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Page 8 --'The Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, May 4, 1972
New police offices still
`alive' if cost reduced
The proposal that the Gun Shed
section of the Armouries be reno-
vated for new police facilities is
not dead even though the tenders
submitted two weeks ago were
considered too high.
At Monday night's meeting of
council, consideration was given
to having new drawings made
which.would modify the extent of
the work originally proposed and
bring the cost closer to what
council thinks could be spent.
Reeve Jack Alexander will ar-
range for the new drawings apd
when they are ready tenders will
be called.
Police chairman William Har-
ris pointed out council had a
choice, either move ahead with
the new offices or be prepared to
spend about $2,000 on the present
facilities.
Reporter feted by councillors
After the town council's meet-
ing on May 1, Councillor Mar-
garet Bennett invited the whole
council including Gil Shepherd,
Adance-Times reporter, to her
house for- a late night feast.
The occasion was the last time
Gil will report on council's regu-
lar monthly meeting for The
Wingham Advance -Times. Gil,
who has worked for several On-
tario newspapers is under doc-
tor's orders to retire for health
.reasons.
• Regretfully, he finds that he
will have to slow_ down and in-
volve himself in less strenuous
activities.
At the party it was not clear
just who was entertaining whom.
No sooner had Gil, the guest of
honor, sat down than he bounced
out of his chair to play the piano.
After a few peppery tunes he
jumped up from the piano stool
and began to recount story after
story from his seemingly endless
repertoire.
Mayor DeWitt Miller thanked
Gil for covering council meetings
so well in the months he has been
working for the Advance -Times.
Due to,the late hour, the party
could not be long, but there was
no doubt that the members will
miss Gil, the familiar fugure be-
hind the press ,table at council
meetings.
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GRADE 6-7 STUDENTS presented a series of songs at the
public school concert last Wednesday and are singing
"SwingLow,
Sweet Chariot" under the direction of Mrs.
Bruce MacDonald.. —Staff Photo.
Huron -Perth Board
Receives reimbursement under winter works plan
Under the winter work employ-
ment incentive program spon-
sored by the federal government
the Huron-Perthl County Roman
Catholic Separa el School Board
was re-imbursed $4,038.14° when
washroom facilities, a teacher's
room and a library resources
centre were added to St. Mary's
School at Hesson.
Vincent Young, Goderich;
chairman of the building and
maintenance committee reported
at a board meeting in Seaforth
Monday of last week that the
work cost a total of $9,780.49 for
materials, supervision and labor
costs for the facilities put in the
basement of the school.
Trustee Young also reported
that three locks to be installed on '
the gym doors at St. Mary's
School in Goderich will cost about
$200. He said that a survey is un-
derway on the amount of snow-
plowing, costs, etc., at the 19
schools in the two counties.
The building and maintenance
committee was authorized to
spend up to $5,000 on capital ex-
penditures, reporting on thework
done at each meeting.
Passed for payment was the
1972 fee for the Canadian Catholic
Trustee Association of $80.23. -
Read at the meeting by John
Vinter, superintendent of educa-
tion, was a letter to Sister
Lorraine, principal of St. Boni-
face School, Zurich, expressing
appreciation of the St. Boniface
Youth Club for the use of the
school for meetings by Val
'Regier of . Zurich, secretary -
treasurer of the club.
Also read by Mr. Vinter was an
invitation from Spence Cum-
mings, Clinton,. a Huron County
official, asking representatives
from the school board to attend a
meeting ,at the Clinton Com-
munity Centre to which rep-
resentatives from the munici-
palities and school boards in four
or five counties were invited to
discuss taking over the sports
complex at the former Canadian
Forces Base in. Tuckersmith
Township. Trustees F. J. Vere of
Stratford and Chris Walraven of
St. Marys volunteered to attend.
Trustee Francis Hieknell, RR 5,
Seaforth, Vincent Young, Goder-.
ich, and Ted Geoffrey of Zurich
indicated they would attend if
possible.
Mr. Walraven reported on a
Professor urges Huron Council
to spell out plans for future
A long and extremely informa-
tive session of 'Huron County
Council was held Thursday in
Goderich-a day earlier than
usual to permit the county of-
ficials to enjoy an evening as
guests • of the Goderich Lions
Club.
The first item on theagenda for
the day was a presentation by
Professor John T. Horton of Mid-
western Development Council
who filled council in on the ex-
treme- urgency of making their
thoughts and ideas about
development in Huron County
made known to the provincial
government.
Professor.. Horton told council
that if future development in
Huron does not go according to.
Huron's aspirations for this coun
ty, it will be because communica-
tions broke down between
Toronto and Huron. "You'll have
no one to blame but yourselves,"
stated Professor Horton. "You
must work to make the govern-
ment's planning correspond with
what you want to see happen in
Huron."
. He presented to council MDC's
brief, which has been sent to
government—an appraisal of
-Design for Development Phase t,
He urged all councillors to
become familiar with the docu-
ment and to study its contents.
Budget Approved '
During the day, the county's
budget for 1972 was approved by
council. It showed that additional
county funds of $192,221 will be
required this year, requiring a
mill rate increase based on the
HONDA
.1• , The on
way to go
old assessment system of 11/2
mills.
The executive committee of
county:council reported that fur-
ther study on the Van Egmond
property near Seaforth . shows
that the Heritage Foundation
grant of $12,000 is dependent upon
the County of Huron taking, title.
to the property. Council agreed
that the county should not
assume tlie responsibility for the
title othe: property, but added
that a g t may be considered
after the 'V n Egmond Founda-
tion Committee has been able to
show clear title to the property.
and financial capability as to
future programing.
• Hospital Grants
There was considerable dis-
cussion once more on the hospital
grants system to be used . in
Huron,, now that hospitals in the
county no longer require , ad-
•ditional beds but large emer-
•gency facilities.
After rather lengthy debate on
the problem, decision was
reached to pay 25 percent of all
provincially -approved 'building
costs in connection with hospital
construction in Huron County.
Since the province supplies: two-
thirds of all approved building
costs, the local municipality in
which the hospital is situated will
be faced with the'problem of rais-
ing the remaining eight and 'one-
third percent.
It was further agreed that until
such time as sufficient funds are
available in the 'reserve fund:
,,
each building proram will be by
agreement between the hospital
board concerned and the Huron
County . Council; subject to ap-
proval of the Ontario Municipal
Board.
In other business, Huron
County Council accepted an offer
from the Ontario Department of
Education to supply a 'summer
children's program co-ordinator
for the summer months at no cost
to the county; and agreed to
accept the proposal • of ,the.
Western Ontario Regional . Sports
Conference to, develop a sports
association in Huron, provided
funds are available from the pro-
vincial government, so that there
willbe no' cost to the County of
Huron:
Pay increase for.
town employees
After hearing the recom-
mendations of the chairman of
the Public Works Committee,
town councillors voted to in-
crease some of the rates paid to
works department employees of
the town. The decision was made
at Monday evening's council
meeting.
There was a long discussion
comparing the sick benefits of
town employees n including the
town police. Councillor Margaret
Bennett wound up the discussion
by saying that she would draw up
p
a uniform personnel policy to
cover all town employees.
transportation seminar whichhe
attended in Chatham on April 15.
The board accepted officially
the 1971 financial statement.
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