Zurich Citizens News, 1974-04-11, Page 13THURSDAY, APR
L 11, 1974
Plans for the Proposed Maple
Mountain Development, conf-
idential and withheld from the
Legislature until the end of
this week, had previously been
shown to a select group of
businessmen. The development
was proposed as a way of inject-
ing money into Northeastern
Ontario by building a year
round recreation centre to att-
ract tourist dollars. Maple
Mountain the proposed site is
350 miles north of Toronto and
rises 1, 000 ft above nearby land,
making it one of Ontario's
highest ridges. An old logging
road is all that leads into the
wilderness site but with $26
million in 1973, costs of public
money the Government hopes to
turn the wilderness into a year
round resort capable of entert-
aining up to 8, 000 visitors at a
time. A complete range of
general recreation activities
is planned including skiing,
swimming, curling, golf, skat-
ing, horseback riding, boating,
fishing, snowmobiling, hiking
and tennis with day care facil-
ities and instruction offered. A
self contained village would be
built beside Handle Lake at the
base of tine mountain and stores,
hotels and condominiums are
planned. In the first stage of a
two part development $25 mill-
ion in public funds would he
spent in four years on the resort
intra structure and about 8-0%0
of the recreation facilities.
The Federal and Provincial
Governments would be asked to
share the cost equally and priv-
ate investors would provide
another $53 million.
The Ministry of Industry and
Tourism Claude Bennett, came
under heavy fire in the Legislat-
ure, over the justification of
his approach to the businessmen
before MPP's and taxpayers
knew the contents of the consul-
tant's reports. Opposition
members branded the practice
a total contemp for the Legis-
lative process. Studies to date
for the proposed project have
cost $247, 000 and the Minister
indicated there is a strong
possibility the Province will
order more studies on the
proposal for the $95 million
resort at Maple Mountain in
Northeastern Ontario. The
Minister repeated previous
assurances that the reports will
be made public when the Cab-
inet's decision is announced.
The Ontario Liberal Caucus
made a policy decision this
week to fight the Federal Liber-
al Government's decision to
build an International Airport
at Pickering. Pickering area
has some of the best farmland
in the Province. Liberal Lead-
er Robert Nixon said it would
be wrong to have an airport
there. Mr. Nixon said Malton
should be able to handle Tor-
onto's airline traffic for the
forseeable future after which
time planners could look north
for less productive land near
Barrie. He was thinking of the
Jottings
by
Jack
from
Queens Park
27, 000 acres of class 7 land at
the Canadian Forces base Camp
Borden. Mr. Nixon said, Prem-
ier Davis could stop the air-
port with a five minute phone
call to the Federal Government
saying that we do not want or
need it. Mr. Davis maintains
that the decision to establish
the airport is a Federal one.
Mr. Nixon charged that Mr.
Davis' neutral stand in the af-
fair was ridiculous. According
to Mr. Nixon, the Premier
speaking for the people of Ont-
ario, ought to present an opin-
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ion about whether There should
be an airport or nor in Picker-
ing.
Health Minister Frank Mill-
er, introduced new legislation
into the Legislature yesterday
Old) will permit lay people to
play a substantial role in govern
ing doctor, dentists and other
health professionals. The prop-
osed Health Disciplines Act wi11
set up a board of , to - lay
people to review complaints
by the public or from ntenihers
of the profession who feel
themselves treated unjustly, It
also provides for lay people to
sit on the councils of the Coll-
eges, governing the professions.
The first six parts of tlic art
given first reading this weak,
cover medicine, dent isrry,
nursing, optomery and phar-
macy. The act would replace
existing legislation such as the
Medical Act. Later further part,
of the Act will be introdtie d
until regulation has been re\ i< -
ed for all the health disciplines.
Workers yet to be covered incl-
ude chiropractors, occupat hula l
and other therapists, technician,
and podiatrists. Mr. Miller
said the major importance of
the new Bill is than it defines
the scope of practice of many
of the health professions as well
as providing for the regulation
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and co-ordination of their act-
ivities. Tile Health Disciplines
Bill has a dury to regulate and
co-ordinate the health discipl-
ines in the public interest to
make sure they develop and
maintain standards of practice
and to ensure individuals re-
ceiving their services. Due to
These things it would authorize
the Minister of health to scrut-
inize what the governing coun-
cils of the professions •are doing
and to ask them to change reg-
ulations if necessary. If a
Council fails to snake the req-
uired change within 60 days
the Act allows the Cabinet to
make a new regulation.
A report tabled in the Legis-
lature by tine Ontario 1.aw Ref-
orm Commission reconllitends
conipulsory No Fault Insurance
for automobile owners and the
abolition of Tort Action—
:toil-1g to (oliri 10 establish
blame. The Commission's
rev t+n 11iendai ion•< if a ',proved in
Law would bring startling relief
10 Civil (.oi.ltsl. i ''. of Civil
trial lithe in lie Supreme and
1n41111 t tglli i taken tip \Villi
deieriniiihi, thk,Cor vel:ic10
tics' li:�cnry r la i fits, The report
rrtrctins trod. recowiticnding
1al.e0\cr of atlit`till'hile iltSill'
;lire h\ the I'ro\ ince, but it
ca 11 for t.irefuI rnnsidcralion
of whether insurance should be
underwritten by the Province,
private companies or both,
It also avoided saying whether
a compulsory, No -Fault scheme
will cause the cost of insurance
premiums to go up or down.
It does seem to suggest that
aspects of a new scheme that
would tend to increase costs
would be balanced by those
that tend to reduce cost.
Since the new system would
make it compulsory for all
automobile owners to carry ins-
urance, the Commission rec-
ommends establishment of a
motor vehicle accident comp-
ensation board. The report
proposes that the Province, un-
der the new system, would be
under an increased obligation
to supervise and regulate the
provision of insurance and to
determine that rates are fair anc
based on appropriate rating
factors and to ensure that no one
is improperly refused insurance.
The insurance would be first
party rattler than third party
liability and would insure all
accident victims against pecun-
iary loss arising out of personal
iu•iur\, deprivation of support
ro dependents through death or
iuiury and damage to tangible
property, including motor
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