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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-02, Page 32• • PAGE 10A—GODI~RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 2,1977 "Whole new experience" Shirley tries out for Queen's Par BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER A cheery fire crackled in the fireplace in the livingroom of Shirley Weary's Wellington Street home in Goderich. It was a chilly Sunday and Mrs. Weary was pleased to be able to take time off from the campaign trail in Huron - Middlesex on behalf of the New Democratic Party. She rocked contentedly in the chair she'd hoped to use the previous weekend while her three-month old grandson was visiting. "I3ut I didn't get much time, unfortunately," she said with a touch of ex- citement in her eyes, I was pretty busy with the elec- tion." Shirley Weary is the wife of Dave Weary. She has four children - two sons and two daughters - and she is a full time shorthand and business procedures teacher at Cen- tral Huron Secondary School in Clinton. She's no stranger to politics in Huron County, but this is her first attempt at the provjncial level. "I was curious about the provincial scene," she said quietly. "The issues are different, but I find the voters are not so issue oriented as they are in a federal election. There's a totally different feeling about a provincial election•I find." Mrs. Weary says she thinks people in this Riding are pretty much in agreement with her - at least: on one point. "I think the people here believe as I do that there shouldn't have been an election in Ontario at this time," Mrs. Weary said. . "Minority government is working and working well. The government of George Drew in 1943 and this one are the best governments we've ever had in Ontario." "For the people, a minority government is the best thing," she explained. "It may not be the best thing for the government in power, I realize, for it means they can't do just what they want to do." In her campaign, Shirley . Weary is hearing two things from the people of Huron - Middlesex. "Across the top of the Riding,, the closing of the hospitals is still an issue, she reported, ,"And the young people everywhere are concerned about jobs." She referred to the recent announcement of William Davis that the Progressive Conservatives have plans to create 100,000 new jobs every year. "He needn't have waited fur an election to tell us that," Mrs. Weary said. "He could quite nicely have put such a plan into effect all along. It is strange that Mr. Davis is saying now this is what his party will do if the' PCs are elected in Ontario, when they have already had 34 years to do it.. Surely credibility just isn't there in that statement." "It is simple and logical to me," she said. "We have a Ministry of Labour but it isn't concerned with jobs. There is no Ministry to look after the provision of jobs for the people. 1 think there should be a Ministry that would know -what jobs there are in Ontario, where they are, and where there are lay-offs, where and when seasonal employment begins and ends. Maybe it is too simplistic, but I feel there should be more co- ordination by somebody where jobs are concerned. Mrs. Weary feels it is a deplorable situation when students can't get jobs for the summer months, whi,Ie'at the same time university tuition fees are going up and it is becoming more and more difficult to get student loans. "People are one 'of our basic resources," she in- sisted. "We should use them.' Where hospitals are , Mrs. Weary says a number of people have expressed concern to her over Liberal Jack Riddell's stand at the time of the vote,regarding the closing of Clinton Public Hospital. "He did lots of talking," charged Mrs. Weary, "but he didn't show up to vote." ae°l13yct ege il:0 g won �42A Ea Fp,s M G F A� 1A� EP COOL GAt1 KEP P.0 PN KEEP COOL NE- Sac. MAOE P ORE~ A CUNT A GOLD U�IVRPE SES S BACIEp1EN�N,R v GOUORA� gAG PEUI ON1E p aTKGaO °NCOMPACANA°A NY STaATF° NDP's Shirley Weary In fact, as far as Mrs. Weary is concerned, the man in Huron County who probably helped a great deal to save Clinton Public Hospital was Paul Carroll, a former New Democratic Party candidate in Huron, who assembled a coalition group of hospital and laboratory workers from across the province. "The very fact that they -got" together had an impact on Frank Miller and Bill Davis," Mrs. Weary said. One of "the greatest problems, according to Mrs. Weary, is that people in large 'urban areas like „Toronto have little conception of the transportation problems of people in rural areas like Huron County when a medical emergency arises. She said this presents a problem iri a winter such as the one just passed, as well as for older citizens who may be separated by several miles from their families during an illness. "Older people are very attached to their local hospitals," Mrs. Weary said, "and for good reason." The lady doesn't see any' threat at all in Huron - Middlesex as far as regional government is concerned: "There have been no new regions created now for about three years," she said. "They've just stopped pushing. They stopped about Nova Colby a year before the last provincial election as 1 recall." What's more, she's heard nothing at all so far during the campaign about arena oofs or grandstands. She says she understands there were warnings to the municipalities regarding the safety of such facilities, but adds, "The government traditionally goes around warning people about things." Mrs. Weary cited the warnings from government regarding the pollution of rivers and streams, for in- stance. When action is taken, it involves a fine. "It was $812 in the case of Reid paper," she recalls. "Not much of a deterrent to a company of that size. Maybe the municipalities were not too concerned about the government's warnings." Mrs. Weary admits she isn't a scholar where farm business is concerned, and says she "crams a little" during an election. But she sees the greatest weakness of the farming community in -their inability -"to get together with a united voice. "One voice is almost im- possible for the government to ignore," she ated. "I believe the far ers know best what they want. They must work together as a group to get that message to government." "It is my understanding that farmers want to make sure that any farm policy is undertaken on a voluntary basis and that it is negotiable by them," said the NDP candidate. She claims the Farm Income Stabilization Bill is "not comprehensive enough", with not enough products included under, its provisions. Mrs. Weary merely.smiled at a question concerning the large debt in the province. "I think you'll' find that all government has a prett large debt," she said matter: of-factly. "It only becomes 'a. problem when the produc- tivity drops." She did say that people are is made from our special "family recipe". It's fresh mild flavour makes it popular with the whole family Enjoy Nova Colby -in sandwiches -on crackers -melted on toast -and as a dessert with fruit _NOVA COLBY and a host of fine cheeses carry our trade mark of the Swan and Shield. You can find our cheese at these,»local stores: GODERICH— AINSLIE MARKET A&P BAY LEAF I.G.A. RED & WHITE CLINTON DUTCH STORE I.G.A. t VISIT - 4rIje ate* 3ou The Home of Perth Cheese 423 Erie St., t Stratford, Ontario. Phone: 2714160 yL' ti • concerned about high property taxes in Huron - Middlesex and reiterated the common NDP belief that services to property - sewers, roads, sidewalks, etc. - should' be paid out of property taxes, while services to people - schools, health, recreation, etc. - -.should be paid from provincial coffers through provincial taxation methods. "It is the only fair way," she insists. "Older people who own their own - homes after years of hard work and sacrifice, get whacked with a big tax for schools for in- stance. They just can't afford it." Rumours about the possibility of another nuclear plant "down the road" trouble Shirley Weary. "I don't want one there," she said, waving her hand in a direction south of Goderich. "I'm not convinced that's the route we should be going. There are just too many doubts." Far more sensible, . ac- cording to Shirley Weary, would be new incentives for people to conserve energy. "Perhaps- a --tax credit for- reinsulating a home •or the installation of solar heat," she suggests. The Wearys have a backyard swimming pool and the family has been investigating ways and means to heat the water in it by solar rays. "I think possibly we're too far north to heat our ,homes year round by the sun, but even if we had to use auxiliary heat for a portion of the year the savings would count up," she ,says. There seems little likelihood that Shirley Weary will have a majority of the votes when the ballots are all totalled up election night, but one of the greatest sources of encouragement for her has been the change she's noticed in people since she first aspited to office several years ago. She recalls that in those early elections, she was regarded as a kind of rebel who belonged to a party which needed to be carefully watched. ' "It wasn't very good •to be associated with the New Democratic Party," she admitted. This time around it has been different. 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