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KES• will be_. given • to.,al1; persons mortality rate airi • n
, Plans are, in the •working over the age of 65 as well as . children
On
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stage. to'' dPsp.ense ap- all other personssuffering Subseciyent to that it is
proximattely .,0,000 doses of ' from chrronic[illness. Dr. believed' that young people
"flu vaccine .'n Huron Count Mills explained let first on will 1 y PE not require a'vaccination
over the next three month's as the vaccine priority list will and it-, wastheorized that.
•part of the Provincial $9 be pregnant. weinen, persons persons. between 50 and 65
m i'111 o n;anti - in f I u en z a over 65 and the chronically i11. were exosed, to' i
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P a• s ils'.
program: ' type of virus in the"1920's and
Huron ,•.Cduisty .:Medical Following that the province. will
will" have complied a list of have protection against -
Officer of Health, Dr: Frank it.. °
Mills, said that the first batch . essential workers to receive : Since the vaccine will*
the vaccine prior to the'irn- be
of vaccine should be availabledoled out in..,bayoYies. to the
here by the endof
munization of the bulk of the
Dr, Mills explained that ►t .and 50. However the province,;,.
• wes still _undetermi'hed „how. - „
-many doges Were in a .batch . has.yet-to-produce a -list of
and when the batches would , essential workers
be made available to the unit......_.
•The monovalent vaceine:
The vaccine is purchased in against the New -Jersey type
Eur.ope and processed bys*' virus Will be administered to.
Connaught Laboratories . hi persons between the ages of. °
Toronto "They are Conducting 20 and 50, the group which is
field trials to prove the ef- supposedly most 'susceptible '
fectiveness of, the vaccine and to the virus. The Province has
• further purity ' studies and made. riq,.pleas to vaceinate
bottling processes 'leave people under 20 and between,
many." health units :unsure of-'-4ihe :ages, of'50-arid 65. These- •
delivery time. , • guidelines were drawn from
The bivalent vaccine, used , the 1918 epidemic that struck
against both a New .Jersey. the continent in which there
and Victoria type flu: virus;" was -an-- extremely low
chronically ill and pregnant.
woman will be treated first.
Doctors would, be required t „.
supply a list of chronically
patients and as the vaccine
becomes available, mass
clinics will ' be conducted
throughout the County. The .
clinics would- be conducted in,
:
the main . centres 'of the
County and. Dr.. •1Vlills.. exel
pected they Would be corn.
pleted• by: the , end .. ok :�
Septe;ixber, units 'D r. Milts said -that the Nevemb.e'r°:
d public between the ages of 20
The antibody htailcup of the
vaccine. will likely take five to
six ; weeks which should
"provide ample time before
•the flu' season reaches its
prime.
he *flu season en .. • -
reaches an' upswingg rough
Januar through
Yr.` FehruarY • and
.
March;" D. Mills .said.
S'Under . .,.normal ci�r-
eu?nStene'es this ..sliould�
,provide ample time for,'irn-.
niunizatioti and antibody
buildup,"
Using a special jet injector '
Dr. Mills .estimated that it
was feasible to vaccinate
about 200 persons an our.
There is • . the potential ` -
P to.
handle more but recipients
will • . be • required to
consent forms and accept the
risks of the vas'-lne. Dr. Mills
claimed ' that'' there was
lit ited reactigiti to. the ieedle
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in cli itrol•group:tests'and the
:reaction was'1.ocalized.
Dr. Mills -..has bontaeted
doctors in the Countyfor their
support in' the vaccination
program anitihsconfidf!it that
the help .will be available.
Bath doctors and nurses v ill
be•enlistea'for the program.
andbegins,- "once, msevar sl .vaccinatiovolirntees
r n
will be.neectec •fe the clinics..
tohelp with paper work and
gui nn '•'
assist ing peojp]e.•
.r:
• The prottfncial figures for •
the county indicate there are.
19,085 . people between the
ages of 20 - 49 and 6,146 people
uvpr- • .65, , The vaccination ;
service . will be provided' in
, nursing homes and hospitals
by the health unit staff.
Dr. Mills claimed he- has
• net received : any inquiries
about the vaccination. and.
;attributes' it .to' an 'over- :-.
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p g20)
_ Ab
00 residents :of :Goderich !fried i"estgStreet-in front, of tl{e'townthali Over the area. "Firemen fought the blaze :'for :about two_ g
hours limtdu
and police station.to watch Goderich volunteer fire'fighters•battle flames In .damage to'. the garage itself:. and to.windows•'i i the nei •ghborin
Hoy's garage.: The people were attracted by huge clouds of smoke:hanging- Utilxtaies:building just a few feet away. s_taffphoto))
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Grants totalling' $1,010,.988 .can •be given to eligible owner .plication and make recorn-
under "the , Ontario - Home occupants . to bring their
Renewal Program (OHRP) homes up to the standards
have been allocated to 26 adopted.bythe municipality.
municipalities. The Tpwn of A portion of the;loan.can be
Goderioli has receiyed "forgiven" depending,,upon•
$15•,000, representing 28. the income .of the recipient,
percent of $53,000 _which is •the ' Interest rates vary from zero
amount approvedLirl principle to '•-eight percent, again
by John. R. Rhodes, Minister depending on income.
of Housing for -Ontario. • - Town" adrfrinistrator Harold
In his lettertocou'nci1,'1VIr. Walls outlined 'the way in.
Rhodes: explained that fur- �, which the program would be
ther cheques would •be for- .• handled locally. He 'said the
thcoming as money is made initial step is'to interview
a_vaiiable,_.Current ,funds, the _applicants and process the
Minister noted, were limited applications. ....
to $13,000,000 for all. Ontario The properties must be
municipalities participating inspected and ,a list made of
inthieprogram. the required repairs to
OHRP provides per capita. comply with approved
grants to .. Ontarics municipal • building, main.-
municipalities
ain-
municipalities to. administer tenance and . health stan-
direetly as leans • to ° dards. The cost of repairs will
hpnieowner..,occup.•ants :to:' be`::estiinated; _and the work
repair their houses to an will be discussed ..With con
ac•c ept a b l'e municipal tractors and .' suppliers in
minimumsstandard.._. ' eluding an estimate of how,
The prime objective of the. long it will take to complete
Program. is -the correction of the job
faulty structural and sanitary - When the work has been
conditions and the upgrading completed satisfactorily, tshe •
of : plumbing, heating and loans are 'finally approved:'
electrical systems of -the The loans• are administered
owner occupant's home. by the municipality.
OHRP is directly oriented Building "inspector . Roy
to low and moderate income Breckenridge will process the
homeowners with a preliminary •loa-n ap-
maximum annual income of plicatipns,.,do the initial . in -
$12,500. Loans of up to $7;500' spection•, •process the ap•
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ere
determine the amount of the' ,.Administrator Walls has had
m tion' Cons to the. Housing loan; determine the. interest : inquiries ,already concerning
Action Committee. rate,. :and determine,the the �°
It will be the responsibility program. ;
P Y forgivable portion.
of the HACK+ to review ap The Own office will ad -
about
. seem to know
,..plications; recommend, rrainistratethefunds, about it,'' admitted"` Mr.
amend or reject, •them ;: Council . learn•ed that Walls.
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Corearecu ha' n-tie-scrit
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is
emolition- concern
omrnerciaTprogress inthe
Goderich core area may meet
with strong opposition from
the Goderich Architectural
:Conservancy Society if plans
to .demo[ish the `105 year old
former Colborne Hotel are
carried out -by McGee Motors
Of Goderich.
The car dealership plans to
tear down the old structure,
which they have owned for 10'
•years and use .the 'space at the
corner of° Hamilton Avenue
and Newgate Streets to store
new cars: The firm has been .
utilizing some of the .area ,
near the'. building for •car
storage - and management
feels it has.a need for the -
remainder... _•
Ken McGee, spokesman for
the„firm, said the two story
triangular shaped structure
wilt 1 e ctemolislied- starting
October 4; He'said .the -added
space •was, needed and that
the building was "an
eyesore". His firm received a-
dera?olition permit for the
project two weeks ago. •
The. ,building now houses'
apartments and' a store. Its
value historically is not
singular .but rather' as part of
the radical ,pattern created in_
the Coro area by The•Square.
Thestructure is one of few
buildings remaining;, in the
downtown• that utilizes 'the
triangular . 'shaped lots
created by The Square's road
pattern.
•The change i'n the use of the
land requires a zoning change
that would ultimately have to
be approved by town council.
Building inspector Roy
Roller skating under the stars at arena
.The Goderich. Recreation
Building Conlin ittee' ; an-
nounce,d plans to hold roller
skating at the Goderich
Arena site this Friday, and
'Will open the auditorium for
limited.zise.:in the near future.
At a meeting Tuesday`nig1i't
the •conninittee decided to
make use of the existing
facilities pending approval -of -
the Ministry of Labor. 'First
on the priority, list is
preparing the arena floor for
'roller skating and then
reinstating --'Sower and the.
^'sprinkler system and sealing
the roof for limited use of the
auditorium.
The committee estimated
cost of $250 to prepare the
auditorium for use.
Roller skating would be
conducted as light permitted
and recreation director Mike
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Dymond discussed the
possibility- of installing
temporary fighting. :The
arena may be. open .rider
limited use and will be under
the supervision of manager
Bill Lurnby. 4 :,...-
Fund raising efforts have
slowed considerably and have
left the status of the- arena °
and construction' plans at an
impasse, Additional volun-
teers are required to . com-
plete receipts and it is hoped
that fund' raising efforts will
begin again. n
If additional funding can be
raised quickly the committee
hopes to tender for structural
steel. The erection- of to
structural steel • and roofing
was • estimated at , ap-
proximately $96,000 but could
make the arena ready for use
this year. -
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A fire late ' Tuesday ' af-
ternoon destroyed 'a garage,
on West Street owned. by Alf
Hoy and•caused considerable
damage to the 'Goderich
Public Utilities Commission.
building next door. Damage -
in the blaze°was estimated at .
$125;000 according to. police
chief Pat King who said that
the building, a late model
truck and two other vehicles
parked Inside. • were °
-destroyed_
Chief King reported that
the . fire was started ..when
fumes:'fr.orxi gasoline .being
stored -hr the garage -,erupted.:
0
ire
when a cutting torch" was
being used. He -said a garage
'mechanic was repairing a-,
leaky gas tank on a truck and
had drained ' the tank. -and.
stored the gasoline in'another
section of the building.. He.
said the man waited about an ..
hour and a half with all.the.
windows and doors- in . the
building opened to allow the
fumes to escape before
lighting the torchto work on
_another vehicle,,,,.:';
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The chief said the man had
been 'using 'the torch a. very.
Short tixrre hen'he-rro iced iis'
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was very warm behind him. _
When he turned around; the
area the gas was stored in'.
was in flames. He said'the
than tried to grab' a hose- to • .
•fight the ,fire but,was unaple -.°
to. .
Goderich volunteer fire
fighters arrived on the scene
and immediately began to
hose down the gas pumps an;
front of the garage and the -
side of the PVC building next
_dolzx � Chjef..I ing said :e.n :en
b-attl-eed -f`la'mes- licking -abrin- . .
1.0_ feet' . over •the .. buil'ding
- des.pite thick' clouds ,of smoke
billowing -put over-then-I
He added that- they did • a,
"damn: good job'. restricting
damage to. the PUC building:,.
confining damage to about 50
.cracked . windows as .a. result
of trrtense.l;eat..
The chief said -that .the -fire
rnarsl;a.1'-s office' ':.had been
notified of the fire"but pointed
out that the act idental cause z'
of .the 'blaze combined with,,
the` , damage , being under"
$200,000 s.a,,t fied the. fixe
Marshall as no investigation
*ill be condActed: -•
About 106ls.residents of
Goderich were. attracted to
the scene by the huge clouds
of smoke hanging over . the
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Does Goderich, need.a flag •
of its own? Does the town
needa proper coat of arms? .
These are .questions which
re. put to Goderich . Town
Coulee 1 at its meeting -
Breaenridge said .the land is '
now zoned fbr:.'downtown
commercial use and would
have to: have the designation
changed to highway com-
mercial to permit the cars to
be stored.' ,
Huron County.... ;planhing.
director Gary 'havidson:'said
he instructed the :balding t
inspector to .issue the s
demolition permit; bet,a,dded '
that hernistaken.about '.,
which' building • ,the permit
pertained to. Mr., Davidson, • t
(continued on page 20)
a
Monday evening. In genera
council seemed receptive t
the idea of a flag -'or ensign i
time for'the 150th an
niversary :of the founding o
the' town. The coat of erre
was an:other matter.
The Jubilee Three • com
'mittee has asked towncounci
to consider the -possibility o
obtaining an official•ensig
for the town before January 1
1977. -
It is understood. tha
members of the"cdmmitte
have been •looking at 'severe
designs, and should be ready
in September to bring some
:proposals to council for its
perusal; , - :
At the same tim`•e, researc
continuing. into 'the
possibility: of,: obtaining the
coat of arms f Viscount
recount
Goderich for: • the town in
Upper Canada named after
liim, • " , .
1, but dire to. difficulties was.
o.:rerrioved from .office' in
n. January 1828.• It is. believed.
- • - that during. this period of •his
f life, Viscount • Goderich
s consented • to the 'use :of his
name for a new town in Upper
- Canada.. area•. '
1 In 1833, he was ,elevated to
f . 'the House of Lords as the
n Earl of Ripon . His. `son
, inherited the title, but
produced . no heirs and. the
t Earldom y lapsed :into dor-
e elected
mancy in: the. mid-Victorian
1 era.' .'
The • title of • Viscount
Goderich, -, being non -o AM 0
hereditary, lapsed on the • •
ayor
death ofits]folderand13as no
granted to anyone :lsince that time.According to Councillo
B.ob Alien there is a
possibility that theGoderich
coat of`•arms,• registered in
Engand, may be available to
the• Town of ,G.oderih. Fur-
ther research is going. on in
this respect.But doesGoderich want it?
Reeve Stan Profitisn't sur.
how -he feels.. But he is sen-
timental about the seal of the
orporaton, a kind of coat of
arms,. .which has been•' of
historical: significance in
Goderich,' Ontario,. Canada,
• for many years...Councillor-Elsa Hydonhas,
:4similar thoughts.Sir Anthony WagnerGarter .King of Arms at the
(continued on page 20)
Rick Banks, retained bythe
Tourist Committee. as an
advisor during the Jubilee,
Three • celebration planning.
has been researching, the
Viscount Goderich m,atter:.
In the. year 1782, Frederick
John Robinson was born.
About 1810-he•was granted the
itle Viscount Goderich for his.
ervices to the country in
developing trade routes and
snaking deal`s ,and contracts
which brought healthy profits.
o England.
In. the fall of 1827,. he was
ppointed Prime . Minister
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25,000 $56,0010 , s7S,000
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t..Goderich• .Mayor -e DebShewfeitwas .one -of the --•-
successful candidates electedr' as .a Director of the ,Association of Municipalities
' ofOntario, • 'More than '1400 persons
represnting muni.cipalitie's,, •• from all parts of.. Ontarioattended the three-day
conference of the Association•last weekin Toronto..The Conference dealt with180 resolutios submitted byits. member 'municipalities.
Those which .were pssed by. .the `dlgtes' will' be siumined to' the provincial and: -
• federal governments. .- .-
The Association also"cnucted:., asries. ofworkshopson such:Mattersassocial services,, •tr- '
sportion, finance,. laborrelations and recreation
100;000 4:s 125,000
A