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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-06-14, Page 7)/f ter BY JEFFSEDDON A special _ committee consisting of members of town council and the Public Utilities Com- mission met Tuesday night and authorized M.M. Dillon Ltd.,- of London, to complete a $20,000 study on the town's water supply system. The extensive engineering study is to be done on the town's water filtration and pumping plant and the water distribution system in town—The purpose of the study is to determine the present water needs of Goderich and to estimate population and water consumption for a 20 year period. Steve McMinn, an engineer with M.M. Dillon told an 11 member sub -committee of council and PUC that the study should be finished in the fall of 1979. He said the results of the study will allow the town to plan improvements and ex- pansions to the water supply system to upgrade it and to meet the needs of an expanding Goderich. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1979—PAGE 7 v�ill eost-to wrs f�ik !2O;OO� The study will in- corporate lands .utside Go.derich which are now under the jurisdiction of neighboring townships. The land, primarily to the south of Goderich, is the water storage and obvious growth area for distribution problems on the town and attempts -Th east side. will be made to'estimate The new standpipe was how the area will be a recommendation that developed and what came out of a study done impact it will have on th:e by B.M. Ross, engineers town's servicing ability. for the town, to improve water distribution problems on the east side. Since that time the town has investigated the possibility of assuming control of the water system. The. reserve was originally established to put money aside for a new standpipe for the south-east corner of town which would alleviate The cost of the study will be paid out of a special rese'rve account set up by the utility through its water billing filtration plant fromthe provincial ministry of the environment and ex- panding that plant. Senior governments may help pay for the study but McMinn told the committee there was no guarantee of that. He said the federal and provincial governments had grants that could be applied to the Goderich project but added that i'he town should be prepared to pay the whole shot. • The federal grant has a community services grant that covers up to one-sixth of the cost of the project and the provincial government an up front grant that could pay up to 75 percent. But both have to be applied for and the town would have to go on a waiting list for any money: He told the committee the Goderich project would be put on a priority list and based on that priority funds would be allocated. He said the grant could cover 75 percent or 16 percent depending on what other towns are asking for. F of A will make meetings better BY RHEA HAMILTON F'or interesting meetings the Huron Federation of Agriculture may have other groups beat out. Metxlbers learned Thursday night in Clinton that they already have many of the qualities that make in- teresting meetings better. Guest speaker Mark Waldren, of the University of Guelph spoke on how to make meetings more effective, informative and in- teresting. HFA President Merle Gunby and secretary - treasurer Carol Finch conducted the business and Mr. Waldren later referred back to a lot of what happened to illustrate points he made. Breaking into groups, members were asked to make lists of their key problems in attending and running meetings. The problems later summarized included discouraging irrelevant discussion, getting better attendance out to meetings and getting commitments necessary to conduct , interesting meetings. Most important, Mr. Waldren pointed out is to keep a sense of humour. Relax and enjoy the meeting and make the best of it he said. Accompanying . Mr. Waldren was a collegue from Dublin, Ireland, Father 'Liam Carey. Father Carey is director of the department of adult extension service at St. Patrick's College which is part of the National University of Ireland. The fieldman's report indicated that mem- bership in Huron County is, falling. Fieldman Bill Crawford reported to members that in general most of the ;farmers he talks to are satisfied with OFA but are unaware of their own provincial directors in the area and are unable to, express their concerns. Com- pared to the provincial membership which is down one percent, Huron is down two percent. Norman ' Alexander wave of concern from a number of farmers about disposal and spreading of animal waste.. Mr. Alexander wanted to know if the federation is looking into this matter. The ministry of the en- vironment at present keeps check of operations by aerial survei-lance but are slow to act on mat- ters, he said. "There is a growing trend for people down- stream to speak out" said Mr. Alexander. It was suggested by Tony McQuail that the matter be brought before far- mers by an article in Rural Voice on the 'problem. The matter was left to reported that there is •a,....the F of A's soil and Huronview's role different now In the past 10 years, according to the ad- ministrator of Huron - view, Huron County Home for the Aged near Clinton, the role of the home has"changed from a residence for senior citizens to a health care facility. Chester Archibald says the average age of residents has graeally increased due to cih- munity support.servlices that allow senior citizens to remain longer in their own homes. Archibald said such .things as housing units built especially for seniors, meals -on -wheels, home care services, homemaking services and day care centres allow Huron's elderly to be much more self-reliant for a longer period of time. As a result, Huron - view's extended care services are much more in demand. Figures in a report prepared by Archibald, showed that while the number of residents at Huronview was the same in 1977 as in 1978, 292 men and women, the number of resident days had diminished from 108,461 in 1977 to. 107,064 in 1978. Archibald -explained that residents who are older when they arrive, and not in good. health, need extended care facilities. Often times, the normal care win: has space while the extended care beds are full with a long waiting list. Huronview does offer some special services for seniors now, including vacation care. This serviceallows a family with an elderly person in their home, to -take a holiday . while their charge is cared for temporarily at Huron - view. That service was started in 1971 and is now becoming better known and more popular. Huronview also,offers a day care centre which is' presently attended by an average of 11 people per day. While this service operates separately from the Home, residents and day care people do get together for many ac- tivities. Archibald does feel that such visits to Huronview help to dispell much" of the old stigma attached to the county home for the aged. The. administrator thinks that when visiting seniors see the friendly, pleasant atmoshpere at Huronview, they will be much less concerned when it is necessary Thr them to leave their own homes and; move into Huronview or a facility like it. When Huron County Council met on Thursday in Goderich, councillors were treated to a letter from Judge K.F.Arkell of Town of Goderich requires INTERESTED CITIZENS To sit on a newly formed Committee known as the PROPERTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE This Committee will be composed of three ratepayers of the Town of Goderich and will be responsible for administration and en- forcement of the Property Standards By - Law No. 45 of 1978. Applications wil.l.be received by the under - Signed until 12:00 noon June 25th, 1979. _ Larry J. McCabe Clerk -Treasurer Town of Gbdorlch 571Nosi Sfroot Godork6, Ontario. _Vernon, British Columbia, who spent a week visiting his father who is a resident of Huronview. Writes Judge Arke1l,"I want to commend you and all 'of your staff for the manner in which you operate the home at. Huronview. All of the staff were extremely kind, pleasant and co- operative at all times. The food in the cafeteria was excellent and Mrs. Rogers, the dietician, should be commended in this regard." In other business, county council learned that the future will require many im- provements at Huron - view " including new equipment, furnishings, redecorating, minor renovations etc. Archibald was questioned on the fire detectors at the Home. It was learned these safety devices are wired directly into the elec- trical service. Reeve Harold Robinson pointedout that if there is. a fire in the electrical service, the smoke 'detectors would be rendered useless. Robinson felt battery operated smoke detectors would give the best protection in case of fire. Archibald conceded that while there is an auxiliary power supply at Huronview, it does not kick in automatically. In case of a fire in the electrical circuit, then, the smoke detec4tors would be ineffective. TRIANGLE'S erosion committee to check into further. The president of Huron F of A has been helping Wingham high school students with a planning project. Mr. Gunby was asked to judge plans drawn up by students participating in a two week project under _the direction of Wendy Fisher, • of the Huron County planning department. Tony McQuail reported on a phone call from someone interested in a followup of the brief Huron farmers presented to the Porter commission on the ,proposed Hydro corridor. "Our sub- mission did catch someone else's eyes." said Mr. McQuail who is "waiting for more in- formation. In other business members were reminded' about the Agricrew program. Fern Cole, co- ordinator for the program, wrote that the pilot program still has help available for far- mers in Huron -Perth. Crews of boys and girls 14 years and up wil,l work on farms doing everything from p:aknting and mending fences to haying and harvesting. Help is on a first-come, first-served basis and starts June 25th. A request for funds from the Salvation Army was filed. The Annual meeting is set for. October 19 in the Brussels arena. Tony McQuail requested input from members concerning several regional meetings as opposed to one. An invitation has --been extended to•the staff at the offices of the OFA in Toronto to visit for a SUPER GIFTS FOR UR SUPER DAD! AMPHORA WILKINSON PIPE STAINLESS STEEL TOBACCO " RAZOR BLADES 2-1 5 oz. POUCHES 7 9 5's 69 ONLY • ONLY OLD SPICE FAVOURITES OLD SPICE (DAD'S FAVOURITE TOO!) AFTER • SHAVE ONLY $ 2 39 4 80. • OLD SPICE, GIFT SET ONLY $3 79 STICK DEODORANT 8 AFTER SHAVE • OLD SPICE ICLKANTERS ONLY $6? 9 OLD,SPICE SOAP ON A ROP 239 1 weekend on some of the farms in this area. The invitation was extended when it was learned that some of the staff have never been on a farm and yet do so much work for the farming community. Bev Brown received a letter from the staff in Toronto asking if some of the people might bring their children. The members agreed it would be a good idea to include the younger people. A list was passed for volunteer hosts to sign and indicate what accommodations they had. Miss Brown noticed while attending Centralia College graduation exercises recently that there was no award given by the largest farm organization in the county, the Huron F of A. The matter is to be looked into further. He explained that Goderich is on the fringe of not getting much in the way of grants. The grant system has a population cut-off point of 7,500 and Gbderich, with a population of 7,400, is neat' that point. According to the grant structure towns with population over 7,500 are eligible for 16 percent of the costs in grants and towns under 7,500 are eligible for 75 percent. 1 "HURON -BRUCE says: Thank you! IP) e for your many courtesies & increasingour support during the recent federal election. Please accept our invitation to a FAMILY POT -LUCK SOCIAL Friday, June 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Couper home, Bayfield IPutnontoO or ollicial agent of Mona Caupor N D P BayNolo Maitland Valley Region th ANNUAL FLEA MARKET JUNE 163and 17, 1979 __ at the Brussels Fairgrounds Brussels, Ontario -SATURDAY & SUNDAY — FLEA MARKET — 10.00 5:00 SATURDAY EVENING — Tour, Hard Times Dance and Bar-B-Que SUNDAY — Breakfast, Tour, Car Games, Model Air Show, - - Antique Car Display Aircraft Display VENDING: 2 days $8.00 After June tat — $10.00 1 day $5.00 $ 6.00 WEEKENDER: Includes -- Entrance to Flea Market, Plaque, Tour Pack, Only: $20 00 per family Breakfast, Dance, Bar-b-que, Camping; Tour, (after June 1st ---- $22.00 Air Show, Car Games and chance at trophies. LUNCH BOOTH ON GROUNDS 'Gate Admission: $1.00 per adult. Children under 12 Free. Trophies: FURTHEST DISTANCE (20 years and older) OLDEST VEHICLE BEST COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GRAFFITI BEST BRASS BAINTONS TROPHY HARD LUCK BEST VINTAGE AIRCRAFT 1)(' in! sun cou nt r Y W11('1-('\'('1 t11(' tillll Sill 11('. vV1 1('r(' V(ll l'il l 1 vv't''v'(' t11(.' V(ll-1 11 TRIANGLE DIS C D U NTDlO St The Square. Go ODERYCH/Main Corner, CLINT N/Main Corner, SEAFORTH •LADIES WEAR LLMI?ED 0 SHOPPERS SQUARE GODERIC I\iili u+c ., ,L