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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-02-26, Page 2PAGE 2 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1986 THIS RRSP EARNED 20.2% A TEAR FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. Over the past 10 years, you could have earned an outstanding 20.2% compound annual return* by investing in AGF's CANADIAN SECURITY GROWTH FUND R.R.S.P. This sensibly diversified mutual fund invests, in dividend•oaving stocks of more than 60 leading Canadian corporations. For the past 10 years, CSGF has -provided twice the return of a GIC or term deposit RRSP; in the last 12 months, the fund's return has been an excep- tional 25.5%! Compared to even an 18% equity fund, a $5,500 annual RRSP investment for 20 years in a 20% equity fund yields an extra $220,000. of retirement saving's! And CSGF is managed by AGF, one of Canada's largest and most successful investment management companies. As well as this year's RRSP,'why not invest your less.profitable RRSPs, from past years in the sensible 20.2% RRSP. Find out more•about the CrANADIAN SECURITY GROWTH FUND RRSP today. For 10 -year period ending October 3.1 st, 1985. Source: Financial Times, - REGAL PL 43 - _LTD. 609 WILLIAM ST., SUITE 201 LONDON, ONT. N6B 3G1 For more information contact DENNIS LITTLE 53A West Street Goderich 524-4464 NI DENNIS LITTLE ,r - AGF CANADIAN SECURITY GROWTH FUND RRSP Cornmuriity_ ._. ew councillors learn the ropes BY DAVE SYKES Running a municipality is a complex business and today's municipal councillor is finding that he or she has to be well equipped to perform in the government milieu Muncipal government has become more businesslike in nature and in order for mliticians to deal effectively with the salisaissues of the day, they have to be in- formed. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs, in conjunction with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)., is help- ing to ease the transition into municipal government for new councillors through a series of seminars. A total of 45 municipal politicians from ,viljages, towns and townships in Huron and Bruce Counties sat through a two-day session at The Livery' Friday . and Saturday, unravelling the mysteries of municipal government. 'Chuck Godkin of the ministry's London office said that more than 1,600 municipal politicians will have taken advantage of the new councillor's seminar over an eight-week period to March 4. "There's been a lot of interest in the seminars because it gives councillors a better understanding of municipal govern- ment," he explained. "Many of them are confused about the terms of politics and we take the mystery out of them." The two-day session here covered an in- troduction tomunicipal politics, planning, assessment, media relations, drainage legislation, provincial -municipal relation- ships and conflict of interest. Concerning the latter topic, Godkin said many coun- cillors are simply afraid of the term. "They're learning more about their role," he said. "Before it was a mystery and many thought it was wrong to have a con, flict if they were a councillor." The staff of the London office has con- ducted four seminars in the Essex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex and Huron County areas. The seminars, which were first offered in 1978, have grown to be popular among new politicians. - "There has been d" conscious change in councillors and ,.they have more respon- sibility now," Godkin said. "Now they have to' deal ,with -things like ONIP, make- work projects aricLbe conversant with a lot of other govern etIJprprams." ' AMO, which Ws a llason,between the ' provincial government and . the •; municipalities it represents, assists with . the seminars. Toww* of-Goderich mayor, Eileen, Palmer iS4on the association's board of directors. John Stringer and Pete McCauley of `Goderich attended the seminar. . r,, i MEN'S, LADIES, PEDIGREE WHITES DAVID Sr. REID A D11`R; TEAM JACKETS itOUTFITS ALL ITEMS SUB.IECT TO PRIOR SALE QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED. 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Sponsored by the London office of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario( AMO), the seminar was designed to unravel the tnystCries of municipal government for new politicians. (Photo by Dave Sykes) death of Katimavik • from page 1 . backgrounds. The more understanding and tolerance we have, the better for all of us," she says. Haydon says that social aspect is probably looked upon by ,the Conservative government as a'frill of some kind. "The Conservatives look at job creation as a basic, meat and potatoes area. But, we have progressed beyond that. Programs which have a strong social element started .by the Liberal government are being discontinued. But, can we afford not to have them?" she says. However, Ken Hunter, 'the town's works commissioner will not miss Katimavik. "At first it was an advantage to us but towards the end, participants got too much time off from physical labor. You couldn't depend on them. They only worked half the time. But, it might have been good for the kids," he says. "I don't think they were cut out for our kind of work. It didn't suit them. They liked the social service stuff," he says. Hunter says Katimavik didn't teach participants the discipline 9f working at a local industry or to survive on their own. "I'm not sorry to see it end. There should be something for young people but I don't think Katimavik is it," he says. Starting out as a Katimavik participant and continuing with the program as a group leader, Elaine McDivitt, of Seaforth says Katimavik was worth continuing whether"it was a Conservative, Liberal, NDP or Rhino idea. "The United Nations gave Katimavik an award for the International Year of the Youth and two similar projects are just starting in New York and California. We've obviously hit on a good idea and nothing similar has comp out to replace it," she says. Many of the sponsors in Goderich built a bond with participants mostly because the work in town leaned towards more social than physical work, she says. "Participants weren't out working in the bush so there was more communication going on in the community," she says. But, the physical labor was important to the program because it meant Katimavik left visible assets to a community. Throughout Canada during the six years the program ran, the federal government spent $20 million but Katimavik participants helped build $60 million in assets to communities. The personal growth of each participant ' during the nine months also makes Katimavikworthwhile, sue says. "A big part of the program is how to live cheaply; cleanly and be self-reliant. When participants came out of the program, they felt good about themselves; were more independent and able to tackle post secondary school or work. They'd learned a lot about themselves which is sometimes the hardest thing to do," says McDivitt. Though thousands of letters have been sent to the federal government in support of Katimavik, McDivitt says she's convinced killing the -program is a political decision. "Katimavik was cut down in its prime. It changed a lot as it went on. We were getting more and more applications all the time to the point where there were too many to deal with. During the first few years, we really had to recruit for participants," she says. - "It's hard to understand why such a good progratn is being discontinued." itrs GD BOW[/NG "FOR FUN AND FITNESS" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• • •r Pblic BowlinTinesPopuIa • • • • FRIDAY - 7 pm -11 pm OTHER AVAILABLE TIMES • • SATURDAY -1 -pm -11 pm TUESDAY -9:15 pm -11:30 pm • •.;SUNDAY -1 pm•8pm TH.UPS.-9:15 pm -11:30 pm : • PHONE 52�'t'.-t7 OO • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••,•i•o• LITTLE BOWL -204 HURON S?. , _.._ GODERICH 524-9966