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Zurich Citizens News, 1974-08-15, Page 1NO 33 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS WINNER OF GAS BARBECUE - Ross Fisher, centre, 12.11.3. Zurich, was the lucky winner of the portable gas barbecue at a recent Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic held 'in the Zurich Community Centre. The barbecue was donated by Ervin Martin, Left, and Cleve Gingerich, right, as an added feature to att..' ract more people to the clinic. Close to 150 persons donated their blood --the highest in the history of the clinic being held in Zurich. Huron county council reject health council Huron County Council last Monday rejected the Report of the Health Planning Task Force of Ontario, called the Mustard Report, which recommends sweeping changes in health care services. A report from the county board of health stated that the Mustard report recommendat- ions, if implemented, would bring loss of local autonomy and confusion of existing health care services. The Mustard report proposes creation of about 35 district health councils to direct public health policies in the province. Huron County would be incl- uded in a district with Perth, Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin Counties which would have a population of about 550, 000, The health board noted that other proposed districts would have smaller populations. Grey and Bruce has 114, 000; Lambton• Kent has 206, 000 and Dufferin- Wellington has 136, 000. The district which would incl- ude Huron County was. termed "Impractical." "If the district, as proposed, is implemented, Huron will barely be recognized, " the board of health stated. It recommended that the dist- rict be altered to assure the county adequate representation on a 15 -member district health council, and appointed by the provincial health ministry. County council learned that the board of health and hospital boards would have little auth- ority if the proposed district councils are created. Doctors would be unable to practise in an area without the consent of its district council, the board of health stated. Before county council accep- ted the board of health's report, thus rejecting the Mustard Rep- ort, Dr. Robert Walker, the Ontario health ministry co-ord- inator for southwestern Ontario, answered questions from coun- cil members and the public. Clerk -Treasurer John Berry asked him to justify the size of the district that would include Huron County. The proposed districts have not been created yet and the province wants to get construct- ive criticism about them, Dr. Walker said. Earlier, he said that districts had to be big enough to cont- ain complete services. Josephine Berry, president of the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Women's Auxiliary said the Mustard Rep- eat proposes to take hospitals away from communities. They would no longer be "our hospitals, " she said, resul- ting in a lack of volunteer workers. (continued on page 4) THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1974 Zurich council buy office The council of the village of Zurich, , at their regular month- ly meeting last week, agreed to purchase the property on the corner of Main and Frederick Streets in the main section of the village, front Dave Stark, Purchase price of the property was $6500. Formerly the property belong- ed to Mrs. Lerina Rose, and housed the Rose's Snack Bar and Garage before fire wiped out rhe building a couple of years ago, All that has remain- ed of the building since the fire is the four cement walls. Council plan to clean the corner up as soon as the necess- ary papers have been prepared, and are considering the erection of a new municipal office on the site in the future., An appl- ication has been wade for a grant under the Winter Capital Projects Fund, for the construct- ion of the new offices. They have asked for a loan in the amount of $55, 000 for the proj- ect to assist in the financing. If the application is approved an amount of 100Y0 subsidy on the labor portion would be rec- eived, if the work is carried out ,between December 1 and May 1. Ifthe work is carried out before December 1, a sub- sidy of 507/0 of the labour only would apply. The program is jointly sponsored -by the federal provincial governutertts. The new building would house the municipal office, hydro and water office, counc- il chambers and probably a public library. In other business at the meet- ing council concurred with a resolution from the town of Durham, to petition the prov- ince of Ontario to change the name of the Regional Municip- ality of Durham, because of conflict between rhe Town and the new region bearing the satin namu, The Ministry of Natural Re- sources will be asked ro post the lagoon just east ,of the vill- age against hunting and trespas- sing. A grant of $125 was approved for the Zurich Agricultural Society, towards the operation of rhe annual Fall Fair. Frederick Skcggs, of R,J. T. lloldings.Ltd., mer with the council regarding their propos- ed sub -division in the south- east corner of the village. Ile told members of council that their plans for the sub -division arc almost complete and Should be finalized very shortly. Building permits were issued as follows; Steve Meidinger, Arrange for swimming Most Grade 3, 4, and 5 stud- ents in the Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School system will have a chance to learn to swim indoors at the YMCA pool in Stratford this winter, following an agreement with the Y ratified Monday night by the Huron -Perth Board mem- bers at their meeting in Sea - forth. In exchange for a total of 180 hours of use for students in 16 of 19 schools, the board will allow the Y to use the gymnas- ium at St. Michaels School in Stratford for 552 hours. The pool rental costs $19.50 per hour this fall and $21, in the winter and spring, and rhe gym rents at $6 per hour. No money will exchange bands, however, withthe Y waiving an imbalance of $378 in the two costs. The board will pay the costs of busing the children ro the Stratford Pool. Superintendent of Schools, John Vintar said about 1, 000 children will receive swimming instruction. Each of the 16 schools will swim at the Y for 10 hours over a 10 week period. All schools in the board's juris- diction except St. Joseph's Kingsbridge, St. Marys, Goder- ich and Sacred Heart in Wing - ham w ill use the pool. Under questioning by trustee Howard Shantz of Stratford, Mr. Vintar said that at least one of the three schools were not using the pool because of distance and that all had made arrangements to use out- door pools in their own com- munities in May and June. "It's up to the principal and staff, " Mr. Vintar said, to decide whether to use the Y pool or not. Trustee Shantz suggested that the board should perhaps set a policy on ase of the pool and get all the schools to particip- ate. "Parity throughout the (continued on page 2) 150 PER COPY ite $1500 for siding; Mrs, Iva Datars, $440 for roof: Menno Steckle, $800 for siding; Miss Olive O'Brien, $s?, 000 for siding; and Mrs. Myrtle Hay, $1, 000 for siding. In the future the clerk will have authority to issue building permits within the village for roofing, siding or other minor renovations that will not req- uire any structural changes in a building. Council instructed the clerk ro notify William Ferguson that they are not in favour of the establishment of a retail outlet at his Apiary, due to conflict of the secondary plan and proposed zoning by-laws. 0 Make pi s f r are fire board A meeting of representatives of Stanley Township, flay Township and the Village of Zurich took place in the vill- age recently to discuss the poss- ibility of forming an area fire board under joint ownership. Following a lengthy discuss- ion on the matter a committee consisting of reeve Anson McKinley and councillor Paul Steckle for Stanley, councill- ors George Haggitt and Leroy Thiel for Zurich, and two members of Hay council, along with Zurich fire chief Leo Meidinger, was appointed to look into details of forming such a board. They will report back to their various councils at a later date. MISS FRIEDSBURG - Pretty 16 -year old Betty Guenther of Dashwood was chosen as Miss Friedsburg 1974, at the annual Friedsburg Days held Civic Holiday weekend in Dashwood. The best crowd in the hostory of the event attended the two-day att- raction, which highlighted sauerkraut and sausage, a large par- ade, tugs of war, arm wrestling, ball games, and an open air pub.