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owner in mindi an additional fuck of
the thermostat is used to combat
4 - draughts and cold spots; cars are
warmed up and used to transport,
family members to the next street. It is
• business as usual.
• There's plenty of evidence that
things may not always be so rosy. The
Ontario government is making con=
tinuous efforts to educate people to
conserve energy ... particularly
electrical energy. Residents of this
province are urged to repair leaky
taps, turn down. the thermostat on the
hot water heater, put -off big jobs like
washing and ironing until the
weekends when industries are not
using Forge amounts of electricity,
save electricity wherever possible
during thepeak period between 4 p.m.
and 7 p.m. daily. •
To the south of Ontario, cities and
states in the U.S. are in crisis. In-
dustries are being shut down for lack of
energy and men and women are being
thrown temporarily out of work.. In
some areas of the U.S., people are
actually shivering in frigid homes and
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While winter winds hoWfoutside the
dear ,,,themajority of Goderich and
are:hometire snug iind warnrk. In the
main, thetimostats remain set at 72 to
80 (Fahrenheit); washing machines,
-dryers, _stove.s,..tilstwashers, water
•heaters and gadgets alt run at full tilt,
with only the convenience of the home,
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'apartments befauseof the short supply
Of energy,;particularly gas and OW
Yet in this part of the world, nothing
changes Much. Residents here are
comfortable. Perhaps toe comfortable.
I tacl-week-this-maispaper-carrlecLa___
story about a meeting of the managers
of public. utilitieS in Huron •County
when they were told by Ontario Hydro
officials that conservation is .an ab-
solute must, if electrical consumption ”
was cut by only one percent, if would
allow Hydro ,to provide electrical,
energy to meet demands over the next
10 years at least. Just one per cent.
Probably a similar cut in gas and on
consumption would be just as helpful.
What about you in your home? Are
you able to cut back on hydro con-
sumption by just one per cent? What
about fuel on and natural gas? Have '
you -dialed downand put on a sweater?
What about - the businesses and in-
dustries in this area? Are they 'really
striving to do their share to conserve
not only hydro but oil and gas as well?
it will take nothing short of a unified
constant effort by everyone who uses
energy to bring about the savings
needed to keep this province, this
country on the move in the years
ahead. Conservation starts for the
citizens of Goderich and area right
here, right now. It involves you as well
as your neighbor. — SJK
More accuracy more often
• It has been a record-breaking winter
6o far. This area has probably ex-
perienced more cold weather, more
high winds, more snow and more
steady foul weather this winter than in
many, many years. People are getting
just plain scared about the prospect of
travelling anywhere, • even across
town.
One of the questions some motorists
are asking this winter is why radio and
television stations in this part of the
province do not take the winter more
'seriouSly. Why aren't these' in the
electronic media providing more
accurate weather and road advisories
more regularly? Why aren't
Travellers' Bulletins issued every few
minutes . certainly at half-hour
intervals when winds rise and visibility
is reduced?
This is a day of mobility. People are
on'the road 24 hours a day now. They
are on the go all the time. It is a way of
life.
Local radio stations do a fair
reporting job in the early morning
hours 'when school children are
preparing for school and workers are
attempting to get to the office or the
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plant. After 9 a.m. however, weather
and road conditions seem- to -get pushed
off the priority list and by evening,
unless there's a blizzard abroad, the
information is tacked rather in-
cidentally on the end of news broad-
• casts.
This winter, with snow piled high
along both sides .of all main and
secondary roads,even light winds can
reduce visibility and close certain
areas of the highways. The night may
be clear in Goderich, but a trip to
Clinton or Seaforth could be
treacherous. The point is, there's no
way of knowing until the -motorist has
tried It.. . and possibly becomes•
stranded for the night. It is. happening -,--
with alarming frequency this winter.
The countryside is dotted with en-
thusiastic CB radio operators who are
top of the real situation at most hours
of the day and night. Why does the
electronic media not tap this ready
source of accurate information?
Certainly continuous up-to-the-minute
Travellers' Bulletins would not be
impossible, and for this winter they
would definitely be appreciated. - SJ K
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BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
-Just recently a copy of an
iditorial ' which appeared in
the November 1976 Municipal
World was handed to ine.--The
editorial was entitled
"Municipal Education A
National Disgrace".
The editorial pointed out
that wben the December •6
elections were held, menarid
women who were themselves
ignorant of the workings 'of
local government voted into
office other men andwomen
'who in a good many cases
were not all that much more
IthootiedgealSte4nbont541te
subject.
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The editorial further
pointed out the .complete
failure of the Canadian
education system to teach
this country's young people
anything about the municipal
government system.
With the exception
individual efforts by teachers
spurred by personal interest,
the indifference of educators
in this subject is a national
disgrate," the editorial
itude-ynits better thain.repored .staid.
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It may surprise a good many people
to know that an Ontario Government
research' study 'shows that Oritariors
secondary schools are doing a better
job than they are generally given
credit for, and that the universities and
community colleges are highly rated
• by students, teachers and the general
public.
For some time now, there's been
cansiderable publicity given to the fact
that, high schools are graduating
students who are unable to read, to
spell, to write a decent sentence. There
have been reports of universities
establishing remedial reading courses
for grown men.and women enrolled in
their halls. There have even been
chargekfrom employerswho hire high
"hObl, and university grads, that
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today's . young people just aren't' in
posieStion of the basic skills known as- the :unfortunate experiences which
the three- R's reading, iritifig and surfaced in the ;term Of • alarming
• •statisttcs which_ triggered the study in
Well,::aCcordfrig‘' 'JO 'Educatio the&St1.P,O.eq,. $41.c.
Minister Thomas Wells, "exaggerated
charges. of illiteracy"' among
secondary school students are not
borne out by the Ontario government
studies. Colleges and „Universities '
Minister Harry Parrott said" the
government-sponsored studies
revealed that the quality of post
secondary education is good, and that
both the public at large and the
students shared these sentiments.
• It seems there has been just too
much emphasis placed uponthe small
percentage of students and grads Who
just aren't up to par. There haS been
too little praisiitid commendation for
those well-qualified young people who
are -entering university and the job
market every day;:The difficulty *ill
" convincing the, educators and
prospective employers who have had
It was also suggested by the
editorial writer that there is
no course or series of lectures
. .. not even any effort made -
"to develop a means whereby
potential or newly: elected
municipal representatives
can obtain an accurate, up-to-
date grounding in even the
fundamentals -. of • local
government". .
And it is costing us money,
the article says. How?
The following is a reprint of
• the conclusion of the editorial
referred to here:
"A few enlightened in-
dividuals ardAroupA sugh„as
the Ontario ''-Conference
_,Local Government have been
trying' for years to focus
attention - this_ Pi7ob1em.
Incredibly, attempts at
course development to
provide an •outline
mechanism , whereby a
modicum of knowledge could
be imparted in a consistent,
' cohesive manner have been
frustrated by lack of funds.
"As a result, thousands of
dollars of public and private
funds may be wasted. How?
-4. "During the next two ye, ars
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By the three. S's of the Sign
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Ontario women across
• .-ntario Will be z--- -- --- - 4- finanCial loss._
t'„ • - -:-...__J,.. __ :: itcontitn. none, is p:
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called upon °to '-devote ' ii -n, , "Add to this confusion, the from ' ..- s-itindergarte
numerable hours. to their ,unilathral efforts of various ,..,1 pniversity. ' Why theti,
Public office. - Some of this
time will be paid for at public groups, local;
: ' : -,•!9-9.F,L ... 1-6govern
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lo°rboljvirincial and national; -,00,illuie ..to operate
expense; much more will be.
feverishly developing policies manner?
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contributed by these in- affecting ' local gov0;:rittuentitt-''r'',.e!`tittfk 110P0.- foir gut
dividuais.
often founded. on: an almost can- be out for
"Will their efforts be total ignorance „pt t4e*Meet,:,:.,.:40grsOne who .„ will a
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productive? Will experienced and the ; picture.,,,..,„bjgeady:their-. elected offices
members find their input blurred and • indistinct---Year.111,•'SOw:07mul
frustrated and delayed by7 • ,
discolVes into utter chaOS. . .-Tront .the dulling edge
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newcomers who waste
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possessed of so many ,, q fulfil their el
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precious' time struggling to ' resources and WhitithaSbeen,;:':,-.Prhmises kind pe
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most • ,,ihighly . educated;',"" "But what of the I
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questionable , legality "Will • they be was
untespciaive to changing , distributed, albeit unfairly, '
times? - between federal ' anwill, responsible per!
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limitless. The miracle,* thatis
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Pro -Life is apparently restrietiVe-One:tli O4nnlielp.
In retort . more concerned. -With The ,- ohinge
teaching morstItty than guarantee more deaths
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