The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-08-22, Page 3•
UD RICB SIGNAL -STAR, ThURSPAhY, '4UOUST 22, 197 - 'PAOE 3
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BY BILL DIMMICK.
Police brutality/has become an overused
cliche in North America but persons on
both sides of the baclg.e still argue about
the best way for police officers accused of
improper conduct to be investigated and:
charged for misdeeds if necessary.
Provincial Liberal justice critic Vernon
Singer recently demanded that the provin-
cial government create hearings'for citizens
•with•complaints against police.
Impartial hearings could not have con-
nections with either police departments or
the Ontario Police Comroissjon,- he said
during,.a legislature debate..
The Landmark Motel raid in Fort Firie is
the most recent case of improper police
procedures. Investigations have revealed
several patrons of the motel were forced to
submit to searches.
The searches caused them indignities
which made the public shudder. -
Although he. government did not order
an investigation into the incident until op -
positron MPPs arid the .pews media.ferced
its •hand with public opinion, the hearings
vvere opened and reported. '
During' -an interview Goderich Police
Chief, Pat King disagreed with Mr. Singer
that impartial" hearings be created to in-
vestigate charges against police officers.
If charges against Officers are substan-
tiated after investigations by police -depart-
ments, those officers can be and are
prosecuted in ,civil 'courts, the _chief said.
During his long experience as a
policeman in Oakville and Goderich,. the
1
the department without a
he said.
For example,
Q v
formal hearing,
one pe son' recently com-
, a1+
plained _that he municipal 7xrlr .-'vire
prejudiced ag inst youngsters.
chief ha'4 heard many complaints against w Te.compl.
officers. About five her cent are legitimate, scin was imprc
he,said. When police
;,ht�ia� "�,
Too Many complaints are eith r callers t.:.,ocfic,>er arr
by telephone or passed On second hand to
the department, he'saia.
Chief King questioned the validity of
these complaints astrt•he persons making
them are not sincere enough to see him in
person about a problem or put the
grievance in writing.
Moreover, complaints are often of a
minor nature and can 'be resolved within
In the second case, the only Officer on
duty was in a cruiser with radar watching
for -speeding cars on 'a highway entrance to
tciv�r ,,The ; officer had to dismantle the
�radar+!`iec uiprnettrt,,a 1 then drive to The.
inant said that a youngc:per- Square.
perly parked on The Squares Chief 'King explained the results of the
ere cafledto investigate an investiggtion to the complainant. Both
d within a few minutes.
Lacer, an "older establishment person"
was doing the same thing. Police were
called. The person was, gone by the time an
officer arrived.
. Chief King investigated. When the first
call ,vas made 'an officer was on foot not
far from the scene. He received instructiops
by walkie-talkie and was able to arrive
"quic'kl�.
' sides were satisfied.
This was a minor complaint, but the
chief said all complaints against town of-
ficers are investigated the same way.:
He also said that Mr. • Singel-, as a
lawyer,' must admit that complaints.
against laweers are investigated by the On-
tario Bar As.sociaticon. Complaints against
d •t' tdh theItl0
On -
actors are tnves rga e v oya n
tarioSollege of Physidiat s and Surgeons.
Therefore, police should'be in charge of
investigating ,complaints against officers,
the chief said. M1 m
Police., know mote about police
procedures than any other group, he said.
When police investigate .complaints,
,,,safeguards should tie used to protect .the
accused officer and the complainant, •the •
chief said,
All evidence should be given under oath, ,,
he said.
"This method has produced sat'isfac•tory,
results. Chief Ring said no need exists for,
hearings suggested ; by Mr. Singer:. •
pFfBEAi
BY BILL DIMMICK
Many ciVil, servants are doing a good job. .
way it is ignoring the people it serves. The criticism was pot
,meapt as a blanket condemnation of all civil servants.
- In my job I dea-1 with civil servants every week. Most of
them are helpful and cdurteoUS, They put the•needs'of the
public ahead of dignified, remote imageS 'often attached to.
The Huron 'County Health Unit is full of helpfurPeople
They like people ,to call about problerns. I was sitting in chief
' county health inspector ..1irh McCaul's office one day when a .
telephone call came in from a man having problems with a
Mr. McCaul told him an inspectO'r would be out that. after-
noon „tii look at the prOblem and help find a.solution for it.
The 'health inSPectors usually at t this way. ). • •
Sometimes, of course, they snarl because a difficult person, ,,
refuses to comply with. health regulations, But the, inspectors
,, have a right to .snarl when •a. person refuses,,to put public ••
'health above his owq desires.
• Tt • is the ,inspectors' job -a) keep our cOunty healthy.
The public health nurses and 7the..Medical Officer ef •
Health, Pr. Frank Mills, are in. the same Category as the' in-
spectors. They are dedicated. and i-sponsive to the public.
• The county planners don't hide in their courthotiSe offices
-, away from the peciple either.
.Gary Davidson and Nick spend -mueh of their tithe at
,publie,meetings.explaining trice need for planning and how it
can be accomplished. People don't have -to fill in enormous
'amounts of forms or be put off by over -efficient' secretaries.
The planners are there, **ready toc talk. ,
Tpe list in the:court houSe pies on. Most . of the people
there are • friendly and ready Ito help a Person with a
question.
. The agricillenral representatives. at the Clinton 'office of
the.Ontario,Minis,try of Agriculture arid Food have never
• failed to answer, 'questions I've as'ked them.—
The police are prol?ably the civil servapts people deal with
Most, Goderich, tiv police force, headed by Chief Pat
King; has a forceful friendly, nature:
When the need anises, t officers are ready to use proper ,
- police proceddres in crime prevention arid solving. They !ire.
. also' ready to smile as they cooperate with the citizens they
-These are sOme ofthe many civil servants doirig effective ,
work in jobs vital to tbe maiptenance • of our way of life.*
When 'you ask these people questions. they give, you straight
answers: They don't refer you to different departments until
yoU end Up talking to the janitor about some gov'ernment
policy you find vital.
• They are,'the meat of all Ievels of governnient however,
and not the fat 4iat must be trimmed from public- payroll's."
The istory of the Cainada Company
Provisions mode for settlers in Huron Tract
Co nued from last Week '
On is same ,date, Dec. 1,,6,
1824, J n Galt also Wrote a
-letter to: J R.W. Horton, egg.,
Secretary to Lord Bathurst,
• Father Macdonell, who will
. deliver this, having lent me the
`'`..reports of the, Committee of' the
Crown Lands of Canada, I see
.ample—theans. of satisfying the
claims, from that soerce if the.
up.• therefore, called' the*,
attention of the Chancellor of
,t -he Exchequer to the obstacles ,
to a final settlement ave •
;chiefly anisen in The Treasury,
Dear Readers..
(continued from page 2)
skating, hockey, bowling,
• curling„, golf, tennis, badmin-
ton, soccer,"ballet,..art,
crafts, etc. etc. 0e.
•Were. you so recAation, orien-
ted? Were yOu so 'trained
V keep your bodies fit -and your
:weight under control? Were
you so brainwashed by school
programs and government in-
, ventions and even , television
commercials .td keep. busy, ac-
tive hnd ,in shape?
devices,- magt of ps fizzled out "
,t o' become stod gy stuffed
citizens who haven't enough
gumption to walk to The
',Square for a- leaf of bread,. 8
:A:recreational facility of then
magnitude 'preposed by. the
Comrnittee "is not so much to
revive lagging temps ;like us,
but to catch the imagination of'.
the young - the future citizens
• The growing centralization 'of services in Ontario, for „
ekample, means• hiring cmore civil servants. This means
greater Public spending for salaries and expenses. .
The government.of Ontario under Premier William Davis'
has not intrOduced a -balanced budget since it has been in of- "
fice. Spending more money is no way to do it without in-
creasing taxes.
The Canadian Chamber ,Of Commerce says that goveen-
ment spendingls the biggest cause of inflation this eoun-
•
try.
here.
Is it our duty, to build for the .
future? You bet it is, just as it
"to my constitper4ts4o.leavte no
suggestion untried until I have •
procured ArieA justice.
Respectfully yours,
John Galt.
It was not until Feb. 6, 1824,
that John Galt received a' reply
from Mr-. Horton, 'stating thato.,•
Lord Bathurst would like "to •
have specific detaits 'regarding"
.the.Plan of sale for the Reser- -
In 'reply, Galt wrote, "I will
prepare more detailed view of
what has occurred to me, and it
'to do
.proved of by those who are best'
acqiiainted with the:state arid
interest of the provinee..In a
worct. without.' some change as ,
'to those Reserves, ;the trade of
the Canadians 'can never corn-,
pete *equal terms with that
of the Americans, on the same
• waters, 'and with the sam.e sort.
After being sepplied. with
maps and paPers *cif ,Upper
Canadp from 'the ,Colonial. Of -
his "Outline and.Principres of a,
Plan for disposing of the Crown
'ReServes in Canada" 'to Lo?d
Bathurst. 'hi h further letter to
Bathurst,: Galt .suggeStecC that
"the quantity la land be restric-
ted to. 500,,000 or 1,000.000
as•res, containing" certain
specified lots, and, considered
aS if they were one lot.
Mr. Horton, on behalf of
Mord Bat hit rst , * asked -John
- Galt if he could find purchasers
-for,the reserves, John Galt con -
and Compaqy and received the
Leadenhall Street,
Mareh 31, 18'24.
and Company
7 --was the duty of our.- parehts to
make today whar it is for all of
recreational facility is built in
GOderich irerriains to be seen,
blit let's not shirk Our. respon-
sihility because we're too lazy'
to gee the good. of such an 00-
dertakipp.for our own perSenal
relaxation and recreation, That
wtould,make us as short-sighted
provisional committee of in-
terestell investors met to di'aw
up a proposal aS the basis for
the Compapy, and this was sent
to Lorl, Bathurst. .
• After meetings with the
provisioeal commit tee,
meetings with Mr. Horton,. and
tirne spent calling on business
friends in regard to the for -
deputation met. or ,at ,tirs
on June 26, 1824 and suggested
that aprice be offered for the
lands instead of cornrnissioners
*ng to »er Canada
In accordance with*. this
was sent:,
'18. Downing Street, 28th
'Julie, 1824.
IS/V Lord;
I am instructed' to state tirct
the committee of the, proposed
Canadian CompanY...beg leave
to make: a specific offer for'
"lands -...saving expense, (of sen-
ding commissioners* to, Upper
Canada) and will enable the
ComPariy -to be immediately
. der: Thomas Willson, John- of individual settlers,.
,,,til the advances shall. have ,
Woolley to. •be auditors for the . These circumstances haviligo 'been' repaid, as well as the price.-:_.
Company. . . been represented to the govern- of • the lands.
John Galt was elected as inent, His Maje„,sty's Secretary ' 5, To give in this -Country, to
- gti.. - , of State for the Colonial Dew:- persons intended to emigrate,
, Messrs. FreShfield and KO'e giment ,(Bathurst). desirous to infornfation regarding the
were. appointed .as solicitors for. encourage:8the introduction of ,, lands octhe Compeny, and te
- -the Company, •capital into the colony„ %Pis facilitate trasmisSi'on of. their
. -Messrs. • . as erman and ...agreed, te.dispose of the- lands funds, - - -•• . • •
compariy; and Messrs, Cocks, reserved for the crown and the' 6.. To prOmote the general.
would be banken4. . .. suppIrt of 'the clergy to this whether it be making inland
' a prospectus, for, the Company, . that object. These Crown and . with the lands and interest of .
that the Company. will, engage,
for a period of fiiteep years,, to
take up anpually, notoless'than
erywn, and cif the halrof the
clergy, reserves in Upper
Canada only'', for whic:h Gover-•
- Pment shall be paid 20,000 per &mil the want, O cap ta sp - . ,
* .num, payable half yearly would '
annum certain; and for all ficient to form! establishMents as. may be agreed on.'
'be allowed ciri- the 'capital ad -
above that (identity, which *in upon a scale calculated tO raise ":•• 4. To make ,, advances of'
any -year, t.he company May ' a, 4.1 riii us 'of produce ;for ex por - capit al • ,in . Sri -1011' sums (und,er - vanced and divisiokis .0f. profit .
'find it expedient to take 'UP, an ,tatu)n. •
• -The committee, had. drawn -lip Corpjany in• order to facilitate • communications s'• eonnected
•
.ments," 't-ind was ordered sevenths (tn hits of ,200 ricres,. the cultivation o arte es 0,.. ex -
published., . ,., .. each) of the lands granted by - port, such as flax, emp,
THE PROSPECtUS FOR ** ' the *government since 1791,; tobacco, etc.., : '
THE CANADA COMPANY 'they intersect all the settled , Accordingly, the Company is
That the two Ctinadas are. districtsand in many places are., to contract for 15;years to take .
most itmiortant dependencies -surrounded by 'cultivation. ... possession. of- so muc - an in
irf the' British 'Cromin and the. Next, a list of the "OBJECTS ,each year; as upon a valuation
U»er Province rn particular, OF THE- COMPANY" WeOe''' to be made by Commissioners,
enjOys great advantage of soil read. Some of the objects Were:
and climate, In the former it is. .(1,•To 'purchase. •the portions
equal 'to the most fertile parts" of the Crown and clergy Reser-
Of the States of New York and yes as above mentioned; to
.in 'the latter* similar to ! make such other purchases or
-.the weil-knoWn and priisperou;; acquisition's •of land as may be
'tract us,Ally called the Genesee found advantageous to the
County; 'and in respect of a Company;, and- to. work
ready outlet. and eas'y.ficeesS to minerals' if -.deemed •expedient
linarket's for produce it to•do,so...
possesses advantage over either '2. To give immediate. em-
• Of. these states by Aimmanding ployment -to emigrants en their
ayi'fatioq o'f'the niquth of arrival in. Canada.
, the St. :Lawrenee. Riyer.., •'„ • 3. To prepare by clearing the made into the bank.by, August •
shall amount to twenty
The capital of the Company
is to be 1003000 Pounds to be
.raised in -s10,000 shares of 100 4
More shares might he made
available in theiuture, and the
stockholders Were to have the
first opportunity to buy thern.,
The , first Payment of 5
Pound§ per share ,was to be
The population-, still but lands and building -houses, etc. 1.2:. *"."-'' •
thinly spread over' the country,• for 'the settlement of persons
It was .decided that interest. .
has in a great measure arisen and fatnilies to•whom the lands
, at the rate.of 4 percent per all:
f I f are intended to he sold or let,'
, . ,. superintendence. at the leo], - in. addition to the' interest'',
. would he made from tirhe to '
adcl it KintA,rs'uni• shall be paid at. The original settlers -were. im-. rate of, interest in the Colony.
migrant families -•arid refugees which:1S slx percent) to;sitch time, as, the .directdrs 'decided,
settlers on the. ,lands of. the . w
Be Continued Next Week—
',COmpany as triay require. (lie 10
If your LordShip is pleased to.
aecede to this basis, the Com-
'‘ tsay, that they .are ready to
prepare the requisite detailed,
contract and also to make the
establishing the Company
without further delay.
J have the honour, etc
John Gralt.'
Lord Bathurst 'stated the
sum .of 2s, 6d. per acre iS far too
low; apd after* several letters
between Galt and the Secretary
of •State, the first decision to
°Dear Sir:
We have reflected:son the idea.
you communicated to us yester-
day,- relative to' the 'formation
and, bringing. into cultivation
the. Crown Reservc!‘t,,. of ,Upper
"Wahada'and have no hesitatioli,
in stating ou.r. Opinion that
there will be.. ne difficulty in
, raising the neeessary capital for ,
the • piirpoSe, -provided the
Government will grant•
engage te employ the ..mopey-
thps obtained in -making.roads
and carialg,' Under• such an
arrangerpent.the country will
derive l'onsiderable benefit, by
increasing- the cultiVation, and
population,- -Art the sArne' time
...the parties , advancing the
ding advantage in clearing the
lands, and 'Jetting or selling,
them to settlers. -
We remain, etc.
TWo meetings 'took place het:
ween John, Galt, 'John Hullett
'Secretary to Lord Bathurst, in
• interviewing several people
revently•returned from Canada,
, raise the capital as "there.y.s
proposing the forMation of a
company tn his friends, hut still
,themain basis Would, be the
terms which the Government,-
,),Yould grant the land?: with a
royal charter, to he -followed ,by
an act - 'of parfiament with
arising from the purchase
would be einployed within the
.The government e fq
_sell- two•thirds of' t he Clergy
Reserves rttni to keep a'portion
the CrOwn Reserves, and
stated that' the money would be
used tor the' benefit of the
colvy; and that -the value of
the land would be the, price
011 May 14th 1824, a
No Becks
Chicken Legs
or;49,79c LB.
Save 40c lb.
Round Stied
8t Cybed Steak
$ 1
Ground —Extra Lean
Chuck Steak
Short Rib Roasts,
,LB 89c
IFREEtER SPECIAtS-10 lb, 5AUSAGE4 .59c
$.1. 1 9
Hind Quarters Beef'
(cut froe)
MARKET
04-8551
with little -or'. no capitar,' And
the prosperity of the- ,country
send commissiopers ,to Upper
' Canada Jo view the, land and
find out. the price that
the land as at March tst, 1824.
that ,they. are proeeeding at
once to organize the Compaey,
.11
o
The businessmen interested
forming the proposed
-Canada-Company to Purchase
CroA.41 and- Clergy Reserves in ,".-
organizfitional „meeting , on
Friday,. July 30. at ,the
London Tavern,. London,'
. John Galt acted as secrelary
proceedings- of ,,,the vernmittee.
Bosanquet was chair-
man
thosee and decided they 400
be known as "The Court of
Thy first direct ors were.,
;John Bnidulpho,Itionard
Ethiarcl Ellice, .John Fullarton,
1 11013. Hibbort John
Hodgson, John Hullett,:jlert,
James ,MeKilifip, John Master -
man, Martin Tucker Smith,
Heim l'sborne, and William
Charles Hosanquet WAN Itribe
Goderich Detaphrnent, buckles up his seat belt. OPP" per.
sonnel.have been instructed by Catnrr"lsioner 1-01. draham
to use Seat belts While on duty. He sayS that he hopes other -
citizens will follow' Ott safe example being set by the,OPP..
Officert Are alloWed to. except the new rule when a prisoner
is being transported or 'When' they afe Approaching the
scene ot known or suspected.danger,(staff photo)