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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-09, Page 3� plcked 1mer _L Eileen Palmer, e for the Town of Goderich, will be traveiling to Tbronto later this month to take part on a committee which is to study Confederation. The conference is to be known as Destiny, Canada Destinee and will be held at ¥ork Univ�sitY June 27 through 29. A cross-section of Canadians from coast to coast is participating in the discussion con- cerning Caoadaf� future. Chariman of the committee is H. �am 88mcDunu)d, president of York University. "It is my hope that some of the questions and ymrhapo_aon*of the uuuwotb t ariseduring the c^nyorwn~c, n111 he valuable to governments ° 4 � ^ in Canada as they deal with issues of Con- federation," Mr. MacDonald said. m`fcdorution.^&0cMuoDnnaNeuid. The dx. estimated to number about 400 will consider themes such as "What do Canadians want?", "What economic intcroxts, cultural values, political institutions do we wish to retuin?'' and "How do we go about achieving our goals?" Members of the consultative panel. are from nine of the ten provinces. Mrs Palmer who is fluently bilingual, said she was uriahle to say how many delegates will be drawn from Ontario, or from what areas. �� L ' N� �� ch ' Eileen Palmer w --- 130 YEAR -23 *��^ Sideris, left, and Jim King dig in to pull rolling a hoop, an egg and spoon race and rolling g'o'war at Victoria School's a peanut with your nose. This team was out ay afternoon as Lori.Steckle gets sett Ded in this battle and the tle muscle to the team effort. The front end of the rope were eventually pulled offTs were competing in the turn of the their feet and dragged over the line. (staffeld day which included suCh games as photo) ndithtes` �*��v' disagree HY JEFF SEDDON o« candidates in Huron -Middlesex ed a crowd of about 250 that they would any goyornmont attempt to . close or impose health councils in the rid eary, New Democrat, Jack ddell and AnsonMcKinley,Progressive, osive' tive candidate in today's election said Id oppose any move the province in- n thooarcuyifdhecnnodtuentsiuthair re opposed to it. ey said he would not support a decision ealth councils in Huron -Middlesex or Pitals „here even if it meant s own party. He' said he would be support voters in the riding and would against a minority government|fbe what people wanted. He said he would feeling of people here discussing `mmUnicipalcnunui1siothe riding. hospitals are vital to ,small corn - and I would pen meant going fight| t keep"he suggested that government had totally m' its attempt to cut spending in the | healthcare' program-. She said the nt had done little to solve the problem much_ to arouse voters. She said the he government seemed to adopt to moves left room �r d . s silly if not stupid to investigate how s are needed said WeurY. ' '�—' you close t-- said his mitted to keep *tals operating, pointing DLit that their efficiency levels and cosof operation are much less expensive to the taxpayer than large teaching hosit\o. Riddell added that he was totaily opposed to an arbitrary decision to unite Huron and Perth counties in a health council just because of population. He said the government's decision that a health council should govern 100.000 people had no merit by itself and the decision should not be based on shear number but on background and lifestyle. "Why should we in Huron be grouped with anyone on a government matter?" he said. "We are cable of looking after ourselves." McKinley was charged by one reporter with trying to take advantage of the country's misfortune in his party's election campaign by stressing need for a PC government to protect national unity. The question suggested that unity was a federal issue and should be kept out of the provincial election as a pertinent issue in the politics of Ontario. McKinley said the issue was probably more important to Ontario than any other province other than Quebec. He said unity was more than a federal issue and was vital to each and every Canadian regardless of where they lived. Weary said national unity was like "motherhood and that everyone was in favor of it" but added' that Ontario should be concerned about Ontario -now. She said the province should be endeavoring to make sure that it is unified and that the people in the north are getting the same benefits -and opportunities from their government as the people in the south. Riddell said he felt national unity should not be Torn to page 2 • e dead; six injured •tA , �°� ^ �. - as J. � A single car accident on Highway 21 one mile north of Kintail claimed the life of 20 -year-old Douglas J. Stephens last Thursday evening. Stephens was the paaqenAar in agar driven by Dennis B. Powell, 20, of Regent Street in '.Godorich when the vehicle was involved in the crash. The Goderich Jdntmohmant of the Ontario Provincial Police reported tht Stephens died in the crash just after nine o'clock on ,Thursday, June 2. Police said that the car was travelling north on '21 when it, went out oi control and eventually overturned in the ditch. 'Pour other passengers in the car were injured in the mishap and one man escapd unhurt.. powe}\ was treated at Alexandra Marine and 0wuetu\ Hospital and released, and David Geddes, 20, Tammy MacAstocker, 18, Catherine O'Hagan, 17, and Elizabeth Burt, 16, were a|uo treated at hospital. Jmmm§ Smith, 20, was not injured in the accident. Police are still in- vestigating. ' �8QRSDAY,JUNES,lS77 SINGLE {W1/25c �� ' � �� 0� � �� mm�� "�� "�� ' encourage efficiency, A motion termed '^a pompous piece of sense" was approved Monday evening in Goderich Town Council chambers by the six male councilmen present. Deputy -reeve Eileen Palmer refused to vote in favor of the motion to censure Councillor Elsa Haydon for her actions on the evening of May 2, 1977. The motion put forth by Councillor Don Wheeler and seconded by Councillor Stan Profit stated that it was to "show their disapproval of Councillor Haydon's actions by officially cen- suring her" en'yuringber^ Censuring in effect , is little more than a procedure to declare to the ratepayers that in council's view, Mrs. Haydon has misbehaved and such action will be duly recorded in the m sotbotfuturenqfls may also know of tut. e, cow gils council's ' view concerning the —conduct of Councillor Buyduo' There is no other action taken as he result of a motion tocensure. Councillor Wheeler told council Monday evening he hoped to "dispel the notion" that the motion was brought forth for effect only. "On the Cootrory, this course of action was only taken after serious and sobeconsideration of what the consequences might b if»nothing was done to show disapproval of Councillor Hayd�n's action,'.' said Wheeler. "If 'council supports this motion it in effect reaffirms its support of our procedure bylaw," Wheeler continued. "The efect of this 1 hope will be to ensure that the actions of Councillor Haydon will not be precedent setting." Councillor Wheeler said it was his fear tIthiif notbingvvun done to show council's disapproval, a precedent would have been set and the con- sequences would make "deliberations by this council difficult and at worst cause such disruptions so as to make deliberations im- possible". possib}o Be' said he could not accept Councillor Haydon's statement that she is not answerable to council for her actions. "We are all of Course ultimately responsible to the citizens of this community," Wheeler. said. "However, we were elected by them to exercise the powers ofth i by ac in the proper form," Wheeler went on, "either by resolution or bylaw, anci it is a cardinal rule of municipal law that corporate affairs must be transacted at a council meeting." Wheeler said that since council deems it wise to pass bylaws to govern conduct at meetings op,) council, it is his contention that councillors are indeed responsible to council as a whole for their actions while council is in session. "In this regard I also believe that if is the responsibility of cdunc Uors to ensure that all corporate affairs shoii1d be transacted at council meetings, d not as some might ouppuoe, through the editorial pages of the press," Wheeler stated. Wheeler said he did not intentionally go into the "motives which precipitated the incident" because it would involve getting into "individual personalities and assessment of character". "My only concern is to disapprove of an ac- tion," Wheeler insisted. "My motives in presenting this motion are to ensure council continues.to function in an orderly and efficient manner." HAYDON'S TURN Councillor E\pa Baydmn called the motion of Wheeler and Profit "a pompous piece of non- sense". ou'senye"She said a motion to censure is nothing more thann-a fancy roced by hi h to ad- minister Haydon said procedure bylaws are passed by councils "as guidelines for getting through "They do not even mention a penalty," Haydon stated. She said that according to the Municipal Councillors' Handbook, "deviations from procedural rules adopted by Councils are treated as irregularities" "Nothing In another chapter, Haydon went on, it states that "the actual presence of a councillor at a meeting is sufficient to count him in making up a quorum and it is of no consequence that some refuse to vote or are only there to protest".. Councillor Haydon suegested that some cham- bers just after Mayor Deb Shfe| U d for a ^l had been in the front office for several motion = the Borg-Warner situation. She denied minutes when the administrator came to fetch this, and said she had left prior to the call for the me, saying that l was asked to return as -the vote and shedistinctly recalls hearing the mayor mayor was about to call uvoto.°Hoydonpeot call for the vote while she was outside the on. '/Mr. Walls will remember. My answer to cha mbers, him was that the mayor does not need me to call "I mo the council chamber quietly and peacefully in what 1 felt was a ladylike manner," she said. '1 did -not return later for the rest ofthe meeting. I was not even the only member who left the meeting early that night. The colleague who left even earlier had a good and valid reason. So did L And it says nowhere that one reason is more acceptable than another." ovoto.^ Haydon also argued that on May 9, the minutes of the May 2 meeting °v/euuvpuxu without Mr. Wheeler or anyone else protesting atthetime". Thus the council had acceptedtime". and aprovod whatever transpired, in whatever order, during the May 2nd nocodng." Haydon insisted. "Is it Turn to page 2 Hearings set for ��n=� for August 5 August 25 ithe date for a prel hearing into the charges of murder and at- tempted murder against Terrence Lloyd Bullen, 45, Bayfielel Bullen was charged May 22 following an in- cident at the Bullen residence in Bayfield in which Ronald DeJong, 25, and his brother LeRoy DeJong, 22, both of R R2 Bayfield, were shot. Ronald DeJong is dead and LeRoy DeJong later released from hospital after being treated for bullet Wbunds. Hu Ilen appeared in provincial court in Goderich Monday. He was released from Walkerton jail on May 27 and his bail was set at Both charges will be tried by a Suprerne Court judge and jury in Goderich. Fancy cats. Camille Burnett and Lisa Baechler Grade 2 students of Paula Butler. performed a fancy number during the groups annual recital held at MacKay Hall last Thursday. (staff photo) Index ex Council briefs Sports starts GDCI awards Church Farm Bone test ° •