The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-12-14, Page 1The Local Initiatives
Program, a Provincial em-
ployment incentives operation
aimed at providing jobs in wor-
thwhile social or public
projects, announced late last
week the approval of a
Goderich submission, "Co --
Pilot."
Co -Pilot is a social services
program, originated by Maurice
Blanchard, whose aim is to
provide young people with in-
formation and counselling in
matters of drugs, birth control,
venereal diseases and similar
social problems facing youth:
This aim will be carried out.
through the co-operation of the
Huron County Health Unit, the
local police, Addiction
Research Foundation and
similar social services.
The program hopes to
distribute printed information
These employees of the Goderich Local initiatives "Co -Pilot"
program (a counselling set up of youth dealing with youth
problems) take a° break on Tuesday from the firststep of get-
ting their project underway, cleaning their office- at 38
Hamilton Street. Left to right they are, Joan Spittal, Janet
If the walls remain standing
Town
multi
Provided a rental agreement
can be made, Huron' County
Council will lease the former
jail 'to the Town of Goderich.
County Council meeting
Huckins, 'Nancy Wardrop, Moe Blanchard, program co-
brdinator, Brian Grace and John Vance. L.I.P. ainounced ap-
prove! of the $21,000 program through the local Canada
Manpower Office late last week. (staff photo)
If an agreement is reached
will make jail
-cultural centre
Thursday and Friday last week
decided that the rental
agreement should include
money for maintenance and
capital costs at the jail. There -
When does the past
become .history?
If there were no descendents in Huron County of the
man who was the victim in the last public hanging at the
former Huron County Jail, permission may have been
given last Friday by Huron County Council for the
production of a documentary film at the jail.
However, the Executive Committee in conjunction with
the Property.- Committee, recommended that Conestoga
College be denied the right to make the film at the jail
because "in the opinion of both committees this type of
'documentary is not in the public interest". -
Only one member of council - Reeve Paul Carroll of
Goderich - argued in favor, of the film being made.
Carroll said that such historical happenings as the
bloody n Riel Rebellion have been recorded in filmed
documentary form.
"I'accept such things as a matter of historical fact,
said 'Carroll. "I think it is in the public interest from time
to time. to show that we are not too proud or too prim to
explore those periods of history. We shouldn't deny that
request."
five -reeves -in rack
•
for
Warden's pst
There will be a five -way race the warden," claimed Frayne.
—fort' the--N-a-rderes Chair—ixi .... --There wag-no-Mariner--eomment—
Huron' when County Council from council.
convenes in January.
Those men who will aspire
for the highest county office
will be Reeve Ed Oddleifson,
Bayfield; Reeve Hugh Flynn,
Mullett; Reeve Harold Lobb,
Clinton; Reeve Roy Pattison,
East Wawanosh; and Reeve
, Everett Mcllwain.
Flynn and Pattison have
both been candidates before.
Retiring members of county
council spoke briefly. One'mem•
ber, Deputy -reeve Eugene
Frayne, Ashfield, said that he
felt the men sitting on council
this year should elect the war-
den for 1973.
"It ' is those who have sat
with these men and heard the
*peak and watched them work
who are best qualified to elect
was no immediate indication of
what such an agreement would
cost Goderich per year.
The, Town of Goderich had
expressed an interest in the for-
mer jail property this fall when
it became evident the county
was having difficulty finding a
use for the premises. Reeve
Paul. Carroll of Goderich told
council Friday the Town4 of
Goderich was anxious to main-
tain the jail in its present state
and would not want to see the
building taken down.
Reeve Carroll also indicated
that the Town of Goderich
would not be pleaged to °see a
portion of the jail walls taken
down to make room for an ad-
dition to the Assessment
Building rented from the
county by the Province of On-
tario.
During the council session, it
was learned that the Ministry
of Government Services, Realty
Services Branch, has submitted
a request to the county for ad-
ditional accommodation at the
regional assessment offices
located beside the jail. County
.clerk -treasurer John Berry
noted the present building was
built for about 30 staff. mem-
bers,..and _,:these re as.high-�as
85 there from time to time."
The proposal of the property
committee was that three of the
jail walls be removed to make
room for the two-storey plus
basement addition to the east
of the present offices. There
would be approximately 3156
square -feet oil we-eh—floor and`
would • cost an estimated
$150,000.
Reeve Carroll asked that
consideration be given to
acquiring additional property
to the east of the present office
building for the new construc-
tion..He said he felt certain the
Town of Goderich would prefer
to see all the exercise yards at
the' jail remain intact. He ad-,
ded , that the specific exercise
yard slated for removal was:the
one most suited for an :outdoor
amphitheatre, according to ex-
perts in the field.
•
Also in council Friday, were
many of the new reeves and
deputy -reeves who will be
members of county council for
the4.973-.74.term. A11 spoke and
expressed their desire to work
at the county level toward a
better .Huron.
In that connection, Reeve
Paul Carroll of Goderich made
a remark during his parting ad-
dress which is pertinent.
Reeve Carroll urged all
members of county council - old
and new - in 1973 to leave their
urban versus rural feelings out-
side the county chambers. Ile
suggested that council members
work together with a broad
outlook for' the future of Huron
County and all its citizens.
Reeve Anson McKinley,
deputy -reeve of Stanley Town-
ship, requested that con-
sideration be given to building
the addition parallel to the
present structure, on the north
Newest
outlet
opening
The Honorable Charles
MacNaughton will officially
open the. Standard Auto Glass
outlet on Bayfield Road in
Goderich this Saturday at 2:30
p.m. ' in a ribbon cutting
ceremony. Following the of-
ficial opening Standard Auto
Glass will host the -public to an
open house.
Representatives of Goderich
Town' Council, Mayor Harry
•Worrell, Huron County War-
den Elmer Hayter,. represen-
- tatives of the county, Murray
Guant, Bob McKinley and
representatives of other.- local
industry have also been invited
to attend.
Norman Morrison, General
Sales Manager, Raymond Web-
ber Regional Sales Manager,
Dennis Riddell. Secretary,
Brian Welsh, Branch Manager
from London, Allan Johnson,
the G9derich Branch manager
and Gordon McWilliams, the
Ontario Operations Manager, . A
will all be on hand representing
Standard Auto Glass.
The Goderich location, the
first such to be set up in a
smaller community. makes 36
Standard Glass outlets. The
company deals with auto glass,
upholstery, vinyl roofs, conver-
table tops.
The $100,000 project
represents a six bay, 50 by 60
foot garage equipped com-
pletely with a modern lobby
and offices, lunch room and
showers for employees. Initially
the company will employ four
experienced men from London
at the Goderich outlet and will
hire another four locally during
the next three to four months.
Providing road service, as
well as the garage work,
Standard' Auto Glass will
operate in a 40 to 50 mile
radius of Goderich.
side. Although this would
result in the loss of, 'some
parking space, McKinley felt
this obstacle could be overcome
by removing • exercise yards of
less importance to the Goderich
plans for the jail. .,
• It was learned that Goderich
saw the jail as a combination
Museum of Penology, cultural
arts centre and theatre with
some facilities provided for
dining and perhaps souvenirs..
County councillors voted 27
to five against the county
building a Museum of Penology
at the jail and 23 to nine in
favor of leasing the property to
Goderich for a similar purpose.
A third proposal, that of the
county and the Town of
Goderich co-operating toward.
establishing a museum and/or
a cultural arts centre at the site
of the county jail did not come
to a vote.
Reeve Charles Thomas of
continued on page ''16
Holiday
publications
Goderich Signal -Star
--Publisher
nounced on Tuesday that
publication dates for the
Signal -Star over the next two
weeks will be altered so that
employees will be able to
spend as omuch time as
possible over the Christmas
- toutlay, wlt.h-thelr.famiileswand_-
friends.'
Next .week, the Signal -Star
will be published one day
early, Wednesday, Desember
20, 'and as a result, all
deadlines, for 'both adver-
tising and news copy, will be
advanced one day as well.
The following week, despite
its being shortened by two
working days, the Signal -Star
will be published on its
regular deadline to be In the
hands of its.readers Th i'irsday
morning. As a-rsult,
material, 'advertising and
news, must be in this office by
Tuesday evening.
Office hours over the
holiday season have not yet
been finalized but will be ah•"{
nounced in. next Weskit
publication.
Provincial govt provides
521,000
through their offices, organize
and take part in youth -adult
seminars on the above subjects
and generally be available to
answer any problems such as
these or make a reference to
someone who can.
The plans have drawn strong
support and the program will
be ,supervised, by a, volunteer
committee of Dr. Frank Mills,
Huron County, Medical Officer
of Health, Goderich Deputy
Police Chief Pat King, Dr. H.
Hudson 'and Goderich
Recreation Director Mike
Dymond.
Co -Pilot will employ .a total
of eight persons. The Super-
vising committee has hired
seven of the staff and will com-
plete it with the appointment of
a secretary later this week.
Staff members are; Maurice
Blanchard, program co-
ordinator, Brian Grace, John
Vance, Janet Huckins, Joan
Spittal, Nancy Wardrop and
Mrs. D. McDonald.
The program will last six
months, having officially begun
on Monday and ending May .31.
The L.I.P. grant represents a
grand total of $21,390 which
will provide operating costs
and wages of $98.75 gross per
week to each staff member and
$102.50 to 'the co-ordinator. .
Co -Pilot . will be operating
from an office at 38 Hamilton
Street (the former Nobody's
Business boutique).
Mr. Blanchard said on
Tuesday that he hopes the
program will make people
aware there is a need for a per-
rnanent youth organization and
centre in this community.
`'-Staff members of Co -Pilot
will organize their own infor-
matitIn seminars, bringing in
professionals in various fields
such as medical, psychiatric
and police, as well as taking
part in seminars organized by
other organizations. Mr. Blan-
chard will be reporting weekly
through this newspaper on lac-
tivities and progress. ,,
"No names of 'anyone. who
make use of services will ever
by devulged," he pointed ;out.
"Our work, as it . deals with
,drugs, will be to suppyinfor-
mation aimed at making young':
people better aware of the:
possible outcome of certain
drugs, and dealing with crisis
situations as they occur."
"When a young perso ,
sometimes as young as 12 or 13,
is faced with a bad drug ex-, '
perience he needs help at that
continued on page 16
Council Briefs
' A letter from W" McIn-
tee
McIn-
tee and Company Limited,
suggested that the Town of
Goderich would be- interested
in purchasing Lots 20 and 21,
Plan 21, the McGee property at
the end of Bennett Street, at a
price of $5,500; ,
Councillor Deb Shewfelt
moved for the matter to be
studied soon.
"It has been dragging on for
years," claimed Shewfelt. "It is
time we crack on it and get it
cleaned up."
The matter was referred to
the Administrative Committee
meeting tonight (Thursday,
December 14).
* * *
It has been learned, that the
Goderich Tourist Committee
will apply for a winter works
grant to build a • new tourist
booth.
The present tourist infor-
mation booth, once -tli"o'ugli' by
' some. to , be a donation of
Goderich Building Centre to
the Town, is still the property
of the Building Centre accor-
ding to recent findings. The
Hydrants opened
Chief Minshall disgusted by pranksters
Building Centre has offered to
sell the building to the Town,
but no indication has yet come
before council as to whether or
not agreement is likely in this
regard.
* * *
The property in the In-
dustrjal Park to be purchased
by Dominion Roads Machinery
Company will be sold at a price
of $750 per acre. DRMCO has
agreed to purchase 15 acres.
The option on the remaining
property of interest to, DRMCO
is for five years at a price of
$1,000 per acre.
* * *,
A request from the Town of
Goderich to the Huron County
Planning Board for'the services.
of Planning Director Gary
Davidson in the matter of plan-
ning development in the south,
end of Goderich was not given
blanket approval by Huron
'''County's planning department.
A letter from the county to
Town Council noted that
Davidson would assist
Goderich only in a limited wayj
on the matters outlined.
As the result of further in-
cidents involving tampered fire
hydrants the Goderich Public
Utilities Commission will be
c9nsiderinq a recommendation
at their meeting next week
from P.U.C. manager Dave
Rolston that a reward be
posted for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of
anyone who turns on fire
hydrants unnecessarily.
Last Monday evening three
more hydrants were opened
and left on by persons
unknown. Public Utilities crews
were called out in the small
hours of Tuesday morning to
shut off the gushing water.
Police managed to shut off
one hydrant at the bottom of
harbour hill without damaging
the highly pressurized mains.
Pressure builds up as water
rushes down the steep hill and
On two occasions shutting the
water' off has ruptured the
mains resulting in extensive
damage.
Another hydrant, opened in
the Suncoast area ran for more
than two hours before it was
tracked down. The third
hydrant opened. was located
near the former Sunset Hotel.
"When it becomes apparent,
through water loss, that
hydrants are open our men
have Pto check 140 units before
they can be sure they are all
closed off," Mr. Rolston ex-
plained.
Mr. Rolston went on to ex-
plain that his recommendation
Diana dice Iel't and Cindy Fisher, monb.rs of Second Goderich Cluktilat ricieiVeid therk ail•
round cords Monday evening at a special cerarnony. The presentation was M► by C6pt.
Valerie imbel'o. (staff photo)
M1A
for posting a reward was made
in an effort to add•risk to such
pranks. One person' convicted of
opening a hydrant last October
31 was assessed a fine °of $150
", or .15 days in jail. •
Goderich Police Chief Fred
Minshall said hewas disgusted
by the stupid behaviour adding
that there was a "Place in the,
Ontario Hospital for anyone
who would do a thing ' like
that."
An announcement is,,expec-
ted early next week in connec-
tion with the posting of
rewards.
Trio of mishaps
investigated here
Goderich Municipal Police
Department investigated three
motor vehicle accidents this
week. Two on December 6 and
—trig tliirdon-December
A single car accident at 1:30
a.m. last Wednesday 'started
the weeks activities when a tie
rod broke on a vehicle driven
by Paul T. Hamilton of 100
Elgin Ave. East. The car went'
out of control and struck a
. hydro -pole_ causi-ng— image
estimated at $250 to the car
and $60 to the pole.
The second accident that day
occurred at 4:05 p.m. when a
car driven by Thomas Stright
of R.R. 3 Goderich struck a
parked car owned by Nick
Tziournis of 33 Kingston Street
on Keays Street. Damage in
that accident was estimated at
about $150 and $400 respec-
tively.
A two car collision at the cor•
rier of Britannia and Huron
Road wound up the motor
vehicle .accident investigation
this week. The cat's were driven
by Garry Ellwood •Storey of,
Vanastra Park in Clinton 'and
Phillip Vaughan Turner of 228
East Street Goderich. Damage
to the drib♦ ars was set at amt
$12O each.
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