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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-05-18, Page 1NO. 20 ice,: -! , FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1977 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Mill rate increase of 16.06 mills approved Zurich council approved the 1977 mill rate schedule as presented meaning village residential public school sup- porters will pay an increase of 16.06 mills over last year. However, all of this increase comes from the county and school support rate increases as the villages general mill rate remained the same as last year. General Residential rates remained the same as last year at 64.47 mills, general com- mercial remained the same at 75.85 mills. County commercial rates jumped to 34.39 mills from 28.42 mills while county residential rates to 29.23 mills from 24.17 mills. Public school residential went to 39.74 mills from 31.77 and Public School Commercial rates went from 35.30 to 44.16 mills. Secondary school residential went to 33.99 mills from 30.96 mills while secondary school commercial jumped to 37.77 from 34.40. Separate School residential rates went to 39.54 mills from last years 36.54 and the Separate More effective voice needed say PC's Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell was described as a "voice in the wilderness" at Thursday night's nomination for the Progressive Conservatives and the 250 party faithful nominated former Huron warden Anson McKinley to help lead the riding out of that wilderness. He's a brother of MP Bob McKinley and won the nomina- tion by acclamation after Jim Hayter, the Goderich car dealer who was soundly beaten by - Riddell in the last election, withdrew his candidacy to throw his support behind McKinley. Most of the speakers at the meeting, held at South Huron District. High School. predicted the Liberals would not move out of their third party status and emphasized that the only way riding residents could have their concerns presented at Queen's Park was to get a member back on the side of the government. "The choice is clear," stated Goderich Township Reeve Jerry Ginn in presenting McKinley's nomination, "we can have a Riddell gets Huron Middlesex Liberals acclaimed Jack Riddell at a largely attended nomination meeting in Hensall Thursday night. Mr. Riddell was first elected in 1973 when he captured the riding in a by-election. Referring to the by-election his nominator Reeve Aubrey McCallum of East Williams Township, described Mr. Riddell as "the man who stopped regional government in this province" was unopposed. His nomination was seconded by Mrs. Shirley Kay of Clinton. Riddell's qualifications are particularly adapted to rural - urban combination that is a feature of the riding. Reeve McCallum said in his nomination remarks. He has used his ability to represent the people of Huron - Middlesex in a dedicated way, he said. Regretting the necessity of asking for assistance for an election that wasn't needed and that has been called at such a busy time, Mr. Riddell said the minority government had been working well. The government should be working to solve problems like unemployment, energy, agriculture and housing, he said. But instead the progressive Conservatives and new Democrats had forced an elec- tion. While the Liberals in the House were proposing economic strategies to create jobs, Mr. voice in government or a voice in the wilderness". "We all know what Bob McKinley has done and we can expect the same from his brother, Anson," he stated. Hayter, who had filed nomina- tion papers and then decided at Thursday's meeting to withdraw, said he lost the fight against Riddell in the last encounter because most people tended to think the Liberal MPP should have another turn after his by- election win. "But he's proved he's not doing the job we would like done for, Huron -Middlesex," Hayter said, quickly adding that he thought McKinley was the man who could win the June 9 election. Hayter said the riding had some problems and he told the audience those problems would disappear if they elected a man to sit on the government side of the Legislature. While Hayter's nomination came as a bit of a surprise to many of the party supporters, his Please turn to Page 7 nomination Davis and his backroom advisers were holding secret candidate training sessions in an obscure Toronto hotel. Riddell said that for 19 months the Liberals had made the compromises • that were necessary to make minority government work, as other parties enjoyed grandstanding and confrontation. We were criticized, he sa-id, but we were determined to keep our promise. "Davis and the Blue Machine called this election without a thought for the people of Ontario and for no other reason than the fact that Davis likes to rule by divine right and he has to have a majority government in order to do that", he said, and added "It's time for a different kind of government in Ontario — it's time for a government that cares about people more than powers." Please turn to Page 17 School Commercial went to 43.93 from 40.60 mills. To pay the cost of tax - supported services in the village, realty and business taxes for municipal and school purposes will pay 40 % of the total budget of $309,800; the Province of Ontario's contributions to reduce the taxes imposed for municipal and school purposes will by 28% of the total and other municipal and school revenues will pay the remaining 32%. This means that in 1977 the province of Ontario will contribute 72 cents for every dollar of realty and business taxes imposed by the Village of Zurich. The budget for 1977 has been set at $309,770 and will be spent in the following ways: general government, $63,340; Protection to persons, $8,559; transportation services, $55,450; environmental services, $49,830; social and family, $300; recreation, $43,425; planning and development $2,500; school board purposes $53,673 and county $32,693. NEW WHIRLPOOL BATH — The Bluewater Rest Home residents may now enjoy the benefits of a whirlpool bath which includes a hoist for easily raising bathers above the bath and gently -lowering them in. Left to right Dr. Wallace, Mrs. Barbara Shephard, nursing director and Rest Home Manager Joe Risi watch as the whirlpool shows off its talents. Photo by McKinley Whirlpool installed in Rest Home A whirlpool bath has been installed in the Bluewater Rest Home to allow even the weakest residents the comforts of soothing no effort bathing. The bath comes complete with a chair and hoist which allows users of the bath to be raised from wheelchair level and lowered directly into the bath at the simple touch of a lever. In the past, many of the bed- ridden patients at the rest home found baths a problem as three attendants were required to lift the residents in and out of the tubs and also to hold and bath them. Under the new system, only one attendant is required and the .bather is able to relax and enjoy the whirling waters with automatically controled bathing temperature. The whirlpool has been in use for close to two weeks now, and RestHome manager Joe Risi says it has been a complete success. "It is actually almost being over -used" laughed Mr. Risi, "it was purchased with the bed- ridden residents especially in mind but all the residents seem to enjoy it." This was echoed by one of the residents of theRestHome as she emerged sparking clean and relaxed after her experience in the whirlpool. "I feel five years younger after getting out of that thing" she remarked, and, then smiled. The purchase of the whirlpool bath was made possible by a donation left to the Rest. Home by the estate of the late Edwin Sittler who passed away November 16, 1975. Cyclist escapes injury, close call A six-year-old Exeter area youngster escaped injury Sunday when his bicycle was involved in a collision on Huron St. East. The driver of that vehicle also escaped injury when he ended up in the ditch as the vehicle over- turned. John Penninga, Exeter, was eastbound on Huron St. around noon when he took evasive action to avoid hitting the young cyclist, Thomas Rolph, RR 3 Exeter. The car just clipped the rear of the bike. The Penninga vehicle sustain- ed $1,500 in damage when it roll - NDP choose candidate Shirley Weary, 42, of Goderich was acclaimed NDP candidate for the Huron -Middlesex riding for the provincial election on Monday night in Brucefield. Some 16 people attended the meeting at Huron Centennial School and heard Weary speak on health care and car insurance rates, She noted that Ontario residents paya provincial in- come tax rate of 30 percent while those in Manitoba pay 42 percent. However, she added that Ontarians must pay another $300 for hospitalization while Manitoba rsidents have this included in their taxation. Weary also placed some concern over the fact that she is a secondary worker despite the fact that she has been in the work force for some 20 years. She added that along with all women, men under 25 years of age and those over 54 years old are also Please turn to page 2 ed over and came to rest on its roof in a field. OPP Constable Wally Tomasik investigated the incident. In another Sunday accident, damage was set at $2,500 when a vehicle driven by Harold Eberhardt, RR 2 Centralia, struck a private drive and culvert area on Highway 4 south of Exeter. The driver sustained minor in- juries. Constable Jack Straughan in- vestigated. There were two accidents on Friday, both of a similar nature. A vehicle driven by David Smale, RR 1 Hensall, struck a parked car on a Hensall parking lot. Damage to the vehicle owned by Hugh McEwen, RR 2 Hensall, was estimated at $200 by Constable Frank Giffin. In the other collision, a vehicle driven by Francis Morrison, Huron Park, struck a parked car owned by Bruce Bird, also of Huron Park. Damage in that one was set at $120 by Constable Bill Lewis. During the week the local detachment officers charged five people under the Liquor Licence Act and laid 42 charges under the highway Traffic Act and nine un- der the Criminal Code. THEFTS The value of items stolen from cottages at Poplar Beach mounted this week as three of the owners returned from southern vacations to investigate their losses. The breakins had occurred at six cottages in late January, but the three owners were not available to check their losses until this week. Archibald Wright reported a quantity of jewellery missing from his cottage. Among the items taken from cottages owned by Raymond Campbell and Chester Roulston were an an- tique shot gun, fishing reel, clothes, watch and a quantity of silver. OPP Constable Bill McIntyre is in charge of the investigation. Total value of the loot was listed at $750, This week, police also in- vestigated wilful damage to a neon sign at the Hensall Co -Op. A large stone had been tossed through it and damage was listed at $300. A number of youths in a vehi- cle had been seen in the area around 4:00 a.m,, Saturday.