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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2015-04-15, Page 1010 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, April 15, 2015 AMDSB Seaforth traffic stopra ra es �n ine with provincial Ievelsdrugchargeleads to Marco Vigliotti 12:30 a.m. on April 3 Huron Expositor After talking with the driver and passenger inside, the officer The familiarly strong stench reportedly detected the scent of of marijuana turned a routine marijuana in the vehicle. Upon traffic stop into a court date for further questioning, the passen- a 20 -year-old man who was ger in the vehicle handed over a traveling in a vehicle that was quantity of marijuana to the pulled over in Seaforth last investigating officer, police say. week. He was then placed under arrest The man, who is from Huron for possession of marijuana and East, faces one count of mari- was later released on an appear- juana possession after an OPP ance notice. officer near Harpurhey Road The man is scheduled to stopped the Chevrolet pickup he appear at court in Goderich on was riding in just after May11. Huron Expositor staff Ontario has risen 16 percentage points since 2004. The Avon Maitland District The grad rate is based on the School Board (AMDSB) is on par percentage of students who with the rest of Ontario in terms of began Grade 9 in the 2009-2010 graduation rates. school year and received a high Earlier this month, the Ministry school diploma by Aug. 31, of Education announced that the 2014. five-year graduation rate for stu- Students require 30 credits (18 dents at publicly funded high compulsory and 12 optional), suc- schools is 84 per cent. cess in a mandatory literacy test In comparison, the rate at and a minimum of 40 hours of vol - schools within Avon Maitland Dis- unteer service hours in order to trict School Board (AMDSB) is 83 graduate. per cent. AMDSB director of education According to Ministry officials, Ted Doherty said in a media the five-year graduation rate in release, "While we are keeping pace with the province, we will continue our focus on student success so that even more of our students graduate each year. We believe that the combination grad- uation rate and continuing educa- tion rate is a better overall indica- tor of the success of our school system." The four-year graduation rate for Ontario high school students is 76% per cent. Grade 13 (also known as OAC) was eliminated after the 2002-2003 school year, but the opportunity to return for a fifth year of secondary school still exists. ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS TO FURTHER GROW YOUR BUSINESS. 66Advertisers - Expand your Marketing Reach!! Contact a PJtuItimd.ii I41arketieieg Speciiitist. tier;_ Thank You to Our Volunteers! Eir:oN -1°.3.1 READ 1 ALL]!! !C. hpha.ca You'll find dedicated volunteers of the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) throughout our four hospital sites making a tremendous difference to the experience of our patients. On behalf of all our patients, staff and physicians, HPHA offers our most sincere thanks to our wonderful volunteers for their generous gifts of time, commitment and service. For information on volunteer opportunities visit www.hpha.ca MP Ben Lobb to honour Seaforth veterans Marco Vigliotti Huron Expositor Huron -Bruce MP Ben Lobb will present several local mili- tary veterans later this month with limited -edition commemo- rative pins and certificates of recognition to honour their ser- vice with Canada's armed forces during World War Two. Lobb, a member of the gov- erning federal Conservative caucus, will make the presenta- tions at a gala at Seaforth's Legion Hall on April 25. The event, which will also include a light lunch, will run from noon to 2 p.m and is open to any members of the public inter- ested in paying their respects to those who served in one of Can- ada's most famed military entanglements. "Each November the commu- nity gathers at our Cenotaph to remember the veterans who gave their lives in defence of our country. We would hope that some of our community could join us on April 25 to say our thanks to those remaining who fought just as hard for our coun- try and its ideals and who came home," Lin Steffler, a veterans service officer with the Seaforth Legion, said in an email mes- sage to the Expositor. "Their battles were no less harrowing or dangerous and their actions were no less brave." She also asked those inter- ested in attending to contact her by April 20 either by phone at 519-527-2389 or by email at linstefiler@gmail.com. Seaforth and District Community Centre Box 939, Seaforth, ON NOK 1 WO Phone 519-527-1272 • Fax 519-527-2770 Email ctharena@huroneast.com To Future Advertiser's: The Seaforth and District Community Centre is looking for new sponsorship opportunities in our facility. We are currently looking for individuals to sponsor ice logos, the Olympia ice Resurficer, public skating, and arena sign boards. • To sponsor the Olympia the cost per side would be $500.00 plus HST and costs of the sign. Each season for three year contract. • Arena sign boards are $200.00 plus HST per year for three seasons • Ice Logos would be a 4ft x 8ft Logo for $300.00 plus HST per year for three seasons. • Public Skating is 50.00 per ice time For more information please Contact Dave Meriam at the Seaforth and District Community Centre Deadline to Submit is May 29th, 2015.