Zurich Citizens News, 1974-07-25, Page 1uRrl
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NO. 80 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1974
RESIDENTS ENJOY PICNIC - Last Thursday afternoon a group of residents from the Blue Water
Rest Home visited the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martin in Stanley Township, where the young,
people of the Mennonite Church hosted them to a picnic. In the top photo two of the residents,
Mrs. R. Russell and Mrs. S. Schroeder are enjoying their picnic supper which the young people
served them, while in the lower photo a group of the younger children along with home superint-
endent Josef Risi are busy roasting weiners over the fire.
RCSB Board appoint committee
(by Wilma Oke)
Three trustees were appoint-
ed to the Trustee -Clergy Liais-
on Committee at a meeting of
the Huron -Perth County Rornan
Catholic Separate School Board
Monday in Seaforth.
They are Francis Hicknell,
of Seaforth, Ted Geoffrey, of
Zurich, and David Teahen, of
Stratford. Howard Shantz of
Stratford was named as alter-
nate. Three priests will be
appointed to the committee by
the Huron -Perth Deanery,
Previously the committee was
much larger, but was consider-
ed unwieldy to arrange meet-
ings and the committee memb-
ers at the July 4 meeting asked
that it be made a six -member
committee,
Francis Hicknell in reporting
the July 4 meeting of the Trust-
ee -Clergy reported on two
other areas that were discussed.
He said that it was agreed that
each pastor had prime respon-
sibility for assessing the Christ-
ian witness of the staff members
in his local school.
Mr. Hicknell said that con-
cern was expressed regarding
the Grade 7 and 8 New Canad-
ian Catechism program. He
said the committee agreed that
further study and definite rec-
ommendations would have to
be trade and that more depth
and substance were required to
further an understanding of
Christian Catholicism.
A motion requesting the app-
ointment of a priest serving as
a resource person at board
meetings on matters pertaining
to the catholic faith was defeat-
ed. This was discussed in com-
mittee of the whole. It was
felt that the Trustee -Clergy
Laison Committee was available
for advice and guidance.
While meeting in committee
of the whole the Board discussed
building an addition to St.
Patrick's School, at Kinkora to
provide a new resource room
of 20, 000 square feet for app-
roximately $50, 000. This prop-
osal willbe submitted to the
Ministry of Education for app-
roval.
In committee of the whole,
the Board was told by Howard
Shantz, reporting for the Morn-
ington subdivision site commit-
tee, of a proposal on the possib-
ility of working an arrangement
with the Eiwo Canadian Build-
ing Company Ltd., of Stratford
whereby the Board could convey
property frontage in lieu of serv-
ice costs. The site committee
comprised of Mr. Shantz, F.J.
Vere, David Teahen and Pat
Carty, all Stratford trustees,
was authorized to continue dis-
:cussions but any agreement
would be subject to Board app-
roval.
In regular session the Board
approved a° request from the
City of Stratford for the use of
the Devon Street separate
school property as a soccer field,
The Board had offered to loan
the property to the city a year
ago as a playing field as long
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Huron County concerned
about health council
Huron County officials don't
believe Ontario Health Minister
Frank Miller's promise that
I formation of district health
council will not be forced on
municipalities for at least an-
other two or three years. They
are hurrying to fight back,
A special council session has
been called for August 12 ro
which members of hospital
boards and medical chiefs of
staff at county hospitals will
be invited to discuss the govern-
ment controversial health-care
proposals.
The announcement carne
last Friday at a press conference
at whicli county clerk -treasurer
John Berry said he hopes council
would ask the minister for more
time to study a health-care
report.
Mr. Berry said a letter, dated
June 18, was received from Mr.
Miller July 4, asking replies to
the Mustard report on health
care --which calls for formation
of district health councils --
be sent ro him no later than
Septeinber 1.
The Mustard report calls for
the creation of 39 councils to
administer long-term health
care planning, a function now
handled by individual hospital
and medical facility boards.
In Sarnia last Thursday, Mr.
Miller said municipalities would
not be forced into district
councils immediately, but that
councils would definitely be-
come a reality.
1 -le was trying to soften crit-
icism of the report which calls
for implementation of the
councils" without delay."
Under the Mustard proposal,
Huron County would be lumped
into a district including Perth,
Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex
counties.
Mr. Berry said Huron with its
population of about 50, 000
would be swamped in such an
administrative setup designed
to serve a population of about
550, 000.
He said a district council
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Hens
s
The I-lensall sewer system will
be in operation by June 1, 1977
if the Ontario Municipal Board
approves a plan which was
passed by Hensall council at
a special meeting last Monday
night.
Council and members of
the PUC met with consultant,
B.M. Ross to discuss a proposal
sent to thein by the Ministry
of the Environment concerning
a sewage system for the village.
The proposed system will cost
the average Hensall householder
about $]20 annually. This fee
is calculated by adding the user
rate (112 percent of the water
bill) plus the frontage charge
and a connection charge.
The Ministry of the Environ-
ment set user rate at 66.6c for
every 1000 gallons of sewage,,
treated at the plant. It was
determined by an estimated
number of properties in i-lensall
which will be connected to the
sewage works, estimates of the
population of Hensall and the
amount of sewage treated for
the 20 year design period.
Four bylaws pertaining to the
sewage system were given first
and second reading at the meet-
ing. The bylaws will have to
be approved by the OMB before
they are given the third reading
and passed.
The provincial govenrment
will supply 74.4 percent of the
financing for the project with
the remainder being supplied by
the Central Mortgage and
Housing Corporation. The vill-
age will be expected to collect
approximately $10, 000 revenue
from the project in the first
year, which will be turned over
to the province.
The costs of construction and
operation are projected to 1976
rate of inflation. If construction
is delayed another year the costs
di 'clan
t
will go up.
Ir is estimated thar. 50 per-
cent of the homeowners will
hook up to the system in the
first year and projected costs arc
revenues have been calculated
on that basis.
Mr. Ross said that the OMB
would likely require the vill-
age to pass a bylaw that all
homeowners must hook up to the
system within a specified per-
iod of time, perhaps two or
three years. "The point is, if
the need is there for sewers it
should be there for all, not
just those who choose to use it.
Each homeowner will be
charged, in addition to the 112
percent of his water bill, a
footage rate and a connection
charge.
The owner or occupant is
subject to these two charges,
whether or not he chooses to
connect to and use this system.
The connection charge incl -
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