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The Huron County ' Public Library has moved into a new location on '
Waterloo Street recently after the County purchased the building vacated by
the Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle. The County library was' formerly
located on Lighthouse Street "but the new location offers increased 'floor
space. The main floor houses offices and:, film storage' and books" are
catalogued in the lowe level. (photo by Dave Sykes)
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BY SHARON DIETZ
Huron County Planner
Gary Davidson outlined
the issues arising from
the draft Planning Act
when Huron County
Council met Thursday,
March 27. The draft Act is
the White Paper the
Ontario Government has
prepared for proposed
legislation following a
four year review of the
planning process in the
province.
Davidson presented the
response prepared by the
Association of
Municipalities of Ontario,
(AMO) to County Council
and pointed out that AMO
has - a . num ber___.of.._fun=
dam ental disagreements
with the proposed
tic legislation. AMO finds
the draft Act unac-
ceptable in its present
form, said Davidson.
One of AMO's chief
concerns is that the Act
gives more authority to
the Minister of Housing at
a time when the Ministry
of Housing is proposing
•that the new Act would
give a stronger voice in
decisions affecting local
planning matters to the
local municipalities.
Regardless of whether
or not a planning
document has received
local approval, the
Minister has been
granted the authority to
modify or refuse official
plan amendments, zoning
by-laws and plans of
subdivision, if he is of the
opinion that provincial
interests are being
threatened. Fur
thermore, the Minister
does not have to give his
reasons for the in-
tervention, said
Davidson. There is no
recourse for appeal by
the municipalities
provided in,the draft Act.
Davidsd`r also ex-
pressed concern that
under the new legislation,
towns in the county would
have tosubmit their
plans to the county. for
approval as the town-
ships do. One of the
purposes of the Planning
Act wasto speed up
planning, stated
Davidson but the
proposed Act makes the
process more cam=
plicated with very
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per cent and a new car
cost $3,000.
"Tough things have to
be done by this majority
government and if
Trudeau doesn't do them
then our troubles will.
'increase," he said. "
Government spending
has to be controlled and
the Conservatives were
working toward that.
Crosbie had good things
in the budget and . the
Liberals are using some
• of the ideas now."
McKinley's in-
volvement with the
nation's business for 14
,.years provided him with
tr---vrnrfderf l education'''.
and an opportunity to
travel: He has travelled
across Canada, to NATO
nieeting in the Hague,
Brus-sells, the United
Nations and
parliamentary
Association meetings in
new Zealand.
"I think it is necessary
for members to travel in
Canada and around the
world to see what kinds of
things are going on," he
commented.
,3ob has personal
standards of per-
formance that he thinks
all MPs shbti1d meet and
cites those standards as
the major reason for his
longevity in parliament.
"A -lot of people were
disappointed that I didn't
run again and I got
several calls and let-
ters." he said. "I always
ran against the Liberal
trend and won. But as
long as a member does
his job and looks after his
( onstituents, he will he
re-elected."
Bob doesn't miss the
house, but 'rather, is
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personal interests now.
"I am just looking after
my own business in-
terests and enjoying•it,"
he said. " I missed it for
awhile and then I didn't.
It is not difficult to adjust
to a new routine."
If .there were some
aspects of the lob Bob
disliked it . was
professional politicans
and resentment towards
Ontario.
"Some MPs just look
after their o'vn interests
and there 'was a great
deal of resentment
towards Ontariofrom
other regions. We've
actually been milked bu
they don't see that," he
said. "Another disturbing
thing was' the number o
politicians who were
there stoply to make a
career- or themselves.
There is a lot of them."
Bob passed ' on the
riding to Murray Cardiff
and helped him` during
the winter campaign in
this area. For bob, it was
time to pass the job to a
younger man and he will
be content just looking
after his race horse
t
f
detailed procedures
which will involve more
time.
Davidson cited an
example where the ap-
proval of a plan which
now takes 30 days would
take 60 days under the
new act.
At present, the five
towns in the county do
their own planning
autonomously, said
Davidson and the county
has no veto powe; over
them.
"The townsi, do their
planning well and the
relationship between the
county and the towns is
harmonious," Davidson
added.
The county would have
to become more involved
in town planning if the
new act becomes law.
Davidson also pointed out
that the county does not
have the right to delegate
planning authority to the
towns.
AMO is of the opinion
that municipalities who
satisfy criteria should be
delegated the authority to
approve plans of sub-
divisiayn, condominium
and consents
automatically upon
request.
In this regard as well
the Minister has acquired
more authority. Since the
eligibility requirements
are contained in the
Appendix to the Act, they
have no legal status. This
situation would allow the
Minister to alter the
criteria at his descretion,
providing himself with
another tool that could
serve to undermine the
municipal planning
process.
One of the most
significant changes
proposed' by the draft
Planning Act is the
change in the status of the
Ontario Municipal Board.
(OMB). AMO does not
believe the Board should
be restricted merely to
making . recom-
mendations to the
Minister of Housing in aa
case where •' local
planning decision is
supposedly contravening
a provincial interest.
According to AMO, the
Board decision should be
final and binding and
without appeal except on
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points of law. AMO
believes the OMB should
determine whether a
provincial policy has
been contravened. In
addition, the Association
believes the OMB is the
appropriate body to
arbitrate inter -municipal
planning disputes.
Another issue raised by-
the
ythe draft Planning'Act is
the apparent con-
tradiction concerning
public participation in
planning.
. Despite a recent
statement by the Minister
of Housing, Claude
Bennett, that "we are
determined to get .the*
decision-making process
closer to the 'source ...
close to the people ... and
to make the system more
responsive", the- draft
Act has inhibited a
municipality's ability to
plan and represents a
serious impediment to
the decision-making
authority of elected of-
ficials according to AMO.
Public participation is
a required element, said
Davidson, but specific
procedures to which
municipalities must
adhere will makethe
system too rigid. There
should be more
recognition of local
differences 'by allowing
municipalities to provide
for public involvement in
the way best suited to
their needs, resources
and administrative
capabilities.
Municipalities should
be given the authority to
establish their own
guidelines pertaining to
notification, hearing and
appeal procedures.
Davidson told County
Council, Huron has been
planning . in a ,.similar
process to the draft
Planning •Act in that
municipalities and
county are, both
preparing --plans - If -the--
proposed Act' becomes
law however, the county
would need to do a new
plan because of the
structural differences.
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
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will be visiting in that area.
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ANNUAL MEETING
JUNE 23; 1980:
The Annual Meeting of the Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital will -be held on Monday, June 23rd,
19110.
The _following business 1s conducted at the Annual
'Meetfng.. .
- Committee Reports on activities during the previous
fiscal year,
- Election of Governors.
- Appointment of Auditors,
- Appointment of Banker.
Only members of the Hospital Corporation are eligible
to vote at the Annual Meeting in accordance with Sec-
tion 2(c) of the By-Laws..."A person who pays the an-
nual membership fee of '1.00 to the Corporation In any
year; and a member who pays his fees Ily shdll
not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Cor-
poration unless his membership fee was paid in full at
least thirty days prior to the date of the meeting."
Section 2 of the Hospital By -Law stipulates eligibility
for election to the Board of Governors as:
2-(a) No employee of the Hospital or Medical Staff is
eligible for election to the Board of Governors,
2 (b) No'chlld, parent, brother or sister of any person
included in (a) above, nor of the spouse of any such per-
son, shall be eligible for election or appointment to the
Board of Governors.
Goderich and area residents Interested in serving on
the 11pard of Governors should contact. Mr. E. Taylor,
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