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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-08, Page 32PAGE 12A--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1978 Inspection A public institutions inspection panel com- prised of seven Huron County residents sub- mitted a report before County Judge F.G. Carter Thursday after a two-day inspection of five public insitutions. The panel selected through the jury duty process inspected the Registry office, Childrens Aid Society, Assessment Office, the Ontario Provincial Police Office in Exeter and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food complex in Centralia. The panel suggested in their report that the facilities at the registry office on North Street in Goderich were inadequate for the ever- expanding needs of Bankers on course nel tours buildings here Registry in the County and also recommended several changes be made at the ministry's college complex in Centralia. In the report the panel said there was in- sufficient ventilation in the registry office and the decor was gloomy because of the recessed windows.'The report said there is a lack of spacein the nffire cnn'irl'rinP. the amount of business transacted and that the system for handling.cash receipts is inadequate. The panel also toured eight buildings used by the Ministry • of Agriculture and Food in Centralia as teaching and diagnostic facilities. The buildings were con- structed for the air force during World War II. The Learn about farm business Farming is big business; so is farm financing. About 120 Ontario bankers will learn more about farm financing during an immersion program, June 19 to .23, at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), University of Guelph. The 24th annual OAC Bankers' School gives selected bank representatives a better understanding of far- mers' credit needs. Bank representatives who are likely to come in contact with rural accounts are chosen to attend the course by chartered banks and the Federal Business Development Bank. "The school provides information to those who may have little or no background in agriculture," says Dr. W. S. Young, one of the school's two co- ordinators. Ontario delegates may be joined by bankers from Quebec, New 8 Future Miss Goderich? Stephanie MacKinnon of the Goderich Majorettes maneuvers her baton above her head as the group performed at GDCI, Thursday. Stephanie was one of 42 majorettes taking part in the demonstration. (photo by Dave Sykes) GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE TO YIELD 93/4 % TALK TO US ABOUT OTHER INVESTMENTS c.()('10co FINANCIAL AND MANAGMENT CONSULTANTS SS ELGIN AVE. E. 1111.: 524-4211 GODERICH RES.: 5244742 Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Discussions and lectures will focus on technology, supply, services, marketing, accounting and farm management. Bunkers will get a firsthand view of an artificial insemination unit, the Elora Agricultural • Research Station and local beef, dairy, swine and poultry and cash crop farming operations. A feed mill and farm• machinery dealerships are new features of this year's study. Local farmers having Canfarm records will help the bankers un- derstand the borrower's view of farm credit. panel suggested that the greatest need for new facilities there was in the area of the student residence and the veterinary services laboratory. The student residences there are being main- tained on a temporary basis until replacement buildings are built and they cited overcrowding as a potential hazard. The panel was not impressed with the laboratory and although plans have been made to revamp the structure the panel suggested it was wrong to spend taxpayers money on the building. The Childrens Aid Society is located in the Assessment' office building on Napier Street and employs a staff of 15. The staff described a need for more privacy during interviews and the panel suggested they could expand their facilities to the lower level of the Assessment Office. The inspection also included the A§sessment Office that is occupied by 48 government em- ployees serving the counties of )'Iuron and Perth in assessment, succession and enumeration duties. In its repttt the panel said the ° building and staff appear to be sufficient for the present needs of the municipalities. On May 24 the panel "to'ured' the Ontario Provincial Police office in Exeter that is leased to the Province by the Masonic Lodge. The panel agreed that the premises were adequate for the operation and well maintained. ' In summation, panel spokesman Marjorie Freeman recommended that a copy of the act that provides for public in- spection of public in- stitutions should be sent to members of the panel with their notice to at- tend. She added that a list of all public institutions and buildings which would come under the panel's . jurisdiction, should also be made available. "We feel that the Jury Wootwordt Inspection Panel is an important service, in that it helps to make the of- ficials who manage public institutions aware that they are accountable to the public and also makes the public aware of these institutions," the report said. Judge Carter lauded the efforts of the seven - member panel adding' that in performing on the panel they acted 'as responsible citizens since the work interfered with their normal routines. "I must compliment and commend you on a thorough report," Judge Carter said. "You did a good job and I thank you because if bureaucracy is not kept in check our liberties would be cut considerably." Judge Carter told the panel that reports are sent to the Department of the Attorney General and that although their duty was to simply recom- mend change he has received a copy of the recommendations and action taken by the government or county from the last two panels. The members of the panel included Marjorie Freeman, Bill Duncan, Bill McKeon, Lena Nesbitt, Rita Ross, Marion Stephenson and Hugh Patterson. SHIRAL'S BOOK EXCHANGE We [1y -Sell. or Exchange your *PAPERBACK NOVELS *HARDCOVER BOOKS *COMIC BOOKS AND SOME MAGAZINES RE -OPENING • WOolwSrlle cM(flfAM1 ,,,Mf (Y f M*1 80 THE SQUARE, GODERICH