The Huron Expositor, 1987-12-23, Page 3018 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 23, 1987 •
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SOFT OLD FASHIONED
GRAND FINALE - The cast of St. James Christmas Co.ncert,
which included students • from Kindergarten through Grade 4,
made a fitting commentary on the Christmas Season through,
drama and song last week. They, are seen here during the grand
finale. McIlwraith photo.
County will support museum
Huron County Couneil has agreed to
financially support the Huron County
Pioneer Museum project until the museum
committee -receives -a -decision -en -its -op
plication for a federal govermnent grant.
Following a lengthy discussion at its
regular December session, council decid-
ed to provide interim financing for the pro-
ject through the early release of funds
which the county has already committed
to the project. At the same time, council
also infornied Project Director Claus
Breede that there will be no more new
spending and that a freele has been placed
on the project's. $10,000 contingency fund.
The long delay in approving the federai.
grant has resolved in a shortfall of about
$300,000 even though the project is slightly
ahead ofschedule, Breede told council. In-
itial reaction to the committee's request
for financial support was negative and at
one point council appeared ready to turn
thumbs down to the request. However,
when it was pointed out that any decision
to stop work on the project would un-
doebtedly mean the contractor would sue
the county, it was decided to defer the
issue until later in the meeting to allow
members of council more time to consider
the issue, and Breede more time to
prepare a presentation in support of the
committee's request.
In asking for the financial support, the
committee pointed out that it was seeking
only that money 'which has already been
committed by council and that no new
financial commitment will be asked.
STouldthe federal grant not be approved,
Mr. Breede said, the committee is
prepared to raise the shortfall for the pro-
ject's first phase through public
subscriptions.
in project was broken into two phases
last year when it appeared there was going
to be a delay in an anticipated federal
government grant of $1.15 nullion. Cost of
the first phase would be almost entirely
covered by the county's $1.15 million
share, a provincial government grant of
$1.171,300 and $115,700 from the Museum
Assistance Program to help offset ar-
chitectural costs.
The federal government grant was to
have covered the balance of Phase I in ad-
dition to seeing the projeet through to the
completion of Phase 3.
The decision to go ahead with a two-
*phaSe project was made based on the
federal government's indication that its
grant would likely be forthcbming, Breede
stdd. However, such has not been the case
and the latest word from Huron -Bruce MP
Murray Cardiff is that a decision is ex-
pected early in the new year, he added.
"We wffi not be going ahead with Phase 2
without full federal funding," Breede said,
adding that he is not prepared at this time
to "write the federal government off."
prior to grant
Costs of securing exhibits for the' Deputy Reeve Laurie Cox, West
museum are included in the budget for the Wawanosh Township Reeve Cecil
project's second phase and are likely to be Cranston, Mr. Cunningham, Howick
included in any public_fimd,reising_cam- Township_Reeve Gerald D'Arcey,_Hay___
. paign the• committee might have to Township Deputy Reeve Claire Deachert,
undertake. '• Goderich Deputy Reeve J.P. Doherty,
"In any event, the exhibits wiatake four Zurich Reeve Bob Fisher, Morris
years to put in," Breede said. "If we don't Township. Reeve Doug Fraser, Exeter
get federal support, it will take longer."' Deputy Reeve Lossy.Fuller. '
Hallett, Township Reeve Tom Cunn-
ingham was critical of.the federal govern-
ment for "dragging its feet on approving
the grant". He also criticized his col-
leagues for "nickel and diming" in their
reluctance to support thecterunittee's
request.
In a recorded vote, only three members
of county council opposed the request. Ex-
eter Reeve Bill 'Weide, 'Osborne Township
Reeve Gerald Prout and Hay Township
Reeve Lionel Wilder.
In favor of the request were Grey
Township Reeve Leona Arrnstrong;• Tuc-
ekersmith Township Reeve Bob Bell,
Seaforth Reeve Bill Bennett, Clinton
peeve Bee Cooke, Goderich Township
Ashfield Township Reeve Allan Gibson,
McKillop Township Reeve Marie Hicknell,
Bayfield Reeve D.W. Johnston; Colborne
Township Reeve Russell Kernighan,
Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan, Turn-
berty Township Reeve Brian McBurney,
Stephen Township Deputy Reeve Kenneth
McCann,.. Exeter Reeve Bit Mickie,
Stanley Township Reeve Clarence Rau,
Hensall Reeve "Jim Robinson, ' East
Wawanosh Township Reeve Ernest Snell,
•Goderich .Township Reeve Grant Stirling,
Stephen Township Reeve Thomas Tomes,
Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson, , Brussels
Reeve Gordon Workman, and the two. •
votes of Goderich Reeve Harry Worsen.
Job search constitutionality challenged
• Huron County's social services depart-
ment policy of requiring employable
• welfare recipients to participate in a job
search program has been challenged,
county council was told at its regular
December session. The county's social ser-
vices director, John McKinnon told council
one of the cotinty's welfare recipients has
returned to take part in the job search and
claims it is unconstitutional for welfare ad-
ministrators to demand one. In an inter-
view following the meeting, McKinnon
said the challenge is scheduled to be heard
at a private closed hearing in Goderich
later this =nth.
"If that person wins his case, it will have
far-reaching implications," McKinnon
warned members of council. Information
on the challenge came to light during
presentation of the social services commit-
tee report to council. At that time, Mr.
McKinnon was responding to questions
from Hayfield Reeve Dave Johnston who
wanted to know why the department had
employable people on its welfare rolls
when some employers are unable to find
people to work for them. The Village of
Hayfield has been advertising unsuc-
cessfully for months in an attempt to' rind
people willing to do some work for the
municipality, Mt Johnston said.
He suggested "something's wrong in the
county" when it is difficult to hire anybody
to do the work. "The problem is that
maybe employers can't afford to pay them
as much to work as the government pays
them not to," Johnston said.
Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bob Bell'
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McKinnon admitted that not much ,follow
up takes place since personal contact by
the department is almost certain to jeopar-
dize any prospective employment for the
recipient who is actively meetinga job.
McKinnon's warning of far-reaching kW
plications should the challenger's claim be
upheld at the private hearing prompted
Mr. Johnston to suggest that "if that hap-
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-( from county council) applying for
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