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Clinton News-Record, 1985-07-03, Page 1;L. !f: O. 27 ®120TH YEAR WEDNESDAY 3, 1985 50 cents C)<,WON - Two new officers have been hired by the Clinton Police to bring the department back to full force after two reSignatnons early this year. Two longtime veterans of the Clinton _ Police, Constables Gary Weir and Dori Army strung resigned this past spring. Chief.Lloyd Westlake reported that the resignations were in no way connected. After operating shorthanded for the past month, approval was given by town council to hire two new officers. They are Proba- tionary Constable Dwight Adams and First , Class C.gn table Mitchell Lathan. Constable Adams has been providing tem- porary emporary assistance in town since May and is now working full-time. Previously he :work- ed part-time with the Wingham Police. Con- stable Adams has completed part of his police training course, at the Aylmer police college and will finial the 15 week training session in September. Constable Lathan is expected to join the Clinton Force in August. A Stratford native, he is a six year veteran with the RCMP and is stationed in Alberta. At their June meeting, Clinton Council ap- proved the hiring of the twoofficers at the following rate of pay, Constable Lathan, $27,7'77 per year; Constable Adams, $20,034. Both men will be working under an 18 month trial period as new employees of the police force. More than 70 applied for the two positions and some 24 people were interviewed. Council approval has also been given to establish an auxiliary police force in Clin- ton. Then auxiliary force is a volunteer based program that allows graduates from law and sepurity courses the opportunity to gain practical experience. "It enhances their chances to become police officers," Chief Westlake explained. Auxiliary police forces are being used in many small municipalities as a method of having greater police protection at little or no cost. Auxiliary officers help police with regular duties, from street patrol to paper work. The ppart-time position is strictly volun- tatp,tuith uniforms being the only cost to the town. Chief Westlake hopes to choose two.local young people to serve on the auxiliary force. With approval granted from council,,the re- quest now goes toihe Ontario Police Com-=". mission. The program may be underway by August. June 26 was a historic day for the Ontario Liberal party, and for the ridings .of Huron - Bruce and Huron -Middlesex. Liberal leader David Peterson was sworn in as the 20th premier of Ontario,and local MPPs, Murray Elston and Jack Riddell were appointed to the new cabinet. Elston, (left) of Huron -Bruce is the new Minister of Health. Riddell El stop i e named (right) of Huron.Middlesex has-been given the agriculture portfolio. The two neighbors shared a congratulatory handshake at the Toronto ceremonies. (James Fitzgerald photo) TORONTO -June 26 Was a historic day for the Ontario Liberal party and for the ridings, of Huron -Bruce and Huron -Middlesex. Ceremonies held at Toronto's Queen's Park saw the swearing-in of Liberal leader David Peterson as Ontario's 20th premier. Ceremonies also saw the appointments of two local MPPs as part of, the new 23 member cabinet. Murray Elston, MPP for Huron -Bruce was named Minister of Health and Jack Riddell, Huron -Middlesex MPP was chosen Minister of Agriculture. Elston's appointment marked an important ilestone in the history of the Huron -Bruce riding. There has never been a cabinet minister from Huron -Bruce since' the riding was created in the 1930s. Elston has been described as one of the bright young members at Queen's Park. The 35 -year old lawyer was first elected MPP for Huron -Bruce in 1981. In opposition he was critic for the attorney -general's ministry and headed the legislature's public accounts committee. He also served on the justic committee. The • new, minister of health tackled his new job head-on on .June 26 with discussion on the issue to end doctor's extra billing. �. After the swearing-in ceremony, Elston told Toronto Star reporters that the Liberal government would "live up to the terms" of the agreement with the NDP to end the extra billing. He wouldn't say if the ban on. extra billing would be placed in effect by the end of the year. He tiild reporters, "I'm not backing away from any commitment. I'm just saying I'm not trying to say that there's nothing to discuss before I have a chance to meet anybody. "We'll live up to the terms of the agreement and we'll go ahead with the• discussion," with the Ontario Medical Association, he said. The minister of health is expected to meet with the medical association this week for "a better reading of how we can progress." Elston said that the Liberals will also review the question of equal access to legal abortions in Ontario hospitals, as well as access to a range of health services. For Jack Riddell, the appointment as agriculture minister is a milestone in his 12 - year political career as MPP for Huron - Middlesex. The 53 -year old farmer, former teacher and auctioneer was first elected to the riding in 1973 in a by-election. At Queen's Park he was the . Liberal agriculture critic in opposition and served on select committees, including highway, safety and waste management. On his first day on the job as agriculture -minister, Riddell learned quickly about the .close. scrutiny and criticism that comes with the new high profile job. A report in the Toronto Star on June 29 noted that Riddell "was the subject of the premier's criticism at the Liberal government's first cabinet meeting yesterday." At the swearing-in ceremony, Riddell "reportedly said voters in rural Ontario are racist and would not.. accept Progressive Conservative Larry Grossman as a potential premier.", It has been suggested that Grossman, who is Jewish, could be the next Tory leader, should Frank Miller resign. Riddell was quoted as saying, "In rural Ontario, you know, I have to say, and I regret having to say it, that in the very Anglo-Saxon parts of rural Ontario, there is still a racist feeling." He said that Grossman was the wrong "type of person" because he is too "slick" and is an "over intelligent, arrogant, cabinet Pork producers have to get pushy pompous type of person." After the cabinet meetings, Premier Peterson said that the matter had been dealt with and "will not happen again." He said that the remarks "were inappropriate under the circumstances." , He warned other cabinet ministers about comments to the media. Other ministers in the new Liberal cabinet include: Consumer and • commercial Relations, Monte Kwinter; Citizenship`and Cult re, Lily. Munro; Labor, Bill Wrye; Housing, Alvin Curling; ' Education, Sean Conway; Sol}}'citor-General, Correctional Services, Ken \ Keyes; Ministers without Portfolio, Ron Vail Horne and Tony Ruprecht; Industry Trade and Technology, Hugh O'Neil; Community and Social Services, John Sweeney;. Municipal Affairs, Rene Fontaine; Management Board, Government Services, Elinor Caplan; Treasurer and House leader, Robert Nixon; Transportation and Communications, Ed Fulton; Tourism and Recreation, John Eakins, Environment, Jim Bradley; Natural Resources and Energy, Vince Kerrio; Colleges.,and Universities, Greg Sorbara; Attory-General, Ian Scott; Government Whip, Joan Smith. TRADITIONS HONORED With the celebration by Tuckersmith Township of its 150th anniversary a lot of area residents took a look at their heritage and brought it. to the attention of the public through the Tuckersmith Sesquicentennial Parade Sattlriay in Senfortb. Here. the MaeLaehlan faintly exhibits its Stottfsh arestry. For more photos see page 11). (1VIefwraith photo) By Stephanie Levesque. Canadian pork producers have to stand up and push back against their American counterparts, the chairman of the Ontario 15thit"ProthteetteiVlarketing Board told the gathering at the official opening of the 12th annual Ontario Pork Congress. The OPPMB chairman, Tom Smith of Utopia, said he is getting "more than a little worked up" over the closed borders of some American states and the tariffs being charged to Canadian producers who export to the U.S. "We'll come out leaner and meaner," he said. He told the room packed with pork pro- ducers, media and and representatives from foreign countries that Canadian pork producers should get worked up about the closing borders. As a start, he suggested pork producers write their local member of parliament. Some four or five states have closed their borders to Canadian pork because of this country's use of the chemical chlorophenol. "The states asked for its (border closing) for political and trade reasons, not health reasons," said Smith. In April, the U.S. introduced countervail measures, whereby all importing producers have to pay tariff. "This is a breaking of trust between ourselves and Americans," said Mr. Smith of the countervail measures. He did say the tariffs are aimed at the pro- vinces who ,give their pork producers sub- sidy dollars, but Ontario doesn't give such subsidy yet its producers are affected by the tariff. The.pork marketing board chairman said in several different ways that the American action is unfair. He verbally pointed to both Ottawa and Washington nbting free trade Turn to page 2 • Referendum will decide. type of sheet lighting By James Friel AYFIELD - After consultation with Bayfield. residents, . Councillor • Lloyd Huffman suggested a referendum be held to decide the type of street lighting to be employed on Main Street. The councillor's suggestion came during Bayfield council's June 11 `meeting, after Hayfield's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee '1LACAC) asked council to approve its lighting scheme in principle: Councillor Huffman said the Hayfield Ratepayers' Association's decision to support restoration of the old-fPshioned reflector -type streetlights for Main Street illumination is not satisfactory to all village residents, particularily those who "don't believe in ratepayer's (the association)." He stignested these people felt the representation at the association meeting wasn't properly indicative of the municipality as a whole. The association's backing of LACAC came: after council asked -the committee to present its lighting , program td, the spring association .. meeting. LACAC was ' `overwhelmingly" supported, said Reeve Dave Johnston. He noted that the association represents "something like 80 per cent of ratepayers in the village," intimating that a ' majority decision had been made by those at the May meeiing. The reeve also Said that as 1985 is a municipal election year, putting the lighting issue before the village's residents may be a good idea. "I'm not opposed, there are some attractions to the idea," said Councillor Helen Owen. But she added, "Tbe cost figure worries me, and how does this fit in with the Ontario Hydro study?" Reeve Johnston said the Hydro study outline, conducted-uy the t,rown corporation- to orporatioiito design a modern lighting plan for the village, places Main. Street lighting later in the program and wouldn't greatly interfere. Clerk -Treasurer Pat Graham pointed out that "We'll have to go off Main Street for 12 good lights but we have to have other lights while the good lights are sent away for restoration." The 12 new lights will have to be payed for as well as the restoration of the estimated 12 reflector at a cost of about $125 each. Council concluded that before approval in principle could be granted, an estimate of costs should be available. "We'll want the total projected cost, it's the only sensible way to deal with it," said Councillor Jim Quick. Council agreed and asked that an estimate be provided before further consideration of the approval in principle was undertaken.