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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-03-04, Page 24j : e,101:. • ?QE 1e.- ODERICHSIGNAI.,-STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH, 4. 19176 • , F . • cripples. area to soul The worst ice storm in at -least 10 years has crippled a large: part of southwestern Ontario. Hydra was:, out- in alt areas of southern -Huron ' county and north Middlesex 'county, ori Wednesdh,y• Morning. • Walter Palmer; ' area manager of.Ontariol-Iydro at the Clinton area office; said that the trouble is widespread ' and the• entire :hydro system is out in the areas at the south ,end of'Lake Huron, east to St. Marys. - "The cause of the trouble is due tp broken• tree limbs, wires down, and:, uncounted broken hydro. poles. In one two mile stretch near Exeter, I've been told that 35 telephone poles . are down," said Mr. Palmer:. Goderich •-and Clinton escaped any • major breakdowns. He, also hoped that by the e,nd •,of the day .(Wednesday:) the transmission might. be •back again. But he continued, "It will .be a matter of days before.everyone'will be back' , • to -normal.I would say it will. take at least until Friday to get everything repaired. We have arranged outside helpto assist in the -repairs. the Clinton' PUC is one group. • whichis helping out." Jim Scott, area manager of Bell Telephone, • :.urges Lewis..... continued from page.l hospital and then say to the.• rest of the province "look how tough we are". Bucking that supporta is an unc..cim.fortable task, politically, according to Mr. Lewis who .said that even Liberal leader Sttart Smith is applauding Mri': Miller's courage in the health budget cuts. "They seem to be saying excuse the, way we exercise restraint •rn .'the :name of restraint, ' .said Mr. Lewis. CCC chairman Paul Carroll told the committee: that they had enjoyed little success in getting 'an' interview . with either Mr. Miller or Premier William Davis, He said the two had shielded themselves from' the' efforts of the .CCC • .delegations to see ' :'therm, ' - adding 'that the commmittee was' now .closely;: monitoring -:-the situation:at.G-PH:-planning:' to dowhatever they could to -. maintain psychiatric services here:. • • • Dr:. Kenton Lambert told Mr. -Lewis.that. the govern- ment was out of their field cf expertise. on their decisions claiming that Unless one was diret:tly involved with health care they., -,wouldn't 'un- derstand the impact the hospital closings and cut- backs would mean to health care in Ontario. Terining some of. •the government rationale `.'crackers", . Dr. Lambert explained that the Clinton hospital closing would mean extra staff, building • ex- pansion and facilities to provide ' health care in Goderich alone• without concerning Clinton and that 'the Clinton closing would in they end cost more than the suggested saving: Mr. Lewis said .he knew of the dangers of "the closings,• adding thathe•didn't know of an .'other 'Go/41Min Ontario that .benefitted et, generously. from the government attacks as Huron had. • School Bd..... continued from page 1 night :school fees, extra- curricular" use of • schools, secretarial assistance and conservation of energy.: In • the matter of grass cutting, all playing fields and rough. acreage : areas wodld ,not -be-fertilized and not kept,, like lawns. ' For custodial supplies a freeze would be put on to the extent of $5.50 per pupil at -the secondary level and $4.50 per pupil at the elementary.. schools. Elliott said this was about a 10 percent cut from'a; year ago. Regarding transportation,. the manager would'. be directed ..to •investigate and report on potential savings if • the maximum walking distance for pupils were -at one mile for .• secondary• schools, and 'a half -mile for • elementary school. pupils . In driver education, it is. suggested the per pupil fee be -- everyone in .• the crippled although- the high 'school,. didn't have any buses - run• - areas to use their',plrones just, for emergencies.- ping. "Custo, tiers. in Centralia, Crediton, Exeter • and Hensall Hospita will be experiencing a slow dial tone.- ' The telephone system uses batteries,:. -but a generator, -run by electricity recharges them.: Now the batteries are running down, because there°is no electricity to run the generators, which recharge the. batteries. We do have emergency power On the' way,ddwn to .these areas, but it isn't there yet. and if Ite batteriesare dead, there is .n wa.y they can be recharged", he: said. a By 8 a.m.. Wednesday morning, 4? • Clinton customers had phoned and reported that their drop lines, the lines which run from,their homes to the telephone poles, were broken. Thirty-two other, Clinton customers Clad', phoned : and reported other problems with their phone lines. p riving .con— ditions on the side roads, most rural :schools in the county have been -closed. I:n Clinton; on Wednesday, the .Clinton Public School was open and so was CHSS, • :T • r otters;�.�. continued from page 1'• . . Saturday >mornings from: 10 May 12 noon beginning 1. At • the January meeting' a committee • was formed : to -.investigate the feasibility of contru'ction • of another. d is mond ori-the-10-aere-pa-reel of land across .from `GDCI. The land is owned: by ,the Board of Education #rut. was continuedfrom pagel , has 'been cut 2.6 percent or $5550D. • • • GA'rdon` ;MacKenzie, .ad-_ miriistrator of the Seaforth Community Hospital, dii.esn't. • know yet how the savings:will be made but said the effects -of the cuts will be com- pounded by .the proposed' efos-i-rt-g-- of the '. C-lineon increased to $35 :from the present rate ,of $25 effective. the • beginning of any new • - class: . For extra curricular„use of schl'Is, . the administration ..wil-1 , prepare . a survey of policies. and rate schedules for community • use .: of 'facilities of neighbouring school boards, community centres, halls, etc. The total amount, of secretarial assistance in elementary school's may .be reduced from 757.5 hours'per week in September, 1975; to the September, 1973 figure of 581.5 hours per week. The conservation of energy included' cutting classroom temperatures to a maximum,, of 21:: degrees Celsius (70 Fahrenheit), keeping classroom doors closed cutting . down on ' lighting, .. turning off all .;non-essential Ventilation units and exhaust fans on weekends. r 9 SPE1D SUPERTWIN PORTABLE WASHER Feetut'es 4 Convenient Settings, Including Durable Press; Fast -Efficient Washing; Rinsing ` and Spimbrying;;";Durable Polypropylene Agitator With' 4 High Vanes; Water and Suds Saver; No Special Plumbing Required: i hospital. Administrator Jim Banks - of the Goderich Alexandra Marine and General Hospital said the cut will mean some specific staff -adjustments. He felt the prdposed closing of the Clinton Hospital is a separate and distinct situation. "We don't know yet if it will be closed (Clinton) and until that time comes, I cannot say how we will be affected." Frank ' Miller closed the Clinton Public Hospital two weeks ago, saying that those people served by the Clinton Hospital •would be. close enough to another hospital, "to get by": • It is • generally felt, however, that since he has cut'• back two • other local hospitals, there.'• are slim possibilities that they.. will. have room in their wards for the surplus influx of patients.' The' hospitals 'in Wingham and 'Exeter have; so far escaped the: government's scalpel, but it.it also doubtful that these two hospitals will-: be able to handle the over.flo:w. • of•. Clinton's • sick ` ' and emergency patients. offered as a site ' for the • recreation complex. A letter' was. sent . to the board' of education .and was discussed at •.:their monthly meeting earlier this week. Board. .'chairman, ' Herb • Turkheim said the board wished to -meet, with✓ the recreation' board` to discuss the use of land at a later date. • Quick thaws weaken icti sur- faces* Always, check ice con ditions after each'chande in weather: I? ' • DougBundy,a member of the GDCI'science department, class•ofRon Ritchie were studying the historyof flight and p ' Mr. Bundy enlightened 'them further on space .travel and explains the forces of gravity to Kelly• Schweitzer anld P Darrell Graham of Victoria Public School. The Grade 5-6 gravity. (staff photo) Bob McKinIeyentertains delegates The guests were par - BY DICK ATKEY titularly interested in : the Bob McKinley, popular-. MP magnificent library which for Huron -Middlesex and his Was the :onl orti.on of the 'gracious wife, Audrey, were y p hosts to some. of the people Parliament -Buildings saved. - frorn the riding,' including in the, wartime Holocaust of delegates` who , were at} 1916. tending' the recent national convention of tile -Progressive During the : visite: to the Conservative Party '• of "Green . Chamber". -*the Canada, in Ottawa. House •'of Commons on This' • informal gathering request, Bob described his was a breakfast' in ,a private . duties as chief'' whip of the •dining room . of the . official. opposition. His ex-. Parli�amentry Restaurant, planation .was quite after which Kevin MacLeod enlightening. and indicated a guided the'party on a tour•of strong sense of duty on the -the Parliament 1YI�'s part: ~- _.., ._ because of heavy steel doors - • Residential Lighting Display Electric Heating "INDUSTRIAL—▪ COMMERCIAL” RESIDENTIAL -WIRING CUSTOM TRENCHING GRAHAM ELECTRIC: 62 CAMBRIA RD. 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