The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-03, Page 1Council plans open
meeting with Plaxton
Although the request was for a closed meeting, Goderich
Town, Council has agreed to an open session} tQ discuss with
George Plaxton, solicitor for the Goderich Businessmen's
Association, the upcoming hearings on the proposed San-
eoast Plaza on Bayfield Road South, -
Attending that meeting will also be ,the town's municipal
planning consultant, David Barber and members of the local
planning board.
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 1.6 at 7
p.m. in the conference room in the basement 'of, the. Huron -
Perth Regional Assessment ,Office here in Goderich.
The request from Mr. Plaxton for, the meeting was chan-
neled througl lawyer Dan Murphy ter town council; Mr.
Murphy strongly advised the meeting be held.
The plaza hearings reopen in Goderich Monday, October
c21 in the court house at 1 p.m. Also to be considered at the
hearings is Amendmentd6 to the town's Official Plan.
This amendment which essentially restores the main core
area to its original zoning of business and commercial is on
the agenda because° Mr. Plaxton claims it has a direct
bearing on the plaza hearing. -
Local businessmen:feel it has reduced the commercial area
surrounding The 'Square. q • ,,: -
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Clinton: Centre teachers
consider area students
Community college teachers would not happen although' last,
across Ontario' are preparing week a member of the teachers'
for '"'r`nilitant actions" next c negotiating''team said teachers
Tuesday to back up demands were prepared' to take such ac -
for a contract settlement with tion.
the Ontario government. But • The source said teachers
the mood at. the Clinton Center would probably .,stage
of Conestoga College of Applied" " slow -downs. They would •arrive
Arts. and Technology :is retire- .at colleges but would not .teach
tance to jeopardize students. or they would .call in sick, ,he
"We don't want to go to ex- said. '
tremes," Jane .Rolston, teacher Teachers at coimmunity
spokesman there said early this • colleges have worked without a
week. contract since. September, 1973.
.Teachers generally Teel that a The latest • government offer
. • strike, illegal for them. in On- satisfies salary ,,demands the
tario, would not be wise but, source said, but -working con-
week too dition guarantees for teachers
they plan meeting this
, • discuss possible: actions in sup- . have not- been settled ,:yet..
port of :-impending province- Teachers are asking for.
wide protests at• community A reasonable, guarantees Of .con-
•-• colleges, she said. tinuing 'employment. They
The Clinton Center is small want salaries and benefits for ^
and a strike would harm ' librarians and councillors' to
students and teachers. Students match those of teachers.
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THIJRSCAY, OCTOBER 3, 1914 SINGES COPY 250'
12TTH' YEAR --4d
Goderich Town Councillors
ve voted in favor of drawing
u • an agreement With, the
Go • rich Trotting and
Agr cultural Association which
will •ermit them to enter an'
agree ent with Loren James
Cassin of Lonrlori who in turn
will a . • roach the ,Ontario
Racing ommission for suf-
ficient ra e dates to make
leasing the race track in this
municipality 'profitable for his
company.
• A "copy of theproposed
agreement bet , een Cassina
and the Goderic Trotting ands
Agricultural Assiation ,was
studied by council s,t what was
slated to be a secia1 ad-
ministrative co.mmitte Meeting
but• was really a ful fledged
council meeting althou h the
meeting agenda labelle . it a •
committee meeting.'
That agreement showed t at
Cassina hopes to lease the local
track for .•., period of two years
at a rate of $1',000 per month
payable to the Goderich Trot-
ting Association.
,While the agreement,
specifically mentions only nine'
race dates -during the months of
July and August in each of the facilities of -the raceway.
years 1975 and 1976, it is un+ It was learned by ' council
would lose in a ucatin
on a
teachers would lose public sup-
port, she said.
°A source on the executive
committee of the Conestoga
teachers' association said that.
the ' committee would meet
.Friday to decide on precise ac-
tions teachers should take "to
back' up 'their demands.
He suggested that a strike
•
Another
Hydro. hike'
Gaunt will
seek iequiry
.. Huron -Bruce Member of the
Ontario Legislature, Murray
Gaunt said on Wednesday that
-he will ask the.Ontario Govern-
ment to launch an'inquiry into
the 'justice system in Huron
County.; e
Mr'. Gaunt' said he will nnike
the request of the' government
when the Legislature recon-
venes later this' month.
The request for the in qu it y
comes after police chiefs' in
Commission and the Canadian
Trotting Association do 'not ap- .
prove and'grant the company a '
sufficient number of,, Sunday
and other racing dates for 1974 •
and 1175 to Make "in the song-
pany'es opinion the operation ofr.
the racetrack feasible"; the,
agreement will be ineffective.
The, agreement proposed, bet-
weed the Trotting: Association
and Cassina also includes the -
"promise that the company Will
"promote , and, operate the .
raceway at a professional level
and to conduct all racing dates
at the raceway in a manner
reflecting credit .to the
Association 'and the Town ,of
ooderich.
The agreement further calls •
for Cassina's company to pay
all the costs involved with run-
ning the raceway -, including
any necessary ,renovations or
expansi'ori 'to the existing
facilities. Winterization of the
present ' grandstand is a °
possibility and the agreement
provides -'that the. company
would acquire written approval
of the municipality before
making any; significant struc-
' tural changes to the permanent_
derstood. the company ,which during the discussions, that the .
Cassina represen
incorporated, would be -opting' • receives 50 pert ent of the
for as many race- dates . as • `profits from the food concession
possible. for, the two year•', at the racetrack run by Verna
period. and 'Kitty Sn'iith. The, Cassina
It is understood that Sunday company also reserved this
and perhaps mid -week rating right to this percentage of. the
ts, still to be •, God'erich Trotting Association •
thr gh the winter months profits' under the proposed
ou
with a start as early as this agreement, ,. o
month (October) is in the plan- • 'Reg. Jewell of the poderich
ning. .p Trotting Association warned
Clause 11 of the agreement council that t'irfie was of impor-
stipulates that if the` town of tante in : this matter. He said
Goderioh does not within 16 that Mr. Cassina would be
days of the date of signing of linable t� begin .to arrange race
the agreement., approve in.. _dates until the agreements -with
"There were no students at Victoria Public School Monday,
only teachers who struggled to keep warm and construction
"workers' who were building modern, facilities there. Students
had been getting an -again, off -again holidays since Septem-
ber 23 because (he 'school's new heating system wasn't
hookediup and cold weather' made classroom temperatures'
too low for, education in comfort. Helen Videan, left, vice-
principal of the school, and Don O'Brien principal, sit in an
empty classroom on Monday where the temperature was about,"
60 'degrees. (staff photo)
Clinton, Goderich and Seaforth. wri i g of the,,co.mpany conduc-the . town were •properly -
Until September 1975, - the �ari-mutuel harftess racing" delivered. ' - •
G complained this week that the• p
oderich. Public Utilities Co - - ,
a court is too ;lenien't'and the on Sundays at the ,, local "Undue delay can j pardize
,mission will have to absorb racewa the agreement will his dates, said Jewell..
court system is too.slow. y, g
12.4 :per. cent •increase', in°'the
wholesale cost of electricity to- The chiefs' complaints were - come •nuri and void.. He dubbed the proposal : `a
. sparked by an incident in Clin- ' Clause.T2 T2 further stipulates . good thing for the town and•
rnrunlcipalities announced last certainly. a good thing for the
O t • , H `ilio - tots lash Sunday morning when that• if within ,30 clays of the.
signing of the agreement of the . association." Mr.'Jewell asked
federal Department' of for. the, town's co -operation' -to
Agriculture, the Ontario Racing `
week by Ontario Y vandals''stole a private car
The increase, effective belonging. to Clinton .Constable 4
= January 1,• 197w5', was defended .Wa ne McFadden. •
by Hydro, in a news release,,as Y.
neccessary to offset rising costs
of interest rates, wages, salaries
and fuel.
Dave Ralston, t)LJC Manager
• said this week that rates for
power had just been increased
" September .1 for Goderich
residents.
A provincial regulation stops
• locah'rates from being raised
..more than once per year and
the PUC,w.ill have to wait until
next°September to raise prices.„„
Rural , electricity users,
,however,.. Who receive ,power
direceiy from'Hydro will' notice
11.4 per cent, increase intheir
electricity` bills
inihe new year.
Mr,, aisto id he couldn't
predict what the rising cost' of
electricity will do to the PUC
balance sheet, but he noted
- that the utility like ''everyone
- else has to cope with inflation.
Hopefully, the PUC will
finish the year .by breaking
:evert, he said.
It will have money °for new
capital spending 1eause °of in-
vestments in bonds, he,said.
A new subdivision, he added,
° could create some burden 1m
the PUC's finances as in-
M -Nr iP
stallation costs are 60 per cent
° ,,paid for by the utility. The sub:
divisi,o.n developer pays 40 per
cent.,
Supply .to a� new-subdivaision-
and to the ever-increasiligA
demand for electricity by
.existing users can be met
though, Mr. Rolston said.
Amounts are no problem but
.sitipply will bein jeopardy until.
a transmission line is built bet-
ween Goderich and the Douglas
D, Point nuclear power 'plant.
He cited the disastrous storm
a 'few° months ago that downed
lines between the townand its
powet Supply. in Kitchener. If
the Douglas Point to Goderich
line existed then, electrical ser-
vices wouldn't have been earn-
'Pered; Mr. Rolston ' said;
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ictoria, School staff glad about it
Stucints
at .Victoria Public
School received imprornptu
holidays on short notice since”
September 23 due for the.
unreasonably cold weather.
With' the construction of new
facilities the school has had no
'heat, Principal Don O'Brien
said, early this ,week.
Delays in parts deliveries for
the • new section of the school
held up -heating in spmeareas
but the basic problem was, that
electricity' hard not been'. in-
stalled yet to power new meters
for the heating. system.
Electrical installations were
completed T'ues'day. which
.made" heat available enough to
warm classrooms sufficiently,
he 'said.
"If we had a routine Septem-
ber, there would have •been• no
problem;" he said,
With temperature hovering
around 60 degrees, Mr.DO'Brien
had no' choice-"' but to 'send
students home," he said.
"I hesitate to send students
home", he said.
He explained that he•
couldn't be sure''a parent would
be at' home to look • after a
student. dismissed ,from school
early.
ea
A week ago Monday was.pro--
tessionalV development day 'for
Huron County teachers so
students had the :, day off.
:.Tuesday,' it was cold and
students were sent home .at"
"• noon.
:W. a
.the weather was
�
edne5v,
supposed to be 'warmer and
t s 0
ct stu
• There are 27 courses to be cif.,, decorating
fered through night school ..at
Goderich District Co-llegiate`In-
st�'tute this. fall, and principal'
qiirWatk feels there should he
something for everybody. He's
hoping for a ,record, enrolment
-in response to the program.
' 'Two years agor.' night school
students were surveyed. to .find
their_ thoughts about frit
adequate program for night
schools of, the future, Mr. Wark
says this year's top-notch selec-
tion ••of courses 'is the result of
this survey. •
Some 'of the exciting new.
courses to he offered this, fall' Although: plans for a nuclear
.tb' whether Mayer Harry,Versell'Is the best town mayor in `the province
Sot�� `ma}r �rgt�'e; as y . ,. �.,.,
drS ute the feet that he is the best mayor with a piotiigh. Harry wit the mayor's
• but°»o on.,a aan p
division of the lnternational•Plowing Match in Georgetown fast Saturday, edging out seven of
.his peers fpr the title, Thenwin Marks the first tints the -title has taepn brought to Goderich and
o Mayor 1lllorsell dredits hiss orad e, John Clarkt,ef'Colborne Township.' (staff -photo)
. , r7 •A,, _ C,l, -ane • i1 ,
classes were scheduled' fdr. the
morning. But. that 'day too was
cold and again students were'
sent home •
Thursday, the school was too
cold for. students to begin
Big :game
here today
The Goderich District .
Collegiate Institute foot-
ball Vikings play their
Wet home Fame of the
season today against the
highly- touted Stratford
Northwestern Iuskles.
Both junior and, senior
Vikings ,are, unbeaten so
far in the season.
courses
classes in the morning, bat they'
went 'in- the afternoon.
They didn't go to school
again until. Frida)i:.afternoon.
"We opened up the windows
.to let the warm .air 'in,'� Mr.
O'Brien said.
Monday `and Tuesday the
school was closed'al•l day..The•
boilers for ' the heating unit
were fired. Tuesday night and
Wednesday students returned
to "`school. •-
Mr. O' F3rien said that
students taking, classes in the
gym- had to be se horde,
howev.er, as heaters in
room were not yet a
Mr. O'Brien sawhen
'Students • •le•arned about !time
off, they cheered. He ccnisidered
the reaction normal;
He didn't anticipate students
having any problems catching
up on • missed school work
because of the school' closing.
Teachers hame been using the
time off .from classes to pack in .
pre partition for,the move from'
'the old wing into.,the new sec-,
Al
tion Friday.
ent surve
. v.
the large
equate."
for borne and apart
ment and use . slides ;to ;
.."touch son, such "things as 'color,
furnishings, rugs; drapes and
wall coverings.
The two_ psychology courses:
are being offered by the mem-
bers of the psychology depart-
ment at Goderich _Psychiatric
Hospital: The ,child develop-
ment ' course ..will begin in
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erich
ucIeGr
and winter are crafts and in- pow' r generating kation' in the
terior decorating .for t• he Goderich' area seemed to have
creativem minded; psychology
been dropped last slimmer; On=
'courses ' .involving • child
_.tario l4vdro still has its eye on
development :and business for " theLake Huron shoreline near
those who want a deeper tin:. here as,a potential'.s-rte'for one.
derstariding ' of everyday
situations; j�ido and hash "`But there is ahsolutely
• wiling for the sports • en- 'nothing' definite",' Ontario
thusiasts; and a course •for -Hydro .spokesman Mal Brad -
hookworms entitled English: den said during a telephone ire,'
. Greaf Reading. '• '• terview from his,,Torcinto office.
Crafts willbe taught by Tim He. said a;;ire. on the"
St. Louis of Raintree (;aller°yrt "shoreline between Goderich
Clir"1iton. He will.show students ..and Grand Bend had. been con -
how to ;make, truly "attractive sidered strongly as anpossibil'ity
and useful items from the last spring. Opposition frOrrr°
materials all around thein. area residents, mostly farmers,
.,"It is a -ftin course to express however, Made -Hydro decide to
'your creativity ', said Mr. shelve plansa:, for continued
W ark • studies, 1.
'es, on the prospects during
interior , decorating is to be„
this: decade. ti
M P Stitt-
. e o h '1980's and 19, 0's include
bandied hy� Mrs,
at tit• Hydro's long -rale plana'for
nisseti; €in pa.; i t f lDt)
She wilt' clew w
.Contractors soon will
demolish the old section which
they will replace' with modern
• facilities. '
• The old t?uildings and• the
new- plans will be on display to
the pbblic during an open
house on October '.20, Mr.
O'Brien' said.
till' IIste
ro
possible 'sites near Goderich,
Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and •
Geofgian Bay, he said,'.
Hydro is expected to make
these plans clearer next week
with the release of its long-
range plans.
• Mr.'Braddan said that in the
last 45i) years the demand for
electrical power has risen by17 4.
about ,seven per cent per year.
,In other words, the demand
doubles- every 10 years.,
Because of this ,he added,
. Hydro. must continually be
looking at further expansion r►f
power generating facilities.
Now, nuclear . power
„generating plants are the,way
to meetthe increasing
demands, he said. .
'1.'d nueIeac . power.
gencirating 'Plants need large
amounts of fresh water ,to
ram
°
operate, thus making sites near
the Great,Lakes most attractive
to Hydrp. "
Before Hydro will -designate
an area as a site,for a nuclear•".;
generating plant," it makes
studies of area residents' at• .
tgrudes, the environment and
the need for increased power .
generating capacities, Mr.
Bradden said, • 4-
Only' after these• studies are. • `
completed , will Hydra plan a
.generating station in°the area:.
He said these studies in the ry
'God@rich area were abandoned
for now but could resume in the
future although:' a generating • ".
plant near here has about the
same chances of being built as,
• ones •in ,the other areas along
the Great Lakes.
"The Goderich ataea hasn't.
been closely studied. We' just
know that it has potential",'lie°°•
said,
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