps, they don't fit into "normal society, So society would like to shuffle them aside and forget them. But society also expects these unfortunate people to be cared for. That's where we come in. We are psychiatric nursing assis- tants, counsellors, child care workers, anibuTance officers, crafts instructors and medical assistants. It takes a- special kind of person to give care, love and comfort to the ' retarded, the mentally ill and the handicapped. Our work is emotionally and phy- sically exhausting. Many of us become "burned out" because of the strain. We care for our patients. But we keep asking ourselves: Who else cares? Our employer, the Ontario government, agrees that our work re- quires special training, dedication and commitment. But it doesn't seem to care much about our wage levels. It pays us, on average, less than $13,400 a year. We who care for the sick, retarded and handicapped, are paid less than many garbage collectors, bus drivers, letter carriers, meter readers and supermarket ' cashiers. Moreover, our real income has dropped by up to 7 per cent since 1975. -'And yet, in wage bargaining with the government, we are being offered a paltry 5 per cent for 1980 and 41/2 per cent for 1981, That's not enough' to attract the right .kind of person to -our profession, and maintain high quality care.' If our wage keep slipping behind, all of us. will lose — we the -- employees, the patients we care for, and yop _the to the best in health care. We shouldn't be forced to strike in, order to get decent wages and work- _. __..-.-._. Ing conditions. But .we won't continue to be walked ori; either. We want you to hear our story --- before before the crunch comes. We care. Do you? Published for Ontario's 6,300 institutional care workers by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union ($750), honorariums. ($1,050) and sundry ($700). Council had requested committees, boards and council members to submit lists of items for possible deletion from the 1980 budget. WHEN WE P YOUR T A CKUP WHAT WE DO. If your H&R Block - prepared tax return is questioned, we step in to represent you to the district taxation office, all year raund, at no extra cost. - We.know all the tax laws, and we double-check your return before you sign it. 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