Snows resolution sparks provincial legislation The Acton Free Press Wednesday August Municipal Affairs Minister McKeough announced that the Ontario Government will Implement uniform building standards In the PoWnce as soon as possible ho said the efficiencies in a system of uniform tiding and fire safety should alleviate some of the serious housing problems that we have been facing We know lhat it does not present the only solution to the housing crisis but it ia another decisive step in the right Hon Mr told the annual convention of the Ontario Municipal Association in Ottawa Monday Snow The subject of uniform building standards found its way to the floor of the Ontario Legislature in March through a resolution by my colleague Jim Snow M P P for Helton East He actively urged the adoption by the province of the National Building Code of Canada and the standardization of building fire and safety regulations for all municipalities in Ontario Mr Snow suggestions wen sound and well reasoned based upon his practical experience and knowledge as a general con tractor In fact the esteem with which he is viewed by leaders in the construction field has since been acknowledged with his ftp by the Prime Minister to Ihe Board of Directors of the HARRY WATSON right took over as the manager secretary treasurer for the Credit Valley Con Authority on August 1 1970 Here he gets some pointers on the Inside Reeve gets on foot Halton County was well represented at the Ontario Municipal Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa last week A full compliment of county councillors attended Those attending were Warden Allan Day and Reeve BUI Gillies Reeve Hunter and workings of the Authority Chairman Roy McMillan left and Jack Pawley centre chairman of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board CVCA photo by Joan Rollings backing setback Reeve A Speight of Georgetown Reeve Gallagher and Deputy Reeve of Burlington Reeve R Harris and Deputy Ban- from Milton Reeve G Curric and Deputy Hill of Esqucslng Reeve and Deputy Tyler of Acton and Reeve Mrs A MacArthur and Deputy G Agnew of all attended During the conference Mrs A was successful in getting per cent backing in her move to have the setbacks that quarry operations can operate within property lines increased from to 100 feet had suggested feet In their resolution Ontario Housing Corporation Mr McKeough said The Government has decided to place the responsibility for organizing and operating uniform building standards with the Department of Department of Labor Minister Dalton Bales told the convention that his Department will appoint two review committees to work out the practicalities of lm plementing uniform building standards One committee will be responsible for drafting legislation It will examine existing legislation in Ontario and resolve any ferencea that exist between municipal building by laws provincial standards The National Building Code and The National Fire Code Second committee The second committee will be concerned with setting up the necessary organization for fective inspection of building standards approval procedures uniform Interpretation and en forcement and developing staff training and education program Mr Bales added that a great deal of detailed work has to be done before uniform standards can be Introduced and wo will proceed with this as rapidly as possible We will need to test and discuss the programs these committees develop on both the public and private sectors to ensure that all possible Acuities arc adequately resolved before legislation Is Mr McKeough said the idea of a universal system of building standards has strong appeal and would result In substantial efficiencies in the planning design administration and construction of buildings as well as in the processing and stocking of building materials In September Mr McKeough set up an advisory committee under the chair mnnshlpofMr D Carruthcrs an engineering consultant to explore the whole subject area Will obey six per cent guideline for wages Halton County Board of listen Although the teachers Education released salary In came through with a nine and a creases for senior administrators half percent boost raises for ad at the regular meeting of the ministration will not exceed the Board In Oakville Thursday guideline The Director will receive up to a year while the assistant Director will receive a salary in the range of to Ml and superintendents will get between and a year Director J W Singleton said that no one in administration has had a raise in months and he said that raises issued would be in keeping with the government request to abide the six per cent per annum increase The government made this request and I think we have to TOWING RICHS SERVICE CENTRE No EAST OF ACTON 8532940 Council At their regular meeting Monday night Council Passed a motion Instructing the clerk to give the township solicitor a list ratepayers who are three years or more In so he may commence the necessary procedure to register a tax arrears certificate with the Department of Municipal Auditors Amended a motion passed at their meeting August with regard to the Twin Lakes property The original motion approved purchase of the land for a summer camp for crippled children The amended motion approve the purchase tor a summer camp or crippled children and for a summer and winter recreational centre Passed a motion approving the proposed location of a Inch on Churchill Road In Acton as shown in drawings presented by V Anderson consulting engineers for the Received a copy of a letter from Halton County Health Unit to George Moore R R l Informing Mr Moore the Unit had Inspected and ap proved the sewage disposal and water supply systems and food concessions at the Golden Hot Dragway Approved the issue of a building permit to William Pemoo for the construction of a building feet by feet on part the west half of Lot Con cession on Highway The building is to be used for retail farm Implements How much home are you missing through outdated wiring When this house was built it was So if you re planning to mod hard to imagine all the wonderful ernize your home think first of ways in which electricity would be serving us today That s why the wiring in so many older homes just adequate for today s needs There are many signs Fuses blowing Lights dimming performing sluggishly Cluttered extension cords Not enough outlets the wiring Have a qualified contractor check it You be surprised at how easily and inexpensively it can be updated The Hydro Finance Plan makes it easy to get started right away Just ask your Hydro The Name of the Geme I Electrical The Committee reported back on January 1870 Among Its recommendations were Adoption of the National Building Code of Canada and the National Fire Code of Canada 1970 The development of an On Building Code during the Iranalllonary stage to Include necessary standards not now incorporated in the national codes A review of present legislation and the development of new leglsation where necessary The appointment of two in review committees The establishment of building inspection training and certification Mr McKeough said that after lengthy study or the Committee report by both the private and public sectors the Government decided to its recommendations Mr McKeough told the audience of municipal leaders that the Carruthers Committee recommended and the Govern ment subscribes to the view that building and safety Inspection are properly local government responsibilities perhaps ad ministered at the county or regional level Province role The role of the Province will be more In the nature of training and education programs for building and safety Inspectors and for the development of province wide standards Mr McKeough added that among the benefits resulting from the adopting of uniform building standards should be that our technology will be more capable of producing buildings of architectural ana functional quality in mass volume It 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