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Clinton s.tati:.ties riinbe1�w avera
CLINTON - Compared with provincial
statistics, Clinton figures on income,
education, employment and housing
generally run below average.
A study which shows that Clinton falls
behind the provincial standards, could be
used to the town's advantage in its attempt
to re-ceive Ont -aria-. „Neighborhood
Improvement Plan (ONIP) funding.
The study, prepared by the Huron County
Planning Department, looks at all areas of
the town. It will be included in Clinton's
application for ONIP funding.
Wayne Caldwell, of the Huron County
Planning Department told Clinton council at
their April 16 meeting that the study
basically shows why Clinton could use
funds. He noted, for instance, that the study
shows income is considerably less in Clinton
than in the rest of the province.
Mr. Caldwell said that when studying
applications, ONIP looks for accurate
income averages. He said that ONIP is
inclined to favor those on par or below the
provincial average. Clinton clearly falls in
this category.
The study explained that Clinton's
population has remained relatively stable
over the last 100 years, having increased by
475 people since 1 1 to its current 1981
population of 3,081.
Age statistics show that the substantial
number of children and senior citizens
reflect the number of families within Clinton
and the tendency of farmers from
Clinton - Population by Census Year
1871-1981
Year
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911
1921
1931.
1941
1951
1961
1971
1976
Highest Level of Schooling
( % of Total Population) .
Less than Grade 9
Some High School Clinton
( including completion)
Post -Secondary • . "20
43.2
(Non university) 27.5
Some University 7.3
(including completion )
• Income by
15 & older
Average Income - Working males
-Median Income - Working -ma es .. .- Average Income - Working females:
Median Income -Working female.,, n: :
Census Family Average Income
Private Household Average Income
Private Household Median Income
All Unattached Individuals
All Economic Families
Incidence of Low Income,( %)
Selected Groups
Ontario ($ )
17,319
-16;432-
A,815
25,577
22,553
35.5%
11.4%
Occupation by Major Groups
Preparation of Total Population
Occupation Groups
Managerial, administrative & Related
Teaching & Related
Medicine & Health
Technological, social,
religious, artistic & related
Clerical & related
'Sales .
Service
Primary
Processing . '
Machining, product
fabrication, assembly & repair
Construction trades
Transport equipment operating
Other
Ontario %
9.2
4.0
4.2
7.2
19.9
9.1
11.6
4.1
3.8
12.4
5.5
3.2
5.7
"ds
Population
2016
2606
2635
2547
2254
2018
1789
1896
2547
3491
2993
3151
3081
Ontario
17.4
42.8
22.8
16.9
Clinton ($ )
-15,219
_.
._� 4,26Q ,__:
.--_. 6,938'
5,911
21,440 •
19,'892
18,102
51.0%
9.7%
Clinton %
10.6
3.9
9.5
3.9
13.7
9.2
14.8
2.8
2.1
10.9
8.5
5.3
5.3
neighboring townships to retire in Clinton.
Compared to the provincial values, there
is a larger proportion of residents within
Clinton with less than a Grade 9 education
and a smaller proportion with some
university. This information, when
combined with Clinton's roll as a service
centre to the surrounding rural population,
helps .to. explain,the:variations in -occupation,
from the provincial values.
In particular, when compared to the
province, there are substantially larger
proportions of Clinton's residents involved
in medicine and health, service,
construction trades and transport.
Substantially smaller proportions are
involved in technological, social, religious,
artistic and clerical categories.
The study also noted, "Of considerable
importance for the identification of the
entire town as a Community Improvement
Project Area, is the relatively low income
levels within the town, compared to the
provincial average. The values for Clinton
are consistently in the range of 85 per cent of
the provincial values. This reflects not only
the differences in the labor composition, but
also the traditionally lower wages paid in
rural areas."
Existing land use
Next week the News -Record will focus on
the existing land use statistics and future
guidelines.
The. . study looks at residential,
commercial, industrial, institutional,
recreational, agricultural, vacant land and
roads in the town.
In depth details describe housing
conditions, core area services, industrial
development.
The study also looks at services and
facilities, including sewage, water, roads,
hydro, street lighting, fire and police
protection, public works, the library,
recreation, medical facilities including the
Clinton Public Hospital and heritage
conservation. .•
This in depth study will be detailed in the
May 2 and upcoming issues of the Clinton
News -Record.
re razes large
HUI i FTT TOWNSHIP - A large barn on
the farm of Case VerwaY was completely
destroyed by fire ohApril 14.
The barn, located oaths 12th concession of
Hullett Townshi was burning', out of control
when the Blyth Fire Departtnent arrived on
the scene shortly after 3 p.m. The fire
department received assistanee from the
Clinton tanker and firefighters remained on
the scene of the afternocn fire for close to
three hours.
Biyttl; Capt a Jim Howson reported that
by the time the re department arrived, the
top of the barn was already in flame and the
firefighters concentrated their efforts on
keeping the blaze mer control.
Cause and damage loss have not been
officially determined. However, Mr.
Howson noted that the barn was an older
struetwre and was filled with hay, straw and
a few animals.
Public input needed
on TVO p
By Hod Hilts
A Huron County Board of Education
employee is asking for public response in
the continuing effort to brim a TVOntario
(TVO) transmitter into the county.
"It's confusing. I think we have to know
better what the needs for TVO are in the
county. I'm getting conflicting messages
from everybody involved," said Dave
Bieman, the media cp-ordinator for the
Huron County Board of Education.
TVO is the Only educational network in
Canada to produce and broadcast regularly
in both English and French. The network
was created in 1970 and produces and
acquires programs that inform, educate and
entertain all ages in every walk of life. TVO
will soon reach 95 per cent of the province's
population.
It was first thought that the TVO signal
could only be picked up in Huron County by
those with cable television or those who
lived in or near Exeter, on the fringe of the
county. Those in Exeter pick up the signal
from a TVO transmitter located in Byron.
However, Mr. Bieman has received
reports that people can pick it up as far
north as Wingham. Based on some other
reports, he wonders whether there really
are many people in the county who don't
receive the TVO signal.
Mr. Bieman, who is also a regional
councillor for TVO,_ made the statement
after sending a letter to Susan Fish, the
Minister of Citizenship and Culture to
request further information concerning
Huron County's position in trying to obtainer
transmitter. Huron County has been pushing
for a TVO transmitter for two years.
Mr. Bieman wrote the letter to Ms. Fish
after he received a news release from the
Ministry of Citizenship and Culture on
March 20, stating that TVO was adding
transmitters in Peterborough, Belleville
and Kingston. The release said a feasibility
study looking into providing coverage for
the rest of the province, is to be carried out.
In the letter, Mr. Bieman said he was
pleased that Eastern- Ontario will be
receiving the long sought TVO transmitters
and was happy that a feasibility study will
be carried out for those who don't receive
the signal now.
"I feel that it is timely to remind you that
residents of Huron County are part of that
unfortunate group that do not yet receive
TVO (for that matter .many of us receive
very little television,_ increasing the
importance of acquiring a TVO signal! ),"
Mr. Bieman said.
Mr. Bieman went on in his letter to say the
Huron County Board of Education was
assured on October 18, 1982, through
correspondence from the previous minister,
Bruce McCaffery, that the TVO broadcast
would come to Huron County.
"It is our intention to extend broadcast
coverage to...the County, by means of a
future rebroadcast transmitter to be located
in Huron itself. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, construction of this
transmitter should commence during the
next three fiscal years," read the 1982 letter
addressed to Mr. Bertrand P. Morin.
Turn to page 2.
National Book Week will be held across Canada from April 28 to May 5. Ernie Rule of
Varna is of the many supporters of the local library system. On Tuesday he took home a
supply of reading material from the Clinton Public Library to his father. The Clinton
Library will celebrate Reading Week on Sunday, May 6 when an afternoon open house
will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. to show-off the newly renovated library facilities. Coffee and
doughnuts will be served. (Shelley McPhee photo)
Compared to provincial 'statistics, employment figures in Clinton show that larger
porportions of local residents are involved in medicine and health service, construction
trades and transportation. Fewer than provincial averages are involved in technological
and clerical work. Income figures for the Clinton area run at about 85 per cent of the
provincial average. (Shelley McPhee photo)
Only four attend public meeting
Twenty per cent of Clinton residents have less than a Grade 9 education. This figure runs
higher than the provincial average of 17.4 per cent. A smaller proportion of Clinton
residents have some university education, 9.3 per cent, in Clinton versus 16.9 per cent in
the province. (Shelley McPhee photo)
Few respond to official plan amendment
CLINTON - Opposition or support for an
amendment to the town's official plan
appeared. to' be minimal, based on the
attendance at a public meeting on April 16.
The meeting, held to discuss an addition to
the town's official plan; was only attended
by four people, including. three members of
the lawn bowling club and PUC manager
Guss Boussey. •
The public meeting was held to allow
public input and comment on a community
improvement policy. The .policy, which will
become .part of the town's official plan, is
required before Ontario Neighborhood
Improvement Plan (ONIP) financing is
approved for Clinton: ONIP government
funding is used to improve and upgrade
hard and soft municipal services and the
community improvement policy offers a
guideline where money could be spent as
well as priority areas and areas of
deficiences.
Wayne Caldwell of the Huron County
Planning Department explained that the
policy offers a basic outline. When ONIP
funding is approved, then council must
compile a more detailed plan, specifying
what projects are to be completed and how
much each will cost.
The community imiprovelinent policy has
several objectives. It is designed to reduce
and perhaps eliminate deficiences in
municipal, social, recreation and physical
facilities and therefore maintain the quality,
safety and well-being of the community.
The policy acts as a guide aped aids in the
co-ordination of efforts to rehabilitate and
redevelop property. As well, it works to
improve existing recreation and social
services and also will help stabilize and
improve the property tax bases by
upgrading municipal services and
stimulating private investment.
The community improvement policy and
ONIP funds can be used in industrial and
commercial, residential and recreational
areas. It can help to upgrade sewer systems,
sidewalks, roads, lighting, parking areas,
public open space and buffer zones.
Mr. Caldwell explained that because of
Clinton's small size, the entire town can be
designated as a community improvement
area. He noted, "This is advantageous as
(ONIP) funds can be used in any area."
ONIP funding allows four years for the
completion of projects and the government
funding is given on a dollar -for -dollar basis,
with equal contribution from the town.
Municipal funding for ONIP work can come
from a variety of sources, including
donations, public fund raising and from
general municipal funding.
A priority in undertaking a .comrilunity'
improvement project is that council must be
certain they can reasonably finance and
afford the municipality's share of the costs.
In selecting priority projects, council
must determine which improvements will
most substantially increase the well-being,
safety, stability and aesthetic quality of the
community. Projects must be undertaken so
as, to minimize disruption or negative
impact on surrounding properties and
neighborhoods.
Before final approval by Clinton council,
the community improvement policy will be
given to the town recreation committee for
study and any proposed changes will be
discussed at by the town planning advisory
committee at their April 26 meeting.
Any member of the public isinvited to .
offer suggestions or criticisms to the -
proposal.
At the April 16 public meeting, the only
request came from the Clinton Lawn
Bowling Club. More,an two years ago the
club requests . ONIP
funding to help
construct a new clubhouse and again club
members reminded council of their request.
The Lawn Bowling Club's original
proposal was to construct a clubhouse that
could be utilized as a meeting place for other
local organizations. It was suggested that
this idea may be adjusted since the town hall
auditorium will provide extra meeting
space.
Still, the 30 member Lawn Bowling Club is
in need of a new facility. Member Ken Flett
told council that a new building would
improve the look of the club and would also
improve the town's core area appearance.
He added, "This could be an asset the
town could show on its balance sheet."
urn your clock ahead
The season of dull early evening hours will
be coming to an end this weekend.
On Sunday, April 29 at 2' a.m. the annual
switch from Standard Time to Daylight
Savings Time will take place.
By turning our clocks ahead one hour,
we'll say so long to winter hours and hello to
longer days.
With Daylight Savings Time, it won't be so
bright in the wee morning hours, but we will
get to enjoy extra evening light. No longer
will it be dark before the supper hour.
Daylight Savings Time means we lose an
hour's sleep, but it also means more time in
the gardens at the baseball diamond, or just
sitting on the back porch. It's time for
summer pleasures.
Turn
ahead