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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-07-11, Page 2PAGE 2 GODERICH SIGN I TAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984 Wornen can provide strong BY STEPHANIELEVESQUE Women have. a more important political function than just licking stamps, Employ- ment and Immigration Minister John Roberts told the founding meeting of the Perth Women's Liberal Commission. The also-ran in the recent Liberal leader- ship campaign said wornen can work at every level of the party. There were about 20 women, representing a wide age, range, at , the formation meeting on July 5 in Strat- ford. Mr. Roberts pointed out that about 1600 women, about half, were delegates at the June leadership convention. This comps s to about 400 women delegates in 1968. "This reflects a shift that must take place," said the federal minister. He said this is an exciting time for women to enter the political 'process ,noting that the "next few days, few weeks" will "set the course of politics into the next century The women formed a founding commit- tee, which said Mary Hill of Stratford, will formulate the direction the women's com- mission should fake. This basic committee from Perth County, along with Heather Redick of RR 2, Zurich in the federal riding of Huron -Bruce will put these ideas together over the summer mon- ths. The commission's first formal meeting DISTRICT NEWS presence in political arena is expected to be held in September. Mrs. Hill said it is possible that the Perth Women's Commission may unite forces with a similar group' in"Huron County. There is presently no such, commission in Huron and Mrs. Ijill noted that the commission doesn't havt $;o fellow political boundaries. e stated purpose of . the Women's Lib ral Commission is to provide a forum f9 women to promote a better society by developing an awareness of political issues and policies among Canadian wornenand to increase their active participation at all levels of the Liberal Party of Canada," states the guidelines used to form the com- mission. The guidelines identify the Affirmative Action Policy as an available .tool to bring about necessary changes. Women's com- missions are another tool identified. "Working together, women can provide a strong presence in the political arena and ensure that their collective voice is heard on every elected body in the (Liberal) party and in the, government," concludes the guidelines. The women forming the founding commit- tee are Mrs. Hill, Sue Clark, Ruth Neilson' ._..._. and Laurenl Armstrong all of Stratford and Elizabeth Willems of Mitchell and Kathryn McCotter of St. Marys. Donation allows women's group to keep their office Women Today is remaining at their loca- tion of 52 Huron Street in Clinton. A Canada Works project grant that enabled the group' to obtain their office in January expired in June. Although the group will not have a paid staff, volunteers will be keeping the of- fice open two days a week over the summer holidays. "The organization has really grown this year," says Valerie Bolton, volunteer for Women Today. "We have doubled our membership so far this year and are work- ,, ing on plans for a fall program." A donation of $500 from the Women Teachers' Federation has enabled the group to continue in between project grants. Women Today, a Huron County Network of women, has the goal of raising the status an awareness o tura d f 1 Th g roup members fr\9m last years' executive: Bren- da McIntosh of Seaforth, Margaret DeJong of Seaforth, Marj Hutchison of Exeter and Susan Hundertmark of Seaforth. women: a conducts workshops and seminars and Tourisru meeting set for July 11 maintains a supportive network for women The group can be reached Mondays and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m0to 3:00 p.m. by phoning 482-9706. More volunteers are need- ed and welcomed. living in Huron. Four new board members were elected to this year's executive of Women Today. Deb- bie Wilbee of Dashwood, Debbie Selkirk of Lucknow, Fran McQuail of Lucknow and Elaine McDivitt of Seaforth join four A second meeting to examine the direction of' tourism and the,town's prmotional and organiational responsiblitiep, will be held at MacKay Hall , Wednesday July 11 at 7.30 p.m. While the organizational review committee of council carved out some A\46%.0.,„ MEN'S & LADIES' • SPORT SHIRTS Choose from a huge, selection of styles by such famous makes as Fox, Harvey Woods, Jockey & Newcombe. OCEAN PACIFIC CARGO PANTS A 100% Cotton Men's and Ladies' pant. Tremendous fit & style ... full range of sizes and colours. ALL LADIES' • FASHION BLOUSES 'Super Styles' by Freedom. The latest styles, the greatest selection! Check them out! ALL SWIM FINS, MASKS - & SNORKELS 25°"° OFF 15°"°OFF ALL BASEBALL GLOVES It's not toil late to c ate h the savings for a great ball season. ( hoose from ( roper, D & R, Louisville, Mizuno, Spalding and Wilson. 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As a result of the public input at the first meeting., committee chairman Glen Carey .recommended that the town actively pursue the promotion of Goderich as a tourist attraction and that a person, either full or part-time, be hired to pursue the industrial and tourist promotional interests of the town. It was also suggested at that meeting that the business community be urged to .. take a more active interest. McBurney joins race for warden We honour VISA & MASTERCARD SALES & SERVICE The race for 1985 warden in Huron Coun- ty has just increased froth a four to five - way race. At the July session of county council Turnberry Township Reeve Brian McBurney announced he would throw his hat in the ring for the position of 1985 warden. The 33 -year-old reeve joins ' Stanley Township Reeve Paul Steckle, Grey Township' Reeve Leona Armstrong, Goderich Reeve Harry Worsell and Tuckersmith Reeve Robert Bell in the race. 4" Reeve McBurney has been on county council for five years and on Turnberry's council since 1976. A caftleman from RR 1, Wingham, Mr. McBurney is currently, chairman of the county's road 'committee. He has been on the road committee for two ,year and previously served on the board of manage- ment for Huronview. The four others vying for the title an- nounced their decisions at the May session of county. council. Reeve Worsell bid un- successfully last year against Warden Tom Cunningham. The Vote for warden will take place in December and is expected to take more than one ballot. May drop rabies vaccine Rabies vaccine may be dropped from airplanes in Huron County in a test of the vaccine. Medical Officer of health Dr. Ha\cry Cieslar reported' to the July meeting of Huron County Council that several provin- cial ministries may be doing the test. The MOH did say is is a "bit early" to say the test is definite for the Bounty. He indicated he would have further informa- tion later. Dr. Cieslar said the program of dropping rabies vaccine (sometimes contained within packages of meat) has been suc- cessful in the fox population in other areas. There is improvement in the rabies figures this year for the county though the MOH reported. Thereawere 75 positive animals reported from -Jan. 1, 1983 to May 31, 1983. For the same time period this year, the number dropped considerably to 14 positive rabid animals. Twelve people received the rabies vac- cine between Jan. 1, and May 31 .of this year with nine being issued during the month of May alone. In all of 1983, 54 series- of eries-of vaccines were given. This cairn in Lions Harbour Park, is missing the historical and commemorative plaque that was issued by the federal government several years ago. Town officials believe the plaque may have been removed from the cairn and tossed over the embankment near the park. Efforts to locate it have proven fruitless but town officials would like to have the plaque .returned for its historical value. Anyone having any information should contact town hall. ( photo by Dave Sykes) 'o Seaforth Agricultural Society —presents— at the Seaforth District Community Centres Saturday, July 21 Tickets '6.00 each Dancing 8 0 1 Lunch Provided Proceeds to Repair Round House at Fair Grounds No Refunds Age of Majority Meeting shows support... • from page 1 . need the temperature control, cutting the cost. Breede agreed with ,this suggestion and commented that the idea of "micro- environment" .zoning of the building is a definite possibility. COMMUNITY SUPPORT To determine whether the people of Huron County were interested in the Pioneer Museum or not, surveys were put in each of the County papers twice. A total of seven responses were returned with four surveys filled out by Goderich residents, two by Bayfield residents and one by a Wingham resident. However, at the public meeting on Thursday, approximately 65 people came out to voice their opinions. Many present at the meeting said they did not see the survey in the paper, but one man said he saw the survey but just didn't bother to fill it out. "I haven't been in the museum for 14 years, I didn't answer the survey, and I can't tell you why I didn't. Maybe it just didn't appeal to me. But I boast about the museum'and I don't think that people aren't responding because of a lack of interest, . people want to keep the museum," he said. One of the few negative comments was made by a lady- who stated. -that -.she. felt people outside of Goderich didn't feel as though the museum was part of them. She also stated that she felt uneasy taking her children into the museum becasue it was a fire hazard and their are no hands on displays for the children. A visitor survey has also been conducted at the Pioneer Museum. Dorothy Dbyle explained that the data she has collected has only been since the beginning of May. and does not include the summer peak period. From the surveys handed in, Doyle has found that 40 per cent of the people have visited the museum more than once. More than half of the people hear about the museum through friends or relatives while the other half find out about it through brochures or advertisments. Most people found the museum very satisfying and enjoyed the large selection of artifacts. The only disappointment that was expressed in the surveys was that they would like to see the second floor. Schools in the Huron County were also surveyed and it was found that the high schools do not visit the museum. The elementary school children are the major market and they find the tripoli) the museum enjoyable. • ATTENDANCE Doyle and Frank Wolman's role in the study is to look at the museum market and the financial aspects. At this point, they are working 4bn two aspects of the market review. Part of the review includes the needs and wishes of Huron County and the second aspect is the potential in the tourism market. In order to come up with information on the tourism market, Doyle 1ppked .at existing data. One set of figures she charted were the attendance figures starting in 1951 and finishing in 1983. In 1951 the museum started with 2,000 visitors and increased to 24,000 by 1960. F'rom 1960 to 1970 the attendance leveled off at 25,000. Ever since.1970 the attendance has been going down hill with a big dip in 1974. By 1983 attendance had dropped to 12,000. In an attempt. to understand why the people were not coming to the museum, Doyle looked at the admission, rates but found that they were not a major factor. Also in the surveys that were conducted, people found they were getting good value for their money. Doyle's next step was to examine the programs and events at the museum to see if they affected the attendance in any way. From 1952 - 1970 there was a lot of growth at the museum in the way of new additions or programs, and after 1970 there were no major changes. Therefore, after the changes had stopped, people were not attending as much as before. Through the visitors survey at the museum, Doyle found that only 20 per cent of the people were focal visitors. She classified "local" visitors as people within Huron County as well as people within a 40 mile radius. Not counting that 20 per cent, she found 55 per cent were from areas such as London and Stratford, 10 per cent from the United States and the remainder were. spread throughout the rest of Ontario and Canada. Doyle and Wolman will continue their study from this point, trying to f figure out what can be done with the Pioneer Museum so more people will go through it. To close the meeting, Elsa Haydon of God Sich made a motion that the museum remain at its present location and the existing building be used and restored. Doris Hunter of Bayfield seconded the motion. A vote was then taken with only four people opposed. This vote is only for the four museum members to put in their study which will be presented to County Council and is not a final decision. The study committee will entertain any responses the people of Huron County have up until August 8. They are planning another public meeting for that date but it has yet to be finalized. r Barbeque Jack Riddell's Farm Hwy. 83 between Exeter and Dashwood Wed. July 25, 1984 5 - 8:30 p.m. Meet David Peterson and other M.P.P.'s Entertainment: Paul Bros. 8, Free Wheelin Everyone welcome Tickets $6.00. Children $3.00. Preschool Free Phone 227-4840, 235-2853;-524-7913, 294-6771, 482-9864,' 236-4280. Huron -Middlesex Provincial Liberal Association Rain location - The Dashwood Community Centre