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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-02-27, Page 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1975 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Rabies Cases of rabies in wild and domesticated animals have been declining regularly in Huron County for the past three years. The Huron Counth Health Unit has only 44 positive casesjep- orted to thein last year, a decl- ine of 33 per cent from 1973. Health Unit spokesman Jim McCaul said that the animals stricken with rabies are divided evenly between wild and dourest fcated species. He said the animals contacting rabies year after year are strictly coincid- ental and are not necessarily more susceptible to it. Last year 18 bovine, nine fox, nine skunks, one cat, three horses, three dogs and one bat were reported to the health unit as positive rabies cases. In 1973 there were 19 bovine, one swine, one rabbit, 19 fox, 14 skunks, eight cats, two horses one dog and one wolf diagnosed as rabies victims. In 1972 there were 75 animals stricken. The health unit have had a few incidents reported so far this year, mostly in bovine, skunks and fox but have no return on actual infection of the animals. Varna A member of the Orange Lodge, Charles Reid has been elected County Master of South Huron County Lodge a week ago Wednesday night. This marks the first time in over twenty years that a Varna member has been so honoured. The late Anson Coleman was the last Varna member to hold this office. Other local memb- ers elected to County offices were Watson Webster, Doug McAsh and Ivan McClymont. The Varna Lodge has also rec- eived the cup presented by the County LOL to the Lodge having the largest increase in member- ship. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Webster have returned home fro Florida. Mrs. Alex Taylor has return- ed home from Scotland. Mr. ancl Mrs. Bill Dowson have returned home from their trip. 0 EXCHANGES AND REFUNDS Consumers' Association of Canada would like to refresh your memory on a few basic facts about buying and exchang- ing. .PAGE 3 Huron towns look at policing The police committees from four Huron towns met in Clint - ton this week to consider the alternatives suggested in the recent study of policing for the county and spentmost of their deliberations on only one of those alternatives --total polic- ing by the Ontario Provincial Police. Figures presented in the report show that policing by the OPP would reduce costs for most of the county towns and this app- eared to be the factor which appealed to the officals from Exeter, Clinton, Wingham and Seafortli. No representatives from Goderich attended. The other alternatives in the study were: 1 -retention of the present system of policing, 2 - retention of the present system with a central system of com- munication and dispatch; 3- a county police force policing the whole county save and except traffic on provincial highways. At the conclusion of the meeting, chairman Bruce Shaw, mayor of Exeter, termed the first alternative "short-lived, " the second as being not feasible and the third as being very costly, "Some of us will be thinking carefully about what you said, " Shaw told Ontario Police Com- mission Chairman Elmer D. Bell, one of his staff advisors Gordon Osmond and OPP Staff Superintendent D.E. Wellesley. "At least one of you may be hearing from some of us in the near future, " the Exeter man added. Wingham councillor Bill Har- ris started the Tuesday night discussion off by saying he was inipressed with the figures presented by the OPP to assume policing in the five county towns. In Wingham's case, the OPP submitted a proposed policing cost that is almost $10, 000 below that of the 1974 munic- ipal police budget. Wellesley explained that the OPP would in fact be subsidizing the communities and the cont- ract price offered would be about 65 percent of the actual OPP cost. "Now we're getting some- where, " Harris replied, after noting that this would mean that some of the fanners in the Wingham area would actually be helping to pay some of the Wing ham costs through their taxes to the provincial government. Wellesley then proceeded to answer a number of questions pertaining to the future of men now serving on town forces as well as the services which the OPP would provide. The OPP would enforce local bylaws and check doors of local businesses during night patrols. However, they won't chase dogs. - Contracts would be for only one year at a time and they would contain 'escape' clauses if local officials change their minds. - In communities where the OPP have taken over policing, there has been little flack rec- eived from local citizens. - While municipal officials have no direct say in policing, they have accountability by taking requests or complaints through the OPP chain of com- mand, right through to the Solicitor General. - OPP officers would be assigned to duties within the (continued on page 14) CINDY 32 FL OZ LIQUID DETERGENT CHASE and SANBORN ALL PURPOSE 1 LB GRIND COFFEE CHICKEN NOODLE or CREAM OF MUSHROOM AYLMER SOUP PURITAN 24 FL OZ BEEF STEW READY CUT 2 LB PKG 10 FL OZ CATELLI MACARONI CATELLI DINNER SHREDDED WHEAT ALLEN'S PURE 48 FL OZ APPLE JUICE ROBIN HOOD POUCH 9 OZ CAKE MIXES CHEF -BOY -AR -DEE CHEESE 15 OZ PIZZA MIX ROSEDALE 19 FL OZ . 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