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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-04-23, Page 1Goderich taxes go up 4.6 per cent The typical Goderich taxpayer will pay $43.47 more in property taxes in 1986, an in- crease of 4.6 per cent. For each tax dollar, 42 cents will go to the dh"tnicipality, 46.5 cents will go for education and 11.5 cents will go to the county. Of the $43.47 increase, the town takes up 131.29, $11.85 goes to the county and 33 cents goes to education. After a tough cost-cutting session in March, the town of Goderich approved a mill rate increase of 8.2 per cent. Though council aimed at a five per cent increase on the general municipal mill rate, greater demands were made on the budget by insurance premiums which in- creased by $50,000, a decreased surplus from last year's budget of $45,000 and On- tario Neighborhood Improvement Pro- gram (ONIPI projects costing the town sF? non. The town of Goderich has been requis- tioned this year by Huron County for $505,806 and by the Huron County Board of Education and the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic School Board for $1,036,739 for public school purposes; $122,132 for separate school purposes and $865,535 for high school purposes. A residential public school supporter will =pay $411.66 for general municipal, $260.10 for elementary school, $195.72 for secondary school and $114.66 for the coun- ty for a combined total of $982.08. In 1985, the same taxpayer paid $938..67. A residential separate school supporter will pay . the same rates for 'general municipal, secondary school and the coun- ty but will pay $279.99 for . elementary school for a combined total of $1,002.03. In 1985, the same taxpayer paid $55.32 less at a combined total of $946.71. Goderich N A 138YEAR -17 • � 4 ' .unicipal ucation County. Total an average asiseestnent of $3,000 $31.29 .33 $11.85 $43.4/. Town sells industrial site GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1986 60 CENTS PER COPY Goderich 'Town Council has approved the sale of two acres of land in the In- dustrial Park on the south side of Suncoast Drive facing Walnut Street in the Delbar Subdivision to Ceejay Eimited for $40,000. The property will be the location of the new Ideal Supply store. According to Jerry Rosendale, manager of ldeal Supply, the company plans to build a 10,000 - 11,000 square foot building with construction due to start in Jwie. Ideal Supply hopes to move to the new location in late September. Rosendale said the company plans to sell the present building they occupy on Huron Road. Premier panics over extra -billing BY SHARON DIETZ Premier David Peterson is, panicking in his battle with Ontario doctors over the proposed ban on extra -billing, provincial Conservative leader Larry Grossman said in Goderich April 16. Grossman suggested the government is not operating on a preconceived strategy and pointed to the premier bringing in At- torney General Ian Scott to take over the negotiations with the Ontario Medical Association from Health Minister Murray Elston. Speaking at a public forum organized by the Huron County Medical Society, Grossman said Peterson has painted himself into a cornor and the war with the doctors no longer has anything to do with health care accessibility: About 50 people attended the forum held from 1 - 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Doctors, • their spouses and ' local Conservatives side there were few members of the general public who attended the forum. The panel included Dr. Art Steed, presi- dent of the Huron Medical Association, Dr. Bruce Thomson, a Goderich family doctor and Dr. Don Neal also a Goderich family practitioner who organized the forum. Dr. Neal said he tried unsuccessfully for four weeks to get Health Minister Murray. Elston from the neighbouring riding of Huron - Bruce to come to the forum and when he couldn't come worths the ous dates suggested, ed Agriculture Minister .lack Riddell of -. Huron - Middlesex or another. member of the Liberal caucus attend. Dr. Neal said no one from the government was able to at- tend. According to Murray Elston's office the Liberal caucus was meeting in Cornwall 4he date of the event and this had been Turn to page 6 • Turn clocks ahead one hour Saturday Ah yes, spring! • The days are growing appreciably longer and while the calendar says we're a nrionth into the season, the temperatures have not been holding promise of the languid days of 'summer: In fact, snow and below freezing temperatures are something of a record for this time of year. ,However, while Monday and Tuesday brought record low temperatures to the area, the weatherman suggests warmer days are in store this week. Warmer temperatues and f;n tcn,de daylight signals the return of Daylight Saving Time. Officially, DST arrives Sun- day, April 27 at 2 a.m. but readers are dutifully reminded to turn their clocks ahead one hour before retiring to bed Saturday evening or Sunday morning. 'le semi-annual clock adjustment means that daylight will extend beyond 8 p.m. Whenever the alarm sounds, two-year-old Wayne Eggleston looks Goderich fire hall .last as if he'd be ready.to hop on a fire truck and fight the fire. Wayne Hundertmark) was one of the children from the K Daycare Centre who toured the morning. (photo by Susan Home and Garden Show starts Friday The first ever Goderich Home. and Garden Show unfolds at the Goderich Arena this weekend featuring over 55 ex- hibitors and free entertainment. Sponsored by the Goderich Figure Skating Club;., the show will feature ex- hibits on everything from garden tools and tractors to lawn care specialists while ex- hibitors on the home side of the spectrum will feature furniture, swimming pools„ decorating ideas and home computers. The show ,which will run from,6 p.m. Friday 'to 6 p.m. Sunday, features demonstrations, entertainment in the arena auditorium, fashion shows, door prizes and nearly 60 exhibits from business interests• initheGaderidiarea. • The launching of the Home and Garden Show brings to mind•the spring home and landscaping chores'that require attention. This week the Signal -Star features its annual Home and Garden special tabloid supplement full of innovative and infor- mative tips for homeowners and gardeners alike. The 36 -page special section contains ar- ticles on gardening, lanscaping and home repair and renovation. Accessibility is key to Liberal success BY ANNE NAREJKO STANLEY TWP. - Accessibility and open- ness is the key to the Liberal party's con- tinued success, said Robert Nixon, Treasurer of Ontario and Minister of Revenue during the Huron -Middlesex Pro- vincial Liberal Association meeting on April 17. Mr. Nixon and Minister of Agriculture and Food and MPP Jack Riddell were the special guests during the annual meeting which saw the complex filled to capacity. Explaining the aims of the Liberals, Mr. Nixon told the crow d that a government "must be prepared to move the country for- ' ward:" He also added while attempting this, the government must also be,prepared to take criticism. "You can't (move forward) without stepp- ing on a few toes." Referring to the recent election which saw. the Progressive Conservative Party 'lose power after 42 years and the Liberals take control, Mr. Nixon said,' "winning is better than losing." However, he did say the Canadian system could not function effectively without good Opposition. "Democracy is only served when there is good opposition...Democracy depends on it," said Mr. Nixon. n Hard Times For Farmers One of the major topics touched on by both Mr. Nixon and Mr. Riddell was farming. Both men agreed that farmers are facing major problems with the price drop for crops and meat, but being an optimist, Mr. Nixon is certain things will get better. "The farming community is facing its toughest economic time since the dirty '30s...There's not enough money in the treasury to bring back buoyancy," he said. "`But being a born optimist, things have got to eventually get better." Mr. Nixon pointed out the fact that farmers are not .the only ones with pro- ,, blems, citing the steel workers in Sault Ste. Marie who are laid -off and tobacco farmers in the Delhi area whose prices are rapidly declining as examples. On the brighter side, Mr. Nixon said the economy's rate of growth is as good as it has been in the last 25 years, the rate of inflation is low at 3.1 per cent and the unemployment rate is at 6.8 per cent in Ontario, the 1 west it has been in 10 years. "This is still too high, but it's th best in Canada, plus it's stable and falling," said Mr. Nixon on the unemployment rate. Mr. Riddell's speech' compared the extra - billing issue with the farmers. After reading an article ina daily paper, Mr. Riddell said he found it ironic that doc- tors, who are said' to make between'$120,000 and $250,000 a year, are arguing over money when the farmer is barely making a living. "I'm the last one in the world to begrudge anyone making as much money as they can - profit is not a dirty word, but there is an ironybetween the between the two... l he very provider of life is food, and that person which pro- vides us with food is the person who is scrap- ing to make a living," he said. "I think we'd better count our blessing as some profes- sions are doing very well while others aren't...Let's not complain about $120,000 to $250,000 when farmers are struggling." New Executive The Huron -Middlesex Provincial Liberal Association elected their new executive dur- ing the annual meeting. Member of parliament is Jack Riddell; past -president is Bernard Benn; president, W. Joseph, Hogan; vice-president, Jack Johnson; secretary, Maggie McDonald; treasurer, Zoie Raithby. ' Area vice-presidents are: Jean Adams, Goderich; Wilson Hodgins, Lucan;- James Love, Zurich; E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton; Muriel Murphy, Goderich; Robert Swar- man, Exeter; George Walker, Strathroy. "' Youth respresentative is Kathy Love, Zurich. Hydro hearings will judge impact on farms • BY ALAN RIVETT. CLINTON - Ontario Hydro rolled into Clin- ton on April 15 for the'next round of hearings of the proposed hydro transmission route from the Bruce Nuclear Power Develop- ment to London, through Huron County. The Consolidated Hearings Board, an im- partial three-member board, has been hear- ing submissions concerning the proposed hydro corridor from Ontario Hydro, interest gifoups and individuals since the preliminaryiearings opened in Guelph in November of 1985 and have continued in Markdale and London. "We've sat through 62 days of hearings and have ,12,000 pages of submissions con- cerning the proposed Hydro route," said Board Chairman Robert Eisen, represen- t ,tu� the I' nvir•onmental Assessment Board, • s • Also sitting on the joint board are J. Ward Rodman and James Mills of the Ontario Municipal Board. To open the Clinton hearings, Mr. Eisen said the Hydro • panel would make their presentations first on alternate routes and how the routes were determined. He said the public submissions may be directed towards any aspect of the transmission corridor. The consolidated hearings became necessary after Ontario Hydro announced plans for a 500 kilovolt double circuit transmission line from The Bruce Nuclear Power Development (BNPD) to the London generating station in July of 1985. The plan, called system plan M7, would also involve transmission lines frofi'i the BNPD to Esse near Barrie and another line from London to the Nanticoke generating station on Lake —. �.i....n..._d,...w,........1e would once Erie. The BNPD to i ondon route pass east of Ripley, through Ashfield, Colborne and Goderich Townships, and continuing west of Ailsa Craig to London. Tony McQuail, Chairman of the Foodlaild 1 Hydro Coknmittee, says he expects between 25 and 30 submissions from the committee to be made to the joint board during the hear- ings. However, he says there are few in- dividual submissions to the board. He says the committee will base their submissions on the impact of transmission lines 'on agriculture. "We want to give the board an impression of the real impact the transmission lines will liave on the land and farming operations. "We also want them to consider whether it is prudent to build new transmission lines from the Bruce Nuclear .Power Develop- • I uStDE THE SIGNAL -STAR men[ when there's a lot of contusion F ment when a of confusion as to the life expectancy of Bruce. They've got some pretty serious problems up there," said Mr. McQuail. The Hydro panel of Glen Hoglund; Christopher Bancroft -Wilson, Bill Scott and Greg Neill of Hydro's design and transmis- sion department, were first to speak at opening day of hearings. They gave a general description and features of. the BNPD to London region, placing particular significance on agriculture recreational, and environmental aspects of the area. According to Bill Scott, senior planner with Hydro, the London corridor was originally split into three specific,. regions encompassing the north, central and southern sections for the purposes of a study Turn to page 8. Win competition The Domtar Goderich Mine Rescue Team has won the fourth annual district mine rescue competition held in Goderich on the weekend. The Goderich team will proceed to the provincial finals in Sudbury this June. See today's community front for details on this little known but very impor- tant activity of the mining industry. Voice of Canaci+ns • Danny Gallivan, the voice of the Mon- treal Canadians for 32 years. was in Goderich to attend the Goderich Lions Club annual Young Canada Hockey Week hocka banquet on Thursday nigiit. Knowe for his on the spot descriptive phrases and euphemisms, Gallivan recreated the night the infamous • `canonading drive" was us- ed to describe one of Boom Boom Geof- frion's shots. See today's sports Hage for the details. •'