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New look, old bottleneck
Travelling along Highway 21 south or Bayfield
Road these days is a treat, especially for the men
and women from Goderich and area who use that
stretch of road daily. The wide expanse of smooth
blacktop makes it a pleasure to drive there, and the
neat curbs and sodded boulevards give it an oh -so -
neat appearance that was previously lacking.
The new sidewalks in the area must certainly be
welcomed by the residents. Of special note is the
sidewalk that runs all the way to Suncoast Mall ...
an appreciated convenience by the folks who go
shopping on foot.
And amazingly enough, the street doesn't leave
the impression of being all concrete and steel. The
beauty of the trees and the grass and the flowers is
still very much .in evidence. It provides another
delightful entrance to town and ensures that no
matter 1144w you approach Goderich, you will do so
in style.
If there is a fly in the ointment, it has to be the
redesigned corners at Britannia Road and Victoria
Street. Although they are an improvement over
what was there, the expense in --.relation to the
benefits just doesn't seem to compute. The -bot-
tleneck remains - more attractive than before but
still there.-SJK
A contribution by one
Johne George Diefenbaker is dead. The former
Canadian prime minister who hailed from Prince
Albert, Saskatchewan, passed away in his sleep
Thursday, August 16 at the age of 83.
If ever there was a politician who left his mark on
this country, it would have to be John George
Diefenbaker.
Still elected to ,the House of Commons at the, time
of his death, he continued to be one of the nation's
most outspoken and respected members of
parliament. He was a -brilliant debator who • was
able to rankle the Liberal lines when all other ef-
forts on the part of fhe Progressive Conservative
Party appeared to fail.
His contribution„ will long be remembered. His
love of Canada and his fierce pride in the country's
unique heritage assures him of a special place in
the heart of every Canadian who believes in the
those• very things that set John Diefenbaker apart.
They are indeed his "fellow Canadians". - SJK
Goderich deserves Hydro's applause
Energy efficient. That's how Ontario Hydro
views the Town of Goderich. And" like it or lump it,
that's a feather in the cap of Goderich Town
Council, Goderich Public Utilities Commission, the
Goderich BIA and every citizen who supported the
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plan to place new lighting on The Square downtown.
In a full-color brochure produced by Ontario
Hydro and entitled Energy Management, the full
story of thenew lights on The Square.is told. Well,
not quite the full story. There's nothing of the.
bickering and the complaining that.. preceded the_._
project and plagued it long after construction was
underway. But there is the explanation of how The
Square was revamped into a "contemporary
outdoor shopping mall" and how the "traditional
street pole lighting system" was removed to make
way for "fashionable old style lamp standards".
Aid to victims
We are pleased to see that Ontario is launching a
pilot project in Peel county using volunteers to help
victims of crime recover from the nervous effects.
If the victim -aid service is successful it :will be
introduced in other centres.
Volunteers will help the victims of crimes to
clean up damaged property, obtain temporary
housing, or time off work for the trial.
The whole criminal' justice system has
traditionally had its focus on the offender. The
victim has to take off to go and recover a stolen car
left in bad condition miles away. He has to clean up
the mess left by vandals, or thieves. He loses time
from work to appear in court. 'On occasion jobs
have been lost because of the time taken off work to
recover froin the result's of injuries sustained in
robbery attacks. This makes no mention of the
more serious damages and losses sustained by
victims of crime.
Every year many thousands of people in Ontario
suffer financial loss, mental anxieties, physical
hurt as a result of crime and receive little help. The
whole judicial system seems to be pointed toward
the rights of the criminal rather than the rights of
the victim.'
This project by the Ontario government, seems
like, a very small step, but it is a step in the direction
of helping the victims of crimes.
—The Ridgetown Dominion
The brochure also explains how the original
renovation plans called for a new lighting system
which would have carried an annual energy cost of
$3,000 and would have cost about $40,000 for
materials to install. The system finally installed
cost about $13,000 for materials and carries an
annual energy cost of $1,700. Savings therefore
amounted to something like $27,000 less than the
first proposal for materials and about 50 percent
saving per annum in energy costs. Incidentally, the
new lights - cost 10.. percent less than the .former
lights to operate each year. With bulk power costs
rising, it is even more important, to reduce
operation costs.
And the article told how every other lighting pole
over a "considerable section of Highway 8 going.
through the town" has been taken out and the same
poles used over again on the reconstruction of High-
way 21. It also tells how the 24 poles from The
Square are also installed on Highway 21 resulting in
a "substantial saving to the community".
The brochure gives 'much of the credit for the
project to Al Lawson, • manager of the Goderich
PUC. Bryan Davey, who is a lighting specialist in
Ontario Hydro's Energy Conservation Division put
it this way: "We would like utility and municipal
planners to review their streetlighting systems and
downtown redevelopment plans carefully. ,Good
energy conservation practices will become the
order of the day, across the province-, if each
proposal is scrutinized• as closely as this one, was by
Mr. Lawson."
But the, real benefactors in this entire un-
dertaking have been •the people of Goderich. The
men and women who pay the bills. `
Goderich has wound up with a very attractive
downtown core area, well lit with standards that
are considerably .more eye -appealing than the
previous lights. It has accomplished this at a
reasonable price. It has cut its annual energy
consumption; and its annual bill to its taxpayers.
And it has become a trend-setter for other small
municipalities in the province of Ontario to boot.
Surely now the people of Goderich will un-
derstand that their long-term financial interests
were.. uppermost in the minds of elected officials,
community employees and private businessmen.
Maybe now is the right time to tip the hat to any and
all persons responsible for this project and say,
"Well done." - SJK
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Sunday repose
By Cath Wooden
Support
Dear Editor:
Your support of the
Huron Perth Lung
Association has enabled
us to continue the funding
of research projects and
the conducting of
service and
educational programs in
keeping with our purpose
to prevent, detect and
control diseases of the
-lung:
Lung Disease is the
single greatest cause of
absenteeism by illness ih
Canada today. This year
in Ontario alone there
will be over 150,000
hospital admissions from
lung disease at a cost of
over $114,000,000. Apart
from the untold suffering
of those afflicted with
respiratory problems; the'
economic loss to business
and industry is indeed
very high.
We must maintain and
expand our work in the
fields . of :prevention,
rehabilitation and
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EDITDR
.research. This can only
be done through your
financial assistance.
I am asking you to
again include a con-
tribution to the Huron
Perth Lung Association
in your charitable
donations budget this
year.
Even though'.this is a"
tax deductible item, it is
really an investment i
the search 'for ne
techniques and e
dev,e'lopment of
preventative progrs to
help cut the death- oll and
reduce employee time
lost to industry, business
and commerce due to
lung diseases.
I know; we can count on
your support.
/ Yours sincerely,
Bruce A. Sully,
Honorary Chairman of
the 1979 Christmas__.
Seal Campaign.
Atom use
Dear Editor:
I feel obliged to respond
to the comments put
forward in last week's
paper regarding the use
of the atom. The writer
came out in favour of the
development of nuclear
power and accused the
media of unfairly putting
Ontario Hydro on the
negative side in its news
items.
To 'substantiat'e her
argument regarding the
good safetyrecord of the
nuclear industry, the
writer cited the number
of real deaths that
happen in auto accidents
Turn to page 5 •
75 YEARS AGO
Robert Sharman is
renovating the interior of
the St. David's ward
school.
Lime was scarce again
this week and work was
stopped on several
buildings.
Contractor S. Cooper of
Clinton had a number of
teams passing through
Goderich en route to
Kingsbridge on Monday.
Theyall were a 1 loaded and
among the material were
some very long sticks of
timber for the roof of the
church now being erected
for the Roman Catholics
of Ashfield Township.
Auctioneer Gundry will
sell ,the real property
belonging to the estate o
the late Hon. M. ' .
Cameron next Tues y.
It comprises his late
residence, Th'e
Maples"; two d ellings
nearby; the marble shop
on Hamilton $street; 12
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acres of lots 11 and 12
Maitland concession at
the east end of town; and
five vacant lots on Napier
Street. Included in the list
are 176 vacant lots in t
village of Bayfield.
The Star is infor, ed
that Mr. Reuben Gr ham
of Clinton has lea ed the
new King Edwaq Hotel
in that town.
25 YEA S"AGO
The G derich Trade
Fair as a definite
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n
frna c_ial success,of-
ficial of the Goderich
Kin men Club have
an ounced.
Miring of a new
ecreation director and
manager for Goderich
Arena was debated on
Tuesday night by
Goderich Recreation and
Arena Committee but no
choice was made for the
post.
The large Purity Flour
sign on the old elevators
KING BACK
at he foot of the harbor
h' I was obliterated. by
fainters this past week
and is being replaced
with the sign, "Upper
Lakes and St. Lawrence
Transportation Company
Limited". Meanwhile
about 800,000 bushels of
grain have been poured
into the new elevators at
the harbor.
The total of visitors to
the Huron County
Pioneer Museum con-
tinues to mount.
Yesterday the museum
welcomed . its 8,000th
visitor. "
The old World War One
cannon in Court House
Park is slated to be
removed°.
A fisherman who came
to Goderich about two
years ago after having
fished commercially for.
some time on Lake Erie,
has started a new com-
mercial venture for this
part of Lake Huron and is
making a success of his
efforts. Edward Siddall,
for the first time this
summer, has• started to
fish chub from Lake
Huron waters, using
Goderich as a base of
'operations.
5 YEARS AGO
The - Goderich
Recreation and Com-
munity Center Board and
the Community Complex
Committee took their
problem of whether or not
to- build a recreation
complex in town to the
people recently in the
form of a detailed survey
of opinions. As of
Tuesday evening, results
showed that 73 per cent of
the people answering
were in favor of the
complex and 27 per cent
were agai t it.
The lab strike bet-
ween the Domtar
Chemical Sifto Salt
Division and its em-
ployees was settled
Monday when union
members voted 37 to nine
in favor of accepting the
offer of from 80 cents to
one dollar plus fringe
benefits and re-
classification of certain
labor grades.
Almost all the em-
ployees of the Huron
County Board of
Education have been
given hefty salary in-
creases . for 1'974-75 ac-
cording to a statement on
completed salary
negotiations released
Monday afternoon."Of the
$12 million budget for
1974, the board spent
about $8 ' million on
salaries.
Business is almost as
usual at the two Goderich ,
industries affected by the
strike of about 475 deck
officers and 400 ship
engineers against the
Canadian Lake Carriers
Association which began
August 8. Since that time
no lake freighters have
entered or left the harbor.
DEAR
REALE
BY SHIRLEY J.KELLER
Last Wednesday, this area saw the
beginnings of what could be a whole
new era. Somebody has called it the
start of '"an industrial revolution" i
this part of the world.
What was 'it? You .,guessed it. The
official opening of Bruce Agr'iPrk
Productivity Test Greenhouse. ( ere
are pictures and a story on this 'story
making event elsewhere in the week's
paper.)
I was lucky enough to ttend this
affair on the site in /Kincardine
Township just outside Kincardine. For
those who have been/following the
progress of this ventute, the first test
greenhouse will operate under con-
ditions similar to/ those conditions
produced if the' greenhouse was being
heated by the bbt water waste from
Bruce Nuclear Power Development.
That's the *hole idea, you see. To
make use of/ hese gallons and gallons
of waste hot water that is pumped into
Lake Hu n each year in the produc-
tion of envy water at BNPD. And
when ou think of it, it's quite an ex-
Citin' undertaking,
T1%1 Hon. Frank Miller, Treasurer of
0 ario, was a guest speaker on the
o casion. Miller has an engineering
background, and he told the group this,
greenhouse project has sparked his
imagination from Day One.
It was Miller- who said that it costs
between. $30,000 and $40,000 per acre
per year to heat greenhouses in the.
conventional manners. If the hot water
from BNDP can be harnessed to heat
the AgriPark greenhouses - and there
seems to be little doubt about that -
then the cost savings will be tremen-
dous and the production of additonal
Canadian -grown fresh produce the
year round at a reasonable cost will be
assured.
I had a little chat with.Bob McKinley,
MP for Huron -Bruce, at the opening
and he seems firmly convinced the
project will be a success. Like me, Bob
is willing to wager that Canadian
ingenuity and engineering skills will
surpass any problems that may occur
to threaten the project.
But not everyone shares the same. -
optimism. Take , Bob V.oorberg, for
instance. -He's the vice-chairman of the
greenhouse growers' marketing board
and he's a little skeptical.
Voorberg said it, isn't that the,
greenhouse growers are opposed to the
project. On the other hand, the growers
are watching with great interest to see
if tomatoes and cucumbers can really
thrive in a greenhouse this far north
where there is more snow and Less sun
during. the winter than in some areas
further south in Ontario.
While Voorberg says he will have to
see it to believe it, he says the growers
in the province know that if the venture
proves successful, it will open a new
challenge and "wider dimensions for.
their business. In that sense then, the
growers wish the AgriPark crew a good
harvest.
Voorberg had a word of caution
though. He said that while the project
will need money to get it off the ground
and the current developers are
hoping for both provincial and federal
money to help them along .... a vital
asset will be 'green thumbs'.
Voorberg 'mentioned the project
already has one. good green thumb in
Peter van Tuyll, head grower who
came to Kincardine from the Delhi
area. But if the project grows to 140
acres, about 139 more 'green thumbs'
will be required.
"You won't find them in Queen's
Park," warned Voorberg. "You'll find
them among the growers."
Surely the people of Huron County
will be keeping an eye on the AgriPark
venture. For if the project takes off, it
will mean spinoff industry .... and jobs.
It will undoubtedly mean that I-Iuron's
economy will be improved through it
all.
And suppose that in the future, Huron
County is the site of a nuclear plant
similar to the one in Bruce. With the
experimental stage involving waste hot
water ended, Huron's industrial lan-
dscape could change drastically, too.
It's all speculation right now of
course. But it looks promising. Who
knows? We could very well be wit-
nessing the start of an industrial
revolution .... and a"brand new eKa in
the lives of the people who live and
work along the shores of Lake Huron.
Doesn't that prospect Just set your
thought processes afire? I thought so.
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