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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2017-03-02, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017. Busted! Chloe Elliott knew right away that she had lifted the ball during Hullett Central Public School girl's volleyball match against Huron Centennial Public School on Monday, but didn't know if the referee had caught the illegal move. One quick glance over to the referee's stand confirmed her fears. Elliott's team lost the best -of -three match two -to -one against their competition. (Denny Scott photo) UCW host meeting PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 In recent years, the United Church of Canada has been making apologies and reparations for their part in Residential Schools. These schools, which were run by various religious groups, were wrongly intended to change the lives of Canada's native peoples and make them Christian. The native children were taken from their villages and families to live in schools in the cities. They were mistreated, they were not allowed to speak their native language or discuss native customs, some died at school and others never recovered from the experience. These schools operated for approximately 100 years. At the UCW meeting at Londesborough on Monday, Feb. 20, the ladies watched a video called "Niigaanibatowaad" or Frontrunner. Joan Whyte introduced the showing. This video, done by Laura Robinson, contained some disturbing information about life in residential schools as revealed through the conversations between two native boys. These two boys found their relief at school by being part of the school's running team. These boys Council cost centre programs: Sparling Continued from page 22 council then [tasked] the centre with generating revenue. Currie suggested that a board of directors could be used as a more efficient way to handle the ESTC and keep time frames more succinct while allowing council input. Sparling also pointed out that when he brought issues to council and senior staff, they didn't seem to be a priority. In response to Councillor Brock Vodden questioning why opportunities seem to be passing by without council hearing about them, Sparling said he had brought an agreement with the Public Services Health and Safety Association to the township last spring that has yet to come to council. Prior to the end of the council meeting, Seip said that the ESTC needed to be made more of a priority if it were to succeed as council hopes it can. He said that, with shared services, OPP costing and service reviews, the ESTC fell off of council's priority list but that needed to be remedied. Council took no action, stating that a committee would be formed to look at KPMG's three options, but that the committee would need to include a new fire chief. "Missed opportunities like those in the report are why the ESTC need a board of directors," he said in an interview with The Citizen after the meeting. "These issues could be handled." Sparling, in that same interview with The Citizen after the meeting, said he was similarly frustrated. He pointed to the fact that the most successful years the ESTC had, financially, were before the structure was built. He also said that the governance model of having every decision handled by council had potentially cost the centre $500,000 per year. "There was a marine training program available to us and we had expended energy and time pursuing it, but it would require a capital investment, which we had," he said. Sparling approached council with the private funding secured to complete the program, but the previous council declined the opportunity. The program was federally regulated and the first organization to have funding in place to make it work received the program, which he says would have brought $500,000 to the ESTC per annum. However council turning down the private, non -tax -payer funding prevented the program from being pursued and it went elsewhere in Ontario. Deputy -Reeve James Campbell, in an interview with The Citizen said council needed to have a business plan in place before it could accept the funding and couldn't secure the funding to produce a plan. He also said that, to the best of his knowledge, aspects of the program were never confirmed. "After awhile, you lose confidence in projects like this that seem to come and go very quickly," he said. Campbell also said that, at the time, not all of the information was making it to council's desk and information packages, which was a significant problem. Some of the information in the KPMG report presented Feb. 21 was new information to council he said, which he felt pointed to problems. "We are still talking about the report and will still be talking about it in the future," Campbell said. "There are a lot of unanswered questions there." Sparling said a second tier of that same program that would have brought less money to the ESTC was also missed because the federal government changed the requirements shortly before the ESTC was prepared to host it. A harbour fire training program is still available for the ESTC to pursue, Sparling said, but, due to the limited number of harbours in the province, it is less lucrative than the previous two options. Sparling added the ESTC is close to launching that program. He also said there is an opportunity for the ESTC to partner with a private career college now that insurance complications have been resolved, however the opportunity needs to be pursued quickly before it too passes by. Sparling said the programs don't just help the ESTC to prosper but, due to the number of people it could bring into the community, would help local businesses and could increase the tax base. Obituaries GRACE ELIZABETH FOXTON Grace (Paulin) Foxton of Wingham passed away at Wingham and District Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. She was 77. Grace was the wife of the late Bruce Foxton, who predeceased her in 2015. She was the loving mother of Kathy Dickison, Brad Foxton, Kim and Rick Timm, Karen and Jim Dickison and Trudy Wilhelm and Steve Marks. She was the dear grandmother of Angela and Lino, Kerri and Justin, Nicole and Tom, Michael and Gayle, Sarah, Stephanie and Devrick, Danielle and Jaron, Dustin, Laura, Kaitlyn and Jason, and Shannon and 15 great-grandchildren. Grace was the sister of Marg Garniss, Doris and Howard Wilcox, Frances Breckenridge and Ruthann Paulin, and the sister-in-law of Dianne and Don Cameron, Connie Hickey, Jo- Ann and Gord Rintoul, Bob and Marlene Foxton, Betty Foxton and Shirley Foxton. Grace was predeceased by her parents Wes and Ila Paulin, grandson Jamie Dickison, son-in- law Dan Dickison, brothers-in-law Jim Garniss, Dale Breckenridge, Ron, Ted, Ken, Doug, and Bud Foxton, Doug Harkness and sisters- in-law Teresa, Ev and Edna Foxton. A graveside service will be held at the Wingham Cemetery in the spring. Memorial donations to Wingham and District Hospital - Chemotherapy would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be made through McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham. Online condolences may be made at the home's website at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com were two of the 10 native boys who ran the Olympic torch from St. Paul, Minnesota to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967. However, the native runners were not allowed to enter the stadium, only whites were. The run was quite an experience for the boys. Fast forward to 1999 and the government has realized the wrongness of the residential schools. When the PanAm games were held in Winnipeg the 10 boys/men were invited to attend and the seven who returned entered the stadium in native war canoes. They received an apology for the treatment they had received in 1967. The adult natives in the video commented that anger and memories won't heal them. They learned they have to keep Continued on page 26 FROM LONDESBORO UPIl t'% teVidered Do you have fond memories that you'd like to share of someone whose obituary has been published recently in The Citizen. Send us a few lines or paragraphs with your story. E-mail editor@northhuron.on.ca, Fax 519-523-9140 or mail to: The Citizen, P.O. Box 429, Blyth, NOM 1H0 or P.O. Box 152, Brussels, NOG 1 HO. There is no charge for comments we choose to publish. 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