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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-03-05, Page 5_pinion GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESnA Y. MA R(H 5,1986—PAGE 5 Elston deserves medal f Dear editor: As Ontario Health Minister Murray Elston puts it, it's all` very simple. He has conducted a survey, found most people don't approve of "extra -billing" by doctors, and has decided that that's good enough for him. In keeping with the wishes of the people, he said, extra -billing is to be outlawed. If they'd dish out medals for hypocrisy, Elston would head the parade. Why doesn't he canduct a poll to see how .Ontarians feel about his government's exor- bitant gas tax? Would his government cancel the tax if a poll were to show motorists want cheaper gasoline? Why doesn't he conduct a poll to see whether peo- ple would be happier with bread at half?the going price? Who'd object — apart fromthe farmers, the bakers and the food store peo- ple? For that matter; latter; how about a law to cut Appreciate paper's efforts Dear Editor: Goderich Township 'has concluded an ex- hausting year of celebration for its ses- quicentennial. The volunteers who planned and assisted in so many ways were pleased with the response and participation of capacity crowds at practically every 1-5-0 event. The executive of the 1-5-0 Committee would like to publicly acknowledge that your newspaper needs to be commended for its assistance, dedication to detail and in- terest. The editors regularly accepted our o4noino .„hinh kent inferPctPA rPariPr' formed. They insured that someone from their staff, many times the editors themselves, covered ourevents - at hours that matched those of the farming com- munity. The thorough reporting was always appreciated. We could not have asked for more extensive or prompt coverage. Once again, we wish to thank the editors and their staff for helping us say, "Happy 1- 5-0, Goderich Township." Your efforts were greatly appreciated. 1-5-0 Committee. Campaign closes Dear Editor , Our Christmas Seal Campaign is now drawing to a close and Iwould like to ex- press my appreciation to those who so generously donated to it. There will be more than 500,000 new cases of lung disease diagnosed in Canada this year. With the support of the community we can increase funding for medical research 'and also for educational and preventive pro- grams within the local area. Thank you to all who supported us. Yours sincerely, r LFTTERS cabinet minister's pay by 20 percent? Apart from a handful of cabinet ministers, just about everybody would support such a law — so how come Elston hesitates? By conducting surveys to find out whether people are happy to pay higher medical bills, the health minister has been wasting the taxpayers' money. He didn't need a survey to find out that people prefer to get more and spend less. They also would like lower taxes and lower grocery bills — as long as it's no skin off their noses. As for the doctor's so-called extra -billing, it's been a phoney issue all along. The doc- tors aren't extra -billing. When it was first hypocrisy set up, OHIP offered the doctors 9u percent of their fees if they'd sign up. OHIP's in- crease have never kept up over the years, with the result that OHIP's current pay, schedule reimburses the doctors for only about 70 to 75 percent of their Ontario Medical Association fees. In effect, then, doctors who accept the OHIP reim- bursements in full payment of their services are subsidizing the province's health in- surance plan. About 88.percent do, while 12 percent "extra -bill" patients for the balance of their fees. Let the health minister tell us who, besides Ontario's doctors, is being asked to accept 70-75 percent of his pay in full pay- ment of his labors? Would auto workers ac- cept that kind of deal? Plumbers? Reporters? Would Elston? Signed, Mario M. Cauchi, M.D. ,Goderich township sets wages for employees GODERICH TWP. - Council here passed a Thompson; building inspector - Earl McIll- bylaw to set the wage package for 1986 for wain; livestock evaluators - T. Wain, M.J.° all municipal employees at the council Forbes; fence viewers - R.R. Stirling, D.S. meeting on February 17. Forbes, D. Wallis, Ted Johnston and The township reeve will be paid $65 per William Townshend. meeting with a $900 expense limit for the Those appointed to certain positions and year. Councillors and the deputy reeve will committees of council were: Maitland receive $50 per meeting attended with a $500 Valley Authority - Case Brand; Ausable expense limit for 1986. Bayfield Authority - Grant Stirling; Clinton The clerk and the treasurer -tax collector Fire Area - Laurie Cox; Bayfield Fire Area - will each receive a yearly salary of $10,000 Grant Stirling; Goderich-Colborne Fire :for the year nl„s expenses and a mileage Area - John Rodges; Goderich Hospital allowance of 30 cents per mile. The deputy Board - rat Osborn; weed inspector - Joe clerk and deputy treasurer will each receive Gibson (County Weed Inspector) ; landfill salaries of $2,935 per year. committee - Grant Stirling and Laurie Cox; The bylaw enforecement officer, tile- pound keepers - John Semple and M.J. drain inspector, livestock evaluators and Forbes! hall custodian - Ivan Colclough; fence viewers will get a $7.50 per hour wage Road superintendent - Joe Potter. ,plus 30 cents per mile for mileage. The The members of the recreation committee township hall custodian will be paid $8 per were also appointed by bylaw at the hour while the building inspector will February 17 Meeting. The members are, receive $8 per hour with 30 cents per mile Councillor Carol Wammes., Councillor John mileage expenses. Rodges, Wayne Tebbutt, Joy Lavis, Elena The road superintendent will receive a Morgan, Gary Preszcator, Walter McIll- yearly wage of $25,500 plus benefits. The two wain and Helen Van den Heuval. members of the road crew will be paid $10.20 In other business, _ Barbara Betties per hour plus benefits. Both will also be presented "a large file of school pictures allowed time off for all overtime worked which had been collected by the sesqui- which must be taken within a year's time. centennial school committee to council. The Members of the land fill, recreation, fire pictures, which comprise a collection from boards and hospital committees will receive all the former township school, will be filed $20 per meeting attended with the secretary with the township records. of the recreation committee to be paid an The Goderich Legion Ladies were granted additional $15 for each meeting. Authorized permission to hold a tag day at Zehrs in representatives will be paid $50 for each June. meeting attended plus 30. cents per mile. The opening of the Falls Reserve Road Elected and appointed officials for the during the winter months was reviewed township will be allowed to attend one con- again. Reeve Stirling, Councillor Rodges ventiLon of their choice with a spending limit and the road superintendent will meet with of $350 for the year. All employees will Barry and Gerald Walters to discuss the receive three weeks holidays after 10 years status of the road. • .DavidWall .. •.f.service.- -_ r..-,.--... _•.._..--- ..,-,.. .—Tile:drain.1oans...w Ce—requesteed..by.R. President Appointments Koostra for $8,200 on lots 37 and 38, cones- ' . Council passed a bylaw to appoint people sion 10 and by ,Frank, f-iellerschmid for Judges enjoyed public speaking Dear editor: On Sunday, February 23, Brian Marsh, Adrian Vos and myself as members of the Circle City Toastmasters Club were invited by Maurice Wilkinson, Chairman of the Youth and Education Committee, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109, to act as judges for the Branch's public speaking con- test. We appreciated the opportunity to evaluate the contestants and help the suc- cessful candidates on to the Zone level of competition. I think we all learned a little something from the event: inexperienced students with their first presentation and ex- perienced Toastmasters with their first ex- posure to the students' abilities. We were pleasantly surprised with the high calibre of confidence and effective delivery. Wecongratulate all the contestants, because they made a supreme effort, and we thoroughly enjoyed sharing this enlightening experience with our up and coming public speakers. Yours sincerely, Barry J. Page, President Act should be amended Dear Editor, • I have to agree with our chief of police in Goderich. "I think the young offenders Act stinks." I think the Act should be amended and a lot of changes made. I think Mr. Beatty better get off his duff ' and do something about this matter. It has cost the taxpayers a fortune since its inception in 1985. Just as Chief King says, they are not allowed to disclose the identity of the young offenders under the Act. The real horror occurs when someone is found guilty of murder, they receive a very - light sentence because the judge's hands are tied. In the case the otherr day, three years for three murders - if my math is right - is one ' year for each murder. So Mr. Beatty, I think you had better start swinging the stick instead of wagging your tongue. Harold Lamb Woodstock 'Hunters invade Colborne Township • Dear editor, - Recently, • the people of Colborne "` Township have peen visited by a few peo- to certain committees in the ,township at their last meeting. The following is the list of appointments: Clerk - Robin E. Thompson; deputy clerk - M.P. Thompson; treasurer -tax collector - H.B. Whitely; deputy treasurer - D.L. Whitely; bylaw enforcement officer - Earl McElwain; tile -drain inspector - Earl Mclll- wain; chief building official - Robin E. $20,040 on lot 32, concession 4. Council voted to approve the applications subject to the availability of funds. A building permit was requested by Allan MacDonald for a house on lot 103. The per- mit was issued by council. Tenders for the Holmesville street lights were opened but were filed until the next meeting for further clarification. Bayfield questions priorities of conservation authority BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE The Village of Bayfield won't be paying its levy to the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority if at least one councillor has his way. Coun. Lloyd Huffman said the fact that an erosion control project on Long Hill Road in the village was not included in the 1986 budget doesn't make sense. He says the severe erosion on the road should make it the number one priority of the Authority. ABCA general -manager Tom Prout said the province, through the ministry of natural resources, did not fund the project this year. He did say the Authority has not given up on possible funding and is still lobbying the ministry. Coun. Huffman said he was originally told the project was on for this year. He also questioned the fact that ,the province gave $60,000 for erosion control at a cemetery. "Somebody'd better get their priorities in order," said Coun. Huffman. Although the erosion control project in Hayfield was estimated to cost $120,000 to $130,000, Prout said a recent geotechnical study indicated the cost could go as high at $300,000. The Bayfield councillor said that at the next meeting of the village council, he would recommend that the general levy to the Authority not be paid. "At least until the Authority gets its priorities straight," he said. Prout said the Bayfield erosion control project is ranked third locally, but has a different ranking provincially. "We didn't get money for our top priori- ty project either," said Prout. The number one project is erosion control at Lucan. Coun. Huffman said the Stanley Township and other fire departments use Long Hill Road as access to the lake from which to draw water. He added there are 10 residents, some year round, on the road. Urbanites must accept normal firming practices BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Urbanites moving to the country have to accept normal farming practices says On- tario's minister of agriculture. Jack Riddell was speaking on home turf last week at the 40th annual meeting of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority held in Exeter on Feb. 28. The provincial agriculture minister re- counted some of the programs he has in- troduced in the almost nine months his party has been in office. He also spoke about his proposal to toughen foodland guidelines. "Our prime farmland is one of our most precious resources and must be protected, for this and future generations," said Rid- dell. "One of the reasons we have toughen- ed the foodlanclguidelines is because the time has 614'6stop the urban encroach -pie who call the elves hunters. ment on farm land." They are using snowmobiles, walide,r The agriculture minister said it is time talkies and rifles to run down and' kilter for farmers to also consider what they. re,' ' anything. These hunters have little regard • doing by severing their land in small fn pat+ls. Another problem, he said, is the 'OrOinad house on the farm property. "While at first this house may be used, by the retired parents, they -may eventually Move to town and the house is sold. for private property and are a def its „ danger to all. They should be prohibited from evet operating in this manner again. K. Grigg. "And it's generally `the urban person who buys the house," said Riddell adding that he doesn't blame them for wanting to move out to the country. However, he said, they usually have an idyllic view of rural living and complain about the farm smells, corn dryers runn- ing all night or combines out in the field late at night. He also mentioned another kind of farmland preservation, preventing soil erosion. "In the southwest alone, intensive crop production over the past two decades has led to very serious soil erosion and degradation. Yields are down as much as 30 - per cent with farms operating costs continually rising. Financial assistance can help over the short term, but the lasting solution is to improve the,roduc- tivity of the soil," Riddell said. "That is done by adopting new soil con- servation niethdds." - The agriculture ministry, through its local OMAF offices, is working with con- servation authorities in the area' of educating farmers to soil conservation practices. PEN HOUSE For all Colborne Township residents to review the proposed sill line mapping for the Township. 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Estimates and "consultations done at no charge. ANSTETT Opening April 1986 Anstett Jewellers Goderich MEMBER AMERICAN JEWELLERS 8 Albert St. CLINTON 284 Main St. EXETER 26 Main St. South SEAFORTH 135 Queen St. East ST. MARYS 203 Durham St. E. WALKERTON et GEM SOCIETY NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION.OF THE TOWN OF GODERICH TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Goderich passed By-law No: 20 of 1986 on the 3rd day of March, 1986 under Section 34 of The Planning Act, 1983. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the Bylaw by filing with the Clerk of the Town of Goderich, not later than the 7th day of April, 1986, a notice of appeal setting out the ob1ection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law, describing the lands to which the By-IaW applies, and a key map showing the location of the lands to which the By-law applies is provided below. The complete By-law is available for inspection at my office during regular office hours. Dated at the Town of Goderich this 5th day of March, 1986. LOCATION MAP JAtea to which 6y—le w applies., - -?" '-;/ i Larry McCabe Clerk -Treasurer Town of Goderich 57 West Street, Goder;ch, Ontario N7A 2K5 524-8344 SCHEDULE 2 BY-LAW NO. 204986 1) By-law 20.1986 has the following purpose and effect. By-law 20 of 1986 changes the zoning on lot 865, and part lot 888 from R2, Medium Density Residential to R3.7 High Den- sity Residential to allow the development of an apartment building. ii) A key map showing the general location of the lands to which the By=law applies is shown and is entitled Location Map. •