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Clinton News-Record, 1984-02-08, Page 1R • I !1; ti r THE BAYFIELD BUGLE incorporating TUE 9l. H STANDARD cents -No. 6 Wednesday, February • 119t year Tuckersmith salary raises okayed By Wilma Oke several municipalities, will receive $4,252.50 for it was set for March 6 at 7 :30 p.m. VANASTRA - Tuckersmith Township tea 11184• • - O€ -grave conceernto.councilev..as the_defi cit _._-_._ - ---The -milea g eerate €cam-eoune41,4nember�s.. Jr_ the...Seafortltand:, tract Community_ -crease members gave, themselves `an m g ,.....Centre_ 1983 as re orte b Robert . t i. eaa�: � rn loyees vwas-setat-g eentspere ale...._ -�. crease In their honorariumscfrth s p Drains were the main topic on the agenda Broadfoot, the townshiprepresentative. atrve. e for council at the special meeting which deficit reported amounts to $45,000 which in - lasted five hours. Court of Revision was held eludes the budgeted deficit of $34;000. �. for the Wallace drainage works and an ape Council accepted with regret the resigna- peal by Douglas Wallace was the main con- tion of Linda Dillon who is the assistant cern. i'fr. Wallace. considered his- benefit clerk in the township office. She has ac- cost assessment was "way out of line" ( for cepted a part-time position in the Clinton of - as he did . in 1883. The three councillorsthe small amount of land involved). Offered honorariums are the same as the deputy a reduced assessment,- Mr. Wallace- said it reeves" liut for each council meeting -they was-not_satin€aetoPy tehina: are paid $45. For all committee meetings each member of council receives $20 for each meeting attended. Township employees were granted five per cent increases for 1984 but their benefits remain unchanged from last year. - The yearly salary for the clerk -treasurer will be raised to $29,105.58 with, a car allowance of $2,000; while the road superintendent's salary was increased to $22,519.98. The wages for the road grader operators• were increased to $8.90 per hour, . the junior grader operator will receive $8.40, a mower operator $7.91 and,a laborer, $6.33 per -hour. The director of Vanastra recreation cen- The reeve will be paid $900 a year up from the $600 he received last year and for each council meeting (two a month) he attends he will be paid $60, unchanged from last year. The deputy reeve had his honorarium in- creased from $400 to $500 for the year and will receive the $50 for each council -meeting Engineer Henry Centen . explained the work to be done on the drain andthe ratio of benefits and assessment to council and five of the landowners affected by the drain - Mr. Wallace, James McIntosh, Bruce Col- eman, Randy Wilson and Red Vantyghem. The drain affects, 65 hectares of land and is estimated by the engineer to cost $18,700. The Upshall drainage works, branches A,B,C,D, and E entailed. another lengthy discussion as Engineer Centen explained it. It involves 106 hectares of land and is estimated to cosi .$56,000. Present for the discussion were Donald Upshall, Arnold and John Van Miltenburg, Randy Wilson and tre-will- receive .a_salary_of..$19a .71 and the Bruce Coleman. This report was approved assistant director, $6,565.84; the aquatic in- by council 'and "count of revision for it-ts-set- - structor, $14,19.0.75 andthe special needs co- for'March 6 at 8:15 p.m. ordinator, $13,025.25. The Boyes' drainage works, Branches _The director of the day care centre at A,R;C,D, and E was the, third drain .on the Vanastra had her salary increased to agenda and Mr. Centen read the report on $17,975.45; theassistant director's salary in- this. Landowners present, for the reading creased to $13,832.26; the teacher's to were Jack Boyes, Jim Rose, Ken and Brian $11,602.50; and the part-time teacher will be Moore, Milton Dietz, Bruce Coleman and paid $5.67 per hour. The cook will receive ,Randy Wilson. This drain affects 124 hec- $4,677.25 for the year. tares and is estimated to cost $49,000. After: The building inspector, who • works for the report was accepted the court of revisio Jim Quick apps • d al.n�� -New-' co • nts noim0,;, ,-Own conunitt( Forty-six Anton residents are among the volunteers who help keep the town running smoothly; ' Clinton eounoa at their Feb. 7 meeting appointed Deal residents and council members. to sit on 12 boards and -cow- mittees,.affiliatedwith municipal business. Plamliq�g Committee The Clinton Planning Development Committee met 10 times in 1983 and under the chairmanship of Guss Boussey. Other members are Ray Garon, Ron Jewitt, Phil Malcolm, John Balfour, Lawrie Slade, Councillor Charlie Burgess, Councillor Jim Hunter, John Preston, Sue Schmidt, Mike Falconer and John Rosenlund. Committee of Adjustment Five ratepayers will sit on the Committee of Adjustment. They are Harry Ball, past chairman Steve Brown, Ruth MacLean, Willard Aitken and Evelyn Galbraith. In 1983 the committee met seven times. fice of the ministry of Agriculture and Food. Council will. advertise for areplaeement. _Conucilieceived Pe, grant levy from the eatorth Community -los Ailfor ON w1iiich is -.based -on.. $3.00 for •each- Tuckeriii itW Township patient. Council accepted an invitation by the Van Egmond Foundation to attend its 12th an- nual meeting at the Van Egmond House on Monday, March 5, at 8 p.m. Any resident is invited to attend this meeting. Cemetery board Agricultural Society Fire Area Ward Fire Area Board serves. Clintofi a1nd. area ten nicipa ies. The board is v faired by Mayor ester Archibald. Clinton is alio represented by Deputy Reeve Frank Van Altena and Councillor John Peeves. In 1983 the Fire Area Board scheduled 10 meetings. Waste Site Committee Similarly the Holmesville Waste Disposal Site Committee represents the municipalities that use the Goderich Township site. Clinton's representative, on the committee is Councillor Rosemary Armstrong. Conservation authorities Councillor John Deeves will continue to work on the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority. Last year he attended seven meetings. Clinton's representative on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Bert Gliddon, resigned his position earlier this year, and the post has yet to be filled. The Cemetery Board members are Harold Black., Frank Cook, Deputy Reeve Ernie The Clinton Central Agricultural Society Brown, Bert Gliddon, Councillor Ross members include Mayor Archibald and __ Letter; Herb sizer-and-elitff-Parker:•They-• -Councillor Burgess. _Headed hy.:: Chairman. -herd -- _._.w_- -__ -soce . ire as ..ear:~~. F�_ra�nke. R4ae�&)enat��the'-ag t�held-fie s�x i�a�eetiYrgs"ln't � t`y __. . _ . ..... meetings in 1983. Hospital board Council Rosemary Armstrong represents the town council at the Clinton Public Hospital board meetings. Headed by Leen Rehorst, the board met 27 times in 1983. Rec committee The town recreation committee meets on the second Thursday of each month. Along with special 'sessions, the rec committee met 14 times in 1983. The committee is also under the leader- ship of Mr. MacDonald. Other members are Ron McKay, Bill McCone, Coundtllor-s Burgess and Hunter, Linda Reid, Bill Craig and Don MacDonald. BIA board Clarence Denomme is the chairman of the Clinton Business Improvement Board of Management and Pat Palmer is the vice chairman. Other members are Al Mathers, Gerry Hiltz, Deputy Reeve Van Altena, Councillor Bee Cooke, Steve Brown and Jane Groves. The board met 11 times last year. LACAC Helen Tench resigned her position as chairman of the Local Arelitgotural Con- servation Advisory Committed (LACAC) in X984. Coutieiller Hunter isthe-new-chairman and other members are Nancy Fisher. Vossen, Heather Hunter, Josephine Winter, FaYe Fear, Doris Batkin and Reg Thon pson. Frayne says Students need .�'*honest neati By Wendy Somerville Because of an even vote by Bayfield coun- cil members, James Quick was appointed by a lot that was drawn by'a member of the audience,` during Monday night's council. meeting. Councillor Quick is replacing former Councillor Ed Strachan who resigned on Jan. 16 because he was, "not happy with council's decisions." • The new councillorwill serve on the Har- ' • bors and Marina Committee and the Com- mittee for the management of the arena and community centre. Council has decided to donate $30 each month for the cost of transporting a mental- ly retarded child from his home in Bayfield to the Lady Diana Nursery in Vanastra. The decision was the result of a presenta- tion 'conducted by Karen McEwing- McConnell, the Supervisor of the Tuckersmith Day Nursery. Mrs. McEwing- McConnell chose to address council before showing a slide presentation produced by Fanshawe College. As a representative of the Goderich and District Association for the Mentally Retarded, Mrs. McEwing-McConnell told council that the federal government gives the association 87 per .cent af the,. funds_ need- ed for the year and the association is re- quired to come up with the remaining.13 per cent. She said the.`y have to find the money through fund raising which includes ap- proaching different municipalities for dona- - tions. She added that the 13 per cent they are required to raise can be as much as $5,000 to $5,500 each year. The Bayfield childestwo years old and, according to the supervisor, will move to a centre for older children in about three years, Until then, the student, must be transported by van, five mornings a week. She said the association hats a budget of $43,050 for 1984, and $24,000. of that goes towards transportation. • Reeve Dave Johnston asked how a family becomes involved in this program. •'They (students) are referred by a family Turn to page 10 Sorry, this seat is taken. Perhaps it wasn't ideal weather for a hay ride but Saturday's temperatures were just fine for these kids. They were so anxious to begin the jaunt that they had piled on the Vanastra and District Lions Club'swagon hours before its 1 p.m. departure time. The hay ride was just one event in a series of out- door activities organized by the Lions for the winter carnival held on the grounds of Vanastra's community centre. (Wendy Somer- ville.photo) Bell figures, more than meet the eye By Shelley McPhee Rate categories and extra charges ;make Bell Canada's figures different that . the average customer perceives. Facts.and-£igures.published ._iul edition of the newspaper, regarding the Clinton and Auburn survey to eliminate long distance telephone charges were not clearly understood. The facts were in regard to a recent mail survey that was conducted in Clinton to determine if customers would be in favor of • the elimination of long distance charges between Clinton and Auburn. The proposal was turned down in the 482 exchange by a 55 per cent majority. Peter Croome, district manager for Bell Canada, explained that according to toll free exchange guidelines, when changes are proposed that could increase a customer's monthly telephone costs, each affected ex- change must be surveyed. The changes must be approved by 51 per cent of the Bell customers in each exchange. In the Auburn -Clinton situation, Auburn customers have requested toll free service. to Clinton and Goderich for the past three years. If the toll free exchange proposal had been approved, Auburn and Clinton 'Bell customers, would have seen their basic residential monthly rates increase. Mr. Croome explained that the increases CRTC wants public opinion would have applied to both exchanges. Each exchange is designated under a specified rate group, which is based on the total number of telephones that a customer can dial toll free. He said that in• ythe case of tfie Clinton; Auburn exchange, if the proposal had been approved, both exchanges would have gain- ed a significant , amount of additional telephones to increase their rate groups. With an increase Clinton would have gone from its present 7,501 to 15,000 Group 6 rating to Group 7, 15000 to 35,000 bracket. This does not mean that Clinton Bell customers can now ,call 35,000 people at no charge. This figure only represents a max- imum potential telephones that could be in- cluded m this grouping. - Similarly, if the Clinton -Auburn proposal was approved, Auburn's Group 4 rating of 1,501 to 3,500 would have increased to Group 5, of 3,501 to 7,500. Auburn telephone customers had been given three choices: to call Clinton, toll free; to call Goderich, toll free; to call Clin- ton and Goderich toll free. Auburn customers . indicated that . they want long, distance charges- eliminated with Clinton and Goderich, but the result of the Clinton mail survey made this proposal impossible to offer. Clinton Katimavik participants, Mike Schmidt of Ottawa and Margot Keeler of Moosejew, Saskatchewan are learning that cooking for 12 people, with 12 different tastes can be a big chore. Last week Margot and Mike took their turn as head chefs and housekeepers for the group. On Feb. 12 all the Katimavik members will combine their cooking and entertining skills when they host an open house at their High Street residence. To be held from -2 to 4 p.m. the open house Will give the public a chance to meet Katimavik. (Shelley McPhee photo) three proposals m Three alternatives to the free calling area, now under study by the Canadian Radio -television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) may offer some relief to the long distance controversy in Auburn. On Jan. 4 the CRTC announced that three proposals from Bell Canada are now under consideration and public opinion is being sought. ' Peter Croome, district manager for Bell Canada, explained that the proposals could help Auburn 526 exchange customers in their efforts to reduce long distance telephone bills and increase their free call- ing area. Optional Calling Plan The Optional Calling Plan would be most beneficial to Auburn customers. • By Stephanie Levesque While financial restraint is the largest • problem facing the Huron County Board of Education in 1984, chairman Eugene Frayne also said the board has to provide an .- education systemthe.students can count on. Mr. Frayneoutlined, subjects the board will have to face, in his inaugural address at the Board's Jan. 9 meeting. "Young people today on a day-to-day basis, the possibility of a nuclear war, the uncertainty of a job when they graduate, peer pressure, sexual and pornographic material that degrades man to animal level, movies that depict heroes who excel in violence and it goes on and on," stated Mr. Frayne. The chairman said that after the board. has dealt with the continued implementa- • tion .of Bill 82 (special education), the changes forthcoming in the secondary system, financial restraint and accom- modation reviews in three county elemen- tary schools, the board "should look at the system and the product it is producing". "When we as a board consider what the student isup against, then it is imperative that we provide an educational system that Vie -ran e— ne coiini oil-to_i5e- realistic; 4sym pathetic, understanding and give a moral tone that is upright and honest," said Mi. Frayne: He called for all employees of the board to "appreciate and co-operate in carrying out their duties "so that students can have something to hang on to". The new chairman expressed hope that the board try to keep increases to the pro- vincial five per cent guidelines: "I fail to see the need for excessive salary increases when inflation is running at a little over four per cent, the lowest in nearly 10 years. I bellevethat we as a board, senior administration, principals and teachers have an obligation to restrain any increases to the guideline levels. Keeping in mind that With declining enrolment, the tax burden is going to be increased to the general public, and while there is, considerable belief that the recession is waning, many sectors of our Y recov ecMr rayne eas aQ Colborne ' Teryownship fanner who represents the separate school supporters in the north half of Huron Coun- Bell Canada then conducted a telephone survey to determine if Auburn customers would accept Goderich alone as a toll free area. Mr. Cloome said that in this case a mail suivey, was not cegiiire; since'iodericlr' customers' telephone costs would not be in- creased. Goderich is presently well within its Group 6 rating and the additional Auburn phones would not put the 524 exchange in a higher bracket. On the other hand, if Auburn gained toll free privileges with Goderich, the free call- ing area in the 526 exchange would increase enough to put Auburn in a higher . rate, (Group 5) . If Clinton and Goderich were both added to Auburn's toll free area, Bell customers in the 526 exchange would face two rate group increases and an even higher cost increase to their monthly bill. Mr.. Croome also pointed out that while some customers have been attempting to determine the number of telephones in the exchange by adding the number in the phone books, he noted that this system isn't accurate. He explained that. in each rate -group a wei'ghtlieg factor is'applied to the ex- change. This factor is based on the distance between exchangee and is added to help off- set the loss of toll revenues. ty y reduce telephone costs Filed to the CRTC by BellCanada on March 31, 1983, the plan proposes discounted long distance rates between designated ex- changes. Under the proposal, by paying a monthly subscription fee, Bell Canada customers could be given a 33.3 per cent discount in ad- dition to any other discounts on customer dialed calls. The service would be available to business and residential customers. Bell Canada has proposed that the Op- tional Calling Plan be implemented in ex- changes were community interest has ex- ceeded 50 per cent and in exchanges that are no more than 40 miles apart. Municipal Reversal.Calling Service Filed to the CRTC by Bell Canada on Aug: 31, 1983, this proposal offers municipal telephoning privileges at reduced costs. The proposal would allow customers to telephone municipal officials and services by operator assistance, with long distance charges being billed to the municipality. The muncipality in turn would onlk."pay,50,,,,, per cent of the normal applicable toll charges, along with a monthly toll fee. Municipal Calling Service The third alternative had not received Bell Canada's supporta It proposes toll free calling within municipal boundaries for a monthly subscription fee. Mr. Croome noted that in a report Bell Canada recommended that as a result of a' feasibility study, the proposal should be turned down, due to the negative financial impact on the telephone company and the limited benefits to the customer. All. three proposals are currently under consideration by the CRTC. g"ell Canada rates, charges, services and facilities are regulated by the CRTC and are set out in tariffs approved by the Commis- sion. By making public notice of the three toll free alternatives, the CRTC is asking for public comment and opinion. Suggestions may be forwarded to: The Secretary General, Canadian Radio -television and Telecommunications Commission,. Ottawa, Ontario, K1A ON2.