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Zurich Citizens News, 1977-07-20, Page 14e 12 Citizens News Jul 20 1977 A STYLISH DRIVER — Harry Baker, RR 3, Bayfield, sported a green hat with shamrock at the annual Orange Walk. He drove the tractor pulling the Woodham-Kirkton wagon, ridden by L.O.L. members from several communities. By JACK RIDDELL MPP Huron -Middlesex The Environment Minister has announced that Mr. Justice Patrick Hartt will begin his wide-ranging hearings on development in Northern On- tario. Judge Hartt is to be ap- pointed a Royal Commissioner under a Cabinet Order -in - Council. Faced with almost inevitable defeat in the House over its refusal to ban sport fishing in the mercury -polluted English- Wabigoon river system, the government dropped the bill set- ting up an inquiry, which Liberals and NDP Members had indicated they intended to tie to a fishing ban of the polluted waterway. It is understood that Judge Hartt will have almost the same wide terms of reference under the Public Inquiries Act as he would have had under the amended Environment Act. Photo by M. Rodger Hearings begin The Government move left op- position parties with no effective method of forcing a ban on fishing in the English-Wabigoon River system. Both opposition leaders have indicated they will support the inquiry. The Legislature has passed a bill to force construction of a French -language high school in Essex County, near Windsor. Debate on the issue, which was introduced in the final session of the last Legislature, and rein- troduced after the election, lasted two days. Under the legislation, the Essex County Board of Educa- tion will have thirty days to select a site for the school and begin preparations for construc- tion. The new high school could accommodate 600 students in- itially, and there are about 520 students now receiving French - language schooling in the area. In Essex county, the school board has voted • four times against building the school, while legislation provides that the province pay almost all of the $4.1 million cost. Some Members were concerned that the bill was an infringement of the basic principle of local autonomy. The Minister of the Environ- ment has stated that only a political compromise can save the Government's idea of an en- vironmental tax on soft drink cans. Faced with opposition e. wearer lasses: :it' is i portant Color ,is. important and shape is importon but most important for sure to have your eyes examined every twelve months. We Can Arrange An Appointment For You Carpenter Optical Shoppe 405 Main St. Exeter 235-0511 from both Liberals and NDP, the Government has delayed attempting to impose the tax for the second time in less than three months. The Ministry of the Environ- ment will spend the summer dis- cussing differences with opposi- tion critics, trying to reach an accommodation with at least cne of the parties to guarantee passage of the tax bill in the fall session of the Legislature. As a first step, the Minister stated he was prepared to con- sider the Liberal alternative of a deposit, or a combination of deposit and tax. Alberta ap- parently has a five cent deposit on cans, of which two cents goes to the consumer returning the empties and three cents goes to the provincial government to help pay for a depot collection system. A system of such depots could cost about $25 million. Another alternative to be re-examined during the summer will be an outright ban on pop cans. The Premier has stated that a retired judge conducted a secret inquiry into allegations of political influence in the award of multi-million dollar contracts by Ontario Hydro without taking evidence from witnesses under oath. He made this statement after the Speaker had ruled that discussion of the report should not be inhibited by a court order banning publication or broadcast of evidence taken at a preliminary inquiry into charges of a dredging conspiracy. Prior to the Speaker's ruling, the Premier and Cabinet Ministers had avoided answering questions about the inquiry con- ducted by Campbell Grant after his retirement as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith ex- pressed the opinion, outside the House, that the Premier had set. a "very dangerous precedent" in commissioning the secret report. The proper way "would have been to go to the head of the (On- tario Provincial) Police and say `Would you look into these charges.' " The contracts investigated by Mr. Grant were for work on the Madawaska River at Arnprior and at the Douglas Point nuclear Come to the Fair generating Station on the Bruce Peninsula. Answering a question from John Sweeney (Liberal -Kitchen- er -Wilmot), the Minister of Education admitted that the province is phasing out its regional education offices in St. Catharines, Kitchener and Kingston. The services provided at the three offices would be transferred to the nearest remaining office. By the end of next March, the province hopes to reduce staff in its regional offices by about 40 people, to 300. Six other regional offices will remain open. Liberals argued in the 1975 elec- tion campaign that all nine regional offices should be closed as a cost-saving measure. The Legislature has recessed for the summer. In the coming weeks I shall be reporting to you about various government programmes, and legislation which has been passed, or will be debated when we reconvene in the fall. STARLITE Box Office Open at 8 Open Nightly A? First Show at Dusk Grand Bend Children under 12 In Cars Free TUESDAY thru FRIDAY JULY 19, 20, 21, 22 ...an army of one. 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