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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-01-22, Page 1• 31 DO ? �' rar • 5a• Mor.txe;~xl. -_ , 0oder4,C1 , Qzi `; 7A 20 • • 4 • k1 A o 197. sko Ontario. Treasurer • DarcyMcKeough spoke to about ^1,000 .boards.can cut their.'b•udgets to' Make the restraint Pos and keep the local mill rate' in line. The evidene municipal ieadexs and school board.trustee's from Huron, • Perth, :Bruce and' trey counties i a special meeting..in government cuts in spending and civil"servlce`was dyli: r' inby the empty chairs on. the la W i;nghani, Mr. McKeough met with the local' politicians to ' -' p 'YPlatform. (Kincardine lei • explain 1976 restraint guidelines tiCprovincial government„ , photo). spending' and to discuss. *ays local govern nient's.and school. .. .__: ... 4r„ elwbl hearts trustees.. ib restraint guidelines without.: lluron; 'Perth, Bruce and increasing the local mill rate. Grey .counties learned last The Minister.•said that he: week that the belt tighten_ing khe'w the budget setting in they have experienced in the1976 was not going to be,easy; ' past,few years d`ue to sped-- adding.that the 'eight percent ding ceilingsimposed by the • .increase on grant ceilings will. pro`vinee• will increase :by a. probably not take care of all "notch or two" in, 9I6. •- -.Items already included in_ the.- -i'h•e. trustees were told 'by - Midget ••:OntarioTreasure DarcyThe.education cutbacks are "1Vlclteough, speakirig for the to be .left to the discretion of absent Minister of Education budget expenselocal school boards .under the • '-'':Papmas . WeIts, that any mini ter'srestraintpro.'gram. expenses' beyond, provincial grant :ceiiing will 'officials that no two people be. the soli responsibility of ever define the: difference ;the -board and will have to be between frills and essential, funded from the local fax ''and that a.close look at every, revenue• Mr. Wells •told the .board. . budget would'probably reveal Referring' to a .speech ,• written for, Mr, Wells, •the•. .• treasures warned the board', gfficials that the°"Onus 'will be • r each =anti -every board -to •weigh the benefits of each extra'.dollar spent". .He said ;the. province has changed' its ✓ t♦v ®� approach' to. providing school ,boards• with th'e incentive. to M 1 9old7down btiidget increases in - The change,' : acording .to , �;Mr.6,.. W ells,: provides the' kind of • local:. autonomy- and ac.. '. .countabilitg;. • which.. maw-•' •-" ` ;school .hoards. • have been,: ' -provided ted a challengeto use it . Ontario • Treasurer. Darcy , Orre war that area. loeal-that--:iTr--`so-m-e—areas••t e ---p•- '----*a btl o', wisely La issued. McKeough•.told: school board ' governments could scrutinize province was leaving locally corresponding . rinill :•prate ins:. •"We believe. that the 'Clear„,..,. representatives' and • elected ••• is. : administr.ation. `•• Mr.• -elected politicians out on a Creased',only• '.17 •;lercen:t, . desire' of the taxpayer to keepr officials 'from uron, Perth;'• McKeough .• said. that 16• 'limb.;largely due •.-to increased: ...the' mill rates in line. will be Bruce arid Gre Counties last: percent of the Ontar.io..work Ed Dearing, ' chairman of pro ficial -assistance T,q d more than enough' incentive • week• that •Queen's Parkin : force is, paid by the public '• the Perth `County Board of that the .increases that •off °. or a school'board to practice tended to -"tighten its belt" on . purse. „and ;suggested that Education told;'the treasurer this possibl'e:•were no .lo r • :: i estr.aint - and•exercise good .._ • g o'verbrrref[t spending.rel'ying. '10,cal governments tnay.•take ,that if. his board maintained .available: for the .• audgmerainsettingbudgets, . ; • on ---the "wrath, •of the tax- . a .look at their salary costs. last year's expenses with ri governments' adding tha foe :M.r. Wells said in his•speech. • ` payer"•to curtail government He said the government has • increase frorn the governr�- problernwas•not•an eas t e He tatd the boards that two s, ending'at a local level, been. • engaged • in staff •merit..they ,could: only .afford to deal with. ., thirds:' of the 'eight 30percent , • •-••••1n . . the .'eighth :,. of 13 reductions for a'year and are salaries and insurance costa ' The provincial 'treasure r-� z€ e:. the• province. is schr°°du1ed .nieeti,•igs with. .looking , at cuttins:.; out six , on the county's buildings..;' said that explaining the cuts'_:' .ding_ocal. •governs: ents; in local. politicians :across; percent of their civil ser "We would 'not. be able •to to .the taxpayer•was not fun;'. 1976'will•go to school boards 'Ontario Mr': McKeou'gh,,said.' 'wants, about 4,500 jobs.:. heat`or light the buildings:or suggesting to, Mr. '.Dearing The' boards will receive $151 that the, restraint 'on goner He .added.. that • any job . purchase • ,supplies" for that•he' "join the club''•'. - million, over arid above what • nment 'sp:ending was • a co- cutbacks'may require similar pupils;'".said Mr. Dearing: He Councillor Dave Gower of• :they° are already, receiving in • operative . attack against , action at 'a senior level and - said, that ,• taxpayers would . Goderich'aslted the treasurer provincial grants. receiving e`gr'ants inflation in Ontario.' " that local governments ,may blame their school boards for what' recour'sewown,councils tot•al••••,$1.563 billion.. thus The treasurer ' told. ,about take : a look at -freezing the •. the problems and that not one had against: requisitions by • making 'the commitment by 1 000 school•.'board "trustees' salaries of their senior em of •them would survive ,.the. the • county • ...boa•rd of.the province• to the schools'bf and•municipal politicians that '' .Ployees•• - • ne.xt.election. . 'education, conservation O $.1.714 billion in 1976 ntar'o '•th.e , 'growth of government "We cizt .the number. of "Why has t'he,'province led authorities and ,the county 7' y ` g spending ever' • the pa-s=t Jndians down; now can we cut us to the edge i f a precipiG.e . government Mr .Gower ,aid' 7 g a th .policy r 1 years was'.one •of'the', :the •number ,of. -..chiefs, . said:. • and then turned awa F t U �_:that..wliile the town tries : an ;incl ease on ceilings ©ice -' seve a Mr. McKeou h. ,walk over''the edge; ,.asked hold the tiii11 rate, the c0UfftY `ordinar per'pupil ex main .causes -of :inflation. and g Y P._:. that restraint in spending is The Majority: • of county the:Perth erth chairman: ,may -- come • in with a penditures eligible fat town • and city.. municipal'••' • Mr.. McKeough:.' explained° requisi'ti'on for a• 20-; percent .provincial grants . by eight- itetris :that. don't .meet . the criteria of essential. • -"It: is a matter of. setting 'priorities and then allocating the .available money in the best way possible," said lthr. W ells. . • He: added : that the responsibitity for. wisely btrdgetting taxpayer's doil'a.rs for, education the: need to clearly define -priorities. has never, been greater, ` He said that :: as. . the. minister, he would not presume to interpret or 's.p•eculate on -what are the priorities' of •a particular school: board. He said he would be leaving it.'to the • rn;lvidtlal b©azp"to• .derala -what•willbest suit the needs and Wishes of'. Citizens .'and . pupils served within the ands. .•. ay.ailable.° • The: restraint ' Will ctirtai.l scho9l canitruetion acco> ding to' Mr. Wells. He said the only construction' taken on by the-'. rrrrrtryr11 •be • o conrimodate pupils in. a: are "experiencing gr=czw'th due to -Ontprio Heusin,g.Corpotation, • projects, Ontario Housing.' • Action programs arid •other • new initiatives: Ike' said. the construction would-be. in keeping .to the goveerhinent's commitment •tQ housi•ng.; ' starts. T' necessary: to • prevent the • iinflat•ionary -situation from leaders"present for the that the problem was created'• -•hike• that has to, •be, gained.,• percent. Thus the budgets. of, running rampant'. • meeting agreed with . • the whet peer. the past. several through the taxes:; meaning a the -.school boards can.include • 'He• said that .the rapid' ' provincial :treasurer ; that Yea • local : government an eight percent increase. to growth Ontario 'ex rienced restraint•was needed but felt. spending increased about 70 (contrnued'onpage3A) stay within , provincial Pe' ... in •the '60's gave .way to - r government policies. offering Chairman.says shock. tactics necessary services the, public .deman deo•^The 'policies of spending' -Were-the responsible thing to ' do. at that time he explained • and'.now restraint is the only responsible antidote to ; in- • Enation:`. `' • ' ' 'Mr,. McKeough told. ' the': local representatives.that the • province was,not:pulling the .. rug out from -under all .government ser.vices but '..suggested• budget cuts ' be - ' governed by the "wrath of the taxpayer". He said that. a essential ' services t e .,tax- ' '`Huron. • County 'Council the reso,lutron was. • a . bit • payer: expects. and. deserves . • endorsed a resolution•callling ' drastic and that it he deleted • will continue to be provided . for the resignation of Ontario or altered. Health'Comrxiittee but the frills of • government Health Minister Frank Milier •chairman; Ed Oddleifso r of spending will he chopped; and his .top:`ad'visory staff' if • Bayfield, '• argued that: e• : Expounding •his 'theory.the •they do not reconsider •theit goVernme.nt ; • use.d shook. treasurer. said ,.that the decision to close the Goderich ,•tactics,again'st the.people and• - province.buil.t 200 arenas. last; Psychiatric.Hospital.-• , it was'only fair that they use • • year, all of ,'which_ :were " ,''Counei-1'� • .endorsed ; the'. shock- .tactics against the •wanted but few-- were . truly 'resolution• from the medical... government. . . needed:• He Suggested, that staff of . rAlexandra Marine `The closure was without -- local';government follow the and • GFerneral ' Hospital, precedent 'and there • is .no sane,trend al the piovince in .Go,derich, • that said the other:,hospital supplying 'that: they use discrimination.. ministerial •decision to'closeservices likeGPH,'' county„councn. ' in their budget :cuts'.. He said . GPH was . without - con--Oddleifson • said' '''1r was a on a` riew $3Q0,000 wing Mr • that rather than allotting the sultation of local health complete surprise and they Alexandra 1Vlarine_ and The committees and thArr ' same arbitrary percentage, to •professionals and end angered 'didn'.t let ari.yone know:".”General Hospital in Goderich chairman :• include, ; Roads,. every . Sr•ograr'n ' =they tot'a1 psychiatric health .care Goderich:Reeve'Stan Profit and 'Dr. • Mills expressed chairha MaReeee Jose of dis,ciwiininate: between., those for the life of the new g h in the:county. The •resolution..said that council shouldn't be concern :with vital needs and those' called the government' action .worried about 'hurting wing' • and explanted' that Huronvi,ew, Howick deputy • that canafford to be cut back. a threat to the people's rights Miller's feelings. °' • people would have.to_ deal. `reeve, .Harvey. McMichael; Mei': •McK•.epugh. urged the of adequate health cares "We 'are concerned, about with many possibilities. and Health, Bayfield _reeve Ed local governments, to loop for . Thep" medical :staff of AM stepping on people's• toes but changes in health care. ° .Oddlei.fson; Library, Exeter : unusually resourc.etul means and G Made three .rrecorn it •shouldn't be the case," ,he "Unless we take a strong deputy -reeve T h o in,a.s of raising Money. He said that mendations that Called for a said. "The` Government was stand now we will suffer.and MacMillan ;• Property top, even with the suggested eight reversal on' the : c1psure •'riot concerned about the the system will deteriorate," • Hensall reeve. John Baker; fin s e in 'he said. "Our' health is most .Planning: Stephen. •redve, • percent increase' in and frorri• 2lecisicn;. a withdrawal ,, of -feelings of the eo l l P p ine .witty plans for clbsu're of. -general HuronCounT ." ° rrnportant and • we need .the C e ci-fr c si a r' -din e • the ,province comb, d Y .•t_ be a 'hospital beds Huron County facility and we .need'. mental Development,Clinton deputy - what was Judged p r, Huron' County •Medical • ^ reeve Frank • Cook, rate Iocall' �, i:ot- and that the Minister' and his o- D. P health care.' •, enougbl .Teva r �' Officer .aF Health, r. rank id only.. the` Executive,' :McKillop reeve, revenue -;would be 'staff commit themselves to minsviewed the Dr.. Mills, •sa Y Socias enough., .rev t tion with govern,- overnment is Allan Campbell; . •condudt business decision by;oonsul a provincial g roalized to i merits decision aid a syry health about the health Services, Grey reeve, •Roy 1, He estimated. the representatives .at . lova of what is to come in health concerned, as usua levels, Failin action on these Will.iarnson;• and. Land 'n for •th'e year .� � ... care costs. He. explained the rate of ibetwb cariy. Division; Cla ton`Lai'thwaite, 'um between eight•'and 13 'ti recon? mendation.s ' the giyvernment wants an X60 Y to j p n his institutional appointed."', memberfrom he mill - rate Minister and W,e .go'frorn•crisis to 'Crisis Million reduction" in health app 4t percent' Tonne tvisors were requested',to Ooderich Townshi . ad in health tare iii Ontario,"-.he;..irare costs year and X150 p• Climbs 11 ill havero f n „ . Bach chairman was -app .,, *ill , , • . find -ways resigri'►n'irrred'iately: said, The •closure *of the .. Million nett year, He claimed y'o'u wst have to t l .Y,.-. Sortie ie cin ri ill ors argued P that-.• ich severe restraint pointed for a period- of one to cut Costs at your level,. o 'p c, �, sychiatrrc • 'Hospital „. will � warned 'lvlr. 1VIcKeough., that the final` paragraph. of create °vacuu• m." : measures could'be elimtnsted Year. r v� c osing • .i ur.• irti:'w w,u u c eoun- if there was. a $2„ user charge • . cillors that it. would be dif- on OHIP'hich would aitiount ficult to get patients admitted to $100 milliona year. ' for. psychiatric care• from a council also .agreed --agreed distance considering that rt he ,.,efforts. o.l" r GPH reaches. every. corner of support ° tin council in ' ''the ° County. He added that . seeking Sin ,in junction to stop , general hospitals in' ,Huron. the closing of t1ie GPH: County would likely come ;I'n' other council .Business \ -,s under close criitiri.y, by• the government and it was. his• the striking' • committee understanding that 97 beds in pt'esented its report•sele.cting - county hospitals would be cut. ,the chairman and members Work' began' in December of the ten committees of aiY...uy��'A �:�rew•.Yn:w��Jl� 't ,construction work towukd coni letion.of the..C,P,RR. line from Guelph. tri,• .._ Three views of co p p two ew is westward to the. harbor, the other shows. a group of workrrien Cin the old. o the ' vi hi Yhway.south of the ridge, now banked up. The photo, preserved by .the family of . � �',G , � .g Wher. Sidnc Strtike, Prince Aib+�i°t, Sask., were tak�;li•'by !Lk. Sallbws, odei•�oh hoCo ra y. In they picture with men standing on the bridge, Mr. Striker is•�first at the right.,. Hp was an of r'nart who.:found' work on thi� •ot` some :oth new.ritilway attd af- terward .one .y, -.rated to the Canadian•West On one pribt there is a n tation "1904"%'buit:work`' terward trig ` on the line had not hewn in that year: An stern in the Signal of June, 19 09, reports l'ory ;n n - aGoder cls RailwayCompany at a meeting in Guelph. Sir Thotiaas, rlrntion'of the Guelph a d 1 P Y e' ide- t of the C�l?,R headed the compare Y ..Promotion previously had Shaul,nessy, pi; s, tr .�' Jwictioir Railwa board, YaiDi n In the hands of the GuelphY r • •