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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-06-29, Page 7Vive le Canada! Viva le Canada! RA and REV 'iOutT COMPANY pii-rt isee` D•t.Lefebvrei Manage", ListoWel, Ontario aloha eed to Jack to the volun. that if >e su people; mittee veil be nes of :eer be , ien by usteei shed to. imittot, if the ated by dvisory hat the A over incerns appoint ld be to the id that left to Zinn at the embers xercise ale are THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 29, 1977 —7 OACAS holds annual in Huron the development of an improved system, of attendance recording in the elementary and secondary schools in Ontario. The force stemmed from the involvement of students which ended in tragedy as a result of shootings in schools in, the Brampton and Ottawa areas a couple of years ago. Details of the report cannot be released until a final presentation is made to the. Ministry but some changes are expected to be implemented starting in September of 1978. Tuesday afternoon offered workshops' on "Twin Valleys Community", "Early School Leaving", "Adolescent Group Counselling", "Consultation and The largest turnout in seve-ril years featured the annual convention of the Ontario Association for Counselling and. Attendance Services which was hosted this year by Huron County Board ofEducation at Huron Park. The event opened Sunday evening June 19. The four day event kicked off Sunday evening with a wine and cheese reception co-hosted by the BO of Education for London. Sam Munroe, Vice-Chairman of the Board and Bruce Georgeff, Superintendent, brought greetings from the London Board. Mrs.Marion Zinn, Vice-Chairman of the Huron County Board, Donald Young, Attendance Counsellor, and Bruce Shaw, Mayor of Exeter, welcomed the visitors and introduced the Conference Chairman, Wally Freel from the Etobicoke Board. Monday, Dr. Benjamin Schlesinger from the Faculty of Social Work in Toronto spoke on such subjects as "Children and Families Through the Looking Glass" and "Sexuality in the Student". Pat Fleck, Regional Director from the Ministry of Education spoke on behalf of Tom Wells, Minister.. Monday evening the sunshine provided a bright, but cool, background for an old-fashioned hayride engineered by Donald Dearing'following by a barbecitf& around a cozy fireplace. Monday evenings events, were..icd-hoSte4. by Exeter--and were 'att6nde'd by' the members of town council. The annual meeting, and election of officers' at-large was conducted Tuesday morning. D.M.Young was elected Member- r at-Large for the. Western Area. J. ".• Lockerbie Superintendent of supervisory services 'from' the regional office, presented a brief on the attendance recording , procedures task force which was established last year to id.entify' stategies for improving regular attendance and to enquire into Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are accomplished lay. low cost Post Want Ads. Dial Brussels 887-6641. Educational Assessment - Theory and Techniques", "Crisis Intervention by the London City Police Force" and "The Child Welfare Act Expectaticais and Interpretations." The Huron Cotinty Board of Education entertained delegates at a banquet when head table guests included, from the Huron Board Mrs. Zinn, W.D.(Don) Kenwell, Superintendent of Education, and Don Young, Attendance Counsellor. Mrs. Zinn complimented the 0.A.C.A.S. on their work and suggested they go into the public and make themselves known. Mr. Kenwell reinforced her feelings and spoke of the contribution members of the Association were making to the education system. Recognition was given to Don Young, local Counsellor and his wife, Marie, daughters Anna- Marie and Glynis-Marie for the hard work and excellent planning they displayed in hosting the Conference. Bob Heywood, Calvin Horton and Jeff Rooth provided music for a windup dance. Bus trips to the Old Mill at Blyth, and the Pioneer Museum in Goderich were arranged for the following morning. MITA:THEO Wingham Memorial Shop) QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTMANSHIP Open Every Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 Years of CEMETERY LETTERING Box 158, WINGHAM JOHN MALLICK Brussels Post Invites all readers age 21 and under to enter THE GREAT NTARIO-QUEBEC ESSAY CONTEST Tell us in 400 words or less Many happy returns to Canada The men of vision who founded this company eighty eight years ago were all witnesses to the birth of Canada as a nation in 1867. If those men were with us now, their message could only be as ours "A happy birthday to Canada — long may she prosper in peace and unity". "WHY THERE IS ROOM FOR QUEBEC IN MY CANADA" Deadline for entries, midnight, July 15, 1977 Best entry from among our readers will be submitted to Ontario Weekly Newspapers. Association, to compete with essays submitted by weekly newspaper readers across Ontario. GRAND PRIZE is an expense-paid WEEKEND IN QUEBEC CITY for the winner and his or her family VIVE LE -CANADA!'