The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-10-28, Page 12PAGE 12—GOI)ERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987
OPEN HOUSE
II IIT
Goderich Veterinary Clinic
It•I.1!t:
ANIMAL HEALTH
WEEK
(October 19 - 25)
S<iturchiv. Oct. 2.1 and
Siftiirdiiv. Nov. 7. 1987
2- 1 pin.
l.
VAMPIRE WIG, black....40.00
HORRORCLAWS 4.00
BLACK CAPE,
a) 41 " vinyl 5.00
b) 44" taffeta 15.00
c) 60" taffeta 32.00
d) 60" satin with
red lining 54.00
FINGER NAILS,
black or red 1.50
TEETH,
a) monster fangs 1.00
b) glo-fangs 60
c) whistling 1.00
BLOOD,
a) 1 -oz. tube 1.60
b) capsules ea. .15
DRACULA MEDAL 5.50
GARLIC NECKLACE,
plastic 6.00
44 Ontario St., STRATFORD 271-3240
Community News
Senior citizens
BY ELSA HAYDON
There is an interesting inconsistency in
our contemporary collective thinking.
While we are trying to keep the elderly out
of institutions, we are looking for means
and methods to get more children into
daycare centres.
The annual conference of the County and
Regional Section of the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario, held recently in
London, took a whole afternoon of its agen-
da time, to discuss the two subjects con-
cerning these age groups at the opposite
ends of the life cycle.
The delegates agreed with The
Honourable Mavis Wilson, the new
minister of the recently created separate
provincial Ministry Responsible for the
Aged, who pointed out during a panel
discussion that the municipally run homes
for the aged (a legislated requirement for
every county and region) face drastically
changed realities.
Most of the homes in question were built
over 25 years ago for residents whose
average age was 65 years. Today's aged
are notentering these homes until they are
much older .and need more extensive and
expensive care. The old shared rooms and
group washrooms are out of step with pre-
sent awareness of a different quality of
life.
According to the minister the whole out-
dated provincial legislation for the care of
the elderly, at present covered by different
acts and governed by several ministries, is
under thorough review. New legislation,
based on a streamlined approach and up-
dated thinking, is expected next fall..
At the other end of the spectrum,
daycare is a politically very hot issue, toss-
ed around between moderates and ac-
tivists with considerable passion. The pro-
gram session dealing with the subject at
the conference was called "Daycare - a
municipal social service for the future?"
It is not simply a difference in
philosophy. As the tendency increases to
lean toward daycare becoming a universal
public service available to anyone,
municipal politicians recognize the poten-
tial for `exploding costs and "devastating
impact on municipal budgets", as one
delegate put it. It will have to be settled
whether we view subsidized, daycare as a
social service for the needy or a public ser-
vice -for everyone.
Sue Colley, a "daycare activist" from.
Metro Toronto (and a director of the Na-
tional, Action Committee on .the. Status of
Women) addressed the conference with
the conviction that daycare must become
universal, like education, and that an
CALLING ALL MERCHANTS!
IN GODERICH_
•
'Get Your
Thinking
Caps On!!!
•
•
•
d children topic
"awful lot of government resources must
go in". It should be financed from income
tax revenues and not become a property
tax burden.
Colley is also an advocate for the crea-
tion of a separate Ministry for the Young
Child, with decentralized area offices and
local childcare councils.
Michele Noble, Assistant Deputy
Minister, Ministry of Community and
Social Services, pointed out to the
delegates that the provincial policy is that
"ail families must have reasonable access
to high quality, affordable daycare";
While it is a crucial issue, at present the
province has no answers on cost-sharing.
The ministry is currently trying to docu-
ment, "in partnprahin with
municipalities", what effect expansion of
daycare services might have on local
governments.
The federal government's policy deci-
sion on its contribution to daycare is ex-
pected in November this year and this will
help the province determine its direction.
According to Noble, while there are no
answers to cost-sharing right now,
"municipalities. are in partnership with
the province".
The question in many municipal minds
at the conference was - when the province
emphasizes partnership and "local ac-
countability", be it in daycare or services
to the elderly, how much is it going to take
out of the local taxpayers' pockets'.'
Waste management topic of
discussion at London meeting
BY ELSA HAYDON
Garbage disposal is not a subject that in-
spires glamorous dialogue or invites much
public interest. Yet it is a wide -spread
municipal concern of increasing intensity,
causing and continuing to cause growing
environmental, financial, administrative
and political pains and problems.
At the recent annual conference of the
County and Regional Section of the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario,
held in London, a program .session was
dedicated to the subject of waste manage-
ment. Panelists and participants from the
floor addressed the traditional garbage
dump method of disposal, but touched also
on the more„ sophisticated energy -from -
waste plants (Victoria Hospital in London
has one) which Toronto consulting
engineer Dick Cave called "Complex, ex-
pensive and politically dicey". The
delegates were urged to consider such
systems among their long-term plans. ,
The feelings of the assembled municipal
officials were expressed by Middlesex
County Administrator Ron Eddy, who con -
eluded that "waste disposal has become
more controversial, difficult, time-
consuming and expensive than any other
issue facing municipalities". The amount
of garbage is growing, the environmental
regulations are getting tougher, and
suitable disposal sites are dwindling.
While the present legislation does not
place waste management clearly in county
jurisdiction, there is growing agreement
that the future waste disposal can be best
managed an a county -wide or regional
basis and that the time of little dump -sites
dotting the countryside is passing quickly.
A special provincial study committee
reviewing the future roles and structure of
county government in general, has a man-
date to produce a separate report on waste
management on that level. The recom-
mendations. are expected to be released
later in the fall.
In the meantime, Huron County Council
has formed a special committee to look in-
to the possibilities of county -wide waste
management in the future.
GAINS levels announced
Effective October, 1987,. the monthly
Guaranteed Annual Income System
(GAINS) levels will be $757.47 for single
pensioners and $629.75 per person for
qualified married couples. On an annual
basis, these guaranteed levels are $9,089.64
and $7,557.
•
DAVID
BENDING
&• ASSOC.
Insurance & Financial Service Ltd,
If you require detailed information
about GAINS rates or eligibility re-
quirements, contact the Guaranteed In-
come and Tax Credit branch . of the
Ministry of Revenue, free of charge:
1-800-263-3960.
JOIN US ON...
Monday, November 9, 19871':,,,
at the Goderich Legion
1
LAS VEGAS
NIGHT
You canlearn everything \.\
you ever wanted to know
about the Las Vegas scene
Let us show you how
to pay off your
mortgage in half
the time.
50 South St: Goderich
524-4407 1-800=265-5504
t • .
Marlin•
rdjHarbour Light
tIfy Travel
Judy, Lindi, Johnine or Janet
524-7335
Courthouse Square Goderich
•
The time is fast
approaching for the
Goderich Signal -Star's
1 London
7th annual Christmas
Store Front & Window
Display Contest
Get out your, old moosehead, Christmas trees and lights,
string some popcorn, break out all the old cans of paint and...
LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD
NOW IS THE TIME
TO
SHOW YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!!
'Call for
details
about the...
Parker &
Parker Ltd.
Fara' &.. Municipal Drainage
R.R. 2 Zurich
Clay andplastic tile
installations
Backhoe Service Available
For estimates:
Calla Wayne Cook
Zurich 236-7390
Hensall 262-3434
DON'T MISS
THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR
CHRISTMAS BUYING!
It's a
must
against
rust!
VISA
IT'LL PUT MONEY IN THE BANK AND MAYBE EVEN A TROPHY IN THE WINDOW
Watch for details in
next week's paper
Sponsored by
8,0
►,,
t i� ' .4J f ' .iit
It
Gthe
t� eric
SIGNAL -STAR
4.2 614
1
GOING -OUT -OF
BUSINESS SALE
continues
((If
a BAR '06
1p E®���
Today's answer
in rust
protection
EVERYTHING STOREWIDE
1/z PRICE
oa
4 OM910m OP
00m etor, int
THE ` .. r LLERY
LITLET
:166 HAYFIELD RD., GODERICH
524-2924
Between Home Hardware & i4um•phy''s.
$4495
entire car
Hrs.: 8 - 5:30 Mon. -Fri.: 8-4:00 Sat.
OIL GARD
CAS CARE CENTRE
50 Picton St. E., Goderich
52A-9094
Call for your appointment today!•