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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-29, Page 5Want changed tofavourGODERICI-I SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1979 --PACE 5 preservation Dear Editor, Heritage Canada has been in operation six years, has a million dollar annual budget, a staff of 20 at its Ottawa headquarters, and a membership in excess of 10,000, yet I'd guess that most people don't know whowe are.• A lot of people think we are a ., government organization. Even Sinclair Stevens, a senior cabinet minister, wanted to know what department we came under when I mentioned the organization to him the other day. He seemed surprised when. i Explained we ere a private charitable foundation> totally separate from govern- ment. I can't blame him, since our name suggests government. It's almost a cliche these days: Parks Canada, Environment Canada, Transport Canada — there's no end to it. Actually, we are in the tradition of such voluntary associations as the National Trusts of England, Scotland and the United States. But if we called our- selves a Nati people would confuse us with thefinancial in- stitution of the same name. • In spite of all this confusion and iebscurity I'm proud to say we've made . an impression on the Canadian landscape since we came into operation six years ago. We've helped push throughheritage legislation in most provinces so that it is easier to prevent buildings of value being bulldozed down We've invested fairly hefty sums — as much as Goderich needs theatre facility Dear Editor, I wish to thank the Goderich Signal -Star for its coverage of "Fiddler on the Roof." Your support and the effort of Joanne Buchanan was appreciated. It was great' fun working with Eleanor Robinson, Hugh McGregor and the large enthusiastic cast. "Fiddler" demanded a great deal from us all, but it was worth it. Not only did we reap the satisfaction of presenting four 'good performances, we shared a "sense of community"• as we worked together to achieve a worthwhile • goal. This was evident not only within the cast, but through audience sup- port. 'My experiences in the "Fiddle" production Letters... • from page 4 higher returns. As long as the value of our currency is main- tained on the basis of the inflow of capital, we are going to be involved in deeper problems. The higher rates cannot be .-lowered--as-any lowering— would always threaten outflow of capital. The_ gav_ernments of_ Canada under the - Liberals in the past and the P.C. today can be compared to a person who takes a loan from..a loan shark and can never get out of it. It is therefore. most ,:.important that. • our. Federal Government should do something about the huge deficits_ of payments created by pacts like. Auto -Pact, reduce the outflow 9f Capital by owning more industries or establishing more Canadian industry, keep the energy price low within Canada and let the Canadian dollar stabilize at its own value. If the dollar goes down to 80 cents, our exports can be sold in U.S. dollars • as we do about Gold, OPEC oil, etc. The Government has to stop following a policy dictated by, vested in- terests. Yours truly, (Dr.) Saidulleh Khan, Goderich. have prompted me to express my concern once again about the lack of adequate theatre facilities in Goderich. No doubt others in the cast, who experienced the .double booking problems of MacKay Hall, and the nightly "'clearing, setting up and cleaning up" of GDCI stage, feel as I do. Perhaps some id the audience would have liked to have "seen" as well as "heard," and look forward to the day when we have an auditorium with raised floor seating. In our town we have a group who are working very hard to make such an auditorium a reality. Dorothy Wallace, Elsa Haydon, Heather Lyons and others who are active in the Goderich Foun- dation For the Arts, have made possible the initial steps. Unfortunately' the Livery Theatre which they are proposing will seat less than 300, so it is doubtful if a musical would be presented there. A pit orchestra would Be more accurate Dear Editor: You will shortly again be reporting on the business of Huron County Council. I would ask, on behalf of . the Huron County Board of Health, that a greater degree of accuracy be used. than was evident with your coverage of the October meeting of council." In your report on hospital budgets, Mrs. Eileen Palmer, Reeve of the Town of •.Goderich, was titled, "advocate" for District Health Gounrits-. -The' -Huron County. Board of Health, of which Mrs. Palmer is C -h a i r unanimously in agreement that there is no requirement for a District Health .Council, as they are• presently structured, to guide the direction of health care in this county. They Board of Health does advocate 4'that disparities -in, provincial funding':' to local. health agencies be corrected. Huron County Health B cancel out at least 50 seats. They would like to build something larger, but their feasibility study indicated that this would not be economically wise. An auditorium with 450 seats would ac- commodate the sym- phony concert series, good band concerts, and Broadway musicals such as Fiddler, - yet still be considered a "cosy, in- timate theatre". I wonder how many others in Goderich feel as I do, that our new theatre should be designed to meet these needs. Would our "sense of community" be able to achieve such a goal? After all, there :were those who said "a little town like Goderich can't do a big production like 'Fiddler"' Yours truly, Irla Stewart, half a million dojla><s — in various conservation areas in major Canadian communities across the country: St. John's, Charlottetown, St. Andrews, Winnipeg, Strathcona, Dawson City. We've acted as a catalyst to cpark heritage preservation in Halifax, Montreal, Annapolis Royal, Ottawa and Vancouver. We've• launched a massive education campaign — a "university without walls" to train or re-train artisans, developers, and architects in the techniques of preser- vation. We've been able • to persuade local and provincial governments to save older buildings of merit. We've published books, pamphlets and our own Heritage Canada magazine. We are engaged in experimental pilot projects to find new uses for old buildings, to preserve streetscapes, to engage the.private sector in new forms of profit- making preservation, and — perhaps the most exciting project of all — the establishment of the world,'s first live-in park in Vancouver's west end. Now we're trying to get the income tax • act changed. It is hard to believe that it's cheaper, under our tax system, to tear down a building and put up a new one than it is to save it. Heritage Canada doesn't believe we can afford that kind of tax structure. We're also doing our best to make Heritage Day a holiday; if we succeed, I doubt if anyone will again be -confused as to what we are and what we do. Sincerely, Pierre Berton, Chairman of the Board, Heritage Canada, • Pre -Christmas Event OPEN HOUSE Sundays 1p.m.-4p.m. NOV. 25th,. ®EC 2nd, DEC. 9th. Feet free to cometh and browse Our low overhead enables us to offer you fine furniture at Sensational Savings GG GOETTLER OF DUBLIN MAIN ST. 345-2250 CLOSED MON ..OPEN ALL DAY WED. OPEN FRI. TILL 9p.m. Unit is receiving a 50 percent provincial subsidy whereas health units in areas where there are District Health Councils receive a 75 percent subsidy. While an increase in the provincial subsidy may seem to be a justifiable reason for seeking District Health Council status, --4t would be unlikely that other elements of health care, for example, hospitals, nursing homes, and physician services, would receive any benefit from a forced amalgamation with another county of counties. The uro-n —C o tat_y ------.. Board of• Health is ac- tively 'working with other • Boards of 'Health in the province who receive the small provincial subsidy to bring: outs to -the 75 percent funding enjoyed by the majority of health units. Yours sincerely Brian Lynch, M.D., Medical Officer of Health County of Huron e a UFO tracker • Dear Editor, This is to inform you that the Stratford U.F.O. research team has been set up effective Sep- tember 25, 1978. We investigate all U.F.O., sightings and. related phenomenon: All reports are kept strictly confidential. If you have had a U.F.O. sighting, we can be reached at 271- 6958. 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