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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-04-23, Page 2Goderich taxes go u The typical Goderich taxpayer will pay $43.47 more in property taxes in 1986, an in- crease of 4.6 per cent. Far each tax dollar, 42 cents will go to the thunicipality, 46.5 cents will go for education and 11.5 cents will go to the county. Of the $43.47 ncrease, the town takes up $31.29, $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 (ONIP) projects costing the town ss2 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; $422,132 for separate school purposes and $865,535 for high school purposes. A residential public school supporter will spay $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. 4. per cent are spent Increase ar $31.29 cation .33 Rount $11.85 otal $43.47 .94.average c ssessa nt of ; 3,00 Goderich (NW N9 138 YEAR - 17 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1986 60 CENTS PER COPY l henever the alarm sounds, two-year-old Wayne Eggleston looks as if he'd be ready to hop on a fire truck and fight the fire. Wayne was one of the children from the K Daycare Centre who toured the Goderich fire hall last Thursday morning. (photo by Susan Hundertmark) Premier • panics over extra -biding Town sells industrial site 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 Limited for $40,000. The property will be the location of the new Ideal Supply store. According to Jerry Rosendale, manager of Ideal Supply, the company plans to build a 10,000 - 11,000 square foot building with construction due to start in June. Ideal Supply hopes to move to the hew location in late September. Rosendale said the company plans to sell the present building they occupy on Huron Road. Turn clocks ahead one hour Saturday BY SHARON DIETZ Premier David Peterson is panicking in his battle with .Qntario 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 aside 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 practicioner 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 on the various dates suggested, it was proposed Agriculture Minister Jack 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 the date of the event and this had been Turn topage 6• 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 crowd that a governinent "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. Hard Times For Farmers One of the major topics touched on by both Mr. Nixon and Mr. Riddell was farming. Bothmen 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 3:8 per cent and the unemployment rate is at 6.8 per cent in Ontario, the lowest it has been in 10 years. "This is still too high, but it's the 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 in a 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 irony between the two...1he very provider of life is food, and thaterson which pro- vides us with food is the ptrson 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'§ 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 hearingswilljudge 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 groups and individuals since the preliminary hearings 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- i ihe Environmental Assessment Board. 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 toards arty 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 generatingstation in July of 1985. The plan, called system plan M7, would also involve transmission lines from the BNPD to Esso near Barrie and another line from London to the Nanticoke generating station on `Lake Erie. Th B�1PD to London route would pass east of Ricip-ley, through Ashfield, Colborne and Goderich Townships, and continuing west of Ailsa Craig to London. Tony McQuail, Chairman of the Foodktnd 1 Hydro Committee, 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 i-l- 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 have 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- Ah yes, spring! The days are growing appreciably longer and while the calendar says we're a month 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 teinperatues and extended 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. The semi-annual clock adjustment means that daylight,will extend beyond 8 p.m. 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, iiiYthe-G ltderielravea : 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. INSIDE THE SIL NAL- STAR ment when there's a lot 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 sp ak at the 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 thday's conumunityfront for details on this little known but very impor- tant activity of the mining industry. Voice of Canadiens Danny Gallivan, the voice of the Mon- treal Canadians for 32 years, was n Goderich to attend the Goderich l,iot Club annual Young Canada Hockey Week hockey banquet on Thursday night. Known for his on the spot descriptive phrases and euphemisms, Gallivan recreated the night the infamous "canonading chive" was us- ed to. describe one of Boom Boom Geof- frion's shots. See today's sports page for tale details.