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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-01-07, Page 1ti©h ati No. 1—ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS NEW TIME -PIECE - Residents of the village of Zurich, with- out an official clock for some time, were happy last week when they saw this new unit being installed at the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. Changes in bank policy made it necessary to remove the old clock some months ago, from it's spot in front of the building. Highway regulations forbid the erection of this unit in front of the building, so the new clock is now located just east of the bank. Huron -Perth Separate School Board Pick New Chairman At Inaugural (by Wilma Oke) Howard Shantz, Stratford, was elected chairman by acclamat- ion of the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at the inaugural meeting in Seaforth Monday night. Mr. Shantz was vice-chairman of the board last year. He succeeds Keith Culliton, of Stratford who did not stand for election to the board this term. Of the 14 membr er of the board Mr. Shantz was the only one to let his name stand for the position of chair- man. Joseph Looby of Dublin was elected vice-chairman. Four trustees entered the race for the position-- Joseph Looby; Christopher Walraven, St. Marys; Francis Hicknell, R. R. 5, Seaf- orth; and James Morris, Stratford. (continued on page 3) ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1971 10 c PER COPY Elliott Named Chairman of Huron Board The inaugural meeting of the new, enlarged Huron County Board of Education was held Mon- day evening in Clinton in the board rooms at Central Huron Secondary School. The 16 -member board sat down to brand new desks in black swiv- el chairs to begin the business of the year. New faces at the board meeting were Wilfred Shortreed, Dr. A.B. Deathe, Dr. Alex Addison, Charles Rau and Alex Corrigan. Members chose Bob Elliott as their chairman for the 1971-72 term of office with John Barad - foot as vice-chairman. In his opening remarks to the board, Elliott re-echoed the words of the board's first chain -11a, John Lavis, that board members would have to grapple with the problem of red schoolitis..: concern for one school in a part- icular part of Huron County rath- er than the entire educational picture in all the schools. "I don't know if we can ever get away from it, " Elliott stated, "but we must try." He outlined plans to allow more time to discuss the aims and objectives in Huron County schools, and called attention to Mrs. J.W. Wallace's enthusiasm for this subject to be introduced on some regular basis at the board meetings. He suggested the formation of an ad hoc committee of the board to review the policies made in the last two years and urged that these be studied in depth to ensure that everyone understood and approved them. Elliott said there was need for a transportation study as well and hoped that the board would soon be able to delve into this subject. The new chairman also prais- ed the administrative staff of the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation but warned that at no time should "the tail wag the dog." "They are still employees, " added Elliott. "Though these people are learned, we are still the board members." Five ad hoc committees were also formed at this inaugural meeting. They include: Salary negotiations, Mrs. J. W Wallace, Mrs. Marion Zinn, Alex Corrigan, Don McDonald, John Henderson and John Broad - foot (one more member to be appointed.) Kindergarten, Jim Taylor, Wilfred Shortreed, Clarence McDonald, Mrs. Marion Zinn and Mrs. Marilyn Kunder. Audio-visual aids, John Taylor, Charles Rau, Sr. A.B. Deathe and Garnet Hicks. Schools for the Retarded, Clar- ence McDonald, A , B. Deathe and Mrs. Marilyn Kunder. A committee to visit Huron County Council as soon as pos- sible after the election of the ' Warden, Chairman Bob Elliott and Vice-chairman John Broad - foot, Two more committees, the Advisory Vocational Committee (continued on page 6) Huron Federation of Agriculture Discuss Problems With Area MPs Local members of Parliament heard beefs from the beef produc- ers and talked turkey with poultry producers and other farmers Tues- day afternoon as they met with members of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture for the annual Members of Parliament Dinner, Robert McKinley, M, P. for Huron and Murray Gaunt, M. P. P for Huron -Bruce, attended the luncheon and heard 13 briefs pres- ented afterward by heads of the commodity sections and various committees of the federation. John Stafford, president of the federation led off the speakers and expressed concern over the problem of pollution in farming. Fie said pesticides and the disposal of animal waste would be of in- creasing importance in the years ahead. "Are we to be harassed by laws and regulations more stringent than the producers of competing provinces or countries?" he asked. "Will livestock producers be comp elled to invest scarce farm funds for pollution abatement equipment without an adequate increase in returns? Will our urban friends be riculture. He asked if there was any way to encourage research on practical system of waste disposal. Mr. McKinley said that it had always been his opinion that good systems, properly operated, work- ed well and presented few problem Several cases now before the courts in Huron and Bruce counties where neighbours are complaining about the smell from nearby farm- ing facilities were discussed. It was pointed out that in many cases the farming operations had conf- ormed onformed to all rules' and recommend ations laid down by the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ontario Water Resources Commission and other authorities. Don Pullen, Agriculture Rep- resentative for Huron, said later in the meeting that research was going on by the Department of Agriculture but that solutions would never come fast enough in face of the growing pollution prob. lem. Mr. McKinley asked what effect the banning of DDT had had on farming operations, Mr. Hill pointed out that in many cases there was no good ec- onomical alternative. He also said that produce coming into permitted to establish residence the country from outside often to enjoy the benefits of country carried DDT. living, and then later on cause problems because of farm smells?" The problem of research for better methods of disposing of an- imal wastes was discussed by Gordon Hill, of Varna, president of the Ontario Federation of Ag - Mr. Gaunt said he understood that special licences to use DDT had been issued for those who could not find an alternative pest- icide. This had been permitted to tobacco growers and to lettuce (continued on page 11) Huron County Council Discuss `Guidlines For Action' (by Shirley Keller) Members of Huron County Coun- cil spent just about a day and a half on "Guidelines For Action 1970" a report prepared by the Special Study Committee of the Association of Counties and Region: of Ontario. The document was an effort to update "A Bl ueprint for Local Government Re -Organization Huron County Council was just one of 37 county councils in Ont- ario invited to make a thorough study of the document and to for- ward their ideas concerning it to the study committee for reapprais- al before the final drafting of the report is presented at the mid- term meeting of the Association of Counties and Regions of Ontario in April. "We should have our say, " noted the warden, Roy Westcott as the councillors plunged into the study, The following is a clause by caluse study of the report, includ- ing the study committee's recom- mendation and Huron County Council's proposals: GENERAL 1. Each political party in Ont- ario be asked to prepare and dist- ribute, prior to the next provin- cial election, its platform on municipal government. Huron County Council did not concur. 2. The provincial government be asked to include this associat- ion in future federal -provincial conferences which deal with matters relevant to local govern- ment, Huron County Council con- curred provided any presentation be made jointly by a committee comprised of representatives from the Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves, the Ontario Municip- al Association, the Association of Counties and Regions on Ont- ario, and the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities. 3. Municipal people be con- sulted by the province prior to the introduction of legislation dealing with local government responsibilities, re -structuring or re -organizational processes, - Council concurred. BOARDS OF EDUCATION 1. Mandatory legislation be introduced to provide for a joint capital budget committee rep- resenting area councils and their corresponding school boards and that such committee be author- ized to make recommendations, upon approval of the respective appointing bodies, to the Ontario Municipal Board, - Huron County Council did not concur and recom- mended that each elected body make its own financial decisions. 2. The Ontario Municipal Board continue to have the authority to approve capital expenditures for school boards and councils, but that it be mandatory for the OMB to provide detailed documentation of the priorities to be established, -Huron County Council did not concur, but did agree that local officials should be able to establist their own priorities. 3. The division of functions be maintained with education being the responsibility of elected boards of education and provision of other municipal services, the resp- onsibility of councils - Council concurred. 3. A closer liaison be establish- ed between school boards and councils and both bodies work to- gether to produce a tax bill which will define the allocation of tax dollars to each, - Council con- curred. ASSESSMENT 1. Now that the province has assumed the function of assess- ment, it be retained as a provin- cial responsibility, - Council did not concur and expressed the hope that at some future date, the as- sessing .function would be turned back to the county. 2, We register our disfavor with the current equalization factors being used by the prov'nce and request that they be a..ered to guarantee equal sharing of the costs of shared service s. - Coun- cil did not concur. 3. The province be requested to give top priority to the reassess- ment of all real property in Ont- ario, - Council concurred. MUNICIPAL REFORM 1. The need for local govern- ment reform be recognized and the province be requested to tailor such reform to the individual re- quirements of each specific area after consultation with elected representatives and appointed officials of the area. - Council would agree to delete the work "province" and add "county or region." 2. Full sale regional govern- ment be programmed by the urg- ency of the situation so that as the pressures of urbanization arise the areas be analysed and prob- lems met. - Council felt this section no applicabel in 1 furon. 3. Where a drastic re-structurin, .of local government is not emin- (continued on page 8)