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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-10-23, Page 21 on r'ep�(`ritind ode. agora ,.. �Dil re i :001114.:fOndet%n, spraying and roof seating . °esrness 3634811:, Ow 25 c.thwatjesDuan Stpdo 3634332 Ran Staff 363.2182 , Two members of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and their families spent two nights in the governor's house of the Huron Historic Gaol over the weekend while attending the ACO annual meeting at The Livery in Goderich during the day. Lisa Van Den Architectural Conservancy members learn Huron's historyover weekend legislation is not really saving buildings, just delaying the destruction of them," she says. Varying opinions of the value of the legislation prevented the group from coming up with a resolution about LACACs. The dinner speaker, Howey Langan showed slides and spoke on the $400 house, characterized by its central door, two windows on either side and dormer window above the door. On Saturday, a walking tour wastaken of Goderich and on Sunday, a bus tour was taken through Colborne ToOnship, Benmiller, Auburn, Clinton, Harperhay, Seaforth and Bayfield. "We showed off the three towns with designated heritage districts in Huron County," says Wallace. She says the annual meeting should be held in the remaining 10 branches of ACO before it returns to Goderich. The other branches are located in Quinte, Hamilton - Niagara, Port Hope, Brant County, Toronto, London, Cambridge, North Waterloo and Durham. The ACO was incorporated in 1933 for the preservation of the best examples of the architecture of the province and for the protection of its places of natural beauty. Broeck served breakfast wearing period costume tor Margaret Tucker, president of the Toronto branch and John McFarland, past president of the Ontario council. ( photo by Susan Hundertmark I INSPIRED STYLE FROM OUR FALL COLLECTION '85 DESIGN AND DECORATION Exclusive • Fabrics • Wallcoverings • Furniture • Art & Accents SHOWROOM: 128 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON 482-3871 PHONE FOR AN APPOINTMENT More than 100 members of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) attended the society's annual meeting held for the first time in The Livery in Goderich over the weekend. "The Livery was especially suitable for the meeting and the weekend went very well. We had beautiful weather and everyone enjoyed themselves," says Dorothy Wallace, one of the organizers of the weekend. Close to 25 members were billeted for the weekend in heritage homes in Goderich. Two members and their families spent the weekend in the Huron Historic Gaol, which was preserved as an historic building in 1974. On Saturday morning, the topic discussed was the Huron Tract extending from Guelph to Goderich and from 10 miles north of Goderich to Kettle Point. In 1827, the Canada Company cut an initial path of 12 feet in width from Guelph through Wilmot Township, Perth and Huron Counties for the 15,000 settlers who would settle the million acre Huron Tract. In 1928, the portion of the Huron Road from Goderich to the western fringe of New Hamburg was renamed Highway 8. Also included in the morning session was 'panel comprised of Dr. Gary Davidson, Huron County planner, " Don Pullen, agriculture representative and Jane Haalboom who examined divergencies in architectural styles, land development and approaches to conservation. During the afternoon, members of the Local Architectural Advisory Committees from surrounding municipalities were invited to discuss the problems of LACACs. "The main complaint was that the Ontario Heritage Legislation doesn't have much starch in it," says Wallace. As the law stands, I.ACACs can only recommend to council which buildings should be designated as heritage homes. 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Since the majority of people drink, the whole community should be concerned with alcohol abuse, said Gerry Conroy, a consultant with the Addiction Research Foundation. Though there are towns with much higher levels of alcohol consumption than Goderich, Goderich is being studied because the average person from a small town seems to suffer twice as many pro- blems with alcohol as the average person in the province. From a study of 21 towns with a popula- tion of between 5,000 and 15,000, the average consumption per year for each adult was 4.1 gallons of absolute alcohol compared to 2.4 for the province. By studying communities the size of Goderich, the foundation may find ways to lower that rate since it's easier to grasp what forces are at work, what remedies may be tried and whether they work or fail in a small town, he said. Time, money, availability of alcohol and attitudes to drinking all contribute to the level of consumption. "If you have the spare time to drink and the money to drink, you probably will," said Conroy. In discussions about alcohol abuse. there's a danger in focussing on one group rather than acknowledging that preven- tion is everyone's problem, said Giesbrecht. "It'S wrong to focus on teen drinkers because if every single teen stopped drink- ing, we'd still have accidents and pro- blems. Where do kids learn to drink? It's not from osmosis; they're learning from us," he said. Probation officer Diatle Ewer said her first question when dealing with a case is to ask if alcohol was involved when the of- fence was committed. Eight out of 10 times, the answer is yes, she said. "It's not that people always have drink- ing problems. They're just not using alcohol wisely," she said. Part of Ewer's solution is to refer of- fenders who were drinking to the Addiction Research Foundation for counselling. 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