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PAGE 47--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2!
'19761 •
pen .those , mOfings
Huron County Council is/ cit it again.
There's ally 'no good reason for
holding ' -'any cornrnittee- meetings
behind closed• doors, away from the -
'press; and the. public, .,^but •most
definitelythere is no,vliisdom in barring
the press and the public from • in-
•forrTlaition..meetings . involving the
recreation: subcommittee of Huron
•. County .Council and the". 20:
Municipalities it represents. �,„
At a recent meeting of Goderich
'ToWn Council,a letter was received
from the county advising of a meeting
ta,tette place in .Clinton Town Hall
Thursday, August 19 at .8 p.m.
Representatives from . Clinton,
Tuckersmith, Seafor#.h, McKillop,
Hullett,..Goderic.h Township, the Town
of G:oderich,:u"Colborne, Stanley'==dant
Bayfield'were "requested" to attend,
Two moresimilar meetings for. the
remaining municipalities' were set for
• Exeter on August'12and W.ingham on
August 26. .
'The proposal to •be••d iscussed at those
meetings is as follows:
"That Huron County Council develop
an incentive grant system to aid those-
areas of the county thafwish to engage -
in developing an area recreation
system, and that an annual grant of up
to .$1,000 on a matching dollar • per
dollar basis, be made on behalf of each
municipality. that contributes to and
participates in the development and
continued operation of an area
recreation system composed of a
Minimum of three municipalities."
The, letter also pointed out that ac-
ceptance of the proposalwould mean
that .county council will be, "limiting-
' itself to' a •maximum annual com-
mitment of $26,QQ0 provided each of the
26 municipalities agrees to" co-operate
in the 'development of the area
sy em,."- The onus is -clearly ori -the -
municipalities, the .letter insisted, to.
take •the initiative'. and ,they must also
be prepared to invest at,least an equal
amount ofmoney to the '.`area pot" in •
order to acquire this new county grant.
Just why the county, chooses' to
bell ve.that the public ofd Huron County
is too immature or too unrealistic or
too:something to handle such weighty
decision-making unknown. Con-
versely, .one wonders why the county
consistently proyes it believes 'that
only elected or: appointed persons are
qualified to have opinions or witness
the haggling .which goes into reaching
..:cheilions. .
If the' agenda of those meetings in.
Clinton' Fxeter and-Wingha.m „con-
listed of only that matter outlinedin
the letter to Goderich Town- Council,
there was no need ,iiyhatsoever to me
behind closed doors. The proposal wa
clear-cut, the meeting objective was to
hear comment which would assist in
decision-making, an the outcome
involved tax dollars. Thepublic had a
perfect right to attend those sessions
and :in denying the public admittance,
Huron County Council left°itself wide
• open to criticism and suspicion.
Over and over again Huron County
Council members have voted against •
restructuring, stubborn' in their belief:•
• that everyone is - perfectly satisfied,
with the. way .things : are presently •
handled. Not so. ;Not so .at all The
sooner the county opens its committee
• meetings to the public, ,thesooner
things'will'improve. - SJK
Needed! A sparkplug
Whati the matter with Goderich?
-.What's.the matter when the petiole in
a town as richly blessed as Goderich
• are. unable to, pull together and get
Goderich Memorial. Arena restored to
a safe and usable condition? What's the
matter when a municipality 'of 7,000
citizens is struggling and bickering
overthe same problems other smaller --
centres• are -calmly andcollectively
solving. . e • •
One' real example of the citizensin a
small town banding :loge -flier ;to :help
themselves can be seen in Exeter. The.
annual rodeo is" scheduled again this.
year for, Labor Day . Weekend. But
there will be one difference. This year,
all of 'the service clubs in Exeter are
_working together. -and have agreed to
donate all their profits from parking,
the show., the dance, the food. booths - •
everything -.to the arena construction
fund. TheExeterarena, of course,was
condemned_Ias't winter.'"by the Ontario
government. - '
• In the village of'. Blyth,residents
there are building a $368,000` arena. To
date, $90,000 has been raised in pledges
and through the sale of scrap material
from the. old condemned arena, 'and
committee personnel are convinced
the goal of $168,000 tobe raised locally
will be reached when a door -to -'door
canvass is completed soon,
Here in Goderich, the money raising
is at a standstill. "Many.citizens stili
haven't --been ' canvassed. Groups and
individuals have indicated plans for
activities to earn dollars for the arena
fund, but far few have materialized.
Persons directly involved .with the
arena"roofing project are confused•and
disheartened. Those who.have written
cheques -or pledged money ' are
'-becoming . disgruntled., and cynical.
Attitude toward the,project is bad; and
getting .worse. Why? .:
The town of Goderich has a
reputation throughout Huron County of
being just' this "way unproductive
when a• community effort is called for
Even' certain segments • of ' the
population right here in The -Prettiest
Town 'in Canada, bitterly bemoan the
utter lackof commonity'.spirit•in'this
municipality. Why? • ' • '
At this moment; •`G.oder.ich • needs a
Champion for the Cause a man'or a
woman who will fire up the local clubs
and individuals,; .get them moving,
motivate people• and . keep the ball
rolling. More than anything else,
Goderich needs .a spar'kplug•to .kindle
some enthusiasm right now. Just one
fireball could put the show on the
'road.:•. and a roof on the arena. Who
will it be?' --SJK •
Speak now
or
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evening
.y,Dave Ski e's •
LOOKIN6 BACK
r 80 YEARS AGO •
. Thecounty convention of
Christian Ende-•vour •
so'eties'will be held in Knox
Chu ch . on Thursday, and
Frida . It is expected to be . •
the largest . CE: ,convention
ever held' in Huron: As all the,
prominent members of all the
county . organizations,. will be
present, it promises to be a
very profitable , and in.:
teresting meeting:. ,-
We
We had hope in this issue
to be' able: to relieve the • -
'suspense of : those,. of •.,our
readers who wrote at the July
examinations for non-
profession , certificates but
information • from the
Department is• to the effect'
'that the lists ' will not 'be
available until tomorrow or
Saturday
J••H. 'Williams, .after con-
ducting the familiar barber
business for 38. years in this
town, recently handed his
s.tropand razor over to his son
James. J.H.' hands .over the
business'to one of 'the best •
�. professionals in Canada,. . so
that thought fere is a change
of ownership at the old stand,
the Work will continue to be
first-class.
4O'VEARS AGO
The _horse wilt -never go to'
war again. His fighting days
are over.. He will be replaced
by motors. This is the opinian
of Col. G.R..'Pearkes, director
of military and staff duty
training, department of
national defence. "The day of
the horse in War has passed •
and he will' never be used
again," Col Pearkes declared
as he -dealt with. ' modern
tendencies . in militia
organization, effecting
' me'chaniz.ation •
Though the summer is now:
drawing to a close, the fall
hasits attractions and the
greatest of all is the Goderich
Industrial Fair on Sept. 22-23.
-By generous contributions to
the • • • prize list, 4, the
management is-' in a position
to offer special inducements
• toexhibitors. '
Ria
Lassa fever, sv5ir a flu: be hanged
threat reduce
One of 'the 'Worst electric
storms to be had here in Some
, ,years, accompanied by heavy
° . almost tropical.. rain -and
Wind, swept over Goderich in
two ' separate : parts . 'on
Saturday night and early
Sunday morning. The rain fell
DI„tQ: in torrents and w•itha strong
wind that: felled ' numerous
trees.. in town, -pelted dawn"--:
with unbelievable force. So
strong was the gale that when
the rain fell on West Street it
costs is seen as the reduction for..medical and hospital care. ` flowed uphill: 'towards, The
Although . sensational written for•Ontario or CanadaSquare insm•al� amou
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of Lassa Fever. and Swine Flu In , .his comments Mr. for medical �'athe amd ount l effort
ff through restricting reim FIVE YEARS AGO.
have been occupying the -Harvey notes that everyoner rants Mr
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headlines of. late, the greater reads or hears a greathavetob id b ement ,(o grants).
what in- Harvey terms this an • ar Goderich hydro_
residents will•
threat of reduced health• care about "cost containment in above :and beyondn the case of 4 tificial approach which does almost Certainly ; be faced
through monetary restraints the healthcare field blit that, surance covers i
remains to confront us all; not confusion still exists
t because hospitalization. rate increases in early1972 it
just the unfortunate few who containment means different To the . insurance com- problem. : was increases
at a y 1972 i
have contracted One of the things to different people... ponies, or in most cases the Thursday. . evening . of the
• exotic disease's. , e Ontario Hospital. Insurance -' In discussing government oderich ' Public Utilities
• If there's any,truth ip the . To hos iital administrators, Plan operated by ' the cost controls lin the States, the -.__.Commission.
o eri i s s i o n . ° P.U.C.
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adage. "misery loves corn- containment (if : costs ,is, ...1?rovincial government, all College chairman 'says; .the manager.' "Dave Rolston
, an " then perhaps' we'll all identified with. eliminating this relates to claims; both in biggest device foisted on the handg. down a statement. n
p yr a c ti c e s , quantity and amount. Cer publie through this program
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feel'"a little better learning waste.ful :•' p q the commission meeting
• that our neighbors to the developiing more efficient tairly they agree with was the fact that the hospital. which indicated that ' the •
south are facing the same systems; ; undertaking pur- hospital administrators that which tended . to be .a good.pro ected • operating deficit
problems, chasing arrangements which efficient hospitals keep performer; by, holding costs•
fort the year of .1971 deficit
J.W: Banks, Administrator;- buy.- more for the dollar, claims. down, but they are in _ check- before; budget the at year
5,500.
at Alexandra Marine and' - automating where indicated, more interested in not having' ' restraints,' was the very in -
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n The ski er and crew of the
General Hospital this' week and increasing the produc- claims at all. As. a result they ` stitution which suffered the 46 -foot pp catamaran
d d c of the . t'ivity•
of the individual: em, promote "careful use" of mast under imposed 'con "Marinaut" put in a cense
for ware a opy
s • American College of Hospital ployee. Combined; these benefits, and encourage trots. hour and a•half Monday when
Administrators Newsletter ih steps would moderate the utilization -of alternate. and No cost containment their boat lost its rudder'
heir' 'either to articipate in the proceedings which. the fight'to-control the 'increase in hospital costs. less expensive forms of
People to Huron County will get t p cost•"of health care in -the To the doctor, cost con- healthcare, - - •
__. r ram can be either -ef about four miles out.of Snug
dayin court,'s0 to speak, very soon -orUnited States al is discussed he taiiz�iCith means minimizing fectiveor just unless it takes Harbour. The mishap oc
p.og
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when the staff of The Ombudsman . Judging from numbers the college chairman, James diagnostic 'aL b 1' d that
of ernments. -regard ,cost
k to listen and learn Finally Mr Harvey says
into account all the factors curred afi�t 2:15 p.m. and
and all the t all the factors
s cu g '�A5l?
.co -mel Hall should
down the cost of containmen g of d- crippled boat to a cisitidrl�
the' . tic d' therapeutic rriusi a realized
n of during the nzxY mutes the
to .Goderich' for 'a . one -day murmurings are heard against the D. Harvey. measures in ,the interest governments g the hiloso h The in- crew managed to, 1si,L,rtheir
l..s keeping. -
onto t- in a 1 b�a1 a p y
Tories in Toronto, MacKayAs Mr, Banks observes, terpre.tations the a p ,.
hearing, On September 22, taxpayers To
t fl win with public- . "White 'some references are treatment to the patient sense., O:OVernm'ent s salm is„ ministrator,. • `doctor; con relative •
safety behind the
from' anywhere. and everywhere can , be fulled o over o g
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' to express their made to specific health scare To the consumer, nor the to
elimina, : or �t ,� the ,sumer, insurance •group and breakwall off Snug. Harbour,
btrdsman,• Arthur -Maloney ,QC -'' your say.—SJK „
through his trusted employees
According to Ken Cavanagh who is'
i actor of communications for The
Ombudsman of ` Ontario, any beef
against the .provincial government will
be " heard • and duty - noted ' - 'un-
derstandably the hearings will NOT
-deal with county, problems, municipal
matters or . federal concerns. Any
administrative decisions of the
'government of Ontario •- or any of its
Ministries or •agencies will be fair
game, however. '
• .Written briefs are not essential, but
as Mr, Cavanagh, points out, it may be•
he'lpful.- to present•° some written ,..
reeumes;'particular.ljr if documented
Materials are available'to strengthen a
case. •
No appointments ntments are necessary,'' hut,
if is stoped that as many persons as
'possible will attend the hear'itigs,
bring their complaints and concerns to rein a ci izens ea legislation in the 'States, the prospective.
patient and moderate, the mcrea . overnment.-RWS
Hall on North Street and lay views. There's no better time:.. and no. , article could well have been taxpayer, containment '" of amount of money, they s, end,. g
MacKay
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them at the feet of Ontario's Om- better place. Get ready now ;to have + 4
'director
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when Don McArthur in his
boat "Dromon" towed them
'safely in.
Trend good for ;'77
In a detailed look at economic -per-
formance in Canada and the U.S: over
the past year, the Bank of Montreal's '
August Business Review concludes that
business conditions are in moderate
recovery and forecasts^ this
"favourable" trend to continue into 1977.
But the Review also warns that Anti -
Inflation Board polic1►es•could upset the
apple cart since its wage and price
control program. is "dangerously close
to backfiring". • •
The Review adds that AIB regulations
have caused so much uncertainty in the:
business community.- that "vital --. in-
vestment plans are•being held in
abeyance and the recovery in capital
spending, so necessary to the con-
tinuation of business expansion and the
reduction of inflation".. is in jeopardy".
Looking at consuimer spending the
Review points otii that ;the. increase in
tfie firsI:'year of recovery has been about
normal compared with earlier upswings.
"And while consumer attitudes appear to
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be more optimistic than a year ago, they
are still depressed by historical stan= •
dard's.'However, take-home pay is up 14 •
• per cent in Canada and 11 per cent inthe
U.S. over the past year.
In all, the Review states that "enough
momentum appears to have,been built
°'up to ensure, continued strength in
consumer spending well in 6- 1977.
Attitudes should improve' and while°'.
wage rate increases., will . probably
decline, employment growth, at least in
Canada, seems likely to pickup°, subs •
stantially". •
The investment picture, however, ,is
not as encouraging. In fact, this sector
"has been fairly weak, a situation -which
will have to change atst.in•1977 if the'
upswing is to cohtinue`"
And while profits normally jump
, during • a recovery period, this time
profit.' 'growth in -Canada "has,. been '
anaemic". As• a'result, there is concern
that a turn -up in :investment will not
materialize and the• vi>ing will peter
out.
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