HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-01-18, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007. PAGE 7.Brussels girls leaves to teach in Taiwan
One might say teaching would be
a natural career choice for Liz Ross.
After all her late grandmother
Jeanne Ireland was a teacher in
Brussels and area for many years.
While Ross has made a decision to
follow in her footsteps, the path is
going to lead her a little further
afield, however.
Tuesday, the 23-year-old left for
Taiwan where she plans to teach
English as a second language.
According to Asia Facts Unlimited,
English-speaking teachers are in
great demand in Asian countries as
they teach conversational English
which is an asset in the workplace.
Qualifications are often times not
required.
Ross, who graduated in June from
a law clerk course, and worked in
the field for a time after, said she
was keen to take the opportunity to
go overseas when it was presented.
“If I don’t go now, I never will. I
want to travel and this is a good way
to make some money.”
Upon her arrival Ross will be
staying with a friend from homeJessica Redford of Auburn, who hasbeen in Taiwan for the past twoyears. While it’s nice to know there willbe a familiar face waiting at the end
of the trip, Ross did admit last
Friday to some nerves. “It’s a bigchange, being so far away fromhome.”Her mother, Mary, though feelingthe same way, has been supportive,Ross said. “She is taking all of this
very well actually. She knows I
haven’t been satisfied here forawhile.”“And she’s already planning a tripto see me in November.”Anyone who would like to helpRoss feel closer to home can e-mail
her at liz16r@hotmail.com
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the summer and into the fall with an
NHL event taking place at the
winning town’s home arena between
July 1 and Oct. 15. The winning
community is profiled on CBC in
September.
Between having three
communities involved where once
there was one, experience and fewer
hoops to jump through, Newson
thinks that could add up to success
for North Huron.
“This time, it’s nowhere near the
same commitment, so I’m hoping
that more communities will get
involved and show off their love for
hockey,” Newson said.
“We’ve done it before and we’ve
already shown our hockey spirit, our
community spirit, so we’ll be
recruiting committees. Not just
Winghamites, but people from all
over North Huron to help us with
our bid.”
Newson is hoping that the
strong community spirit
demonstrated in Hockey Days will
carry over into a winning attitude in
the Hockeyville contest as well,
because Newson has her eyes on the
prize this year.
“Well, we would like to think that
we can win. And someone asked me,
‘Why go again? Why do this again?’
I think we gained a lot last time, so
now what’s left is to win. So we’d
like to win because the prize is still
fantastic and it would mean so much
to our community to host a one of a
kind NHL event, to receive $50,000
to upgrade our facilities and to win
the title,” Newson said.
“Also, this fall, the winning
community will be profiled in an
hour-long program called
Hockeyville and we’d like to see that
happen for North Huron.”
Newson sets sights on win
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Going east
Liz Ross of Brussels has left for Taiwan where she plans to
teach English as a second language. The 23-year-old has
committed to staying at least one year. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
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include these points, but are not
restricted to them.
The letter lists points such as
reconstructing the driving surface,
widening the pavement, constructing
shoulders (paved where required),
rehabilitation of the Silver Creek
Bridge, new concrete curb and
gutter, entrance upgrades, drainage
improvements, snow drifting
treatment and guiderail treatment
removal.
MacLellan said that he is happy
with the action and timeline that the
government has taken, citing that it
usually takes at least two years from
first regulations to get work started.
Morris-Turnberry councillors
were pleased, at their Jan. 9 meeting,
to learn from a Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and Housing
report that their municipality is in a
sound financial position.
The municipality had a total debt
per household of $154 in 2005,
compared to the average of $534 for
the southwestern region. Debt
charges made up .42 per cent of
operating expenses, compared to the
average of 3.2 per cent.
In 2005 the municipality had
reserves of $1,603 per household,
enough to cover 61.99 per cent of
annual operating expenses compared
to the average of $1,022, or 46.4 per
cent.
The one area where the
municipality was below average was
in taxes receivable, with 12.64 per
cent back taxes owing compared to
the average of 11 per cent.
Clerk-treasurer Nancy Michie
presented a report on back taxes,
however, which showed the position
had improved considerably. She
credited having enough staff to be
able to stay on top of rebilling those
in arrears.
M-T in good financial shape
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
Letter lists points