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The County
ty pf.H
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wants
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On-
tario
Hydro to obtain an amed
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ment
to the Official Plan for Hy-
dro:.facilities in Huron :Ouch • as
. er : orr� ors .and enerati
� g.
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stations
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18;act � ailf
council during, which Warden Bill .
Elston ur ed~ art open'ILtclistiion,''
'1 °•on .a, ra Aunofficila ;an-
nouncement of several weeks ago
that Ontario Hydro plans to build
a generating station within 20
miles of Goderich.
County Planning Director Gary
Davidson says that according to
the Official Plan,an amendment
is required if, in the opinion: of the
planning board,' the use is of
county significance.
"The power corridors, I feel,
are definitely of county -wide
significance," said the planning
director, "and ' I Would, recom-
mend that Hydro be notified that
such corridors shall require
amendments to the county plan.
"In making this reeommenda-
tion I should point out that it is not
the intention at this time to
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ALONG THE MAIN' DRAG
By The Pedestrian
THE CIRCUS IS COMING—
Thanks to the efforts and spon-
sorship of the Wingham Kinsmen
Club Wingham will be given the
chance' to enjoy a real live tent
circus. The Royal Bros. Circus
will be in town on May 28. Should
be a time for good old fashion fun.
PAPER DRIVE RESULTS—
The Wingham Cubs and Scouts
would like to thank everyone who
made their recent paper drive a
success. The boys collected 40
tons of paper in the town' and sur-
rounding area. At the current $25
or so a ton value of scrap paper
that means they realized about
$1,000 through the project. Their
next paper drive will be in Sep-
tember.
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THIS IS HOC EY? --
The CKNX Try Hards and the
Goderich Signal Star Paper Leafs
will meet in "hockey" action at ,2
p.m. this Sunday' at Wingham
Arena. The proceeds from the
game will be donated to the
Wingham and District As-
sociation for the Mentally Re-
tarded and will ' go toward an
adult workshop.
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TALENT HUNT—
Last Thursday .the Wingham
Lions Club held their third and
possibly most successful pre-
liminary Talent Show. All the
preliminary shows are over now
and tickets are on sale for the
April "Show of Stara" from
members of the Lions Club. 'Mat
last 'rhea is an April :25 at the
'"Town Hall.
simPlY
oppose hydro
power 'cor-
ridors," continued Davidson.
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"Rather,
the
P
PP
re is to de -
the
whereby
w tie
v�lo ' �a mechanism
count and Ontario Hydro can
work,
together to
develop
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ewers,
;questions over the place'•'.
He said may: ,officials `have, no
facts, upon which base � an,
savers. °' • .
"We all know we 'need Hydro
but we want Hydro to work with
us so that We do not destroy the
county as we now' know it," said
the Warden.
Reeve., Doug McNeil, Colborne,
said the plans for the corridor
which is now affecting some
Huron County farmers were laid
in 1969. "How many farmers in
that area were aware of that cor-
ridor then?" asked McNeil.
"Surely the people involved
should at least have some idea of
it."
James Mair, deputy -reeve of
Morris Township, said his council
was first notified of the corridor
in 1971. "It was pretty well pit
and dried • then," he added.
Reeve Allan Campbell, McKilr
lop, said citizens in -Huron, par-
ticularly farmers, want answers.
"We can't say what we heard on
the street or'in'the fence corner,"
said Campbell. "We want to hear
directly from Hydro."
Indications from the discussion
were that if Hydro and the county
are not agreed upon the terms of
a possible amendment to the of-
ficial plan, the matter could go
before an Ontario Municipal
Board.
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Reeve Anson McKinley of
St
an-
leYTownship s idhe was pleased
the planning bosxd had brought
'
to
mm da
hon
eco cit
-this `r
Orth
f till
council,.. "It is one of the basic
the n" said Mc-
for
reasons ,plan,"
"It i to stepin the right
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rr t claim t 4 o all
tliag boars ��
ple are opposed' to Hydro lines
and plants in the area. General
o�puuon, however, was that Hydro
in the past has treated farmers
shabbily when it came to making
financial settlement for crossing
their land.
One reeve, Roy Williamson of
Grey, said Hydro was offering
farmers in 1974 what amounted to
1968 prices for their land.
Mrs. Helen Jermyn, deputy
reeve of Exeter, suggested that if
Hydro wasn't setting up a meet-
ing with the county, the count
should approach Hydro with
plans for a discussion.
"What are we planning for?"
asked Deputy -reeve Gerry Ginn.
"What is our priority? Is it agri-
culture? Is it industry? Is it rec-
reation?"
Reeve Deb Shewfelt said there
was "not enough input from the
towns" in this matter. He said not
all Huron residents are farmers
despite the fact there • were in-
dications industry is not all that
welcome here.
"Are we going after progress in
the county of Huron or are we
against it?" asked Deputy -reeve
Frank Cook, Clinton.
Cook said • a nuclear plant in
Huron- was the "biggest thing
that could happen" and people
are against it.
Four people killed
in tragic car crash
Four area young people were
killed Sunday evening in a tragic
single car accident on Hwy. 87,
east of Hurdn Road 33 in Howick °
Twp. when the car in whichthey
were riding ran off the road;
plunged down a steep embank-
ment and came to rest on its roof
in the Maitland riv r.
,the
Charles, 21, of RR 2,
Gorrie, the' driver o the car and
passengers Brenda Brown, 17, of
Wroxeter, Wayne Sanderson, 26,
of RR 2, Wroxeter and John Ray-
mond McCannell, 23, of RR 2,
Gorrie were all dead on arrival at
Wingham and District Hospital.
A fourth passenger, William
Sanderson, 22, of RR 2, Wroxeter
managed to escape from the car
and was admitted to hospital by
ambulance with scalp abrasions
a minor cut on his left hand and
an injured shoulder. He is listed
in satisfactory condition.
Damages to the vehicle were
estimated at $1,500,,
Brenda &cul l: t'awn died on her
i 'th blrthday4he was the daugb
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Report: . a a , a . al sity,,is in lsecondyam' of res-
poarita t and m d, dency, a part of his Cour at the
ar+i couplewd,with w ad- University. of Toronto's School of
ministxative bylaws a o, ed' Hygiene. • Mrs. Morrey's c-
the annual meeting n A icessor will take over the :+ t of
ham and. District - assistant' executive director on ,
dation last Fridayeva u • April 15 and will ` serve in that
in his Opening r rd . capacity, until June 1, the date
of GovernorsChaff • P. which Mrs...l orrey iretii'es... a
titter told' ga
the After the reading of. the min-
hospital is {walking; a •tf n nelal Utes of the last annual ueeting by
tightrope forced 'on thy► * the .,boar'd:• secretary .John Strong.,'
budget restrictionsvn Mrs. Morrey gaire: her 'executive
by the millibar/ of wants' and . director's report. She'began'with
predicted the year 73-74 will not a long list of statistics, coin -
he easy tine for any ,hotais .Paring this year's record With •
in province, However he m •
- last year's.. Softie of the interest-
mental: that Winghanct anal s- ipg points were a rfseof 120 ad-
trlet` Hosptt;al. 'has inana to, A4nissiont over the. year, a..slight
balance pay rises for on , s drop In the birth rate and death.
• and still keep the star" B s- a hate es: well as increases in the
pital services high,` lit t of r Aareaf: of ambulancecalls, the .use
" health services Mr,int- a„various clinics and laboratory'
�Ritter';�.
ed out, that• the hospital:hasY rcif- ,M ing.
ferent clinic's operating r a direcjtor told the members,.
under the direction of spec sts occupancy has been cut to .
and offering services' in a�°lgn�st 48 Cent from 93.25 per cent
o , � 1� • '� y
eyery facet lof health care. in the ":previous year with • the
Looking to the' f,#turei,..; ,
length, o
f'stay cut to 9.18 days,
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chairman a laned'that:#,f pm975. She noted that the bud-,'
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forecast predicting the
viewed thisfall a� that r+ in:crease in servicesthat would be
the most im ortameventsexpected was not Met, av
n
:. in�good f i�
coming year. Mr.. Ritter 4 hospital`, ai ane 1
pressed the opinion thatregi on l- t a Pe even `though it prompted
ization of'health care pegs; a , s is . 'government to recall. $30000
inevitable and told the ce" to its treasury; ; `
• that the concept , of xre on . ior�rey said the year 1973
health aoyncils has 'already, "had sen busy: nd fu l of Soy 'ser
ti n. h cam
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begun to make itself end in r h"
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'n °• iI'i1ted at �h won
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a #� a' P�4
ni is .1ie�+o►tie�:' t�l�t
$try Po�. �', ` handed Out •�.in
of
t rds ha e
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some areas no expansion of cil 17 saf, yaiwa
Hies can•besundertaken until ap-the province and added thataAt-
U s t; los ita 7 various'
. ten�anee a ;ale 1 s
proval has ,been obtained -Atom ��� , P
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1 the Mini .of Health and:'the climes h been good, .She
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-area's healthcouncil:Where no formed 'meeting thata blood
regional hea1th council in', the cbstin s2x 200 had been
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ter• of Robert Brown and the for-
mer Irene Blake and at the time
of her death, was employed at a,
knitting rritil.
Surviving, besides her parents,
are one sister, Sharon, ata h ' ,r_ e;
her paternal grandfather', ' li-
ked Brown of Wroxeter, and her
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Blake, of Wil-
liamsford, Ontario.
The late Brenda Brown wed
at the Moir funeral home, Gorrie,
until Wednesday' when Rev.
Charles Forrest conducted fun-
eral service at 3:30 p.m. Temp-
orary entombment took place in
Gorrie Cemetery Chapel with
spring burial to follow in Wrox-
eter Cemetery.
Raymond McConnell was born
in Brampton and was a son of
Donald McCannell and the for-
mer Rita Tutton. He wbrked in a
factory at the time of his death.
Besides his parents, three
brothers survive, Stuart of Lis`
towel, David 'and Ronald at
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their hospital s.
Mr "Ritteh; noted .a further evi-
dence of ' regionalizationin a
government move to consolidate
the province'',$. 240 ambulance
units into a group' of 40-50 area
units, Another matter affecting
the hospital in 'his , view is the
moving of; nursing progra s
from the province's hospitals t+o
community colleges. So far it has
not affected the hospital's nurs-
ing assistants program but Mr,
Ritter felt sure that it would be
affected by ,1975.
Director Will. Retire
The head of the Board of
Governors also told the meeting
that • a successor to Mrs. Iris
Morrey has been chosen.. The new
executive director of the hospital
will be Norman Hayes of Barrie.
Mr. Hayes; who has an econ-
omics degree from York YJniver-
Chief' Miller
issued warning
to trespassers
Police Chief Jim Miller issued
a warning , to any drivers that
abuse the private road in front of
F. E. Madill Secondary School.
The chief said anyone found using
the road forother than authorized
reasons will find themselves
facing a ' trespassing charge • He
emphasized that the roadway is
private and complaints have
been made to his department by
the • school's principal and the
school board, Chief Miller said
last week a constable took down
the licence numbers ' of several
cars using the private road and if
they are caught again they will
face prosecution.
Otherwise things have been
rather quiet in town according to
the chief. Police did investigate a
number of Minor accidents each
with damages under $200.
On March 29, police were called
to investigate a report that smoke
was blanketingthe area of town
near the Legion Hall. Apparently
workers clearing the -old wreck-
ing yard adross from the Legion
were burning. garbage. Chief
Miller told the owner of the
property, Joe Clarke, that the fire
had to be extinguished and Mr;
Clarke complied with the re -
clued.
On March 30, police were called
to the Manor Hotel and asked to
remove Don Stokes of LoWSC
Withghaxrr rots the premiss;
This ryas One with no incident
Over the past week, the pole,,
laid three , charges Under the
liquor col of act and laid two
chilrges under 'the Highway
Traffic Act.
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boa *aid of governors to the meals-
on-wheells drivers. Special thanks
went to CTXd The Wingham
Advance -Times for their anpport
of the_ hospital as well to the
staff which made thehospital one
• of the best, cleanest and safest in
the province,- •
Finance committee chairman
Jack Hodgins, presentedthe
meeting With copies of the audi-
aQr'st :report PrePared. by Thos ,
Gina and Co. He:explained ined that
the. hospital budget wass right on
n ars - A.. " ,F • .' ", ' Moving in 't!!►IV/.. -
target relation .to the h '
ceiling B by the M i !-!'
A total of $t,,240,1011 or 78,8' 8...�
cent of. the dget was on'' the
salaries.. The ward tete was in- assistance
creased.bY..7.9 per cent to
He also told he, members Pro**
' ea that 'capital •exPeaditUrea for.
1974 Will drop . ! Per cent tO
817,800 from 438,000, He e -
thein tom •qur'ta
the.'budget 'b ' be restored
and in 19'1s. Cotler quarter will
ua a
them.
forto,.
*Pending MS 40
log service
administration
of tight
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A=f rme N' bam resident, 25
o r .tug .
year-old Paul Tiffin,.was: mur-
dered. Sunday,'' evenig while he
'was travelling in Mexico. Mr.
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Tiffin was
protect a :travelling coinpanien,companion,
2lyear-oldKarenDay of Oakville
frau' the attack of bandits.
Reports have,stated that the
couple had.s a camp
for theeveningnear'the
ex.,
ica
n
ci"tY of
tai►
a
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be=
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xi theywere
armed bandits.'
protect. Miss-
tack
iss tack he was :that
died on the dip
doctors worked wee
save 'his life,
at
The deceased was a sturdsn ta
4 the University of Waterloo
had been travellingthr x
i -co for reSearCh
architecture.
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P n was'' son ..
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and • the
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'Marilyn,,
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THIS BRUSSELS group of four girls known collectively as
the Ding-a-lings put :on possibly the most fun exhibition of
the evening at last Thursday's Lions' Talent Show. The girls
did a medley of oldtime hits as well as a song and dance
ti
next
management crmttt,
Presented
mittYB B.t e He
that, in epite,of the tight
Vital eboarrecei
a pct of live" of to r
cent and a 5 per cent salary u-
crease-, fle Ba,Y "edthe
;il'lk
that Wim:hooPitoi. had -
Io nated: an emerges meas-
ur .
eXerCiaeexercise involving four,
and , had done , so
lly. He pointed.Out that • `
bulence calls over the past year
cat._
increased . ' , ' . ,
WMctta a per
°-
.
cent .
Crease in calls over the
years.
In the absence .'
committee chairman
Coon, '11 r, = Bitter pie .
committee's rePort,.11e 16id tom.
theproperty dePartniett
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berum n veil �,
rnanu toed, the t to p►aital r
toboggan -stretcher,
M.' chine al
carto
for at.
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number. The announcement that they had been chosen to go •
on to the Show of Stars met v rith strong approval from the
audience. (Staff Photo)
Huron budget up $400,000,
represents- 5112 mill increase
It will cost Huron County tax-
payers more in 1974. That was the
news at last Friday's session of
Huron County Council at which
Warden Bill Elston announced
the county budget was "up just a
sfiade over $400,000" and would
represent what amounts to an in-
crease of about 51/2 mills.
The Warden explained it
simply.
"Our services are going up
every year," he said. "If we keep
adding, we must have more
money."
He urged all committee mem-
bers to "try and hold down all
' new services" in the coming
year.
Clerk -treasurer John Berry
said the total budget amounted to
0,988,108 ... "just $12,000 short
of the $6,000,000 figure". "The
various committees and boards
have reviewed their require-
ment§ very carefully, but despite
this action there is a steep in-
crease in the county rate require-
ments for the coming year,"
Berry said.
The increase is reflected in the
general rate which is increased
some $380,000." Berry noted.
"However, one must remember'
that in 1973, the county used ap-
proximately $200,000 on surplus
funds to hold the levy at that
time."
The Highways Department in
turn is drawing on its reserves
this year, Berry' aid, in order to
hold the Highway Levy. He said
one must look 'forward to 1975
when, if the trend continues and
the programming in the Highway
Department remains constant,
rate increase will be necessary
for highways.
General government will cost
$272,360; protection to persons
and property, $17,000; public
works, $2,129,000; public health,
$400,718; Social and Family Ser-
vices including Huronview, child
welfare and social services,
$2,245,673; recreation and com-
munity services including plan-
ning, land division, library,
museum and historic sites,
$449,845; financial, 9190,160;
other, such as reforestation,
development, grants, new build-
ing, plumbing inspection,
$179,245; estimated surplus in
'1974, $98,107. Total budget,
$5,988,108.
County taxpayers will ' con-
tribute $2,033,000 to this budget.
"If you recall, last year it was
decidtid to accept the Tax Review
Committee's report which al-
tered the distribution of county
costs by prorating some of these
costs on a population basis rather
than assessment basis," said
Reeve Doug McNeil, Colborne.
"In addition to this change, of
course, is the increase in county
requirement, and as a result the
overall requirements for county
purposes for 1974 are consider-
ably greater."
During the day4ong session,
business included a report from
the medical officer of health, Dr.
Frank Mills. In his presentation,
Dr. Mills attempted to explain re-
cent stories in the press concern-
ing the potable amalgamation of
the Iteait i Units ill Huron and
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Perth.
Dr. Mills said it was his im-
pression that because there was a
vacancy at the present time. in
Perth, after thedeath of the MOH
there, talk of amalgamation ha.:
come alive again. He said the last
time it was discussed was when
there was a vacancy in Huron.
He explained to council the
decision on this matter is up to
the board of health and county
council. "All we'd gain is some
extra grants," said Dr. Mills.
"But there would be more work
and less control."
In his report, Dr. Mills explain-
ed the present requirements in
Huron when installing a septic
tank system.
The afternoon session dealt
with the UDIRA study (Urban
Development in Rural Areas)
which is being completed as a
joint project between the county
and the province. James P. MAW
Lauren Limited, Willowdale, are
the environmental consultants
involved in the study.
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