HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-12-12, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1990.
Bd. approves high school French immersion
The passing of a recommenda
tion by trustees of the Huron
County Board of Education (HCBE)
was met with applause from reliev
ed parents at the December meet
ing of the board.
Representatives from Canadian
Parents for French said they were
appreciative of the board’s motion
to develop a plan for appropriate
courses to be offered in French
Immersion at the secondary school
Judge doesn’t buy story of the big sleep
judge R.G.E. Hunter didn’t
believe a defence claim that a
Belgrave-area driver’s stupor could
have been caused by a deep sleep
instead of intoxication and sus
pended his licence for 12 months
and fined him $900.
Dennis Hallahan, RR 1, Belgrave
was charged with having care and
control of a vehicle while impaired
after being found asleep at the
wheel of a car parked in the
Western Foundry parking lot on
Sunday morning, September 16.
Bob Purdy, a Foundry employee
testified he had discovered a car
parked in the lot with the engine
running when he went to work
about 8:30 a.m. to get caught up on
some work at his office. Because of
security practices he checked the
parked car and found a man in it,
slumped over toward the centre
level.
Students presently enrolled in
the course at St. Mary’s Separate
School in Goderich from both
public and separate school suppor
ters are now in Grade 7. When they
graduate into secondary school in
1992, they will require a different
program due to a greatly increased
number of hours of French instruc
tion compared to students who
have only received core French
console of the car. He knocked on
the window but got no response
and went to call police.
Constable Ed Daer of the Wing
ham town police said he responded
to the call and found the man in the
car asleep with a part bottle of beer
between his legs on the seat. On
the other side of the front seat was
a part bottle of whiskey. He pulled
the man into a seated position but
he wouldn’t come out and tried to
close the door on the officer and
swore at him calling him by
someone else’s name.
Constable Daer said he finally
got the man out of the car but as he
tried to help him to the police
cruiser the man’s knees buckled
and he went down on one knee. As
the officer stooped to help the man
he stood up and swung his right
arm, hitting the officer in the
stomach. He then arrested the
instruction.
Some discussion centred around
problems that might arise if the
program is implemented such as
enrollment, staffing and costs, but
it was felt there would be little
affect. Trustee John Jewitt re
minded the board that they were
aware when they began the pro
gram at St. Mary’s this situation
was coming. “I think we are only
right in preparing ourselves for
man, cuffed him and put him in the
police cruiser.
Mr. Hallahan testifying in his
own defence said he had worked all
day September 15 then went to a
dance in Auburn. After the dance
he returned to a friend’s house,
ate, then went to a party near
Walton where they stayed until 5
a.m. They went back to the friend’s
house and about 7 a.m. decided to
go into Wingham to try to get
something to eat. He had a
partially-drunk bottle of beer and
decided he didn’t want it so he
drove to the Foundry parking lot to
dump it but he fell asleep from lack
of sleep.
Defence Attorney Phil Cornish of
Clinton called Mr. Hallahn’s moth
er Mary who testified that wheh
her son is asleep he is very hard to
waken. She often has to shake him
to wake him and even then he is
this,” he said.
Norm Picked, trustee for Goder
ich said that he has received many
calls and heard questions and
comments on both sides of the
subject. ‘‘I think we all agree,
however, that the students are
going to have to continue to be
educated,” he said. ‘‘Everyone
should be aware we’re not intend
ing to have a sole French program,
as in the elementary level. It will
very confused. Mr. Cornish tried to
argue that what Constable Daer
took as intoxication could actually
have been confusion caused by
being awakened when Mr. Halla
han was very tired from being up
for 24 hours straight.
Judge Hunter wasn’t buying the
argument, however. “Your client
admits he was drinking that
night,” the judge replied sharply to
Mr. Cornish as he tried to argue
there was no evidence Mr. Halla
han was impaired.
Judge Hunter said he didn’t
have “the slightest doubt the
accused wasn’t merely impaired -
he was intoxicated.” Tiredness
may have had some small effect but
the main cause was intoxication,
the judge said.
He fined Mr. Hallahan $900 and
prohibited him from driving for 12
months.
only be for one or two credits. ’ ’ Mr.
Picked also said, he had looked at
the enrollment and staffing situa-
. tions and could see no problem in
those areas. He noted that with
Federal grants the program should
not cost the board any additional
dollars. ‘‘We are giving these
students the opportunity to broad
en their horizons at no extra cost to
the board.”
The recommendation stated that
ad French Immersion students
would receive appropriate instruc
tion at one secondary school as of
September 1992, within the staff
ing guidelines and where the
number of students enrolled per
mits. The board would receive an
annual report.
Only one trustee, Allan Carter,
opposed the recommendation.
TOWNSHIP
OF MORRIS
NOTICE
Thecouncil of the Township of
Morris deems it necessary to
change the date of the next
council meeting from Dec. 18 to
Thursday Dec. 13 at 7:30p.m.
Nancy Michie
ClerkTreasurer
Fast-track Huronview
to cost $600,000 more
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additional operating costs may not
be $600,000 he admitted.
Brian McBurney, Reeve of Turn
berry said he felt the second option
would actually allow more local
contractors to bid on the work
because it would spread the work
out over a longer period.
Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossie
Fuller said she also felt the county
should opt for the option that would
save $600,000 in interest charges.
‘‘I don’t know how we can honestly
answer to the taxpayer when, we
could save $600,000 by waiting one
year,” she said.
Despite the arguments the coun
cil decided to go with the more
expensive, but quicker plan by a
count of 20-13 in a recorded vote.
Councillor Mickle then moved to
have the county’s share of the costs
“capped” at $9,959,433. By capp
ing the costs, the costs of the
project can not increase more than
the cap without specific approval
by county council. Hullett Reeve
Tom Cunningham supported the
move noting that the museum had
been built under the capping
motion. “It’s amazing what you
can do if you have to cut comers,”
he said.
Council approved the motion to
cap costs.
Auxiliary decorates
Clinton Hospital
The Auxiliary to Clinton Public
Hospital held its December Christ
mas meeting on Monday, Decem
ber 3, despite the first winter storm
of the year.
Since no members from Bayfield
were able to be present, vice-presi
dent Leona Towton chaired the
short business meeting. A large
number of Clinton and area mem
bers were able to enjoy the lunch
provided by the hospital staff
cafeteria.
Following the lunch the mem
bers decorated various areas of the
hospital, making the festive season
more enjoyable for patients, staff
and visitors.
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