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BY JEFF SEDDON
The Goderich PublicUtilities Commission
may haije no choice but to
raise water rates in town
to offset increased costs
at the town's water
treatment plant. The
PUC learned Tuesday
night that costs toopoc4tp
the water treatment plant
had risen about 7.5
percent and that not only
did the town have no
input into the bildget for
the treatment plant but it
had no recourse but top^ydbcinc,emom.
The operation of the
water treatment plant is
a co-operative effort
hotweoo/be PUC and the
provincial ministry of the
environment. The town
controls the day to day
operation of the plant and
ear Editor..m
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proposed use of the site,
attracts many different
sources of funding from
both a government and
public interest level. It is
felt that this cornbination
will play a heavy role in
the success of our fund
raising efforts.
Many of us would love
to see a complex in
Goderich that, would
house uonudng capacity
larger than 300 and it was
a major consideration of
the Goderich Performing
Arts Foundation to
research the possibilities
of a larger centre.
Having considered the
uses and sizes o[facilities
both existing and
proposed for other
communities and having
considered the operating
costs ofbuildings used for
the purposes envisaged,
it is our fnding that the
proposed size for ,this
centro ioappropriate for
Goderich.
To illustrate, please
note that the London
Symphony, Orchestra
drew, not more than300
people to the per-
&ormunoo last Saturday
night at G.D.C.I. It is
usual, in the instance of
the Symphouy, to have
more attend the
Christmas performance.
Bowovor, it would not be
com-
munity to plan a cultural
'centre which would house
ularge group of people
for two or three events
during the year and to
have attendance at half
capacity for the other 40
(plus) possible functions
that could be offered
during the year.
As written in the St.
Catharines Standard
newspaper, November
24th. 1078: "Enjoyment of
the arts is no longer
confined to a small
of the community,
adinoritydotocrainedby
income, byeducation, oc
.by geography. Socia}
changes in recent years,
including a 'better
education for all, have
greatly increased the
number of people able
and eager to appreciate
the arts. Over the past'
decade or so the arts have
been rising to equal
sports in populority,
although this truth has
scarcely dawned on most
communities. Today it is
as much a duty to provide
for the cultural
requirements of the
community as it is to
provide for the more
material needs ...The
demand for these
facilities is not 'going to
disappear."(oruoconduudeguaUy
ambitious aim is to give
new life tounold building
and it is appropriate to be
making dbieoonnitment
regurding PoUcy'a
Livery Stable during
NaLional Heritage Month.lf you would like to see
artist's- conception
whicb illustrates the dual
purpose of our proposed
plan, please stop by 35
South Street where you
will find a display in the
window.
A more detailed plan is
available from the
Foundation's office at 58
Elgin Avenue East.
We would appreciate
receiving input from all
potential users and
subsequently their
support in our efforts.
Pledges and con-
tributions can be Made by
on't,ihudooacunbenadehy
contacting the Fund
raising Chairman at 524-
9479.
Thank you,
Heather Lyons
Come
Dear Editor,
Huntsville High School
will bo75 this year.
In celebration, a gala
re -union of students and
teacbera is planned for
Victoria Day Weekend,
May 19 and 20.
We areattempting to
locate all- those who at-
tended the school and are
part of her history.
Anyone wishing to
receive details of the
events planned for this
b i g wookond,
write to: Huntsville High
School Re -union, Hunt-
sville, Ontario POA
uot-oviUe.UuturioP0A 1KO.
JoaoP.1{uyden.
Invited '
Dear Editor,
Port Dover is
celebrating its centennial
year. One of the biggest
is the School
Reunion to be held on
Saturday, June 30~l97S.
In order to make this a
truly successful reunion
we are attempting to
locate all former students
and staff who attended
school iuPort Dover.
The School Reunion
will boduring the holiday
season and at a time
many of these
people will be visiting in
the area. We hope to
reach them about this
exciting event with your
assistance.
If you could find space
in your publication to
make mention of tbfs, it
would be greatly ap-
preciated.
Thanking ou for your
courtesy, Iccuuu`.
Yours very truiy,
(Mrs. Stuart)
Bridget Brown,
Chairman,
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School
Reunion Committee
Port Dover
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Automotive Specialists since 1974
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administers the town's
water system but the
province owns the water
treatment plant anal.
because of that owner-
ship the ministry calls the
*nor'sbipdxonioiotryou\istbo
shots. Employees of the
water treatment plant
work for the ministry
despite the fact that their
wages are paid from
revenues collected by the
PUC for supplying water
to residents and in-
dustries in Goderich.
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dumtcienioGodocio6.
The town is seriously
looking at taking over the
entire ownership and
'operation of the water
treatment plant but until
does it is under the
influence of decisions
made by the ministry of
the environment. Some of
those decisions were
revealed for the PUC
Tuesday night when it
reviewed the 1979-80
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ministry
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had
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prepared for the water r
treatment plant.
PUC manager Al
Lawson told the com-
mission he had hoped to
have two representatives
of the ministry of en-
vironment at the PUC
to awnser some
questions .about the
budget., He said he had
contacted the ministry
area office to ask that
someone come to the
PUC meeting but had not
had a reply. He said a
cursory glance at the
budget showed that
salaries at the water
treatment ptan-t had risen
about two percent whilebenefits for the em-
ployees had risen
dramatically. But
,Lawson added that
despite some questions
PUC may have on the
'
budget the bottom linewas a seven percent
increase and that was
within guidelines.
PUC chairman Herb
Murphy pointed out that
the last minute change of
tbo commission's
date may have
been the reason the two
ministry spokesmen were
not present. He said the
commission was to meet
Thursday night but the
meeting had been
changed to Tuesday.
Mayor Harry Worsell
was not concerned that
the ministry represen-
tatives were absent
pointing out to the
commission that it would
do little for the PUC to
complain.
"We never get to say
anything about it anyway
so l dun'tknuw what tbhell we're looking at it
o
for,"compLoiood Wm`
xoU.^TbohudgrtiaoetUy
the ministry and we have
no input. Even when they
hire men for the plant we
have nothing t� say about
it.^Coomiaminnor Jim
Peters wondered if the
C could absorb the
increase and leave the
water rates alone. ^[
guess the big Cluestion is
can we absorb this
without a rate increase ^
Peters wondered.
Lawson told the
commission the water
department records were
in the hands of the
auditors and until they
were returned to the
commission rib con-
sideration could be given
W an rate increase. He
did point out that the PUC
could not continue to
absorb this kind of in-
Commigsion wants security..
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sformer lines near
Seaforth is not based on
the loop. it is one line that
comes to a dead end in
Goderich. If that line
breaks between Goderich
and Clinton the entire.town of Goderich is
blacked out because no
alternative feed ,is
available.8urphy said that
situation is not only
impractical itcould mean
life or death if a major
break occured along the
route. He pointed out that
miners working in the
Sifto salt mine at the
Goderich harbour depend
on a 2.000 horsepower'
electric motor to bring
them to the surface from
the mine face. Be said if
the town was btacked out
because of a line break
the air circulation to the
mine shaft woutd be down
uuwell oothe lift. Besaid
the "only way for the
miners to get out of the
shaft isl.0V0feet straight
up an iron rung ladder"
PUC manager Al
Lawson told- tbo'uon'
mission that besides the
danger at the mine
,residents of the town
'could suffer from a
blackout depending,, on
the time of year. He said
if a failure occured in the
winter there are a lot of
homes electrically heated
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and most furnaces
require electricity to
operate and if there was
no hydro a lot of people
would suffer. Lawson
said many communities
u\oog the cake Huron
shoreline are in th same
predicament Goderich is
in. Be said if an alter-
native line was strungu)ongthelukouhoreqDr'Se
communities would be
given added security and
with proper switching
equipment installed the
town woukd-have all the
security it needs.
"When you're talkingabout shutting down the
whole town that's
rkdicukous'^said Lawson
who told the commission
that perhaps the Porter
Commission- waw
avoiding conflict with
anti-nuclear groups and
environmeotatiSto when
it outlined ,what d would
not talk about. The
manager said conflicts
those grOupa had
caused hydro to spend
millions of dollars bot-
tlenecking hydro because
ot'drneckinghydrobecauoe
it could not get it out of
generating stations and
in16 use. He said hydro
corridors, necessary to
*bmo oummunidmo, had
been held up because of
objections from "en-
vironmentalists and
eo'viconmerua|istmand long
haired uninformed people
that object to
everything". _ _
KINDERGARTEN
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Brookside Public School
R.R. 7 Luck now
Thursday, March 1
9:00m.m.'12 noon
PRINCIPAL G. JEWITT - PHONE 529-7900
Colborne Central SchOol
R.R. 5 Goderich
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Wednesday, March 7
9:00 a.m.'3:30 p.m.
PRINCIPAL J.P.KANE'PHONE 524-6252
Holmesville Public School
Holmesville
Friday, March 2
9:30w.mu'3:30 p.m.
PRINCIPAL R.G. REABURN - PHONE 482-7751
Robertson Memorial School
125 BLAKE ST. W.
Friday, March 2
9:00 a.m. - noon
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p..m`
PRINCIPAL R.E. SMITH - PHONE 524-1972
Victoria Public School
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135 GIBBONS ST.
Tuesday, February 27
m.00'NOON
1:1$p.m.'3:30 p.m."
PRINCIPAL D.K~O'BRU0w'PHONE
certificates.
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nization cards and OHIP --- to —g-a'o~
Commissioner Jim
Peters asked what harm
the PUC could do if it
simply prepard the bi y
and took it to the public
hearing. He said if the
Porter Commission ruled
the brief out of order no
harm would bodone.
"What's the worst that
happen? he asked.
"They (the Porter
Commission) will tell you
to sit dowu.^Petoca
added that many
decisions affecting power
corridors and hydro
generating stations are
political and despite
some Cu&S presented by
concerned groups the
decisions are not
changed. Be said public
hearings appease hydro
customers but thgeneral theme
e
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seems to be
"don't the facts
our head is made up"
Mayor Harry noruoU
told the PUC he felt sure
council would endorse
any brief the commission
took -to the publichnuringu. Be said town
council had discussed the
hearings and felt that if
the PUC wanted to state
its case before the Porter
the town
would backit up.
Murphy said he felt
certain that Goderich's
request would not create
any controversy. "I think
if- it's pointed out that .a
power failure could trap
150, men undergrou
that should counteract
any emotionalism of
extremists or eu-
creoo:widhnutincrcuxinA
costs oocustomers.
':They (theministry)
come up and throw it
at you and that's it,"
coop\ainodVocaoU.
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Advice to after dinner
.speakers: If after ten
minutes you don't strike
oil, then stop boring.
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