The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-05-27, Page 3June 3 is Census Day
George Parsons
Parsons. . ..
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see a man dive off the top of the elevator.
Naturally, the tourists returned and the worker
1,...i :.~leer le of grain e" tw !cob' like a
:lou tmvt. w couple of E,a wu sue"
dummy for the spectators.
But no-one is sure as yet who had the last Laugh,
because when the dummy dove, it landed on the
wharf in a cloud about three feet away from the
boss, LioneL George Parsons says one thing is
certain: Lionel was not amused.
Perhaps George wouldn't have been either.
There is not much roma for fun and games in the
y
the busbusiness world, and this may account for
his being surprised by a job anniversary party
And while. he couldn't see the significance of
celebrating 35 years on the job when there are still
a few yearsbefore he calls his time his own, it is
obvious that the board members, workers, friends
and relatives (including a daughter who travelled
from the west to attend) feel his efforts are indeed
worthy of note.
Clinton may
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Some board members questioned the advisability
to expand psychiatric services at all. It was pointed
out that if AM&G doesn't use the funds appropriated
by the Ministry, University Hospital from. London
would probably do so.
It was learned that University Hospital is already
providing some psychiatric services at Exeter's
hospital.
Taylor said the Ministry had at first hoped to see
expansion of psychiatric services in Huron County by
April 1 this year but had later set a target date of June
1.
BY JASON AINSLIE
Every 10 years since Jean
Talon was the French
Intendent to New France in
1661, the government has
undertaken- the task of
counting heads. Arid when
the BNA Act was adopted as
Canada's constitution in
1867, census taking went on.
The . census' is a big
separate program of the
Canadian Statistics Act
which is an indirect
responsibility of the Ministry
of Supply and Services under
Minister Jean -Jacques
Blais.
Gerry Finn, who is the
Regional Director of
Statistics Canada (StatsCan)
for Ontario, said the purpose
of the census is to provide
Canadians, Canadian
businesspeople, interest
groups ,.or government
agencies with detailed in-
formation about small
geographic areas.
"From this detailed' in-
formation, Mr. Finn said,
"We know how many people
of each religious persuasion
are in a given area; or how
many educators the area
has, or even the average
income of the people of the
area.
As well, the census
determines how many
federal seats will be required
in the House of Commons to
maintain representation by .
population.
Gerry ' Finn noted that
StatsCan is basically a
research firm It is not the
end user of any of the in-
formation but a vehicle for
collection of data. Any
businessman can use the
statistics to determine the
size and nature of his general
clientelle, just as a student
might use the information to
support a project.
SENSITIVE ISSUES
Many people are con-
cerned that some questions
asked in the census
questionnaire are private,
matters, and while Mr. Finn
is aware of t controversy,
he said there is a reason for
each question asked.
In the example of religious
questions, Gerry Finn said
every major religious
foundation has lobbied to the
statistics agency to include
questions regarding
religious support in
Canadian households:
Questions concerning
ethnic backgrounds are
fielded for the benefit of
federal and provincial
governmental' departments
as well as for interested
parties within the private
sector. Often, for example,
Greek, Italian or French
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newspapers wish to know the
size of their audiences to
indicate readership of the
newspaper, or if ` the
government wishes to begin
a program, it is helpful to
know who will benefit from
the program.
Mr. Finn explained that a
.decennial census (every 10
years) has been carried on.
since 1661, bit from 1941 to
1951,- changes in Canada's
post-war .economy were so
great as to necessitate an
intervening census every
five years called the quin-
cennial census.
The quincennial census is
"not a major tally like the ten-
year count and it asks about
12 to 15 questions of a general
nature. The decennial count
is the program that extracts
more information but im-
poses its probing questions
on only one out of every five
households. The fifth
household is required to
answer about 40 questions.
"Sampling one in five
households is sufficiently
large to determine the
overall picture," Mr. Finn
said. "Every household can
'expect to fill out a
questionnaire of about a
dozen questions regarding
.the sex and age of each of the
occupants. But every fifth
household will receive a
Census will increase seats
in .House of Commons to 312
StatsCan anticipates that
since 1976, when the last
quincennial count was taken,
nada has seen a 5.9 per
cent growth in population.
Most of the growth will be
within the 25 to 44 age group,
which could increase up to
15.5 percent. Similar in-
-creases are expected to ap-
pear in the population over
65 years of age.
Provincially, Alberta is
expected to lead the nation's
population with a 15 per cent
increase, while Quebec has
had the least growth of only
2.7 per cent of its population
since 1976. Ontario has had a
population increase of about
6.3 percent. .
Within the household itself,
StatsCan anticipates from its
projected figures9.3 per cent
increase in the number of
two-parent famiies. The
increase of single -parent
families headed by the male
parent will be 20.2 per cent
since 1976 and of single -
parent families headed by
the female parent are ex-
pected
xpected to be 23 per cent. And
since 1976, it is calculated
there are 14.3 per cent more
actual households in
existence.
From its projections,
however, StatsCan has
determined the size of each
household has decreased -.
from 3.21 persons per
household in 1976 to an ex-
pected
apected 2.96 persons in 1981.
Thisrepresents a decrease
of 7.8 per cent.
In terms of political ac-
tivity, it is expected there
will be 30 additional seats
added to the Canadian House
of Commons, based on the
increased population in
conjunction with the
representation by population
theory. At present, and as a
result of the 1971 census,
there are 282 seats in the
House and this number is
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Of the 30 new federal seats,
it is expected 13 seats will be
created in Ontario. By the
same formula, -Alberta's 21
seats will be increased to
26.1.
CENSUS REQUIREMENTS
Regional Director Gerry
Finn said the 1961 census will
create temporary em-
ployment for 39,000 people,
and between 1980 and 1984,
its projected cost is $94
million. Mr. Finn said this
means an actual cost of
$11.50 per household as
opposed- to the $15.60 per
household the census cost in
1971. Computerization is a
large factor in that decrease.
The results of this
decennial census won't be
known until January of 1982
when the preliminary ac-
counts will be released.
More detailed information
will be made available in
August or September of 1982
and by 1984, the project
should be completed.
Clinton gets
new doctor
CLINTON - Clinton has a
new doctor, who will be
starting up his practice on
September 1st.
He's Dr. Arthur Steed, 36,
currently practicing at
Etobicoke General Hospital
with a private practice in.
Mississauga.
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