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Tuckersmith decides
YOU WON! -- Kids outside watching •the Hospital Auxiliary penny sate draw
Friday night shout to friends that somebody they knew won something. A good
crowd clustered outside, in cars and on the street while the draws were made and),
winners announced with' the aid of the CKNX sound truck. (Staff Photo(
of the grant and the outstanding
loan portion and interest
immediately.
The town will take out a lien on
the property in the amount of the
loan that is granted, to make sure
that any money owing is paid
back if the improved house is
sold.
Interest rates are set at the
discretion of the town, which also
decides which applications to
approve. Mayor Cardno said that
Wilmet Cuthill, the town's new
building inspector, will look at
houses which owners want to
improve to make sure that
renovations come under the
province's guidelines.
These guidelines• say that
correction of faulty structural and
sanitary . conditions and
upgrading of plumbing, heating
and electrical systems are where
the money should be spent.
Additions, second bathrooms,
recreation rooms, garages and
other non-essentials are not
eligible. Neither landlords nor
tenants are eligible under the
program. It's strictly for low and
moderate income families who
live in their own homes.
Province wide, the program is
designed to bring older housing
stock up to good standards of
repair so that it is available, as
the brochure puts it "for service
and habitatioh for many years to
come."
minutes."
Bullbrook.
"The 'super ministries' set up
by Davis have only added to the
bureaucracy." commented
Mr. Bullbrook. "The provincial
budget was 1.8 billion dollars the
year I was elected and last year
the budget was 10 'billion. The
deficit alone last year was 1.7
billion, almost as much as the
entire budget previously."
He pointed out that in three
years there had been a 38 percent
increase in the cost of education
while the cost of administration of
the province had increased 222
percent.
"I',m also concerned about the
cost of education today," said
Mr. Bullbrook, "considering the
quality of education our children
are receiving. We've got to get
back to the fundamentals in
recreation
charged Mr.
A poll or survey of Tuckersmith
taxpayers may be taken in the
near future to see if they want to
help pay for recreation costs in
other towns.
Tuokersmith council discussed
the matter at their Tuesday night
meeting in Brucefield but made
no firm commitment and will
discuss the matter at their next
meeting.
Last month, 35 angry
ratepayers from Egmondville and
Harpurhey protested to
Tuckersmith that they were being
charged a surcharge tb Use the
Seaforth recreational facilities
Plan summer
school for kids
Snoopy is coming to Seaforth
this summer. But not Snoopy the
dog, Snoopy summer ' School.
That's the name chosen by five
young Seaforth area girls who will
be operating a summer play
school under an. Opportunity for
Youth grant from the federal
• government, for children from
three to five.
The girls, Cindy MacDonald,
21, Joyce Blake, 20, Catharine
Anne Lane, Nancy O'Shea and
Julie Bell, all 16, hope to have
about 50 children enrolled in their
summer program. It wilrbe 'held
at Seaforth Public School and will
run week gays, from 9• to '4 from
July 7 until August 22.
Joyce, who has just completed
the first year of the Early
Childhood Education program at
Lambton College in Sarnia says
the children can come every day
or just a few days a week. The
44 cost per child will be only $5 for
the whole summer's program.
4 Last year another. .groupA3f-girls
ran a successful summer play
school at SPS, also under and
OFY grant and Joyce says there
seems to be a need for activities
for pre-school children in
Seaforth. Supplies fir the
program will be paid for by the
OFY grant as well as salaries of
$110 per week for Cindy,. a..
graduate of the Early Childhood
Education course. and Joyce and
$80 per week for the other girls,
who are high school students.
Activities will include gyro
play, crafts, story hours, picnics,
painting and introducing the
children to music.. The children
will be outside 'on the school
grounds as well as indoors.
Meals ale not provided --- the
OFY budget does0 allow enough
money but the _ girls think that
some children will bring a lunch
while others will go home at noon
hour.
With most of the OFY grant of
$3,998 allotted for supplies and
salaries, the students are afraid
that their budget won't allow
enough money so that Snoopy
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Ministry' before they can ask
Ontario Hydro to go ahead with
the 'installation.
In other business, Tuckersmith
was informed by Seaforth „Pl/C
that the water line -servicing part
of Harpurhey is being used to full
capacity, and will not bp able to
service any more lots.
Council third and final reading
to two by-laws, one confirming
the 1975 tax rate, and the other
irnasferring property around the
new, Silver Creek Bridge.
The township's dog catcher,
Eldon O'Brien, who was hired
last month, has already sold 106
dog tags and council agreed to
pay him $5 per dog •plus mileage
for any stray dog he picks up.
Severances• were granted to
Frank Reynolds and Huron
Maitland, and building permits
were issued to: Albert Price, new
house, Egmondville; Arthur
McCallum, workshop; Harvey
Holland, . garage; Thomas
Jorgensen, Mobile home and
addition; William Teall, new
house, Egmondville; and James
Knights, garage.
Accounts paid include genera.
$6,484.02; roads, $14,381.55; and
Vanastra Parks and Recreation,
$28,818.
Day camp
• is approv
Seaforth children, from
pre-schoolers to teenagers, will
not be able to complain "there's
nothing to do, mom," this
summer. •
The three to' five age group will
have a play school running at
SPS, financed by an
Opportu nines for Youth grant.
Pot' Children from six to 14, the
recreation... department will
sponsor a day camp, 'from July 7
• until August 15.
Thie week,, recreation director
.Clive Buist has received word that
' a $3,00G Experience '75 grant has
been approved to help finance the
day camp. Mr. Buist said the 'day
camp, for 50 children, will cost a
total of about $4,400, with
Seaforth's recreation committee
picking up the difference between
the grant and the total cost.
The day camp will be held
every week day at the Falls
Reserve Conservation area near
Benmiller. Seaforth kids will be
bussed there and back every day.
Camping skills, nature
activities, games and outdoor
education will all be part of the
program, Mr. Buist says.„ he
expects it will be staffed by five
students.
The day camp will probably be
divided into a senior and a junior
section, Mr. Buist said. Children
can register for the whole , six
weeks of the camp or only for a
week or two. The cost per week
will be about $2 for each
participant, Mr.Buist expects.
Plumsteel retires
Duri Monday's regular
meeting of the Huron County,„...
Board of Education, director John
Cochrane announced that Bruce
Shaw has been named principal at •
Seaforth District High School.
Shaw, who has served as
vice-principal at the , Seaforth
School for two years replaces the
retiring • L. Plumsteel. The
principal's position has been held
by Mr. Plumsteel for the past 27
years.
The position of vice-principal at
two So uth Huron ' elementary
schools will not be filled for the
1975-76 school term according to
a decision made by the Huron
Cothity Board of Education
Monday afternoon.
Acting on the recommendation
of director of education John
Cochrane, the board agreed to
leave the vice-principal posts at
Stephen Central and Usborne
Central open for at least one year.
t, Larry Black, currently vice-
principal at Usborne Central will
be moving to a similar position at
Exeter Public School in the fall to
replace Gary Jewitt who will be
taking over as acting principal at
Brookside public school.
The present. Stephen vice-
principal Mrs: Sharon Soldan has
submitted her resignation
effective September 1, 1975.
In making the recommendation
against replacements director
John Cochrane said board policy
did not permit appointment of
vice-principals in schools having
an adjusted September enrolment
of less than 300 pupils.
The projected September
adjusted enrolment for Stephen'
and Usborne Central schools is
305 and 307 , respectively.
Cochrane continued, "In view
of the fact these schools are both
in declining enrolment situations,
hesitate to appoint
vice-principals for a year and then.
have to demote them or carry
them as surplus to requirement."
Llsborne principal Bill Ljnfield,
at the meeting as an observer said.
he would require an intermediate
teacher to replace his vice-
principal.
Approve Storm Sewer
The board accepted a quotation
from C.A.McDowell' Limited of
Centralia to construct •a storm
sewer which is expected to
alleviate the current flooding
problems at the administration
.offices in Clinton.
The Centralia firm will connect
a 10 inch sewer pipe from the/
Board of Education catch basin
and join it with the 48 inch main
which crosses Highway '4 at
Princess Street.
The quotation was $2,995.60
for a 10 inch concrete storm sewer
and $3,975.25 for a 15,inch storm
sewer installation. Trustee Bob
Peck assured board members that
the 10 inch sewer pipe would be
adequate to do the job.
During discussion of the
flooding problem, director John
Cochrane said "during a heavy
rainstorm of two weeks ago; a
custodian was here most, of the
night sweeping water out the
door." '
Cochrane continued,' "We
usually have this problem two or
three times a year. There is a lot
of valuable equipment in the
basement."
To Invite Quotations
After considerable discussion
and amendments to an original
motion the board agreed to use
the method of inviting
competitive quotations for any
maintenance projects.
The subject was first brought
' up in July of 1974 when plant
superintendent R. McVean said
fewer than ever tradesmen and
contractors were interested in
submitting tenders for the work
specified in the board's current
maintenance project
requirements.
McVean Said he felt it would be
increasingly difficult to have
essential repairs guaranteed
under the present system of base
bid tendering. .
In a. Monday recommendation
that quotations be' invited,
superintendent • of business
affairs, R. B. Dunlop said, "It is
our opinion that after six years of
business we have developed a
fairly good knowledge of the
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illtgrity., and skills of a' fair
cross-section of the county's
tradesmen and contractors."
His brief also suggested that
such quotations be priced either
or firm puce or a time and
material basis.
In supporting, Dunlop's
suggestions, director Cochrane
said, "Time, is a problem with
public tendering."
Vice-chairman Herb Turkheim
suggested that with a quotations
System from established firms
any new contracting firms would
'not be getting a fair chance.
The board agreed t6 place an
ag the weekly papers once a
'Year to advise tradesmen of the
jobs coming up in the next year.
Liability Insurance Increased
The general liability insurance
carried by the Huron Board of
Education will be doubled from
one• to 'two million dollars.
R. B. • Dunlop told board
members the matter of amounts
of liability insurance first became
a concern recently when a court
award was made to a British
Columbia high school student for
a million and a half dollars when
he was paralyzed for life during
physical education classes,
The Frank Cowan Insurance
Company of Princeton also
advised that recent awards in the
automobile field have exceeded a
million dollars.
Gaiser-Kneale Insurance of
Exeter submitted a quote of
$4,871 for the two million
liability. This is an increase of
$922 over the currentp,olicy which ,
has a liability limit Of one million.
The board's insurance along
with coverage for the
Huron-Perth Separate School
Board is purchased through the
Perth-Huron Agents Association
and is administered "by the Exeter
firm.
Board members agreed that the
management committee should
make arrangements to have all
insurance coverage reviewed.
R. B. Dunlop said most
coverage included escalating
clauses which protected the board
from increased costs in
replacements.
Music Poll
As the result of a request by
Wingham trustee Jack
Alexander, a poll will be taken of
parents of senior elementar
students in the Wingharn area
and the first three grades at
F.E.Madill secondary school
regarding a music program.
Director John Cochrane said a
similar poll in 1972 showed only
four students were interested in
music as a credit course at that
time,.
Alexander said a lot of
Wingham parents were
concerned that their children
were going to a high school
without a music program. °
When one member suggested
the program could be started as
extra curricular, Cochrane
entnntented, "That's how - it
started in Goderich. First as extra
curricular and then as a credit,"
Cochrane also cautioned, "As a
credit course there are a lot of
academics involved. Music is
Much- more than just playing an
Superintendent J. W. Coulter
commented, "There may be a lot
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If you are the owner of an older
house 'in • Seaforth that needs
some basic repair --- perhaps a
new roof or plumbing or heating '
system --- to bring it up to st
andard, you may be eligible for a
grant and a low interest loan
under the Ontario Home Renewal
Program.
Seaforth's council has just
received $23,000 from the
province to start a home renewal
program here. Mayor Betty
Cardno says that owners of older
houses who have a family income
of less than ,$12,500 are eligible
for loans of up to $7,500 to finance
home repairs.
The program will be
administered by the town clerk
and applications for the loans are
available now at clerk Robert
Franklin's officein the town hall.
Part of the ]bans that are given
to upgrade houses in town are
forgiveable. The forgiveable or
grant portion of the total depends
on the owner-applicant's income,
as does the interest rate that has
to be paid on the loan portion.
Interest ranges from zero to 8%.
A brochure on the program
says that if the forgiveable
portion of the loan is $3,000, the
homeowner would "earn the
forgiveness" at the rate `of $600 a
year for each year of occupancy. If
the house is sold before the five
years are up, the owner would
have to pay back what remained
taiver-0
A scathing attack on the "fiscal
irresponsibility" of the
government of Oncario was
• delivered by Sarnia MPP James
Bullbrook at the inaugural
meeting of the Huron-Middlesex
Provincial Liberal Association on
Wednesday ' night at the
Dashwoog Community Centre.
Mr. Bullbrook, energy critic of
the provincial Liberal caucus,
said, "Premier Davis doesn't
understand that bureaucrats can't
run a government as well as
people can. We must have input
from the total spectrum of our
population".
That the operation of the
provincial government was being
taken out of the hands of the
people was pointed out by Mr.
Bullbrook when he compared the
record of the present Progressive
Conservative government to that
of former premier John Robarts.
"Under Mr, Roberts, 78
percent of all bills passed were
sent to the standing committee
where the members of the
Legislature can discuss them and
get input from any interested
citizens." said Mr. Bullbrook,
"Under the Davis regime, only
three percent of the bills have
committees."
gone to the standing
Mr. Bullbrook said that the
Legislature passed 37 bills in the
final three weeks of fhe last
session and charged that there is
no possible way for ..,,,sufficient
discussion of the bilis,even by
members of the Legislature.
"As for Mr. Davis, we put
clock on him ar' found out that in
four weeks of the Legislative
session, he attended for a mere 31
Mayor Canino emoMents that:
there • are "Jots of people.,
limited income" in :Seaford; Who
can take advantage of the money
to renovate their houses. That'S-
why council applied for funds
under the program, the mom=
said. The town's application Was
sent off at the end of March, just
before the deadline, and approval
was announced last week by
Housing Minister Donald Irvine.
The $23,000 grant from the
province is just to get the
program started for this year,
Mrs. Cardno said. The
municipality can apply for-more
money next year,It's intended
that the grant money be a sort of
revolving account, Mrs. Cardno
said, with loan payments coming
in all the time as more loans are
authorized.
Some municipalities wanted no
part of the Ontario Home
Renewal Prograth" because they
thought the costs of
administering it, all borne by the
town, weuld be too high, Mrs.
Cardno said. "London didn't go
fr it at all,"
The province does pay the town
$150 for the administrative costs
of each successful application and
Clerk Robert Franklin said the
administration would probably
cost that much. Deeds have to be
searched at the registry office,
income and ability of applicants to
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because Tuckersmith wouldn't
help Seaforth with a recreation
grant.
By Jim Fitzgerald
Streetlights will be installed
shortly on one street in
Egmondville and at three
entrances to Harpurhey,
Tuckersinith Township council
learned at their meeting last
Tuesday night.
The south side of George Street
in Egmondville will get three
lights shortly, and the ministry of
transportation and
communications will install three
lights at the westerly entrance to
Harpurhey from Highway 8.
The ministry also agreed to pay
50 percent of the cost of lighting
the other two entrances to
Harpurhey, but council is still
4' waiting for specifications from the
WALK THROUGH THE PAST AT ST. JAMES' — Students and staff at St. James'
School irf Seaforth are bUdy setting up a history fair which wilt be open to the public
On Monday and Tuesday in the afternoons and evenings.The history fair, is
sponsored by fopr area separate schools. Judy Nigh pumps an early vacuum cleaner
* that IS on display, while Dianne Van Oooren and Sandra tVlenheere show a quilt on a
frame and an antidue black wedding dress. (Staff Photo)
Bicycle lieenses for 1975 go on
sale this Saturday morning at the
Police Station from 9 to 12.
Seaforth Police Chief John Cairns
said that all bikes and mopeds
operat ed in the Town of Seaforth
are required to be licensed.
'He asked * that people
registering bikes bring along
their 1974 bicycle identification
cards which were issued with the
bike licenses last year.
The licenses cost 75c each, the
chief said. The Seaforth Optimists
are fiZTPirig town police in their
efforts to get alicense on every
bike in town, and purchased the
licenses for •the police, chief
Cairns said.
Shaw new principal at SDHS
MEET THE SPEAKER — Reeve Elgin Thompson of Tuckersmith, left and Ken and
Lorraine Devereaux, Seaforth, talked with Liberal MP P James Bulbrook of Sarnia
who spoke at the organization meeting ,for the new Huron Middlesex 'riding
provincial Liberal Association in Dashwood last week. (Exeter TA Photo)
Huron Middlesex Liberals
form new provincial group
education."
Mr. Bullbrook ridiculed' the
government's establishment of
the La Marsh enquiry into
violence on tejevision.
"Why does he do that when the
province has no jurisdiction over
television?" asked Mr.
Bullbrook. "Why doesn't he do
something about the movies that
are playing in our theatres? He
does have jurisdiction over
them."
Mr. Bullbrook concluded that
the Progressive Conservative
government had been in power
too long and "exuded
arrogance". He mentioned that
the federal Liberals had done the
same thing in the past and it had
resulted in their defeat. he
predicted the same fate for the
present provincial government in
Ontario.
Tuckersmith discusses
survey
Council felt that if they paid for
Tuckersmith residents to Use
Seaforth facilities, then they
would also have to kick in some
,money to the Clinton and Hensall
Recreation Committees,' both of
which serve parts or'tie---
Township,
Tuckersmith currently finaitte*
recreationarfaellities Varittitriti
but only the Vanaitra residents
pay, for it on their tak 'bills, the•
rt5t of the towrialiip exeitipt.
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