The Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-01-22, Page 12'D CH SIGNAL-STAF ,l" U SDA.Y,, JANUARY
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Property esSrnent results in a
dratriatic shift in the tax load
Old, threatens hardship on
otneQwners; 'the Ontario
Government will, take, actionto
cushion the 'blow, the "Hen.
M w .fey McKeough_ told . the
Women's 'Progressive
conservative- Association in
Hamilton recently.
Mr; McKeough, ' , Ontario's.
Minister of Municipal Affairs,
was discussing ,thew -P' . roxlneaf,
assessment systen ands. its
implications"for homeowners.
He noted that there is no
p
shortage of speculation that .the .
.ro .sed system of, assessment
p L
will spell , ruin . for saltie..„
horneoivners and that sorni '
seniorcitizens will be "taxed off
their land:"
"Let me make it perfectlyP
clear that this will not happen,"
MaIone resigns from
HurOn Board~
ar.
ifdirector of
r., c s
L. R, Maloney of Bayfield has . '.performane the d lice
'resigned as manager `of education, the chairman of the
purchasing, services and ,,; school board, and the school
P
trans ortation._.with the Hurn • board member of th
County ,Board of Education ta-•-•.representing municipality agree
accept a position with the Kent to the performances.
County ' board as purchasing The board learned that the
agent; ' it was learned at a Huron County Health Unit must
meeting of the Huron County authorize any school cr'ing
School Board Monday. „caused by the large number of -
flu cases.
' Mr. Maloney joined the boart ° Trustee D. J. Murphy of
in July, 1969 Prior to that he Goderich 'will represent the
• was business administrator of.
the Clinton 'District Collegiate
board from 1963. ' - .
The resignation is effective
'January 31.
In committee of the whole,
the,, board decided to fill the
vacancy created ' by Mr.
Maloney's resignation with. two
persons. Advertisements will ben
placed for •;a purchasing agent
and a transpo a ion o ice .
The boar. d also adopted a
, . policy that -school facilities will
-be provided for .. benefit
board at the officialopening of a
five -room addition to . St. Mary's
Separate School, Goderich, on
February •2.
The board also authorized the
borrowing of up to, $5,000,000
to meet' current' expenses until
revenue is. received.
Payment by the municipalities
will be- on a quarterly-basisthis--
year with payme is in Mareh,
June, S`ept�iret er d Decei�nbe .
Last year ' the single education
levy ° was ,collected in
mid-December.
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said. Mr. MoKeough. "We are not
insensitive to problems, ;We do
not yet kno.. the4- itude' of
t -,w rn
any possible tax shiftproblems."
He 'pointed out, that ° the
government rust lI>:st assess all
properties, on the same basis, at
market value Only then would
it have enough inkpftation to
Predict any- .undesirable effects,
and be able' to take action to
-deal with them in realistic terms:
To date the government has
been able . to, identify' two
specific, areas which may regtiire
the
' 'f : One is
i a o
'e e � n
detailed tam
_ it n •n
shift ofYthe tax -burden withip h
class , gf properties,, as' from
newer* to older homes which had
prevloitsly been
under-as
sessed
.
Or from apartmentbuildings- to
single-family dwellings, , becau. $e
apartment buildings have paid
t- s4 on za • much higher
percentage -Of • assessment than
homes.
He said that a Second problem
may result where the tax shift is
'from one class, of property to
another, as from commercial and
industrial , properties 'tis -
residential
to'residential properties.
Alte a iv ly, the shift could be
in t opposite direction.
However, Mr. McKeough
emphasized that "in the
majority of • cases we do not
Brightest .'co. -met to be'.
seen he re this week
•
'The brightest comet, seen in
Goderich skies .in 12 years will
be... visible with the naked eye for
about two weeks beginning
January.19, 1070. Called Cornet
Tago-Sato-Kosaka, it was
discovered October 10, 1969, by`
three Japanese astronomers after
whom it is'named.
Astronomers 'at Toronto's '
4 ,r' McLaughliirt Planetarium said the
Comet' will be nearest the earth
on January 19 and during the
next two weeks of its visibility it
' will be streakingaway Brough
— constellations Cetus, Pisces and
Aries ata speed of about 25,000
miles : per hour: They advise
sky -watchers during that period -
to look southwest • just" .after
sunset fg the Comet. The last
bright comet easily visible' from
this area was Comet Mrkos In
1057.
During its periodof visibility, „Y
the'McLaughlin Planetarium will
give up to datereports-on Comet
Tago-Sato-Kosaka at the
beginning of each presentation.
in the Theatre of -Stars. The
•current show describes, another
interesting astronomical-; :` --
phenomenon',
phenomenon, telling "The Story.
of Eclipses it . runs from
January 13 to April 5.
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anticipate there will be a shift of
any significance." '.
• To meet these possibilities his
department has.. four n1etins of.
remedy under consideration,
First -increasing the per
capita grant • to municipalities,
thus .alleviating the ' local tax
burden on resideptial,:property
owners, ,
Second -Taxing • business
properties on 100% of 'market
value assessmertt, ,While keeping
business taxesat current . rates .
and toning resident41 properties
atless than 100% of ass°ss ent
,
This measure ' would Offset .any -
substantial tax shut, .from
business to residential' property.
Third -An . increase in existing:
grants to help muni'cipalities .
provide basic services.
Fourth -A reduction in the
number of tax-exempt
properties such as . universities,
hospitals, or government-owned
• institutions, thereby gaining an
increased tax base for the local
municipalities. ---A y
"In reaching for perfection, a
system .-sometimes overlooks
basic human problems," Mr.
McKeough said. "We are more
than willing to make
adjustments if we find that our
striving for equity penalize s
certain groups °'
h i ° � o,. pastime
a ° ' 4 and
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Fishing for whitefish n
cisco through the ice is a popular`
pastime In southern Qatari..
.Lake� S . alone, has'
' �imcoe
approxii$ately . b,,OQ,Q fishing
huts each winter and provides:
for untold hours of winter
enjoyment, •
, Over the years ice fishermen
on Lake Simcoe have become
.very adept at .catching .both
whitefish and cisco. Ice fishing is
not a hit and miss proposition
and' the most successful
fishermen make' plans .that.
ensure the west .possible .chance
•of a catch.
the main e
•..., Here are , �....ons
'why Lek ''
e • Simco° 'n Winter
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fishermen are �. so successful
Knudson _la s
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World
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Canada's top ` Nprofessional
golfer, George Knudson, plays
U.S. pros George Archer aid _Lee
Elder in the Shells Wonderful
World of Golf" television match
to be shown "next. .Saturday,
January. 24, on the CBC -TV
network.
One of seven matches in a
$12'4 ,000 elimination
tournament, the Knudson match
was filmed at the challenging
Sao Fernando Golf pub in Sao
Paulo, Brazil, last spring shortly
after Archer had nosed him out
n
according to ,A,y -_Holder a d Ffi
Marshall who worked on Lake
Simcoe fish management with'
the department of; lands and
foreStS:
Fish Hut .7 • For those who
• wish to. consider the' sport we.
recommend. using a ,fish hut,
While there are commercial
models avails Ie; an inexpensive
tut can'be readily constructed
from light materials and' hauled
out onto the.. lake 'by hand or--
snow
snow machine, When
' constructing the hut, weight is a
factor to be considered. Space
for a small stove must` also be
'considered and the .shac t
k><�n
..us.
have holes cut In the. _' floor
rrther and
o
olf
,ztby a single 'shot to win the 1969
1Viasters title „Their, head-to-head
return irneetin`g in the : Shell.
match plus the great play of Lee
Elder makes for an -excited
hatch.
The Sao ° Fernando course is
dotted with water hazards, and
features, tight -driving holes, a
characteristic which should . give
Knudson an edge ce computer
figures recentl ��, ,'._ • .ped on the
1969 'U.S, pr •1 ol, season show
him as number -one in 'accuracy
off the tee.
through •Wt h thin
suspended.- M -
,-Locatioln' ^ , Most local lakes
areabun"daiatly , stocked wi
th
whitefish. The secret is lin
owi g :' . to -'•end r The
kn , t<.ng Where
winter haunts of this species.
Whitefish are b ottom feeders -
and may be taken in depths .of
p
up toy 100 fedi- Few if, -any ;local
lakes are anywhere close to this
deth so the trick is in knowing
the type of bottom. The fish are
h
r°-
-generally found over sand, or
" v 1• Shoals at varying de`: ths.
gra g Shoals p
In any case, the bottom should.
,,
be firm, • not mucky, and . in
Perhaps eight to 20. ,feet of
er.
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Ptrebaiting is probably the
most important consideration. in
winter - fishing, :for . whitefish.
Immediately ice is safe to travel
on; fishermen should commence
prebaiting their. fishing hole
using up to several 1'l -quart
baskets for bait, Lake Simcoe
fishermen - preserved bait ..in
November by salting Minnows
using about 20 lbs. to 40 lbs. of
minnows. During'w.inter months
anglers are - restricted- to a
possession limit of 40 lbs:' of bait
fish. Other foods ai;e ;psed to
prebait a hole -and these include
pre -softened . grains and boiled
macaroni. ._Ho_le$ should lie
prebaited up to -five days prior,
' to fishing and the purpose is to
allow fish toconcentrate in the
-ftreat 110,1e0 o
ted
�e�
i n termlttently, -. never
Imimed ateiy before eoFnmencing
to fish.. Most successful .aotglere
l
bait once o!r twice' each week
using a pint mof fait? ThIs keeps
fish around the hole,
Fishing.' Technique,: ,
Preferred baits are small, Ave or --
preserved Thinnows, Some
sis achieved usin al
Sucees�g
• small:- lures' of the jig -type. The
gear consists of a 'tip -up and
spreader combination both of
'which are' readily.,available at
sporting. ,goods stres or can
easily be made. Purpose of the
spreader .is to allow the minnow
aired be 'placed on or near the'
bottom. Whitefish ander •cisco
'have. very soft,' tender ° mouths
and, extreme caremust be taken
in setting, the; hook and' bringing
the fish to• the surface, Sensitive
' - t'i -ups tell . the fishermen ata,_-
gl ce when fish take the bait. ,
So a fishermen insert an elastic.
band between the : spreader and
fish line which takes up the
sudden and har pull ° as the *"'
hook is set in anibblingfish's
mouth.
The advantages :.:cif f inter
fishing for whitefish . are
numerous: Fish flesh its firth.
Many leisure hours ei be spent
comfortably seated in a heated
f• ish hut (manytake along a
portable TV or radio to help
spend the time). . a
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