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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-01-23, Page 1Muicril© NO. 3 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1975 15¢ PER COPY FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE - The Hensall United Church celebrated it's 50th anniversary Sunday. At the same time Harry Horton was honored for 50 years of service to the choir. Above Rev. Don Beck and Mrs. Horton watch as Mr. Horton receives a 50 -year pin from Ian McAllister on behalf of the coni re ation. (T -A Photo) HEAR FROM HURON MP - Huron MP Robert McKinley spoke to a grade seven class at St. Marie Separate School, at St. Joseph, on Monday. The students from the left are Dale Alexander, Cheryl Rau, Debbie Creces and Jean Pierre Laporte. (T -A Photo) Barfield picks committees (by Milvena Erickson) At the regular village council meeting Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens approached council applying for a building permit to build a business outlet behind the library on their property on Main Street. Permit was granted. Council also supported a resol- ution from the Corporation of the Town of Watford regard- ing Court leniency, court fines and the curbing of unlawful activities. Received several letters from the Huron County Board of Health with respect to regulations regarding added facilities in the Community Centres; the Ministry of Treas- ury regarding a Municipal Administration. Course at Fan- shawe College in London; Sem- inar for councillors on Monday, February 24 at the Good Roads Conventnion, Royal York Hotel, Toronto with the theme "Roads, a Cornerstone of Transportation" to be presented; progress report from the Bayfield Area Bluebird Society, stating that 82 young bluebirds flew from their boxes County committees The following is the report of the striking committee of Huron County Council for 1975, with the first person named as Chairman: Road, R. McNichol (3), R. Gibson (1), 3. Kerr (2), R.W.J. Lyons (4), C.K. Camp- bell (5). Huronview, J. Tinney (1), H. McMichael (2), J.A. lviair (2), T.W. Consitt (3), C.E. Boyle (3). Health, E.W. Oddleifson (2), 3. Miller (1), A. McKinley (1), W.J. Dale (3), J. Morrissey, Prov. Rep. Library, N. Durst (2), E. Thompson (1) T, D. MacMillan (3), G. McCutcheon (1), E. Talbot (2), D.H. McKenzie (3). Planning, J.L. McCutcheon (2), J.F. Flannery (1), D.A. McNeil (1), C. Desjardine (2) G.H. Stirling (3), B. Clifford (3) Development, W.G. Zinn (1), H.E. Wild (1), F. Cook (2), W.J. Elston (2), W.I. Morley (3), F.E. Haberer(3). Social Services, E. Sillery (1), H. Mulvey (1), R.O. Williamson (2), J.R. Hunking (3), J.F. MacDonald (3). Land Division, E. Hayter (1),. H. Robinson (1), R. Westcott (2), C. Laithwaite (2), G. Reed (3). last year --up 49 from the previous year. Several individuals and groups are now working in this endeav- our, not only in the immediate area but from Goderich and Staffa and a cash donation as far away as from Safety Harbour, Florida and a pile of pine board ends from Dashwood Industries. The directors for 1975 are: Mrs. Robert Blair, Mrs. Frank Burch (secretary), Philip Du Boulay, Percy Johnston, Harvey MacDougall (president), Miss Jessie Metcalf, Mrs. Gwen Pemberton, Miss Dorothy Reinke (membership secretary,) John Siertsema, and Brig. Morgan Smith as treasurer. There are 50 family member- ships in the Society, but they are in need of more people both young and old and send our a plea to join their group. In other business the reeve will present a brief dealing with the Mustard Report on Wednes- day, January 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Cabinet Ministers meetin in London; discussed the drain- age program for 1975; the state of the library building following inspection by councillors Mc- Fadden and Warner; discussed snowmobilers annoying resid- ents at "ungodly hours" of the night and gave serious consider- ation regarding dogs running at (continued on page 10) Board of Education discuss heafth issue (by Wilma Oke) The Huron County Board of Education is interested in having a School Health Co-ordinating committee established in the county. The board chairman's advisory committee was author- ized at a board meeting in Clinton Monday to ask the executive committee of Huron County Council to meet to dis- cuss setting up the committee. It would include elected rep- resentatives from each body. The suggestion to form the co-ordinating committee was Tirade in a letter to the board by Dr. G.F, Mills, Medical Officer of Health for Huron. Trustee Mollie Kunder, of Seaforth, chairman of the Education Committee, said with the co-ordinating commit- tee the board would know ahead of time of new types of prog- rams introduced into the schools of the county, such as the birth control type of prog- ram put into effect, which she learned of second hand. She said the sooner the board and council committees meet the better. Trustee Charles Thomas of Brussels said the Board of Health in Huron is .different than in most other areas where the bca.rd covers more than one county or where there are sep- arated cities or towns. He said in Huron the Health Board is directly accountable to Huron County Council only, and the two boards are in a position to co-operate more fully. Complaints from parents of Grades 7 and 8 students in God- erich regarding the distance they have to walk to school to attend classes at Robinson Memorial School was referred back to the Management Com- mittee of the Board and the academic superintendents of education, for further study. The parents feel it is unfair for some of their children to have to walk more than two miles to and from school daily in all kinds of weather to get to that school when they have Victoria Announce grant for Authority The Honourable Leo Bernier, Minister of Natural Resources, announces the approval of a provincial grant in the amount of $12,500 to the Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authority to cover the cost of emergency flood and ice control and for flood warning and recording. The Authority is requesting the establishment of an emerg- ency flood control fund in order that it may react immed- iately to any flood situation which might arise and be ready to undertake control measures such as ice breaking and sand- bagging along with lesser exp- enditures in connection with flood warning and the recording of highwater marks and extent of damage to assist with future studies. All municipalities are design- ated as benefitting and will pay the Authority's share of the cost. Public School in their area with students up to Grade 6 only Ronald Bushell, representative 4" for the concerned Goderich ratepayers, in a letter to the Board last month stated that all the children should be bused who have to walk one mile or more one way to school and that while the Huron County Board of Education is carrying out a construction program at Vict- oria School in Goderich. "We would like to see arrange- ments made for the accommod- ation of Grades 7 and 8 to be taught at this school." In his letter Mr. Bushell had pointed out at the present time all separate school children in Goderich who attend St. Mary's School and living more than one mile away, are bused to and from school in the morning, at noon and after school. "We feel if this can be done for some children in our area, it can be done for all, " he wrote. R.L. Cunningham, transport- ation manager for the board, who had looked into costs of busing these students, advised that the quoted price from Huron Automotive and Supply, Goderich, is $40 per day for a morning and after school route around the perimeter of Goder- ich, or $60 per day if transport- ation is to be provided at the noon hour. D.J. Cochrane, Director of Education, pointed out if a (continued on page 15) 0 Collect twice Stanley Township will coll- ect taxes twice a year instead of the usual once, it was dec- ided at the inaugural meeting of thenew council. Taxes willbe collected in two equal installments, one on June 15, and the other on Nov- ember 15. Because of the better revenue flow, the township isn't expected to borrow as much money as before under a borrowing by-law that permits the township to get up to $210, 000 from the banks. With the start of the new term, council also made sever- al appointments, all for two years. Paul Steckle was appoint- ed to be Stanley's representat- ive on the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority; Donn- elly and Murphy of Goderich as the solicitors; A.M. Harper as the auditor; and C.P. Corbett of Lucan as the engineer. Other appointments made by council include: William Caldwell and Elmer Turner as livestock evaluators; Bert Greer, Bill Steckle, Jack Ham- ilton, Jack Coleman, Fred Gib- son and A.J. Mustard as pound keepers; D'Arcy Rathwell, Charles Rau, Cliff Henderson and Robert Turner as fence view ers; Don Brodie as tile drainage inspector; and Donald McGreg- (continued on page 5)