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Debt counselling service
may start in Huron
A concerned local group is
working to get debt -
counselling services for
Huron County.
Ron Allin, a financial and
management consultant in
Goderich, is working with
the Vanastra Resource
Centre to arrange the ser-
vice.
He puts his plan before
Goderich council Monday.
Council was receptive but
referred him to county
council because the matter if
of interest to the entire
county. '
Huron County is one of
three Southwestern Ontario
counties without a debt -
counselling service.
Figures from the
municipal welfare branch of
the community and social
services ministry say 93
percent of Ontario com-
munities have such services.
The Vanastra Resource
Centre has applied for a
Canada Works grant to start
the debt counselling service
along with several other
Twelve residents of
Huronview attended the An-
tique Show on Friday at the
Bluewater Centre,
Goderich, followed by a
shopping spree. Seven other
members attended
"Oklahoma" in Grand Bend
on Saturday. Volunteers
were Edith Landsborough
and Marlene Forbes. The
blind were entertained by
Myrtle Parker at the piano
on Wednesday.
At the .birthday party
Wednesday afternoon,
entertainment was provided
by the Golden Radar Club of
Clinton. They opened with a
poem "Friendship Door",
followed by music by Wat.
Webster on the mouth organ
and Ken Fleet on the violin.
Becky McKinley and Leonne
Armstrong favoured with
tap-dancing numbers,
Ida Godkin and Leona
Lockhart gave a reading.
Ken. Fleet led everyone in a
sing song. Birthday gifts
were given to the residents,
and cup cakes and juice
were enjoyed by all. Bertha
Diehl of Huronview thanked
the Golden Radar Club for
the entertainment and
lunch.'
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programs. It will find out
whether the grant is ap-
proved at the end of August.
The idea of the service is to
help people manage their
finances better, not to give
loans.
Allin's plan calls for the
service to be run four days a
month, one day a week, in
various areas. The
estimated cost of the service
is $9,600 a year.
The province would pay 60
percent of the cost with local
groups and individuals
donating the rest.
Allin also offered to donate
his services two days a
month if he is allowed to co-
ordinate the service. This
would cut the cost to $5,000.
"If you get one person off
welfare you can save the
municipality (Huron
County) $7,500."
He said he has received
favorable responses from
members of Parliament and
local lending institutions.. Of
19 lending institutions polled
in Huron County, 85 percent
were in favor of the service.
John Penn, director of
Huron County Family and
Children's Services, said a
debt counselling service is
needed. in Huron. A debt
counselling service would
"do a very useful job for
families and businesses in
reducing a lot of anxiety."
Ted Lang, executive -
director of London's Con-
sumers Debt Counselling
Service, said his service gets
two to fivecalls a month from
Huron residents.
He said Huron people are
turned away from the
London service.
"We used to have an open-
door policy - if anyone
wanted to drive 150 miles -
but it became
unmanageable."
He also said local groups.
financing the service by 40
percent felt they couldn't
provide funds to serve other
areas.
Lang called Huron
County's lack of debt
counselling "an eyesore to
the province."
He said that with
provincial funds available
for the service, it is a thorn in
the ministry's side when
people ask the ministry why
they don't have such a
service.
Alan Maclntyre,
executive -director of the
Stratford Family Coun-
selling Service, which in-
cludes a debt counselling
service, said the ministry
approached the Stratford
service in 1976.
But, he said, the ministry
only asked if they could
provide the service. It is up
to the people of Huron to
show they want the service.
He said the problem of
getting a service in Huron is
mainly geographical. Since
there is no big centre in the
area, it's difficult to organize
people to get the service
going.
On Saturday, August 26th
while at the
Zurich Bean Festival
join in the events planned
by the Zurich Minor
Athletic Association
* In the morning Pancake and
Sausage Breakfast - at the main
mall. Starting at 7:30 A.M. to 11
A.M.
* In the evening dance - 2
orchestras - Mozart's Melody
Makers & Star Trex - at the Zurich
Community Centre.
See You There
Citizens News, August 24, 1978
Page 5
Slowpitch tourney
On September 3 a
slowpitch tournament will be
held in Zurich at the two ball
diamonds.
Taking part in the event
will be teams from Kirkton-
Woodham, Ailsa Craig,
London, Walkerton,
Pinkerton, Wingham and
Zurich.
a refreshment stand on the
grounds.
The Zurich Eagles' first
game is 9 a.m. Saturday.
Finals for the event are
scheduled for 5 p.m. and 7
p.m.
Total prize money for the
event $325.
The local team will be
Event spokesman Doh competitive as they've
Beauchamp said there will placed well in tournaments
be no admission charge for played in London and
the event which will feature Chepstow,
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Residents of the Village of
Zurich extend a warm
welcome to all those who are
attending the Bean Festival
Corporation of the
VILLAGE OF ZURICH
FRED HABERER
SHARON BAKER
REEVE CLERK
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