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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-12-05, Page 6,‘ , l • t q t 1540"—GODERWRSIGtiargtA' 91SMain St. South, Seaforth FULL COVERAGE Farm & Urban Properties Ken Carnochan Lavern•Godkin John McEwing Stanley Mcl!wain popild McKercher Kenheth Moore J.N. Trewartha Stuart Wilson Paul Rock AGENTS Graeme Craig E.F. "Bill" Durst Bob McNaughton 482.3354 527-1877 523.9390 524-7051 527.1837 527-0508 482.7593 527.0687 345-2397 887,9381 527-1455 527-1571 CALL AN AGENT OR THE OFFICE r• DDC 1VMER 5, 1984 Fpwn to spend X60,000. on new computer system Town council has agreed to set aside with respect to the softw $68,000 .for the purchase of a micro- Councillor Don Whee computer System. At its regular meeting Monday, council endorsed a motion from a' joint council - PUC committee examining computer systems, to approve an allocation from the pollution plant reserve account for an IBM £ C Micor Computer, at a cost of approx- imately $60,000, pending further negotia- tions with the Clarkson Gordon Company. While councillor Jim Searls suggested the joint committee was not authorized to purchase computer equipment, Bill Clif- ford said it comes as a recommendation from the committee that council acquire equipment. "We've done a lot of research and tried to compare systems and I'm conw�inced it's the way to go," he said. "IBM will be sup- plying the hardware and the software will Come from Clarkson -Gordon. There has .been a great deal of discussion and I believe it's good dollar value. Administrator Larry McCabe said .the purchase of the equipment is still condi- tional and that he had "some concerns" component. ler uggested tha .,,,,--- the the "benefits were worth the price" a that a system would prov• a up-to-date in- formation. "The sys em will run smoother," he said. "We are not trying to save wages but just keep pace." McCabe said the implementation of a computerized system would not lead to layoffs. "There will be some retraining in- volved but there will be no impact on the employees," he said. The pollution plant reserve accoint was established in 1976 to offset the costs of up- dating the pollution control plant. The ac- count now contains $400,000 but $60,000 will be used for computers and $40,000 remain- ing in the account will be reviewed at budget time. • The account will be capped at $300,000 and be used for future requirements at the plant. Councillor Jim Searls said that consider- ing the account was estab)isheJl for en- vironmental requirements Of theetown, the fund should be utilized to upgrade roads and sewers. , 7 rie %Y SALE!!! "30 doff AU INSTORE MERCHANDISE Shop Now For Christmas Specials Wool- CHILDREN'S WEAR - LADIES' WEAR - TOYS - CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS - and much more Blyth Variety The Kitchen Cupboard Main St. BLYTH 523-9221 1 Grovong t�t'9 M ka� C s Canada a L�tc.. is p�lelAa S�eRd t O hasiored our forces to provide eou Itr e Pr o d v and service that are making ta t est growing copier company lnCanada. lcocceyet opty,s a r Siceoclh Busine�Equipment L�tted another dealer Segeyou Nim,c3(u11` )It fvllntoll service copiers Are proving to offer more O what youre1Ookncfor m Plata 0,1per coPiersvnmatcre d costcapablllry _ from °mParts to cow�'��Zoom _ reductionlenlarg,ngmodels, MiaNeiS unsurpassed fast and efficient, anyplace, anytime. Mita deader today. our nevi Action prone y t519 5248652 IF M1aa GdpM, s2u9a. c )rtAt 5T 2{ Canada Ltd. hO' h `i� jwS�� 0eve. Santa got a big hug from this war veteran after being presented with his gift at the annual Veterans Christmas Party hosted by the Legion Ladies. Auxiliary to Branch 109 last Wednes- day. Forty-five veterans from Westminster Hospital in London, along with some local veterans, Were treated to dinner; entertainment by the Fog Horns and Bert Kempster, and a visit from Santa bearing gifts. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Education of young Ontarians is top priority Peterson. says The greatest tragedy of this generation could be the failure to give the children of to- day skills to compete tomorrow, says On- tario Liberal leader David Peterson. Mr. Peterson ' was in Stratford late last month to speak to the annual meeting of the Perth Liberal Riding Association. "We have a major resource - people," said the Liberal leader. However, he feels the Ontario Progressive Conservative government is short changing youth of today. In an interview, Mr. Peterson rapped the Tories over several issues particularly spending money in the wrong areas. The provincial Liberal leader said it is a result of having the wrong priorities. He recited unemployment figures -150,000 unemployed Ontario youth - while there is a demand for 75,008 skilled laborers. The government, says Mr. Peterson, should spend more money on training its youth and in that vein the Liberal leader said more money should also be spent on education. More specifically, more money should be spent op post -secondary education in the areas of skill training co-operative programs and technical programs. "It's a great tragedy. As a Liberal if of- fends me to the depth of my soul. Education is the great equaIizer," said Mr. Peterson. Instead, the provincial Tories spend money on purchasing an oil company, he said. Millions of dollars a year go from the provincial treasurer to pay for the interest alone on Sun Cor. Yet Mr. Pete t • • • ints br out that no jobs and no oil haw to Ontario because of the pur The millions spent on S million on Minaki Lodge spent on skill tr Liberal lead Mr. Pe en ghi ase. Cor or the $45 ould have been in: youth, said the on also criticized the provincial government tor land banking in Southwestern Ontario. Land in the Cayuga and Nanticoke areas is lying fallow or being used by tenant farmers he said. His inten- tion would be to sell the land to farmers. To graphically explain what he .calls the oversPending of provincial Tories, Mr. Peterson recalls that the government spent $42,000 on bookmarks.. "And thSt's just coffee money," he said, The Liberal' leader also spent some time discussing the current Progressive,,Con- servative leadership race. "The legislative assembly has come to a stand still. I have never seen it so bad in my nine years," Mr. Peterson said. He chastised the Tory leadership , can- didates for ignoring their responsibilties in the assembly. The Liberal caucus walked out of the provincial assembly on Nov. 23 when only four of the 29 cabinet members showed up for the hour question period. The Liberals returned after the hour. "They have no sense of direction." As for the Liberal position in the province, Mr. Peterson describes it in one word "op- timistic". He says the party has brought in "first class" people to run in the Dec. 13 by- elections across the province. Mr. Peterson says the Liberals can win, but he cautions, "we have to do everything right, we have to have the right policies." The coming year is an "historic oppor- tunity" for the Liberal opposition in Ontario says its leader. Mr. Peterson said 1985 will represent the first time in 10 years that the Liberals have had a chance to take the reign of power from the Tories. "In '75 we had a chance." And now: "Things are going our way. I have a strong sense of optimism." arden to be elected Dec 10 The inaugural session -of -Huron County Council will be held in the council chambers Tuesday, December 10 at 2 p.m. when one of four candidates will be chosen warden for 1985. The four candidates vying for the job of warden include; Grey Township reeve e Leona Armstrong, Turnberry Township reeve, Brian McBurney, Stanley Township reeve Paul Steckle and Tuckersmith Township reeve Robert Bell. At one point there were five candidates in the race but town of Goderich reeve Harry Worsell withdrew his nomination at the October session of county council. 9 a 2 mile west of Russeldale Hwy. 83 R.R. 1 Mifehell 229-6429 Annual Christmas Sale 50°k.. seletted "Treasures in the Loft" Dec. 1 to Dec. 24th Christmas Prints & Prequilted Fabric 30°/ 20% All regular Stock Good selection of Lopi Sweaters Let us help Santa this season