The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-01-15, Page 30A.
ICR$IGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY; JAIUUARY 13, 1.976
Lewis r
• (Maimed from page1) a'botit human Priorities;" he In attempting to reason
s� with the ministry decision,
:the Rotary' be was •not given skid
to conspiracy. ill Matter's like- he :;ieaSon'ing .behind this tile.' opposition leader .said
the .hos tial ,closing but the ° type•of decision. is evidenceo'f that the geographic• isafatioata
ma erp• in which it' was - the fact that .a government is of Orli. makes..the closing a.
.. ann.
con iui:tedphis the apparent decaying,.,aceording to .Mr: safe :..decision for H binet
• Lew!,s, . He' ' -ex lained ,that.. „minister's in Toronto.. a said
•rea'so'n.irig, economically � p r '.-•.de�sibn makes onlesd
`-""leaves rcicina�fptc�ilo�t rri the -mere-eonAes�a tame tn-tlaelfe--.tka�'h
minds Of the ubric'. •. of • a .govern ►ien.t• w:hen.. ar- ,1 e's 'tn ,major newspapers;
••Pn niritent :bitrary.actr like:. the hospital' the riYniTst rs•rece•ilue,rtacoils
He.said when:a , • ,
is .re ares .to diseuss their,. closings begon a matter of • About 'the move. and have no'
pfact and it is. obvious• that; the nightmares over their.: ac=
intentions before,� ; carrying soivil 'service' is running :the tions..-: -.•, thein :dgt.,.:th:ey; are • usually 7 -This
Is' -a s mkafllrc_a t: by
•honorable :intentions :but goXernrrteni :,,fie said •the: Y
when -they, don't yotl cats'he Tories ' -have..'reached that;,. the government to tow the
pretty sure theyare wrong; 'point prdvin_ce that they' are try.:ing
-' and dshonorable,.. • ;' "This is a serious 'disease tos cut. "'back expens•es,'' he
'.`Anja"act so arbitrary tn.its for : which thea only cure is;. said. "There conies a time;
however, when-: the; Serie?us:
execution is sitspect," said ' 'defeat, he said .
Mr. Lewis. He went on, ad-
ding, ,"the manner, in which _�
•
`the clos'tng'was .executed .was,
more arbitrary and. in-
sensitive. than anythiitg..I can. •
jhink of. I can hard a situation when a. hospital• is Ian Desiattriers, resources- . V' a.i4 e y . (; o rise r v a t Lon, . distinction. between navigable;
b closed where none of manager of the Maitland .Authority, told.•tow►n 'council- ' waters in 1840 dnd 1976 would
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hur4tan ca.nsequence$ taf such the, two. opposition parties
a na ve should .be looked" at ,were united in 'their efforts toa
e overnnaent .at save the li�ospitar's. cut off by `�
zi, empt ` the g the: minis ? . He sapu.i •.th t h4 r >
• tempts to curry public i'avor
felt the closing was "bitt"erl>y,
uncle? tfie guiso of auste,rlt$rr •- � „
•
T}ie transfer of tile GPH to' • almost .cruelly ''vrrong" with
.a '.`xie0,'tul . retard•ation consequences Chat, could not' .„
resource' . centre la,. just .. so be trieasttred on paper;
�muvch.'.hoku.m1 accox ing e,: pvr
Mr , ' I�:'wis: t•Ie . said ' tile' very human pl;ace;: int
'Ministry . of. Social . and en e y rlllax►xig�: and ''that '
Con'imurut Services is. Uri t .e exec ent• °service it
-:•. total-sharrybles and,'..wouldnt prouide's.: the community in '
sudi.a centt`e:w,as mental health Mseivtces'•was
,'••.norw°`what if it fell*,*,:1.16141.0i.
very?° hard •to `achieve and
n t e r1. t4 do witka t .. :cou°id, not lie• destroyed •wi :h
.ala their laps. the :`stroke of a pen:::.,
en .
Bolstering :.14
he hopes is
'the
•cO iunity,,. r•Lewitt idFassit _fue;ls inhlude• coal, oil;the Rotary#iw•ascon,fid'ent nclna�tural gas.
lanIslan
ty imagine
eing
the hospital staff, health ' that authority 'spending vary
',fe.S 'oxaals rn the locality of
Coinp cutbacks have forced them to: Peters added that --he was
pro . si . .....•d
. the hospital or the legislature ' • drop the' Ind'ian ISI -6.-64- -•not --entir-ely -certain: but the ..
of the province aren t ,told. •(continuedfrompage 1• project. ••f, -..q, -;matter could• be a"test case in
•
beforehand:' • ' there was an obvious need for . 'MrD'eslauriers. . was court. •. _ •' •
Mr. Lewis:said'that.he.was. planning and fund raising., questioned about tlae.project. %Deslauriers explained that
a perceiver• 'it must be obvious'as he attended the. council the authority has been forced ,
rather: than a Peters said
receiver in this situation and to the taxpayers that', the meeting to discuss industrial to drop •. several' projects?
he was "'troubled, shocked, budget was not in shape for a pa'r-k drainage. Councillor '.because of economic con
and deeply disturbed by the major expenditure of this Jim Peters said that the.' straints: He told council'that
insensitivity of'' the ;govern- nature but there was stii.l that I'ndia.n, Island ownership a: test' case could • involve .
meet". need..to plan: '. question' is 'und'e'r a' heavy . between $5,000 and $30 000 in,
d 'that shroud :and still required -fees.
.
"Let me tell you those Torte Profit raiarntaine
th
lot and -once .they have their the town-.was.not. looking at H 1 ned there 'was a c ise once you became iii
d. h,
it's pretty hard to' get them,to • years and: he wandered, how that_the ,lands::gralited from . all t.he' ,way to the"SGupreme
change, .them,'• said Mr. the •government would find: the Crown to the Canada
Lewis,thefunds. Company but i`f •t•he coiiipany
e
beggars can be an insensitive :'planning was a. good idea but investigation Yora are locked into
e
ferent connotations in terms
-of commercial waterway
travel as opposed:;to canoe •
.t.rayel in the 18.40',s • •
Councillor. Elsa Haydctn ,
asked Deslaur�ers •why the. -
auth.orit would •not .be •In
tere'§tPd :in finding out.. such
important• .hratters. •
Deslauriers again reiterated
his. eai tier statements of
provincial. spending -cutbacks
'and sajd the, authority was
forced to cut several projects
and Indian Island .was one of
them.. .
e exp ai EMGMA
rninds'madeupon-something, • • the 'idea for three: or four clause in th e origin a1 deed vo1 ve ;" 'e saldIt could go
Court- and once you begin the , into life:the male child comes,
crise you have to 'carry . it Short on hair and long on gums. •.
. Out of life. he goes, when
e criticized the :monist;?„;. Peters'related.'the-building folded• all navigable. pkat is through
would -revert hack to •the. Healsoemphasizedthe;f ct - •youthiess, r'.:
decision as; being made'in bad' , of Maple. Leaf Gardens' by' ? • :
..Tia ble l rises in__. that navigable waters w'as . he . .In. the same shape bald and•• •
faith right down the line. Conri Smyth during the 'crown e poo} g
• He said that if the'pression; adding rriinistry d tha thedefinition of navigable key pharse in t e
b ..
t• the . SterlingLeiby
• was' as assured'of their 'facts' 'man had foresight waters. Certainly the said .the term now has ,drf
'- and :figures. as, they claim, Let •them N raise the:
they - w'o'uld not -tell a :money,", Peters said "You
delegation •of concerned ..:are .either '• ai optimiist""gr'-a ,
citizens they would recon- • pessimist and I ,am an op
sider their decision ',tirraist.'
• Lewis added that bad faith Mayor IDeb S1 -ewfelt" told'
•
)
was shown, .by ih tstry • • counciFthat as a reeix1t-o;6-t-h
• when'.they'told the.delegation . meeting there should be sone. .
they .would.'. reconsider•, ' precise 'direction. for :the`
because' •.at tha't.• praecise.•.. complex' committee .to.
moment plans were being put ' ,:proceed With. He urged ali .
'into action to dismantle GPH... council members' to attend
The. opposition. .leader. the _meeting., with .:'.their ,
'lashed out;at the ministry for thinking' caps n•
-one Recreation ,
• their apparent lack; of eon "Director Mike Dyrdond •told.',
cern for the iii plications the councillors thatthe complex
closing would ,have on. the '•,.comrnittee' was actually,
lives of the people: the hospital looking for a clear mandate.•
•
• served'. ; He' said' -that the, .:, ' Profit then, argued that :it''''
closing was An. ".unforgivable '.';was inconceivable to cut back
:destruction' • of •', h.uman'.:on road and sewer.,pr..ograms
yesources". dealing: a, for a recrea•tion'co•mplex.
potentialodevastating blow to ' ;
. people to whom the hospital is �,.;
the only stabilizing in -....Gov't•, cia.oms
Mende in their lives". : ` M 1.'1 °•!'.
"I'11 never understand this (continuedfrom page 1.._
government that feels' it is!, his knowledge, • no •protein
easier to cut .zut a hospital
comtteebas been named:
. rather than a highW y t'o save -'' mi
...He said -that on T-of-sd-ay "of--
-: m`oney," sighed Mr.. Lewis.. • •this"•week,' he was in touch'.'
"When'. politicianscut- back, ; with the executive assistant"
'` the areas that.`always` seem
to `.Frank. Miller; .'who.' in;
expendabie•arehuman `'" dicated that • thedecision on :'
He cited a,recent debate in ..GPH wasnotyet final. - : •
government over the .Mj Riddell . ,said , th-
proposed extension .of High- Cabinet was 'to have ,re:ached
way 4Q0 in.Toronto, The high-' ,'.a decision Tuesday; but that
way he .said is. ;un�lranted,.•• pr'em-i'er. Davis had wanted
destroys • prime . recreational ' ' another. day or two :for con
land, '' upsets : community . sideration of the matter.
..:transportation and is costing , The Huron -Middlesex MPP
$24 million. says the official an-
,
`•`They have—$24 million for ;riouncement regarding 'GPH
a superhighway and none !Of::: is expected,.to come directly
-_ GPH-and .people talk to me from the;preniier.'
Occupational therapy : director Michael .Moriarity' (right) makes' a- point ;abu't•.the
Goderre c1;•la-Grit I espitatclo„a to npp ` _ 1 ader Ste hen Lewis'when•Mr:. Lewis
visited the GPH Tueidayniorning. (staff photo)
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