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Clinton News-Record, 1977-05-05, Page 17• A large group ofconcerned Vanastra residents turned out last week at a special meeting to voice their complaints to Tuckersmith council. The four-hour meeting was lively at times, and Council promised to look into some of the com- plaints. (photo by Wilma Oke) Jack's jottings from Ottawa BY Jack Riddell, MPP Opposition Party Financial Critics responded to the Provincial Budget this week. Both parties were highly critical of the Government's lack of effective initiatives to generate employment in the Province. Liberal Dayid Peterson expressed concern that "the Government had, to a great extent, spent itself into such a corner that it now has no room to manoeuvre, par- ticularly with respect to stimulating an increase in job opportunities to reduce the present very high rate of ,_unemployment. He stressed the need to give greater assistance to the small business sector which employs 60 per cent of the labour force, is labour - O intensive, and can create new jobs much more quickly and cheaply than large capital- * intensive industries. Small business is flexible, able to adapt quickly to changes in the market, and possesses great potential for technological and other in- novation. The government's job creation program leaves * much to be desired. At a time when unemployment in the A* construction industry is running at 19.2 per cent (as of January this year), the 3,356 jobs to be created in the construction sector, at a cost of $22,500 each, represents but a drop in the bucket. This province is suffering from the highest unem- ployment in decades - 312,000 people unemployed in March (a real rate of 7.9 per cent). We are suffering from con- tinuing high inflation, under - utilization of our manufac- turing industries, stagnation in our miningindustry and widespread lack of con: fidence among consumers and businessmen alike. Mr. Peterson felt that the single most serious defect in the budget is failure to come to grips with the energy situation in this province. Ontario has the highest per capita consumption of.energy in the world, and we must analyze consumption in all sectors, taking effective measures to curb our annual growth in demand which has, historically, been ap- proximately 5 per cent an- nually. We have proposed a comprehensive compulsory set of insulation standards for all new buildings, and a thermal upgrade, retrofitting and insulation for all existing structures. If existing housing stock is brought up to 1975 federal standards - at a cost of some $860 per unit, we could save 36 per cent of our residential heating bill, or the equivalent of 824 million gallons of oil - whi h means $412 million dollars annually. The cost could be capitalized New assistant ag, rep • appointed in Havon • Dennis Martin was recently appointed Assistant Agricultural Representative for Huron County. He suc- ceeds Bill Broadworth who was promoted to the position of Agricultural Represen- 4ative for the district of Thunder Bay. Mr. Martin graduated January 1975 from Cornell University in Ithaca, NeW York where'` he received his honours degree in Animal Science. Dennis is a native of Bruce County where his family operates a beef farm. Dennis worked the summer of '74 with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food broadcasting livestock market reports with Market Information Branch, Toronto. In January '75 he started as Assistant Agricultural Representative in York County and was in charge of Dairy programs, Canfarm, 4- H and Junior Farmers. Dennis's interests include sports (hockey), farming and music. and spread over a number of years, and even though the homeowner was paying for insulation, when the cost was set against the savings in fuel, his total bill would 'be less. We need to have motor vehicles licensed on the basis of weight or on a formula related to energy con- sumption, not the number of cylinders. We need a system of tax credits for the in- stallation of renewable energy equipment; efficiency standards for all energy consuming devices, including houses; and a rate structure in both electricity and natural gas which is progressive: i.e. the more you use the more you pay. A time of day pricing structure should be in- troduced for hydro, to discourage use in peak periods - to assist in better load management, and we need programs to stimulate the development and •manufacture of renewable energy devices here in Ontario, as well as a federal - provincial agency whose mandate is to guarantee Canadian energy supplies. These energy proposals would, if implemented, have a very positive effect on Ontario's economy, as well as ensuring, to a great extent, our future energy supplies. Moreover, they have an enormous potential for the creation of jobs. Both parties reviewed the Province's present financial status. Personal Income Tax Revenue is $172 million below budget, due to unemployment and under -employment; Retail Sales Tax Revenues are $107 million.below budget because of lack of consumer confidence. The crisis in our mines had yielded only 42 per cent of the Mining Profit Tax 4 • budget. Weak markets, high costs and general un- certainty, which have plagued businessmen, have resulted in a shortfall of $95 million in Corporate Income Tax Revenue. The budgetary deficit is over budget, by $302 million, net cash requirements, by $158 million; net debt, by $212 million, net .non-public borrowing, by $72 million. Government occupational health and safety programs have been given an 83 per cent budget increase for 1977- 78. The programs, drawn from two other ministries and now consolidated in the Labour Ministry, after years of criticism, have been given an extra $8 million for a total budget of $17.7 million 'this year. Part of the budget is $2.5 million from the Provincial lottery fund and will be used for applied research on occupational health and safety problems and for helping universities and community colleges train more specialists in the field. On March 3lst, Richard Smith, Liberal M.P.P. for Nipissing urged the Minister of . Community and Social Services to adjust family benefit rates to bring them into line with inflation. This week the Minister announced. that these benefits will pe increased,byr8pe4 cent.,,; CLINTON- NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1977 --PAGE 17 Huron -Bruce PC's set nomination date Huron -Bruce riding is already getting prepared for the June 9 provincial election with two parties having set nomination meeting dates. The Progressive Can- seryative riding association will meet May 9 at 8 p.m. in Kincardine Town hall to select a candidate for the election, association president John Slade. said. By , press time, it was unknown who would be seeking the nomination, but Mr. Slade said there are at least four persons interested in carrying tile party's colors. Bill Walden, of Wingham, who ran unsuccessfully for the Conservatives in the 1975 election may once again seek the nornination but this has , not yet been confirmed. The Huron -Bruce Liberals will hold their nomination night May 12' at 8:30 p.m. in Kincardine town hall as well. The riding's sitting . MPP Murray__ Gaunt said in an interview that he will be seeking the nomination again. He was first elected to the legislature October 4, 1962 and has held the seat ever since. Guest speaker at the Liberal nomination night will be Hugh Edighoffer who has been the Liberal MPP for Perth since 1967. The Huron -Bruce New Democratic Party riding association has not yet set a date for a nomination, ac- cording to association president Whitey Crawford, of Tiverton. Mr. Crawfordsaid the announcement will probably be made in the near future. The Ontario general election was called last Friday by Premier William Davis. The NDP and Liberals combined in the legislature last I Thursday to pass an amendment to the Progressive Conservative governments' rent review program. 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