HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-10-08, Page 2e aga
If 'any secondary school teacher
was instructing . a . course,. those
students have already'been. notified.
The library at Ripley District
School is also open to any students
during school hours as are course
outlines.
Principal Bill Turville
many students have
outlines yet.
said not too
asked far
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"It's quite a chore trying to keep up.
We offer over 200 different courses
and there is a lot of copying to do;" he
said, °
Mr. Petriaalso said music students
are permitted to take their music
instruments home with them.
According to principal Don Carroll,
night school, courses at the school are
operating nearly normally.
Couneillor. Al)* Murray who sits on the
arena beard and the sanitation committee for
the floirnesville Landfill Site reported there
was a large increase in the village's share of
the costs for landfill services at the Holmes-
ville site this, year which, will be pro-rated
over the coming, years. •
He said the arena board had a large
expeirditae-thaall14-"rnow-headerlirthe
ice plant and a new septic tank.
Councillor Russel 'Whitby who is the
representative on the hydro committee,
arena board.and fire board.s0d he believes
the village's hydro:service is second to none.'
He said the village has a tree trimming
programand necessary trimming was done
this year. The village has rebuilt the primary
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• because most Of the, village's bridges had to
be rebuilt first, but this year the village was
able to rebuild Havelock Street north as well
aS Ludgard because 4he council applied for
and received a, supplementary grant in,
addition tOlis regular road subsidy from the
Ministry of Transportation and Communica-
tion,
The reeve pointed to, the co-operation,
between the village of Lucknow and the
surrounding townships as a small, forin of
regional government which fias. Made the
area a better place to. live. The village and
the townships of West Wawanosh, Ashfield
and Kinloss have co-operated to share the
capital and operating costs of the LuCknow
District Arena, Lucknow District Swimming
Pool, the Lucknow District Medical Centre
and the Lucknow District Fire Department.
"All of these programs have brought the
townships and the village closer together,""
said Reeve Joynt
"The programs have enabled us to
operate more cheaply and give better quality
services than before,'.' he added.
Reeve Joynt told the meeting the only
debenture affecting the village mill rate is
the $21,274 still to be paid by the village on
the capital costs of the new health centre.
He outlined the road program still to be
completed which included estimates of the. _
cost of each phase: Rose Street, ,$40,800,
Wheeler Street, $45,700, Hamilton Street,
$52,900 and Victoria Street, $15,000.
The other big project in the future is the
construction of sewers in the downtown core
of the village. The village'has applied to the
ministry of environment fora subsidy with
the purpose of receiving 75 per cent funding
for the entire sewage works program.
Council expects from the engineer's report
the'construction of sewers wall_ost over a $1
million.
Users who would hook up to the system
would pay $150 - $200 a year for the service
and non-users living in areas of the village
not serviced would pay $20 a year for
sewers.
Based on the ;grants available now,
compared to grants available in 1964, Reeve
Joynt commented it will be less expensive to
build the sewers now because the grants
available are larger.
Eldon Mann who sits on the recreation
board and the water works committee
praised recreatinii-director Bill Hunter-for
his devotion the youth of the, area through
his involvement with minor sports, Mann
said Hunter 'deserveS all the assistance
possible from the people of the area for his
Programs. In reporting;on 'water works, Mann said
the village encountered an< Unexpected
expenditure when pump # 4 had to be
repaired this Arrfest-dt-tire-Water
works bUdget is in the red by $1,300. This is
not serious commented clerk Alf Herbert
because the municipality is' not permitted to
build up a reserve for such expenditures.
Mann does not anticipate any major
repairs during the coming year and said he
does not expect any unforeseen expenditur-
es in the area of the standpipe when Wheel-
er Street is reconstructed.
lineS !xi Havelock and Ladgard Streets and
purChased poles along the line coming into,
town on Stauffer Street north which were
rented previously. Due to increases in.
Ontario Hydro's rates; Whitby said he
expects a P% increase in village hydro.rates
-next year,
Whitby commented he has sat 'on council
----previonsly-and-witheat-reflection-on,-the,
previops 'council, he said he finds: this
council very co-operative, He said during his
previous ..council experience, the teal meet
ing was held before the council meeting,
Now he, commented; all of the husiness is
'brOught Out at the table during the council's
session, "Before;" he retharked,. "I sat like
a lid on a garbage can, now knowing whether
to get off or . sit tight."
For the third time in five days of
striking, the Bruce County secondary
school teachers set up picket lines.
Last Thursday was the first day of
picketing, Monday and Tuesday this
week, they were picketing in front of
the schools again.
On Wednesday, the 'first day of the
strike, the teachers worked to rule.
Secondary school students across the
county walked out in 'support of the
teachers and board of education
negotiating.
Friday, when the teachers were
working to rule again, the students at
KDSS walked out around 9 a.m.
They have said that when the
teachers are working to rule, the
students-wilt-continu - to walk out of
the class room.
Tuesday, 'MSS -vice principal John.
Petrie said, the school library is
available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for any
students wishing to use it. Course
outlines are also available.
"If a student asks for a aaurse
outline on Friday he'll get it by
Tuesday," Mr. Petrie said.
He added that quite a few students
have requested course outlines.
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