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Winterused to 'be a time of
peace and quiet.whetr those with
brains and, money went south
and those with brains but no
money stayed inside beside a'
,warm fire.. Oh, there were a feev
• who took to sliding down hills
on toboggans and skis,.but for
the .most part Winter was •tb°e.,
indoor season, .
Then about a decade ago to
,first ,of a revolutionary new
machine started appearing, the
snowmobile. Little did we know'
then what fun they would soon
be providing, for so many. We
didn't realize that hundreds 'of
,people would be killed or badly
, injured every .winter: 'We didn't
,. know that they .would shatter
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Resorts and snowmobiles
Discuss ,frills, tax structure
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-Board -County meet
BY SHIRLEY J..KELLE•R
Huron County ratepayers
were well represented
• Wednesday morning in Goderich
at the January session of Huron
County Council,when Chairman
.Robert Elliott and
Vice-chairman John Broadfoot
of the .Huron -County Board -of
Education •met with members of
council.
It was the first official visit of
the school board representat,.ves
to Huron. County Council and
the first time that either body
had taken time from' a busy...
schedule to --hear and assess ;the
function Of the other. ,
.,.Cllairmap Elliott said •that
e en
,�ei..,�iL1a,�,i��Gat�kAnS 4b tWe
f lu s rr" -Goi t ' b4d
which the board and county
council are closely related --
such as library services, health
services, road Maintenance in
connection with -'School bus
routes etc.
"We can't divorce our
responsibilities from each.
. uthei,"--stated. Elliott. "I believe
we will have today it by; ear
and I know our committees ban'
work • together. Wherever
possible let us at least' consult collected four times a year.
each other.". The. Reeve_ of Grey, Charles
"We're got to have faith that, .Thon'tas, ' said that it was .likely
partner -...at the other end of the that many farme
mei
A new type of resort is springing up across the country to
facilitate the spowmobile owner,.. who wants worry free fun with
—"' his machine. ' If,the growing complaints against the snowmobile
continue to grow it may lead to complete banning of their use
except in such areas especially set aside foto- them..
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the silence of winter, rriake_ motorized snow. -vehicle is
property, owners fume at the permitted on a highway 'under
very retention of the names and this Act, no person• shall drive a
'send conservationists into fits of motorized snow vehicle on a .
anguish at the- damage, being highway, unless', he holds, an
caused to natural areas. Operator's, or chagffeut's licence
The snowmobile_. has;>. e,cotner,. "".issued.. "lender the authority . of.
<..otr'i'.rervers;
machines of the century. No person shall drive a
Millions of ped'p>,e own them and' motorized• snow .vehicle upon a
like them while. „;millions . of highway , unless he. is insured
others Wish they had never been under a motor'•%+iehicle liability
invented. Through it all, policy in accordance with The
although laws have been passed Insurance Act, and the owner of
to relate their use, most.. a motorzied„ snow vehicle shall
people on 'both sides of the not permit any person to drive
argument don't know what the the vehicle upon a highway
laws say.
unless the driver is so insured.
' Chief . Lloydt Westlake of, the The owner of a motorized
Clinton police department snow vehicle who drives or
points out that part of three permits the driving of the
different provincial statutes motorized snow vehicle on a
govern • the use of snowmobiles:. -"'highway shall, upon, the request
the Motorized Snow ,. Vehicles of a constable or other police
Act "of, 1968, the Highway officer, produce evidence that
Traffic Act and the Petty' the motorized snow. vehicle or
Trespass..4ct:•. ' ;tea; . w the 'driver, . thereof is- insured
The chief has compiled a under a motor vehicleliability
summary of the portions of each' policy in accordance with The
act that every snowmobi1 r and Insurance Act.
every' property owner concerned Every owner of a .motorized
with snowmobiles should know._ snow vehicle who fails to
The owner of every motorized produce evidence under
snow vehicle shall register it with subseeti'o.n 2 when requested to
the Departibent before driving it do so or within- a reasonable
or causing or permitting it'to be time of such request is guilty of
driven and shall pay tothe an offence and on' summary
Department a fee. for the— conviction is liable to a fine of
registration thereof and for the not Tess than $50 and not nlore
hutYfber..pla'te'tli rerro`i`"'.,_ "' .. w ..:-th $ i0 . T-,
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"Where -an owner changes his -Every owner -of a motorized
'address as .given under snow 'vehicle who produces false.
subsection 2 of section. 2; he. evidence' when he is required to
shall within :six 'days send ,by produce evidence under
registered mail or -cause to be subsection 2. is guiltyof an
filed in the Department his`' offence and on sumi'na
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change of address, and' every conviction isliable to a fine of
—subsequent change of -address. not less than $50 and not more
Every motorized snow vehicle than $500. .
while. being driven' shall have Every '"person in• charge of a
attached to and exposed on the motorized snow -.vehicle who is
front thereof, in. -a conspicuous directly or indirectly involved in
position, a number plate , a collision shall, if the collision -
furnished by the Department `results in injury to any person or
showing in plain figures the 'in ' damage to property 'of 'ani
number of the permit issued for person,. other than the owner or
the current year, or -any part driver, apparently' exceeding,
thereof. . - $200. 'report d the collision
When ..a, motorized snow forthwith to the . nearest
vehicle is being driven, the provincial" or municipal police,.
number plate thereon shall .be officer and furnish him with
'kept free of dirt, and the view
thereof shall not be obscured or
obstructed by any part, of the
motorized snow vehicle or any
"-equipment or attachment
thereon or by . the load carried
first time in two.
education • ' to operate on a
four-tirnes-a-year tax payment
basis:
, ' "It is just as cheap for the
ratepayers to pay the interest as
it is' to collect taxes four times '
per year, said Elston.'
Broadfoot said. that,although the
education ---taxes would be paid
to the board four times a year it
would not necessarily follow
that the taxes would have to be
was the prime reason for the
visit.
"We need closer
k' toward . borrow money to
aw is wor lxtg owar a same,
years
-education if it received its tax delegation of McKillop
payments four times a, year and ratepayers asked the • board to
did not have to borrow as much update thio educational system in
money from the banks to meet McKillop."
currentexpenses. . > Elliott told Campbell the.
• "If it isn't a saving to the board's hands were tied by the
municipalities and , to the ',directives 'from the Ontario
taxpayers, the board.is ready to Department of `Education. He
-take another'. Look'. •_at it," _ said that the, department would
promised Elliott. not approve an additio,n to the
-Reeve Allan" .Cafnpbell, school •at Walton to
McKillop, asked'Elliott if he was accommodate ' the McKillop
really. interested • in saving ,students. while it would pTor
money. 'He said the systen5 of an addition at Seaforth PS.
education in his township �.�vas • "It was the best that our
rs, had to costing the taxpayer far less than " committee, could comm up
p.,ay their
in alt other townships, but -that with," said -Elliott. "If you- let
goal in this case the benefit of taxes. He said credit rating of the board was planning to close these grants go by you may not Road committee was unable to common to all societies," are admitting to care froth their
f- own homes and R for whom
thereon.
- Except as permitted by . the "�-. .
regulations, no person shall drive
a motorized snow vehicle upon . teports ;on Serifket
the King's , Highway or , a
information in respect to the
collision. / •
HIGHWAY-�TRAFFIC ACT
"Highway" includes . a
coinrnctn and ' public - highway,
street, avenue,' parkway,
driveway, square, 01 10, e, bridge',
viaduct or trestle, desiglned and.
intended for,. or' used by, the
,general public for the passage : a.t
ate jeles;-"Iiiy,,.. e4ryn
embraced within the
prolongation or connection 9f t; '
the lateral curb lines or, if none, 1"
then of the lateral bciundary
lines of two or more highways
that join one another at an
angle, whether or not one
highway crosses the other;
"King's Highway" includes
-the secondary .highways and
tertiary roads designated under
The Highway Improvement Act;
THE PETTY TRESPASS ACT
Every person who unlawfully
"'enters 'or in any other way
trespasses upon another person's
land,, -•(a) that is enclosed; (b)
'that is a garden or ;lawn; or (c)
. with respect to which he has had. .
notice by word of mouth, -or in
writing, or by posters or sign
boards •so placed as to be Bible
from every point of access to the
land, not ,, to trespass, and
whether or not any damage has
been occasioned thereby;, is
guilty of . an offence and on
summary conviction is -liable to a . '
fine of not less than .$1 and not
moret'an$10.
ere an. offence under
sat ction,comm
means 'of a motor vehicle, the
driver of.'the motor vehicle;" -not .
being t'he,owner, is liable to the r:
fine provided under subsection 1
and the owner of the. motor
vehicle is".also liable to. the fine
provided under subsectioiri 1
unless at the time the offense- ----
was committed the motor
vehicle was in the possession of a
person other than the, owner or
.his. chauffeur without the
owner's consen 1954,
1.
Every person found
,committing such a trespass may
be apprehended without warrant -
by alit' peace officer, or�by the
owner of the' land on which it.is
committed; or the servant, of -or
any, person authorized such
owner, and be forthwith taken '
before the:nearestjustice.of the ..
to laiv� RbS.0eX95(��t'c-. 2 eordiug�• � -
peace
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hiidrens ATd airector
'secondaryTiigl-iway. A frank' and thoughtful report
No person under the age of was presented to 'Enron County
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sixteen years shall drive a Council Tuesday by' Bruce P.
motorized snow vehicle upon a Heath, Local Director of th
$50,000 of child care costs.
"These were seven of -our
children/Who by reason of the
e degree :of -their •»-emotional
disturbance had to be placed in
outside treatment centres,"
explained H,eath.'.. ..,.
Heath said the local CAS. was
experiencing some difficulty in
finding foster homes .for
adolescent ,boys. He said it is
anticipated that '~.basic .foggy
home payments will have to be
raised ._.to'_ -,"a_ .snore_ _equitable__
level" - $2.25 per, day for
children . up to 12 years and
communication between the , $2.75 per day for those 13 years
Department of Family -;, and and over, in. two installments"by
Social Services and Children's July, 1971. .
Aid Societies " . and • -the "We- shall have to -take a'much-
Although the Huron Co'urrty co' -ordination of matters closer look at those children we
highway. Huron- County Children's Aid
The -owner of . a motorized _Society.
snow vehicle shall not""permit , Heath's topic was the
any person under the ,age of Urwick-Currie Studyt of the
sixteen to drive the motorized :m Managerial Effectiveness of
snow vehicle upon a highway. Children's Aid Societies. ' in
Where the operation of a Ontario.
"Hopefully, 1971 will see the
No-r rate- beginning of a cleaner definition
Oaof the scope . of services, the
establishment , of performance
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the citizens of Huron County," the individual was sometimes McKillop's one -room schools., get them ,again.". have its 1971 budget and reported Heath
tannin ..asnot--
suggeted that to �f C a""amu <�
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: _17.i-ce`'ch rrra wondered -1f it would.e....mare _ money; �arsaeerresessin of Huron County continued Heath,"the recent imminent," said Heath. "Since
•1966 we have seen an increase of ,
over one hundred percent' it
,admissions tQ care, to 1970.
Despite our obligation • to act,
.and remove many children from ,
their homes, I am' hardpressed
to feel 'that' all admissions ,are
necessary and. particularly within.
the meaning of the Child Welfare
Act." "
Heath indicated' it was
difficult at times to distinguish
between child welfare and
prevention assistance problems--,
and general welfare assistance
Broadfoot outlined Bill 240 helpful in the long n to use the • "There is also this matter of country council each appoint a Council, Jim, Britnell, Hurbti' creation of thel�Tinister'
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which states .that the, board-af- borrowing power of the board of , equality in education and we committee to meet whenever County . engineer, predicted the Advisory Board on Child Welfare
edification shall collect taxes four, education. `` believe the McKillop• students necessary to discuss matters of mill rate would not rise this year ' will not represent a ten
..... F " con'imunication . of the righ•t., times a year- unless some other School - board . chairman are entitled B b to the sameeve o muual concern. i level f t Elliott said he 'in Huron.
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interim move to be followed by
W '.i kind,",: -stated Elliott. "Being agreeme -t. is made by mutual 9 Elliott :said ' tele . board could education as other students in , favored" the idea "and would take "Despite rising costs , most direct provincial 'control.` What
something new in Huron County consent upon petition of those '''realize,.,a'saving on the cost of Huron _ . County, '" 'A.sizeable' the suggestion to his board.. ----_, residents of the county wall be might be at stake here is the
the board of education has been municipali.ties representing" required to contribute the same , Whole field of Child Welfare in
Snowfall heaviest ..in yrs.
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criticised, but we appreciate the .tw,o-thirds ,o
criticism of county council, an (the county of}Huron. Broadfoot
older, more experienced body." said the board df education had
"The" ' board of education the right to ° make the . final
• ' cannot measure its results in ,;decision in the matter. He
,•,do.11ars'""''arid cents,".. continued indicated; however, the school
Elliott.. "We try to provide the board was anxious to work with
best education possible at a cost the municipalities in. Huron.
we can afford. Where ' do you "I didn't read -it that way;"
start? Where do you gel? How do said Ed Oddleifson, reeve pf
you know'when you get there?" Bayfield, who suggested that if
"If education is ,the . white the municipalities :petitioned the
'elephant some eo le sayit is it °
p p p, school board 4, for another
is.,.because there has been more method of tax payment, the
stress on academic matters and school board would `'have no
less on business," Elliott said. .recourse but to accept.
"Not , enough ' care has been "You've probably been
taken to keep, the costs in line married as long as I • have,"
with the results." quipped Broadfoot, "and you
a Elliott spoke about the ' should know what is meant by
"frills" which the department of mutual consent. Someone has to
education has been accused of cast the deciding vote."
a building into their schools. •' "I don't . think this is a
"But I see some, what I would ' laughing matter;' retorted•
call frills in this building," said . Oddleifson.
A Elliott referring to the county "Neither .do I," answered'
• court hpuse, "and, it was built Broadfoot. .
Wider the guidarrbe of Herod. , William J. Elston, reeve of
County Council."' -. Morris, referred to, Broadfoot's
The board of'""`education--. earliest remark that it was most,
chairman outlined some areas IN economical for the board of
Every year about this time,
Huron County engineer James
Britnell presents members of
county, council with a set of
"statistics covering snowfall in
Huron County. •
Over a period' of 30 years, the'
average showfall in Huron
County blas been 83 inches per
winter. Last year, 105' inches of
the fluffy white stuff fell in this
area but luckily, poi;tpd',„;. out
Britnell, there were few winds to ,
whip them around.
Thus far this winter, Britnell
told coerlcil, there has been 78
inches. That's more than double
the amount of snow which
normally falls in the same period
according to the 30 year
averages: '"' '" -
' This year as well, Britnell had
another set 'of figures to tickle
the fancy of county residents,
The county engineer was trying
to show that there is just no
possible Way that the count'jr
winter rdad condition should be
compared' to those Highways
maintained in . winter ' by
department of highway crews.
Britnell reported ,that it costs
the county about '$450''per mile
for maintenance • while the
department of highways spends
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about $2,000 per mile. DHO has
three times as many snowplows
and four times as many sanders.
as, the county Toad department,
continued Britnell.
"There . simply is no
comparison," concluded
13ritnell. n
Huronview
cohtract -0f IC
Huron County Council
Wedhesday ratified the, union
contract which "'covers the'
majority of employees -at
Huronview. .
' About 90 'personsrworking at
the county home for the aged
will reciivo-.,an average increase
of 18.5 percenL,woaawo years,
from January '.1, 1971 to
December 31, 1972.`
Council learned that the
increase was not as large as it
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would appear. Salaries had to be
. adj.ustedt"o .take into
consideration -the government's
new "minimum wage act as well
as -regular wage increases. ,
Clerk John Berry said the
contract effects a widely
diversified group 'ofb employees
'.and he Gould not .elaborate on
the salaries paid to groups of
individuals wofking in ceifitiiin
capacities at Huronview,
or less to our ,1971 budget than- Ontario,• in a costly ,centralized
they did to our •,1970,Ebudget, government' bureaucracy - with.
because of fiscal restrainCfl oth a cure worse than the original
voluntary , and imposed by „ illness." .
Department of Highways of Heath referred to a verse in
Ontario, policy," said Britnell. . Exodus. whie1h reads:' "And. they•
"The hold the line type of judged the people at all seasons:
budget of.course means that we the hard cakes they brought unto
can't rebuild all. the deficient Moses, but every, small matter problems. '
roads as Soon as ydu and we they judged thelriselves." "Op nni ht suggest that there
would like to," continued "It, is my aubmissidri 4t1 tff b'' " "is""ample rea n' ^to ' cons1deY
Britnell. "We feel,' however, that i°^ taking the hard cafes, the dovetailing General Welfare
it is wise to' hold the tax rate at complex cases, the ones for Assistance with° Children's Aid '
this time and it will just. take a whom.-. the local community can Societies,,oepossibly considering--'"
little lodger to get all the work not provide a solution out or. a joint administration of same,"_
we would like to•do done." • Huron County for - assistance," concluded Heath.
Britnell outlined the financial said Heath, "it. need not follow Statistics presented by Heath
summary l'orrthe 1970 program that Moses most necessarily showed that the largest number
showing that total road . reside in,•Toronto, and that -he of children taken into care by
construction cost $314,512.39; must now control' the decision the CAS are 13 years old and
bridges add, culverts, making on all cases." over. They also showed that.
.$269,040.90; road maintenance, Heath • outlined some of the there wase one less unmarried
$ 521,434.48; , bridges and' problems, facing ` the local mother assisted by CAS in ':R
c u l v e r t s in a i nt e n a n ce, society, explaining„that the 1970 Huron in 1970 than in 1969. At a,
$6,084.53. budget had called for $133,000 L - same time more unwed
The total presented . for to be spent on direct. costs o mothers appear to be0 keeping
subsidy was $1,481„537..89. e.services for children in care. 0 "their awn babies,•
Items not for subsidy totalled the 20,8 children in oars during ” There are 90 active foster
$0,3,438.85... Surplus of county the year, seven children 'homes in Huron, the report ,- •
funds for 1970 amounted to accounted for approximately
.showed.
$16,523.77. ,