The Citizen, 2016-03-10, Page 9Another great year
The Blyth Broomball Association handed out its year-end awards last week and a number of
ambitious, talented and hard-working players were honoured. Above, back row, from left: Kyle
Bakelaar, most dedicated PeeWee; Ameera Pawitch, most dedicated PeeWee; Malaikum John,
most improved PeeWee; Ryan Cowan, most dedicated, PeeWee; Heidi Badley, most improved
PeeWee; Grace Hallahan, most improved PeeWee and Sadie Squires, most dedicated
PeeWee. Middle row, from left: Hannah Boven, most improved PeeWee; Hayden Lee, most
improved PeeWee; Brendon Bull, most dedicated PeeWee and Caleb Westra, most improved
PeeWee. Front row, from left: Leah Boven, most improved Atom; Nathan Westra, most
dedicated Atom; Sarah Hallahan, most dedicated Atom and Lucas Greidanus, most improved
Atom. Below, back row, from left: Avery Boven, most improved Bantam; Brianna Graf, most
dedicated Bantam; Claire Scrimgeour, most improved Midget and Lorren Poland, most
dedicated Midget. Front row, from left: Tyler Johnston, most improved Bantam; Colin Wilts, most
dedicated Bantam; Kalvin Westerhout, most dedicated Midget and Kyle Price, most improved
Midget. Absent were Elianne Kreuger, most dedicated PeeWee; Liam Campbell, most
dedicated Midget and Ryan VanDorp, most improved Midget. (Vicky Bremner photos)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016. PAGE 9.
MRES council
hosts workshops
By Principal Angela Cowley
Hello Citizen Readers!
Once again, I am happy to give
you a little peek into the happenings
at Maitland River Elementary
School.
This week I would like to
highlight our school council. It is so
supportive and makes an incredible
difference. Last week, for example,
because our school council applied
for and then received a Parents
Reaching Out Grant from the
Ministry of Education, Maitland
River Elementary School for the first
time ever offered a live webcast. A
goal of the Parents Reaching Out
Grant was to provide rich learning
experiences for parents from the
comfort of their own homes.
Our school council understands
that families are busy and it is not
always easy to find nor have extra
funds to pay for childcare in order to
attend parental workshops. As well,
parents could attend in person to
enjoy learning together with hot
chocolate and some homemade
treats.
The workshop, entitled There Is
H.O.A.P (Honesty, Ownership,
Apology and Plan), presented by
Therese Bowler gave parents
suggestions for dealing with conflict
at home. The H.O.A.P process
encourages honesty (can we agree
that everyone will get a chance to
speak?), ownership (what could you
have done instead? Did you make
the situation better or worse?),
apology (what could you say to
make this better?) and plan (what
can we do so that this does not
happen again?).
Therese reminded parents that
despite their very best attempts,
conflict will happen. The H.O.A.P
process is one way to deal with it
effectively. It teaches life-long
conflict -resolution skills. Quick fix
answers and angry reactions simply
do not teach children the lasting
values of respect, kindness and
healthy ways to solve problems.
Our school council has organized
many fundraisers this year,
implemented our Community
Closet, and provided one book for
each child to take home in
celebration of World Book Day.
Our school council meetings are
always lively, fun and welcoming.
More recently at our school council
meetings we have been unpacking
Ross Greene's messages for parents.
Ross is a clinical psychologist and
author of The Explosive Child and
Lost at School. Much like Therese
Bowler, he encourages parents to
involve their children in solving
problems "when they are looking
bad" using the collaborative
proactive solutions method.
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Building permits
decrease in M -T
Despite a noticeable increase in
the number of single detached
dwellings in the community, Morris-
Turnberry saw an overall decrease in
the number of building
permits issued and overall value in
2015.
In a report presented to Morris-
Turnberry Council at a recent
meeting, Morris-Turnberry Chief
Building Official Steve Fortier
reported that the number and value
of single detached dwelling permits
issued in 2015 hit a three-year high.
Ten permits were issued with a value
of $2,635,824 which was a
significant increase over 2014's two
permits at $667,535 and 2013's five
permits at $1,115,368.
The good news seemed to end
there, however, as, despite that
increase, the overall value and
number of permits was down from
2014. Last year there were 106
permits valuing $9,684,115 while
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2015 saw seven fewer permits and
value levels nearly $2 million lower
than the previous year.
Building fees collected, at
$89,846, were also down from the
2014 level at $100,588.
Council accepted the report.
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