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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1982-09-15, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 15, 198, — A3 tair STOP ON MARKET—The new stop signs erected Tuesday morning on the recently paved Market Street at the corner of Sparling are a helpful reminder to motorists to stop their vehicles when they approach the intersection close to the Seaforth Public School. Police are hoping that motorists will bring their vehicles to a full stop, to help save lives or possible injuries to the children attending the school. (Photo by Svela) Another look at 6 and 5 BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Huron County Council's lucecutive com- mittee will take a second look at the federal government's six and five per cent guide- lines. Council discussed the pros and cons of using the guidelines in salary negotiations at a special meeting on Sept. 8. The original recommendation from the executive commit- tee called for agreement with a resolution from Lambton County. - The resolution requested municipalities to exercise re- straint in wage negotiations for 1983'. Stanley Township Reeve Paul Steckle expressed his concern that if council adopted the six and five guidelines, in its own wage negotiations, nothing less would be accept- ed. He said it is unfair for employees receiving $10,000 a year and those receiving $40,000 plus per year to each get a six per cent increase. In some situations no salary increase should be handed out, suggested Reeve Steckle. Not only does the county have to be concerned about wage restraint, it also has to practice restraint of its expenses, said Goderich Reeve Don racier. He suggested council look at budget expenditures as far as it could. Realizing such costs as energy would be difficult to control. Reeve Wheeler reasoned costs in other areas would have to be cut down. On the subject of county expenditures, Goderich Deputy Reeve Robert Allen cautioned his colleagues, that no matter what Huron levies, if the municipalities can't raise the money from taxpayers, they won't have anymore. Restraint would have to be performed whether or not county wants to do so. County administrator William Hanly warned council, that if some of the employees' unions don't accept whatever is negotiated, the matter could be turned over to a provincial arbitrator. In that case, if past history is used as an example, Mr. Hanly suggested the arbitrator may award wage settlements higher than six per cent. For non-union employees, council could impose its wishes in wage negotiations. The end result would be a discontented staff. noted Mr. Hanly. Deputy Reeve Allen reminded council that one of the leading industries in the county had its employees take a 10 per cent salary decrease, union member included. Morris Township Reeve gill Elson said there could also be hard feelings if the individual municipalities don't stick together and given their employees approximately the same increase. As an example, if Morris gives its employees an eight, 10 or 12 per cent increase, East Wawanosh and Grey Townships' employees would want the sa me. "the executive committee has heard the feelings of member councillors•and- it would be a good idea to refer the issue back to the committee," said Zurich Reeve Fred Haber- er. "Take another look at it," suggested Reeve Haberer. Court may close Help with changing Change. Choice. Decision making. Heavy, painful words for some of us. Every day, run of the mill experiences for others. 1, although I've been doing a great deal of changing, choosing and deciding lately, . definitely belong to the first group. "Why can't. things just flow along smoothly? 1 can't stand all these hassels," I remember saying to an older woman an excellent child- ren's librarian, who I worked with at my second full- time job. • "Uhuh," said • she, "you're a Cancer. That's why this upheaval drives you crazy." And then she pro- ceeded to set me straight. Change, that wise woman said, is life. If you're going to go through your days, your job by rote it will all be deadly dull. You won't grow, you won't contribute much to anybody or anything and you'll be boring and stale. "So, get used to it, dear," that lovely lady (she was of the era that called people dear) said "it gets easier as you get older." Well, I've gotten older, certainly. And the changes have continued to fly. Most of them, I've taken in my stride and I'll never, by choice, be stale or dull, but change still comes hard to me. As it does, i suspect, to lots of us...and not just those whose birthdays fall between June 21 and July 22. That's why 1 was an eager participant in a session on change, one of the highlights for me off the recent New Directions for Rural Women conference at Centralia Col- lege. And while I didn't .come walldng out with a crystal clear course off action or a five year plan in front of nae, 1 left,. and I'd guess many others did too, withconfi- dence in my ability to make changes and -just as import- ant, to deride when they are necessary. The leader, Betsy Reilly Grzyb, talked a bit about being comfortable with change. And about each of us taking time to be aware of how we have made changes in the past. "Trust your- self," was her message. Draw on that old experience -to help you the next time you need to make or adjust to change. Are you comfortable with the timing of a change you face? Iff you are resentful, is it because of the decision • itself, or the way you had to reach the decision?,In other words, is this something you want, but you feel forced into it? CHANGE I; RINGS ILOSS "With every change comes loss," Betsy admit- ted. And this fills us with fear. But, that's not as painful as it sounds. Likely there are some things in your life that have lost meaning: Huron B of E gives middle management 7.9 percent Seaforth Police Chief, Hal Claus has informed local council of the possible closure of thc Province! Offences Court in Seaforth. According to Chief Claus, the closure is part of cost cutting measures being looked at by Huron county Judge W.G. Cochrane. "The closure is part of a cost cutting measure instituted by Judge Cochrane who has sent a recommendation to Chief Justice Hayes for consideration," Chief Claus explained in a telephone interview with the Expositor. Court under justice of the peace Gord Ferris. has been held here once a month. if approval for the closure is received offenders will be required to appear in court in Goderich. ©ddo °n . Endo by Ell@1 4©wnoh@nd Continued from page 2 behaviour is also considered; that is, how an individual meets the standards of his age and cultural group in personal independence and social responsibility. 10 tests are not always valid tests of intelligence. though, for people who come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds or who have emotional disorders, specific learning disabilities or physical handicaps. Assessing adaptive behaviour is difficult for the same reasons. The majority of mental handicapped ople are mildly impaired; only a minority e profoundly retarded. Unfortunately, the age most people conjure up when they thinINLthe label "mentally retarded" is one of totafdependence and inability to function. The TV Ontario program tried to enlighten viewers by focusing on the People First conference held in Toronto in March 1981. More , than._ 5(10 mentally handicapped adults, repreS'enting different areas of Ontario, attended the conference, It was the largest gathering of mentally handicapped adults outside of an institutional setting in Canada. People First is an independent self-help group with chapters in Canada and the United State's. 1t is an organization of people who arc labelled mentally retarded. In this p a Markets a success An average 7.9 per cent salary increase for middle management has been approved in a 12-4 recorded vote by the Huron County Board of Education at its Sept. 7 meeting in Clinton. Personnel committee chairman John Elliott said the 7.9 per cent increase represents an average for the middle management employees of the board which Includes bus drivers, band instructors and chief custodians. The contract custodians received an average 7.2 per cent increase. Mr. Elliott said there is no salary range, rather salaries are calculated by a formula which is based on school size. There are about kfgtgng too �a}y by &li ii Visa@ you still do them automati- cally. There may be some things you are ready to lose. And don't forget . to think about possible gains from a change you may be brooding about making. There are other questions to ask yourself about change. Is a particular change so important to your worth as a human being that the risk is worth it? Is your preception of that risk acurate& Maybe you can talk that over with someone and get a more objective outsider's view. Remember too, Betsy told us, the fact that someone (likely a near and dear someone) disapproves of "a decision or change you make doesn't mean they'll reject you entirely. We can dis- agree with what someone does but still love them. We're tough. We can cope. Fear of disapproval (it may be acurate or exagger- ated fear) is not enough reason to not make a change that's crucial to you. Fear, especially when it's related to change, is a good alarm, that makes you pause, reconsider, measure , But we have to look at it clearly, not bury it or back right,off when it surfaces. Betsy Reilly Grzyb had a suggestion that can help us measure where we're going in life, how we've faced change in the past and maybe help with what's ahead. Sit down, alone, for awhile and draw a circle. That's a life cycle chart. Then fill in years, zero at the top, perhaps 18 at the three o'clock hand, 37 where six o'clock would be, 56 at nine o'clock etc. Then -(1 employees in middle management. Trustee John Jewitt requested the record- ed vote because he objects to the settlements. Mr. Elliott explained union contracts had hccn negotiated in the spring, but became effective Sept. I. Meanwhile. the federal government has instituted its six and five per cent wage limits. Mr. Elliott said it wouldn't he fair to nonunion employees not to negotiate on the same basis as union employees. Those voting against the motion were trustees Jean Adams. John Jewitt, Dennis Rau, and Marion Zinn. All remaining trustees voted in favour. The Scaforth Recreation Department's final Farmer's Market. held over the weekend. was a great success. according to recreation director Bryan Peter. The event attracted 14 exhibitors and good attendance from local and arca residents. The recreation department has been sponsoring the Saturday markets for the past three years to help promote the recreational value of Victoria Park. Exhibitors are charged a small rental fee for their displays of arts and crafts. "The market gives local people a chance to display arts and crafts." Mr. Peter said. This was the last market to be held this year hut the event will continue next year in the same location. way it differs from organizations, shch as the Association for the Mentally Retarded, which is composed of people who work with the mentally retarded. The main challenge of People First is to make the public and agencies aware of the injustices that mentally retarded people live with and to advocate changes. A secondary purpose is that, by 'organizing in groups, mentally handicapped people may begin to feel they have some control over their lives. The Ontario chapter of People First emerged withAthree objectives. The first is to eliminate the words "mentally retarded" frdm the names of agencies working with them- hoping to reduce the stigma by changing the label. The second is to promote de -institutionalization, and the third is to achieve minimum wage in sheltered 'Work- shops. The synopsis of the program concluded that People First is a good name for a self-help group composed of mentally handicapped adults for, as the name implies, they have the same needs and should have the same rights as other people. David Lincoln from Fort Erie was elected president of the Ontario Chapter of People First at the 1981 conference. His aim was to eliminate the discrimination that he and his sister and other mentally handicapped people face. His proposed method is commendable. He explains: "My attitude has been all along that it's not time to get mad. 1 think it's time to teach. It's people's ignorance that's causing this..." At its regular meeting Sept. 13 Seaforth council considered the following: An Ontario Municipal Board de- cision on the applications by area municipalities to pur- chase an industrial park budding for a new fire hall is expected in two to three weeks, clerk Jim Crocker reported. A S50 grant to the Huron Plowmen's Association for prizes at the Sept. 18 match in E. Wawanosh was passed. "Good public relations," commented reeve- Bill bale. A bylaw authorizing a nuclear disarmanent resolut- ion on the Nov. 8 municipal election ballot was passed. New railings will be pur- chased for the town hall entrance at a cost Of $300 and at the suggestion of council- lor Bob Dinsmore, the fin- ance committee agreed to kook into fixing or replacing the front door. A ratepayers' meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the council chambers. Council agreed to an Agri- cultural Society request to have Duke St. between the curling club and the old arena closed Sept. 23, 24 and 24, provided that public works employees put the barricades up; police take them down Sunday morning, Sept. 26 and the fire chief be notified and approve of the dosing. Chief Hal Claus and thc clerk are preparing a draft dog bylaw for the Oct. council meeting. The chief and councillor Irwin John- ston, chairman of the police committee will attend a zone meeting in Chatham . Sept. 29. Police are investigating a noise complaint brought to their attention by mayor John Sinnamon. A letter from the Seaforth Public Association, indicat- ing their intention to re- negotiate their collective agreement with the town, which expires Dec. 31. will be referred to the new council. which will take office after the Nov. 8 election. One snowplow truck has been purchased; another purchase is pending and works superintendent John Forrest reported that pur- chase and repair costs to have both "ready to go" would he about 58.000. Following a request from the local Co-op on tendering for town fuel supplies a policy was set. Tenders for public works vehicles. build• ing and the town hall will be called as a package deal, for mark in the landmarks, the really important 'events in your life. Off the top of your head they might be age 12, when you graduated from elemen- tary school, age 20 when you got your first job, your wedding at 23, your wedding anniversary 25 years later. But wait'ka minute. It's more likely the really import- ant events in your life cycle have been more private ones. Perhaps, like Betsy Reilly Grzyb, you were adopted as a small baby. Or maybe your life changed dramatically when your grandmothe died when you were 12, wherPyou won a public speaking cont- est and got a surge of confidence at 16 or when your first love died in a car accident when you were 18. Perhaps your works shifted when your husband had to move to a new job or when you decided to go back to work. "What, were the events that totally altered my life?.' is what you ask as you go around that circle. You may laugh, you may cry as you sort out where you've been, but doing a life cycle chart every few years can help you figure out how you got to where you are now and possibly give a glimmer about where you want to be. Some of the women in the session were working on enormous changes. One was going back to school after more than 20 years_and six children. Others had ideas about what needed changing in their lives but hadn't yet decided how to go about them. Still others wre feeling pressure (from society or family) to change while they felt just fine about how their lives are right now. We got support, we got ideas, we got a sympathetic ear from each other. And that, if you're threatened by change is believe me, invalu- able, -We also got, from Betsy Reilly Grzyb, a bit of struc- ture to help us deal with change. People often go 'through stages when consid- ering change. We may do some quiet watching...per- haps those a bit older than us, those who have been in the job longer...and see how they cope. - ,Then most likely we'll' dabble a bit. Try a new career on for siz by volun- teering at something similar for example. That means working on the 'hospital tuck cart before throwing over a 25 year teaching career for a hospital job. Then comes what Betsy calls a dithering stage. "Well, 1 don't know... on the one hand this, on the other that", we've all done it. - As we get closer to resolv- ing our peed for change, fear strikes and we have to deal with .that. We may start brooding, ,fearing loss, risk and all the rest of it. Much of this is painful, but if we listen to what we're really feeling and pull in outside resources and help along the way, if we're patient andytrust our ability to decide what's best for us, we'll get there. And doesn't that, as a physical fitness tape I've been exercising to rigorously for the past six weeks (by far the biggest change in my sedentary life) says, feel good? Tuckersmith gives grants Business at Tuckersmith council's Sept. Agriculture, Sriculturaoci$00ety, ental Heederationh of meeting included: Approved for payment were the following accounts totalling 591 ,742.11 including Van- astra day care centre 55.874.67, Vanastra recreation centre 511,744.18; roads 531.914.47 and general accounts'$42,408.79. Council approved the grants it will be making for 1982: Hensall-South Huron Agricultural Society. 5150; Seaforth Agricul- tural Society, 5150: and Huron Central ©crfifl boagifo a three year term, Tenders. for 1983-86 will be due Dec. 13, 1982. For closing the open ditch on Coleman St. which area residents petitioned about Iasi month, the town would only receive a 25 per cent subsidy. if the work was done under Seaforth's ONiP program, it would be eligible for another 2.5 per cent. At a public works meeting it was suggested the project could be coordinated with a five year street plan. More in- formation will be sought at a meeting this week with en- gineer Burns Ross. Seaforth will buy 50 Nor- way Maples from the Aus- able Bayfield Conservation Authority for fall planting and another to be planted in the spring. The Fire Area Committee will be told the town might be interested in renting one bay in the McNichol building if and when it is purchased fir a firehall. The decision. however, will be- up to the new council. New tennis courts on SDHS property, to be man- aged by the rec committee. will be a reality in 1983. Council passed a bylaw to that effect and also an agreement with the Huron County Board of Education. Council pays for August meetings were: mayor Sin- namon, S360; reeve Dale S245; deputy reeve Bennett 5290; councillor Dinsmore 5335: councillor Groothuis 5200; councillor Hildebrand 5365. plus 572.06 in expens- es from the AMO convent- ion; councillor Johnston 5245; councillor Alf Ross 5380; councillor Paul Ross $245. A recommendation from tion, 5250; Seaforth Lions Club, 5300; Seaforth Community Hospital, $555; Clinton Public Hospital, 5500; transportation system for the physically handicapped, 5600; Town and Country Homemakers. 5135: Huron County Junior extension, 5100; Seaforth recreation board. 52251,90; Hensall recrea• tion board, 51500; and Clinton recreation board. 5500: and Huron Plowmens Associa• tion, S50. the planning board that citizens are invited to serve on a property standards committee was accepted. A property standards enforce- ment officer will be named after the official plan is accepted by the housing ministry, likely at the end of the year. Reeve Dale reported on Huron County Council's in- vestigation of moving the county museum from Gode- rich to a building at Vana- stra. "if the (Vanastra) building doesn't pass in- spection. the whole thing will be dropped." Noting the Goderich museum is in bad shape. the reeve said the Vanastra one is big enough that the museum could use "75,000 square feet and rent the remaining 80.000 square feet." Renovating costs are estimated at Si million ver- sus at least S2 million to tear down the old museum and. re -build it in Goderich. Council endorsed a Lions club application to Wintario for funds for new playground equipment, washroom facilit• ies and restoration work on Silver Creek at the Park. Hibbert to paint garage Work in Hibbert Town- ship under thc Ontario Incent ive Program will commence this week. It includes re- pointing the township garage. painting, and im- pros ing the n rather stripping around the doors, It is hoped that this will he completed before had w eather comes - in which case some interior work may he done. says clerk Charles Frienrt Council decided at its Sept. - meeting to take advantage of an offer b> the Ausablc Bayfield Conser.ation Au• thority to use, on a trial basis. some tapes of municipal open drain cleaning and mainte• nance machinery imported from Europe. Delidery of the new D-60 Champion Grader was made early in September. and the radio had been fitted and thc machine road tested The grader comes with a onewa snow plough. the first the township has had. and coun c iI ass aits with interest the first fall of snow to to the new. blade. A resolunon was passed authorizing the clerk to apph for the interim subsidy on roads with pax merit of the grader the road budget was in need of "help" By-law for tile drainage loans. third reading on the 'Worden' Drainage Works. and the authority for the reeve and clerk to sign an operating agreement for the Seaforth arena, were all given the necessary readings The clerk reported that the final tax leyhad been posted. and that seniors were rcce,ving application forms for their tax assistance These figures are asailable from the final tax notice or at the Township Office. The meeting adjourned at 1230 a.m. Y©ugali With the beginning of the busy fall season many local clubs are holding regu- I::- meetings again or plann• ing special events. You can list your group's non-profit event free the week before it happens in The Huron Expos- itor's You're invited column. The deadline is Tuesday noon before publication. Members of the Seaforth Horticultural Society are in- vited to attend the meeting of the Clinton Horticultural So- ciety, Wed., Sept. 22, when Elizabeth Wilmott, author of Meet Me At The Station will be guest speaker. Rebekah Hall\ Clinton at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. THANKS FIREMEN—Seaforth firemen present cheque for the arena fund raised by the barbec tournament held in August. They also presented a d a $1200 $1845 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised by the car e and ball toll on Main Street. •(Photo by Hook) c teque for