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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-05-26, Page 18�1' iCsE 18,GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MA -Y.26, 1977 Not a political move The announcement of the Kincardine greenhouse project was greeted with a ghat . deal of . cynicism by reporters at Monday's press conference in Toronto. One reporter asked why the announcement was made during the middle of an election campaign. Energy' minister James Taylor said he was "reluc- tant" to announce the project during the campaign because many people would think of it as campaign promise. PUC. ••••••• (continued from page 1) reporting to the others what they learned," he said. MacMillan said he can't measure the dollar value of the conventions since the material learned may be used throughout the year and some of it may not be used at all. He said one of the greatest benefits is being there to talk to other men in the same field. By talking over coffee, MacMillan said, you get the type of information never found in any literature. Searls said he is not claiming nothing is learned at the convention but merely points out that the same thing can be learned at conventions closer to home. He said he felt the material issued and discussed at the convention is available from Canadian sources. MacMillan said there is a Canadian equivalent to the American association but it is far behind theAmerican version in its knowledge and practices, making it im- practical to belong to. The Town of Goderich spends about, half the amount annually that the PUC spends on one convention, according to town, clerk Harold Walls. He said the town' budgets about $3,000 a year for any and all conventions. Walls said the town attends some conventions annually but „ added that they are almost all in Toronto.Walls said council usually attends the Ontario Good Roads Convention in force sending the town clerk, the roads- superintendaptand three and sometimes more members of council. He said the con" vention is held annually in Toronto. Other council members who attend conventions usually attend them on a one - day basis and limit expenses to two meals and mileage. He added that some have been extended to overnight but due to unusual circumstances such as bad weather. Committees of council also take in some gatherings on a regular basis according to Walls. He said the parks committee has been taking in more conferences in the past few years as has the Housing Action Committee, The clerk pointed out that all the conventions are taken into account when the budget is struck in March. He said the mayor goes to Toronto on a monthly basis as an executive member of . the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and he himself attends Toronto meetings monthly as ,a member of .,the education committee of `the association of clerks and treasurers of Ontario. Both memberships are endorsed by council and both costs are incurred with council's blessing. He said the Kincardine project is serious and not part of the campaign. Agriculture Minister William Newman added that the project is not far fetched 'Rs similar projects in umania and Minnesota are now in operation. "We're not jult dreaming. It's a reality." Mayor Harvey Palmateer said that the town's industrial commission and later council have been working on the project for well over a year. Searls said he was given the impression that com- missioners attend the con- vention annually in lieu of salaries but said he discovered that the com- missioners are paid $1,000 annually and attend between 15 and 18 meetings a year: Councillors are paid $2,850 annually,, and attend a minimum of 60 meetings a year, and quite often up to 100. Walls said he is a member of the International Association of Clerks and Treasurers and as a member is eligible to attend the group's annual convention. He said the convention this year is in San Francisco and he is not going. Walls said he quite often thought of going but "couldn't justify" in the back of his mind the "value of the con- vention" to the town to ask council to send him. He conceded that he may tell council that he will forgeit attendance at all other conventions for the chanee to go to the international just once. Don MacMillan said that this year's convention will mean no change in water , rates in the town and pointed out that the rates have not gone up since the fall of 1975. He said the town is planning to construct a new water tower for storage, is faced with the ,possibility of in- stalling new water mains in town and is discussing the t possibility of taking over the 1 water treatment plant making it more vital for the commission to know all it can about water systems and their operation. .�i Jim Searls says he knows: the water rates have not gone" c up in town recently but points out that no matter where the money comes from it still n comes from taxpayers' p pockets. He added that the town is looking at spending t millions of dollars in the near e The date 'of ' the an- nouncement was set before the provincial election, he said. The project was not an- nounced prior to the election because at that time the town did not have complete provincial backing. "We worked so hard on this we wanted it for ourselves. We wanted it in our own district," he told reporters at the news conference. Back in I5incardine Mon- day night, Sam McGregor, the Progressive Conseriative candidate in Huron -Bruce held a press conference to explain his involvement with the Kincardine project. Through his resources, Mr. MacGregor began to research the province's energy needs over one year ago. One of the results' of his research was a proposal to use waste heat from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development to heat greenhouses. This research included tours of Rumania which now uses greenhouses to produce most of its own fresh vegetables. Ten years ago that country imported 80 per cent of its vegetables. By 1980 it expects to be self-sufficient: Once the plan for the Kincardine project was ready, a brief was presented to the Ontario treasurer and the deputy minister of agriculture by the.town. The government hail been doing studies on using waste heat such as that from Bruce Generating Station which was compatible with the Kin- cardine project. Mr. MacGregor met again with Treasurer Darcy McKeough and then a brief was presented to Premier William Davis. Mr. Davis directed that a task force be appointed to look into the ways of salvaging heat on April 27. Mr. MacGregor met again wall Treasurer Darcy Mc eough and then a brief was presented to Premier William Davis. Mr. Davis directed that a ask force be appointed to ook into the ways of salvaging heat on ".April 27. MacGregor was appointed to that task force but resigned when he decided to seek the Conservative nomination in Huron -Bruce. Bryan Grant,, a town ouncillor, was appointed in Mr. MacGregor's place. Mr. MacGregor said at the ews conference that his rimary objective was to Show government that people utside of government want o assist the province's nergy program. The second objective was to assist with energy con- servation. future on its water system and may have to cut out frills such as the convention. Harold Walls said similar conventions in his field are a waste of time since the discussion is usually carried by representatives from large cities. He said he gets more from a local convention than he does from a large one because 'he can relate to the problems. Walls added that he would probably not meet anyone from a municipality the size of Goderich if he attended the convention in San Francisco. "They don't have the same problems we do and we don't have the problems they do," said Walls. YARD GUARD ELECTROHOME YARD GUARD FEATURES • Insects that are attracted by light (moths, mosquitos, etc.) are electrocuted and fall to the ground • Dead insects are natural food for birds • Light is harmless to humans and pets • Operates 24 hours a day for maximum effectiveness • Subtle yard lighting is supplied for patio or pool areas 30 VICtORIA ST. NORTH 524.8581 ' Knox ladies plan dinner • The May meeting of Knox Church W.M.S. Afternoon Auxiliary was held in the Church Parlor on Tuesday afternoon, May 17. President, Mrs. Clayton Edward, presided and opened the meeting with a hymn, Mrs. Gordon Henderson ac- companied on the piano. Minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary and roll call —showed 26 members present. Correspondence included a thank -you from Mrs. Ella Bogie and an In Memoriam donation in memory of Mrs. A.C. Stewart from Miss Eva Somerville of London. Mrs. Enright. presented the fellowship of the Least; Coin. Mrs. Edward presented the topic for the meeting, The Church and the Northern People, in a very interesting manner. With the use of the map of Canada she vividly portrayed conditions in this regard relative to our fair country. Mrs. Don Croft and Mrs. G.C. White gave short articles on this subject which was climaxed with a film emphasizing wild life habitat of the north. During the business part of the meeting, members were informed that the June meeting' will be a joint meeting with the Arthur Circle on Monday evening, June 20. It will commence with a pot luck dinner at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mary Jane Bisset, daughter of Rev. and ' Mrs. Rdbert Bisset of Forest, who has graduated recently as 'a Deaconess. Members were pleased to hear that several of our shut- in members who have had kk r • `•••�i. lJ y,. Electricity Nuclear Generating Station ' :+1'•) ^)•��^iii �4 'r,� � i+' , r , ) tvt !., y��3 Y 3'•��'';2'c'S'1^17."3'Y1}j�'1,�};��y��j��'•} 't.Ci;:'yr,�'; ; :J�`l•`1 f, *il Greenhouse Farming • • Fish Farming Condenser Cooling Water Council proposes agreement The township of Goderich and Pine Lake Camp came one step closer to finalizing an agreement permitting the camp to install a water system to service permanent campsites -in the park area. The agreement was discussed at a recent township council meeting and a motion was recorded on an ownership proposal. Deputy -reeve Grant Stirling moved that the township proceeds with the drafting, of the proposed agreement with the basic requirement that the water works system be deeded to the township for one dollar after it has been constructed. The construction must be done under the specifications of the ministry of the en- vironment and approved by the same and the township will operate the system after installation. A special meeting was called so that representatives of the camp, the township and the ministry of environment could meet on the matter and although only one topic was to be handled the meeting ventured into zoning, taxation and electoral status of the long term campsite tenants. Reeve Gerry Ginn agreed to investigate the status of the long term tenants. Council met with John Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Gerlad Pence to discuss a proposed plan of subdivision for Lot 2 of the' Bayfield Concession. Council made some minor changes to the 30 acre development and agreed with it in principle. Don McAuley of Auburn requested council to give him some information about selling campers from a lot on Highway 21 just south of Goderich. The parcel of land is about one and a half acres and council recorded no motions on the matter' Joe Storey requested payment for shooting a wolf and council backed a motion by councillor Jake. Reder that Storey be paid one 'dollar for the wolf. Building permits were requested by Albert Brall for a Mobile home, Wayne Smith for demolition of a building, Sid Bruinsma fbr demolition df•a building and construction of a shed,' Earl Heipel for a storage shed, Gary Haak for a porch, Jake Peters for a barn and William Smith for a workshop. Council held Brall's request pending an on site inspection and wanted more details on Smith's and issued the rest. Reusable Moderator Cooling Water (to be Oiverted in the form of Hot Water) Intake Lake 1 Legend: — — — _ Proposed use of — -- — Moderator Reject Heat INK *VI TEETII I ...FO D VALUES FLEECY 64 FL•''OZ. HEINZ 48 FL, OZ. F98'TOMATO JUICE. 5 ROYALE TOWELS 2 ROLLS 99 BEEHIVE 2 LB. TIN CORN SIRUP MAXWELL HOUSE INSTANT COFFEE ,00.,.. S LIBBY'S 14 FL. OZ. F HEINZ . 19 FL. OZ. BEANSWITH PORK279.,_SPAGHETTI Ziiiico on $ 1 aF 0491 PUSS &T BOFOODOTSM 15 FL. Oz. 3,8 UNIVERSAL HOE SALMON PURINA 10 KG. $6 McCORMICK'S 1 LB. BOX DOGCHOWSODA. CRACKERS 73'4 FL. OZ. SPLENDOR 2 1-17" BS. PS1_RJNA SPAGHETTI -1 MACARONI CAT CHOW 1 KG. FAB LAUNDRY DETERGENT 5 LB. BOX S AYLMER TOMATO SOUP ,o., e MEATS 5 FOR $ 1 .0; FROZEN FOODS' sI MAPLE LEAF SMOKED PORK SHOULDER $1 4 DEVON RINDLESS BACON 9 ...$1.49 SUNSPUN WHITE OR PINK LEMONADE121h FL. OZ. Z F VALLEY FARMS 2 LB. BAG FRENCH FRIES 2 BAGS MAPLE LEAF WIENERS ..79' MAPLE LEAF VISKIN BY THE PIECE_ BOLOGNA r.6 LB. MAPLE LEAF KOLBASSA .. ;1 .49 operations are improving favorably. They are Mrs. Frank' McArthur, Mrs. Ernest Bogie, Mrs. James Horton and .,several others who have not been enjoying the best of health recently. The treasurer's report was received and adopted on the motion of Mrs. G.G. MacEwan and Mrs. Robert` McAllister, PRODUCE PRODUCE OF ONT. NO. 1 GRADE HOUSETOMATOES PRODUCE OF USA 1 GRADE 2 LB' HEAD LETTUCE PRODUCE OF ONT. NO. 1 GRADE $ POTATOES 10 LBS. FOR J.M. CUTT Limited, RED a WHITE FOODMASTER 91 VICTORIA ST. GCDERICH OPEN SUNDAYS 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. OPEN NITELY TILL 10 P.M. • PRICES IN EFFECT FROM THURS. MAY 26 TO SUN. MAY 29 OR WHILE QUANTITIES LAST WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES a esp da o)