The Brussels Post, 1976-04-28, Page 3A SCROLL FOR 50 YEARS — Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. for Huron Bruce presented a
scroll from the province to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bowman at the open house marking
their fiftieth anniversary last week. Admiring the scroll that Mrs. Bowman holds
are Mrs. Jack Yuill, Mr. Bowman and Mr. Yuill. The Yuills were the attendants at
the wedding 50 years ago. (Photo by Bewley)
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'ommittee, John Elliott of Blyth
said that provincial grants will
account for 71 percent of revenue
for the board compared with 75.
percent in 1975.
Elliott continued, "The reduct-
an in level of assistance will cost
he board close to $860,000."
The budget committee recom-
',tended and the Board approved
ne transfer of an existing work-
ng fund reserve fund of $200,000
o be used to reduce the requisi-
ion from municipalities.
At the same meeting the Board
agreed to make application to the
Ontario Ministry of Education for
permission to postpone the
econd phase of construction at
he Exeter Public School to the
977 budget year.
The Ministry had authorized
he expenditure of $277,710 for
alterations and addition of an
auditorium at the Exeter school.
he budget shows no plans for
apital projects. In 1975, $186,658
vas spent in this category.
Trustee Cayley Hill of Goderich
sked why debt charges and loan
nterest had increased. by more
ban $161,000 and was told this is
e first year for repayment of a
750,000 debenture debt at
ictoria Public School in
oderich.
At the same time, 'Hill who is
airman of the Board's negotia-
kin committee said teacher's
alaries accounted for about 75
ercent of instructional costs
which are increasing by.
2,435,344.
Trustee Dorothy Wallace of
oderich asked, "If nothing is
eing spent on capital expendi-
lire, what does this do to our
quipment supplies, etc. ? "
Superintendent of Business
ffairs Roy Dunlop replied, ' 'We
re in a better position now
ecause the government was
'liberal" in recent years. For one
ar the situation should not be
cio bad and we will continue with
sential maintenance only."
Director of Education John
ochrane added, "In our budget
ormula for operating expenses
of each school we have a limited
mount of replacement capital
ems of emergency nature."
Chairman Turkheim said
uron was rated as one of the
ost economical school boards in
e province. Roy Dunlop added/
Our increase in the tax rate will
among the lowest in this Zone
ccording to Ministry officials."
Trustee Jack Alexander asked
bout cost per pupil arid was told
Y Director Cochrane that Huron
in the middle range AS far as
ntario is ceticerned.
Alex Corrigan asked if build-
gs would suffer during the
ostraint program and was told by
uclget chairman Elliott that a
revehtative maintenance pro
hi 1975 was already paying.,
Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw, who
Student-teacher
ratio is 22 -1
Despite discussion during the
past month by the Huron County
Board of Education trustees, the
student-teacher ratio for the
1976-77 school year will remain at
22 to 1. as suggested earlier.
At a special meeting Wednes-
day night, the board accepted a
recommendation from the ad hoe
negotiating committee that
Director of Education John
Cochrane finalize staff for the fall
tern':
At the elementary level from
grades one to eight, a maximum
Of 313.4 teachers Will be
employed. This is a decrease of
6:6 teachers from' the • current
term:
The 313A teacher number does
not include teachers for home
dedribinies, industrial arts; spocial
education arid kindergarten.
The kindergarten ratio is One-
half teacher fat, each 28' pupils or
fraction thereof.
At the secondary idiot level, a „
maximal of 273 teachers may be
employed.
John Cochrane said among
these students were a half dozen
taking graphic arts and other
courses at Beal Technical School
in London.
Huron warden Jack
McCutcheon said he still
supported the local collection of
taxes in order to keep local
autonomy. He added, "The
education levy makes our county
rate look pretty good. What
alarms me is the cut in services
and the debt charges are begin-
ning to look like the province's."
In conclusion, budget chairman
John Elliott commented, "I feel
the board is in a position to
exercise control, as the confi-
dence of the pedple will allow."
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Sagging power 'sales and
higher costs will reduce Ontario
Hydro's net income for 1976 by 73
million from previous estimates,
Hydro Chairman Robert. Taylor
said this week in a letter to the
Ontario Legislature's Select
Committee on Hydro Rates.
The principal factors in the
previous estsimates which
worsened considerably in the first
three months of 1976 were
reduced demands for power
within Ontario, lower than
expected revenue from power
exports, higher interest rates and
increased operating costs.
In his letter Mr. Taylor urged
against any reduction in the
Committee's interim rate
recommendation for 1976,
because an "alarming deteriorat-
ion of Hydro's financial strength
can only be reversed by the
implementation of future rates
that cover costs."
Already the Crown Corporation
will spend 338 million on interest
payments this year.
Meanwhile, the Ontario
Legislature Committee was asked
by its staff to recommend
cancellation of one of se wen
major generating projects in.
Ontario Hydro's ten-year
expansion program.
The staff recommendation
stopped short of recommending a
project for cancellation, but
suggested 'that Wesleyville and
Bruce plants were "the only two
projects that could feasibly be
cut."
A report calling on.the Ontario
Government to raise the legal
drinking age to nineteen has been
examined by the policy and
priorities board of 'Cabinet and
passed on to several ministries for
comment on its feasibility.
The report, prepared by
Mississauga M.P.P. Terry Jones,
contains thirty other recommen-
dations, including issuing photo
identification cards to those who
are 19 but not yet 26.
Probationary drivers' licences
for 16 - 18-year-olds are also
suggested.
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is also principal at Seaforth required subjects locally.
District High School, said he was
trying to maintain a certain
amount of objectivity but
commended the board on keeping
the increase at the 28.7 level.
Bayfield reeve Ed Oddleifson
said the board appeared to be
acting very irresponsible in the.
instructional category with a large
increase despite anti-inflation
rulings.
He was again told salary
negotiations had been completed
early in. 1975 for the current
school year.
Gerry Ginn of Goderich town-
ship suggested, "It's the student
that will suffer, not the staff."
Director Cochrane again empha-
sized, "Our basic education
program will not suffer."
Goderich mayor Deb Shewfelt
on the method of levying school
taxes said, "Our methods are
completely antiqua .ted. The
total education levy should come
from Toronto and get at the
people who get the services."
Board vice-chairman Charles
Thomas was in complete agree-
ment saying, "I'm opposed to the
government making taxes more
aggressive. Taxes on property
should be alleviated in all areas. I
have always fought for services
for people and taxes should be
supplied by people and not from
property."
Ginn replied, "If we want to
keep any say in education at the
local level, we have to be
prepared to pay for it."
Goderich councillor Elsa
Haydon asked about an expendi-
ture of $458,500 for tuition fees
and was told this was the amount
paid by Huron to other school
boards for tuition fees for stu-
dents not able to find their
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