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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-02-10, Page 5Years We were wotk , 00 alrlend'g dock, hot, he brought out 000014 50. 'nod . e, iaC 1about where the commercial * • t have you ever had the desire to -. few extra lines? They might go s. ".,..I!ve never looked ' back. niy wife and kids have 4eft me, my *has given me two 'Weeks t? live, Or is all shot to bell ..,.' Well thing like that would do. LP, it' there are the 'Participaction' rank JoneS, made medical history ,he jogged all the way around the • ....version goes like this.- "Frank Ade medical history today, as he 9t, • involvedft such filghts•..pf.fany. you seen the 'Ring ;le good answer to those. The- Carson. dinner party. 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'The trouble is, even 'With the good ones you can only stand them so often; ' d72, INFORMATION, BAC POUND AND OPINION . , n w cef rea tou at Squ ed Las e ha 3 i La hro ron orp chi 3 011 to $ inly ng tiO 20 ie. )u 'S8 p on ized recreation in Huron County en some new directions iwrecent . Tuckersmith 'Township council ely took over thefunction of the a _ RecreatiOn Board last month eter Town Council disbanded its ion, Arena and Parks Com- ompletely. ay get my face, slapped, (for the township greater control in of recreation), but I'm prepared t and I think you boys (coun.,. , are prepared to back me up," Ervin Sillery told the inaugural of - Tuckersmith Township nuclear power can assute this e an adequate supply or elec- at the end of this century and firm ments must be made now to nuclear -generating capacity, 'ng to Ontario Hydro Chairman ylor. - speech to the Board of Trade of olitan Toronto, Mr. Taylor the performance •of Hydro's generating plant at Pickering arned of profound consequences the nuclear program is vigorously d. us in Ontario." he told the group, HERE Mr. Sillery also said that names from non -councillors, up to four, would be added to the recreation board as the council saw fit. A tour was also made of the Vanastra Recreation complex to give council members a better idea of the facilities they would be administering._ According to Clerk Jim McIntosh, the complex operated only -$1,100 in the red in the last quarter of 1976. He said the figure compared with $27,000 and $48,000 the prior -years but those costs included final constructioll of the complex. He also noted that the deficit would continue onA downward trend now that n struction costs had been eliminated. IN 11-I first stage of operation. "We need a good manaler and the interest of the people in the area to make the complex operate efficiently," he said. Mr. McIntosh also pointed out that the $80,000 deficit acquired by the recreation center over the last two years was what could be expected of any complex in its • "So far it's really not a bad venture," Mr. Sillery said, considering the com- plex's estimatedworth stood at $450,000. Until now the Vanastra Recreation Centre has been treated as a special • recreation area and its financial burden , "nuclear energy is the only option that can assure sufficient supplies of elec- tricity to give us a prudent degree of self- reliance during the 1980's and 1990's.". "We need decisions today. We must anticipate the needs of the future." Mr. Taylor said that because the uranium needed to fuel reactors is available, plentiful and affordable, and because world supplies of fossil fuels such as oil and coal are dwindling, nuclear generation must be the inevitable choice. "It is the best answer en- this month Health and Welfare r Marc Lalonde tabled in the of Commqns whatgovern- called "major improvements in Age Security program.• '' ill to amend the Old Age Security ses the residence requirements d Age Security and provides for ment of pro -rated OAS pensions. tion, the amending Bill contains sion to include the OAS program ternational social security ents. proposals are designed to in - greater equity in the treatment neficiaries within the OAS vironmpntally, economicallyand socially," he said. "We have uranium in our backyard and We •have a proven converter at hand." He called the CANDU nuclear reactor utilized by Ontario Hydro "perhaps the greatest technological achievement in our country's history" and commended its safety and performance records. Three of the four 500,000 kilowatt reactors at Pickering operated at better than 90 percent capability in 1976 and all four, including one unit that was out of service kr several months, averaged 87 percent, he added. DN was borne by Vanastra residents who pay an extra recreation rate of 16 mills to maintain the complex. The whole of Tuckersmith Township paid 20 mills toward recreation but the 16 mills in Vanastra was on top of that figure. Clerk Jim McIntosh, said Vanastra's mill rate would have to be doubled from 16 mills for five years to cover the centre's deficit. Meanwhile in Exeter the community's Recreation, Arena and Parks Com- mittee has been disolved because, 'ac- cording to Mayor Bruce Shaw, ithas outlived its usefulness. Mayor Shaw said the committee, set up in 1961, was meant to administer the three services but a new committee will be set up to manage the South Huron Recreation Centre, now under con- struction. The mayor said the new committee will likely take over many of the responsibilities of RAP. It will have representative of neighboring townships since the centre is to be an area facility. In light of the new arrangements and last year's controversy over committee management, he said, this seemed like a good time to end it. The mayor said there were ad- ministration and financing proysleAis POINTS "By way of comparison, fossil -fuelled units in North America have a typical reliability of only 74 percent, and North American nuclear units about 65 per- cent. Pickering's lifetime record is 77 percent." Mr.'Taylor said that in 1976, two of the units at Pickering outperformed all of the other 67 nuclear installation of comparable size around the world and a third Pickering unit placed fourth in the international ratings. "The best performance in the world," he added. "And it took place just 20 miles east of this room." CANADA IN SEVEN program. The amendments will • markedly improve the consistency of treatment of beneficiaries between OAS and other social security programs, particularly the Canada Pension Plan. In addition, the provisions, as they relate to international social security agreements, will enhance the Gover- nment's ability to protect the acquired social security credits of those of its residents who migrate across in- ternational boundaries. Under the present Act, the OAS pension is payable either in full or not at all. . Furtherrn or th residence e, requirements attach more weight to some periods of residence in Canada than to others. The combination of these rules means that persons who have had little association with Canada are treated the same as those who have spent all or most of their lives here. ' Under the proposed formula, the OAS pension would be "earned" at the rate of„, one fortieth of the maximum pension tot each year of residence in Canada, after age 18, up to a maximum of 90 years. The effect of this amendment is to relate more directly the amount of the OAS benefit received to A , person's association with and participation in Canadian society. A minimum of 10 years residence would be required to obtain a pension in Canada. Payment of the pision abroad would require 20 years of Canadian residence. The new provisions will be im- plemented gradually over a 40 yeai period to ensure that everyone in Canada, and persons abroad with prior residence in Canada, will have the op- portunity to earn a maximum OAS pension. The new residence rules will apply immediately to everyone under age_ 25 and to persons outside Canada without prior residence here. .411811•1111111111111.111111mmoNIIIIIIIImemumellellilliell . , ,t4t. , . an Prince;dint' Gan - ruling conikeeitypifio its itiert of a "stateofetnergency» !s g to be just'ab t as Unpopular India Of the Waite' ordjnp .4 0 a.A ° ti�fliea row • . lsuttsylinPen as koria,S6htlf:ad larnaYdaerim, democracy. gathering therewere more fdei htheinn reign of s failed. ' and; .her 19 . month emergency independence 'leader MohandA, Gandhi, denounced the prime ministers 11 year OrtiWtf„. 1 and 1rayanh1ms�if*as.Impr1sonejfor the edile flrst five nonths of the en,* Speakers from v‘fdely -varied regions worse setback earlier last week when six and political ideologies told the rally Congress Party stalwarts abandoned that the choice for Indian voters next her and went over to the opposition. .., month would be between "dictatorship Warning that "a fear psychosis has , and dernoCracy". overtaken the whole nation," ,Mrs. Gandhigave a public address at :i‘griculture Minister Jagjivan Ram, previous day but it ieader of India's 80 million Untotiebab)es the same toeation„the„oe • ended unhappily for tha Prirne Minister .bolted the party with five other gover- whcn an eStlitl* '10.0109014Uh. t and '•ntrient members arid announced plans eeefi' despite lor a new political grouping to workor forces'to the end of Mrs. Gandhi s re gn. `Pam was the Prime Minister's mbst fipOsition senio cabinet member and a long time ritImph .Supporter;, He said that the dissident *even tiers were committed to reifetition democratic freedoms And • The CANDU reactor boasts a superb safety record he emphasized, and its total unit energy • cost achieved at Pickering is about one half that of electricity costs from one of Hydro's coal -burning stations. "So we have the fuel, uranium, the technology, CANDU, and a proven record of operating safety and cost ef- ficiency," Mr. Taylor said. "What is yet to come is a confirmation of the com- mitment to nuclear energy which Hydro suggests can supply up to two thirds of Ontario's electrical needs beyond 1985." In another report Ontario Hydro has However, persons over 25 years of age with prior residence in Canada will be able to obtain benefits under either the new or the existing rules...whichever is more favorable. Current recipients of OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement will continue to receive the full amount to which they are entitled under the present legislation. The amendments will also enable the Government of Canada to include OAS in the negotiation of international social security agreements. International agreements are often the only means by which people can last year which led to temporary layoffs. He noted the closing of the arena last year because it failed provincial safety standards, had a major impact on the committee which ended up thousands of dollarover budget. The end of RAP means five town employees will be permanently laid off although some will have their 'jobs modified so they can work for other town departments. Mayor Shaw also said that it was the feeling of council that recreation director Jim McKinlay, who was laid off last November, will not be rehired at this point. said tie energy requirements climbed 7.9 percent in 1976 due„to the com4ined effects of unusually cold weather and increased industrial activity. The largest single primary demand on the system came at 5:20 p.m. on December 13, 1976 when electrical consumption rose to 15,896,000 kilowatts, the record high for the year. This was 9.5 percent greater than the highest peak demand in 1975. The total primary energy requirement in the province during the pat year was 90,852,723,000 kilowatt-hours, compared with 84,221,908,000 during 1975. retain their accrued social security credits in moving from one country to another. The government has also recently introduced a Bill to establish a new Department of Employment and Immigration and a new Canada Employment and Immigration Com- mission, and to amend the Unem- ployment Insurance Act. That Bill, among other changes, will see integration of the Unemployment Insurance Commission and the Department of Manpower and Immigration to form the new Canada Employment and Immigration Com- mission. accused Mrs. Gandhi of carrying the country toward "despotic rule". Two weeks ago, when Mrs. Gandhi announced the March elections and lifted the ban on political activity, she seemed certain to win an easy victory in the poll. The recent outpouring of anti- government sentiment, climaxed by Ram's resignation, is described by AP as "a stunning reversal- for the Prime Minister. Just how large an impact these developments will have on Mrs. Gan, dhi's political strength is not known, but ' in the 'last ' 19 months, the PrinW Minister's tough authoritarian rule and the growing influence of her 30 year old son, Slanjay, have created dissension within the governing part and in broad sectors ot India's 610 million people. In a harshly -worded letter of resignation Ram complained that Gandhi had refused to lift the State of emergency for the election Campaign and charged her with depriving Indians of their democratic freedoms, z, "Life and liberty of the citliens'arillq.'. • . safe." he wrote. "A fear psychosis hai overtaken the „whole nation: People are state of constantfear andak silently stiffering. • tto \